Less Stress, More Fun

This month, I’m taking us all back to school…”Less Stress” school! This month, we’ll be reviewing some of the fundamentals about stress and how to manage it.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What causes stress while parenting children of all ages
• 3 practices to reduce parenting stress

Resources mentioned:

• “Ready to Snap? Tips for Stressed-Out Parents” (Cleveland Clinic, Feb 2021)

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This month, I’m taking us all back to school…”Less Stress” school! This month, we’ll be reviewing some of the fundamentals about stress and how to manage it.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What causes stress at work or in your business
• 3 practices to reduce work-related stress

Resources mentioned:

• “10 Ways to Cope With Stress and Anxiety in High Pressure Jobs” (LawClerk)

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Thoughts come up the same way intestinal gas appears. Sure, we can eat well and improve that outcome (pun intended). But sometimes…well…it happens. Same with those old thoughts.

But let’s use a word picture to help reduce the frequency of those pesky thoughts.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why certain thoughts persist and get your attention
• What to do about it

Resources mentioned:

• Episode “Objection! Sustained or Overruled Thoughts” (website)

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The day this podcast releases is a milestone day. I want to share my Top 5 lessons for living a good life today. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What I would tell someone half my age
• What I would tell someone who is 12 years old
• What I intend to create by the time I’m 75

Resources mentioned:

• “Birthday” (The Beatles, YouTube)
• “When I’m Sixty Four” (The Beatle, YouTube)

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Yeah, so I’m a coach. I ask questions all day long. It’s literally my job. AND…a few weeks ago I had a breakthrough. Of course, I had to bring this to you!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Questions the human mind wants to ask
• My preferred question hierarchy
• Powerful questions you can practice yourself

Resources mentioned:

• “The Five Ws” (Wikipedia)

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In the spirit of “more fun”, I wanted to share the Four Tendencies framework developed by Gretchen Rubin. My heartfelt wish is that you’ll use this information to develop a more loving connection with yourself and the people in your life.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• About the Four Tendencies framework developed by Gretchen Rubin
• The tendencies, stress, and fun
• How to love the other tendencies

Resources mentioned:

• Four Tendencies quiz and resources
• “Habits: Strategy of the Four Tendencies” (YouTube, Gretchen Rubin)
• Obliger, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” episode 37
• Questoner, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” episode 36
• Upholder, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” episode 35
• Rebel, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” episode 38
• Less Stress, More Fun podcast “How to make stress-free decisions”
• Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” (YouTube)

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Improv and coaching are complementary skill sets. Powerful change can happen in your life when you see external circumstances and your internal ones - like your thoughts and feelings - as something to play with rather than something to be conquered and molded.

Would you like to hear how improv can teach you to play more? Yes, please!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Basic tenets of improv
• How practicing improv can help you alleviate stress and have more fun

Resources mentioned:

• Website for the book “Improv Wisdom” by Patricia Ryan Madsen
• “New Study on Improvisation and Stress Reduction” (Psychology Today, Aug 2020)
• “Why uncertainty stresses us out so much — and how improv can help” (Speechless, Inc, Apr 2020)
• “So Funny, It Doesn't Hurt” (The Atlantic, Sept 2015)
• “Iambic Pentameter Explained” (YouTube video by Dr. Aidan)

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Maybe you’re someone who exercises consistently. Maybe not. Today I’m going to take a new approach to the topic of exercise and stress. Instead of telling you all the physical benefits, I talk about the interesting way that your exercise history and goals reveal amazing opportunities to improve your relationship with yourself, today and in the future.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Surprising ways that exercise helps you manage stress & have more fun
• New ways to think about your exercise history or relationship
• How to set a vision for your future relationship with exercise

Resources mentioned:

• “Exercise for Stress and Anxiety” (Anxiety & Depression Association of America)
• “Exercising to Relax” (Harvard Health Publishing, July 2020)
• “Exercise and stress: Get moving to manage stress” (Mayo Clinic)

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People come to self-improvement and coaching with a hope that they can feel good most of the time. They want to “fix” their thinking and behaviors - finally! - to get what they want in life.

And sometimes the best way to get the forward motion you seek is to actively choose to put your mind in neutral… 

Listen to learn how “shifting into neutral” can totally transform your life.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to define “negative”, “positive” and “neutral” thinking
• How neutral thinking can serve you in powerful, unexpected ways
• Suggestions for getting to a neutral head space

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Self-confidence is one of the benefits of the “less stress, more fun” life. One way to enhance your self-confidence is to actively create belonging for yourself. But what does that even mean? What does that look like for you? Let’s talk about it!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to define the concept “belonging” from the perspective of self-confidence 
• How creating belonging can unlock your playful side and reduce your stress

Resources mentioned:

• “How to Belong Be Alone” (read the author ​​Pádraig Ó Tuama, OnBeing)
• “Finding our way to true belonging” (Brene Brown, ideas.TED.com)
• “Sense of Belonging” (Cornell University)

My friend, Ashley Wolfe, the Teacher Mindset Coach, did a tandem episode for this episode. Isn't that awesome! Check out her interpretation on this topic here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1847846/10942478-creating-belonging

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