Life Sculptors - Helping your life take shape!

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of the Life Sculptors Podcast! In Better Together, we explore Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise, uncovering powerful lessons about differences, leadership, and relationships. Do our differences divide us, or can they make us stronger? Knight Owl and Early Bird couldn’t be more different—one is disciplined and intentional, the other energetic and eager....

Welcome to Season 2 of the Life Sculptors Podcast! In Episode 1, we delve into Kelly Collier's The Imposter, exploring themes of authenticity, imposter syndrome, and the journey to self-acceptance. Why do we often feel like frauds despite our achievements? How can we embrace our true selves in a world that encourages conformity? Join us as we uncover strategies to challenge self-doubt, foster genu...

In this episode of Life Sculptors, we dive into the themes of anxiety, worry, and pressure inspired by “Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!” by Patricia Thomas. Explore how small actions and overwhelming thoughts impact our lives and relationships. Discover strategies to manage anxiety, break free from worry, and build resilience through effective coping mechanisms like breathwor...

In this episode of the Life Sculptors podcast, we explore the beauty and challenges of friendship through the story I'm Sticking With You by Smriti Prasadam-Halls. Dive into the dynamics of relationships, lopsided commitments, and the importance of resilience, forgiveness, and grace. Learn how to shift expectations, nurture meaningful connections, and embrace love as a choice. Let’s celebrate the...

This episode dives into the story The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry, beautifully illustrated by The Fan Brothers. We explore how, like the scarecrow in the story, we sometimes fall into roles that isolate us and prevent deeper connection. Inspired the recent political and social climates, we’ll discuss how stepping beyond expectations can open us to relationships and purpose. As we move into the Thanksg...

In this episode of the Life Sculptors Podcast, we explore Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago, a touching story about learning to be seen and heard for who you truly are. Gustavo struggles with shyness and feeling invisible, reflecting how many of us hide our authentic selves out of fear of rejection or judgment. We dive into the deeper meanings of being “ghosted,” how we sometimes ghost ours...

In this episode, we examine how societal opinions shape our self-worth and connection with others. We explore why many struggle with feeling loved, often internalizing negative judgments that lead to self-rejection and isolation. The conversation highlights how the fear of rejection can cause us to hide our true selves as we discuss the importance of self-acceptance as the foundation for true belo...

In this episode we engage in conversation about our insatiable appetites and how they reflect our own inadequacies. In other words, why are we greedy? We have been conditioned to want more but have found that having more has not made us anymore satisfied or content. Lean into this episode as we learn how to get more of what our hearts long for.

Frequent comparisons with others can distort our self-identity. This episode delves into the importance of authenticity and adherence to personal standards as a means to lead an empowered life. Join us as we discuss these ideas and more in our exploration of living without comparisons.

Finding peace in our lives often hinges on setting the right boundaries. In this episode: Stop Isolating, Start Insulating! we explore how isolation fails to foster meaningful relationships and highlights insulation as a more effective approach to self-preservation. Learning this skill will help you avoid hiding behind your pain.

The mistakes, accidents, situations, or circumstances of your life don’t have to become your identity. These things are not the end of your story but the beginning of you moving forward. Mistakes happen, but we become what we say about ourselves as a result. If you’ve ever wondered how to get up from a fall, this episode will help you think through how to get back up again.

On this episode of the podcast we explore our impatience and why waiting for what we dream of, desire or want is so hard. Reading from the book "The Magical Yet" by Angela DiTerlizzi - we explore what's at the core of our impatience, and why it's important to understand it as we wait for what's yet to come.

In this podcast episode, we explore the pursuit of curiosity in our lives. We delve into the meaning of curiosity, its role as a tool for forging connections, and how being curious about others or the world around us enriches our own existence. Curiosity can make us feel acknowledged, understood, and restored.

In this episode we begin to unpack the elements of compassion and our need for its application to our own struggles. We often only think about lameness as it relates to physical ability but there are many who have lameness of heart. At some point we all need compassion because of a seen or unseen lameness in our lives. #lame #lifescultpors #compassion #nearenemies #mindfulness #equity #kindness

We’ve all heard the expression you can do whatever you st your mind to. In this episode, we explore the veracity of that statement while learning to sort through the now, not yet, and not possible. We also learn what to do in the now phase while waiting on the not yet.

Feeling stuck can be a common experience. In this episode, we delve into the concept of being stuck and explore strategies to become UNSTUCK! The book 'Stuck' by author Olivia Jeffers serves as an excellent catalyst for our discussion. Learn more about Life Sculptors at www.lifesculptors.org and don’t forget to like, share, & subscribe.

Using the book "When Things Don't Go Right, Go Left" by Marc Colagiovanni we continue the conversation about how to navigate your feelings when life does not go as expected. Fears, frustrations and self-regulation are the focus. To learn more visit our website at www.lifesculptors.org

In this episode we begin a conversation about how to deal with our thoughts and emotions when things are not going as we had hoped or planned. This is a multi-episode conversation based the book by Marc Colagiovanni entitled: When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left. For more information about us visit our website at www.lifescultpors.org

We are excited to launch the Life Sculptors Podcast where we have conversations that help your life take shape. The format of this podcast is structured around reading children's books and extracting life lessons for adults. There is a saying that everything we needed to learn about life we learned in kindergarten. Our early childhood educators know that the secret sauce to deep learning is throug...