Life is a Treasure

Anxiety affects most of us at some time or another in our lives.  In this episode, I share what anxiety is, the symptoms, and why it is so important to address anxiety and learn healthy coping skills.  I also share my personal experiences with anxiety and depression.

I offer tips and suggestions to give you HOPE that you can get better.  We can use the energy of the Full Moon to help us release and let go of things that may be causing anxiety.  There is always HELP available online.  Here are a few suggestions:  https://www.7cups.com/ (FREE);
https://www.betterhelp.com/ and https://www.talkspace.com/

A great way to reduce anxiety is to practice yoga and meditation.  I invite you to join me in my daughter, Courtney Sprawls' online video call via Zoom.  You can schedule here: https://www.themindbodymystic.com/schedule

You can schedule your FREE 1:1 video session with me:  https://calendly.com/lifeisatreasurepodcast

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Looking forward to meeting you and hearing from you soon!

Peace, Love, and Joy,
Michelle Durand
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In this BONUS episode, I am sharing about my personal DIVORCE experience that most of us can relate to:  the loss of dreams, hopes, future as a family, and the grieving process to experience all of the complex emotions involved. 

A book that helped me so much is:  https://www.amazon.com/My-Single-Mom-Life-Practical/dp/0785289550
As well as therapy/counseling.  There are some great online options also.
You can schedule a FREE 30 minutes session with me here:  https://calendly.com/lifeisatreasurepodcast

I HOPE that this episode will inspire you to HEAL yourself first (self-care is crucial), encourage you to HELP your children deal with their reality through therapy, and instill new hope for a better future in order to create a LIFE that IS A TREASURE again!!

Peace, Love, and Joy,
Michelle Durand
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Forgiveness is the KEY to FREEDOM!  However, this key is sometimes very difficult to find.

Forgiveness requires a decision to release our feelings of anger, pain, resentment, and revenge in order to FREE ourselves from this bondage.  We CAN let go of the pain from the past to make room for a better future.  I HOPE to HELP you do so in order to HEAL.

In this episode, I go into depth about this topic of forgiveness and share about it from my personal life experience.  Along with forgiveness, I touch on the importance of self-forgiveness.  I created an episode on self-forgiveness that you can listen to here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/self-forgiveness-is-freedom/id1474535076?i=1000466923426

If you'd like to listen to my entire abortion healing journey, it's here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tears-to-treasures-michelle-durands-story/id1474535076?i=1000472504347

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This episode is about FREEDOM of MIND and the NEW MOON of July 2020.  Freedom is the power and right to act, speak, and think as we want to.  Freedom begins in the mind.
Freedom is a State of Mind!  I share why it is so important to renew our minds daily and offer some tips to help transform our thoughts, beliefs, old stories and past conditioning.
I share personal examples from experiences in my own life.

Our goal is to have a peace of mind, calm during the chaos, and to tap into our inner joy!

Great books that can help us learn more about this process by Byron Katie:
A Mind at Home with Itself:  https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Home-Itself-Asking-Questions/dp/0062651609
Loving What Is:  https://www.amazon.com/Loving-What-Four-Questions-Change/dp/1400045371/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NU4PQOP128F3&dchild=1&keywords=loving+what+it+is&qid=1592509779&sprefix=loving+what+it%2Caps%2C1416&sr=8-1

The episodes that I mention: 
Freedom from the Past:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/358646/episodes/4047641
Freedom from Fear:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/358646/episodes/4204748
Self-Forgiveness is Freedom:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/358646/episodes/2669305-self-forgiveness-is-freedom

You can find more episodes at:  https://lifeisatreasure.com and more information about healing:  https://tearstotreasures.com
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Looking forward to meeting you soon and thank you so much for listening, sharing, rating and reviewing!!

Peace, Love, Joy,
Michelle Durand
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FEAR is a natural, normal, healthy, powerful emotion to protect us from harm or danger. 

Yet, there is also an unhealthy fear that prevents us from experiencing LIFE to the fullest.  Most often FEAR is:  False Evidence Appearing Real. 
I love the reminder that FEAR is:  Feelings Emotions And Reactions.

In this episode, I explore the many aspects of fear and share personal examples from my own life as well.  My goal for you is to increase your peace, joy, and love for yourself, in your relationships, and in your LIFE.
I hope that it will inspire you to replace your fears with faith. 

My challenge for you is to:
Don't let FEAR prevent you from living a LIFE that IS A TREASURE!!

My gift to you is a FREE 1:1 30 minute session that you can schedule here:
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Peace, Love and Joy,
Michelle Durand
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With the upcoming 4th of July, which represents freedom.  I decided to create episodes this month around the topic of FREEDOM.  In this episode, I am starting with FREEDOM from the PAST.  The past usually holds us back from living a LIFE that we can TREASURE!

The key to FREEDOM from our PAST is usually the forgiveness of others and especially self-forgiveness.  I share examples and my real-life experiences in finding freedom from the past.  I created an episode on self-forgiveness and you can listen here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-forgiveness-is-freedom/id1474535076?i=1000466923426

If you'd like to listen to the episode regarding miscarriages, you can find it here: 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-grief-with-tracey-swainson/id1474535076?i=1000470335897

I hope that this episode will inspire and encourage you to practice more forgiveness and self-forgiveness in your lives.

If you need any support you can reach out to a free service here:  https://www.7cups.com/

I am also offering my listeners a FREE 1:1 session as a "Thank you" gift to get you started on your path to FREEDOM from your PAST.  You can schedule your session here:  https://calendly.com/lifeisatreasurepodcast

Happy 4th of July and Happy FULL Moon,

Michelle Durand
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In this episode, I go into more details of the healing process of grief especially for Fathers in honor of Father's Day.  Men often try to cope with loss of unborn or born children by avoiding the issue, denying their feelings, and repressing their emotions.  These coping strategies only prolong the healing process.  I go through each stage of healing grief and give examples.  We explore the difference between grief and mourning. 

I hope that this episode will offer you inspiration and information to help you along your journey.  The book that I mention can be found here:  https://afathersilentcry.com/products/

You can schedule your FREE 1:1 session through this link:  https://calendly.com/lifeisatreasurepodcast

Thank you so much for listening, sharing, subscribing, rating and reviewing this podcast to help others find it!

Peace, Love and Joy,
Michelle Durand
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In this episode, I am sharing how FATHERS are often FORGOTTEN during a pregnancy termination or loss of any type involving their children.  Society expects them to be strong, suck it up, and don't cry.  This is unhealthy and unfair!  Men have a right to grieve and should have the space to do so without being judged or condemned.  They have feelings also.  They may not always have a say in the decision and often things are out of their control.  However, they do have the right to feel and express their emotions.  I share my personal story regarding my decision to abort and how this impacted the father of our baby.  You can listen to my full story on this episode "Tears to Treasures":  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tears-to-treasures-michelle-durands-story/id1474535076?i=1000472504347

In working with women and men in the healing process for over 20 years, the most challenging stage is with self-forgiveness and I've created episodes on that topic as well and you can listen here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-forgiveness-is-freedom/id1474535076?i=1000466923426 and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deborah-quirke-self-forgiveness-is-healing/id1474535076?i=1000467618866

I also share how the upcoming NEW MOON energy can help bring changes to our lives.

The books that I mention are:  https://afathersilentcry.com/products/ and http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/healing-a-father-s-heart/147230

You can schedule your FREE 1:1 session with me here:  https://calendly.com/lifeisatreasurepodcast

Thank you so much for listening, subscribing, sharing, rating, and reviewing this podcast as this helps others find it!  

Happy Father's Day,

Michelle Durand
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In this episode, I am sharing about Father Daughter relationships.  A father has a significant role in a daughter's life.  However, we live in an unperfect and unfair world.  Things don't always go as planned or as they should be.  I share the importance of a healthy father-daughter relationship.  I offer tips to fathers such as how to nurture emotionally, support physically, healthy boundaries and so much more.  These skills and care help daughters grow up to become independent, self-sufficient women who clearly know their identity and believe in herself and that she is deserving of respect, honor, and unconditional love always.

I hope that this episode will inspire and encourage fathers and daughters.  I'd love to hear your feedback and questions for future episodes.  As always, thank you for listening, rating, reviewing, sharing, and subscribing to this podcast.

Love, Peace, and Joy,

Michelle Durand
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Tourettes Awareness Day is on June 7, 2020.  In this episode, I am bringing attention and awareness to what Tourette Syndrome is and is not.  I share some of my personal experiences living with Tourettes myself.  I offer suggestions to help those you love who also have TS.  Self-compassion is a huge part of dealing with this condition and I have an episode that I encourage you to listen to:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-compassion-is-healing/id1474535076?i=1000465534132

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological condition that may also include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Anxiety.  I also have an episode regarding Mental Health Awareness that I share more about these topics and more that you can listen to here:  https://lifeisatreasure.com/listen-to-the-podcast/

You can find the poem "A Tourette Poem" by Britney Wolf here:  https://tourette.org/a-tourette-poem/

As a thank you for listening to my podcast, I am offering a FREE 1:1 Mentorship Session.  You can schedule yours here:  https://calendly.com/lifeisatreasurepodcast

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