Cultivate with Sarah Zastrow

# 71 7 Questions to Ask Yourself to Be Self-Aware, Intentional and Aligned

I was forced into self-awareness thanks to my though love therapist who forced me to take a look in the mirror. Ever since then, I dove deep into self-awareness and being more intentional. That has led me to feel more aligned with myself, my purpose, and the people in my life. Now, feeling balanced and at peace is a normal part of every day.

7 Questions, (plus a few bonus') that can help you too:

-What qualities do you like in others?

-What qualities do you dislike in others?

-What do you find yourself always saying? What is your self-talk?

-How do you show up? As a significant other/spouse, friend, neighbor, sister, daughter, parent, co-worker, etc

-Are you heading in the right direction?

-What is your process?

-What is stopping you?

-Do you spend time the way you want to?

-How do you feel about all this? What does your gut say?

I think that was more than seven, but some of them compliment each other. Jot down the answers and start to pay attention to the things you are noticing about time, stress, relationships, and life overall.

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#70 The Midland Muralists- Jazzmyn Benitez and Dacia Parker

Jazzmyn Benitez and Dacia Parker are some very talented muralists located in Midland, Michigan. They have done several works of art around the community and just recently create a 25X33 foot mural off of McDonld and Main St. in Downtown Midland.

Topics Discussed:

-Why public art is so important in our community?

-Why it's so important that everyone has a creative outlet?

-Where do the Midland Murals come from? Who creates them?

-How can we enjoy the process of art and life?

-How to appreciate creativity for the creative process and not the end result, life is a journey you might as well enjoy it

What is the difference between creativity and art?

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Connect with Dacia Parker  

Website: https://www.parkerlane.art/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parkerlaneart

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# 69 Ali Orvosh Created FILL to Refill, Reuse and Reduce our Carbon Footprint

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Did you know that only 9% of all recycling actually gets recycled? Reducing our waste and reusing the things that we have is the best way to reduce our carbon footprint and be more eco-friendly.

Ali Orvosh is a Midland Native and she wanted to start Fill to help the community reduce their carbon foot, be more eco-friendly and reduce our use of single use plastics. Fill is a re-fill store where you can bring in containers and buy things like shampoo, cleaners, personal products, toiletries, etc. without the single use plastic containers that fill our landfills and oceans.

Topics Covered:

What is re-fill store?

What types of bottles can you bring to a re-fill store?

What kinds of products are at Fill?

What do things smell like?

Why should you refill containers or reduce single use plastics?

What are a few ways we can start to be more green?

What are some favorite eco-friendly products?

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Website: https://www.fill-mi.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fill.michigan/

#68 Ask Me Anything- One Year Celebration

This week we celebrate our podcast being one year old! You all sent me questions and I choose a few and answered them.

Topics covered:

Where is your favorite place to travel?

What are your favorite hobby's?

What is your favorite genre to read?

What is the biggest thing you learned during quarantine?

Where do you get your ideas?

What are your top 5 favorite moments from the past year?

RESOURCES: Learn more about Gretchen Rubin and the 4 Tendencies at https://quiz.gretchenrubin.com

Where is goat yoga near me? It's at Leaman's Green Applebarn in Freeland, MI. They are located in the heart of the Michigan, tucked between Midland, Saginaw, and Bay City. It is the perfect family friendly, fun-filled, goat snuggling activity.

A visit to Leaman's Green Applebarn is one of the best things to do in Michigan! They have fun events like Goat Yoga, Sunflower Fest, A Fall Craft Show, Santa Night, U-Pick Apples, a Corn Maze, Hay Ride, Educational Lane and so much more. If you are planning a trip to Michigan this summer or fall, Leamans' is a must.

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#67 7 Simple Summertime Wellness Hacks

Summer is amazing! It is full of good food, good people and making memories. There are a few things that will make easier to enjoy your summer. Here are 7 of our favorite ways to make Summer more enjoyable.

1. Enjoy a Mindful Moment every day
2. Transform how you think about exercise
3. Eat food that is in season-begin intuitive eating
4. Do a little bit every day (laundry, dishes, work)
5. Simplify self-care- Sit by the pool, read a book, journal, gratitude practice, go somewhere fun, road trip
6. Pick your battles. Ask yourself what really matters? Is having a clean house more important than making fun memories? Is taking a girl's weekend more important than staying home inside of your comfort zone? Is it worth getting upset because someone forgot the cooler?
7. Take the things that have changed over covid and continue those principles this summer-Don't get back to it

15 Scripts to Help Draw Boundaries HERE https://conqueryourpain.mykajabi.com/boundaries

5 Intuitive Eating Hacks HERE https://conqueryourpain.mykajabi.com/Foodhacks

Killer Morning Routine Framework https://conqueryourpain.mykajabi.com/mornings

How to Do a Daily Gratitude Practice https://conqueryourpain.mykajabi.com/gratitude

Where is goat yoga near me? It's at Leaman's Green Applebarn in Freeland, MI. They are located in the heart of the Michigan, tucked between Midland, Saginaw, and Bay City. It is the perfect family friendly, fun-filled, goat snuggling activity.

A visit to Leaman's Green Applebarn is one of the best things to do in Michigan! They have fun events like Goat Yoga, Sunflower Fest, A Fall Craft Show, Santa Night, U-Pick Apples, a Corn Maze, Hay Ride, Educational Lane and so much more. If you are planning a trip to Michigan this summer or fall, Leamans' is a must.

Sponsored by Goat Yoga Summer '21 Register for class dates now at https://www.greenapplebarn.com/

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#66 What is Goat Yoga and Why You Need to Try it ASAP with Sara Reisinger and Leaman's Green Applebarn

Goat Yoga came to Leaman's four years ago after I became obsessed and wrangled my best friend Sara Reisinger into hosting Goat Yoga in the Great Lakes Bay Region of Mid Michigan. It is one of the best things to do in Michigan whether you are traveling to the area or you live here and want to explore what your local community has to offer.

Topics Covered:

What is Goat Yoga?

Why do people do goat yoga?

Do you get pooped on in goat yoga?

Can anyone do goat yoga?

How do you sign up for goat yoga?

Where is goat yoga near me? It's at Leaman's Green Applebarn in Freeland, MI. They are located in the heart of the Michigan, tucked between Midland, Saginaw, and Bay City. It is the perfect family friendly, fun-filled, goat snuggling activity.

A visit to Leaman's Green Applebarn Apple Orchard and Farm is one of the best things to do in Michigan! They have fun events like Goat Yoga, Sunflower Fest, A Fall Craft Show, Santa Night, U-Pick Apples, a Corn Maze, Hay Ride, Educational Lane and so much more. If you are planning a trip to Michigan this summer or fall, Leamans' is a must.

Sponsored by Goat Yoga Summer '21 Register for class dates now at https://www.greenapplebarn.com/

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#65 Becca Gulliver: A Book Review Trading Stress and Anxiety for Peace and Purpose

Rebekah Lyon's book Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose was recommended to me several years ago and to this day, it is one of my favorite books. It is the best book to feel more the calm and aligned with our purpose and God's plan for our lives.

Today, my great friend Becca Gulliver and I discuss this book in a book review podcast episode. We talk about how it has affected our lives and what we can do to use the rhythms through the hardships of the future. Becca has a demanding and hectic job with Michigan Farm Bureau and this book has helped her to find balance and maintaining work life balance especially through the pandemic.

Topics discussed:

How to be aware of our inputs and outputs

How to use the 4 Rhythms of Renewal: rest, restore, connect and create

How to draw boundaries to protect your time

How to feel push past the box of society's expectations and normalcy

How to stop feeling guilty by changing our own expectations and give ourselves grace

Need some help drawing boundaries? Download our 15 Scripts to Set Boundaries and Say No

https://conqueryourpain.mykajabi.com/boundaries

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#64 Megan Barrett 5 Simple Steps to Meal Prep, and Meal Plan on a Budget

 Megan Barrett is a Meal Prep, Meal Planning and cooking professional. She started out as a food blogger then began meal planning and meal prepping. She recently added a budgeting component to meal prep to help ease the stress even more.

Megan Barret is a mom of two girls with a third on the way, a wife to a supportive husband, and a dark chocolate lover. She is super passionate about helping women make progress towards their goals. Whether it's a with simple recipes and meal planning tips, or with their finances helping them make budgets that actually work, she loves helping women simplify and streamline the most stressful parts of their day so they can sit back and actually enjoy life.

Topics Covered:

How can meal planning reduce stress after work

How to find foods that the whole family will like

How to cook on busy nights when you don't have enough time

How to use meal planning templates to simplify it all

Pro tip: Don't try too many new things at once, if you are trying meal planning and meal prep for the first time, don't plan on also trying 5 new recipes. Overwhelm leads to burnout. Lastly, Megan teaches us how to budget and save money while we are meal planning. You can shop the sales, buy in bulk and avoid impulse buying.

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Food Prep Website: https://www.scratchtobasics.com/

Food Prep Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scratchtobasics

Food Prep Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scratchtobasics/

Budgeting Website: https://breakfreefinances.com/

Budgeting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breakfreefinances

Budgeting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakfreefinances/

Get the Templates: https://www.scratchtobasics.com/meal-planning-templates/

#63 Heather French- Inner Child Healing, and Self-Love After Childhood Trauma

***Childhood Trauma Trigger Warning

Heather is a Self-Love & Soul Alchemist and Alchemy Coach. Her mission is to empower heart-centered healers and empaths to break the cycle of toxic relationships, prioritize their needs and cultivate love from with in so they can align with their souls true calling and manifest the relationships that help them ascend to the next level. She helps women show up for others while continuing to protect their energy and avoid burnouts. She is a certified life coach, rapid manifestation method coach, and reiki master.  

Topics Covered:

-What is Inner Child Healing?

-How trauma changes our subconscious mind

-How to go from reacting to responding after being triggered

-How to love ourselves after a traumatic childhood

-Why healing isn't selfish

As a reminder, we love counseling!! Inner child healing can be very intense and getting help from a counselor is an awesome place to start. Get a free week at www.betterhelp.com

Find counselors in your area and get more information at www.psychologytoday.com

Find Inner Child Healing Guided Meditations:

Relax for a While https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2OfD00e6Tk

Michelle Chalfant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8779P4rim80

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#62 Amanda Ferrat EFT Tapping to Lower Stress, Cope and Relax

Amanda Ferrat is an emotional wellness counselor who uses EFT taping to help women gain emotional mastery and heal from grief, trauma, old beliefs, and thought patterns. She started her business after EFT helped her to overcome her own struggles and healing journey.

Topics Covered:

3 Steps to EFT Tapping

Where, when and why should people practice Taping

How stress, grief, trauma or anxiety and depression can change our body and how to change it back

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Connect with Amanda Ferrat

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valueyourselfcounseling

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Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/552924045653264/

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