Today we are joined with our special guest Katie. She is a podcaster. We practice "Wheel of Wellness" and explore the categories of emotional, social, and financial health. To support Katie please see her info below. Instagram: Dissenters and Rejects Podcast . linktr.ee/DissentersAndRejects

Today we do part 2 of our Anxiety series. We talk about our social media cleanses and the benefits of taking a break from social media. We cover a couple different ways how we try to stop our anxiety in the moment. Laura shares a recent experience with an anxiety attack at an event. 

Today we begin are 3 part series on the topic "Anxiety" We start by going through different types of anxiety and then deep dive into our own. (Disclaimer) "We are not professionals and this podcast is for entertainment purposes only". For professional help, here are some links to search for.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

1-800-273-8255

(Available 24hours a day, 7 days a week and is confidential)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

1-800-662-4357

(Available 24hours a day, 7 days a week and is confidential)

Crisis Text Line 

https://www.crisistextline.org/anxiety

Send a text message to 741741. 

(Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

Teen Line 

https://teenlineonline.org/

310-855-4673

(Available 6pm-10pm PT)

Or text TEEN to 839863

(Available 6pm-9pm PT)

Today we talk about ways to battle resentment with friends or family. How do we stop being bitter towards someone close? We explore speaking our minds and being open. A few good quotes and songs are on the agenda as well. Enjoy!

Today we talk about small positive habits we have both tried to use to improve our quality of life. We also introduce 2 new fun segments about music and about our favorite quotes. Sharing songs and sayings  that have impacted us and maybe you too. 

Enjoy!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! It has been officially one year since we started the podcast! We decided what better way to celebrate than play a game that we played in the first episodes. Thank you everyone for all the support and enjoy!

WE ARE FINALLY BACK! Today we review the results of our Sober October challenges! We also give multiple updates and talk about a great book to read. Today is also our first episode on ZOOM and we will have it up on Youtube. Enjoy!

Today Sam returns to Fostering Growth with an update since her last visit on the first episode! We go over how we are doing on our vision boards. We talk about the importance of setting aside time for ourselves. We also reveal our challenges we will be doing for "Sober October" Enjoy!

October is here! And we at "Fostering Growth" are participating in "Sober-October"

Ryan explains details on what the challenge is, where it came from, what are some ideas for the challenge, and what his challenge is for himself. We hope you enjoy this short episode and also hope everyone joins us in Sober October! 

Today we give an update and concentrate working on positivity. We talk about parenting, going to concerts and share an amazing insight from the great Violinist Lindsey Stirling! We also announce a new co-host of Fostering Growth! Enjoy!