Practically Happy

This week we celebrate motherhood-- with all of its virtues and vices. In this episode I am joined by parenting expert Rachel Nielson, host of the 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms podcast, who is sharing her framework for taking a look into the closet of our mothering, and making space for what serves us best.

Find Rachel at 3in30podcast.com or follow her on instagram at @3in30podcast

Join a live retreat! livefreecreative.co/retreats

Find full show notes at livefreecreative.co/podcast

Follow Miranda on Instagram @livefreemiranda

Get one-on-one coaching with Miranda at Patreon.com/livefreecreative

Buy More Than Enough on Amazon

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the final stretch and I am feeling it. Big Time. Here are a couple tools I'm trying to use as I battle burnout.

Resources:

The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz

The Resilience Factor, Karen Reivich

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Envy and jealousy are natural, human emotions. And, how much do you really know about them? Did you know that research characterizes envy into two types-- one helpful and one unhelpful? Here is a deep dive into how to learn from envy and come away more self-aware and motivated as a result.

Sponsor: Preserve family stories and memories with Storyworth! Take $10 off of your order with code LIVEFREE

Join a retreat! livefreecreative.co/retreats

Find full show notes at livefreecreative.co/podcast

Follow Miranda on Instagram @livefreemiranda

Get one-on-one coaching with Miranda at Patreon.com/livefreecreative

Buy More Than Enough on Amazon

References:

Lange, J., & Protasi, S. (2021). An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Value of Envy. Review of Philosophy and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-021-00548-3

Van De Ven, N. (2016). Envy and Its Consequences: Why It Is Useful to Distinguish between Benign and Malicious Envy: Benign and Malicious Envy. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 10(6), 337–349. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12253

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Class is over-- next up in the graduate school journey: FINALS.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know we have a thriving instinct, just like we have a survival instinct? It can best be described by Barbara Fredrickson's research on positive emotions and the Broaden and Build Theory. Listen in to hear how positive emotions can benefit our progress and thriving as an opposite reaction to simply surviving.

Sponsors: Take 22% off your first order at iHerb.com with code LIVEFREE

Commission a personalized song with Songfinch and take $20 off before May 14th using code LIVEFREE

Join a retreat! livefreecreative.co/retreats

Find full show notes at livefreecreative.co/podcast

Follow Miranda on Instagram @livefreemiranda

Get one-on-one coaching with Miranda at Patreon.com/livefreecreative

Buy More Than Enough on Amazon

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This final week of class, I met my small group Team Bright Ideas for a site-visit at Perryville Prison Complex in Phoenix Arizona. I am forever changed.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is currently in transition in your life? Is it your body? Career? Family Season? Hobbies? Relationships? At almost all times at least one area of our life is actively changing. This show is about that process. The messy middle of a transition from one creature to another. Our metamorphosis.

Reference: Meleis, A. et al., Experiencing Transitions: An Emerging Middle-Range Theory. Advances in Nursing Science 23(1):p 12-28, September 2000.

Join a retreat! livefreecreative.co/retreats

Find full show notes at livefreecreative.co/podcast

Follow Miranda on Instagram @livefreemiranda

Get one-on-one coaching with Miranda at Patreon.com/livefreecreative

Buy More Than Enough on Amazon

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are wrapping up the application materials for our ASU Center for Correctional Solutions project, and I wrote a paper on Women and Creativity about 30 minutes before the deadline on Easter. Only one more weekend of class before I graduate next month!

References: Hora, S., Badura, K. L., Lemoine, G. J., & Grijalva, E. (2022). A meta-analytic examination of the gender difference in creative performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(11), 1926–1950. 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last month my 3 sisters, mom, and one of my 2 sisters-in-law and I explored Morocco. Here's how the trip came about, some of how we planned the itinerary, and a full overview of what we did! Find all the links at livefreecreative.co/episode-234-10-days-in-morocco

Sponsor: Get 15% off your first order of fully personalized haircare at prose.com/livefree

Join a retreat! livefreecreative.co/retreats

Find full show notes at livefreecreative.co/podcast

Follow Miranda on Instagram @livefreemiranda

Get one-on-one coaching with Miranda at Patreon.com/livefreecreative

Buy More Than Enough on Amazon

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I had a catch-up week with Creative Camp hosting, then my kids' Spring Break. Luckily, I'm not too behind, and I am happy to be creating real-life programing. Tune in to hear about passive poetry listening and skewed box breathing.

References:

Arruda, M. A. L. B., Garcia, M. A., & Garcia, J. B. S. (2016). Evaluation of the Effects of Music and Poetry in Oncologic Pain Relief: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 19(9), 943–948. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0528

De Couck, M., Caers, R., Musch, L., Fliegauf, J., Giangreco, A., & Gidron, Y. (2019). How breathing can help you make better decisions: Two studies on the effects of breathing patterns on heart rate variability and decision-making in business cases. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 139, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.02.011

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices