Good Movement Draws Good Movement

In today’s episode, I’m talking about why asking for help is comfortable + why I’m practicing what I preach. A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in a situation where I needed to take my own advice, even though doing so felt very uncomfortable.

I love this podcast and the opportunity it gives me to use my voice, share my experiences, and help others feel seen and heard. I'm also passionate about disrupting the way we view mental and emotional well-being in rural spaces.

The reality is, though, keeping this podcast going comes with expenses. With finances getting tight, I was facing the very REAL possibility of having to put it on pause. So, I did something that wasn't easy for me: I reached out to my email community and asked for help.

Honestly? The love and support I've received have been overwhelming (in the best possible way)!

There are so many ways you can support this podcast, and every single one makes a difference. Thank you for being here, listening, sharing, AND helping me continue these important conversations about mental and emotional well-being in rural spaces. I'm so incredibly grateful for you!!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why asking for help is something I'm still learning to practice myself
• The financial challenges threatening the future of this podcast
• Choosing to be vulnerable and ask my community for support
• The overwhelming gratitude I've felt from the response
• How sharing, reviewing & financially supporting the podcast makes a difference
• Remembering that we're NOT meant to carry everything alone

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/asking-for-help-is-uncomfortable

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• Rate and review the cast-pod on your preferred podcast player
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• Make a one-time donation, any amount of your choosing, via Venmo @Terryn-Drieling
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• Join the movement
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• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, I’m talking about how to get unstuck from dread and negativity.

The first step is acknowledging the suck. For a long time, I was really good at finding the silver lining, telling myself things could be worse, or jumping straight into gratitude. But dismissing the hard stuff didn't make those feelings disappear.

Now? I allow myself to acknowledge what's difficult + name what I'm feeling before looking for the good. We can hold both the hard AND the beautiful at the same time.

While we can't fix everything happening in the world, we CAN create good movement within ourselves, our families, and our communities!

If you're feeling stuck in the quicksand of negativity and dread, I'd love to support you moving forward. Schedule a free 30-minute call with me, and let’s talk about 1:1 Good Movement Guidance. Don’t forget to mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why difficult seasons & constant negativity can leave us feeling stuck
• Acknowledging the “suck” instead of immediately searching for a silver lining
• Recognizing when it's time to step away from overwhelming information
• Asking ourselves what's ours to do + what's ours to release
• Using nature + our senses to ground ourselves in the present
• Finding support through connection, prayer & intentional moments of quiet
• How small practices can keep negativity and dread from consuming us

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/how-to-get-unstuck-from-dread

Connect with Terryn:

• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, I’m talking about how to handle your kid’s big emotions. What do we say when they're angry, crying, covering their ears, or emoting loudly? Everything in us wants to tell them to just stop, and it can be so HARD.

While every kid and situation is different, there's one approach I keep coming back to: validate, stay present, and help them regulate. Validation doesn't mean I always agree with what they’re doing. But I CAN notice what they're feeling, name it, and remind them that their emotions aren't too big for me.

Sometimes, their big emotions bump against our own wounds, experiences, or unmet needs. Getting curious about those places and learning to give ourselves what we need can make their emotions feel less abrasive + help us show up for our kids in the ways they need!

In this episode, I cover:

• The importance of validating a child's emotions + why it doesn’t mean we’re agreeing with them
• Using presence + intentional breathing to help kids co-regulate
• Holding boundaries while still acknowledging big emotions
• Finding safe, less-destructive ways to move anger through the body
• Including our kids in conversations about what helps them feel supported
• Getting curious about WHY our kids' emotions can trigger us
• Meeting our own needs so we can better show up for theirs

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/how-to-handle-kids-big-emotions

Connect with Terryn:

• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• Episode 152: How We Really Toughen Kids Up
• Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
• Learn more about Balance Point
• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, I’m talking about feeling lonely in your marriage + how to go from roommate mode to reconnection. I’d be lying if I told you Tom and I have marriage completely figured out now. We still disagree, still trigger each other, and still fight (sometimes).

The difference today? We’re coming to those moments with awareness, practices, and experience we didn't have before. Good, clear communication doesn't just happen. It requires self-awareness + a willingness to understand what's happening within ourselves BEFORE we can communicate well with someone else!

Those hard seasons became balance points - moments when something had to move or change direction. They’re part of why I created Balance Point, a six-month group experience for rural women who feel lonely, emotionally depleted, or like they're everyone's last priority. It begins October 20th, 2026, and offers a safe, confidential space to reconnect with yourself + build healthier relationships alongside women who truly understand rural life!

In this episode, I cover:

• How Tom and I found ourselves living in “roommate mode”
• Why poor communication can trigger our fight-or-flight responses
• The inner work that changed how I showed up in our relationship
• Why we can't force someone else to change or do their own work
• How good movement within ourselves can create movement in our relationships
• Recognizing the “balance points” where something has to change
• Creating connection and healthier relationships without sacrificing ourselves

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/feeling-lonely-in-your-marriage

Connect with Terryn:

• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• Learn more about Balance Point
• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, I’m talking about why healing isn’t linear and other things I’d wish I’d known.

Doing the work doesn't mean you'll never bump into an old wound again - you definitely will. But maybe it doesn't hurt quite as long, or you recognize what's happening sooner. You have new information, more capacity, and different tools to move through it.

Healing can also be messy and super slow. As much as we might want to rush through the uncomfortable parts and just feel better already, healing is more of a slow burn.

Most importantly, your healing has to be for YOU. When we draw good movement within ourselves, it naturally ripples into our closest relationships and continues outward from there!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why healing isn't linear + old wounds may still hurt when we bump into them
• Why healing can get messy before things begin to feel clearer
• Why emotional healing is a slow burn
• Why your healing ultimately has to be something you choose for yourself
• How doing our own inner work creates a ripple effect in our relationships

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/healing-isnt-linear

Connect with Terryn:

• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, I’m talking about what to do when you don’t know what you feel. I’ve definitely been there. For a long time, I was comfortably numb and disconnected from what was happening inside my body.

It wasn't until I experienced grief I could no longer hold that I really began learning how to feel again.

Our bodies often speak before our minds do. But when we've spent years putting our heads down, powering through, and getting the job done, we become disconnected from the sensations our bodies are sending us.

When we allow ourselves to feel the emotions we've spent years avoiding, we aren't only making room for anger, sadness, or grief. We're growing our capacity to experience joy, happiness, and excitement more fully, too!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why it’s okay if you don't know what you're feeling yet
• How a simple body scan can help build awareness of physical sensations
• Noticing sensations in the body + connecting them to specific emotions
• Why emotions are simply information
• How curiosity helps us understand what our emotions are telling us

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/dont-know-what-you-feel

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• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

In today’s episode, I’m talking about how we really toughen kids up. Honestly, my own thoughts around this have shifted dramatically in recent years as I've done my own inner work + learned more about brain development, psychology, and emotions.

Whether a child is taught to stop crying because they'll get a reward OR because they're afraid of what will happen if they don't, the result looks surprisingly similar. A kid learns to stop showing emotion without ever learning how to process it.

Fear-based compliance might make a child quieter in the moment, but what’s that actually teaching them?

I want to raise resilient, tough kids who can handle what life throws at them, too. I've just had a HUGE change of heart about how we get them there!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why my perspective on “kids these days” has changed
• How different parenting extremes can create surprisingly similar outcomes
• Getting honest about what we actually needed as kids
• What it really looks like to raise tough, resilient kids
• Why kids need a softer place to land when they’re experiencing life lessons

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/how-we-really-toughen-kids-up

Connect with Terryn:

• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, I’m talking about how we don’t know how to hold grief. Over the last three years, I've experienced loss and uncertainty in ways I never anticipated. After my dad died suddenly in 2023, I knew I couldn't simply shove the grief down as I had before.

Shortly before his death, I heard something that has stayed with me ever since: we don't know how to hold mystery, and we don't know how to hold grief. So, I found support and began learning how to experience grief (rather than run from it).

We can learn to sit with grief, and allow it to deepen our compassion, love, and capacity for joy. THAT is part of being fully alive, too!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why so many of us feel uncomfortable with grief
• Why avoiding grief doesn't make it disappear
• Learning to hold both grief & uncertainty
• How seeking support changed my relationship with loss
• How making room for sadness can deepen our capacity for joy
• Why bright-siding can diminish someone's experience of grief
• Befriending grief instead of trying to numb or escape it
• The secret to being fully alive

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/how-to-hold-grief

Connect with Terryn:

• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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Tom is back for episode 150! In today’s episode, we’re talking kids, control, and changing minds. One thing that has drastically changed through our own inner work? How we respond to our kids’ emotions.

We want them to know they can tell us when something we've said or done hurts them. We don't always get it right, but we want to listen, repair when needed, and give them room to feel, rather than teaching them to shut those feelings down.

Realizing we don't have to stay exactly who we've always been is one of the greatest gifts of doing this inner work. Growth asks us to recognize that we may not have the whole picture AND stay curious enough to keep learning.

Also, because this is episode 150, I'm giving one listener a container of WonderCow colostrum plus a one-hour Good Movement Guidance call with me! To enter, share this episode on Instagram, Facebook, or Threads. Be sure to tag me so I see it!

In this episode, we cover:

• A glimpse into rural healthcare & life as volunteer EMTs
• Learning to recognize what is (and isn’t) within our control
• How we share the mental load & approach parenting as a team
• Giving our kids space to communicate, feel, and disagree with us
• What we'd do differently knowing what we know now
• Why proximity & curiosity can change our perceptions of others
• Becoming more willing to change our minds when we have new information
• How intentional inner work continues to shape our relationships + parenting

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/changing-minds

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• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

In today’s episode, I’m diving into why you were taught not to cry, and why it might be time to unlearn that. For many of us, the message that crying isn't okay started early. Maybe you heard phrases like, "Dry it up," or "I'll give you something to cry about.” Maybe you grew up believing strength meant keeping your emotions hidden, or never letting your kids see you struggle.

But hiding our emotions doesn't necessarily protect the people around us. It can actually reinforce the idea that tears are something to be ashamed of.

Our tears have a purpose, and they need somewhere to go. You don't need to apologize for your tears, and you don't need to judge them. Sometimes, allowing yourself to cry is simply part of allowing yourself to be fully HUMAN.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why so many of us apologize for crying
• Why hiding emotions doesn't necessarily protect our children
• 3 types of tears + the purposes they serve
• The unique benefits of emotional tears
• What repressing emotions can really lead to
• Choosing to cry when YOU feel comfortable + also not holding them in forever

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Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/were-you-taught-not-to-cry

Connect with Terryn:

• Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
• Check out my website
• Send me an email at [email protected]

Resources & Links:

• Schedule a free consult and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you – mention “castpod” when you book to receive 10% off!
• Check out my merch shop
• Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
• Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
• Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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