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This tip came from needing the reminder herself after last week's ROR (React, Observe, Respond) episode as well as the topic of being busy in last week's newsletter. Mercury is in retrograde AND it's a solar eclipse -- maybe that's why strange things have been happening?! 😂 Here's the tip: Don't take it personally. Someone's reaction is rarely about you, but it's a...

In this episode, Ginny opens up about a recent experience on reacting and shifting that to responding. A big part of that is the observation component. On a Peloton ride, the concept of ROR developed - React, Observe, Respond. The shift in the process from recognizing and observing the reaction and moving to a response that brought peace was profound. A response is an observed reaction. How can yo...

It's Ginny's birthday week! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share this (or any episode) with someone you love. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 And in the spirit of birthdays and birthday lists, this episode is a list of 8 things that are little life lessons that have been learned along the way. Sign up for Ginny's Newsletter Here's the list of 8, but you'll get more insight in the episode and...

Reesa Teesa has been EVERYWHERE. In case you haven't heard, she shares her "Who TF Did I Marry" story over a series of 52 TikToks. To say it went viral would be an understatement. Her followers doubled day over day and since then, she's been on Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show and many others. In this episode, we unpack many tactics of dangerous personalities, like narc...

Cory Allen is an author and podcaster from Austin. He believes the more we understand ourselves, the less we suffer. On his podcast, he discusses how to live better through teachings on mindfulness, mental clarity, and personal growth. Cory's podcast has had millions of downloads, received over a thousand five-star ratings, and been featured by The New York Times . His first book, titled Now I...

Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at  UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC)  and the author of  The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering Your Natural Awareness . Called by the  Los Angeles Times  “one of the nation’s best-known teachers of mindfulness,” she has taught mindfulness since 1999 in a variety of settings including hospitals, univ...

This is a concept that came from sitting next to a seat mate on an airplane. He read You're My Favorite and sent a DM after finishing saying that the story reminded him of the Japanese art form called Kintsugi. The idea is that rather than throwing away a broken item, usually a piece of pottery, often a bowl or vase, they are repaired with gold. So, when you apply this concept to life, we real...

You can check out Theresa’s Book, BECOMING MORE ME- Tapping Into Success: Subconscious Secrets of an ADHD Entrepreneurial Mom, available on Amazon, and also get access to her Amazing Library of Private Tapping Sessions, including the one she did with me after the show (for FREE!) by visiting  theresalearlevine.org More ways to connect with Theresa Lear Levine: Website  theresalearlevine.com  The B...

Today's special guest is Dr. Karyl McBride. This episode is focused around trauma recovery for adult children of narcissistic mothers. Being a child of a narcissist often leaves people wondering...Will I ever be good enough? And Will I Ever Be Good Enough? is the title of Dr. McBride's first book. Her most recent, Will The Drama Ever End? is out now in hardcover, audiobook and ebook format...

Don't forget to leave a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 review, follow and share Drinking With Gin. In this week's episode, it's a 1:1 chat where Ginny shares the answer to the top question asked after a keynote and after people read her #1 bestseller, You're My Favorite. It might not be the question that you think! Sometimes the exact question varies, or it's in the form of a statement, but the theme is consistent. T...

Don't forget to follow Drinking With Gin, leave a review and share with a friend. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Maggie Holland is our special guest today. She's a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is passionate about helping women through anxiety, depression and stress. She's also well-versed in narcissism. This episode provides an in-depth overview of the concept of Triangulation. While triangulation can innocen...

Is there something you've been procrastinating? Or what about waiting to be ready to start something? This episode is chock-full of useful and scientific information -- including the makeup of and possible contributors of the wiring of the brain -- on why we procrastinate and how to improve in this area. People may want to wait until they're ready to start something, but according to Seth...

It's a one on one chat with Ginny this week. And it's a good one! This week is all about diving into how we think about and talk to ourselves. Do you engage in negative self-talk? Well, data shows that we have up to 60,000 thoughts per day and up 80% -- EIGHT PERCENT -- of those thoughts are negative. Imagine the changes you can create when you start doing this one thing?! When you start s...

Have you ever wondered why someone is so sensitive? Or perhaps you've wondered if you're being sensitive or even overly sensitive. What if there was data that supported that there may be reasons behind feeling things more, both physically and emotionally, than the average person. Maybe you can sense someone else's feelings, or are deeply moved by music or the beauty of nature. Sensitiv...

Have you ever wondered what the big deal is when someone is shattered from the end of a narcissistic relationship? Have you ever wondered why they're not just getting over it already? If you've been in a narcissistic relationship, you know how difficult to the road to recovery is. If you haven't been, Dr. Kastner is here to help give a better understanding. If you're tired of hearing the word narc...

Dr. Melissa Madeson joins us to discuss loneliness. She shares with us the root causes, symptoms, and some key strategies people can implement to feel less lonely and potentially prevent loneliness as well. She explains the difference between transient and chronic loneliness. There is also quite a bit of discussion around feeling your feelings, being able to name your emotions and how to shift the...

This episode is full of fun, real talk about failure and some heartfelt & vulnerable moments that will make you respect & adore Dr. Buford. In this episode, he opens up about sharing some of his biggest failures in business and how he used those failures to catapult his career and life forward. And even though he said he wouldn't, he was vulnerable enough to share how he felt like his...

What's a POGO sister? Listen to the end to find out about the definition of a Pogo sister. In this episode, Ginny and Kristen share about how they met, which is PRETTY juicy. The commonalities are endless and the story demonstrates just how small the world it. Kristen shares her story of rising from the ashes, the ways in which she speaks about energy and how she grew through grief. She shocki...

Dr. Tanya Holthus is back! She was a guest on Season 1 and her content and approach was so impactful, it was a top episode, so I wanted to invite her back to hear more from her. This episode was requested by a listener and in it, Tanya shares with us the details of love bombing, why it is so effective, how narcissists use it and provides some really great examples of what love bombing is and what...

We're back for Season 2! In the last episode of Season 1, I shared that I'd be taking a break to focus on some other big news. And that big news is here -- it's book #2! I released my 2nd book as the follow up to my #1 bestseller, You're My Favorite. The 2nd book is titled I'm My Favorite: A Guided Journal for Your Path Forward. This guided journal is filled not only with conte...

It's been one year since the first episode of Drinking With Gin launched! A full year of content with a mixture of solo episodes where Ginny's drink is her sidekick, expert guests to tackle tough topics, and guests with inspiring stories of how they overcame trauma and adversity. Some data shows that 90% of podcasts have 3 or less episodes. So, thank you for joining this community and help...

In this solo episode, Ginny kicks things off with her sidekick -- her drink. And the beverage of choice for this conversation is a margarita because they can be a little bit spicy and a little bit sweet. Work-life balance is a topic that we hear people preach about. But does it actually exist? Ginny may have an unpopular opinion on this but she doesn't believe it exists. And that's because...

This is an inspiring story that you won't want to miss a single second of. Guest, Cat Kozuch, shares how she used the power of affirmations, visualization and a positive mindset to prove the medical team wrong after a horrific accident left her paralyzed from the neck down. Cat's ability to keep a positive mindset through her grim diagnosis has helped her overcome much in life and she'...

Ginny brings on an expert guest in this episode. Dr. Kathy Lee Parkin is here to share some perspective on narcissists and their behaviors, patterns, and potential abuse around money. This episode was sparked because a couple of months ago, one of Ginny's mom's friends (yes, you read that right) texted her and asked her for $15k for her mom to pay off some debt so she could buy a different...

This episode covers a topic that many people struggle with...asking for help. The inspiration to this topic was from Ginny doing a quick survey months ago with a group of friends and asked them what phrase they had the hardest time with and it was, "I need help." So many of us don't want to ask for help because it feels like we're being a burden or we're embarrassed or just t...