Polly Campbell, Simply Said

Sleepless nights are linked to a host of mental and physical disorders, plus it just doesn't feel good to be sluggish and groggy every day. The good news is, that we can take our sleep schedule more seriously and offset the health risks by creating better sleep habits. In this episode, Polly shares the top tips sleep researchers, doctors, and the National Sleep Foundation recommend to sleep better...

Imagine if you had a fever. Your temperature is only a couple of degrees high, yet it throws your body out of whack. The same is true for our planet, as a result of carbon emissions. The stress of climate change --and other problems we feel like we can't do anything about--weighs heavy on many of us, But in this important episode, climate change expert, author, and therapist Leslie Davenport offer...

How you explain the circumstances of your life influences how you manage the stresses and setbacks you will inevitably face. Life is not easy, but how we talk to ourselves can hurt us or help us. Whether you tend toward a more pessimistic mindset or optimistic approach you can adopt more positive language that can help you through even the most difficult situations. By choosing more positive--yet...

Madeline Schwarz was told she was too quiet. She had a hard time communicating her points and didn't want to go through her career feeling nervous about communication. So she learned to communicate better and now, as a communications coach she helps others do the same thing. It's O.K., normal even to feel nervous about speaking up, but when we recognize that and get clear about what we want to com...

Life is challenging and the stress we feel isn't going away anytime soon, but we can buffer the stress, and feel more capable and alive by adapting a few simple strategies. The good news is, that these simple habits fit right into our days and can help us manage stress in the months to come. But the best perk is they make life more fun and meaningful NOW. Are you ready to feel happier and more ene...

Most of Love Coach Carisa Monthooth's clients meet their partners in one of three ways: They reconnect with a friend from the past, they fall in love with someone they already have a friendship with, or they meet each other through mutual friends. But the one thing they have in common, is the women she works with have healed old wounds, taken care of themselves, and changed their mindset about wha...

Tracking, sometimes called self-monitoring, is a comfortable way to chart your progress toward your goals--and can help us accomplish them. Whether your goals include consistent exercise, more piano practice, saving money, or more time spent with friends and family creating a tracking system can help you see the incremental progress you are making, and that increases more motivation. Consistent ef...

Entrepreneur Emily McIntyre was wracked by pain and self-doubt when her business failed. It took some time to see that the failure, also held great opportunity. The big things in life, she says, the biggest successes and biggest failures, call on us to be bigger. They help us clarify our vision and access our potential. But how can we find our vision and cope with the setbacks? In this episode, th...

Stress is a part of life but how we think about it can change the damage it does to our physical and mental health. Learning to accept and adapt can help us respond better to stressful moments. In today's episode, we talk about some of the most stressful things we experience--usually it's those things like commuting that weigh the heaviest--and how we can manage them. To get in touch, join the Sim...

Due to a last-minute scheduling snafu, this week's new episode was postponed. The good news is we decided to provide this encore presentation of Marcia Layton Taylor explaining how to develop and use a vision board --that's something I'm working on this month too. Enjoy the show and tune in next week for an all-new episode of Polly Campbell, Simply Said. Happy New Year, Friends! Do you want a beac...

Mattering is that sense that you would be missed if you didn't show up. It goes beyond belonging and leaves us feeling like not only do we count, but we also can make a valuable contribution to others. It's essential to our well-being and research shows that those who believe they matter are more capable of achieving their goals. They are happier in their relationships and act with greater self-co...

Enjoy this replay of one of our most popular shows from our second year We'll be back with all new shows, Jan. 2, 2024 Christy Whitman, bestselling author of The Desire Factor and other books talks about all things Law of Attraction and how we can access it to create the lives we desire, raise our energy, and feel good.  Get in touch with Polly at https://pollycampbell.substack.com and join our Si...

The researchers call it prospecting the future. And just like miners seek out gold or other valuable resources, prospecting the future means taking a look at our skills, abilities, goals, and dreams and imagining the best future for ourselves. Casting an eye toward how things will look and feel when we accomplish our goals can help us achieve them. In the process, it can boost our well-being and h...

For many the dark winter months and holidays season increases stress and can lead to the blues. Despite the happy stories all around us, loneliness, grief, and stress can get in the way of our happiness. It's healthy to experience a range of emotions--even during the holidays, after all, even Hallmark characters have ups and downs. But when Polly feels her stress rising and low moods arrive with w...

Do spirit guides really exist? And can all of us access their energy for help, insight, and wisdom to help us live the lives we want to live. Mindset coach and author Erin Newman says the energy is there for all of us if we learn how to tap into and work with it in our lives. In this episode, Newman, a mom from corporate America turned transformational mindset coach explains how we can work with o...

A growing body of research shows gratitude can lift our spirits and improve our health, but now we know it is also good for our relationships. When your partner feels appreciated, those feelings create a buffer protecting it against future stresses. Gratitude makes a marriage or partnership more resilient, researchers say. How can something so simple--the expression of appreciation and thanks--hav...

Polly is taking on the one-bag challenge are you in? Interior designer and feng shui consultant Julie Ann Segal shares the practices we can use to release clutter and infuse our homes, offices, and spaces with positive energy. Feng Shui she says is an ancient practice that involves creating, building, and decorating our physical environments, the spaces we use in our homes and offices to create a...

Breaking Bad Habits With Something Better The best way to break a bad habit is to do something better and Polly has been working on that lately. When she noticed she was feeling stressed or bored at certain times of day, she decided to add in some new ideas and actions to uplevel the moment. For example, she puts her phone down whenever someone comes into the room or addresses her. Instead of frac...

It's Time to Change How We Work It's time to reassess how we are spending our time. Are we doing things that are meaningful or are we operating mindlessly getting things done without noticing whether what we are doing is actually moving us closer to our goals? Neuropsychologist Nicole Byers explains how our drive to be productive leaves us feelling stressed and burned out and often keeps us from t...

Choose a New Monday MIndset If you dread Monday you are not alone. In fact, our Monday reticence often leaves us feeling low on Sunday. Polly was feeling all of this and decided to change things up. She wasn't ready to give up 52 days a year to feeling bad on Mondays. After researching some of the factors that cause us to dread the day--lack of schedule autonomy is a big one--and some of the tips...

Building Digital Literacy to Aid Our Health and Wellbeing Technology is here to stay -- but that doesn't mean we have to download every app or respond to every text. Having boundaries around our technology use and being deliberate about when turn to our devices and what we look at when we do is a part of being healthy, happy, and digitally literate, says Dr. Pam Rutledge, a media psychologist, htt...

Sticky Counters and Other Petty Relationship Arguments He rarely wipes down the counters. This drives me crazy. But could my upset over sticky counters be masking something deeper? Sometimes, and sometimes we just need to pause and take time to reflect and what's triggering our upset and how we can talk about those things in a meaningful way. This can feel a little vulnerable even with the people...

Adding WOW to Your Week After the unexpected death of her husband Stephanie Vozza decided to make it her mission to add more Wow Moments to her life. Now, she is inspiring others with her actions and her Wow-Moments.com blog. Wow moments, Vozza says, are the things that take us out of the regular routine. The unusual things that make us stop, notice, feel, and experience the world in a new way. Wh...

Quick Strategies to Feel Better When a bad mood lurks due to frustration, stress, and annoyance, Polly has five go-to habits that she can do in minutes that help her validate her frustrations and move into a better-feeling space. If we remain stuck in bad feelings, fears, or anger it's tough to have the clarity we need to respond to daily challenges. By recognizing what we are feeling, and respond...

We Can Get Healthier and Stronger As We Age University president Dr. Maria Cristina Sheehan of Sheehan Health and Wellness was out of shape, tired, and stressed. When a colleague died at his desk, Sheehan decided she needed to make radical changes. She called a trainer and started to get in shape, lose weight and become stronger. Now, at 77 she is a certified trainer, who competes in fitness conte...