Ownit! Powercast

Welcome to episode 72 where we lay out a framework for getting grounded: focusing on gratitude and letting go of outcomes we cannot control. In this episode, we explore some of the benefits of what we will be focusing on this month – looking at some of the good in our life we are thankful for, while processing letting go of things we have zero control over. Key Elements: Discuss some of the benefi...

Welcome to episode 71 where we finish out this month's focus on empathy, and specifically allowing ourselves to receive empathy from another.  We explore how beneficial empathy is to our well-being and personal growth.    In this episode, we describe how for some of us, receiving wonderful empathy can actually raise anxiety, and we can block our receiving it out of fear.  We then process ways you...

Welcome to episode 70 where we explore how detachment plays a big part in being able to feel and express genuine empathy to others.  In this episode, we take a look at how allowing ourselves to grieve and let go of desired outcomes, we can then detach and allow others to have their own experience.  Without detachment, it can often be difficult to express true understanding, since our own thoughts...

Welcome to episode 69 where we dive into the concept of how to give empathy for ourselves, how powerful it is in creating lasting change, and the foundation of being able to express empathy to others. Genuinely. In this episode, we look into the idea of how combining empathy for self and adding in some self-compassion, how we can help ourselves heal old wounds, find grace while still taking respon...

Welcome to episode 68 where we start the month focusing on the true meaning of empathy, and why it's the magic in creating and maintaining healthy relationships. In this episode, we explore what empathy truly is, what it isn't, and why so many of us may feel it for others yet cannot communicate it out loud. Key Elements: Discuss how empathy is often confused with sympathy. Describe the different o...

Welcome to episode 67 where we look at how anxiety can actually keep us from feeling difficult things we don't want to explore.   In this episode, we look at how being "up in our head" can be a way of avoidance…of feeling feelings, expressing feelings, and doing necessary grief work.  Using experiential exercises to get you started with awareness, Mary helps you begin to focus on how emotionally c...

Welcome to episode 66 where we explore the connection to having poor boundaries and having anxiety and stress.   In this episode, we identify why when we struggle with saying no, asking for what we need, confronting reality and risking rejection, we may end up anxious and angry, not being able to take care of what we need to get done, or take care of what we want.   Key Elements: Discuss external...

Welcome to episode 66 where we explore the connection to having poor boundaries and having anxiety and stress.   In this episode, we identify why when we struggle with saying no, asking for what we need, confronting reality and risking rejection, we may end up anxious and angry, not being able to take care of what we need to get done, or take care of what we want.   Key Elements: Discuss external...

Welcome to episode 65 where we take a look at the most common types of anxiety, and then explore ways to begin healing.   In this episode, we identify what it means to suffer from different kinds of anxiety, how we can often deal with more than one, and then dive into some behavioral remedies, including visualization. Key Elements: Take a look at the most common forms of anxiety, and how they impa...

Welcome to episode 64 where we start our monthly focus on anxiety and stress and take a look at some of the common origins of anxiety. In this episode, we explore some of the common roots of anxiety, from biochemical to behavioral sources, and focus in on the emotional roots we all carry around about how we cope when under stress.  The rest of the month we will look at different forms of anxiety,...

Welcome to episode 63, a special episode where we talk all about the journey to finding your true self, and where there be actual joy in the discovery! We finish out the month where we've been talking all about the Journey, with a special conversation with my dear friend and colleague Sonya Thompsen Halsey, a fellow therapist and life coach.  She shares her own journey with us, and we get into how...

Welcome to episode 62 where we explore concept behind every epic story: The hero's journey as described by the late author Joseph Campbell. In this episode we look at Campbell's twelve steps in the journey – a journey of self-discovery and self-mastery.  Each step has a special purpose, and by assessing our own we can look at our own personal growth paths.       Key Elements: Discuss the twelve st...

Welcome to episode 61 where we talk about how to stop living life for everyone else, and start living your own. In this episode we get into just how easy it is to let go, stuff, deny or subvert who we really are, what we always wanted to go after, and focus instead on what others need, and what others need us to be.  It can happen quickly but most usually slowly over time, and before you know it y...

Welcome to episode 60 where we get into how your early experiences, as you walked through developmental stages, helped to form your identity.  In this episode we explore the stages of psychosocial development we all walk through, and how early experiences can shape whether we successfully "completed" each stage, and the effects on our identity and self-esteem.    Key Elements: Delve into the conce...

Welcome to episode 60 where we get into how your early experiences, as you walked through developmental stages, helped to form your identity.  In this episode we explore the stages of psychosocial development we all walk through, and how early experiences can shape whether we successfully "completed" each stage, and the effects on our identity and self-esteem.    Key Elements: Delve into the conce...

Welcome to episode 59 where we explore the concept of reinventing (or maybe just rediscovering) yourself at any age.  In this episode we are starting out the month talking about embracing change, finding our authentic self, or recreating who and what we are – from very small changes like better habits all the way to the big triggers we can pull in our life.  Join us to find out what matters most w...

Welcome to episode 58, and join me in a conversation with Margaret Williams, a life and career coach who specializes in helping clients get out of their own way, and create the life they've always wanted yet perhaps were afraid to go after. In this episode we are wrapping up the month where we've been focusing on building self-confidence which is at the core of everything (!) that matters when it...

Welcome to episode 57, where we explore some of the "art" of becoming more confident and assertive, as these pieces will help you move toward becoming more assertive over time. In this episode we are identify the more nuanced attitude and behavioral changes that need to happen along with the deeper work on self-confidence, in order to make your insides match your outsides!  Old habits die hard, bu...

Welcome to episode 56 where we take a deep dive into actually doing the things you promised yourself you would do, and breaking it all down into two user-friendly and manageable processes to get you started! In this episode we are diving into what it really means to make things real for you.  The goals you've had but haven't taken steps toward, which is hurting your confidence.  Getting things rig...

Welcome to episode 55 where we get back into a favorite focus of mine: Self-confidence. Although often mislabeled and misunderstood, I think true self-confidence is at the core of everything and when we get it together, our lives change dramatically. Join us for a look at what self-confidence is really all about. In this episode we are talking all about healthy self-confidence,  a topic very dear...

Welcome to episode 55 where we get back into a favorite focus of mine: Self-confidence. Although often mislabeled and misunderstood, I think true self-confidence is at the core of everything and when we get it together, our lives change dramatically. Join us for a look at what self-confidence is really all about. In this episode we are talking all about healthy self-confidence,  a topic very dear...

Welcome to episode 55 where we get back into a favorite focus of mine: Self-confidence. Although often mislabeled and misunderstood, I think true self-confidence is at the core of everything and when we get it together, our lives change dramatically. Join us for a look at what self-confidence is really all about. In this episode we are talking all about healthy self-confidence,  a topic very dear...

Welcome to episode 55 where we get back into a favorite focus of mine: Self-confidence. Although often mislabeled and misunderstood, I think true self-confidence is at the core of everything and when we get it together, our lives change dramatically. Join us for a look at what self-confidence is really all about. In this episode we are talking all about healthy self-confidence,  a topic very dear...

Welcome to episode 54 where we wrap up the month all about great communication, with the culmination of what we are trying to cultivate: great, connected and bonding relationships with those we care about.    In this episode we explore and revisit several facets of great connection, since it is not merely communication.  Connecting requires us to work on boundaries, showing concern and interest an...

Welcome to episode 53 where we look at some of the subtle and nuanced ways we can be controlling in our communication, and ways to change that. You might be surprised by the many common ways we interact and the impact on the emotional safety of our connection with others. In this episode we get honest about all the little ways we can be fear-based and thus controlling in our communication, and how...