Episode 28: Living Your Bucket ListHello and Welcome to the podcast; Adventures of a New You. I am your host, Jen Parke a social worker and fellow adventurer!Over the last year I have watched several people retire from a lifelong career and I have then sat and watched them live their best lives all through the beauty of social media. But why is it that we work our entire lives and then finally when we are 65+ we get to do all the things that we have always wanted to do Why do...

There are some simple ways to make sure that you are scheduling your life to feel fulfilled and accomplished! Step 1 - get our your calendar (paper/phone whatever you use)Step 2 - Make a list of everything that needs to go on your calendar (everything, chores, homework, work, sports, parties, journaling, meditation, sleep, fun - EVERYTHING)Step 3 - Is there anything on that list that you can delegate? Cleaning? Mowing the lawn? Grocery shopping? Picking up the kids? Chores? - I am not te...

Hello and Welcome to the podcast; Adventures of a New YouI am your host, Jen Parke a social worker and fellow adventurer!This is Episode 26 of the podcast and today we are going to chat about Living In the Now!See sometimes we meet someone or have an experience and with each of those encounters there is always something to learn. But you have to be aware enough to catch the message sometimes. Sometimes the message isn’t even a new message but a reminder of something that you already know.&nbs...

Hello and Welcome to the podcast; Adventures of a New YouI am your host, Jen Parke a social worker and fellow adventurer!This is Episode 25 of the podcast and today we are going to chat about disappointment!Everyone that you encounter has the ability to disappoint you and many times they will. But here’s the thing people can only disappoint you for as long as you allow them to do so. If you are someone who has been putting in a great deal of work on yourself then you may find that you ho...

Episode 24 Your Life Is enoughHello and Welcome to the podcast; Adventures of a New YouI am your host, Jen Parke a social worker and fellow adventurer!Look around at your life. Literally for a minute take it all in. Now I wantYou toRemind yourself that your life is enough. Right here right now Do not let anyone make you feel like you are not enough!Set that boundary right now!Stop looking at other people’s highlight Reels; in person or on social media…. Stop frea...

Trying something new is a great way to expand your horizons… cliche I know…. But seriously… Stop putting yourself in a boxYou are not a robot!You are living your life…. Or at least you should be…Get out of autopilot and make decisions!Try new things!Why should you try something new?Gets you out of autopilotAllows you to meet new people.Let’s you learn about yourself. That’s the whole reason we are here right?Makes you feel good/Builds self confidenceAllows you to Grow as a person.Today t...

Episode 22 The Game Of LifeHello and Welcome to the podcast; Adventures of a New YouI am your host, Jen Parke a social worker and fellow adventurer!This is Episode 22 of the podcast and Today we are going to chat about The Game of LifeMy son’s baseball coach sent a little reminder of the rules of baseball and the rules for parents. before the season starts it is a good idea to refresh our minds of the rules for parents at baseball. So as the parents are watching from the sidelines ...

Episode 21 Be Present in TodayHello and Welcome to the podcast; Adventures of a New YouI am your host, Jen Parke a social worker and fellow adventurer!This is Episode 21 of the podcast and Today we are going to chat about staying in the present and not being so worried about the future. Obviously we all worry about our future. But do you worry so much about what could happen that you are not acting today? Do you play out scenarios in your head of how things in your life could go?I’...

Episode 20 Set Limits For Yourself and Stick to Them!Setting limits or boundaries is an incredibly important concept. Not only is this important in your relationships with others but it is also important in your relationship with yourself You have to set limits with yourself How far will you go?How much will you tolerate?What is best for you?How will you insure that you are only tolerating what is best for you? Do you allow toxic people or chaos like we talked about ...

Episode 19 You Can’t Create Order Out Of ChaosSometimes in life it seems like things are spiraling around you. And sometimes they legitimately are. Sometimes chaos is not a bad thing. Sometimes chaos is simply something you need to learn to work through or work around. Sometimes there is chaos in one part of your life and it is very easy to get sucked into that chaos and even let it consume you. Sometimes we struggle with wanting things to be perfect and orderly ...