This week’s podcast entails an interview with my husband Brandon. We talk about thought work and how understanding our thoughts about situations or life circumstances impacts how we feel and how we behave. We share some specific situations of how thought work has greatly enhanced our marriage. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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We all love a good story in a movie or book. But what about the stories in our lives? What are the stories we tell ourselves and are they helpful or even true? As you listen to this episode consider the stories you tell about your life and if you want to keep or change those stories.

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What does it look like when we really get to know and love ourselves? In this episode I share my journey and what it looked like for me to move from someone who struggled for many years with self-esteem to learning how to develop a beautiful relationship with myself and appreciate who I am.

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Last week in Texas we experienced a pretty severe storm that impacted many. I share in this podcast some things I learned from the stress of this storm and the application to all of us as we experience stressful storms in life.

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This podcast episode offers 5 tips related to relationships with in-laws when they join the family. Based on excerpts from the book Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out by Jim Burns.

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This podcast episode talks about a concept from the book As A Man Thinketh by James Allen. One of the ideas in his book compares our minds to a garden and our thoughts are the seeds that are being planted. Come and learn how to plant and cultivate seeds of thoughts that are empowering and to consciously pluck out the weed seeds of thoughts that lead to disempowerment.

https://www.businessinsider.com/3-lessons-from-tony-robbins-favorite-book-as-a-man-thinketh-2015-6

https://www.oprah.com/spirit/oprah-on-why-your-mind-defines-your-life

This podcast episode includes a brief discussion on the importance of relaxation. You will also get to experience a guided progressive muscle relaxation that is so calming, so you may want to listen to this one at home!

https://planetbeach.com/general/5-reasons-why-you-need-to-learn-to-relax-more-often/

https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/progressive-muscle-relaxation-script

There are many changes that happen during motherhood, many of which we celebrate. There are also changes that happen in motherhood in which we notice feelings of grief and sadness. This episode discusses those changes and offers some ideas on how to support ourselves as we grieve during these changes.

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https://www.medicinenet.com/grief/definition.htm

Amanda Louder is a Certified Sex and Marriage Coach who helps Christian women with their marriage and sex life. In this episode she specifically speaks about sex in marriage during midlife and offers some great insights.

How to connect with Amanda:

Website: Amandalouder.com

Podcast: Live From Love

Instagram: Amanda Louder Coaching

Facebook: Amanda Louder Coaching

What is the message you get about aging? This podcast dives into that specific topic and shares some insightful information about the media and the impact it can have on women related to the topic of aging.

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https://www.morethanabody.org/anti-aging-and-symbolic-annihilation/