Intelligent Intoxication

In less than 10 days my first book will officially be published and available on Amazon. To say that I’ve squirmed (experienced discomfort) as I’ve written this book is an understatement. Over the next few days, I’ll offer you my top 10 reasons for intentionally squirming in your own life.    Reason #9: Intentional squirming is required if you want to experience deep fulfillment.    A few question...

In 10 days my first book will officially be published and available on Amazon. To say that I’ve squirmed (experienced discomfort) as I’ve written this book is an understatement. Over the next few days, I’ll offer you my top 10 reasons for intentionally squirming in your own life.  Reason #10: Intentional squirming creates new identities.    A few questions for your consideration: How willing are y...

Anytime we push ourselves to make continuous progress or grow beyond what’s comfortable for us, our “hot spots” or triggers are bound to surface.  A few questions for your consideration: How willing are you to squirm in order to create something new? How willing are you to have your own back as you make progress? How willing are you to speak up for what you really want?   I invite you to click on...

If you’re committed to “creating a life” that you really love, you must be willing to change your identity. In order to shift and change, you must become a Creator IN your life and stop playing the Victim TO your life circumstances.  In order to create the life of your dreams, you must take full responsibility for doing so and stop blaming anyone else.  A few questions for your consideration: How...

When you’re stressed, it’s not uncommon to OVERestimate the problem or danger and UNDERestimate your ability to handle it.  (I paraphrased a comment made by Dr. Russ Kennedy on the Anxiety Rx podcast.) A few questions for your consideration: When do you notice overestimating a problem, situation, or circumstance? When do you notice underestimating your ability to have your own back and handle what...

Some of us are highly emotional, and experience our emotions in big waves. Others of us are relatively emotionally c, and don’t experience huge waves of emotions. Both types are capable of feeling and processing their emotions, rather than reacting to them.  A few questions for those of you who resonate with being emotional: How willing are you to feel your big emotions all the way through before...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

Today we are celebrating our 600th episode! I’d love to thank my: lovely listeners for being willing to invest their valuable, yet limited time and energy into listening to this podcast… you are so appreciated! wonderful producer, Rubi, for inspiring the idea of a daily podcast and for showing up daily for me… you’re a real treasure, Rubi…  Past Self for having the willingness to begin all of this...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

In their book ADHD 2.0, authors Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Raley, M.D. encourage readers to discern their “right difficult”: “What’s your outlet, stage…. or tool? What’s your right kind of difficult?” Your “difficult” is your superpower - what lights you up and challenges you to squirm just beyond your comfort zone.  There are questions we can answer to discern our right difficult - her...

The real goal of personal development is to increase your self-awareness regarding why you do what you do when you default to habits that don’t serve you long-term.  I invite you to consider these questions: How willing are you to be curious about why you do what you do after a “failure”? When do you notice guilting or shaming yourself when things don’t go as planned? I invite you to click on the...

“You’ll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You’ll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that.” Denzel Washington We get criticized and criticize others from a place of inferiority (if we’re in comparison-itis) or superiority (if we’re in competition to others).  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice criticizing others because you feel i...

“Some of the best advice I’ve been given: ‘Don’t take criticism from people you would never go to for advice.” Morgan Freeman When we believe our Inner Critic’s fearful chatter, we are accepting criticism from the part of us that’s not reliable for wise advice.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you believe your Inner Critic’s criticism? How willing are you to trust your body for a...

We will need to make adjustments frequently in our lives any time something ceases to work for us.  I invite you to consider these questions: What in your life currently requires an adjustment? Where do you feel flat and uninspired? How committed are you to taking away what’s no longer working? How consistently are you: sleeping enough? staying hydrated? moving your body? eating healthy foods? Wha...

Tattle-tales will continue to tattle if they get the attention they seek from doing so, or if their complaints are taken seriously. Our intrusive thoughts will keep coming if we argue with them, react to them by trying to falsely comfort ourselves, or act on the information given in our thoughts.  I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice arguing with or trying to avoid your tho...

“We’re not living longer - we’re dying longer.” Shawn Stevenson I invite you to consider these questions: Do your actions suggest that you’re committed to living longer - or dying longer? What do you want to start doing to live longer? What do you want to stop doing to live longer? What do you want to keep doing to live longer? Over It And On With It Podcast with Christine Hassler To listen to thi...

When you want to make a sustainable, lasting change in your life, before you take action, you must become the version of you who can take the actions.  I invite you to consider these questions: What do you really want to change in your life? Who might you need to become in order to do so? What identity are you growing into? What are your intentions for changing? I invite you to click on the link b...

There’s a difference between feeling guilty and being guilted. If you’re feeling guilt, it’s likely because, according to you, your words and actions are incongruent to your values. When you’re being guilted, someone else is trying to make you feel guilty because they either don’t approve of your values, or they are determining whether or not you’re in integrity.  I invite you to consider these qu...

Every time you say YES to investing your valuable yet limited time, energy, and resources, it will cost you. Sometimes it costs you time. Other times energy or money. Every potential YES will cost - you must decide if the cost of the YES is worth it.  I invite you to consider these questions: What’s worth the investment of your time? What’s worth the investment of your energy? What’s worth the inv...

Any time we’re growing, expanding, or making progress, we can expect to feel really uncomfortable emotions. Our willingness to feel that as we move forward is how we’ll continue to create momentum.  I invite you to consider these questions: What uncomfortable emotions do you avoid feeling? Which emotions might you need to feel in order to make progress? I invite you to click on the link below to b...