The Coaches‘ Cup Podcast

Perseverance is what helps us stick to our big goals. It's part of the grit that keeps us moving forward. Listen this week as Judith and Sonya talk about how we build our perseverance muscle and how we stay focused on our goals. 

Taken from Don Miguel Ruiz's book, The Four Agreements, this week Judith and Sonya discuss the power of our own words in our lives. When we decide to speak positively to ourselves and about ourselves and others, we live in integrity and honor our lives with our words.

At some point, all of us have been the recipient of someone else's negativity.  Whether in their words or actions, they have tried to make us feel "less than". Listen as Judith and Sonya discuss the source of that negativity and why we can always choose not to take it personally. 

This episode isn't about sleep; it's about quality rest and rejuvenation.  If you aren't being true to yourself and being as productive as you need to be during work times, it's impossible to allow your body, mind, and spirit the opportunity for real rest. Listen as Judith and Sonya help you understand this basic need.  

Brene Brown calls vulnerability "emotional exposure", and it is one of the most difficult feelings we allow ourselves to experience. Listen as Judith and Sonya discuss the cultural myths that make us believe vulnerability is weakness and how we can change the narrative to find the courage within being vulnerable.  

What's love got to do with it? Since it's Valentines week, Judith and Sonya are devoting this week's episode to discussing how to increase the love in your life, whether it's with another person or yourself. Listen to this episode and you'll know exactly what love has to do with it!

Have you ever gotten stuck trying to figure out why you keep having a certain thought? Judith and Sonya have, and they're back this week to help you move past your unproductive thoughts so you can get back on track with managing your mind!

Are you a caregiver and/ or someone who takes on the suffering of others? If so then you have probably dealt with compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue can feel overwhelming or like burnout, but there is a way out of it, even if you can't change your circumstances. Listen as Judith and Sonya offer some practical, do-able tips for you to return to your compassionate self. 

This week, The Coaches' Cup podcast gives a huge shout-out to Dr. Brene Brown and her new book, Atlas of the Heart! Building self-trust centers around the concept of BRAVING. Listen as Judith and Sonya explain what "braving" is and how building a self-trust practice is the foundation to your growth. 

Who doesn't want more kindness in the world? Kindness, or "love in action", to ourselves and others is a transformative practice. Listen as Judith and Sonya discuss how kindness strengthens communities, work places, families, and everything else it touches! 

Forgiveness can be difficult to give those we feel have wronged us. We can talk ourselves into believing that forgiveness is weak or needs to be earned.  Listen as Judith and Sonya discuss how these false narratives keep us in the trap of limiting our own growth and potential. Forgiveness is for the giver! Find out why in this week's episode. 

Welcome to 2022! This week Judith and Sonya open the New Year by setting our intentions for the year and discussing why setting intentions can be a more valuable practice than New Year's resolutions. 

Willpower has often been the key ingredient to powering us through difficult situations. This week Judith and Sonya examine the concept of willpower and discuss why it will never work in the long run. 

Most of us think we don't want to experience negative emotions, but denying your negative emotions will only cause more problems.  Let Judith and Sonya walk you through processing negative emotions so you can handle anything that comes your way.  

Our inner child is often the mechanism inside our brains that directs the way we respond to other people and the circumstances in our lives.  This response, if left unexamined, can leave us unfulfilled and unhappy in our relationships.  Listen as Judith and Sonya discuss how to acknowledge our inner child and give her the things she needs in order to move forward and achieve a fulfilling life. 

The holidays are often a time when people feel more loneliness than usual. It's a feeling that isn't reserved only for those who are alone. Listen as Judith and Sonya discuss the different ways and times we feel loneliness and how we can build our relationship with self to decrease our loneliness and increase the value of our alone time. 

Do you struggle to make even the smallest decisions? Do you spend much more time and energy than necessary agonizing over details because you're afraid you will make the wrong decision? Decision making is the act of "cutting off" the swirling and overwhelm and taking action.  Listen as Judith and Sonya, along with guest coach Betsy Kimbrell, discussion the importance of decision making.

Do you feel like you got where you are today because of luck? Do you credit your successes in life with being a nice person or being in the right place at the right time? Are you afraid people are going to find out you're really a fraud? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this podcast is for you! Imposter Syndrome creeps into the lives of 70% of the population making us feel small...

Are you waiting for the new year to start working on yourself and a new set of goals? STOP WAITING and start working! We have about 6 weeks until the new year, and there's no time like the present.  Listen as Judith and Sonya explain why getting a head start on your goals is the best way to end the old year and prepare yourself for a fantastic new year!

Just in time for the holidays, Judith and Sonya are here to help you stop the people-pleasing and create real, authentic relationships with yourself and your people! People-pleasing is manipulation, pure and simple. It leaves you tired and resentful. Listen as Judith and Sonya offer you ways to overcome people-pleasing so you can enjoy your holiday season!

Perfectionism can be crippling to our productivity. If left unmanaged, perfectionism will keep us living small instead of living into our potential. Listen as Judith and Sonya offer ways to overcome perfectionism and move back into integrity with our values.

How do you view your failures? Do you feel shame and turn away to start something new or do you use them as a stepping stone to reaching those big goals? Judith and Sonya have built some failure tolerance! Listen as they explain why failure is a portal to self-discovery and how you can build your failure tolerance.

Emotion presents itself in our physical bodies, and ignoring the stress in our lives can lead to all kinds of sickness and even chronic illness. Even when we can't remove the stressors in our lives, we can complete the cycle of stress to keep us from building up the negative consequences of ignoring our emotions. Listen as Judith and Sonya offer practical ways we can complete our cycles of stress...

Burnout is more than a feeling. It's an attitude that comes from stressful thinking and trying to outrun a scarcity mindset. When left unexamined, burnout can wreak havoc on your life. If you are interested in ways you can stop burnout before it goes too far, listen to Judith and Sonya this week!

Brain science tells us that as we get older it becomes more difficult to create lasting change in our lives. So how do you work against nature to instigate change? Listen as Judith and Sonya discuss ways we can make change easier and create lasting change in our daily lives.