The Oh, shift! Audio Blog

In this final episode, Jen and Mark say a temporary farewell to their long-time listeners and give a preview of the new show.  They go on to explain why they started the audio blog in the first place and Jen describes why she always reminds listeners to love themselves.  Finally the two share their biggest takeaways from hosting the show for the past several years. 

In this week’s 12-minute post, Jen and Mark talk about the enculturation that we’ve experienced from our parents and how understanding their influence helps us understand ourselves better. It also gives us an opportunity to improve our relationships with our loved ones.

In this week’s 11-minute post, Mark and Jen make some big announcements for the coming year. They go on to discuss our cultural desire to get more, more, more in life and suggest there is a value to stopping and smelling the roses.

In this 12-minute post, Mark and Jen conclude their conversation about being a more curious conversationalist. They follow up on last week’s show helping others to ask better questions by discussing what to do when you show up curious but are stuck in conversations with people who don’t reciprocate.  Mark offers a specific strategy to let others know when they should be more curious.

In this 11-minute post, Mark and Jen continue the conversation about trying to be more interested than interesting. Jen outlines some basic coaching skills for folks wanting to show up to conversations in a state of curiosity. The two talk about the benefits of having a curious mentality and cover specific skills that will completely change the tide of people’s conversations.

In this 12-minute post, Mark and Jen start a conversation about bringing more curiosity into relationships. They discuss a cultural phenomenon in which the majority of the population show up to conversations without a real interest in others. Jen challenges listeners to assess whether they are approaching others trying to be interested or interesting.

In this week’s 11-minute episode, Mark and Jen discuss the power we have when we choose to be in flow with the shift that’s going on around us and the reason why we get out of flow.

In this week’s 13-minute episode, Mark and Jen discuss people’s natural resistance to change, even positive changes in our lives. The two discuss the different reasons that people get stuck and what we can do about it.

In this week’s 13-minute episode, Mark and Jen talk about their current break from alcohol. They use it as an example of the value of envisioning change in our lives and the potential benefits that change can bring.

In this week’s 14-minute episode Mark and Jen talk about living in a politically correct society and the need to be okay with our dark side. They suggest that as we embrace being careful not to harm others with out words, it’s important to allow for our complex tendencies.