The Power of Oxygen 1st
When my son was little, I was a single mom who was doing it all alone. I was putting everyone else first and my own needs last. To everyone around me, I was successful but little did they know that my success was tied to pushing, stressing, sleepless nights and early morning workouts pushing my body and my limits to the extreme. Until one day I was flying alone and nearly crashed an airplane and I realized that I needed to take care of my own needs first before anyone else. You see, when you’re a pilot, if you have any issues in the plane, you put on your oxygen mask 1st, not your passengers. They need you to land the plane.
This podcast is all about this journey to healing, to getting clear on the desires of your heart… and stepping into them with courage while leaning into, asking for and receiving support. I hope you feel inspired to do less, to follow your passions and infuse them into your daily life and truly claim the life you were meant to live: a life filled to the brim with epic ADVENTURE.
The Power of Oxygen 1st
EP 98: Grow or Go: When Choosing Yourself Changes Everything
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
You don’t need to earn your right to breathe.
And yet so many of us are doing exactly that—at home and at work.
In this episode, I continue the grow-or-go conversation by sharing a deeply personal reflection from my own life, including lessons from my second divorce and how those same patterns showed up in my leadership and business. I talk about what it looks like to stop justifying your needs, stop over-functioning, and stop accepting breadcrumbs as love, support, or leadership.
This episode is about seeing growth clearly, without rewriting the past as all bad or staying stuck in resentment. Some relationships help us grow. Others show us exactly where our oxygen is leaking.
This episode is for leaders, founders, and women who are done doing more to receive less.
In this episode:
- You do not need to justify your needs to deserve oxygen
- Overgiving without boundaries creates resentment, not connection
- Kindness without clarity is self-abandonment, not leadership
- Grow or go is about restoring oxygen, not assigning blame
- When you choose yourself, your leadership changes with you
Ready to Breathe Easier?
Whether you’re navigating a difficult people decision, feeling buried in work that drains your energy, or ready to build support that actually fits.
Start With Oxygen 1st
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You’ll be guided to the right next step — without pressure, urgency, or overwhelm.
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Remember: your energy is your greatest asset. Protect it, invest in it, and always put your oxygen mask on first.
