Doing Business Gently - Online Business, Work From Rest, Midlife Christian Women, Aligned Business

For years I called it burnout. Tired, unmotivated, running on empty. Burnout was just the word that fit, so that is what I used.

I am done calling it that.

In this episode, I am walking through what I have learned after eighteen years in business and with the help of a counselor during a difficult season. That what feels like burnout is often something else entirely. It is misalignment, and it shows up in three specific ways: deple...

You already know how to keep going. This episode is for the part of you that doesn't know how to stop.

In this special Selah Sessions panel replay, you'll sit in on an honest, unscripted conversation with three women who have each had to relearn what rest actually means, not the Pinterest version, the real one. Diane Cunningham Ellis, Danielle Ralston, and Dr. Melissa Oden join Marta to talk about the seasons they ignored their bod...

You've done the work. You've built in mental rest, emotional rest, physical rest... and yet maybe you still feel like something's off. That gap is real, and it has a name: spiritual rest. In this final episode of the rest series, Marta walks through what spiritual rest actually means for entrepreneurs and how something as simple as prayer, journaling, or community can reconnect you to the why behind your business.

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If you've ever felt like physical rest just means "go take a nap," this episode is going to challenge that. Continuing the series on the types of rest entrepreneurs need, you're diving into physical rest: what it actually looks like, why you've likely learned to ignore your body's signals, and how to start listening again, even when it feels a little strange at first.

You'll hear about the practice of the body check, the idea of "r...

You know that feeling when you can't quite put your finger on what's wrong, you're just... off? That restless, angsty feeling that shows up out of nowhere, especially in the middle of a busy season or a caregiving stretch? That's often a sign you're missing emotional rest, and it's easy to miss because we don't always know to look for it.

In this episode, part of the ongoing series on the five types of rest, you'll learn what emoti...

You know that feeling of being tired without quite knowing why? Not physically tired, just... foggy, unfocused, maxed out, even when nothing on your calendar looks that demanding?

In this episode, Marta continues the series on rest for entrepreneurs by digging into mental rest: the type of rest that gets skipped most often because it doesn't look like anything on the outside. As a "chronically capable" entrepreneur, you're used to ...

Rest… too often we view it as something we have to earn in our businesses. It’s time we change that. 

We’re kicking off a new series on rest for what I call “the chronically capable entrepreneur”: the ones who show up for everyone else and in the process forget to show up for themselves.

I’m sharing five types of rest every entrepreneur needs: mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, and res...

Why Asking "Why" Is the Most Powerful Thing You Can Do for Your Business Right Now

You've built your business. You've shown up, served your clients, done the work. But somewhere along the way, you may have stopped asking one of the most important questions of all: why?

In this episode, Marta shares why asking "why" isn't just a reflective exercise... it's one of the most intentional, purposeful things you can do as a business owner...

In this episode of Doing Business Gently, Marta shares what it really looks like to lose your voice in business, not once, but twice, and the concrete steps she took to find it again. She gets honest about what survival mode did to her business during the hardest season of her life, why leaning too hard on outside voices (yes, including AI tools) contributed to the disconnect, and how she rebuilt from there. This episode is part of...

In this special conversation, I’m sitting down with two members of the Gentle Business Mastermind, Shelby DellaRosa and Kim Steadman, to talk honestly about what building a gentle business actually looks and feels like from the inside.

Shelby is a coach and mentor for women who have walked through caregiving and loss and are figuring out what comes next. Kim is an inspirational author and writer coach who helps other authors ...

Something feels off, and it's not your strategy. In this episode, Marta shares early results from a listener survey that stopped her in her tracks: over 80% of respondents said they feel disconnected from their business, even while rating their satisfaction a six or higher. The data confirmed what she's been hearing in conversations and experiencing herself: for a lot of women entrepreneurs, the voice isn't gone... it's buried unde...

Have you ever sat down to write an email or record a podcast and had absolutely nothing to say? You've done the work, you've shown up, and yet something feels completely off. In this episode, I'm kicking off a new short series exploring why women lose connection with their voice and business, and what that disconnection is actually trying to tell you.

I'm sharing a few personal stories from my own entrepreneurial journey, including...

You made the decision to pivot. You have a plan. Now how do you actually follow through without losing momentum, getting distracted by the next shiny object, or letting the plan quietly collect dust?

In this episode, I'm wrapping up the Gentle Business Pivot series by walking you through the practical side of staying on track after the pivot plan is in place. I'm sharing the tools I use myself and with my mastermind members to keep...

Have you ever felt like you've tried everything, new strategies, new courses, new tactics,  and still something feels off in your business? The problem isn't you. You've grown. And it's time your business caught up.

In this episode, we’re continuing the Gentle Business Pivot series by walking you through the Gentle Pivot Framework. A four-step process designed to help established women entrepreneurs stop spinning, reconn...

Are you feeling restless in your business but can't quite put your finger on why? In this kickoff episode of our gentle business pivot series, Marta breaks down what a pivot actually means (hint: it's probably not as big or scary as you think) and shares the four (actually 5 a bonus at the end!) key signs that it might be time to make a change.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1) What a "gentle business pivot" really means, and why i...

This is episode 100 of the Gentle Business Rebellion Podcast, and it's been quite a journey to get here.

Three podcast names. Two long breaks. One profound loss. And a whole lot of growth.

In this milestone episode, Marta gets real about what it actually takes to find your voice as an entrepreneur, especially when life has changed you so deeply that the voice you built your business on no longer feels like yours.

Whether you're ret...

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what your next step in business should be, the answer might not be another strategy… it might be that you need to start with rest.

In this episode, we explore why rest is not a reward after the work is done, but the starting point for any meaningful, sustainable business pivot. Especially in seasons of transition, caregiving, or feelings of burnout, rest becomes the found...

Welcome to the relaunch of The Gentle Business Rebellion.

In this episode, I share the very personal journey behind the pause, the loss, and the season that changed everything. After stepping back from the podcast to walk through caregiving, grief, and life transition, I found myself in the same question many women over 50 are asking right now: what do you do when your business no longer fits who you are?

If you have been feeling d...

The Gentle Business Rebellion is a podcast for women over 50 who have outgrown the business they’ve built and are ready to discern what’s next.

At this stage of life and business, things change. The work that once fit no longer does. The pace, the pressure, the expectations… they start to feel misaligned with who you are now. And the usual advice to push harder or start over completely doesn’t take into acc...