#42 How to Be Grateful During Covid and the Dumpster Fire of 2020

2020 has been a dumpster fire and doing gratitude looks different when life is hard. In this episode we walk you through how to be grateful and keep gratitude a priority even when life is messy.

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Topics Covered:

How to do a daily gratitude practice

How to look for a silver lining

Benefits of gratitude

Questions for reflection

Reflect on 2020

1. Write down all the bad things that happened

1. Now under each line write down at minimum one good thing that came to be because of it

1. Now write down as many good habits as you can that you were able to do because of more time

You:

Family:

Community:

World Wide:

Article: https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-gratitude-research-questions/

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#41 Bonus How to Stop Thinking Bad Thoughts So Negativity Doesn't Ruin Your Holiday

As we are going into the holidays think about what you want that day to look like. There are two extremes that I fear will happen. They are, that we double down and compensate for the year, and exhaust ourselves in the process, or we call it all a wash and don't do anything (If I can't have it all, I don't want any of it.)

So, let's be intentional. How many times have you thought I wish we could just have one whole holiday alone, just our little family? Now is the time to make that happen. Unfortunately, our thoughts take us away. . . we spiral. . . fear controls us and all this time means that if we aren't careful, we can get stuck and overwhelmed by our world right now.

5 steps to stop thinking bad thoughts and change your mood

1. Sit for a few minutes with your thoughts-why am I feeling this way?

Too much tv, your mom said something that scared you, someone you know has covid, you have covid, you are getting bombarded with information 24-7 and that causes stress and anxiety and hopelessness

1. Journal out your thoughts and fears

Make a worst-case scenario, best case scenario and in the middle, what will probably, actually happen?

1. Declare that you aren't going to let fear and anxiety ruin one more minutes, hour, day, week, or season of your life. Get confirmation bias working with you, instead of against you.
2. Every time a bad thought pops into your head you're are going to stop, call a spade and spade, that is a lie sent from the devil to make me fearful and hateful and scared. Then have a mantra or scripture to fill your mind and your heart.
3. Intentionally do things that bring you closer to the holiday you want

(quiet holiday, few snacks, good movies, hot chocolate, puppy cuddles and a few phones calls to loved ones) These things are easy to make happen and inexpensive. With a tiny bit of planning and thought, we can still have a great holiday at home.

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#40 Part 2 Rachael Lopez Holiday Budgeting and Money Saving Tips

Rachael Lopez is a financial coach and Dave Ramsey follower. She and her husband paid off over $75,000 worth of debt in one year using the Baby Steps from Financial Peace University. She now helps families get control of their finances so they can live better lives and change their family's trajectory.

This episode is about how to budget for the holidays, how to save money when you are grocery and gift shopping and how to stick to your plan.

Topics Covered:

What are the Envelope system and how do you use envelopes?

How to use sinking funds for Christmas

How to stick to your Christmas budget

How to grocery shop on the cheap

Holiday money saving hacks

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#39 Part 1 Rachael Lopez How to Reduce Financial Stress and Get Control of Your Finances

Rachael Lopez is a financial coach and Dave Ramsey follower. She and her husband paid off over $75,000 worth of debt in one year using the Baby Steps from Financial Peace University. She now helps families get control of their finances so they can live better lives and change their family's trajectory.

She says that having control of your finances changes your stress level, it changes the way you parent, the way you feel about yourself and your life.  

Topics Covered:

What are the Dave Ramsey Baby Steps?

How to do a zero-based budget

How much money should you have in savings?

How does being debt free change your life?

How to get control of your finances

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#38 Mary Juengel How Jesus Helps Us Through Hard Times

Mary Juengel was diagnosed with cancer at age 11. She fought courageously for two and a half years and kept her faith a priority every day. I remember watching her story and following her on Facebook and praying for her and just thinking to myself that girl knows Jesus. She is filled with the Spirit and I have always wanted to interview her.

Since she is a family friend, we sat down today to talk all about her story, her faith and how she keeps faith a priority. Now, Mary attends Grand Valley State University. She loves Lauren Daigle, Cider Mills and Hot chocolate!

Topics Covered:

How Mary Juengel from "Team Mary" won her battle with cancer

What faith means to someone who is fighting for their life

How to keep Jesus a Priority

How worship can bring you hope and peace in times of stress and turmoil

How to always cling to Jesus  

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#37 Karen Marcouiller-Real Talk 5 Easy Ways to Feel Strong, Confident and Be Healthy

Karen Marcouiller has helped hundreds of middle-aged women lose weight, feel good about themselves, be strong and have more energy to live an active and healthy life. After working with clients one on one for over 25 years, she now shares her skills and experience inspiring women around the country to find their strength so they can live with confidence and joy.

She believes a combination of eating real, healthy food 'most of the time', movement, and mindset are the keys to health, fitness, losing weight and keeping it off for the long term.

Topics Covered:

Exercise so you have energy

How to start exercise when you don't feel like it

Hack your way through habit change with healthy preparation

Ask yourself, what am I feeling when I am craving food

Build confidence and trust with yourself

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#36 Avery Chatman How to Live Authentically and Be More Content

Avery Chatman is the founder and CEO of Live Authentically LLC. He is a videographer, musician and creator of "the feels". . . at least for everyone who watches his videos.

I wanted to bring Avery on today to talk about authenticity and what it means to follow your dreams and be your true self. We talk about contentment, the simple moments and what it means to live the life you want to live. We all have a burning passion or dream within us. Consider this your sign to go chase it.

Topics Covered:

How to be your true authentic self

How to be more content

What are the best moments to capture on film

How to be happier with the simple things

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#35 Katie Clarizio -How to Find Hope and Navigate Life After Loss

Katie Clarizio is a professional educator and holistic health and wellness coach in training. She helps people adapt to their new lives after a life-altering loss by finding harmony in nourishment of their mind and body.

Her primary focus is to teach clients to weave grief into their new life in an optimistic way, showing people that they can reduce judgments by changing their mindset. She teaches that it is okay to feel good and to have a life you love!

Topics Covered:

-How the Stages of Grief can be reframed to be more helpful

-What it means to find hope and joy after life altering loss

-How to move forward with loss

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#34 Sanford Strong: Part 3 Rebuilding Hope Moving Forward from the Tittabawassee River Disaster 

The purpose of this episode is to give people some easy and practical tools to reduce their stress and improve their mental health as they rebuild their lives after the Tittabawassee River Disaster.  

Topics Include:

All about the Flag in Sanford Lake

Debunk "just focus on gratitude"

How to avoid comparing hardships and moving forward

Check out the PBS Documentary: https://www.pbs.org/video/breached-the-tittabawassee-river-disaster-ap2mkt/?fbclid=IwAR1WYOUGRDcqVglVMO3Sj-jgiYvMmae-_juZwZ7H0ihl6nrfU6KeXVTxU18

If you were not affected by the flood and dam breaks in May of 2020 and are looking to be a blessing to others please consider a donation to the Greater Sanford Lake Area Residential Flood Recovery Project Fund: https://www.midlandfoundation.org/fund/greatersanfordlakearearesidentialfloodrecoveryprojectfund/?fbclid=IwAR01ywjJeTY7JWdTYYlspSrR9BcXrugFIXJet3CaDRLQzsxQVww9JYspVIQ

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#33 Lori Fischer-How Home Furnishings and Décor Impacts our Mental Health, Energy, and Wellbeing

I was waiting in line at Hobby Lobby and wondering to myself if home décor or home furnishings have an effect on our happiness, health and overall wellbeing. At the time, I really just wanted to justify my purchases but then I really started digging into it.

Lori Fischer owns a home staging company and helps people to feel a certain way when they enter a room. She teaches us how we can incorporate these tools into our own homes to feel more relaxed, productive and even happy.

Topics Covered:

How to decrease on clutter

How to change the energy in a room

How to make your home more relaxing

In terms of home décor- what pieces to splurge on and what pieces to opt for a bargain

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