Ownit! Powercast

Welcome to Episode 163 where we are going to spend some time talking about one of the core concepts of the show, and that is Personal Empowerment. We started out the podcast defining this, yet it's been awhile and time for a great refresher.  This month as you get ready for this current season to wind down and the new one to begin, let's take some time to focus in on what it truly takes to feel, l...

Welcome to Episode 162 where we explore wrap up the month about attachment, and how to learn to let go. In this episode we finish out this month which has been all about attachments we have to people, places, and things, and how the deeper we connect ourselves, and allow that person, thing or situation we are attached to influence our daily life, the unhealthier our relationships and we ourselves...

  Welcome to Episode 161 where we explore what your personal attachments might be, and how to begin the process of letting go. In this episode we look at areas of attachment and ask you to think about some you may be caught up in trying to control lately…around people, events or the process.  We explore how most attachments are fear-based, as we are afraid of negative outcomes if we let go and sto...

Welcome to Episode 160 where we focus on the book The Five Levels of Attachment by Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. In this episode we focus on Don Miguel Ruiz Jr's book, The Five Levels of attachment and we look at how the more attached we become to something or someone outside of ourselves, the more we lose touch with who we really are. We discuss some of the many costs to our health, our relationships, and...

Welcome to Episode 159 where we begin a new month all about freedom that comes from being able to let go. In this episode we talk about how freedom is what we are seeking from anxiety, feeling depressed, stuck, disappointed in ourselves and overwhelmed.  We need a Way Out.  We want to feel better, and for our lives to BE better.  True freedom means being able to let go, detach in love and to learn...

Welcome to Episode 158 where I have a conversation with Dr. Eddie Capparucci, a PhD and certified addiction counselor, about men who struggle with sexual addiction and lack of emotional agility. Eddie is an author and therapist who specializes in the treatment of sexual and pornography addiction. He is the creator of the Inner Child Model, which has been endorsed by many leaders in the sex addicti...

Welcome to Episode 157 where we focus on some of the qualities seen in a confident, loving man that feels good about who he is, and can be open and connect with others and with life.  In this episode we focus on the confident man, one who is strong yet allows himself to be vulnerable and therefore genuine.  He can connect with others, share his feelings in healthy ways and be emotionally present f...

Welcome to Episode 156 where focus on how men can struggle to be open and assertive in their relationships. In this episode we focus on how men's childhoods can set them up to avoid vulnerability and instead to cope via passive aggressive behavior in order to stay away judgment and conflict. Of course, that is exactly what they end up embroiled in because they are not stepping up confidently and b...

Welcome to Episode 155 where we talk about how this month we will be focusing on men and how they struggle in relationships. In this episode we get into the topics that will be helpful for men to focus on such as owning feelings, looking at how early experiences have shaped them, and finding healthier coping skills.  We also explore how society and families can greatly impact a man's ability to ha...

EP153 Stopping the All or Nothing: How Our Binary Beliefs Create Stress Welcome to Episode 153 where we talk about how we can add a lot of stress to our life by staying in black and white thinking, as well as being rigid to play it safe and not take risks. In this episode we  explore how we can create a lot of stress for ourselves by staying in the rigid all or nothing, perfect or horrible thinkin...

Welcome to Episode 152 where we add on to the idea of how doing TOO much can be an easy distraction from feeling and facing things we don't want to contend with. In this episode we talk about how for so many of us, piling on too much to do, keeping too many things going on at one time not only creates chaos and stress, but can also conveniently keep us from sitting in feelings we are avoiding.  We...

Welcome to Episode 151 where we talk about how one of the biggest ways we can create chaos in our life is if we struggle with people-pleasing.  In this episode we talk about a common and insidious struggle that so many people have – people pleasing behavior.  At its core it is fear-based impression management, that has some hidden costs that are important to look at and can certainly create lots o...

Welcome to Episode 150 where we explore how the stress in our lives can cause longstanding problems, and how this month we will explore the causes and the cures. In this episode it's all about how to figure out what is crazy in your life right now, some of the typical culprits, and how to get grounded and create and maintain some much-needed balance. Sometimes it's obvious to us why life seems lik...

Welcome to Episode 149 where we look finish out this month about change by talking about the need to let go of what no longer works for us. In this episode we finish out the month all about change, by focusing on what we need to let go of in order to move forward.  From old, limiting beliefs to old habits and fears, we explored how we may be holding onto things without realizing it. Until we are t...

Welcome to Episode 148 where we look at how important boundaries are if we want to change things in our life, especially our self-discipline.   In this episode we focus on an important aspect of self-love, and that is self-discipline.  Loving ourselves enough to say no to what isn't working in our life and saying no to hurting our health, draining our energy, and sabotaging good things for ourselv...

Welcome to Episode 147 where we take a hard look at how no matter what we SAY we want to do, we can sabotage the very steps we need to take to move forward, and there are valid reasons why we may do this. In this episode we get real about the ways we can hold ourselves back from what we say we want…the healthier habits and the steps toward our big goals that are just waiting for us to begin and ma...

Welcome to Episode 146 where we interview Life Coach Tabatha Perry, MSW all about her strategies for helping you make small edits that can change your life. In this episode we are talking to Tabatha Perry, who is a life coach who helps you change your life, one small "edit" at a time.  With her background in social work, Tabatha is all about the logistics of how to empower others to make important...

  Welcome to Episode 145 where we talk about how assertiveness is actually made up of several aspects that all work together. In this episode we talk about how assertiveness is actually a package of things that all work together so we can stand in our truth, speak our truth, and live our truth all while being calm, considerate and consistent. Assertiveness is not just a skill, and it's not just on...

Welcome to Episode 144 where we look at one of the most important aspects of healthy communication: owning your truth in the moment. In this episode we talk about what it means to really own your truth: which means everything about you from your feelings, thoughts and needs to your dreams and everything in between.  Owning our truth when we communicate creates self-confidence and helps to create e...

Welcome to Episode 143 where we talk about how important emotional honesty and assertiveness is to building trust in our relationships. In this episode we explore what it means to begin getting emotionally honest, being brave by being assertive, and why it helps create trust and allows for more meaningful connection in our relationships.  We contrasted healthy connecting with passive-aggressive an...

Welcome to Episode 142 where we explore the importance of learning how to practice healthy detachment and expressing empathy. In this episode we focus on a very important part of creating safe communication and that is practicing detachment and empathy.  We explore how we may struggle to let go, to refocus on ourselves and to allow them to be wherever they are, or the outcomes to simply unfold as...

Welcome to Episode 141 where we open up the new month and zone in on what healthy communication looks like, and how to do it. In this episode we discuss how this month we will be focusing on ways to clean up our communication so it's more emotionally honest, positive, and connecting, and healthier for both of you to experience.  To do this, so much of this work as many of you already know via expe...

Welcome to Episode 140 where explore an important part of healthy connection: the ability to be assertive when necessary. In this episode we take a quick dip into why being assertive means being honest, keeping the focus on ourselves, while taking care of our own needs and boundaries.  I think being assertive is integral to our self-esteem, where we reveal our truth to others, letting go of what t...

Welcome to Episode 140 where explore an important part of healthy connection: the ability to be assertive when necessary. In this episode we take a quick dip into why being assertive means being honest, keeping the focus on ourselves, while taking care of our own needs and boundaries.  I think being assertive is integral to our self-esteem, where we reveal our truth to others, letting go of what t...