Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

It’s really, really hard to be a person of any kind without a body, am I right? So, a better cared for body helps you do the things that being a better person will call on you to do. #wellnesswednesday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s tip is intended to help you build more of a boundary between your work time and your personal time. It’s not a solid wall – if you need to work for an hour after the kids go to bed, there’s no shame in that. It’s more like some shrubbery—a tangible reminder of where one part of life (mostly) ends and another begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I suppose this gets a little woo-woo. So I hope you can go there with me. I’m basically asking you to try on the idea that life is happening for you instead of to you. Also, the blog post I mention is here: https://katehanley.com/look-for-the-loving-reason-always/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What I want to share with you today is a deceptively simple, and deceptively powerful, forgiveness exercise. What’s deceptive about this? Well, for starters, it is NOT about forgiving someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s no denying it—it hard to resist the allure of a ringing or dinging phone. Sometimes, I even flinch when I just imagine I’ve heard my phone vibrate or buzz. (I’m not the only one, right?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m guessing you’ve had the experience where you’ve gone to the store to pick up something you need, only to realize once you get back home that you already had it. Or that there’s at least one thing hanging in your closet right now that still has the price tag on it. Maybe it’s a lot of things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today your mission is to recognize how you might be contributing to your own unease by treating good things as if they were bad things. (This is such a common thing to do.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I want you to think about light, and what types of light you’re exposed to at what times of day. Why does this matter? Your body has something called a circadian rhythm, which is a really cool hormonal orchestra that is deeply influenced by your exposure to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is something that, when I do it, makes my whole week go better. It helps you take the effectiveness of your to-do lists to another level, by being savvy and strategic about WHEN you make them. And don’t you just love being savvy and strategic?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We just don’t get a lot of opportunities to high five each other outside of sports settings. Let’s bring it into real life more and encourage each other to do the hard stuff, the cool stuff, the stuff that deserves at least a little recognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine you’re driving to work, or your kids to school, and an impatient driver swerves to pass you and calls you an a-hole or flips you the bird as they zoom by. What’s going through your mind at that moment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where do you go when you need “me time,” or when you’re tired, or when you just need a minute to think? We’re all moving in so many different directions; you need a space that’s dedicated to rest and restoration so that you have the energy to do the things that matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Friday and that means we’re either talking about friends, finances, or fun. And on this particular Friday, I’m sharing a strategy that applies to all three of these various topics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us haven’t ever stopped to observe our own body language. And it’s a crucial part of our relationships. In fact, studies of married couples have found that body language is a big predictor of divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Because this episode is airing on a #wellnesswednesday, I’m talking about how to be a better person in your own body by doing one simple thing that can have a big ripple effect. And it all starts with your butt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here me when I say this, especially my fellow women or women-identifying folks, who may have absorbed the message that confidence is somehow bad: There is not now, nor has there ever been, any shame in voting for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I want to share a fun little something you can do to train yourself to see the positive. And it’s something you can do with kids, or friends, or partners, so it’s a good bonding experience too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I want to go back to a topic I talked about last week, which is listening. Because since I recorded that I heard a really cool story about the power of aiming to simply listen better that I wanted to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Challenging yourself to leave more positive reviews will help you remember to look for the experiences that go well. And what we focus on grows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friends help us be better people because they help us see ourselves more objectively. They make us laugh. They also help us remember who we are outside of our responsibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know our first reaction is typically to hide something we did wrong, but owning up to a mistake is SUPER freeing. When you admit a mistake, you don’t have to expend energy on either trying to ignore it, or justifying why you were right to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your mission for today is to lie on the floor. Yep. That’s it! Just stretch out on your back on the good ole floor. Why? And how? Tune in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Focus is part skill, part ingrained trait, and part habit. If you haven’t been doing much of it lately, or if it’s something that’s nearly always challenging for you because of the way your beautiful, one-of-a-kind mind works, focusing is NOT easy. Here’s how to make it more doable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you’re in conversation with someone and they’re doing the talking, you’re most likely not listening. I know you probably think you are. But you’re not. You know what you’re doing? You’re thinking about what you’re going to say next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'll be following a routine all year. You don't need to keep track or anything. Sharing so you have some idea what to expect. Monday - Mindset and motivation and how you thing about things Tuesday - Work, productivity and time management  Wednesday - Wellness, movement, sleep and body related topics Thursday - Relationships including co-workers along with kids and spouses  Friday - Fun, friends an...