"Holiday stress is not something you get, it's something you create." I wrote this little gem on Facebook eight years ago. Unlike other things I sometimes read from years ago, this time I actually agree with my younger self whole heartedly.

Today marks the first episode in our series The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide to Thriving Through the Holidays. Therapist Melody Murray is back with her brilliant take on how we all can find peace, self love and sanity through this holiday season.

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Betrayal. At this point in your life, you've probably felt betrayed at one time or another. But what does it really mean?  Dr. Debi Silber defines betrayal as "the breaking of a spoken or unspoken rule." While every relationship has them, the more we trust in someone, the deeper the betrayal. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Debi about the five stages of betrayal that can take you from devastation to total transformation, and how you can actually use betrayal to completely reinvent your life.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Trust Again: Overcoming Betrayal and Regaining Health, Confidence, and Happiness
• From Hardened to Healed: The Effortless Path to Release Resistance, Get Unstuck, and Create a Life You Love
• The Unshakable Woman: 4 Steps to Rebuilding Your Body, Mind and Life After a Life Crisis
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• Take the Hardened to Healed Quiz

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When many of us think about storytelling, we think about authors, podcasters, public speakers... but storytelling happens all day, every day when we engage with others at work, throughout our community, even in our own families. Valerie Gordon is a 10 time Emmy award winning television producer, founder of COMMANDER IN SHE, And author of Fire Your Narrator: A storyteller's guide to getting out of your head and into your life.

While Valerie spent years producing television, she discovered the most important stories are those we tell ourselves and others in our everyday lives. In this episode, Valerie dives into the powerful stories we tell ourselves and how our inner narrator affects our actions and our success.

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She’s spent the last two decades as a stay at home mom. Now, she’s ready to do what lights her up… but here does she start? We’ll talk about that in the premiere of our new segment, Go Ask Jackie.

Today we're going to help you find your "magic zone" and "try time"!

If you’ve got a question about a big life transition, a project you want to start, or just some feedback on a dilemma — Iet's hear it! Reach out here. 

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There’s nothing more grown-ass than creating a sisterhood of support. Women who lift each other up, call each other forward when necessary, and do it all with an open heart and mind. This episode came to be when I went to speak at She Podcasts Live over the weekend and came home feeling like a better person.

During the conference, I spent a lot of time with three incredible women. We laughed so much, supported each other and really challenged each other to show up in new ways. Speaking of challenges, one of the women in the group did a whole talk about not overcoming unexpected challenges in your life, but creating challenges to help you become the human you're truly capable of becoming.

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What does it mean to be a grown ass woman? Well, that depends on who you ask! In this episode,  we hear from our brilliant Grown-Ass Woman's Guide community. Plus, I share a few habits every grown-ass woman should have in her toolkit. Every. One. of. Us.

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It's the premiere episode of The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide! Let's dive in, shall we? In a recent poll, 100 Grown-Ass women were asked: “How often do you feel like you're not enough in one or more areas of your life?”

The answer may surprise you. But what’s even more important is WHY we feel like we’re not enough and what we can do about it. In this episode, you’ll hear from therapist Melody Murray who provides some key insight Plus,  learn five simple ways to feel more enough that’s worked for me and so many other grown-ass women.

1. Identify the area or areas in which you feel like you're not enough.  If there are multiple, write them all down, but then we're going to pick one at a time to go through the process. 
2. Define what enough looks like in that area. What does it even mean?  What does it look like to be enough as a mom, in your job or a friendship? It really helps to define what it is that you think is enough so you can actually compare where you are and where you think you should be. 
3. Imagine someone you love, it could be your best friend, a sister, neighbor, maybe even a daughter.  Would you hold her to the same impossible standards you expect of yourself?  Would you judge her so harshly?  Or would you cut her some slack? What makes you so unique that you are expected to achieve some bogus level and be this person that you would never expect someone else to be?  
4. Who is determining your enoughness or not enoughness? When we put our own value in the comments of other people, how can we  not feel  like we're not enough, especially when that person hasn't even gone through their own healing journey?  Spoiler alert: the person you should be listening to is you.
   5. Imagine for a moment that you are enough right now.  Just be quiet with yourself  and say, I am a human being doing the very best I can.  And that's enough. I  am enough.  How would your life look if you stopped and you reminded yourself every day just for five seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, five minutes? 

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Hey, Grown-Ass Woman! I'm willing to bet a whole lot of cold, hard cash that you have never been more educated or experience as you are right now. I'm pretty certain that there's been no time in your life that you've been more capable than you are in this very minute. 

So why are you second guessing yourself and looking for answers everywhere but where they lie -- within you? 

Welcome to The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide, the show created for you. In this podcast, we're going to:

• Help you cut through the constant clutter and noise
• Get super clear on what you really want next
• Activate what's brewing inside of you. 

We're creating more confidence, empowerment and even happiness. Isn't that what we all need more of these days?

WARNING: Do NOT follow The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide expecting all the answers from some guru. Listen because you're ready to tap into your own intuition and instincts. We'll just help you get there.

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A love letter to you, the Forty Thrive listener.

On December 12, 2018, I launched this show. No big team, just my awesome editors to help me. I produced over 100 episodes, talking with incredible experts, and other badass women over 40.

Over those 20+ months, while I’ve done a lot of talking (like, A LOT) I’ve also been listening -- to you. I’ve heard what you love about the show, what you’d like more of -- even what you'd like less of.

One of the challenges I’ve had since Day 1 was letting women know that Forty Thrive is NOT just for women in their 40s, it’s for women over 40. So if you’re in your 50s or 60s — or hell, even beyond that, this is for you, too. 

But if you have to explain something more than a couple of times, you might need to tweak your messaging. 

I learned not only the age of the woman listening, but who that woman really is.  

• She’s someone who wants more out of life.
• She’s a lifelong learner.
• She dares to dream.
• She knows this is the time to leap but is a little afraid of the idea… and even if she wanted to, HOW would she do it?
• She wants to take care of her shit. Like really wants to. But the self doubt creeps in… and she needs some support here.
• She cares less about what other people think and is starting to really tune into what her gut says.

She's a GROWN-ASS WOMAN. 

And likely, she is YOU. 

Sure, the calendar says you’re over 40. And that, to me, says something. It says we’ve lived a lot of life. We’ve got so much experience. But it’s not just women over 40 that get me fired up, who turn to me for coaching and collaboration — it’s GROWN-ASS women over 40. 

They're my spirit animals, for real. The past few years getting to help women find that spark inside of them and recommit to their own lives has been an honor. The fact that I get to do it for a living? 🤯

So in just a few days, I’ll introduce the next level of Forty Thrive — one that’s 100% committed to more than just inspiring you to thrive, but supporting you in ACTIVATING what’s brewing inside of you, holding you accountable for taking charge of your own life, and standing right next to you as you blow the LID OFF the next chapter of your life. 

Are you ready to join me?

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Thank you so much for this time together. Thank you to the incredible women -- and two men -- who've been on the show. Thank you to my friends who've supported me, advised me and kicked me in the ass when I needed it. But most of all, thank yo

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