Lifting the Lifter's Podcast

In today's podcast, we talk about the benefits of sunlight! I use sunlight as a stain removal source when I'm working on tough spots and stains in a piece of clothing.  The sunlight can lighten, bleach, and remove those tough stains from baby blowouts and all sorts of other stains! Sunlight can help us lighten and remove the heaviness that we may be experiencing mentally, emotionally, and physical...

What do you do when you've been caught red-handed and know you're guilty? Do you lie? Do you get defensive? Or do you admit you were wrong and tell the truth? In this week's episode, we talk about telling the truth. We talk about an experience I had when I got pulled over by a police officer and how I chose to tell the truth.  We have the opportunity to model honesty and truth-telling to our child...

Food is a central part of celebrating! It is a way we show love, how we like to gather, how we enjoy each other's company, and such an integral part of gathering! However, when dealing with dietary restrictions or just trying to observe what you are eating, it can feel isolating and a big frustration. To the point that you may just want to stay home! Don't do it! In this podcast episode, we discus...

Jarred gave me a carwash pass for Mother's Day, and after lots of lugging, shuttling, and adventuring, one day I noticed how bad my car needed to be washed, specifically the windshield.  It was so dirty! So I pulled through the carwash, and when I got out, it was like a breath of fresh air! Being able to see through that dirty window, it was like a whole new world was opened up! It reminded me of...

I love a good, tight pattern. I love to see straight lines, uniform paterns, and regularities. My eye doesn't just love a good pattern, but my brain does too! Brains love patterns because they create safety, control, ease, and comfort. With summer underway, are you creating a good summer pattern, or are you still struggling to get a good one going? Well, if so, this podcast is for you! In today's...

Do you remember your 5th-grade science classes, where we learned about rocks, weathering, and erosion? Where there is molding and shaping, weathering, and change? This week, I took a journey back to those classes as I recalled the processes and related them to Jarred and my marriage.   We celebrated 25 years this week, and it has been a ride for sure!  There has been molding and shaping and buildi...

It's that time of year when graduations are happening in every corner, and it's exciting! The graduates of 2025 are giving commencement speeches and spreading their wings to take on their next adventure! We celebrated Meg's graduation last week, and I have been overwhelmed by the support she's had throughout her life that has molded and shaped who she is.  While I hope I've been an influence for g...

You've heard the term: Take a chill pill! Or take a chill pill and call me in the morning! What does that even mean?! Well, to put it simply, it means to relax! There are, in fact, pills that we can take to relax, but that's not always the most healthy or beneficial. There are other solutions to help us manage our stress because It is inevitable. We all have stressful situations, relationships, an...

Mom Guilt. This is a real thing. A day doesn't go by that we don't experience this phsycological phenomenon.   All of the should have dones, could have dones, the mistakes we've made that we'd like to change. The times we did show up as our best, or show up at all. We all have an expectation of what a "good mom" looks like, and spend a lot of time feeling guilt for these expectations. These persis...

These past few weeks I've been working on my golf game, again… it seems as if that is a never ending battle.  Once you get something going good, there's another issue that arises. I have a golf coach who is amazing and so patient with me.  She came and we worked on a few things and when I went and played a few rounds, the things we worked on worked! I was hitting straighter and more consistently. ...

Have you ever considered adding pondering to your day-to-day? Pondering is a time to reflect, think, and meditate.   In our fast-paced, go go-go-go, hurried world, it seems counterintuitive to slow down, ponder, and reflect. Slow down to speed up? Yep! That's exactly right.   There is great power in pondering. And the benefits are pretty remarkable. Improved decision-making: Pondering allows for t...

There was a queen once.... Do we look in the mirror and see that we are the queens and kings? Do we see that? Or do we see the person that could be better, isn't good enough, has no value, talents, or worth? In this podcast we talk about an experience Megan had with a little girl who handed her a Burger King crown after a loss at a pageant.  This crown reminded us both, we are queens even withouth...

It seem's like we can find conflicting information in everything.  Politics, for sure. Health, for sure. Parenting.  Education.  You name it.  So how in the world are we supposed to navigate all of that? How in the world are we to know who's right and who's wrong? It feels like we are in the weeds a lot of the time! Sorting and just looking for the "right" answer! One quote said, "I'm more confuse...

It's March Madness! And, we're all rooting for our college basketball teams and brackets! We've all been following our teams, watching games and highlight reels of upsets, wins, victories, and celebrations.  It's easy to just breeze on by and not pay much attention to the other team. The losers of the games.  One morning I had the TV on watching ESPN and the highlights of the winners, but then the...

In this episode we talk about how to handle any hard.   There is hard all around us. It is supposed to be that way. We are meant to be here to struggle, work through challenges, learn and grow. But, it can be gruelling sometimes! The way to handle ANY hard is to look beyond today. Look toward the future, get a bigger picture, a better perspective, and that is through focusing on something bigger t...

When we go out to the cold, we layer.  I love layers.  I put on thermals, hoodies, coats, jackets, hats and gloves.  I love layers in seven layer dip and I love layers in lasagna. Sometimes, layers aren't helpful.   Sometimes, we layer emotions, only to amplify the emotions and make them worse. We get frustrated over being frustrated. Mad about being mad. Irritated about being irritated. In these...

Jason Hunt is a human physiology professor at BYU Idaho, a husband, father, and lover of motorcycles! Besides teaching in the classroom, Jason also speaks to audiences about managing and overcoming weaknesses through deliberate actions of humility, self-love, and love for others. He uses his knowledge of the human body and human behavior and the gospel of Jesus Christ to help others understand emo...

The zoo is one of the funnest places to go as a kid. I remember taking a trip to Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City one summer as a kid and observing the monkeys! It's crazy how much they resemble humans sometimes! We all have a part of our brains that are monkey like.  This is the part of our brain that wants to keep us safe, have fun, and conserve energy.  This monkey part, although it is very helpful...

When shopping for a used car we always look for one that has had regular oil changes, good tires, good breaks, the interior is clean, and it's been maintained.   When you think about all the places our cars take us, you need them to work!  We drive them to school, to work, to activities. Our baseball games are just about to get started and we'll be on the road many of the weekends from March until...

Weight, weight loss, the scale, food—all of these can be very tricky and touchy topics for some of us, especially women.   Many of us want to maintain a healthy weight but don't know how to do so. Or, maybe you've tried for years and are tired of the battle.  In today's podcast I share two simple tips to help you maintaintain a healthy weight.   Yes, there are a million tips, tricks, and other thi...

Traveling is one of our family's favorite things to do. We love to get away, to experience something new, and to take a break from our day-to-day, but it can also be stressful!  Today's podcast discusses 10 tips that can help you have a perfectly planned getaway! Consider your top priorities! What is most important, weather, accommodations, activities, what's the biggest priority on your list? Do...

Family life is exhausting, tricky, and at times very hard, but it is also very rewarding and full of joy. It has ups and downs all along the way—I feel like we're on a roller coaster ride many days! Some days we feel like we are successful and some days, we don't.   In today's podcast, I interview guest Leah Davidson.  She is a Nervous System Resilience Coach, a Speech and Language Pathologist, a...

Failing. That's a pretty big term that we use.  We avoid the F on report cards as kids, avoid taking risks to avoid failure, and every single day, we experience failure. I can't tell ou the amount of times I hear:  "I failed that one." "Epic Failure." "Mom Fail" But we forget, failure is just part of the journey.  We think in our minds that it is the opposite of success, but it's not! In today's p...

Success. This is something we all crave and are trying to attain. Success personally and professionally, but what is it exactly? Can any one person define what success means for everyone? The answer is no.  Success is in the eye of the beholder.   Og Mandino said: "What is success other than a state of mind? Which two, among a thousand wise men, will define success in the same words;" Success is d...

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and just stopped with one word they said?  It either stopped you in your tracks, caused you to pause or think a little, gave you a reason to ask more questions, or taught you something. One word can make all the difference in the trajectory of a conversation, decisions, and day. When one of our kids went running into the parking lot at the grocery...