Rising Femme with Monique Harding
Rising Femme with Monique Harding is a podcast about how we work, lead, relate and build lives that actually work for us. Monique is a psychology-led business and performance coach and therapist who is endlessly curious about why we do what we do — and how we can do it differently. Expect conversations about portfolio business, performance, leadership, relationships, ambition, identity and the psychology behind the decisions we make. Through solo episodes, practical how-tos and conversations with interesting people, Monique explores the ideas that help us think differently about our work and our lives — from building a career around more than one thing, to performing under pressure, navigating relationships and figuring out what success actually looks like for you.
Less about becoming a better version of yourself. More about understanding yourself well enough to build work, relationships and a life that fit.
Episodes
138 episodes
Burnt out from 1-1? How to diversify your income without scaling your business
What if the answer to feeling exhausted by your business isn’t better boundaries, more resilience or another productivity system?What if this part of your business is simply… big enough? maybe your clinical work, consulting, coaching or ...
Private Practice Isn’t Your Only Option: Rethinking Financial Security as a Therapist
There’s a lot of safety in following the traditional private practice model: see 1:1 clients, charge per session, fill your caseload and, when you reach capacity, hire more therapists or open another practice.But what happens when that m...
Your expertise isn't your biggest flex
Knowledge used to be such a flex! Now everyone has access to it.In this episode, I explore why your expertise is no longer your biggest competitive edge..... and what is. We talk about identity, AI, the end of the "expert" er...
How I'm navigating a BIG season in my business (mindset, perfectionism + decisions)
Want to get coached by Monique? Book a fit-check call here: https://tidycal.com/moniqueharding/clarity-callThis is a more vulnerable share on the pod. An important one th...
Starting Your Portfolio Business
If you've been following along with this Portfolio Business Series, you've probably reached the point where you're thinking... "Okay, but where do I actually start?"In this episode, we're getting practical. I walk you throug...
How a Portfolio Business Works
Welcome to the third episode of the portfolio business series! We've talked about what a portfolio business is, we've talked about who it's for, and now it's time to get practical.In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of my o...
How to Know If a Portfolio Business Is Right for You
In this second episode of the Portfolio Business Series, we're chatting through who this model is best suited for. While I'm incredibly passionate about portfolio businesses, I'm also the first to admit that this model isn't for eve...
What Is a Portfolio Business?
Most people think business growth looks like building one offer, one audience, and one path to revenue.But what if you're not wired that way?In this episode, I'm unpacking the concept of the portfolio business = a strategicall...
Do it messy.... Like me
If you're feeling stagnant, lost, confused or in a big pivot season of change - this episode is probably exactly what you need to hear. I'm sharing my personal reflections of what i'm navigating BTS and what's been helping me arrive...
Your Identity Gap Is Making Visibility Feel ICK
Does your marketing just not feel like YOU anymore? Maybe showing up has started to feel a bit forced or ick? Most people think it’s a discipline thing when more often it’s an identity one. In today’s ep, we’re talking:
Bin Your Strategy (and Do This Instead)
You’ve probably been told two things in business.Build a unique personal brand.Follow this exact blueprint.And most founders never question the contradiction.We’re living in the opportunity age. You can build a busi...
I Binned My Entire Retreat 24 Hours Before It Started
A BTS look at Luminate’s very first in-person retreat, including the moment I scrapped the entire structure 24 hours before it began.Inside, I share:Why I binned the original planThe full cost breakdownWhat ...
Millennial Business Owners We Need to Talk
Millennial women, pull up a seat.If you were born between 1981 and 1996… this is your loving pep talk.You’re being out-marketed by people ten years younger than you.Today we unpack:Why millennials struggle with ...
Your Next Level Is Hidden In What’s Already Working
What does it actually mean to lean into flow instead of forcing something to work?In this episode, I unpack:Why your next level is usually hiding inside what’s already convertingWhy scaling one-on-one is absolutely p...
The Dangers of Close Proximity Thinking
This episode wasn’t planned and honestly, those are often the most important ones.Lately, I’ve been seeing a pattern across clients that I know is bigger than just individual business challenges. It’s environmental. It’s cultural. It’s c...
For when you need more clients in your business
Today’s episode was sparked straight off a 30-minute power session with a woman who is so ready for her next level but stuck in the same place I see so many thought leaders stuck:“I’m showing up… but where are the clients?”
Listen to This When You're Needing Clarity
After months away from the podcast (not intentionally… ), I'm back to talk about something I’ve been seeing everywhere in my clients lately:Clarity. Or more accurately, the lack of it and the deep desire for it. ...
How to build a business that fits your life (not the other way round)
Most business owners start out chasing freedom.But somewhere along the way, the business starts running them.The hours, the client load, the constant pressure — life gets squeezed in around the edges.It doesn’t have to be that wa...
The strategy, psychology and energy of a successful pivot
When most people pivot, they focus on the strategy: offers, pricing, messaging.And while strategy matters, it’s not enough.A pivot will never stick unless your psychology and energy are aligned with it. Without the inner shifts, the ...
Scaling without more clients or hours
Most people think scaling means adding more clients, doing more marketing, and working more hours.That’s not scaling, that’s just building yourself a bigger job.True scaling is about creating more output without adding more to you...
Navigating the messy middle of a pivot
One day you’re buzzing with a new idea for your business. The next, you’re ready to burn it all down.This is the messy middle of a pivot = when the old way doesn’t fit, the new way isn’t ready, and you’re stuck somewhere in betw...
Breaking the ceiling you didn't know you built
There’s a point in business where things look great on paper…Revenue is steady.You’ve built a name in your space.You’re in demand.But inside? You feel capped.Like there’s something keeping you from breaking through to ...
Locking in your mindset success codes
This episode is a little different. I’m bringing you behind the scenes into Luminate Intentional Action Week, a private experience I’m running for the women inside my mastermind.Today’s audio is from Day 2, and it’s all about what...
Trusting the invisible - overcoming self doubt when the results aren't there
Are you doing everything right in your business but still not seeing results? In this episode, we dive into why business momentum often builds invisibly and what to do when you feel like you're plateauing. You’ll lea...