Love Your Story: Stories and discussions about personal growth, mindset and living with intention

Love Your Story: Stories and discussions about personal growth, mindset and living with intention

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  • Episode 214 – Walking on Water
    Episode 214 - Walking on Water
    Welcome to the Love Your Story podcast!
    Today is about taking a walk on the water.  In my living room I have one picture of Christ. It is a picture of his feet. A picture of him from the knees down, walking on the water. I chose this painting, because in my soul I sense the deep importance of this display to us. The deep importance for us of learning to walk with faith, of coming to understand what it is, why it’s important, and how to develop and use it in our own lives.
     
    For us to grow and stretch, and become more, we have to risk. We have to struggle to stand, to try to walk in the first place. We have to have more faith in our why, in ourselves, and in our supportive universal purpose and God, than in fear.
    Tune into the audio program for 3 clips from incredible women about the idea of walking on water.
     
    Martha Beck, the international life coach said, “Every leap into light starts as a leap in the dark.”
     
    I’ll point out the obvious - Every leap into the dark is a step out onto the water…
     
    In episode 78 I did an interview Ganel-Lyn Condie, the popular LDS writer and speaker. We called the show: Trust the Process
     
    One of the things we talked about was that faith is a process - we start by daring to step out of the boat, if we want to walk on water, and from there the process of sinking, rising and walking on water unfolds over and over.  Here’s a clip from our conversation:
    Here's the link to her full episode if you'd like to hear the whole interview:
    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode-78-interview-ganel-lyn-condie-trust-process/
     
    All who try will sink, rise, and walk on water, over and over. It’s the process. And when others are trying, let’s give them credit too. Empathy and understanding in the process is important, so we can all practice and learn with one another’s support.
     
    One important key is that our lives are less about what is going on around us, and more about what is going on inside us. We create the meaning that events have to us. Do we create that meaning around faith or around fear? That’s an important question because the answer will determine very different outcomes.
    In my interview with Leslie Householder, the ward-winning international best selling author of The Jackrabbit Factor, Portal to Genius and Hidden Treasures, we discussed this idea of what faith is and how mindset triggers the power of faith.
    Tune into the audio episode to hear from Leslie - If you'd like to hear her entire interview, here is the link:
     
    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode173-rare-faith-interview-with-leslie-householder/
    Another quote by Martha Beck, the internationally renowned life coach, shares some of the real life ways we use faith. She  said, “Anyone who embraces the mender’s way of life must proceed through continual, infinite, breathtaking leaps of faith. Each time you face an unknown future with creativity rather than grasping at known quantities, you leap. Each time you dare to believe your art can sustain you financially, you leap. Each time you trust your tribe, you leap. Each time you embrace a love that lays you bare in body, heart, or soul, you leap. And whenever you begin to disbelieve in yourself, your destiny, your ability to heal some part of the world, you must leap instead into the branches of magic.”
    We use faith every day in every way. When we get out of bed, when we attempt something new, when we reach out to someone and risk rejection, when we trust God and things we may not understand, when we choose to trust that living better, kinder, with more love will bring us happier lives than resorting to more basic emotions like anger, hatred, holding grudges. When we work hard at something -going to school, working for a promotion or a new client, stretching into a new area, we are using faith. It’s a very everyday occurrence.
     
    When dealing with faith I think there are a couple different segments of the process. The first is believing enough to step out onto the water - so to speak. 
     
    George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, put it this way, “You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going.” This ode to persistence is based on faith. We don’t keep walking into the dark forest unless we believe we have a shot at surviving. This is hope, this is faith, this is persistent action that creates results.
     
    The second, is intentionally using the tools that Leslie Householder just mentioned, tapping into Universal Law and being able to create intentionally through our mindset and belief. 
     
    And the third aspect, I believe, is trusting in God and his grace, because things don’t always turn out the way WE want.
     
    In my interview with Katie Lee, the musician, in episode 131, she shared a gorgeous song that I want to share again on this episode. It’s called Trust Grace.
    Tune into the full episode to hear some of her beautiful music and ideas - or use this link to listen to her entire episode:
    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode-131-interview-katie-lee-inspirational-music-time/
     
    I believe that faith is the first of all principles. Without it we do nothing. Without it we don’t get out of bed in the morning, and with it, worlds can be created.
     
    Learning faith, practicing faith, exercising that faith daily, may be one of the most challenging things we learn how to do, because in using it we are combating fear, and fear is a very real human emotion - that may be the fear of failure, the fear of not being enough, the fear of not being accepted, the fear of death, the fear of not having enough, etc. etc. . But as we come to understand the importance of faith, the concepts behind tapping into the universal laws that support it, and we stretch into trusting God daily, we WILL become more powerful. We will get better at walking on the water. It’s not something we just do on our own, and it’s not something God does for us, it’s a partnership. Faith requires us to believe in his wisdom and his grace, even when we can’t see it. Faith requires us to stretch into the unknown. But it is by faith that miracles happen. It is by faith that we grow and become stronger. It is by faith that we change our world. It is by faith that we create. It is by faith that we walk on water.
     
    Your challenge this week is to consider what you are currently afraid of. What storm is keeping you in the boat, and what one brave move will allow you to step out of the boat? Take it. And know that taking that step, walking, sinking, and reaching out, is all part of the process, over and over as we get stronger. 
     
    Thank you for listening in to today’s program. Please share it with someone it would support today. And take a quick second to scroll down your app and leave us a review. It’s easy and I really appreciate hearing from you.
    Until next time. Keep working to love your story, and create it with intention.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    26 min
  • Episode 213: Got Trauma? Interview Trevor Lay, Mental Health Therapist
    Episode 213: Got Trauma? Interview Trevor Lay
    Welcome to the Love Your Story podcast. As we live our life stories, and strive to create our best life story, we have the opportunity to deal with challenges. One of these challenges can be trauma. There are many things that cause trauma for us - violence, abuse, we’ll get into this more in the interview, and what causes trauma for some will not cause trauma in another, but learning to navigate and learn from it, and doing the work to make sure it doesn’t sabotage us and our relationships, seems like a pretty important skill set.
    Mark Goulston, MD, said, “Unlike simple stress, trauma changes your view of your life and yourself. It shatters your most basic assumptions about yourself and your world — “Life is good,” “I’m safe,” “People are kind,” “I can trust others,” “The future is likely to be good” — and replaces them with feelings like “The world is dangerous,” “I can’t win,” “I can’t trust other people,” or “There’s no hope.”
    Join me today as I talk with Trevor Lay, from Little Rock Arkansas, who has over 18 years of experience in behavioral healthcare and social services. He specializes in trauma and does trauma trainings for his local DHS offices and foster care support groups in Little Rock. Stay tuned for conversation about what trauma is, misconceptions about trauma, how it works in the body, how to effectively treat it, and the effect it can have on our relationships.
    Trevor Lay is the Executive Director of Full Potential Child Development Center and received his Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Arkansas. Trevor came to my attention after using his skills to help Bethany Wallace, a past guest of the Love Your Story podcast, and she highly recommended him - said his skill set was a God-send that helped to salvage her marriage. So Trevor and I have done some talking, and I think we’re all going to learn some helpful things today.
    Join Trevor and I on the audio program to hear answers to some of these questions:
    1. Let’s start with a little of your story. Why do you do the work you do?
    2. One of your favorite quotes is By Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D, from The Body Keeps the Score.
    “Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.” —
    What does this quote mean to you?
    3. What is trauma? What types are the most prevalent?
    Misconceptions?
    4. What are the symptoms of trauma?
    5. How does trauma get lodged in the body?
    6. How does it manifest itself in our behavior with other? Relationships?
    7. You do marital counseling privately - do you find trauma and marriage overlap?
    8. What should people who have experienced trauma do to start down the path to recovery?
    To find Trevor Lay:
    I’ll close with a quote from Michelle Rosenthal. “Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.”
    Thanks for being here today. Please share this episode link with someone who has suffered from trauma. Keep living your best life story, on purpose. And I’d sure appreciate hearing from listeners, with on the website loveyourstorypodcast.com - or through reviews on your podcast app.
    See you in two weeks.
    30 min
  • Episode 212: Domestic Violence: Interview Brielle Cotterman and Melissa Haenchen
    Episode 212: Domestic Violence: Interview Brielle Cotterman and Melissa Haenchen

     Brielle Cotterman is a TEDx Speaker, Publicity Expert, and Celebrity-Maker. She is a survivor of attempted murder and domestic violence and an advocate for a world where intimate partner abuse is not tolerated and survivors are met with empathy. She is a graduate of Indiana University, a World’s Grand Champion Equestrian, and she has been married for just over a year to the love of her life and owns & operates a show horse breeding farm, where she lives with her husband, three children and many, many animals!

    She has spent the better part of the last decade helping clients to craft and scale Dream careers to 7 figures and beyond by leveraging their personal stories and passions in order to create speaking tours, author award-winning books, procure media placements, and inspire the millions of people that need to hear their story.

    Tune in to the audio program to hear Brielle's story about having a gun held to her head, and how she has overcome the abuse.

    Melissa Haenchen, Prevention Coordinator at the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, hails from Eastern Kansas and earned her degree in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of Kansas. She began her career as a domestic violence advocate, and has also held roles coordinating outreach and events for an organization serving adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and supporting parents to strengthen protective factors to prevent childhood sexual abuse, child abuse and neglect.

    1-3 women undergo abuse. If you need help - please use the following tools:

    To contact Brielle Cotterman:

    www.Briellecotterman.com

    To contact Melissa Haenchen:

    Utah Domestic Violence Coalition:

    Office: 801-521-5544

    Help Resources:

    24-hour LinkLine - 1-800-897-LINK (Available 24/7 in Utah)

    For other locations in the USA: www.thehotline.org

    1-800-799-7233

    Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault - www.ucasa.org

    Utah's 24 hr. Sexual Violence crisis line: 1-888-421-1100

    Share this episode with anyone who may need it. We'll see you in two weeks for our next episode of the Love Your Story podcast.

    49 min
  • Episode 211: Healthy Co-Parenting: Interview with Jae Behrman and Amanda Louder
    Episode 211: Healthy Co-Parenting: Interview with Jae Behrman and Amanda Louder

    Welcome to the Love Your Story podcast. Today I have an interesting duo. A divorced couple who had 3 children together. After their divorce they needed to heal and grow individually, but they also had to immediately co-parent. This is an important topic, because for children of broken homes, how this co-parenting is done can make a huge difference in how much baggage the children take away, in how secure the children feel with life, even how loved the children feel. I haven’t heard someone talk about this before so I’m looking forward to today’s conversation.

    In 2011 Jae and Amanda filed for divorce. Stay tuned to find out why. But more importantly, stay tuned to hear a story of growth and positive co-parenting and what that looks like. 

    Join the audio for my discussion with Jae and Amanda for the answers to some of these questions:

    Tell me just a little bit about who each of you are today, then we’ll jump backward in time to get your story.

    Jae - What did you learn about yourself from your first marriage? What have you done to heal and grow?

    Amanda - What did you learn about yourself? What have you done to heal and grow?

    Jae - How is Amanda better now? What growth have you seen?

    Amanda - How is Jae better now? What broth have you seen?

    Did you always co-parent well together? What does that look like for you guys?

    When did you make this choice to co-parent carefully and positively and what does it look like to co-parent with someone who has hurt you?

    Why is co-parenting well so important to our children?

    Individual thoughts on change, growth, and forgiveness after divorce.


    I have two quotes I want to share. The first is from Oprah Winfrey. She said,

    “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.”

    Our dark days, the break-up of a family, the dissolution of a relationship, especially these times can be wake-up calls, the fast track to growth, if you let it.

    The second quote is from Bernice Johnson Reagon, She said,

    “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”


    Keep creating a story you love through continued growth. Nobody gets it all right the first time. It’s a process. 

    Please share this episode with anyone you think it will support and inspire. You can find all the show notes on our website at www.loveyoustorypodcast.com

    To contact Amanda Louder:

    amandalouder.com/blog/podcast

    See you in two weeks for the next great inspirational episode where stories show us the way forward.

    45 min
  • Episode 209: The Best of 2021 - Top 5 Downloaded Episodes

    Episode 209: Best of 2021

    Best of 2021

    Welcome to the LYS Podcast! Today’s episode is one of my favorite of the year because it celebrates the listener favorites from the past year. Today we’ll hear little clips from the top five episodes of 2021. What did you guys love best? Which episodes lifted your spirits and gave you a dash of inspiration to create your best life story - whether that meant striving a little harder, living with intention, or making it through one of the muddy swamps in your life story?

    Welcome to the top 5 LYS episodes of 2021. 

    Let’s start out with #5 - Drum roll. This year you guys loved the idea of owning your own story - episode 188: Own Your Story takes us on a discussion of what it looks like to accept yourself, your life, your responsibility, and your power. 

    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode-188-own-your-story/

    #4 favorite for 2021 is episode 185 My interview with Barney “Scout” Mann (trail name is Scout.) , the author of Journeys North and Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian trail and Continental Divide through-hiker. This Triple Crown hiker has logged a lot of miles: The Pacific Crest Trail is 2650 miles long and covers 26 national forests, 7 national parks, 5 state parks and 3 national monuments. It takes 5 months at an average of 20 miles a day. The Appalachian Trail is 2180 miles and the Continental Divide Trail is 3100 miles. His book Journeys North is stories from the PCT, stories about humanity, connection, strength, companionship.

    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode-185-a-story-about-life-on-the-trail-interview-barney-scout-mann/

    #3 People’s choice for 2021 is episode 187 - Spiritual Gifts with Deb Atella. In 2005 Deb had a near death experience where she saw family members who had passed away. Her experience and ability to tune into the spirit world was something that took awhile to get used to, but as she accepted the gift, put limits on when she was available to the spirits on the other side, she embraced what felt like a spiritual gift. This episode is a conversation about spiritual gifts and her story. 

    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode-187-spiritual-gifts-interview-deb-atella/

    Now to #2 - The second most loved episode of 2021 is the story of Michael Anthony in episode 193. Michael Anthony was born to a hyper-abusive drug addict mother who cut his finger off when he was 4-years-old, a step father you pray you never have, and a racist grandmother who pushed him into an identity crisis. By the time he was 9 his family was often homeless, certainly living in poverty, and he was eventually adopted by his grandmother. He turned to drugs and alcohol to survive the continued abuse.

    He’s the creator of Think Unbroken. This interview is all about how we heal mentally from traumatic events in our lives. He shares his story to show what it looks like to keep climbing out of the hole and do whatever it takes to heal and excel.

    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode-193-think-unbroken-interview-with-michael-anthony/

    I loved my interview with Michael because I could just hear the solid sense of self in everything he shared. His insights were powerful, his overcoming incredible. This was one of my favorite episodes too.

    Now, here we are at #1 - the most downloaded episode of 2021 was Accept and Nurture your Awesome episode 184. My audience are seekers. People who want inspiration. People learning to love their story and accept their story. This episode launched 2021 with some life coach referrals and a quick discussion about leaning into nurturing our best selves. Maybe this episode was #1 because this is the starting point for all of us - self-acceptance, self-love, and healing any long-held beliefs that contribute to our false stories of unworthiness. 

    https://loveyourstorypodcast.com/captivate-podcast/episode-184-accept-and-nurture-your-awesom/

    A huge thanks to all my listeners! You are exceptional, worthy, movers and shakers in your own lives. I applaud you for every step you take toward loving your story. And I thank you for being here on to listen to the great stories.

    If you haven’t gotten your LYS t-shirt this year, hop on the website and grab one, and then send me a picture of you, anywhere in the world, wearing your t-shirt. I love collecting these, and people love these t-shirts.

    As we end 2021 I extend my prayers and blessings for all of you and want to let you know that we have some brave, well-rounded topics coming in 2022, so stick with us and share us with the people you know. 

    Also, you can still get copies of LIFE Living Intentional and Fearless everyday for friends and loved ones as they start a new year. Gifts that show you care. Links for purchasing are on www.loveyourstorypodcast.com - for t-shirts and the book. 

    Close out 2021 with a celebration, and get ready to for all the wonderful days and weeks ahead of creating your best life story in 2022. What can you do today to create your best life story?

    28 min
  • Episode 208: What Do I Magnify?
    Episode 208: What Do I Magnify?
    Whatever I see through the magnifying glass grows bigger. It is up to me where I focus that lense.
    At the beginning of the year I mentioned that my focus for the year was “What I focus on Expands.” We talked about that earlier, so today’s discussion is a little different - we’re talking about magnifying. It’s a space to ask yourself, what do I magnify?
    I think this topic is so important because it is the very power we create our stories with. What we magnify becomes bigger for us.  If I’m focusing on all the crazy political upheaval, I’m going to be filled with the emotions that brings up in me. Maybe I’ll be full of fear, spreading stories and fears with others, spending lots of time hording TP or …. If I’m focused on the good I see in others the world is going to feel pretty nice and I’ll see the beauty and diversity in people, which will create friendships, understanding between people, create a greater space for loving. If I’m magnifying business growth or making money my I will see business opportunity, I will see networking opportunities, I will see money making opportunity. That will be the focus of my story.
    I’ve invited Jessica Burrell, Owner of Amplify Your Vision, to have a discussion with me about this topic - let’s say she’s going to be co-hosting with me off and on through 2022, so you’ll get to tap into her wisdom. So, I’ll introduce Jessica and then I want to start out with a story…
    Jessica is a Leadership and Transformational Business Coach and Owner of Amplify Your Vision Agency..
    Visionary entrepreneurs & community leaders hire Jessica (and her team) to help get them feeling more on fire in their business!
    Because most don’t have time, systems and processes or a team.
    She supports them in creating client attraction and community scaling strategies as well as removing any mindset blocks in order to not feel burned out as they propel to their next level!
    Ultimately, she helps them create a sustainable strategy for their business, implement proven systems and processes, take action and create the space to focus on their zone of genius as well as achieve the financial freedom they desire!
    ​She has been growing communities for over 4 years, in both the physical and virtual space, knowing that there is nothing more powerful than a strong community of visionaries who support each other and choose collaboration over competition in order for everyone to win!
     
    Welcome to the LYS podcast Jessica
    Let me jump into this story from a book I’m reading called, Be The Miracle by Regina Brett, A New York Times Best-Selling Author. And, after I’ve read this, Jess, let’s discuss the ideas.
    Tune into the audio program to hear our discussion about these topics:
    - what I focus on expands
    - law of attraction
    - how are you proving yourself right
    - we are always stacking evidence, which evidence are you stacking?
    To contact Jessica Burrell:
    Thank you for listening and for working to Love Your Story. Please share this episode with someone who could use it. Also, don't forget to hop over to the shop page and get your Love Your Story t-shirt and a copy of L.I.F.E - Living Intentional and Fearless Everyday!
     
     
    37 min
  • Episode 207 It’s All About the Love: Interview Sterling Jaquith
    Episode 207 It's All About the Love:Interview Sterling Jaquith


    Brene Brown said, “If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging.” We are going to build on this idea.

    Step 1 is to believe we are worthy of love and belonging.


    Step 2 is to develop self-love


    I am currently reading a book called, Health Revelations from Heaven and Earth, by Tommy Rosa and Stephen Sinatra, MD, where Tommy shares his near-death experience and the things he was taught in while in “heaven” and one of the most important points he learned was about self-love.


    He said - 


    “To be self-loving is the foundation of divine love. Divine love flows eternally and unconditionally between God and all living beings and never waivers. But for you to truly perceive and feel divine love, there must be a foundation of self-love in your life. With this foundation you can also love others unconditionlly, as God loves you. You will be able to love without fear and without wanting. Self-love also activates the Divine Spark within you. You will become love, and you will find your life filled with miracles and possibilities. So, love yourself first - without ego - and you will be complete within.” 


    I’ve put this podcast together today because a couple things fell in line. 1. I want to feel that love because I think it’s hard to love our neighbor as God does when we don’t understand what that kind of love feels like. 2. because I am reading that book. And, 3. Because the other day I was listening to Brooke Castillo and The Life Coach School podcast and she was doing an interview with Sterling Jaquith, a Catholic Mom Life Coach that was talking the god-love, self-love talk. 


    I invited Sterling to the show, because I wanted to talk with her about these topics. You get to listen in.


    Tune into the audio program to hear our discussion on these topics:

    1. What do you think of this idea that we have to have self-love as our foundation before we can love others?
    2. What about the idea that we have to love ourselves before we can truly perceive and feel divine love? 
    3. How did you learn this concept?
    4. Have you felt God’s love in a direct way?


    There are those people who have had the opportunity to feel an actual down pour of God’s love upon them. For those who have felt that incredible, all-encompassing love, it’s hard for them to put it into words, because there is simply no earthly comparison they can draw for us. They use terms like, non-judgmental, flowing, utter peace, unconditional…sometimes we get these reports from those who have had a near-death experience, or from someone who shares a deeply personal moment where God has enveloped them in his love and let them feel it first-hand. 

    What are steps we can take to increase our self love?

    “One way to engender self-love is through forgiveness. Learning to forgive others as well as yourself…”


    To contact Sterling Jaquith:Catholic Life Coach


    www.madeforgreatness.co



    Lets just review the steps for accessing that great understanding of who we are and how much we are loved.


    #1 - as Brene Brown stated, we have to believe we are worthy of love and belonging.


    #2 Once we get that we are worthy of it, we much work to love and accept ourselves - this is what Love Your Story is all about - coming to love who you are and what you’ve been through, no matter how messy the path has been.


    #3 With these under our belt we begin to access divine love, which helps us to love ourselves even more, to love others better, to begin to feel God’s divine love for us. 


    Your challenge for this week is to check in with yourself. Do you believe that you are worthy of love? Do you accept and love YOU? Ask a few searching questions - how does knowing your own worth help you love others better? 


    As we close out 2021 I want to remind you to pick up your Love Your Story t-shirt and then send me photos of you in it as you do your story! I get pics from all over the place, and I love it. Also, remember you can share these podcasts with friends and family and create a little support and love for each other just by sharing an inspirational link. 

    42 min
  • Episode 206: A Doable, Enjoyable Guide to Living the Life You Want – Interview Danielle Dinkelman
    Episode 206: A Doable, Enjoyable Guide to Living the Life You Want - Interview Danielle Dinkelman
    If Diets don’t work, What does? - A doable, enjoyable guide to living the life you want.
    Welcome to the Love Your Story podcast. Today’s episode is about how to create real change when we want to. It’s about our health and lifestyle. Now before you tune out because it’s been done a million times, let me tell you what’s different….Danielle Dinkelman was referred to me by a fellow podcast host. I liked the idea of intentionally creating a healthy lifestyle, but everyone has an angle on this. The reason I took a look at her book  “If diets don’t work, what does.” was because I was coming up hard agains the Covid 15 pound weight gain. But there are a couple things I know about myself - 1st - I’ve never had to diet, I don’t. I don’t own a scale. If I tell myself I can have some food I will inevitably eat 3 or 4 more times of that food than I normally would. It is completely unrealistic for me to even pretend for one moment that I’m going to ever go on a diet. I also know I have to manage who I am, not try to will power my way into anything. I’ve also had a hard time getting myself to go to the gym no matter how many times I’ve put it on my calendar. So…..long story short, what did Danielle Dinkelman have to say that hadn’t been said before and would it actually be useful?
    She sent me her book. I read it because I was feeling a little desperate to get back into my really cool hiking shorts that I’d only had for one season before Covid his and I sat around on my butt, in front of my computer in Zoom meetings for a year. I read it to see if it would be worthy of you, my audience. 
     
    Tune in for a couple really strong ideas that will work for everyone….. Danielle is in the house.
    Let's talk about how  we create a healthy eating and exercising lifestyle we will enjoy - one not filled with desperation?
    To contact Danielle or buy her book:
    Danielle Dinkelman, NBC-HWC
    National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
    Spark Health Coaching, LLC
    www.danielledinkelman.com
    youtube.com/healthylivingwithdanielledinkelman
     
    I think living your best life on purpose definitely includes taking care of your body. It is the case that houses your spirit and when you feel good, you rock things. Feeling good is important, and the greatest chance of creating a lifestyle that is healthy is to have realistic expectations and to create habits that you are excited about. Fun habits and eating that serve you rather than feel like handcuffs. There are good foods we like, and exercises and movements we are more drawn to than others. We CAN create healthy lifestyles that serve us.
    Your challenge for this week is to take a look at the habits you have around food or exercise and see if they need to be replaced. Then consider a healthy food or movement you would really enjoy that it would be fun to create a new habit around. It’s a great place to start. And, if you need help you can call Danielle.
    Thanks for being here - Live your best life on purpose! Create habits that serve YOU! Start the new year intentionally and in charge of your own life.
    See you in two weeks. Share this podcast with someone who would enjoy it.
    38 min
  • Episode 205: You Do You – Live Your Own Colorful Story
    Episode 205: You Do You - Live Your Own Colorful Story
     
    The other day I was emailing with a woman who said she was really concerned about her granddaughter. She was trying to teach her granddaughter - or encourage her - to do her own life. You Do You! She said infatically. I wondered which podcast episode might be a support to her granddaughter, and I suggested a couple, but I realized we talk about this all the time, in lots of different stories, but wouldn’t it be fun to have one episode that brought some of those together. This is our You Do You episode.
    Stay tuned for lots of fun thoughts on overcoming the stigmas that hold us back, the power to change our circumstances, samples on what it looks like to customize your life, and let’s create our own magic as we live our own bright, magical, individual lives.
    Sometimes our lives are unexpected - always. In fact if was this very question “Did your life turn out as you expected” that was the first Love Your Story research project. 19 out of 20 peoples lives did NOT turn out as they expected. That’s perfectly normal.
    But as we seek to live our own big lives - as we struggle to find our way, often times there are a couple things we must accept: 1. We need to accept who we are fully (accept and love ourselves) and where we’ve been (all the good and the bad. All the blessings and the set-backs). 2. We are responsible for creating the life we want for ourselves. No one else gets to be blamed for what we create or don’t create. 3. Our life experiences, talents and the things that light us up qualify us to do what we came to do and be who we came to be. Your magic and living into what you love will help you live big.
    Tune into the audio program to hear the clips highlighted below.
     Here is a clip from episode 104 with Taunia Dawn Terry and a bit about how she found her path. Our experience gives us insight that makes us uniquely qualified to do certain things.
    You can change when you don’t like where you are at. What she called the divine right not to settle. And as we change and grow we come to know ourselves better and what works for us. 
    One of the road blocks we run into as we navigate our culture and desire to be accepted is that of what others think of us. Here is a clip from Laurann Turner’s story in episode 127, where she talks about this struggle for her and coming to understand that she didn’t want to settle. As she became aware of the control other’s approval had on her, she could also shift instead of stay stuck.
    To live our full destiny, or simply to create our own happiness, there is the novel idea of taking it a step further - actually thinking outside the box of cultural, familial, religions, etc. expectation to find a path that works for us - an individual solution - even if it deviates.  Here is Rebecca Dahl in episode 132 and our discussion about the book Deviate. This illustrates the idea in a super interesting way.
    At the core of everything we are talking about customizing our lives. In episode 133 I spoke with Erik and Emily Orton about their 5000 mile trip across the Caribbean and how they got there and what it took to go the distance in this radical customization.
    Marvin Cassler, as you’ll hear, is the premier example of living everyday in a very unconventional way. His example of thinking outside the box in order to live life on his own terms, is one of the most radical I’ve heard.
    What does You Do You look like to you? Is it sailing the Caribbean, living in a storage shed, creating a marriage on unusual terms, or quitting a job and starting over? Is it learning more about you so you know what you want to create? Is it creating courage to do it your way despite the expectations of others? 
    I truly believe that we are all individual lights. We all have our own set of talents, skills, natural ways of being, and that color and magic that we are is needed in the world. When we don’t live true to ourselves we stunt our own growth and we deprive the world of all the light we can shine.
    Your challenge this week is to consider what popped into your mind as you listened to these stories. You know what section of your intentional living might need to be tweaked. Do it! Live bright with no regrets. 
    Thanks for being here. If you liked the show, please leave a review - it just takes a second. And, we’ll see you in two weeks for the next episode that supports your intentional and inspirational living. Go to loveyourstorypodcast.com for more information on our 21 Life Challenge Groups. Let’s get your group started.
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Love Your Story is a podcast about the power of our personal story, how we can use our stories to empower us, take the prerogative to reframe the stories that hold us back, all while celebrating the…