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The Mother Flipping Awesome Podcast

Season 3, Episode 9:

A Rock Star Mom's Guide to a Badass Life

On this episode, Abigail interviews...

Lindsay Manfredi

Today I am speaking with Lindsay Manfredi, the bassist for two-time gold album and platinum record selling, alternative rock band, COLD.  She also co-founded Girls Rock! Indianapolis, a nonprofit rock n' roll summer camp for girls ages 8-16 and is a two-time TEDx speaker, encouraging others to push their creative and spiritual boundaries. Today, we discuss her new book "Unfuckwithable: A Guide to Inspired Badassery."

 

Sneak peek:

This week I speak with Lindsay Manfredi, a mom and a rock star, about how she transformed her difficult times and created her own "happy normal." She shares with us her life and parenting philosophy, as she lays it out in her new book "Unfuckwithable: A Guide to Inspired Badassery." Um, warning: this episode is EXPLICIT. 

2.00 Introduction to Lindsay.

3:50 The importance of being "unfuckwithable" and the ability to define your own life.

4:20 Lindsay's story, and why she wrote her book.

6:00 Lindsay shares how she shed expectations in her parenting and created her own "normal."  

10:00 It is healthy for children to have many loving relationships in their lives.

11:50 Why loving yourself matters.

14:40 Forgiveness is like a magical unicorn.

16:00 Lindsay talks about being present for her daughter as she explores her identity as Transgender.

19:30 Allowing ourselves to make mistakes and to have new experiences.

21:30 Exploring the idea that "You can't give want you don't have."

22:00 Lindsay's view of prayer as a way of saying thank you, and meditation as a way to shut up and receive. 

22:30 Vision boarding your life.

23:30 Lindsay explains how she created "Girls Rock" as a way to be in service to others.

 

Where to get Lindsay's book:

Unfuckwithable: A Guide to Inspired Badassery

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