Today on Productive Joy, Dr. Christie welcomes author, keynote speaker, and coach Jen Coken, who shares her playful philosophy of doing what’s fun and her background in political campaign management and grassroots organizing before shifting into Coaching. She discusses her mother’s influence, writing a memoir about ovarian Cancer, and why she ultimately focused on coaching women leaders after realizing reliving the illness wasn’t sustainable and she needed income.
Jen and Dr. Christie discuss Jen’s book, ‘Make Impostor Syndrome Your Superpower’ and reframes impostor syndrome as an adaptive strength, urging listeners to question self-doubt with “Is it true?” and to move from “what, so what, now what.” She emphasizes helping clients return to their core selves by shedding limiting expectations.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
00:47 Pillow Fight Sumo Plans
03:01 Career Shift to Coaching
09:36 Impostor Syndrome Superpower
11:36 What So What Now What
18:40 Mom’s Senior Idol
19:21 Defining Productive Joy
20:46 Choosing Joy Daily
22:01 Moment to Moment Tools
23:28 Rebel Against Negativity
25:05 9/11 and Being Heard
27:52 Returning to Yourself
30:08 Rapid Fire Fun
31:06 Authenticity and Boundaries
33:55 Time Out Reset
