Happy New Year from Lou and Marilyn! It's a new year, a new decade, and once again time to get back on track with positive change. Join The Living Stress Free Podcast to learn about what gets in the way of succeeding at our goals and great plans for personal growth in 2020. Discover a simple strategy to make progress despite the inevitable barriers that interfere with our intentions for change. Find out more about 8 doable, simple, effective resolutions that will help you reduce your stress and live a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Lou and Marilyn keep it fun, keep it light, but also keep it real with real information and insightful wisdom.

During the intensity of the holiday season, self-care is not easy; for some, it’s impossible. How do we develop a lifestyle that incorporates self-care no matter what the season? Lou and Marilyn offer three helpful insights on how to bring peace to your holiday experience.

Lou and Marilyn share their stress-free wisdom in this engaging talk about how to deal with those awkward family discussions at Thanksgiving dinner. Those heated topics, such as the ones that focus on political views or religion, can create tension and uncomfortable feelings that have a detrimental effect on the gathering - especially for children. Lou states "when the affect gets flowing more than the gravy, the kids are picking on the drippings."

This LSF podcast offers four suggestions to cope with holiday gatherings with family and friends that gravitate into intensified political discussions. What to do when family members have a strong agenda or don't know when to stop sharing their opinion? How do you practice mindful conversations and active listening? What is the importance of the family's responsibility to role model behavior for the younger members of the family? How do you practice gratitude in the midst of heavy disagreements? 

Lou and Marilyn also share their dinner music suggestions, the holiday movies they enjoy, and what has helped them enjoy Thanksgiving to its fullest. Learn how agenda-free conversations are the best way to spend time with others and discover the wisdom of Craig Theodore Nelson in The Family Stone. Whether you're traveling in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," or comfortably at home on the couch, enjoy this Thanksgiving episode of The Living Stress Free Podcast!

Lou and Marilyn discuss an important issue in today’s podcast －  how to interact with our friends, family, colleagues, and loved ones without getting into a conflict about our differing opinions. This is especially relevant with the holidays approaching … talk about stress!!! Sharing methods from the LSF Stress Reduction Program and quotes from The Living Stress Free Bible, Lou and Marilyn once again inspire, motivate, educate, and encourage listeners in this incredible podcast. Learn how to listen to diverse opinions and share your own perspectives without getting into a throw-down argument. Enjoy!

Lou and Marilyn detour from their usual stress-free suggestions and inspiring contemplations to jump into the social commentary pool. The first of a periodic series of validating podcasts outlining the big issues that inevitably cause all of us some level of stress, the Guadagninos chat about America's shifting class system, the challenges of health care costs, and political divisions within the upcoming election year. Marilyn discusses the theme of "idea vs reality," referencing her book "The Living Stress Free Bible." Lou explains the LSF teaching related to ambivalence, "Emotional Deliberation," and how rushing to make a decision is not helpful and often causes more stress. Sitting with uncertainty is the LSF way. The Living Stress Free Podcast is your weekly go-to for helpful suggestions, interesting perspectives, humor, entertainment, and education. Create a "new normal" for yourself, with Living Stress Free.

Marilyn and Lou dive into the subject of spirituality with wisdom, humor, and kitchen-sink common sense. Learn the importance of daily practice when it comes to changing any habitual pattern, and discover how we are inevitably practicing the very thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are not serving us just through our lack of awareness. Whatever we do with our mind and body becomes automatic. Discover how intentional practice is the key to deepening spirituality, as well as improving our mental health, physical health, relationships, financial wellness, and so on. Listen to the Guadagninos explore the spiritual practice of self-inquiry, as well as comment on why we are all more stressed this time of year. The Living Stress Free Podcast is your go-to for helpful reminders on stress-free living and new ideas to contemplate for personal growth. Join us!

Marilyn and Lou Guadagnino share their knowledge and experience of the ancient, powerful practice of meditation. Ever wonder what the difference is between various types of meditation? In this episode, you will learn the difference between concentration-based meditation and nondirective meditation, and why this is important. Listen to Lou discuss his personal meditation journey and how it led to the inception of LSF Meditation. Find out about the ever-growing amount of research related to nondirective meditation and how it might be the most effective method for you to process your memories and emotions. Marilyn and Lou share how meditation changed their lives and how they can help you lower your stress right now. With anecdotes about Western New York's apples and fry cakes, how Gandhi helped Lou pass a math class, and the parallels between music and meditation, the Living Stress Free Podcast is always informative as well as entertaining.

Marilyn and Lou Guadagnino share their knowledge and experience of the ancient, powerful practice of meditation. Ever wonder what the difference is between various types of meditation? In this episode, you will learn the difference between concentration-based meditation and nondirective meditation, and why this is important. Listen to Lou discuss his personal meditation journey and how it led to the inception of LSF Meditation. Find out about the ever-growing amount of research related to nondirective meditation and how it might be the most effective method for you to process your memories and emotions. Marilyn and Lou share how meditation changed their lives and how they can help you lower your stress right now. With anecdotes about Western New York's apples and fry cakes, how Gandhi helped Lou pass a math class, and the parallels between music and meditation, the Living Stress Free Podcast is always informative as well as entertaining.

Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino share their thoughts and explanations about an age-old enemy - stress - and why it affects us so intensely, habitually, and relentlessly. Do you ruminate way too much? Have you noticed your memories aren't always as reliable as you think? Ever wonder why dreams have so much emotion attached to them at times? 

Using scientific information from the Netflix series, "The Mind Explained," as well as Living Stress Free®️teachings, this podcast will reveal some important information about how our brain operates and why stress reactions stay with us instead of passing quickly. Examining the Default Mode Network, the mechanics of memory, the importance of dreaming, and the role of past mental impressions, the Guadagninos clearly explain why we react to stress, how we identify with stress, and what techniques dissolve stress.

The Living Stress Free Podcast is educational and inspirational, providing practical information to help you lower your stress and reach your goals. Go to LivingStressFree.org for more information.

Join Lou and Marilyn Guadagnino, from Living Stress Free Inc, for a fascinating discussion about stress and how to not only lower it, but defeat the dangerous risk factors that can cultivate adversity, addiction, and harmful behaviors toward self and others. Stress is an EVERYONE problem. Find out why stress is a state of mind, the three types of stress affecting our lives, and the secret to processing stress.  Visit livingstressfree.org for more information.