Healing through Pain

Living life to its fullest, and living with meaning means some risk, some pain, and definitely a host of discomfort. If we are willing to learn how to navigate it - tolerate distress and build some skills - there is no telling what is available to us! Take a quick listen.

Join us for a neat interview with Chad Hughes, a local gym owner who is nutrition and fitness educated, trauma informed, and engages a "whole person" approach for wellness and health. His emphasis on body, mind, and spirit wellness and his love for his clientele come through loud and clear as he shares about his style of meeting people where they are at and helping them grow.

Suicide is a tragedy. If we cannot even fathom it as an option, there are protective factors at play which should lead to humility and gratitude. For those affected by such a severe loss, how hard. I'm sorry.

When we follow the thread of our thoughts, perhaps we stumble on a faulty pattern that is causing distress and big reactions. I travel through my personal narrative of recent therapy work that has helped me disrupt some automatic patterns that are not helpful. It can be painful, but following the thread can be productive and healing

When we resist help, we are resisting genuine relationship. Take a quick listen.

Hard conversations are possible if we verify what we are saying is truth, lead with grace, and navigate the reality that not all tough topics are received well - so humility is needed.

When we are in a season of distress, a season of confusion, or a season of waiting, reframes can be an incredibly helpful tool to help alleviate some of the angst! Take a quick listen for a powerful tool that aids in mental wellness.

If there is one attitude that will take us to new heights, it is walking forward, with purpose, as though we cannot fail. Will we have struggles? Of course! Life can be tough. But seasons where we sew well will be followed by seasons of harvest - so we should proceed as though success it inevitable!

We should be lifelong learners, but we should not be lifelong dependents on other people's plans. As we grow in our knowledge and understanding, we should begin to cowrite our own stories.

Change can be intimidating, but lets talk about small steps that might get you closer to that elusive happiness - or more importantly, purpose and meaning - that we tend to want to experience.

Have we given over our self-agency? Are we disempowering ourselves in our stories? Are we blaming others for a lack of happiness in our own lives? Let's chat about that.

Yes, we have a role in other's stories. However, there are limits to how much we can help - and how much we should be helping! Entrusting other's in their stories is paramount.

Why do we think what we think? It is because we listen or because we wrestle out our own perspectives? There is an important distinction between listening and thinking. Take a quick listen - but think about this too!

Living an active life has a price tag. Living a passive life has a steeper price tag. If you're not going to go for what you want, regret is the backup plan.

If we would like to get our needs met, there is direct and clear communication, and then there is passive-aggressive communication. If the latter is showing up, reconsider its "necessity" and usefulness.

When we take the time to orient our internal compass, there are often life shifts that happen that move us towards what we want to be true - and it is less about meeting goals.

In this two-part episode, we will talk about establishing core values and living them out. Part I also talks about the place that receiving generosity has in our journey towards health and wellness.

How do we stay engaged in the habits that we know are good for us, even when it may be difficult? Take a listen.

We often use our history to make sense of the world around us. But, sometimes history and our current context are not compatible. Let's talk about the disconnect and why caution matters.

We get to know about the world around us by asking questions. We grow not only in knowledge but in life experience as we explore the 'whats' and the 'whys'. Commit to growing and learning; we will cultivate humility too!

Sure, there are such things as dumb questions. But must we comment on them? What if instead we practice patience, humility, and perhaps even generosity?

Change doesn't happen overnight, and rarely does it happen in one fell swoop. It is a systematic accrual of small steps over time that take us closer to lives of purpose, meaning, and intentionality! We can change - we just have to pick a place to begin!

Cancer, healing, and rampant gratitude - Therese shares about her personal journey over the last decade which included a hard diagnosis and a commitment to owning and influencing her health. She is a local teacher - both in the areas of Language Arts and fitness - and is well loved by students of all types and ages. Listen to her narrative and words of encouragement for anyone who is considering i...

We might, with the best of intentions, decide on a structure or plan that helps move us towards our goals. But, is it possible we are creating our own prison? Take a quick listen!

Often, we want to overhaul all of the things. Let's take it one step at a time, and then build habits that help walk us towards physical wellness.