"If you wouldn’t let a boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse talk to you in that way - stop talking to yourself in that way."

What are you saying to yourself that is absolutely unacceptable? Have you said, "I'm not good enough," "I'm fat," "I'm worthless" or "I can't do it?"

In this episode, Danielle talks about negative self-talk - how it impacts us and five steps to change your thoughts.

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'Too Fat to Fit through the Door' Anorexia Nervosa Study

"I am" versus third person reference 

NPR: Why Saying is Believing

Affirmations & the Brain

Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis*

#38 Phillip Mountrose, Finding Your Purpose (Affirmations)

#11 Calming the Chaos with Meditation

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"It says a lot about us how we handle risk, how we handle failure, how we handle embarrassment and how we deal with shame." - Jenna Benton

In this episode, you'll hear from Jenna Benton. She's the author of the book, Awkward: A 30 Day Challenge. She’s also the senior editor of The Wild Woman Magazine. Right now, Jenna is working on her next book,  a short film and coaching writers to tell their own stories.

In this episode we talk about:

- Taking risks even when the voices in your head say you can't do it or you're not qualified - We also chat about how to not let fear have a vote in your life - Jenna opens up about losing her mother just months ago - and how she's coping after such deep loss.

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“We need our kids to actually solve those problems of life and to deal with the things that need to happen as opposed to always turning to us and expecting us to reward them.”

Today you'll hear from Katherine Reynolds Lewis, the author of the new book, "The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids are Less Disciplined than Ever - and What To Do About It.”

She's appeared on several publications including CNN, NPR and The New York Times and The Washington Post Magazine.

In this episode we talk:

- skyrocketing number of mental health issues and suicides in our children - teaching your child to be capable and to contribute - communicating privileges and consequences (tips that are getting my toddler to bed in 30 minutes instead of 4 hours!)

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"The worst thing is to get fired by yourself. That’s you giving up, you're not going to work today."

What I’ve noticed as an outsider is some people thrive in Multi-level marketing sales and others fizzle out within a few months.

I wanted to talk to a successful MLM salesperson about how to get the numbers you want. A lot of her tips will help you if you're a business owner, a blogger, podcaster - anyone who needs to be self-motivated.

Jacqueline Thomas started in direct sales three years ago and quickly became a team leader. 

We talk about staying motivated, building self-confidence, what separates people who are successful and not in this massive industry -- and if you can be successful if you have a dozen friends selling the same product.

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"The more love and grace you have for other people - the more love and grace you have for yourself."

In this episode, hear how you can change your brain toward compassion. And how compassion can act as an antidepressant and help with anxiety. The research backs it up! 

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Understanding Limitations & Offering More Grace

Changing the Brain toward Compassion

How Compassion Changed a Witnesses Reaction to Cheating

Compassion for Mental Health

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Do you like to listen rather than read? 

A couple times a month I'll publish a bonus episode of one of my blog posts at DanielleCraig.com 

Today - A Changed Perspective: What My Miscarriage Taught Me About My Sons.

"So no – my boys aren’t “rainbow” babies. They were the calm before the storm. They were the beautiful sunshine on a cloudless day. They were my blessings, my miracles before I had a chance to recognize them as such."

If you prefer to read, check out the post here.

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Today you’ll hear from 'The Sleep Doctor,' Dr. Michael Breus.

Dr. Breus appears regularly on The Dr. Oz Show. He’s been interviewed by Oprah, Anderson Cooper, Rachel Ray and you’ve also seen him on The View, The Doctors, The Today Show and many more. He’s the author of “The Power of When” and “the Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan.”

We talk about so much in this episode - including his top five tips to get better sleep. Plus, the myth of eight hours of sleep. We’ll talk about how much sleep you really need and the best time to do everything. That includes when to have sex, to when you’re the most productive and when you should have that daily caffeine to maximize your energy. I’ll give you a hint - it’s not first thing in the morning. 

If you are struggling with getting good sleep or you want to know what to do if you can't get good sleep - this is the episode for you.

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Today, you’re going to hear from Suzanne Tucker. She’s the founder of Generation Mindful. Generation Mindful helps teach children - and even their parents - about emotional resilience. She’s put together fun and colorful charts and games - to make up the Time In toolkit and the Peacemakers game.

Suzanne talks about the long road she traveled to get to Generation Mindful. You’ll hear about what she learned from several miscarraiges. She talked about how she shifted her goals for her children and why it’s important to reframe "bad" or "wrong" behavior to seeing it as a challenge. 

Plus, how you can shift time-outs from a shaming practice.

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Danielle Craig talks to Phillip Mountrose, a holistic coach who focuses on helping people transform their lives.

Phillip runs the non-profit organization Awakenings Institute and has authored more than a dozen books and manuals on self-development. His most recent book, he wrote with his wife is called The Ultimate Paradigm Shift: A Guidebook for Creating the Life You Were Born to Live.

We talked about some of the tools Phillip teaches, including EFT tapping. In fact, he’ll talk you through how to do tapping and how he says it can actually help everything from fear and anxiety to back pain. We also talk about affirmations, dealing with stress and the one question to ask yourself to determine your purpose.

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Here’s the thing about stress - it affects us SO badly when we don’t handle it correctly. There are billions of studies and tons of research on what can happen to us if we are too stressed.

BUT that is not what I want to focus on.

Why? Because stressing about our stress can be more dangerous than the original stress.

When it comes to stress - perception is reality. In this episode, Danielle talks about how to use stress to motivate you, instead of letting it get the best of you.

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Research Shows Perception of Stress Impacts Health

Huffington Post: Are Fruiter Desserts a Healthier Chioce

104-Year-Old Woman Drinks 3 Dr. Peppers a Day

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