Better Than Fine

By Darlene MarshallHealth & Fitness

Better Than Fine episodes

March 30, 2020 10 - Jodi Wellman - Leadership during crisis, values driven mission, genuine care, decision fatigue, that everyone is a leader, and much more
Jodi Wellman is a co-founder of Spectacular at Work, a leadership consulting firm specializing in well-being at work, spectacular employee engagement, and cultures where people want to work. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and ICF Professional Certified Coach working with CEOs, Senior Executives, and emerging leaders.
In this episode we cover corporate leadership in the COVID19 crisis, the importance of values driven leadership, using ones strengths to lead in challenging times, and how not everyone leads from the front of the room.
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53 min
March 26, 2020 09 - Reframing Saturday Night - on COVID19, constructs, and dealing with a shifting reality
At some point in this crisis we'll all have a moment when the rules of our world change. This episode is about why that might feel so difficult mentally/emotionally, and strategies to help you approach the shifting times.
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15 min
March 19, 2020 08 - Gratitude Meditation
One way to combat negative emotional states is to connect with a sense of gratitude in what we DO have. As a tool in these challenging times, in the meditation we use gratitude to release tension in the body.
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16 min
March 17, 2020 07 - State Management and Ritual Building during COVID 19
Coronavirus is getting under all our skins; and it's likely that at some point you'll struggle a bit emotionally. That's what happened with me this morning, and in today's episodes I'm sharing some of what I know about State Management and Ritual Building that I'm using to help me cope. Hope it helps. Stay safe, be kind, and keep sane.
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20 min
March 13, 2020 06 - Progressive Relaxation Meditation
If you're struggling to deal with the COVID19 threat, this meditation is meant to help you recenter, relax, and move through this difficult time.
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23 min
March 09, 2020 05 - Alignment
This episode is on the foundational ideas of aligned action, how to cultivate it, and what the terms mean.
What is alignment in yourself. Two models to explore:
- Spiritual alignment
- Psychological ideas of alignment
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23 min
March 04, 2020 04 - Dorota Soto - Self Acceptance, Impostor Syndrome, Finding Balance, Self Love, Meditation, Overcoming Fears
In this episode we discuss: Impostor syndrome, over exercise, Dorota’s journey through divorce, miscarriage, and feeling lost in your body. How to find balance. What balance looks and feels like.
How coaches can recognize clients struggling with self-acceptance and what to do when you recognize it.
Transitions and self-transformation after trauma and change.
Show notes: darlene.coach/blog/2020/3/2/better-than-fine-dorota-soto
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38 min
March 02, 202003 - What the Hell is Mindfulness?
Better Than Fine – Episode 3 – What the Hell is Mindfulness?
What’s the difference between you mind and your consciousness? How does understanding that change your ability to observe yourself, your behavior, and use that awareness to shift your life?
In this episode we:
- Define mindfulness and mindful awareness

- Define self-awareness and consciousness

- Why is it difficult to teach someone about mindfulness?

- Different applications of mindfulness to bring you to the present moment and why that matters

- What it means to “make space” and self-observe

- How to train mindfulness
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20 min
February 27, 2020 01 - Introducing Better Than Fine
What does it mean to focus on what’s being done well. What grows flourishing and well-being?
So many of us struggling in the space of “OK’ – life isn’t for just “being fine”. This podcast focus on purpose, meaning, positive emotions, engagement, flow, community. Human potential. What it means to be human.
This podcast will be: mixes of traditional philosophy and ancient wisdom, mindfulness meditation, and psychology examining the human condition when it comes to thriving and flourishing; plus modern science in physiology, nutrition, fitness and neuroscience; with a healthy dose of spiritual awareness. Also meaning and purpose and how to cultivate them in your own lives. Growth from trauma, suffering, and struggle.
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9 min
February 26, 2020 02 - What is Positive Psychology?
Traditional psychology western medical model focused on the problems of the mind. That method brought people from negative to “zero”; a neutral baseline. Positive Psychology is the study of a well-lived life and flourishing; defining the models of flourishing and well-being.
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6 min