Simply Enough

Have you ever held onto hurt or anger? Forgiveness isn't about the other person.  And it isn't even an action.  Forgiveness is a sense of peace.  Gift yourself closure, untether from the offender, and decide what forgiveness looks like for you.  Release the fragrance of forgiveness and cast the Lead Role in your life story, just as you are.

Have you ever stopped yourself from asking for help, because you expected rejection?  Recognize that while someone doesn't show up for you, they're at least showing themselves to you.  You can discern, without resentment, who you put your faith in, as the antidote to poison from a snake bite.  Knowing the difference between Standards vs Expectations gives you ownership of what you'l...

Have you ever felt like you'd crack on the surface, from the pressure building within?  Or that you have to be strong for everyone, not just for yourself, and it's all on you? But connection comes from gifts being given AND received, so let's free ourselves from our prison towers, tear down walls and build bridges, and authentically profess, rather than confess, what we feel and nee...

Have you ever been told you're "too much" or "extra"? Rather than mute yourself or change to survive, learning to talk to your Self, and own what makes you different and special, to thrive.  Rather than attempt to be all things to everybody, recognize your uniqueness makes you powerful, and lovable, with the `ohana you choose.  

Have you ever felt Less Than or Not Enough? Or rejected from a school, a job, or other people? The abstract standards of others are not under your control, and no singular attribute determines your worth.  Rather than alter and become someone you weren't meant to be, instead remember, discover, and celebrate your best self!

Have you ever felt like fear stopped you? Or equated Risk to Failure, and Failure to Worthlessness?  Put yourself out there, and make fear powerless, and embarrassment survivable as No Big Deal.  Together, let's get out of our own heads, and step out to win some & learn some, and celebrate, with a touch of Grace.  

Have you ever asked yourself, "Why me"? Jane Marczewski teaches us you don't have to have all the answers to have joy in the mystery, and life is amazing even when pressed.  It's OK, It's Alright to feel lost sometimes.

Have you ever felt singled out for being different?  Or felt stuck to the ground while others could soar, or silenced when others could sing? Learn to celebrate that you're the exception to the rule, and then dance your way to finding your colony. 

Have you ever wondered how to practice joy?  The Pod Couple share their stories and workout tools for exercising joy, from reps of Gratitude, to going the distance with space, grace, observation and acceptance.  Using Gain versus Gap mentalities, they share how they transform "high-gravity" days to lighter ones, while eschewing toxic positivity and happy-face stickers, to recognize the s...

Have you ever truly considered what brings you joy? Unharnessed, shielded by penguins, and being the worst at a task, The Pod Couple share those moments of living purposefully without "Purpose", when they discovered their I AM statements.  And if you don't believe You Are enough, borrow their belief in you, just as You Are.  

Have you ever pushed yourself into a state of dis-ease?  From kitchens to pizza, to candles and music, we talk about being pulled into Joy, as human BEings rather than human DOings, to find inspiration, rather than motivation, to be in your flow, just as you are.  

Have you ever thought "What am I doing?!", especially when it comes to being acceptable or attractive?  But by whose measures, and according to whom? The Pod Couple shares the wrestling matches they lost to Happy Pads and torture devices, and the speakers they allow into their inner dialogue.

Have you ever felt you needed somebody else to choose you?  Zachary and Elizabeth share their Not-So-Fairy-Tales, and also call on their friends (whom they've never met) Jerry Maguire, Halle Berry, Wonder Woman, and Ted Lasso's Roy Kent, to help you remember that you can live happily ever Now, by your own choosing!  You are already Whole, just as you are. Period.

Have you ever felt the weight of labels placed upon you, negative or positive? Zachary and Elizabeth share their personal stories of re-defining Nice, Queer and Bitch, and how they learned to be uplifted by "addition by subtraction", and help you own the label of Worthy, just as you are. Period.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Simply Enough!  This podcast was created to celebrate you, because you are enough, just as you are.  Far too many of us have internalized narratives of not-enough-ness or too-much-ness and those pervasive narratives inhibit us from being our authentic selves.  We are embarking on this journey of uncovering and digging up these stubborn, expansive roots and decid...