Everyday Enchantment with Stacey Andon

Feeling burnt out at work lately? You aren't alone. Some research shows that over 89% of us have been feeling burnt out in the last year alone-- that's almost everyone-- we're all feeling it . And yet we all wonder-- what is the solution? How do we move beyond hustle and grind and find a better rhythm for our lives? In today's episode, Stacey is joined by Helen Young-McLaughlin, an...

It's summer and we are in the height of diet and weight loss season. All those messages that we may have carried around in our heads since we were little that told us there was something wrong with our bodies and we just needed to lose some weight to fix it. But what happens when your body doesn't comply? You try and try to lose weight and nothing happens. On today's episode, Stacey sh...

You can't think your way through a feeling says today's podcast guest Dr. Dee Frayne. Ooh, how many of us have tried to do that?!!! Hands raised everywhere ;) On today's episode, Stacey welcomes Dr. Dee Frayne to talk about this very practice--- how to feel our way through our emotions, why we'd want to, and exactly what that looks like when you're doing it on an ordinary Wedne...

Welcome to Season 2 of the EE Podcast! Ever make listening and tapping in to your intuition a bit more complicated than it needs to be? Like you're asking for 500 signs because you just aren't sure. In today's episode, Stacey gets to heart of ease when tapping in to your intuition. Nothing complex or fancy-- simple, easy methods to being more in tune with yourself. Listen in as she sha...

This time of year isn't just about other people. There can be time for you too. In fact, carving out your own sacred rituals, special moments and time for space and 'nothingness' is such a gift that feeds our hearts and bodies well into the new year. In this episode, Stacey shares how to use ease and fun to create some of your own holiday magic---nothing too complicated and yet something delicious...

The holidays can be a time of great joy-- but let's be honest-- there's usually some disappointment in there too. Maybe we'd rather skip over that part-- where we feel disappointed or we disappoint others---however, there is some hidden magic in feeling and honoring what is true for us in a moment. In this episode, Stacey gets real and honest about managing disappointment during this time of year....

It's that time of year when the crunch of time, money and peace creep into that long to-do list of gifts to buy and we can wind up feeling like we'd just rather get it over with it than add one more bit of stress or pressure to our already jam-packed days.  In this episode, Stacey helps you to simplify your list and your focus while bringing more ease and flow back into the process. If you ar...

It's so easy to feel overwhelmed and exhausted thinking about the holiday season --- from gift giving, to decorations, to family events-- there can be a lot of to handle.  However, what if you started the season with 2 simple practices to help you move through the last 2 months of the year with greater ease? Think more time for you and what you want while simultaneously creating something spe...

Are you surprised that a 2018 study found that 88% of Americans felt stressed while celebrating the holidays ( Perrigo ). Yup, probably not. It's no wonder that most of us are in an annual bind between trying to feel joy and connection and actually feeling relaxed enough to honestly be those things as we navigate family expectations, gift giving, managing too-little time all while trying to slow d...

You know that moment when everything's working really well and then the flow just stops ? What's the first thing you do--- try harder ? Figure out what the problem is and how you can fix it?  So often, instead of turning toward our intuition and what we know within ourselves--- we start first with fixing and forcing.  In today's episode, Stacey shares how this very situation happened to...

What is the one thing that most creatives and small business owners can agree on? That finances are the least fun part of their business. Most entrepreneurs and creatives would do anything before spending time looking at their numbers and wrapping their head around what it all means.  However, what if you could be in a more creative relationship with all the numbers of your business? What if...

"ANYTHING can be enhanced with a little enchantment. Homes, wardrobes, eyeliner, credit card - YOU are your own magic wand. You've just gotta get more deliberate about where you point that thing" says Jacqueline Gates, today's guest on Everyday Enchantment.  What happens when a leading lady and actress tries her hand at network marketing and it just doesn't work out the way she imagined it wo...

For years, Michelle (a working mom and thriving physician) thought the answer to better managing the busyness of her life was fixing herself. Get up earlier, read more parenting books, get more organized. However, the more she tried-- the more burnout she experienced and the less it did to solve what was underneath it all--- that she was tired of putting on a happy face and fighting what most call...

Have you ever quickly walked past a mirror in a store because you don't want to see the body looking back at you? For almost every woman on the planet, that is a yes more often than not. We see our flaws, our body's shortcomings and we wage quiet wars against ourselves--- in the mirrors, naked in our beds, even as far as how we walk and live in the world around us.  The feelings of shame beca...

As highly sensitive and creative humans in the world, we can sense and feel a lot of anxiety in our daily lives. Sometimes it can overwhelm us, isolate us and even frighten us. Many of us reach for things ---- food, alcohol, sex, shopping, social media-- to disconnect from the anxiety we feel.  Yet--- these distractions don't usually last for too long or really help us uncover what is un...

There are moments that we all encounter that lead us to a fork in the road---- places where we could go left, right or maybe even stay the course and keep on down the lane. However these moments arrive, they actually are easier to navigate than we've been taught to believe. What if you had an invisible roadmap already accessible to you? Stacey believes we all do-- and she's going to share with you...

"Your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to live an enchanted life" says Karen Anderson, today's guest, and a leading expert of how best to navigate challenging mother-daughter relationships. In today's episode, Stacey and Karen talk about:  their own relationships with their mothers and how they learned to find peace even in the messiest of places  the role we each have in f...

In today's episode, Stacey welcomes author and writing coach and facilitator, Jen Violi, to the podcast to talk about her new writing programs -- that use each element of Mother Nature to support writers, creatives and artists dive deeper into their craft and find their way into new pieces, stories and energies that are alive all around us.  Stacey and Jen meander through a delicious conversa...

Creating is the lifeline of a human life. We create each and everyday---- in practical ways like how we put together the clothes on our bodies and the food in our mouths, to more magical expressions like writing, painting, song-writing/singing, jewelry-making.....the muse of the heart, so to speak.  The flow of life-- the ups and downs of everyday-- can be a source of inspiration for artists...

It's easy to do--- get your brain on autopilot. Drive the same way to work everyday, park in the same spot (even get mad when someone's in 'your spot') and just live life day-in and day-out very similarly. Although it's comforting to know what you're going to do next, many times we miss the joy and fun in the present moment because we don't deviate from the plan we've already set in motion. ...

For most of my life, people have been telling me I'm too sensitive, too emotional, too connected to the world around me. And yet, as I got older I realized that those parts of me were directly tied to my intuitive gifts. Gifts that showed up when I was very young and gifts that the people around me didn't understand. For  much of my earlier life, I kept those gifts a secret (using them only i...

Are you a self-proclaimed planner? A lover of knowing exactly what to do and when. The person everyone else relies on to have the perfect next steps already in mind before things get weird, fun or disastrous.  Planning is such a part of the fabric of doing our lives right. And doing a lot.  If you left it up to chance, you're afraid life just wouldn't work out the way you want.  In...

Right outside our windows, our doorsteps and our inner lives is the vast wonderland of Mother Nature. Some of us are drawn to it like oxygen in our bodies and others are more cautious and curious about how the wilderness can be a part of our daily life & enchantment practices.  In this episode, Stacey sits down with Ray DePaola to explore what it means to have an intentional relationship...

Most of us weren't raised or taught to make space for all the uncomfortable feelings we may encounter in our daily lives, in a way that nurtures our well-being rather than undercuts it. Maybe you allow yourself to be mad once in a while but generally you try to keep it positive.  I'm here to say that without feeling all of our emotions-- which is a daily practice-- we may be cutting ourselves...

Do you consider yourself creative? Some people would answer YES and others would probably say DEFINITELY NOT. But what if these labels and ideas of what creativity is -- and who has it--- have not served us well and in fact, aren't even true? Maybe you've gotten to a place in your life where you've taken up gardening, started making new recipes in your kitchen or dabbled in writing out some poems...