Finding Finish Lines

As the coronavirus forces us to change so much of our regular routines to protect those that we love, anxiety can take hold in our lives. We can fight those feelings with just a few simple steps.

Join me as I explore the ways that we are empowered to keep our bodies and our minds healthy in the coming weeks.

Maybe this pause-period will be one where you decide to change what grabs your focus and start the healthy, simple new habits of exploring nature, moving our bodies, and quiet mediation.

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Here is the Harvard Health study on anxiety.

Check out the livestream of Park Valley Church.

Until next time, carry on women of valor. 

Cara was just minding her business and counting her calories one year ago when a friend surprised her with a runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 10k registration. She didn't know it at the time, but this act of kindness would change not only the way that she sees herself, but would shift the way her family spends their time together.

Seeing herself as a runner has changed her life.

She wants the same for you!

Join us as we talk about runDisney race excitement, self-doubt, smashing through the barriers in our own minds, and straightening crowns.

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Are you a sidelines cheerleader or a fraud detector?

In every interaction, we have the chance to decide if we are going to bring light and encouragement or judgement and darkness. Let's test this out, just for a week. What it would be like to speak light into everyone around us for seven days?

Let’s try it. I dare ya.

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Check out the episode with Meredith Atwood called Meredith Atwood (Swim, Bike, Mom) Gets Real About Nonsense.

Order her book, The Year of No Nonsense on Amazon.

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I think this is the Harry Potter Running Club (well, one member at least!) that was out cheering with us. It looks they are are up to a ton of good!

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Just Be Kind. It's That Simple.

Start Fresh. Right Now.

You know how sometimes we see other people experiencing real success and we immediately discount our abilities to do the same? Right? Like sometimes, we are completely convinced that they have something going on that we could never have. We let those limiting beliefs keep us from just getting started.

Join me as I chat with Pirete, the female tower running champion of Estonia. Listen as she takes us along her path from adventurer to elite athlete.

Then get moving.

We believe in you.

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For more information on the Towerrunning World Association

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TODAY'S TOPICS:

-Being an athlete without a background in sport
-Being adaptable and falling in love with movement
-Everyone wants to run a marathon?
-Being resiliant through injury
-Define what you can still do. Breathe. 
-I could have prevented, but would I have prevented? I’m not sure.
-Keep your eyes open for new opportunities
-Showering at the gym turns into workout 
-Just give yourself a chance to try something new
-Some of these workouts are very hard!
-It all comes down to making it fun
-Curiosity opening doors
-Now tower running
-Description of tower race distances
-Dubai tower running experience
-Comparison
-I don't do well. I DO well. 
-Just start somewhere

Until next time, Friends...carry on, women of valor. 

That line in Hamilton when Alexander Hamilton says, "I've seen injustice in the world and I've corrected it" stands out to me as one of the most powerful in the entire play. What if we want to live that kind of life but don't know where to start? I'd say, find the people out there doing the work and find ways to help. Today, I have one of those opportunities for you.

Jackie Faye and her organization, She Can Tri, are empowering women in Afghanistan to find movement as triathletes. Yes, women in triathlon in Afghanistan! In fact, two She Can Tri athletes, Zahra and Zeinab, are competing in Ironman 70.3 Dubai on February 7, 2020!

Join us to hear how She Can Tri came to be, catch a glimpse of life as a social activist in Afghanistan, be inspired by these fearless women, and learn how you can help!

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Today's Topics:

-The start of She Can Tri

-Free To Run was an organization helping marathoners

-What a powerful statement to enable an Afghan woman to compete in an Ironman event

-The mission was always going to be hard

-Holding many prioirties at once

-How sports can transform society

-"I was able to do this. You can do it too."

-Six Ironman Triathlons on six continents

-Gender equality is for all of us

-Women in develped countries can race to raise funds for women racing in underserserved areas

-Racing for She Can Tri

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Until next time, carry on, Women of Valor. 

What are we believing about ourselves that we have never even verified? It's time for us to grow. Let's agree to be impeccable with our words to ourselves and others and evaluate everything for it's truth and position in our lives. Yes, it's going to require some work. No, it might not come naturally. But it will be worth it, for ourselves and for everyone around us. Let's be brave with the truth.

Links to books discussed on today's episode:
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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

You Are The Girl for the Job by Jess Connolly


Today's Topics:

-Upcoming interview episodes

-We don't live in a bubble

-Personal attacks

-How can we find something so mean funny? Not me. Not today.

-Be impeccable with your word

-How can we share light into the lives of people who are spreading ugliness

-Check YOUR source documents

-Who told you the lies that you believe?

-How do lies we believe rob us of our power?

-Maybe it’s time to dump out our file boxes

-Why would you chose to squander your power by opening up the door to ugliness

-What are you going to choose? Comparison or light?

-Is it true? Is it helpful?

-Every. Single. Person has value

-We can still sit with people who are in darkness

-Don’t build your house in a valley

-Megzit  - yeah. I couldn’t help it

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Until next time, my friends. Carry on, Women of Valor. <3

We are one week into the brand new decade and everything is going exactly according to plan, right? Of course not! We live here in the actual real world. It's just fine because we are giving ourselves the authority to start fresh whenever we need to. New beginnings don't have to fall on a Monday, the first of the month, a new day, or even a new year. You can start living the life that you want right now! Go ahead. Give it a try.

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Check out the series on peace in the new year on Finding Finish Lines - the blog.


SHOW TOPICS TODAY:

• Easy new year
• We can love politics and still tune it out
• Are New Year's Resolutions necessary? 
• It doesn't have to be perfect
• Visualize the life you want
• Make a plan
• It doesn't have to have a name
• Online communities can be helpful or toxic. Go easy.
• Slide off the wagon? Climb back on. 
• Don't explain yourself
• You don't need permission
• Change for you or for show?
• Change = Danger + opportunity. Maybe.
• Where is your stop?
• One step back doesn't mean a LEAP forward
• My hopes for you
• Show up and breathe

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Until next time, carry on women of valor.

Jackie left her beloved career as a middle school music teacher when her beautiful son was diagnosed with autism at age three. Always brave enough to acknowledge her feelings, she is open about how that sudden shift was difficult, but not paralyzing, for her. Thankfully, through a love for Disney Parks vacations, she has discovered a whole new, inclusive and supportive community of families of all types. From her gratitude, she loves to share her stories and help families enjoy beautiful vacations of their own.

With creative pre-planning, Jackie has toured the world with her whole family and witnessed incredible development and heartwarming moments thanks to the magic of travel. She joins us today to remind you to give yourself grace when life shifts your path, and to take your next step forward with courage and compassion.

For more from Jackie, visit:
Instagram: @PaintBrushesAndPixieDust
Blog: The Path to Happiness
Facebook: The Path to Happiness

TODAY'S TOPICS:

• What is courage
• Meeting baby Andrew
• Diagnonsis and then treatment in the house
• Leaving the workforce
• Toxic positivity
• How did Disney come into your life
• Disney makes me feel like a typical family
• How could you see yourself ten years ago
• Community and the saftey net 
• Self care
• Pre-planning is just like with any other family
• Upcoming transitions
• Giving yourself grace

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Until next time, carry on, Women of Valor. 

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Join me as I straight up fangirl Meredith Atwood. #NoChill

Meredith is a wife, mother, 4x Ironman Triathlete, triathlon coach, podcaster, motivational speaker, and author. She joined us to discuss her upcoming book, The Year of No Nonsense, available for pre-order now and on shelves December 17th.

Though I smile through the entire chat with Swim, Bike, Mom, we discuss some weighty topics from her deep-diving book:

TODAY'S TOPICS:

•  A God of fear vs. love
• What is Nonsense?
• Self-help books as coping mechanisms
• Childhood trauma
• The names we choose
• Start with movement
• The need for hustle
• Positivity culture and the self-care industry
• Body positivity as an excuse for bad behavior
• EYES ON YOUR OWN PLATE!
• Burning the boats
• Being "On a Mission."

For more from Meredith Atwood:
SwimBikeMom.com
The Same 24 Hours Podcast
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Find Meredith's books on Amazon.com:

The Year of No Nonsense
Triathlon for the Every Woman


Check out For King and Country's song, Burn the Ships on Youtube. It's so good!

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Until next time, carry on, Woman of Valor. 

Maybe this is your favorite season of the whole year. Have you been waiting for the Thanksgiving dishes to be done so you could joyfully decorate for Christmas? That's fantastic. Seeing you love it makes me smile!

For others, this season is exhausting. Girl, I see you, too! Let's agree to drop the pretense and bring our authentic selves wherever this season takes us, eh?

Life is just easier that way.

TOPICS:

• December in a boot. Boo.
• Limited quiet time
• Sometimes the Christmas season is hard
• Jobs are hard
• Sometimes being lucky is hard (WHAT?)
• Loving our bodies is hard
• Loneliness is hard
• YOU ARE ENOUGH
• Season of slowing
• Season of rush
• It doesn't have to be perfect
• Messy wrapping
• Just show up
• We need YOU
• Today we celebrate

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Article on messy wrapping paper: http://bit.ly/MessyWrapping

See ya next time!