Kathy Sullivan
Cleveland, OH
Organizational Development Consultant, Executive Coach and Author of Moms Eat First: 5 Principles to Prioritize Yourself and Create the Change You Crave
BOOK COVER
BOOK DETAILS
Pub Date: May 12, 2024
Genre: Self-help
Publisher: Performance Publishing
Page Count: 171
Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook
ABOUT THE BOOK
When was the last time you put yourself first – and not just for an hour or two, but truly prioritized yourself and what is important to you? Your response to that question probably evoked a bit of discomfort; maybe even guilt.
Moms often put the needs of others above their own, “serving” everyone else around them. Yet when done too often over time, constantly serving the needs of others can result in high levels of stress, burnout, and resentment.
Must moms choose between being a “good mom” and achieving the goals they want for themselves? How do you cut through all the chaos, identify what is important, and learn to let go of things that aren’t serving you well?
In Moms Eat First: 5 Principles to Prioritize Yourself and Create the Change You Crave, Kathy explores five key principles to create and sustain change and shares potential solutions to overcoming barriers. Are you ready to elevate yourself?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kathy Sullivan is the owner of Talent Principles, an executive coaching and organizational development consultancy. She is a board-certified coach, change agent, author, and keynote speaker. Kathy helps clients facilitate the change they want to see in their lives. She holds a Master’s in Organizational Management, an Executive Coaching Certificate from Case Western Reserve University, and is a Prosci® Certified Change Management Practitioner.
A single mom to two children and a Great Dane, Kathy resides outside of Cleveland, Ohio. Her purpose in life is supporting the development of others and helping advance women in the workplace – particularly working moms as they encounter unique challenges. In Moms Eat First: 5 Principles to Prioritize Yourself and Create the Change You Crave, Kathy shares success stories of how to gain clarity of what is important and provides tools to help you align your focus and achieve what you want.
TALKING POINTS
- The 5 principles that moms can use as a framework to prioritize themselves and create the change they want
- How moms could think of themselves as Chief Life Officers
- What contributes to moms feeling ‘Momgry’ and how to address it
- How moms can navigate decisions related to integrating career, family, and self-care
- Common causes of burnout among working mothers and practical solutions to manage it
- Controversy: The societal pressure on women to prioritize caregiving over self-care (and the societal gender expectations of moms carrying the “load”)
- Strategies for mothers to establish boundaries and prioritize their own needs and aligning them with what is important to them
- The myth of the perfect working mother and why moms should embrace imperfection, prioritize self-care, and cultivate resilience in the face of societal pressures
- How to give yourself permission to reset your priorities to create the life you change you want
TIMELY TIE-INS
- Stress Awareness Month- April
- Mother’s Day, National Mental Health Provider Day – May 12 (pub day)
- Women’s Health Month (Women’s Health Week begins May 12) – May
- Mental Health Awareness Month- May
- National Parents’ Day – July 28
- Paperback Book Day – July 30
- Single Working Women’s Day – August 4
- Back to school- August
- Self Care Month, Self Improvement Month- September
- Working Parents Day – September 16
- National Singles Day – September 21
- Singles Day – November 11
- National Family Caregivers Month- November
PRAISE
“As a working mom and self-proclaimed people pleaser, Kathy’s coaching has given me the time and space to reflect on my current and desired future path. I realized that the expectations I had held for myself were unrealistic and not aligned with my long-term goals. With her encouragement, I could set boundaries with my time and refocus on the people and goals that were truly important to me. Kathy’s keen and kind observations empowered me to let go of behaviors that no longer served me.”
–Consulting Director, Professional Services Company and Working Mom
“Working with Kathy as my leadership development coach helped me take a realistic view of all that I am and all that I do. For the first time in a long time, I was able to see myself not just through the lens of my obligations, but as an individual, with my own needs and wants, my own dreams and goals. Getting back to basics – defining and affirming my personal values, remembering my aspirations from way back when, and finding inner strength and power – led me to a clear vision of the life I want. Kathy has been a true partner on my journey to self-rediscovery and to the life I want and deserve.”
–Vice President, Financial Services Company and Working Mom
“As I reflect on our time together, I realized that prior to our engagement, I was going through motions, prioritizing others’ needs before mine and not recognizing that to be fulfilled as a person, I needed more from myself and to do that I needed to focus on myself and what I wanted out of my career and frankly out of life. My professional journey was so rooted in what I needed to do for others, that it felt unnatural to shift focus to what I needed to do for myself…. Now, I am focusing on the things that matter most to me, my family, and my personal life, without compromising. I am allowing others to step up and step into situations that previously I thought I could only handle at work and making room for their growth both personally and professionally. The most important learning from our sessions was focused on me, the person, not what I do but what I want to do.”
–Vice President, Global Technology Company and Working Mom
BOOK DETAILS
Pub Date: May 17, 2022
Genre: Memoir / Christian Inspirational
Publisher: She Writes Press
Page Count: 304
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1647429003
Price: $15.99
