Today, so many people of all ages are dealing with burnout and mental health issues. Children are met with high expectations that are often too much to bear. Adults struggle to stay motivated in careers they are not passionate about. Learning how to find comfort and get through hard times is essential, especially amidst a global pandemic, but so is listening to your internal voice when it tells you it’s time to make a change.

In this episode, we speak with life coach and musician Morgan Beard about her journey through depression, job burnout, and making a transformational move across the country. Morgan shares how helpful therapy has been to her, what lead her to art therapy as a profession, and eventually to becoming a life coach. We also talk about her new therapeutic pop EP titled ‘Ele.mental’.

Discussed in this episode:

• Burnout
• Depression
• Therapy
• Self-expression in the healing process
• Letting kids be kids
• Internalization
• Finding comfort
• Feeling isolated
• Sharing emotions with others
• Making a cross-country move
• Getting quiet to hear your internal voice
• The difference between a therapist and a life coach
• And other topics...

About Morgan Beard:

Morgan Beard is a creative life coach who works with clients both online and in person. She earned her Masters in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2017. After graduation, she worked in a nursing home as an art therapist. The work environment was toxic and depressing, which lead to burnout.

In 2018, she moved from New York City to Los Angeles with a mission to start over. Eventually, she started a life coaching business, where she is thriving and happier than ever. She decided to pursue her first passion, which is music. She is working on releasing a therapeutic pop EP titled ‘Ele.mental’, which is all about her personal transformation as translated through pop music.

Connect with Morgan Beard:

• Website: Morgan Beard - Life Coach
• Music Website: Muunie
• Facebook: Morgan Beard - Life Coach
• Music Facebook: @iammuunie
• Instagram: @iammunnie
• YouTube: Muunie
• LinkedIn: Morgan Beard
• Spotify: Muunie

Connect with the hosts:

• Instagram: @heysmartmommas
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• Email us: scrubcapsandsippycups@gmail.com

Other Resources Mentioned:

• Book: The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

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