Stress Therapy with Cheri Flake: Meditation & Stress Relief for Real Life

Our brains are actually wired up to prevent us from changing! Sometimes our mind uses our body to get us to stop doing any new behavior simply because it’s new ~ even if it’s good for us, or even our life-long dream! Today we are going to learn the tricks that our brains play on us to get us to stop running, meditating, whatever thing you’re trying to make habitual. Finally, you can win the battle...

Your brain is actually wired up to keep you from any new behavior. What?! Yes. This is why healthy new habits (and New Year's Resolutions!) are so hard to keep up. I am a firm believer that making meditation habitual is even harder. But only because most of us don't know how to win the private battles in our mind. In this episode, we will go over just what to do when one of these three hindrances...

Patience can be a toughie, especially if you have a tendency to be impulsive or frank with your position or opinion. Guess what? Patience can be cultivated and built up just like a muscle. And the kicker is, it is another way to love your self, take care of yourself and make your life way better. Learn how to get better at patience, be patient with other people, patient with your circumstances and...

It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from one of my all time favorite podcasts, T he Skeptic Metaphysicians from the Ethereal Network of Shows. You are going to love this show and the guest on this episode with Jonathan Robinson who has learned how to meditate with the Dalai Lama and hung out with spiritual rockstars like Ram Das and Dee...

Every single person on this earth has something that they could teach you. Mostly, it's about being open I'm being a good listener. Even if you think you have met someone who couldn’t possibly teach you anything and you’re sure of it, I can guarantee if you were dead wrong. Today I'm gonna tell you about one such person that I thought really couldn't teach me a thing and ended up teaching me one o...

It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from Sense of Soul with Shanna Vavra from the Ethereal Network of Shows. You are going to love Shanna and her guest on this episode with Geoff Thompson talking about forgiveness in a whole new way. Stay tuned all summer because it’s Season 6: Tips and Tricks that this psychotherapist wants you to know...

I have been using the same example for my clients to illustrate why the woo is true for YEARS and finally, in this episode I was put in the very scenario to test out all the woo! Many therapists stay away from woo altogether and I get it, but after all this time, I am using it as a resource for my clients. Why? Because I truly believe that the woo woo is actually true true and today, I will show y...

It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from Spirit Sherpa , with Kelle Sparta. So, enjoy how to unlock your magic mojo while I take the week off! Stay tuned all summer because it’s Season 6: Tips and Tricks that this psychotherapist wants you to know! The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist, LLC and Auth...

Rough start to your day? Here’s how to instantly turn it around by lunchtime! So often we write off a whole day as a “bad day” only because of a bad morning, or even a bad moment! Today, you’ll find out why this is bad idea ;) and get practical advise on how to turn it right back around and get your groove and mood back. In this episode we will: ~Learn how to turn around a bad day ~Learn multiple...

Ever notice times in your life when all of the sudden everyone is driving you nuts?? Nothing seems to be going right and everyone is annoying or wrong or just plain crazy. Today, we’ll go over what might be going on with you when this is happening and exactly what to do to fix it . Super excited about our “Train Station Meditation” today as well. Let’s Ohm it all out and really get a great session...

It's one thing to not know what you want, but it's a whole other thing to know exactly what you want and from someone you love and loves you back and still not be able to figure out how to get it. Today I'm going to show you exactly how to get what you want from the people who mean the most to you . I call this little method "Flowers on Friday." And all this talk reminded me of a song that I wrote...

Can we strengthen our intuition? Yes! Reliable intuition is a tool everyone needs, but instead of leaning in it often serves us better to actually just sit. :) We touched a little on letting go last week and how not trying so hard can actually pump up your confidence a bit. Today, we allow our secret powers that don’t require any volition to work for us with a special intuitive strengthening medit...

Is there a secret to confidence building ? I think there is…We’ve all felt our confidence waiver. How can we get our confidence back? Or in the first place?! Confidence can elude us at times. But today, I am going to share with you the work that I give to clients in my chair seeking a confidence boost. Mostly, you need a bit of mindset shift, and a couple thought tweaks and BAM! A new, confident y...

It’s time to meditate with me! Feeling on edge? Then this one is for you! Let’s do a guided meditation with the intention of creating a nervous system reset with a calming meditation using visualization and the mantra Om Shanti. In this episode we will: ~ Meditate together for about 15 minutes ~ Guided meditation : Om Shanti, heart opening, breath appreciation Love the show? Join our Facebook Grou...

Feeling powerless? I get it, but you are so much more powerful than you think! Doesn’t always feel like it though, does it? How can we get our power back when we feel weak? Let’s learn today about all the power the resides inside of us. How do we even know it’s there and how can we harness it when we feel powerless? Then we will meditate together and on your own silently using the mantra, om namah...

I’m BAAAAAAACCCK! Yay! And, it’s Season 6! This season, I am going to be letting the cat out of the bag, baby! Every week we will be going over one truth, one idea, one skill, one thing that this psychotherapist wishes everyone knew. Today, it’s all about that thing that you secretly (or openly) think is wrong with you and it might surely surprise you. Then, we will meditate with our third eye, th...

One more week and I'm baaaaaaaaaack! I miss meditating with you! But in the meantime, you might love this...Today, I am sharing my friend Karl Gruber's podcast, World Awakenings the Fast Track to Enlightenment . In this episode, you'll hear Karl interview a real spiritual medium. Whoa, right? It's pretty amazing! Back next week with season 6, can't wait!!! World Awakenings: The Fast Track to Enlig...

To quote goofy Ross from the show, Friends, “We were on a BREEEEAAAAAAK!” Yes! We are! But I thought that between seasons you might wanna hear from the skeptic metaphysicians podcast. This is perfect for Valentine's Day, because I LOVE this podcast! Karen and Will are like detectives in the ethereal and paranormal world and these guys are into finding the truth and reporting back to you. This podc...

Meditation is a spiritual practice by nature. Even if you are meditating purely for the health or secular benefits, a regular practice is a lovely opportunity for you to deepen your spiritual practice. I have found that in teaching folks to meditate, when the practice means a little something, it is easier to meditate, more fun to meditate and brings way more benefits to your life. It doesn’t have...

The best way by far to make anything habitual is to make it fun! Think about it…if feeling good about whatever you want to change is the key to getting your brain and body on board for any new behavior, then what better way to feel good then to have some fun! Let’s learn some easy tips and tricks to make even the most mundane thing a rockin’ good time so you keep coming back to it until it’s a ful...

Today it’s all about habit stacking: a little known trick to get new, healthy behaviors into your life and habitual in no time! We’ll learn just how to do it, why it works and how to trick your brain into getting that new year’s resolution into your life, no problem. Then, we will meditate on a word that represents what we want…right…Now. In this episode we will learn: ~What habit stacking is and...

It doesn’t matter what advice you get about how to change if you’re not even clear on what you want! It’s time to figure it out so you can make your life about creating your heart’s desires. No more default! We will learn a quick way to get our brains focusing on what we want rather than what we don’t want. In this episode we will learn: ~Why we’re more focused on what we don’t want than we want a...

New Year’s Resolutions??? GROAN! I get it! But what if you really could change this year? For real?? Today I am going to map out a bit of what I call, “The New Year’s Resolutionist’s Mistake” and exactly how to avoid it and reach your goals this year! In this episode we will learn: ~The New Year’s Revolutionist’s Mistake and how to avoid it ~Specific typical new year’s resolution pitfalls and what...

New Year’s Resolutions have a bad rep because the way that we typically go about them is all wrong! Today, we learn how to change your thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions so you are pumped and set up for success. Change is possible when we understand how our brains work and accept change. In this episode we will learn: ~The simple and single way that you can change your New Year’s Resolutions forev...

They say Christmas is love so today we do a little work on filling up with love and spreading it all about. Metta meditation is loving kindness meditation and our meditation today is this practice of giving love and the bonus is, we get what we give. In this episode we will learn: ~What Metta Meditation is and how to practice ~Loving Kindness meditation for Christmas Love the show? Please review a...