It was incredibly fun and meaningful to have our first ever podcast swap with the Ritual Sisters, Michelle and Kelly. Join us as we practice a few rituals together and openly talk about the definition of a ritual and discuss how our rituals impact us. Do you know what your rituals are, how you created them and can you feel their transformative impact? Can we play even more with rituals and expand how they imprint on us and others?

Joy Notes Songs:

Michelle: Great Storm Clouds by Trevor Hall

Kelly: Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch

Gratitude Rocks!:

Michelle: Open

Kelly: Kind

Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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Nio and Beth take on a very important and difficult topic about what it means to be an ally. How can we take action to support each other in the most challenging and hardest moments. Can we own and overcome our own fears and discomfort to move things forward as humans. This episode is full of vulnerability and honesty and is one that we will both remember for a long time.

Joy Notes Songs: Matter of Trust by Billy Joel

Gratitude Rocks!: Joy

Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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#gratitude #joy #ally #allyship

In the Joy and Gratitude podcast Beth and Nio often talk about the importance of slowing down and being present.  In this special recording, Beth takes us through a breathing and gratitude exercise with the goal of slowing us down, dropping into our bodies and noticing what it feels like to be more centered.  We hope you can find a moment to listen and let yourself be led through a calming, connective practice.  Let us know what you think.

Hosts: Beth Mercurio

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#breathing #breathingexercises #gratitude

What does it mean to listen mindfully and what are the impacts if we don't? We talk about what gets in the way of truly listening to people and the impacts of not making people feel heard.  Join us as we discuss the ways that with attention and focus we can use listening to elevate and amplify our conversations.

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#communication #mindfullistening #listening

Nio and Beth have a passionate conversation about how we all need to be in “creator mode” in our lives. When we take action and make choices from a place of creation and imagination we take our power back.  Life can get in the way and fear can make us want to protect and direct which can hinder creativity. Let’s look at ourselves, be brave, shift into creator mode and serve as models to our children, family and friends.

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Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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#creativity #creator #joy #gratitude

Belonging is a basic need and now more than ever we need to feel like we belong. In this episode we talk about the impacts of feeling safe, having common ground and lifting each other up through community. It can take courage to belong. Can we find new and creative ways to build or strengthen communities around us to take purposeful action together and enhance our lives?

Joy Notes Songs:

Courage to Grow by Rebelution

King of Anything by Sara Bareilles

Gratitude Rocks!: Learn

Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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#courage #community #joy #gratitude

Have you ever noticed how dysregulation can impact how you show up? Do you keep hearing about the vagus nerve? Join us with special guest, seasoned clinical social worker, Heather Daley, to learn about how somatic awareness and polyvagal theory can help you tune into your body, know where you are and connect back to self and others. Learn simple exercises to calm your nervous system so you can make new and different choices. This is an episode with incredible and actionable information.

Additional Resources: www.polyvagalinstitute.org

Joy Notes Songs: Can’t Stop This Feeling by Justin Timberlake

Gratitude Rocks!: Learn

Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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#joy #gratitude #Health #Body #selfcare

Join us in this conversation about how to own our choices around being healthy.  How can we create routines and be intentional around eating, moving, and sleeping.  Afterall, our bodies are our vessels and if we care for them then we have a better chance of living a longer, healthier and more fulfilling life. Take it personally!

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Resources:

Eat, Move, Sleep by Tom Rath

Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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#joy #gratitude #Health #Healthyliving

Beth and Nio talk openly about embracing our imperfections and finding the beauty in our cracks.  Although extremely challenging and different for all individuals, we need to accept ourselves and all of our scars, in order to move towards self-love and authenticity. Learn more about how shifting our mindset, trusting ourselves and shedding external expectations will enable us to appreciate and lean towards our own imperfections in a freeing way.  As in the title of Brene Brown’s amazing book, can we learn to see the Gifts of Imperfection?

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Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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#joy #gratitude #imperfection 

We have fun talking about the famous line from the 1996 Jerry Maguire movie “You, complete me” Can someone else complete you? Although not as catchy, what if it was “You complement me”. Join us as we talk about the importance of self-love, completing ourselves first and then having another human elevate, amplify and make us better.

Joy Notes Songs: Secret Garden by Bruce Springsteen Find Yourself by Mario Sem (ft White Ash)

Gratitude Rocks!: Curious

Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio

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If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected] #joyandgratitude #podcast #love #compliment #JerryMaguire