Ever feel like you got off track of what's important? Ever feel like you're stuck in your life? Fear not! These lessons that Sam learned from her grandmothers and mother are universal. You can have a fresh start to spring by keeping these lessons in mind. With spring comes fresh everything, a chance to start anew!

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Whether you are religious or not, we can learn something from lent or copy the idea of lent in order to grow spiritually. Sam explains the basics of what lent is and who practices it, what it's good for, and how to do it. Hopefully, you feel informed so you can choose if trying a spiritual fast like this (though maybe not exactly this) would help you become a better version of yourself.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-long-does-it-take-to-form-a-habit

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Sam tackles the concept of manifesting. Is manifesting real? Does manifestation work? What's wrong with manifesting? If manifesting isn't real, what is real? Sam discusses visualization and other techniques that can help you achieve what you want. You can take any of these tools and use them to further your goals. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/dr-deepika-chopra/id1498855031?i=1000504675859

The “I Don’t Need New Year’s” Goal Reflection Worksheet:

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In this episode, Sam gets a little personal about her struggles this summer feeling so stressed that she was unable to do almost anything. She shares how her counselor helped her and how it's going now. 

You might be a recovering perfectionist and/or a people pleaser like Sam. This episode should encourage you to be your own best friend, AKA be kind to yourself. No one asks you to be perfect. Give yourself grace and rest. You'll never know what you could get done afterwards!

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This title might sound backwards to you...Like what about how treating teenagers like my friends made our relationships better? No, that's not what Sam's saying.

Over the years as a teacher, Sam has learned useful and kinder ways to build relationships with students. And, those lessons translate to peer friendship. Sam learned more about listening and timing and priorities and EMPATHY from teenagers and brought that into her friendship life and you can too. Listen to see why. 

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In this episode, Sam talks about social media with two teenagers. She begins the podcast episode with a few facts from studies done in 2014–2018. Sam takes a questioning and learning stance to learn what it's like as a teen to socialize online and have a smart phone in your pocket for nearly all of adolescents. 

Some of the questions she asks are if they have limits, what parents should do for teens who seem addicted to their phones, what apps they use the most, if they've encountered cyberbullying, and how distracting phones are.

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Do you wonder what the perspective is of educators and students in a public school going through a pandemic? If you are not the parent, teacher, counselor, administrator, etc., then you will be intrigued by the perspectives of the school counselor and students in this episode. 

First off, school is incredibly different than it was even ten years ago. Unless you have been a student or an adult who works with youth at school in the last ten years, I bet you would be surprised to see how we teach, how we learn, how we grade and assess, and how we build culture and teach transferable skills. On top of that good stuff, school was mightily different in a pandemic!

Please take a listen to this episode that gives a tiny glimpse into a handful of school experiences during the global pandemic from 2020–2021, from people attending the same public school in rural Vermont, USA.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone involved who shared their stories and reminded me that we need to take care of our young people, and anticipate and act on future problems they might encounter in this modern world.

This episode is a special interview with a couple of my best friends! We talked about body image and how our views of our own bodies has drastically shifted since middle school.

This all started when TikTok started telling Millennials that their side parts and skinny jeans weren't cool anymore. I saw such a wave of responses from Millennial women, defending themselves or not, that I felt we should talk about how fashion works in with body image.

We discuss how body image affects our fashion choices. We discuss inclusivity, youth perceptions of themselves, etc.

Jen shares about the dance studio where she practiced growing up. She explains how it was a judgmental environment, toxic for young kids, and how the yoga community differs (or doesn't!) from the dance community.

Ali shares about being a labor and delivery (l&d) nurse and how she views the female body and all the amazing things it can accomplish. She adds in her own views of herself since having her own baby.

All in all, it's a fun, fast-paced conversation with a lot of laughs and vulnerability. We invite you to listen and relate, and maybe comment on my social media channels.
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Ali's ceramics: https://www.instagram.com/rareearthceramicarts/

Jen's yoga: https://www.instagram.com/bklyn.rose/

Book, Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good: https://amzn.to/3wLIrYp

Book, Starving: A Memoir: https://amzn.to/3vATl2T

Book, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body: https://amzn.to/3yNqJFt

Book, The Wellness Revelation: Lose What Weighs You Down So You Can Love God, Yourself, and Others: https://amzn.to/2Ti1efg

Episode 18 of Learning and Unlearning: The Saboteurs that Get in Your Way and How to Address them and Move Forward

Special Guest: Roshmi Dalal. Roshmi Dalal is an Executive and Life Growth Coach who provides her clients with the mental and practical tools to develop strong habits, resilience, and commitment. 

Sam and Roshmi discuss saboteurs in our lives and how to overcome them. They begin by defining saboteurs and the difference between them and  imposter syndrome. As Sam interviews Roshmi, Roshmi gives insight into saboteurs, what they sound like, and how they affect our goals. Roshmi shares generous knowledge of certain steps people can take to overcome saboteurs and how she coaches people to lean into their true selves.

You can reach out to Roshmi Dalal for a consultation via the following:

[email protected]

www.instagram.com/transformational.coach

www.facebook.com/roshmi.dalal

www.linkedin.com/in/roshmidalal

WhatsApp: +1 281 701 8144

Sam educates about wellness and self improvement on her podcast, Learning and Unlearning. Episodes especially related to this one include: 

episode 4: gratitude 

episode 9: improve your sleep 

episode 13: starting an exercise routine 

and episode 17: journaling, 

all available at www.samholmberg.com/podcast

Journaling decreases anxiety. Even if you aren't diagnosed with anxiety, we all experience worry and nervousness sometimes. How can you decide between the truth and the obsessive thoughts? Journaling might help you slow down, figure out what is true, and decide on next steps. 

Sam touches on these reasons to journal and explains a little about each reason in the episode:

stops your thoughts from flying around your head, 
putting a name to something takes the power away, 
slows down the thoughts so you can question them,
gets to the source of the issue,
saves time at therapy, 
gives rest in this crazy world where we need quiet time to think,
and enables a higher level of thinking.

Links for journals I actually would use:

• Elephant journal - for calendar, list people https://amzn.to/3nzSfBn
• Beautiful, wide lines, easy binding = perfect journal recipe https://amzn.to/3nJ9dgM
• Brand new Get Untamed, the Journal  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690795/get-untamed-by-glennon-doyle/

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