Ambition Without Compromise
Ambition Without Compromise is the space where powerhouse women of color — with a special heart for Black mothers and future mothers — come to redefine success on their own terms.
Hosted by Monique R. Shields, executive coach, entrepreneur, and mentor to women at the highest levels of leadership, this podcast dives into the real challenges women face when juggling bold professional pursuits with the responsibilities of being present partners, mothers, and whole, healthy individuals.
Through honest conversations and powerful stories, you’ll gain insights on:
- Balancing ambition and freedom without burnout
- Crafting sustainable work-life integration
- Protecting your mental and emotional well-being
- Building intentional communities and seeking mentorship for growth
Whether you're scaling your business, stepping into a higher leadership role, or simply seeking clarity about what success means now, this show offers the tools and stories to help you thrive without compromise.
Follow Monique wherever you listen to podcasts and step into a world where ambition and joy can coexist.
Ambition Without Compromise
63 | Healing the Hustle: Finding Freedom in Feminine Wisdom with Dené Logan
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Tune in as Dené Logan joins Monique to explore the dynamics of feminine and masculine energy and how they impact our relationships and personal growth. They explore how these dynamics shape our identities, relationships, and ambitions in a world that often demands we suppress our true selves.
As high-achieving women, we often find ourselves caught between the demands of our professional lives and the yearning for personal fulfillment. Monique and Dené tackle the realities of motherhood, the pressure to conform to societal expectations, and the challenges of maintaining intimacy in relationships. They discuss the significance of vulnerability and the power of asking for help, emphasizing that true strength lies in embracing our feminine essence.
Don’t miss out on this enlightening conversation that encourages us all to reclaim our joy, creativity, and connection to one another.
GUEST INFO
Dené Logan Marriage and Family Therapist, a group facilitator, and an author of Sovereign Love: A Guide to Healing Relationships by Reclaiming the Masculine and Feminine Within | Website | Instagram
GEMS DROPPED
“All the things like wounded, masculine energetic quality, afraid of fear…all of those are human qualities. They're not necessarily bad, but when they become the paradigm from where we are operating from as a baseline, which I would say our culture really does value things that are sort of wounded masculine qualities or ways of being, then they become distortions. They really are us operating with our wounds versus in that conscious space of ’how do I want to respond based on what is coming up for me’ and ’what is the truth of how I want to show up in this moment?’ ” - Dené Logan
“As grateful as we all are for the modern feminist movement, I think there's a way that what we were really taught to embrace was a lot of wounded masculine energy. That, we can do everything that men can do. We can show up and work like men and make ourselves sick. Productivity at all costs. All these things that if we really think about them aren't necessarily healthy qualities for anyone. But in order for us to sort of be competitive in the workplace and feel like we have a seat at the table, so many of us were conditioned to reject what would be some of our healthy feminine characteristics like trust in life, and receptivity , and our willingness to be vulnerable. So for a lot of us, those things can be really hard for us to recalibrate into stepping into or accepting within ourselves.” - Dené Logan
“So many things in our society are just a reaction to this fear of the feminine essence. The feminine spirit and so much of what we're experiencing day to day is rooted in that fear. We're just so terrified of it.” - Monique R. Shields
“Wounded masculinity is basically a kind of a fear based state, it cuts you off from creativity and that's what the healthy feminine is all about- creativity and being in your creative mode.” - Monique R. Shields
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