Hosted by writer and clarity coach Blair Badenhop, The Blair Badenhop Show is a reflective podcast about real life — work, creativity, motherhood, and the seasons in between. Through intimate solo episodes and honest conversations with guests, Blair shares personal reflections on purpose, self-trust, slowing down, and learning how to stay present as life shifts and evolves. Formerly Brand Yourself, the show has grown into a softer, more grounded space for being human and finding your way back to…
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In this week's episode, I share what's been happening in my life lately. How August has brought my family back to more structure and routine, which has felt really good. How the addition of working with a personal trainer has brought both sore muscles and a couple of important lessons. How a new vision for who I'm becoming has started to crystalize this month. And what it's been like to compare…
When you're currently between WHO YOU WERE and WHO YOU'RE BECOMING — shedding an old life and stepping into something new… It's so normal to feel like a snail without a shell — totally raw, vulnerable, and uncertain about almost everything. As someone who just spent a year living in that place, I can tell you that there's one core thing that will help you find your way. And it's not a magical…
In this episode, I'm sharing the hard questions I've been wrestling with lately: Am I becoming too comfortable? Am I falling behind professionally? Am I hiding? After a deeply nourishing summer with my family, I realized that while life feels more peaceful than it has in years, an old voice still whispers that I should be doing more, earning more, and proving more. Today, I'm unpacking where those…
We tend to think the biggest decisions in our lives are the obvious ones: where we live, who we marry, what work we do. But over the past year, I've realized there's another decision quietly shaping our lives every single day — where we place our attention . Because our attention isn't just what we notice. It's what becomes our lived experience — our memories and our view of the world around us.…
Summer has always been my favorite season for so many reasons — ocean swims, pool dips, watermelon on repeat, warm evenings, longer days, fireflies, outdoor parties... But lately, I've been realizing something else. Something I never noticed: Summer naturally invites us to be more present. To look up from our screens, spend more time outside, and engage more fully with the life right in front of…
It's my birthday week and I'm turning 43! Naturally, I've been reflecting on what my 40s have taught me so far—especially the last year because, wow, it was a transformative one. Some might call this season a midlife crisis (and there's actually science to support that, which I touch on in the episode). But I've come to see it differently: as a period of realignment. An invitation to question…
School is out and summer is here—and for the first time since becoming a mom, I'm heading into this season with a real vision for the next 8 weeks. It feels so grounding to have certain things thoughtfully planned while leaving plenty of room for spontaneity, too. As a sensitive mom who gets easily overstimulated, I know summer can quickly become disorganized and chaotic if I'm not intentional…
In this week's episode, I'm sharing a few things that have brought me back to myself lately — a color analysis rabbit hole, a solo yoga class on Mother's Day, and wandering through an art fair alone. All of them felt like gentle reminders to step outside the usual flow and routine of life and make space for what truly fills me up. More importantly, I dive into one core topic: the duality of being…
Recently, something happened that shook me. And it was such a big reminder of just how quickly things can change. One day everything is normal, the next, it's not. It reinforced something I've been learning in this season: being less absorbed in the digital world and more present in real life isn't just a nice idea — it's essential. In this episode, I share what happened and what it brought up for…
Spring break was full — in the best ways. Slower mornings, more time together, spontaneous adventures, and long days with the kids that reminded me just how much I love being their mom. It was joyful, grounding, and a little messy — the kind of week that pulls you out of your usual rhythm and into the heart of real life. And when it ended, I noticed something familiar: that slightly scattered,…
In this week's episode, I share how the change in seasons has brought me so much joy — and an immense amount of clarity about what's next. So much so that I decided to launch something new and share it with you today. I also share four things that made March special — a TV show, a book, a garden project, and a new treadmill exercise I'm testing out. If you're curious about this new thing I'm…
