Inner Peace to Go

Dorie Clark is one of the most brilliant minds in business today, but what I love most about her is that she keeps humanity at the center of everything she does. So when it comes to finding both meaning and success at work, it's about making smart decisions about what we take on and keeping long-term goals in sight, even when we don't have evidence of the results. Dorie is a professor at...

If only reading self-help, psychology and spirituality books were enough to bring about inner peace. I'd be a levitating deity by now! But as a beloved therapist told me, "You can't think your way into well-being. You can only act your way into well-being." This episode offers ideas on the kinds of actions that lead us to feeling more grounded and at ease with ourselves, like w...

Let's get some guidance from the Goddesses! Our oracle card for May comes from the Goddess Guidance oracle deck by Doreen Virtue. We are in for a healing month, yay! What do you need to feel more peaceful? Let me know! I'm on Instagram @thesandycohen and at innerpeacetogo.com . And want to see me in your inbox on the regular? Get my (Not) Everything Sucks newsletter! Sign up here .

Stress is a part of life, but chronic stress is another thing entirely. Staying stressed all the time harms our health and happiness. Let's talk about what we get wrong about stress and what actually works to dial back stress and calm our nervous system. What do you need to feel more peaceful? Let me know! I'm on Instagram @thesandycohen and at innerpeacetogo.com . And want to see me in...

We hear a lot about breathwork in the healing & personal development spaces, but what is it exactly? Same with trauma -- do we all have it? And what do we do about it? Dominiece Clifton has answers on all of the above. A trauma-informed breathwork, yoga and meditation teacher, author, speaker, podcaster and self-proclaimed "stress-pert," Dominiece has been inspired by her own healing...

Regret is a powerful emotion. It's often uncomfortable and tinged with grief. But it can also be a place of growth, says writer, teacher and podcaster Lynne Thompson. Listen to hear how to turn down the volume of regret in your head and heart and metabolize this emotion into a richer life experience. Lynne is the host of The Storied Human podcast. Connect with her on Instagram @lthompson_574...

It's going to be an abundant April! Card chosen from "Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards" by Doreen Virtue What do you need to feel more peaceful? Let me know! I'm on Instagram @thesandycohen and at innerpeacetogo.com . And want to see me in your inbox on the regular? Get my (Not) Everything Sucks newsletter! Sign up here .

It's easy to feel like the ordinary challenges of life are Important Emergencies, but the truth is that we mostly create this idea in our heads. Of course, there are legitimate emergencies, like if you think someone is having a stroke or if your baby is about to tip a pot of hot soup off the stove onto themselves. But most things in life are not emergencies. Convincing ourselves that they are...

Before the stress of the day grabs you by the throat, can you take a minute or two to enjoy your waking moments -- that fleeting time between sleep and fully awakening -- to just appreciate that you have another chance at life today? Starting with a moment to yourself -- whether you spend it just appreciating the warmth of your cozy bed, look out the window and contemplate the day or take a few de...

When you're stuck in a thought prison, life can be like "a living death," says Richard Harris, a transformational life coach and personal development devotee. For Richard (and for me) wellness goes beyond the physical. Once we get our physical health in order through sleep, exercise and nutrition, it's time to dig into the deeper realms of psychology and spirituality. In this c...

When we're stressed, overwhelmed and feeling disconnected from ourselves, it can seem like we need a major life overhaul to get us back on track. But today's guest, mental health counselor and coach Heather McMahon, shares how simple strategies can actually help us reset our outlook and reconnect to our inner wisdom. For more of Heather's insights, connect with her on Instagram @cre...

Arise!! That's the message from the Rumi Oracle for us for March. I'm reading from this gorgeous deck , and love this reminder that we are blazing angels made of divinity. What does this card and its message mean to you? Please let me know! What do you need to feel more peaceful? Let me know! I'm on Instagram @thesandycohen and at innerpeacetogo.com . And want to see me in your inbo...

What's the connection between manifestation, self-love and feeling our feelings? Author, coach and self-love expert Kelsey Aida is here to explain. Plus she leads me to an unexpected exploration of my own feelings, where I notice grief in my body and feel it morph and move. It was a trip! Check out more of Kelsey's wisdom on her website, KelseyAida.com , and her podcast, High Vibin'...

Working without purpose can seriously detract from our personal peace, but finding that purpose can feel so elusive. Maybe we've raised the stakes too much? I'm sharing lessons I learned from experts about how lowering the pressure, expanding our perspective and getting clear on our personal definition of success can help us find more meaning in our work. This episode is based on an arti...

On this day of love, here's a reminder to tend to the most important relationship in your life: the one you have with incredible, amazing YOU! I've got three quick, easy strategies to help cultivate or boost self-love that you can do today or anytime -- one each for mind, body and spirit. You are the one beautiful soul who will be by your side your whole life, and you deserve at least as...

When your days feel like drudgery, how do you begin to create a life you love? How do you find the confidence and faith to make big changes? Organizational psychologist, coach and artist Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey has answers. Not only has she done this in her own life, she now helps clients paint their own path to a life that feels fulfilling, delicious and joyful. In this conversation, we discuss:...

Some of the most popular New Year's resolutions have to do with losing weight and getting fit, yet research shows that most of us have likely abandoned our resolutions by now, six weeks into the new year. But what if we could love our bodies no matter what they look like? Actually, we can.  I'm sharing my own experience with body hate and body love and expert recommendations for how we c...

Let's start of the month with some Rumi! I got a beautiful new oracle card deck, Rumi Oracle by Alana Fairchild, and I've been so taken with its inspiring messages, so I wanted to share them with you! I'll pick a new card for us each month. Love to hear your thoughts on this card,  "A New Gown." Message me on IG @YouKnowSandy or drop me an email at innerpeacetogo@gmail.com...

About 80% of people abandon their New Year's resolutions by February, but that doesn't have to be you! I've got six science-backed and life-tested tips for you to help you nail your New Year's resolutions this year -- and to actually HAVE FUN and FEEL GOOD doing it. These are the tips I'll be incorporating as I take on my BIG GOAL for 2023: to complete my book proposal. Pl...

I decided to do a gratitude challenge during the month of November to notice something different each day that I was grateful for and share it online. In this episode, I share what the experience was like. (Spoiler alert: It was great. Totally recommend.) Studies show that keeping a gratitude journal for a period of time has lasting benefits, even once the journaling practice is done, so I'm...

Grateful people enjoy better mental and physical health and a stronger immune system. Free to practice and available to all, gratitude is one of the most powerful ways to boost well-being and inner peace. In this final episode of season 1, my friend Branimir Kvartuc and I discuss the science of gratitude and why being thankful is so good for us. Here's my Shondaland.com article about the bene...

Limiting your news consumption leads to greater inner peace. Most of the news we're exposed to is bad news -- nobody reports on the plane that lands safely -- and seeing all these terrible happenings triggers a stress response, which tells our nervous system we're in danger, even if we're safely at home on the couch. I have worked in the news business for more than two decades, and...

We know our thoughts influence how we feel, but what exactly ARE thoughts? What impacts them and how can we choose thoughts that make us feel supported and capable rather than criticized and inept? I'm sharing wisdom from psychiatrist Mark Levine , meditation teacher Tuere Sala and what psychology tells us about cognitive distortions. When we better understand the nature of our thoughts and l...

Inspired by my conversation with meditation teacher and student Masako Kozawa in episode 38, and by the latest book discussed in the Self-Help Circle book club, I am offering a short meditation in this episode. This meditation comes from "Abundance: The Inner Path to Wealth," by Deepak Chopra. You can find it on page 232-233. Please let me know if you'd like to hear more meditations...

Anyone on a quest for more inner peace has no doubt heard about the benefits of meditation. But even though the practice is simple -- just sit and breathe -- it can be so hard to do. Our thoughts race. We feel restless. Sometimes looking inside our minds can be uncomfortable and even scary. Masako Kozawa, a photographer and writer who describes herself as "a teacher and student of meditation,...