Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff with Kristine Carlson

Do you see the glass as half-full, or half-empty? When we perceive the world through a negative lens, we experience feelings of competition, fear, and negativity. By developing an abundance mindset, we begin to see life’s possibilities as infinite, and grow our optimism to see opportunities for every challenge. Kristine shares positive affirmations to help shift your focus from scarcity to abundan...

It’s all too easy to focus on what we lack, rather than what we have. Yet manifestation requires us to ground in gratitude and align with our deepest intentions. In this new series, Kristine reveals the secret to cultivating a mindset of abundance so you activate your highest reality. 

Kristine Carlson shares a conversation with leadership coach Amy Eliza Wong to learn the process for lasting personal transformation Amy teaches to her top corporate clients [like Facebook, Airbnb, and Salesforce]. Learn how to live and lead on purpose in both your personal and professional life.

Do you live your life in a way you’ll be proud of in the end? In today’s episode, Kristine reveals the three most important questions to ask yourself when considering your legacy. Listen in, reflect and respond in your journal! 

Imagining the kind of legacy you wish to leave behind can be difficult. And too many of us consider our legacy too late in life; if at all. In today’s episode, Kristine Carlson walks you through an exercise to deepen your awareness of what’s most important to you. Listen in and leave inspired to align the way you live with the values closest to your heart. 

We often hear the importance of leaving behind a positive legacy. And as we live our forties, fifties, sixties, and beyond… this can feel like a big responsibility! Kristine shares a moving passage from An Hour to Live, an Hour to Love by Richard Carlson to show you the way forward to living your most impactful life.

How do you wish to be remembered when you’re gone? As we navigate midlife (and beyond), we are called upon to meditate on the kind of legacy we want to leave behind. We will likely desire to build a legacy of love, kindness, and compassion – definitely not one of sweating the small stuff! By keeping our mortality close to our hearts, we begin to live our life with greater intention – we begin to l...

Join Kristine Carlson for the most downloaded episodes from her popular Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff - Live in Peace series. Come back again next week for a new series of podcasts for September! Can you remember the last time that you only did what you FELT like doing… all day long? Kristine shares a recent day she decided to have an “Inspiration Flow Day”; a principle from a chapter she had writte...

Join Kristine Carlson for the most downloaded episodes from her popular Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff - Live in Peace series. Dealing with anxiety or unease? Cultivating a sense of inner peace allows us to quiet the mind, calm anxiety, and grow our resilience to life’s stressors. In today’s episode, Kristine shares her top three tools for developing a wellspring of inner peace that you can draw on a...

Join Kristine Carlson for the most downloaded episodes from her popular Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff - Live in Peace series. Do you feel guilty or “out of control” when you get angry? Contrary to popular belief, anger can be a very healthy emotion. When experienced mindfully, our anger can alert us to unmet needs or signal that a personal boundary is being crossed. Conversely, reacting in anger can...

Join Kristine Carlson for the most downloaded episodes from her popular Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff - Live in Peace series. Kristine draws on wisdom from the chapter “Avoid Weatherproofing” from Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff as inspiration for peaceful living. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to release critical thoughts of both yourself and others so you become an overall happier person. You de...

Join Kristine Carlson for the last week of sharing her most popular Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff episodes.    Most of us are struggling with something in our lives. In today’s show, Kristine opens up about her current struggle with her changing metabolism, weight, and body image. If you — or someone you love — is going through a tough time, hit PLAY now because this episode will help you live with...

At the age of 43, Kristine Carlson’s “perfect story” as a New York Times bestselling author of the Don't Sweat the Small Stuff series took a tragic turn as she unexpectedly lost her husband, Dr. Richard Carlson to a pulmonary embolism  Kristine shares how you can pivot through any devastating loss, build resilience, and assume your stance in the most empowered place you can live from.

Join Kristine Carlson for the second week of replaying her most popular Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff episodes.  “You are what you practice most,” wrote Dr. Richard Carlson, author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. So why not take a good look at the way you practice life? Kristine Carlson reveals powerful principles; that when put into practice, will inspire you to make the conscious shifts required t...

Join Kristine Carlson for a month of her most popular Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff episodes! Feeling overwhelmed and sweating the small stuff? Kristine Carlson shares powerful principles from Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff to help you keep life in perspective while handling the details!

On the spiritual path, cultivating silence is a worthwhile pursuit. In Buddhism, Hinduism, and other ancient wisdom traditions, silence is honored to purify the mind and reconnect with the divine. This week, Kristine shares some valuable practices you can begin today to eliminate distraction and help you wake up to presence and the voice of your inner wisdom. 

There’s no doubt that life can be FULL of upsets and annoyances; big and small. However, life calls on us to take responsibility for our happiness and spiritual well-being. Today Kristine reveals how you can identify and release the emotional triggers holding you back from your true spiritual potential. As soon as you do, you will receive more of what you truly desire.

Feeling a little lost; or even hopeless? Especially in the face of a major life transition, feelings of victimhood and bitterness can keep us stuck “in the waiting room” of our own lives. Kristine Carlson shares a powerful self-inquiry exercise to help you identify your biggest dreams and ignite momentum in your own personal hero’s journey.    In 2006, after building the bestselling franchise Don’...

If you’ve ever taken a yoga class or read a spiritual wellness book, you’ve likely come across the concept of “chakras” and their role in bringing us back to balance.    According to ancient wisdom tradition, there are seven energy centers (chakras) that run down the spine. Believed to play a significant role in the flow of energy in your body, blockages in any of these are known to manifest as me...

We are most connected to our spiritual selves when our lives are aligned with our sense of purpose. So when it comes to our careers, our work doesn’t only have to be just 'a job'; but a beautiful vehicle to express our gifts and talents in the service of others.  Career strategist and co-creator of Career Catalyst, Julie Bauke joins Kristine on the show to share her best insights on building confi...

In the spirit of our new series, Kristine visits a medical intuitive healer. She walks you through their session together, and all she learned about restoring her hormones and body back to balance. If you’ve been feeling like “something just isn’t right” in your mind, body, or spirit, this episode is for you! 

Are you craving to connect to your most spiritual self? In our new series, Kristine Carlson shares her own metaphysical journey with you. Learn her daily rituals and the special practices she is using to enable deep, transformational healing for lasting, positive change.

Award-winning advocate for human rights, physician and epidemiologist Dr. Paul Zeitz shares his insights on how we can begin to heal the division in our nation for a unified tomorrow. Listen in and feel empowered to initiate peaceful and positive change in your community, starting today!   

Co-founder of women’s wellness retreat, Breathe and owner of Skin Deep Medical Spa, Jamie Cole, joins Kristine on the podcast to talk about becoming our best selves in mid-life. Refreshingly open and honest, Jamie reveals how she learned to trust her instincts in business to breathe into new possibilities at every stage of life.  Learn about Breathe Retreat 2024: https://www.breatheretreat.net/

Grown-ups need hugs, too! Licensed social worker and founder of Hugmobsters, Rev. Edie Weinstein joins Kris on the podcast today to talk about how the “epidemic of loneliness” is causing us to feel starved for physical affection more than ever. Edie shares how all of us (whether you’re coupled or single), can overcome the taboo of touch so we reduce stress and improve our mental, emotional, and ph...