The Dreamer's Nest Podcast

This episode is the first episode of Season 2 of The Dreamer’s Nest Podcast, and it features fellow life coach, Jill Morrison. Together we walk through what it was like for Jill to go from the pursuit of rising to the top in her career for status and recognition, to recognizing that who she was at her core was enough. She shares how she has learned to pour her gifts and her drive into helping others find deeper fulfillment! She shows strength in vulnerability and will leave you wanting more! Jill Morrison is a wife and mom of two littles ages 8 and 5, who lives in Traverse City, Michigan. Her educational background is in positive psychology and higher education administration. The majority of her professional career has been spent helping college students, start-up founders, suit and tie professionals, work-from-home mamas, and anyone else she comes in contact with, to see their uniqueness and full potential and push them towards a bigger and more colorful life of impact. Her actual job titles have included CNA (yes, at a nursing home, on an alzheimer’s unit!), Executive Director, Grant Writer, Direct Sales Leader, and a bunch of other titles, but what you […]

Since receiving my certification in High-Performance™ Coaching, I wanted to share a bit about what is covered in the coaching experience and why it’s the most transformational coaching program in the world. There are six high-performance habits I focus on with my clients in the first six sessions and the last six sessions are focused on additional psychology and physiology topics. Here are the six habits: Seeking Clarity Generating Energy Raising Necessity Increase Productivity Develop Influence Demonstrate Courage This podcast will tell you the six secrets of the world’s most successful people. To find out more about High-Performance Coaching, click here.

David and I talk about how we have learned to identify our personal needs and communicate them with each other during times when emotions run high. We also talk about the power of developing emotional literacy so we can better manage our personal emotions, express our emotions, and teach our kids about emotions! Learn more about how to bring tools into your relationships or friendships to help you better honor your needs and be in charge of your emotions, and hear real-life examples recorded on the podcast of how we have grown in this area as a couple! Learn to engage with your feelings and get curious about them so that you can discover what need of yours might not be being met. Resources:

This episode is all about marriage and parenting. In this episode, I get the pleasure of interviewing my husband, David Foust — the first guest on The Dreamer’s Nest podcast! I’ve always admired the way he loves his family, and I wanted him to share with all of you a bit about who he is, what we have gone through in our marriage, and about how we parent our children together. Enjoy getting a glimpse into one of the most important parts of my life! David is also working on a podcast that should be out this summer! It’s called The DIY Dad and will include episodes for men about how to DIY their lives and their parenting styles to fit the needs of their family. Enjoy!

This episode encourages you to step outside of comfort and into courage. This doesn’t mean not experiencing fear…it simply means quieting fear with the courage you choose to bring to the situation. Resources: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Brene Brown Courage 10 Ways To Step Outside Your Comfort Zone Podcast Transcript: Hey friends! I’m really excited about today’s topic and want to dive right in. It’s a topic I think most of us need to hear but may not necessarily want to hear. As mentioned, today’s topic is about harnessing the courage to step outside of your comfort zone. Oh comfort zones, how we love them! They are basically the entire reason we spend buffering. If you don’t know about buffering, check out Life Coach Brooke Castillo’s podcast and listen to Episode 8 of The Dreamer’s Nest Podcast all about Buffering. To bottom line it for you, Buffering is our go-to when we want to check-out or feel numb. Basically when we want to feel comfortable, we buffer with anything that will give us that comfort because we are drawn to comfort. Our brains tell us to retreat into comfort whenever possible. So when we make a decision to step […]

We all want to be able to “do it all” and we think there is a formula to do so that we just haven’t figured out yet. But I’m here to tell you that instead of striving to do it all and to do everything perfectly, it’s far better to learn to develop rhythms in your life that help you maintain your sanity despite the common overwhelm we so often feel. We can take steps against overwhelm when we learn to approach our lives with intention and better time management. Listen to this episode for four tips that work for me, but then tweak them to work for you and your unique life! Enjoy! Resources: Print my “Prioritize” worksheet to help you determine the parts of your day that deserve the most of your focus! The Next Right Thing: Design Your Rhythm of Work – Theme Days The Lazy Genius Works From Home Podcast Transcript: Hey friends! It’s been a long time since I’ve recorded a podcast episode! I said from the beginning that podcasting isn’t going to be my full-time gig so I hadn’t set a set schedule for sharing podcasts. But I do want to be more consistent […]

This podcast episode is a bit different than the previous episodes. This one features a life coaching tool called a visualization. A visualization allows the listener to tap into his/her subconscious and dive deep. I talk a lot on the podcast about the power of managing your thoughts. This episode takes that a step further and teaches you how to actually change one of your memories that is causing you to feel stuck. This isn’t being in denial of the facts, it’s simply offering yourself a new perspective that serves you better and no longer holds you back. I hope you will find yourself using this tool again and again! Enjoy!

Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. We all can increase our happiness and fulfillment when we engage more in flow, and this episode will teach you how to do just that! Resources: The Book That Takes It’s Time Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Podcast Transcript Hey everyone! It’s good to be back and recording another podcast this week! I hope you all have been well and have enjoyed the last eleven podcasts! Wow! Can’t believe we are in the double digits now! Eleven may not seem like a lot of episodes compared to other podcasts, but with all that I have going on in my business, and with the vision of a podcast being a dream just months ago and now actually being REAL it’s pretty exciting and I’m all about celebrating wins! There have been a lot of great topics so far, and in the last episode, I shared a bit of my story with you guys, so that was fun! It’s been enjoyable hearing people share with me parts of […]

After ten episodes of The Dreamer’s Nest podcast, I decided it was time to finally do more than just introduce myself to my listeners in my little podcast intro snippet but, instead, to give you all a more in-depth look into the person behind the podcast! In this episode you will learn about some of favorite things, my MBTI and Enneagram type, how our family was formed, and a quick overview of my professional journey. It’s a bit awkward to talk about myself, so it’s pretty short and sweet, but I want this to be a two-way conversation, so comment here or email me at [email protected] to tell me more about YOU! More about Amanda Foust: My Favorite Things About Me Page Podcast Transcript: Hey friends! So The Dreamer’s Nest podcast just got legit! When I first started this podcast, I wanted to go all out. I’m an “all in” kind of girl. I learned it from my dad. He would get a new hobby or interest and go full force into it by buying all the best gear and spending hours researching and learning as much as he can about things. That’s probably why he’s literally good at EVERYTHING! Learning how […]

With the New Year here, we have goal-setting on our mind. Maybe you don’t call it goal setting. Maybe you call it “Resolutions!” Either way, the beginning of a new year is the time we all consider making changes in our lives. But before you jump on the goal-setting train, I want to help you create a strong foundation for goal setting. Listen to the podcast below for everything you need to know about setting the stage to be successful in reaching your goals! You might be surprised what it takes! Podcast Transcript: Hey everyone! I can’t believe we are saying goodbye to 2018 and welcoming a new year! It’s been one heck of a year for my family, but one we will never forget! I won’t go through all the milestones from the year, but if you’re interested I wrote a quick blog post on my Downs Ups & Teacups blog with a list of 2018 accomplishments you can check out! I hope this year has treated you well, and if it hasn’t, I’ll gladly support you welcoming a new year and saying goodbye to the past one!  I know many of us are looking at the new year […]