Rev. Tim Lytle is a Unity minister whose studies have included multiple religious methodologies from around the world. Rev. Tim and has a special place in my heart and, when I got married several years ago, I had him come to the wedding and he did such a wonderful job with our intimate ceremony. Since then, he's moved on to Unity Church of Hawaii in Honolulu and I'm very excited to introduce you to him today.

Rev. Tim's teachings focus on divine alignment and attuning ourselves with our highest purpose. Through these teachings, he aims to help others know we are here to express magnificence and live life out loud.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• Rev. Tim's favorite thing about the work he does
• What aligning and attuning to the divine presence means to Rev. Tim
• How aligning and attuning to the divine presence with us can improve our mind climate
• How Rev. Tim used affirmations to change the negative things he'd been taught about himself by teachers and other adults in his life while growing up
• The practice of embracing all our emotions instead of trying to eliminate the "bad" one
• Rev. Tim's two main tips for becoming more aligned and attuned with your divine presence
• The major pitfall some people experience when starting this practice
• Why a member of his church credits Rev. Tim for saving their life with this practice
• Ivy's reflection on the conversation with Rev. Tim and the question she wants you to ask yourself after listening to this episode to make sure you're living your life out loud

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Considering Thanksgiving is this week, it's likely no surprise this audio workshop is on the topic of gratitude. However, this isn't going to be like every other podcast episode about gratitude you'll hear this week.

In fact, it's specifically not going to like to be like all the rest.

In this episode, I'm explaining why I think our traditional way of thinking about gratitude is broken, how gratitude can keep us playing small or bring about feelings of shame, four ways you can use gratitude in the right way, and providing you with an exercise that will allow you to utilize gratitude in a way that will shift your mind climate from that of a victim to that of a hero.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• The flaw in how we traditionally think about gratitude
• Ivy's way of reframing gratitude in a way that allows compassion for others and a sense of deserving for ourselves
• What gratitude is not
• How gratitude can be used as a tool for positive distraction
• The affirmations Ivy uses to practice gratitude
• Using gratitude as an antidote to worrying
• Letting gratitude be evidence of our deserving
• Gratitude as a self-empowerment booster
• The difficult and emotional experience gratitude helped Ivy work through

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Katherine Johnson is the Founder of Spark; align your presence and personal brand. As an internationally-known speaker, leadership presence expert, and image consultant she deciphers the unconscious messages broadcast for your presence so that you can gracefully gain control of your message and be seen, heard, and valued for who you truly are.

Katherine grew up achieving great recognition as an athlete and was even named US Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year. However, she found herself in new territory when faced with the transition from professional athlete to purposeful life.

In this episode, Katherine is going to share with us what it means to have alignment between our true selves and wardrobe, what that looks like, how we can accomplish it, and how it can positively impact our headspace.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• The three costumes we unconsciously wear that undermine our connections with others
• Why black clothing isn't necessarily a great wardrobe staple for most people
• Using your clothing to show up in the world as your true self
• How your clothes can make you hide in plain sight or really let your energy shine
• Katherine's main tip for those looking to align who they are with what they wear
• The main pitfall most people experience with their wardrobe
• Why your closet needs to become a "Hell yes" zone
• The success story of a particular client of Katherine's

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Welcome to the first official episode of my new podcast, Mind Climate!

Every other week, I'll be bringing you audio workshops to help you create the mind climate you deserve.

Everything that is built, must have a foundation. Building your ideal life and mind climate is no exception.

That's why, in this episode, I'm going to walk you through this first audio workshop and help you create a foundation for your best life.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• Why you need a bigger vision for what you think it possible for your life and mind climate
• How moving to a different state is helping shift my headspace
• An example of how I'm personally growing into a bigger vision of the foundation I want to create
• How I was able to bring self-love into my life when it wasn't always there by taking certain actions
• One of my biggest goals right now

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Welcome to Mind Climate! This podcast is for folks who want to turn their headspace into a place fit for a destination vacation.

I'm excited to bring you episodes with expert guests and audio workshops that will help you discover ways to change your mind climate from worried, stressed, or overwhelmed to one that's peaceful, competent, and truly enjoyable.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• The personal experiences that inspired this new project
• The purpose of the Mind Climate podcast
• Who the Mind Climate podcast is for
• How Mind Climate will help you create a gorgeous, relaxed, and joyful headspace

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