The Brave Files

TOP TAKEAWAYS:  Intuition is faith. There’s more to the way we make decisions than what we can sense or feel. Mistakes are beautiful. If we just get straight to the point, we miss the point. The energy we give is the energy we receive. If we invite positivity into our lives, the universe will respond in turn. If you give your all to a project, you will eventually outgrow it. That’s okay! The next...

Top Takeaways: Dreaming helps us conceptualize what we want, but without action, we will never realize our dreams.  It’s okay to make mistakes when you try something for the first time. Just trying at all is one of the bravest things you can do. Experience is the best teacher.  The worst thing that could happen if you ask a fellow professional for something is for them to say “No.” “No’s” aren’t t...

TOP TAKEAWAYS: We are not a species designed to thrive alone. If you’re feeling lost or unsure, you’ll feel better if you reach out to people you trust. You’re not weak if you lean on others. Resiliency is a choice. Most often, the choice to be resilient will present itself as the choice to keep showing up. You can’t know joy if you haven’t known sorrow. Good will always come with bad, and vice ve...

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Top Takeaways It’s brave to disrupt the status quo of your household. It’s not easy, but it could make all the difference! Bravery is often about putting fear in your pocket and doing things that scare you. Perfection is a myth. Sometimes, the best thing you can do for yourself is to ask, “What's the least amount I could do that makes this project complete?”   No person is an island. It’s okay to...

When we step into our brave, we live better, happier, more authentic lives. But bravery looks different for everybody. It feels different for everybody. You get to decide what your brave step is going to be.  Your brave step could be the push someone else needs to be brave themselves. You never know who’s watching and taking notes from your journey.  Just because our journey might be messy doesn’t...

TOP TAKEAWAYS:  At the beginning of a project, it’s easy to be paralyzed by choice. But just start. It’s okay to give it your best shot at first and correct yourself along the way. Sometimes our relationships don’t match up with our needs. It’s okay to admit that and set boundaries around those relationships. Even though this year’s been tough, nothing bad is ever all bad. We’re taking lessons awa...

TOP TAKEAWAYS:  Hard work and hard play lead to a well-rounded life. When you lead and serve from a good place, the money will follow. It’s important to make people feel heard in any aspect of your life, but listening to the people you work with is a key part of being a successful professional. Being an attentive and thoughtful listener will lead to more open doors and growth. Every interpersonal...

TOP TAKEAWAYS:  The time to step into our brave, and be authentic, is now. Being radically authentic means trusting yourself and those around you. Humans can become our fullest, richest, "most pungent" selves just before death, but we have all the tools to step into our brave right now.  Trust your loved ones to have your back rather than assuming they don’t. Don’t wait until the end of your life...

TOP TAKEAWAYS:  Men experience depression and anxiety around parenting but are rarely prepared for it. Everyone deserves  an environment where they feel comfortable discussing their problems without stigma. Your individual health journey can and will impact everyone in your life. Body image issues can affect people regardless of gender. You cannot die from anxiety. Get additional details, show not...

Top takeaways from this episode: It’s okay to have contradictory emotions and feelings.  The act of granting forgiveness will affect you as much as—If not more than—The person you grant forgiveness to. It will alter your energy and the space you hold in the world.  We teach what we most need to learn. Get additional details, show notes, links, and a full transcript of the episode  here. Get your B...

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Episode takeaways Sleeping well is an essential self-care practice. Without sleep, it’s hard to be brave, motivated, or even grateful.  The choice to step back and take care of yourself can be a difficult one. Doing so is brave.  Stress and lack of sleep often go hand-in-hand. If you’re struggling with insomnia, check in with yourself about if—or why—you’re stressed.    “Stress” means any time whe...

In this conversation, Erin shares how hypnosis can help us see things differently, create new habits, and heal in all sorts of ways. But it doesn’t work unless you WANT it too! One area that Erin see’s her work really helps is in public speaking and training. Through her work as a hypnotherapist, she helps ease all sorts of anxieties by guiding her clients through all the motions of the day - this...

FEARLESS • SELF-RELIANT • LOYAL Allison has experienced tremendous loss and is currently battling cancer and yet, this interview is full of life and joy.  In this truly delightful conversation, Allison and I talk about EMOTIONS - and how they never disappear so pretending they don’t exist causes us way more harm than good. BUT if you allow yourself to really, truly feel emotions as they come, they...

Episode takeaways: The way you think and feel about your body affects how it works. The keys to having a healthy and aligned mind, body, and spirit are compassion, communication, and patience. You are healing all the time.  Emotions ebb and flow. When you resist that cycle, it has the potential to magnify. Meaningful transformation happens when you feel safe. You have the power to create that safe...

“Accepting responsibility is our biggest resistance. Let go. Accept where you are now, find the appreciation, the lessons learned, and breakthrough so that you can continue to achieve” Top Takeaways Big things don’t happen in big steps—Big things happen in little steps. Trust and believe in life’s process. You will show up when and where you’re supposed to show up. When you care for yourself, you...

Terry Niemann has suffered several concussions that went undiagnosed and misdiagnosed for YEARS! Through her very painful journey, Terry has discovered ways to prioritize JOY in her life and she wants to help you do the same. In this conversation we uncover some wonderful truths like - - We aren’t invincible, and we don’t have infinite energy. Because of this, it’s okay to prioritize what’s import...

In this episode we tackle some big-ticket ideas like perception and understanding that our perception creates our realities - therefore, we have the POWER to SHIFT our realities if we choose to do so - this is done by putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations that allow us to learn more about ourselves. Perception also has a tremendous impact on how we see others - we view everything from the...

The truth is, confronting your perfectionism is perpetual work. Because perfectionists are very much in their own heads and disconnected with the body it’s important to make time in your life for things like meditation, gratitude, and light exercise - deepen the mind-body connection.  But remember … Human beings are resilient people, and perfectionism isn’t a death sentence. Tune in to hear, first...

This week we’re talking with educator, Aaron Smith, about the public school system in the United States. There’s no denying that our school systems are deeply flawed and not at all equitable. Aaron, who has 20 years of experience in education, shares his insights on how we can level the playing field and more adequately prepare our children for the real world. He explains how education is more eff...

The Brave Files welcomes, bestselling author, Dr. Valerie Rein, who believes that discontented women aren’t defective, but are instead experiencing what she calls Patriarchy Stress Disorder. Dr. Valerie explains what that is, how to move through it, and rather than just suffering through life, she teaches you to ask “How good can it get?”  And to get into action. But don’t worry, this conversation...

In this episode, we explore what it means to be a person of value rather than a person of success and how all the magic happens outside of your comfort zone!  Details show notes and full episode transcription can be found here. Listen with closed captions here. Give us a call with your thoughts and feedback at 312-646-0205. Support The Brave Files on Patreon here. REGISTER FOR THE “SO YOU WANT TO...

Have you ever had a moment in your life where it was so noisy you couldn’t think straight? Now, have you ever felt that even when you were alone? This week's guest shares her life-changing decision to welcome her 50th birthday by launching the “Follow me to 50” campaign where she challenged herself to get out of her comfort zone and really live her life!  This is such an invigorating and uplifting...

This episode is full of inspiration nuggets but a few favorites are: We are always saying “Yes” to something and at the same time “No” to something. The question is what you are trying to prioritize. Be the person you want to be now. If you act the way you want to be, someday you will be the way you act. Make a goal slightly bigger than you can achieve and surprise yourself.   Find detailed show n...