The Modern Young Adult

So much self-help can feel like it’s about conquering our emotions as if they are something to be vanquished or destroyed. In fact, most of society desires to in fact run away or replace their emotional state with the things of the world. But after this beach vacation, I have been reminded of the value and purpose of emotion in that it helps us have a FULL and COMPLETE life. In today’s episode, le...

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So many of us in the world feel unfulfilled and wonder why? It;s no wonder why when you look at the patterns of life we have established. Most of us look for enjoyment and fulfillment in things outside of us really quickly, yet perhaps it comes from within us and doing the harder things we keep putting off. In today’s episode, I explain the formula for fulfillment comes from committing to the hard...

We live in a world that doesn’t like to be lonely. Even when we are alone, we feel the urge to be plugged into our phones, tv, social media, all to fill up the air with noise and make us feel better. Then why is loneliness so present when we are so surrounded by people? I] It’s BECAUSE loneliness is created by our thoughts. And I believe there is a great importance to being lonely that we are MISS...

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY EPISODE! I’m celebrating my birthday with you by talking about the fears that come up around these moments in our life. Maybe you have regrets in life, you wish you weren’t getting older, or you wish you could just stay young forever? Or maybe you’re afraid of the unknown of what’s ahead? Did you know you have a choice of how you react to these fears? In today’s episode, I tal...

A huge milestone in life is that first real job after college. Everything you’ve been working for in college comes down to this point. And yet sometimes it isn’t what we expect it to be. It doesn’t fulfill us, we feel out of our depth, and wonder if we are cut out for this. I’VE BEEN THERE. In today’s episode, I’m celebrating my one year anniversary of starting my new job and I want to share with...

One of the great abilities of our brain is to have awareness of our environment, particularly danger. With the way society has developed, we have what I call HYPER-awareness of what is right, wrong, good, bad, going to help us, or not because of the voices of other people so prevalent from media and just our own brains learning from it. But is your HYPER-awareness actually helping you or hindering...

“Dating is hard”. “Social media is bad for you”. Phrases like this we’ve heard over and over to the point where they just “make sense”. But is that actually true? Today on the podcast, we’re exploring how so often we confuse the truth for our own thoughts about a situation and forget that we get to CHOOSE if things like dating are hard or if social media is bad for us. There’s nothing wrong with k...

Anxiety doesn’t have to be a problem in your life. I’m a living example of this. I experience it on a weekly basis and I’ve learned how to manage the experience in a way that is healthy and good for me. Today on the podcast, I share my own story of anxiety and the 3 truths we need to know to truly manage our anxiety in our 20s. This is done in a way where you can operate and live your life with an...

You graduated! Or at least it’s graduation season and so to kick things off, I wanted to dedicate a whole episode for what to do after. So many of us are eager to move on to the next thing that we forget to let our accomplishments land. Or we’re unsure of what to do next and worry that we need to know now in order to be successful. Today on the podcast I discuss that and more about how to find gre...

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about how it’s not always about you! Or rather how having that mindset can actually HELP you take the pressure off your life and show up more confidently as yourself. We talk about thoughts that sound good but are harmful for your mindset, the movie Hustle, the comedian John Crist, and really just ways to help you get out of your head so you can put your problem...

Today on the podcast, I’m telling you why building your self worth and how you view yourself, your body, your mind, your talents, your life matters! The words you choose to describe yourself matter and determine who you become, not the other way around. I cover Michael Jordan, 127 Hours, why our brains don’t do well in danger situations, and ultimately how you can begin to see the true value that...

Today on the podcast, I have brought on my guest, Lorrine Headrick, to offer perspective on the balance of being a high achiever and embracing our humanness through the lens of being a student athlete. As trainer and a mental performance coach, Lorrine helps student athletes find proper balance in their life and gain confidence in their support. I admire what all athletes are capable of and find t...

Today on the podcast, I talk ALL about the concept of pain, when it is necessary for getting what we want AND when it is NOT necessary and in fact holds us back. You’ll hear about my fun experience baking a lemon pie and the metaphor it can hold for your life as you are striving to become something as a young adult.  To make any progress in anything requires opposition and therefore requires thing...

Today on the podcast, I explain why the relationship with your own SELF is the most important one and is often the most neglected. If you want anything to improve in your own life or in the lives of others around you, you must address how you feel and care about your own self.  I walk through several steps you can begin today even with just 5 minutes that will do wonders for you AND help you pract...

Today, I’m talking about comparison, why it’s so instinctual to do and how social media has made it so easy for us in our modern day and age to think that our life isn’t good enough in comparison to what everyone else is doing. It is my philosophy that the best life you can have is YOUR life, whatever that looks like and this DOESN’T you can’t desire change for yourself.  I discuss how to apply th...

It’s so easy to feel lost in the modern world today. With so many voices like social media, our parents, roommates, movies & television, all telling us how we should live our lives, we can feel overwhelmed and not know what the right path is for us, in terms of our career, dating, family dynamic, and just general lifestyle. So how do you know what’s right? YOU TRUST YOURSELF! Today on the podc...

Today, I have the great opportunity of having Carlie Palmer-Webb on the podcast. Carlie Palmer-Webb is a sexuality researcher, entrepreneur, enthusiastic Jesus lover, hugger, and The Christian Sex Educator. She earned her master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. Carlie grew up in a wonderful and loving Christian home, but one where sex was never talked about or mentioned. She ha...

Something almost inevitable as a young adult is the concept of the Friendzone. Fundamentally, it’s simply communicating that your feelings are different than the other person or vice versa. Yet our society has made it so easy to avoid honestly communicating our feelings and opting to ghost the person, making things only more difficult and frustrating. Today, on the podcast, I guide you through the...

You know I didn't watch the movie Coco for forever. Why? Because my family said it wasn't very good. And I believed them. I thought that was the fact. I still sometimes have that thought, even after watching it and thinking it's a pretty good movie, my brain will offer me it's theory. Because "that's the way it's always been". This mindset can be hidden in a lot of things you want to be different...

You've probably wondered why you aren't as positive as your friends, or why you keep thinking of the worst case scenario in dating, or never can figure out what you should actually do when it comes to your anxiety, just that it's a problem. This in fact isn't just normal, it's biological. This response is engrained in our brain and it is in fact good that we do recognize problems. The trick is to...

I remember not liking myself when I looked in the mirror. Or just not being a fan. Or thinking we were okay, but no one liked us or there were things we needed to change. That is until I realized that nothing ever changed with these methods. And I was still me, looking back at me. While you may avoid looking a yourself in the mirror, what I came to learn was how to embrace that, how to really see...

So often, I see more and more people struggling with overthinking. Thinking it's something they're stuck with and are trying to overcome. But that narrative of overthinking being something that we should get rid of is only keeping us stuck in it. Thinking is a gift that we have as humans. Sure, we are going to overthink and it's not fun by any means, but it doesn't have to hold power over us. We a...

As February begins, you may wonder if you can keep going with your goals. You may be ready to throw in the towel and believe once again that you can’t change the way you want to and it’s not worth it. Do NOT believe this lie. Today on the podcast, I am changing your mind about change. The only thing preventing from lasting change, are the beliefs you have about yourself. If you want lasting change...

This is for all you overthinkers, worriers, i-don't-know-where-to-eat-ers, and shamers out there. The reason you are so tired is because you are spending your energy on something that is NOT producing anything useful for you. You recognize that spinning isn't helping, but you can't help it right?! What if I told you that you in fact had control over this, that there was a way to overcome this cycl...