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Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 92 - Self-Sabotage see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today I want to discuss self-sabotage —  what it is, and whether or not you think on some level you may be holding yourself back from moving forward with your personal and professional goals.  Self-sabotage sometimes looks like this — you have an idea. A GREAT...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 91 - Time Blocking see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes In this newest episode I talk about Time Blocking and how I’ve always sort of followed a  5 to 9 schedule instead of a 9 to 5.  It works for me, and for many of the women I’ve worked with throughout the years . that said, the only system that will work is one t...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 90 - Adrenal Fatigue see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes I’ve had personal experience with symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue and many of the women I’ve worked with have, too.  it stinks.   According to a super quick google search, the symptoms are: — fatigue — poor stress response & mood regulation — memory issues or...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 89 - If It Looks Like a Cult see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes I’m not sure about you — but I try to impart “life lessons” on the kids each time they leave the house —   I say things like: drink a lot of water wear sunscreen take a sweater don’t do drugs stay away from creepy people and… don’t join a cult!  In th...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 88 - Internal Dialogue see all podcast episodes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today’s podcast episode is about how to reprogram your brain.  It’s kind of a neat topic, and one I’ve explored for over 25 years or so now. Listen as I share all of the tools I’ve got sharpened, and ready to use in my toolbox to help shift the thoughts and i...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 87 - Control - Worthiness see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes I still, to this day, struggle with feelings of unworthiness. I still, to this day, feel like I haven’t done enough, my ideas aren’t fresh enough, and that my clothes aren’t correct for whatever the situation at hand may be. Sometimes. and it’s getting less and le...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 86 - Work - Life Balance see all podcast episodes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Work / Life balance.  Because working all the time isn’t fun. and laying around doing nothing gets old and boring pretty darn quick. there needs to be some sort of balance. When I was younger I thought that work/life balance meant that I needed to do a...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 85 - Mommy Blogging see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today’s podcast episode wasn’t planned.  I didn’t think I was going to record the morning that I did — but felt compelled to do so.  I got up early in the morning to do my thing, but read a headline that a blogger I once knew and followed a million years ago (...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 84 - Mindset - Action - Consistency see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes I’ve got an exercise for you to do today while you listen to the current podcast episode.  In the newest Slow Living podcast episode I share how I just popped off the phone with a former coaching client before recording.  She seemed floundery....

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 83 - Decision Fatigue see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes If you are tired, you are not alone.  Studies have proven that on average, the adult female makes roughly 35,000 micro-decisions a day.  When you throw in spouses, children, pets, and being “in charge” — that number multiplies. Decision Fatigue is a real thi...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 82 - How to Meditate see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today we are going to talk about meditating and how in order to be highly productive, you need to learn how to slow your brain down and the best way to do so is to sit and meditate.  I know.  I may have lost you just now —  YES. The secret...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 81 - Remember the WoMom see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today’s podcast episode is about the “WoMom” — which is the woman behind the mom. WHO ARE YOU  deep down inside? What makes you tick, what lights you up, and what keeps you excited and motivated? do you know? If you don’t remember, you are not alone....

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 80 - Don't Reinvent the Wheel see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Let’s talk about making things more complicated than they need to be.  Do you do that?  Probably. Most of us do. Today, I’m urging you to take a listen to the newest episode of the Slow Living podcast —   because life doesn’t have to be as hard...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 79 - Merideth's Story -- Imperfect Parenting see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today’s podcast episode wraps up our multiple-part series of interviews with REAL PEOPLE sharing their own Slow Down stories. Meredith is an author and blogger and writes the  Perfection Pending website. In this episode we each talk about o...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 78 - Megan's Story -- Slow Productivity see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Let’s talk GETTING THINGS DONE today. I am so honored to share an amazing interview with Megan Sumrell from  the Work & Life Harmony podcast and the owner of the  The Pink Bee  website and planner company — &nbs...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 77 - Lisa’s Story -- Sustainable Habits see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes In this episode Steph interviews Lisa Lizotte of the  Habits and Home website and podcast show. Because the thing is — when you have habits in place — you no longer need to think about them. They just happen automatically.  In our house, we...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 76 - Emily's Story -- Escaping a MLM see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Emily Lynn Paulson is the author of  “ Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing“  — and she joined me for a very candid interview on how she got sucked into the online MLM w...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 75 - Ruth's Slow Living Story see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes We are welcomed on the podcast today by Ruth Bush, who shares that she used the Slow Down of the pandemic to write her first novel. Waves on the Potomoc  is now available  —  and  Ruth‘s author website is here. Ruth‘s story is one...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 74 - Denise's Story see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes I am so thrilled to share with you the newest episode of the Slow Living podcast, where Denise shares her story.  Denise currently lives in Germany, and in this episode she shares how she got her PHD and became Head of Global Industry Manag...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 73 - Christy's Slow Living Story see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes This is a wonderful interview with my friend Christy Thomas from the Keep Calm and Mother On podcast. Christy is  a renowned podcaster , mom, and all-around amazing human, and I’m absolutely thrilled to have her joining us today on the Slow Living podc...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 72 - Deciphering Data see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes If you’ve been a longtime listener of the Slow Living podcast you will have heard me say many many (many!) times that you are not a spreadsheet. and you aren’t. BUT — that doesn’t mean I want you to not collect or pay attention to data. When y...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 71 - Self-Loathing see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes What do you love about yourself, really LOVE about yourself?  If you aren’t able to make a list quite yet, that’s okay — you are not alone. Listen in as I share how to start pivoting thoughts of self–loathing carefully and thoughtfully into thoughts of&nbs...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 70 - Sniffing out Scams see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes In this episode I talk about how to not fall for internet hype and online schemes that are designed to get you to buy things that you don't necessarily want or need. Unfortunately, I have fallen for scams in the past. And it doesn't feel good to realize (after the f...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 69 - Should there be Suffering? see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Do you think you need to “suffer through” something to get to the other side? Do you believe in the old adage, “no pain, no gain?” Spoiler alert — I do not. Part of the human experience is to have highs and lows. But you most certainly DO NOT need to have lo...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 68 - Believing in Miracles see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Let’s talk MIRACLES today. sometimes, as life goes on, the idea of believing in miracles gets sort of shoved aside as “fanciful thinking” — and while I do not believe that you should sit around and daydream all day — not knowing all the HOWS i...