The Living Stress Free Podcast

President Trump announces he has deployed the National Guard to take over Washington DC, despite data reporting a decline in crime in recent years. Outside of Trump's MAGA base, Trump's announcement is the predictable first move of a dictator who will make similar moves throughout blue states. Adding to this pressure is Trump's DOJ's decision to not release the Epstein files, which were considered...

Where does thought come from? Have you ever wondered? Take 25 minutes to listen to Chapter 3 of my book, The Living Stress Free Bible: 20 Techniques to Make Your Life Less Stressful. I love this chapter, called The Bubble Machine. It'll give you a great practice to use with your thoughts - see them as bubbles! I also offer a quick review of my book from the Intro through this chapter.  You don't n...

If you find yourself stuck in a rut or you struggle with doing what you "should" be doing when everything seems so challenging, you are not alone. Join Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino for their strategies to perceive these uncertain times with inspiration, motivation, and hope. Hear about a couple in Canada who have been naturally social distancing for 29 years successfully. Discover the secret of crea...

Where does thought come from? Have you ever wondered? Take 25 minutes to listen to Chapter 3 of my book, The Living Stress Free Bible: 20 Techniques to Make Your Life Less Stressful. I love this chapter, called The Bubble Machine. It'll give you a great practice to use with your thoughts - see them as bubbles! I also offer a quick review of my book from the Intro through this chapter.  You don't n...

If you were "stress-free" what would that feel like? During this challenging time of COVID-19 I would guess most people are not even thinking about this as a possibility. I invite you to take 20 minutes to listen to Chapter 2 of my book, The Living Stress Free Bible: 20 Techniques To Make Your Life Less Stressful. This chapter is called "Target Practice" and I talk about how important it is to ima...

This podcast is dedicated to our wonderful health care workers with a special shout-out to the mental health care practitioners who help keep those afflicted with psychiatric ailments safe. Join me as I read Chapter One from my book The Living Stress Free Bible - 20 Techniques to Make Your Life Less Stressful. This first chapter - The Third Door - explores stress, and how our minds naturally polar...

Listen to the Introduction to The Living Stress Free Bible: 20 Techniques to Make Your Life Less Stressful recited by the author, Marilyn Guadagnino, with commentary. Dedicated to healthcare workers, in both medical and mental health settings, this book provides a practical guide for lowering stress and navigating this very challenging time with COVID-19, financial concerns, and societal division....

Marilyn and Lou, from Living Stress Free, discuss a stir-crazy solution for being stuck at home. COVID shelter-in-place restrictions are creating challenges for many people who are struggling with the isolation, the boredom, the frustration with not knowing what to do and not knowing how long this will continue. This cabin-fever hack is an unexpected idea that will transform your time at home into...

Although the new global outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is too complex to be solved by self-care alone, self-care is an important component in prevention, responding to treatment, and recovery from any illness. But how do you do it? In today's nonstop world, self-care has been relegated to vacation spots and spas. Hosts: Marilyn and Lou Guadagnino share a key secret to self-care that will help...

Welcome to a new episode of The Living Stress Free Podcast, where you can learn to experience your life in a more fulfilling, enjoyable, stress-free way. Join Lou and Marilyn for an interesting and educational discussion about spirituality, why it's so important, how it differs from religion, and how it relates to love. Find out why spirituality allows us to change our perception and experience of...

Happy New Year from Lou and Marilyn! It's a new year, a new decade, and once again time to get back on track with positive change. Join The Living Stress Free Podcast to learn about what gets in the way of succeeding at our goals and great plans for personal growth in 2020. Discover a simple strategy to make progress despite the inevitable barriers that interfere with our intentions for change. Fi...

During the intensity of the holiday season, self-care is not easy; for some, it’s impossible. How do we develop a lifestyle that incorporates self-care no matter what the season? Lou and Marilyn offer three helpful insights on how to bring peace to your holiday experience.

Lou and Marilyn share their stress-free wisdom in this engaging talk about how to deal with those awkward family discussions at Thanksgiving dinner. Those heated topics, such as the ones that focus on political views or religion, can create tension and uncomfortable feelings that have a detrimental effect on the gathering - especially for children. Lou states "when the affect gets flowing more tha...

Lou and Marilyn discuss an important issue in today’s podcast －  how to interact with our friends, family, colleagues, and loved ones without getting into a conflict about our differing opinions. This is especially relevant with the holidays approaching … talk about stress!!! Sharing methods from the LSF Stress Reduction Program and quotes from The Living Stress Free Bible, Lou and Marilyn once a...

Lou and Marilyn detour from their usual stress-free suggestions and inspiring contemplations to jump into the social commentary pool. The first of a periodic series of validating podcasts outlining the big issues that inevitably cause all of us some level of stress, the Guadagninos chat about America's shifting class system, the challenges of health care costs, and political divisions within the u...

Marilyn and Lou dive into the subject of spirituality with wisdom, humor, and kitchen-sink common sense. Learn the importance of daily practice when it comes to changing any habitual pattern, and discover how we are inevitably practicing the very thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are not serving us just through our lack of awareness. Whatever we do with our mind and body becomes automatic. Di...

Marilyn and Lou Guadagnino share their knowledge and experience of the ancient, powerful practice of meditation. Ever wonder what the difference is between various types of meditation? In this episode, you will learn the difference between concentration-based meditation and nondirective meditation, and why this is important. Listen to Lou discuss his personal meditation journey and how it led to t...

Marilyn and Lou Guadagnino share their knowledge and experience of the ancient, powerful practice of meditation. Ever wonder what the difference is between various types of meditation? In this episode, you will learn the difference between concentration-based meditation and nondirective meditation, and why this is important. Listen to Lou discuss his personal meditation journey and how it led to t...

Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino share their thoughts and explanations about an age-old enemy - stress - and why it affects us so intensely, habitually, and relentlessly. Do you ruminate way too much? Have you noticed your memories aren't always as reliable as you think? Ever wonder why dreams have so much emotion attached to them at times?  Using scientific information from the Netflix series, "The Min...

Join Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino, from Living Stress Free Inc, for a fascinating discussion about stress and how to not only lower it, but defeat the dangerous risk factors that can cultivate adversity, addiction, and harmful behaviors toward self and others. Stress is an EVERYONE problem. Find out why stress is a state of mind, the three types of stress affecting our lives, and the secret to proce...

Lou and Marilyn share their thoughts, humor, anecdotes, and wisdom in this helpful talk about the importance of resting the mind. Why do we automatically resonate with the necessity of resting the body but rarely put value on resting the mind as well? How are you resting your mind and why is it so important? Lou and Marilyn examine what qualities create a meaningful life while also chatting about...

Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino "pull out all the stops" in this informative and transformational podcast exploring how the mind creates stress and the hidden antidote that has been with us since the day we were born. Imagine if you could shift your awareness from a stressed, overwhelmed state of mind, to a peaceful, satisfied, boundless, fulfilling experience, any moment you choose. The Living Stress...

Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino continue their exploration of how to lower stress and increase life balance in this episode of The Living Stress Free Podcast focusing on rest. Find out how rest is mandatory for processing your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and how time off allows you to metabolize your stressors. Discover the antidote for an inability to stop working and learn new ways to percei...

Join Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino, on this Fourth of July Holiday, to ponder independence vs interdependence. Listen to their thoughts and insights ranging from the mundane to the profound: picnic food, Big Macs, watching fireworks in a Sears parking lot to the divisive nature of our political climate, how belief often does not correlate with reality, and how to cultivate true freedom. Thoughtful, h...

Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino host the third episode of The Living Stress Free Podcast focusing on wellness - what it really means if you want to lower your stress and balance your life. Citing themes from Rochester’s WXXI “Connections” radio show, with Evan Dawson, “What Does True Wellness Mean,” in which Lou Guadagnino was a guest speaker, this podcast goes deeper into this discussion. How do we de...