Catching Your Breath

Welcome back to Catching Your Breath: The Podcast, with host, Steve Austin. This is episode 62. The full title is, "It's The End of the World As We Know It: How to Find Hope, Healing, and Inner Peace Amid Racial Tensions, A Global Pandemic, and a Political Dumpster Fire." (No, really.) This episode includes 3 myths about hope, plus a guided meditation to help you self-soothe when life is difficult. Connect with Steve at catchingyourbreath.com today.

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Welcome back to Catching Your Breath: The Podcast, with Steve Austin.

If you listen to this episode in its entirety, you will discover 14 simple ways to master your emotions and rebuild a foundation of emotional health.

And if you're ready to learn even more, sign up for Steve's new video course, "Emotional Health 101: 30 Days of Wellbeing," by going to EmotionalHealthNow.com. Use discount code SAVE75 by Wednesday night, May 20th, to save $75 off the registration fee.

Follow Steve's work at catchingyourbreath.com today.

 

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Welcome to Catching Your Breath: The Podcast, with Steve Austin.

If you listen to this episode in its entirety, you'll learn:

• how to challenge your toxic thoughts


• discover an exercise on drawing out your gremlin (or inner critic)


• and learn to work WITH your inner critic to find healing

To sign up for my brand-new video course, "Emotional Health 101: 30 Days of Wellbeing," just go to iamsteveaustin.podia.com today.

If this episode helped you, would you please go to iTunes and leave a 5-star rating and review?

If you'd like to take it a step further, you can support the show (and my family) by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/iamsteveaustin.

And finally, PLEASE join us on Facebook! Facebook.com/groups/catchingyourbreath

Thanks for listening.

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Welcome back to Catching Your Breath: The Podcast, with Steve Austin.

In her book, From Longing to Belonging, Shelly Christensen says, “The Spirit of Belonging is based on relationships and conversations when participants share what is important to them.”

Well, how can you share what’s important to you, if you don’t know what’s important to you?

And how can you share what’s important with you, if shame is telling you to shut up, that your goals, dreams, and wounds don’t matter?

If you listen to this episode in its entirety, you will discover:

1. 7 Ways to Embrace Your Individuality


2. 6 Benefits of Embracing Your Quirky Side


3. 8 Steps to Embracing Your Quirky Side

Do You Long to Unclutter Your Soul?

​Is your soul cluttered and your image of God unclear? Are you desperate to rebuild your self-worth?It can be tough, trying to reconcile our wounds, hopes, and what we believe about God. I know how scary that can feel.

And so, to help you​ start reconciling your mental and spiritual health, I'm offering a personal, one-on-one Soul Care Strategy Session with me. Click here to sign up now.

 

And please leave an iTunes rating and review by clicking here.

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Welcome back to Catching Your Breath: The Podcast, with Steve Austin.

If you listen to this episode in its entirety, you will:

1. Learn the difference between solitude and loneliness.


2. Discover why Jesus understands your loneliness.


3. Understand How Quiet Moments Allow You to Connect with Your Soul.


4. And finally, I’ll walk you through a coaching exercise on living your core values.

Schedule a Soul Care Strategy Session with Steve Austin today for 50% off, just $47! Here's the link.

And PLEASE leave a review on iTunes. Tell people what you like about the show and why they should listen. Thanks!

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In this bonus episode, Steve Austin guides you through an 8-minute meditation on worry. Follow Steve online at catchingyourbreath.com

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Bonus episode! Are you finding it hard to be grateful in the midst of such chaos and uncertainty? Join Steve Austin and Tracy Winchell (host of Reboots Podcast), for some 3 simple ways to practice gratitude, even in the midst of chaos.
 

1. Join Tracy's Gratitude e-course


2. Download the free Gratitude MadLibs


3. Download the Gratitude SlideDeck Presentation


4. Join Steve's 5-day e-course on facing worry and anxiety.

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The audio from this bonus episode is from a talk Steve Austin recently did via Facebook Live for Mental Health on the Mighty. If you're looking for a few simple ways to slow down and catch your breath during this Coronavirus pandemic, check out this short episode.

And sign up for Steve's free 5-day e-course on How to Face Your Worry and Anxiety at catchingyourbreath.com today.

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To encourage and inspire you during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic, I've decided to release the entire audiobook of Catching Your Breath: The Sacred Journey from Chaos to Calm. This episode is Chapter Eleven: Watching Porn with Nanny.

Click here to download the all-new "Catching Your Breath Toolkit," including the book, study guide, and my twenty favorite resources for your mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Click here.

From the back cover:

What if you could experience a new level of freedom, strength, healing, and energy? Too many people are overwhelmed and holding onto deep suffering, unable to catch their breath in a world that tells them to fake it till they make it. As the pressure of fear, pain, anxiety, and anger build, sooner or later these individuals are going to explode—just like bestselling author and life coach Steve Austin did. That’s no way to live. With deep honesty, hilarious true stories, and refreshingly straight talk, Austin shares his personal journey from crippling anxiety and perfectionism to calm amid life’s inevitable chaos. He pulls no punches, revealing his darkest moments and the thoughts most people would be too afraid to admit. Yet he offers hope. In these powerful pages, you’ll find simple ways to cultivate calm and practice self-care while living courageously and authentically. Discover how to come up for air and breathe again.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fplusmh.substack.com

To encourage and inspire you during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic, I've decided to release the entire audiobook of Catching Your Breath: The Sacred Journey from Chaos to Calm. This episode is Chapter Ten: A Dog Named Dudley.

Click here to download the all-new "Catching Your Breath Toolkit," including the book, study guide, and my twenty favorite resources for your mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Click here.

From the back cover:

What if you could experience a new level of freedom, strength, healing, and energy? Too many people are overwhelmed and holding onto deep suffering, unable to catch their breath in a world that tells them to fake it till they make it. As the pressure of fear, pain, anxiety, and anger build, sooner or later these individuals are going to explode—just like bestselling author and life coach Steve Austin did. That’s no way to live. With deep honesty, hilarious true stories, and refreshingly straight talk, Austin shares his personal journey from crippling anxiety and perfectionism to calm amid life’s inevitable chaos. He pulls no punches, revealing his darkest moments and the thoughts most people would be too afraid to admit. Yet he offers hope. In these powerful pages, you’ll find simple ways to cultivate calm and practice self-care while living courageously and authentically. Discover how to come up for air and breathe again.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fplusmh.substack.com