Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

Which is cleaner--indoor air, or outdoor air? The answer might surprise you. (It surprised me!) After I share with you why the answer is what it is, I think you'll be excited to remedy the situation--and breathe in the benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. And that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person.  In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to start rewriting the i...

It feels so awesome when you adopt a new healthy habit--whether that's cleaning up your diet, moving our body more, meditating, what have you. And it feels equally as bad when you let that habit slide. Which, we all do. Does it mean we suck? Just aren't meant to be that virtuous and healthy? In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to pull out of the shame...

Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I break it down with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ket...

There are thousands of articles, etiquette experts, friends, and family members who will tell you that being late is disrespectful--in other words, something that contributes to making you a bad person. I ask: Is it though? In today's replay episode (originally aired in August 2021) we take a deep look at what it says about you if you're always running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, pote...

I'm taking a week off from producing new content and replaying one of my favorite series of last year, where I flipped things around and, instead of talking about being a better person, took a look at the things we ALL sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person? Today's episode is the number one thing listeners told me makes them feel like a bad person: impatience. Learn more abou...

Doubt is something that is always going to crop up from time to time. And when those doubts come in–well, it can feel like torture. It’s an open invitation for your inner critic to go hog wild. And it can also feel like a sign that you ought to stop. A very clear, blinking, neon sign that means "DON'T DO IT!"  I have another way to view it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Your inner wisdom lives in your body, whether you call it a feeling in your bones or a gut feeling or something you know all the way down to your toes. The more we learn about the gut the more science recognizes it as a second brain, with more than 100 million neurons spread throughout the digestive tract. That’s a lot of processing power that we overlook when we try to only cogitate our way throu...

Today I'm interviewing award winning book coach Lisa Tener. Why am I interviewing a book coach during Trust Yourself week? Well, a lot of people think writing a book is strictly an intellectual pursuit, but it's also so much about being able to access your creativity and trusting yourself and your message. Lisa has a signature process that she walks her clients through called Meet Your Muse, and i...

There are two basic forces in the world – fear, and love. And with our negativity bias–the tendency of our brains to focus more on things that didn’t work out or that cause pain than on the things that go well and lift us up–we place way too much of our focus on fear. This exercise helps give love more of a voice the next time you're facing a decision.  I offer a nicely designed PDF version of tod...

Every single one of us has a wise part of ourselves that always has our best interests at heart and that can process all kinds of information and feelings and sensation that our thinking mind can only barely start to perceive. That wise part is your intuition or your gut, and developing a relationship with it is a crucial piece of trusting yourself.  The problem is that it’s an internal voice and...

Today’s big idea is that there is a balance that you’ve got to strike in order to improve your relationship to life admin.  And that is to make peace with the fact that while the human brain loves to close open loops–and cross things off the to-do list–it’s also true that there will always, always be more do on the adulting front. So you can't let your peace of mind depend on how many things are l...

Today’s big is actually three ideas for making life admin less overwhelming. These are mindset shifts that will help you think about adulting differently--a key step in making it all feel a little less relentless. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frankly, life admin just makes me want to lie down. Which is why I’m excited to be interviewing my friend, Jessica Tudos, a mindful organizer based in Toronto whom I always love talking to about how to get a grip on the many facets of life while still respecting things like creativity and being moved by inspiration and having a lot of things going on because you’re genuinely interested in a lot of...

Scheduling is one of my VERY LEAST favorite life admin tasks. Am I the only one with an allergy to planning for something that's not related to having fun? Today’s big idea is my very best tip to make sure that you have the majority of the appointments that you, your pet, and your family needs with next to no effort on your part. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn...

This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to take better care of all the details of life–making appointments, paying bills, prepping your taxes, keeping your paperwork up to date, your car maintenanced, your communication handled, etc., etc., etc. In other words, I’m talking about adulting. And when I went to research this topic I realized it had a very technical sounding name: life admin.  W...

Some people are more empathetic and/or sensitive and so they get an intuitive read on other people’s energy without a lot of conscious effort. But everyone can get better at reading other people’s energy with a little practice. In this episode, I share four things to assess--because you deserve to be around people who make you feel good! Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are us...

Sadly, and of course, there are some things in life that will bring your energy down. Some of these things come in from the outside, generally from other people, and others generate from within your own mind. Interestingly enough, more come from within than without! Here's how to identify them, and what to do about them. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset prod...

Your energy isn't set it and forget it. There are simple things you can do to raise it up. Here are my favorite 8 ways--which one will you try so you can conduct your own energy experiment? Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s big idea is that figuring out what raises your energy and what squashes it is a crucial part of being able to take care of yourself and your overall energy. I call it doing an energy audit, which sounds very official, doesn’t it? Like someone’s going to come to your house wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard? Don’t worry, it’s not like that. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip!...

Most people when they think of energy as something that a person has, they’re thinking about stamina or strength. Or what my grandmother used to call ‘pep’. And if you have a lot of it, you’re like the Energizer bunny, and if you don’t, you need a nap.  But energy is a definite personal resource that is about more than your ‘get up and go.’ It's something you can take care of, and it will take car...

Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. 3 billion!! This is a problem because birds do so many important things – they eat pests, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and protect ecosystems. They’re also direct descendants of the dinosaurs–they are living proof of life’s resilience and if they are dying in droves, it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of us. So let’s talk about...

A category of animals that really needs our support is pollinators–the butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, moths and even bats—that spread pollen from plant to plant and make it so those plants can flower and fruit.  Approximately 35% of our food crops and more than 75% of all flowering plants depend on pollinators. You may have heard that honeybees and monarch butterflies–two of many important polli...

For Jodi Helmer, it all started by adopting a rescue dog. That led to fostering other dogs in order to help them get adopted. That led to a move to the country in order to have more space. That led to taking in one very naughty donkey who was running out of a time at a kill shelter. And now, Jodi and her husband Jerry are caring for 48 rescued animals and are running a non-profit animal sanctuary....

Maybe your kid is begging you for a pet but it's not in the cards. Maybe you really want a pet but the landlord doesn't allow it. Maybe you're just not sure. Luckily, there are many ways to develop loving bonds with animals that don't require becoming a pet parent! Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more abou...