Here are some questions to help you engage with reading so that you read more!

Goodreads: SteMaude

Here are my best reads of 2024!

Annie Bot- Sierra Greer

I Hope This Finds You Well- Natalie Sue

The Twenty-something Treatment- Meg Jay, PhD

Verity- Colleen Hoover

Ripe- Sarah Rose Eitter

My Husband- Maud Ventura

GoodReads: SteMaude

In this journal time I will talk about some questions to ask yourself when setting some intentions.

If you haven't already, check out the previous episode where I talk more about setting intentions vs. goals!

Do you find yourself constantly making goals, but not making any progress? Do you now feel like you are making goals for the sake of making goals? Are you very open about your goals and share them with others in the hopes that this will motivate you to actually achieve them? Well if you're anything like me, you have done, if not one then all of these and maybe you've found that it's not as helpful for you anymore. In this episode we'll talk about setting intentions versus goals and how this might change how you approach self-improvement.

This is the first! (of hopefully many) journal times that I hope to implement on the podcast after every episode or every few episodes.

This journal time is just way to help you get started with journaling or help you re-inspire you to start again.

If you have been wrestling with change for a while it makes sense. Universally, I think we ask ourselves, when is it the "right" time to make a change? How do we know if we made the "right" decision? How do I know if I should even make a change?

In this episode, I am going to talk about motivation, self-efficacy, and how to sustain our momentum when doing things we really don't want to do. I hope that this episode helps when you are not feeling motivated!

Here are some resources that might help:

https://positivepsychology.com/self-efficacy/ 

https://positivepsychology.com/3-ways-build-self-efficacy/ 

Yusuf, M. (2011). The impact of self-efficacy, achievement motivation, and self-regulated learning strategies on students’ academic achievement. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 2623-2626.

In this episode I am going to talk about the difference between being "not a racist" and anti-racist, why it's important, and how to advocate for one another. I hope you listen to this episode with an open mind and heart.

"Not having the conversation because it makes you uncomfortable is the definition of privilege." - Brene Brown

Proverbs 27:19 NIV

In this first episode, I want you to hear my heart behind the podcast and why I created it. There are also some tidbits of what is to come, and other things on my mind..

"I am not above it, I am in it."

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Join Stephanie, a first-generation doctoral student studying clinical psychology, who is passionate about health and wellness, diversity, and social issues, in these conversations. Are you tired of pretending? Are you exhausted with trying to be the best at everything? Me too. We are letting go of the idea of perfectionism and embracing normalcy in our everyday lives. In this space, we are going to talk about psychology, faith, culture, and everything else related to becoming.

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