Unpacking Myself

Maybe someone pops into your head or maybe you know someone going through a really hard moment - what makes us hesitate to reach out. Often we think we are being considerate of them. In this episode, I share the thoughts that would go through my head in these moments and how I realized I was approaching it all wrong. I was unnecessarily filling my head with clutter & I was missing out on an opport...

Ever feel angered by something so much that you feel the heat rising through your body, steam coming out of your ears and the story replays over & over again in your head?  Most of us have been there - either monthly, weekly or even dailly. This week, I dive into what actually happens in our body in these moments & why it's important for all of us to have a "go to" technique to help us observe the...

From the moment we are born, we are boxed into so many roles. These roles can dictate how we behave or think for our entire lifetime. The tricky part is it's hard to differentiate the true motive behind our actions - am I acting from a place deep within me that is authentic OR am I acting from a place of expectations placed on me by the external world? The other side of the coin is - our expectati...

Have you ever thought or felt "Once I achieve this goal, I will be happy and content?" I have. But then I started noticing a common theme in what successful people were saying when asked what they would tell their younger self. In this episode, I'll share what they all said and what happens when we are constantly living in the future. If you've ever felt anxious about not reaching your goals fast...

It's easy to get caught up in the race of life where no one really knows where they are going, but we keep running because everyone else around us is. I personally don't want to have regrets when I'm older. I want to know where I'm headed and why. I talk about how being intentional in what we want out of our lives allows us to be in control. I also share how people who got clear on what success lo...

In this episode, I talk with the person who taught me what "Accountability" truly means - it's an underrated principle. Linda speaks, writes and consults internationally, teaching personal accountability to organizations & leaders, but the principles apply to all aspects of life. How often do we make excuses or shy away from our role in the outcomes in front of us? How do we treat accountability a...

Madonna was on to something (never thought I would say these words), when she said "I'm a material girl, living in a material world." There really is no escaping it. We are surrounded by it. There shouldn't be guilt around buying nice things but what happens when we let the "thing" control us and feed our confidence. In this episode I share moments when this has happened to me and how I have learn...

I had the realization that if I wait for everything externally to be just right before I start doing the things I want to do this year, I may end up watching another year pass me by. In this episode, I unpack why & how I was able to make a mindset shift and truly reset even with some of the same hurdles in place from last year. Not everyone has to be making the same progress this early in the year...

Some of the most successful people in the world have this trait in common - the desire to constantly do better. But negative emotions can pop up when we reflect on how we can improve, causing us to often avoid it entirely. If others aren't honest in their feedback & we aren't being honest with ourselves either, then who the heck is going to help us improve? In this episode, I talk through where th...

Have you ever taken someone else's actions or something they said personally? Made assumptions about their intentions? We often think things are about us when sometimes they are not. In this episode, I dive into why we do this and examples that we can all relate to. This is another thing that creates unnecessary clutter in our mind and while we may not be able to control the initial thought, we ca...

A lot of people are excited about 2020 being over but what is really going to change at midnight? In this week's episode, I share how I'm using this New Year's as a checkpoint for 3 things to help me go into 2021 pumped and with a recharged mindset. We can't make life go back to how it was before the pandemic but we can still create change for ourselves in this upcoming year. Listen in as I unpack...

Do you ever feel like some of the Self Love stuff on Social Media is too cheesy or fluff or annoying? Ha - I have! In this episode, I cut through (not "the") cheese to get to what truly matters and how a lot of things in our life revolve around this topic. It's easy to ignore, dismiss or go on auto-pilot with this topic but being aware and intentional about self love can help create positivity in...

We have all had minor interactions with people that make us ask "why did I do that?" or "why did I say it that way?" Maybe you said or did something without really thinking it through. We all do that. Have you ever replayed the tape of you doing that "thing" to the other person 10, 20, 30 times in head? Beating yourself up everytime? Yes, yes and yes! In this episode I talk about why it doesn't ne...

This year I have witnessed one too many people I love deal with really hard hard things. Years ago I had explored the question we all have asked at some point - "why do bad things happen to good people" but lately I have been feeling my faith get shaky. I knew I needed to remind myself of the beliefs I have held around this question for many years. In this episode, I revisit my beliefs & how we sh...

On the surface deflecting compliments may not seem like a big deal. Many say it's just about a way to show humility. That's what I thought for years until I sat down and unpacked this. This becomes an important topic when you realize that how you respond may actually reflect what YOU think of yourself. I talk through why it's important to receive compliments with open arms and how this can be a to...

In this episode, I talk with my former CEO who took his start up from a garage to being worth a little under $1B by always keeping people & positivity at the forefront. We talk about conscious leadership where uplifting others and seeing them on a "soul" level yields much more long term success than focusing on profits. We talk about the current consciousness level in the business world. We touch...

You may be confident in all aspects of your life but somehow parenting can manage to bring out self doubt. Have you ever wondered why that is? In this week's episode I talk about why this happens to us. It is normal and we all feel it as parents. I share what I have done to help shake the insecurities & temptation to compare because I don't want to spend 20 years of my life in a place of fear. I'm...

If believing in ourselves starts with others believing in us, does that become unreliable? I don't think so. In this episode, I share how others believing in us can help us find more confidence in who we are. We all need this external support to clearly see who we truly are & I will help you reflect on how impactful this has probably been for you in your own life. I also talk about what happens wh...

Isn't it funny that every single person makes mistakes yet we are so hard on ourselves as if we are the only ones making them? Mistakes are a part of our lives - at work, at home, with our friends, with our kids. Our mind makes us think we should keep our mistakes safe with us but in this episode I talk about all the reasons why taking responsibility for our mistakes & fessing up is the better rou...

There are a lot of opposing views right now. Sometimes you feel like screaming at people who don't understand your perspective - it feels emotional and personal at times. But when I unpacked this, I realized that reacting may feel good in the moment but it doesn't get us anywhere. The cancel culture is powerful but can be dangerous if we are not responsible with it. How do we provide criticism tha...

This year has really highlighted how polarized people are on issues such as the pandemic, Black Lives Matter, climate change, politics... the list goes on. I started wondering why we are so polarized. Do we actually consume and process information or just gravitate towards the information that aligns with our existing beliefs? If so, aren't we giving our power to think away? I dive into all of thi...

It took me a minute to embrace my feminine traits & learn how to use that as a superpower versus adapt to men dominated environments. I'll talk about how I did this & why I was even caught up in this confusion in the first place. I also dive into what we women need to do to really lean in when it comes to supporting & helping other women. There are some under the radar things we do to each other t...

We often squirm and get really uncomfortable around this topic that, ironically, is the one sure thing in life. Can you relate? I got to the point where avoiding it and not forming my beliefs around this topic made me more uncomfortable than actually diving into it. In the process of unpacking, I also found a way to see life through the perspective of death so I could make better decisions and mak...

I get up close and personal on this one! I talk about how my relationship with my sister-in-law went from not speaking to a genuine, loving relationship. It's so easy to get trapped into a mindset where you think your relationship with someone in your family will never improve or get better but sometimes the mindset is the barrier. I share what worked for us and how we got on the other side of thi...

Has the way our parents learned life principles through religion become outdated based on how we like to learn and how our kids will learn? These days a lot of people want logic, the science and to understand the why. I dive into whether the "HOW" we learn these life principles truly matters or not. When we choose not to learn through religion the way some of our parents did, are we making sure we...