Find Your Spark

Find Your Spark

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  • 120: Reflecting on 2021

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK podcast, Brooke, Ashley, Nicole and Jena reflect on the past year and share what they learned in 2021. Jena talks about making her own rules and how that affects the people around her. Nicole shares about seeing her own potential and how we are all meant to shine. Ashley speaks about being her true authentic self and why it is so important to show up as you. And Brooke explains why she stopped caring about what other people think and why it's so important to allow others to be themselves. New and fresh beginnings are on the horizon, and we are so excited to see what happens from that, so here is to 2022!

    19 min
  • 120: SPARKING Change Intern Insights: Part One
    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK podcast, we are joined by two of our SPARKING Change Interns, Carys Mullins and Sadie Moore. As 2021 comes to an end, so does our time with our first SPARKING Change Youth Leadership Internship program cohort. Listen as they share about how they have evolved over the past year, how this internship has prepared them for the future and what their favorite experience was this year!Although it is bittersweet that the 2021 SPARKING Change Youth Leadership Program is coming to an end, this year was so successful, we decided to do it again. Please consider Donating on Facebook (https://thesparkinitiative.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2bd2fb9ba8fc9e7b68609f261&id=6de69d8474&e=aea6e4973e), PayPal (https://thesparkinitiative.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2bd2fb9ba8fc9e7b68609f261&id=c4481e741d&e=aea6e4973e) or Venmo (https://thesparkinitiative.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2bd2fb9ba8fc9e7b68609f261&id=bf529dbaa7&e=aea6e4973e) for our 2022 cohort of SPARKING Change Youth Leadership Interns.
    29 min
  • 119:The Motivation Trap

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK podcast, Ashley and Brooke talk about the ebbs and flows of motivation and inspiration. Brooke shares about how she is usually full of inspiration and often works many hours while it feels inspiring and exciting. However, she has recently been in an ebb of this feeling and started to beat herself up with all of the should’s, “I should be doing this”, “this should have already started”, etc. In the midst of a middle of the night self-beating, she got curious about the 'shoulds' and started asking, "is that actually true?". Ashley, also shares what she has experienced with this “lack of motivation” and together they explore if a lack of motivation is really ever a problem or if it is just a trap we get ourselves caught in?

    19 min
  • 118: Your SPARK Shines When Serving Others

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK Podcast, in honor of Veteran’s Day this week, Stephanie reflects upon the concept of service. She discusses how humans are wired to want to serve and help each other. Tune in to hear how opportunities to serve are all around us and in doing so, we change our world!

    8 min
  • 117: When Thought Settles Down, So Do You!

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK Podcast, Nicole talks with SPARKING Change Intern, Emily Johnson, about what she has seen differently for herself. Emily shares her insight about trying to fix her feelings by reading books, going shopping, doing all the things she loves to try and make herself happy but realized none of it was working. Listen to hear more about what she realized after watching our snow globe demonstration and how her realization helped her feel ok even during these difficult times. 

    23 min
  • 116: No Such Thing as "Not Creative"

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK podcast, Ashley and Stephanie are excited to talk about the creative potential that resides in each and every one of us. They share their own personal examples of pointing themselves in a direction and taking things step by step without having a clear idea of the "road map" or the end result. Once we can tune into that potential and not concern ourselves with the inevitable thoughts of self-doubt, magic can happen! We are natural born creators. Tune in to be inspired to know that YOU have the same creative potential as Steve Jobs and the guys who invented the newest "just walk out" technology at Whole Foods!

    29 min
  • 115: You Attract More Bees With Honey

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK podcast, Jena shares a little about what she has been seeing differently and how impactful it has been for her. She explains why the way you show up to someone and the way you communicate is so important. Choosing to have conversations and truly listening is where solutions come from. Listen to hear why Jena thinks communication is key and why you attract more bees with honey!

    9 min
  • 114: The Power of Thought – Facing your Fears

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK podcast, Nicole Wilson and Jena Travise discuss their recent experiences in seeing how powerful thought can be. The power of our thinking can really take over and limit us from doing something and we can innocently get trapped in it, but when we understand how thought works, we can actually do the thing we are afraid of! Jena shares her experience with a recent surgery and how powerful her thinking was about that procedure. Nicole expresses her fear of needles but when understanding that fear is just coming from thought, she was able to go donate blood voluntarily! 

    15 min
  • 113:Peaceful Chaos

    In this episode of the Find your SPARK podcast, Brooke and Ashley talk about all the chaos that has happened in and around their lives recently, and how they were able to navigate through the chaos a little more peacefully than others might expect! Listen to hear all about floods, car accidents, and craziness that is their lives at the moment, and what they saw in the mist of the chaos that helped them to make the disasters a little less messy in the process.

    28 min
  • 112: Speaking to the Health Inside the Hurt

    In this episode of the Find Your SPARK Podcast, Nicole Wilson shares what SPARK has to offer until the end of the year in honor of Suicide Prevention and Awareness and then dives deeper into how to be helpful to those who are suffering. She explains why we at SPARK approach this topic a little differently and why it is important to be heard on a neutral level. Speaking to the SPARK and health inside someone who is experiencing a busy and suffering mind can help uncover their resilience. Listen as she shares why this approach is beneficial when helping someone. 

    10 min

About Find Your Spark

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“FIND YOUR SPARK” is a podcast that uncovers real-life stories about discovering and embracing your SPARK—even in the middle of a busy, messy life. Hosted weekly by Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, President & CEO of The SPARK Initiative, and Chad Hudson, this show brings a fresh and authentic perspective on life, growth, and impact.

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