Do you dread bathing suit season? Are you tired of sitting on the sidelines and missing out on the joys of summer?

I say: Stop waiting and put your bathing suit on NOW! I wear mine, and I don’t care what anyone may or may not say about it. But it wasn’t always this easy for me…

Listen in to hear about the time that putting on a bathing suit sent me into panic mode and almost kept me from enjoying a really great day with my family – PLUS the two quick questions that set me free to have fun.

Every day, I think about freedom: freedom from my body, freedom from negative thoughts, freedom from the sadness I feel about myself at times, freedom from uncomfortable clothes and shoes, freedom from self-violence…

…freedom to be who I am right now, in this minute, without feeling that I have to change in order to be accepted.

Listen in to hear about the shocking phone call from the FBI that led to my life-changing revelation, plus 3 straightforward steps to our freedom from body hatred.

Today, let’s talk about speaking up, speaking your truth, standing up for what is right. All of these things help us take the next step forward in our lives.

Listen in for stories where I spoke up for myself and for others after my Fairness button was pushed. From grade school through yesterday, I spoke up to make sure rules applied to everyone, people who behaved badly were held accountable, and mistakes were acknowledged – and then there was the time I went to battle in the bakery…

My birthday was last week, and I admit it – I’m a birthday FREAK! And I love all birthdays, not just my own (though I am slightly biased).

And I see my birthday as a good time to practice mind management! If you hear “I’m old” or “My best years are past me” when you think about your birthday, listen in for fresh birthday thoughts that will have you feeling lighter and more free.

Your birthday can come with more than balloons and a pizza party. Each new year can bring new opportunities and power!

Confidence is at the core of how we move through the world, whether we are lacking it or have it by the truckload. It’s something we wear every day and use to make every decision.

What creates or breaks our confidence? What we believe about ourselves, what other people say about us that’s believable, what we interpret, and anything else we choose to believe.

So, listen in for 6 small but powerful ways to feel better about yourself and boost your confidence by choosing to think or do differently.

When you invest in yourself – whether you’re investing time, attention, energy, or all three – the payback is immeasurable. My $45 investment in a 4-hour class led to a 4-figure investment in a months-long training that changed my life, my work, and my relationships forever.

You can never go wrong with investing in yourself. Listen in for how my educational investments, large and small, led me from a career I liked to a business that I love, plus my special book club that’s starting soon.

Now that we’ve all survived January’s diet commercials and weight loss pressure, it’s time to move on to bigger and better things – LOVE!

Listen in for two very different views of Valentine’s Day and ways to celebrate the holiday with little loving gestures (instead of the expensive gifts and lavish experiences encouraged by ads and our culture), plus my take on the opposite of love, the many problems it causes, and a key to dissolving your fears.

To finish out this month’s theme of New Year, Same You, I want to talk about how we get in our own way.

We can be our biggest critic, which means we can also be our biggest obstacle. I want each of us to become our biggest cheerleader and supporter! To do that, we have to understand how we are blocking our energy, power, desires, and blessings.

Listen in for 4 common roadblocks we put in our path AND 6 tips for clearing the way.

So, I’ve talked about letting go of expectations, understanding what we want and what’s holding us back, and how we talk to ourselves … now it’s time to show up!

Showing up sounds easy, but sometimes it’s not. We often jump through a lot of hoops – coaching ourselves into it and even sometimes white-knuckling it – to make an appearance.

Showing up is the most important thing you can do for yourself, and it looks different for everyone. Listen in to learn more…

This week, I continue to build on letting go of the expectations from all around us and getting to understand what we really want and what could be holding us back. Now, let’s talk about how we talk to ourselves, about ourselves, and about others … and who else is listening to us and what they’re learning from us.