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
What to Do When Your Business Doesn't Care That Life Fell Apart
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This isn't a typical episode about hiring, firing, or delegation — it's a raw, real-time update about the hardest season me and my son, Dominic, have faced in years. After a baseball injury was repeatedly misdiagnosed, a gut-instinct second opinion led the family to a renowned surgeon in Vail, emergency surgery, and a summer that looks nothing like the one they'd planned.
This episode shares the full story — the medical misdiagnoses, the surgery, the support that showed up in unexpected ways, and the framework that's gotten her through it. This episode is about what happens when "doing less" stops being a productivity philosophy and becomes survival.
In this episode:
- The injury, the misdiagnosis, and trusting her gut anyway
- How a year-old conversation led to a surgeon almost no one can get in to see
- The call from the OR and the community that showed up
- Solo parenting through trauma, grief, and her own exhaustion
- The Basics, Elevated, Emergency framework — built in crisis, used again now
- Why asking for help isn't weakness
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Whether you’re navigating a difficult people decision, feeling buried in work that drains your energy, or ready to build support that actually fits.
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Remember: your energy is your greatest asset. Protect it, invest in it, and always put your oxygen mask on first.
