Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife with Dr. Mikala Albertson
Do you ever feel like you woke up one day in your mid-30s or 40s and it was like everything suddenly stopped working all at once? Brain fog, weight gain, waking up every night at 3am… not to mention the RAGE of a thousand burning suns? In this episode, Mary sits down with bestselling author and medical doctor, Dr. Mikala Albertson (who is the author of Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife) as the two talk perfectionism, releasing control, brain fog, fear, anxiety… and navigating how to quit playing small in mid life! In this episode, you'll discover: Why it is so hard for women to even get to a doctor in the first place (let alone be HEARD once they are there) The danger of the "the illusory truth effect" and getting all your medical advice from TikTok Why Radical Acceptance does not equal Apathy How chronic stress must be moved THROUGH the body in order to complete the "stress response cycle" What causes anxiety and OCD to spike during perimenopause and seriously SO much more! After listening, you'll walk away on a renewed mission to love the body you have right NOW and to make the changes to best support it. What you do now, TODAY… your 80-something self will thank you for it! Follow Mikala here: https://www.instagram.com/mikalaalbertsonmd Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/3JQr44F
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Embracing Both Our Light and Shadow Side with The Enneagram and Marriage's Christa Hardin
Do you ever feel like you are doomed to fail at marriage because that's all you saw growing up? Even if you are nowhere near getting married, do you feel like there are people in your life who just always have a way of bringing out the WORST in you? In this episode, Mary sits down with bestselling author and podcast host of The Enneagram and Marriage Podcast, Christa Hardin to talk about understanding both our strengths AND our weaknesses so we can show up and shine brighter (GLOW, if you will) in the world! In this episode, you'll discover: Why there are no perfect pairings within the Enneagram system. There are no pairs that are more or less compatible. Why Carl Jung said, "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is ANY reaction at all, both are transformed." The 6 Stages of The Enneagram Glow (including the throwing shade stage) How the Availability Bias tells us we have reasons we act certain ways, so we are deserving of grace… while others are NOT. The tension of "generational layering"- that makes most of us feel like we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past- and the free will to forge a new path. and seriously SO much more! After listening, you'll walk away with a renewed mission to love the people right in front of you for ALL the different parts of them, the light and the shadow… and to love YOURSELF like that too! Follow Christa here: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/ Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/4ojZyLP
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"I Don't Even Like Women": How the Lies of Comparison and Scarcity Keep Us Stuck with Natalie Runion
Do you ever feel like there are tables that you will NEVER be invited to? Have you been burned by a "cool girl" circle that left you feeling like it would be better to go it alone than EVER deal with that kind of drama again? In this episode, Mary sits down with USA Today Bestselling Author Natalie Runion to talk comparison, competitiveness, and SHRINKING ourselves down so that others don't feel INTIMIDATED as they dig into her BRAND NEW book I Don't Even Like Women (And Other Lies That Get In the Way of Sacred Sisterhood) In this episode, you'll discover: The different scripts the world tells us to believe about other women The scarcity that is born out of the lie that women "age out" of positions of leadership and relevancy Why the knee-jerk reaction of "she's probably just jealous" isn't actually helping you The well-intentioned advice to be less intimidating that is actually fueling our loneliness epidemic The tension between "doing everything right" and still being rejected that keeps most of us hiding and seriously SO much more! After listening, you'll walk away with a renewed mission to surround yourself with the kind of women who CLAP for you when you win… AND to BE that kind of woman for others. Follow Natalie here: https://www.instagram.com/raisedtostay Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/48QC38q
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That's Just Not True: How to Replace the Lies You Didn't Know You Believed with Erica Ligenza Gwynn
Do you ever find yourself believing the lie that says if you're not hustling you must be LAZY? What about the ones that tell you "I missed my shot" or "I messed it all up" or "I'll be happy when ____"? Or maybe the worst one of all, "It's happening for everyone BUT me." In this episode, Mary sits down with fellow author and her good friend Erica Ligenza Gwynn to talk FEAR, hustling, hiding, shrinking, and the LIES that keep us stuck year after year as they dig into Erica's BRAND NEW book That's Just Not True: How to Replace the Lies You Didn't Know You Believed with God's Unchanging Truth (which Mary had the HUGE honor of endorsing!) In this episode, you'll discover: The Lie BENEATH the Lie… what's really driving our Fears Two Truths and a Lie: how Erica uses the literary technique of "breaking trust" with the reader right off the bat to illustrate one very important point The difference between contentment and becoming addicted to the "small ponds" we feel safe in The well-intentioned advice that is one of the biggest LIES about God The tension between purpose and free will that resides in the fear that we might mess up God's plan for us and seriously SO much more! After listening, you'll walk away on FIRE to call FEAR out mid-syllable and get moving on the GOOD WORK that was prepared for you in advance! Follow Erica here: https://www.instagram.com/ericaligenza Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/4hqIHVk
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Ditching Perfectionism for A Beautiful Both/And Life with Jillian Benfield
Do you find yourself in the midst of a never-ending overwhelming season? Have you bought into the lie that all the conditions to begin (not to mention yourself!) must be PERFECT before you can even start? In this episode, Mary sits down with fellow author and good friend Jillian Benfield to talk disappointment, resilience, living in awe, the BOTH/AND life we need to embrace if we are ever going to stop waiting on perfect.… and her brand new book Overwhelmed and Grateful: The Key to Finding God's Goodness in All Life's Ups and Downs. In this episode, you'll discover: Why one of Fear's favorite whispers is "until life is perfect, you can't even begin" Why we are WIRED to focus on the negative and how "noticing" is a radical act of rebellion The difference between the BOTH/AND life and toxic positivity The SCIENCE behind why gratitude might save your life The biblical rhythms of order, disorder, and re-order we can EXPECT to see in our lives and seriously SO much more! After listening, you'll walk away with a whole new appreciation for the hard AND the holy, the joy AND the grief, the messy AND the miraculous… and a fire in your belly to start NOTICING this perfectly imperfect life all around you! Remember: We never asked you to be perfect… we just asked you to SHOW UP! Follow Jillian here: https://www.instagram.com/jillianbenfieldblog Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/4mPsR7y
How do I overcome the FEAR that it's too late to chase a dream? How do I get out of being STUCK in perfectionism, worrying that people will judge me, and being caught up in comparison and self doubt? How do I stay motivated and stop procrastinating out of fear of failure, always feeling unprepared and unqualified before I even begin? How do I prioritize and start making consistent progress on my goals and dreams with highly successful habits, discipline, and focus? And the biggest question of all, how do I OWN my muddy story with bravery, courage, conviction and faith?
If you have ever asked yourself these questions, take a deep breath, because you're in the right place.
Welcome to the Mary Marantz Show. Where we answer ALL those questions and more! A space to own the muddy parts of your story, build things that matter, and where slow growth always equals strong roots.
Listen in each week as host, Mary Marantz, brings you honest conversations and her best tips about business, relationships, faith, goals & more... where we feel the fear and move forward anyway.
Along with serving her best business and life tips, you'll also hear motivating interviews from some of the best in the industry - authors, speakers, leaders, and entrepreneurs like Natalie Franke, Jess Connolly, Jessica Honegger and more– to bring you one step closer to your goals.
You'll learn business strategies to more effectively serve your audience, receive inspiration to dig deeper and find freedom in relationships, and learn how to build a legacy that lasts.
You're here and you have scars. You're here and you have dirt in your story. You're here and you're afraid both of those disqualify you before you even start.
But you have a place here. Your story already matters.
Because one day, when we get to where it is we're going, it won't be despite these scars we bear. It will always be because of them.
Slow growth equals Strong roots.
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