Your Loving Kick in the Pants

Marci Barker

Develop personal accountability so that follow through becomes easy and peaceful. Learn the 6 step Accountability Code and allow life and fitness coach Marci Barker be your loving kick in the pants to guaranteeing success in all areas of your life. read less

#28 Healing After Trauma: A Story of Resilience and Forgiveness with Shaylee Sorensen
5d ago
#28 Healing After Trauma: A Story of Resilience and Forgiveness with Shaylee Sorensen
In this podcast episode, I introduce you to Shaylee, who shares her powerful story of witnessing her father murder her mother when she was just 11 years old. Despite the trauma she experienced, Shaylee emphasizes that healing is possible no matter what kind of trauma one has been through. She talks about her journey of healing, including her initial denial and attempts to portray everything as fine, and her turning point when she started talking to her father and realized she needed to face and work through her emotions. Shaylee also reflects on the challenges of her father's trial, where he tried to avoid accountability by claiming he didn't remember the incident. Despite this, she has now developed a relationship with her father and achieved a sense of healing. Topics covered in the episode: Being a stay-at-home mom with a small crystal jewelry business Shaylee's traumatic experience. How others' reactions to her trauma was hard for her. Shaylee's troubled teenage years and self-medication Turning point of healing and facing her emotions when she started talking to her father Challenges and frustrations during her father's trial Developing a relationship with her father and achieving healing I recorded my entire audiobook and I'd love for you to consume it between episodes go to my website below for the FREE download: https://marcibarker.com Follow Shaylee here: @‌theburntcrystal on Facebook, Instagram and tiktok https://theburntcrystal.com/
#27 Inside the Teen Mind: Exploring Homeschooling, Popularity, and More with Leila Barker
May 24 2023
#27 Inside the Teen Mind: Exploring Homeschooling, Popularity, and More with Leila Barker
In this fun episode, I get to have a candid conversation with my oldest daughter, Leila. She is also my office manager and head of HR in my company. We talk a little about Leila’s roles and responsibilities in my company. We also discuss junior high school experiences, shedding light on prevalent issues like smoking and vaping among her peers. Leila shares her observations and insights with us about popularity and social dynamics from her very own perspective. We also talk about topics such as money, homeschooling, building confidence, and fostering new friendships. We spill the beans a bit about some of the things we are planning for our next retreat and also review some things we want to do differently at this one vs. our last retreat. In this episode, we cover: How the Accountability Code is helping us make the best decision with the possibility of homeschooling. Some pros and cons of homeschooling from a mother’s and a teen’s perspective. How important it is to seek feedback. The need for continuous improvement and problem-solving. Practical tips about making big life decision. Public school challenges that teens are facing these days. I recorded my entire audiobook and I'd love for you to consume it between episodes go to my website below for the FREE download.http://www.marcibarker.com Leila’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@itsleilajade Leila's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsleilajade/
#24 Bringing the Confident Vibes with Leah Barker
May 3 2023
#24 Bringing the Confident Vibes with Leah Barker
I'm so excited to bring my own daughters onto the podcast! Today's episode is with my youngest daughter Leah. My girls have recently become official employees in my business. In the Spring they planned and executed their own Mother-Daughter retreat! You could say I’m one proud mom! Today, Leas shares her favorite part of the retreat, as well as, what it is like working for my company. You will love her funny additions to our conversation and she just turned 9 years old. I run through explaining the Accountability Code to Leah in this episode! As I listened back to this recording I realized how valuable it is breaking things down to the basics, aka simple enough to explain to a child. If you have wondered about any step of The Accountability Code or if you are a current client in my program, actively working the steps, you will find value in how we walk through each step, helping you get more clarity on how The Accountability Code can work for you! The conversation is charming and entertaining, providing a unique perspective on entrepreneurship and work-life balance. In this Episode we cover: Building Confidence Viewing Bullying with Compassion The importance of interacting with others to build confidence Valuing your paycheck as an 8-9 year old! How Leah divides her earnings into spending, saving, and tithing. I recorded my entire audiobook and I'd love for you to consume it between episodes go to my website below for the FREE download.http://www.marcibarker.com
#23 - Overcoming Resistance with Love, Acceptance, and Respect with Elle Pace
Apr 26 2023
#23 - Overcoming Resistance with Love, Acceptance, and Respect with Elle Pace
I'm honored to have my good friend and client Elle Pace on the podcast today. She is a massage therapist and one of the most accepting people I know. This episode starts off with a story where Elle had resistance to accepting someone without even knowing them. Listen as she describes her process of overcoming that resistance and allowing the teaching moment to expand into other areas of her life. You'll love listening to how you can learn to overcome resistance and have it move you to love, acceptance, and respect. Elle not only incorporates this into her massage therapy business but she also teaches it because of her challenging past of domestic violence and poor health habits. She reclaimed her life by learning to love and care for herself in the smallest of ways. I hope as you listen you'll become more aware of how you can overcome your resistance and move forward with love, acceptance, and respect for yourself and all those you come in contact with. In this episode we cover: Challenging our judgmental thoughts of others Allowing ourselves to change with new experiences Learning to forgive ourselves Ask for help with challenges arise How to rely on others for help Believe that there is good in everyone Self care is not selfish at all, it’s necessary You can find Elle on social media here. Instagram.com/Deja_vu_healing_touchFacebook @‌DeJaVuHealingTouchWebsite www.dejavuhealing.com I recorded my entire audiobook and I'd love for you to consume it between episodes go to my website below for the FREE download.http://www.marcibarker.com
#22 Creating Honest Friendships with Amber Myers
Apr 19 2023
#22 Creating Honest Friendships with Amber Myers
In this episode, you get the pleasure of hearing from my best friend Amber Myers. We talk about friendship, setting boundaries, and how important self-love is. You’ll love our convo as we discuss therapy, good friends, and setting boundaries. You might shed a few tears when I talk about getting out of a depressive time and how Amber was there for me. Amber shares a little about her story of leaving her religion. She shares some of the internal pain and struggles she dealt with during her infertility journey Including her frustration when she was shamed for not attending church. We also talked about how The Accountability Code helped Amber find peace with being able to charge what she deserves in her business and still love what she does. In this episode we cover: Dealing with difficult situations with parents and friends How stripping away conditional judgment can clear the path for creating incredible friendships The importance of loving yourself Giving up control, how trusting Marci helped Amber grow How honest friendships can create incredible bonds Setting boundaries in your life and business Finding value outside of serving people Find the balance between being able to make money and loving what you do Being able to end relationships that are no longer serving you I recorded my entire audiobook and I'd love for you to consume it between episodes go to my website below for the FREE download.http://www.marcibarker.com
#16 Driving to Freedom with MJ Winn
Mar 8 2023
#16 Driving to Freedom with MJ Winn
Today I got to bring MJ onto the podcast, an author who has a gift for uncovering valuable lessons in seemingly ordinary but sometime extraordinary life events. Her upcoming book Dirt Roads highlights her many adventures. On this show she shares a great flat tire on a dirt road story. You will love hearing how she learns from her misfortunes and transforms them into ways to connect to God, and her true self. As one of my clients MJ’s coaching calls always went deep, I love her ability to think beyond what you see, and wanted to share her with you. If you are one of those people who needs to stop doing the same old thing that is not rendering the results you want, you will gain a lot from this episode. We talk about the blessings in disguise and the shift from solely focusing on your family’s needs to learning who you are independently and the importance of showing up for yourself. It’s an empowering story to set you on the right ‘Dirt Road’ for your life. In this episode we cover: MJ’s Knab flat tire story, a lesson learned from a dirt road.Lack of control with a difficult diagnosis.Learning to be quiet and just listen.When others try to define who you are and the process of seeing yourself clearly.Stepping bravely into a life changing move to downsize and simplify.How The Accountability Code helped MJ own up to her make some necessary changes.Taking steps to do something different for a different result. I recorded my entire audiobook and I'd love for you to consume it between episodes go to my website below for the FREE download.http://www.marcibarker.com
#15 Weighed Down By Clutter with Heather Wagner
Mar 1 2023
#15 Weighed Down By Clutter with Heather Wagner
Today I’m excited to introduce Heather Waegner. She has been a photographer for over 20 years and specializes in personal branding. We first met each other through a Lady Bosses retreat. She shares how she’s been on her own weight loss journey over the last year, and how she became an Optivia coach. We have a unique banter because of our differences in coaching styles. Instead of letting our differences keep us apart we embrace them and actually work together very well. It goes to show there is no one way do to things and that the goal is never to listen to me. I’m teaching you how to listen to you! And that's what The Accountability Code is all about! In this episode Heather shares how her Wake Up and Show Up moment was realizing that she needed to take care of her actual clutter before she could start working on her big goals. Once she took care of her physical clutter she was able to clean up the clutter in her business to set herself up for success. In this episode we cover: The only way The Accountability Code will work for youHow we all need time management, disciple, and accountabilityThe importance of identifying what may have to happen first before you can work on your big goalsHow having accountability can be your loving kick in the pantsAsking for help isn’t a weaknessHow to identify your strengths (Born with it Page 44 ) I recorded my entire audiobook and I'd love for you to consume it between episodes go to my website below for the FREE download.http://www.marcibarker.com