Personal Pep Talk

I'm going to practice self-care by taking a little summer break from the podcast, but I'll be back with new podcast pep talks in September! Be sure to subscribe so you get the latest episodes when I start up again in the fall. And thank you so much for listening! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

How you finish matters. There's research that shows that the end of a person's experience will color the person's memory of that experience as a whole. So I think it's time we pay a little more attention to our endings - the end of the day, the end of meetings, the end of lessons. In this episode, I'll share how I'm learning that you can shift your entire experience of something just by choosing how you end it.  For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

 Are you working on something that's got you feeling more than a little overwhelmed? Are you working on building some new skills, but feel so "not good enough" in that area, you just want to quit the whole thing altogether? I am! But I recently had a little a-ha moment about it that's helping me stick to my big goals and find the next baby step I need to take to achieve it. In this episode, I'll tell you all about it.  For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com.

Do you ever have trouble getting your mind to "turn off" so you can fall asleep? Me too! I don't tend to think of myself as a "good sleeper" but I'm working on that. In this episode, I share how I'm helping myself fall asleep more peacefully so I can wake up more rested and ready to take on the day! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

If you have a tendency to make up stories about situations you really know nothing about, I'm right there with you. Especially in my relationships. I've done this with Eric hundreds times. So I wanted to talk to him about it. We just pressed record and captured this vulnerable conversation as it happened. Listen in as we talk about the dangers of making assumptions and the power of communicating to get the truth instead. For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

Are you working on something especially challenging? Do you need some extra motivation to make it to the finish line? Maybe it's time for a countdown! In this episode, I talk about a couple ways to get through challenges so you finish strong and have more fun in the process! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

I've always wanted to be better at acceptance - an ease and openness to accepting things as they are. I know the opposite, resistance, can cause a lot of suffering. But how do I become more accepting? That's the hard part. In this episode I share how I've made a tiny mental shift in my thinking around these big concepts and how that new perspective is helping me practice acceptance in a whole new way. For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com.

Instead of assuming you know what your partner needs, ask them! It's a relationship game-changer. Eric joins me on this episode to discuss how this little question has such a BIG impact on our communication and the health of our relationship. For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com.

Being mindful doesn't just have to be a practice you turn to when you feel challenged. It can also be a way of capitalizing on moments when you're feeling good too! This pep talk podcast episode will inspire you to take those moments you're feeling good to the next level so you can feel even more confident and empowered in the future! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

Fear can be healthy. It keeps us safe from harm, helps us from repeating past mistakes, and can even motivate us to take action. But it can also be debilitating and can keep us from trying new things or pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones. I was recently in a situation where fear was trying to prevent me from doing something I was really inspired to do, but I used the strategy I share in this episode and it helped me gain the courage I needed to push forward. For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

In this episode, my husband Eric and I will share another powerful communication tool we use with each other. It's a simple part of our everyday banter that has a big impact on the positive vibe in our home.   For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com  

Many people choose a word as an intention for the new year. I’ve done it for years. But this year, I'm making a tiny but powerful pivot. In this episode, I’m sharing how I’m taking this annual ritual to the next level in order to BE the change I want to see in the world! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com.

To-do lists can be overwhelming and can sometimes cause stress and anxiety, so that's why I recorded this productivity pep talk! In this episode, I'll share two strategies I've been using lately that help me better prioritize my tasks, maximize my limited time, and feel empowered and accomplished in the process!  For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

In this episode, Eric and I share another powerful relationship strategy that helps us keep moving forward towards what we want with less struggle. For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

When I'm feeling worried or anxious, it's usually because I'm thinking about something that hasn't happened yet. I've found that the best way to temporarily stop that worrying is to bring myself back to the present moment. In this episode, I'll share two strategies I've recently discovered that use the five senses to bring my monkey mind back to the present. For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

If you have a deck of pep talk cards or listened to the emotional campfire episode in season one, you know that "Emotional Campfire" is the strategy I use the most for gaining more awareness and control over my emotions. But what happens when that campfire feels more like a bonfire? In this episode of the podcast, I'll tell you how I took this strategy to the next level in order to tame the fire when faced with a conflict.   For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

In this episode, I share a strategy I'm using to check-in to see if I'm getting involved in something that doesn't really need my energy or attention. It's simultaneously an act of self-care and self-preservation and a new way to think about helping others by creating space for productive struggle.  Self Check-In Questions: Does this need my attention right now? Do I need to intervene? For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

In this super special episode, I've invited my husband, Eric, onto the show to help me share a game-changing strategy we use to communicate with each other. We'll share how this simple communication tool helps us: communicate to the other what mood/mode we're in give the other person space to be in the mode he or she is in avoid misunderstanding and miscommunications advocate for our needs For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

When I find myself in a new situation like a new job or new school and I want to feel more connected to the people in that community, I practice this strategy - get what you give! It takes a little effort and a bit of courage but it's worth it! The life I want begins with me! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

I'm practicing what I preach in regards to self-care and am taking a little summer break from the podcast. I'll be back with new podcast pep talks in September! Be sure to subscribe so you get the latest episodes when I start up again in the fall. And thank you so much for listening!

If you're here, listening to this podcast, I'm guessing you practice mindfulness too. But what happens when you slip back into old habits of mind? I started listening to the internal judgement and self-talk that ensued when I got "off track" recently and it wasn't pretty. So this is what I'm doing about it! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

Feeling torn about a decision you need to make? This strategy can help! If I’m going somewhere and get lost, I look at a map to find my way. In this episode, I talk about how I use my core values as a compass to get myself back on course. Also, as a super special bonus, at the end of this episode, I guide you through a super simple, but powerful exercise that will help you determine your own core values! For complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com

This week's episode is a vulnerable one. I'm opening up about my rocky journey to motherhood and how it's taught me about the paradox of emotions. Just because you feel a "negative" emotion, it doesn't mean that the opposite isn't also true. Two totally different, big emotions can co-exist and that's ok. I'm sharing how I am learning to create space for all the emotions that show up for me and how I'm finding a little more compassion for myself when they do.  For the complete show notes and more, visit www.personalpeptalk.com

If you’re like me, you probably agree that self-care is something worth prioritizing. It’s been a focus for me lately and I realize that the more I take care of myself, the more I have to give others. But I’ve been grappling with what self-care actually looks like in practice. Recently though, I had an epiphany when I realized that self-care is connected to some choices I’m making about how I spend my time. Do you find yourself saying yes to things when you'd really rather be saying no? Do you tend to make other people and their requests more important than your own priorities? If you answered yes to these questions, I'm totally with you. So in this week’s episode of the podcast, I’m sharing a couple strategies I’m using to check in about what I really want. It’s not easy, but I’m working on making myself and my feelings a priority.  Take a listen and let me know what you think. Do you have another strategy for prioritizing your time and your needs? I'd love to know. This is a work in progress and I'd love to practice this together! For the complete show notes and more, visit www.personalpeptalk.com

Is the stress and heavy weight of the work that you're doing overshadowing what you love about your job? Are you feeling like you could use a little more joy in your life right about now?  I was answering a definitive yes to both of those questions when I first came up with this strategy. I knew what I had to do to make a change and knew that if it was to be it was up to me. In this episode, I share with you how I made the shift to look for and create more joy at work. I learned an important lesson -  if I want to feel happier at work or in any situation, I've got to make it my mission to find it! For the complete show notes and more, visit personalpeptalk.com  

Wondering what to do when your head starts spinning about something that has yet to come? When I’m feeling antsy or worried about something that hasn’t happened yet, I remind myself: Find your feet. Be where they are. It’s a super awesome, incognito strategy - no one would suspect that I’m re-centering myself when I use this strategy. It’s my own private moment that I take for myself to find some peace. For the complete show notes and more, visit www.personalpeptalk.com

It was almost eight years ago now that I realized I had totally lost touch with some big emotions. Back then, if I was feeling sad or angry or disillusioned and you asked me to name the feeling I was experiencing, I would have had a tough time. I could feel a pressure in my chest. I could feel the physiological effect it was having on my body, but I couldn’t name it. I had worked so hard at pushing those “bad” feelings down, I was like a boiling tea kettle about to pop. I started using the strategy I talk about in this episode, emotional campfire, to help me embrace and accept the wide range of emotions I experience as I navigate life. Like Dan Siegel says: You’ve got to name it to tame it! For the complete show notes and more, visit www.personalpeptalk.com

Feeling like you need a serious boost in patience? This is my go-to strategy when I’m in a situation where something or someone is about to make me lose my cool. Rather than engage with the thing and continue to focus on the fact that I’m in pain or annoyed, I choose to “just notice it.” It’s not always easy, but the pay off is huge. For the complete show notes and more, visit www.personalpeptalk.com

This is a relationship game changer! I’m pretty sure that this strategy is why Eric and I are now so happily married. This strategy is all about shifting my attention and focus from outside of myself to me. When I feel myself looking to another person to feel good (my husband, a student, a colleague, a family member) I notice it and start to make this critical shift. Rather than making my happiness dependent on another person’s decisions and actions, I’ve decided to make choices for me and to focus instead on making myself happy. If it’s to be, it’s up to me! For the complete show notes and more, visit www.personalpeptalk.com  

Looking for some ways to help boost morale and support your colleagues and friends? Spread more random acts of “Thank you!” In this episode, I’m sharing how I upped my gratitude game with a simple strategy that let’s the people in my community know what an impact they have on my life. For the complete show notes and more, visit www.personalpeptalk.com

Setting an intention is a powerful practice, but an intention with no action behind it isn’t worth much. In this episode, I share a few tools I use to jolt me out of old habits and remind me of the new ways of being I am committing to. Resources: Temporary Tattoos  The Essentials The conversation continues after the podcast on the Facebook group. Come join us! Want more daily pep talks? Follow me on Instagram!   Click here to subscribe to Monday Morning Motivation, an empowering email to help you take Mondays (and the rest of the week) by storm!   Got feedback? Email me at stacy@personalpeptalk.com

Are you working on something that’s pushing you outside of your comfort zone? Is fear riding shot gun with you? I’m pushing myself way outside of my comfort zone by starting this podcast, so of course, my limiting beliefs about myself are coming in for the attack. The truth is though, beliefs are just thoughts that we keep thinking - things we’ve decided about ourselves that we keep repeating and reinforcing until they feel like truths. In this episode I share with you how I’m keeping those nagging, limiting beliefs at bay! Resources: Marianne Williamson - A Return to Love The Essentials - blue card: The Limiting Beliefs Exploration   The conversation continues after the podcast on the Facebook group. Come join us! Want more daily pep talks? Follow me on Instagram! Click here to subscribe to Monday Morning Motivation, an empowering email to help you take Mondays (and the rest of the week) by storm!   Got feedback? Email me at stacy@personalpeptalk.com