Act to Live

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Jaime begins by sharing a recent conversation with a friend which centered around the idea that some people may be driven by hope while others may be driven by faith. Jaime asks Scott his perspective on the idea and the two then delve into the meaning of both terms and the roles these entities may have in life. The duo arrives at the idea that perhaps these...

Quote:  "Never help a child with a task that he feels he can succeed." – Maria Montesorri  "Development is a series of rebirths." –Maria Montesorri   Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime are joined by Kirsten Nichter. Kirsten is a special education teacher and parent coach. Through her experiences working with young children, Kirsten realized her passion for helping parents. Ki...

Quote: Trust is "the most effective way of relating to and working with others" and "one of the most powerful forms of motivation and inspiration." -Stephen Covey   Summary:  On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime are joined by Dr. James Panico. James guides a thought-provoking discussion about trust. How is it defined? What role can it play in one's life? What happens when trust is harme...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime take some time to share pieces of their unique stories. They then delve into the idea of stories - the ways stories differ depending on who's living or viewing them, the ways stories can change (often unexpectedly) over time, and the impact time and space can have on one's ability to tell a story.  ACTion Event of the Week: Write YOUR story!...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime introduce the theme of Season Six - exploration! Each episode will feature a single word meant for listeners to explore right along with the duo. Jaime and Scott begin the episode by defining exploration and the role it plays in their lives currently. They then discuss some ways that we can engage in self-exploration and a few of the benefit...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime are joined by the amazing Kaludia Burian! Klaudia shares some of her journey to becoming an integrative nutritional health coach. She helps us to understand what a health coach is, what they do, and how they may be able to guide us in becoming the best and healthiest version of ourselves. Klaudia also provides some wonderful resources, so th...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime discuss a question they've been pondering for a while. Is it possible to love someone unconditionally? The duo talks about what unconditional love entails and contrasts it with conditional love. Jaime and Scott also talk about ways in which we might be able to cultivate unconditional love, which not so surprisingly, starts with learning to l...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime talk about the concept of 'holding space.' The duo shares their thoughts about what it means to hold space for oneself and others. Scott talks about the ways in which mindful and intentional daily practice of holding space for himself helps him to be better able to hold space for others. Jaime talks a bit about how, at the moment in her life...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott, Jaime, and Courtney explore the terms authenticity and vulnerability. What do they mean? What role can they play in one's life? How do they interact? And, can you be one without the other? The three then talk about the benefits, challenges, and motivations behind being authentic and/or vulnerable.  ACTion Event of the Week:  Part 1: When you are bein...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime explore the power of friendship. They discuss what it means to be a friend, the qualities of friends, the varying roles that friends may play in one's life, and those extra special friends that truly become 'our people.'  ACTion Event of the Week: Think about those people in your life who you call your best friends/your close friends/your pe...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime discuss impermanence. The duo starts small as they discuss the impermanence that exists in daily life and then dig deeper as they explore the impermanence that often accompanies things like change, loss, grief, and trauma. Jaime and Scott both share some of their own experiences and struggles with impermanence and discuss the lessons they le...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime dive into the topic of neurodiversity - a term that is being talked about everywhere right now. Jaime shares some of her experiences as a parent of a child, who has been newly diagnosed as neurodiverse. And, Scott shares his thoughts, experiences, and reflections as someone who is also part of a neurodivergent population. The duo talk about...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime talk about the human tendency to avoid pain and suffering. Scott introduces a book by Stutz and Micheals (The Tools, 2013) in which they term this tendency - staying in one's comfort zone. Scott discusses the book's recommendation to "Bring It On" and allow ourselves to begin to move toward, sit with, and eventually walk through pain and suf...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime explore the ways in which we might use thoughts to avoid sitting with and working through something challenging in our lives. They talk about things we often tell ourselves in these moments and the stories we create. Things like "I don't have enough time;" "I'll deal with it later;" "I shouldn't be upset about this;" "It's not a big deal." T...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime explore the commonly used phrase - 'stuck in a rut.' As they work through a checklist, they talk about some of the signs that an individual might be stuck and struggling to move forward. Jaime and Scott then discuss the chronic nature of being stuck - something that often leads to one's difficulty in taking steps to climb out. The duo wraps...

Summary: On this episode of Act To Live, Scott and Jaime begin by talking about some of their pet peeves. The duo then explores what it is about pet peeves that seem to get some of us so worked up. This often involves thought fusion, in which we get wrapped up in our thoughts about something and allow those thoughts (and resulting emotions) to influence our actions. Jaime and Scott then discuss th...

Summary:   On this episode of Act To Live, Jaime and Scott take some time to reflect on 2022. They discussed what they learned from the year, what they will take from 2022, and what they might want to leave behind. They also dove into some words they want to live by for 2023 and what that might look like.  ACTion Event of the Week:   Breathe in what you want to accept and love from 2022 and breath...

Summary: On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime explore the phenomenon commonly known in the sports world as 'being in the zone.' After defining the phenomenon and sharing their own personal experiences trying to get into the zone, the duo talks about the nine dimensions of the zone - balance between challenge and skill, concentration, action, clear goals, clear feedback, cont...

Summary: On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime are once again joined by marketing expert, Heather Jensen. The trio turns their conversation to what we can do when we are experiencing Imposter Syndrome.  Action Event of the Week: Think of something that you've always wanted to do - no matter how much it scares you/you've been putting it off. Now, take one little step toward it...

Summary: On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime are joined by marketing expert, Heather Jensen. The three talk about Imposter Syndrome - what it is, types of imposters, and the impacts that struggling with Imposter Syndrome can have on an individual. Heather, Scott, and Jaime then talk about some of their own experiences with Imposter Syndrome. Join us on the next episode of t...

Summary: On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime talk about ownership - why might it be easier to 'own' something that went well or we're proud of than to 'own' something that didn't go well or that upset another person? Why do many of us have the tendency to 'own' things that we have no role in or control over? The duo discusses the complex nature of ownership and ways that we...

Summary: On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime talk about their experiences and struggles with regret. They also discuss the following questions - What challenges can regret bring to our lives? Can we learn and grow from our experiences with regret? How might we cope with regret and keep moving forward?  Action Event of the Week: Think about a current regret - whether it's so...

Summary: On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime explore the word 'YET.' Adding this powerful word to our vocabulary (both when talking to others and ourselves) encourages learning, helps us to maintain engagement - especially in difficult tasks, and increases our confidence when working/interacting with challenging people. The duo talks about their own experiences using the wo...

Summary: On this episode of the Act To Live Podcast, Scott and Jaime explore the idea of needing to 'fix' oneself. They discuss how 'fixing' is something that is done with cars, not people, and yet we've all had moments in which we could 'just fix' something about ourselves or our situation. The duo then talks about the idea of learning to instead help ourselves as we travel on our journey to beco...

Summary:   Scott and Jaime start the episode by talking about the definition of empowerment and what resources we might need to feel empowered.  They also talked about seven tips for achieving empowerment with examples from their lives and examples for your life.  ACTion Event of the Week:   Choose one  aspect of your life that you want to feel more empowered about? Go back to the seven tips  we m...