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What can you do when you are triggered? Here is a FREE mastermind experience that supports you with both in-the-moment "mental health first aid" and getting to the root of what triggers you. I take you through five steps that are based on neuroscience and Somatic Experiencing that I teach to leadership teams, faculty and staff, and my 1:1 clients. This is an experiential and educational...

I sensed that we all needed a nourishing pause. This embodiment practice helps to ground you in your body, your essence, and your power. Enjoy this beautiful guided embodiment meditation. Music: Spirit Fire, Jesse Gallegher ______________ Want to share some gratitude for these gems? Please leave a review and a 5-star rating or help spread the word and share this episode with a friend. You could ma...

We tell ourselves stories all day long. Most of these stories are on repeat. Some old stories that we tell ourselves are no longer useful (maybe they never were!). This episode is all about how to let go of the stories that no longer serve you and how to "live into" a new, more nourishing story. ________________ Want to share some gratitude for these gems? Leave a review and a 5-star rat...

Does fear hold you back from loving deeply and living freely? This episode is for you. As I approach 50, I have been working with fear and letting Grace introduce me to the Possibility and Hope already abundantly flowing - I just have to tap into it. In this episode, I share one of my biggest fears that has held me back for decades and then how I am showing up for my life in new ways. To make this...

I'm back! I still have a touch of laryngitis but I so wanted to share this with you! Recently I took my kiddos to Colorado to ski during spring break. I started to feel sick when I got home. In this episode, I share a story of being in CO and feeling so alive and how that made me realize that aliveness was missing in my life. Maybe that aliveness is missing in your own life. I share simple way...

Where do you feel a sense of belonging? With whom? Receive this guided experience of embodying your inherent belonging so you feel grounded, refreshed, and connected - to your body, your heart, one another, and Mother Earth. Poem Shared: Belonging __________________________ To support this podcast, make a one-time donation or join my ⁠⁠Delightful Divas Monthly Supporters ⁠⁠  and get access to all...

Dear One, today I have guide you through this soulful and embodied meditation experience to connect with Mother Earth and to your own heart and body so you feel grounded, nourished, and inspired. In honor of Earth Day, this month, I am sharing poetry and reflections that helps us connect to Mother Earth and our own bodies and hearts. Poem Shared: Spring _________________ To support this podcast, m...

Are you feeling overwhelmed or weary? Do you feel a call to make a shift in your life? I sat down with NYTimes Best Selling author, Rachel Macy Stafford, and we talked about making a Soul Shift in our lives. Soul Shift is Rachel's newest book. In this episode, we talk about several practice she and I both use in our daily lives to help us reclaim our joy. I'll also lead you through several...

Today I am sharing one of my self-love go-to practices for soothing your mind, body, and soul when you are anxious, overwhelmed, or about to go down the route of treating yourself harshly.   This practice works with both the "big S" sufferings in life as well as the "small s" everyday kinds of sufferings we all encounter in this human experience.  I'll share the poem, Each Part, from my...

This is my very first episode with a guest on Delightful! Somatic Healer and Coach, Nicole Robinson, and I team up for this real-time, present-moment experience for your nervous system to feel so settled, soothed, and nourished.  Nicole and I are both Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioners and poets! One day in a coffee shop, we met up, and it was like I was talking to a soul friend.  W...

All of us have "givens" in life. We also have dreams. The question becomes: how do we relate to the "givens" in life and find our agency within those givens to honor our dreams? In this episode, I offer a soulful and healing way to acknowledge the givens AND still begin following what delights your heart. Poem: Start Now, Lisa McCrohan, Your Light is Rising, (c)2021 -------------------------------...

What is it time to for you to begin? Don’t know? Feeling overwhelmed or stuck? I got you! In this episode, I share five soulful and embodied practices to support you in reclaiming your voice.  Poem: It’s Time to Begin, by Lisa McCrohan, Your Light is Rising © 2021  Related episodes to check out:  2. Pausing for Pleasure  5. One Glorious First Step  15. What You CAN Do When...

Today's episode is all about practicing self-compassion. I read a poem and then share with you some of my self-compassion journey, along with practices you can bring into your everyday life to up your own practice and expression of self-compassion. Poem: Fall in Love with Yourself, Lisa McCrohan, (c) 2022 ________________ To support this podcast, make a one-time donation or join my Delightful...

Today there are so many pulls on our attention that knowing how to rest is the new superpower. Millions of people struggle with insomnia, anxiety, and depression. From the perspective of nervous system well-being, we are always "on" in our society of "go, go, go and then numbing out." Our nervous systems don't get breaks to "rest and digest" and to feel a sense of softening and being soothed. In t...

Right about now in winter, we could use a bit of lightness and delight.  Here's a question that I started to ask myself that has changed up how I care for myself, how I orient my attention, and how I find a bit of joy in my everyday life.  Start asking yourself this question on a daily basis for your own embodied experience of being soothed and nourished.  To support this podcast, m...

Recently, someone asked me, "Lisa, what do YOU do for YOUR mental health?" I loved the question. They were wondering the little things I do for myself on a daily basis or a very regular basis that nourish me - mind, body, and soul. I was touched by this question! Some of these are so weaved into my way of being and my day that it took me a moment to name them! Other habits that I share are ones th...

I'm back! And I have so much to share with you! I missed you all! In this episode: - I share with you about the break I had (and I encourage you to consider scheduling your breaks where you actually don't do work!),  - I share some thoughts about how following what delights your heart and living a life you love are not about avoiding "the hard and messy," but rather INCLUDE the hard and messy...

How do we respond when life is hard and we are triggered? How do we respond when life is good and pleasant? This episode is all about changing up the patterns we often find ourselves in as humans. Life is messy - here's how to navigate it for peace and feeling lighter. Poem shared: Yes to the Mess, Lisa McCrohan, Gems of Delight (c) 2017 ______________ To support this podcast, make a one-time dona...

As we get into this holiday season, I wanted to share this story with you.  I was writing a poem about growing older, and this nudge from the Universe/Divine  urged me to put down writing the poem and be in the moment. That moment changed how I see myself as a poet - to not only write poetry but to BE poetry and EXPERIENCE life as poetry.  Here's my story (and poem!). I hope it insp...

Don't we all have enough STUFF? As the holidays get underway, what would it be like to choose to give adventures or experiences instead of more stuff? I share an awesome gift idea that I gave to my parents a few years ago (for people who have everything they need and don't need anything more). You might want to snag this for yourself! To get the Story Time: 90 Questions to Ask Your Parents Now, ma...

In this episode, we weave the science of gratitude with story, poetry, and body-centered gratitude meditation.   Neuroscience + polyvagal for your brain and poetry + a guided experience for your nervous system = delightful. This is an episode you don't want to miss.  Listen all the way through for a longer guided experience that will help you go into the holidays with greater capacity to...

Need a boundary reset as you gear up for the holidays? Or really - any time is a good time to reset your boundaries. Today I'm sharing five practices to help you practice self-love and self-regard so you are taking care of YOU! And of course, I share a poem and a short guided experience. Poem: One Day She Realized , Lisa McCrohan (found in my book, Gems of Delight) __________ To support this podca...

Today's episode we dive deep into a spiritual take on abundance and manifesting.  Poems: Abundance , When Only You Remain , and What If , by Lisa McCrohan ------------------- To support this podcast, make a one-time donation or join my Delightful Divas Monthly Supporters  and get access to all previous bonuses, check out my profile on Buy Me a Coffee. For my books, newsletter, and more o...

What do you do when your old difficult thoughts, feelings, and stories come to pay you a visit? Instead of getting overwhelmed by them or fighting against them, here's a pathway through those rough waters. Poems:  The Guest House, Rumi Ocean, Lisa McCrohan _________ To support this podcast, make a one-time donation or join my Delightful Divas Monthly Supporters  and get access to all pre...

What sparks can fly when your inherent nobility meets divine possibility?! Tune in for this nourishing poetic meditative experience to kindle that spark within you. ______________ To support this podcast, make a one-time donation or join my Delightful Divas Monthly Supporters  and get access to all previous bonuses, check out my profile on Buy Me a Coffee. For my books, newsletter, and more o...