Your Next Phase with Barbara Churchill

The holidays are fast approaching. Do you know where your sanity is?

Join me and my guest, Life Coach Gretchen Larsen as we discuss the traps women fall into during the holiday season and how to creat…

As we enter the holiday season, there’s no better time to remember to strengthen our gratitude muscle.

And give ourselves (and others) some grace.

The word gratitude comes from the Latin word gratia wh…

We all have stories in our heads about many things. Some are useful and most are not. Did you know you don’t have to be stuck with them?

In this last episode of a 4-part series, you’ll find out just h…

Relationships can be complicated, right? But did you know you can control how much complication there is just by looking at the stories you have around them?

In this week’s episode, I share the reason…

We all have stories we tell ourselves about money:

·        There’s never enough

·        People with a lot of money are greedy

·        My worth is linked to how much money I make

·        I need to han…

Have you ever found yourself daydreaming about a specific change you are longing to make, what it looks like, how it will feel? And then suddenly your thoughts turn to how it won’t work or isn’t real…

Fear can be something you feel when you’re watching a scary movie. It can also be something you feel when you are pushing yourself to do more or be more. And that kind of fear can hold you back.

But h…

Are you someone who struggles to name the feelings you have outside of the very basic “happy” or “sad” or “mad”? No worries my friend, you are in great company.

Women are told they are too emotional, …

When someone gives you a compliment, what’s your initial reaction? Dismiss it or diminish it?

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Flaws, wrinkles or things you wish were different?

Women are …

Have you ever felt the need to make changes but didn’t know where to start?

Sometimes you need to step away to get a clearer picture of what you want.

In this episode, I share some of the answers to th…

You’re working harder than ever, but are you getting out what you’re putting in? Do you feel good about your efforts and can easily transition from work to play?

If not, you’re in good company. 

Work h…

Do you know what you want? Really want?

So many of us don’t. 

Why? Because we’re listening to the automatic thoughts our brains are serving up. We don’t take the time to let those go and listen to what…

What are you saying yes to?

You have dreams.

We all do. But are you creating space for them to come true? 

It requires saying “yes” to believing in them – and yourself.

This week’s episode is all about s…

Letting go.

Not an easy thing to do, especially if you’re a leader who is used to managing (or controlling) everything and everyone around you.

Why is that? 

Notice that we usually think of negative out…

Someday.

Do you hear yourself saying that about things or adventures you want to experience? As women, we put off our desires because we’ve been socialized to take care of others, nurture others, give…

We were raised to think doing things perfectly was the best way to be and this messaging started at a very early age.

Color inside the lines. Get good grades. Never make a mistake.

We’ve all experience…

Over the last few years, imposter syndrome has come under fire for many reasons and the definition of it has been diluted. For those who make up the 70% of the world’s population that identify with t…

As women, we have been taught to look to others for help in making decisions and that we can’t trust ourselves completely to know how to handle things or what is best for us.

That’s why we second-gues…

Like many things, the term self-care has been watered down and misinterpreted for women. 

Waxing, nail appointments, massages – these are not self-care, they are body maintenance by our society’s stan…