The world offers a number of pulls for our attention on regular days, now how much more so does it occur in seasons with major milestones, holidays, or unexpected events. Positive or negative stressors create a break in our routine and it requires a bit more intentionality to maintain healthy levels of wellness and stress navigation.  This short Crystal Conversation offers an approach to help you find sanity in seasons of special occasions.

This world insists it knows what will make you feel better, get thinner, and experience peace. Does it really, or does it create more emotional agony than the effort is worth.  This is a Crystal Conversation focused on how to personalize your efforts and streamline your energy to experience energy for more "highway" style miles than "city mpg."  Take these tips to get your plan started and feel free to reach out on the website to chat for more information or personalized coaching:  www.crystalmcfadden.com

Are you the type who'll struggle until you collapse before asking for help or the one that asks for help but interrupts to show someone how YOU would do it so they can help you correctly?  No matter the type, we all struggle with asking for help in some way or we are so dependent on others that we lose our own sense of self efficacy (but we will save that for another episode). For this episode, I share the evolution of my humility and most recent battle with my pride in allowing others to help - even when it is clearly mutually beneficial. 

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As a young woman, I don't think I would have ever cheered for the hard times I was enduring nor the ones I remembered enduring as a child. Rejoicing in our suffering is not really a natural reaction and more likely one that will make people wonder what really is wrong with us. I empathize that suffering is truly a place of discomfort and outright unenjoyable, yet equally valuable when given the chance to be examined through a much wider lens. Take this time to consider the strengths being gained, the depth being established, and the perspective being eluded to in your own hard stuff.

How often do you doubt your own ability to make a difference? I know inadequacies and feeling like a burden is a real struggle for many folks, including my own at times. This episode covers a few personal stories about two people who were exploring ways to make a difference in their day, the cliche catch all concept of "see a need, fill a need," and delivers an exercise for you to begin mapping out realistic ways to own the purpose of your life and ways you can make a difference (possibly without breaking a sweat). 

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When a therapist, coach, or friend asks.... "So how is it going?" or "What brings you here today?" Wow! What a loaded question, right? Most often we feel a bit overwhelmed, caught off guard, and sputter out some sort of emotionally flooded, "Where do I begin?!"  This is a common response and completely normal. Why else would you be seeking support if you hadn't reached a point you couldn't handle the pile of things on your own?  Many of us don't seek support until we reach our breaking point, and by that time it takes a minute to sort through the initial flood in order to find the true triggers that are keeping us in bondage from clarity and growth.  I'd like to offer a few thoughts on where to begin if this may be your response to such a question of "what brings you here today?"

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Ever feel like things are looking a bit foggier, messier, and uncontrolled than you'd like?  Wondering whether what you are thinking or feeling is really real?  What about if you've been struggling between the battle of are you hustling hard enough or in desperate need of a more efficient approach with a heaping pile of vacation?  No matter where you find yourself, I hope you'll be refreshed to discover than many of us are navigating this search for sanity.  This season offers real stories and tangible tools that allow you to examine, adjust, and grow right where you are.

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Serving through story, featured guest Amanda Huffman blends her desire to serve with the art of story telling through her blog and her podcast. Women of the Military podcast and A Girls Guide to Military Service series is blessing women across the world in their knowledge of history, personal stories, and insiders guide for women considering military service from those who have gone before them. This has taken tenacity and teamwork by this military veteran, spouse, and momma. 

Connect with Amanda Huffman more at:  www.airmantomom.com  or any of her social media channels @airmantomom

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Ever wondered how on Earth God can use your journey and show off what He had in mind for your experiences, education, and values all along? So often we wonder why we end up where we are instead of getting excited as to how God is using our story for His glory?  Get to know Amberlyn Roush and how she went from teen mom to business owner and now Foot Wellness Academy founder.  

Connect with Amberlyn and follow her social media page for more information and stories here:  https://www.facebook.com/FootWellnessNurse

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How do you cope with your anxiety? Shopping, eating, talking or walking? Exercise, bury it alive, face it head on, or do whatever it takes to survive? What this special guest has discovered that there is not just one way to cope and there sure are a lot who tend to pick. Yes, pick as an outlet to release the day's tension and experience a feeling of accomplishment. After being a fellow picker, she went searching and realized there was nothing out there to fulfill her picking fix. That problem was about to be solved. Listen in how Renee Benn began The Original Pick n Peel Stones company and just how many across the globe have fallen in love with this healthy and unique option.

Want to learn more? https://picknpeelstones.com/

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Interested in booking host, Crystal Mcfadden, as your group's next speaker?  Visit www.crystalmcfadden.com to get started.

Finding yourself leading a pack with no one to look to yourself?  This season's micro-group coaching session might just be the right opportunity to get the personalized attention you ache for while reaping the benefits of a small, trusted group atmosphere.  

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