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Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 42 - Listening to The Universe see all  Slow Living Podcast notes, here. In today’s episode I go back in time and talk about who I was and where I was BEFORE 2008 —  in 2008 I made a New Year’s Resolution to  use my slow cooker every day and write about it online.   But I had dreams and goals and visions that start...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 41 - Creating a Morning Routine see all  Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Let’s talk morning routines.   There’s a lot of schtuff that floats around on the internet that says that you HAVE GOT TO do this or that or the other thing in order to have a solid morning routine.  NO.  You don’t. This is real life and real life...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 40 - The Sunday Scaries see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today we are going to dive into a listener question from Tracy, who asks how to deal with the “Sunday Scaries.” Listen in as I share easy ways to try and ease the pain and anxiety that comes every weekend when you are trying to balance work, family, inlaws, and...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 39- Cultivating Discipline see all  Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Discipline.  do you think you either have it or you don’t? Discipline is a muscle -- it's something that you can decide on purpose how to cultivate and nurture and work out and grow. Listen as Steph shares mindset hacks to upgrade your thinking and massively influenc...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 38- (Stop) Chasing Happiness Overview Let’s talk BEING HAPPY.  are you happy?  if not, why not?  do you feel that happiness is something just outside your reach — and something that you are reaching for and searching for and something that OTHER people have and you don’t?  and you feel like you’re Missing Something? I hope y...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 37- How to Find Your Purpose See all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes What is your life’s purpose?  if you were forced to answer that question, could you easily?  Today’s podcast episode — episode #37 will help you answer this question if you find that you can’t easily answer it. And guess what? If you CAN’T easily answ...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 36 - Becoming Resilient see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Let’s talk resilience.  Would you consider yourself a resilient person?  do you “go with the flow” or  look at obstacles with an open-mind and a dose of flexibility?  or do you crumble and shut down and look at bumps in the road as “red flags” or...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 35 - Real Clients, Real Results: Beth see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be life coached, take a listen to this episode where Steph works with a former coaching client. Listen in as we chat and Beth shares what she learned by working directly with me and how she decided to Go...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 34 - Mom You're Amazing On today’s podcast episode I recorded a conversation with my friend Sandy Cooper,  of the Scoop on Balance website  and the  Balanced MomCast. Sandy and I met online roughly 15 years ago — and we immediately hit it off. Sandy has written an amazing book which shares her beauti...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 33 - Healing Childhood Trauma see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today we are going to be talking about trauma. ALWAYS a fun and uplifting topic!! I’d like for you to take a listen, *even if* you don’t think this topic applies to you or to your life. Because it does. Even if you had an idyllic childhood, there are some thin...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 32 - Dealing With Disappointment I have always been a day dreamer. I love planning things out in my head and then finding a way to orchestrate my dreams into reality. my daydreaming serves me well — unless other people are involved. Because I CAN NOT expect other people to read my mind and act out my day dreams. And that is what today’s ep...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 31 - How to Handle “Being Triggered” see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes If you find that you are a person who is quick to “fly off the handle” or get upset quickly and sometimes irrationally, please — take the time to listen. You do not have to be this way. This is a fixable problem, and YES — it starts with learning how to...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 30 - Questioning & Answering Today’s episode — # 30 — answers some questions from readers/listeners — including a recorded voicemail from my very own little brother, Andy. 🙂 we talk about Goal Setting & Achieving, what to do about too many donated items, and Making your New Year’s Resolutions stick once and for all. For more info see:...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 29 - Clean Less, Play More see all  Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Today’s episode — # 29 — comes directly from reader emails and messages — many of you LOVE the simple and easy chores and Daily To Do list as outlined in the  Totally Together  and  Clean Less, Play More  books. but you want it even...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 28 - Mindset Is Everything Today, we are going to talk MINDSET. This word gets thrown around an awful lot — and I have a lot of thoughts on what it means, what it doesn’t, and how to slowly and carefully massage your mindset into one that works well for you — in whatever phase of life you might be currently in. In a nutshell — mindset is about...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 27 - Creating Stability Let’s talk S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. Do you feel stable on a day to day basis? do you feel as if “everything is under control?” or do you feel floundery and that your mood, your thoughts, your reactions, your finances, and even your household organization? I used to think that it was my surroundings, my coworkers, my children,...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 26 - Stop Delaying Happiness Listen in as I talk about crazy simple ideas you can do TODAY —  right this MINUTE  to shift your mindset into one that serves you and into one where you truly *do* feel happier and more content —  because that’s what I want for you.  and that is what you deserve.  You should spring out of b...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 25 - Caring for the Caregiver chances are, you classify yourself as a caregiver in some way. Learn practical tips and tricks for meeting your own needs even while being in the midst of parenting or caring for an elderly family member or parent. Many of us are in the "sandwich generation" where we are caring for our own children and our parents...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 24 - Labels -- The Good, Bad, and the Ugly I am so happy and excited to share this episode with you. I answer a listener/reader question from Jenny B. who called in and asked about whether or not being labeled as SHY at a young age set her up for a lifetime BEING shy —  did getting labeled “turn” her shy?  Listen in as I sha...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 23 - Success Secrets Part 3 This is the third part of the three part series of Success Secrets according to Steph. This episode wraps up the end of the series — and in it I share my thoughts on marriage, old age, and taking care of yourself NOW so you can live out the life you imagined in your retirement years. So I hope you enjoy thi...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 22 - Success Secrets Part 2 The second episode in a 3-episode series of Success Secrets based upon Brian Tracy's 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires. These ‘success secrets’ have been percolating in my brain for the past 20 years or so — I’ve read an awful lot of Self-Help and Personal Development books (hundreds!!) and always felt a b...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 21 - Success Secrets Part 1 This is the first of a 3-part series where I explain my OWN 21 secrets to a successful life. This is a play on Brian Tracy's 21 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires -- and after realizing that this had become true for me, I made up my own success secrets. Take a listen and take notes! all podcast notes available at step...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 20 - Coaching Follow-Up -- Real Clients, Real Results In this episode Steph chats with Katherine B., who is a former one-on-one coaching client. Katherine shares how she decided to seek out coaching after years of doing things for other people -- it was time for her to do something for herself. It sounds silly, but coaching is an absolutely won...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 19 - 2 4 6 EAT: Intermittent Fasting, Simplified This episode is based upon Stephanie O'Dea's 2, 4, 6 EAT book. You can purchase it here. Even if you never ever thought in a MILLION YEARS you would be a person who dabbled with fasting, I’d love for you to open up to the idea that it’s actually not for losing weight. It’s for regaining health. W...

Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 18 - Sleep -- How to Get the Rest You and Your Body Needs You spend a third of your life asleep. are you doing it right? Do you wake up in the morning feeling recharged and rested?  Do you get excited to go to bed each night because you know that you’ll sleep deeply and feel energized in the morning?  If you need help getting the rest...