They say that the journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step, but they always neglect to tell you how many twists and turns will happen along the way. In today’s episode of the FOM Coaching™ Podcast, we are absolutely elated and excited t

How To Find Your Perfect Match With Polina Solda

Mar 29th, 2023 24m 53s

It seems like everywhere you look, there is a couple in love. Whether you are at a theme park, a party or even the mall, love is everywhere. But how do you find that perfect match for yourself? Today on a brand new season of The Frame of Mind C

Working From Home: More or Less Productive? – With Ann Gomez

Feb 1st, 2023 24m 59s

Since the pandemic, we’ve heard the same argument over and over again. Which one is better: working from home or going into the office? On today’s episode of The Frame of Mind Coaching™ Podcast, we have a special guest to discuss exactly that.

It’s Not Goodbye, It’s See You Later

Jan 25th, 2023 24m 59s

This episode is a little bit of a sad one because it will be Ferne’s last episode as my co-host. My little girl (who’s not so little) is growing up. She’ll need this time to focus on her PhD and head to the tropics for fieldwork. In this last e

How To Tell Your Partner They’ve Gained Weight

Jan 18th, 2023 14m 9s

How do we tell someone that is important to us something that might hurt their feelings? How do we break the news to them without making them feel terrible? Should we tell them at all? Of course, it depends on what we are trying to tell them, b

Group Productivity: How To Inspire Your Team

Jan 11th, 2023 24m 10s

How do you lead a team that has no official leader? How do you please everyone while maintaining a cohesive vision? Do you become the self-appointed leader? If so, how do you earn everyone’s respect? How do you make your ideas infectious? Navig

I Don’t Fit In Culturally At Work

Jan 4th, 2023 12m 13s

At work, everyone is part of the same culture. They all celebrate Christmas and Easter and don’t realize that some people celebrate other things. I feel like I don’t fit in. Every time I do something different or mention a different holiday, th

Dealing With Exhaustion

Dec 13th, 2022 17m 38s

We all know that feeling when life piles up and the lack of sleep starts to hit us like a ton of bricks. But exhaustion is more than just the lack of sleep. Exhaustion is emotionally charged; it’s the feeling that you don’t have time to sleep b

How To Be More Decisive

Dec 7th, 2022 22m 49s

To be or not to be? To go or not to go? To buy or not to buy? Big or small, we make decisions on a daily basis, so why do some decisions feel so much harder to make? Of course, there are the morally ambiguous, socially precarious, dramatic and

The Constant Need For Validation

Nov 30th, 2022 15m 8s

Do you ever feel like it’s never enough? Achieving goal after goal, all you want is more. You want people to recognize you; you want people to realize how damn hard you’re working. You want to be at the top, but once you get there, there is alw

Practical Networking Tips

Nov 23rd, 2022 22m 19s

This week’s episode of the Frame of Mind Coaching™ Podcast is all about practical tips for networking. We talk about how to prepare, how to impress, and how to make the best out of conferences. We also talk about what to do if networking isn’t

Top 3 Thinking Strategies of Incredible Leaders

Nov 16th, 2022 12m 39s

What makes some people incredible at delegating a group, sparking creativity, and igniting passion in others? What makes an incredible leader? The answer is in the way they think. In this episode of The Frame of Mind Coaching™ Podcast, Ferne an

What Happens When We Don’t Share The Values of Our Clients

Nov 9th, 2022 19m 40s

We cannot see eye to eye with everyone. Sometimes, we disagree with the opinions or thoughts of our clients. But what happens when we fundamentally disagree with their values and beliefs? How do we continue to see them in the best light even wh

What Motivates The People Around Me?: With Denim Slade

Nov 2nd, 2022 43m 10s

This week, we have a series of firsts. It is the first time Ferne and I interview a podcast guest together. And it is the first time we have Dr. Denim Slade, my own personal coach (because I think even coaches need a coach) live on the show. De

My Son Called the Police on His Brother!

Oct 26th, 2022 12m 35s

One ostrich, five kids, a forged signature, and the police; what more could you want from a story? Tune in to this week’s episode of the Frame of Mind Coaching™ Podcast to hear the story of one of the FAKs (Friedman, Ades, Kotlyar) Family’s fav

How To Convince My Colleagues I’m Right

Oct 19th, 2022 15m 37s

You won’t always agree with the ideas people on your team put forward, but there’s a difference between an idea you don’t quite like and an idea that is just downright terrible. How do you convince your team that this is an awful idea without s

Taboo Topics: Birth Control - Choosing Between The Lesser of Evils

Oct 12th, 2022 20m 3s

As a society, we are ultimately very lucky to have access to birth control and be able to decide when or if we want to have children. The issue is that, for many women, birth control is less than ideal. Be it a pill or an IUD, these contracepti

I Suck, How To Get Over It

Oct 5th, 2022 17m 37s

You can’t be good at everything, especially not right off the bat. But sometimes, that concept is hard to grasp when you keep trying and trying and you don’t feel as though you’re getting any better. Ferne has been playing tennis for months now

The Yes Man

Sep 28th, 2022 17m 5s

We all know that one person who doesn’t know how to say no. It doesn’t matter what it is, this person will sacrifice themselves time and time again just to make others happy. But just like all other sacrifices, this one comes at a cost. It’s ti

Mother-Daughter Chats

Sep 21st, 2022 20m 18s

This week, Kim and Ferne get real. Kim evenly balances her coaching with her mothering as she gives Ferne advice about her struggles as a new Ph.D. student. Ferne talks about someone who has seemingly set her back by giving her heavy criticism,

The Queen’s Death: How To Cope When Someone You Care About Is Dying

Sep 14th, 2022 19m 28s

As I’m sure we have all recently heard, Queen Elizabeth died. Every media outlet covered it, not hesitating to tell us that many of the royals went to pay their respects right before she passed. I wonder what they said. What does anyone say to

Taboo Topics: When Your Sex Life Is Less Than Ideal

Sep 7th, 2022 16m 7s

This is the first of the official “Taboo Topics” Series. In this episode, Kim and Ferne discuss what to do when your sex life is less than ideal. The bedroom isn’t as exciting as it used to be, things don’t happen as often as you want them to,

Why Can't I Lose Weight?

Aug 31st, 2022 18m 56s

This week, things get personal. Kim expresses dismay at the results from the first month of her ultra-strict eating plan. Kim and Ferne discuss the feeling of disappointment and the struggle of being stuck when you feel as though you have tried

I Tried Helping Them, But Nothing Works

Aug 24th, 2022 12m 43s

We all have that one person in our lives that is chronically unhappy. Whatever you do or say, they always seem to focus on the things in life that are going badly. You care about them a lot, but you don’t know how to help them, and being around

The No Game

Aug 17th, 2022 18m 8s

Have you ever heard of The No Game? The goal of this game is to collect as many no’s as possible by asking people for outrageous things, things that you know they will say no to. The point of this game is to get comfortable hearing others tell