RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way

There’s so many subtle details that go into communication. If you think about it, communication is more than just talking. During a normal conversation, we have the ability to process the undertones and layers of communication that go on. We intuitively know how to ‘read between the lines’.    Communication is so powerful. It can uplift others, and it can discredit and disempower them. Whether you...

We continue our series about friendship. Kamini recaps the last two episodes she talked about on how to find and keep sane and nurturing friendships, especially during times of burnout and extreme stress, as well as things to look out for that will disrupt a friendship.    This week’s episode covers how you can strengthen and enhance your friendships by using Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages...

One of the biggest reasons for burnout is the lack of community. This episode is a continuation of last week’s episode about friendships, and how you can begin to create and attract healthier people in your life. Solid friends should not be overlooked and having people that we can count on is incredibly important as we go through the ups and downs of life.   So, what kind of unhealthy or toxic pat...

One of the reasons why people experience burnout is due to the lack of community and friendships in their lives. With the inability to connect with others, our brains start to shut down and become isolated. So, let’s talk about friendships in general and how we can strengthen them when we’re feeling alone and tapped out.    How do you attract healthy friendships? Well, it’s important to have an op...

Are you stressed out? Do you know the tale-tell signs of when you’re stressed? It is true that a bit of stress is a good thing because it can push you to reach your goals and get yourself motivated. However, ongoing and excessive stress can really impact you. If you’re permanently stuck in the ‘fight or flight’ mode, your body starts to wear down and you aren’t able to react as effectively.    It’...

Let’s talk about breakup trauma. Unfortunately, breakups are a part of life. Almost everyone has been broken up with when they were still in love with that person. It’s such a painful part of life to experience that. It’s difficult to open up and be vulnerable, and then to have someone say it’s not working out, that loss can really be traumatic and shape who we are.   A breakup can really impair y...

Gaslighters use emotional manipulation to create doubt in someone’s own perception, emotions, and sanity. They use these tactics to undermine and emotionally abuse their victim. The goal is to make the victim no longer trust themselves and their reality. These tools are usually used by narcissists to control their victim.    Gaslighters can appear in any kind of relationship, whether that be roman...

The inner child is a hot topic these days, but not many people might know about it. What is the inner child? It represents the sum of your past experiences and memories that plays a significant part in your development. It can be a source of strength, but it can also hold onto turmoil and pain.   When we’re faced with a hard and triggering moment. It’s important to bring your limiting beliefs fron...

So many people roll their eyes when it comes to journaling! But wait! Before you click off of this episode, you might want to hear what some of the unforeseen benefits are. For a lot of people, journaling can just seem like an extra to-do. However, Kamini attributes journaling similar to watering a seedling. You water it a couple of times and it appears nothing is happening, but little do you know...

Optimism is both a mental attitude as well as a personality trait and it’s often shaped by the perceptions we have about the world around us. Basically, psychologists believe your perception of reality determines whether or not you see things from an optimistic point of view or a pessimistic perspective.    What is an optimist exactly? An optimist believes in positive outcomes and expects good thi...

Let’s talk about boundaries today! There are so many benefits to setting boundaries, but a lot of us have fears that if we express our needs, it’ll push the people we love away from us. People who need to set healthy boundaries are afraid that it will create unnecessary conflict in their life.   But before we dive deeper into this, how do you define boundaries? To put it simply, it’s to create cle...

What is gaslighting? The term actually comes from a 1934 movie, Gas Light, where a husband manipulates his wife and alters her environment to force her to see a reality that is ‘staged’. The person being gaslit begins to question their own sanity and is not sure what’s real and what their abuser is making up. Their abuser often feeds them a completely alternative reality in an effort to control th...

Let’s talk about parental burnout. Kamini is a parent of five children, but it doesn’t matter if you’re a parent of one child or 12, all parents face this struggle. It’s tough constantly trying to balance the demands of work, life, and children. Also, there can be a lot of guilt associated with this too if you have to work late or you feel like you’re unable to prioritize your children’s needs abo...

Kamini is a recovering perfectionist. These ‘perfection’ tendencies are just part of who Kamini is as a person and part of her personality traits, but that doesn’t mean they always work to her benefit. Perfectionists typically hold a belief that they’re the only ones who can get it right and that no one else can do as good of a job as them. Although this may or may not be true, this doesn’t help u...

So many of Kamini's clients really want to be happy, but yet many of their objectives and goals were tied to external focuses. The purpose of true happiness means we find internal satisfaction from an inside out perspective. When we are no longer dependent on external forces, we will always find our happy place no matter what else is happening in our lives. We liberate ourselves from the stress of...

We often fall victim to thinking that we will be happy after we get a promotion or after we’ve found our ‘perfect’ partner, but that’s not the case! Happiness is an inside job. Kamini continues her series on how you can cultivate happiness on this week’s episode!   Our past series talked about the importance of a gratitude practice, why we have to let go of comparing ourselves to others, how to be...

This week we are continuing our series about happiness. A common theme in Kamini’s client calls has been surrounding happiness. We’re so desperate to find it! We keep looking externally to find happiness. How many times have you been guilty of saying, “I’ll be happy when I get…” Well guess what, now that you have it, the brain starts looking for it’s next dopamine fix.    The real truth is that ha...

This week we are continuing our series about happiness. We all want to feel happy, but what does that actually mean? We are often so dependent on external factors, instead of internal factors, to help us feel happy.    One of the external factors we often fall victim to is comparison. Social media can help us be especially guilty of this. Social media is supposed to be used for connection and to f...

Let’s talk about cultivating happiness. So many of Kamini’s clients just want to ‘be happy’, but they just find themselves stuck or unable to sustain it for a long period. Does this sound familiar? At the end of the day, what causes happiness? To sum it up briefly, it’s when the body experiences pleasure based on our thoughts and experiences. However, true happiness is something that starts first...

Lately, body positivity has gotten a bit of a bad rep, so let’s clear up some misconceptions. The main purpose of the body positivity movement is that we should love our bodies as they are instead of trying to live up to an unrealistic depiction of what a ‘healthy body’ looks like. It’s all about not using an external form of validation on what our body should, and shouldn’t, be.   Bodies come in...

Do you suffer from a very mean inner critic? As many of us set new year resolutions at the beginning of the year, we often fall off these goals around March. There’s nothing wrong with setting new goals for the year to help us change and grow, but what ends up being bad is when we beat ourselves up for it when things don’t go according to plan!    When bad things happen, or when we think we’re not...

Let’s dive into the concept of happiness and how it’s an important part of our well-being. We often strive to be happy, but did you know that there is a much deeper purpose to this sensation?   Many health benefits can be derived from creating a habit of happiness. The first starts with the heart. There have been several studies that have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease when people ar...

Kamini recently spoke to a client that thought it was selfish to practice self-care. Kamini wants to take a step back and recognize that self-care is so much greater than that. Self-care can mean just taking a conscious pause in your day to practice gratefulness, and to stop yourself from ‘running on autopilot’.   What does self-care look like? It can show up in different forms, and it doesn’t hav...

Gratitude. We hear about starting a gratitude practice...but why? This episode discusses first - what is gratitude really, what is it not, and how can it benefit us? Connect with Kamini!  Kamini's Website: https://www.kaminiwood.com/ FollowFollowFollowFollow See all "RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way" episodes

We all would love to have perfect relationships. Well, perfection is not really a thing, but sometimes understanding how our partner receives love can help. This episode touches on the five love languages. Connect with Kamini!  Kamini's Website: https://www.kaminiwood.com/ FollowFollowFollowFollow See all "RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way" episodes