Podcast appearances and mentions of jen louden

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 19:26

In this last episode of season 2 of Create Out Loud, I share with you some tips for creating out loud, making your thing, finding your desire to create, putting pen to paper (and brush to canvas)... Listen to the episode to learn: What it means to give yourself permission to be seen as a creator Why quantity over quality can help you produce better work My top tip for picking a project up again when it's been forgotten How to be uncomfortable with uncertainty How to create a daily habit without becoming prisoner to it Why forgetting about talent is one of the best things you can do for your creative work Why you are not your work and why you need to remember that This was one of my favorite solo episodes to record, because I got to share with you the tips for creating out loud that I usually only share during one-on-one coaching or on retreats. Episode resources: My book, Why Bother: Discover the Desire for What's Next, is a great resource for learning to create out loud. Your feedback is so important to me! I'd love to bring back Create Out Loud for a third season, but I need your feedback about what you'd like to hear on the new season. You can leave a review on Apple podcasts, or email me at jen@jenniferlouden.com

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53 | Create + Climate + You = Hope & Action with Jen Louden

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Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 12:57

Does the thought of the climate crisis decimating our world fill you with thoughts of doom and gloom… Thoughts like: No matter what I do it doesn't matter… Why bother with ANY of my desires if there won't be a world to live in?... I'm powerless in the face of large corporations that continue to ignore their impact on the planet so they can profit… Take a deep breath. And another one. In this episode of Create Out Loud, I talk about one of the topics that moved me to write my book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next – climate change. Climate crisis. Climate emergency. Instead of stopping the conversation with “we're doomed”, I'm challenging you in this episode to think about what you can do, as someone who creates. How can you use your creativity, and your desire to amplify the message, provide support to climate scientists, and spread the message of hope. Because without hope, we give up, and if we give up on trying to solve this problem then we are 100% doomed. Do I know if hoping and creating will cause global change? No. But I know what the immense cost of doing nothing is. Listen to the episode to learn: Why you don't need to be a climate scientist to talk about climate change How you can leverage your creativity to make a difference Why thinking about global impact will keep you stuck… instead, think about community impact Why we need to make the problem smaller and ourselves bigger Resources: A lot of my thinking about climate change is informed by A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety by Sarah Jacquette RayGet your copy here: Amazon | Bookshop Check out the first chapter of my book, Why Bother: Discover the Desire for What's Next right here

#117: A Comparisonitis Antidote

Make it Real

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 5:00

Inspired by Ep 116 where Jen Louden shone a positive light on the question 'why bother' - I give you small business owners 3 reframes when comparisonitis throws you down the 'what's the point' spiral.

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50 | Solo Ecosystem Marketing with Jen Louden

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Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 14:26

Do you spend thousands on marketing, or hours researching trendy new marketing strategies… and it doesn't move the needle forward? Then this episode of Create Out Loud is for you. In this episode, Jen Louden talks about the importance of ecosystem marketing. It's all about finding out where your people are, and communicating with them there. Not to sell anything. Just to connect. Are you…. sweating just thinking about that? Are you thinking “that's not me! I don't do all that social media stuff?” Or do you just desperately wish your book could market itself (don't we all)? Reaching out and connecting with people can be terrifying, but when we do it IT WORKS. In this solo episode, Jen talks through why ecosystems are so important and how they can be nourishing instead of scary. Listen to the episode to learn more about: What ecosystem marketing is Why relying solely on traditional marketing is giving up control Why YOU are the only one who can build and connect your ecosystems How being in relationship and connection with your audience can make you a stronger writer How connecting with others doesn't have to mean relying on technology or social media Episode Resources: Check out the Create Out Loud episode with Pam Slim about her book The Widest Net. Buy The Widest Net by Pamela Slim Here's a great newsletter about making money from creative pursuits. It's a bit bro-y, so take the good parts and leave the rest. Need an extra push to get started on your non-fiction book? Check out this free resource.

48 | Eve Rodsky On How to Find Your Creative Unicorn Space

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 45:26

Work, relationships, kids, friends… Do you find that everything comes BEFORE your creative desires? Or has it been so long that you can't remember what it's like to take some time to just be curious, and play with creativity? Author Eve Rodsky joins Jen Louden in discussing how our patriarchal society has carved away the time and space women need to pursue their creative passions, and how to reclaim that creative space – your unicorn space. Eve Rodsky has spent years researching the hours of unpaid and unrecognized labor that women are conditioned to do, and how it has affected our ability to be creative. Her book, Fairplay, outlines a new system for managing the household that divides labor fairly, and allows plenty of room for creativity and play. Her new book, Find Your Unicorn Space talks about reclaiming the space for curiosity, connection and completion needed to live creatively. Eve and Jen discuss how to engage in curiosity, the importance of connection in establishing a creative routine, and why completion doesn't have to mean finishing the whole thing. Listen to the episode to learn more about: How the unpaid labor that falls on women constrains creativity and curiosity A new system for putting your unicorn space FIRST How to spark curiosity and follow that spark Why creativity is not f*cking optional Why you don't need to be afraid of completion Get a copy of Eve Rodsky's books here: Find Your Unicorn Space Fair Play

47 | Susan Shapiro on Getting Published in Any Genre

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 40:45

Do you have to choose between writing for passion and writing for pay? Getting paid to write seems like a fantasy to most, and getting paid to write something you are truly passionate about seems even more far-fetched. Bestselling author Susan Shapiro joins Jen Louden in discussing what it takes to write what you're passionate about AND get published in different genres. Susan Shapiro is the bestselling author/coauthor of 17 books across multiple genres. She has written novels, memoirs, poetry, and more recently – The Book Bible and Byline Bible, two books that guide writers on how to get their work published. Susan and Jen discuss how to balance your passion for writing with the practicalities of the publishing world, as well as some hard truths about what it takes to get paid for your writing. Listen to this episode to learn more about: How to balance writing about your obsessions with giving your audience what they want Two powerful prompts that will help you write the kinds of stories only YOU can write How to show vulnerability when writing memoirs, while still maintaining boundaries When to accept edits to your piece – and when to push back The power of literary matchmaking The biggest mistake that holds writers back from being published – and how to avoid it How to create energy for writing, every single day Get a copy of Susan Shapiro's books on writing here: The Book Bible The Byline Bible Visit jenniferlouden.com/podcastkit to get instant access to a collection of audios that will help you with some of the most common struggles we creatives have to manage, including: The fear of choosing Falling into compare and despair, managing the inner critic(s) Feeling too exposed and vulnerable when you put yourself or your work into the world

46 | Jen Louden: How To Start When You're Totally Blocked or Afraid

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 19:15

Have you ever had a grand idea for a creative project, only to never actually start it? You get excited about your big (or small) project, but you can't wrap your head around how to start it. In your mind it's perfect, so how can it ever be as good in reality? Why do you feel fear and dread when you think about starting? Starting a new project can be one of the hardest parts of the creative process. Some of the greatest writers of our generation have talked about the fear of writer's block. Nobel prize winners like Toni Morrison believed every writer faces it. Emotions of dread and uncertainty at starting a new project can get in your way, and experiencing a creative block before you even start can often nip a project in the bud before it has the chance to come to fruition. Even in the depths of doubt and overwhelm, there are ALWAYS strategies to get back into it, and figure out how to start making progress on what you desire. In this solo episode, Jen talks about why starting a project can be scary, and how to implement small strategies to help you get started today. Listen to the episode to learn: Why the plunge into the unknown feels so scary – it's science! How to create an emotionally safe environment for you to start Why working in itty bitty containers at a time helps keep the momentum going in your project How to acknowledge progress, instead of chasing perfection Why you don't always have to start at the beginning How to get honest with yourself about your schedule A reminder that you're not married to every project you want Visit jenniferlouden.com/podcastkit to get instant access to a collection of audios that will help you with some of the most common struggles we creatives have to manage, including: The fear of choosing Falling into compare and despair, managing the inner critic(s) Feeling too exposed and vulnerable when you put yourself or your work into the world

42 | Jen Louden: Easy Ways To Start, Stick With, and Finish Your Creative Projects

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 20:25

One of the questions I'm asked often is, ‘how do I stick with a project?' followed closely by, ‘how do I know when a project is done?' We want to see our creative endeavors through to completion, but it's not always easy to do or be done. This is particularly true if a project has hit the skids or we've lost our way in the mushy middle or it's a big damn project that takes a honking long time. Seeing your creative endeavors through to a conclusion (notice I did not write THE conclusion), is about asking the right questions… What do I want out of this? What financial impact will this project have on me? If I died doing this, would I be satisfied? What is finished for me? These types of questions can help us ground ourselves before we dive in, and not fall into extremes of isolation, apathy, or frustration. Sit down, buckle up, and grab a journal, because this solo episode is brimming with tips to help you create out loud and know when you have. We also cover... Why my book Why Bother? took 10 years to write Knowing what you're looking for in doing a project Why creative work sometimes gets harder the more experienced you are How to stay motivated throughout your project and avoid common demotivating factors The subtle dangers of easy access to learning The power of embracing frustration and confusion How to know when you're finished with a project when you want to keep working on it How to define what finished looks like -- what is “good enough” for you? Visit jenniferlouden.com/podcastkit to get instant access to a collection of audios that will: help you with some of the most common struggles we creatives have to manage including fear of choosing, falling into compare and despair, managing the inner critic (s), and feeling too exposed and vulnerable when you put yourself or your work into the world.

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Business Tao with George Kao

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 26:39

Jen Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the self-care movement with her first book "The Woman's Comfort Book". She's the author of several additional books on well-being, whole living, and creating, with the latest being "Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next". Her books have inspired more than a million women in 9 languages. Jen has spoken around the world on self-care, written a national magazine column, and even sat on Oprah's couch talking about the power of retreats. She believes self-love + world-love = wholeness for all. Check out Jen's coaching program for women writers of all levels and genres: https://jenniferlouden.com/write-now/ Comment on the video here: https://youtu.be/VYQwyvjlXt8 (https://youtu.be/VYQwyvjlXt8)

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How to Find Your Way Back to Purpose — In Just 7 Minutes with Jen Louden

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 9:16

Why you've got to check out today's episode: Have you lost your sense of purpose? Do you feel stuck in your work and unsure about how to get your groove back? Resources/Links: Watch video of episode: https://bit.ly/extrapod Go to www.jenniferlouden.com to get the first chapter of “Why Bother” Summary Creatives, authors, and entrepreneurs can sometimes lose their sense of purpose. You know that's happened when you procrastinate on your work, are filled with self-doubt, or are comparing yourself to others and feel unsatisfied. If that's you, according to Jen Louden, you need to listen to your desires. Jen Louden is a personal growth pioneer and bestselling author. Her latest book is Why Bother. Brené Brown said this about her, “Jennifer Louden shows you how to live with more courage and greater intention and how to embrace the truth that you are enough right now.”

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53 | Honor Your Calling As A Creative & Screenwriter (Create Out Loud w/ Jen Louden)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 61:07

FOR MORE CREATE OUT LOUD: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/create-out-loud-with-jennifer-louden/id1559415253 What would it take for you to turn down an offer from JJ Abrams (you know the guy who created Lost among other block-busters)? Ask Meg LeFavue, the Oscar-nominated writer of Inside Out, who had to do just that after committing to her creative calling to become a screenwriter. Meg LeFauve and her frequent writing partner and podcast co-host Lorien McKenna get extremely candid about the challenges and essential importance of committing to your artistic path and sticking with it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thescreenwritinglife/support

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45 | Overcome Dry Spells In Your Writing w/ Self-Compassion (Jen Louden)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 72:12

Find yourself asking the question 'Why bother” when it comes to your writing? Creative people are asking that question now more than ever, but bestselling author and world-renowned creativity expert Jen Louden wants you to go deeper and really ask the question, really think about it. On today's show, she walks us through why it's important for us to bother about what really matters, and how asking that question and approaching our writing with "self-compassionate grit" can help us get back on the page. For Meg And Lorien’s Episode of “Create Out Loud”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/create-out-loud-with-jennifer-louden/id1559415253 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thescreenwritinglife/support

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Stop Waiting and Start Leading [#130]

Rock Your Purpose Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 24:39

Have you ever noticed that there's this gap between your inspiration and you doing the thing that you really want to be doing? I've noticed it time and time again with my coaching clients when they enter my coaching container. I've noticed it in conversations that I have on Instagram with all of you in my DMS. And so, on today's show, we're talking about starting to lead, right, leading with your energy. You know, getting out of this waiting mode that we find ourselves in so often in entrepreneurship, especially for spiritual entrepreneurs or if we're doing something that's really heartfelt. So welcome to the rock your purpose podcast, let's dive in. In this episode from a recent Facebook live in the Rock Your Purpose Facebook Community, we are talking about starting to lead with your energy and stop waiting. Inside the show: A card that represents where we are now Leading with your energy Celebrating the accomplishment of others Stop waiting to do the thing you want to do Mentioned in this episode: - Ready to get unstuck, end self-sabotage, & grow your heart-centered business? Grab my free guide, 3 Steps to Clearing Limiting Beliefs, and unlock your potential as a heart-centered leader. Grab your guide here. - Help others find this show: leave us a 5-star rating and review and be entered to win our monthly giveaway! We're giving out Rock Your Purpose swag to a reviewer at the end of each month: you can leave your review on Apple Podcasts right here. - Ready to do the inner work, heal, get inspired on the entrepreneurial path? Join us in the FREE Rock Your Purpose Facebook Community and connect with like-minded souls on the journey of heart-centered entrepreneurship. Join the group here. Other episodes that can help you to stop waiting: It's Time to Stop Waiting with Emily Perry [#98] From Why Bother to Standing In Your Desire with Jen Louden [#68] Believing in Ourselves as Entrepreneurs with Emily Perry [#94] Thank you for being a part of the RYP community!

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Jen Louden: Getting Your Bother On and Nurturing Creativity

Tending Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 42:51

When I first got into the "self-care" game many years ago, Jen Louden was one of the first names I heard. In this conversation, we talk about her book, "Why Bother?"; plus how to find your bother and get your bother on. We also talk about creative process, climate activism, and what it looks like to show up imperfectly and in process. We talk about learning as we go, daring to start imperfectly, and how creativity and imagination can fuel positive solutions for the planet. I loved this conversation so much, and it was an honor to have Jen on the show. Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her 1992 bestselling debut book The Woman’s Comfort Book. She is the author of six additional books, including The Woman’s Retreat Book, The Life Organizer, and her newest release, Why Bother? She appeared on a number of television and radio shows and podcasts—including The Oprah Winfrey Show. As an entrepreneur and educator, Jennifer has offered women’s retreats for over 25 years. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado. Connect with Jen Louden Jen's Website Jen on Instagram Links and resources for this episode Jen's books on Bookshop.org Christy's favorite resources Free Workbook: You're Allowed to Want Things Subscribe & Rate the Show iTunes Stitcher Spotify One of the best ways to support the show is to leave a rating and review. It's the best way to spread the word and help more people find the podcast. Leave your review on iTunes, send me an email (to christy@christytending.com) letting me know you did it, and I'll send you a free gift worth $20!

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Jennifer Louden | Losing Hope and Finding Desire

Curious Minds with Dr. L

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 52:51

Why do we fend off desires and how can we work to embrace them? What does it mean to bother through a new lens? And what can we learn from our own lessons? This and more incredible nuggets of wisdom from the bestselling author, Jennifer Louden. Jen Louden is a best-selling author with six books under her belt including The Woman’s Comfort Book, the Woman’s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer. Her latest book, Why Bother? is an incredible journey into how we discover the desires for what’s next. Jen has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has appeared on hundreds of TV programs, radio shows, and podcasts—including Oprah. On this episode, Dr. L and Jen get curious about how you navigate launching a new project during a pandemic, the ways in which your own teaching can serve yourself, and how to understand your desires. As we move into 2021, this powerful conversation provides an excellent opportunity for you to reflect on your own desires and the beliefs that are holding you back. TIME STAMPS: 3:45 - How the pandemic impacted celebration. 5:30 - Using your own tools. 7:35 - The importance of the word DESIRE. 9:45 - How can you be in relationship to desire? 16:30 - Where curiosity shows up in the role of facilitator. 22:00 - What are humans most in desire of? 26:45 - How do you find your own stillness? 30:00 - The physicality of creativity. 38:00 - The power of reframing. 44:30 - Human Declaration Quiz. 48:45 - Closing Curiosities. For More on Jen Louden: Website: www.jenlouden.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/jenlouden For More on Dr. L: Website: www.drlarapence.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/drlarapence

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175. The Ultimate Self-Care Guide w/ Jen Louden

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 61:16

Find yourself asking the question 'Why bother?' lately? Same here. Now more than ever, people are asking that question, but bestselling author and world-renowned self care expert @JenLouden wants you to go deeper and really ask the question, really think about it. On today's show, she walks us through why it's important for us to bother about what matters, and how asking that question and approaching our life with "self-compassionate grit" can help us manifest the desires we really want. PLUS, as the founder of the modern self-care movement, Jen has CRUCIAL thoughts on the state of self-care. For Jen, self-care isn't something you buy, it's something you CREATE for yourself so you can stay on your own side. I know you have a friend who could use some comfort, a pick me up, or may just need a little love right now. Tag TWO of them below and make sure subscribe to @BetterTogetherw/Maria for more, everyday! #BetterTogether #SelfCare RESOURCES: Jen's Website: https://jenniferlouden.com/ Jen's Socials: @JenLouden A Very Covid Christmas: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christmas-starts-in-august-podcast-episode-one/id1477764455?i=1000447772348 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Why Bother? with Jen Louden

Heart & Hustle Visionary Healers, Movers & Shakers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 51:04

Today I’m chatting with my friend and self-care revolutionary Jen Louden about why we give up on ourselves and fall into the “Why Bother?” mindset. She’s sharing all about her new book, the process of writing it, and why she loves this piece of work the most. As achievers, it’s hard for us to slow down and stop planning. But when we do, we get to experience the freedom and joy that can come with uncertainty. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/2Ps6l7u

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#94 Heart and Hustle with guest author, writing coach, Jen Louden

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 43:26

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147: Getting Your Bother On with Jennifer Louden

The Couragemakers Podcast | Encouragement, Inspiration & Rebel Rousing for Mission Driven Doers, Makers & Shakers |

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 53:40

Hello Couragemakers! I am so excited to share with you this weeks episode with the absolutely fabulous Jen Louden! I've been a fan of Jens work for years and it was such an honour to sit down and have a good chat! Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman's Comfort Book in 1992. Since then, she's written seven additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman' s Retreat Bookand The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine. She's been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown's books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts, including Oprah. Her newest and most personal book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next was published on April 21, 2020. Alongside this, Jennifer has been teaching workshops and retreats since 1992 and creating vibrant online learning experiences since 1999. She writes weekly email newsletters, hosts an online writing community of and continues to inspire women all over the world. Jen lives in Boulder Colarodo, with her husband Bob and is obsessed with running trails in the moonlight, reading like a writer and helping people believe in themselves through taking action on their desires. During our conversation Jen shares her story and we dive into what inspired Jen's latest book: How do you bother after heartbreak, after creative and career defeats, after loss, after sidelining your dreams to pay off debt, raise kids, or take care of aging parents? We have a great conversation about doing hard things imperfectly, uncovering and celebrating your desires as well as the courage it takes to be seen. Jen also shares her journaling process, her perspective on how self care has changed since it became mainstream and we debunk the bullshit that is positive vibes only. There is so much great stuff in this episode and I am beyond honoured to have Jen on the podcast and to share our conversation today! I know so many of you are already familiar with and are raving fans of Jen's work and I know you're going to love this episode! Enjoy the show! About Jennifer []">Jennifer Loudenis a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman's Comfort Book. Since then, she's written seven additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman' s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine. She's been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown's books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts—even on Oprah. Her newest and most personal book Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next was published on April 21, 2020. Jennifer has been teaching workshops and retreats since 1992 and creating vibrant online learning experiences since 1999. She writes weekly to her email list of 20,000 and hosts an online community of over 600 members. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado. Website | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook Things We Talked About How self help has changed since it has become mainstream Getting your bother on The courage to be seen Jen's journaling process Doing hard things imperfectly Uncovering and celebrating your desires The problem with ‘positive vibes only' About Meg & The Couragemakers Podcast Meg Kissack is a coach, writer, podcaster and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women. As well as Couragemakers, Meg is the host of The Daily Pep! Podcast and founder of That Hummingbird Life. Meg is an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. Meg started Couragemakers because she wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When she's not recording episodes, Meg can be found working 1:1 with my fabulous coaching clients and playing with my adorable but silly puppy Merlin.

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Tranquility du Jour #487: The Desire for What's Next

Tranquility du Jour

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 46:28

In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Jen Louden about her new book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next. Learn about her circuitous journey to writing this book, the two kinds of why bother, and her six stages to bothering. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #487: The Desire for What's Next. Upcoming Events TDJ Provence: June 5-11, 2021 A private villa nestled in the South of France between Nice and Marseille TDJ Paris: June 11-14, 2021 Experience the City of Light with creative workshops and jaunts to my go-to sweet spots Guest JENNIFER LOUDEN is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written six additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine. Plus, she’s been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown’s books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and has appeared on hundreds of TVprograms, radio shows, and podcasts—even on Oprah. Jennifer has been teaching women’s retreats since 1992 and creating vibrant online communities and innovative learning experiences since 1999. She writes weekly to her email list of 20,000 and hosts an online paid community of over 600 members. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado. www.jenniferlouden.com Mentioned in the Podcast Find our Guest Twitter @jenlouden Instagram @jenlouden FB: facebook.com/jenlouden.writer TDJ interview #74 with Jen from 2007 Let's Connect Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review. Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast. Sign up for Love Notes (exclusive content, personal updates, giveaways) and access multimedia resources, Tranquil Treasures. Browse my 6 Books. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series). Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT. Tech To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes. New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411. Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released. Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android

058: Jen Louden on How to Listen to Your Own Why Bother and Letting Desire Lead the Way

Going There with Jen Vertanen

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 30:35

So really…why bother? Why should I bother? Why should I risk it? Why should I be vulnerable? We tell ourselves… I'M TOO OLD. It's already been done before. No one's going to want to know that. WHAT'S THE POINT? Sound a bit familiar to what's rattling around in your head? Me too. My guest today is none other than self-development pioneer and author, Jen Louden, and in today's conversation we tackle the question – Why bother? – which is also the name of her new book. I'm honestly so excited about this book that I'm giving away a copy to a #goingtherewithjen listener. Why? Because, as Jen says, all too often we cut ourselves off from what we most want – connection, happiness, lightness – and I choose to believe in a world that's quite the opposite and the sooner we all get there, the better. This book helps with that. Listen in as Jen and I talk about her personal stories with why bother, how a failed book led to her latest book, identifying your minimum self-care list (especially important during this pandemic), how this question can show up in sneaky ways, and why leading with desire is the answer. ARE YOU READY TO GO THERE? _____ JENNIFER LOUDEN is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written seven additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’ s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine. She’s been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown’s books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts—even on Oprah. Her newest and most personal book Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What’s Next will be published on May 5, 2020. Jennifer has been teaching workshops and retreats since 1992 and creating vibrant online learning experiences since 1999. She writes weekly to her email list of 20,000 and hosts an online community of over 600 members. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado. _____ For show notes head over to jenvertanen.com/goingthere58 and if there’s one thing I want you to remember ever it’s this… Healing is possible and it starts with #radicalhonesty. I believe in you so effing much and I’m here if you ever need an emotional sidekick to help you through tough times. Until next time…love you already. _____ Love the sorts of fly-on-the-wall intimate conversations I’m hosting on Going There? It would mean the WORLD if you leave a rating/review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts/ Google Play and share with folks most needing these messages of hope, resilience, healing, and yes…laughter at some of the darker sides to life. Website: www.jenvertanen.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/goingtherewithjen My Fave Really Hard Questions: jenvertanen.com/really-hard-questions/ (because you guys know how much I love digging deeper!)

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Answering the Question, 'Why Bother?' with Best-Selling Author Jennifer Louden

Written, Spoken with Dave Ursillo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 36:57

Jennifer Louden kicks off Season 2 of 'Written, Spoken' by reading an excerpt from her new book, 'Why Bother: Discover the Desire for What’s Next', and then joins Dave Ursillo for an interview about her book and creative journey.You'll hear how Jen's new book was born of an 11-year journey of not publishing a thing, what it felt like for her book coach to tell her that her memoir wasn't working, and what asking the rhetorical question of "Why bother?" actually reveals when we ask it.Big thanks to Jen for joining us in the debut episode of 'Written, Spoken', Season 2! PS - We recorded this interview on March 19, 2020. We're working on improving our audio fidelity as we record remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, so thank you for understanding about lack of quality in the meantime.Please remember rate our show and leave a brief review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribe to help other listeners find and enjoy series.Buy Jennifer's Book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What’s Next on AmazonVisit Jennifer's online home, JenniferLouden.com, for writing tips and moreVisit Dave's online home, DaveUrsillo.com and follow Dave on InstagramSubscribe to Dave's newsletter, Chronicles of a Self-Storied LifeOur theme song composed by Rokkwood Audio

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How To Balance Compassion and Grit with Jen Lounden, author of Why Bother?

We Will Get Through This

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 29:48

Jen Louden is one of my most important friends. We met fifteen years ago (it might even be more), when a mutual friend suggested we be part of a mastermind group together. Honestly, I wasn’t sure it would last. She was the best-selling author of The Women’s Comfort Book, the first mega-selling book on self-care … and what I assumed was likely a whole bunch of touchy-feely, self-indulgent stuff that was not really my thing at all. And yet, here we are. I love her and I admire her work, in particular her new book Why Bother? When times are hard, one reaction is often apathy. There are things to do … but why bother? Jen’s struggled with that, and has written a book that shares in a practical, compassionate and non-trite way how to find your way back to purpose, engagement and, ultimately, yourself. In our conversation we talk about the myths of self-comfort, and how it’s often hard, not soft; how it’s possible to have self-compassionate grit; why you have to be alert for key moments of transition; the power of Conditions of Enoughness; and how (to everyone’s surprise) Jen ended up being a committed trail runner. You can meet Jen at her website www.Jenniferlouden.com and follow her on Instagram at @JenLouden. This show is brought to you by The Advice Trap, Michael Bungay Stanier’s latest book. You can access a wide range of tools to help #TameYourAdviceMonster at www.TheAdviceTrap.com If you’d like to spend more time with Michael and people he admires, sign up for The Year of Living Brilliantly. 52 teachers over 52 weeks, each teaching one brilliant insight. Absolutely free.

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Episode 34: Why Bother? with Jen Louden

Face Your Fears

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 41:25

What if one question could change your life?Author Jen Louden has been helping women care for themselves and achieve their creative goals for decades. Her latest book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next is out April 21st. Listen to this episode to hear why life wants you to get your bother on, what Jen calls the alien invaders, the why bother canaries, and the time monsters, and why creativity happens in the gap between what you want to do and what you can do.Pre-order the book and get oodles of bonuses, including early access to Chapter 1, a brand-new, 5-day LIVE online training event, a virtual book party on April 22nd, and be entered to win a FREE retreat spot at a Desire Retreat this year!Share this episode with a friend (email me a photo of your share) and be entered to win a free copy of the book from me! (I pre-ordered a few, so I'll share the pre-order bonuses, too!!)Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book:"Cynicism is perfectionism ... wrapped in self-protection ... disguised as world-weary experience." (chapter 3)"You can only care about what is yours to care about." (chapter 6)"There is no golden age of spaciousness and stillness." (chapter 7)"Desire is a one-word feminist manifesto." (chapter 8) "You become the person who can write the book by writing the book." (chapter 9)"Your soul is not toothpaste. It is never for sale." (chapter 9)"We can't bother when we are all alone." (chapter 10)This book is AH-MAZ-ING.

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Episode 59. How to Practice Self Care: Interview with Jen Louden

Prosperous Pet Business

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 34:53

I’m so excited about my very special guest for today’s podcast. Jen Louden is known as the “Self Care Queen” and today she’s going to share how busy pet business owners can nurture and soothe themselves during times of high stress and a full schedule of caring for others. Jen was interviewed on Oprah and now she’s […]

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Episode 31: A teaching rant

Face Your Fears

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 28:08

Chris Emdin says, "You can't teach who you don't love. You can't teach who you don't respect." I couldn't agree more. In this solo episode, I rant about where my mind is vis-a-vis my teaching lately. I'm ready to start a revolution. Who's with me?Brene' Brown's actual quote, which I somewhat butcher in this episode: "Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don't belong. You will always find it because you've made that your mission." (from Braving the Wilderness)Resources I mention in this episode:Love, Curvy Yoga podcast: https://www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/ (or search for it where you get your podcasts)MyIntent (to buy word-of-the-year bracelets and things): https://www.myintent.org/Tara Mohr's Playing Big resources: https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/Dr. Donna Beegle: https://www.combarriers.com/index.php/node/176 & her company: https://www.combarriers.com/Jen Louden's fabulous site: https://jenniferlouden.com/ & writing retreats: https://jenniferlouden.com/workshops-retreats/Chris Emdin's work: https://chrisemdin.com/ & his TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_emdin_teach_teachers_how_to_create_magic?language=enBrene' Brown stuff: https://brenebrown.com/Big list of value words from ContentSparks: https://contentsparks.com/16896/free-download-big-list-of-core-value-words/

Jennifer Louden: People who create are brave

Forfatterhjørnet

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 43:30

Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first best-selling book The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written six additional books on well-being and whole living, with a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. In this episode of Forfatterhjørnet we talk about: Conditions of Enoughness Why it is important to focus on process Why our brain is not wired to stick with something that does not have an immediate reward The bravery of creators How to find pleasure in the present (struggeling with writing for instance) If you want to create something this fall, then you can check Jen Louden´s course out: GET YOUR SCARY SH#T DONE https://jenniferlouden.com/get-done/ Just write - Bare SKRIV https://www.bareskriv.dk/

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Trust Your Creativity And Choose Yourself With Jen Louden

The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 65:37

How can you continue to create when you're plagued with self-doubt? How can you let go of your fears and trust your creativity in order to move forward as a writer? In today's show, Jen Louden shares her lessons learned about writing and self-care. In the intro, I talk about Publish Drive's new move […] The post Trust Your Creativity And Choose Yourself With Jen Louden first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Jen Louden: Friendships + Belonging + Loneliness [Wisdom Wed]

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 60:12

Jen and I ask the questions: How do I want to be a friend? What kind of friendships do I want to have? What effort am I willing to make for those friends? Answering those questions for yourself will help you gain clarity about what you want from friendships, but another piece of this is our own perception. Get full show notes and more information here: [https://howshereallydoesit.com/podcast/jen-louden-ww/]

Episode 24: I'm going on a week-long writing retreat. AHHHH!!!

Face Your Fears

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 22:56

If you listen to this in real time, I'm currently at a week-long writing retreat in Taos, New Mexico! Eeps! In this solo episode, I talk about the project I'll be working on while away, why I care about it so much, and then dish up a whole lot of brutal honesty as I process the many ways I might sabotage my own success. Here are some resources I mentioned in this episode: Jen Louden's homepage: https://jenniferlouden.com/ Jen's retreats: https://jenniferlouden.com/workshops-retreats/ Jen's YouTube channel, for when you need a kick in the pants: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCriYYP68c49f4ybGpNxI90w Liz Gilbert's homepage: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ Big Magic: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/ Magic Lessons (the podcast): https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/magic-lessons/ AAC&U: https://www.aacu.org/ AAC&U annual meeting: https://www.aacu.org/AM20 Teaching Professor conference: https://www.magnapubs.com/teaching-professor-conference/ Get in touch! www.liznorell.com

Episode 135 'You are valuable just as you are. And so is your writing.' A conversation with Jen Louden.

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 60:28

In this episode, I have a great conversation with the writer and international speaker Jen Louden. I talk about my own personal philosophy for being a writer and we get into the hard questions: why do you want to write? What's your story REALLY about? And do you know who you are, and what you are writing for? This episode looks at the need for proper self-regard, self-care, resilience, self-awareness, and how to focus on the task at hand.

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Episode 135 'You are valuable just as you are. And so is your writing.' A conversation with Jen Louden.

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 60:27

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Creative Expression with Jen Louden (Tea Time Podcast Episode 10)

Plum Deluxe Tea Time | Slow Down for Mindfulness, Self Care, Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2016 39:29

Today we welcome the wonderful, the whimsical, the adorable Jennifer Louden to the show. A published author, coach, and retreat host, Jennifer helps people shape and live their most creative and expressive lives. She helps people with strategies and insight to get unstuck, keep showing up, and follow through on the creative desires that are important to you. Andy and Jen unpack this concept of creative expression and explore what Jen has learned over her extensive writing career, as well as discussing more about what it means to go on retreat.

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Episode 103: Stop Holding Yourself Back with Jen Louden

Your Kick Ass Life Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 42:05

Welcome to episode 103 of the Your Kick-Ass Life podcast! As always I am delighted to bring you today’s guest, Jen Louden. Jen has been a consultant and a teacher for over two decades, and one of the areas she focuses on is helping women to not hold back. When I asked what she means by that she explains not holding back means life is living us. Typically we are the ones who get in our own way and she helps women to stop doing that, and to stop holding back. Jen and I also talk about the role creativity plays in keeping us alive and “juicy”! Jen says we are all creators, whether it’s a meal we make, flowers we arrange, or the lives we build. And because of that we must remind ourselves over and over again we are the ones who can and do make things happen.

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How to Savor & Serve with Jennifer Louden

Momma Goddess Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2016 68:33

Jen Louden is a personal growth pioneer who help launch the self-care movement with her first book The Woman’s Comfort Book. She's the author of five more books on well-being and personal wisdom that have inspired more than a million women in 9 languages. Jen has been a regular columnist for Body & Soul magazine, a radio show host on Martha Stewart’s network, and a spokeswoman for companies like Real Networks and SC Johnson, and she sat on Orpah's couch. She helps creative people who want to change the world get to it. She believes self-love + world-love = wholeness for all. Visit Jen at www.JenniferLouden.com TOPICS: You will learn how to listen to your life + How to value savoring + Why integration & wholeness are so important to happiness + Why using your senses is so important + How you can serve the world more.

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Ep. 89: Emilie Wapnick on Being Multi-Passionate

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 57:14

I was so excited this week to chat with Emilie Wapnick of Puttylike for this week's episode of Raise Your Hand Say Yes. We talked all about being what Emilie likes to call a “Multipotentialite”. Newsflash: there is nothing wrong with having a lot of passions and interests (and Emilie has created an entire business around serving a community of multi-passionate people). We talked about how to get the right kind of support for your varied interests, and different ways to think about multi-passionatism. We also talked about incorporating your many interests into being an entrepreneur (and how sometimes it's okay not to!). And heads up! I'm taking part in the annual Multi Passionates Must Haves bundle sale - this is a bundle of amazing products valued at $1,599 from me, Emilie, Michelle Ward, Jen Louden, Jen Lee, and so many others that is being offered for only $97 through 11:59pm PST on 5/19. You'll get my new class Branding Basics for the Highly-Creative and will learn how to talk about your creative work (and all the different aspects of it!) so that it makes sense to the rest of the world. This sale is a no-brainer, so don't miss out! Show Notes: Multi-Passionates Must Haves (on sale through midnight PST Thursday 5/19!) Connect with Emilie Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Emilie's TEDx talk Pomodoro Technique The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Do the Work by Steven Pressfield Join the RYHSY Fb group Subscribe in itunes

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Ep. 89: Emilie Wapnick on Being Multi-Passionate

MESS MAGIC MONEY: For Life Coaches & Creatives

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 57:09

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15. Jen Louden on Self Care and Self Trust

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2016 35:34

“The secret to owning our power and our wisdom is through the body, not the mind.” ~ Jen Louden If anyone could call themselves a teacher you’d think it would be Jen Louden. Jen’s pretty much considered an authority on the topic of Self Care, ever since The Woman’s Comfort Book was published over […] The post 15. Jen Louden on Self Care and Self Trust appeared first on LIN ELEOFF.

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Believe In Yourself with Susan Hyatt

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2015

My friend + colleague Susan Hyatt is here as my next guest co-host. The beautiful things about my life is all the amazing people I get to talk with and I get to share our conversations with you. Instead of only talking once in a while, I decided a while back to do a series of shows with each of my brilliant friends, where we could talk about one topic each week to help you. Previous guest co-hosts have been my friends: Michele Woodward, Jen Louden, actor Anna Vocino and now Susan Hyatt. In this conversation Susan and I talk about believing in yourself. We were taught your place is earned. ~Susan Hyatt, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Why it s so hard for us to believe in ourselves What we are really taught to do Believing in yourself + achievement Triumph Rooted in scarcity Rooted in enoughness Other people s opinion of us Being exactly who you are vs. changing up to keep other people you don t know happy. Permission – whose do you really need? If not you, then who? If not know, then when? (on believing in yourself) ~Koren, on How She Really Does It Mentioned in this Podcast Don’t be a lobster in my pot blog post Susan’s website I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! If you find How She Really Does It makes an impact on your life, please leave a comment or a rating for the show at iTunes. Click view in iTunes button > Launch iTunes application > Click Write a Review. Your review helps spread the word about the show + is always appreciated by me. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! A shout out of thanks to Susan Hyatt for this conversation and more to come! smiling, The post Believe In Yourself with Susan Hyatt appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Priorities: how to make + live within them

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015

My friend + colleague Susan Hyatt is here as my next guest co-host. The beautiful things about my life is all the amazing people I get to talk with and I get to share our conversations with you. Instead of only talking once in a while, I decided a while back to do a series of shows with each of my brilliant friends, where we could talk about one topic each week to help you. Previous guest co-hosts have been my friends: Michele Woodward, Jen Louden, actor Anna Vocino and now Susan Hyatt. In this conversation Susan and I talk about priorities – how to make them + live within them. What am I doing that is in direct opposite of what I want? ~Susan Hyatt, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: How Susan + Koren really live with their priorities, even when life gets messy Hijacked by our lives Having to do something vs choosing to do something Decide top values + priorities Choices Self-reflection What if it could be easy?” ~Koren, on How She Really Does It Mentioned in this Podcast Don’t be mad about the results… blog post Susan’s website I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! If you find How She Really Does It makes an impact on your life, please leave a comment or a rating for the show at iTunes. Click view in iTunes button > Launch iTunes application > Click Write a Review. Your review helps spread the word about the show + is always appreciated by me. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! A shout out of thanks to Susan Hyatt for this conversation and more to come! smiling, The post Priorities: how to make + live within them appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Episode #14: Jennifer Louden

In Her Room

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2015 47:19

This week's guest on In Her Room is creative entrepreneur, teacher, and cultivator of daily joy Jen Louden. I loved our conversation about place, meditation, intersectionality, and finding our right people. In any creative act, we want to be creating, and then see what we just learned.Here are some things mentioned in this episode:Jen's websiteJen on FacebookJen on InstagramJen's BooksJen's Workshops and RetreatsTeach Now :: Jen's workshop for teachersCreating Your Own MastermindLife Navigation courseThe Women's Comfort bookA Year of Daily Joy bookThe Life Organizer systemHarry CrewsMarcie TalendaOmega InstituteWayne Dyer

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Empowered Women Show | Fortnightly Show For Introvert Women Entrepreneurs|

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2015 46:39

Welcome once again to the Empowered Women Show. This week we have one of our most fun and inspiring guests ever! She’s a teacher, speaker, storyteller and mentor - oh, and the writer of no less than EIGHT best selling books. Natural born entrepreneur. Pioneer of loving self care. Doyenne of intuitive business. JEN LOUDEN is one fabulous, fascinating woman. Jen joins us here to talk about her amazing journey - from grand show biz dreams, to a limitless life of heart-led creativity. She is here to share what it truly means to live life without holding back. Why she simply can’t do something unless she believes in it. And why saying NO goes hand in hand with saying YES to your true calling.

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Finding Joy with Jen Louden

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2015

In our final conversation together for this series, Jen Louden and I talk about Finding Joy in our lives. Besides being a remarkable, authentic woman, Jen is a best selling author + retreat leader. Hard to trust that it’s okay, to want what I want. ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Learning how to be joyful + happy Doing well with the right to be happy. Allow ourselves to be seen Feeling scale Foreboding Joy Learning to trust a feeling of well-being Fun List Buckets of well-being Allowing ourselves to have what we want Dimming what your want Desire Welcome + acceptance How does life want to live me right now? ~Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It Mentioned in this Podcast Jen s books A Year of Daily Joy, The Life Organizer, Jen s beautiful website You can connect with Jen Louden here. If you have questions for our show conversations, Email them to me. I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! If you find How She Really Does It makes an impact on your life, please leave a comment or a rating for the show at iTunes. Click “view in iTunes button > Launch iTunes application> Click Write a Review. Your review helps spread the word about the show + is always appreciated by me. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! A special thanks to Jen Louden for joining me for 8 shows of deep, beautiful, though provoking and authentic conversations. You can find even more from her jenniferlouden.com. smiling, The post Finding Joy with Jen Louden appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Ep. 35: Jen Louden on Vulnerability

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2015 51:35

Ah, how I love Jen Louden. I first met Jen a few years ago at WDS after my Teahouse studio-mate Stef had told me, "Jen Louden is there. You have to meet her and convince her to come teach at Teahouse." So, me being me, I saw her talking to a mutual friend, walked up and introduced myself, "Hi. I'm Tiffany. I hear you're awesome. I have a workshop space in Berkeley and we'd love for you to come teach there." Mysterious, I am not. And, lo and behold, that #raiseyourhandsayyes moment led to Jen coming to teach at Teahouse. Huh, isn't it amazing how sometimes you actually do get what you ask for? Right. It can be super simple if you let it. This week, I got to talk to Jen all about getting vulnerable. Which is a hot topic these days and a word that gets tossed about all the time, so I wanted to dig into what vulnerability really means and how you can tap into your own. It's all about getting started, and I love Jen's take on it. We also talk about what to do when your creative work feels hard and when to dig in your heels and keep going and when to let something go and move on. It's a good one friends, I hope you enjoy it! Jen, you are such a beautiful combination of honest, funny, and wise. Thank you for sharing your time with me! Show Notes: Connect with Jen: Website | Blog | Twitter Jen's post about being stubborn The Oasis Book: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (omg this book changed my life!) Rilke's Book of Hours 350.org Carol Dweck's book on Mindset Jen's new book: Year of Daily Joy Teach Now

Ep. 35: Jen Louden on Vulnerability

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2015 51:30

Intuition + Mercy with Jen Louden

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2015 56:44

My friend, best selling author and remarkable woman Jen Louden and I are talking about having mercy when things are going south. We learn slowly + imperfectly. ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Going south Really intimate with ourselves Self-Compassion Loving kindness Common humanity Stories Inner gladiator Being human Praise Write it down in handwriting Trusting intution “What evidence have you created for yourself?“ ~ Koren Mentioned in this Podcast Jen s books A Year of Daily Joy, The Life Organizer, Jen s beautiful website Why I Hope to Die at 75 ~ Atlantic article Interview with Brené when she was under the bed. Interview with Todd Kashdan You can connect with Jen Louden here. If you have questions for our show conversations, Email them to me. “How can I be in the space of loving kindness?” ~ Koren I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! When you leave an honest review for How She Really Does It on Itunes it helps the show. Thank you for your time and courage to leave a review on itunes. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! smiling, The post Intuition + Mercy with Jen Louden appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Friendships + Overcoming Inadequacies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2015

Friendships. Jen Louden and I talked about friendships on our first of many co-hosts together. This created quite a stir and really touched many of you. We received lots of emails telling us our conversation on Friendship + Belonging + Loneliness resonated with your lives and you had quite a few questions for us. Due to the response from that conversation, Jen and I decided to do a followup. This time we talk about friendships and overcoming inadequacies. Extend that compassion to yourself. ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Common Humanity – it’s not unique to me Feeling invisible Self-soothing Compassion for self when it’s hard How to be a better friend Not judging what is right + what is wrong Rinse + repeat Connection vs. fixing Friendship evolutions Edited idealized friendship stories Mentioned in this Podcast Jen s books A Year of Daily Joy, The Life Organizer, Jen s beautiful website Our first conversation about Friendships + Belonging + Loneliness You can connect with Jen Louden here. Kristin Neff interviews about Self-Compassion 1st + 2nd If you have questions for our show conversations, Email them to me. I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! When you leave an honest review for How She Really Does It on Itunes it helps the show. Thank you for your time and courage to leave a review on itunes. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! smiling, The post Friendships + Overcoming Inadequacies appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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How to Stay with Your Journey When it Gets Difficult with Jen Louden

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 60:38

Jen Louden is the guest co-host on How She Really Does It. She helped start the self-care movement with her first book, The Woman s Comfort Book. She s written five more books, including The Woman s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer that have inspired more than a million women in 9 languages. Many of you may have seen Jen when she sat on Oprah s couch talking about the power of retreats. In this conversation we talk about how to stay with your journey when it gets difficult. There is no grind. ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Concept of difficult Story of “being special” Be the good girl to go to the promised land Growth mindset vs. Fixed mindset Developing strength because of difficult times Reptilian Brain Put your hand on your heart Mentioned in this Podcast Jen s books A Year of Daily Joy, The Life Organizer, Jen s beautiful website Open Heart Project Susan Piver Carol Dweck Interview Jill Bolte Taylor interview Jen’s Condition of Enoughness You can connect with Jen Louden here. If you have questions for our show conversations, Email them to me. I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! When you leave an honest review for How She Really Does It on Itunes it helps the show. Thank you for your time and courage to leave a review on itunes. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! smiling, The post How to Stay with Your Journey When it Gets Difficult with Jen Louden appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Finding the Thread Of Our Deepest Desire with Jen Louden

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2015 42:00

In this episode Jen Louden returns to the show discuss telling stories, finding out what's true for you,and uncovering the thread of our deepest desireCreative roadblocks and falling apart momentsOvercoming our environments to reach our creative potentialSelf trust and learning to choose what's true for youStorytelling lessons from the world of film The stories we tell ourselves and the narratives of our lives Crux moments and leveraging them in our stories Discovering the thread of our deepest desires The insidious nature of comparison in the internet culture Cultivating self awareness in being authentic Investigating your own life through the eyes of a detective Developing the patience for a lifetime body of work The question of what we're wiling to give upQuotesFollow your bliss and bear it. But it's going to burn. Our falling apart moments are about letting go. ResourcesWoman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your LifeMindset: The New Psychology of SuccessThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and OrganizingJennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the self-care movement with her first book The Woman's Comfort Book. She's the author of 7 additional books on well-being and whole living: The Couple's Comfort Book, The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book, The Woman's Retreat Book, Comfort Secrets for Busy Women (The Comfort Queen's Guide to Life in hardcover), The Life Organizer, and A Year of Daily Joy. There are about million copies of her books in print in 9 languages. You can follow her on twitter @jenlouden. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Compassionate Grit + Showing Up for Yourself with Jen Louden

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2015 60:01

Best-selling author and creator of Teach Now, Jen Louden is the guest co-host on How She Really Does It. She helped start the self-care movement with her first book, The Woman s Comfort Book. She s written five more books, including The Woman s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer that have inspired more than a million women in 9 languages. Many of you may have seen Jen when she sat on Oprah s couch talking about the power of retreats. In this conversation we talk about compassionate grit and showing up for yourself. Why not Me? ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Tendency to think the worst of self Separation from our stories Support Wanting to be special Not being defined by our actions Growth + Fixed Mindsets Comfort self to stay in the discomfort Show up for ourselves Mentioned in this Podcast Jen s books A Year of Daily Joy, The Life Organizer, Vulnerable = Uncertainty + Emotional Exposure + Risk Remember “we are not our thoughts.” Jen s beautiful website Put your faith not in the outcome but in your actions blog post. Carol Dweck (Mindsets interview) You can connect with Jen Louden here. If you have questions for our show conversations, Email them to me. It’s not personal. Life is happening + unfolding. ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! When you leave an honest review for How She Really Does It on Itunes it helps the show. Thank you for your time and courage to leave a review on itunes. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! smiling, The post Compassionate Grit + Showing Up for Yourself with Jen Louden appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Myth of Perfection in the Personal Growth World

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2015

Jen Louden is the guest co-host on How She Really Does It. She helped start the self-care movement with her first book, The Woman s Comfort Book. She s written five more books, including The Woman s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer that have inspired more than a million women in 9 languages. Many of you may have seen Jen when she sat on Oprah s couch talking about the power of retreats. In this conversation we talk about the myth of perfection in the personal growth world. “There is no grind.” ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Transparent What I need to learn Power of human to project “What do I want?” Compassionate grit Myths of perfection CTFD Nuggets Support Letting go of perfection Mentioned in this Podcast Jen s books A Year of Daily Joy, The Life Organizer, Jen’s beautiful website Open Heart Project – Susan Piver Patti Digh Interview – success diagram CTFD method You can connect with Jen Louden here. If you have questions for our show conversations, Email them to me. I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! When you leave an honest review for How She Really Does It on Itunes it helps the show. Thank you for your time and courage to leave a review on itunes. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! smiling, The post Myth of Perfection in the Personal Growth World appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Jen Louden: Helping the World + Taking Care of Yourself

Soul on the Run with Jennifer Urezzio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2015 60:29

Hello + welcome to a new conversation. I have a new guest co-host Jen Louden. She helped start the self-care movement with her first book, The Woman s Comfort Book. She s written five more books, including The Woman s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer that have inspired more than a million women in 9 languages. Many of you may have seen Jen when she sat on Oprah s couch talking about the power of retreats. Today we will talk about how we stay awake and take action on what hurts the world while taking care of ourselves. How do we have the boundaries + self care to live our values? ~ Jen Louden, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this conversation we discuss: Different ways to help the hurt Sexy is misleading + stops people from serving Discount our gifts “Give it all + be martyr” or “it’s all about me” Sustainable Know your WHY you do your work Compassion fatigue Boundaries Mentioned in this Podcast Jen s books A Year of Daily Joy, The Life Organizer, Brigid Schulte’s NYT’s article Interview with Brigid Schulte The Green Boat by Mary Pipher This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein Interview with Simon Sinek and discovering your WHY You can connect with Jen Louden here. If you have questions for our show conversations, Email them to me. I appreciate the itunes reviews. Thank you! When you leave an honest review for How She Really Does It on Itunes it helps the show. Thank you for your time and courage to leave a review on itunes. Thanks for listening to How She Really Does It, the place where inspiration + possibility meet. I so appreciate your emails about the show + it s impact on your life. I look forward to serving you with this show! Thanks for Listening! smiling, The post Jen Louden: Helping the World + Taking Care of Yourself appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.

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Finding Your Way In the Midst of So Much Choice

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2015 12:56

Soul on the Run are easy and profound tools to tune in and turn up your life. The mission of Soul on the Run is to help you to transform your life by connecting to your Soul in your car, at the gym or in your everyday movements of your life. This episode is with Jen Louden of jenniferlouden.com.

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– 24: Leaning Into Fear and Falling Into Beauty with Susan Piver

Emerging Women: Grace and Fire

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2014 45:42

Today my guest is Susan Piver. Susan is a Buddhist teacher and the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Hard Questions and the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life. Her latest book is entitled The Wisdom of a Broken Heart. She teaches workshops and speaks all over the world on meditation, spirituality, communication, relationships, and creativity. In 2011, Susan launched the Open Heart Project, an online meditation community with nearly 12,000 members who practice together and explore ways to bring spiritual values such as kindness, genuineness, and fearlessness into everyday life. In today’s episode, Susan and I speak about: How fear has unfolded in her life and how you can be confident and fearful at the same time How synchronizing the mind and the body is the key to confidence Tapping into the power and the beauty of fear The careful balance of avoiding the “conceptual game plan” while still having action A story of Susan's own emergence and how to see yourself through the relationships you keep Here’s my conversation, “Leaning Into Fear and Falling Into Beauty,” with the wise and open-hearted Susan Piver. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. Transcript Chantal Pierrat: Hello, and welcome, Susan. Susan Piver: Thank you, I’m glad to be here. CP: Yes, I am too. I have lots of juicy questions for you that are relevant to my life, so I’m glad we’ve carved out the time. Let’s start with—well, we had such a great conversation the first time we met last month, and I just wanted to go in a million different directions. But today I want to talk about fear. You have a couple of books on fear, [including] Freedom from Fear, which I think is your most recent book, and then a book with a very interesting title, How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy. And I know that one is more practical; Freedom from Fear is a seven-day meditation program. But I’m curious to see, just in your own life, how this topic unfolded for you, and how it came into this—and you also have some audio that you’ve done with Jen Louden. So how did this come through you, and what do you have to say about fear? SP: OK, well, I always feel like my biggest qualification is my own fear, because I just experience a lot of fear. I always have throughout my life and I still do. It’s something that each of us has to figure out a way to meet. And I was thinking of writing a book about meditation practice, and I wrote a proposal for that book. And in the proposal, there was a line that said something like, “Meditation is so awesome because it teaches you how to not be afraid of your own life.” And when the publisher saw that line, they said, “That’s the title.” So I said, “OK.” [Laughs] It was very easy to gear the content around the topic of fear because meditation—in particular, I suppose, in the style that I practice, the Shambhala Buddhist tradition—is seen as a gesture of warriorship. And one of the fruits of meditation practice is courage and wakefulness and curiosity and joy. So those were the things that I wanted to focus on, and in doing so, also had to focus on why these wonderful, wonderful qualities are so difficult for us to find and hold. CP: So right now, in The Atlantic—and I just picked this up so I haven’t read it—there’s an article, it’s on the cover, and they’re calling it “Closing the Confidence Gap,” just talking about even highly successful women are lacking in confidence in their jobs and in the work that they do, even though they’re seen and rewarded for their work and they’re outwardly recognized as being successful. I know for myself, building a business and feeling confident that I can create this platform that is Emerging Women, and yet the fear and the lack of confidence—it’s like you can be confident and fearful or confident and not confident at the same time. How is that? SP: Isn’t that interesting?

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