🌎 defining your role in hard times [OHT 093]
When big, scary events unfold—natural disasters, community crises, or heartbreaking news—it can feel overwhelming to know how to help.
Guilt, paralysis, or pressure often creep in.
This special edition episode offers a grounded perspective and practical framework to help you find your authentic, sustainable way to respond when the world calls for it.
Inspired by the Texas Hill Country floods of July 2025, and recorded in Hawaii during a creative retreat, this message carries both clarity and calm.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why we often feel frozen or guilty when crises strike
A simple framework for clarifying your authentic response
How to avoid perfectionism and “all-or-nothing” thinking in helping
Ways to contribute meaningfully without burning out
How crises can also catalyze clarity, connection, and community
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Hi! đź‘‹ I'm Nikki.
...Elledge Brown.
Creator of the On Her Terms® universe.
Pro word nerd and mom of three.
I'm a creative advisor, coach, and strategist for entrepreneurial women who love their work, their families, and their alone time.
I'm also a military spouse and former park ranger and college professor with a penchant for almost excessive verbal processing. (You've prob picked up on that by now.)
After over a decade in business and momming, moving from my fave Hawaiian island to my fave Texas town, reckoning with and recovering from my own brand of #onherterms burnout, I've been deep in introspection + experimentation over here:
Got it. Not a dress rehearsal. What do I really want my life to look like? What do I want it to feel like? In each area of life, what are my terms for this season? When I get really honest and ditch the should dos and the have tos…what's left? What’s true? NOW WHAT?
This podcast is a space to track that journey, to share my field notes, to anchor in the stories and lessons my clients and I are learning along the way.
Join me here to refresh your OWN definitions of what matters most to you. Motherhood, ambition, fulfillment, creativity, relationships, inspiration, REST, success, community, and about a squillion other words and concepts that deserve thoughtful consideration.
Can't wait to hear your take.
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