Rewind & Reflect

And....we have another guest.  It's our pleasure to welcome Gail DeMarco Zuckerbraun, PhD - clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and mother to the podcast!!  Gail has more than 20 years of experience working with adolescents, adults, and families.  Her first book is titled: "The Cycle Stops With You: Shatter the Myths Keeping Your Family Trapped in Addiction" and she is currently working on book #2: "Should You Be Afraid That Your Kid Will Become an Addict?"  Join us in this open conversation filled with 'a-ha' moments focusing on parents concerned about their kids becoming addicts.

Have you ever heard the phrase, "that frosts my a**?"  Well, we have...join as we take a stroll down memory lane exchanging stories as to where we first heard that phrase along with a very spicy conversation around what actually does frost our a**sses!

In this episode Sue has a question for Deb and Kristen..."What would you tell your younger self?"  The discussion that follows is filled with wisdom, strolls down memory lane and of course a fair share of humor.  Have a listen and ask yourself the same question....the answer may surprise you.

We are talking ALL things Self-Care in this episode.  What are your self-care rituals?  Deb, Sue and Kristen exchange their self-care practices and go on to debate that it is not just pampering.  Self-Care is not a luxury or a reward or even selfish, it is necessary and required.  Self-Care in reverse is Care for Self. Your trio talks about knowing yourself, knowing what you need to feel complete, rejuvenated and present for yourself and others.  Be in the NOW to know HOW to take care of yourself. 

We are talking about our social batteries in this episode.  Your favorite trio is chatting about alone time versus spending time with people, when to say no and bow out and when, if ever, to push thru.  Are you constantly draining your social battery for the sake of others? If so, how do you re-charge? 

When you say 'enable', does it conjure up a positive or a negative response for you?  In this episode, Deb, Sue and Kristen dive into what enabling looks like, how it is often masked as 'helping' and the consequences that go along with it.  Are you an enabler with others?  Have you convinced yourself that you are simply helping?  Are you doing it for them or to satisfy something in yourself. Join in the discussion around enabling, co-dependency and the toll it can take on all parties.

Oh boy....take a seat for this one.  In today's episode we are chewing on household/gender roles and all the things that go along with that.  Deb educates us on being a flower or a gardener in our relationships. Deb, Sue and Kristin's discussion gets into the weeds and is not short on spice.

Your favorite trio is not here to judge....and seriously who are we (or anyone for that matter) to judge anyone?  That being said, sometimes we point the finger and not necessarily at ourselves.  Join our discussion as Deb, Sue and Kristen dive into fear based judgements.  How much does fear play into you not looking at yourself in the mirror?  What about the people you come across that give unsolicited advice?  In this episode we tackle the "who told you that" story and more.

We have talked about gratitude statements but today we talk about 'I get to' statements.  Amazing things happen when you flip the script from 'I have to' to 'I get to'.  Join Deb, Sue and Kristen as they have their roundtable discussion about flipping the script and turn obligation into opportunity.

Random acts of kindness...do you give them?  If so, how does that make you feel? How does it feel when you are the recipient?  What comes up for you when you receive a compliment?  Do you automatically feel the need to reciprocate?  In this week's episode, Deb, Sue and Kristen share stories of recent events where they were on the receiving end of random acts of kindness and the enormous impact it can have on yourself and others.