Have you found yourself losing your cool this holiday season?  On today’s SoundBeat podcast I explore the possible display of anger and resentment during this time of the year – unmet expectations.  I invite you to have an “expectation check” as you examine expectations you have placed on yourself, on others, or even on events […]

Do we allow our fear to put limits on what we can accomplish, even on what we may like?  On today’s SoundBeat podcast I share how an intense fear combined with a perfect storm of circumstances brought me to a low place of despair over the past months but the perspective I have gained as […]

Do you find yourself filling your holiday schedule with the things you “should” do instead of the most important things ?  On today’s SoundBeat podcast I talk about how we can be drawn into the case of the “should”s, falling victim to societal or cultural demands that dictate the things we “should’ do during the […]

On today’s podcast we explore the power of handwritten notes, taking the time to express your gratitude for someone in your life through words down on paper.  I share recent examples in my life in which I was both the recipient and the author of such notes and the bond, joy, and gratitude that […]

What do you do when you get to the end of your rope?  …when you have reached the very limit of what you handle?  ….when that one more thing happens that puts you over the edge?  On today’s podcast we discuss that feeling of being stretched to our max and then the moment we decide […]

Would you ever sleep in the freezing cold just because you didn’t want to have to unroll and roll up your sleeping bag?  Well if you have ever had to roll one up and shove it in that stupidly small bag, then you may be tempted to answer yes.  How foolish that may seem to […]

How can things that appear from the outside to be simply a hindrance or an injury, actually be a blessing?  Is that possible? On today’s SoundBeat podcast I share how my new physical injury has challenged this notion, the limitations it has created but the power of the choice I am making to allow this […]

On today’s LifeLine podcast episode I give a State of the Union type address to share updates on the recent shifts in my life through answering your questions including my relationship with my ex-husband, how my children are doing, where the angry “b” is inside of me, and how I am doing it.  I share […]

On today’s SoundBeat podcast I share three phases of decision making and how learning to move through them quickly can reduce the amount of anxious pain we experience.  We talk about the “weighing out options”, “decision”, and “action” phases as well as two different types of pain: “anxious” and “peaceful”.  I share how we allow […]