Imagine Yourself Podcast

Love is complicated. But it is also simple. That is, there are some basic things that we all can do to help a relationship blossom. We’re exploring five ingredients that should be in every romance recipe, and we’re throwing in some secret sauce you may not have tried.  You’ve probably heard that good communication is king, but did you know that sometimes what you don’t say is just as important as...

One of the most important relationships you’ll ever have is the relationship you have with yourself. This episode offers a challenge to anyone who is looking for more of all the right things. What if you start to fully embrace self-love and find yourself in more loving, balanced, meaningful relationships overall? What if being your own best friend is what ultimately leads to healthy, vibrant, and...

What happens when the things you tell yourself start to turn from negative to positive, from discouraging to encouraging, from damaging to life-affirming? Everything changes! Words matter and we decided to evaluate what kinds of things we’ve been saying to ourselves and how it’s affecting our lives. Our guest, Psychotherapist Blaine Lawson, uses a few simple mindfulness exercises to introduce us t...

Ah, the new year. Every January seems to be the perfect time to focus on a fresh start. It’s a time to take a look at bad habits we’d like to break and good habits we’d like to develop. Many of us make (and a few of us keep) New Year’s resolutions. This New Year hits different. As we usher in 2021, it seems to be less “New Year, New Me” thing and more “New Year, New Circumstances”.  Still, there m...

‘Tis the season to be…lonely? This year will not look like the typical Hallmark Holiday Movie for most of us. In fact, feelings of loss and loneliness will be just as plentiful as elves on shelves and stockings hung by the fire. We made a conscious decision to create an episode where we mentally reframe and reimagine the holiday experience for anyone who is feeling the harsh effects of 2020. Profe...

There’s a famous quote by Theodore Roosevelt that says “Believe in yourself and you’re halfway there.” Halfway is a big head start. Imagine starting at the halfway point of a race or even having half of a major project done for you before you dive in.  What if loving yourself was the key to confidence and believing in yourself?  Loving ourselves is not always promoted, but today, we have a guest w...

Gratitude is a work of art that becomes more beautiful when it’s used. In fact, the more gratitude we pour out, the more we have to be grateful for. We can truly become God’s masterpiece when we allow faith to flow through our hearts, minds, and souls. Our guest Pam Reid, Author of FLOW, The Devotional for Grown Folks, highlights how everything flows and grows when we stretch our faith muscles and...

Imagine yourself winning at time management! There’s so much more to life than just a hectic assortment of Overbooked, Overscheduled, Overwhelmed, Oh My! It’s time to stop what you’ve been doing, reset the clock, and make major moves that will help you catch up and stay ahead. Yes, we promise to provide a set of tips that will help you successfully slide through your schedule, but we also highligh...

In this upside-down year of 2020, it’s easy to second guess yourself. Even though you may not feel like it, you’re probably doing better than you think you are. However, considering you have never been in many of the situations you are currently facing because of the pandemic, you also probably have a lot of room for improvement. We all do, and there is no shortage of people telling us how we can...

Can we learn to disagree with dignity? Are there times when we need to agree to disagree? Yes and yes! This episode dives into the perfect balance of justifying our need to speak up and speak out while maintaining a genuine regard for others, with consideration and kindness? Whether it’s relationship issues, family disputes, or political conversations, we want to choose the most effective ways to...

How do you want your life to be different? What tools do you need to get to the next level? Our guest, LaShay Avery, Leadership and Wellness Consultant with Q Avery Consulting , has done the inner work, the faith work, and the legwork needed to reinvent herself. She shares some personal tips on how certain connections lead to transformations that ultimately lead to your next chapter in life. For m...

We know we do it. We want to stop doing it. Logically it should be easy enough, but why have we let procrastination kick our behinds day after day, week after week, year after year? Now add in the 2020 factor. Working from home gives us more control of our schedule AND more opportunity to procrastinate. Throw in the extra anxiety and it's a perfect procrastination storm!  We uncover the lies...

Decluttering our homes has taken on a new urgency. Some of us are using them as workplaces, classrooms, entertainment venues and more. With our living spaces doing so much, that means it's more important than ever (but much harder) to cut the clutter. We want to help you pave the way to having your stuff in order, your home in order and your life in order! We’ve invited Professional Organizer...

The worrying, the what-ifs, the doomscrolling!  Worst case scenario type thinking is pretty easy to slip into in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty, the constant new information and just the weight of how it's affecting our lives can send the most positive among us into a tailspin of negative thinking. That negative thinking can send our stress level soaring and have a profou...

The coronavirus has presented almost everyone with new mental health challenges, and for those already suffering it has the potential to make things worse. If you’ve been feeling lonely, we think this episode will help bring you clarity and hopefully some healing. If you’re OK, but know or want to help someone feeling lonely, this episode should help you with recognizing it in others and giving yo...

  Every week, every day, every hour, everything seems to change! This has been a turbulent year that has affected our lifestyles, our routines, our stability and all the things that make us feel secure. Time to dig into some tangible ways to cope with constant change. We invited Psychotherapist Blaine Lawson to show us how to look at our new world from a new perspective and reclaim our new lives....

What pops into your head when you hear Baby Boomer? Gen X? Millennial? Gen Z? Is it time to refresh your thoughts on how you view each generational group? With everything going on in the world lately, we need all hands on deck. We thought it would be helpful to embrace a more full-bodied perspective on the contributions of each age group as we try to bridge the generation gaps, and we brought in s...

How can you set yourself up for a healthy and fit life? By starting fresh. Fresh foods, fresh habits, and a fresh mindset are the first steps that we learn from Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, and Health, Life, and Weight Loss Coach Elizabeth Sherman . She also gives tremendous insight into how factors such as stress, sleep, and hormones can be tweaked to get your energy, your body, and your lifes...

If the past few weeks of unrest in this country have you questioning how, why, and when will this change, then we want to offer a genuine conversation that will answer those questions, open hearts, and ignite ways to make concrete, definitive changes. Have you had the opportunity in the past to have real, honest conversations with people of different races and vastly different experiences? Well, y...

  If you’ve been wondering how you will reemerge from this global whirlwind, then Imagine Yourself has an entire episode dedicated to reimagining our lives, our jobs, and our purpose. We invited guest Isha Cogborn, professional development and personal brand specialist and CEO/Founder of Epiphany Institute to offer help in three ways: to reassure us that we will overcome, to demonstrate innovative...

Do you find yourself adapting to a “new normal” every single day? Are you ready for a fresh approach? In this episode, we find our sense of balance and our sense of normalcy as we steer our family dynamics, our finances, and our faith forward. Desirae Ofori, also known as Sincerely Mrs. Mommy , uses her gifts as an author, lifestyle blogger, and former counselor to show us creative ways to stay st...

Who’s ready for more faith and less fear? If not now, when? Faith is on the rise lately, and we want to highlight ways to grab hold of it on a deeper level to help make it through these difficult times. Our guest, Chrystal Krajnovich weighs in on how the media, the church, and our own relationships all play a part in how we choose to maneuver through life’s unexpected challenges. We get very perso...

What if we presented you with an entire episode showcasing the beautiful ways that people are banding together to provide love and light during this grim time of COVID-19?  Now, more than ever, we are seeing creative individuals injecting hope into our world. Join us as we bring balance to our lives by highlighting some of the amazingly good things we’ve seen from our neighbors near and far. For m...

We are all looking for ways to make sense of what’s going on in our world right now. Washing our hands to stop the spread won’t solve everything. Let’s start washing and refreshing our thinking to stop the spread of overwhelming anxiety. Our guest, Kelli Center, from Centered Living Counseling and Coaching , offers much-needed advice on how to stay centered, keep the faith, and keep anxiety levels...

We all know the sayings “patience is a virtue” and “good things come to those who wait,” but how do we live that out? This episode will only take a few minutes of your time, but you will get a quick lesson on how to learn exercise, and even embrace patience as an ally instead of an enemy. The secret:  timing is everything. That’s why we’re patiently waiting for you to click “Play” and join us for...