EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 37 MIN
It Starts With You with Jen Coken
from Productive Joy · host Dr. Christie McMullen
Today on Productive Joy, Dr. Christie welcomes author, keynote speaker, and coach Jen Coken, who shares her playful philosophy of doing what’s fun and her background in political campaign management and grassroots organizing before shifting into coaching. She discusses her mother’s influence, writing a memoir about ovarian cancer, and why she ultimately focused on coaching women leaders after realizing reliving the illness wasn’t sustainable and she needed income. Jen and Dr. Christie discuss Jen’s book, ‘Make Impostor Syndrome Your Superpower’ and reframes impostor syndrome as an adaptive strength, urging listeners to question self-doubt with “Is it true?” and to move from “what, so what, now what.” She emphasizes helping clients return to their core selves by shedding limiting expectations.Episode Highlights:00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro00:47 Pillow Fight Sumo Plans03:01 Career Shift to Coaching05:16 Family Legacy and Loss09:36 Impostor Syndrome Superpower11:36 What So What Now What18:40 Mom’s Senior Idol19:21 Defining Productive Joy20:46 Choosing Joy Daily22:01 Moment to Moment Tools23:28 Rebel Against Negativity25:05 9/11 and Being Heard27:52 Returning to Yourself30:08 Rapid Fire Fun31:06 Authenticity and Boundaries33:55 Time Out Reset
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Today on Productive Joy, Dr. Christie welcomes author, keynote speaker, and coach Jen Coken, who shares her playful philosophy of doing what’s fun and her background in political campaign management and grassroots organizing before shifting into coaching. She discusses her mother’s influence, writing a memoir about ovarian cancer, and why she ultimately focused on coaching women leaders after realizing reliving the illness wasn’t sustainable and she needed income. Jen and Dr. Christie discuss Jen’s book, ‘Make Impostor Syndrome Your Superpower’ and reframes impostor syndrome as an adaptive strength, urging listeners to question self-doubt with “Is it true?” and to move from “what, so what, now what.” She emphasizes helping clients return to their core selves by shedding limiting expectations.Episode Highlights:00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro00:47 Pillow Fight Sumo Plans03:01 Career Shift to Coaching05:16 Family Legacy and Loss09:36 Impostor Syndrome Superpower11:36 What So What Now What18:40 Mom’s Senior Idol19:21 Defining Productive Joy20:46 Choosing Joy Daily22:01 Moment to Moment Tools23:28 Rebel Against Negativity25:05 9/11 and Being Heard27:52 Returning to Yourself30:08 Rapid Fire Fun31:06 Authenticity and Boundaries33:55 Time Out Reset
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