{"podcast":{"title":"The Contentment Creator","slug":"the-contentment-creator-7141664","podcast_index_feed_id":7141664,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-contentment-creator/","website_url":"https://the-contentment-creator.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/14f7eee7-e94d-4057-a1ee-db672a460f46/afuTZNHM3P213drmgzlyIB-p.png","author":"Ellen Broen","episode_count":353,"summary":"Welcome to The Contentment Creator Podcast – the ultimate podcast for conscious creators, mindful parents, and visionary entrepreneurs who are ready to embrace courage, clarity, and contentment in every facet of life. I’m your host, Ellen Broen – a certified life coach, professional singer, mom, and unapologetic fan of clever wordplay, cozy books, and adorable dogs. This podcast is your daily dose of inspiration to help you: ✨ Find clarity in your life vision and decisions. ✨ Ignite creativity and unlock your entrepreneurial potential. ✨ Cultivate contentment and balance in your personal and professional journey. ✨ Build thriving communities that feel like home. Each short, impactful episode dives into topics like: ✔️ How to be content with yourself and your life. ✔️ Creating consistency and flow in your business. ✔️ Living consciously while pursuing your passions. ✔️ Building self-care practices that sustain your life and career. Drawing insights from thought leaders like Dr. Shefali, Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Rick Rubin, we’ll answer questions like: ✨ What does it mean to be creative in everyday moments? ✨ How do you live a conscious life and lead with intention? ✨ How…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:17:52.499349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contentment-creator-7141664"},"episode":{"title":"How to Stay Motivated When Everything Falls Apart | Self Care, Clarity & Conscious Living","slug":"how-to-stay-motivated-when-everything-falls-apart-self-care-clarity-conscious-living","published_at":"2026-06-29T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contentment-creator-7141664/how-to-stay-motivated-when-everything-falls-apart-self-care-clarity-conscious-living","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contentment-creator-7141664","url":"https://the-contentment-creator.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ba8b97a5-ec00-459d-977c-cdda1e968dcd.mp3","summary":"Self care, clarity of mind, being content, conscious living, and how to stay motivated — these five things saved me during 7 weeks of hitting wall after wall. In this week's episodes of The Contentment Creator, I'm sharing the full story of my seven-week childcare search. 136 applications, 33 interviews, ghostings, insults, and one 3am breakthrough and the real lessons it revealed about pivoting without giving up on your vision. This week covers four connected episodes: 🔹 The Key to Being Unstoppable My personal story of persistence. Being content with your vision while staying unattached to the exact path — that's what kept me going. After 7 weeks of walls, one piece of advice gave me the clarity of mind I needed: put the problem down for 24–48 hours. What happened next changed everything. 🔹 Essential Advice for Successful Pivoting The practical framework I use with my coaching clients: clarify and expand the vision, know how to stay motivated when you feel like giving up, and never change what's working. Pivot what's not. I share how I went from 136 wrong applicants to finding our dream hire in 48 hours. 🔹 How to Find a Family Assistant as an Entrepreneur Parent The exact ad — word for word — that I posted on Indeed.com. If you're an entrepreneur who works from home and needs more than a traditional nanny role, this is your episode. Conscious living as a parent and business owner means reimagining what support looks like for your real life. 🔹 The Self-Care Required to Pivot CEO self care is how we protect our capacity to lead. When we're depleted, every pivot feels like a threat. When we're resourced through intentional self care, pivoting feels like possibility. 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