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This episode talks about the differences in navigating the darkness with a community versus not and how to be a better neighbor to those around you. If you have kiddos, check out this book: https://a.co/d/b9n7y3T

Failure is painful. It can be hard to process and even create feelings of doubt, depression, and loss. I have personally been feeling a strong sense of failure due to the recent loss of my job and processing how this happened and what to do next. Join me in a quick guide on how to shift your perception regarding failure to help you get on the other side of that failure to find your next success.

Is your internal monologue friendly, calm, and encouraging, or critical and bullying? The critical inner voice is a well-integrated pattern of destructive thoughts toward ourselves and others. Where does this voice come from? What do we do to change it? Join me for today's episode to find out a few simple things to do just that! Also, check out this video The Critical Inner Voice - Whiteboard Animation

Change is one of the most constant things that happen to us in life. Some changes are by choice, but many happen to us that we do not expect or maybe cannot even control. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a Swiss American psychiatrist and pioneer of studies on dying people. One of the models she is most known for is “The 5 Stages.” She identified these stages as defense mechanisms or coping mechanisms to change, loss, and/or shock. The stages were not meant to be described as linear, nor in a step-by-step manner. However, for the sake of written description, they have been laid out in the DABDA (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance) manner as it is a common path taken. Please join me as I share and process through how to think through and process change.

Hi Friends! I wanted to commit to one final episode for Season 3: Connections to close the loop on all of what we discussed. The one area I have been pondering the most is how we continue to foster human connections in the ever-growing and changing digital world. Technology has benefits and challenges, and we as people are responsible for how we utilize these tools for our gain. In this episode, I share a few final breaks to take with us as we conclude the discussion on connection and think forward to our next topic for Season 4. See you again soon!

Coming off of our last discussion regarding mental health and the power of check-in, I thought adding an additional tool for supporting family, friends, colleagues, etc. through a crisis or challenging situations would be great. We all want to be helpful and supportive to the circles of people around us, but we do not always know how to navigate difficult conversations. The Ring Theory designed by Susan Silk and her friend Barry Goldman is a tool that will help us continue our quest for greater connections by knowing how to comfort in and dump out.

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