RealPositiveGirl - Weekly Encouragement & Mental Health

Let's chat about what we need to lean into more in our lives that will give us more energy & what we should try to avoid that is likely sucking energy out of us more than we know. Show Notes: I think we can all agree that we spend too much time worrying about what could go wrong in our lives & what problems we have, rather than what’s going well & what breakthroughs we are having....

Let's stop wasting time only dreaming about who we want to become & start acting like the person NOW while we work into it. Show Notes: I believe we spend too much time thinking about who we want to be and not actually working on becoming that person. We need to start acting like the person we want to become, not just dream about it. I live in a ton of fear. The problem with living your l...

You can make every single day a new day if you choose to. Let's talk about why that's important & a couple of tips on how to go about it. Show Notes:  I think I talk about this topic of accepting & understanding that every single day can be a new day a lot because it’s really hard to believe. It’s hard to believe this when you are in a really hard season of life. It’s really hard...

Let's discuss why it's so hard to be ourselves & some thoughts to ponder on to get us in the mindset to be ourselves more & what baby steps we can take to get on that journey. Show Notes: I struggle with being my true self so much. It’s actually the reason I have dedicated myself to helping others be more authentic & vulnerable because I know it will help me & I would lov...

Let's chat about triggers & discovering that some of your reactions may be due to triggers you didn't know existed. I'll also be sharing a list of triggers to consider if you believe you might have experiences you are consistently reacting to. Show Notes: A lot of times we get triggered by things & are not even realizing that our reaction is due to a trigger. A trigger is wh...

Just a quick reminder on why it's totally okay & expected to need people in your life & really important to ask for help when you want & need it. Show Notes: Today I am here to remind you that even if you are the most independent person in the world, it’s still ok to need people.  It’s actually good to need people. Which is really tough for me to admit because I love doing things...

We can get so caught up in obsessing about what hasn't & isn't working out for us that we forget to think about what is going well & what we need to be more grateful for. Let me help you with your mindset for when we get stuck in this headspace! Show Notes: We all create a plan for our lives & think we are the best architect for the job because we know ourselves best. And bel...

Reminder of the Week: Not Everyone You Know & Meet is Going to Like You & That is OK. Show Notes: This is a new mini series I am starting within my normal podcast because I believe it will be helpful. If it’s not, it would be fantastic if you would let me know that. Any & all comments & feedback are always welcome. But the goal is for this to be even shorter than my normal episodes...

We spend so much time trying to be the best person for everyone else, except ourselves. Join me as I encourage you to live for yourself & do life based on what you want, not what someone else wants. Show Notes: Everyday we wake up & decide who we are going to be, kind of like waking up & picking out what we are going to wear that day. But how often are we deciding to be someone else be...

Feeling invisible or underappreciated in your life? Let me give you some encouragement & vulnerable talk about it to help you. Show Notes: I don’t really want to talk about this a whole lot, but I know I need to because I’m not the only person dealing with it on a regular basis. I genuinely feel invisible all the time. This is something I cry about often, too. I feel like I am a shadow, drifti...

Stop hiding your accomplishments & the things you are proud of from those that want to hear about it! Know that what you do is just as important as what someone else does & how they share it with others! Let me encourage you on that in this episode! Show Notes: I was on my way out of church when someone stopped me to say Hello & catch-up for a moment. Within the first 30 seconds of the...

Have you ever just told yourself that "it's better than nothing" when something good has happened  & feel like you just need to be happy with what you get? That's what we call settling & it's a terrible habit many of us have let ourselves fall victim to. Show Notes: It’s so easy for us to think that by accepting what is given to us that we don’t need to try harder...

Sometimes we need that extra encouragement to drag ourselves out of the pit of despair & move forward after the painful experience, after the hurt & after the anger. I'm here to give you that encouragement & tell you why we should ask ourselves if we should just keep going. Show Notes: There have been so many times I would just want to walk away from a situation because it just fe...

Feeling moody and/or out of it from time to time is super normal. But wouldn't it be more helpful if you knew what were driving these moods & feelings? That's what I am chatting about today, our moody moods. Show Notes: I get these days or couple of days where I’m in a funk but not really. I for sure feel moody, but not in a negative way. Not in a way that I am mad at anyone or that...

Let's chat about how it's ok if you're going through a season of life that feels really tiring & too much. I'm here to encourage you that it's not all terrible to endure this time in your life. Show Notes: I think a lot of us may be feeling tired & drained by whatever is going on in our lives right now.  It doesn’t really matter what it is specifically, but that it...

We all spend way too much time judging ourselves, yet we get upset when others judge us. We should be upset about both & actually work towards lessening this habit & wanting to love ourselves more. Show Notes: I judge myself a ton because it allows me to pick everything apart & always have a reason for why I can’t do something, why I’m not good at something & provides a distraction...

Are you getting in your own way often enough that you are having trouble achieving your goals and having enjoyable days? You might be self-sabotaging without even knowing it because there are several behaviors many of us engage in that we don't even realize are self-sabotaging. Let's chat about it! Show Notes: There are certain things we don’t do for ourselves on purpose because we don’t...

We all have bad days. We also have those moments we struggle to move forward from these experiences and would rather sink into a pit of despair. But I'm here to share with you 7 reminders that will help you avoid the self-sabotage tendencies & time spent dwelling on those bad moments & experiences.  Show Notes: Everyone has bad days. There is no debating that. And yeah, you can make t...

Feeling discouraged is totally normal, but many of us don't know how to move forward from those feelings & not let these emotions hold us in a pit of despair. Today I want to talk about what we can do about feeling discouraged & how normal this is. Show Notes: I feel discouraged all the time. I’m not kidding. It can eat me up sometimes, too, because I let it affect me too much & b...

We all make mistakes! But we don't all know what to do after the mistake happens. We have trouble moving forward & not allowing the negative experience to take over our mind & cause us to fall into a pit of shame & feel defined by the mistake. Let's chat about what to do to move forward after making a mistake. Show Notes: Every single person in the world has made a mistake. A...

It can be so easy to get caught up in our thoughts & think those need to rule us, when it's the opposite. We need to not let our thoughts hold us captive, but give us the opportunity to see things in different lights & make the best decision for us. Show Notes: There have been so many times where I get so caught up with what I am thinking & convincing myself that those thoughts I...

Deciding to take a break or a step back from people & responsibilities in our life can be one of the hardest things ever. Especially when pride is involved. But that's why I want to encourage you to take a break & share some signs that will alert you of when you really need to take a step back. Show Notes: I decided to take a break with pumping out episodes for this show because my li...

We all carry things around with us that aren't really helpful or beneficial to our lives in terms of growth & opportunity. If anything, you are holding yourself captive to something that just causes negative feelings. Let's chat about what we should be letting go of. Show Notes: Life is heavy. It’s also overwhelming, burdensome & just a lot. But we have to find a way to get throu...

Therapy is one of the best things ever, no matter what's going on in your life. But I do think by adding in a few other practices to double-down on the healing can be super helpful. Show Notes: Most of us know therapy can be super helpful for so many things in our life. I am making it one of my missions in life to convince everyone that therapy is a totally normal thing to add into your life,...

It can be so wonderful when others reach out & offer their help & assistance. This is why we should do the same for others! It can be so helpful & rewarding, which is why I want to share some tips with you on how you can achieve this! Show Notes: I know I talk a lot about how we can work on ourselves & how to be there to better our own mental health, but I think it would also be he...