Ownit! Powercast

Welcome to episode 88 where we finish out the month by exploring how you can love your life again, by putting in place a few simple things.  Loving yourself means showing up and truly living. In this episode, we look at how easy it is to run from, ignore or otherwise completely miss being in the moment and therefore even noticing all the good stuff that passes us by. Truly living means being more...

Welcome to episode 87 where we dive into Real Self-Love, why it matters so much, what makes us not take good care of ourselves, and the benefits of good self-care. In this episode, we describe the many ways we can abandon ourselves, from denying our feelings to neglecting our physical bodies as well.  The costs of such self-denial are explored, along with ways for you to quickly get back on track...

Welcome to episode 86 where we continue our conversation about how important it is to discern the difference between genuine love and what is actually control in relationships. In this episode, look at how to spot the control issues either in yourself or in your partner, and control is all about fear. Real love is about healthy separateness, boundaries and freedom of choice. This is not just about...

Welcome to episode 86 where we continue our conversation about how important it is to discern the difference between genuine love and what is actually control in relationships. In this episode, look at how to spot the control issues either in yourself or in your partner, and control is all about fear. Real love is about healthy separateness, boundaries and freedom of choice. This is not just about...

Welcome to episode 85 where we start the new month talking about all of the different types of love, and how we can experience them in healthy and unhealthy ways. In this episode, we explore several different types of love, from romantic to family and others, while focusing on the ways healthy love is expressed. This show introduces the topics to be covered this month including healthy love betwee...

Welcome to episode 84 where we finish up the month by taking a look at your driving force, or your WHY for your life.  What you are passionate about, and what you value. In this episode, we get into how we need to get clear about WHY we want to create changes in our lives, and what matters so much it's what gets us out of bed in the morning.  We look back on what has shaped us, via experiences and...

Welcome to episode 83 where we take a moment to focus on "gathering the good" that you have been creating lately.  On just how far you've come, and what you are striving for today. In this episode, we talk stop and focus a bit on the good things.  The hard work you've been doing.  The courage you have shown over the years to face difficult things.  The wonderful things in your heart that continue...

Welcome to episode 82 where we bring in the new year by focusing on taking action on the Plan we created last month.  Now it's all about making it real by getting seriously committed to your goals. In this episode, we talk about how Discipline is the vessel that carries us forward. It makes what we want a reality by helping us to get serious and get started.  We explore how our struggles to stay d...

Welcome to episode 81 where start the new year right by exploring the concept of Just getting started – executing your plan you laid out last month.  Your plan for growth and change. In this episode, we discuss how sometimes the hardest part is just getting going – why this is hard and how jumping right in is the best way to cure the anxiety around doing it! When we take the first step, we change...

Welcome to episode 80 where we wrap up the month on Hope – and the year – focusing on your Plan for the next one.  Defining your why for each area of your life will get you and keep you motivated. In this episode, we look at what matters most to you, and how you can focus on bringing each area of your life into alignment with your beliefs, values, and passions.  We utilize a guided exercise to hel...

Welcome to episode 80 where we wrap up the month on Hope – and the year – focusing on your Plan for the next one.  Defining your why for each area of your life will get you and keep you motivated. In this episode, we look at what matters most to you, and how you can focus on bringing each area of your life into alignment with your beliefs, values, and passions.  We utilize a guided exercise to hel...

Welcome to episode 79 where coach Margaret Williams and I answer some of the many questions we have received from listeners and coaching clients. In this episode, we offer some solutions to questions and problems you have sent in, along with some of the more common ones we hear from clients around motivation, setting boundaries and building confidence. Key Elements: Find out why focusing on your s...

Welcome to episode 78, where we talk about how finding peace in difficult times is about quietly going within and returning to ourselves, doing the work to let go, and to stay in choice. In this episode, we talk about how the Power of Possible lies in our ability to both own our feelings and therefore the grief work we need to do, and then own our power: by getting and staying in a place of choice...

Welcome to episode 77, where we talk about the actual work you want to focus on in the coming year.  What areas need to be looked at? Where do you want to start making some real changes? In this episode, we touch on some of the most common areas of work that need to happen in order for our lives to feel less chaotic, more on-purpose and fulfilling.  From healthy boundaries to better self-confidenc...

Welcome to episode 76 where we open up the concept of cultivating hope - especially in difficult times.  It's about the benefits of having hope, and why we can find it in the work we do on ourselves. In this episode, we talk about how all month we will be digging into ways to cultivate hope in our lives, even if we are struggling…and most of us are right now.  We examine the benefits to having hop...

Welcome to episode 76 where we open up the concept of cultivating hope - especially in difficult times.  It's about the benefits of having hope, and why we can find it in the work we do on ourselves. In this episode, we talk about how all month we will be digging into ways to cultivate hope in our lives, even if we are struggling…and most of us are right now.  We examine the benefits to having hop...

Welcome to episode 75 where we explore the concepts of giving grace to others and ourselves, and daily gratitude practices that can lower our stress and help us be in the moment more.   In this episode, we look at what means to receive grace, both in life and from others and how healing this can be.  We also look at ways to show ourselves grace, as well as making sure we are mindful of showing gra...

Welcome to episode 74 where we focus on the concepts of learning to look for and learn from the gentle life lessons that keep "showing up" for us, along with finding the good amongst the difficult we are walking through.  Being more mindful and purposeful can actually help us feel more centered and empowered when we are going through it. In this episode, we talk first about how if we look deeply,...

Welcome to episode 73 where we explore the concept of control, about letting go and focusing on what is actually within our power. In this episode, we look at how letting go can actually be a challenge, and yet so empowering as we refocus on the many things that we can have control over.  We note that when we get grounded and intentional, we can start to feel so much better.   Key Elements: Discus...

Welcome to episode 72 where we lay out a framework for getting grounded: focusing on gratitude and letting go of outcomes we cannot control. In this episode, we explore some of the benefits of what we will be focusing on this month – looking at some of the good in our life we are thankful for, while processing letting go of things we have zero control over. Key Elements: Discuss some of the benefi...

Welcome to episode 71 where we finish out this month's focus on empathy, and specifically allowing ourselves to receive empathy from another.  We explore how beneficial empathy is to our well-being and personal growth.    In this episode, we describe how for some of us, receiving wonderful empathy can actually raise anxiety, and we can block our receiving it out of fear.  We then process ways you...

Welcome to episode 70 where we explore how detachment plays a big part in being able to feel and express genuine empathy to others.  In this episode, we take a look at how allowing ourselves to grieve and let go of desired outcomes, we can then detach and allow others to have their own experience.  Without detachment, it can often be difficult to express true understanding, since our own thoughts...

Welcome to episode 69 where we dive into the concept of how to give empathy for ourselves, how powerful it is in creating lasting change, and the foundation of being able to express empathy to others. Genuinely. In this episode, we look into the idea of how combining empathy for self and adding in some self-compassion, how we can help ourselves heal old wounds, find grace while still taking respon...

Welcome to episode 68 where we start the month focusing on the true meaning of empathy, and why it's the magic in creating and maintaining healthy relationships. In this episode, we explore what empathy truly is, what it isn't, and why so many of us may feel it for others yet cannot communicate it out loud. Key Elements: Discuss how empathy is often confused with sympathy. Describe the different o...

Welcome to episode 67 where we look at how anxiety can actually keep us from feeling difficult things we don't want to explore.   In this episode, we look at how being "up in our head" can be a way of avoidance…of feeling feelings, expressing feelings, and doing necessary grief work.  Using experiential exercises to get you started with awareness, Mary helps you begin to focus on how emotionally c...