THE GRIT SHOW

This week we are doing things a little differently! You get the opportunity to experience a Guest Episode from The Fire Inside Her Podcast with Diane Schroeder. I am sharing with you “Connection, Community, and Collaboration” which features a guest from Oregon (my home state, and where I currently live, so definitely a bonus). Diane’s podcast is part of the Authentic Connections Network, the podca...

Do you ever freeze up a little when someone shares with you the complex story of a terrible situation they are experiencing? Maybe you aren’t sure how to respond, or maybe you are overwhelmed by what they may be experiencing. Difficulties and challenges are feeling more common, or perhaps there are more shared experiences of bigger traumas that are bringing the conversations to the surface. Our gu...

Is sleep something you ignore? Something you think of as less important? Today’s guest refers to it as the “Cinderella” of good health for this very reason. It’s the thing we don’t pay attention to or notice, especially if it is going well. Sleep is something we take for granted. If you’ve gone through a period when sleep doesn’t come easily, you know how disruptive lack of sleep can be. However,...

Did you know that an emotion only lasts 6 seconds? That's how long the chemical process takes. It may seem like it lasts a lot longer, but that's because that initial reaction can become a feeling which has some nuances. We'll touch on that concept today, but mostly we are going to dive into a concept that may be very unfamiliar to you. I know it is pretty foreign to me. It's the idea that our emo...

Are you someone who is always seeking to unlock more of yourself and see your potential in new ways? Human Design helps each of us to discover what is unique in each of us. It can also help us to see how our conditioning, and the things we keep hitting up against, may not be in our best interest. It is a path to better alignment with what will allow us to move through this world with more ease. Th...

If you are part of The Grit Show community, you are someone who knows a thing or two about the curveballs that life can throw at you. Shawna had a big curve ball thrown at her in the summer of 2021. Just as the pandemic was starting to wane and life had the potential of getting back to normal, the results of a medical test sent things in a bit of a tailspin. When you get a referral to a neuro-onco...

Decision making. It’s something we do every single day, multiple times a day. I’m sure we’ve all seen that sometimes. It can be overwhelming, even debilitating; no matter how much we are keeping it together in other areas, sometimes we get tripped up. Fortunately, Kirsten Parker realized this was a common theme she saw with the people she was coaching and it became something she specialized in. Ou...

This week, we are revisiting one of our highest-rated episodes as selected by our listeners. It’s one that new listeners will appreciate, or something worth a re-listen, as the concept is valuable to revisit. We get to talk about something you would see as innocuous under most circumstances: cherry blossoms. However, the science of epigenetics and the inheritable intergenerational effects of traum...

It's time for reflection and looking at some useful lessons worth sharing, and today we look at 3. One of them is the importance of reflection, so we had to build that right into the title.  Take your own advice Time for Reflection is Crucial What works for you – may not be what works for everyone else.  We'll look at each of these a little deeper with some real examples. We also use our...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the state of your closet, or all the excess items in your kitchen drawers? Does it seem that there isn't a lot of flow in your home and your life? Our conversation with Caroline today really starts with a new construct. Instead of focusing on what you need to get rid of- why don't we focus on the things that we really want to keep. Why don't we focus on the life we...

This week we get up close and personal on a hard topic, vulnerability. Fortunately, we have Brene Brown’s book Daring Greatly to help guide us as we navigate through. If you haven’t read Daring Greatly , this barely scratches the surfaces and primes the pump, so if this episode connects with you, you’ll definitely want to add it to your reading list. If you have read it, this is a great opportunit...

Michele Thomson loved nursing and didn't see herself moving into roles beyond that, but as challenges presented themselves, she stepped up. She discovered ways to address what was happening in her workplaces and found needs within her field that weren't been addressed. Self care was once a buzz word that she herself felt there wasn't time for, and even now will tell you it surprises her some of th...

Connection is something we seek from the time we are children. Building friendships and finding connection is something that can seem harder as we get older, rather than easier. Yet, connection, community, and collaboration are things we all need. Trish and Diane found commonality in their roles as leaders in the fire service. With less than 1% of women occupying the roles they are in, it was valu...

Today we get a bonus of two episodes in one. We open with an individual conversation getting to know Diane; a powerhouse with lots of wisdom on the path to authenticity. We then get a chance to see another side of Diane when we get to chat with her and her partner Josh. The conversation is full of depth and touches on some of what brought them together and their perspectives on what makes their re...

Nutritionist Anna Tseng walks us through some misconceptions around plant based eating and offers us practical tips in how to improve our eating as well as evidence as to why it is important. Anna Tseng is a plant-based Registered Dietitian with a Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition. She’s also the Founder of PlantNourished, and an award-winning published recipe creator. Known as the ‘Plant...

Have you been weighing hard decisions lately? This is often a time of year when we are looking ahead- planning and prioritizing. Wrapped in the cold of winter, we are preparing for the coming seasons and determining what we want to get accomplished. In this episode, we'll look at some great tools to help with hard decisions and with some things that may weigh us down or overfill our plates. We'll...

I'm always intrigued by new ways of thinking and of looking at ourselves. Today we get an excellent dose of that. Internal Family Systems (IFS) has been around awhile, but in the last five years, I’ve heard more of my friends who are therapists mention it. I'm excited to have finally sat down with Will Halpin, LICSW, MPH to dive a little deeper and learn more. I’m impressed at how much value we sq...

What if everything you've been told about frequent snacking and constant eating is wrong? The weight loss industry rakes in billions of dollars annually, yet most people struggle with yo-yo dieting and unsustainable results. Gin Stephens tried every trend imaginable before stumbling upon something that changed her life forever in 2014. Now a New York Times bestselling author who retired from her t...

Jessica DeRose has a powerful story, and in our conversation, there are a lot of unique pieces you might find resonance with. Jess is clear that walking away from her secure career as a teacher wasn’t courageous, it was necessary. As I listened to her share, she also clarified that, although her results are astounding, there were years of experience and effort that coalesced to make it all possibl...

Did you know that 95% of diets are unsuccessful? It can be harder to comprehend this when following the regiment that pushes the needle down on the scale for the short term. There is a billion-dollar industry telling us that if we just try this, or do that, or this, or that... we can shed those pounds. Anyone whose been on the roller coaster can identify with the fact it doesn't last. So, we are a...

Are you familiar with having a 'Word of the Year'? As 2023 is quickly approaching, I thought we'd take this opportunity to do a shorter episode and dive into this concept a little and explore what it might look like to have a word of the year, vs. a list of resolutions. I'll share examples of the words I've chosen over the past few years, as well as what I have arrived upon for 2023 and then talk...

Depending on which researcher you look at, approximately 50% of our population is experiencing burnout. This is one of many gems we learned from Dr. Mary on today’s episode. It’s also one that might help you realize you aren’t alone. Dr. Mary shares with us the 3 pronged approach to looking at the areas we may experience burnout. This is extremely beneficial in helping us understand our options in...

Joyful Hostess is on a mission to teach women to let go of perfection and bring out their own inner joyful hostess. Mara believes when women feel good and confident about hosting more gatherings, that means more celebrations and that means more JOY! To Joyful Hostess wants to support you on your journey, and has a LOT of resources to make it easy. They’ve got everything from books to digital done-...

Lori Mitchell has always been a deep listener and empath.  People seem to easily open up to her and find ease and freedom in her presence.  With encouragement from her parents, she joined the teaching profession immediately out of college and learned quickly how to reach struggling students academically, behaviourally, and emotionally.  Creating interventional support for disadvanta...

Did you know the search term “How to focus at work” increased 300% in 2020? You may not have, I know I didn’t, but learning it probably didn't surprise you either. That is why our conversation today is so relevant. Marcey Rader has embraced philosophies and forged a path to increase focus and decrease distraction. She’s skilled at accepting things as they are, especially when it comes to technoloy...