What do you do to stay up on the changes in your professional or personal industries? Steph found herself being jealous of other industries that require continuing education to keep their licenses current, therefore this week Steph invited Melody & Tracy to research podcasting for 20-60 minutes and to apply something that they learned in their individual podcasts. All links are below for you to dive into the episodes referenced and the tools you can use if you’d like to start a podcast. We invite you to join us at the Utah Podcast Coalition & to research either podcasting or another area of interest this coming week.

According to NAMI 50% of all mental illness begins by age 14 and one in five Americans live with a mental health condition. Melody is a passionate advocate for increasing the conversation and awareness around mental health and this week’s conversation focuses on what we have learned about mental health disorders. Steph shares a little about the most common mental disorder, Anxiety. Melody speaks to bi-polar and the four types (so far) that have been categorized in our mental health system. Tracy shares how she has listened to Jacob Hess and has found it interesting to hear several different perspectives on what helps those with mental illness. We invite our listeners to study a mental disorder and be a friend to those they know who struggle in this way, especially if it is you.

What does it look like when someone supports you in conversation? What is a shift response in conversation? Are both necessary? This week Steph, Tracy & Melody launch into their observations of supporting vs shifting the conversation in their day to day interactions. Interestingly, having this information didn’t really support an ongoing conversation throughout the week but deterred Melody, Tracy & Steph from engaging with each other. Interesting? Yes. Supportive? Maybe not. Either way, Tracy & Melody were able to see how supporting vs shifting impacts their marriage relationship. The supportive habits of the year were also focused on in this conversation and goals were set for the coming week. Tune in!

“What is bringing you joy outside of work?” this question started today’s conversation and led all of us into a conversation about play. How do you like to play? What is bringing you joy outside of your work right now?

We also discussed the difference between attraction and admiration. What are you drawn to? What is something you have always wanted to try to do yourself? On the other hand, what is something you admire or look up to about someone or something but have no desire to do yourself? This week’s conversation discusses admiration versus attraction and how noticing the difference in our own life can be illuminating & clarifying. We invite you to notice the difference in your own thoughts regarding attraction and admiration.

Do you enjoy dancing? Do you feel uncomfortable? Free? Alive? Energized? Embarrassed? All these emotions can accompany dancing and this week’s topic reminded us that sometimes it will change your state to simply dance. Melody leads the conversation and shares several studies on the impact of dancing that are linked below. Dancing can feel very vulnerable but we have all had moments of victorious and joyful dancing. We invite each of you to do the same in the following week, turn on a song and cut the rug! The goals of the week are also shared and how we all are in need of crucial conversations. Direct message us on Instagram to report on your experience with dancing!

Meditation is one of Tracy’s favorite daily practices and this week Steph, Melody & Tracy discuss their experience with the Tony Robbins meditation along with their thoughts around meditation, it is full of tips, what each person learned and of course Tracy’s own testimonial and thoughts on meditation. It is a powerful and life changing practice that is best exhibited over time. Melody shares how her prayer journal is blessing her life along with how she self coached this past week and how challenging it was. Steph was able to hit 22,000 steps a day and is establishing that new pattern in her life. Tracy hit her AM routine goals every day and published three Instagram reels. This week’s invitation is to complete one mediation and reflect on its power in your life.

Steph leads out on this week’s conversation by sharing a life changing episode with Morgan Mckell, the link is attached below. The question he asked himself about successful entrepreneurs was, “What are they doing that I’m not doing?” This question stuck with Steph and helped her make some necessary changes that are paying off in her daily routine 200 or so days later. Steph reflects on the blessings of habits and goals and Melody shares a couple of specific ways she has improved with being a running coach, along with Tracy’s journey in desiring and having faith to be a mother. Steph also shares how at that time she felt the disconnect between who she was then and who she is now.

Steph has been crushing her daily habits along with tracking how much she is reading the word of God. Tracy is aware that she needs to get a morning routine up and running again and was able to see some emotional control victories this past week which encouraged her. Melody is focusing on the fire of scripture study and creating a more engaging experience for herself. She stepped into discomfort by going on the Razors in Moab. Melody invited us all to take cold showers this past week and we reflect on our experience in this episode. The invitation is now extended to you, take a cold shower this week and make observations on what it does for you.

Tracy Melody & Steph share what is RIGHT about their life today and how they handled the 12-24 hours without their phones. Though this was the challenge last week, we had a few technical difficulties and decided to focus again on what we learned from that experience. Listen in to hear our unique perspectives on the challenge. We also reviewed our successes, from this past week and shared our goals for the coming week. We invite all our listeners to set aside their phones for a longer block of time to make observations about their devices.

Steph throws us all of this week when she asks a moment in the past week when we thought, “I am cool.” It was a different question, we also discussed our goals for the coming week and discovered that this year’s podcast is focused on character and is less visible then we sometimes expect from a “goals” podcast. Melody shares a beautiful insight about anxiety and getting rid of unnecessary tasks that aren’t needful. Tracy, Melody & Steph all discuss the past week’s challenge to do a 24 hour phone fast. Melody and Tracy share their specific insights and you’ll have to listen to hear what Steph is planning to do. We invite all our listeners to fast at least a little while from their phone or to ask the question when picking up their phone, “what am I looking for?” -Manoush Zomorodi

Songs & YouTube videos mentioned:

Unanswered Prayers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXzdm1cz1XU

On My Own https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deUgUoJ4z5I

Used to Be Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53GIADHxVzM

Manoush Zomorodi’s TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73Q8oQmwzo&t=16s

Yes Theory Video Tracy Mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOgVZCugeuo