Finding Joy in the Journey

I Finally Found the Answer to my digital calendar issues! It’s not like a crazy digital calendar where you have to download all these programs and write with a pen on your ipad. It hooks into your Google calendar or your Apple calendar. And it pulls it into this program... Artful Agenda It has all the calendar views and even better - powerful LISTS!! Listen in today to hear why I love it! TOPICS C...

Have you ever felt anxiety? Maybe your child struggles with anxiety? Here is an easy tool that can help! Feel the physical feeling in your body – just sit with it for a minute. Currently you are naming it anxiety. Add some deep breaths and name it something else – Excitement, Curiosity, Courage (whichever is best for the situation) Feel the physical feeling in your body and say – How would it feel...

One of my favorite tools to share with parents is Angels! We surely have angels on both sides of the veil. Earthly Angels and Heavenly Angels. In this podcast episode, I interview Katie and she shares her experience when her daughter got 3rd degree burns on her feet and how Heavenly Angels helped during the drive to the hospital and then so many other angels helped through the hospital stay! If yo...

The other day I was spinning with thoughts and emotions and feeling SO much anxiety. Suddenly, I remembered - I have tools to help me with this!! I looked at my podcast episodes and listened to a few used the tools in them and found myself feeling better! What do you do to help you remember to use your tools? In this weeks episode I talk about how cheat sheets can help you!

It was such a pleasure interviewing Katie today. She shared her powerful IMPACT method, for creating intentional margins so you can better enjoy life. She also shared a wonderful question to help in parenting your challenging child! TOPICS [00:00:10] Meet Katie [00:01:23] What do you do when you are stuck on the hamster wheel as a mom? [00:02:28] The Creation of Intentional Margins [00:05:47] IMPA...

This is probably the book I most frequently suggest to my clients! It proved invaluable in finally understanding Devon and how he could be so chill in some ways and SO DRIVEN in others! TOPICS [00:01:42] I recommend this book to all my clients with challenging children! [00:02:16] Brief overview of the types [00:04:32] Christmas present example, understanding his typed helped us stay connected. [0...

What is it about feelings that can be so overwhelming? Honestly, for me, even really happy feelings on an intense level was overwhelming to me as a mom of young kids. Having three little boys with big emotions sometimes just was overwhelming. And then to add my own emotions on top of it was a little much. Here are 5 easy steps I now use to safely feel my feelings. [00:02:42] Step 1 - Acknowledge y...

My children have done things that make me feel furious. Bryson, when he was a new driver, he had an 11:30 PM curfew. Well, one night, very soon after he started driving, he didn't get home until 1:00 AM He did call us and say he was going to meet his brother Carson at In n Out. and we were like, “No, don't do that. You need to come home.” But he didn't listen to us. Of course our natural inclinati...

My oldest son is what propelled me into becoming a life coach. I learned a lot of tools and loved to use them and teach them. They were put to the test when he was kidnapped in Mexico when he was 16 years old. Would they be helpful in a time of extreme stress? HELPFUL LINKS Today’s Show notes – sheridanripley.com/tools-work-in-this-situation Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episo...

Do you Feel Guilty when you learn a new tool? It's okay That you didn't know all these things sooner. The experiences you have had with your challenging child are okay, and you don't need to judge yourself for it. Sometimes when I learn a new tool, I think if only I'd known this sooner, it would've prevented so many problems. Then I start judging all the things I did wrong parenting my challenging...

This works with all ages of children. However, it looks different at different ages. Here's the thing that makes this so tricky. Logically, we know, “Or course, if my child is having a tantrum, I don't need to.” But our challenging kids know exactly how to push our buttons, and they get our internal saboteurs all riled up and suddenly we are spinning in our own thoughts and emotions. And they are...

I am shifting my podcast from Finding Joy in the Journey to Parenting Challenging Children. In this weeks episode, I explain why I am changing focus and also the start of my journey parenting a challenging child, how for years we were so lost and confused and what made the biggest shift! [00:00:54] My Challenging Child [00:01:27] Pregnancy and Birth [00:02:42] Developmental Delays Addressed - but...

God told me, “Your phone has hacked your brain, so you need to use your brain to hack your phone!” I pondered on that for awhile and then asked for clarity, what did I need to do? Here are the steps I took to hack my phone HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – https://sheridanripley.com/category/podcast/ Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Fa...

Nope! In fact I think it is pretty normal for people to struggle with the holidays. Remembering 1/24/50/24/1 can help! In fact, I imagine for Mary, the original Christmas Day was only 1% wonderful! HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – https://sheridanripley.com/category/podcast/ Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Favorite Tools https://sher...

How much time do you spend thinking about the things you need to do? If you are like me, I make lists that contain many, many things to do and I can always think of more things to do. Someone presented a question to me and it has been a game changer. What should I NOT do today? In this episode I talk about how pausing and asking that question has helped me to find more joy in my journey. And frank...

One of my favorite healing tools! Shifting up to gratitude. It isn't always easy, but it is always powerful. Need some help doing this? Check out this weeks episode! HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – https://sheridanripley.com/category/podcast/ Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Favorite Tools https://sheridanripley.com/find2023word/

Words are powerful. What is your job title? HELPFUL LINKS Come to the CEO Giving Gala Come get a ticket to the CEO giving gala. It’s online, so no matter where you are, you can participate. You don’t have to be a CEO to attend. It is definitely geared towards entrepreneurs, but really anyone can attend and it is for a great cause. You can find more information at www.ceogivinggala.com Today’s Show...

Some people do quarterly routines, but I have 5 typical seasons a year My Typical Seasons Jan – Spring Break April – End of School Summer (This year I had an extra season – summer and then wedding season) Start of school – Bryson’s Birthday Holiday Season – Halloween – New Years R – Review Last Seasons – Reflect and Reset E – Expectations for this season W – Want what do I actually WANT, O ––Obser...

WPoWeR is my weekly routine. Last week I talked about NPoWeR (night time routine), the week before MPoWeR (morning routine) this week let's dive into what key things can make your Weekly routine give YOU power! LINKS Prayer Sheet - https://sheridanripley.com/12-prayer-cheat-sheet-to-revolutionize-your-prayers/ Artful Agenda - easy to use AND pretty digital calendar https://www.artfulagenda.com/

I have taught MPoWeR morning routine for years. Now I am doing NPoWeR night time routine and it is a game changer! Here are some simple things you can do with your night time routine to make it more powerful.

Today I revisit MPoWeR, to inspire you to create a morning routine to empower your day! TOPICS COVERED [00:01:08] Free Class [00:01:32] Meditation [00:02:44] Prayer [00:04:04] Floor and Ceiling Goals [00:04:30] Other/Optional [00:05:06] Writing in Journal [00:05:47] Extra [00:06:20] Read [00:07:03] Tracking Tools! HELPFUL LINKS Today’s Show notes – https://sheridanripley.com/simple-spiritual-routi...

By saying this simple phrase, you can lessan the stress in your life and clear out judgement around things too! It's really easy for me to have a specific idea in my head about how things are supposed to go. When I'm in situations, if they're not going that way, it can get me very frustrated and it's hard for me to stay patient. Or it's hard for me to not jump in and try and change the situation....

I went out to the van and felt sorry for myself and was really frustrated with myself because I am a flipping life coach. I know how to clear emotions around things. I know how to do things differently. I have a lot of knowledge that I've learned and I just couldn't always apply it in the moment. And while I was sitting there in the van, distracting myself. I came across an email that the author o...

My middle son recently got married and it was pretty glorious. I will say I don't usually do well with parties and wearing nice clothes and all these things made me a little uncomfortable, but I really was very intentional in how I wanted to show up the day of the wedding. And practicing certain things ahead of time, helped me to be successful. TOPICS COVERED [00:00:33] My son got married [00:00:5...

I love the story of Joshua knocking down the walls of Jericho. Circling the walls with faith for 7 days.... I have seen 1 wall knocked down by my husbands faith and his circling prayers. And now have hope for another wall to be brought down. Today I share 2 tips to help you knock down your walls with prayer! TOPICS [00:00:50] I love the story of Joshua Tip 1. Let others have faith, even if you thi...