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Happy New Year, everyone! We made it to 2025 - and that's just wonderful! Joining Risa Williams are special guest co-hosts: Erica Curtis, Trevor Stockwell and Tšhegofatšo Ndabane, and they dive deep into figuring out how you want to spend your time and energy during the new year ahead.

In this conversation, they discuss:
-How to get intentional about who you want to be this year
-How to connect the dots by looking back across last year to see what you've learned and gained
-How to say goodbye to old goals and versions of yourself that aren't reflecting who you are any more
-How to get appreciative about those little happy moments and collect them throughout the year more deliberately to boost you up

Find out our best tools for getting in that motivated mindset in 2025! You won't want to miss this inspiring episode and start the year off in a happier mood!

To get you started in your goal-setting in 2025, check out Risa's brand new books: Get Stuff Done Without the Stress and the Get Stuff Done Goals Journal! Available at risawilliams.com and also at: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Risa-Williams/author/B00FC0MMIQ. Easy, practical, goal-setting methods that can keep you on track with things you want to do in 2025!

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Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy
Erica Curtis, therapywitherica.com, @ericakcurtis
Trevor Stockwell, trevorstockwell.com, @tsleadershipdev
Tšhegofatšo Ndabane, hustlingwriters.com

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How do we find the strength and focus to get through creative projects without giving up? Risa Williams speaks to author and actor Andrew Lawston about creative persistence and different tools we can use when we want to give up halfway through creative projects. They discuss their work together on the new audiobook, The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit, the process of making it together, and they. also share a short excerpt from the book.

In this episode, they discuss:
-Finding accountability and support to navigate the creative process
-Ways both of them use tracking and pacing during long creative projects
-How to "trick your brain" into doing creative tasks it doesn't want to do
-How to "prime your brain" to get ready to be creative each day

If you sometimes feel all on your own and lost in your own head with big projects you're working on, then this is the episode for you!

And a big congrats to our audiobook giveaway winners: Miguel Lee, Darrell Langolf, and Michelle Jones! You will be receiving free copies of The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit - audiobook version! Buy the book here and check it out, hope you like the excerpt we shared on the show today. Also, Get Stuff Done Without the Stress and The Procrastination Playbook by Risa Williams are now available in stores worldwide, check them out at risawilliams.com.

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy
Guest: Andrew Lawston, @andrewlawston

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Do you sometimes lose control of your emotions? Do you often feel overly frustrated or angry about little everyday things? Then, this episode is for you! These days, who doesn't need a little help with emotional regulation? Dr. Catherine Smith talks to Risa Williams about practical skills from DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) that anyone can use to start to become more aware of how to regulate their emotions and frustration each day.

They discuss:
-The STOP technique for gaining awareness in the moment
-Parts work - how our "inner parts" feel neglected sometimes and what we can do show ourselves more compassion when we're having big and intense feelings
-How our childhoods might have affected the way we express our emotions
-How learning how to radically accept our emotions can help us navigate them more easily

Books discussed: Get Stuff Done Without the Stress by Risa Williams (new book coming out -preorder today), The Whole-Brain Child by Dan Siegel, Build a Life Worth Living by Marsha Linehan, The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen W. Porges

Also, enter to win our new audiobook giveaway - three lucky winners will receive the audiobook version of The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit! Enter on instagram (@risawilliamstherapy) by Dec. 22nd to win!

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy
Guest: Dr. Catherine Smith, drcatherinesmith.com, @catherinelistens

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Does perfectionism sometimes hold you back from getting things done? In this episode, Risa Williams talks to classical pianist superstar, educator and performer, Alpin Hong about the role that perfectionism plays in procrastination, especially when it comes to the creative and performing arts. They also discuss how high-achievers can sometimes get in their own way with tasks they need to do.

They discuss:
-How we get in our own way with our self-talk
-The roots of perfectionism
-How to start to pivot out of perfectionism
-How sometimes we make ourselves stuck with our own expectations

Alpin also discusses his own journey with navigating his own roadblocks and career path as a performing artist. If you're feeling stuck on a task you need to do because you sometimes get in your own way, you won't want to miss this episode!

Congrats to Liz Stuck - the winner of our double book giveaway! You'll be receiving The Procrastination Playbook by Risa Williams and Working with Anger Creatively by Erica Curtis! Thanks to everyone who participated and check out Risa's instagram for more giveaways coming up.

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy
Guest: Alpin Hong, alpinhong.com, @alpinhong

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We're celebrating the release of "The Procrastination Playbook" today - it's in stores now! Erica Curtis and Risa Williams discuss super sneaky ways procrastination and task avoidance can catch us off-guard in everyday life such as, "Halfway Drift," "Procrasti-breaks," "Waiting for Motivation," "Avoidance Cleaning," and "Prioritization Problems" from Risa's new book.

They talk about:
-Things we tend to do when we are avoiding doing tasks
-Procrastination "warning signs"
-Getting nuanced about noticing our internal cues of avoidance
-How to "neutralize" everyday tasks you don't want to do
-Questions you can ask yourself to determine if you're taking a "procrasti-break" or a "real break" from a project or goal
-Asking yourself what the real consequence is of your procrastination

We're hosting another last double book giveaway on instagram: You can win a copy of The Procrastination Playbook by Risa Williams and Working with Anger Creatively by Erica Curtis - by leaving a comment on the contest post on instagram (@risawilliamstherapy).

Congratulations to Dr. Olivia Ariyo - the winner of our last book giveaway! We hope you enjoy the book!

Buy a copy of The Procrastination Playbook and leave a review on amazon today!

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Does procrastination sometimes sneak up on you and catch you off-guard? Do you find yourself wondering how so much time has gone by and meanwhile, you haven't even started that project that you really wanted to do? In this episode, Risa Williams and Trevor Stockwell discuss "Sneaky Forms of Procrastination" from Risa's upcoming book, The Procrastination Playbook. How does procrastination affect us in subtle ways throughout everyday life that we might not even be aware of?

They discuss:
-Staying "overly busy" as a form of procrastination
-Losing motivation and focus
-Overloading ourselves into burnout
-Ways you can start to help "Future-You" out a little more today

Enter our double book giveaway by visiting @risawilliamstherapy on instagram and leaving a comment on the post by November 20th, 2024! The winner will receive a copy of Risa's brand new book, The Procrastination Playbook, and Trevor's new audiobook, You Lead You. The Procrastination Playbook is in stores November 21st - help Risa celebrate by buying a copy today at risawilliams.com, or on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Procrastination-Playbook-Adults-ADHD-Sneaky/dp/1805012290/.

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy
Co-Host: Trevor Stockwell, trevorstockwell.com, @tsleadershipdev

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In this special episode, book author, Stoicism expert, and psychologist, Dr. Scott Waltman, discusses Practical Stoicism, and ways we can adopt stoic principles into our everyday lives. Risa Williams and Dr. Waltman discuss Socratic Questioning as a therapy tool, where Stoicism and mindfulness intersect, and how we can find ways balance with our own judgement and emotional states.

They discuss:
-The teachings of Socrates and Epictetus
-Where people tend to get confused with Socratic Questioning
-The four main principles of Stoicism and how you can apply them
-How to find your emotional balance in everyday situations
-How you can apply Stoicism to navigating your own self-talk and thoughts

Books discussed: Dr. Scott Waltman's books: The Stoicism Workbook and Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors

Congratulations to our book giveaway winner: Amy Federman! We hope you will enjoy your copies of The Stoicism Workbook and The Procrastination Playbook - and a big thanks to everyone who entered the contest at @risawilliamstherapy! More books will be given away in the next month, so stay tuned...

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy
Guest: Dr. Scott Waltman, @socraticmethodcbt

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ADHD and procrastination tend to go hand in hand, and on this episode, Ryan Muldoon and Risa Williams discuss the subtle ways procrastination can sneak up on people with ADHD. Self-protection can be a sneaky type of procrastination where we feel like we're protecting ourselves from a particular outcome, whether that's failure or success, and perfectionism is a subtle way we keep ourselves from trying or starting something new.

They discuss:
-How people with ADHD sometimes avoid doing things they actually like doing
-Where people tend to get lost with creative procrastination
-How our inner critic can keep us from starting tasks and projects  
- How having a daily routine helps us from getting too lost in procrastination for too long

Books discussed: Risa's new book, The Procrastination Playbook for Adults with ADHD, in stores for preorder now!

Win a free signed copy of The Procrastination Playbook, along with Dr. Scott Waltman's new book, The Stoicism Workbook, by following @risawilliamstherapy and leaving a comment on the Double Book Giveaway Post before October 29th! You will be automatically entered in the contest if you follow the rules on the post.

Host: Risa Williams, @risawilliamstherapy, risawilliams.com
Guest Host: Ryan Muldoon, @rydoon, ryanpsych.com

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How do you know if the procrastination you're doing is healthy or unhealthy? On this episode, Risa Williams and Trevor Stockwell discuss healthy procrastination vs. unhealthy procrastination. When is procrastination a form of healthy task prioritization and when does it tip over into task avoidance instead?

It's "Overcoming Procrastination" month on The Motivation Mindset to help celebrate the launch of Risa's new book, The Procrastination Playbook, which is in stores November 21st and you can preorder it today.
 
Risa and Trevor discuss:
-Different types of procrastination
-Procrastination warning signs: Internal and external cues that you might be starting to procrastinate
-When "getting too busy" is a warning sign that you might be avoiding doing something
-Practical ways you can start to move yourself out of feeling overwhelmed and stuck with something you have to complete

They also answer questions about procrastination sent in by listeners of the show. Check out Risa's new book and help her celebrate the launch of the book by leaving a review on Amazon on November 21st.

Books discussed: The Procrastination Playbook for Adults with ADHD: How to Catch Sneaky Forms of Procrastination Before They Catch You by Risa Williams

Hosts: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy and Trevor Stockwell, trevorstockwell.com, @tsleadershipdev.

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Does your work/life balance need some adjusting so you can connect more with feeling done and taking a real break? Risa Williams talks to time management coach, Georgie Bryant, about balancing out work, life, family, and rest times each week. We look at how people can burn themselves out by forgetting what's fun to them and things that they are looking forward to on their calendar ahead, and how to take small steps to bring things back into better balance.

They discuss:
-George's Work/Life Balance calculator tool
-Risa's Hats Method tool from her new book: Get Stuff Done Without the Stress (preorder now on amazon, the book comes out in 2025)
-How stress affects our brains and tires us out
-How we can pick which mode of focus we need to go into next

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy
Guest: Georgie Bryant, wherethelightplays.com, @georgiebryantcoaching

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