• Why life transitions, even welcome ones are so difficult.
• What it means to be at the edge of change.
• The two parts of honoring and why they both matter.
• How the simple practice of honoring yourself and each other can open a path forward.
• And how she and her colleagues are using it to move through a big change of their own.

She makes the case that a life lived in the delicate and conscious balance of progress and presence is a life fueled by purpose and a life filled with meaning. When you can both dream and be awake to the moment to moment experience of your life, surprising gifts await you.

• the growing prevalence of anxiety and depression among working adults through the lens of our ‘always on’, 24/7 work culture;
• the role of the Pandemic and the conditions that were already present in the workplace that contributed to this trend;
• how technology, instant communication and ever-accelerating work processes combine to create more and more stress;
• how embracing our limits offers a way forward;
• the role of boundaries and the three things people who are skilled at boundaries have in common;
• and finally, the case for seeing our limitations as sources of creativity, value and freedom.

Here are some links to resources she references in the episode.

A January survey on the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Canadian adults from the Center for Addictions and Mental Health

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

In this episode, Cathy shares five things that have inspired her during the pandemic and what she has learned about how to feel more inspired and how to inspire others as we steel ourselves for another winter of infections and lockdowns. She also shares a simple practice to support you to stay more connected to inspiration than despair.

She talks about how “project ideal you” can be a form of perfectionism that not only sets you up for failure but can end in you unfairly berating yourself for a lack of motivation of discipline.

Start here, invites you to a subtle but profound shift in thinking about how to create a fresh start in 2022.

For more on how to make a fresh start, visit my blog at www.cathyjacob.com.

Think of Sound Insight as your personal coach in an earbud. Each brief episode is packed with inspiration, strategies and practical insights that you can use to reduce the slog and grow the inspiration in your life.