Habits on Purpose

How does persistence help us create more of what we want in our lives? Why do some people struggle to show up with persistence and persevere in pursuit of the things they want?    Today's episode is all about persistence, how to support it, and the things that block you from embodying persistence. Tune in this week to discover how to approach your life with kind, open-hearted, sustainable persever...

Often, we worry about what people will think of us as we navigate through difficult times. The reality, however, is that struggles are part of life and it's okay to not be okay.    In this episode, I talk about confidence, exploring the myths and paradoxes around it, and I discuss how to be more transparent about the struggles you are facing. I'm sharing four myths and lies about confidence, and p...

What can you do to really hear your inner critic without it stopping you in your tracks? Really hearing your inner critic requires an understanding of one important tool: un-blending.    Tune in this week to discover how to zoom out and get some perspective when listening to your inner critic. I'm sharing how understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS) can transform how you interact with your inne...

Fertility is a subject filled with mental and emotional challenges, and my guest this week is an expert on it. Whether you're facing fertility difficulties or any other type of difficulty, mindful self-compassion can help you navigate challenges where there are variables beyond your control.   Dr. Erica Bove is a Double Board-Certified OB/GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist. She's also a certifie...

If you want to be as effective as possible as you navigate external challenges in your life, starting inside and doing the internal work is a critical piece of the puzzle.    The tools I share here on the podcast offer practical and effective ways to change your life. Tune in this week to discover how to do the internal work required to meet the circumstances of your life head on and begin to crea...

What exactly are boundaries, and why are they difficult to articulate and maintain? To help me unpack the complex topic of boundaries, I'm joined by Dr. Sasha Shillcutt.    Dr. Sasha Shillcutt is an international speaker on the subjects of gender equity and work-life balance. She's also a full-time cardiac anesthesiologist and CEO of her own organization Brave Enough, through which she leads confe...

Today's episode is all about keeping sight of what really matters. I have an approach that keeps the most important things in the forefront of my mind, and it will transform the way you deal with being in a slump.   Tune in this week to discover the three most important aspects when it comes to keeping sight of what matters. I'm showing you how to harness your intuition and be aware of what's esse...

We get to choose how we spend our time, whether that's during the Holidays or any time of the year. When you can start saying, "I choose to…" instead of approaching everything from an obligatory place of, "I have to…" then you can start to enjoy the Holidays more than ever before.   Tune in this week as I guide you through how to navigate a stressful Holiday Season. You'll learn the important diff...

This week, Dr. Ali Novitsky is back for more and we're diving deeper into the bigger picture around nutrition, fitness, and the multiple layers involved in the pursuit of optimal health.   Tune in this week to discover the biggest obstacles stopping people from creating optimal health, and what you can do about them. We're discussing the benefits of focusing on preventive health measures, the role...

Since the New Year is fast approaching and people are thinking about their health during the Holidays, I'm bringing in an expert to help me explore nutrition and fitness, and look at the habits that contribute to your overall health from a different perspective than you're used to hearing.   Joining me today is Dr. Ali Novitsky, a neonatologist certified in obesity medicine, a Master Certified Lif...

Discover nine things that have improved my life this past year, and how they could improve yours too. These things have allowed me to bring more pleasure, fun, and self-improvement into every day, and each of them is emblematic of the kinds of significant shifts that will improve your experience of everything that comprises your life. I'm discussing sleep, voluntary learning, reading for pleasure,...

Have you ever noticed what happens when you start using personal development tools and concepts against yourself? This is a signature move of high-achieving, empathetic perfectionists, and it's extremely hard to notice when you're doing it.   If you're not getting the growth you want out of your personal development, you're in the right place. Tune in this week to discover why we use personal deve...

There's a massive difference between consuming information and actually applying what you've learned, but when you can spot this habit of passive consumption at play, you can start doing something about it.   Tune in this week to learn about the point where loving to learn and natural curiosity turn into passive consumption, why passive consumption is incredibly difficult to identify in the moment...

When you drive a vehicle, you're the one choosing the destination, the route, the pace, and probably the music on the road. However, in our lives, we don't always take the same tact when it comes to deciding on the version of us that we want to be in the proverbial driver's seat of our lives.   This week I'm showing you how to see where you're letting an unhelpful mindset like guilt or inadequacy...

When your rigid plans go sideways, it's common for people to start turning that into a personal indictment. This pattern is the result of a few different habits, but I have a simple solution to start addressing it.   This week I'm discussing what happens when perfectionism, all-or-nothing thinking, disqualifying the positive, and the habit of personalizing things meet, and how to avoid getting stu...

How do you want to feel? One of the central tenets of this podcast is that your experience of life is shaped by your beliefs. As a result, how you show up and experience life is more malleable than you might think. So, if you're ready to start intentionally enjoying your life the way you want to, you're in the right place.   Tune in this week to discover the authority you have over your lived expe...

All of our habits are here for a good reason, even if we don't like the habit itself. They're all adaptive or protective solutions that we've learned, and this is great news because it means we can unlearn habits that don't serve us.   Tune in this week to start playing investigator, uncovering patterns, and finding the underlying beliefs that fuel these habitual patterns. This work helps you inte...

If you want to approach your life with more intentionality, one of the best ways to do this is to perform a habit audit. A habit audit is the process of looking at your habits, noticing what they tell you, and deciding which ones are serving you, and which ones you want to replace with new ones.   Tune in this week for part 1 of our series on habit audits to learn what a habit audit is, why it's u...

Many of us didn't grow up as people who identify as anxious. We see extreme examples of anxiety and we don't relate, so we just assume we don't experience anxiety. But the truth is, there are some more subtle signs that point toward an anxious mind, and that's what we're discussing in today's episode.   Tune in this week as I cover the habits that grow from the emotional state of anxiety and outli...

One of the most common questions I get from clients after they've realized the cause of their habitual overwhelm is, "What are the next steps?" Once we realize we have an issue, it's natural to want to fix it right away. But the truth is, real change starts with awareness.   In this episode, I'm showing you why awareness is an even better ally to change than a to-do list, and how it ensures that w...

When you're setting goals or you're in the thick of planning, do you find yourself making grandiose plans that you can't possibly follow and maintain? You're not alone. Whether you want to get fit, eat better, improve your relationships, or achieve any goal, grand plans are the most ineffective way to accomplish anything.   Listen in this week to discover a new way to approach anything you want to...

When we walk into a room filled with people we don't know, whether it's a professional event, the gym, or a dinner party, we tend to look around for a friendly face while watching out for body language that feels like a rejection. This is the habit of micro-analyzing other people's reactions, hyper-focusing on what these responses mean about us.   Discover why you do this, how it presents, and how...

Being involved in a medical malpractice lawsuit is a concern for any physician and can lead to serious trauma. Once you see how the habits you have in your everyday life can be linked back to past trauma, that's when you can start to change these trauma responses.   Dr. Laura Fortner is an OBGYN and medical malpractice coach specializing in PTSD-like events in medicine. She frames this discussion...

Challenges are inevitable. No matter your socioeconomic status, your education, how much you enjoy your job, or whether you're on vacation, things are going to go wrong. But it's how you deal with these situations and how resourceful you can be that will dictate your experience of life's challenges.   Discover how to be more resourceful in your life. I share what it looks like to start being resou...

If you're in the habit of trying to resist feelings of disappointment, today's episode is for you. Ignoring your emotions in those situations where you're experiencing disappointment doesn't make you feel less disappointed, so I'm showing you how to embrace this challenging emotion, so you can respond to it in the most productive way possible.   Discover what disappointment is, its purpose for exi...