This episode is part of our Mental Health Week series. Explore all the episodes, find resources + more at weareforgood.com/mentalhealth.

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Meet Brie. She’s a nonprofit founder, business owner, productivity coach and systems strategist, who loves helping women, especially fellow moms gain clarity and confidence. After leaving the workforce in 2018 to become a stay-at-home mom, she now helps women build businesses while raising their children. She's especially passionate about helping people create a life they love without burning out in the process. We’re exploring what it means to be a mom working in our sector, the importance of self-care and community care and how to step into zones of focus. Join us as we shed light on the danger of self-sacrifice and gain tools that will get us closer to balance🧘🏼‍♀️

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Why you should break up with busyness
The art of setting boundaries, prioritizing responsibilities and saying ‘no’
How organizations can challenge the status quo + support working moms

Today’s Guest

Brieanna Lightfoot, Owner, Brands by Brie

“Start to be honest with other people and with yourself.”

— Brieanna Lightfoot, Owner, Brands by Brie

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Episode Highlights

Brie’s story and journey to where she is today (3:50)
Supporting working moms in the nonprofit sector. (7:15)
Work-life balance and mental health for working moms (11:25)
Activation: Energy Audit (19:30)
Breaking down barriers and encouraging more open conversations (24:25)
Moving from being productive toward being fruitful (29:00)
How organizations can build a culture that accommodates + uplifts moms (33:00)
A powerful story of philanthropy in Brie’s life (37:05)
Brie’s One Good Thing: Release the outcome. (39:50)
How to connect with Brie (42:05)

POWERFUL QUOTES

“We've been given these different talents and gifts for our purpose, which ties into you know why I feel like living a purposeful life and having a purposeful brand is so important.”-Brie

“I think giving moms a place where they don't feel like they have to choose between their career and their children is really important.” -Brie

“Create a job that people want to come to.” -Brie

“When we invest in women, when we invest in working moms, it actually is going to help not only grow the product, the brand, the business, it's going to grow community, it's going to create healthy environments for all of us.” -Becky

“Nobody's going to know that you're struggling unless you tell them.” -Brie

“If we feel like we have to show up at a lesser version of ourselves because we are trying to keep the facade up, it leads to burnout, or it leads to bitterness.” -Brie

“Start to be honest with other people and with yourself.” -Brie

“We can't think that what worked for us in one season is going to automatically work for the other season.” -Brie

“We have been telling girls, you can be anything, you can punch through that glass ceiling and be anything you want to be, but we still have these gender norms that say this is what a mom looks like.” -Becky