True Stride

Is your body fully aligned? Is your energy fluid? Are you taking time to support your body and your energy flow, and really encourage your vital life force to support you in all your doing on a consistent basis, or are you waiting until you're in crisis mode? Now is a good moment for a Wise Walk. On the True Stride podcast, we take a Wise Walk to slow down and check our reality. True Stride is tha...

Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of being overlooked? Situations can arise that make people feel invisible or inadequate. Afterwards, it's possible to feel drained or replay everything that's wrong when endlessly thinking of that cycle. Have you ever thought being overlooked could be a blessing in disguise? Now is a good moment for a Wise Walk. On the True Stride podcast, we take a Wise Walk to...

Feeling restless is typically a subconscious coping method for mental stress. In those times of mental stress, the mind passes through each moment so focused on the external world that the guidance calling from inside goes unnoticed. Taking inventory of our inner world allows us to recognize a bigger picture, see where we should fill a void, and identify a few unsettled feelings. Now is a good mom...

Throughout life, unsolicited expectations and identity beliefs influence us. The key is to carefully evaluate if those things are true or worth keeping to prevent clinging onto things that drain us. On this Wise Walk, Mary Tess Rooney and Dana Knox Wright take a moment to slow down and check our reality to honor your choice to stop showing up in ways that don't serve you and let go. Where in your...

Once I realized I wasn't always doing things that made my heart as happy as it could be, I sought to discover my True Stride. Naturally, we face moments where we can no longer deny how disconnected we feel to our lives if we are not honoring our vibration. Feeling a disconnect means it's time to ask ourselves questions and explore our options. How can we discover the steps that connect us to bette...

In terms of success, people sometimes think that we have to do everything on our own to get to a goal. That is simply not true. When we get busy reacting to what's happening in our life, it's important to look for opportunities to protect our limited energy by seeking help. We think we can give the same amount of energy to everything, when our efforts would benefit more from intentional prioritizi...

When there is so much to do, our brains can have us feeling stuck and blank on what to do next. With the right tools and mindset, we are able to regroup to get back on our True Stride.  Actions that are truly aligned with our goals keep us purposely productive. In this episode, I chat with Don Khouri about productivity processes and when to say "Yes", so that we can continue to choose actions that...

Every person in life goes through lows and highs; they are the peaks and valleys of our journey. Looking at life, the depth of each valley and the height of each peak may not be exactly the same, but they help build our life. Cherish the lows to know that you want something more, and appreciate the highs that bring you bliss to know what's possible. A few years ago, my health required extra care,...

At the core, people simply want to be acknowledged as being another human. Humans like to belong and to form a connection over numerous similarities: likes, quirks, or goals. Ironically, there is sometimes a gap in how humans connect when trying to empathize with the human experience. Could it be that each individual is mentally wrapped in their own world? Could it be that individual human experie...

Something wonderfully coincidental happened recently. While driving my dogs to dog training, there were at least three cars that didn't use their turn signals. Driving in that situation can be frustrating, but with being intentional about my energy, the situation worked in my favor by inspiring an insight for me that I want to share with you. I'll tell you my inspiration of why turn signals are a...

Who in your life makes you feel fully supported? Recently, I'm very grateful towards the relationships and connections that help me thrive in my journey. Each time I share my Heart Value through an episode or project, there's a team of people who assist me in giving the best value to you. I'm amazed that I can freely pursue my dreams with people who genuinely care to support me in what I do. Accep...

Learning is a continuous process in life. In any given moment, we come across lessons that offer information or a mindset to guide us closer to our True Stride. When we go on a Wise Walk, we are discovering what we find to be true for ourselves. If we can be aware of this knowledge, we can apply the lessons into our daily life.  Personally, I'm always learning and pushing to expand myself. I am ex...

Striders, let's remind ourselves of how far we traveled together on our weekly wise walks. Our weekly wise walks offer self-reflection to consider how we want to walk in our truth. We align ourselves with our True Stride to share the value we have with the world. Now that we're here, Episode 40 is feeling monumental to me. The number 40 holds significance in different facets of life. A full-term p...

Do you have a practice that reminds you to set intentions or release anything holding you back? Often, you need to let go of things demanding your time and attention in order to attract the very thing that you want. It's helpful to have gentle reminders in your life that help you pay attention to your evolution. I sometimes use the moon cycles as my reminder, and on tonight's full moon I'm ready t...

The most abundant energy that you project, whether positive or negative, attracts more of the same. I notice that thoughts and feelings impact how the world around me unfolds. More than that, energy is transferable, so I stay mindful about who and where I share energy. For this episode, we'll discuss living in better alignment with our True Stride and learn how to bring more consistent energetic h...

After the last episode about challenges, I realized that midyear is a great time to reflect on the word we set for the year to illuminate what was important and what we really wanted to accomplish by the end of 2021. As a reminder, my word for the year is Heart Vibe and our word serves as a mantra to realign and stay focused on how we want to show up for ourselves every day and month that passes i...

Knowing what success on my terms looks like helped me ground and get clear before I huddled with JT and Katie, my good friends who are also in the business of helping me launch my book Heart Value. We spent two full days brainstorming, strategizing, and talking about all the opportunities before and after launch. Today, we are talking about challenges, and I encourage you to explore and appreciate...

I've been listening to other authors about success goals for their books. This made me pause and think about my book goals, which aren't tied to quantity or ranking.  As we go on our Wise Walk today, the questions on our minds are: What does success on your terms feel like? Have you articulated success on your terms out loud so that a loved one can support your clarity and confidence to go after w...

Since our last episode, I took a road trip to Miami with my parents to celebrate my nieces' graduations. Two of my nieces, Krissy and Dana, graduated from the University of Miami with Nursing Degrees. My niece Lauren graduates from the Mayo Clinic this coming weekend as a Doctor, and she is super excited to start her residency that will ultimately lead her into the field of Neuroscience. We could...

I spent Mother's Day with my mom, my hero, and the aunts and sister who live nearby. Some of them are mothers in the traditional sense, meaning they birthed humans into this world, but some are like me without kids but show up in motherly ways. For example, I got to celebrate with my Aunt Caron, who, even though she doesn't have children of her own, embodies, nurtures, and grows love all around he...

The purpose of our Wise Walks is to create a self-reflection for the purposes of awareness not judgment. If you graded yourself on our last Wise Walk around Energetic Hygiene and were surprised by your answers and low scores in an area, give yourself some grace. Let's make a pact right here and now and say that this True Stride podcast is a judgment-free zone. On today's Wise Walk, we discuss what...

I just got back from a 1300 mile road trip with my Aunt Teeny, her three horses, and a donkey. My Aunt needed help to haul her horses from California to Florida, so I met her halfway in Oklahoma City. It was a new experience for me hauling equines any distance, and with any new experience, I learn a lot, laugh a lot, and grow. So on this episode, I thought I'd share what I learned about myself ove...

As I reflected on last week's episode and took a Wise Walk with myself, I realized that at this moment in time, I feel seen and understood by most people in my life, but I've worked really hard for this moment in time. I've had to make some tough decisions along the way to stay aligned with feeling seen, heard, and understood. As we Stride together, the questions on our minds are: Where do you tak...

I am delighted to tell you that I have hit another major milestone in my life that I want to celebrate with you. As you recall, from an earlier episode, I invited a small group of advanced readers to read my book Heart Value, and I got tremendous feedback. I incorporated some of their suggestions, and then I just sent my completed manuscript off to my developmental editor for one more final pass....

Can you believe six months have passed since we started going on Wise Walks together? I am blown away, and surprised that I didn't naturally take a moment to appreciate our milestone and think about all that I've learned, discovered, and grown as a result of our interaction once a week. Today, we are going to take a Wise Walk on what in our life is worth celebrating and how we can be more mindful...