Sing With Your Feet

Talking Points: Setting boundaries in relationships; the destructive power of secrets in relationships; investing our resources in relationships does not mean bankrupting ourselves. Episode 26:  is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "Spiritual Life." The series began back in Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Links: Learn...

Talking Points: Caregivers need care, too; conquering urges and impulses through habits and routines; building a habit of planning. Episode 25: Anything But Routine is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "Habits and Routines." The series began back in Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Links: A copy of Poppy Fields’ weekly...

Show Notes Talking Points: You should really stop shopping; Personal Style and Mental Health; I’ll be greeting the guests at my funeral with a cocktail in hand. Episode 24: You Are What You Wear is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "Personal Style." The series began back in Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Links: Lily’s...

Talking Points: “To do or refrain from doing, that is the question”, bringing the decision into the now, making wise decisions about end-of-life when you are well. Episode 23: You’ve Got a Choice is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "Spiritual Life." The series began back in Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Links: Learn...

Talking Points: Gravitas–what is it? What does it look like? How do you get it? Plus, LiElla gives us a concrete exercise in developing Gravitas. Episode 22: Gravitas is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "Spiritual Life." The series began back in Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Links: The article about learning to deve...

Talking Points: Sex-Positive Parenting; God, Sex, and the Clitoris; Sexual Bereavement Episode 21: Sex is Like a Box of Chocolates is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "Sexuality." The series began with Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Links: Joan Price Sex After Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality After Losing Your Belove...

Episode 20: One Theme to Rule Them All  Talking Points: World Wrestling Entertainment as a metaphor for Spiritual Life; A Divine Early Internet lesson; A Pocket Full of Posies. This episode is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "Spiritual Life." The series began back in Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Links: Man se...

Episode 19: Be Your Guest is part of our series on the Ideal Life Categories, this week's theme being "A Clean House." The series began with Episode 15: The One About Our Bodies, in case you want to get caught up! Talking Points: Keeping house is not a project; Why don’t we do this more often?; Be Your Guest; Wicked Cleaning. Links: Dana K. White’s work can be found on her website, https://www.asl...

Talking Points: The Work of Childhood; Free-Thinkers and Oddballs; Infertility and miscarriage; Supporting a grieving parent. This week, a slightly stuffed-up Lily and the always fabulous LiElla bring the challenge of living out the Golden Rule to bear on parenting. Whether you are currently a parent, you are struggling to become a parent, or someone you know is a grieving parent, there is somethi...

Talking Points: Decision fatigue; Life lessons from a wedding planner; The humble checklist–if it’s good enough for a brain surgeon it’s good enough for me; a wicked “just in case” discussion. Lily’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCipXE0M_lxUh6l3fUFRAwlA Virtual Death Café, hosted by LiElla Kelly of Leaving Well End-of-Life Planning will be held on April 30 at 11:00AM MT. You ca...

Talking Points: Work and the meaning of life; the wisdom of Elphaba–or, how your weird quirks can be your passport to a more meaningful career; but Lily, I HATE MY JOB! Links and Housekeeping: LiElla will be hosting a virtual Death Café via Zoom on April 30 at 11:00AM MT. You can pre-register here: https://deathcafe.com/deathcafe/14940/ You can also find LiElla on her website, https://leavingwellm...

Episode 15 Talking Points: The Ideal Life Exercise–those precious fifteen minutes and four questions that will help you make progress; Lily takes you on a ride in a time machine; If you can’t say something nice…; Curiosity as the antithesis to fear. LiElla will be hosting an online Death Café on April 30, 2022. This is a safe space for those who are curious about End-of-Life issues or have down-to...

Talking Points: To Know, Know, Know You, is to Love Love Love You; Prince Charming visits Wonderland and a philosophical powwow ensues; Curiosity Killed the Cat If you have a philosophy question that you would like to put to Charming Fields, the Philosopher Prince, he's here for it. Drop a line to Lily, lily@lilyfieldschallenge.com, with "Philosophy Question" in the title. If it's a question that...

Talking Points: Memento Mori; A Legacy of Maxiskirts and Duct-Tape Bowties; How you use your time is your legacy. The long version of Lily’s airport heaven fanfiction is in podcast Episode 3: On Heaven and Dinosaur Poop. LiElla Kelly, Death Doula, can be reached via her website, https://leavingwellmt.com or on Instagram: @leaving.well.death.doula. She treats the subject of death with great wisdom...

Content warning: In this episode, we will be talking about death and funerals, as well as about miscarriage and depression. If you need professional mental health support, no matter what phase of life you are in, please get it. Talking Points: Closing the casket and life transitions; miscarriage, or when there is no casket to close; dealing with rage–when there are seasons of your own life on whic...

Talking Points: Mise en Place, Clothes and our mental health, Enclothed Cognition, the Color Purple and what not to wear to a funeral. Links: Check out LiElla Kelly, Death Doula on her website, https://leavingwellmt.com or on Instagram: @leaving.well.death.doula. Our private Facebook group, You Are Not Done Sparkling Yet ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/309886354511956 ) is available to give you...

Talking Points: The Wandering Womb, Plans versus Wishes and La Vie en Rose vs the Ideal Life.  Links: Sawbones: Hysteria Episode: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-hysteria/ If you’re curious about Luke Perry and his final wishes, click here: https://www.bbc.com/news/48140812 Check out LiElla Kelly, Death Doula on her website, https://leavingwellmt.com or on Instagram: @leavin...

Talking Points: Boobie Retirement Parties and Menopause Happy Hours, Gigi teaches a toddler to have a cocktail party. Links: Here is a very basic overview of the Ideal Life Exercise: https://wordpress.com/page/lilyfieldschallenge.com/637 Check out LiElla Kelly, Death Doula on her website, https://leavingwellmt.com or on Instagram: @leaving.well.death.doula.  Our private Facebook group, You Ar...

Talking Points: Virtue and sexy show up in the same sentence. What are the top five regrets of the dying, and how can we avoid them? (Hint: Virtue again.) Lily gets lucid about her own virtue and lack thereof; the essential difference between the French and Americans (it all boils down to silk scarves and baseball caps.) Links: The Virtue Quiz can be found here:   http://lilyfieldschallenge.c...

This episode is going to be a little different, but...different *can* be good!  Lily wants you to be your own intentional Valentine this year. She hands out handmade Valentines to the people who helped her get her sparkle back and the people who have helped her celebrate finding it again. Plus, she gets a decidedly non-Valentines-y letter from a mysterious stranger. In this episode: Until the end...

Talking Points: The art of savoring; the origin of singing with our feet; sparkle is a community affair; a letter from Dottie Delphinium. Until the end of February 2022, Sing With Your Feet listeners can get a discount on the stress relief jewelry from LEVITAYT (https://www.levitayt.com/)I gratuitously raved about in the blog. Use promo code LILY15. Find Lily on: Instagram: @lilyfieldschallenge Ti...

Talking points: A visit to the jewelers, Gigi takes a run in stilettos and a Love Language polyglot. To learn more about the Five Love Languages, check out Gary Chapman's website: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/ Until the end of February 2022, Sing With Your Feet listeners can get a discount on the stress relief jewelry from LEVITAYT(https://www.levitayt.com/)I gratuitously raved about in the blog...

Talking points: Serenity Now!, Death by Perfectionism, and how Marie Kondo helped me write a novel. Until the end of February 2022, Sing With Your Feet listeners can get a discount on the stress relief jewelry from LEVITAYT(https://www.levitayt.com/)I gratuitously raved about in the blog. Use promo code LILY15. Join Lily on: TikTok: @lilyfieldschallenge Instagram: @lily.fields.challenge The intro...

Lily dishes on buried treasures, talks back to the voices in your head, drags you through an airport in her heaven FanFic and shares a moment with Ian Malcolm on Isla Nublar. For more about the Ideal Life Exercise, try here: http://lilyfieldschallenge.com/the-ideal-life/ Come visit Lily at her home on the web: http://lilyfieldschallenge.com/about-lily-fields-challenge/ A grand merci to Seven Produ...

On Thursday, you are going to get a much-needed pep-talk from your fairy godmother in Episode 3: On Heaven and Dinosaur Poop. But for now, here is a little teaser! Please subscribe, rate, review and share with others who need a little pep-talk too!