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If you're a high-achiever who wants your ambition to extend beyond your professional goals and into your wellbeing and relationships— you're in the right place. I'm Valerie Martin, a Certified High Performance Coach and therapist of 12 years, and I'm obsessed with teaching and coaching folks how to cultivate Compassionate Self-Discipline.

We ALL have a spark alive within us— no matter how small or dim it might feel right now. And it is our greatest purpose and greatest RESPONSIBILITY to honor it.Because when we do, we become better partners, friends, leaders, parents, creators, and family members in the interconnected web of this wild, dark, miraculous, beautiful world. 💞

Honor Your Spark Valerie Martin

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    • 4.8 • 31 Ratings

If you're a high-achiever who wants your ambition to extend beyond your professional goals and into your wellbeing and relationships— you're in the right place. I'm Valerie Martin, a Certified High Performance Coach and therapist of 12 years, and I'm obsessed with teaching and coaching folks how to cultivate Compassionate Self-Discipline.

We ALL have a spark alive within us— no matter how small or dim it might feel right now. And it is our greatest purpose and greatest RESPONSIBILITY to honor it.Because when we do, we become better partners, friends, leaders, parents, creators, and family members in the interconnected web of this wild, dark, miraculous, beautiful world. 💞

    34 | Goblincore: A Deep Dive into the Aesthetic & Lifestyle with Author McKayla Coyle

    34 | Goblincore: A Deep Dive into the Aesthetic & Lifestyle with Author McKayla Coyle

    Aesthetic styles like Minimalism, Grunge, Rustic, and Boho have been in the mainstream awareness for a quite a while now— and in recent years, social media has made it possible for folks to connect around more niche aesthetics like Cottagecore, Y2K, Academia, Old Money (for real), and— one of my personal favorites— Goblincore. And similarly to Minimalism, Goblincore is not just an aesthetic, but also a lifestyle.

    In this episode of "Honor Your Spark," I had the privilege of diving deep into the enchanting and rebellious world of Goblincore with the brilliant McKayla Coyle, an author who not only has penned a fantastic, detailed guide to Goblincore (Goblin Mode) but also lives and breathes this inclusive and anti-capitalist lifestyle.

    • 41 min
    33 | Cultivating Resilience Through Life & Work Pivots with Jason Shen

    33 | Cultivating Resilience Through Life & Work Pivots with Jason Shen

    Navigating pivots is a necessary skill set in all areas of life— especially in our careers, whether you’re an employee or an entrepreneur. In the case of Jason Shen, who pivoted from Silicon Valley entrepreneur to Facebook employee to executive coach, resilience becomes the name of the game.

    In fact, in his first startup, Jason says of his team: "We didn't run out of money— we ran out of resilience." As he continued to see how critical resilience was for navigating both personal and professional pivots, he became passionate about understanding it deeply. The more he thought, learned, and researched about resilience, Jason started to understand it not just as one skill or trait, but as a set of skills that can be cultivated.

    • 46 min
    32 | Why Micro Activism is the Most Powerful Way to Make an Impact with Omkari Williams

    32 | Why Micro Activism is the Most Powerful Way to Make an Impact with Omkari Williams

    The idea of being an “activist” can feel incredibly daunting. Since not a single person can ~save the world~ even if activism is their full-time job, it doesn’t take much to start feeling that creeping sense of “Why bother?”.

    Omkari Williams is here to tell you why we should still bother— and how we can think of activism in a way that actually fits into our lives for the long haul.

    • 47 min
    31 | The Power of Becoming ‘Body Aware’ with Erica Hornthal

    31 | The Power of Becoming ‘Body Aware’ with Erica Hornthal

    Our modern world is paradoxical in many ways, one being this: people will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on books, courses, coaching, and therapy to become more self-aware— and yet, our technology and pace of living can cause us to be anything BUT aware.

    Instead, we often find ourselves on autopilot, seldom relying on critical thinking or reflecting deeply on our internal experience

    • 56 min
    30 | Healing from Narcissistic Abuse + The Dark Side of the Coaching Industry with Angela Gentile

    30 | Healing from Narcissistic Abuse + The Dark Side of the Coaching Industry with Angela Gentile

    Anyone who hasn’t been through some kind of substantial hardship yet has no business being a therapist or coach. There— I said it. No, your therapist/coach doesn’t need to have gone through the same experiences you have; but if they haven’t even set foot inside the school of hard knocks, how the hell are they supposed to have the perspective to help their clients navigate suffering?

    In this episode of the podcast, Angela Gentile, public school teacher turned professional hypewoman and speaker, shares how her own experiences have shaped both who she is as a person and as a coach and catalyst with her clients.

    • 47 min
    29 | Ella Magers on Expanding Compassion for Self and ALL Beings

    29 | Ella Magers on Expanding Compassion for Self and ALL Beings

    It ain't my business to tell anyone how to eat or live their lives, but hey— it's my podcast, so I sure as hell am gonna tell you what I think. 😜

    In all seriousness, I haven’t talked much at all about veganism or animal advocacy in the Bad Bitch Therapist world yet. In the past, I actually had a whole separate “Val the Vegan Therapist” website and vegan podcast, and while I’m still just as passionate about veganism today, I just realized that was not a thing that I wanted to do as a full-out additional brand / business.

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
31 Ratings

31 Ratings

Cristy DLC ,

Enlivening!

I love Val’s openness and exuberance in exploring many aspects of Bodyfulness. I’ve become allergic to the term “mindfulness” in recent years because it centers the mind as the source of wisdom. But her centering of bodyful wisdom (with credit to Christine Caldwell) is so empowering. When I let my body lead and get my mind to quiet a bit, I experience such joy. Loving these explorations. Thank you!

MelissaFeldman LiftYourHeart ,

Excellent excellent excellent!

What a wonderful, real discussion! Serious, playful, and meaningful at the same time. Bravo!

MurphThoughts ,

A wonderful exploration of humanity!

Valerie has such a wide variety of wonderful guests on this podcast that makes it perfect for anyone curious human to explore new topics, viewpoints, and experiences. It’s so enjoyable to listen to!

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