So many women are discovering that conforming to the norm and following the prescribed path is just not working for them, and an increasing number are finding themselves feeling disillusioned when they check all the boxes and follow all the rules for having a great career and a successful life, but feel completely empty and miserable inside. Many of them will hunker down and stay on the path, trying to ignore the growing disconnect and dissatisfaction within.  Others give themselves...

Are you a female entrepreneur struggling to balance the demands of your business and the need to prioritize your mental health? If so, you're not alone; in fact, 72% of female entrepreneurs experience mental health challenges. In this how-to guide, I'll share with you my own journey as a female entrepreneur navigating the world of mental health, and reveal practical steps you can take to prioritize your well-being while running your business.

Acknowledge your mental health struggles

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From a licensed psychotherapist turned business coach perspective, the link between mental health and entrepreneurship seemed clear. But during Mental Health Awareness Month, an unexpected twist emerged: the unique challenges female solopreneurs faced. What I discovered shook me to my core and fueled my passion to address this issue. But what was it that I found? Keep listening to find out.

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Explore the distinct mental health trials faced by...

Are you a woman entrepreneur or small business owner who's been in business for a few years? Are you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and on the verge of burnout? Do you have the feeling that you need a makeover to achieve sustainable success? Do you wonder how to know if your business needs one, and what you can do to make it over? In this blog post, I'll show you how to know if your business needs a makeover and the eight steps to follow if you do. 

Having a successful business is all...

Do you remember going to the mall?  Do you even remember malls?  Well, I do and one of the things I remember best is this: the only way to enter one of the big department stores was to go through the bright and shiny cosmetics department, full of “beauty advisors” with brushes and sponges in hand, dying to make you over in the latest fashion shades.  And who could resist?  

"There's nothing like seeing another woman sitting on the high stool and getting...

Are you a business owner or entrepreneur struggling to create a manageable workload while still achieving success? Jadah Sellner, author of She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life, was my guest on the podcast and she has the perfect solution. In this blog, I'll outline how Jadah Sellner overcame her own burnout and used her Support Squad system to find sustainable success. From her perspective as an entrepreneur, Jadah Sellner explains how it's possible...

I can hardly believe I’m writing this, but this is the last episode of The Driven Woman Entrepreneur Podcast for 2022, and if you are anything like me, and the rest of the self-employed women I know, you are tired.  You may even be somewhere closer to exhausted or even burned out.  I talk with many, many women business owners, and this seems to be the year that many of us expected would be our bounce-back but have found it to be a year of busting our butts with far too little...

The world of work has experienced some pretty seismic changes in the past couple of years, leading up to three interrelated trends: the great resignation, the rise of solopreneurship, and quiet quitting.  Productivity and employee engagement are down, way down and companies of all sizes can’t fill open positions or get the best out of the employees they have now. 

I first heard about quiet quitting on TikTok, and it really made me think about my own work history, and the...

This is the fourth and last episode in The Boundaries Series, and this one is called “Boundaries as Self Care”  Many solopreneurs were superstars in their former jobs and many of us came to self-employment with ingrained habits of overworking including taking work home, skipping vacations, and even going to work when we were sick, instead of taking our company PTO. 

Women are not conditioned to put their needs first, so when we become solopreneurs, we often end up over...