The Contentment Creator

Parenting while building a business? 😩 You're not alone. In this episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, we’re naming the truth about parenting burnout, the nourishing and depleting parts of motherhood, and how CEO self-care starts with honesty. 💡

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If you're a creative entrepreneur navigating parenthood, this is your permission slip to feel it all — the exhaustion, the joy, the stretch, the softness. We’re talking nervous system care, emotional depletion, parenting truth, and what it really means to refuel as a mom CEO.

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Motherhood can feel like a total identity shift—but what if you’re not actually lost? In today’s episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, we explore what hasn’t changed in you since becoming a parent.

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Join certified life coach and creator Ellen Broen as she shares a raw, honest reflection on motherhood, identity, creative purpose, and personal choice. Discover how reclaiming your inner self is an act of radical self-leadership.

👂 Listen in to remember: you’re not gone—you’re becoming.

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When your support system fails, it hurts—especially in motherhood. In this raw and real episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, host Ellen Broen explores the emotional aftermath of being mom-shamed online—and how she transmuted that pain into purpose. 🎙️

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✨ If you've ever felt isolated, judged, or misunderstood in motherhood, this episode is for you. We talk about mom shame, creative motherhood, emotional resilience, and how to find real...

Parenting isn't just a role—it's a creative, emotional, and deeply human process. In this episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, certified life coach Ellen Broen explores the raw truth of parenting, perfectionism, and the permission to embrace emotional and physical mess.

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👶 Whether you're a recovering perfectionist, a sensitive parent, or a creative entrepreneur learning how to hold space for big feelings, this episode offers healing insights and practical tools.

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Parenting through the lens of legacy reveals what we inherit from our mothers and grandmothers—patterns, pain, and powerful presence. In this deeply personal episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broen explores the intergenerational connection between motherhood, womanhood, and healing, uncovering the threads passed down from her grandmother to her daughters.

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This episode weaves together emotional healing, ancestral parenting patterns, conscious motherhood, and the biological and spiritual legacy of womanhood.

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In this episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, host Ellen Broen dives deep into the emotional labor of marriage, exploring how long-term love evolves when we stop trying to fix, perform, or function alone. 💛

🔍 You'll learn how to redefine emotional needs in marriage, move from hyper-independence to true intimacy, and discover what shared care in partnership really looks like. Whether you're in a season of co-parenting, burnout, or personal growth, this episode offers real talk on relationship communication, emotional self-awareness, and mutual stewardship in love.

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Marriage growth, relationship evolution, and identity transformation — this episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast explores what happens when you're no longer the person you were on your wedding day… and neither is your partner. 💍

In this powerful, honest conversation, host Ellen Broen shares how long-term marriage is not about sameness, but about honoring personal growth, emotional healing, and nervous system safety inside a relationship.

You'll learn how marriage and identity evolve, what it means to be witnessed in your becoming, and how to create safety while both partners grow and change. 🌿

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Are you in a relationship where one partner craves connection and the other needs space? 💔 This episode explores what happens when anxious attachment and avoidant attachment meet in marriage—and how healing, growth, and intimacy are still possible.

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As a certified life coach and creative entrepreneur, Ellen Broen shares her personal journey through the anxious-avoidant dance in marriage. Learn how she and her husband moved from constant miscommunication to nervous system healing, shared language, and emotional safety. Whether you lean anxious or avoidant, this episo...

Feeling like you're drowning in your own life? 💭 This episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast is your invitation to exhale. Join host Ellen Broen as she shares a raw, honest reflection on survival mode in marriage, what it means to rediscover yourself in partnership, and how to breathe again—body, mind, and soul.

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🎙️ Whether you're a creative entrepreneur, a burned-out mother, or someone questioning their identity inside a relationship, this is your reminder: you’re allowed to exhale.

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Redefining marriage after divorce trauma is no small feat—especially for creative entrepreneurs who grew up without a healthy blueprint for love. In today’s episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broen shares a raw, personal story about healing from divorce, breaking inherited narratives, and rebuilding a conscious, intentional relationship.

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✨ If you're navigating love with wounds from the past, this conversation is your reminder: you get to create your own version of lasting love—brick by brick, not blueprint by default.

👣 Whether you...

Are you recovering from a toxic job that left you doubting your worth? 💬 This episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast is your go-to guide for rebuilding self-trust after a toxic work experience. Whether you're a creative entrepreneur or navigating a career pivot, this conversation dives deep into nervous system healing, confidence recovery, and redefining your relationship with productivity.

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We explore how toxic work culture erodes your voice, impacts your nervous system, and teaches you to tie your worth to output. Ellen shares four powerful pillars to h...

Struggling to stay disciplined without pressure? Learn how to build consistency without urgency, heal from burnout, and fuel your business with devotion—not deadlines. This episode is a must-listen for creative entrepreneurs ready to trade hustle for harmony and build a sustainable business. 

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If you're a recovering high achiever, perfectionist, or corporate escapee, you're not lazy—you’re detoxing from urgency. Ellen Broin, certified life coach and host of The Contentment Creator Podcast, shares how to rewire your nervous system, reframe discipline as devotion, and create a rh...

Are your business relationships quietly draining your energy? 😞 In this episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, we explore the powerful and often painful process of letting go of business relationships that no longer align with your vision.

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This isn’t about conflict or cancellation—this is about entrepreneurial growth, burnout recovery, and the sacred act of untethering with grace. 🌱 If you’re feeling misaligned, drained, or like you're performing instead of co-creating, this episode is for you.

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Feeling stuck even after hitting your business goals? 😩 You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. This episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast dives deep into burnout recovery, entrepreneurial evolution, and how to redesign your dream business when your old goals no longer fit.

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In this soulful, strategy-meets-healing conversation, Ellen Broin shares the 3 powerful steps to help you reimagine success, align your business with who you are now, and create from desire not duty. If you’ve ever asked, “Is this it?” after achieving success, this ep...

Are you building your dream business—but still feel like you're performing for someone else's approval? In this powerful episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, certified life coach Ellen Broin dives deep into the hidden patterns that keep creative entrepreneurs stuck in burnout and self-doubt.

💡 This episode is your reminder: Your business isn't a proving ground. It's a sanctuary.

🎯 Whether you're recovering from hustle culture, people-pleasing, or perfectionism, Ellen shows you how to detox your business from proving energy and rebuild it with self-trust, sustainable productivity, and aligned values.

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Nervous system healing is the path home to yourself—and it starts with a single breath. In this powerful episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broin redefines self-care as self-return, inviting creative entrepreneurs to leave behind survival mode, heal the nervous system, and reconnect with the body. If you’ve been overriding exhaustion, clenching your jaw since 2019, or constantly hustling—this episode is for you.

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💫 We explore why nervous system regulation is key to self-actualization, how survival mode disconnects us from intuition, a...

Are your routines rooted in survival or self-connection? In this episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, certified life coach Ellen Broin helps creative entrepreneurs detox from performative habits and rebuild nourishing rhythms aligned with their true energy.

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💫 If you're craving burnout recovery, healing from hustle culture, and learning how to embrace consistency that actually supports your creativity, this is for you.

💥 Stop measuring your worth by how much you do. Start designing rhythms that support who you're becoming..

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Letting go without making anyone the villain is one of the most emotionally intelligent things a creative entrepreneur can do. In today's episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, host Ellen Broin guides you through an emotional detox—how to let go of relationships that no longer serve your nervous system, your boundaries, or your evolution. 🌱

Whether you're grieving an old friendship, navigating a quiet ending, or sensing that something no longer feels like home—this episode offers emotional detox tips, clarity on grieving relationships, and powerful tools to release without resentment. No drama, no villainizing—just truth, love, and...

Clear your creative blocks and reignite your voice today! In this episode of The Contentment Creator Podcast, host Ellen Broen walks you through how to reconnect to your creativity, release emotional buildup, and detox your mind, heart, and spirit for creative flow. 🎨💭✨

If you’ve ever sat in front of a blank screen or canvas wondering why the ideas won’t come—this is for you. Ellen breaks down the difference between resistance and emotional residue, and offers 5 powerful practices to clear the creative channel and create from a place of presence, not pressure. 💡

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Are you ready to detox from self-doubt and reclaim the truth of who you are? 💫 In this episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, certified life coach and creative entrepreneur Ellen Broen guides you through a transformative confidence reset rooted in mindfulness, self-trust, and personal power.

We explore how outside influences—from bosses to systems—plant limiting beliefs that echo like your own voice. But here's the truth: that voice isn’t yours.

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Detox from outside influences and...

Feeling stretched thin? Craving peace in the chaos? This episode is your real-time relief. 💛

In one of the most loved and replayed episodes of the Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broin offers practical, no-prep self-care tools that fit into your actual life—not some ideal version of it. If you’re a creative entrepreneur and parent who gives everything to everyone and finds yourself running on fumes, this one’s for you.

✨ We’re talking micro-moment self-care—simple resets that take 5 minutes or less and require zero planning. Whether it’s while the coffee brews or b...

Parenting doesn’t just stretch your time—it stretches your soul. In this vulnerable and powerful episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broin explores the emotional weight many creative parents carry: guilt, shame, and the silent question, “Am I failing at this?”

Whether you're juggling a business and bedtime routines, or simply trying to make it through a day without snapping, this episode is for you. 💬💛

We dive deep into the emotional labor of parenting, the real difference between guilt and shame, and how to move through both with grace and intention. If...

Consistency in parenting is one of the most powerful tools for building trust, safety, and connection with your child—but it’s also one of the hardest to sustain. In this heartfelt episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broin shares real talk, grace-filled strategies, and honest reflections on staying consistent as a parent—especially when you’re juggling big dreams, big responsibilities, and big emotions. ❤️

From setting boundaries with intention to navigating different parenting styles with your partner, this episode is a must-listen for creative entrepreneurs, conscious parents, and cycle breakers who are ready to parent with more in...

Can you break generational cycles without breaking your family bonds? In this heartfelt episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broin explores what it really means to parent with intention, heal old wounds, and honor your lineage—all at once. 💬💔✨

Whether you're shifting away from punitive parenting, prioritizing emotional connection, or choosing to see your children as whole humans, this journey of conscious parenting is not easy—but it’s transformational. And most of all, you are not alone.

This best-of series revisits one of our most personal and beloved episodes—one that has sparked...

The stories we tell about our kids shape who they become. In this powerful episode, we explore how our daily language—spoken with love, frustration, or habit—can either expand or limit a child’s identity. If you're a conscious parent, creative entrepreneur, or cycle breaker looking to raise emotionally intelligent, confident kids, this one is for you. 💡

Learn how to reframe your words, drop limiting labels, and speak life into your children’s future. These parenting stories aren’t just passing thoughts—they’re identity builders.

We’re revisiting this best-of episode because of how deeply it reson...

When you're both dysregulated in a creative relationship, things can spiral fast. In this episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, we're talking nervous system care for creative couples under stress. Whether you're navigating parenting, business, or daily life together, these tools help you reconnect and co-regulate with more grace and presence.

💡 In creative partnerships, dysregulation isn’t rare—it’s expected. Your nervous system care, co-regulation tools, and emotional intelligence practices are what make the difference between spiraling out or syncing back in.

Learn how nervous system care, relationship regulation, and co-regulation tools can transform your conn...

Overthinking in relationships can destroy connection—especially for creatives and sensitive souls. In this episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, we explore how generous assumptions can rebuild trust and transform your relationship. Learn how creative entrepreneurs can use this powerful practice to stop spinning stories and stay grounded in love.

If you're navigating a busy season, building a business, or simply feeling misunderstood, this episode is for you. Discover how to pause the mental noise, assume the best in your partner, and reconnect with empathy.

✅ Learn how to stop overthinking in relationships

✅ Understand how ge...

Feeling distant in your relationship even though you're talking about everything? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In this episode, we explore how to rebuild intimacy without overprocessing. 💞

This episode is packed with strategies for emotional intimacy, nervous system regulation, and non-verbal connection. Learn how to feel close again through silent rituals, attuned presence, and somatic practices that speak louder than words. ✨

If you're in a season of disconnect or tired of talking it to death, this conversation is for you. Whether you're a creative entrepreneur, highly sensitive person, or navigating marriage in a busy s...

Two creative brains. One relationship. Big dreams, big feelings, and yes—big misunderstandings. If you're in a creative relationship or partnered with a sensitive, emotionally attuned person, this episode is for you. We're diving into what happens when two creative, sensitive, neurodivergent people try to love and live together.

Discover relationship tools that actually work, learn how to navigate big emotions, and explore the sacred art of emotional attunement in partnership.

💡 Whether you're dealing with relationship conflict, creative clashing, or just craving deeper emotional intimacy, this episode gives you the language and tools to stay conne...

Feeling disconnected in your relationship—even when nothing’s “wrong”? 💔 You’re not alone. In this episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, Ellen Broen explores what really happens when love grows quiet—and how to rebuild emotional intimacy through small, intentional moments.

This is your gentle reminder that quiet seasons in marriage are normal, but they don’t have to stay disconnected. 💬 Whether you're navigating parenting, entrepreneurship, or just the weight of everyday life, this episode walks you through practical ways to reconnect in your relationship with presence, not pressure.

You’ll learn how to shift from routine to...

Creative entrepreneurs often hit an edge in their business growth—a moment where expansion starts to feel like exhaustion. In this episode, Ellen Broen dives into how to resource yourself at the edge by supporting your nervous system, protecting your energy, and sustaining your creativity. If you're scaling your business, navigating creative burnout, or trying to balance emotional self-care with your next big leap—this is for you.

We explore:

How CEO self-care changes at each new level of growth

Why emotional self-care, creative energy, and nervous system regulation are essential when scaling

If consistency feels more like pressure than power, this episode is for you. 

😮‍💨 We’re unpacking how to scale your business while honoring your nervous system, building structure for who you are now—not who you used to be. Discover how creative entrepreneurs are redefining consistency, embracing capacity tracking, and scaling with presence over performance.

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In this episode, we explore how to:

Redefine consistency to match your current nervous system capacity

Build structure that flexes with sea...

Scaling your business without support leads to burnout—here’s how to shift. Learn how to handle the emotional labor of leadership, ask for the right support, and build sustainable success. If you're a creative entrepreneur scaling your business, this episode will help you lead with ease, not exhaustion.

We’ll unpack:

The emotional labor of leadership 💼

How to scale with support that actually helps 📈

The self-trust required to receive help 💖

This episode is perfect for content creators, sensitive leaders, and heart-centered entrepreneurs ready to grow with grace.

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Scaling your business before you're ready takes courage. This episode explores the vulnerability of visibility, the emotional toll of launching new offers, and the mindset shifts creative entrepreneurs need to grow with authenticity. 💡

Whether you're a coach, creative, or heart-led business owner, you’ve likely felt the vulnerability of visibility. You hit publish with shaky hands, wondering if you’re “ready.” But here’s the truth: scaling your offer before you're ready is the path to authentic business growth. 🌱

📌 In this episode, Ellen shares what scaling really feels like—not polished and perfect, but raw, tender, and transform...

Why does growth feel like regression? If you're scaling your business, stepping into a new creative identity, or expanding your visibility—this episode is for you.

🌱 This powerful episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast explores why expansion can feel awkward, tender, and unfamiliar—and why that’s not a sign you’re failing. It's a sign you’re evolving.

We dive deep into business growth, identity transformation, and creative expansion while debunking the myth that progress always feels good. You'll learn how to normalize the wobble, stay rooted in your truth, and keep showing...

Postpartum body image, postpartum self-care, and bounce back culture—let’s talk about it. 🤍 In this episode, we reject the toxic myth of “bouncing back” and reimagine healing as sacred. Your postpartum body is not a problem—it’s a wise, evolving collaborator. ✨

We explore how postpartum self-care can feel nourishing instead of punishing, how to honor your postpartum body 💪, and how creative entrepreneurs can root self-care in presence, not performance.

💡 This is your permission slip to release bounce back culture, embrace softness over structure, and mother yourself too.

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Redefining productivity in postpartum and pregnancy starts with one powerful truth: some days, the nap is the win. If you’ve ever felt behind, inconsistent, or overwhelmed as a creative entrepreneur and parent—this episode is for you. 💛

We explore how redefining productivity, nurturing micro routines, and practicing energy stewardship can create sustainable consistency. You'll discover that honoring your nervous system, not your to-do list, is the new gold standard for success.

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Postpartum recovery doesn't end when the baby sleeps through the night or when you return to work. For creative entrepreneurs, especially mothers navigating postpartum, healing takes time. This episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast dives deep into the invisible weight women carry after birth, long after support fades.

If you're a creative mom, entrepreneur in postpartum, or someone still healing in silence, you're not alone. We explore how to redefine support in postpartum, ask for what you need, and understand that postpartum recovery is not a six-week sprint—it's a sacred, ongoing journey.

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Creative moms, this one's for you. 💡 In today’s episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast, we explore how to stay creative while parenting and pregnant. If you’ve ever felt stuck between your mom vision and mom guilt, this is your gentle reminder: your creativity is not on pause—it’s evolving. 💫

We talk about micro-creativity, managing divided attention, releasing mom guilt, and staying connected to your creative identity while navigating pregnancy and parenting.

👶 Whether you’re writing poems while stirring oatmeal or voice memo-ing podcast ideas in the middle of nap time, this episode honors the sacred i...

Parenting while pregnant is more than managing time—it's managing multiple nervous systems. 🤰🧠 This episode of the Contentment Creator Podcast dives deep into how pregnancy impacts your nervous system, parenting rhythm, and emotional regulation. If you're a creative entrepreneur, pregnant parent, or highly sensitive person, you'll gain real tools and gentle guidance to navigate this sacred season with compassion and clarity. 💛

✨ We explore how to:

Regulate your nervous system while staying present with your child

Replace shame with grace and presence

Build sensory buffers and reset cues into daily life

Communicate...