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So many of us feel guilty when we take time for ourselves. We think we are taking time away from our children or loved ones and wind up feeling guilty. Often, we go away and spend the time feeling guilty instead of using the time to fill ourselves up. Sara’s solo episode talks about how important it is to in fact take that time—with no guilt. She put that into practice and sticks to it by taking s...

Sara in this solo episode talks about Transition: whether it be back to school time (college or regular school), having to move, relationship or job change, mid-life transitions, etc. Sara shares that she is going through an imminent transition herself, having to move out of her back house/office that she hadn’t planned on. At first, she was distraught, anxious, ungrounded and then as she sat with...

In this episode, Sara shares that, Yes, you can get through pain and come out on the other side. The most important action is to Choose You. She shares 3 reasons of why this choice is so important. Choosing you includes self-reflection, doing some deep work, putting yourself through things that are hard for you, ultimately discover you and know what you are capable of. The goal is to come out with...

Sara and Joe have known each other since they were 12 years old, living in Wisconsin, and Sara always thought Joe was cute. They attended the same church, dance class and in high school even had lockers next to each other. Their lives didn’t intersect during high school, but they met again when Sara’s mom passed away and Joe came to church services to honor her. After that, they saw each other a b...

Sara turned 51 on Sunday and in this episode she is sharing the greatest tips learned from parents, kids, friends and living life. These are Sara’s north star and has brought her from a messy divorce to now, where she can laugh exuberantly and fully love life. The three pillars are: 1.Truth The foundation of all good in life. It starts with you. Be honest with yourself. 2.Inspiration A driving for...

In this episode Sara gives her tips about not being so quick to judge. She reminds us the bigger wins of being compassionate and forgiving. Judgement can have a negative effect on your children, relationships, and yourself. Sometimes you need to put yourself in the other person’s shoes, or understand there may be circumstances you know nothing about that make the behavior you witness, necessary. A...

In this episode Sara shares her dating wisdom from a lot of experiences where she “settled” and learned the most important thing is to put yourself first. You deserve it all, and the right person is out there waiting for you. The most wonderful relationships occur when two fully formed individuals find each other, and equally give to each other. Sara also talks about dating while living with her 2...

Laura Rhodes-Levin, LMFT, therapist and Founder of The Missing Peace Center is author of her new book, THE MISSING PEACE: Rewire Your Brain, Reduce Anxiety, and Re-Create Your Life. Laura wants to help you understand your anxiety, teach you how to work with it and embrace it rather than fear it. According to Laura, who suffered debilitating anxiety for many years, “Anxiety is not what's wrong with...

Sara’s son is co-captain of the USC Water Polo Team. The coach asked Sara to lead an adventure for the team into the Grand Canyon, as a mom that knows how to do it. Sara’s solo episode talks about the experience with her son’s team, and how the team members did on rugged land vs. the familiar swimming pool. It’s a wonderful journey into teams, individuals, support, going the distance, and the help...

Sara talks with Seth Eliot Santoro, author, speaker, coach, HR Advisor, Intuitive, about losing your smile and finding it again. They talk about resilience and finding joy. By the time he was thirty-two years old, Seth has already cheated death three times, narrowly escaped two kidnappings, and lost five good friends within a very brief period of time. Being ill-prepared for these events, he searc...

This podcast is about the importance of belonging to yourself first and foremost, rather than “fitting in” with others. To thine own self be true is truly the truth and the real path to being truly happy, content and at peace. All other things you attract will be better for it. Sara gives 10 tips to keep you on track to belonging to yourself first. Here are a few of them as numbered in Sara’s epis...

Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, Billboard-charting heavy metal musician, and the Founder & CEO of Cope Notes, a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to youth and adults in nearly 100 countries around the world. Armed with a decade of clinical treatment, a psychology degree from the University of Central Florida, and 10+ years of peer support a...

This episode is about Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Sara tells us the story of being on a recent flight, having to make a connecting flight. She was sitting in the back of the plane. She was running very close to take-off of the next flight and asked if she could move ahead in the line waiting to deplane. Well, one woman said an emphatic “no” and basically sai...

Vienna Pharaon is a licensed marriage and family therapist and one of New York City’s most sought after relationship therapists. She has practiced therapy for over fifteen years and is the founder and owner of the group practice, Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy. Pharaon has been featured in numerous publications, and has led workshops for Peloton and Netflix, amongst others. Her book The Origi...

So, it started with clothes. Sara wasn’t feeling the things in her closet were “her” and wanted to throw out what wasn't working for her anymore. This inspired a “spring cleaning” state of mind. But as she thought about getting rid of the old clothes and making conscious decisions about what stays, goes, and how each thing is replaced- or not, it started a present life review of more than just the...

Everyone loves personality tests. Author and creator of the Youtopia Project, Eric Gee, puts a new, more accurate spin on personality typing using his 20 plus years of experience. Want to know if you are a Bear, a Panda, a Peacock, an Owl and which animals you're most compatible with? The Power of Personality, Eric’s new book, outlines 16 easy-to-remember animal archetypes.  Eric says the first qu...

Has anyone tried to change you? Own you? Has someone tried to get you to do something you didn’t want to do or go somewhere you really didn’t want to go? The theme of this podcast is that Noone has the right to control you. Sara has been through the struggle of extricating herself from these situations and in this podcast she shares 10 tips on how to never wind up in that place. She also has a poi...

Richard Laver is the youngest survivor of the Delta 191 flight that killed his father and 136 others. After surviving the crash at just 12 years old, he suffered from depression and was homeless by 27. Laver had a premonition that the plane would crash and broke his tennis rackets to try to get out of going to his tennis competition. But his dad said they were going anyway. Laver is the Founder an...

Thanks for all that chimed in and wanted to know more about Intuition from my episode last week with Dr. Sylvia. Our next week’s episode has an element of Intuition in it, too. (with Richard Laver). So this solo episode elaborates on Intuition, how you amplify it and listen to it? Sometimes it screams at you to listen, but sometimes we silence it. It is such a useful tool. My question: Would you,...

Many of us are in Limbo. This can affect our peace as the monkey chatter in our brain goes on a loop of “why can’t this happen faster, am I good enough? Why am I in this state?” Living in Limbo is so tough. We want to hold on to the past. We are unclear about the future. Ugh! Until we look at it differently -- Maybe we need to let go of one thing (a job, a relationship, a move to new location, an...

I am always reminded to pay attention to simple pleasures and be present during them. I talk a lot about doing big things, making bold moves. I realize I also take a lot of joy in the simple pleasures and I wanted to remind us all to relish and take joy in those little things that nourish our everyday lives. In midst of big change, the little things can keep us in the enjoyment and grateful state ...

In this episode, Sara is joined by her coach Dorit Reichental, who has a masters degree in Clinical Psychology and is a Certified ICF Life Coach. Together, the two coaches invited Krista, who Sara knew from her Grand Canyon excursions, for a coaching session.   Follow the journey of Krista, from being the mother of an autistic child with seizures, to raising her son who now lives independently. Th...

How many of us are just existing, not fully living our life? Last week’s podcast with Betsy Aaron had a profound effect on Sara. She thought of what Betsy said: “Don’t f’ this up” - Basically talking about your one and only life.  We all need to take responsibility and accountability for how we are living day to day. Don’t sleep through it. You only get one shot. Sara shares her thoughts with us i...

Betsy Aaron is living with stage 4 stomach cancer. She is a writer and has recently started to share her observations, information, and attitude to living peacefully with, rather than waging war on cancer. She and Sara talk about the language the medical industry uses, and that we are too used to: “Fighting it”, “Killing the cells”, “Battling” and knows for her these words weren’t working. They ta...

Brette Harrington is an American professional rock climber and alpinist based in Lake Tahoe, California and British Columbia, Canada. She was featured in the 2021 film The Alpinist alongside her late partner, Marc-André Leclerc., who died while climbing from an unexpected avalanche.  She is best known for the first free solo of the 760 meter (2,500-foot) Chiaro di Luna (5.11a) in Patagonia, for he...