In this episode, host Misti Dian speaks with Kristen Dawson. Kristen is a speaker and coach.

 

They discuss:

• Kristen speaks about her weight loss journey and how it led her to realize her mental health was a set back in her life. With this experience it led her to coaching and speaking to help other people.
• Things we fight against the most, turn into our biggest advantage. Things you experience, you become grateful for.
• The truth to living a radiant life is, finding gratitude in dark spots and bumps in the road but overcoming them.
• Self-care is about giving yourself what you need.
• Being loving to yourself and understanding your feelings is important with self-care.
• Take judgement from yourself and give yourself grace.
• Having inner dialogue and being self-aware, lets you step back and make mindful choices for yourself.
• You need to accept things in your life and then be willing to make things different towards the right directions.
• You need to see things with logic and not let your emotions take over, this will lead to better choices and a better direction in life.
• Being mindful and having awareness is key.
• Acknowledging things happening in your life is what makes you aware and able to address them.
• Putting a guard up too fast can be counterproductive.
• A group in Calgary called manpower is, a group that helps people understand themselves and how to address into a positive direction in life.
• People tend to have a need for significance, whether that’s needing to feel important or to feel validated. This can lead to negative paths in life.
• Being authentic in what you do, is what helps bring you significance. You have to truly want to be of service and then you will be validated correctly.
• Integrity is what you do when no one is watching, no one is listening, and no one is aware of how you’re reacting, how you’re responding or what you’re choosing.
• Integrity is doing the right thing, no matter what the circumstances are.
• All of the choices you make have consequences.
• You can reach Kristen at Kristendawson.com