Lives of Courage with Jessica Stong

Welcome to the Finding Courage in a Crisis Interview Series!  I'm so thrilled to get the opportunity to interview 14 women over the next few weeks to bring you voices of courage, connection and community during this point in our history. I hope we offer you some tips on how to fight the overwhelm, resources for managing your anxiety, examples of courage, and opportunities and plans to bu...

Welcome to the Finding Courage in a Crisis Interview Series! I'm so thrilled to get the opportunity to interview 14 women over the next few weeks to bring you voices of courage, connection and community during this point in our history. I hope we offer you some tips on how to fight the overwhelm, resources for managing your anxiety, examples of courage, and opportunities and plans to build yo...

Welcome to the Finding Courage in a Crisis Interview Series! I'm so thrilled to get the opportunity to interview 14 women over the next few weeks to bring you voices of courage, connection and community during this point in our history. I hope we offer you some tips on how to fight the overwhelm, resources for managing your anxiety, examples of courage, and opportunities and plans to build yo...

I’m so excited to welcome Jessica Hottle to the Lives of Courage podcast.   Jessica is such a bright light in today's world and I was just so grateful to speak to her and wanted to bring our conversation to you as soon as possible so you can hear what she has to say about what is happening in the world today with COVID-19. Jessica is a fitness motivator and coach, speaker AND she's also a #1...

In today episode, I discuss how to use the Cycle of Courage, the four step process that I created to make a change of any kind. Especially today, we are chronically stressed. We are overworked, tired, overwhelmed and feel like we can’t keep up. We are afraid. And what if something happens. You might get a life-altering diagnosis. A family member might get sick. Here’s the truth, no matter what hap...

Episode #42: Courage in Action Interview with Kathleen Daughety On today's episode, I'm interviewing the incredible Kathleen Daughety. She’s one of the most courageous, inspiring, hilarious and loyal people (and friend) I’ve known. I’m so thrilled for you to meet her and hear her story. Kathleen’s everyday courage in all things reminds us to that we can all step into who we are…whether it is speak...

Episode 41: Courage in Action with Christine Gritmon | January 13, 2020  On today's episode, I'm interviewing Christine Gritmon with Christine Gritmon Inc. I'm so excited to introduce you to this dynamic and inspiring social media & digital marketing strategist! In this episode you'll hear: 02:37 : How fear was holding her back 05:52 : How she is continually learning new things 11:45...

Welcome to Episode 40: Gratitude in the Midst of the Holiday Hustle.  Here's the deal, for some of us, the holidays can bring stress. So how do we stay mindful,  focus on family and friends, and not lose our minds? How do we not let the hustle and bustle overwhelm us? As a cognitive coach, I will say (over and over again) that our experiences comes back to our mindset. We get t...

Episode 38: What thoughts are helping you achieve success? We’re discussing how our mindset matters. Yes, even to us as adults. Here’s the thing: You Can Change Your Brain, Your Mindset, and Your Thoughts to Change YOUR LIFE. Believe that you CAN change your thoughts and behaviors. When you practice a new skill over and over again or you increase your exposure to new experiences repeatedly, your b...

Taking time to uncover our limiting beliefs will allow us to live more fulfilling lives with confidence and purpose.  Limiting beliefs  are  thoughts  that hold us back in any area of our lives. These limiting beliefs speak to you every day; they are better known as your gremlins, your  inner critic , the voice of the self-saboteur. Your inner voice is that nagging narrato...

Welcome to Episode 37: Working Memory and You.  Do you ever thinking to yourself - Why Can’t I Remember Anything? And What Was I Just Doing?  Here’s the deal: some of us are better than remembering things more than others. Working memory is one of the executive functions - it's like your brain's temporary sticky note. It’s the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind, over...

I’m just so excited to share Jenna Quentin's story with you today. Jenna is a mom, a wife, a business owner. She’s one of the most thoughtful people I know - and here’s the thing, she just who just took her dream forward and created a business to change her life and the lives of her children. She’s lived in France but is back in Kansas with her adorable French husband. She’s passionate about words...

For this week's gratitude episode, I want us to consider what makes you thankful, what a gratitude practice does and looks like AND how to cultivate this state of mind. Remember: what you focus on you get more of...so choose an orientation toward kindness, acceptance and gratitude. We are also excited to introduce November Gratitude Challenge for both adults and kids! Please downloa...

Overcoming the emotional hurdle to get stuff done when you’d rather sit on the couch and watch Netflix isn’t always easy. Whether you’re starting a business, trying to lose weight, creating new habits, or even getting your kids to do their homework, you’ll learn how to motivate yourself (and others) with different techniques in this podcast.  And don't forget the homework: Pick one goal...

Welcome to Episode 33: How to Train Executive Skills. Join us as we discuss the four of the most important executive skills: emotional control, response inhibition, flexibility, and metacognition. Are you growing increasingly frustrated with your child’s outbursts, disorganization, or forgetfulness at home? I promise you, you are not alone. And you can take steps as a parent or adult in a chi...

Welcome to Episode 32: Executive Function Strategies for Kids. Join us for a overview of executive skills and how we can support these skills in children and teens. It's important to note that the development of a brain’s executive skills depends upon your age, your genetics and your experiences - and these are skills we can teach and learn. Think about it: Is procrastinating over homewo...

I'm so excited to introduce Kristy Pauly to you for our 4th Courage in Action Interview. Kristy is such an incredible example of courage and going after your dreams and I'm just so thrilled to share her wisdom with you all! She leads around 120 women all over the US as a Director for Stella and Dot. Through her work, she inspires women to pursue their passion! As I mentioned on the podcast, you ca...

We’re discussing life goal lists this week! I believe that by pushing the envelope on life, taking risks, articulating your deepest desires, and really living with joy and passion, you will not only become happier, but you will die without regrets. Do you have a bucket list? I’ve put off writing a life list but after reading the research around happiness, I finally created mine and I want to invit...

Join us as we chat about how to use coaching with your own kids to help them with emotional regulation. Because we have a lot of transitions coming up with the new school year and its new schedules, new teachers, new routines. As I see it, emotional regulation is the ability to understand feelings and manage them. This is important for lifelong health and wellness. So how do we do this? &nbsp...

I’m so thrilled to speak to you about something that has dramatically altered the course of my disease. Food. Yes, it’s that simple - but it’s really difficult too. We know that food, sleep, exercise, stress levels (all the things, really) contribute to to health issues like auto-immune problems, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, mental health issues, and cancer.  At the...

Coaching helps you live with courage - and become who you are meant to be. Coaching helps you reflect and gain awareness of who you are, what is important to you, your strengths, challenges, options open to you and what action to take in order to make the changes you want in your work or life. I use a four step process in coaching clients: Evaluate the current situation Build the right mindset Cre...

Can you have courage but not grit? Or grit but not courage? What’s the difference? Join me on today's podcast for a chat about resilience, grit, mindset, and courage. I also share a bit about my unexpected break from podcasting due to some health struggles - which makes this conversation about grit all the more meaningful to me! For more information on today's topic, please visit my blog .  W...

Join us as we discuss how educational therapy and coaching can help all kids thrive through educational, social, and behavioral support.  Do you have a child seems unmotivated? Or doesn't recognize their own strengths and talents? Does your child have trouble making healthy decisions? Is your child unsure of what they should do or even how to set long-term goals? Educational therapy intervent...

Join us for our 3rd Courage in Action Interview with the incredible and talented Ginny Ellis. Ginny has so much to teach all of us - can't wait for you to hear her! Enjoy! And don't forget to let us know if you have any questions at hello@jessicastong.com. Hugs! Have a great week!

When you’re a parent of a child with a learning differences or learning disabilities there is a big learning curve. It can be overwhelming and scary at times. You don’t know what it means for your child. Will they always struggle?  On today's podcast, we are discussing Learning Differences. This podcast is for parents whose children have already been diagnosed. If you’re struggling and t...