This. Episode.  It has hit more glitches than any other one!  Sound quality and late posting aside, this is one of our best! It’s a metaphor for how life is.  Rewarding experiences oftentimes require the most work.  It is these hard times that end up giving us the most value; as brain injury survivors we understand this all too well!  

Sara Tucker Howe is an inspiration.  She has used her journey to sculpt her into a compassionate and loving human.  Our conversation is a powerful reminder that true beauty is a reflection of our inner spiritual and mental health.  This episode has elements to feed your soul! 

Learn more about Sara and connect with her as one of life’s sherpas at saratuckerhowe.com! Get a free workout with Sara on our NEW tools and resources page! 

• In this episode:
• Sara’s Website and coaching business is LIVE!! Saratuckerhowe.com
• Health coaching, personal training, virtual training
• Clients come to Sara for mindset, learning how to care for your whole self, and personal training.  
• Mindset, mindfulness, and movement builds you as a healthy person on the inside which is then reflected on the outside.
• Go to the new tools and resources page on our website www.makingheadwaypodcast.com for a FREE lower body workout from Sara!
• Gender norming
• The roles that are expected of us
• Living in your emotions and learning to self soothe
• Filling your own cup
• How Full is Your Bucket by Tom Rath: super powerful kids book we all can learn from; link below
• We can’t fix others.  We can fix ourselves and then live by example
• On Site Workshops; Cumberland Furnace, TN, link below
• Living Centered Program
• An off the grid, inner-work retreat 
• Group meditation, lectures, group experiential therapy
• Insights
• Everybody has trauma and your body remembers it, from small things that happened with your peers to large life events
• Psychodrama- a role play experience that allows you to play your inner child and members of your family. Allows you to experience situations from multiple viewpoints
• Very safe environment
• Every human wants to be seen and heard for who they are
• Validating experience
• Human beings not human doings
• Trust the process
• It may suck but you will get there and get through it
• Recharging to find your peace
• The spider web
• A parallel to life
• While making the web, the spider falls and gets back up making beautiful imperfections within the web.  These lines strengthen the structure.
• The web is like life.  Our story is written a little bit (the big lines of the web).  You’re born into what you’re born into
• Throughout life you fall and get back up. It’s not perfect.  You get back up and keep going.  These make all the beautiful intricacies of life (like the intricacies within the web)
• A reminder that we make beauty out of our life events
• Sara’s personal training
• Half marathon, a challenge out of the comfort zone
• Continual challenges to the body yield results
• Stroke risk article: high intensity workouts and high stress as risk factors for stroke, get link below
• Adding stressful exercises to high stress lives–maybe the better challenge for you at those times is doing something soothing, walking or yoga
• Listening to our bodies
• Looking healthy isn’t the same as being healthy on the inside
• Mindset, mindfulness, movements
• Consider your morning routine and how it makes you feel
• Consider helpful day starters beyond your cell phone: meditation, yoga flow, inspirational reading
• Find Your Happy Daily Mantras by Shannon Kaiser, link below
• The compliments on your body don’t equal health.  
• Are you going to suffer internally to have a “good” body? 
• Where do you get your validation: internally or externally?
• Our bodies aren’t meant to stay stagnant.  They change over the course of our lives.
• Focus should be on respecting our bodies
• You might not always love what you see.  The inner strength keeps you happy.
• I'm important no matter what I am going through
• Not comparing ourselves to others.  Our paths are all different.  We are only responsible for ourselves
• Creating boundaries.  
• ‘No’ is a complete sentence.  You don’t have to explain and give reasons all the time.  
• You setting boundaries gives others permission to make some as well.
• Start small with someone you are comfortable with.  
• When setting a boundary, explain what you would like instead.  You’re not cutting her off.  You’re offering an option that meets your needs
• Dr. Brene Brown, episode on We Can Do Hard Things; link below
• How people respond to your boundaries is not your responsibility 
• Developing throughout our whole lifetime, not just our childhoods
• We are human beings that grow and change.  Growth is essential; The only constant is change
• Tucker the dog! Pics here
• See our website for a workout video by Sara!!
• Links to any resources mentioned: 
• Saratuckerhowe.com
• On Site Workshops
• Stroke Risk Article: Stroke may be triggered by anger, upset, or intense exercise in the hour before.  
• Dr. Brene Brown, episode on boundaries on We Can Do Hard Things
• Reach out to:
• Sara on IG @saratuckerhowe
• Eryn on IG @eryn_makingheadwaypodcast
• Mariah on IG @mariah_makingheadwaypodcast
• MHP on IG @makingheadwaypodcast 
• www.makingheadwaypodcast.com
• Using our Amazon links to buy products gives us a small kickback.  Thank you for your support!
• How Full is Your Bucket by Tom Rath
• Find Your Happy Daily Mantras by Shannon Kaiser
• Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown 
• Support us at: 
• Patreon
• Donate section on our website.  10% of profits go to our favorite non-profit of the moment

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