The Imaginal Podcast

We are continuing our discussion about how incredibly important it is to nourish a loving and caring relationship with your body. Today we offer practical ways to really begin to deepen your love for your body and to care for it with reverence.  About Alison M. Scott (she/her): Your Life...Styled Well-Being Made Real As a Health and Life Coach, it is my goal to help every person live a life of ful...

Today Health Coach Alison Scott is back to talk about a subject that we're both very passionate about. In our society, it can be so easy to accidentally fall into the trap of judging our bodies. Sometimes those thoughts can form the way your feel about yourself or even hold you back from pursuing things that you enjoy. Today, we talk not only about being grateful for our bodies, but we also t...

With all that is going on in Israel and Gaza, I couldn't resume business as usual.  I'm sending you my deepest care and blessings.  Ways to connect with Sas (she/her): Instagram: @lori_sase Sign up for her newsletter or find out about coaching: https://www.lorisase.com Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Do you ever worry about what people might think of you?   As humans, it’s so important to feel like we belong. Today we talk about how important it is to find people with whom you can be real. In a somewhat meta way, we have a vulnerable conversation about how valuable it is to find places where you can  really be yourself - where you don't have to wear any sort of mask. I'm so excited a...

It's so easy to get caught up in the busyness of our demands and in the fast pace of society. Today, the invitation is to ponder what really matters when it comes to life and love. Who might you reach out to in love? This is the last episode from the road, and it comes to you with the warmest of blessings. Ways to connect with Sas (she/her): Instagram: @lori_sase Sign up for her newsletter or...

Today's episode is a call for reflection. What songs are important to you right now? Could they be asking something of you?  This is another short episode from the road - this time from Cedar Falls, Iowa. Sending you my warm wishes. Ways to connect with Sas (she/her): Instagram: @lori_sase Sign up for her newsletter or find out about coaching: https://www.lorisase.com Email: sas@lorisase.com...

Today's episode is an existential while simultaneously practical check-in. I am inviting you to ponder, "What is life?" And are you making choices to create that life? Sometimes we are at choice more often than we think. This is another short snippet recorded from the road - this time from Nebraska. I am sending you my warmest wishes and hope that life is treating you well. Ways to...

Today's episode is truly special.  Leslie Page, a well-loved professional singer,  shares her personal journey of finding beauty in the hard places.  Leslie is celebrating her 8th ReBirthday after having a bone marrow transplant to heal her ALL leukemia in 2015.  Among the topics we will touch in to today are acceptance, compassion and the transformative power of love and support.  So many li...

Can you believe it?? We won a Golden Crane Award for Best Wellness/Self-Improvement Podcast from the Asian American Podcasters Association. It was an INCREDIBLE event in Chinatown, New York City! The very loved Leslie Page is back on the podcast! Today she offers beautiful encouragement and experiential insights from her journey through illness and healing. Leslie just celebrated her 8th ReBirthda...

Do you ever feel like your life has taken on a bit too much seriousness? Today we invite you to take inventory of your life and see if joy and recreation are in their proper place when it comes to your priorities and that you are living the life that you want to right now. We consider how it's so easy, even with good intentions, to accidentally lose sight of joy when we're committed to p...

Today we explore the impact of your daily routines on your life! Routines can offer wonderful structure and can also be quite comforting. On the other hand, sometimes our autopilot ways can blur time and prevent us from seeing new opportunities.  What are the routines in your life that you absolutely love?  Are there any habits or routines that have become outdated or no longer relevant? What role...

Sometimes fear can keep us from our dreams - either pursuing them in the first place, or causing us to abandon our endeavors once we experience a slight setback. It's so important to understand that often things may be scarier than they actually are. I invite you to embrace your fears with gentleness and remember that you're not alone. We can move through these things together. Ways to c...

In my drive across the United States, I observed an unlikely ritual to honor my Mom (with a nod to my Dad and Grandma also). This week, I wanted to invite whomever it is that you are remembering into our space too. Whom are you honoring today? And how can we honor them? What remembrances have they left, and how do you hear their voice? I want to bring so much care and gratitude to those whom you l...

As I drive across the United States, the first questions I want to bring forward have to do with transitions. Sometimes, if we don't give our thoughts the space to breathe, we can miss some very intelligent messages coming from our own inner knowing. Today, we take some time to ponder your transitions - whether big or small. What gems of insight might you find as you take a moment to reflect...

My life has completely turned upside down (for the better) because of this podcast. Today, I'm going to briefly share how episode 69 catalyzed my decision to literally and metaphorically travel down a totally new life path, as we incline our ears once again to our imagined, insightful 90-year-old selves!! What advice does. your 90-year-old self have to share with us? Podcast Episodes with Rap...

It's funny how the seeming power that insecurities have over us can melt away when we are kinder and more gentle with ourselves. This is such an important discussion because insecurities hold even the most successful and well-loved people back from expressing their lives fully. Today Kat Jackson and I speak about our own insecurities. Through this openhearted and somewhat vulnerable conversat...

Today Kat Jackson and I delve into the transformative power of making a change. Do you ever feel that persistent knowingness that something in your life isn't working? Or that there's something you really want to do but just can't seem to get started?  Creating a change can be so hard at times, but there's so much waiting on the other side!! If you're contemplating a chang...

Join us as we explore the concept of feeling a compilation of emotions, where contrasting feelings can coexist within us simultaneously. Have you ever felt really excited, happy or hopeful about something, but at the same time you also found yourself feeling sad or blah? Today, Kat Jackson and I discuss the importance of giving yourself permission to have coexisting emotions and to honor the integ...

Have you ever felt a sense of heaviness or exhaustion from trying so hard to be a better version of yourself? Today we talk about how personal development might accidentally or subconsciously start to take on unfavorable energy. I'm thrilled to have Kat Jackson back to dig into these nuances. We discuss how to recognize when you've perhaps attached a heaviness to the ways you are trying...

Today Avi Styskal and I talk about being clear on what you believe and what matters to you - even in the face of differing or opposing opinions.  I think that can be tricky especially in the landscape of our world where there are so many differing voices. It can even be intimidating to try to speak your own mind. Do you ever find it troublesome to share what you believe? Or do you ever get weighed...

What is your relationship with patience? Are there times when patience is helpful in your life? On the flip side, does patience ever keep you in a bad situation for too long? Very importantly, can a lack of patience cause you to make the wrong conclusions about your endeavors or negative evaluations of yourself? Today, we discuss the nuances of patience as an ally.  Daniel Watson is back to deligh...

All too often the greatest ideas don't get off the ground. They can stay in the recesses of someone's thoughts or they can be held back by fear. What ideas do you have that are waiting to be released? What might be holding you back? Today Daniel Watson is back with an inspiring story and some incredibly impactful words of encouragement. It's my hope that as many people as possible w...

One way to think of confirmation bias is the tendency to find new evidence to confirm our existing beliefs, opinions or theories. It can be quite natural to do this, but the problem comes when we subconsciously confirm damaging comments from the past in ways that keep us silent or small.  Today, Leslie Page and I are here to discuss how to consciously separate out the truth and consider other beli...

After last week's discussion, Leslie Page and I felt it important to talk even more deeply into the terrain of things that might hold you back from sharing your gifts. All too often, we can keep something in the realm of hypothetical thinking and never fully explore or realize the ideas that are calling to us. Last week, we asked you to explore your gifts and to consider what was calling to y...

I am delighted to have Leslie Page back today to discuss the importance of knowing your gifts and how vital it is to contribute them to the world. Leslie brings forth the existential idea of knowing your purpose. What are the things that call to you in your moments of quiet reflection?   Together we talk about the things that might hold you back from understanding your uniqueness, your worth and t...