Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

Vegging out, doing nothing, and even leisure skills are not what I’m talking about when I say relaxation. That’s because relaxation is a specific physiological state of being. And in today’s stressful world, it often doesn’t happen by accident. If you don't know what you're aiming for, you're not likely to hit it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re a mom home with kids, your burnout is potentially at a whole ‘nother level after being your kids teacher, therapist, cruise director, best friend, playmate, nurse. I just want to say, I see you. I honor you. Today’s episode is especially for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have it in our head that work equals effort, which means hard, which means not fun. But you’re working from home. No one is observing you. You absolutely can, and absolutely should, find a way to enjoy it more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the biggest problems of working from home--and the piece that plays the biggest role in work from home burnout--is that it’s very easy to feel like you should be working all the time. Here's how you prevent that from happening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though you don’t have to commute to an office when you work from home and therefore don’t technically need to leave the house, trust me--you NEED to leave the house! Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With more people home all day, eating all meals at home, the dishes are just relentless. So relentless, in fact, that if you feel like you need to stay on top of them, you won’t get any work done, and you won’t get any rest. Here's how to strike a balance between having getting your work done and having a house that's clean enough that you don't lose your mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

If you are all charged up to get back to normal life where we are leaving the house and interacting with others on the regular again, there is privilege in that excitement that is helpful to acknowledge now. Because there are many folks who are dreading it for an array of good reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At some point in your life, no matter what race you are, you are likely to be called out for some mis-step. Let’s talk about how to handle that so that it becomes a growth opportunity, and not a moment of shame or anger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure, mindfulness is a helpful tool when you're meditating--but can it help you have conversations about race, too? You bet. Racial justice educator Dr. Amanda Kemp is here today to tell us how and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you haven’t already, it’s time to start sharing the things you’ve learned about anti-racism and the results of the inner work you’ve done with the people in your circle of influence. Even if you don't feel ready. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Frederick Bryan said “Self-awareness IS a form of action,” so today we're just going to do a little check-in on how all that anti-racism flurry of last summer has shaken out in your own mind, actions, and life. It's a chance to take stock and re-commit, because anti-racism is still very much needed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some of us--maybe more of us that you might realize--the idea of getting back out there and mingling with folks post quarantine is feeling a little scary. So let’s talk about how to make small talk even when it feels like you’re the Tin Min and your jaw has gotten rusty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are invariably going to be times when you need to talk about something with someone...and you are NOT going to want to do it, because it has the potential to be awkward, or angry-making, or just emotional in general. Having a game plan makes this much more doable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking with Morra Aarons-Mele, host of the Anxious Achiever podcast and author of Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There When You'd Rather Stay Home. I’m excited to get her perspective on how to work with things like anxiety and being introvert that your monkey mind might try to use to convince you to avoid doing hard things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

A good apology is an admission that you got something wrong. Which might be an occasion for you to feel like a bad person. Just to be clear: Being a better person isn’t about being perfect. It’s about using mis-steps as an opportunity to grow. An apologizing well help you do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I asked my daughter if there were any situations where she wasn’t sure how to be a better person, she didn’t have to think long to come up with, what do you say to someone who’s crying. Which, I mean, 13 year old girls and their hormones mean there are lots of opportunities for tears, am I right? But tears definitely aren’t only for adolescent girls. We will all be in a situation where we’re...

As wonderful and enjoyable and nourishing as meditation is, you are going to have times--many, many times--when you don’t feel like doing it. It's not a question of IF it will happen, it's a question of WHEN. Come find out why we do that, and learn 3 strategies for outsmarting your resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A common obstacle to actually sitting down and meditating is the thought of, “I don’t have time.” So let’s take a look at how to make the time for meditation so that we can get out ahead of that thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm talking with Jess Naim, a Philadelphia meditation teacher who has a great way of making things like meditation and visualizing and breathwork not only relevant to real life, but also fun. She shared some meditation hacks that are nothing short of thrilling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Knowing exactly what to do when you meditate helps empower you to actually do it. Today I'm giving you a basic formula for what to do during a meditation practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s easy to think of meditation as something boring you’re supposed to do to take care of yourself--kind of like flossing. When actually meditation is a pleasurable, decadent, and just ridiculously loving thing to do for yourself. Come find out why it’s like a warm shower for your mind and a hug for your psyche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is one thing that has a huge potential to enact changes that will protect the earth and help our climate heal, and that is to join forces with an organization that is lobbying the government to adopt climate-friendly laws and practices. This helps enact sweeping changes that really move the needle; it also helps you personally in SO many ways. Let's discuss Learn more about your ad choices....

Finding ways to waste less food is great for the planet. And… it’s not something that we’re doing all that well. In fact, according to the United United States Department of Agriculture, one pound of food per person per day goes to waste--that's up to 40 percent of the entire food supply. Zoiks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m interviewing Emily Murphy, a regenerative organic gardener, nature activist, and author of the book Grow What You Love, asking her what we as individuals can do in our own yard, and on our windowsills, and in our own communities, to grow the change we want to see in the world and help us feel like we're doing our part. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How you power the lights, the heat, the cooling, the devices, and all the electronic doo dads in your home is one of your biggest levers for either contributing to climate change, or steering us away from it. Yet renewable energy costs more than fossil fuel-based energy. OR DOES IT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices