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Jennifer Louden is a coach, author, and all around delightful powerhouse of self care, and I'm delighted to have her on the show to talk about her upcoming book: Why Bother: Discover the Desire for What's Next. Considered a pioneer in the self care movement, Jennifer wrote her first book, The Woman's Comfort Book, in 2005. I really enjoyed talking to Jennifer, and it was an honor to have her on the show.

Jennifer Louden and I talk about: -How masterminds and coaches can help shed light on things that you can't see for yourself -Why Bother: Discover the Desire for What's Next -Using what bothers you as an invitation to dig deeper and create transformation -Rock bottom as a place to transform from -Why we need to normalize that life has hard parts to it, and struggle -Taking action is the key transforming -Living a human scale life - one that honors your need for boundaries and care instead of being focused on hustle -Why "faster" and "hacking" and "hustle" don't equate to "better" and why we need to set kind goals for ourselves -"Net joy" and how to keep it as a compass for your life -Change and growth are not linear -How Wonder can help you get your bother on -Grit without compassion is just grind

Resources Jennifer Louden's website The Life Organizer: A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year by Jennifer Louden on Amazon Order Why Bother: Discover the Desire for What's Next by Jennifer Louden on Amazon

Episode 247: Why it's time to embrace playing small

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This week, Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh (also know as The Egg Whisperer) is back for her second interview here on the podcast. Dr. Aimee is a fertility specialist, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, and she works with people who want to grow their families. It's a treat to have her on Jump Start Your Joy to talk about how she has developed a positive mental attitude, not letting the virus steal her joy, and how she's advising fertility patients to approach treatment during the coronavirus pandemic.

In this episode, Dr. Aimee and I talk about:

• What and who inspired her unique way of treating patients with such care
• What's changed for fertility patients (treatment-wise, and emotionally) during COVID-19
• How to learn more about your fertility: understand when you are fertile, how fertility declines over time
• The TUSHY Method for getting a snapshot of your fertility: T is for falloppian tubes, U is for Ultrasound of your uterus, S is for Sperm, H is for Hormones, and Y is for Your Genetic profile
• Why sperm is important to the fertility equation
• How to approach a doctor with the questions you have
• That more people should trust their intuition when it comes to health questions
• Aimee's mindfulness and meditation practice
• How to sign up for Egg Whisperer School

Resources

Dr. Aimee on Episode 2 of JSYJ

Dr. Aimee's Egg Whisperer Show podcast

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While there is a lot of noise out there about "Playing Big," I want to encourage Playing Small. What happens when you embrace that you ARE enough, just as you are, and that it is OK to live a life that fits you, right now? Let's dive in!

Managing your stress, and looking for ways to find joy, contentment, and peace during the pandemic will help you stay positive. Mallory Wisong joins to talk about practices and ideas on how to keep centered.

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Some of what we cover:

In this episode, Mallory and I talk about:

-Moon cycles, yin and yang, and the cosmic shift happening

-Grief, and the collective grief we're all experiencing

-How trees communicate through their roots, and our connection to each other

-Examples of mindfulness tools we use, and that we're finding especially helpful right now

Read the full show notes here.

I'm delighted to be sharing this interview with Tiffany Han, host of Raise Your Hand Say Yes on the podcast this week. Tiffany is an amazing life coach, leader of her year long "Inner Circle" class, and offers up a lot of guidance on how to "have a life that feels as good on inside as it looks on the outside."

In this interview, Tiffany and I talk about:

• Life feeling like we're all drinking from a firehose since the beginning of the pandemic
• How to invite calm into your life as an ambitious person
• Embracing self care, and taking the steps you need to take to feel good about yourself and your routine
• Being a teacher and sharing your current experience and integration points with others as a way of teaching and validating experiences
• Taking time to grab the bull by the horns, the first time around, to get something done (knowing that you're going to have to do it that way sooner or later, and any other way is delaying the pain)
• Why she's returned to the title of "Life Coach"
• What people really mean when they say they want freedom
• What it means to be a truth teller, and how that is hard and how it can change your life
• Continued evolution

Resources

Tiffany Han's website

Early Bird registration for the Inner Circle (through 4/17/20)

Tiffany's 31 Days to Flow Class (starts 4/27/20)

Join the Free "Plan Your Podcast 5 Day Challenge" starting 4/20

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Grief and grieving is a big part of what the society is going through right now with the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, I'm looking at the work of David Kessler and a past interview with Julia Samuel for thoughts on how you can name and process the emotions and grief you're feeling.

In this episode:

• I share the article in Harvard Business Review where David Kessler names the discomfort we're feeling: grief.
• Her first love of swinging on her garden swing as a child Starting Child Bereavement UK, and her work as a patron
• Her early influences, including the bereavement of her parents
• Her love of personal connection, and how that led her from a role in publishing to becoming a grief and bereavement counselor
• The roots and starting point for her book, Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving
• Why people shut down and isolate when they grieve, and why they judge themselves on a right or wrong way of grieving
• Why allowing yourself to feel the emotions of grief is important
• How to feel the emotions of grief and loss without being overcome by it
• The impacts of losing important figures like Princess Diana to society, and why so many people are deeply stirred by these tragic losses
• How a country processes the loss of children in tragedies like school shootings, as it raises the questions of "the existential cruelty of life"
• How Julia reacts to resistance, by continuing on her path
• How to jump start your joy: by enjoying her grandchildren's giggles, getting in touch with nature, and watching romantic comedies and The Amazing Miss Maizel

ResourcesJulia Samuel's Website

Harvard Business Review : That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief (an interview with David Kessler)

David Kessler on Dr. Brene Brown's Podcast, Unlocking Us Julia Samuel's book, Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving on Amazon If you are grieving: Julia's 8 pillars of strength (a free download) On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elizabeth Kubla-Ross Waking the Tiger, by Peter Levine (a book on healing trauma) The Marvelous Mrs Maisel on Amazon Prime

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Fred LeBlanc, the energetic drummer and lead singer of the band Cowboy Mouth is back for a second visit this week to talk about his brand new release, "Open Arms." It was fun having him join me for this interview about the new music the band is putting out, along with an updated version they've done of their hit, "Jenny Says."

What Fred LeBlanc and I talk about in this interview:

• His new EP, Open Wide
• Thank God I'm a Country Boy, which is on the new EP
• "King of The World," a song that is about him, on the new EP
• How the Coronavirus impacts touring, and his take on it
• How to reconnect with joy, and keep choosing it

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How do you embrace change, when everything feels like everything has turned on it's head? In this short episode, Paula talks about the inspiration, intention, and action you can take to find calm in the storm.

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Tara McMullin joins Paula to talk about the many ways she's pivoted in her life and business in recent years. In this fun interview, we talk about "What Works" and how you can jump into authentic leadership as a business owner.

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-Running a small business -Podcasting and how it's a growing industry -Our backgrounds, which are both in religious studies -The What Works network, and how she engages with small businesses -What happens when your personal values are misaligned with your business -The importance of independent thinking and personal agency -The What Works rule of "no advice," and valuing experience over expertise -What happens when we "live a Story" -Being an Enneagram 3, and not chasing accomplishments -Our similarities: softball, religious studies, podcasting -How to Jump Start Your Joy: do what you say you will, question your assumptions, and expect success

Resources The Art of Gathering by Pria Parker on Amazon Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business by Paul Jarvis on Amazon War of Art by Stephen Pressfield on Amazon Enneagram Institute

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Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, school closures, and shelter in place announcements, no doubt you're feeling a bit overwhelmed. In this episode, Paula shares 9 ways to work with, and tame, overwhelm in your life.

4 Things to Try:

Stop worrying about trying to find the silver lining, or the bright side of the situation

Embrace "let it be" instead of "let it go"

Notice the emotions and feelings that are present

Mindfully choose what is most important, and what (or who) you want to give your energy to

Five things to consider when working with overwhelm:

Can this thing wait?

Take a break from the situation

It's OK to treat yourself

You are not your thoughts

Sleep is important