In this special Mother's Day weekend episode, Jeneba shares her refreshing perspective on motherhood and challenges the common myths and misconceptions that often leave moms feeling overwhelmed and insecure. She encourages listeners to embrace their unique mothering style and offers practical advice for creating a personalized motherhood philosophy.

Top Takeaways:

1. Perfectionism in motherhood is unrealistic and unhealthy. Embrace your imperfections and give yourself grace. Lead with self-compassion.

2. Prioritize self-care and your own needs first. Remember, you can't pour from an empty cup.

3. Maintain your identity outside of motherhood. Your own self-identity , interests, and passions make you a better parent.

4. Trust your instincts and make parenting decisions that align with your values and priorities.

5. Seek out a supportive community of mothers who share your perspective and can offer guidance and encouragement.

What We Edited - Motherhood Myths and Misconceptions Debunked:

- The perfect mom myth

- The supermom myth

- The self-sacrificing myth

- The happiness myth

- The comparison myth

- The work-life balance myth

Actionable Steps: What To Do Next?

1. Reflect on your personal values, beliefs, and priorities to create a foundation for your motherhood philosophy.

2. Identify your strengths as a mother and focus on developing your unique parenting style.

3. Curate your social media feed to include motherhood role models who inspire and resonate with you.

4. Prioritize self-care and self-maintenance in your daily routine.

5. Journal your thoughts and experiences to help define your motherhood philosophy.

Our Favorite Motherhood Role Models:

- Emma Grede, co-founder and CMO of Good American

-Taraji P Henson - Black Leading Hollywood Actress

- Sarah Jakes Roberts - Preacher, Author, NYT Best-Seller, Businesswoman, Media Mogul

- Serena Williams - The GOAT

- Reshma Saujan - Founder of Girls Who Code, Author

- Chrissy Teigan- Model and TV Personality

-Michelle Obama - Flotus, Media Mogul, Author, NYT Bestseller

Remember, motherhood is a journey, not a destination. Embrace the ups and downs, trust your instincts, and don't be afraid to redefine motherhood on your own terms. Happy Mother's Day!

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In this episode of The Self Edit Podcast, Jeneba dives into the complex topic of balance and why it's all an illusion for real life. As a busy creator, mom, wife, solopreneur, freelancer, and consultant, Jeneba shares her unique perspective on why she doesn't believe in the practice of balance and how we can redefine our expectations of it.

If you're struggling to find harmony in your daily life, this episode is for you. Join Jeneba as she explores the true meaning of balance and offers insights on how to prioritize your choices and decisions to create space for peace, fulfillment, and joy.

1. Defining Balance

2. Redefining the Expectation of Balance

3. Perspectives on Balance

- Emma Grede, co-founder of Skims,

- Earn Your Leisure podcast

- Opinions from wellness experts, life coaches, and psychologists (Brené Brown, Dr. Susan David, Deepak Chopra, Richard Branson, Michelle Obama, Warren Buffett, Elizabeth Gilbert)

4. Achieving a Balanced Life

1. Balance is not a perfect equilibrium but rather an ongoing process of making intentional choices and prioritizing what matters most to you.

2. Achieving balance requires self-awareness, adaptability, and the willingness to put yourself first on your to-do list.

3. Balance is a state of well-being, happiness, and living in your inner truth while prioritizing life satisfaction.

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The episode begins with a very important question: Do you know yourself, or are you living in a version of yourself created by someone else?

In this episode, we explore the journey of self-discovery, the power of understanding oneself, and the process of making necessary edits to your life, decisions, and mindset.

What is the art of knowing thyself?

- It's an internal process of examining yourself and refining your thoughts, behaviors, and life choices to align with your future self, goals, values, and aspirations.

- It involves a thoughtful and courageous reassessment and redirection of your life and being intentional about how you are showing up in the world.

Keys to getting to know yourself better

Self-concept and self-awareness:

- At the heart of knowing yourself is self-concept, which includes the beliefs and perceptions you hold about yourself without external influences.

- Reclaim the power to define yourself on your own terms by shedding limiting beliefs and replacing them with self-advocacy and affirmation practices.

- Self-awareness is a crucial daily practice that involves quieting your mind, practicing mindfulness and introspection, and observing your thoughts, emotions, and patterns without external judgment.

Self-compassion and self-discovery:

- Self-compassion is essential when practicing self-awareness, as it allows you to be kind to yourself during moments of struggle and acknowledge your efforts, wins, brilliance, and beauty.

- Taking inventory of your strengths, weaknesses, motivations, and unique qualities is part of the self-discovery process.

- Embracing your future self with radical love, compassion, and self-awareness is key to developing a strong self-concept.

Practical tips for daily self-discovery:

1. Journaling: Dedicate time to explore feelings, thoughts, and experiences in an unfiltered way through various forms of journaling, such as daily reflection, gratitude journaling, prompted journaling, podcasting, or even talking out loud to yourself.

2. Setting SMART goals: Create specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals to give yourself direction and a plan of action for personal growth.

3. Mindfulness and meditation: Practice being present in the moment and become more aware of your thoughts, feelings, and environment through mindfulness and meditation techniques like mindful moments, reflection meditation, or focusing on your five senses.

Let's touch and agree! By engaging in daily self-discovery practices, you can enhance your self-awareness, create a deeper understanding of yourself, and live a more authentic and purpose-driven life.

Email me at hello@thebloomology.com and share your self-edit stories, reflections, and self-discovery moments

The Self Edit Challange Of The Week:

The challenge for the next week is to commit to one small act of self-discovery every day and take notice of any insights, patterns, thoughts, beliefs, or emotions that arise during the process.

Let me know how it goes. You can DM me on Instagram too - @jenebawint

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Hey, I'm Jeneba and you previously knew this podcast as the "Talk Your Sass." show where I focused on my life in tech and other Black women's experiences working in tech.

In 2023, I realized that I was outgrowing the concept and the podcast. I felt Talk Your Sass limited the creativity and topics I could cover. I wanted to share more aspects of her journey beyond tech.

So I decided to rebrand to "The Self Edit"! This tied back to my previous work in the personal development space and my life's work in helping others reach their potential. It opened up space to talk about self-development, self-mastery, wellness, mental health, and finding balance in purpose and pursuit.

With The Self Edit, I hope to activate my audience's future best selves. Let's learn and unlearn together!

You'll get episodes on style, fear, friendship - all parts of the human experience. I'm so happy and at peace with this new creative energy, stepping fully into her purpose and truth.

The time had come for old stories to end and new ones to begin. Let YOUR self-edit reveal the grandest version of you!

Let's get to the biggest edit....your self edit!

Welcome to "The Self Edit," the podcast that's all about becoming the best version of yourself and making the necessary edits to get there.

Let us back into the group chat beloved! We're back and we're better!

This podcast is all helping you become the best version of yourself through intentional personal growth and inner work.

About the Show:

Host: Jeneba Massaquoi Wint - Self development educator, life designer, advisor. On a mission to help you unlock your potential and live your best life.

What You'll Discover:

- Powerful strategies and practical tools to elevate into your "best self"

- Insightful interviews and ideas to shift your mindset and habits

- A compassionate, empowering space to tackle self-improvement

On This Journey Together We Will:

- Shed limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging patterns

- Make space for our zone of genius to unfold

- Stop settling and start thriving. 1% better every day

This Podcast Is For You If:

- You feel unfulfilled and know there's more possible

- You're tired of life just happening to you

- You're ready to get intentional about self-mastery and self-actualization

Our Promise:

To hold space for your growth with honesty, wisdom, and gentle encouragement. This is your year, your time. Let's elevate to our full potential, together. Your future self is here now sis!

Subscribe Now! It's time to stop editing your dreams and start editing your life. The best version of you is loading!

In this uniquely personal episode of "Talk Your Sass," Jen Talks Tech confronts the challenge many face - the endless cycle of content consumption without meaningful action. We're diving deep into Breaking the Cycle of Overconsumption And CreatingPathways to Intentional Action.

We talked through the struggle of feeling overwhelmed and stuck, despite having all this abundance of knowledge and plans. She shared her addiction to learning and information gathering, rooted in a childhood focused on achievement, has led to a constant pursuit of more with feeling of not enough.

In this transformative episode, Jen outlines her strategy for breaking free from this cycle. She shares insights from her session with psychotherapist Keely Miracle, who helped her understand the root of her 'not enoughness.

**Key Highlights:**

💎 Jen's realization of the need for action over continuous learning. Learning while doing is key.

💎 Insights from her therapy session, revealing deep-seated reasons behind her behavior.

💎 Practical tips for practicing conscious consumption, including setting learning goals, limiting browsing time, applying the Pareto principle, taking notes, and setting specific actions post-learning.

**Action Steps:**

1. Identify learning goals.

2. Limit browsing time.

3. Apply the 80/20 rule in content consumption.

4. Take comprehensive notes.

5. Define specific actions for applying learned content.

** TechTools Mentioned:**

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Subscribe to the podcast and join the conversation about living intentionally and embracing the journey of personal growth.

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🎙 What you'll hear in this episode:

In this deeply personal episode, Jen Talks Tech reflects on her transformative experiences from the Women Evolve conference and details her evolution journey towards clarity, grace, and simplicity.

🔑 A Few Highlights From Episode:💅🏾Life Edits & Personal Evolution

💎 Simplification as a Path to Clarity:

After the conference, I've been focused on simplifying every aspect of my life, which has led to enhanced clarity. Moving with clarity is such a confidence boost and a "living your best life" cheat code.

💎Grace in Progress:

Post-conference, I'm constantly thinking about how I give myself more grace in day-to-day life. It's a work-in-progress but every day I find myself being more forgiving to me and less self-critical.

Recognizing small wins and giving oneself grace during moments of missteps, failures, and setbacks is essential.

💎Embracing My Unique Form:

I deeply resonated with one of Sarah's conference topics and that was the night she poured into us about the importance of "your unique form". After years of struggling with implementing expert advice and trying to adopt what "worked for the experts" I am finally confidently embracing that " I Am The Blueprint" and just have to lean into my unique form. Don't be scared or don't doubt the authenticity and originality in your unique journey, just keep creating your blueprint. The world needs that. You need that!

💎Self- Pacing & Intentionality:

Moving forward, I plan on doing everything at my own pace. Slowly and intentionally releasing content and products, focusing on genuine alignment rather than external pressures.

💌 SAAS Tribe, if you were at Woman Evolve, please top takeaways, favorite moments, and reflections one-month post-conference. I really have to know, how you're evolving out there!

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Welcome to Talk Your SAAS, the podcast that celebrates and empowers women as they evolve into their best selves. I'm your host, Jeneba Wint aka JenTalksTech.

We're recapping the inspiring and transformative Woman Evolve 2023 conference, created by the incredible Sarah Jakes Roberts. This conference was a powerhouse of empowerment, spiritual growth, and community, and we can't wait to share some of the highlights with you.

Before we dive into the conference highlights, for those who may not know, Sarah Jakes Roberts is a renowned author, speaker, and spiritual leader. She's known for her powerful yet relatable messages of resilience, faith, and personal growth. Her Woman Evolve conference has become a flagship event for women seeking to break free from limitations and evolve into the women they were created to be.

Hope you enjoyed this recap and if you did it would really mean a lot to me if you hit that subscribe button or left a review.

Keep talking up space and Talking Your SAAS!

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