11. Finding play and pleasure as a business owner (and is ‘coach’ a dirty word?) with Lindsay Hyatt

Jul 30

Episode summary:

Lindsay is a freelance coach who helps women explore life outside of a 9-5. After surviving lockdown with a newborn and a toddler, Lindsay learned an important lesson: self care and wellness are essential to creating a sustainable business. Find out about her daily quest for pleasure and softness (and how she works it around getting sh!t done).

Here’s what went down:

Is ‘coach’ a dirty word? We talk industry regulation and how to demonstrate qualifications in the wild west

Practices based on pleasure, gentleness, and giving yourself grace
Lindsay is a recovering perfectionist—now she’s exploring the idea of finding pleasure in each day
Linds had a baby at the beginning of lockdown and it was traumatic
At the same time, Liv gave birth to a framework for finding purpose when there’s a lack of external pressure
Learn Liv’s categories—which Lindsay now calls ‘the four pillars of life’ (Liv will be taking applications for cult members starting…NOW)
Are the things on your to-do list going to bring you fulfilment? Or are they just tasks?
How finding softness helps you identify what really matters
Expensive loungewear is not inevitable—but the ups and downs of business ownership are
How ‘just’ can get in the way of accepting (and celebrating) your business in the ‘messy middle’