What does it mean for something to be REAL?

What does truth mean?

Why do we have so many people saying the same thing, sharing the same kind of experience, but it only results in fighting?

What if we are so caught up in the language frameworks (and religious frameworks) that we are missing the point?

This week I'm sharing with you how a burrito helped me capture the difference between an experience and communicating that experience to others. 

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to inquire about having Morgan at your next event. 

"Not being able to trust yourself sucks." 

This line on Rebecca's website caught my attention. I have had to learn how to navigate a lack of self-trust and how it impacts my relationships, business, and my inner peace. There's a lot of talk about "gaslighting", but what do you do when the one gaslighting you...is you?

Rebecca and I discuss what radical self-trust is and how it impacts every area of our lives. Together, we explore concepts around what it means to live in a way that makes you happy, aligned, and alive. 

You can find Rebecca in these places:

Website

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Have you grabbed your copy of the ebook Know Thyself yet? It's a simple but powerful guide through my 3 favorite personality tools and some exercises to point you to the inner work. Grab your copy here.

Swirling in indecision is no fun. We use a great deal of energy waffling back and forth, making pros and cons lists, asking for advice, and worrying. This is normal. We would all love to know the outcome of our choices before we make them. 

But we can't. 

There is a tremendous amount of power in making a decision. Even if you don't act on it right away, choosing is powerful. When you choose, you give your brain something to focus on and to work toward. 

This episode explores how we can make better choices. Thanks for joining me. 

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You can find Morgan on her website https://www.morganmotsinger.com/

or on Instagram at @morgan_motsinger

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Why do we procrastinate?  And how do we stop?

This episode explores some practical tips on how to overcome procrastinating. But deeper than that, I discuss how procrastination can also be insidious when it comes to big life decisions. 

Practical tips:

1. Set timers

None of these little procrastination techniques matter if the things you procrastinate on are meaningless. Are you using procrastination on little things to procrastinate on the big things? 

On a deeper level, you may be procrastinating:

• making decisions or taking action in your career (apply somewhere else? stay where you're at? start a business?)

Lastly, how to stop procrastinating on the big things:

1. Get clear on your values

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I appreciate you! You're doing a good job. 

Once again I'm on the other side of the interview. Please enjoy my conversation with Dr. Mary Sanders from my guest appearance on her podcast. I enjoyed our conversation so much that I wanted to make sure you had easy access to it on this show as well. 

Resilience is a deep topic. Resilience isn't about being happy no matter what, or a false positivity when your world is crumbling around you. Resilience is about how to continue to show up, even when the days (or weeks or years) are very dark and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. 

The 3 components of resilience are:

Create a process (or practice)

Download your copy of my free ebook "Know Thyself" and deepen your self-awareness. Know Thyself Ebook

Friends, I've done it. I have cracked the code. With this SIMPLE, step-by-step plan, you will be happier in no time! You will stop having sad days, mad days, any uncomfortable days AT ALL because that's the goal, right?

If you've gotten this far, you already know this is BS. Not only is it impossible, being happy all the time isn't a great goal, and I'll tell you why in this episode. There are some very practical things you can do to increase your life satisfaction and feel happier and I'm sharing those here. But I also want to challenge your thinking and mindset when it comes to happiness. 

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You can find Morgan on her website https://www.morganmotsinger.com/

or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/morgan_motsinger.

Outside of hosting this show, I've been a guest on many podcasts. Some experiences have been not so great. Like the episode where the woman didn't know anything about me at all and when I started to talk about taking care of ourselves at a deep level she began talking about moisturizer. Not quite the kind of self-care I was referring to. 

Some podcasts, however, have been vulnerable, intimate conversations. When I was a guest on Rachael Meed's podcast The Embodied Leadership Podcast, we had an amazing time together. I asked Rachael for the recording of our conversation so I could share it here. Enjoy.

You can find the original episode here Episode 97 Embodied Leadership Podcast

And you can find Rachael on Instagram at @aroara___

Download my free ebook "Know Thyself" to unlock and unblock who you really are to live life authentically. 

What do you do when you're facing complete burnout? When you're feeling overwhelmed, tapped out, out of alignment, how do you cope?

Dr. Mary Sanders had a 20-year career in chiropractic care before she hit her breaking point. 

We explore the connection between science and spirituality, and discuss the importance of addressing the whole system and the communication between awareness and bodily systems. We also talk about the importance of dissolving previous beliefs to adopt a wider view of spirituality, the mysteries beyond what we can see, and the role of faith in understanding that there is something greater than ourselves. 

I love it when my guests share practical tools and techniques for healing, and Mary shares one that I have already applied to my daily routine. She teaches how to energetically separate from others to reclaim energy and autonomy.

You can find Mary on her website www.drmarysanders.com.

----more----Dr. Mary has over 25+ years of experience as a self-employed businesswoman and consultant … AND 15 years ago, she experienced burnout firsthand and crashed hard! At the time, she didn’t have the necessary tools or resources to navigate this difficult period in her life, so she panicked and ran away to the other side of the world. Now, she is wholeheartedly committed to supporting women who want to transform the way they show up in this world and experience thriving health, happiness, and purpose, utilizing the tools of energy medicine, chiropractic, functional blood chemistry analysis, and positive psychology. Dr. Mary earned her doctorate in Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO. She completed her Certificate in Positive Psychology from the Wholebeing Institute in Lennox, MA, and studied under Dr. Tal Ben Shahar. In addition, she completed her Masters in Intuition Medicine® from the Academy of Intuition Medicine® in Sausalito, CA, and studied under Dr. Francesca McCartney.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.maryesanders/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.maryesanders

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmaryesanders/

Did you know all your beliefs are optional?

What you believe about yourself, others, the world, God, money, parenting...all your beliefs are up for grabs. We all filter reality through our unique perspectives. There are very, very few provable truths, which means that you have a choice. And if you get to choose whether to believe you're a piece of crap that no one will ever love or understand or that you're an amazing human worthy of the most satisfying relationships, why wouldn't you choose the latter?

Our beliefs are DEEP. Many of them we picked up in childhood. But you are not stuck with any of your beliefs. Neuroplasticity (the ability to be cognitively flexible) continues your entire life. You can indeed teach an old dog new tricks. 

I've got three beliefs today that you can choose to adopt. Or not. But whatever you do, start to be intentional about which beliefs you're willing to act as if they're true because your beliefs determine your behavior which determine the direction of your life. 

I know it's hard. You feel alone...a lot. Probably more than you admit. You laugh at self-care memes, and not because they're funny, but because you wonder how in the world you could have the time, energy, or money to take care of yourself. Your relationships are suffering, your health is suffering, and sometimes you feel resentful about your reality.

You are a parent with a special needs child and these feelings are NORMAL.

Even though Anni passed away last year (2022), I will always consider myself a special needs parent. For over a decade, I fought for her care to be the best it possibly could be. 

This episode is divided into 3 messages: 1) to parents of special needs kids 2) to friends/family/community of those parents 3) to the broader world

You are not alone.