In this final installment of the Hey, You Got This Podcast we wrap it up with our top tips for surviving holiday stress and some life lessons gathered as we both enter into our birthday season (hello fellow Scorpio's!)

Breakdown of the episode:

1:55 - We check in to see how we are feeling heading into the holiday season

7:15 - Are you pro holiday music or anti holiday music?

9:15 - What are some tools you have to help survive the holiday season?

17:45 - As we get ready to celebrate our birthdays, what are some things you have learned in this recent year of life?

32:00 - What’s 1 thing you hope to accomplish in the next year?

39:35 - We share our Yay for the Day!

Join us as we discuss our October book club read "Daring Greatly" and all things Brene Brown! Don't forget you have one day left to snag the "Fall into Gratitude" experience at a discounted price. It is a self paced 28 day journey into mindful gratitude! You can purchase https://www.hygtpod.com/fallintogratitudesalespage (here) to join in the gratitude celebration with us! We appreciate your support as always.

Outline of the episode:

1:05 - Initial reactions to Daring Greatly and our obsession with Brene Brown

6:00 - Sharing our first memories of shame and how it played a role in our own lives

13:25 - We discuss friendship and true belonging and how it relates to social media

25:30 - We share some of our biggest takeaways from Daring Greatly

33:35 - Would you recommend this book to a friend or would you read it again?

38:20 - We share our Yay for the Day

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So when it comes to wellness, what role does gratitude play? Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., a leading gratitude researcher, has conducted multiple studies on the link between gratitude and well-being. His research confirms that gratitude effectively increases happiness and reduces depression. Gratitude is a powerful tool and one that has many proven benefits, which is why we are not only discussing it in today's episode but why we are launching the "Fall into Gratitude" a 28 day journey into mindful gratitude! You can purchase https://www.hygtpod.com/fallintogratitudesalespage (here) to join in the gratitude celebration with us!

Breakdown of the episode:

5:00 - What does gratitude mean to you?

12:35 - Can you think of when you started practicing gratitude?

23:15 - How can gratitude turn into toxic positivity and what’s the difference there?

27:00 - Should we have gratitude for the poor choices we make?

31:45- We share our Yay for the Day!

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There is undeniable power to be found in positivity but when is it too much? Join us in our conversation about toxic positivity and what to watch out for!

You can now check out Lizzie’s class schedule in her https://moxie.xyz/donutsanddowndog (virtual studio!)

Our October 2020 Book Club read is https://amzn.to/3lGHM4M (“Daring Greatly”) by Brené Brown. We can’t wait to read with you!

Don’t forget to follow us on social media! Our brand account is https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/), you can follow Stacia at https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/ (https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/) and Lizzie at https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/ (https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/)

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Breakdown of the episode:

3:20 - What is toxic positivity?

8:05 - When did you first hear about toxic positivity and what it was?

10:45 - What would you describe as the difference between toxic positivity and gratitude?

15:05 - Do you think there is a time where extreme positivity is productive or necessary?

31:00 - We discuss self-imposed toxic positivity and how it’s impacted our lives

37:10 - What are your tips for handling toxic positivity?

42:00 - We share our Yay for the Day!

Hey, let’s talk about “The Body Is Not An Apology” by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Positivity (#BoPo!) movement continues to grow on social media, but how do we address the complexities of our relationship with our bodies? In her book, Sonya Rentee Taylor dives into the myriad of ways we as women apologize for ourselves, and how we can practice radical self-love for a lifelong, healthy mind-body relationship. This book is GOLD!

Things we mentioned in this episode:

You can now check out Lizzie’s class schedule in her https://moxie.xyz/donutsanddowndog (virtual studio!)

Our October 2020 Book Club read is https://amzn.to/3lGHM4M (“Daring Greatly”) by Brené Brown. We can’t wait to read with you!

Don’t forget to follow us on social media! Our brand account is https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/), you can follow Stacia at https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/ (https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/) and Lizzie at https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/ (https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/)

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Breakdown of the episode:

2:45 - What were your overall thoughts of the book and impressions?

8:05 - We dive into the main theme of the book and not needing to apologize for your body

14:35 - What was your first experience with body shame?

24:35 - Obviously this is a great read for folks who identify as women, what do you think about men reading this book?

38:30 - We share our Yay for the Day

Hello lovelies! Today we take a break from our regular scheduled program to give you a special gift. In the spirit of celebrating mindfullness and loving kindness we wanted to give you this 13 minute guided mediation track so we can celebrate the benefits of meditation together. Stay tuned for next week when we discuss The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor.

Self esteem. We’ve all heard of it, but do you know how to truly define it? In this episode we unpack what self esteem really means, how it shows up in your life, and (of course!) how all of it relates to wellness.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

We had a lot of conversation around two books; https://amzn.to/3czD31r (The Six Pillars of Self Esteem) by Nathaniel Branden and https://amzn.to/3cx7yoW (Integrity) by Dr. Henry Cloud.

We’ve talked about her before, but we just LOVE following https://www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/ (@the.holistic.psychologist) on Instagram!

You can now check out Lizzie’s class schedule in her https://moxie.xyz/donutsanddowndog (virtual studio!)

Our September 2020 Book Club read ishttps://amzn.to/3lUnciu ( “The Body is Not an Apology” )- by Sonya Renee Taylor. We can’t wait to read with you!

Don’t forget to follow us on social media! Our brand account is https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/), you can follow Stacia at https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/ (https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/) and Lizzie at https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/ (https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/)

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Breakdown of the episode:

2:55 - What is self-esteem?

5:30 - What did you used to think self-esteem meant? (Till 7:10)

12:05 - We discuss the 6 pillars of self-esteem

13:25 - How procrastination and self-esteem are related

19:30 - We share our biggest AHA moments about what we’ve learned about self-esteem

25:25 - How does self-esteem relate to wellness?

27:25 - Tips for building self-esteem

42:30 - We share our Yay for the Day!

This week's episode is short and sweet for you! Stacia just bought a van to convert and so we talk about vanlife and what to look forward to and what challenges to expect and all things vanlife to kick off the episode before having a quick chat about ethics in the wellness industry and more specifically medical claims being made by those in the Yoga community and what to watch out for!

Thanks again so much for listening, share with a friend, leave a review if you have been enjoying the episodes and remember, hey, you got this!

Breakdown of the Episode:

4:55 - What are you most excited about with vanlife?

8:17 - What do you think is going to be the most challenging aspect of vanlife for you?

12:00 - What’s the first place or thing you are most excited to do or see on your van life journey?

14:00 - Follow up to our last episode and the problem with making medical claims in the Yoga industry and ethics in the wellness space

26:45 - We announce next weeks topic: Self-Esteem.

27:46 - We share our Yay for the Day!

In this episode we dip our toes in the wonderful, mysterious, and complicated world of yoga. Lizzie talks about her 7 years of experience in the industry, behind the scenes facts you may not know about your favorite class styles, how yoga came to America, and more.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

https://www.netflix.com/title/80221584 (This documentary) on Bikram (of Bikram Yoga).

The book https://amzn.to/2Zp6Ft0 (Hellbent) - an inside look at the world of competitive yoga.

http://alomov.es/lizzie (Alo Moves) is a great place for online yoga, mindfulness, and fitness classes.

We also LOVE the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene/featured (Yoga With Adriene) for awesome free yoga classes.

Our September 2020 Book Club read ishttps://amzn.to/3lUnciu ( “The Body is Not an Apology” )- by Sonya Renee Taylor. We can’t wait to read with you!

Don’t forget to follow us on social media! Our brand account is https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/), you can follow Stacia at https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/ (https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/) and Lizzie at https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/ (https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/)

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Episode Highlights:

1:05 - We dive right into today’s topic, Yoga: the good, the bad, the ugly and all things wellness weirdness

5:35 - Lizzie shares about her expertise and experience in the world of yoga and her journey to become a certified teacher.

22:05 - Lizzies breakup with Bikrim Yoga

26:00 - The darker side of the Yoga industry

29:55 - Cultural appropriation in Yoga

38:25 - What is your favorite aspect about Yoga and what brings you the most joy?

42:05 - We share our Yay for the Day!

Our August 2020 book club pick was “10% Happier” by Dan Harris - a book about the benefits of mindfulness from the perspective of a skeptic. In this episode we discuss realistic approaches to mindfulness, different types of meditation, and our own personal experience with meditation.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

Stacia recorded a loving kindness meditation that you can find https://totalbodyconfidencebreakthrough.s3.amazonaws.com/Final+Lead+Magnet+Marketing+Funnel+May+2020/Loving+Kindness+Meditation+May+2020.mp3 (HERE!)

We also love using the app https://insighttimer.com (Insight Timer )for all things meditation and mindfulness.

Our September 2020 Book Club read ishttps://amzn.to/3lUnciu ( “The Body is Not an Apology” )- by Sonya Renee Taylor. We can’t wait to read with you!

Don’t forget to follow us on social media! Our brand account is https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/ (https://www.instagram.com/heyyougotthispod/), you can follow Stacia at https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/ (https://www.instagram.com/heystacia.elizabeth/) and Lizzie at https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/ (https://www.instagram.com/donutsanddowndog/)

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Breakdown of the episode:

1:35 - we give the backstory to 10% Happier and some insight into the author Dan Harris

15:00 - Stacia gets deep and personal on her retreat into to solitude at a cabin in the woods for 4 days and why she was there and what transpired.

21:30 - What are your thoughts on meditation and mindfulness and the bad rap they get about causing you to lose your edge or become lazy/unengaged in life?

28:45 - What is loving kindness and how do you practice that in your life?

34:45 - How did you feel reading a book written by a privileged cis white man? What were your thoughts on his perspective?

40:30 - We share our Yay for the Day