AWAKEN with Maria

In this episode, Maria dives into using the power of the mind to work for you.  Have you ever paused and focused on - are my thoughts serving me? or cutting me down?  Let's face it, we've all met our inner critic.  Or maybe we have a high "worry voice", whatever the case may be- begin to NOTICE.  The goal isn't to "always" stay on the positivity track, or to "n...

Maria gives insight into - "what is intuition" and the benefits of being able to connect to your inner knowing.  Maria gives you a deeper dive into her journey to finding and tapping into intuition. Oftentimes intuition might feel a little to "woo" and you might struggle with wrapping a logical "how to" behind it.  Maria understands this as a fellow type A high achiev...

Maria discusses the importance of having a tether or anchor before you SOAR, fly, and elevate!  Everyone loves to talk about - "onward and upward", moving on, leveling up, ascending, growth - all important in our human journey.  But what's even more important, and also can be difficult to do, is ensuring you have a solid foundation and an ability to ground and anchor yourself when li...

Maria shares her best anxiety management, stress less tips for on the go high achieving humans in today's episode! I get it, some days or weeks just get packed. And while we don't want to make that a habit (that's another episode!), It happens. So how do you deal? Listen to Maria's top 4 tips on managing and getting through those weeks! Share with a friend!  Grab a sticker at: mari...

Hey!  It's been busy - if you're seeing or hearing in real time - we are just wrapping up holiday season - the new year is almost upon us!  In the hustle and bustle - Maria shares some real story examples of life - and how and WHY resilience tools are KEY to managing and shifting through life waves.  Hear how Maria uses tools - and how its VERY different than BEFORE when Maria was an anxio...

Have you tried finding calm, stillness or slowing down and thought - "this is for the birds" - "not for me" ? I know I did 10 years ago when I was first trying things like yoga, meditation breathing and mindfulness. I thought I'm just too Type A busy minded for this, this will never work for me. But the thing is, it's this exact reason why I needed it! Maria will share...

BONUS Mini episode Listen {Safely} during holiday travel, between mid holiday festivities, or just a busy work day! Use these grounding affirmations as a way to cultivate calm and Self energy. Comment below, if you enjoyed this and want to see more! Enjoy mindfulness moments with Maria Serbus on YouTube channel here ------------------------------------------------------------------- About Podcast:...

In this deep dive, Maria talks all things energy, reiki, and increasing awareness to your own energy and self awareness.  Maria is NOT reiki trained, certified or a reiki provider.  Maria shares her personal experience with different reiki-energy mentors, the importance of finding a good fit for you, and the BONUS benefits of checking out a reiki session.  It can be "just relaxation" but...

Listen in to learn the difference between operating out of 'Frenzied mode' vs. 'Flow mode'.  Maria also discusses how black/white (all/nothing) thinking can get us stuck and to remember it's helpful to live in a more fluid, flexible, spectrum of thinking.  Learn the benefits to being aware when you start to shift into "frenzied mode" and tips to help bring you back cl...

Maria shares about her journey to working WITH her busy mind and what tools/strategies/lifestyle changes helped manage ADHD like brain.  Note this is NOT a 'what is ADHD' episode and Maria is NOT a medically trained ADHD expert.  She brings you this episode with this lived experience living with ADHD and her training as an occupational therapist and mental health consultant.  Whether you h...

Join Maria for a Holiday Stress Management episode - we all can feel a little overwhelmed going into the holidays - it can be a busy time of year!  Maria wants to help you extract MORE JOY and enjoy this season.   Listen in to learn how to reflect big picture on - what might you want to say no to / let go of, what do you want to lean in to and say YES to, and a reminder to prioritize your self car...

In this episode, Maria shares 2 strategies she uses to overcome feelings of anxious/overwhelm - the power of DECLUTTERING! Sometimes a declutter needs to happy in your physical surroundings, what is stressing you out!? What do you need to CLEAR?  Next up - our mind holds so much information!  Maria talks about how sometimes for those overthinkers/anxious minds - our mind can learn patterns and to...

In this episode, Maria shares her personal journey with - what initially stopped her from trying therapy, what brought her into therapy, and currently her fave therapy approach (IFS!) and the benefits she sees in her daily on the go busy life.  She'll also share some tips if you're considering therapy too!  Also resources linked below and I also suggest you check out therapy based podcasts...

In this episode, Maria shares the 10-12 year journey to exploring and finding resilience / stress management tools.  Learn about mentors along the way, why she chose some tools, and leave with tips on where to start with yours.  Maria doesn't believe we just need to "grin and bear it" and "pull up our boot straps" when life hands us curveballs.  Instead I want you to find t...

Hey!  Episode 2 is here! Grab your coffee, get comfy for real talk with Maria Serbus.   I would be lying if I said "zen" and "calm" came easily to me.  I am no type B person.  Would people call me laid back?  Probably not.  My type A-ism may be part of my personality, along with some anxiety & ADHD, but that does not stop me from calming my chaos and using my resilience too...

Hey!  Episode 1 is skimming the surface my friends.  Grab your coffee, get comfy for real talk with Maria Serbus.  Today is just the beginning.  Episode 1 is intended for the newbies to the podcast who want to know "am I in the right place" and "what topics will be covered".   Meet Maria Serbus your host and learn about topics to be covered, the mission of Maria Serbus LLC and...