Ep. #8: From Overworked Hustler to Pleasure Seeker, and How to Live a Turned-On Life, with Lydia Feldman
Lydia Feldman was the quintessential get-shit-done kinda gal who never said ‘no’ to work. A former actress and Pilates studio owner, Lydia approached stay-at-home motherhood with the same hustle mentality. Until she realized...she hated staying at home.
So in an effort to enjoy her life more and reduce the anxiety that frequently came with her go-go-go mentality, Lydia began searching for ways to have more fun in her everyday life. Little did she know this would lead her to a completely new way of living and a new career as a coach teaching other women do the same.
Lydia explains easy ways to incorporate more play and pleasure into your everyday life why doing so is profoundly important...even you’re busy, even if you don’t think you have enough time, even if you find yourself thinking, “what’s the point?”
You’ll understand why pleasure isn’t just for the bedroom, and how tapping into your body can send positive ripple effects through every area of your life and work.
If you’re a mom who hustles and grinds to get it all done, stop and listen to this right now. Tap into your body and how you feel. You won’t regret it.
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
How Lydia was a self-described “hustler” who never said “no” to work...and how that translated to how she approached wanting to be the “best” stay-at-home mom.
The shock of discovering she hated being a stay-at-home mom and how her hustle-mentality was also high-anxiety
How her quest to infuse more pleasure into her own life led her to her new career helping women do the same.
How women are so quick to dismiss play because they feel too busy or like “what’s the point.”
The importance of accessing play and creativity in our lives. Not just when we go on vacation, but in small moments in our everyday lives.
Why dropping into play and pleasure doesn’t actually take time, but makes time slow down and feel more abundant.
Lydia’s pleasure matrix: 1. How Easy is it? How immediate is it? How intense is the pleasure?
How to bring attention and intention to the micro pleasures you already experience everyday.
The difference between knowing something intellectually in your head versus feeling it in your body.
Tapping into our masculine vs. feminine power. We often cut off our feminine power bc our world is so dominantly masculine. Our feminine power can be as simple as trusting ourselves.
Our feminine power can come from just ease, slowing down, and trust.
How to still take “masculine” action but incorporate the power of the feminine.
Why it’s natural for it to feel hard to drop into play or pleasure, especially at first, because you’re breaking habits and engrained ways of thinking and being.
How we are all pleasure seekers. We all know what we want deep down.
Lydia’s advice to anyone who wants to incorporate more pleasure and play into their lives.
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About Me
Catherine Ferguson is a Life Coach for working moms. She helps high-achieving, high-vibe women create careers they truly care about, using simple concepts and tools she explores on her podcast and in her personalized coaching program.
She believes that doing work you love as a mother doesn’t have to be complicated or overwhelming, and that there are simple shifts you can make right now to help you move closer to your dream career by applying universal principles that you’re probably already teaching your children. She is the host of the One Badass (Working) Mother podcast and a mom of two cute but psycho kids.