Kate Swoboda (aka Kate Courageous) is a Shameless Mom to her three and a half year old daughter, the Director of the\xa0Courageous Living Coach Certification\xa0and creator of YourCourageousLife.com, where she teaches people how to change old patterns of self-doubt and create courageous habits (and courageous lives) using the neuropsychology of habit-formation. She helps individuals who feel stuck start connecting to their most courageous selves, and she helps companies to create more innovative office cultures where teams at every level feel valued for their contribution to the whole.\nKate was deemed one of the top 50 bloggers in health, fitness, and happiness by Greatist. She has contributed to Entrepreneur, USA Today, Forbes, Lifetime Moms, The Intelligent Optimist, MindBodyGreen, Business Insider, and more.\nKate works with companies, teams, and individuals around the topic of courage as it relates to personal development, releasing overwhelm, business and marketing, money mindset, wellness, increasing emotional resilience, and healthy goal-setting using habit-formation techniques.\nHer first book,\xa0The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life (New Harbinger Publications) has just come out and you\u2019ll definitely want to order it after hearing this interview.\nKate and I dug into a lot of great topics here, but I think I was most delighted by one her response to my final question, \u201cWhat makes you a Shameless Mom?\u201d\xa0Make sure you pay special attention to that!\nListen in to hear Kate share:\n\nHow to get out of fear-based patterns and habits\n\nHow to incorporate courage based habits\n\nHer thoughts around perfectionism, pessimism, martydom, self-sabotage\n\n4 essential behaviors that cultivate courage and emotional resilience\n\nWhy fear thrives in isolation and how to find your community\n\nHow to get around the fear of shining too brightly in your life\n\nLinks Mentioned:\nKate on Facebook\nKate on Instagram\nKate on Twitter\xa0\nKate on Pinterest\nProgram: The Courageous Living Program\nCertification: The Courageous Living Coach Certification\nProgram: The Coaching Blueprint digital marketing program\nBook: The Courage Habit\nFree resources for listeners/viewers:\xa0Your Courageous Life\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nSongfinch: Create a personalized song for a special person or occasion using the Songfinch platform of over 300 professional musicians. To get 10% off your Personalized Song From Scratch, go to Songfinch and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout.\n\n\nEfy Tal: For beautiful jewelry, you will never want to take off, go to Efy Tal and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to save 25% of your entire order.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices