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Originally aired May 20, 2025 Lisa is back with the final episode of the Little Lessons Series, wrapping up this heartfelt Q&A journey by answering your powerful questions including how to navigate moments when connection feels disrupted—whether by a child's shutdown, caregiver dynamics, or those uncomfortable "I don't know what to do" feelings that arise in the therapy process. In this episode, you'll hear: Tracy's question: "What do you do when a child goes into shutdown mode?" Lisa explains how to recognize the signs of a shutdown, why it happens from a nervous system perspective, and how to stay attuned while supporting a child's regulation and reconnection—without pushing or forcing engagement. Megan's question: "How do you handle it when a caregiver says their child is manipulative or controlling?" Lisa dives into the layers behind these labels, offering a reframe that helps caregivers understand what's actually happening beneath the behavior. She shares strategies to shift the conversation from blame to curiosity and co-regulation. Tammy's question: "What do you do when you feel stuck and like you're not doing enough to help the child?" Lisa gets real about therapist self-doubt, exploring how these moments are often mirrors of the therapeutic process itself. She offers guidance on how to stay regulated, connected, and grounded in presence—even when the answers aren't immediately clear. Join Lisa for a heartfelt and informative conversation filled with neuroscience, compassion, and real-world wisdom to help you stay present in the messy and beautiful moments of play therapy.

Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Battle of Hong kong. Japan's rise as a threat to British interests accelerated through the 1920s and intensified after invading China. Britain's response remained contradictory—diplomatically conciliatory yet militarily apprehensive. While Singapore and Malaya received substantial reinforcements, Hong Kong was acknowledged indefensible, yet the 1936 Defence Scheme attempted to fortify it as an island fortress. Governor Northcote urgently advocated evacuation, recognizing the futility of defense. London rejected this, fearing it would demoralize China and forfeit sovereignty claims. Reinforcement requests from commanders like Grasett fell on deaf ears until Grasett independently lobbied Canadian leaders. This persistence finally convinced Churchill to dispatch two additional battalions. On December 8, 1941, Japanese forces attacked across three fronts with overwhelming force. Within hours, the RAF was destroyed on the ground, demolitions proved ineffective, and British units rapidly retreated toward the Gin Drinkers Line, facing an enemy that outnumbered and outmaneuvered them from the opening moments.   #217 The Battle of Hong Kong Part 2: the Island Aflame Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. Around 1500 hours on 9 December, Colonel Doi of the 228th Regiment arrived at Needle Hill, just north of the Gin Drinkers Line, ahead of his main force. For two hours he studied the British defensive positions through binoculars, noting trenches and bunkers—and to his surprise, washing lines fluttering with white clothes. The sight spoke volumes about the 2 Royal Scots' lax discipline. Then fog descended, reducing visibility to barely twenty meters, and heavy rain obscured the landscape. Doi sensed a fleeting advantage but lost radio contact with his battalions. Worse still, the Shing Mun Redoubt lay outside his regimental boundary, making an unauthorized attack a serious breach of protocol. When his units finally arrived, supporting artillery remained unavailable, held up by demolished roads. Doi chose to attack anyway. Doi ordered the 2nd Battalion to scout the eastern approach while the 3rd Battalion spearheaded the main assault. Major Nishiyana commanded the 3rd, sending Lieutenant Wakabayashi and Kasugai with 150 volunteers to lead. The Shing Mun Redoubt itself comprised five concrete pillboxes and an artillery observation post, connected by underground tunnels named after London landmarks—Piccadilly, Haymarket, and others. The whole complex sat on small rises above Jubilee Dam, then the British Empire's tallest. Defending the redoubt was A Company, 2 Royal Scots, under Captain Jones—just three officers and 39 men. One platoon of 25 soldiers under 2nd Lieutenant Thompson held the forward positions. Against this stood 150 Japanese attackers, with another 1,500 troops in reserve. Battalion orders forbade using the concrete works as fighting positions; they were meant for the Vickers machine-gun team and artillery protection. No mines could spare the redoubt's perimeter. On the night of the 9th, roughly half the defenders sheltered in the observation post while the remainder manned pillboxes 401b and 402. At 2000 hours, Thompson led a nine-man patrol northward to check Needle Hill and Shing Mun Valley. Despite two and a half hours in the field, the patrol returned at 2220 hours without detecting the Japanese force massing just 500 meters away. By that time, Lieutenant Kasugai's assault group had crossed Jubilee Dam undetected, bypassed unmanned Post X, and assembled below Pillbox 401b. At 2200 hours, Japanese sappers cut through two lines of wire. At 2300—H-Hour—Lance Corporal Laird heard movement in the bushes and opened fire. The Japanese answered with grenades and rushed the pillbox lines. One team entered the tunnel system; another hurled grenades through the air vents. Corporal Campbell swung his Vickers toward Pillbox 401, catching Japanese headquarters personnel in the open. Sergeant Robb mustered a counter-attack force of thirteen men. Five fell as casualties—Laird, Basnett, Coyle, Casey, and Jardine. Casey was killed; only Jardine escaped. The alert triggered gunfire from the observation post's defenders, and Forward Observer Wilcox called down 4.5-inch and 6-inch artillery fire. Without strong reinforcement and leadership, four Royal Scots and an Indian sentry abandoned the northern positions and withdrew to the observation post. Captain Jones received orders from Brigade to counter-attack, but delegated the task to Thompson. As Thompson attempted to leave the observation post, he found the gate locked from outside. This calamity had a backstory: just before the attack, Thompson had admitted a civilian at the request of Force 163 (SOE's sabotage unit in Singapore). Private Wylie had taken the observation post key from Lance Naik Kishan Singh and, upon exit, locked the gate behind him. The three officers were now literally locked out of the battle. Second Lieutenant Mochizuki and his platoon infiltrated through open trenches and began attacking the observation post from above, attempting to breach the hatches. The defenders held for three hours before Japanese sappers forced explosives down the air vents. At 0230 hours, the blast killed two Indian signallers inside. Thompson sustained a severe eye wound from grenade shrapnel; Jones and Warrant Officer Mead were both wounded. The remaining fifteen defenders surrendered; eleven became casualties. Meanwhile, a Rajput patrol engaging Japanese forces in the river valley managed to drive them back toward the redoubt. One final pillbox endured for another eleven hours before suffering the same sapper treatment. By 0400 hours on 10 December, the entire redoubt was lost. For just two killed, the Japanese had achieved a decisive victory—the breakthrough that would shift the entire campaign's trajectory. By dawn, a Japanese flag flew triumphantly from Point 255.   Major-General Maltby's assessment was stark: "This was calamitous, for Shing Mun was the key to the whole of the left position." Yet the Japanese perspective differed sharply. Having achieved a breakthrough, Colonel Doi received astonishing orders to withdraw—his success had transgressed into the 230th Regiment's sector and violated the meticulously prepared war plan. Doi refused. After heated confrontation with Major-General Ito and Lieutenant-General Sakai, his insubordination was later censured, though a divisional staff officer, Oyadomani, bore the scapegoat's burden of rebuke for failing to restrain Doi's initiative. With Shing Mun secured, Doi methodically fed reinforcements into the position. Throughout December 10th, the Japanese remained uncertain of their advantage and adopted a cautious strategy, probing British lines to exploit the evident disorder. Brigadier Wallis ordered the Royal Scots to mount an immediate dawn counterattack supported by the Rajputs and artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel White demurred; his battalion lacked any reasonable prospect of success. The resulting counterattack proved half-hearted at best. At first light on December 11th, the Japanese pressed Golden Hill forcefully, only to be repulsed by Captain Newton's Rajputs and gunfire from HMS Cicala. White positioned D Company in shallow shell scrapes and rusted wire—inadequate defenses against Japanese assault. Captain Pinkerton led a desperate bayonet charge that morning, temporarily clearing the Japanese and enabling the evacuation of wounded. Yet B, C, and D Companies absorbed devastating losses; Captains Rose and Richardson fell commanding their positions. With the Royal Scots collapsing, X Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and armored support rushed westward to seal the widening gap along Castle Peak Road. Meanwhile, Maltby grappled with alarming reports: Japanese landings on Lantau Island southwest of Hong Kong. Heavy artillery drove them back. A second probe at Aberdeen, where Special Naval Landing Forces approached within 300 yards of the naval base, was repelled by Canadian machine-gun fire. In hindsight, these were mere feints—never intended as the primary thrust. The stratagem succeeded. Maltby retained his island reserves—the Middlesex and two Canadian battalions—precisely where they would be needed. Had Wallis executed a forceful counterattack on December 10th with the Royal Scots and brigade reserves, the Rajputs might have retaken Shing Mun while the Japanese remained disorganized. Instead, Colonel Doi faced a furious Sakai, who had flown down from 38th Division headquarters at Taipo for what amounted to a pre-court-martial examination. The moment passed. After only 48 hours of combat, Maltby concluded the mainland was indefensible. The three battalions would withdraw intact to Hong Kong Island to assume their fortress defense roles. The naval commodore objected—demolitions, supply transfers, and troop ferrying required more time. The evacuation order was deferred 24 hours until noon on December 11th. At that hour, the decision was finalized: the mainland would be abandoned under cover of darkness. Further demolitions followed—the China Light and Power Station, the cement works on Tsing Yi Island, the docks. Yet Brigadier Wallis believed this merely a precautionary measure; he anticipated holding the mainland for at least another week. The withdrawal avoided Kowloon's congested streets, where street fighting and fifth columnists might have entrapped the British—a calculation that proved prescient, as an IJA advance column of 350 men from the 3/230th infiltrated Kowloon on the morning of December 12th to cut off the retreating garrison. The Royal Scots and Canadians retired south to Shamshuipo Barracks and Jordan Road Pier in western Kowloon; the Rajputs and supporting gunners withdrew eastward to Ma Lau Tong, which anchored the fortified Devil's Peak Peninsula. Maltby intended to hold this commanding position permanently—it was easily supplied across the narrow Lyemun Strait. The evacuation proceeded largely as planned. The Canadians and Royal Scots embarked on the afternoon and evening of December 11th under Punjabi covering fire. The Punjabis faced a harder journey—a moonlit scramble along steep Kowloon hills laden with supplies but critically short of mules. One group lost its way at a crucial junction, splitting into two columns. One proceeded toward Devil's Peak as planned; Battalion Headquarters descended into Kai Tak Airport, threaded through Kowloon City, and was evacuated by Star Ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui, fighting until the final moment as the last man boarded. The Rajputs' commander, unable to reach his Punjabi counterpart, abandoned Ma Lau Tong for the closer Hai Wan line near Devil's Peak. By 0400 hours on December 12th, the Punjabis and one Rajput company, accompanied by the gunners of the 25th Medium Battery, crossed Lyemun Strait to Hong Kong Island. Morning evacuations continued with minimal Japanese interference—a surprising restraint. Naval support proved crucial. The withdrawal completed by the morning of December 13th, though 170 mules were lost to the desertion of Chinese laborers—a deprivation that would haunt the subsequent campaign. During this passage, the IJN attempted shore bombardment. The Japanese cruiser and supporting vessels found themselves outranged by the defenders' 9.2-inch guns. The damage inflicted proved sufficient to discourage future naval adventures; for the remainder of the battle, the IJN maintained a cautious distance and played only a peripheral role. The speed and execution of the withdrawal apparently caught the Japanese unprepared. Their most probable expectation had been a full-scale assault on Devil's Peak accompanied by heavy bombardment—a day earlier, an assault without artillery preparation had been driven back with severe losses. The British appeared stronger than anticipated. The defense of the mainland had lasted only five days. With the mainland secured, the Japanese pivoted toward Hong Kong Island. The first move was diplomatic rather than military. At 0900 hours on December 13th, a small boat bearing a white flag crossed the harbor. It carried Colonel Toda, Lieutenant Mizuno, Mr. Othsu Dak, and two European women—the prominent and heavily pregnant Mrs. Macdonald and Mrs. C. R. Lee, wife of the Governor's secretary, accompanied by her two dachshunds. The surrender terms were flatly rejected. Major Boxer delivered the written refusal personally. Mrs. Macdonald remained in Hong Kong to give birth; Mrs. Lee and her dogs returned to Kowloon. The Japanese commenced systematic shelling of selected targets. On December 13th, a 9.2-inch gun on Mt. Davis was silenced; Belcher's Fort sustained damage. The following day, a 3-inch mount on Mt. Davis was hit, killing Chinese gunners and triggering morale collapse; some deserted. On December 15th, the barrage shifted to the northern shoreline, deliberately targeting pillboxes. At 2100 hours that night, approximately three Japanese companies attempted crossing the harbor in rubber rafts toward Pakshawan but were driven off by machine-gun fire. Fifth columnists intensified their operations—signaling with mirrors, sniping from concealed positions, spreading propaganda to encourage Chinese desertion. Their impact might have been catastrophic had not Rear-Admiral Chan and Colonel Yee, armed with tommy guns and grenades, systematically eliminated many of these saboteurs. By December 16th, half the pillboxes between the racecourse and Lyemun Strait lay destroyed. The intended crossing site was unmistakable. On December 17th, the Japanese dispatched a second peace mission—Colonel Toda's team now accompanied by Mrs. Lee with her dachshunds and a pregnant Russian woman. Again, the overtures were rebuffed. On December 18th, the bombardment reached new intensity. Oil storage tanks ignited, sending dense black smoke cascading across the northeast corner of the island—perfect concealment for what was to come. All signs pointed to imminent assault.  I want to note something here, you sometimes hear about how race played a role in the Pacific War and indeed it did. Racist attitudes were found on both the western and Japanese side of the war. There is a fantastic book dedicated to this by the way called, War without Mercy by John Dower, highly recommend it. What is interesting is how these racial attitudes actually affected decision making during the war. Take General Sakai's night amphibious assault for example. Western soldiers such as the Canadians in Hong Kong reported they were told by their commanders that quote "Don't worry about the Japanese, they can't see at night, they all wear glasses" another Canadian soldier wrote in a diary "They don't see well, especially at night we knew this as a matter of fact." Indeed the week before the outbreak of the battle of Hong Kong, Canadian officers attending a briefing by a British officer were informed that "Japan's aircraft were mostly obsolete, its air force had little practice in night flying, and its pilots were myopic and thus unable to carry out dive-bombing attacks". You might be asking yourself, why did they think the Japanese were myopic? The scientific explanation of the day was this "That the Japanese suffered widespread inner-ear damage. What caused this? Japanese motherhood, the practice of strapping babies to their mothers backs, it was explained caused their heads to bounce about, like when they harvested rice and permanently impaired their sense of balance". I particularly love this quote, one of my professors dedicated an entire class to the bizarre racial attitudes before and after the pacific war. There was a belief the Japanese could not see well at night, many western air force commanders actually believed there were times of day like at dawn or dusk where Japanese pilots would not operate because of this hindrance. American military commentator Fletcher Pratt in 1939 analyzed Japan's military strengths and explained it had four major weaknesses. The first was scarcity of resources such as iron, and steel. The second was that the Japanese "can neither make good airplanes nor fly them well" as a result of " the Japanese as a race have defects of the tubes of the inner ear, just as they are generally myopic. This gives them a defective sense of balance, the one physical sense in which an aviator is not permitted to be deficient.". The third was that the Japanese were short-tempered and were inclined to waste men unnecessarily when operations did not go well. The fourth was that the Japanese would simply never date to provoke a war with the US. Again Mr Pratt was an American military commentator whose information came from multiple accounts given by high ranking military officials! The British military maintained that the Japanese avoided night operations on land because they were simply incapable of caring them out well, while they avoided nighttime aerial attacks, as well as dive-bombing for the same reasons Pratt said quote "their pilots were poor and their aircraft inferior.". So take this all to mind when I talk about how certain ranking officers go about making their decisions. By the evening of 14 December, evacuated mainland units had regrouped on Hong Kong Island. The defensive structure was restructured into two brigades: Brigadier Wallis commanded the East Brigade from Taitam Gap, while Brigadier Lawson headed the West Brigade from Wongneichong Gap. This reorganization placed the 5/7 Rajputs across the north-east perimeter, defending over 3,500 metres of coastline with B Company positioned on the hills behind Taikoo Docks. The Royal Rifles of Canada held the north-east corner from Stanley to points south, with reserve positions at Lyemun. Two HKVDC companies supported from Taitam Valley and Pottinger Gap, while the veteran Hughsiliers manned the North Point power station. British and Canadian artillery provided fire support across the northern approaches. The West Brigade held the north-western and south-western shores. The 2/14 Punjab stretched from Causeway Bay to Belcher's Point, protecting Government House and General Maltby's headquarters, with battalion headquarters at Mid-Level. The Winnipeg Grenadiers covered the south-west from Wanchai Gap, with one company detached to the brigade headquarters at Wongneichong Gap. The 2 Royal Scots, severely mauled at Shing Mun, were held in reserve with fresh replacements from the HKVDC. The Middlesex Regiment's companies were dispersed along 72 pillboxes encircling the entire shoreline, while an improvised Z Company of clerks, musicians and cooks defended battalion headquarters at Leighton Hill. Supporting artillery included 9.2-inch and 6-inch guns on Mt Davis and 4.7-inch guns at Belcher's Point. As darkness fell on 17 December, Japanese reconnaissance swimmers reached Taikoo, confirming the crossing site despite detection. Reinforcements arrived: 18 additional heavy bombers from Guangzhou and 26 fighters from Taiwan joined the aerial assault. The crescendo of artillery fire on the 18th, combined with masses of small craft gathering across the harbour, signalled the imminent invasion. Japanese divisional headquarters shifted to Ma Tau Wei near Kai Tak Airport; the 23rd Army moved to Taipo. The invasion force disposed itself with the right flank embarking from east and west of Kai Tak, the left from Devil's Hill area. At 1800 hours, the invasion order was issued; by 1930 hours Sakai himself arrived in Kowloon to oversee the crossing. At precisely 2000 hours, the 2/228th Regiment silently paddled their collapsible craft toward Taikoo Docks and the nearby sugar factory as artillery support commenced. Colonel Doi embarked with 80 headquarters personnel aboard a large barge, leading the second wave. The conditions favoured the invaders—a moonless night, sporadic showers, and thick black smoke from burning oil tanks obscured their movement. They reached the midpoint undetected before searchlights and machine-gun fire scattered the small boats, separating commanders from their units. Despite this chaos, the assault pressed forward. At 2140 hours the artillery shifted to deeper targets; at 2145 hours the first wave of 3/230th landed at North Point, followed minutes later by 2/228th and then 2/229th. Three red flares signalled a successful landing. All six Japanese battalions were ashore by midnight, though wire fencing delayed their advance and Bren carriers added to the confusion on the beach. General Sano arrived at Taikoo one hour later. The 5/7 Rajputs bore the initial brunt of the assault. Despite days of preliminary shelling, the Rajputs mounted a stubborn defence; Japanese casualties mounted rapidly. The anti-tank company suffered so grievously that only a single gun remained operational. The Japanese plan was tactical rather than frontal—bypass isolated positions for later elimination and push rapidly toward high ground. Overwhelmed by numerical superiority and losing most of their officers, Rajput resistance gradually crumbled. Contradicting all evidence, Maltby remained convinced the main Japanese assault would strike directly at Victoria from Kowloon. He therefore withheld the counter-attack, instead dispatching a platoon of Middlesex troops, Royal Marines, naval personnel, and the Rajputs' reserve company—supported by artillery—to establish a defensive line blocking the Japanese advance toward Central District. Three HKVDC armoured cars were sent to protect East Brigade headquarters; two more reinforced the Middlesex battalion headquarters. It was manifestly inadequate against six Japanese battalions. In post-war dispatches, Maltby conceded his grave miscalculation: he believed he faced at most two battalions, not a full division. As the 3/230th broke through D Company of the 5/7 Rajputs, the 2/230th came ashore nearby and wheeled westward toward Victoria. Their advance halted abruptly at the North Point power station, held by an extraordinary force: four officers and 36 men of the HKVDC Hughsiliers Platoon—alongside 39 civilian volunteers from China Light & Power and Hong Kong Electric, including the station manager Vincent Sorby—plus eight Free French soldiers commanded by Captain Jacques Egal, a Shanghai businessman turned soldier. Without exception, these men were World War I veterans, many aged 55 or older. Some had fought in the Boer War. Major J. J. Patterson, the Hughsiliers' commander, had served with Allenby's Camel Corps and been mentioned in dispatches six times; he was chairman of Jardine Matheson and a legislative councillor. Private Sir Edward Des Voeux, 8th Baronet, a millionaire bullion trader and secretary of the Hong Kong Club, had enlisted as a private when deemed too old for mobilization. Private T. A. Pearce, 67 years old, was chairman of J. D. Hutchison & Company and secretary of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Captain Bruch, the second-in-command, aged 60, chaired a major trading house. The list extended through Hong Kong's business elite, each choosing to fight rather than flee. These old men held an entire regiment at bay. When Patterson called for aid, Maltby dispatched an HKVDC armoured car with a platoon from Z Company, 1 Middlesex, but the reinforcement was ambushed before reaching the station; only nine soldiers, including 2nd Lieutenant Caruthers, broke through. Unable to dislodge the defenders by assault, the Japanese resorted to bombardment. By 0145 hours on 19 December, surrounded and ammunition exhausted, the defenders withdrew to King's Road behind a disabled bus. The Japanese deployed three machine guns, killing or mortally wounding all but Private Geoghan. A Japanese officer, believing all dead, cautiously approached—only to have Geoghan, despite his wounds, surge from cover and charge. He killed the officer and four soldiers before collapsing from wounds. Somehow Geoghan survived. Those old men—civilians and reservists, businessmen and veterans—held the entire western Japanese advance for 18 hours, buying Maltby precious time to withdraw forces and establish a new defensive line. Their stand at North Point became one of the campaign's most improbable acts of defiance. As the 2/229th Regiment advanced southward toward Mt Parker, the 3/229th landed at Aldrich Bay and turned eastward toward Lyemun, where they seized an HKVDC 6-inch gun. Major Bishop of the Royal Rifles of Canada, unaware of the landings, dispatched 15 Platoon under Lieutenant Scott to check on A Company of the Rajputs. Unexpectedly, they encountered armed men in civilian clothes at Lyemun's gate—the first indication of the Japanese presence on the island. Yet senior officers dismissed initial reports of landings and lost positions as exaggerated, a critical miscalculation that proved catastrophic. At Lyemun Fort, the 5th Anti-aircraft Battery of the HKVDC was caught completely unaware and surrendered after minimal resistance. The Japanese then committed one of many atrocities that would characterize the battle, bayoneting 29 survivors. Alerted by 15 Platoon's report, Bishop attempted a counter-attack with two platoons to retake the fort, but the defenders could not scale the six-meter wall and withdrew with nine men killed. As the 2/229th pressed southward toward Mt Parker, they overran the Salesian Mission, which had been converted into an Advance Dressing Station. No. 8 Company of the 2/229th systematized a massacre of medical personnel and the wounded—an atrocity that would later become pivotal evidence at Colonel Tanaka's war crimes trial. Yet amid the chaos, several medical staff and wounded survived to testify: Gunners Y. K. Chan and Martin H. C. Tso of the 5th Battery, Captain Osler Thomas of the HKVDC, Captain Martin Banfill of the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, and Corporal Norman Leath of the Royal Army Medical Corps. C Company of the Royal Rifles, reinforced with captured Japanese machine guns abandoned by fleeing Rajputs, inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers, with one Japanese company suffering over 65 percent losses. Yet overwhelmed by superior numbers and suffering nearly two platoons worth of casualties themselves, the Canadians were forced to withdraw, leaving only a reinforcement platoon under Lieutenant Blaver on Mt Parker. When Captain Clerke arrived at dawn with 16 Platoon to reinforce the position, he found over 100 Japanese already entrenched. With no artillery support and only two platoons available, Clerke had no choice but to withdraw, abandoning Mt Parker to the enemy. By dawn on the 19th, the East Brigade faced catastrophe. Infantry strength had been halved, and losses of artillery were equally devastating. A series of misunderstandings and misinterpreted orders led coastal gun crews at Capes D'Aguilar and Collinson to destroy their own guns in confusion or lose them to the advancing Japanese. Of the entire artillery complement, only one 18-pounder and two 3.7-inch field guns remained operational. Wongneichong—literally "yellow muddy creek" in Chinese—occupies the center of Hong Kong Island, a valley separating the eastern hills (Mt Parker, Mt Butler, Jardine's Lookout) from the western massif (Mt Nicholson, Mt Cameron, Victoria Peak). This narrow gap formed the critical artery linking northern and southern Hong Kong, making Brigadier Lawson's decision to place West Brigade Headquarters there strategically sound yet tactically vulnerable. Recognizing the exposed position after the landings, Major Lyndon had located an alternative site south of Mt Nicholson, scheduled to open the following day. In response to the Japanese landings, Lawson dispatched three platoons of Winnipeg Grenadiers to block the advance. Lieutenant C. D. French took 18 Platoon to Mt Butler, Lieutenant G. A. Birkett's 17 Platoon moved to Jardine's Lookout, and Lieutenant L. B. Corrigan's platoon took the north-west approach to the Gap. As on Mt Parker, both French and Birkett were killed almost immediately, their small forces overwhelmed by battalion-strength enemy forces with artillery support. By morning on the 19th, two battalions each of the 230th and 228th Regiments were pushing for the high ground. The 2/230th rapidly occupied Jardine's Lookout while the 3/230th moved to Mt Nicholson and the 2/228th advanced toward the Gap itself. No. 3 Company of the HKVDC under Major E. Stewart held pillboxes around Jardine's Lookout, while No. 1 Company under Captain Penn defended Taitam Valley with forward positions at Quarry Gap. The pillboxes, despite heavy bombardment, held longer than anticipated—some for as long as 24 hours. Stewart maintained his company headquarters until the 22nd, four days of continuous fighting without adequate ammunition, food, or water. No. 3 Company suffered 80 percent casualties and ceased to exist as a cohesive unit. Realizing that the enemy had penetrated to Mt Butler, Brigadier Lawson decided counter-attack was essential. Major A. B. Gresham of A Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, was ordered to retake Mt Butler and clear Jardine's Lookout. The Canadians initially succeeded, with Warrant Officer 2 J. R. Osborne leading a bayonet charge, but a strong counter-attack by three Japanese companies drove them back by 2200 hours. The Canadians held firm until 1500 hours, when Gresham attempted surrender despite waving a white flag—the Japanese shot him regardless. In the chaos that followed, a Canadian killed a Japanese officer in response, triggering a grenade barrage. Warrant Officer Osborne caught the grenades and hurled them back as fast as they came, but one landed in an impossible position. Without hesitation, Osborne threw himself on the grenade to save his comrades. This act of supreme self-sacrifice earned him a Victoria Cross—the first Canadian VC of World War II. At dawn on the 19th, Maltby dispatched A Company of the 2 Royal Scots under Captain K. J. Campbell to reinforce the Gap, but they lost all their officers with only 15 men reaching Lawson's headquarters. A group of sailors under Commander A. L. Pears came from the south, but were ambushed en route; only a few reached the Postbridge—a house just south of the Gap—which became an isolated strongpoint. The 3/230th captured the police station perched on a mound at the southern point of the Gap, then swept eastward to seize the anti-aircraft guns of 7th Battery (barely 250 meters from brigade headquarters) and continued uphill toward Taitam Hill to capture additional 6-inch and 3.7-inch guns. Maltby's response was to call down final protective fire from the HKSRA in Happy Valley, inflicting massive casualties on the 3/230th. At 1000 hours on the 19th, Lawson reported that his headquarters was surrounded and he was about to "go outside and shoot it out." Captain H. A. Bush provided covering fire as Lawson and his entire staff, including Middlesex signallers, were cut down by machine-gun fire across the Gap. Lawson's body was discovered two days later halfway up the hill behind his headquarters, dead from a gunshot wound to the thigh. Lieutenant Kerfoot of the 2/14 Punjab with his three Bren carriers arrived minutes too late to save him. IJA who saw the fight made a note stating "he died heroically". At 1330 hours on the 19th, Maltby issued "Operation Order No. 6" calling for a massive counter-attack to commence 90 minutes later. The plan was ambitious: A and D Companies of the 2/14 Punjab were to attack east from Victoria to North Point to relieve the Hughsiliers, while HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the 2 Royal Scots were to attack the Gap and Jardine's Lookout. Eight field guns were promised but never materialized. There was no reconnaissance, no proper orders, and minimal coordination. The Canadians were to rendezvous with the 2 Royal Scots at Middle Gap at 1530 hours, but the Scots were late; the Canadians advanced without them. Captain Pinkerton of D Company, 2 Royal Scots, was ordered at the last minute to attack up Wongneichong Gap Road—the same route A Company had taken only seven hours earlier and been decimated—because it was reported as "lightly held." Captain A. M. S. Slater-Brown led the advance with three Bren carriers and attached engineers, followed by D Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Just as the carriers reached the burnt-out trucks of A Company, they too were ambushed. Mortars and machine-gun fire rained down from Jardine's Lookout, where the Japanese occupied captured HKVDC pillboxes. Slater-Brown and 2nd Lieutenant Bell, the battalion intelligence officer, were killed instantly. The Royal Scots waited in the roadside ditches until 0200 hours before launching an attack on the police station, reaching the steps before Pinkerton was severely wounded. Captain Ford's composite company attack at 0300 hours also failed. Simultaneously, C Company under Lieutenant F. L. Stanier attacked Jardine's Lookout—also unsuccessfully. This series of piecemeal assaults cost the Royal Scots eight officers and 68 soldiers. Growing increasingly desperate, Maltby ordered Major Hodkinson, Officer Commanding HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, to attack the Gap and proceed to Mt Parker. Requesting reinforcements from A Company and the Royal Scots, Hodkinson launched his assault with covering fire from Lieutenant Corrigan on Mt Nicholson. The Grenadiers managed to reach Mt Nicholson with only five unwounded men, though Corrigan's group advanced to within 300 meters of the Gap road. Then came an unexpected stroke of fortune: while skirting Mt Nicholson, Hodkinson's group stumbled upon approximately 500 Japanese—probably from the 3/230th—eating lunch without posting sentries. The Winnipeg Grenadiers unleashed devastating fire, inflicting heavy casualties. By 1745 hours, Hodkinson's force was only 100 meters from Repulse Bay Road. With four men and a 2-inch mortar, Hodkinson worked his way to the abandoned brigade headquarters, bringing 20 walking wounded with him. He established a foothold at the Gap, receiving orders to attack the police station at 2200 hours. Two HKVDC armoured cars with Vickers machine guns came in support, but accurate enemy fire disabled both. Like Pinkerton before him, Hodkinson reached near his objective before being severely wounded. For this action of determination and courage, Hodkinson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. By the morning of the 20th, the Japanese had consolidated control of the Gap, but elements of D Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, still held various pillboxes north of the position. Initially, 17 and 18 Platoons occupied forward positions with Company Headquarters and 16 Platoon in reserve, positioned across Wongneichong Road almost directly opposite brigade headquarters. Forward positions were rapidly overrun and cut off from the company. They fought without officers until withdrawal to battalion headquarters became necessary. With Captain A. S. Bowman killed and Captain R. W. Philips wounded, command fell to Lieutenant T. A. Blackwood. An attempt by B Company to relieve D Company on the evening of the 20th failed catastrophically, killing all officers and 29 men. With fewer than 50 men remaining—all wounded—Lieutenant Blackwood continued inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese until 22 December, when exhaustion and the complete absence of ammunition, food, and water forced surrender. D Company killed over 200 Japanese soldiers. Post-war Japanese reports refused to believe that a single company had held the Gap for so long. For their stubborn defense, Philips and Blackwood were awarded the Military Cross, and three enlisted men received the Military Medal. The battle of Wongneichong Gap was characterized by fragmented planning and poor coordination. On the night of the 19th-20th, no fewer than three separate companies attacked the police station, with another company assaulting Jardine's Lookout—all within five hours, all independently organized by local commanders. Had these disparate actions been coordinated into a single simultaneous assault, fortress headquarters' objectives might well have been achieved. By the end of the 20th, the British had lost the vital ground of Wongneichong, though Postbridge House remained as an isolated holdout. For the Japanese, Wongneichong became the single costliest engagement since the invasion began, with over 800 casualties and the regimental commander of the 3/230th seriously wounded. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.   Japanese landings on 18-19 December overwhelmed the East Brigade. Brigadier Lawson died defending the vital Gap. Desperate, uncoordinated counter-attacks by British and Canadian troops failed to dislodge the enemy. D Company Winnipeg Grenadiers held the position for four days against overwhelming odds before surrendering. The Japanese suffered 800 casualties but secured this critical strategic ground.

Why is consistency so difficult in pornography recovery?You know what you should do.You've probably tried motivation, accountability, filters, Bible reading, avoiding triggers, and promising yourself that this time will be different.But then something happens.You get tired. Stressed. Lonely. Discouraged. Angry. Overwhelmed.And suddenly the strategy you were so confident about doesn't seem to work anymore.In this episode of the Secret Habit Podcast, Shawn Bonneteau explains why consistency in porn recovery isn't created by getting more motivated or hyped up.It starts with clarity.After years of coaching Christian men, Shawn has become convinced that many men aren't failing because they aren't working hard enough.They're trying to solve the wrong problem. The deeper question isn't simply: ‘How do I stop watching porn?' It's What's happening in my heart that may be contributing to this behavior?'Shawn uses Proverbs 4:23 to explore the connection between the heart and everything that flows from it, and explains how understanding your thoughts, emotions, formative experiences, and Heart Hunger can change the way you approach recovery.In this episode, you'll learn:Why motivation alone doesn't create lasting consistencyWhy men often try to solve the wrong problemHow clarity creates confidence and consistencyWhat Proverbs 4:23 teaches us about the heartHow your heart can reveal what's driving your behaviorWhy pornography can sometimes point to deeper patterns worth understandingHow your emotions and thoughts provide important recovery dataWhy understanding your Heart Hunger changes your strategyHow to stop "throwing mud against the wall" and hoping something worksWhy a clear strategy is more powerful than another burst of motivationThe goal isn't to become more disciplined at fighting pornography.It's to become clear enough to know what you're actually fighting, and strategic enough to know what to do about it.Because when you understand the real problem, you can finally build the right solution.Want to understand what's really driving your struggle?Take the free Secret Habit Clarity Quiz at:

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There's a moment I hear from women all the time: “I told myself I wasn't going to drink tonight… and then I did.” Maybe you've had that conversation with yourself more times than you'd like to admit. You wake up determined. You make a promise. You tell yourself, Tonight will be different. And then 5:00 rolls around. You're tired. Overwhelmed. Bored. Stressed. Lonely. Frustrated. And suddenly that drink sounds really good. Then comes the guilt. Why did I do that again? What is wrong with me? Why can't I just control this? But what if the problem isn't that you need more willpower? What if there's actually something underneath the drinking that you haven't learned how to address yet? That's what I'm diving into on this week's episode of the Set Free Sisterhood Podcast: Why Do I Keep Drinking Even Though I Said I Wouldn't? 5 Hidden Reasons You Drink I'm breaking down the five hidden reasons that can keep you reaching for alcohol even when you genuinely want to stop. And this episode is just the beginning. Over the next six weeks, I'm going deeper into each of these reasons because I want you to start seeing your drinking differently. Not through shame. Not through “I should be better than this.” But through curiosity, understanding, and real change. And if you're listening and thinking, “Michelle, I know I need more support with this,” I have something coming. The Set Free Sisterhood Collective is a 12-week coaching experience for Christian women who are ready to stop over-drinking, understand what's really driving it, and create a life they don't need to escape from. We start September 30th, 2026, and enrollment is coming soon. If you want to be the first to know when enrollment opens, simply reply to this email with COLLECTIVE and I'll add you to the list. You don't have to keep having the same conversation with yourself. Let's get underneath it. Michelle

Show Notes – "Wired, Tired, and Done" In this gentle meditation, you're invited to arrive exactly as you are—wired, tired, or simply done—and to begin from there. We explore softening the body, noticing "I am here, I am breathing, I am alive," and meeting your nervous system without fixing or judging. If this practice supports you and you'd like to walk alongside my work more closely, you're warmly invited to join me on Patreon. Your support helps me create accessible, neurodivergent‑affirming meditations, and in return you receive extra practices, reflections, and community updates:

What if your Bible study time doesn't have to be perfect for God to meet you there? In this powerful conversation, Elizabeth Santelman shares the deeply personal story behind her new Bible study, Gently Tended. After becoming a mother, experiencing health challenges, and entering a season where she simply didn't have the capacity to study Scripture the way she once had, Elizabeth discovered a freeing truth: God isn't waiting for us to climb a mountain to reach Him—He is already with us. Elizabeth and Reagan talk about what it looks like to seek God when life is overwhelming, how prayer can begin with simply bringing our stress and emotions to Him, and why spiritual disciplines are meant to help us remember God's presence, not earn it. They also explore biblical meditation, replacing the negative “scripts” running through our minds with God's truth, practicing gratitude when life doesn't go as planned, and the danger of putting a Bible teacher or study above Jesus Himself. Elizabeth explains why Gently Tended is intentionally designed as a “choose your own adventure” Bible study—one that meets women wherever they are in their current season and capacity. Whether you have time for one verse, a few questions, or a deeper study, the goal is the same: take one small step toward Jesus. In This Episode Why Bible study can feel overwhelming in busy seasons of life The surprising story behind Gently Tended Why God doesn't need us to “get closer” to Him How spiritual disciplines help us remember God Turning overwhelm into prayer The power of gratitude when life doesn't go according to plan What biblical Christian meditation really looks like Replacing negative thought patterns with God's truth Why we should never put a Bible study above Jesus How to study Scripture when you only have a few minutes Why small, faithful steps can transform our relationship with God Find more from Revelations Podcast hosted by Reagan Kramer: Website | Instagram | Apple Podcast | Youtube Find more on Elizabeth: Gently Tended: https://a.co/d/0e1hYXak Website: https://sunshineinmynest.com/ Instagram: https://Instagram.com/sunshineinmynest Become Part of Our Mission! Support The Revelations Podcast: Your support fuels our mission to share transformative messages of hope and faith. Click here to learn how you can contribute and be part of this growing community! This Episode is brought to you by Advanced Medicine Alternatives Get back to the active life you love through natural & regenerative musculoskeletal healing: https://www.georgekramermd.com/ Chapters 00:00 – Welcome & Elizabeth's Journey as a Bible Study Author07:38 – Why Elizabeth Created Gently Tended08:09 – When Life Leaves You With No Capacity for Bible Study11:07 – God Meets Us in Our Lowest-Capacity Seasons11:52 – What Does It Mean to Be “Gently Tended” by God?13:00 – Spiritual Disciplines Aren't About Getting Closer to God14:04 – How to Turn Overwhelm Into Prayer16:18 – The Spiritual Disciplines in Gently Tended18:16 – When Bible Study Becomes More Important Than Jesus21:17 – How Gratitude Can Transform Your Everyday Life23:00 – Trusting God When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan26:03 – What Is Biblical Christian Meditation?27:05 – The Thoughts You Repeat Are Shaping You29:43 – Replacing the Lies in Your Mind With God's Truth31:02 – How to Ask God for Wisdom and Recognize His Truth31:14 – A Bible Study Designed for Your Season of Life33:00 – Why You Don't Have to Finish the Whole Bible Study34:20 – Small Steps Toward Jesus Still Count35:56 – What's Next for Elizabeth and Gently Tended37:14 – A Prayer Over Elizabeth and Her Ministry

There's a moment that happens to most of us, usually in the middle of something small, washing dishes, sitting at a red light, when we realize we haven't actually been here at all. We've been replaying a conversation from yesterday, or rehearsing one that hasn't happened yet. Heather Elliott, founder of Mindful Change and a mindset expert with two decades of experience, joins host Avik to unpack why mindfulness isn't about clearing your mind, how to work with anxious or racing thoughts instead of fighting them, and a simple way to move into what she calls the observer position when you're feeling overwhelmed. About the Guest: Heather Elliott is the founder and CEO of Mindful Change, a mindset and relationship coaching practice she has run since 2005. She holds degrees in psychology and education, is certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Core Belief Engineering, and is the author of Same Shit Different Day, helping individuals, couples, and business owners identify and transform the limiting beliefs behind recurring life patterns. Key Takeaways: Mindfulness isn't about emptying the mind, it's about noticing what you're focused on and asking whether it's taking you somewhere you actually want to go. Move into the "observer position": picture your worry or fear sitting in a chair across from you, then examine it with some distance instead of being consumed by it. Anxiety and depression often have a story underneath them, tracing that story is frequently more useful than just trying to calm the feeling on the surface. Writing down racing worries at night can let your mind feel heard, so it can quiet down instead of looping. Question your own emotional reactions before assuming someone meant to hurt you, most relationship conflict comes from unverified interpretation, not actual intent. Connect With the Guest: Website: https://mindfulchange.com Free Course: https://mindfulchange.com/course 5D Psychology Info: https://mindfulchange.com/5d Episode Chapters: [00:00] The Moment We Realize We Weren't Actually Here — the real question behind this episode [02:22] The Biggest Misconception About Mindfulness [05:22] What People Are Actually Doing When They Practice Mindfulness Well [10:57] How Mindfulness Addresses Anxiety and Depression at the Root [13:41] Using the Observer Position When You're Overwhelmed in the Moment [18:51] One Piece of Advice: Question Your Emotions Before Assuming Intent (approx.)   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. Healthy Mind By Avik™️is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate. With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.

John Van Deusen returns to the podcast to discuss the release of his alternative worship project, the 38-track As Long As I Am In The Tent Of This Body I Will Make A Joyful Noise. He shares stories about the conception of this adventurous project, its overlap with his I Am Origami series, and the personal roller coaster he experienced while recording and releasing it. In conjunction with JFH's 30th anniversary, the site just released Vol. 15 of its annual free sampler, featuring 57 songs we think you need to hear! Download here. The sampler includes the unreleased new single from podcast host Chase Tremaine, which you can also pre-save on Spotify here. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

Overwhelm doesn't come from the size of your goal. It comes from staring at a problem you don't have a perfect plan for and freezing instead of moving. Here's the truth. You don't need a great plan. A plan helps, but it's not the requirement. What you actually need is to attack one specific spot right in front of you. That's how momentum gets built. Not from a flawless blueprint, but from action. Make the next sale. Get the next save. Score the next bucket. Get the next stop. One move at a time. Once you've got momentum, you can sit back down and refine the plan. Restructure it. Clean it up. But it won't always be neat, and it doesn't need to be for you to move. Stop waiting for clarity before you act. Attack first. Clarity follows. Ready to build real momentum in your life? Sign up for my 3 month coaching program ,for only $90. 

Show Notes – "Wired, Tired, and Done" In this gentle meditation, you're invited to arrive exactly as you are—wired, tired, or simply done—and to begin from there. We explore softening the body, noticing "I am here, I am breathing, I am alive," and meeting your nervous system without fixing or judging. If this practice supports you and you'd like to walk alongside my work more closely, you're warmly invited to join me on Patreon. Your support helps me create accessible, neurodivergent‑affirming meditations, and in return you receive extra practices, reflections, and community updates:

In this episode, Michael Hyatt shares how AI is transforming productivity and leadership, emphasizing the importance of working according to your design and becoming an AI architect to enhance capacity and fulfillment. Key Topics AI as a tool for productivity and fulfillment Training AI to work for you, not against you Using AI to analyze websites and improve conversions Personality assessments and the MAPS profile Aligning work with your natural wiring and passions The concept of the desire zone and drudgery zone Building startups with AI on a bootstrap budget The importance of working according to your design Chapters 00:00 Introduction and guest background 00:31 Michael Hyatt's life philosophy and sabbatical practice 01:41 AI as a tool for increasing productivity and human flourishing 02:58 Training AI to handle routine tasks and email management 04:33 Using Claude AI for workflow automation and website optimization 06:57 Training AI to respond in your voice and style 08:55 AI's impact on team capacity and leadership 11:02 Displacement fears and the opportunity to become an AI user 11:58 Starting with AI: experimentation and startup opportunities 13:56 AI transforming business operations and outsourcing 16:02 Reflective thinking and AI analysis of websites 17:01 Creating and building websites with AI 18:52 AI in digital marketing and the newsletter offering 20:29 New project: The MAPS profile for personality assessment 22:00 Understanding yourself through AI-driven personality synthesis 24:02 Using personality insights to improve team dynamics 26:02 Working according to your design and the desire zone 28:04 Conclusion: working in your strength and fulfillment

Email marketing shouldn't feel like another box you have to check every week.If you're constantly asking yourself, “What am I supposed to email my list about?” there's a better way.In this episode, I'm sitting down with email strategist and automation expert Cheryl Rerick to talk about how to stop treating email like a broadcast channel and start building an intentional customer journey that works in the background of your business.We dig into how to reverse-engineer your emails from the sale, why your welcome sequence is one of the best places to start with automation, and how segmentation and personalization can make your emails feel like they were written specifically for the person reading them. Cheryl also shares what's changing with AI—from AI-generated inbox summaries to increasingly sophisticated spam filters—and why sounding more human may be one of your biggest advantages right now.  If you want email to feel less like constant content creation and more like a strategic system that nurtures your audience and drives sales, this conversation is packed with practical ideas you can start implementing now.00:00:00 — Why email shouldn't be treated like a broadcast channel 00:01:30 — Building a life-first business through automation and leverage 00:04:30 — Turning email into a customer journey that creates sales 00:06:00 — Using voice-of-customer research to plan better emails 00:07:30 — Reverse-engineering your email strategy from the sale 00:09:00 — Planning ahead vs. batch writing your emails 00:10:30 — Three ways AI is changing email marketing 00:12:00 — How AI summaries are changing the way subscribers consume email 00:15:00 — AI, spam filters, and what impacts email deliverability 00:16:30 — Using AI as a thought partner instead of your email writer 00:19:30 — The easiest way to make AI-assisted emails sound human 00:21:00 — Email platforms, automation tools, and personalization 00:22:30 — Using tags and dynamic content to personalize emails 00:25:30 — Email trends: segmentation, clicks, replies, and gamification 00:27:00 — How to use segmentation data to create more sales 00:28:30 — The surprising quick win: clean your email list 00:31:30 — Overwhelmed by automation? Start with your welcome sequenceCONNECT WITH CHERYL:Website: cherylrerick.comInstagram: @cherylrerickmarketing Free Resource: AI Inboxes - How Google, Apple, & AI are judging (and summarizing) your emails - https://cherylrerick.com/ai-inboxes/

Hi Mamas,  Have you ever felt like asking for help meant you were somehow failing?  Like if you weren't doing all the cooking, cleaning, planning, remembering, organizing, and managing, then maybe you weren't doing enough?  If you've ever felt that way...  You're not alone.  In today's Monday Mindset episode, I'm sharing a mindset shift that I think every working mom needs to hear:  "You don't have to do it all yourself to be enough."  As moms, we often wear busyness like a badge of honor. We convince ourselves that if we're exhausted, overwhelmed, and constantly pouring from an empty cup, it somehow proves how much we love our families.  But what if that's not true?  What if doing more doesn't make you a better mom...  What if being more present does?  Today, I'm talking about perfectionism, mom guilt, asking for help, and learning to let go of the unrealistic expectation that we have to carry everything on our own.  I also leave you with a simple challenge to help you start releasing one thing that's been weighing you down this week.  In This Episode, We Discuss:  Why so many working moms feel like they have to do everything themselves   The connection between perfectionism and mom guilt   Why being exhausted isn't a badge of honor   The difference between being busy because of life's season and creating unnecessary pressure for yourself   Why asking for help is a sign of strength—not weakness   How letting go of control creates more space for connection and presence   A simple challenge to help you lighten your mental load this week   ✨This Week's Challenge  Choose one thing you've been holding onto simply because you feel like you should be the one doing it.  Ask yourself:  "Am I doing this because it truly matters... or because I feel guilty letting someone else help?"  If it's guilt...  Practice letting it go.  Delegate it.  Simplify it.  Or decide it doesn't need to be done at all.  Sometimes the greatest gift you can give yourself—and your family—is permission to stop trying to do it all.   

Why do we keep falling into the same patterns, the same struggles, the same destructive habits we promised ourselves we'd left behind? We tell ourselves it's just weakness or a lack of discipline, but what if there's something deeper at work? Michael Muccio, author of Evil's First Breath and a pastor mentored by Zig Ziglar, joins host Avik to explore where evil begins according to the biblical narrative, why pride and fear sit underneath so many destructive cycles, and practical, moment-by-moment ways to interrupt them, starting with gratitude. About the Guest: Michael Muccio is a pastor, former business consultant, and author who was personally mentored by legendary motivational speaker Zig Ziglar. He is the author of Evil's First Breath, The Miracle Exchange: Living the Transformed Life, and America's Battle for Free Enterprise, and has spent four decades helping people in business, ministry, and personal counseling recognize and move through the hidden patterns that hold them back. Key Takeaways: Evil isn't only extreme acts, according to Michael, it shows up in ordinary fear, pride, anger, and the need to be right in everyday relationships. Understanding where a destructive pattern began, rather than just fighting the symptom, can change how you relate to it. Pride and fear often work together, pride can be the mask; underneath is frequently a fear people haven't yet faced. You don't have to wait to feel spiritually ready, the shift can start with a single moment of gratitude, praise, or refocused attention. Real change is rarely one dramatic turning point, it's usually small, repeated choices that build momentum over weeks and months. Connect With the Guest: Website: https://michaeljmuccio.com Book: Evil's First Breath (Amazon, e-book, paperback, and audiobook) Book Website: https://evilsfirstbreath.com Episode Chapters: [00:00] Why We Keep Falling Into the Same Patterns — the real question behind this episode [02:53] The Biggest Misconception About Where Evil Comes From [08:00] The Origin Story: Pride, Rebellion, and How It Shapes Our Struggles Today [13:51] Root Patterns Behind Self-Sabotage: Pride and Fear [18:06] What Actually Helps in the Moment: Gratitude as a Practical Tool [21:43] Interrupting the Cycle When You Feel Stuck or Overwhelmed [26:26] Starting Over After Past Failures: Small Choices, Real Momentum (approx.)   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. Healthy Mind By Avik™️is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate. With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.

The Coherency Creator: Feminine Leadership Archetype #7 of 8  "Through my presence, I bring things into order. I see what is out of alignment. I can pinpoint what causes disharmony." There is so much chaos, noise, and incoherency being thrown at us right now — and within us.The Coherency Creator gives us access to our power to work with the field - our own inner field and the fields (ecosystems, situations, relationships, interactions) we show up in - to bring situations, relationships, and realities into a resonant state of order and harmony. Not by fixing, saving or forcing. But through our presence. And our ability to speak and embody what is called the power of "loving truth." Consider this: We each can choose to be leaders in our lives, relationships, teams, family systems and community. We each have the power to shift a room, create harmony and order out of chaos and conflict, and open space for new possibility. Just by showing up centered, grounded, and clear. Which sounds much easier than it is in real time practice! In this episode, we welcome in The Coherency Creator to explore what it means to consciously wield this power in your life right now. Here's a snippet of the power within us when we tap into this … "I lead us to create structure that innately creates harmony between all the parts." (get the full written transmission here)  Why this matters now: The chaos we are experiencing all around us is not accidental. When there is continual chaos, it keeps people stuck in the shadow frequencies of fear, blame, shame, and isolation. And we cannot create what's next from inside of that. The more of us who can consciously show up as coherency creators - in our own inner field first, and then in the fields around us - the more we shift what's possible. We don't have to fix it all. We don't have to be at the top of a hierarchy to embody this power. Often our most powerful act is simply to be a grounded, compassionate, honest, and clear presence in the room. Some of What We'll explore: Coherency as a Superpower - what it actually is, why it's so undervalued, and why the words alignment, resonance, harmony, beauty, clarity, presence, ease, and grace matter more than ever right now Your Body, Voice & Being as a Sword of Loving Truth - a somatic practice for understanding how your presence, energy, frequency, and essence work together to shift a room and create harmony and order out of chaos and conflict Incoherency Indicators - how to recognize when you're out of coherency in yourself or in the field, so you can work with your emotions and judgments and shift your energy on the inside before responding on the outside The Drama Triangle Flip - moving from victim, perpetrator, and fixer into creator, challenger, and coach — a simple but mighty tool for creating coherency Three Practices - simple, medium, large: Get Curious Instead of Critical; Proactive Power Pauses; and a five-part Elevation Practice for moving from incoherency to harmony step by step P.S. ✨ Get access to other episodes in this series here on the Feminine Power Time Wisdom Library. See you there!  Christine  **** Making this real and practical in your life: CONNECT + CONVERSATE to ELEVATE >>> Share this episode with a friend and conversate together on the inquiries and practices to make it real. RESOURCES A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe by Michael S. Schneider — learn more. Overwhelmed and Over It by Christine Arylo — Chapter 12 — learn more. Fall Power Pause: Reset. Release Pressure. Refocus — www.FallPowerPause.com Eight Facets of Compassion Podcast — https://christinearylo.com/2025/03/facets-of-compassion/ Power Pauses for teams and groups → teampowerpause.com Feminine Wisdom Way Collective → femininewisdomway.com Daily Centering Practice Kit → dailypracticekit.com 3. WORK WITH the ILLUMINATION INQUIRIES -  Access on my Wisdom Library here. 4. CONNECT:  Subscribe to Christine's Monthly Wisdom Letters Connect with Christine on LinkedIn Join us in the Feminine Wisdom Cafe, a private online community Watch on YouTube  

Join Sandra as she explores the healing power of sound with recording artist Aurelia, diving into compelling NDE evidence from the void, and sharing ways to maintain trans-dimensional relationships with departed loved ones. After a profound spiritual awakening in 2007, Aurelia's life changed forever following the tragic passing of her soulmate in 2021. Overwhelmed by grief, she experienced a profound near-death experience where she consciously exited her body, entered the dark void, and conversed telepathically with the Divine. Aurelia returned with a mission to serve humanity through her beautiful, ethereal music. In this episode, we dive into: * The 2021 Near-Death Experience: Leaving the physical body, entering the infinite void, and experiencing a flat plane of light that severed her earthly pain. 
 * Maintaining Connections: How to nurture an active, trans-dimensional relationship with departed loved ones, even sitting down to pour them a cup of coffee. 
 * The Power of Frequency: The significance of the 432 Hz frequency in nature, and how albums like Ascension and Grace can deeply comfort the grieving heart. 
 * Surviving Grief: Finding purpose and focusing on the light after unimaginable loss, and learning to trust your inner spiritual guidance. 
 Connect with Aurelia (Aureliaslight): Her Website: http://aureliaslight.com ⚜️ Free Sacred Sound Healing Activation https://www.aureliaslight.com/soundhealingactivation ⚜️ Step into the Power of Your Voice (Vocal Sound Healing and Transformational System) https://www.aureliaslight.com/stepintothepowerofyourvoice ⚜️ Aureliaslight Academy of Sound https://www.aureliaslight.com/musicandsoundhealingacademy ⚜️ Ascension Album https://www.aureliaslight.com/ascension-album ⚜️ YouTube Channel Manifesting the Miraclous Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ohiQbtSuyc5309GncvAHw ⚜️ Albums and Music https://www.aureliaslight.com CONNECT WITH SANDRA CHAMPLAIN:  Don't miss my "Shades of the Afterlife' Podcast with the BEST of all topics about the afterlife: https://omny.fm/shows/shades-of-the-afterlife * Website (Free book by joining the 'Insiders Club, Free empowering Sunday Gatherings with medium demonstration, Mediumship Classes & more): http://wedontdie.com *Patreon (Early access, PDF of over 850 episodes & more visit https://www.patreon.com/wedontdieradio Thank you for listening!!!

Missouri's Children's Division is on the verge of a major overhaul. Workers who look into alleged child abuse and neglect will transition into more specialized roles on Sept. 1 with the goal of reducing a traditionally high caseload. But the workload for investigators has risen, sparking concern among some who work for the agency. Reporter Steph Quinn with the Missouri Independent joins “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air” to discuss her latest article about the agency.

In today's episode I'm joined by Clara Schroeder, ecotherapist and author of Re-Nature, for a conversation about nature, the nervous system, and why time outdoors does far more than clear your head.Clara calls it the more than human world, and she takes us through what happens in the brain when we're in it. We get into the neuroscience of fractal patterns and why the predictability of a tree canopy or a wave settles the amygdala, the difference between exercising outdoors and relating to nature, and how she's seen nature connection ease loneliness, low mood and an overstimulated nervous system. She shares her own path through clinical depression and her recovery from a traumatic brain injury, plus the distinction she draws between physiological burnout and the ecological kind, the sort that comes from forgetting where we come from.We also talk horses as healers, flow state, and the small daily practices that bring nature in when you live in a city: a nature altar, a colour walk, a moment of presence with your morning cup of tea.If you've done all the inner work and still feel wired and disconnected from yourself, this is your reset.I trust you will get what you need from this episode, and make sure you come let me know how it resonated with you on instagram @the_human_design_coachBig love,MxxClara's Details:Website: claraschroeder.comInstagram: @livingwithclarityHer book, Re-Nature: How Nature Helps Us Feel Better and Do Better: available on Amazon and Barnes & NobleBook updates: @renaturebookBodyGraph Chart SoftwareCreate your own Human Design chart tool with BodyGraphChart! Embed a chart tool on your own website, so you can engage with your leads, grow your business, teach Human Design the way YOU want to teach it and create success!Get BodyGraphChart here: https://bodygraphchart.com?via=emmadunwoodyUse the code humandesignpodcast for 30% off for 6 months!OTHER RESOURCESWant more on Human Design? Explore the ways to get involved below:Get Your Free Human Design Chart: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/get-your-chartThe Feminine Success Framework: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/feminine-success-frameworkMAGGIE - Magnetic by Design AI: https://meetmaggie.co/The HDx Collective: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/collectiveHuman Design Unhinged: https://www.humandesignunhinged.com/Secret Podcast: The Human Design Podcast (Off The Record): https://thehumandesignpodcast.supercast.com/Instagram @the_human_design_coachMusic: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comSupport the show

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California 988 suicide and crisis lifeline contact centers say they are struggling to keep up with increased demand because of a lack of funding. Cities in the state are struggling to hit affordable housing goals by 2030. Newport-Mesa Unified School District is the first in California to ban electric bikes from school property for kindergarten through eighth grade. Plus, more on the Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.comSupport the show: https://laist.com

I made this episode standing in my kitchen because that's exactly where this conversation needed to happen. Not behind a desk. Not in a polished setup. Because when you say you need to get your life together, you're not talking about one drawer. You're talking about everything, and the fact that somehow you're the one holding it all. I'm giving you a simple three part reset you can do today to get out of reactive mode. It works. But I'm also showing you why it won't hold for long if there's nothing underneath it, and what actually will. xoxo, Chelsi Jo . . . . . ESCAPE Your Overwhelm, a live 5 day Bootcamp August 24 to 28. Design your own Life + Business Operating System™ so you can consistently grow your business without sacrificing yourself or your family. It's $17

In today's Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast episode, We start with Genevieve's non-negotiable: teach a writing and thinking framework first. When students learn how to make a claim, back it with evidence, and justify their reasoning, they stop starting from scratch in every unit. That same structure carries into discussions, constructed responses, and essays, whether the text comes from your district textbook or supplemental resources. We also talk about why “teach the standard” beats “finish the pages,” how to use skill-based passages to front load a target skill, and how to turn textbook questions into stronger writing prompts and discussion starters. If you're trying to fit reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary into short class periods, you'll love the “one text does multiple jobs” approach. We break down how to layer routines, reuse the tools that work, and build student independence through consistency. We close with a mindset shift that matters in August and still matters in March: plan for progress, not perfection, and trust that repetition is what creates real growth. If this helps, subscribe for weekly support, share the episode with a teammate, and leave a quick review so more middle school ELA teachers can find it. What's the one part of your district curriculum that feels hardest to teach right now?Podcast episode mentioned: BONUS: How to Use EB Resources With Your District Curriculum (Without Getting Behind or Overwhelmed)

From the outside, Susie Owens looked like she was gliding. Straight-A student, entrepreneur, devoted mom — and exhausted in ways nobody could see. When you're an ADHD high achiever, masking is a whole job. Susie spent years in therapy for anxiety, quietly holding it together. A second child tipped the scales. Through her ADHD diagnosis, she learned that her struggles weren't a reflection of who she was as a person or as a mom. It was just ADHD.  For more on this topic Listen: Emotional regulation, and yelling, as a mom with ADHD (Patricia Sung's story)  Read: Mental load: The invisible weight women with ADHD carry Watch: Renowned ADHD expert on how to juggle ADHD and motherhood For a transcript and more resources, visit ADHD Aha! on Understood.org. You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org. As kids head back to school, it's a good time to remember: not every student experiences the classroom the same way. Through My Eyes, a free interactive experience from Understood, lets you step into a day in the life of a kid with ADHD, dyslexia, or dyscalculia. See their strengths and challenges in a whole new way. Try it out here.Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When grieving deeply over a loss (or any circumstance that seems overwhelming), it's one thing to make it through the day; it's another thing to wonder how we will make it through the next several years. In Today's Daily Word & Prayer, we talk about learning to trust God to take care of us one day at a time.

If you've ever felt like you're doing all the things for your health—eating well, exercising, trying to manage stress—and somehow still feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or like you're constantly starting over, this conversation is for you.In this episode, I'm joined by Courtney Townley, a health and self-leadership expert with more than three decades of experience in the wellness industry. Courtney is challenging the traditional wellness playbook and sharing why lasting health isn't about more willpower, stricter routines, or another protocol.It's about learning how to lead yourself.We talk about the hidden stressors that impact your health, why midlife requires a different approach to wellness, and how to stop treating every detour like a complete failure. Courtney also breaks down the four practices behind her Consistency Code framework and shares simple ways to make decisions that move you toward the life and health you actually want.00:00:00 — Why your health struggles may have nothing to do with willpower 00:01:30 — Courtney Townley on creating a life-first business 00:03:00 — Using a “priority filter” to decide what deserves your yes 00:04:30 — The problem with information overload and “info obesity” 00:06:00 — Why stress management is a major part of health 00:07:30 — Unnecessary stress vs. on-purpose stress 00:09:00 — Courtney's “stress bucket” and the dimensions of health 00:10:30 — How midlife hormonal changes can affect stress resilience 00:12:00 — What self-leadership means and why wellness programs often fall short 00:13:30 — Why transformations don't last without changing your self-image 00:15:00 — The importance of balancing intense effort with rest and recovery 00:16:30 — Ask yourself: What does health mean in this season of my life? 00:18:00 — How one small decision can move you back toward better health 00:21:00 — How to realign quickly when life derails your plans 00:24:00 — Sleep, wellness trends, and Courtney's daily self-check-in 00:27:00 — The four practices inside The Consistency Code 00:28:30 — Where to connect with Courtney Townley and find her book CONNECT WITH COURTNEY:Website: graceandgrit.comInstagram: @gracegritPodcast: Grace & GritBook: The Consistency Code

If your brain has been making decisions since 6 a.m. and it's not even 9 yet, this episode is for you. What's for dinner? What workout am I doing? What needs to happen for school today? What appointment am I forgetting? What does everyone need from me next? The mental load of motherhood adds up fast. And sometimes the problem isn't that you have too much to do. It's that you're making and remaking the same tiny decisions all day long. In this episode, we're not just talking about how to manage decision fatigue better. We're talking about how to actually lower your mental load by removing decisions altogether. I'm sharing one piece of advice a business coach gave me years ago that changed the way I approach my workouts, meal planning, homeschool rhythms, home, health, and even my business: Make the decision once. Then keep repeating it. We'll walk through five practical ways to do exactly that so you can stop relying on willpower, build simple systems that carry you through busy seasons, and have more energy left for the people and things that actually matter. In this episode, you'll learn: How to identify decisions you can make once instead of remaking every day Why systems work better than relying on discipline and willpower How a simple weekly reset can keep one hard week from becoming a hard month How to lower the barrier to workouts, meal planning, and healthy habits before you're tired Why consistency isn't about starting over. It's about learning to return. How to create rhythms that adjust when your capacity changes from one season to another If you're overwhelmed by all the decisions you're carrying as a busy mom, I want you to remember this: You don't need more discipline. You need fewer decisions. Make it once. Build the system. Reset weekly. Lower the barrier. And when life gets messy, return instead of restart. Resources The Stronger Collective If you're tired of piecing together your workouts and nutrition on your own, get on the waitlist for The Stronger Collective. TSC is a Christ-centered strength training membership where the workouts are already planned, nutrition is simplified, and tools like the Stronger Weekly Reset help you adjust your health plan to the capacity you actually have that week. Join The Stronger Collective Waitlist Free Christian Fitness Hub Grab simple workout, nutrition, and healthy habit resources designed to help Christian moms lower the barrier to taking care of their bodies. Explore the Free Christian Fitness Hub

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In this week's episode, Livi shares her **Menty B Survival Guide** for staying regulated and navigating panic attacks, anxiety, depression, and those moments when life feels like too much.

In today's episode, I'm going LIVE with my clients, giving them the chance to ask me ANYTHING, whether it's struggles in their online business, mindset blocks, or life in general. No sugarcoating. No excuses. Just straight-up solutions to help.   MY CLOTHING, CHECK OUT: https://amarokaesthetics.com/ CHECK ME OUT ON OTHER SOCIALS: IG = https://www.instagram.com/coleluisdasilva/ TIKTOK = https://www.tiktok.com/@coleluisdasilva/   WAKE UP WITH THE WOLF PODCAST: APPLE = https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wake-up-with-the-wolf/id1533545890 SPOTIFY = https://open.spotify.com/show/6cOLgWolq6mkOnvNesuTDc?si=8b3c4f153a264e9a

Today's episode is a conversation you are going to want to revisit over and over and over. You are about to learn the skills nobody ever taught you, but you need now more than ever. It's hard to not feel exhausted and just overwhelmed in today's world. You are constantly being bombarded with bad news, followed up by worse news.  All of that while you still try and deal with the hurdles of just living a regular life. That is where today's guest, therapist Kier Gaines comes in. Mel absolutely adores this man and constantly seeks out his advice as a source of calm, ease, and understanding.  But it isn't just Mel. Across platforms, millions of people turn to Kier Gaines because he has a knack for turning complicated emotions you don't quite have the words for and explains them in a way that makes sense. He then gives you tools to come back to yourself so you don't get flooded in those emotions.  This is a conversation about how to handle life in today's chaotic world.  You'll laugh, and you'll probably tear up a little bit, but at the end you will feel the sense of calm that Kier is known for bringing, and you'll be ready to show up differently in all of your relationships that matter most to you. In today's episode you will learn: -What to do when everything feels like too much -How to stop trying to control other people and finally find more peace -What to do when you're spiraling, overthinking, or about to lose your cool -Why you keep having the same arguments, and how to break the cycle -How to build confidence that doesn't depend on other people's approval -The simple mindset shifts that will help you feel more grounded, more present, and more in control of your life By the end of this episode you will have control of your emotions and be ready to stop letting them control you. You'll walk away with tools you can start using today to show up in your life with more clarity, calm, and confidence.  For more resources related to today's episode, click here for the podcast episode page.  If you liked this episode, listen to this one next: Why You Feel Lost in Life: Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma & How to Heal Mel wants to add:   Try the 23g protein shot I drink every single morning Join 2 million readers loving my weekly newsletter - full of tips, tools, and inspiration The Let Them Theory: read the book everyone's talking about Watch the episodes on YouTube Connect with me on Instagram Follow the show's Instagram for clips, behind the scenes, and more Find some daily positivity on my TikTok Want zero ads? Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome back to Truth, Lies & Work, the award-winning workplace podcast where behavioural science meets workplace culture, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. When was the last time you came back from a holiday genuinely refreshed? For many leaders, managers, and high-achieving professionals, summer isn't relaxing. You spend weeks clearing your inbox before you leave, spend your holiday feeling guilty for not working, check your emails "just in case", and come back to an overflowing inbox needing another break. So why is switching off so difficult? In this episode, hosts Al and Leanne are joined by Dr. Rachel Morris, former GP, keynote speaker, and host of the You Are Not A Frog podcast. Together, they explore why high achievers struggle to rest, how summer can inadvertently trigger burnout, and 5 practical strategies to genuinely recharge before September.

During August, the Motherkind team and I try to practise what we preach by slowing down, taking some time off and making the juggle just a little easier over the summer holidays.So, throughout the month, we're bringing you some of our most listened-to episodes of the year so far.If you're the person who remembers the PE kits, books the appointments, sorts the childcare, knows when the suncream needs reapplying and automatically assumes you're looking after the children unless you've specifically arranged otherwise — this episode is for you.This week's episode is with author Lou Beckett for a brilliantly honest conversation about being the default parent and the invisible mental, emotional and physical load so many mothers carry.Lou describes default parenting as something bigger than the mental load. It's not only thinking about everything that needs to happen; it's doing it, managing it and carrying the underlying assumption that ultimately, you are responsible. And often, couples don't consciously choose these roles at all. They simply fall into them after having children and never stop to renegotiate them.We talk about what that does to your identity, your relationship and your time — including Lou's experience of stepping away from her career while her husband's career accelerated, and the gradual feeling that she had lost sight of who she was outside motherhood.Lou also shares what has actually helped them change the dynamic at home: having honest conversations about responsibility, creating space for both parents' needs and recognising that wanting time for yourself doesn't make you selfish. We also talk about the enormous standards mothers place on themselves, comparison, mum guilt and why sometimes “good enough” really is enough.This is a funny, validating and incredibly relatable conversation for any mother who has ever thought: Why does everything seem to fall to me?

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If you've wondered why moms feel more anxious, overwhelmed, and reactive after 40, you're not alone. Hormonal changes can affect your brain, stress response, and parenting in surprising ways. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge shares how Regulation First Parenting™ helps families navigate emotional dysregulation with confidence and calm.Parenting is already demanding, but when perimenopause enters the picture, many moms suddenly find themselves feeling exhausted, forgetful, short-tempered, and emotionally overwhelmed.In this episode with hormone expert Dr. Mariza, we unpack the science behind these changes and share practical ways to support your brain, hormones, and nervous system. It's not bad parenting—it's a dysregulated brain navigating a major biological transition.Why do moms feel more anxious, overwhelmed, and reactive after 40?Perimenopause is more than changing hormones—it's a major neuroendocrine transition that directly impacts brain function, stress resilience, memory, and emotional regulation.As estrogen fluctuates, the brain has to work harder, making everyday parenting feel much more difficult.A mom who once handled school drop-offs, work meetings, and bedtime with ease may suddenly find herself snapping over spilled milk or forgetting simple words. That doesn't mean she's failing—it means her biology is changing.Key takeaways:Hormones affect the brain—not just reproduction.Irritability is one of the earliest signs of perimenopause.You didn't lose your ability to cope—your brain needs more support.

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I'm Feeling Tired and Overwhelmed. How Do I Stay Connected to My Business? How to stay connected to business... even when you're feeling overwhelmed. In this Ask Suzi episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, Suzi Dafnis answers a very common listener question: "I'm so tired and overwhelmed from events outside my business. Is there something I can to to stay connected to business and get me back into focus?" Our lives are not isolated from our businesses. As business owners, they are interwoven. So often when things happen in our personal lives, the business can take a hit as well. So if you're feeling drained by something right now — health, family, the uncertainty in the world, your body going through changes — this episode is for you. Instead of asking "How do I get motivated again??", ask yourself this instead: "What is one small way I can show up for myself to stay connected in business today?" How to Stay Connected to Business — Even When Life Has Other Plans When you're feeling overwhelmed as a small business owner, small acts of showing up for yourself can bring you back to the reason WHY you started your business, and respark your energy. Reaching out to one past client to see how they're going Sending one follow-up email Commenting thoughtfully on a few posts from your community Writing down three ideas for a future project Recording a quick video sharing something you've learned Spending twenty minutes on a piece of marketing Booking a coffee with someone you've been meaning to connect with Reading one chapter of a book that inspires you (it doesn't have to be about business) Business is Built in Seasons We imagine successful business owners stay connected to business 365 days of the year. Unlimited energy. Unwavering devotion. But they're not. Every business has seasons. Growth, creativity, consolidation, and seasons where life simply needs more of your attention elsewhere. You don't have to fight the season. It's okay to navigate through it, accepting it for what it is. What You'll Discover in Episode 374: "I'm Feeling Tired and Overwhelmed. How Can I Stay Connected to Business?" Why feeling overwhelmed in business is often about life outside the business... not lost motivation The one question that lowers the pressure and helps you stay connected to business A list of small, doable ways to show up when your energy is low Why you should lower the bar (not RAISE it) when life feels heavy The difference between slowing down and stepping away completely How to talk to yourself more kindly when the inner critic gets loud Why business is built in seasons, and how to navigate them The truth about motivation — and why confidence always follows action, not the other way around How to stay connected to business even when it feels like life around you won't stop throwing curveballs. Mentioned in this Episode: The Growth Network — the HerBusiness community for women business owners ready to do business by their own rules Full episode summary and resources — Episode 374 Show Notes Liked Episode 374: I'm Feeling Tired and Overwhelmed. How Do I Stay Connected to Business? Check out these recent episodes: How to Simplify Your Business and Put Down the Weight You're Carrying How to Know Your Customers (and Why Most Founders Stop Listening) with Michele Hansen I've Built a Successful Business… So Why Do I Want More? Can Your Business Run Without You? Signs You're the Bottleneck & Systems That Fix It – with Kristin Skinner How to Delegate Without Losing Control of Your Business (Even the Work You Think Only You Can Do) How Being More Visible Makes It Easier for Customers to Choose You  

在忙碌中迷失了節奏？讓心靈深呼吸。《城市使命》每日 7–10 分鐘短篇靈修，為你的日常靈性充電！我們透過經文與生命見證，把你的通勤與休息時間，轉化為與神對話的神聖時刻。不長篇大論，只給你最純粹的屬靈養分。現在就收聽，在城市的喧囂中找回你的屬靈方向！Overwhelmed by the hustle? Take a deep breath. We offer 7–10 minute short devotionals to recharge your spirit on the go. Through quick biblical insights and powerful testimonies, we turn your commute or coffee break into a divine dialogue. Simple, deep, and exactly what your soul needs today. Tune in now, quiet the noise, and realign your spiritual compass!

It is finally here!  I am asked all of time WHERE TO START in non-toxing your home and the ebook is finally ready!  Get it here! What about your mind, though?  You can detox all of the candles and cleaning supplies but what about your mind!? What if you're not overwhelmed because you're doing too little… but because you're carrying too much?

Have you ever wondered if a bigger home would make home organization easier?In this episode, I walk you through what two nights of tiny living taught me about home clutter and the houses we live in every day.I talk about staying in 35 square meters with my son and our dog, and how surprised I was by how calm it was there. I came home with a fresh perspective on my own house and one question I'm still asking myself about the things I keep.In this episode, you'll learn:Why I stopped missing things I'd normally reach for constantlyWhat made my decision fatigue disappear within a dayHow a small space stayed clutter free by designWhat one small detail on the cupboards changed about how I moved through the houseWhy a smaller fridge changed more than just my shoppingWhat a genuinely simple home made me realize about my own placeWhy the storage space worked so well when there was intentionalityWhat I realized about the hidden cost of every object we ownWhat question I brought home with me that I'm still askingIf you've been searching for living with less inspiration or a reason to rethink what fills your home, this episode is for you.Here's to fewer things competing for your attention,CarolineFind out more about where I stayed, and Tiny Parks by Mobi House here InstagramThanks for listening! For more organizational motivation, support and free resources:Join my online membership Clutter Free CollectiveJoin my podcast Facebook group Living Clutter Free Forever Podcast: KonMari® Inspired Organizing | FacebookVisit my website www.caroline-thor.com Come and say 'hi' on Instagram @caro.thor Follow me on Facebook @carolineorganizer

Your darkness will be turned to light. That's a promise in the Bible – Isaiah 50:10. -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible.     Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org   Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.

Are you tired of being overwhelmed? God wants to move you from being overwhelmed to overflowing. David said in Psalm 23:5, “My cup overflows” (NIV). But what does that mean for you today? In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how staying connected to Jesus every day leads to a life overflowing with God's goodness.There is one habit that will help you move from an overwhelmed life to an overflowing life: staying connected to Jesus. But that can seem hard to do in today's fast-paced and busy world. Pastor Rick shares in this message how and why you need to stay connected to God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Thought to share? Send me a text...Have you ever wondered if God is doing anything at all in the middle of your ordinary, everyday life?As busy Christian women, it's easy to believe God only moves through dramatic moments while our days are filled with laundry, work, school pickups, and endless responsibilities. In this episode, Betsy explores Luke 1 and Mary's encounter with the angel Gabriel, revealing that God's greatest work often begins in the quiet, ordinary moments long before anyone else can see it. If you've been feeling spiritually disconnected or wondering whether God is still working, this conversation will encourage you to trust His unseen work in your everyday life.Discover why Mary's simple “yes” to God is a powerful model for trusting Him even when you don't have all the answers.Learn how God often prepares extraordinary purposes through ordinary seasons of faithful obedience.Be encouraged to recognize God's presence and purpose in the routines of everyday life instead of waiting for dramatic spiritual moments.Press play to discover how your ordinary day may be the very place where God is preparing something extraordinary through your faithful obedience.New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday mornings.To connect with Betsy for speaking, resources, or curriculum head to https://betsymarvin.com/contact-me/For access to past podcasts and transcripts, head tohttps://betsymarvin.com/podcasts/A Christian podcast centered on Jesus, the Bible, and God explores faith through the Old Testament and New Testament, sharing Bible stories and Bible explained insights to help women of faith and Jesus followers grow in faith, strengthen their relationship with God, and know God more deeply through Bible study, women Bible study, and practical Christianity, all while encouraging spiritual growth, understanding identity in Christ, and learning to understand Bible teachings to become closer to God.

No frameworks, no metrics, no strategies today. This one is heart to heart. If you're a salon owner who's exhausted, who feels like every decision backfires, who has given everything to this business and genuinely has nothing left, I want you to hear this. What you're feeling is real. The last five years have been brutal and I'm not going to minimize that for a second. I've been there too, in ways that might surprise you. But here's what I need you to understand. What you're experiencing is not a capacity problem. It's a clarity problem. And those are two very different things. One means you're broken. The other means you're blindfolded. You are not broken. In this episode, I'm getting honest about what's really behind the exhaustion so many salon owners are carrying right now, why the industry is in the state it's in, and what it actually takes to get back to feeling inspired, confident, and like a leader your team wants to follow. The first six episodes of After The Last Client are now available! Head over to www.afterthelastclient.com/ to watch the episodes, binge the series, and nominate the guests you want to see featured next season. The beauty industry is changing faster than ever. What worked in 2022 or even 2024 won't cut it in 2026, so are you ready? Grab our FREE 2026 TREND REPORT, The 2026 Must-Know Business Realities, Strategies & Trends for Stylists and Salon Owners now at https://thrivingstylist.com/mustknow/. Do you have a question for me that you'd like answered in a future episode like this one? A great way to do that is to head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review with your question. I'm looking forward to answering your question on a future episode on the podcast!  If you're not already following us, @thethrivingstylist, what are you waiting for? This is where I share pro tips every single week, along with winning strategies, testimonials, and amazing breakthroughs from my audience. You're not going to want to miss out on this. Learn more at: https://thrivingstylist.com/podcast/ 

If the summer holidays have left you feeling overstimulated, overwhelmed and like you haven't had five minutes to yourself, this Moment is for you.When the children are around more, routines disappear and the noise, demands and mental load feel relentless, it's incredibly easy for our nervous systems to tip into stress mode. You might find yourself snapping over something tiny, wanting to escape to another room, giving in because you can't handle one more request—or simply shutting down completely.In this Moment, Zoe explains what's actually happening in your nervous system when motherhood feels too much, and why these reactions aren't something to feel ashamed of. She shares simple techniques you can use in just a few minutes to move out of fight, flight, freeze or fawn, widen your window of tolerance and release some of the stress you've been carrying.You'll also discover why completing the stress cycle can be so important for preventing burnout, and how changing the way you speak to yourself can help you feel calmer and more regulated when family life gets intense.

Overwhelmed by the environmental problems we face? In this episode, how to use your knowledge and power - to find your happy place. Host: Amy Barrilleaux Guest: Sasha Stone, Green Life Trading Company, Zero Waste Madison  Resources for You: The Defender Episode 35: Microplastics in Our Bodies - How Much do They Hurt Us? Green Life Trading Co. Find out more about Zero Waste Madison Under the Lens: Microplastics and Our Bodies    

If you are feeling tired, foggy, reactive to everything you eat, and you're not sure where to even begin, this episode is for you! I'm joined by Christa from Less Stressed Life to unpack some of the most confusing and overwhelming health topics moms face: sluggish thyroid, hidden stress, food sensitivities, and nervous system overload. Christa shares her holistic, systems-based approach to healing that prioritizes nourishment, nervous system support, and practical tools over endless restriction and fear. If you've ever been told your labs are “normal” but you still don't feel like yourself, you don't want to miss this conversation!In this episode, we cover:Welcoming Christa from Less Stressed Life to talk thyroid, nervous system health, food sensitivities, and moreHow her own health journey shaped the way she helps women heal holisticallyThe “health triad” framework: chemical/nutritional, structural/environmental, emotional/energeticCommon issues women face—gut troubles, skin flare-ups, fatigue, and subclinical thyroid symptomsWhy many symptoms trace back to nervous system dysregulation and chronic stressA story about stress shutting down digestion—how even nature couldn't calm the fight-or-flight responseDefining neuroplasticity and the importance of training the body to shift out of stress modeSimple tools for nervous system support—gratitude, humming, breathwork, nature walks, legs up the wallWearable tech to promote calm—vagus nerve stimulation devices like Apollo NeuroHow long-term stress depletes nutrients and contributes to hidden deficienciesSubtle but telling signs of sluggish thyroid—cold hands, brain fog, fatigue, cracked feet, and hair lossWhy “normal” thyroid labs don't always reflect what's really going on in the bodyThe real root of many food sensitivities—gut permeability, poor digestion, and fear-based restrictionHow over-restriction can backfire and increase hypersensitivity to everyday foodsEncouragement for those navigating Hashimoto's, reintroducing gluten or dairy, or feeling stuckView full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube.Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible!RESOURCES MENTIONEDCheck out Christa's podcast, Less Stressed LifeJoin my FREE masterclass to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTubeMaster the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my Simple Sourdough courseGain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my Simple Sewing seriesTurn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my YouTube Success AcademyKeep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my Daily Sourdough cookbookCONNECTChrista Biegler of Less Stressed Life | Website | Podcast | Instagram | FacebookLisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | PinterestDo you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast? A guest you'd like me to interview? Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy first birthday to "Overbooked and Overwhelmed", one of my special book babies! It's been 365 days since this book was officially launched into the world and today, we're sitting down to talk all about it. In today's episode, Tara is gushing with gratitude for you and the ways the Lord has been faithful through this message, how she personally was challenged by this theme over the last year, ways she's messed up and tried again, and so much more. What does this message mean for you? How could this change your life? Let's recount God's faithfulness together, shall we? Get your copy of Overbooked and Overwhelmed! Or listen to the audiobook! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Truth Talks with Tara on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! CONNECT WITH TARA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/truthtalkswithtara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tarasunministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT: podcast@tarasunministries.com SPEAKING INQUIRIES: contact@tarasunministries.com ADVERTISE ON THE SHOW: To inquire about host-read ads or to become the show's next sponsor, please send an email to podcast@tarasunministries.com. DISCLAIMERS: This podcast may contain affiliate links, sponsorships, or products I've received for free. Please know that I always try to operate in integrity and only share products I know you'll love (and I genuinely love). If you decide to purchase through my links, thank you so much for your support! The perspectives shared in each episode belong solely to the individual contributors and don't necessarily represent the views of the podcast host, production team, or the owner of this intellectual property. This podcast is not intended to provide legal advice, and we encourage listeners to consult qualified professionals regarding their brand, business, or other matters. This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's guidelines under 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you overwhelmed by all the self-improvement advice out there? Every book, every podcast, every social media post is telling you a different thing you should be doing and all those things might leave you feeling exactly the same as when you started. My guest today has spent the last decade interviewing more than 700 top performers to figure out what actually moves the needle. His book has hundreds of strategies, but I picked out the five that work best for anyone who wants to build confidence, reduce anxiety, or become a stronger version of themselves. My guest is Ryan Hawk, host of The Learning Leader Show and USA Today bestselling author. His new book is The Price of Becoming. Some of the things we discuss are: Why confidence comes from evidence and how it transfers to every other area of your life Why it's okay to copy other people when you're starting out (and the surprising fact about The Beatles that proves it). Curiosity as a skill disguised as a personality trait and why Ryan says it might be his number one love language. The line Ryan's dad said that reframes almost every anxious thought The Adam Sandler story about the professor who told him he'd never make it and the surprising way Sandler chose to remember him The difference between "clean fuel" and "dirty fuel" The three journaling prompts Ryan uses every night to compound growth over time The Therapist's Take: M quick take on how to apply each strategy starting today Related Episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 248 — The 3 Words That Will Make You Mentally Stronger ⁠⁠⁠⁠330 — The Real Reason Your Coping Skills Aren't Helping (It's Not You) Links & Resources The Price of Becoming Connect with the Show Buy a copy of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Amy on Instagram —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AmyMorinAuthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign Up for My Newsletter —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amymorinlcsw.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors Helix Sleep —Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠helixsleep.com/STRONGER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 20% off sitewide   AirDoctor — Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirDoctorPro.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use promo code STRONGER to get UP TO $300 off today! One Skin — Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠oneskin.co/STRONGER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code stronger to get up to 30% off your first 3 subscription orders Quince — Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/stronger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! Boll & Branch — Get 20% off sitewide at ⁠⁠⁠⁠BollAndBranch.com/stronger⁠⁠⁠⁠ with code stronger. Square — Get up to $200 off Square hardware at ⁠square.com/go/STRONGER⁠. Dupe — Go to⁠ Dupe.com ⁠to finally feel confident about what to buy. Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mentally Stronger Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content like weekly bonus episodes, mental strength challenges, and office hours with me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices