Vibrant Living Podcast

We can't have a better life than the thoughts we think about. In the Daily Devotion book, Jesus Calling, Day Nov. 26, it states: "Walk with Me along the high road of thanksgiving, and you will find all the delights I have made ready for you. To protect your thankfulness, you must remember that you reside in a fallen world, where blessings and sorrows intermingle freely. " When we are constantly fo...

In this podcast, I share about letting go and how our physical items have deeper emotional attachments. I share about the Liberation Challenge where you can create space in your life to manifest what it is you truly desire. In the Liberation Challenge, we look at: Time / Commitments Things / Physical Items Vices Relationships Ask yourself......is this serving me and is it for my highest good? I me...

In this episode - Design Your Future, I share about SMARTER Goals and why it is important to have CLARITY. In the Bible, Jesus approaches individuals who needed restoration and healing asking what they wanted Him to do. Obviously, Christ already knew what they needed, but instead of instantly healing them, He asked them to declare what they wanted. First, more than healing, they needed clarity. He...

In today's episode, I share a process to look back on 2022 and celebrate your successes and learn from your experiences. When we set our new goals for 2023, it's important that we examine our limiting beliefs and turn them into liberating truths to raise our mindset and beliefs. Over the next few weeks, I'll be walking you through some exercises and activities to design your future, set your SMART...

Welcome to the Podcast! In this episode, I share my Sanoviv experience! I used to go there annually and take groups of people there on retreats. Those programs are no longer available, so I've created my own Vibrant Living Health and Healing Retreats that I love! Sanoviv is focused on their medical programs. I went there this year to participate in their detox program. In this episode, I share abo...

In today's episode, I talk about Emotional Health in Children and share over a dozen different fun and practical tools you can use to help your child work through emotions or boost emotional health. Hint hint......they work for adults too!! :)

All the Feels!! Our feelings are a vibration in our body, and as humans, we get to experience them all!! Although, sometimes we don't know how to process or work through our emotions and feelings. In this episode, I share the 3 things to avoid when dealing with your feelings, and come learn a powerful tool to feel all the feels! Step into it, breathe into it, identify what it is, and learn to proc...

In Proverbs 29:18 it says..... "Where there is no vision, the people perish." In this episode, I talk about VISION. Your life has a blueprint. When you built Your home (or whoever did), there was a blueprint. There was a plan for that structure. God made you for a purpose, and we can choose to step into that purpose as our hearts are open. Do you know that seed planted in your heart? Don’t fight a...

What's On Your Plate?! We live in a time where it's easy to get overloaded, put a lot on our plates, hustle, get overwhelmed, and then burnt out! In today's episode, I share what I've been up to over the past 3 months. I've taken a pause. I chose to take everything OFF my plate and examine what was in my life, what my purpose and mission are, and what I want to intentionally put back onto my plate...

We live in a world that feels intense a lot of the time. If you are a sensitive person, you likely feel the energy of what is going on. There is a lot of shifting. We can either be flexible and move along with the shifting and evolving or stay stuck in frustration with everything and fight it! The definition of an empath is someone who feels the emotions, feelings, energy, and even thoughts of oth...

Self-care and rest isn't just a nice thing to do, it's ESSENTIAL! After feeling pretty exhausted this week after working for months on the Vibrant Living Wellness Conference, I thought it would be worth digging into the importance of REST and SLEEP!   It is definitely a fundamental that affects so many other things in our life. It’s harder to have the energy to move and exercise when you are...

The definition of “Becoming” in the dictionary “is to pass from one state to another”. It’s all about growth and change. We are on a journey of BECOMING…..transforming…….progressing…...evolving……to the next best version of ourselves! In this episode, I'll share the S.Y.S.T.E.M. (Save Your Self Time Energy and Money) steps, and habits that we can implement to create that SUSTAINABLE change! Do you...

Well - This is the last of Gottman's 7 Principles to Make Marriage Work! It's the icing on the cake - Creating Shared Meaning! If your marriage adheres to the first six principles, there's a good chance that your relationship is stable and happy. But if you find yourself asking, "Is this all there is?", you may be missing a deeper sense of shared meaning. Marriage isn't just about raising kids, sp...

In this episode, we'll be discussing the 6th Principle - Overcoming Gridlock when trying to resolve conflicts. Most of the conflicts you'll experience in marriage are perpetual (66% in fact according to Gottman)- meaning they may be with you for decades or more, but you can learn ways to overcome the gridlock and open the conversation to working together to compromise and create dialogue to move f...

Every marriage is a union between two separate individuals who bring to it their own opinions, personality quirks, and values. So it's no wonder that even in very happy marriages the husband and wife must cope with a number of issues. Some conflicts are just minor irritants, but others can seem very complex and intense. Often couples feel stuck in conflict and may distance themselves from each oth...

In this episode, we'll be discussing the 4th Principle - Let Your Partner Influence You! What does it mean to let your spouse influence you? It's when we respect and honor each other's opinions and feelings. It's understanding that for a marriage to thrive, we have to share the driver's seat. In Dr. Gottman’s long-term study of 130 newlywed couples, he has found that men who allow their wives to i...

In this episode, we'll be discussing the 3rd Principle - Turning Towards Your Spouse. When you need attention, support, and comfort from your partner, you are likely to say something or make a gesture to elicit a response from them. This is what the Gottmans call a “bid.” Your spouse turns toward that bid when they reply with what you need. When we turn away or against each other, that spells disa...

Everyone loves to hear something nice about themselves, and it means the most when it comes from your spouse. Sharing fondness and admiration is simply vocalizing the characteristics that you appreciate. Dr. Gottman says this principle - Fondness and admiration are two of the most crucial elements in a rewarding and long-lasting romance. In this episode, I share action items and exercises you can...

As a Gottman-trained workshop leader, I decided over the next 7 episodes to take one principle from his 7 Principles to Make Marriage Work program and share on my podcast. We will start with the first principle - Building Love Maps. Essentially, Love Maps are how couples can stay curious about one another. It’s asking questions to explore each other’s inner world. As you both ask questions and tak...

I just returned home from a getaway with my husband - celebrating 36 years of marriage!! Since strengthening marriage has been on my mind and since I'm a Gottman Trained Leader for their 7 Principles to Make Marriage Work Workshop, I thought I'd focus and share these principles on my weekly show and podcast today and over the next 7 episodes - focusing on one principle each week. In today's episod...

How can you find more peace? I was first introduced to the work of Byron Katie probably 10 years ago as I was going through my own healing journey. Her work has impacted my own healing and also how I coach others. Katie saw that when she believed her thoughts
 she suffered, and that when she didn’t believe her thoughts she didn’t suffer. What had been causing her depression was not the world aroun...

We value relationships and are in many relationships. Whether we realize it or not, most of us have manuals that we have unconsciously written for other people in our lives on how they should behave and what they should do. We most often don't realize it! While it's perfectly fine to have certain expectations of others, the problem comes when we start tying our emotional happiness to how they resp...

"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 Just like a tree in nature, we experience different seasons in our personal lives, and we are greatly affected by them. It's important to have compassion and understanding, and not judgment regarding the current season in our life. Every season has a purpose, and rest assured, no matter what the current s...

Everyone has those days - when you just don't feel like it!! You may lack the energy, motivation, interest, or desire to carry on. In this episode, I share 7 tips and tools that I've found helpful when you just aren't feeling it! The reality is, it is quite perfectly normal to feel this way occasionally. It may be stress, overload, or burnout. "Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being h...

On New Year's Day 2022, President Russell M. Nelson made a post on Instagram. Part of his message read: "Resolve to be resolute. The Lord loves effort. The Lord loves consistency. The Lord loves steadfastness. While we surely will come up short from time to time, our persistent efforts to hear Him and follow the inspiration He gives us will help us to wax strong in the Spirit”. Listen to those wor...