Living in the Sandwich Zone

One of the sayings that sums up the idea that there’s always gonna be stuff going on is, “Life be lifin’!” In this episode I share about my experience last week that proved to me that’s not always the case. It’s my hope that this cautionary tale will inspire you to make the extra effort to connect with someone been meaning to. You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on thi...

Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season! You can follow me on Instagram at: ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to join Club Sandwich (the LITSZ Private Facebook Group): ⁠⁠⁠LITSZ_Club_Sandwich

I spent the week before Thanksgiving in Mexico City with my Happiness School friends. My decision to go came at the last minute fueled by a desperate desire to escape my post-election funk. It was quite fortuitous that our studies that week focused looking more closely at the ways we look at the world and the steps we can take to reframe negative perspectives. In this episode you get to come to cl...

Hey Sandwich Zoners! For those of you celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving! I am busy whipping up my contributions for our Thanksgiving family feast but I'll be back after the holiday to fill you in on all that's been happening--including telling g some tales from my adventure to Mexico City with my Happiness School friends. Til then...take good care & go out and do something that brings you joy! Y...

To say I've really been struggling in the aftermath of the election is a ginormous understatement. I've had to really hunker down and isolate in an effort to settle my system. Thankfully, I've got some amazing people in my life to help me talk though it. Today, you get to hear from one of them—Dea Tennancour.  Dea is an amazing human! She and I serendipitously met in Dallas during my career explor...

I've spent the past week sitting with a slew of intensely undesirable feelings. I have been more than tempted to rail against that which I have no power to change and those who chose it. Somehow, I managed to resist that temptation and eventually captured a few thoughts that are suitable to air. That's what you get this week. You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this...

As a matter of self-preservation I am going off the grid and immersing myself in solitude for the next little bit. In this episode I share with you how I'll be taking care of myself on Election Day and beyond. I hope you will do whatever it is you need to do to take care of yourself, too. Please VOTE. Please take gentle care of yourself. Feel your feelings. And please...do whatever tiny thing you...

Last week I nearly lost myself in the doom and dread of the upcoming election. Thankfully, something somewhere flipped a switch in me giving me the strength to resist curling up in the fetal position and pick a better path. This week I tell you all about it. Please, please, please do your part, make your voice heard...VOTE!!! You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this...

After taking a bit of a break last week I'm back and contemplating some of life's big questions. In this episode I talk more about my joyful journey in Happiness School and why we need to question the questions we've been asking ourselves. I also share with you three of the questions that are guiding me right now on my transformational journey in life. You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen...

Though it goes against my perfectionistic grain, I'm just not feeling the podcast inspo this week and am taking a little pause. Catch ya next week! You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to join Club Sandwich (the LITSZ Private Facebook Group):  ⁠⁠⁠LITSZ_Club_Sandwich

In today's episode I'm sharing a little bit about what I learned this week in Happiness School. It's all about stress and the mindset we have about it. Here's the link to the Kelly McGonigal TED Talk How To Make Stress Your Friend I refer to in this episode. Talk a listen and see if it changes your mind about stress. You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to...

This week I share about my most recent personal growth workshop, how I ended up there and the ways it validated many of the decisions I've made over the last year. Many of those decisions were painful ones. Yet for me the pain of idling in discontent was far worse than taking the painful step of daring to do something different. In this week's episode I reflect on making the tough decision to leav...

It's not always easy to know what to do or say to support someone who's struggling with their mental health. In today's podcast you will meet Lauren Cikara, Vice President of School Mental Health for Active Minds. Active Minds is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to promoting mental health awareness and providing resources for mental health support, with an emphasis on mobili...

It's been a wow-filled week in my Sandwich Zone! In this episode I'll fill you in on my awe-inspiring adventure to Lewis Howes' Summit of Greatness event I attended last weekend. Sadly, my friend who I'd planned to go with was unable to attend at the last minute. But despite this bummer I ventured out by myself and tons of magic rained down on me and literally lead me straight to a...

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. In this week’s episode I share some important things I’ve learned over the course of my parenting journey navigating the mental health system and doing every possible thing I could to keep my child alive.    In the episode I reference some of my earlier episodes. The links for those are below:   Navigating the Mental Health System (Part 1): Things I...

Between getting over the Covid hump and sending Kiddo #1 back to college I needed a little extra time. I'll be back next week with more tales to tell. You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to join Club Sandwich (the LITSZ Private Facebook Group):  ⁠⁠⁠LITSZ_Club_Sandwich

They say the 3rd time is a charm! Welp, this third round of Covid was far from charming. It did, however, give me a lot of time to think, ponder and look within. In this week's episode I share some AHAs I had during my week dealing with the aftermath of being bitten, yet again, by the dastardly Covid bug. You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to join Clu...

This week I share with you something I recorded in the wee hours back in July during my first week of my podcasting hiatus. It's something I captured after a particularly jarring work-stress dream. Yes, I know...it's been 9 months now since I left work and I'm STILL having work-related dreams (and nightmares) that shake me out of sleep! This one in particular left me with an important...

Hey hey Sandwich Zoners! It's been a minute! But I'm back and getting back in the groove. In today's episode I share a little about my trip with Linny to the Big Apple. Lots went down while we were away and I had a big refresher course on the subject of Radical Acceptance. Thanks for your patience as I took some much needed time off. It's lovely to be back in the Zone with you! You...

Lots has happened since I pressed pause on podcasting for my summer sabbatical. My time "off" definitely has NOT been filled with the restoration and relaxation I had hoped for...but such is life in the Sandwich Zone. In addition to lots happening on the family front, A LOT has happened on the world stage, too. Though it's not something I ordinarily do...today I share my feelings on...

Just a reminder...I'm taking a little down time to practice some much needed self-care and enjoy some summer family time. I'll be back with more to share in a few weeks! You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to join Club Sandwich (the LITSZ Private Facebook Group):  ⁠⁠⁠LITSZ_Club_Sandwich

In this week's episode you get to hear what you were supposed to hear last week. It's an extra-special episode recorded live on location! Let the Tub Tales continue!!! You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to join Club Sandwich (the LITSZ Private Facebook Group):  ⁠⁠⁠LITSZ_Club_Sandwich

Soooo...this isn't what I thought I'd be airing today. As you'll hear my "sandwich" got a little sticky and I had to put my original plan on ice. But...that's how we roll in the Sandwich Zone, right? Gotta be able to pivot at the drop of a dime! This week you get a tiny tub tale to tide you over til the oversized tub episode is ready for air. Til then...Choose joy! You ca...

We did it! We made it to (and through) graduation!!! In this week's episode I share how graduation stirred up a LOT of feelings for me not all of which were joyful. You can follow me on Instagram at:  ⁠⁠⁠@karen.e.osborne⁠⁠⁠ Click on this link to join Club Sandwich (the LITSZ Private Facebook Group):  ⁠⁠⁠LITSZ_Club_Sandwich

***CONTENT WARNING*** This episode contains deeply personal conversation about mental health, attempted suicide and other sensitive topics. Please exercise caution and self-care before listening. If you are feeling sensitive or vulnerable, please choose to listen to a different episode or podcast. This week’s episode is one that is beyond what words can describe. It’s my conversation with Linny ab...