Fearless Self-Love

Becky Shepherd reached out on Instagram after listening to, and loving this podcast. As a 22 year old the show helped her learn how to think about caring for herself rather than going through life as if it were an obstacle course. Join me as Becky and I explore how moving to a new place helps you redefine yourself and how anonymity allows you the freedom to be curious.

• How we can learn from others of any age

• How relocating can stimulate personal recreation

• How experiencing the difficult, helps us appreciate the beautiful

Links Mentioned:

Fearless Self-Love Retreat: www.fearlessselflove.com

The Center for Restorative Youth Justice

https://restorativeyouthjustice.org/

"No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering" by Clara Bensen

http://www.clarabensen.com/no-baggage-1

Becky Shepherd email: [email protected]

Show Highlights:

01:21 Fearless Self-Love Retreat 2019: Embrace Your Story

02:30 Easeful Living Practice

07:37 Introduction of Becky Shepherd

10:45 Becky shares how this show has impacted her life

13:20 Becky shares her self care practices she's taken on since listening to the show

18:16 We can learn from people of all ages

20:47 Becky shares about her graduate program epigenetics

25:40 What it is like to be anonymous after moving cities

34:31 Meaning of "It's all going to work out" -- Becky's 3 mindsets

46:21 Andrea shares what's changed and what's remained since she was 22 years old

53:10 The magic of traveling alone

Favorite Quotes:

"When we feel like we have a lot to learn it is a reminder of our zest for life." - Andrea Catherine

"Learning new things lights me up." - Becky Shepherd

"Epigenetics is the study of how we change; how we function and how we behave without changing our cells or our DNA." - Becky Shepherd

"It's nice when you strip yourself away from your family and the comfortable. You have to learn. It's been liberating to throw the 'plan' away in the bin."- Becky Shepherd

"Everything is so relative and I can't appreciate beautiful amazing moments unless I've gone through some difficult moments that I can compare them to." - Becky Shepherd

"Though everyone's burden is different, we all carry our heaviest one the same way" - Andrea Catherine

"It's important to create margins, to move with ease and make time for the things I am really craving." - Andrea Catherine

"Travel helps remind me of my privilege and helps me understand more of what it is to be human." - Andrea Catherine

"All across the world, different cultures, different micro societies and different experiences shape the way our cells and our bodies work." - Becky Shepherd

"The real beauty in life comes from the unknown, and in order to change and grow it is important to keep learning, even from those we don't think we can learn from." - Becky Shepherd

Becky Shepherd reached out on Instagram after listening to, and loving this podcast. As a 22 year old the show helped her learn how to think about caring for herself rather than going through life as if it were an obstacle course. Join me as Becky and I explore how moving to a new place helps you redefine yourself and how anonymity allows you the freedom to be curious.

• How we can learn from others of any age

• How relocating can stimulate personal recreation

• How experiencing the difficult, helps us appreciate the beautiful

Links Mentioned:

Fearless Self-Love Retreat: www.fearlessselflove.com 

The Center for Restorative Youth Justice

https://restorativeyouthjustice.org/

“No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering” by Clara Bensen

http://www.clarabensen.com/no-baggage-1

Becky Shepherd email: [email protected]

Show Highlights:

01:21 Fearless Self-Love Retreat 2019: Embrace Your Story

02:30 Easeful Living Practice

07:37 Introduction of Becky Shepherd

10:45 Becky shares how this show has impacted her life

13:20 Becky shares her self care practices she’s taken on since listening to the show

18:16 We can learn from people of all ages

20:47 Becky shares about her graduate program epigenetics

25:40 What it is like to be anonymous after moving cities

34:31 Meaning of “It’s all going to work out”  -- Becky’s 3 mindsets

46:21 Andrea shares what’s changed and what’s remained since she was 22 years old

53:10 The magic of traveling alone

Favorite Quotes:

“When we feel like we have a lot to learn it is a reminder of our zest for life.” - Andrea Catherine

“Learning new things lights me up.” - Becky Shepherd

“Epigenetics is the study of how we change; how we function and how we behave without changing our cells or our DNA.” - Becky Shepherd

“It’s nice when you strip yourself away from your family and the comfortable. You have to learn. It’s been liberating to throw the ‘plan’ away in the bin.”- Becky Shepherd

“Everything is so relative and I can’t appreciate beautiful amazing moments unless I’ve gone through some difficult moments that I can compare them to.” - Becky Shepherd

“Though everyone’s burden is different, we all carry our heaviest one the same way”  - Andrea Catherine

“It’s important to create margins, to move with ease and make time for the things I am really craving.” - Andrea Catherine

“Travel helps remind me of my privilege and helps me understand more of what it is to be human.” - Andrea Catherine

“All across the world, different cultures, different micro societies and different experiences shape the way our cells and our bodies work.” - Becky Shepherd

“The real beauty in life comes from the unknown, and in order to change and grow it is important to keep learning, even from those we don’t think we can learn from.” - Becky Shepherd

Explore the intersection of Mercury's retrograde and pisces season

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Do you know if others are perceiving your communication as clearly as you believe you are sharing it?

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Pro Tip: Notice their reactions to your words and actions

Explore the intersection of Mercury's retrograde and pisces season

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Do you know if others are perceiving your communication as clearly as you believe you are sharing it?

.

Pro Tip: Notice their reactions to your words and actions

Dr. Scott Blossom reminds us of why brain health is important. He challenges us to ask a question of our heart every morning, "What is it that I want? What is going to serve me and connect me with my hearts desire?"

Join me in a conversation with Dr. Blossom and learn how knowing our hearts desire leads us to change, redesigning our thinking and compassion. Attention: this conversation may challenge your perspective of self and motivate you to pay attention to your language judgments and paths for cultivating a more inclusive society.

• Why a head and neck massage in the morning can change your mood

• How to use redesigning thinking as a way to change behavior

• How self-care and self-love broaden compassion

Links Mentioned: Dr. Scott Blossom - http://doctorblossom.com

Dr. Robert Svaboda - http://www.drsvoboda.com/

Zhandor Remete https://shadowyoga.com/

Chandra Easton, Scott's wife, at Tara Mandala https://www.taramandala.org/all-teachers/2032/dorje-lopon-chandra-easton/

Jimmy Chang - pulse reading - http://pulsynergy.com/

Cate Stillman - yoga healer - https://yogahealer.com/

Kyra Bobinet - A Well Designed Life - http://www.drkyrabobinet.com/

Tara Brach - psychologist - https://www.tarabrach.com/

Integrative medicine for underserved https://im4us.org

Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com

Show Highlights:

06:52 Introduction of Scott Blossom

07:54 Scott introduces self and gives background of study

11:07 Scott talks about mid-career break to explore interest in neuroscience of behavior

17:10 Scott's new understanding of brain health

24:22 The glymph of the brain

31:24 Scott's morning health practices (that you can do, too!)

37:55 Moving forward after sabbatical

41:41 Integrative medicine for marginalized communities

46:20 How the health and wellness industry participate in systems of privilege and power

51:21 Behavior change, ways to circumvent the ways you keep score, and why to go for redesigning your thinking

54:10 Andrea talks about falling down as a way of learning

Favorite Quotes:

" Designers don't see things as right or wrong, they just redesign." - Dr. Scott Blossom

"The brain is the ocean of the body." - Andrea Bachman

"Ask a question to your heart, what do you really want? What is going to serve me in connecting with my hearts desire?" - Dr. Scott Blossom

"Being receptive to what I need and want [personally] has made it clearer as to what I need and want as a professional, and how I can give back to my community." - Dr. Scott Blossom

"It's impossible not to look at the world through a lens, so to say you don't have a lens is the ultimate blindness." - Scott Blossom

"Redesign, don't think it's right or it's wrong." - Dr. Scott Blossom

Dr. Scott Blossom reminds us of why brain health is important. He challenges us to ask a question of our heart every morning, “What is it that I want? What is going to serve me and connect me with my hearts desire?”

Join me in a conversation with Dr. Blossom and learn how  knowing our hearts desire leads us to change, redesigning our thinking and compassion. Attention: this conversation may challenge your perspective of self and motivate you to pay attention to your language judgments and paths for cultivating a more inclusive society.

• Why a head and neck massage in the morning can change your mood

• How to use redesigning thinking as a way to change behavior

• How self-care and self-love broaden compassion

Links Mentioned:
Dr. Scott Blossom - http://doctorblossom.com

Dr. Robert Svaboda - http://www.drsvoboda.com/

Zhandor Remete  https://shadowyoga.com/

Chandra Easton, Scott’s wife, at Tara Mandala https://www.taramandala.org/all-teachers/2032/dorje-lopon-chandra-easton/

Jimmy Chang - pulse reading - http://pulsynergy.com/

Cate Stillman - yoga healer - https://yogahealer.com/

Kyra Bobinet - A Well Designed Life - http://www.drkyrabobinet.com/

Tara Brach - psychologist - https://www.tarabrach.com/

Integrative medicine for underserved https://im4us.org

Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com

Show Highlights:

06:52 Introduction of Scott Blossom

07:54 Scott introduces self and gives background of study

11:07 Scott talks about mid-career break to explore interest in neuroscience of behavior

17:10 Scott’s new understanding of brain health

24:22 The glymph of the brain

31:24 Scott’s morning health practices (that you can do, too!)

37:55 Moving forward after sabbatical

41:41 Integrative medicine for marginalized communities

46:20 How the health and wellness industry participate in systems of privilege and power

51:21 Behavior change, ways to circumvent the ways you keep score, and why to go for redesigning your thinking

54:10 Andrea talks about falling down as a way of learning

Favorite Quotes:

“ Designers don’t see things as right or wrong, they just redesign.” - Dr. Scott Blossom

“The brain is the ocean of the body.” - Andrea Bachman

“Ask a question to your heart, what do you really want? What is going to serve me in connecting with my hearts desire?” - Dr. Scott Blossom

“Being receptive to what I need and want [personally] has made it clearer as to what I need and want as a professional, and how I can give back to my community.” - Dr. Scott Blossom

“It’s impossible not to look at the world through a lens, so to say you don’t have a lens is the ultimate blindness.” - Scott Blossom

“Redesign, don’t think it’s right or it’s wrong.” - Dr. Scott Blossom

It's a big day for the Fearless Self-Love Podcast, as Andrea Catherine welcomes Sara Hughes-Zabawa as her new co-host. As Andrea's business partner in the Fearless Self-Love Retreats, Sara has been a guest on previous episodes but is thrilled to join as a co-host. Sara is licensed clinical social worker and yoga instructor. Sara and Andrea welcome Dana Pulis to today's podcast.

Dana is a big supporter of the Fearless Self Love Retreat, both as a previous participant and as marketing and communication consultant. Dana brings the hard-earned wisdom of her self-care hacks as a successful business woman to today's discussion. She is a natural and unique leader. She is the owner and operator of Kinetic Marketing and Creative (https://kineticmc.com) and provides an overview of how she stays grounded and connected in a demanding profession and leadership role.

• Why giving time and space for emotions is Dana's Number 1

• How to create time every morning for meditation, reading and "clearing the deck"

• How to Use the "delete" button to clear certain beliefs

Links Mentioned:

Dana's website

https://kineticmc.com/

Abraham Hicks https://www.abraham-hicks.com/

Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com

Sara Hughes-Zabawa's website

Show Highlights:

01:29 Easeful Living Practice

10:25 Introduction of Sara Hughes-Zabawa & Interview with Dana Pulis begins

15:02 How to live life with Juxtapositions

17:52 Dana reflects on the challenges of her childhood, leading her to start writing and learning about the power of words

22:57 Dana talks about how to be centered and grounded -- "natural, organic, hippy Dana"

27:07 How do you speak to yourself in moments of transition?

38:01 Dana discusses how to manage stress and stay grounded

41:20 Utilizing the "delete button"

52:40 Creating a culture of change for women who want to be a part of Dana's professional business

1:03:18 Courageous Self-Care Tip

Favorite Quotes:

I don't walk out that door until I know that I'm walking out that door set for the day. I've brought my whole person into my company and my whole person to myself." -Dana Pulis

"Intentional living--that's built in time, that's built in structure, that's built in self-care habits that allow you to show up as your best self." -Sara Hughes-Zabawa

"Really good thinking comes forward in the right time when you've invested in it." -Dana Pulis

"It's just another day in this amazing paradise." -Dana Pulis

"If we do these things long enough, they flow through us and we are one with what we do everyday." -Dana Pulis

"I don't believe I can be harmed anymore in most respects because I learned to carry with me my own safety and my own peace." -Dana Pulis

"If there is no exposure or experience with failure or deep disappointment we aren't as practiced in it." -Sara Hughes-Zabawa

We can't control how other people show up, but we can choose our boundaries, and we can choose how much energy we allow them to take from us." -Sara Hughes-Zabawa

"Nurture yourself, fill your brain with the good things. Learn on a daily basis how to navigate through every place where there is conflict and contrast." -Dana Pulis

"Clear the deck: rage if you need to rage, let fear fly if it needs to fly. Whatever that emotion is, give it the place and the space and honor it." -Dana Pulis

"If I encounter a difficult situation in my day, if I feel emotion coming through, I will just tell myself hang tight, put it in the parking lot, we'll catch it tomorrow." -Dana Pulis

"The biggest tool to change my thinking is delete or cancel or forgive the belief I have that is driving the results I don't want. By doing that, I tell my brain, let go of that. I tell my brain we're going to delete this thinking or this program and we're going to fill it with this new program." -Dana Pulis

"Allow all of yourself to show up." -Dana Pulis

"The person who makes a mistake is the person who does something great." -Andrea Bachman

Meet Guest:

Since launching her marketing and communications firm, Kinetic, in 2007 Dana Pulis has focused on moving businesses forward through creative marketing communications. Her intense focus has produced amazing results for a long list of local, regional and national clients. That focus has allowed her to dramatically grow her company, which has doubled in size since 2016.

Dana is a nationally-known marketing expert. She's an award-winning writer, accomplished public speaker and respected business leader. She recruits top pros – account directors and project managers looking for the next challenge, and designers and writers looking to push their creative boundaries.

While her professional credentials are undoubtedly impressive, what makes Dana so fascinating is how she shows up everyday as her multidimensional self. She describes herself as a "hippy boss, wearing a pencil skirt and stilettos, while smelling like patchouli". Dana's ability meld her advanced self-care practices, including meditation and nutrition, with how she moves through the hard and fast paced world of business, provides lessons for all of us.

It’s a big day for the Fearless Self-Love Podcast, as Andrea Catherine welcomes Sara Hughes-Zabawa as her new co-host. As Andrea’s business partner in the Fearless Self-Love Retreats, Sara has been a guest on previous episodes but is thrilled to join as a co-host. Sara is licensed clinical social worker and yoga instructor. Sara and Andrea welcome Dana Pulis to today’s podcast.

Dana is a big supporter of the Fearless Self Love Retreat, both as a previous participant and as marketing and communication consultant. Dana brings the hard-earned wisdom of her self-care hacks as a successful business woman to today’s discussion. She is a natural and unique leader. She is the owner and operator of Kinetic Marketing and Creative (https://kineticmc.com) and provides an overview of how she stays grounded and connected in a demanding profession and leadership role.

• Why giving time and space for emotions is Dana’s Number 1

• How to create time every morning for meditation, reading and “clearing the deck”

• How to Use the “delete” button to clear certain beliefs

Links Mentioned:

Dana’s website

https://kineticmc.com/

Abraham Hicks https://www.abraham-hicks.com/

Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com

Sara Hughes-Zabawa’s  website

Show Highlights:

01:29 Easeful Living Practice

10:25 Introduction of Sara Hughes-Zabawa & Interview with Dana Pulis begins

15:02 How to live life with Juxtapositions

17:52 Dana reflects on the challenges of her childhood, leading her to start writing and learning about the power of words

22:57 Dana talks about how to be centered and grounded -- “natural, organic, hippy Dana”

27:07 How do you speak to yourself in moments of transition?

38:01 Dana discusses how to manage stress and stay grounded

41:20 Utilizing the “delete button”

52:40 Creating a culture of change for women who want to be a part of Dana’s professional business

1:03:18 Courageous Self-Care Tip

Favorite Quotes:

I don’t walk out that door until I know that I’m walking out that door set for the day. I’ve brought my whole person into my company and my whole person to myself.” -Dana Pulis

“Intentional living--that’s built in time, that’s built in structure, that’s built in self-care habits that allow you to show up as your best self.” -Sara Hughes-Zabawa

“Really good thinking comes forward in the right time when you’ve invested in it.” -Dana Pulis

“It’s just another day in this amazing paradise.” -Dana Pulis

“If we do these things long enough, they flow through us and we are one with what we do everyday.” -Dana Pulis

“I don’t believe I can be harmed anymore in most respects because I learned to carry with me my own safety and my own peace.” -Dana Pulis

“If there is no exposure or experience with failure or deep disappointment we aren’t as practiced in it.“ -Sara Hughes-Zabawa

We can’t control how other people show up, but we can choose our boundaries, and we can choose how much energy we allow them to take from us.” -Sara Hughes-Zabawa

“Nurture yourself, fill your brain with the good things. Learn on a daily basis how to navigate through every place where there is conflict and contrast.” -Dana Pulis

“Clear the deck: rage if you need to rage, let fear fly if it needs to fly. Whatever that emotion is, give it the place and the space and honor it.” -Dana Pulis

“If I encounter a difficult situation in my day, if I feel emotion coming through, I will just tell myself hang tight, put it in the parking lot, we’ll catch it tomorrow.” -Dana Pulis

“The biggest tool to change my thinking is delete or cancel or forgive the belief I have that is driving the results I don’t want. By doing that, I tell my brain, let go of that. I tell my brain we’re going to delete this thinking or this program and we’re going to fill it with this new program.” -Dana Pulis

“Allow all of yourself to show up.” -Dana Pulis

“The person who makes a mistake is the person who does something great.” -Andrea Bachman

Meet Guest:

Since launching her marketing and communications firm, Kinetic, in 2007 Dana Pulis has focused on moving businesses forward through creative marketing communications. Her intense focus has produced amazing results for a long list of local, regional and national clients. That focus has allowed her to dramatically grow her company, which has doubled in size since 2016.

Dana is a nationally-known marketing expert. She’s an award-winning writer, accomplished public speaker and respected business leader. She recruits top pros – account directors and project managers looking for the next challenge, and designers and writers looking to push their creative boundaries.

While her professional credentials are undoubtedly impressive, what makes Dana so fascinating is how she shows up everyday as her multidimensional self. She describes herself as a “hippy boss, wearing a pencil skirt and stilettos, while smelling like patchouli”. Dana’s ability meld her advanced self-care practices, including meditation and nutrition, with how she moves through the hard and fast paced world of business, provides lessons for all of us.

Brea Johnson's passion for connection and living her truth is contagious. Yoga teacher, travel lover, mother and business owner, Brea's experiences have shown her that the "intersection between our work is that self-care is self-love." Speaking with my guest this week gave me new found hope and inspiration for my own practice of Yoga and of simply (or not so simply) being human. Listen in to our conversation for insights on how to beat imposter syndrome -- that sense that you're not qualified or enough -- as well as how to let both vulnerability and confidence be the co-pilots of your life.

• How to overcome feeling like an imposter in your own field

• Why vulnerability and confidence are crucial to your success

• What to do when it's not your job to change the world

Links Mentioned:

Interview with Liam Bowler, Season 2 Episode https://www.groundedhere.com/podcast-2

Show Highlights:

01:48 Easeful LIving Practice with Guest Brea Johnson

05:23 Interview with Brea Johnson begins

10:55 How Imposter Syndrome shows up when we start to teach Yoga

30:42 What's vulnerability got to do with it? How to teach from a confident, yet vulnerable place?

40:22 Brea's before & after Yoga pose posts for Yoga Teacher Training (AKA How to be a Human Being Training, AKA How Not to Be a Jerk training)

Favorite Quotes:

"The person who feels like they're an imposter, that they're not good enough, it's because they care." -- Brea Johnson

"I'm not really doing my Yoga if I'm shoulding all over myself." -- Brea Johnson

"[Yoga is] being mindful, being aware, asking myself the hard questions...and the body stuff is a bonus." -- Brea Johnson

"An effective teacher is one who's connecting with the people in front of them; one that offers a really intentional space where [they] can help people feel better." -- Brea Johnson

"There is so much more than the movement, and yet the movement is often what helps us connect inward, and helps us to feel better." -- Andrea Catherine

"We're all in a movement deficit." -- Brea Johnson

"It's not our job to change the world." -- Brea Johnson

"Release the pressure valve, it's not all on you." -- Andrea Catherine

"The only way to be a good teacher is to actually make mistakes." -- Brea Johnson

"That love that we all crave is 1) universal and 2) our students are not where we're going to get that." -- Andrea Catherine

Meet Guest:

Brea Johnson is a yoga teacher, mentor and community builder, with a focus on functional and sustainable approach to yoga, Brea teaches workshops, teacher trainings and retreats around the world. She is the founder of Heart + Bones online yoga studio and online yoga teacher continuing education. She is known for providing a safe foundation of healthy movement while remaining focused in the heart of the yogic teachings. As the popularity of yoga increases along with yoga-related injuries, this approach has made her a much sought-after teacher in the yoga and movement communities.

Brea Johnson’s passion for connection and living her truth is contagious. Yoga teacher, travel lover, mother and business owner, Brea’s experiences have shown her that the “intersection between our work is that self-care is self-love.” Speaking with my guest this week gave me new found hope and inspiration for my own practice of Yoga and of simply (or not so simply) being human. Listen in to our conversation for insights on how to beat imposter syndrome -- that sense that you’re not qualified or enough -- as well as how to let both vulnerability and confidence be the co-pilots of your life.

• How to overcome feeling like an imposter in your own field

• Why vulnerability and confidence are crucial to your success 

• What to do when it’s not your job to change the world

Links Mentioned:

Interview with Liam Bowler, Season 2 Episode https://www.groundedhere.com/podcast-2

Show Highlights:

01:48 Easeful LIving Practice with Guest Brea Johnson

05:23 Interview with Brea Johnson begins

10:55 How Imposter Syndrome shows up when we start to teach Yoga

30:42 What’s vulnerability got to do with it? How to teach from a confident, yet vulnerable place?

40:22 Brea’s before & after Yoga pose posts for Yoga Teacher Training (AKA How to be a Human Being Training, AKA How Not to Be a Jerk training)

Favorite Quotes:

“The person who feels like they’re an imposter, that they’re not good enough, it’s because they care.” -- Brea Johnson

“I’m not really doing my Yoga if I’m shoulding all over myself.” -- Brea Johnson

“[Yoga is] being mindful, being aware, asking myself the hard questions...and the body stuff is a bonus.” -- Brea Johnson

“An effective teacher is one who’s connecting with the people in front of them; one that offers a really intentional space where [they] can help people feel better.” -- Brea Johnson

“There is so much more than the movement, and yet the movement is often what helps us connect inward, and helps us to feel better.” -- Andrea Catherine

“We’re all in a movement deficit.” -- Brea Johnson

“It’s not our job to change the world.” -- Brea Johnson

“Release the pressure valve, it’s not all on you.” -- Andrea Catherine

“The only way to be a good teacher is to actually make mistakes.” -- Brea Johnson

“That love that we all crave is 1) universal and 2) our students are not where we’re going to get that.” -- Andrea Catherine

Meet Guest:

Brea Johnson is a yoga teacher, mentor and community builder, with a focus on functional and sustainable approach to yoga, Brea teaches workshops, teacher trainings and retreats around the world. She is the founder of Heart + Bones online yoga studio and online yoga teacher continuing education. She is known for providing a safe foundation of healthy movement while remaining focused in the heart of the yogic teachings. As the popularity of yoga increases along with yoga-related injuries, this approach has made her a much sought-after teacher in the yoga and movement communities.