Another Beautiful Life

Many times we go about our days with our head down, focused on our task at hand or buried in the depths of our own brokenness that we can’t even see past ourselves to others.  But what if we were able to change the world by leaving drops of joy behind us? There is a caveat, though: You can’t give what you don’t have. Today Tricia shares how she went from being shut down in her grief and old wounds...

What are your “default” thoughts? What are your “default” actions? Are you pleased with either of these? Do you wish you would think more positively and act more Christlike? Would you like that to be your “default”?  Change is possible but it’s going to take practice, practice, practice. That’s because deep neural ruts and connections have been formed in our brains by our past “default.”  Today we...

Metacognition is what sets human brains apart from all other created beings’. It’s the ability to think about what we’re thinking about. Meta.  When was the last time you remember actively aware and thinking about what you were thinking in the moment when your emotional brain was spinning out of control?  When we’re thinking about what we’re thinking about, we’re able to make adaptive changes that...

“Pura Vida” encapsulates how Costa Ricans cherish life’s simplest pleasures and find joy in the little things. “Pura Vida” – living in simplicity, in a quiet, calm pace of life – creates lower stress, lower blood pressure, lower chances of heart disease, and contributes to living longer. “Pura Vida” is a way of life that lures you in and invites you savor its unhurried pace. It is an intentional “...

God is calling us into a place of continual, satisfying, unhurried rest in Him. To slow down. To make quiet and purposeful space. But this is counter cultural and flies in the face of everything we believe makes us valuable and worthwhile. The result is busy, frantic, unsettled lives, striving for something more. That “more” is found when we heed God’s call to “Rest, My Beloved.” Resources Mention...

Not every day is going to be great. We’re not promised a life without struggles. In fact, before Jesus left this earth, He told us we were going to have troubles – John 16:33. What do we do about that? How do we continue on when things of this earth make us sad or heartbroken or frozen in fear?  There is an answer. In fact, there are 4 steps that can get you back to peace and moving forward. Today...

Do you believe the God you say you believe in? Do you believe He will do for you what scripture says He will? Do you know who He is? Today we explore what might keep you from being able to stay firmly rooted in faith when the floor is falling out from beneath you. And sometimes we have to go back to fundamentals to figure out exactly what it is we believe about God.  Resources Mentioned: ·       A...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and not recognized yourself? You are just not “you” anymore. In an effort to get back to someone you recognize, you may even say, “I just want to be ‘me’ again.” Unfortunately, or fortunately, you will never be able to go back to an old version of “you” again. That’s because your brain is changing each and every day with every single experience you have. Every da...

Did you know that there are certain emotions that can make you sick? When we are experiencing negative emotions for long periods of time, it has a direct effect on our immune system.  In this episode, we’ll nerd out a little bit on how our negative emotions impact the way our bodies’ function. Well even identify some of the diseases that can immerge from these chronic, negative emotions. Then I’ll...

Do you “What If” yourself right into anxiety and worry and dread? In this {Rewind} episode, we’ll discover a more helpful, positive, and productive way to use “What if” in order to get our brains to work for us, not against us. Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call : https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30m...

The past couple of weeks we’ve done a Life Assessment and set goals and intentions to improve specific areas of our life. But statistics show you may begin losing motivation soon and not reach your goal at all!  This episode dives deep into understanding motivation not just as a feeling but as a psychological process influenced by thoughts, priorities, and purpose. Discover how your thoughts, choi...

This is part two of the Life Assessment exercise where we take your results from last week and use them to make a plan for making 2025 an extraordinary year.   If you haven’t filled out your Life Wheel assessment yet you can grab the Listener’s Guide from last week – episode 177 – that has the life wheel printed on it for you to fill out. Then also grab this week’s Listener’s Guide to work with me...

January is when most people regularly take an assessment of their life and reset. A life-assessment is eye-opening for so many. Mainly because most people don’t do this each year. They just roll into the next year, carrying in old baggage not realizing they have the power to leave it at the door. Most people also start the year feeling some dread because they don’t know that they have so much more...

SHOW NOTES:  Do you feel sad and blue after Christmas? Do you know why? Do you want to feel differently? What is the magnifying glass you are looking through? Is it your thoughts about your pain, loss, tragedy, fear, loneliness, etc that’s making you feel sad and melancholy? Or is there a different lens to look through that magnifies something better, more helpful, more true? Today, we talk about...

What is your first reaction when things that happen are unexpected…and most unwanted? Do you get angry? Frustrated? Does it leave you feeling despondent?  God has a reason for all things. When things are unexpected, we can be sure that in it He’s trying to teach us, create something in us, or provide for us. This is the time to look deeper into the situation; to look beyond what the natural eyes c...

In order to experience complete healing after loss, tragedy, heartbreak, or anything that leaves you with great sorrow, it’s important to learn to grieve well.  Join me today as I share from my book, Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Hope in Brokenness. I reveal 10 things I learned about grieving well that were a catalyst to my healing after my husband’s suicide. A...

Last week I was talking about the power of thankfulness and the impact it has on our life – physically, relationally, emotionally, and spiritually. I mentioned the Apostle Paul as a beautiful example of one who continuously gave thanks to God right in the middle of his suffering, and the supernatural results he experienced because of that thankfulness.   He was bound with chains in a dark prison c...

When you are suffering, it may be hard to find your “thankfulness.” And you might ask, “why on earth do I even need to? Can’t I just have a minute here to be really sad?” Well, yes. Do that. But don’t stay stuck there.  Thankfulness lowers feelings of depression and anxiety, bolsters resiliency, fosters higher self-esteem, and supports physical health and well-being.  This episode is packed with e...

When your emotional brain and your adult brain are not integrated, you will be carried away by emotional overwhelm.   Today, I give you 5 powerful tools to bring balance to your brain and get you out of the spinning, emotional chaos that keeps you from moving forward.  Grab the Questions to Break the Brain pdf sent to your email: https://www.triciazody.com/questionstobreakthebrai n  Are you wonder...

Your emotional brain wants to run the show, and it can adversely affect your daily life if your brain is not balanced. You’re not able to think straight when your emotional brain and your adult brain are not integrated. This can leave you in overwhelm and keep you from being able to move forward.   Join me as I give you a personal example of how my emotions started to get the better of me and lite...

When we’re comfortable, we don’t seem to have this desperate need of God. But when we’re in the valley, when things aren’t going well, that’s when we recognize our desperate need to depend upon God. People who have been through it, people who have had their worlds turned upside down, heart shattered in a thousand pieces, people who have hit rock-bottom; these people know a level of dependence on G...

The content of this episode is based on the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. Clear’s message and strategy is based on how habits compound over time and why making small improvements on a daily basis can lead to a significant difference in your life in the long-run -  it’s the philosophy of continuous improvement.  Today, we focus on the habits and systems that you can implement that, over time,...

The content of this episode is based on the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. Clear’s message and strategy is based on how habits compound over time and why making small improvements on a daily basis can lead to a significant difference in your life in the long-run -  it’s the philosophy of continuous improvement.  Today, we focus on the Three Layers of Behavior Change and identify the one layer...

You can radically change your daily life by doing one thing every day. Pre-framing your experiences.  Imagine being able to be at peace and stay calm even if your contentious and hot-headed boss is yelling at you.  Imagine driving to work in bumper-to-bumper traffic while the other drivers beside you are texting on their phone, reading a book, or honking and cutting you off, but you just smile and...

With every circumstance and experience you’ve ever had – things in your past and in your present - you have created perceptions and stories around each of those experiences simply based on the way your brain functions. Those stories have formed who you are today – how you think, how you act or behave, what you believe, how regulated your emotions are… or are not. We are connected to those experien...