Podcasts about learning to love

Today on the Boldly Courageous Podcast we are talking all about the concept of losing followers. In this episode, we dive into what it really means when we start losing followers, learning how to love the polarity of the gain and loss, and of course the deeper meaning behind it.    To Save Your Spot For The DEVOTED Retreat DM on Instagram @themelissamartin or text me the word retreat to 617-206-3966   The Boldly Courageous Podcast is managed by Podcast & Co.   Let's Connect: Instagram: @themelissamartin Boldly Courageous Community: Join Now   Launch Your Fucking Podcast: Launch Now

Show notes: In this episode, we're digging into audiobooks. The good, the bad, and everything in between. We share our favorite fiction and nonfiction audiobook recs, our thoughts on the controversy surrounding audiobooks, the pros and cons of audiobooks, and tips for how to get started with audiobooks. How many times can we say audiobooks in one episode description? To paraphrase Michael Scott, you have no idea how high we can fly.    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Books We Both Love, Monthly Overflow Books, Bookish Conundrums, and The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Bookish Goodies: [3:40] Sarah - RTL Reading Quiz: Are you Team Sarah or Team Mia?  [4:14] Mia - RTL long-sleeved tee   Our FAVORITE Audiobook: [15:12] Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | Amazon // Bookshop   Fiction Audiobook Recs:  [17:00] Mia: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch | Amazon // Bookshop  There's Something About Merry by Codi Hall | Amazon // Bookshop Winders by Ryan O'Nan | Amazon // Bookshop Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery | Amazon // Bookshop These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong | Amazon // Bookshop A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas | Amazon // Bookshop Circe by Madeline Miller | Amazon // Bookshop A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness | Amazon // Bookshop   [17:34] Sarah: Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston | Amazon // Bookshop Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews | Amazon // Bookshop You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi | Amazon // Bookshop Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt | Amazon // Bookshop Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell | Amazon // Bookshop   Nonfiction Audiobook Recs: [18:10] Mia: Know My Name by Chanel Miller | Amazon // Bookshop Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie | Amazon A Promised Land by Barack Obama | Amazon // Bookshop Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton | Amazon // Bookshop I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey | Amazon // Bookshop I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara | Amazon // Bookshop   [19:06] Sarah: Unprotected by Billy Porter | Amazon // Bookshop Open Book by Jessica Simpson | Amazon // Bookshop Mean Baby by Selma Blair | Amazon // Bookshop Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott | Amazon // Bookshop We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union | Amazon // Bookshop Wild by Cheryl Strayed | Amazon // Bookshop Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey | Amazon // Bookshop A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost | Amazon // Bookshop The Storyteller by Dave Grohl | Amazon // Bookshop   [20:12] Let's Take a Trip: Mia - Finding Me by Viola Davis | Amazon // Bookshop Sarah - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt | Amazon // Bookshop   Other Mentions: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley | Amazon // Bookshop Strawberry Spring podcast, based on a short story by Stephen King Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah: @thekindredvoice Follow Mia: @miasutton55   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

In today's episode, I had the honour of talking with Monica Villegas, NASM wellness coach, all about your relationships with our bodies. We discussed:- The importance of how we speak about ourselves- Where our negative self-talk comes from- Practices we can do to rekindle our relationship with ourselves- How to use affirmations effectively- What mirror work is and how it can support- The connection between social media and body criticismand so much more!I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please share it on social media and tag us!Connect with Monica:Website - https://www.mindfulwithmonica.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itsmonicavillegas/Follow along on Instagram:@daniellehattonn@allowacceptapprove

We're talking about our fourth lesson of loving well in this episode: Learning to Listen Deeply. Listening well is a skill and a superpower that makes us better colleagues, friends, and parents. It's also a skill that goes both ways; as you practice listening well, you'll also gain the skill of listening to yourself. As you listen, you'll start to tap into what you really want, need, and connecting with more meaning and purpose in your life. Tune in to learn more about this skill and how you can quickly apply into your own life. Key Takeaways: Listening well is a superpower and a skill that you can get better at. As you listen more to others, you'll listen more to yourself. When we listen well, there is no responsibility to "fix" the situation.  We often hide the truth from ourselves. Those who listen well to us can help us uncover these truths. As we listen well to ourselves, we can also uncover these truths. Sarah Dessen quote:  “This is the problem with dealing with someone who is actually a good listener. They don't jump in on your sentences, saving you from actually finishing them, or talk over you, allowing what you do manage to get out to be lost or altered in transit. Instead, they wait, so you have to keep going.” Kevin Kelly's "Rule of 3" in conversation:  “To get to the real reason, ask a person to go deeper than what they just said. Then again, and once more. The third time's answer is close to the truth…keep asking them Is there more? Until there is no more.” Paulo Coelho quote:  “All wisdom was the result of listening to one's own soul.” Dr. Carl Menniger quote: "Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” Links Mentioned: Joy Lab Program Joy Lab Podcast episode #6 (5 Lessons of Loving Well) Joy Lab Podcast episode #21 (Love Yourself First)  Joy Lab Podcast episode #22 (See the Innocence in Others) Joy Lab Podcast episode #23 (Be Permeable) Kevin Kelly's website Chemistry of Joy by Henry Emmons, MD Parker Palmer's Center for Courage and Renewal Sarah Dessen's website.  Paulo Coelho's website. About Dr. Karl Menninger (Kansas Historical Society) Full transcript available at: https://www.naturalmentalhealth.com/blog/learning-to-love-well-listen-deeply-pod-24

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LeAnn Austin is a certified life coach who guides women in the journey of loving themselves. If you struggle to love yourself sometimes, you'll want to listen as LeAnn shares her helpful tips on how to create a habit of acknowledging your awesomeness and truly loving who you are.  Save your spot in Ease & Flow 2023 Connect with LeAnn on Instagram

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In this episode, Henry and Aimee talk about that third lesson of loving well: Be more permeable. What does that mean? Being more permeable means to soften our defenses a bit, to let emotions in, and to also let them out again. To be really alive, we have to be open and let all of life flow in and through us. Listen in to gather insight on how to do that and how you're completely equipped for it. Key Takeaways (see full transcript below): Organisms, like humans, cannot wall themselves off and still thrive... or even survive. Our emotional lives are the same. We cannot remain healthy while ignoring or stuffing emotions down.   When we're closed off, we may think we're keeping out just the bad "stuff." But, this shutting down and closing off blocks the good stuff too. Vulnerability and oversharing are different!  We can infuse life-giving qualities and intentions (the 12 elements of joy!) as we attend to the painful and the joyful. This state of intentional-attention are particularly good at helping us navigate tough times more smoothly and getting out of ruts more quickly. As Rilke stated: Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.  You are resilient and interconnected. During beautiful times and times of terror. Just keep going.     Links Mentioned: Joy Lab Program Joy Lab Podcast episode #6 (5 Lessons of Loving Well) Joy Lab Podcast episode #21 (Love Yourself First)  Joy Lab Podcast episode #22 (See the Innocence in Others) Intentional Systemic Mindfulness About Ranier Maria Rilke     Full Transcript: Learning to Love Well: Be Permeable Welcome to Joy Lab!: [00:00:00] Welcome to the joy lab podcast, where we help you uncover and foster your most joyful self. Your hosts, Dr. Henry Emmons and Dr. Aimee Prasek, bring you the ideal mix of soulful and scientifically sound tools to spark your joy, even when it feels dark. When you're ready to experiment with more joy, combine this podcast with the full Joy Lab program over at JoyLab.coach. Henry: Hello, I'm Henry Emmons Aimee: I'm Aimee Prasek. So welcome to joy lab, where we infuse science with soul to help you uncover joy. To do that, we focus on our elements of joy. Those are the positive inner states and emotions that become the building blocks for a joyful life. In this episode, we're talking about that third lesson of loving well, which we're now calling "be more permeable." So in episode number six, we introduced these [00:01:00] five lessons quickly and used the word vulnerable. Vulnerability is really essentially when we open ourselves up to risk, uncertainty, emotional exposure. And in this episode, we actually really like the somewhat similar concept of permeability. To me, it just sort of feels more empowering and dynamic, maybe simply because vulnerability is a bit of a buzzword. I'm not trying to dismiss it. So Henry, maybe you can dig into that more. Can you describe permeability for us and how it might show up in our lives? Henry: Sure. So, you know, you don't often hear people described as permeable, but I like it because it reminds me that we are part of the natural world. In nature, you don't see healthy organisms wall themselves off from their surroundings. At least not for very long. There [00:02:00] is this constant interplay with everything around it, a give and take that is what really makes life possible. And I think our emotional lives are not that different. We are not designed to be impenetrable fortresses, you know, to shut ourselves down so that we just can't get hurt. Now we do that, we all do that from time to time. We do it unconsciously. You know, if we feel scared or hurt or betrayed, it is just a completely natural reaction. And I think it's okay to shut down when you need to, but just not for too long. If we stay closed off, if we try to make ourselves strong or try to protect ourselves, it ends up just hurting us more. Because, when you're [00:03:00] closed off, you just can't let in all the good stuff that's coming your way either. So, I think being permeable means to soften up our defenses a little bit, to let emotions in, and also importantly, to let them out again. So to be really alive, we have to be open and let all of life flow in and through us. Aimee: Yeah, I really love thinking about permeability because of that flow that you're describing, Henry. You know, Letting it in and letting it out. It also makes me think of a bit of an obstacle that can snag us here and that obstacle is oversharing. I think this is super helpful for those of us who have maybe a high threshold for sharing information uh, about ourselves. Or would that be a low threshold? You know what I mean? We're open to sharing it. Just thinking about that... but I'm totally [00:04:00] in that camp. Um, you know, if you ask me about something personal, I'll give you the answer generally, without any hesitation, I will give you the information, even if you don't ask, probably. And at times I think that can really feel like vulnerability. And it's why we can lean into oversharing sometimes because we're thinking that, "Hey, I'm practicing vulnerability!" I think Dr. Brene Brown actually gets into this noting that just dumping information on folks is not the same as vulnerability. And that's because we can actually be completely emotionally impenetrable, walling ourselves off, like you said, Henry, while also oversharing. Which kind of seems wild, um, example: I might TMI you all day long and at the same time, have a terrible time letting you know that I can't handle something, and need some help. Or, I'll tell you all sorts of stories about past losses or struggles, but I'm [00:05:00] not going to let you know that I'm sad now and could use some support. So, I think that's where this concept of, permeability helps. Or at least for me, it suggests sort of this more even ground. Maybe I just get caught up in the words here. But for me, with vulnerability, it feels like I'm only opening up to the idea that someone is going to hurt me. You know, that revealing my true self, my fears, my dreams, that if I do that, I open myself up to the firing squad. And that's true. People can be mean when you put yourself out there. But I guess I want to create the space where I'm not just sort of opening myself up to pain. Like doomsday prepping for my true self to be revealed and then assaulted. But instead opening myself up to whatever, good and bad, and that I can release whatever comes at me. I can let it move through, you know, there's room for good and bad. [00:06:00] There's a place for back and forth. And that type of permeability seems more empowering for me, I think. If I'm making any sense here. Henry: Yeah, I think you're making ton of sense, you know, pain and joy. They're all part of life and we are meant to let them in. But as you said, there really needs to be a back and forth. About 20 years ago, I went through a really rough, personal stretch. It lasted at least three years, maybe, maybe longer. Um, I lost my father first and then just a few months later, my birth father died, and then my birth mother, and then my sister. This all happened over this three year period. Most of their deaths were really complicated, and so were my emotions. And I just [00:07:00] sank into this melancholy that I could not shake. And in retrospect, I'm not sure I actually wanted to shake it. There was something about having that depth of feeling, the rawness of those emotions that I don't think I really wanted to let go of. So I held onto them for a few years until they just gradually ebbed away. Now, I know that grief is different for everyone, and there is no set proper amount of time for moving through it. And I don't judge myself for taking so long. But, from the vantage point that I have now, I realized that at that time in my life, I just didn't know how [00:08:00] to do it any differently. I'd had no idea being permeable, staying open means that you not only let things in, but you also let them out, you know. It's, it's like a, if you think about a pond of water, it gets stagnant in there if there's not enough fresh water flowing in. And it also gets stagnant if there isn't enough water flowing out. So it's this dynamic system. And so are we. Aimee: I'm thinking like all those losses, Henry sometimes, you know, when it rains, it pours, I'm thinking about saying. And at the same time I'm thinking about that saying, um, you know time just heals all wounds. But man, if it's just pouring in and you're just waiting for time to heal it, you can sit in that space a long time. You can get very stagnant, like you're saying. Sort of on this note here, there's this self-regulation model I really like, called intentional systemic mindfulness. [00:09:00] Just as an aside, I'm realizing this is why it's sometimes hard for me to make friends because I start off sentences like that. "There's a self-regulation model that I really like." Anyway, That's me. That's okay. Um, anyway, this model sort of hits on what you're saying, and actually this model, along with some other theories, is actually baked into our Joy Lab program, which is why Joy Lab works so well. But, intentional systemic mindfulness was really influenced by systems theory. So, really diving into that open system you're talking about and the idea that everything impacts everything else, essentially. And so every sort of subsystem, like a dynamic complex human, must be studied at its whole, you know, rather than reducing it to all these little isolated parts. On top of that, there's all these feedback loops within the system with the purpose of helping the system, [00:10:00] helping us maintain order, or self-regulation, or balance, harmony. So, the idea here is that, like you said, Henry, we are not a closed system. We might think we can close ourselves off, but it's impossible. Our feedback loops are still operating. Stuffed down emotions are still circling around and impacting our balance and harmony. And so with intentional systemic mindfulness, what we do here at Joy Lab, we can set some intentions within those feedback loops. We can feed into them, to support that self-regulation process. It's what starts that upward spiral too, that we talk about here. So specifically we can use mindful attention and qualities of mindfulness, is what the authors of this model, note um, as intentions to move things through our system. To maybe come out of that melancholy when we're ready,[00:11:00] or to sort of ignite that process. To move them in and out, those emotions. These qualities of mindfulness, in my opinion anyway, are really similar to what we work with here at Joy Lab, these 12 elements of joy. So, I'll take love as an example, you know, we can use this element of love, this intention of deep care for ourselves and others as a quality of attention; how we attend to a friend, how we attend to what we're feeling inside. So you can see then how this type of attention impacts the feedback loops. So I attend with love. Even if you come at me with an insult, then it just doesn't sting so bad. So I don't come back at you with venom or a violent action. It moves through my system in a totally different way than if I was attending to you with distrust or hate. So, I guess my point here with this model is that it reinforces that [00:12:00] permeability is absolutely our natural state, within our own individual system and between all the other humans, all the other systems around us, things have to move within us and through us. But obviously, that's way harder with emotions and experiences that aren't so "positive" and the point of attending with these intentions, these qualities of mindfulness, these elements of joy, it's not to dismiss what's true for us, or the reality of the situation. It's just like adding an ingredient, you know, it gives us back maybe some control here. So, Henry let's end by maybe talking about that, how can we hold permeability for all of it? You know, maybe even more so that openness from the start, how can we be open to, be permeable with both the joyful and the sad? Henry: So I am going to turn for this to the [00:13:00] great poet, Rilke. Aimee: A good idea. Henry: Yeah, it is. It is a good idea. In one of his poems, Rilke was clearly giving us advice for how to live well. And here's part, just a small part of what he wrote: "Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." Now I was just really struck when I first read that. In these three short lines, he captures so much of what it means to be human. Aimee: Yeah. Henry: We are surrounded by this incredible beauty. There is so much goodness and love in the world and that's still true. I think. It's just all [00:14:00] around us. But let's be honest, there is also a lot that is fearful or maddening or just plain sad. His advice is so direct. So simple. Let everything happen to you. I just love that. He's saying don't resist. Don't push away the stuff that makes you feel bad. And don't hold too tightly to the stuff that makes you feel good. Just allow it all to be there. Let it all in. Be permeable. And then he says, just keep going. That is such a good description of resilience. Isn't it? Just, no matter what happens, just keep going. Stand up. [00:15:00] Place one foot in front of the other, and keep going. We do not have to be stopped by our emotions. Why not? He tells us, because no feeling is final. Feelings come and they go. They are never permanent. Although I know we sometimes think that they are. I have come to think of the painful emotions, the terror as Rilke puts it, like compost, they're not garbage that we throw into a landfill somewhere and just let's sit there, outta sight outta mind. Aimee: Hmm. Henry: They just keep piling up that way and we'll eventually have to deal with them. But if we can let them in and turn them over once in a while, like you do your compost, maybe add a little [00:16:00] moisture if you need it. So it can decompose. Well, eventually it will turn into something really rich, something life-giving. So, you know, it took me, uh, quite a long time to compost my series of losses, but I did eventually. That's actually, when I really started to write. I started it as a way to help me process all of that. And to me, this is interesting, that a lot of my journal entries during that time eventually found their way into my books and into what I think of as the richest and best part of my books. Aimee: I love the compost metaphor. Now I'm imagining, with intentional systemic mindfulness. And gardening all we've discussed that we're adding worms of joy, worms of love, compassion, to get in there and help [00:17:00] turn that soil over. I don't know if that helps anybody. But anyway, those worms can be your elements of joy. But also I like to think that we all write our books, the stories of our lives. Each story we write then opens up the next chapter as well. So maybe that's a good place to close here, to close this chapter, this lesson of love of being more permeable, before we talk about our fourth lesson on loving well in the next episode. So Henry, do you have maybe the last paragraph for this chapter? Something to send us off with? Henry: Sure. Let's just try to remember this, that joy is there in whatever is happening. If we can simply allow it to be there. No judgment, no resistance, [00:18:00] no grasping. Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Thanks for joining us!: Thank you for listening to the joy lab podcast. If you enjoy today's show, visit JoyLab.coach to subscribe for your monthly infusion of joy, and to learn more about the full joy lab program. Be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Welcome to Awakening Angels. This is your mastermind for awakening, transformation, coming into your own power, finding what lights you up and inspires you, and following your bliss!My name is Angeline and I'm a photographer and in this podcast series I am interviewing spiritual business owners about their journey of awakening, transformation and how they have come to live soul led lives doing what they love!If you are on your own journey of awakening and on a quest to encompass self love, self compassion and your life purpose then I think you're going to love these interviews as much as I do.Go to https://www.awakeningangels44.com to download your free body love meditation to reprogram your mind for self love and acceptance.You can also find me at: https://www.instagram.com/awakeningangels44/ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/awakeningangels44/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ZddztpPOQanFUjj4rdbWQ  Theme Music:  Song: 2 Souls - Lonely (feat. Nara) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/Lonely Watch: http://youtu.be/FyFGUMyoias

Welcome back to The Deep Talk! Learning to love being alone takes time — but it is SO important that we do so because this mirrors how we live the rest of our life.  In this episode, we talk about:  Why loving being alone is important to being in a healthy relationship  How to begin giving every part of ourselves back to ourselves — skipping the people pleasing, codependency, etc How to love being alone and building a life that fills you up Filling up your cup first is a form of self-worth and sets you up for dating How to STOP using dating for escapism Why how we do one thing is how we do EVERYTHING ...and so much more!! If you liked this episode, share on your IG story and tag me @wellnessmads. I'd love to hear what you learned!  And, don't forget to hit that follow button so you never miss a future episode, and leave a review so I can reach more listeners just like you who are looking to connect deeper with themselves, cultivate authentic relationships, align their careers to their passions and overall, build a big, beautiful life.  CONNECT WITH MADISON: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnessmads/ Website: https://madisonbrandt.com/ Get your FREE Goal Clarity Workbook here: https://madisonbrandt.com/freebie

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Do you hate your body? Do you spend a lot of your time wishing it was different? Most of us do! So what can we do to improve the way we see ourselves and find confidence and love for the body we have? Tiffany gives you great tips to create more love for your body! I love you body!!

Welcome to Season 3 of the Career by Design podcast. On this episode we are joined by Michelle Kevill and we talk about how to love your job BEFORE you leave it. Michelle is a phenomenal coach based in Australia and has a unique approach. We also talk about the importance of being able to feel all your emotions, especially around your career in order to process it and move forward. If you want more support, join my Career Magic program here: https://inspirationcareers.com/dreamjob2022/ Reach out to Michelle here: https://michellekevill.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inspirationcareers/message

In today's Bonus Episode we will deep dive into the Prophet Isaiah with resident expert Kerry Muhlstein. Listen in to find out how you can not only better understand Isaiah's teachings (or begin to understand Isaiah's teaching), but also learn to love reading and studying the words of Isaiah in your own personal scripture study! Get our 365-day Old Testament daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/3nYC821 Get your free copy of the simplified Old Testament outline here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/oldtestamentsimplified/ And grab Cali's scripture study guide here: https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS   Music courtesy of bensound.com

Today I have my first ever REPEAT GUEST! Elizabeth Dall approaches the idea of wellness from such a beautiful place. In this episode we talk about how our wellness is individual and unique, how to get out of diet mentality, learning to love and embrace your whole self, and so much more. LINKS YOU NEED: Connect with ME on Instagram! You can listen to my other episode with Elizabeth here. Join her FREE challenge Ditch the Diet starting soon! Connect with Elizabeth on IG. Listen to The Woman of Wellness Podcast

We're digging into our second lesson on Learning to Love Well, which is seeing the innocence in others. This skill gets at the heart of the illusion of separation and opening up to the truth that we are interdependent. And, when we see the innocence in others, then we'll start to see it in ourselves as well (and even if we start the other way around). No matter who you start with, once you see the true essence of yourself and others (and give yourself and others a break), the world really opens up. Joy has bigger paths to flow through when you're gentler on yourself and others and daily life gets, well, easier.  Side note: We're now releasing weekly episodes! Tune in every Wednesday for new infusions of joy. Be sure to subscribe/follow the Joy Lab Podcast on your favorite podcast platform so new episodes appear in your feed. And please give us a top rating/review on that platform to help spread more joy.  Key Takeaways: Sister Helen Prejean: "I watch what I'm doing to see what I believe." "A person is more than the worst thing he has ever done."   Seeing the innocence of others vs. looking down on someone... it can be tricky to notice the difference. When we limit judgment on others, we suspend it on ourselves (and vice versa). This is healing.  Theory of Mind: A reminder that our beliefs about what people are thinking are just that; beliefs and theories. We make guesses through the lens of our own experience.  The Golden Rule is surprisingly helpful for mental health: Treat others and we would like to be treated. The benefits of it go both ways.  Imagine-other perspective taking vs. imagine-self perspective taking. Imagine-others can be more helpful and less stressful.  Two of Parker Palmer's Habits of the Heart that really resonate here:  An understanding that we're all in this together. An appreciation of the value of "otherness."    Links Mentioned: Joy Lab Podcast episode #6 (5 Lessons of Loving Well) Joy Lab Podcast episode #21 (Love Yourself First)  Joy Lab Program Parker Palmer's Five Habits of the Heart

On the Bright Side host, Caroline Susko opens up about struggling with self-esteem and how she was able to transform negative self-criticism into a new habit of talking to herself like she would a best friend. Download this episode to realize the beauty you possess and that the most important relationship you have is with YOU.Caroline's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinesusko (@carolinesusko)On the Bright Side's Instagram: https://instagram.com/onthebrightsidepodd?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Caroline's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRApSPBR/ (@carolinesusko)Music: Sundown Drive by Ghostrifter Official

Everybody loves feedback, until you get an honest one. In this episode of the Content-Led Growth podcast, Chris and Collin talk about learning to love honest feedback for what it is: an invitation to be honest about your shortcomings and do better.  HIGHLIGHTS Don't be afraid to be authenticFeedback is a content creator's gift; learn to love it You're gonna suck at first, and that's okayHonest feedback is not an attack or insult QUOTES Collin on being confident enough to be authentic: "The things that you think will make people run away from you will actually bring the right people closer to you in your world, on your social channels, in your community -- whatever it is, wherever you hangout online. It will attract the right people. Anybody who's gonna judge you for anything or that you're maybe scared to share, you don't want those people in your world anyway."Chris on why feedback is necessary: "It sucks to suck at podcasting. It sucks to suck. But that's what you have to do if you want to achieve something great -- it's to go through that training period, to strip away all the lies, to finally get the truth and to learn to love it. To love it like you love water, or oxygen." About Christopher Decker and Collin MitchellChris and Collin are the co-founders of Salescast, a provider of revenue-first podcasts for entrepreneurs and sales leaders. They help business leaders and entrepreneurs find an audience and generate unlimited demand.  Learn more about Chris and Collin in the links below: LinkedIn (Chris) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/decker-christopher/LinkedIn (Collin) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/collincmitchell/ Also, you can join our community by checking out @salescast.community. If you're a sales professional looking to take your career to greater heights, please visit us at https://salescast.co/ and set a call with Collin and Chris.

Way back in episode #6, we introduced the 5 lessons of loving well. These are powerful little strategies, so we wanted to get into each a bit more. So, that's what we'll do for these next 5 episodes. The first lesson and the focus of this episode is “Learn to Love Yourself First.” We'll talk about why this really matters and how you can build up your love and self-acceptance in realistic ways. Side note: We'll start releasing weekly episodes in September! Tune in every Wednesday for new infusions of joy. Be sure to subscribe/follow the Joy Lab Podcast on your favorite podcast platform so new episodes appear in your feed. And please give us a top rating/review on that platform to help spread more joy.    Key Takeaways: There's a deficiency in self-acceptance and it plays out in a lot of ways that harm us all.  We were born with self-acceptance, but need guidance to sustain that healthy self-identity. If you lost it, it can be recovered. A key strategy to love yourself more is mindful self-acceptance. Key steps for mindfulness include: See what is, Accept what is, Act wisely. We use these steps a lot in the Joy Lab program. Self-acceptance continues on and on, it gets easier, but we're always practicing this art.    Links Mentioned: Joy Lab Podcast episode #6 (5 Lessons of Loving Well) Joy Lab Program Mary Oliver  

Most people either love or (really dislike) hot yoga. This episode explores the reasons why people shy away, and offers solutions that create a love relationship with the practice.There is so much to love and so many benefits that this deserves to be reexamined. Support the show

Are you like Nate? Is there one artist that, every time you hear them, you can't help it—you start to grimace, sweat, seethe. You can't explain it, but there's something about them that you just. can't. stand. For Nate, that band is the Killers. Lots of people love this band, they've been around for almost two decades, they're practically an institution! So why can't he get past his hang up? Charlie and Reanna step in to help break down what it is about the Killers that rankles their normally open-eared colleague so, and then step back to consider what it is that makes us think we hate the bands we do—and whether we can change those opinions. Songs Discussed The Killers - Human, All These Things That I've Done, When You Were Young, Mr. Brightside, Deadlines and Commitments, Where the White Boys Dance, boy, Shot at the Night, The Man, Tranquilize Ariana Grande and Zedd - Break Free Erasure - A Little Respect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amelia Rose's parents wanted her to have an aspirational name — one that she could live up to. So, with her dad's surname, she was given the name Amelia Rose Earhart. Growing up, her name often prompted questions. Is she related to the Amelia Earhart? Will she become a pilot? Finally, after a genealogy test and a newfound inspiration for flight, Amelia Rose thought she was able to answer YES to both of these questions. Years later, however, the news broke. In a “gotcha” moment of journalism, Amelia's coworker at a news station uncovered that she had no relation to the American Hero, Amelia Earhart. The news couldn't have come at a worse time. Amelia Rose was preparing for an around-the-world flight and was now being called a fraud, a liar, and a fake. The embarrassment of it all had her questioning if she should proceed or quit on the dream she had worked so hard for. In this conversation between two female pilots, Sylvia and Amelia discuss what it means to embody a role model, setting boundaries, Amelia's around-the-world flight, how to overcome challenges in personal and professional settings, and so much more.Topics Include: - Amelia's experience with news and anchoring - Women in aviation- How to develop a skill stack- Focusing on what you can control- Giving back in aviation - The Fly with Amelia Foundation- Struggling with fear and doubt- The power of partnership in pursuit of your goals- Imposter Syndrome- Overcoming the fear of rejection- And other topics…Amelia Rose Earhart is the youngest woman to fly around the world in a single-engine aircraft. In 2014, Amelia flew a Pilatus PC12-NG 28,000 miles, crossing the equator six times, through fourteen countries to complete a circumnavigation of the globe. Amelia has been a passionate aviatrix since her first flight lesson at the age of twenty-one, a seeker of all things adventurous and is an accomplished public speaker, spending the last 8 years working as a television news anchor, covering breaking news, traffic and weather in Denver and Los Angeles. Amelia was given the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award in 2013 and in 2014 was named by the Jaycees as one of the “Top Ten Young Americans”. Resources Mentioned:- Amelia's Website: http://www.ameliaroseearhart.com/- Amelia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliaroseearhart- The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer: https://www.amazon.com//dp/1572245379

Wellness + Wisdom Podcast Host and Wellness Force Media CEO, Josh Trent, shares how we can learn to love the tyrant within with tools including both the Curious Compassionate Inquiry Emotional Intelligence Squared (EI2) processes plus the Wellness Pentagon. In this solocast, you will learn: Your biggest narrative and how it is guiding you Our relationship with the default mode network Breathwork and how it keeps us anchored How to do a CCI - Curious Compassionate Inquiry Healing our triggers with the Emotional Intelligence Squared (EI2) process How to live your life by the Wellness Pentagon   Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Get more superfoods to improve your energy, digestion, gut health plus also reduce inflammation and blood sugar. 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In this special (limited time) offer, you will receive: - Lifetime access to BREATHE - Free upgrades to all future training modules - Free additional training modules - Special VIP coupons for safe vape, essential oils, CBD, nootropics and more - Private WF group access Listen To Episode 464 As Josh Trent Uncovers: [00:00] What Is Your Biggest Narrative? This is Josh Trent. This is the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast. This is a very special solocast. It's something I've been ruminating on for a long time. I wanna know if you can relate. Do you ever feel like there's a tyrant inside of your mind, a tyrant who bullies you, talks down to you, and it makes you feel like shit? If so, let me know. In the comments, what is your biggest narrative? When it comes to the tyrant inside of you today, I'm gonna give you some big tools, some big rocks that I'll break down with mindfulness and with care. So that by the end of this podcast, you're gonna leave with less created self-stress. So you can show up for life, more powerful, less controllable, and somebody who embodies more courage and more peace. Let's start here. [1:00] Where is Your Tyrant Narrative Guiding You? We have narratives in our mind. We always have these narratives that either guide us toward love or guide us towards hate. Now, the reason is, that we're half beast, half spirit, we're a biological being, but we're also a spirit inside that being, having a spiritual experience. So inside of our brain, there is a default mode network. We're gonna go into this later on in the video, I'm gonna share with you how conscious breath awareness can actually turn down the volume of your default mode network. And I'm gonna tell you what the default is, and I'm gonna tell you what the default mode network actually is and why it's so important to your emotional intelligence and your piece. I'll give you another big tool. That's called Emotional Intelligence Squared. This is something that I've been working on for an upcoming book. We'll talk about CCI, which is Curious Compassionate Inquiry, and why these are the ways that all of us can get down to what I call the lens of the kaleidoscope, the kaleidoscope that's connected to our head, our heart and our soul. [1:56] Learning To Love The Tyrant Inside - Let's Get Started So we can make great decisions and not just be in our head all the time. Let me know if you can relate to this, you ever find yourself in your head and it's been days or weeks or maybe a month or more where you've actually felt your stomach felt your breath? I'll talk about how to get out of the mind and into the body. So you can make decisions from this alignment of the kaleidoscope. And lastly, we'll talk about the five sides of the Wellness Pentagon, something we've been going into depth on for Wellness + Wisdom, but it's the mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial ways that we all nourish ourselves. So we can show up in life with more peace and with more courage and be less controllable, especially what's going on in the war, for our minds and our souls on social media. So let's dig in. If you're the kind of person who has the narrative in your mind, that sometimes makes you feel like garbage, take a deep breath to your nose, fill your belly, and let it go through your mouth. [2:52] Understanding the Default Mode Network Let's begin. The default mode network is a structure in the brain that is the prefrontal cortex, the posterior singulate and the amygdala. Now, these are three big ancient structures. There are many more inside of the default mode network. But the key that we have to understand about the default mode network is it's most active when we're at rest. Now, why is that? If the default mode network, which is essentially the thing that's scanning for danger, the thing that remembers when you've been through pain, when you've been hurt or back in the day, if you're a cave person being chased by a tiger, it's probably a good thing to know. So I'm not here to demonize any structure of the brain or any structure of biology. What I'm saying is we have to be aware that these ancient structures don't necessarily apply anymore. Like they used to. So when we get this activation of the default mode network, it puts us in what's called a fight or flight state. It pulls us out of the present moment. It makes our respiration decrease. It makes our heart rate increase and it makes our stress hormones increase. [4:03] Understanding Our Fear Response We have structures near our kidneys called cortisol. We have structures near our kidneys called adrenal glands, which release cortisol. This is exactly what happens when we are in two places. One is anxiety, which is fear of the future fear of not being able to handle it, not being enough or one is depression rumination of the past, beating yourself up for what didn't happen, depending on your level of integration of trauma or stress, or just things that have occurred for you in life. You are going to have either a high volume or a low volume of the default mode network. Now here's where it gets awesome. One of the reasons that I use breathwork in my own life and for the thousand plus students that are in our BREATHE: Breath and Wellness program at breathwork.io is because when you use conscious respiration when you are actually having conscious breath awareness, you can scientifically and somatically turn down the volume radically of that default mode network. [4:30] Active vs Resting Brain Here's why it's active when our brain is at rest. When our brain is at rest, we also want to be engaged in loving activities or a flow state, but we get pulled out of it because of this rumination or this anxiety. So when we start doing circular breathing, and I'm gonna talk about some more of these tools, when we get to the Wellness Pentagon section in this solocast, when we're experiencing anxiety, we have a shortness of breath. When we're experiencing depression, we have a compression of breath. We don't have as much volume in our breath. So the best way to do this, which I talk about in our program and that you and I are gonna do right now to turn down the volume of this tyrant, which is really attached to the default mode network. We do it like this. We breathe in through our nose. We breathe out through our mouth three times without any pauses. So it looks and feels just like this. [5:00] If I Can Breathe, I Can Choose I like to continue to do that up until about 21-30 times, somewhere in between. You'll notice that when you're breathing like a circle, and also when you breathe like a box, we'll talk about this later, your mind is at rest over the course of time. The more that you do this practice, this circular practice with no pausing at the top or the bottom, you will scientifically and somatically turn down the volume of your default mode network. And when the volume is turned down, this is the most amazing thing. When the volume of your default mode network is turned down, you can show up more, present, and more loving. It's on my arm in Italian. I've talked about this many times, "se posso respirare posso scegliere," which means, "If I can breathe, I can choose." I myself fought depression, anxiety for a long time coming from my own familial situation, my own trauma. [5:49] The Anchor of Your Breath And I found that, you know, I did plant medicines and I did lots of other things and conferences. And you fell on the gamut. I mean, I did lots of things, but it was my breath. It was the anchor of my breath. It was seeking me out the entire time. And that is why I believe that conscious breath awareness is what we all need to learn right now. And that is what is going to turn down. All those structures, turn down the volume of the default mode network and allow you to unlock some peace. When you have peace, you're able to build more courage. This is the key. When you're peaceful, you're more courageous or when you're more courageous, you're more peaceful. It's the chicken or the egg. That's a big concept. I'm gonna link a resource right here to three different podcasts that I've done about the default mode network, about how our breath works. So you can dig in more. Let's move on. We're gonna talk about emotional intelligence squared or my EI2 process. [6:46] Josh's Vision Quest Experience So this came to me earlier this year after I did a vision quest. If you haven't done a vision quest, it can be incredibly transformational. Once you have a foundation of conscious breath, awareness and self-inquiry, and the Wellness Pentagon, the three things that I'm gonna give you in this solocast, but beyond just a deep dive into my soul, what I really felt from God's wisdom, nature's wisdom in nature. When I was fasting for four days with just water is I felt this compassionate inquiry. I really knew that everything I've ever wanted was inside of myself. And it's inside of you too. We're all just trained by society and the media. And unfortunately, our parents, who were trained by our grandparents, that we don't have the answers, but we actually do. The EI2 process is where we align the thoughts that we're thinking in our head, the feelings that we're feeling in our heart, which direct us to the energy in motion, the emotions that we're experiencing, and our intuitive faculty to connect with soul, to connect with God. [7:47] Your Guiding Kaleidoscope: Better Understand the Tyrant Within So head, heart, and soul make up what I believe is the kaleidoscope, the lens of awareness that we all have, but we have to, to cultivate the vision, to see through it. Here's how we do it. You take a piece of scratch paper or a journal. And on the left side of the page, you're gonna write down 10 things that you truly know are causing you pain. So go ahead and do that right now. Pause this podcast, pause this video, grab a journal, grab a piece of paper, grab a pen. Or if you want to, you can do it on an Evernote or a digital journal. So do this right now. This is truly going to be a starting place for you to relieve the narrative of the dogma and the torture of this tyrant that lives inside of all of us. And really we're gonna learn today how we can love it. [8:33] What Are You Grateful For? So write down those 10 things. Now that you've done that draw a line down the center and on the right side of the page, write down 10 things that you really, really love. And on the right side of the page, write down 10 things that you truly love. Things that fill your body with gratitude, things that you actually experience on a very deep level. Don't just be like, oh, I like food, I'm grateful for my food. Like things that you are, unless you really are, things that you are really, really, really grateful for things that you feel. Maybe it's holding your son, your daughter, your partner...your friends, something exciting. Maybe you love to paint. Write that down, take a big breath, let it go. Make sure your phone is off. Make sure you have no distractions. And I want you to circle the one on the left.. [9:21] Paralysis by Analysis ...that's causing you the most pain and you know what it is. Sometimes we get in this paralysis by analysis and it actually is a figment of the ego that keeps us stuck by being so overwhelmed or confused that we can't move forward on the one thing that we know is causing us the most pain. Now, here's why we did the 10 on the other side. So from that list of 10, that you're most grateful for, circle the one that you know is the most energetically aligned with your heart. The one that feels the best when you tune into it, you love it the most, maybe it's like your wife or your son or your daughter. I'm not here. Or your husband. I'm not here to tell you what that is, only you know what that is. So you've done the exercise. You've begun this emotional inventory in the emotional intelligence squared process. [10:15] Sharing Your Journey with Someone You Trust The EI2 you've began by doing the emotional inventory. So, you have your paper. You've circled the two, be honest with yourself because the next step is actually the most challenging. And the most liberating. You reach out to someone, maybe it's a coach, maybe it's somebody in the Wellness + Wisdom community. Maybe it's somebody in your community and you call a friend, someone that you trust and you tell them, "Hey, I've done a process and I'm changing my life. And I wanna share something with you. Can I share?" Now to the degree they give you back a response that's trustable, share with them, but do not share - This is a big key. Do not share your inventory process with somebody that, you know, secretly may not support your highest dreams, may not support your highest goals. So, be careful who you share this with, and then you share with them, "Hey, what's causing me... [10:55] What Are You Committed to Changing? ...the most stress is my current work what's causing me. The most pain is at my current work. I know that I'm destined for more. I know that I can make more money, whatever it is, or maybe it's a relationship you're in or health or finances, one of those big ones. And then you actually share to that person, this is what I'm committed to changing." And you put a date on it by when I'm gonna change it. By this point on this day, it's so empowering. And here's the key. You tell that person, "And I'm doing this because I may not have the biggest, I may not have the biggest amount of love for myself right now, or I love myself enough right now to change this..." Whatever your degree of self-love is, you talk to the person who you're sharing with about the thing that you love, the most, the thing that's gonna be worth it for you when times get hard. [11:37] Curious Compassionate Inquiry And when you're confronted with your ego and when you're confronted with the things that are not making you change, I know you can feel this. It's like palpable - in order to change and let go of something that's hurting you. That scares you. You have to have the fuel from something that you love. Otherwise, what's the point.? What's the point of changing? What's the point of evolving if you're not connected to someone or something that you truly love? And then from that place, you have taken away the first part, the most important part of this EI2 process. The next part of the EI2 process is where you look at the people in your life that are triggering you the most, the experiences of your life that are triggering you the most and just your general way of being. So the way that this works is now that you've done the first part, you can move on to stage two. And in stage two, you're gonna ask yourself five big questions. In other words, five wise deep, and you do this through the CCI process. The CCI is Curious Compassionate Inquiry. Now, if I'm having an experience, like let's say for an example, that my partner is triggering me... [12:37] Healing Our Triggers & Calming the Tyrant Within For an example, a traditional one is where somebody leaves their clothes all over the floor, right? And so just in this example, we'll say, "God, my wife left her clothes all the floor. Again! What in the hell is wrong with her?" You notice that response that you and I get, or that any of us get when we're triggered by a partner, when we're triggered by life, when we're triggered by an event. Obviously that is something that comes from the mind. The mind is making up a story. And so here's how we go five wise, deep. And by the way, you can apply this to anything, right? It could be capital "T" trauma. It could be lowercase "t" trauma, or it could just be an event that's occurring for you in life. The first thing that you do, and you do the same thing where you grab a piece of paper and you actually script this out. [13:22] Really Get Curious About Your Inner Tyrant! So you've already done the first part with the EI2 process where you did the 10 and 10 circled each one and told a friend, and that was putting you in the momentum of this next stage. And this is a thing you can do at any time. You can do this 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 times a day in the beginning, and you might have to, and that's okay. But the first thing that you write down on your page is what am I thinking? What am I thinking? And remember, you're gonna be compassionate to yourself. This is the CCI. So it's curious, compassionate inquiry. Be curious right now - don't run right to the answer. Just write it down. What am I thinking? I'm thinking that I hate it when my partner leaves the socks on the floor. I hate it.when my partner does this. What are the thoughts that are running through my mind about this person's circumstance or experience or situation? [14:12] Are Your Tyrant Thoughts True? Write it down, "What is the story that my mind is telling me?" Um, my mind is telling me a story of (I'm writing it down with you right now.): My partner doesn't actually care about me and they're lazy and they don't care about my feelings and they know it pisses me off. And this totally sucks. And you know what? This is a deal breaker. I hate this. That's really good to get out. Then the next question you ask is, "Am I reliving the past?" So maybe in another relationship, you had somebody that left socks or clothes on the floor and that was one of the reasons why the relationship didn't work out. Keep being curious here, keep being compassionate in your inquiry. And then the last one is, "Am I projecting into the future?" Maybe when I write that down, I'm feeling like they're never gonna change. Next week... [14:59] Unpacking All of Your Tyrant Stories ...it's gonna be the same thing and keep going until it doesn't hurt anymore. Keep going. You can go five. You can go 10, but make sure you ask those exact questions in that order so that you get to the bottom of it all, where you just realize this has nothing to do with my partner. This has everything to do with the experience inside of me. And when I really tune in to this kaleidoscope lens, through this compassionate inquiry, through this CCI, I can start to make decisions from a solid beam, a solid column inside of me. And that is the emotional intelligence squared. Now that you've done the CCI, you know what your mind is thinking, you know, all the stories, you know, all the fabrications, you know all the bullshit. Now go to your heart. What is your heart feeling? [15:51] What Is Your Heart Feeling? Your heart is feeling sad. Your heart is feeling sad. It's directing you to grief, the emotion of grief. Maybe it's directing you to the emotion of despair, whatever it is, write that down. You know what your thoughts are thinking, cause you just did that. And now go to your soul, close your eyes, take a deep breath. And I want you to visualize all those thoughts that are running in your head. All the feelings, all the emotion that your heart is truly feeling. The thing that maybe you don't wanna share, cause it's really vulnerable. And then I want you to connect with God. I want you to connect with your soul and feel your soul, giving you a lesson, giving you something that you know is for your greatest good. So, let's do this process. In my mind I just did the CCI, the inquiry. "I know my partner loves me, but God, it pisses me off. It reminds me of my last relationship and it makes me feel like they don't love me." [16:49] Listening to Your Heart's Wisdom Now, go to the heart. When I don't feel loved, I feel alone. When I feel alone, I feel like someone might abandon me. Huh? There's wisdom. There. There's a deeper emotion there. Keep going. It's not about just the socks on the floor. Just the laundry on the floor. It's about the emotion, the subconscious emotion that is being experienced from the thoughts that are narrating by the tyrant. And then go a little bit deeper. Now go to this experience with God, with soul and tune in and understand that this event is neutral. Your partner is not on purpose, trying to be mean to you or trying to hurt you. Even if they are - now, this is your experience to go to them with the head, the heart and the soul and give them a realistic understanding of what's happening inside of you. [17:43] How to Share with Your Partner And you do it by non-violent communication. Here's how, "Hey babe, I just did my inquiry. And I noticed earlier this morning, the socks were on the floor again. And my mind was telling me all these stories like you don't care about me. You don't love me or you're lazy. And it was really intense. I mean, the thoughts I were having were projecting me into the future and making me ruminate about the past. But really what I wanna share with you is that when I see the laundry on the floor, it makes me feel sad. It makes me have an experience that I'm not loved. And when I'm not loved, I might be abandoned. And it's super vulnerable for me to share with this. And it's super vulnerable for me to share this with you right now, but that's the truth. I know that this is happening because my soul is telling me that this is a way that you and I can get deeper..." [18:29] Emotional Intelligence Squared "...and this is a way that you and I can be closer together. So can you do me a favor please from now on just pick up your laundry on the floor." Now, can you imagine if you gave your partner that type of inquiry? Oh my gosh. Way different than, "Pick up your fucking socks!" Right? The way that we experience ourselves and the way that we articulate our experience is everything. It is truly everything. Try this on for size today, tomorrow, this week. I hope you've enjoyed this section two and really gotten something from this EI2 process, emotional intelligence squared, where you did the first part, where you wrote down the 10 and 10, you circled them. You shared, and you took action on a specific date. Then you went through a process of CCI, curious, compassionate inquiry, where you went at least five wise deep, and you recorded everything. [18:55] Power from Peace and Courage And then you actually shared, you took it upon yourself to align in this third portion of the EI2 process. You aligned your thoughts, your head, your heart, and your soul. And then you shared, then you came with the wisdom. Then you came with the courage. Then you came with the peace. And that is powerful. When you have power from peace and courage, that can be trusted, but brute force power. When you're just yelling at your partner, it's just not integration. It's just not emotional integration. And there's no shame to this because the tyrant is very loud. Let's go to the third part of our video today of this solocast. [19:29] The Wellness Pentagon And this is the five sides of the Wellness Pentagon. So in this last portion of the cast, we're gonna talk about the mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial ways that we nourish ourself so that our nervous system, our biology can actually hold the load of doing the EI2 process and of understanding what this tyrant is actually telling us. In other words, if our conduit is dirty, if our physicality is loaded, if we're stressed out, if we're underslept, if we ourselves are over-stressed, it's going to be really challenging. Let alone, I think even impossible to love the tyrant inside of yourself, by doing this compassionate inquiry, by having curiosity. So let's begin. [20:02] The Power of Box Breathing The first aspect is the mind. The mind obviously feeds itself on thoughts. So if we want to calm down the mind, if we want to let the mind lose some weight, maybe the mind is obese. We have to give it a stimuli to do so. And so what we do is we do a conscious connected. And so we employ box breathing. Box breathing is powerful. It is what I learned from Mark Divine. It is what I've also seen Navy special warfare do before they go out into battle. It feels the same for you and I, whether we're with our spouse or in life or in battle, it's all the same. Box breathing is known to not just pull us over to the parasympathetic side of the nervous system, but also it's known to decrease cortisol, decrease stress hormones. And this is really key. When you're doing box breathing, I'm gonna show you how to do it. You're focused on your breath. That's all you're focused on. How to do Box Breathing When you're focused on your breath, you can start to bring in a calming mantra. My mantra is "I am loved. I am supported. I am on the right path." So let's do two rounds of the five-count box breathing to satisfy this mental construct that is wanting more, wanting more, but really it just wants a deep breath. Inhale for five through your nose. Fill your belly. Hold for five Exhale for five Hold for five Inhale nose for five Hold for five Exhale for five Hold for five [21:53] Grounding Ourselves Through the Breath Now imagine if you did that 10 times, 10 times, if you did a five count box breath, you are going to bring yourself to a place that is totally at peace and totally calm. And you can do this for free anywhere, anytime. We also go into depth. So you can use not just the box breath, but also the circular breath and many different things for your nervous system, to clear your stress with your breath. That's at breathwork.io. And by the way, if you're here on this video, you can just use this discount code. I give it to my friends, my family, or people like us who are interested in calming down our nervous system and that's PODCAST25. So you can get that at breathwork.io, just enter the code PODCAST25. So with this mental construct, calm down, we can bring in that mantra. [22:40] The Physical | Wellness Pentagon I've done my box breathing. I bring in the mantra that says, "I am loved. I am supported. I am on the right path." Now you can bring yourself to the physical. This is the next part of the Wellness Pentagon. The physical is so important because obviously, you know that it's important for you to move. So choose whatever you'd like. I'm not here to tell you how to work out or train. Get sweaty first. You can also do the sauna. In the sauna, there's very special heat shock proteins that are released by your body. These build emotional resilience, they're called hormetic stress or hormesis. Very fascinating. I'll leave a link right here in the show notes below this video. So you can learn more about hormesis, but we also get something from cold as well. And so as we're nourishing this physical lens, this physical part of our Pentagon, it's important to know that after your movement or your sauna, if you go right to the cold plunge, not only are you getting the heat shock proteins from the heats, which give you more immune response and give you better health... [23:38] Cold Plunge Benefits to Keep the Tyrant at Bay But now you're gonna get the cold shock proteins from the cold. I like the brand, Plunge. You can go to joshtrent.com/plunge. With the code, "WELLNESSFORCE" you get 150 bucks off a Plunge unit, which is amazing. Then when you're doing this and when you do the cold and the hot and you cycle that one, maybe even two times, I promise you, now that you've done the mental calming, you've done the physical calming. Now you're ready for the emotional. See people jump right to the emotional. They try to get their charge outta their body without getting their body to let go of the charge. You see the difference. It's like one of 'em is push. One of 'em is pull. So now that you've pulled the things out, that no longer serve you by doing your box breathing, your physicality. Now you can go to the emotional process. We can do a two part breath. We can also just go into another CCI. The curious, compassionate inquiry. [24:32] Two Part Breath & Strike Pose The two part breath looks and feels just like this. You can do it nasally. Or if you want to have the two part breath looks just like this. Notice. I have my hand on my heart. I have my hand on my stomach. That's allowing you to get that cry response. A lot of times, remember when you're a little kid or just people that cry, cause crying's normal. When you cry, you go like this, right? The two part breath is so powerful for letting go of emotions. And also you can do what's called a strike pose. So you get on the ground with, with your knee about shoulder width apart and you take your hands, just like this so that your fingers are together and the palms of your hands are down and you strike, you, put your hands over your head and you strike the pillow with a full body motion up and down. So that you're actually getting rid of the energy, getting rid of the anger that you may have in your system. [25:12] Getting Rid of Energy in Motion One of the best ways that you can nourish your emotional self is yes, doing the EI2 process going deep into what's happening for you, the head, the heart, the soul, but also sometimes we can be so overwhelmed by what's happening for us emotionally that we have to get the energy in motion out. We have to just get the energy out of our body. So yes, you can do the two part breath. You can do that. Just like I showed you for three minutes or five minutes and just allow what comes out to come out. Or if you're feeling really intense, you can go into that strike post. That is a big one. We talk about many of these things in the BREATHE program. Again, I've already given you the discount it's at breathwork.io (PODCAST25). [26:01] Centering After an Emotional Release with MitoZen I like to stack my breathwork with the tool from Mito Zen. This is Dr. John Lieurance's company and this has oxytocin and hoppe in it. So a lot of times after I do a big purge or release, I'll relax with this nasal spray. It is so powerful. I actually use it for breathwork practices as well, but you can get this joshtrent.com/mitozen. There's a code "WELLNESSFORCE." You get 10% off. The reason I like it the most is because after I've had the release, it helps me to reset. It helps me to actually be more in my center so I can calm down. And it actually gives me a little bit of a high. Now it's not the kind of high like psychedelics, but it is absolutely powerful. I totally recommend it. It is my go-to for emotional intelligence and for emotional release. [27:00] Cleaning Our Spiritual Lens +Understanding the Tyrant Within The next is our spiritual lens. So now that we've gone through the physical, the mental, the emotional, the spiritual is where we actually connect with that part of our soul. That part that connects to God. And we do that through either reading some type of scripture, doesn't have to be the Bible - I'm not a religious man - or some type of intelligence that you know is godlike or angelic. Maybe you could just do a dedicated prayer or a loving kindness meditation. This is a big one because when you sit still and want to put your hand on your heart and your stomach, maybe you just sit and do a loving kindness meditation. You just allow thoughts to come up that aren't loving and you let them go. When you do this, you actually start getting information from the collective, from the ether, whether you're scientific or spiritual, you know that there's lots of things out there that you don't understand and whatever created us all, whatever's gonna give you that spiritual connection because without spirit, you can't do anything. [28:00] Tools for Greater Spiritual Connection Whatever's gonna give you that spiritual connection. You can find that by being still. One of the ways I love to be still is this Feel Free product (40% off with code "WELLNESS40"). It's a plant tonic. It's got really beautiful adaptogens in it. One of them is kava so it relaxes you. It also gives you a focused euphoria and I've found that after I've cleared my physicality after I've done my breathwork after I've purged emotionally when I really want to connect to my myself, the God in me and the God outside of me, I love, love, love to use this Feel Free. It's one of my most favorite tools, actually the Mito Zen spray and the Feel Free are like every single day. Actually, that's not true. The spray is more like three times a week. I don't do the spray every day, but the feel free is my go-to for connecting with the deeper parts of myself. So I can have that focused euphoria. And also you don't need this. You don't need the Feel Free to connect with God. I'm not sitting here saying you must have any of these tools. They just have helped me a lot more so I thought I'd share. [29:07] Build Greater Financial Health And the last one is financial. Many of us experience this anxiety about finances or depression from our epigenetics about finances. We can shift the story. And I know this. I came from welfare, I've been $75,000 in debt myself. I've had quite the money story. And here's what you do to fill your financial self. You ask yourself who do I know that I feel is wealthy and that has a life that I love? Who do I know that's wealthy and has a life that I love? Add your time for them. Add your time as value for them. So you might take an inventory of your phone or all the people in your community. And you might go to someone who's a mentor or somebody that you really think is doing both. Has a great life, has a life that you would love and has has wealth. And you ask them, "Hey, would you mind? I'm actually like in a process right now where I'm growing my own intelligence. I'm moving forward in my life. And I'm honestly sick of being poor. I'm done with the anxiety and depression that comes with being poor. And with being financially strapped, would you be able to allow me to volunteer for you?" And don't be surprised if they say, "No," it's okay. You can have maybe 10.  I guarantee you. If you ask 10 people, one of them is gonna say, "Yes," and you can just share with them. Your goal is to share with them, your dreams and let them know you'd love to volunteer. [29:32] The Beauty of Volunteering Your Heart Energy This is key. There's something so reciprocal about volunteering your heart energy, which is the most incredible thing connected to your time, which is a gift that time can never be replaced. So when you offer your time and you offer your heart to someone that is wealthy and also has a life that you feel like you would love, you can tell that they are embodying love in their life. That is gonna bring you closer to you saving money, you becoming more wealthy and get excited. Get excited about growing your own wealth regardless of your external circumstances. Now we just filled all the five sides of your Wellness Pentagon. You should feel incredibly nourished. Watch this entire video again, write down all of your notes. [31:18] Getting Closer to Your Wellness Goals You can also go to joshtrent.com/464. That's where everything here is laid out for you. All the discounts, all the resources, the BREATHE program, and everything we've talked about today. From my heart to yours, if anything, you moved 1% closer to being more emotionally intelligent by turning down the volume of this default mode network and giving this tyrant an outlet that lives inside of you. It's not about beating up the tyrant. It's not about being a tyrant. It's about recognizing that inside of me, inside of you, inside of us, there is always a tyrant cause to be human is to be a tyrant, to be on the path of emotional integration is to sometimes find that you need to love the tyrant inside of yourself. I know for me, this came on full strength recently in the vision quest. [31:55] How Do You Live Your Life Well? And if you're like me, you're on this path of constantly learning about yourself and constantly reflecting about, "How do I live my life well?" How do I be the person I know that I'm capable of? How do I step into my potential? And these are not terms that Tony Robbins speaks on a stage. These are feelings and experiences that you and I are feeling probably right now. Otherwise, you wouldn't be watching this video or listening to this podcast. So again, joshtrent.com/464. It is my wish. It is my desire that from this solocast, you have been able to get rid of the self-created stress so you can live better. You can have more courage. You can have more peace or vice versa. And if you did get something from this video, please drop in the comments below. If you're on YouTube or wherever you're watching this solocast. If you're listening on audio, you can always write to me. It's admin@wellnessforce.com. That's admin@wellnessforce.com. From my heart to yours, thank you for being here on this solocast. Stay tuned every week. We're gonna be releasing more solocasts so we can all dive in together and do the real work. Josh Trent saying goodbye. So until I see you again, I'm wishing you love and wellness. 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There are so many who have been through some challenging relationships. It has been rocky to say the least. You desire to love again, but honestly do not know how. Listen in, as the Kings' speak on learning how to love again. Feel free to share and be blessed. 

The Peel is a podcast hosted by Dathan, Dyson, Miguel, and Brendan. In this episode, Brendan and Dathan begin their quest to trek the one hundred peaks of San Diego, Dyson discovers an AI rapper might be racist, and Miguel expresses his distaste for Gordon Ramsey. follow the boys Our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/citrusmix Citrus Mix: https://twitter.com/citrusmixtweets Dathan: https://twitter.com/DathanGvoyles Dyson: https://twitter.com/Dyson_F_769 Miguel: https://twitter.com/miguelpolanco32 Brendan: https://twitter.com/pixelmstr59 Music from Ben Sounds --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/citrus-mix/support

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Ken Chitwood. Ken is currently doing research on the interesections of ethnography and journalism with the University of Southern California's Center for Religion and Civic Culture's Spiritual Exemplars Project and on Latinx Muslim philanthropy with the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (MPI), an initiative of Lake Institute on Faith and Giving and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI. From 2020-2022, he was the Fritz Thyssen Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures & Societies at Freie Universität Berlin. He obtained a doctorate from the University of Florida in 2019, where he worked with the Department of Religion and the Center for Global Islamic Studies. His academic work focuses on Islam in the Americas, Puerto Rican Muslims, Latinx Muslims, American religion (including North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean), translocal religion, intersections of religion & culture, Christian-Muslim relations, global Christianity, Muslim minorities, & ethnographic methods and manifestations of religion-beyond-religion in a global and digital age. Additionally, he has published work on Judaism in Latin America and the Caribbean, religion and popular culture, and the theme of global heroism. He has been reviewing books on Christianity, Islam, religion, anthropology, culture, and history for seven years with Publisher's Weekly, the Houston Chronicle, Reading Religion from the American Academy of Religion, and other scholarly and popular publications. In that time, Ken has read and reviewed over 150 popular books, academic monographs, and edited collections. In this episode we explore: Islam in Latin America and the Carribean  Religious syncretism & the sacred Feminine  Cosmopolitanism  Love of neighbor  Generative frictions and the importance of relational repair  The benefit of therapy for men  Much more! Website: kenchitwood.com

Join Wren and Brittany as they shed some light on the beauty that lies within! Let's talk, SELF LOVE! Loving yourself, physically, can be exhausting, let alone after a cancer diagnosis. Sometimes, the person looking back at you in the mirror is not someone you recognize anymore, and its even harder if you no longer like what you see. Let's get back to that place of love, acceptance, patience, and remember to give ourselves grace for what our bodies have endured! Let's help and inspire others to want to care less about the minuscule things that don't tend to matter as much as we THINK they do!  Happy listening!  Follow us on instagram at @livingourbreastlives

Through studying Scripture, we able to look at the events of Jesus' life, as well as listen to the voices that recorded it. In His baptism and crucifixion we learn about Jesus' identity and our need. Join us as Pastor Phil teaches on this passage. 

Q: With all the pressure our culture puts on body image, being “Instagram ready” and picture perfect at all times, ...

Zakeeya Patel is a well-known South African actress. She has been educating herself on the topic of body shaming and body positivity/neutrality and is here to talk about all that she has learned.

This week, we welcome my beautiful teacher & mentor, Jane Lyon, on to the Finding Flow Podcast to discuss our journeys in the world of body love & yoga healing. In this episode, Jane and I discuss our opinions on the root cause reasons related to the commonality of eating disorders + body dysmorphia in young women, along with how these reasons have shaped the relationship(s) we have with food & movement today. We also dive into how cultivating these relationship(s) with Self relate back to the yoga world & how this ancient practice has provided us both with the opportunity for new perspective when it comes to the way we see & honor our bodies ♡ ------------------------------------------ ♡ Connect with Jane on IG: @janeof801 ♡ Or view her website + offerings HERE! ------------------------------------------ If you enjoy this episode and feel called to do so, please share with a friend, leave a rating + positive review, or even share the pod to your IG story! Be sure to tag me, too ♡ These are all things that help the Finding Flow Podcast get noticed and reach the people who need it most ☺  ------------------------------------------ Help me help YOU! Nothing is off limits - submit your podcast requests HERE! (including specific questions you want answered/featured on the show)! ------------------------------------------ LET'S CONNECT! ♡ Click HERE to visit the Finding Flow Co. website or view my offerings + resources! ♡ I send out an email blast on the 1st of each month! This blast includes things such as upcoming events, quotes of the month, the book I'm reading/lessons learned, personal updates, etc. You won't want to miss it! Sign up for my email list HERE!

Who's caught themselves saying things like, “ughh I'm so fat”, “I'm not pretty enough”, “Everyone's looking at me, I must look too fat in these jeans”. I know for myself as well as today's guest, we have both been down this road of being overly fixated on our bodies and physical appearance. As women, I believe this tends to be a pervasive issue perpetuated by not only social media, but our families, culture, and society in general. We obsess about our our butt being too big, or not being big enough-if we look too fat, or too thin etc. etc. These beliefs literally rob us of the ability to have true authentic connection to others. ESPECIALLY in romantic relationships. When you are constantly focusing on what you hate about your body, you are basically sending out a vibration that says to everyone around you “I'm not enough”. If you desire REAL love and connection in your life, it MUST begin with loving YOURSELF first! In this week's episode I'm chatting with Tasha Kristine: Celestial Shamanic Practitioner, Reiki Master. Divine Embodiment and Spiritual Intimacy Coach. Listen in as we discuss not only the damage we do to our relationships by hating our bodies, but how to come into an awareness of self-love by releasing the shame and guilt associated with the skin we're in.

The overcomer will be marked by their love for and commitment to God. Join us as Pastor Phil speaks on the these distinguishing elements and why they are important. 

Persuasion? How does that word make you feel?? This week, we dive into the topic of sales and why so many nurse coaches struggle to love this process. We get it, you have been burned before! Come reprogram a new story with us this week on why the sales process is the best thing you can learn to serve your clients. TIME STAMP [01:47] Laura shares her experience with sales [03:44] To be an entrepreneur, you must learn to love the art of sales [09:20] How Laura and Shelby help clients learn to love this process [14:13] If we can think of confidence like a bucket [19:36] Enthusiasm is key to selling [26:00] Let's talk about Persuasion [34:26] We learn so much from sales calls, whether we make the sale or not Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast!  Join our Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thesuccessfulnursecoach ( HERE)  You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Websitehttps://www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com/workwithus ( https://www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com/workwithus)

Outdoor activities are so bloody fun and the outdoors is for EVERYONE, no matter what you look like, but it doesn't always feel like it. From judgy people and lack of representation to kit and clothes that just don't fit, learning to love the outdoors is  hard when you live in a bigger body. But Every Body Outdoors are an brilliant group who are trying to improve clothing, gear and representation for larger and plus sized bodies in the outdoors movement in the UK. So today we're chatting to one of their founders, Steph Wetherell, about getting into hiking, what it did for her relationship with her body, the reality of the outdoor clothing industry, and so much more! Plus, we're announcing the first ever OFFICIAL Go Love Yourself meet up! For more information, here's the event: https://fb.me/e/2DCCZdv8r.

God's love for us is clearly expressed throughout the Scriptures. Join us as Pastor Phil teaches on the way that we can truly know HIS love. 

Who are you holding at a stone's throw away? Executive Pastor Justin Leininger preaches a powerful message out of John 8! Holding stones and keeping people far away from us is tempting for many reasons, BUT when we do this, we can't love like Jesus has commanded us to! This message is a continuation in our Lost & Found series, you aren't going to want to miss it!

John Burke encourages you to model Christ's heart for others rather than the heart of the Pharisees. You'll learn how unfair perceptions and judgments creep into the way you see and treat people. Receive the book "Unshockable Love" for your donation of any amount: https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2022-08-08?refcd=1452709&treatment=one-time-gift Get more episode resources: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/learning-to-love-others-with-the-heart-of-jesus/#featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Melina is a Health & Wellness Coach who empowers women to overcome their emotional eating and hit their health goals without diets and fads. Melina walked through 13 years of exhaustion, fatigue, and emotional eating, and over the past 8 years Melina has radically transformed her life from the inside out where she is now healthy and well. She has overcome the issue of emotional eating in her life and now loves to eat healthily and holistically without living from a diet. With a background in social work, counseling, and pastoral care, Melina has worked one-on-one with women for 17 years. Melina is a trained Life Coach and Certified Wellness Coach. Website: https://melinagilbertlifec.wixsite.com/melina Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/melinagilbert.co IG: @melinagilbert.coach Join The Health Yeah Life Community: www.HealthYeahLife.info/Join Follow Us At: www.HealthYeahLife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/HealthYeahLife Instagram: www.instagram.com/healthyeahlife Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/healthyeahlifergroup

In today's episode, Andy answers your questions on how you can learn to love the hard things that life requires for success, how leaders can make themselves more approachable to their employees, and what his brainstorming sessions consist of at the moment.

Happy Satiated Saturday! I remember the first time a therapist assigned to me that I take myself out on a date. I spent the afternoon reading books in a local book store. I went to the movies by myself for the very first time. I bought myself dinner and ate it outside. It was the first time I truly experienced enjoying my own company after years of running away from myself. There can be so much focus in the body positivity movement on loving the external form of your body and yet who is the person inside of it? Could taking yourself out on a date and getting to know yourself inside and out lead to appreciating your body as it is?In this week's episode, I had an important and fascinating conversation with Perle Noire who is an intuitive healer, creative director, transformative coach, and the creator of The Healing Through Seduction program. She is an advocate for people searching for a community to reclaim their bodies and control over their sensuality. We will explore what seducing yourself means, acts you can engage in to romance yourself to feel appreciated in your body, and getting to know your body through discovering what turns it on. You can also read the transcript to this week's episode here: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/learning-to-love-your-bodyAs a heads up, we get into some conversation around sensuality and sexuality. I have found this is an important exploration when healing your relationship with your food and body. For many individuals, a difficult relationship with food can occur as a response to past sexual trauma or not getting your intimacy needs met in your life. This is a different kind of conversation than I've ever had on the podcast. If you notice reactions arise as you listen to this episode, take time to journal, reflect, and do what you need to do to take care of you. With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxPS: If you want to dive into chatting about this Satiated Podcast episode, come join my membership on Patreon! You will be able to attend monthly live calls to ask questions you have about anything discussed here. You can join the Satiated Podcast Membership here and can't wait to see you over there! https://www.patreon.com/stephaniemaraKeep in touch with Perle here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theperlenoire/Website: https://blackburlesquequeen.com/Free Challenge: https://unique-maker-925.ck.page/d2ab5f339cContact: https://blackburlesquequeen.com/hireperlenoireKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the intro music in this episode. www.bensound.comSupport the show

I had the pleasure of having an incredible woman and my dear friend, Laurel Huston, as my first guest on today's episode. Laurel has made a huge impact on my own life, and I've learned a great deal from her, so I'm excited for you to hear her story, and all of the value she has to share.   Laurel Dawn Huston, aka the Divine Feminine Enchantress, is an award-winning, international keynote speaker. She is the founder of Reflections Inside and Out, and the creator of Body Mapping, a technique used to identify markers on our bodies that signify gifts, abilities, and personality traits. She is innovative, and truly passionate about what she does; she's been able to help thousands of clients regain trust with their relationships, and live a life that is tuned in, and turned on.   In today's episode, we're talking about: -Laurel's story of finding and becoming herself as the Divine Feminine Enchantress after healing, and learning who her highest self was -The importance of learning to love and accept our bodies, so we will realize that others can love and accept our bodies too -Realizing that we don't have to “become” something, because we've always been worthy, and are enough already -Why we need to be able to receive pleasure (it's our birthright to be able to have pleasure and joy after all), and not feel like we have to ‘give' first, in order to receive from others  -Recognizing self-betrayal and how to stop it, and why we need to remember that our head is a clock, and our heart is a compass -Why we need to stop giving away our power, and be open to receiving things (inside and outside of the bedroom)   I absolutely LOVED this conversation with Laurel; we covered so much goodness! She has a special way of helping women embrace their feminine energy, and empower them to live a life filled with meaningful intimacy. I'm grateful that she was able to help me step back into this space in my own life, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts after you hear this episode. I have no doubt you'll be inspired to step into your divine, feminine, and powerful self too! Connect with Laurel on Instagram @reflectionsinsideandout and @laureldawnhuston   Connect with Laurel on Facebook Learn more about how you can work with Laurel and her upcoming events: https://reflectionsinsideandout.com/  Download your FREE copy of the 5 ways to discover your inner voice and begin your inner shift now with me: https://wendybunnell.com/ I would love to continue this conversation-connect with me over on Instagram!

Expect false teaching to be popular. If you're a Christian, you must exercise discernment in order to know the truth about Jesus. Listen as Pastor Phil teaches on this from 1 John 4.

Lola talks about why your relationship may be dulling or you're having a hard time finding a good relationship and why how you're loving yourself may be the thing that's blocking you.Let's Connect: https://msha.ke/theawkwardmomstageLola on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lolanicoleblogs/Shop my Digital Etsy Store: http://etsy.com/shop/awkwardmomdigitalBoundless Audio Network: https://boundlessaudionetwork.com/our-shows/the-awkward-mom-stage/Go to https://betterhelp.com/awkwardmomstage for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsoredStarting a podcast? Get started for free!Podcast Websites Made Easy: https://www.podpage.com/?via=chanteaPodcast Hosting and More: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1387852Music Credits: Intro, outro, and ad music provided by:Over You - Atch https://soundcloud.com/atch-musicDisclaimer: This contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Leslie Davis is an author and coach from Katy, Texas who wants women to realize they are their own best friend and learning to love themselves will help them eat better and get healthy. Leslie's story includes losing her own mother right before she became a mother herself and the struggles she had with knowing what to do. Her challenges led her to helping other women navigate this wonderfully crazy time in life where we look around and say "now what?" Listen in as Kim and Leslie have a lovely conversation about life, setting boundaries and being told how to feel. She even gives Kim a little lesson on what to do instead of reaching for "the cookie" when she is feeling sad/mad/frustrated. If you are struggling with emotional eating, Leslie can help you learn to love yourself again. Schedule a free call to see if she would be a good fit for you HERE. If you would like to learn more about Leslie including her book called "You Can't Eat Love," click the link below to go to her website: WEBSITE ********************* Kim Benoy is a recently retired RN, wife and mother who has found a passion for inspiring other women using essential oils, blog, and podcast called Midlife with Courage. She is following her journey to be a light and lead others who are feeling stuck and even bored doing what is expected. She helps women over 40 find their courage, confidence and calm so they can live every moment! Website: www.midlifewithcourage.com Instagram: @midlife_with_courage Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Midlifewithcourage LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/kim-benoy-250754111 If you use essential oils and like to make your own DIY products, you can get $5 off any $25 order at oillife.com. Just put in the code MIDLIFEWITHCOURAGE at checkout. Kim does get a little financial bonus when you use this code. If you would like to support this podcast financially, please go to the following link to learn more: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=72155277

Have you found yourself in relationship after relationship, only to find yourself with the same relationship issue, but different name, different face?   Honestly, I have no idea what the actual definition of “serial monogamy” is, but what it's come to mean to me is when you jump from one relationship to another without ever healing and integrating the negative stories, conditioning and patterns that led to the demise of the previous relationship in the first place.   Therefore, you bring the same ol negative stories, conditioning and patterns into the new relationship, leading to the demise of that one as well.   When you hear this, it sounds crazy that anyone would go relationship to relationship like this, but the truth is…so many people do.   Because at our core, we are social beings with a deep longing to be in a relationship with another.   But for those relationships to be truly fulfilling and satisfying, it does require that we look at our shit…that we find the common denominator in all of our so-called “failed” relationships…which is always…YOU.   In today's podcast episode with Amy, you're going to learn how she: Healed and integrated negative stories, conditioning and patterns around relationship at the deepest level, ultimately attracting her current sacred partnership Was “chosen” by her current man How she learned to become interdependent in a world of toxic feminism that's taught you to be hyper-independent How she FINALLY learned to love her body   What I love most about this episode and Amy's story is how it highlights one of the most damaging stories we were ever raised to by into…the story that says, “Now, go to school, get good grades, don't depend on a man, be independent”   I've worked and talked with enough women to see how the feminist movement has really taken a toll on high achieving women…   Leading them to total burn out, overwhelm, and anxiety for trying to hold it all together because they simply do not know how to let someone DO for them.   They do not know how to RECEIVE.   Amy's story really highlights how this thread shows up in intimate relationships and sexuality and details exactly how she learned to lead with her Divine Feminine on board.   Be sure to listen all the way till the end to hear her share how she finally learned to love her body.    And don't be surprised if you tear up a little hearing her say just how much she loves every single part of her body.   —-------------------------------- To implement the change, be sure to check out the Sensually Embodied Woman webpage and learn how you can experience total transformation in your relationships and sex life as well. Check it out, book the call and apply: https://www.tillystorm.com/sensually-embodied-woman

God has not asked us to serve and abide in him in our own strength. He has made a way for us to be fully dependent on him - by his Spirit abiding in us. This is the distinguishing mark between the believer and unbeliever. 

In this episode, I do a compilation with this amazing guests, Milagros Phillips, Kelly Gores, Dr. Trish Phillips, Kate Erickson and Jenna Kutcher. This conversation is so impactful and profound because you look at the impact of intergenerational and historical racial trauma on the existence of mankind and the time that we live. It's impossible not to face the truth of the reality that we have to be so much more awake in this conversation— looking at an understanding of my own lineage and the history of trauma that I've had in my life. The conversation we're about to have been really beautiful. I felt so honored to share it with you today. We need to support each other. I'm very excited to share this episode with you – Unbroken Nation. It's going to be a game-changer for one of you out there! Learn more about Think Unbroken and Pre-Order my new book: Unbroken Man. Plus, learn more about the free coaching and other mental health programs. Click here: https://linktr.ee/michaelunbroken

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