In this episode, I talk about the basics of Buddhism for my parenting journey and how to start working with some of the concepts that are relevant and helpful for our daily life.  This is the article I mention and the book. Also,  I talk about the LOLA Model for Living in Love which is the 4 rays of Forgiveness + the 4 rays of compassion which = A Loving Spirit that Arises Within. To see my hand drawn version of this, email [email protected].

You can join our community with the self-compassion course or THRIVE at lolacommunity.com. 

In this episode, My husband, Mel, and I talk about how we do planning retreats to set goals for the family and ourselves. Here's a link to the podcast and biz community Mel was referring to in this episode, https://www.the1thing.com/blog/family-health-happiness/improve-your-relationship-with-a-couples-goal-setting-retreat/, where you can download the Retreat planing guide  right at the website. To do planning in real life with the LOLA Community, lolacommunity.com. OR learn more about THRIVE planning  in our online course AND get our PLAN TO THRIVE GUIDE at lolacommunity.com/offerings. ENJOY! 

In this episode, Rita talks about what self- care is for her and her life, what she has learned about it and gives some great tips for your real life! Enjoy! Contact Rita at [email protected]. 

This episode gives you a great overview of our biggest take aways and learnings from the National Ayurveda Medical Association Conference that we both attended in April, 2019. This was such a treat to go back and discuss what we learned. You can learn more about NAMA and the 2020 conference ( COME WITH US!) https://www.ayurvedanama.org And about THRIVE and our other offers at lolacommunity.com.

Feel free to reach out to us with your questions, concerns, reflections and insights! [email protected], [email protected].

In this episode I chat with my therapist friend, Stacy Notaras Murphy, about EMDR. EMDR is  a technique she uses in her DC based therapy practice that has been very helpful to her clients. I'm personally thrilled to learn more about this and to make the connections between the wisdom traditions, self- care and daily practices for all humans.  We are thrilled to have this tool for the toolbox! You can learn more about Stacy and EMDR here, www.DistrictEMDR.com or www.StacyMurphyLPC.com.

Please excuse the little tech interruption in the middle, stick with us!

You can join Thrive and being your LOLA journey at lilomm.com/offerings. 

In this episode, I learn a lot about the framework for Internal Family Systems! My friend and yoga teacher, Jen shares with us the general framework and why it has been so powerful in her own life and sharing with others. You can learn more about Jen, here. And as usual, reach me at lolacommunity.com or [email protected] . Thank you ! 

In this episode, Rita and I jam on what it means to "do the work." Rita shares her own experiences with growth and development and her big A- HA on  changing her life. I bring in some quotes from Radical Dharma by Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Lama rod Owens. Email us with your reflections, [email protected], [email protected] and find the Self-Compassion Challenge at lolacommunity.com. Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast.

In this episode, Rita and I talk about how we are both processing and moving through difficulties in our own lives. We share some of the learning we are doing from the book Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski and how interrelated everything is.  The pillars and practices that seem to be helping us right now are having meaningful work/ contributing to society outside of our own micro worlds, as well as working with community care and what it means to be in authentic relationships. Lastly, we talk about the stress cycle, sensations in the body, and feeling the feels. Reach out to us with questions or comments- [email protected], [email protected].  You can also joint self- compassion course, here lolacommunity.com.