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Welcome to ”The Black Woman’s Stress Solution,” the podcast for ambitious black women who are navigating the complexities of success while striving for balance and well-being in their lives. Brig Johnson, your host and go-to coach for stress management, brings you insights, strategies, tools and a little bit of neurobiology to master mindfulness, self-improvement, confidence, and personal growth. With Brig’s guidance, you’ll learn how to become unstuck and manage stress effectively while pursuing your goals and dreams to create your EPIC shit. Each week Brig dives deep into the world of self-care, mindset shifts, and empowerment strategies tailored specifically for Black women in business and leadership roles. With a focus on self-awareness, confidence-building, and goal-setting, this podcast provides the tools and guidance needed to navigate the challenges of work, health, relationships, and modern life with grace and resilience. Whether you’re an experienced women boss or just starting your journey of self-discovery, this podcast is your go-to resource for becoming the empowered, confident woman you were meant to be. Brig addresses common questions and challenges faced by high-achieving black women, offering practical advice and actionable steps to help you unlearn and unleash to live a more balanced and fulfilling life. Examples of these questions are: *How can Black women effectively manage stress while juggling multiple responsibilities? *What are some mindfulness techniques specifically tailored for Black women? *How can Black women develop a positive mindset in the face of challenges and setbacks? *What strategies can Black women employ to boost self-confidence and self-esteem? *How can Black women set achievable goals for personal and professional growth? *What are some practical self-care practices that Black women can incorporate into their daily routines? *How can Black women navigate imposter syndrome and overcome feelings of inadequacy? *What role does self-love play in stress management and personal empowerment for Black women? *How can Black women overcome barriers to seeking help and support for their mental health? *What are some effective techniques for boundary-setting and prioritizing self-care in a demanding work environment? *How can Black women cultivate resilience and bounce back from triggers stronger than before? *What resources are available for Black women seeking mentorship, coaching, or community support? *How can Black women leverage their unique experiences societal bullshit and perspectives to excel in their careers and personal lives? *What are some common misconceptions about stress management and self-improvement for Black women, and how can they be addressed? *How can Black women balance ambition and self-care to achieve sustainable success and fulfillment? * How can Black women become unstoppable and unf*ckwithable being their absolute best self…no matter what the situation—not allowing outside things to impact how they think and feel about themselves, what they do, or how they show up in the world? *Health and relationships and societal bullshit that create stress for black women *Why stress is the biggest block to your confidence, keeping you stuck. *Why is creating safety one of the first things we must address as black women? *Why is stress hindering the growth of our relationships? Subscribe to ”The Black Woman’s Stress Solution” today and embark on a journey of empowerment, resilience, and growth. Visit https://brigjohnson.com/ to learn more about Brig Johnson and her coaching services.
Episodes
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Today we will continue our conversation about the ABCs that you need to accomplish epic shit.
Last week I shared that the C of the ABC is circulation. We must make a decision and commitment to circulate our epic shit into the world so that others can benefit. But before we can circulate effectively the first thing that we need to have is Agency. This is the belief that you know that you are capable of doing epic shit. This week we will discuss the B of the ABC which is building self-trust on purpose.
Listen in as I discuss what this could look like and how you can cultivate self-trust for yourself.
Also, the doors to Deeply Rooted Group Coaching will be opening on Juneteenth (June 19, 2022). Please join the waiting list by visiting https://www.brigjohnson.com/group and of course, the Melanin Hour will be back on June 10th so please sign up for free coaching at https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —
Amelia Kennedy Pleasant, Clutter Coach + Pro Organizer
RESOURCES —
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
I am fresh from my vacation where I spent some of that experience with my amazing coach and during that time I came to a realization that I want to share with you today.
What I've noticed a lot is that people ask for coaching in one area but haven't addressed another and so the results that they expect aren't there. To put it another way, I’ll equate it to CPR. To effectively complete CPR you must work on the ABCs (airway, breathing, chest compressions) in that order. If you don’t clear the airway first and jump right into chest compressions then you are essentially just circulating unoxygenated blood throughout the body.
In this same way, I see people trying to fix the way that they show up without first addressing the most vital part of their transformation. For example, if you want to excel in your business, you may go straight to a business or marketing coach and although these are excellent steps to take on your journey, they may not be the FIRST step that you need to take in your transformation. Listen in to learn what is.
Also, the doors to Deeply Rooted Group Coaching will be opening on Juneteenth (June 19, 2022). Please join the waiting list by visiting https://www.brigjohnson.com/group and of course the Melanin Hour will be back in June so sign up for free coaching at https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —
EP. 71 Are you ATTACHED to FORM?
EP. 45 The Reason Why You Are Suppressing Your Desire
RESOURCES —
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Share Your Take-aways With Me - Write to brig@brigjohnson.com
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Website - http://brigjohnson.com/
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Last week we played the what-if game. What if all these obnoxious thoughts we had on consistent bases had nothing to do with our worthiness yet they continue to hinder us from creating epic shit? Right.
So if none of these thoughts have anything to do with us. If it's not that we're wrong. If it's not that we're unworthy. If it has nothing to do with our past, then what is it?
That is the question, Queen. What is it?
Listen in to learn how we can identify and solve for the actual problem.
And don't forget that for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're calling it the Melanin Hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc.
The next call is happening on May 27, 2022, at noon. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —
EP. 76 Be OBNOXIOUS!
RESOURCES —
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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Today we are going to play the what-if game.
As high achieving women being marginalized and growing up in the way that we have, we've been conditioned with all these negative thoughts in our brains that we have to fight against on a daily basis. Things like I'm wrong. I'm unworthy. I can't do this. Who am I to think of doing some epic sh*t?
What if those thoughts were wrong and the epic sh*t that we want to do really was a possibility? What if? Just because our brain is offering it to us doesn't mean that it is true.
Listen in to learn how to play the what-if game so that you can begin to transform these negative what-if thoughts into great motivators that can get you to dream bigger.
Also as a reminder, for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're gonna call it the Melanin Hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —
EP. 61 Your Dreams Don’t Need A Co-Signer
RESOURCES —
Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted -
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Contrary to what you may have heard, in most cases, you get more benefit from sharing your desire than if you don't, and the most important person you need to share it with consistently is YOU.
I say we have to be obnoxious about ourselves, our goals/desires and what we want to do, and who we want to be when it comes to creating a new self-concept.
What do I mean by this? Listen in to learn more.
And for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're gonna call it the Melanin Hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —
RESOURCES —
Join the Group Coaching Waitlist for Deeply Rooted -
https://www.brigjohnson.com/group
Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/calendar/BreakthroughMasterclass
Book a Breakthrough Call - https://brigjohnson.kartra.com/survey/Salescall
Sign up for FREE coaching in May 2022 - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group
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Website - http://brigjohnson.com/
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Have you ever thought to yourself, “they don't get me”? Listen, if you're a high-achieving black woman, you’re probably talking about some things that some people don't get.
Here is the thing, secretly we want them to get us. This is a primal instinct to want to feel like we are understood and we belong. So when we're different, and people start making reference to it. There's this discomfort. And that's what I want to talk about.
As we recognize and honor that desire within ourselves to create our epic shit, not everyone will get us. And that is okay. What we tend to do in response to this is to think that we are wrong or go on a mission to prove to them that we are right. By doing this, we're using precious resources of our brain, trying to solve for people to get us. You are wasting the energy that is needed to actually solve the problem of us creating our epic shit.
Here is what you should do instead. Listen in to learn more.
And for the month of May 2022, I am offering an opportunity for some FREE coaching. We're gonna call it the melanin hour. It's a safe place where you can talk about everything high-achieving, life, business, work, etc. To sign up for one of the two open coaching calls visit https://www.brigjohnson.com/coaching
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —
EP. 19 Let Them Be Wrong About You
RESOURCES —
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Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Do you know how these series get us hooked and cause us to binge-watch? It's because they end each episode with a cliffhanger that leaves your brain wanting to know and figure out what will happen next. And so you keep watching one episode after another until you’ve binge-watched the series.
In this same way, our life can be a series of cliffhangers but these cliffhangers keep us living our past, watching what we did, didn't do, or could have done rather than creating new things. Essentially we are binge-watching our lower brain.
This is keeping us from creating epic shit be we get to decide how we interrupt this pattern. We can start creating, directing, and editing our life in the direction we want it to go. Listen in to learn how.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —
EP. 37 Worry Window
RESOURCES —
Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
If you are old enough to have played Candyman as a child you can remember entering a dimly lit room (usually the bathroom), standing in front of a mirror, and saying the name "Candyman" five times in a row. The expectation is that the monster will show up behind you. This experience caused you to intentionally put yourself in a scary situation. I remember being so scared that I would never make it to the count of five before flipping the lights back on.
Here is the thing, some of us are still playing Canyman with ourselves. We have painful experiences in our past that we constantly bring up when we want to do epic shit. I get it, playing Candyman with ourselves, intentionally scaring ourselves, prevents us from doing or creating the same thing again in the future but this is hindering our progress and growth.
Rather than viewing your past from a place of fear, you can view it from a place of empowerment. Tune in to learn how to make this shift.
RESOURCES —
Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group
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Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
I always say that safe people create epic shit and do it in a sustainable way but how do you develop an internal feeling of safety? You may wonder if or even believe that a haven of serenity exists inside of you, but it does. Queens, it does.
Our guest today, Sherina Hill, Life + Business Coach will share how her experience with coaching led to her feeling a deep internal self-generated safety rooted in gentleness. A profound experience that she will foster forever. You will hear her say that “this is the most important work you will ever do in your life because, in order to go beyond where you currently are, you have to be willing to go deeper and look at where you are making an agreement in your life to your littleness”. From there you can elevate to your next level and create more epic shit.
An internal sense of safety is a journey and is built from the recognition of your authentic power and trust that there is an unwavering well of support and guidance within you. It starts with honoring and appreciating your authentic self, committing to the deep work, and allowing the unfolding. Listen in to learn more.
And if you are ready to start your journey of internal safety, join my group coaching program. The waitlist can be found by visiting www.brigjohnson.com/group.
GUEST INFO —
Sherina Hill, Life + Business Coach
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sherinatoday/?hl=en
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Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Attached to form means that you are attached to the way you think something is supposed to look. You have a singular idea of how you are supposed to achieve something.
For example, let's say your goal is to have an amazing relationship or even marriage. And so you are dating a wonderful person and that relationship does not work out. If you are attached to form then your grieving process of the loss of that relationship would be extreme because your attachment would be that this relationship was the one, the only one, through which you could have an amazing relationship/marriage. That is attachment to form.
The fact is that what you want is an amazing relationship/marriage and it could come through any relationship but you have decided that this failed relationship was your only opportunity. The problem with going through life attached to form is that we miss so many other opportunities in our lives and it leads to misery.
Queens, this is a scarcity mindset. It's a construct made up in our minds. There is no singular way to be happy, content, successful, or to create epic shit. You have the opportunity to release the attachment so that you can maximize the various opportunities that you are exposed to. Listen in to learn how.
RESOURCES —
Join the Group Coaching Waitlist - https://www.brigjohnson.com/group
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