136. Healing the Hustle (You Don’t Have to Keep Up), with Jessica Butts

We’re getting raw and honest about what’s happening at large for women.  Jessica Butts is a psychotherapist and Myers‒Briggs expert, a three-time author, and a corporate trainer. Her mission is to help us all “heal the hustle.” You know I talk all the time about the idea of how women “aren’t really supposed to handle money” and that undercurrent in our society. The idea that we women can make our “cute little money” with our “cute little businesses,” but when it comes to the “real money,” that’s for the men. Well, we unpack all that energy and the business trauma women face in today’s episode. I know. Get ready, we’re going deep. Jessica shares her story of transformation after years of suppressing who she was and running headlong into the hustle. She remembers it like an addiction. Then COVID hit. Her next move? Selling everything she owned to do the work of figuring out what was important.   Jessica talks about how the hustle hooks into women viciously because we are taught to feel good about ourselves based on how much we produce—and we don’t even get paid properly for it.  She says her work isn’t about ambition but about balancing the being and the doing. It’s about doing the internal work to maintain who we naturally are amid the chaos thrown at us. Stop trying to change your environment or the people around you. You can only change yourself. We get candid (we swear a bit) about the toxicity of comparison and the trap of pretending you’re perfect.  Beautiful people, you hear me say all the time that no matter what work you choose, you do not get to lift yourself up out of your humanity—and if you want a better understanding of what that means, pop in those headphones. Game on! If you’d like to follow Jessica on all the socials … here’s where you can find her: Website: www.jessicabutts.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healingthehustle Other Game On Girlfriend podcast episodes you might want to check out: How Values Make You Money: https://sarahwalton.com/jennifer-kem/ How do I Find Work-Life Balance? : https://sarahwalton.com/find-work-life-balance/ I Should Work for Free Because I Help People. (WTF?) : https://youtu.be/BX0iiR9kIaU You can check out our podcast interviews on YouTube, too! http://bit.ly/YouTubeSWalton  Find out more about your host by visiting www.sarahwalton.com 

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Why are some people more successful faster? Do women really support each other? How big does my online presence need to be? What do I do first to make money in my business? Can I really make money starting my own business? How important is social media? Am I going to have to work 24/7 to make a real living? Welcome to the Game on Girl friend podcast where we answer all of these questions through behind-the-scenes podcasts, interviews with successful business owners like you and direct coaching from veteran entrepreneur, Sarah Walton. We’ll share industry insider tips on influence, productivity, confidence and always * always * motivation. There’s nothing worse than feeling like you could’ve acted on your dreams, but you didn’t. Sarah believes you were given your dreams, ideas and wishes for a reason. You’ll come to consider this podcast a gentle nudge to remind you that you matter, your work matters and your dreams deserve a chance. But the best part? We’ll actually talk about how to make that happen. This isn’t your practice life. The game is on and you’ve got one shot and making it your best. Game on, Girlfriend…game on.