Life and Laughter

How often do we delay making decisions because it's too overwhelming? In this episode I talk about a practice I learned while working at UPS: Touch the package one time. Have a wonderful day and thanks for listening! LY

Tom and I were lucky to travel to the Big Island of Hawaii in June to visit family and see the sights. Hawaii is a place of intense transformation, great beauty, sacred connection and the spirit of aloha. Here are some lessons I learned during our visit. Please like, share, follow and review! LY

We can all use (and share) a little more kindness. Let's share all the small acts of kindness we see each day. #SummerKindnessChallenge #SummerofKindness2024

You don't have to wait for someone to bestow worthiness on you. You were born worthy and have always been worthy of love, respect, compassion, kindness -- all the things! Please share, rate, follow and comment!! LY

Stop telling women to create a life/work balance! It doesn't exist. Start helping women prioritize and set boundaries. Thank you for the shares and follows! LY

Food banks are serving more families than ever. Rebekah Anderson is the executive director at the Bountiful Food Pantry bringing warmth, humor and light to the nonprofit. She talks about female leadership, the importance of community and... the accordion? Please rate, review, share and follow! LY

It's easy to close off our hearts and become numb to the world around us. Learning to live with an open heart makes us vulnerable but also increases our capacity to love. Please share, review, rate and follow! LY

You can call it intuition or channeling or inspiration or messages from the Universe, but we all have the ability to get guidance from a higher power. In this episode, I talk about a few ways you can hone your intuition and trust your voice. Please rate, review, share and follow! LY

Can you start something new without thinking you already know it all? It's tough for me. I'm trying to embrace beginner's mind as I tackle new skills. We'll see how it goes. Also, I say it's May in the podcast, because I'm obviously delusional, but it's March. Please rate, share, review or follow!

Everything changes. The question is, how do you deal with it? In this episode, I talk about change and give some tips to help us adjust to the constant evolution of life around us. Please rate, review, share and/or follow! LY

Although technology connects us in new ways, it isn't the same as being around other people. As we live virtual lives, we disconnect from the powerful energy of human contact. I talked with Roger Tuttle about how we've become so disconnected and what we can do about it. Thanks for listening! Please rate, review, share and follow.

Ever feel like you're going in circles - or that you've come to the end of the road? Ever feel like giving up? In this episode, I talk about my experience with all those feelings and how I got through it. Please rate, review, share and follow. Thanks for listening!

Dr. Benita Quakenbush founded Avalon Hills Eating Disorder Treatment Center in 2003. She's treated hundreds of people over the years but said she's seeing girls as young as 10 years old struggling with disordered eating. I talk with Benita and therapist Kim England about their treatment program and how to help a loved one struggling with disordered eating. This episode is not to be missed....

Bears do it, bees do it - even trees do it: hibernate! What can we learn from the ritual of hibernation as part of the sacred retreat of wintering? Listen in and you'll find out! Please rate, review, like, share and follow. :)

Jen Banks is the host of the "A is for Adversity" podcast where she helps women nurture the part of themselves that may have become dormant in motherhood. Banks wants to build better communities that support women in their dreams, goals and desires - outside of being a mother. Please show this podcast some love with a share, rate, review and follow!!

Winter is my fourth favorite season. I dread its coming every single year. This year, I'm trying to cultivate a mindset of sacred retreat and restoration so I can endure these cold, dark months with the intention of peace. We'll see. Please rate, share, review and follow!! LY

Celeste Edmunds is the executive director of The Christmas Box House, an organization that defends children who are abused, neglected, trafficked, or facing homelessness. Celeste's background prepared her for this position. In her new book, Garbage Bag Girl, Celeste talks about her own experience in the foster care system and how she had to move through fear to find love. Trigger warning: This...

If you're like me, you tend to want to do all the things during the holidays - and then you end up exhausted, grumpy and miserable. Don't do it! Make the holidays fun again. Remember, it's a season of joy and love, not anger and resentment. Please share, follow, rate and review to get these podcasts to a broader audience!

To celebrate more than 100 episodes, my husband Tom interviews ME on this episode. Luckily, Roger (my producer) is nearby to officiate. Please share, rate, review, and follow to help get this podcast into more ears!!

There's a subtle difference between appreciation and gratitude. What is it? You'll have to listen to find out! Thanks for listening, sharing, following, reviewing, and rating my podcast. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Do you have a place or a space you can go to when you need to step away from life for a moment? We need to create these sacred spaces to honor the solitude and rest and connection with ourselves that we need to be good humans. If you don't have one, listen up, and maybe create a space of your own. Please rate, review, share and follow!

Are you the type of person who needs to jump in and fix everything? I'm definitely a fixer and I've been (slowly) learning how to back off when something isn't my problem to solve. It's difficult and it takes a lot of awareness. But it's the healthiest thing to do.

Fear is prevalent this time of year. We actively seek out ways to scare ourselves: scary movies, haunted houses, creepy costumes. But learning how to work through fear can propel you forward in life. I share a few tips to help you meet the challenge that fear brings up. Please share, rate, follow and review - especially on Apple and Spotify!!! LY

In this episode, I talk with Tom Morrill, the producer of "Random Acts" on BYU Television. It's a show dedicated to small, and big, acts of kindness and it shows us how we can learn to be better at being kind. Listen up and find one small way to be kind to someone today. Please share, rate, review and follow - especially on Spotify and Apple!

Even though the witch trials happened hundreds of years ago, the ramifications still resonate today. Let's talk about witches, the witch hunts, power, and magic. Please share, rate, review, and follow, especially on Apple and Spotify!