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This week, I’m sharing a simple but powerful mindset practice that can change the way you see yourself: success filing. So many of us are quick to notice what we haven’t done, where we’re behind, and what still needs fixing—but we overlook the evidence that we are already capable, resilient, and moving forward.

After a conversation with my friend Francis, I realized I had stopped documenting my own wins during a busy home remodel—and I needed someone else to remind me how much I had actually done well. In this episode, I’ll break down what success filing is, why it matters, and how to make it a regular practice so you can stop spiraling in “the gap” and start building from the gains already present in your life.

Key Takeaways:

[5:10] What Success Filing Really Means:

Success is not only about big milestones. It includes completion, deletion, and creation: finishing what you set out to do, letting go of what no longer serves you, and creating solutions, ideas, or something new.

[6:11] How to Start a Daily Success File:

Choose a consistent time to reflect on your day, rewind through your moments, and document the successes you may have missed. Use a journal, notes app, computer file, or whatever helps you return to your evidence on hard days.

[10:10] When Someone Else Has to Success File for You:

A conversation about my home remodel reminded me that preparation, planning, and intention are successes too—even when we’re too busy to notice them ourselves.

[11:21] Don’t Live in the Gap:

When we focus only on what fell through the cracks or how far we have left to go, we can start to catastrophize. Success filing helps us stay grounded in what is working without pretending life is perfect.

[11:57] Success Begets Success:

The more you acknowledge your capability and wins, the more you expand your confidence, resilience, and capacity to handle what comes next.

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📘 The Gap and the Gain: https://amzn.to/46AXNTt

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This week, I’m sharing a reminder I needed deeply in the middle of a season full of disruption: this is your life. Not the version of life waiting on the other side of the renovation, the illness, the financial goal, the grief, the travel, or the return to routine—the life happening right now.

After a whirlwind of sick kids, home renovations, travel changes, and a cold of my own, I caught myself repeating a familiar thought: “I can’t wait until this is over so I can get back to living my life.” But what if we don’t have to wait for everything to settle before we access peace, joy, gratitude, health, and intention? In this episode, I invite you to let go of “when… then” thinking, make room for what is true today, and find the small comforts that help you stay present—even in the chaos.

Key Takeaways:

[06:40] The “When… Then” Trap: Notice where you may be delaying your life: “When my house is in order, then I’ll feel calm.” “When I feel better, then I’ll take care of myself.” Waiting for perfect conditions can become a way of postponing what matters today.

[09:04] Remember: This Is Your Life: The future does not exist yet, and the past is gone. This moment, this day, and these imperfect circumstances are the life you have right now.

[10:13] Ask What You Need Today: Instead of waiting to feel better before caring for yourself, ask: What does my body, mind, or heart need today? Sometimes it’s a workout; sometimes it’s stretching, chicken soup, rest, or five minutes to breathe.

[14:07] Stop Missing Your Life While It’s Moving: Life does not always need to slow down for us to be present. The question is not only how to slow life down—it is how to stop being somewhere else while it is happening.

[18:26] Find Your Nook in the Chaos: Like Ryan creating a cozy place to watch TV in the middle of a house renovation, you can find a pocket of comfort, gratitude, and calm even when everything around you feels uncertain. This practice builds contrast, gratitude, and trust in your own ability to make things work.

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🌐 Life Take Two Episode with Mindy Baer: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-take-two-with-mindy-baer/id1837993665?i=1000785140765

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This week, I’m kicking off Remember September with an invitation to look back—not to live in the past, but to reconnect with the energy, curiosity, and aliveness that once helped you grow.

Sometimes the habits, rituals, tools, and perspectives that once made us feel healthy, grounded, inspired, or joyful quietly drift away. There may be no big decision to let them go; life simply gets full, routines take over, and we forget what once lit us up.

After an intense August, an unexpected root canal, and a sick child, I found myself remembering an earlier chapter of my wellness journey: the excitement of learning about food as medicine, healing tools, and more intentional ways of caring for myself and my family. In this episode, I’m sharing the simple practice that helped me return to that energy: notice, name, and nurture.

Key Takeaways:

[01:15] The Lettuce Wrap Effect:

Sometimes something we once loved or relied on simply falls off the menu. We don’t consciously reject it—it just quietly drifts away as life changes.

[02:52] Remembering Is More Than Revisiting Old Habits:

The invitation is not necessarily to bring every old tool back. It’s to remember the new energy you felt when you were curious, open, inspired, and discovering something for the first time.

[10:44] Reconnecting With “Food Is Medicine” Energy:

A season of illness became a wake-up call for me to revisit the healing practices, foods, and supportive rituals that once made me feel empowered in my wellness journey.

[19:11] Notice, Name, Nurture:

When you realize you’ve drifted, start small: notice what is missing, name the energy you had when it was present, and nurture that energy with one intentional action.

[20:42] You Don’t Have to Stay Adrift:

Drifting is subtle and human—but you can always return to your anchor. Ask yourself: What version of me do I want to remember, and what is one small way I can honor her today?

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This week, I’m sharing a real-time reflection on a full, complicated month—and the practice that helps me stay grounded when life gets unexpectedly messy. From navigating a major disruption at home to supporting my family through a health scare, I’m reminded that intention is not about controlling every outcome or getting life perfectly “balanced.”

It’s about pausing long enough to notice what’s working, release what isn’t, and make a conscious decision about how you want to move forward. In this episode, I reflect on responsibility without regret, the unexpected power of gratitude, and the simple reset process I use to keep from drifting—even in seasons that feel anything but simple.

Key Takeaways:

[05:36] Responsibility Without Regret: You can own the choices that led you here without punishing the version of yourself who made them. You cannot go back in time—but you can choose what happens next.

[11:29] The Simple Tool That Carries You Through: When life is complicated, overwhelming, or uncertain, gratitude can shift your entire experience and help you stay connected to what matters most.

[21:03] Life Isn’t Balanced—It’s Continuously Balanced: You don’t set your life up once and expect it to run perfectly. You tweak, adjust, reassess, reflect, decide, and take action.

[17:22] Staying Grounded in a Chaotic Season: When your routines, environment, and plans are disrupted, return to your tools, your priorities, and the reminders that keep you focused on the person you want to be.

[21:42] Notice, Name, Nurture: Reflection helps you notice what happened, intention helps you name what matters now, and action helps you nurture the life you want to create—one choice at a time.

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Episode 118 - Last Month's Theme - Simplify August: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS0jpyTcP7A

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This week, I’m sharing what happened when my monthly intention shifted in an unexpected way. I began August with a commitment to simplify—but when a member of The Well shared her own theme, “Alive August,” it became clear that these two intentions weren’t competing. They belonged together.

In this episode, I invite you to release the pressure to choose the “perfect” word, plan, or path. Your intentions are not rigid rules; they are invitations to pay attention. If a new idea keeps calling to you, perhaps it is not a distraction—it may be an arrow guiding you toward deeper alignment.

Key Takeaways:

[04:46] Simplify August Meets Alive August: Sometimes the intention you choose evolves as the month unfolds. “Simplify” and “alive” do not have to compete—they can work together to guide your energy and choices.

[08:30] The Most Alive Version of You: Instead of overthinking every decision through productivity, efficiency, or strategy, ask: “Is this the most alive version of me?” Let that question simplify what matters.

[10:46] Joy Is a Valid Practice: Small, playful rituals—like singing a simple song, moving your body, or laughing with the people you love—can be meaningful ways to reconnect with your aliveness.

[14:15] There Is No Perfect Intention: If a new word, theme, or desire emerges after you have made a commitment, you do not have to abandon one for the other. Embrace the shift and nurture both intentions.

[15:14] Follow the Invitations: Life is not black and white. When you approach your life with curiosity, wonder, and flexibility, you begin to notice the magic, synchronicities, and sparks of bliss already guiding you.

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This week, I’m sharing a deeply personal story about one of our family’s most meaningful back-to-school rituals: School Year’s Eve. When a scheduling conflict forced me to choose between preserving our usual tradition and protecting the deeper purpose behind it, I was reminded that the “how” can change—but the “why” must remain. In this episode, I reflect on parenting, intention, and the powerful difference between rituals and traditions, especially when life asks us to adapt.

Key Takeaways:

[01:51] The Meaning Behind School Year’s Eve: I share how this family ritual began in 2019 and why creating a moment for my boys to set intentions before the school year starts has become so important to me.

[07:19] When the Plan No Longer Fits: After I explain my proposed workaround for the family schedule, Ryan reminds me that School Year’s Eve only makes sense on the actual night before his school starts.

[08:30] The Big Aha—Ritual vs. Tradition: In a moment of clarity, I realize that the ritual is the intentional practice I want to instill, while the tradition is simply the way we’ve been doing it together.

[10:55] Choosing the Why Over the How: I recognize that taking away my son’s chance to honor a habit he now genuinely cares about would mean choosing the tradition of togetherness over the real purpose of the ritual.

[13:55] An Invitation to Reflect on Your Own Life: I close by inviting you to consider the rituals and traditions in your own life—and to ask whether you’re protecting what matters most, or just the way it’s always been done.

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More on School Year’s Eve:

Episode 15 (2024): https://carolinedeposada.com/episode-15/

Episode 66 (2025): https://carolinedeposada.com/episode-66/

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This week, I’m reflecting on one of the biggest lessons I’ve ever learned: how often we make life harder than it needs to be. What started as a surprising realization about food and nutrition turned into a much deeper understanding of how simplicity creates momentum in every area of life. In this episode, I share the personal story that changed the way I think about health, business, and growth—and why the path forward is often much more basic than we imagine. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by all the steps, systems, and expectations standing between you and your goals, this conversation is your invitation to strip it all back and start with the essentials.

Key Takeaways:

[03:00] A Humbling Lesson in Overcomplication - I share how my upbringing shaped my relationship with food and why I never learned to see meals as simple, whole ingredients.

[12:00] The Baby Food Wake-Up Call - A homemade baby food book completely changed my perspective when I realized that “making baby food” could be as simple as mashing a banana or avocado.

[17:30] The Power of Single Ingredients - This shift helped me stop seeing nutrition as confusing and start focusing on whole foods, which transformed my health and simplified my life.

[20:00] Why We Overcomplicate Growth - Whether it’s wellness, business, or relationships, we often believe we need all the tools, systems, and polished extras before we can begin.

[25:00] Start With the Minimum - Real progress begins when you identify the simplest possible action that moves you toward the person you want to become.

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This week, I’m welcoming us into a new month with a Live With Intention reflection on what it means to finish a season of focus without expecting ourselves to be fully complete. I explore the difference between repeating a theme and stacking intentions, and why growth doesn’t have to be rigid to be meaningful. Using stories from my own life and coaching conversations, I’m sharing how to honor what still feels unfinished while also making space for what wants to emerge next. If you’ve ever felt behind, incomplete, or unsure what your next intention should be, this episode will help you reflect, realign, and move forward with more clarity and grace.

Key Takeaways:

[01:44] You Don’t Have to Move On Just Because the Month Ends - If a theme still feels alive for you, you are allowed to carry it forward. There is no rigid rule that says every new month requires a completely new intention.

[03:57] Finished vs. Complete - A month can finish even when the deeper work is still unfolding. Intentions are not about “achieving” joy, hope, or alignment once and for all—they are practices you continue to revisit over time.

[06:54] Intention Stacking - Each monthly focus becomes a tool in your toolbox. The goal is not to master something in 30 days, but to nurture it enough that you can return to it when life calls for it.

[13:56] What’s Beneath What Feels Unfinished - Sometimes the next intention isn’t about repeating the same theme, but identifying the deeper support you actually need in order to move forward with more ease and clarity.

[16:14] A Seasonal Invitation to Reflect - This episode is a reminder to notice what worked, what didn’t, what you want to carry forward, and how to choose your next step with intention instead of pressure.

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This week, I’m sharing a deeply personal story about what happens when life doesn’t unfold the way we planned. After years of navigating school changes with my three boys, I’ve had to sit in the messy middle of uncertainty, regret, and second-guessing—while still believing that even our so-called mistakes can serve a purpose. In this episode, I reflect on what it means to design a life with intention, trust your intuition without needing a perfect ending, and hold steady when the lesson only makes sense in hindsight.

Key Takeaways:

[11:40] Designing in Real Time: Sometimes creating a life with intention means making bold changes before you have full certainty. Design isn’t always neat—it can look like pivots, experiments, and starting over.

[15:00] When a Decision Feels Like a Mistake: Even the choices that seem “wrong” can become resilience-building seasons. Not every hard chapter is a failure; some are shaping your character in ways you can’t yet see.

[22:30] Intuition vs. Imagination: We often receive a genuine intuitive nudge, then attach a fantasy ending to it. The disappointment isn’t always the choice itself—it’s that the story we imagined didn’t happen the way we hoped.

[26:00] The Gift Hidden in the Messy Middle: There can still be joy, growth, friendship, healing, and transformation inside a season you wish looked different. Life can be both hard and meaningful at the same time.

[32:15] Name the Season You’re In: When life feels uncertain, the first step is to notice what’s happening, name the season you’re in, and nurture yourself through it with intention instead of fear.

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This week, I’m reflecting on a question that has been stirring deeply in me: are we meant to design our lives, or surrender to them? After years of believing in intentional living, goal setting, and personal responsibility, I’ve found myself in a season that asks for something different—discernment, trust, and the courage to listen when the path ahead no longer looks clear. In this episode, I share the difference between drifting and true surrender, the inner tension between force and faith, and why the messy middle may be the very place where purpose begins to unfold.

Key Takeaways:

[02:34] Designing by Default vs. Designing by Intention: Drifting happens when we lose sight of our North Star and get swept up by distractions, urgency, and other people’s expectations.

[05:37] A Third Option: Beyond drifting and designing, there is surrender—a practice of quieting the ego, listening deeply, and allowing guidance to reveal the next right step.

[11:05] When the Lines Disappear: Sometimes life takes us beyond the blueprint we created. In those moments, we’re invited to trust an inner knowing, even when there is no clear map.

[17:09] Surrender Is Not Drifting: Drifting is mindless and comfortable. Surrender is disciplined, discerning, and often asks us to move toward what feels unfamiliar but deeply true.

[21:31] The Messy Middle: Maybe life is not only about designing or surrendering, but learning how to dance between the two—choosing intentionally what we can control, and listening carefully when it’s time to let go.

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