Have you ever noticed a gift or talent inside of yourself but maybe been a little apprehensive to step into it? Maybe you recognize a gift, but just not sure how others will receive it if you start living it out? Feel like the thing you are most gifted to do is so far left of what everyone else you know is doing?  This episode is for you!

My guest this week is author, poet and speaker Traci Neal. Although she began writing at age 5, it wasn't until she was 30 that she decided to step into a writing career. Feeling the pressure to fit into the "normal" career path, Traci tried to make teaching her thing, but it just wouldn't work out. That's when she turned back to her gift of writing and embraced what she was most gifted to do.

Connect with Traci:

Catch up with Traci on her website to learn more about her writing and connect to her social media channels.

www.tracinealspeakerpoet.com

About Traci:

Traci Neal began writing at 5 years old. She did not pursue writing as a career until 30. After spending 10 years trying to become a certified elementary school teacher because it appeared to be a more stable career, she finally knew she had to go after her true calling of poetry. Now at 31, Traci is a Children's Book Author, Professional Christian Poet, and Certified Motivational "Youth" Speaker. Her primary goal is to inspire millions of youth and be a positive influence in the world. She wants youth to know they are not alone. Her books target readers for 3rd grade all the way to high school. Traci believes if anyone tells her she can't do something, she will just prove them wrong.

This episode features my dear friend and health coach, Kim Waggoner. Kim shares with us her unconventional way to approach wellness that leaves you feeling free and able to love your body and the journey its on. If you've ever found yourself stuck feeling as if the topic of wellness meant fad diets, restrictive have-tos, no-pain-no-gain ideas... well, Kim is going to challenge you to think differently.

Kim Waggoner has been an RN for over 25 years and a Health Coach for 3 years. After a personal health crisis in 2010, she made it her mission to help others take a holistic, simplified approach to their health.  Kim is a mom of 2,  Mimi to 1, and lives with her husband, Eric, on their organic farm outside of Etna Green, IN. One of Kim's favorite healthy living strategies is practicing gratitude.

Connect with Kim:

FB Free Health Coaching group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenlivinghealthywholeandfree/

IG- @kimwaggonerhealth

Website- kimwaggoner.com

Email- [email protected]

Anxiety. Stress. Panic attacks. Do any of these sound familiar?

It's common for us all to have moments where we feel stress or anxiousness. But don't shirk it off as just a common feeling you're stuck living with. It might just be something our bodies and our brains are trying to get us to be aware of. In this week's episode, Anxiety Relief & Mindset Mentor Catherine Dean is my guest and she shares her personal story of how she suffered from debilitating anxiety and panic attacks. Her fight to breakthrough now serves as inspiration to help others work through the same. Y'all... this episode is packed with great advice and tactical how-tos to really help you get through those panic-packed moments.

Be sure to connect with Catherine at:

https://www.hypegirlcat.com

https://www.instagram.com/hypegirlcat

Get Catherine's free e-guide: https://www.hypegirlcat.com/inner-critic-freebie

About Catherine:

Catherine Dean and the Hype Girl brand is all about inspiring a life that puts fear and anxiety in its place, while giving rise to courage, bravery and boldness. After suffering debilitating anxiety and panic attacks, Catherine made it her mission to live a HYPE life with a positive attitude. She created the Hype Girl Podcast and then decided to launch her own brand, the Hype Life Collection, to help raise awareness about anxiety and help individuals live the HYPE life they deserve.

Cat has been on a mission to empower her followers to discover their hype life. Her message reaches audiences through her social media feeds, live events, and her podcast to lead them to freedom from shame, self-worth issues, and debilitating fear and stress so they can live a hype life.

Do you feel like you have untapped potential? Is your purpose falling to the wayside? Or maybe purpose is too elusive and vague at the moment.

In this episode, we're diving into three aspects of potential and purpose:

Choosing to not live out your purpose can lead to a lot of frustration because you're playing small. You guts are telling you to be more, do more... but you aren't listening. Your mind and heart are at odds trying to compel you to act, but you don't move. When you're not living your purpose, you can find yourself making excuses as to why you can't and your energy gets drained. 

Fear, procrastination, lack of focus and intention, and a lack of support are all things that can hold you back from living out your purpose and unleashing your potential. But there's hope! You don't have to stay stuck. You can get help to move ahead and to move past what's holding you back. Give yourself some time to make it happen. Create space and routines to do the work and start to feel the momentum taking hold. Remember, you can stop. You can rest. But you can't quit.

We've hit 50 episodes! Can you believe it???

Well, in this 50th episode, we're gonna address the elephant in the room... "the new normal" or rather change. If 2020 has taught us anything it's that change happens and we have to learn how to pivot, adapt and evolve as life deals out the changes left and right. But what if change meant choosing. Choosing to embrace a new way of living. Choosing to pair down or eliminate things that don't serve you well. Choosing to focus on who you are rather than all that you do.

I am sharing three key points with you today that will help you choose a new normal for your expectations, time and well-being.

You've heard the phrase "taking a leap of faith?" Well, what about taking a leap to faith? Let me introduce to you my dear friend Heather Lytle, who shared with us all how she pushed past fear and uncertainty to launch a new business, grow personally and spiritually, while also working past some limiting beliefs. This is a FUN episode and you will laugh. Heather's humor is contagious and explains why I love her so much!

ABOUT HEATHER:

Heather Lytle is a confirmed homebody, introvert, cat lady and new business owner who is passionate about the written word and helping organizations to create consistency and transparency through the development of policies and process documents. With nearly a decade of experience, Heather left the corporate world to provide these individualized services to small businesses. When she’s not writing or correcting the grammar on graffiti, she enjoys being at home with her hubby and cats or planning trips to baseball stadiums. 

FIND HEATHER AT:

www.lytlecommunications.com

Have you lost a little bit of faith... in life? In yourself? In others? In God? Let me help you revive your faith in this week's podcast episode. We're using a New Testament story that is one of my favorites and I know it will do your heart a lot of good, too! It's the story of Jesus and his miracle of turning a few loaves of bread and some fish into a meal that would feed more than 5,000 people. And while the story in and over itself is powerful and amazing, there is a deeper lesson here in the example Jesus offers us... it's exactly what we should be doing in the face of a challenge or a hard time or when we're feeling as if we aren't enough or at the end of our rope. 

In this episode, I mentioned these things you may want to check out:

Our Virtual Women's Summit digital bundle, which you can get at: https://www.christiebrowning.com/shop/p/revive

My newest book release, which happens to be a 6-week Bible study on the book of Esther: https://www.christiebrowning.com/shop/p/esther

It's one thing to say we need to appreciate our personal value or that we need to know our self-worth.... but it's a whole other thing to actually live that way! Why is it that we struggle so much to believe and act as the unique, precious, priceless creatures that we are? The world and its messages sure don't help us in that area. We are bombarded with comparison, forcing our minds and hearts to measure up. We are hit with an "ideal" image or lifestyle, all the while we feel pushed to form fit into this fake "ideal." 

In this episode, I am challenging you to think differently. To speak differently. And to get fierce with fighting for and hanging on to your self-worth. This episode was recorded during our annual women's summit and believe me... the women on the other side of the conversation were fired up to walk in their value and declare their self-worth!

Mentioned in this episode is our Facebook community for women. You can join us by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liverevised.christiebrowning

The things we say to ourselves can make or break our success. When it comes to living a life of purpose and passion, the messages we play in our head have a huge impact on our actions as well as the confidence we have in what we are capable of. In this episode, I am sharing three messages that I've leaned into to help retrain my brain to think differently.

1). "I can figure it out" - this was a message to myself many years ago and recently Marie Forleo released a book entitled Everything Is Figureoutable. This message of "I can figure it out" reminds us that there is information we can gain, things we can learn and our own creativity that can help us keep moving forward in our goals and past our obstacles.

2) "It's okay to be unique" - what you want to do, the dreams you want to chase, the accomplishments you are striving for... this may not look like anything anyone else is doing around you. And that's okay! Be encouraged that what has been placed in your heart isn't placed there by accident. Step into your uniqueness and your unique greatness.

3) "Tomorrow I can try again" - we will fall short. There are days we won't be the greatest. We will make mistakes, experience setbacks and failure, but tomorrow is another day. Don't give up... you can try again tomorrow.

To get more encouragement, empowerment and inspiration, visit us at www.christiebrowning.com and follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/christiebrowningofficial

In this episode of the Live reVised podcast, I am recapping some great take-aways and ah-hah moments from our virtual women's summit held last week. I am sharing some of what I felt were the big nuggets that we can work on and apply in our lives. If you didn't get a chance to attend the summit and you're listening to this thinking... "man, this sounded great!" Let me assure you that all the sessions were recorded and available for you to buy at www.christiebrowning.com/revive

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