Step into Your Voice
Podcast manager, visibility expert and author, Nina Macarie from One Lucky Star will share stories of women entrepreneurs who decided to find and share their unique voices. Discover how you can start small and achieve great results. Working with podcasters, Nina discovered a new world where she felt she didn’t have access because she limited herself to just doing the work behind the scenes but when she started believing in herself and adding a little bit of faith, new incredible opportunities were revealed to her. She was able to create her own frame for podcast pitching helping more women entrepreneurs get booked on other shows in a heart-felted way. She is very passionate about supporting women entrepreneurs to get booked on other podcasts or manage their own podcasts because she believes that podcasting allows you to imagine big dreams and achieve the business and life you want. Every week you will something to help you with your visibility strategies because we all need to put ourselves in front of new people. It’s not enough to start a business just because you have a passion and a genuine desire to help other people, you need to let them know that you exist, and what your values are and your personality and story, how they can relate to you and why should they choose you over someone else. Hit subscribe and get ready to find and share your voice!
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Step into Your Voice
Why Successful Moms Still Feel Unfulfilled and What You Can Do Differently
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Ep 14 | Have you ever wondered why, even when you check all the boxes of “success”, you still feel tired, stuck, or like you’re performing happiness instead of actually living it? In today’s episode, I sat down with Doris Walsh, a former global corporate leader turned coach for high-achieving parents, and what she shared turned my whole idea of “work-life balance” upside down. She tells the real story of what it takes to step out of people-pleasing, let go of guilt, and finally choose a life that’s yours, even if that means changing the plan, letting go of old roles, or just hitting “post” for the first time. If you’re tired of trying to “do it all” without feeling like yourself, you need to listen to this conversation.
Topics Discussed:
- How Doris transitioned from 20-year corporate journey to coach parents
- Why work-life balance made her feel stuck and what she does instead
- The real reasons high-achieving moms are so exhausted and what actually works to restore joy
- Letting go of people-pleasing and learning to say “no”
- How to break the habit of living someone else’s life even for family approval
- Everyday ways to fight imposter syndrome (without “faking it”)
- Why asking for help is smart, not weak
- How to turn comparison and overwhelm into self-trust and confidence
- Simple tips for honoring your unique non-negotiables as a parent and leader
This episode was made for anyone who has ever performed “happiness” on the outside while feeling lost on the inside. You get to decide what matters, and you get to change your mind. Sometimes the bravest thing is just showing up as yourself.
Your life, your rules. And if you needed a sign that it’s okay to do things differently, this is it.
About Doris Walsh:
Doris believes your circumstances don't determine your life - your relationship with those circumstances does.
After 20 years in the male-dominated oil and gas industry as a Dutch-born Chinese woman educated in Scotland, Doris understands what it means to suppress yourself to succeed. She left corporate, moved to Greece, managed her husband's mental breakdown, navigated his catastrophic injury, and emerged with a framework that's helped executive parents break free from the prison of "having it all."
As a certified Energy Leadership Master Practitioner and creator of the FREEDOM Framework™, Doris delivers keynotes that are equal parts vulnerability and strategy -showing audiences how to lead powerfully without burning out, parent consciously without guilt, and live authentically without apology.
Connect with Doris Walsh:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doris-walsh/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doriswalsh_hbc/
- Website: https://happybunny.coach
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