Your Courageous Life podcast

It’s time to start listening to what your fear has to say--wait, what? This might surprise you, but there’s a very real reason why you need to listen to what your fear is saying: it has a message. The critical piece, however, is that you listen without attachment. In other words? Don’t believe that what your fear says, is automatically true. We’re going through some real examples of this in the 4t...

The inner critic is your best friend--with a lousy skill-set! That’s what we’re digging into in the 3rd part of the 9-part Courage Habit series (part of the Your Courageous Life podcast!). If you’ve felt like your internal critic has had a hold on you for far too long, listen in to hear how you can shift your relationship with your critic (and your fear). These skills are applicable to anywhere wh...

In the second part of the 9-part Courage Habit series, we’re talking about how you can integrate meditation and mindfulness practices into your life (even when you’re feeling resistant) and how to directly dialogue with the internal critic so that you don’t get hung up on internal criticisms.   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-meditation   The Courage Habit epi...

The Your Courageous Life podcast is debuting a special series that tackles lessons from my book, The Courage Habit. I’m partnering with my friend Andy Sewell, and we’re going through different lessons from The Courage Habit to talk about how you’d apply them in your life--when you’re getting overwhelmed and stressed and afraid, how do you literally stop, pause, not get pulled into that overwhelm a...

How do you reset your life after a big transition, while honoring the places you’ve been and paths you’ve walked? As I celebrate the 100th episode of the Your Courageous Life podcast, I’m offering a metaphor for how we can think of this time of pre- and post-pandemic transition, and sharing the three essential pieces that you need when you reset your life to pave the way for a new beginning. Get s...

It is said that one of the most important things we can do when we have a bad day, is have a process to reset ourselves so that one bad day doesn’t become a whole string of them. But how, exactly, do we get conscious and actually do that? This podcast episode walks you through the things to do--actual actions to take--to turn around a bad day. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLif...

Got an annoying coworker? A rude teenager? A partner with whom you’re always arguing? A friend who you’ve become distant from? Most of us *say* that we want to create better relationships, but we don’t always know how to do that in practice--especially if we have conflict with someone else. It’s normal for human relationships to encounter conflict, and how we navigate that conflict will say everyt...

You’ve probably heard of the terms “narcissism” and “gaslighting.” So what are they? How do you know if you’re encountering those dynamics in your relationships? Narcissism and gaslighting are terms that are being thrown around more and more in popular culture--and they’re not always being accurately applied, which means that sometimes conflict is increased rather than diffused.  In this podcast e...

Are you tired of constantly feeling like you're walking on eggshells in your relationships? Today I’m helping you explore chronically problematic relationships and what it means when someone you interact with is "committed to being offended."  If you’re interacting with people who take everything personally, assume their feelings are always the truth, avoid asking questions or consi...

It’s painful, but true--sometimes, you get happier, but people resent your happiness. When people resent your happiness, you may be struggling with knowing what to do. How do you maintain what you’ve worked for and created, without losing the connection with that person? Today’s podcast looks at how to navigate the tricky terrain of handling people who resent your happiness. Get subscriber-only bo...

Are you ready to turn your goals into reality? Want to know what it really takes to achieve your goals and become one of those people who sets their mind to do something and then 100% follows through? Let’s talk about the commitments and mindset you need to make goal-fulfillment a real and resonant part of your life. Are you ready to turn your goals into reality? In this podcast, I share my insigh...

At some point, everyone experiences resistance--so how do you overcome resistance so that it no longer stops you?  Just telling the resistance to take a hike isn’t enough. We’ve got to go a level deeper, into understanding why the resistance is there in the first place, and the needs it’s trying to get met. Are you tired of feeling stuck and overwhelmed by resistance in your life? Let’s get moving...

Okay, this is one of those episodes you bookmark--it’s full of suggestions for immediate, here-and-now, applicable and immediate stress relief. When the overwhelm is piling up, the stress is high, the fear is screaming, you need tools for immediate stress relief. This podcast episode goes over what those tools are and how to use them so that you can start feeling better, now. Get subscriber-only b...

We know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and that’s definitely true when it comes to stress--so what can we do to eliminate daily stressors that add up?  How can we prevent chronic stress and eliminate daily stressors, before the stress takes root?  To prevent chronic stress, I’ll start by breaking it down into manageable pieces, and examining the root causes of stress. We all...

Feeling tired all of the time? Ready to get your energy back? In this podcast episode, I'm delving into reclaiming your energy. We've all been there, feeling drained and overwhelmed, especially after the rollercoaster of the pandemic. You'll learn how to identify and eliminate those energy leaks that are sapping your vitality, both physically and mentally. I share practical insights...

Want to create better health? You already know that better health is going to require lifestyle changes that prioritize healthy habits.  But–it doesn’t have to be super complicated. You don’t need an expensive gym membership, a diet overhaul, or a brand-new set of supplements in order to create healthy habits. You can create healthy habits that don’t take a ton of time or money, yet will still sup...

Since no one is perfect, at some point we’re all going to make mistakes--and for some, those mistakes feel difficult to recover from and turn into active regrets.  So how can we start dealing with regrets, differently? When regrets take over your life, you get afraid that one regret will spiral into more, leaving you feeling drained and stressed about taking the next right action.  In today’s epis...

Do you know how to live beyond your comfort zone? Have you ever been in that space of, “I’m going to change” and then the moment arrives when you could make a different choice, and you just...don’t?  Today’s podcast is all about how to start living beyond the comfort zone. The comfort zone has its place--it helps us ground ourselves in preparation to stretch--but we know we can’t always live from...

When we’re navigating a transition or going through an especially difficult time, it’s easy to get stuck--so how do we get unstuck? In today’s podcast episode, I’m sharing my favorite coaching (and personal!) questions for getting unstuck so that you can powerfully move forward. Introducing a transformative journey to get unstuck and unlock your full potential! We all know that feeling of being tr...

What are some simple ways to manage overwhelm? That’s what we’re talking about in today’s episode. I’m going to go over 5 research-backed ways to both manage overwhelm through prevention as well as how to develop a protocol that you can use to immediately lift yourself out of overwhelm if you find that you’re in a spiral.  From mindfulness and time management to the power of social support, these...

Why make not just declarations, but audacious declarations? Because they have the potential to put you into an entirely different headspace around going after what you want. We’re living this one life, and in service to living it full out, why not go for the goal you know (deep down) you REALLY want? Today’s podcast is all about making audacious declarations that light up your life. Get subscriber...

Whether you’re listening to this podcast at the start of 2021 and wondering how we can set goals given the unpredictable nature of a pandemic, or, you’re in a period of transition in your life and want to use goal-setting to navigate that transition--while leaving plenty of room for pivots--this podcast is for you. Goal-setting in uncertain times is a great skill to have, because of course, life i...

2020 was a hard year--and? It was an opportunity. It was an opportunity to dig deeper, finding out what it is that you want most out of life when so many options were taken away. It was an opportunity to find out where our skill-sets were coping had holes. It was an opportunity to look at justice in a new light. It was an opportunity to say more true yes, and more true no. Want the next year of yo...

We can be so hard on ourselves (and others) when we don’t understand why we behave the way we do (“After all, if I know better, shouldn’t I just do better?”). When we see reframing behaviors as an opportunity to examine the needs that might underlie our actions, then we can start to understand ourselves or others differently. Our behaviors have a purpose (even if we can’t see it right away) and a...

We often think of finding your purpose as this thing that you do, a space you arrive at, and having arrived there...the heavens part and golden light shines down, and you skip off into the sunset because now you’ve got a purpose and life is great. (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t quite work that way). In today’s podcast episode, I’m busting some of the popular myths about finding your purpose and inviti...