The AWEd Life

I’m sharing a little behind the scenes of what it was like to do this podcast for the past few months and what I’m looking forward to creating in 2023.

I also shared some questions that may help you reflect on 2022 and set intentions for 2023.

Thank you for all of your support this past season of The AWEd Life podcast and I look forward to keeping things AWEd for you in 2023.

SHOW NOTES:

My Patreon page if you want to be part of the AWEd Life podcast community and get exclusive content in 2023

Riverside.FM– the platform I use to record podcast video/audio

2022 Year in Review Questions

Learn new skills through sites like Masterclass and CreativeLive

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This is the final book in the Books That Will Change Your Life Series, at least for now. :)

Today, I’m discussing The Way of Integrity, Finding the Path to Your True Self, by Martha Beck, “a four-stage process that anyone can use to find integrity, and with it, a sense of purpose, emotional healing, and a life free of mental suffering.”

This book has been so transformative in my process of finding alignment in my life and played a massive part in the creation of this podcast.

It’s one of the easier-to-read self-help books out there because of Martha’s conversational writing style. She’s witty and wise and holds nothing back in sharing her own journey of rising out of her darkest days as she helps her readers climb out of their own depths of despair and reconnect to their true selves.

Show Notes:

Where to find Martha:

Her website

IG

Watch The Gathering Pod on FB live on Sundays or listen here

Where to get a copy of the book (while supporting independent bookstores):

Hardcover/paperback

Audio version

Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Today’s guest is my friend, Jen Gilhoi, founder of Sparktrack, a marketing consulting firm, and co-founder of ZeroProof Collective, where business leaders and the non-alcoholic beverage industry come together to connect, collaborate, and share resources to advance zero-proof options for the sober community.

We discussed the role sobriety has played in her life, how her entrepreneurial journey started, the transformative experience she had in Mexico and how it inspired her 50th birthday celebration, and how finally following her own voice sent her life in a direction she’d never dreamed of.

I hope this conversation inspires you to also follow what feels in alignment with you and to trust your intuition. You just might be amazed at all the places you’ll go!

SHOW NOTES:

Sparktrack - Jen’s consulting business that helps solopreneurs to larger businesses with their marketing efforts through social media, event recaps, strategic communications and writing projects

Modernwell - Women-centered co-working space in Minneapolis area

More about the Monarch migration 

Rachel Greenhouse and the Monarch and Mexico tour

Zeroproof Collective - Bringing people together in the restaurant/beverage industry through monthly gatherings to create community to help advance NA options/events/marketshare.  

Sansbar - Alcohol-free pop-up bar experience for those to choose to live AF but also feel part of community 

Chicago AF - alcohol-free community and events in the Chicago area 

Find out more about Jen here:

www.JenGilhoi.com

IG - @jengilhoi

IG - @sobernotsomber_ 

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Today, I’m discussing this powerful book and why it can be life-changing for readers. I share some of the most impactful parts for me as well as some examples from my own life.  

Reading this was a little bit biology, a little bit psychology, and by the end, felt like a whole lot of therapy. I understood a lot more about my past behaviors and gave me a lot of clarity about why I was stuck in certain aspects of my life. 

I honestly think this should be required reading for young adults because I wish I would have read this at that age.

Show Notes:

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself  by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Magic Makers course by Katie Den Ouden

Foreward by Dr. Daniel Amen

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Today's guest is my daughter, Avarie. She's a recent college graduate and making her way in the world of sports broadcasting and media.

Today, we talk about playing soccer as a young athlete and what it took to progress to become a college athlete, using her passion for sports on and off the field to guide her down a path to sports broadcasting, and even a little advice to young women and their parents about pursuing dreams similar to hers.

Dreams come true when passion meets confidence and she’s a great example. Can’t wait for you to meet her!

Show Notes:

8:42 - Correction: meant to say prodigy instead of protégé.

11:34 - ECNL stands for Elite Clubs National League that consists of elite female club soccer teams from across the country to compete against each other on a regional level.

17:52 - How COVID actually helped her shift from struggling student athlete to being more grounded and intentional about her time at UNO.

20:55 - How having a self-care routine helped her become a better soccer player and teammate

25:00 - When her passion about sports became a reality as a career

31:15 - When she knew that she was in alignment

37:00 - How sports broadcasting helped her soccer game

40:50 - On creating her own internship and media club during COVID (article here)

43:23 - How their media club landed dream guest speakers Laura Rutledge and Mina Kimes for their Zoom calls

53:11 - What she wished she knew growing up that she knows now

54:11 - Advice to kids as well as parents of kids who want to go on and play college sports

1:00:21 - Advice to girls who want to pursue sports broadcasting or any other male-dominated field

1:03:12 - What’s making her feel AWEd (Awake, Well, and Empowered) right now.

Avarie’s awards and accomplishments in media:

-First female sports play-by-play announcer to receive a first place Eric Sevareid Award at Midwest Journalism Conference

-Part of first all-female broadcast crew for KRNU radio coverage of Husker football spring game

-Nebraska Broadcasters Association Awards: Radio, Best Sports Story “Westside Football Player Tackles Stereotype”, Nebraska and TV, Best Promo “Women’s History Month”

Find Avarie online:

-Instagram @avariehoward31

-Twitter @avariehoward31

In this episode, I discuss the life-changing concepts and lessons in the book, The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer.

I read this in 2018 and have been applying the knowledge I gained from this book ever since. It’s not easy work but it’s definitely worth the effort.

If you’ve read it already, let me know in the comments and what your most impactful takeaways were.

Book discussed today:

The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

Indie Bookstore in Steamboat Springs- Off The Beaten Path

Author, Michael A. Singer’s website

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Today, I'm speaking with entrepreneur and business coach, Katie Den Ouden, about how she developed into the person she is today and what allowed her to create a life she absolutely loves. You'll be inspired by her story, especially how she attributes the hardships growing up into early adulthood as the EXACT things she needed to cultivate a life full of freedom and joy.

Katie’s certification in Integrative nutrition is from IIN Institute for Integrative Nutrition

Book: Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Katie on cultivating community:

1. You’re not alone in how you’re feeling.

2. Show up and encourage life together, not what you can “get” from the relationships. Focus on upleveling each other. 

3. Just get out there. Start messaging people, on social media, by email,  or in person.  Be willing to understand that a no or a no response is not a sign of your worth. Detach from the outcome. 

Eleanor Roosevelt quote: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

What Katie used for mold detox: 

-Low Histamine Diet

-QuickSilver Scientific protocol

-Infrared sauna to sweat out toxins

Katie’s top two tools for helping live by design:

1. Sunday set-up - weekly prep to set up her week ahead

2. Challenging the thoughts that come up that limit or contain her or keep her stuck in a monotonous routine. Ask “What if…”

Abe Lincoln quote: “If you give me six hours to chop down a tree, I spend the first four sharpening my axe.”

Katie’s website and newsletter sign-up. 

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Today, we’re going to talk about books, but not just any books. These are books that could possibly change your life.

Over a series of podcast episodes, I’ll be sharing the books that have dramatically impacted my own life in recent years along with personal anecdotes and insights that, hopefully, inspire you to utilize their ideas to change yours, too.

First up is Daring Greatly by Brené Brown, a book about courage and vulnerability and how they are both required if we are to show up in our lives as the main event, the person in the arena who is daring greatly, rather than watching from the sidelines.

SHOW NOTES:

The full quote from Theodore Roosevelt:

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

Read more about Daring Greatly here

Check out Brené on her website

Watch her famous TED Talk on vulnerability

The technique I mentioned that helped me to process strong emotions.

-Article: 4 Tips to Easily Ride Through a Wave of Emotions

-Video: How to ride the wave of difficult emotions and changing behavior that triggered the negative emotion

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Today's conversation with author and mom, Annabel Monaghan, discusses the seasons of life and how they can play a role in our passion pursuits, what's it like being both mom and dream chaser, a bit about her writing process, and much more.

Annabel’s published books, in order of publication:

Click, A Girl’s Guide to Making It Happen, 2007 (Non-fiction)

A Girl Named Digit, 2012 (Young Adult)

Double Digit, 2014 (Young Adult)

Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, 2016 (Nonfiction, Essays)

Nora Goes Off Script (Contemporary Romance)

Her upcoming novel, Same Time Next Summer, comes out June 2023

Annabel’s book recommendations:

The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy

Where to find Annabel:

Her website: http://www.annabelmonaghan.com

Twitter @AnnabelMonaghan

Instagram @AnnabelMonaghan

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Today’s episode is all about life in the middle, aka Midlife. It’s been given a bad wrap over the years so I’m here to debunk that midlife is a crisis and give credit to what it really is, an awakening. 

This podcast is sponsored by the letter M, apparently, because I talk about motherhood, moxie, menopause, the mane (our hair), marriage, mindfulness, and me, which also means YOU. 

Here are some things I mention in the podcast that you may find helpful: 

What I take to detox my liver and my body:

-Chlorophyll Concentrate

-Activated Charcoal

-Liposomal Glutathione

-NAC (N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine)

Foods that support the liver (article cited here)

-Artichokes

-Cruciferous veggies, especially broccoli

-Spices (turmeric, garlic, ginger) 

-Citrus (lemon)

-Beetroot

-Protein (nuts, fish, eggs)

-Greens (dandelion, coriander, and spinach)

-Blueberries (Wyman’s Wild Blueberries)

-Avocado

-Spirulina

-Apple Cider Vinegar

-Water

-Herbs (Milk Thistle, Dandelion, Green tea)

My morning detox water:

-½ juiced lemon

-20 drops of Chorophyll concentrate

-1 tbsp of activated charcoal

Perry

-Social media app specifically for women in perimenopause/menopause community 

What I take for hair growth 

-Nutrafol

-Vegamour Gro Serum

What IBE is:

 I-nvisible Bead Extensions

(I messed up in the podcast and said individual bead extensions. My bad.) 

Insight Timer 

-The app I use for meditation 

 -An explanation of binaural beats via WebMD and their health benefits

Katy Rexing Wellness

-the wellness community I’m a part of that includes group meditation (online only), Zoom chats, and access to recorded meditations and yoga/pilates sequences

Modernwell 

-Women centered co-working space in Minneapolis

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