On Her Terms with Nikki Elledge Brown

🌎 defining your role in hard times [OHT 093]

This is a special episode for you (and for me) to revisit anytime big, scary things are happening in the news or in our neighborhoods.

We want to help. We want to respond. But sometimes we feel overwhelmed, guilty, unsure, frozen, or just tapped the F out.

Here’s the thing: every one of us has a natural response style.

The key is naming it, owning it, and practicing it in ways that feel steady, sustainable, and meaningful. #onherterms style.

That’s what this mini audio field guide can help you do.

What’s covered in this episode:

  • How events can be not just devastating, but catalytic

  • Why your response doesn’t have to be “all or nothing” to matter

  • How to ditch disaster-response perfectionism and find your natural response style

  • Two key lenses for response: when you show up + how you show up

  • What to do if you’d like help creating your personal response plan

In short: this is about finding your natural response style — the one that lets you show up without burning out or checking out. An inner scaffolding that helps you feel steady and generous even when life throws curveballs.

I hope it helps you find a way to respond that feels doable, meaningful, and yours.

This is certainly an interesting time to be alive with internet access, and I appreciate you doing your part from your corner of the world.

Sending lots of love and aloha from here. Talk soon. đź’ž

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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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