Solicited Advice to Live Your Best Life

Creating a new habit often comes with challenges. But when the new habit you're trying to create is one we often view as non-essential, it adds even more of a challenge to the situation! In this episode we dive into tools and techniques to help you create a consistent self-care routine. And don't forget to get your copy of the free Self-Care Toolkit with everything you need to create a self-care r...

It's normal and natural to need breaks. In fact, taking a break from a project can actually make you more productive by igniting your creative problem solving and allowing you to return to the project refreshed and reenergized. The problem isn't taking breaks, it's what you choose to do during those breaks! In this episode we're diving into productive procrastination - a technique which allows you...

When facing a project or task that feels challenging, it can be easy to lose motivation and drive. You might even find this causes certain projects or tasks to stagnate on your to-do list week after week, month after month, or perhaps even year after year. In this episode, we're diving into five tools and mindset shifts to help you maintain your motivation and drive in the face of challenges! And...

It can be really hard when we begin to suspect that we might be the problem in our lives. AND it can be incredibly liberating - because it means we're actually in control of fixing that problem when we recognize we're the cause of it!  In this episode we dive into a few signs you might be the problem in your life, and the mindset that allows you to make the best use of that new awareness to get ou...

It's easy to get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life you forget to check in and determine if you're actually spending your time and energy in the best way possible for you. In this episode, we dive into several different filters you can use to determine the best use of your time and energy - not only maximizing your productivity, but also your resilience and joy! There are a ton of...

Have you ever tried to draw a healthy boundary to protect your time, energy, or other resource, only to have someone react really negatively to it? Did you wonder why they reacted so poorly, and what the best way was to respond? In this episode we're diving into why people might react poorly to your boundaries - AND what do about it! Need help building your boundary muscle? Take the Boundaries Qui...

Is there something in your life you keep putting off because it's outside your comfort zone? Do you know life would be better in some way - big or small - if you could finally just DO that thing? In this week's episode I'm covering five different tools and techniques to help you tackle projects outside your comfort zone with as much ease and confidence as possible! And don't forget to get the Chea...

Regardless of how spiritual or religious you are, we all can experience spiritual burnout. In this episode, I cover several different reasons you might experience spiritual burnout as well as actionable tools and techniques to help you recover from it. Don't forget to grab this week's worksheet with everything you need to get started understanding and recovering from spiritual burnout at https://n...

If you listened to last week's episode and have gone through the steps to find your Authentic Voice, you're ready to take the next steps to learn how to speak it with confidence. In order to confidently speak with your authentic voice, you need to not only identify but also release the old stories which have been muffling that authentic voice. You need to identify your cheerleaders and work on bui...

Have you ever found yourself saying - “it’s ok” or “it’s not a big deal” when in reality it really isn’t ok and it is a big deal? Maybe you find yourself fuming in frustration because you’re stuck at work alone finishing up a big project - after telling everyone you’d be ok if they went home to their families. Finding your authentic voice is learning to align the words you use to communicate and t...

How you show up is all about the way you interact and engage with the world around you as well as your own internal world. It includes the things you think, say, and do - and how you think, say, and do them. In this episode, we cover the different ways you can show up for yourself and others. How to know when you're showing up for yourself, and what might be preventing you from treating yourself w...

Baked into our brains is the desire to survive. And when we’re faced with something that could put our survival in jeopardy, our brain, and body, react by triggering a stress response which prepares us to best handle the threat. But whether you respond with the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response, understanding how you instinctively respond to stress allows you to address those things that are...

If you struggle with overthinking, you're not alone. Whether you get stuck making even the smallest of decisions or find yourself in a mental loop of catastrophizing and picturing the worst case scenario, this episode has tools and techniques to help you break out of this mental pattern. As you shift out of overthinking, you're able to reclaim time and gain more ease in all aspects of your life. A...

Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by your social calendar. In this episode we're diving into the best way to manage all the social activities in your life without feeling overwhelmed. How you balance your social calendar and what "full" looks like is going to be as unique as you are. So grab this week's worksheet for Editing Your Social Calendar and...

Although we don't always think about it, there's a clear connection between disorganization and clutter in our physical world and disorganization and clutter in our mental world. If you're feeling stressed, scattered, frustrated, overwhelmed, or as though you just can't keep up with everything, this episode is for you! And bonus - when you get organized you actually reclaim time. But this isn't as...

In a nutshell, taking breaks actually helps you be MORE productive, not less. And working hard without breaks is a great way to be LESS productive. In this episode we dive into the the science and research behind taking breaks and the impact they have on your productivity. We also talk about how to make the most of your breaks so you can be your productive best! I skimmed the surface of several to...

Do you feel guilty because your mind keeps returning to thoughts of how you're failing instead of the positive thoughts you're "supposed" to think? Maybe you're feeling stuck or stagnant as though you can't make any progress in your life? If this sounds like you, it's possible you've fallen into the trap of "only thinking positive thoughts" You might have heard terms like spiritual bypass and toxi...

We live in a time of constant access to more information than our grandparents could have ever dreamed of. But that also means it's incredibly easy to become overwhelmed by it all - especially if you're dealing with upheaval in your life and everyone is offering their own advice. You might also struggle to determine which resources are the right choice for you - and this struggle can be even harde...

If you're feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and burnt out, today's episode could be exactly what you need to help bring you back into balance! We have the ability to light up the night as bright as the middle of the day. But not only do we have a physiological response to the stages of the lunar cycle, we also can gain great benefit from learning to live in rhythm with this cycle. In today's episode...

You may have heard the term grounding before and even heard how important it is for your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. But like today's questioner, you might be confused by what exactly grounding is and why it's so important! Today I'm diving into the why behind the technique, what it is - and just as importantly - what it isn't - and offering three different grounding techniques to g...

It happens to the best of us. You sit down to work with the best of intentions but find your mind starts churning like a hamster on a wheel and suddenly you’re way behind the schedule you set for yourself. Maybe you sit down to a challenging project, and quickly find your mind is focused on anything but that project? Or perhaps there are a few projects and tasks you consistently struggle to focus...

If you feel like there's never enough time no matter how hard you try, and you're pretty sure you just need to discover the time management tool that helps other people stay on top of everything, this episode is for you!  Today we're going beyond the standard time management techniques to get to the root of your time management problems. For many years I thought I just needed to learn the right ti...

If you feel like your emotions tend to run the show, and you're just along for the ride - like a small child holding the end of the leash for an excited and powerful dog - this episode is for you!  Learning to control your emotions isn't about banishing anything you don't want to feel.  Rather, it's about discovering how to step into the driver's seat so you can experience emotions without allowin...

Let's be honest for a minute.  Sometimes, no matter how much work we do to fill our lives with things we love, there will still be things we have to do, or experience, which we might otherwise wish to avoid.  But that doesn't mean we can't still find a way to make those things enjoyable! In today's episode I cover several different methods to help make even your chores enjoyable!  And we dive into...

It’s a terrible feeling when you wake up knowing the only thing ahead of you is chores you need to struggle your way through until you fall back into bed at the end of the day.  In today's episode we're discussing the different reasons why you might be feeling like this and the steps you can start taking to change it! I’ve created a checklist to go along with this episode, it covers several differ...