True Stride

Our bodies, our minds, and our emotions function at a higher level when we are well rested. That's why we need to be careful of excessive planning. This episode talks about finding the clarity and space for what really matters. I'm back from vacation! I went on vacation last week with my family and we had a successful bonding time. Being with all my loved ones was very memorable. I was able to hav...

If you could imagine time off, what would you be doing? Where would you go? Who would you ask to join you, if anyone? What would you hope to experience? This episode talks about what vacation means to you. I am super excited for a vacation with my family. We are all heading out to stay under the same roof for some time away from everyday life. It's been a while since we all got together for a fami...

Sometimes you need a buddy to exchange ideas and energy with. A buddy can help us with accountability and encouragement, or simply be a sounding board when we need to get our ideas and problems out. This episode talks about where in your life the power of support fuels your brave acts. On the way back from hauling horses, I led the navigation from a separate car instead of being right beside my au...

Life (in general) is about noticing, paying attention, and connecting with who we are and what truly matters as we expose ourselves to different situations. The more we understand how our intentions create our experiences from moment to moment, the more we can intentionally create experiences in ways that support our overall well being. This episode talks about how to honor your heartfelt intentio...

We go through a cycle of finding balance in how we choose to show up in life. Are you transitioning from one action to the next fully present in your movement? Are you guided through your transitions by your heart of hearts as you move forward in alignment? This episode talks about honoring the light within us. In 2009, I became a certified yoga instructor. During that time I was still in corporat...

Life will toss you into moments that feel like they're more than you can bear or feel very disorienting. Living those experiences causes us to expand far beyond what we normally experience. By staying present and aware of our intentions, we can make it through. This episode talks about building resilience. I went to yoga for the first time in a very long time. When I first arrived for yoga, no one...

After a while, you realize something is simply not working in life. The beautiful part about that is the opportunity to remove, throw out, release, or refuse service to whatever is no longer serving you. This episode talks about choosing what to 86 in your life. The phrase "86 it" has so many origin stories. No matter which origin story you hear, the common theme relates to something no longer bei...

You are magnetic. When you follow your True Stride, you naturally create room for what is emotionally and energetically aligned to you. You attract what's aligned, but falling out of alignment can happen. At those times, you could accidentally fall in contact with experiences that cause a short circuit in your journey. This episode talks about the moments that shock your life into alignment. Remem...

Loss and transition is not always easy. There's constantly these checkpoint moments like figurative "deaths" that occur in life. It can be when you end a career, end a friendship, have kids moving out, have a job switch, or more. Yet, from that is an opportunity of birthing something new. This episode talks about how death springs new life. My 9-day trip of hauling horses across the country was a...

When we have our lows in life, we can actually use them to elevate to the next level. Since we don't want to stay in the low for too long, how can we gain awareness to channel what feels aligned? This episode talks about accepting our low and moving in a new direction starting from this moment. I'm hauling horses across the country currently! Getting away is my chance to decompress, process and ga...

Why do we experience pain in our life? There can be physical pain or emotional pain, but either way we feel the pain on a deeper level in the middle of difficult times. This episode talks about how lows invite expansion. Getting truthful about feelings is a vulnerable experience. I invite you to come along as we decompress and digest embracing the lows of our life as an opportunity to expand. It's...

Depending on the situation, expectations can weigh us down, surface feelings of insecurity or disappointment can drain our ability to be fully present from our heart-center experiences. This episode talks about how to lead with energy not expectations. Not long ago, two good friends came to talk with me about exploring relationships and love. They are thinking about what's the best way to go about...

Are there moments in your life where you waste time on something that could be easy if you were a bit more organized and aligned with your vision? This episode talks about how to laugh, refocus, and simplify your alignment. Honestly, I'm laughing at myself a little. I'm here encouraging Striders to create alignment with everything they want to manifest, but I can tell you I still have days where I...

We don't always have a plan that is going to be executed in a seamless way. Any misstep or unexpected change is an opportunity to align or realign with what matters most. This episode talks about the path to evolve to your highest good. This is the second year that I am participating in the 100 Day Project . During my journey, I chose to create affirmations and reflection questions so that I can b...

No matter how quickly or forcefully the world moves, we have the ability to slow down and check our reality. When we stand tall, shoulders back, and drop into our heart, we can set the pace of our True Stride. This episode talks about listening to the beat of your heart. Striders, I focus on giving quality content in how the podcast is presented. I curate the messaging of our weekly Wise Walks, bu...

How can we balance our heart and mind rather than suppress our authentic selves? In this world, it is important to reconnect to your true essence. You may find this happens when you engage with something you liked as a kid, or when you have an Expansion Experience. By tapping into your authentic self, you fully express who you are and were meant to be. This episode talks about how honoring your we...

Every experience invites us to be present and aware of our energy and emotions so we can make informed choices and take intentional actions. Often we want to support someone else, and show up for them, but we also have to be aware that they are managing their emotions and energy at that moment. When we feel unaligned (with ourselves or others), we need to pause, breathe and pivot to create connect...

Taking a Wise Walk allows you to look at your feelings. How do the feelings that come up make you feel? If they bring up undesirable feelings, how do you plan to replace the feelings with something closer to what you actually want to feel? As you let your feelings reveal themselves to you, you get to choose new actions. This episode talks about a Heart Value Practice called the Feel-Choose-Act Amp...

Everyone can follow their own idea of success to build a better relationship with money. It's not uncommon to do what you're "supposed" to do by society's "standards", and have things not go the way you expect. Creating your own path gives you the options that lead to a thriving life. This episode talks about feeling good in our relationship with finances. Growing up, I constantly saw a theme of "...

There's a void we know that exists within ourselves. Yet, we push it off.  We know that there is something there that is worth exploring, but because it's a new muscle we haven't exercised, we give into our excuses. What if we decide to move forward in our True Stride? This episode talks about what EPIC adventure is calling you. For decades, I was in a corporate role that limited my ability to per...

When you view life with a lens of self-awareness, you discover a fully expressed version of yourself. With each aha, it becomes easier to embrace discomfort and look at situations from a growth perspective. How can you use moments of resistance to pivot and adjust to what lights you up? This episode talks about looking at life through a self-reflection lens and being able to laugh when transition...

Society feeds us a dream of "streamlined everything." We are so used to this idea of having a vision, filling a task list, and executing it seamlessly that we can miss our present moments being too caught up in what's "next." This episode talks about ways to be more present in the ebb and flow of life with today's special guest Ron Rothberg. Personally, one of the times I feel most present is when...

Your senses are constantly absorbing information. Externally, you try to make sense of the energy around you, pulling you, and requesting your attention. Internally, you try to balance and navigate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that you experience. You don't need to absorb all the information presented to you. This episode talks about having the keys to your own Wise Walk reflection. Every time...

What is possible with 10 minutes a day for 100 days or a word intention? What might you experience, create or receive? Imagine if you had a chance to create each day, and transformed the way you connect with the world. This episode talks about how committed intention can change your worldview with today's special guest Leigh Farrow. This year feels like a clean slate and full of possibilities. Peo...

Are you fully addressing yourself as you are? When you can take a look at your habits, your challenges, and your truth, you can conquer what lies ahead of you. Like a Navy Seal, you can perform no matter the resistance that comes your way. This episode talks about how a Navy Seal mindset supports your life with today's special guest William Branum. Health and wellness is extremely important, menta...