Your Courageous Life podcast

Truth: if silencing the critic was truly an effective strategy for living a life with courage...it would have worked by now. You wouldn’t feel fear. So, let’s stop silencing the critic (since it doesn’t work, anyway) and instead, shift into a different kind of relationship with the critical voice within. 🚨 This isn’t just a podcast—it’s your wake-up call. If you’ve been smiling through the grind,...

Since habits are behind so much of what we do (or avoid doing) in our lives, we need to look at how to change a habit if we want to make positive change. If you decide you want to shift something big in your life, looking at only the thing you want to shift--without the habits that underlie your past behaviors--will only get you so far. In today’s podcast episode, we’re examining how to change a h...

Are you tired of trying to live in the moment while battling fear? Let's face it, fear is a constant companion in our lives, and the notion of living fearlessly is just a myth. We all experience fear in various forms, from resistance to procrastination, self-sabotage to perfectionism.  Living in the moment doesn't mean being fearless; it means having the courage to confront your fears, b...

Finding the opportunity amid difficult circumstances isn’t something pithy self-help statement. It’s not “toxic” positivity. It’s not naive optimism. Reframing difficult circumstances and finding the opportunity available is a resilience strategy that helps people to alleviate sadness, worry, fear. That’s what we’re talking about in today’s podcast. 🚨 This isn’t just a podcast—it’s your wake-up c...

Ask the confident woman you know, “What has been the cost?” She’ll tell you stories. For every confident woman I’ve met, there are stories of needing to face the undermining behaviors of others. In today’s podcast episode, I’m asking all of us to consider how we undermine our own confidence...and how we contribute, inadvertently, to undermining the confidence of others. Confidence isn’t false brav...

Do you really want things to change? Really?   Sometimes, we confuse “wanting things to change” with “wanting to be supported in the difficulties I am facing.”   The two are similar in some ways, but different. Today's podcast episode shares how. 🚨 This isn’t just a podcast—it’s your wake-up call. If you’ve been smiling through the grind, holding back your truth, or checking every box while...

To process your experience is to say to the thing that has arisen, “I’ll examine you, and dance with you, and see what’s here.” Processing your experience through letting out sadness, anger, anxiety before they can become pent-up, is a way of being with all of it. It gets you un-stuck from fear, and aligns you with your courage.   In today's podcast episode, you'll learn how to start to...

After a bit of a Your Courageous Life break, I'm back--and I'm sharing the top 3 tools I've been relying on to emotionally navigate a pandemic...while also moving to a new state, while still being a parent, while running a business, while...well, you know. It's #AllTheThings. Listen in for a little "where we are" check-in and the tools that you can lean on each day....

You and your voice are being called upon--because right now, we need you to practice the courage to speak up. The courage you practice in your individual life is just an entry point, the initial drop of water that creates a ripple effect of change. In today's podcast episode, I'm talking about how to develop the courage to speak up around injustice, facing your fears of criticism or sayi...

Perhaps the concept of reframing fear is something you’ve heard of--but you haven’t had any practice reframing fear around real-life situations. In this podcast episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes of how I’m navigating the very real fears that have come up for me as I’m packing up our home and navigating the uncertainty of a move...when we don’t know (yet) where we’re moving *to.* Get ready...

This episode on how to change careers isn’t going to offer resume tips or LinkedIn strategies--but it will walk you through the emotional landscape that goes along with changing careers. You’ll learn how to survive the transition, navigate the feelings, manage the expectations that are part of changing careers. More importantly, career change can be a catalyst for profound courage.   Get additiona...

Today’s episode applies to everyone, whether parents or not–because the “inner kid” within you could benefit from some work to look at how you were taught about handling fear and courage and resilience.  Raising courageous kids isn't about eradicating fear; it's about building emotional resilience. It's about helping children embrace their feelings, adapt to situations, stay curious...

While the title of this episode is about improving your marriage, what I’m sharing today really applies to any relationship where there’s been conflict or where you’re wanting greater connection. In relationships, we bring our past conditioning and expectations, and today I’m talking about how to step into more powerful relating (in the truest sense of the word) in your partnerships.   Get additio...

We’ve all been there--we try something, decide it’s “not for us” and then move on. But what if staying with the process and truly going all-in would give us more than we ever realized? In this podcast episode, I’m talking about what gets lost along the way and how sometimes the medicine we most need is the medicine we most resist--and only staying with the process will show us what we need to lear...

Want some help with getting things done?  Whether you are someone who loves hearing about a new productivity strategy or if you’re someone who perpetually feels disorganized and struggles to get things done, I’ve got supportive strategies.  In particular, I’m going to break down some of the ways that I have reframed my approach to getting things done to make it more manageable for my lifestyle, an...

Yes, I know--it’s part of the self-help canon to say “Take charge of your life!” But of course--because this is the Your Courageous Life podcast--we’re meaning something more nuanced. You can’t control pandemics, death, taxes, suffering, so I’m not going to talk to you about just switching your mindset, and that’s it. At the same time? Yes, take charge of your life wherever and whenever you possib...

We don’t do personal growth work for times when life is just peachy--yes, we love the daily benefits, but really, we’re doing personal growth work for times like these. This is what we train for. We’re training to boost our emotional resilience so that when life hands us challenges, we can face them. Will we be afraid? Yes. Will we choose courage? Absolutely. Here's how. Get bonus listener re...

Okay, things are changing--the world as we know it has definitely changed for the foreseeable future--so you need to know how to pivot. You’ll be making multiple pivots in the coming months, changing as circumstances change, adjusting, noticing how you feel and honoring that, making tough choices. So amid those tough choices, knowing how to pivot as needed (rather than getting stuck) is crucial. G...

In the midst of challenging times, I want to share a powerful message about the importance of “watching what you make things mean” in your life. It's not about denying the real challenges we face, but rather about taking control of our emotional health and resilience. At first, I was skeptical and even annoyed by the idea that I could influence my own well-being, and it felt like some people...

It’s time for some stress relief (because I know that we’re all feeling it, right now). As a departure from my usual podcast content, in today’s podcast I’m offering a guided meditation for stress relief (and if you want more where this came from, check out the Simple Habit app, where I’m a meditation teacher and offer an entire library of different meditations). Find some space where you can slow...

Feeling fear or anxiety about the news headlines? Feeling frustrated by others who get anxious or fearful in response to the news headlines? This podcast episode is here to help as we talk about navigating an uncertain world and the tools and processes you can use to manage the feelings that come up.  Get bonus resources for subscribers, at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin   🚨 This isn’t...

Learning to love yourself isn’t about trying to reach perfection, nor is it about abandoning all attempts to improve your life. You can absolutely want to change or improve your life in some way, without that being an indication that you don’t fundamentally love yourself. And, you also don’t need to wait until those changes are made, before you can learn to love yourself. Today’s podcast episode b...

Burnout is tough. It’s far easier to preventively avoid burnout than it is to start beating burnout once you’re stuck in it. Today’s episode, however, is going to address both ends of this spectrum. If you’re trying to be proactive about avoiding burnout, or if you’re currently focused on beating burnout because it’s everywhere, I’m reviewing intentional practices that you can put into your life (...

What really throws us off, in our lives? Is it “not knowing” what we need to do? Sometimes, sure, but what throws us off more often is parsing through feelings. We get overwhelmed, stressed, afraid, and we aren’t sure how to keep moving forward when those feelings are a lot (or, worse, when someone around us responds by telling us to “Just calm down” or “Just think positive” in response to what we...

In today’s episode, I’m talking about what to do when you feel lost and confused (the kind of lost and confused where you’re feeling stuck, unsure of where to go next, and are hoping to arrive at some clarity that gets you moving, again). When you feel lost and confused, it’s time to slow down and understand a bit about what’s lead you here.  Feeling lost and confused in life? Don't worry, yo...