Momma’s Motivational Messages: Inspiration for Stressed Out Gen X Women

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Part of a larger Divine plan is how you sometimes come to view your life, If you’ve lived long enough.  You also realize that life sometimes takes us on unpredictable journeys, that may initially make our heads spin, but once we get over the initial shock of the experience, and we take some time to reflect, we may realize that things that happen are not just coincidences.   That was the experience of Rochel Marie Lawson in her journey to what she calls blissful living. 

 In this episode, Rochel Marie, takes us on a journey starting with her graduation from college with a degree in Electrical Engineering, a rarity for a woman in the 80s she said.   She takes us through the challenges she encountered as a female in a male-dominated field how she dealt with them.  She shares the story of how her failure to find employment despite  many praises about her qualifications, and promises for work  caused her to make a decision to start a telecommunications installation company with her husband.  That was one challenge that Rochel Marie overcame, but that was not all. 

 Rochel also overcame a health condition that had gone undiagnosed for more than 17 years.  She did this by taking stock of her health, listening to her body and learning about and practicing Ayurveda.  

If you’ve been inspired and encouraged by the positive messages thus far, please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple podcast.   And remember sharing is caring, so don’t forget to share these gems with friends and family, strangers too if you like.  Let them  know it’s  available wherever THEY listen to their  podcasts.  I’m counting  on you to share the love.

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Happy Summer everyone! Please make some time to decompress, soak up some rays and relax your mind, body and spirit.  It’s so important to recharge so you're not running on empty.

Take that salsa class, learn to swim if you don’t know how to, travel as far as you’re comfortable going, buy a guitar or a keyboard and get a tutor, start writing your memoir, try some new recipes,  you get the idea… Just do some things that are different this summer.   

To allow us to recharge on our end,  we’ll  be publishing some of your old favorites, and you’ll also have the opportunity to catch up on any episodes you may have missed.  In Season 3 we will focus on the challenges of putting yourself first. 

So go on and enjoy yourself, and Be safe out there.  And by the way if you have a story about the challenges you faced when you tried to  put yourself first, we want to hear from you.  Just go to our website and leave your info, and we’ll be in touch.

Oh…   Don't forget to pick up your affirmation ecards and your self care ebooklet with important reminders about why it’s important to put yourself first.    Both are free.  

Have a happy, healthy and safe summer!!

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Mindfulness meditation is a practice that allows you to bring calm to your mind and your body as you let go of negative thoughts, and allow the thoughts which keep racing through your mind to slow down.  Just get a comfortable seat, wear comfortable clothes and focus on your breathing. 

In this episode, PK leads you through  a 5-minute  Daily Mindfulness practice that can be done at any time of the day.  Believe it or not, just a few minutes 3-4 times a week can help build a habit that can lead to significant benefits. Just relax, breathe, and follow her voice as your guide. So, get ready to meditate!
If you loved this episode, why not leave a review and a rating here and be sure to share it with someone who can benefit from this motivational message. Thanks in advance for doing that. Until next time, I am sending much light and a whole lot of love to you all.

Resources Consulted or Quoted:

The Healing Power of Mindfulness - Jon Kabat-Zinn 

What is Mindfulness Meditation?

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Try to be aware of how your mind and body react to your practice of repeating affirmations.  Be consistent with this practice and you’ll see the difference over time. Just click the link! FREE Affirmation eCards.

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For anyone who is not aware, affirmations are a tool for shifting your thoughts from focusing on what you’re lacking, to a focus on your strengths. Since we all have positive and negative internal dialogues running through our minds each day, those thoughts are shaping our reality with their scripts.  When the script is positive, we feel upbeat, confident and sure of ourselves.  However, when those scripts are negative, they can feed our self-doubt and can discourage us from trying to reach our goals. 

Having said that, you should have an arsenal of affirmations that you can use to boost your confidence when you’re feeling uncertain, and reset your brain from negative to positive.  It’s sort of like a golfer who has a variety of clubs in her golf bag, depending on whether she is teeing off, getting airborne shots, or rolling the ball into a hole. Whatever the shot, she has the right club.To be clear though, affirmations are not intended to be the solution for mental health concerns, including things like depression and anxiety. Those concerns require professional help. 

Take a listen to this episode to  learn how you can start to use affirmations to impact your life, as you rewire your brain to support you in positive ways.

If you loved this episode, why not leave a review and a rating here and be sure to share it with someone who can benefit from this motivational message. Thanks in advance for doing that. Until next time, I am sending much light and a whole lot of love to you all.

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 Don't forget to grab your FREE Affirmation eCards to shift your mindset, raise your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence.   Choose one or two that resonate with you, and make a habit of repeating them several times throughout the day, especially when you wake up in the morning, and at night before you go to bed. 

Try to be aware of how your mind and body react to your practice of repeating affirmations.  Be consistent with this practice and you’ll see the difference over time. Just click the link! FREE Affirmation eCards.

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This episode is definitely for you if  you answer "Yes" to these questions:

• Are you living your life trying to please others, even if it makes you uncomfortable?
• Do you find yourself setting out to do everything perfectly, so that you can receive approval from your family, peers, your boss, your clients?  
• Do you constantly feel yourself in a state of internal stress and panic about not meeting the expectations of others?

If you're nodding your head "Yes" to these questions, then you may well be suffering from honor roll hangover.  This syndrome can create the limiting beliefs that prevent you from reaching your goals. In other words, you are so busy trying to be perfect, you never act; you just keep making plans for the perfect outcome. 

 In this episode you'll learn: 

• what honor roll hangover is  
• the way it wastes your time and prevents you from taking decisive action
•  how to tell if you're suffering from it.  

You'll get  PK's five suggestions for how you can get this "psychological baggage" under control so you can move forward to reach your goals.

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 Don't forget to grab your FREE Affirmation eCards to shift your mindset, raise your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence.   Choose one or two that resonate with you, and make a habit of repeating them several times throughout the day, especially when you wake up in the morning, and at night before you go to bed. 

Try to be aware of how your mind and body react to your practice of repeating affirmations.  Be consistent with this practice and you’ll see the difference over time. Just click the link! FREE Affirmation eCards.

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It's true that Mother's Day is a day when women are the focus of their family's  affection and adoration, but sadly, this attention may not extend beyond the day or to the same degree.  That's why you need to enjoy the day, but remember that it is still your responsibility
to keep yourself front and center when the day is over.

Think about it.  What would your life be like if you stopped taking care of everyone else's needs first, and instead, made your own needs your first priority.?   Would you have more joy, better health, less stress, or the ability to focus on your own life's purpose?

 In this episode, PK shares some of the benefits of prioritizing your own needs first so that you can better support the goals of the other people in your life.  Take a listen.

When you're done, be sure to download your FREE ebook: Put Yourself First Without Guilt 
to get some additional strategies for how you can make yourself a priority.  Just click the link above and  enjoy!

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As humans, we all have a habit of collecting and accumulating clutter. Often, our cupboards are full of gadgets and accessories we don’t use anymore, and our closets are filled with items of clothing that either don’t fit anymore or no longer bring us joy when we see ourselves in them.  Yet, we hang on to these items creating clutter that can cause our stress levels to go up, prevent us from being productive, and steal time from us while we hunt for things that are lost in the clutter.  In this episode Dr. Peggie Kirkland (PK) talks with Dana Laquidara about the importance of decluttering your environment  in order to bring more peace and calm into your life.  

The Impact of  Clutter on Your Life - Key Takeaways:

• That simplifying your life  can allow you to spend more quality time with your family 
• That decluttering your environment can free your brain to focus on what’s really important
• That decluttering is an act of self-care that can be the start of uncovering old traumas that you need to deal with in order to move forward in your life 

You'll want to hear this episode in which you’re sure to gain some tips that you can use to start on your decluttering journey.

And while you’re at it, don't forget to grab your FREE Affirmation eCards to shift your mindset, raise your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence.   Choose one or two that resonate with you, and make a habit of repeating them several times throughout the day, especially when you wake up in the morning, and at night before you go to bed. As you use them, observe the effect they have on you: 

• Do they make you feel more loving toward yourself and more confident? 
• Do they increase your belief in your abilities?  
• Do they make it easier for you to take life in stride? 

Try to be aware of how your mind and body react to your practice of repeating affirmations.  Be consistent with this practice and you’ll see the difference over time. Just click the link! FREE Affirmation eCards.

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https://www.amazon.com: The Uncluttered Mother: Free Up Your Space, Mind & Heart

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Brilliance without Resilience Won’t  get you Very far:  8 Tips for Building Your Resilience

Whether at home or abroad, women are being called on to be more resilient.  Nowhere is this more evident than in Ukraine where women are being forced to take on full responsibility for taking care of their children and other family members some of whom may be elderly and or disabled.  

In this episode, PK shares 8 strategies that can help you to be more resilient as you face challenges in your own life. According to PK, “You might be skilled, talented, educated, and brilliant. But, if you’re not resilient, persistent, and gritty, being brilliant won’t matter.  Case in point the politically charged nomination hearings for the supremely qualified Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.” 

You'll want to hear this episode in which you’re sure to gain some tips that you can use to build your own resilience.  

And while you’re at it, don't forget to grab your FREE Affirmation eCards to shift your mindset, raise your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence.   Choose one or two that resonate with you, and make a habit of repeating them several times throughout the day, especially when you wake up in the morning, and at night before you go to bed. As you use them, observe the effect they have on you: 

• Do they make you feel more loving toward yourself and more confident? 
• Do they increase your belief in your abilities?  
• Do they make it easier for you to take life in stride? 

Try to be aware of how your mind and body react to your practice of repeating affirmations.  Be consistent with this practice and you’ll see the difference over time. Just click the link! FREE Affirmation eCards.
Resources mentioned or consulted in this episode:

• Building Your Resilience
• In Focus: War in Ukraine is a crisis for Women and Girls
• Jackson Confirmation Hearing, Day 3 Part 1: C-Span.org

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For many people,  the start of spring signals new life, new beginnings and opportunities to  enjoy the extra hours of daylight.  It’s a time when you start to think about cleaning out closets, and cupboards and any other parts of your home that became cutterd during the winter months.  Some of you may even be picking up swatches of paint as you think about redecorating one or several rooms.

In this episode, PK urges listeners to give not only their surroundings but themselves, a spring touch-up.  You’ll want to listen to this episode where she offers 7 easy ways to be kinder to yourself. As PK says, “If you’re not giving yourself the kindness you deserve, you may not be offering the best version of yourself to the people you support and that can affect your ability to enjoy a healthy level of mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, professional, social or financial wellness.”  Go ahead and give it a listen. You won’t regret it.

And while you’re at it, don't forget to grab your FREE Affirmation eCards to shift your mindset, raise your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence.   Choose one or two that resonate with you, and make a habit of repeating them several times throughout the day, especially when you wake up in the morning, and at night before you go to bed. As you use them, observe the effect they have on you: 

• Do they make you feel more loving toward yourself and more confident? 
• Do they increase your belief in your abilities?  
• Do they make it easier for you to take life in stride? 

Try to be aware of how your mind and body react to your practice of repeating affirmations.  Be consistent with this practice and you’ll see the difference over time. Just click the link! FREE Affirmation eCards.

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Happy international Women’s Day! And Happy Women’s History Month!  

This time of year is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions women have made to the culture, history and society of the United States, as well as  their contributions to the world-at-large.  But have you stopped to think about what it takes to fulfill these roles effectively? 

When you look at your own life, do you find that you are putting yourself on the back burner in order to meet the needs of all those who are depending on you for mental, physical, emotional, financial support?  Will your legacy be one of self-love or self-sacrifice?

In this episode, PK urges women to take a moment to take stock of their lives and to make the necessary adjustments in self-care that would help them to meet the needs of everyone else who depends on them whether at home or in society.

Key Takeaways from this episode:

•  The United Nations General Assembly adopted its resolution on the observance of International Women’s Day in 1975
• Historically, women have been taught that loving themselves is selfish
• Modern psychology says that not to  prioritize self-love and self-care could result in serious damage to your overall wellbeing. 
• There’s nothing wrong with saving for a rainy day, but there has to be a balance between saving for unforeseen circumstances and investing in your self-care
• Having self-compassion is critical to your emotional health

And while you’re at it, don't forget to grab your FREE Affirmation eCards to shift your mindset, raise your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence.   Choose one or two that resonate with you, and make a habit of repeating them several times throughout the day, especially when you wake up in the morning, and at night before you go to bed. As you use them, observe the effect they have on you: 

• Do they make you feel more loving toward yourself and more confident? 
• Do they increase your belief in your abilities?  
• Do they make it easier for you to take life in stride? 

Try to be aware of how your mind and body react to your practice of repeating affirmations.  Be consistent with this practice and you’ll see the difference over time. Just click the link! FREE Affirmation eCards.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Women”s History Month 
• Self-compassion
• 7 Reasons why you Need to Task Cupid With Being More Intentional This Valentine’s Day

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