Lives of Courage with Jessica Stong

This episode comes from a LIVE Q+A Session I hosted on my Lives of Courage Facebook page (I host Q+A sessions EVERY Friday!). The questions we talk about: I’m so tired. Any recommendations for not feeling so defeated all the time?  I put everyone else first. It seems like I have no time for me. Can you talk about FEAR versus intuition?  How do I deal with “bad" emotions that make me feel...

I LOVE talking about change, even when I used to hate experiencing change myself. But once I got over the self-created fear, and found freedom and something akin to excitement over how to do it, I was ready to tackle a lot of fear about change that has held me back. Many of us can cognitively process change, but when you ask us to experience it, to live through it, it's uncomfortable. So many peop...

This episode comes from a LIVE Q+A Session I hosted on my Lives of Courage Facebook page (I host Q+A sessions EVERY Friday!). The questions we talk about: Ready to get to goal - annoyed it's taking so long. What do I do? I have a grumpy husband - what do you recommend? I can't stop procrastinating. HELP! How do I help myself? . . . . . If you heard a ton of great information listening to this epis...

Do you ever wonder why you can't finish what you start? It can be so frustrating when you love admiring a job well done, but you drag your feet on every project while others are knocking it out of the park. What gives?! Today, I want to help you identify some self-made obstacles we put in our own way and how to actually commit to the finish you want! . . . . . If you heard a ton of great informati...

This episode comes from a LIVE Q+A Session I hosted on my Lives of Courage Facebook page (I host Q+A sessions EVERY Friday!). The questions I answer in this episode include: What keeps you from being courageous? What keeps you stuck? What keeps you from playing big? What is the best advice you've heard? Is there one tool or method your would suggest? What would you tell someone who is ready to cha...

Oh, friends. I hear so many reports of overwhelm and just general crumminess. I suspect you’re ready to feel better now. Right now. But here’s the deal, you’ve probably wanted to feel better before. This is nothing new. But there is so much conflicting information. I want to teach you how to feel better now and invite you to take the first steps toward change. . . . . . If you heard a ton of great...

This episode is part of my Emotional Health Series to help you learn how to feel your emotions. I find that many of us deny or deflect our feelings, which really won't help us to overcome the emotions that are holding us back. This conversation will help you learn how to "name it to tame it." . . . . . If you heard a ton of great information listening to this episode, I'd love to hear all about it...

Confidence  is something everyone wants, but for so many people, it’s hard to find! Most women today aren’t confident. And frankly, this breaks my heart and this is why I do this work. I know women can change their thoughts about themselves at any time. I know because I see it happen every darn day. When you change what you think about yourself, you change your life. . . . . . If you heard a...

This episode comes from a LIVE Q+A Session I hosted on my Lives of Courage Facebook page (I host Q+A sessions EVERY Friday!). The questions we talk about: 1. How can I be okay when my life isn’t okay 2. I’m everything to my kids with virtual schooling and I’m exhausted and fed up  3. What is the deal I go to change and I’m good for a few weeks and then I give up  4. How do I help my kids...

Courage is not the absence of fear. Since childhood, we’ve been told that the true definition of courage is one of self-sacrifice and colossal acts of heroism. But I’d like to offer an alternative definition of courage - Courage is in the act of moving forward with fear. If you find yourself stuck because of fear and unable to move forward in courage, today, I want to teach you the AND method. I c...

This episode comes from a LIVE Q+A Session I hosted on my Lives of Courage Facebook page (I host Q+A sessions EVERY Friday!). The questions we talk about: Why do I let myself down all the time? And similarly, why do I beat myself up? What is one thing I can do everyday to feel better? What it's like to work with a coach? I feel like I can't do it all: work, schooling, relationships, family, person...

Do you ever wonder how others can complete projects, one right after another, and you struggle to even get started? We often see others who seem able to do so much. Like they make a goal, get so much done AND in a short amount of time. Here’s the secret: they have learned how to plan AND how to commit to following through on the plan. That is it. Sounds simple, right? Simple, but not easy. You hav...

One of the things we did recently as part of the Courageous Life Society was a Courageous Confidence Challenge. As I recorded the video for this challenge, I was overcome with gratitude and inspiration for these women who are doing these things everyday to change their lives. We talk a lot about consuming information, talking about changing our lives, watching trainings on how to change our lives,...

So many of my clients first come to me with a desire to change their thoughts. They're stuck in a pattern of negative beliefs or that their circumstances can't or won't change. They don’t know how to leap from what they’ve always thought to where they want to go. They see their thoughts as unchangeable. And so they feel stuck and overwhelmed. Have you ever felt this way? Stuck and not sure what th...

Sometimes we think that in order to be making progress, we have to have these huge, life-changing moments. So, when we have these small, mini successes, we think they're unimportant and don't celebrate the fact that those small changes are actually our PROGRESS! This episode comes from a LIVE Q+A Session I hosted on my Lives of Courage Facebook page (I host Q+A sessions EVERY Friday!). The questio...

As someone who has several autoimmune diseases, I know how frustrating it can be to just live life, and I also know what it takes to regain your health. I know the feelings of shame and apathy. Fear and overwhelm and discontent. And I'm here to tell you: please, please don’t give up. If you want to regain your health and start feeling good again, this message is for you. I want to help you use the...

We are having many hard conversations right now in life. It's important to remember that we have so many choices in life and you CAN show up in courage to have the conversations you need to have. In this podcast, we discuss: The three elements of courageous conversations What does it mean to miscommunicate How to create the space for true communication How to have the confidence to speak your trut...

Do you know which you learn towards in times of uncertainty? Do you lean into challenges and uncertainty with a "can do" attitude? Or do you tend to go towards playing it safe? A growth mindset is based on hard work, learning, training, and doggedness. It is always being willing to face a challenge, to try, because they know that the process of doing the challenge, and the process of going through...

You guys!!! I can't wait for you to hear from Kristen Gennawey in this episode. Kristen's story is so inspiring and I know that you will want to learn more about her work.  Kristen is an Etsy shop owner, lover of iced coffee and the beach, living in Southern California with her husband and 3 year old daughter. After turning her Etsy Shop into a passive income machine, her passion is to help o...

I'm so thrilled to introduce Jessica Peterson! Jessica's own story will inspire and motivate you towards the changes you want to see in your life. During our interview, she discusses how she found true fulfillment and offers us all her recommendations to alleviate resentment and overwhelm to take action on living your dreams. Bottom line: You don't have to settle. You don't have to live waiting fo...

Did you know you have superpowers within your brain?! We all want to be able to use the executive function of our brains. To use the best part of yourself as a human being in a way that will serve whatever goals you want in your life, but you need to work with your brain and understand that it's programmed to be efficient, to expend not a lot of energy and that the brain has to have a great motiva...

I'm so thrilled for you to hear from Liz Wine. Liz's wisdom and recommendations for actions and tools are just what we all need right now.  As she mentioned, children are watching what adults do, especially during this global pandemic. Are we engaging in heated conversations? Are we limiting the amount of newsflow into our homes? Liz also discusses various strategies for parents and educators...

Burnout is the NOT the result of working too much. It's not even about having an unbalanced life. It's caused by the stories you are telling yourself. Your thoughts and emotions you're using to get to work. What if I told you that you could do the exact same amount of work, work the exact same amount of hours and be energized by it. Listen in as we talk about what causes burn out, what stories we...

My heart is breaking for us all right now. With extraordinary changes to our everyday lives, we are all overwhelmed. I see so many mismanaged brains right now. And it’s not anyone’s fault. Maybe you’ve seen other examples of people unable to adapt to all the changes we’ve been through the past four months or maybe you are experiencing the ups and downs of this emotional rollercoaster. You might be...

People pleasing is a pattern of behavior in which you do everything to try to get someone to be pleased with you. To like you. To not feel negative emotion about you. But sweet friends, I’m here to say that we can NOT please other people. You can’t control other people’s thoughts or emotions, even if they think you do. Their thoughts create their feelings. And just because they don’t know that the...