Your relationship to yourself is the foundation for every other relationship in your life. Your relationship to yourself has 3 parts. Your realtionship to:

1) your past self

2) your present self

3) your future self

The quality of your relationships is based on your thoughts. In this episode I share how to increase your self-awareness of how you're thinking in terms of these 3 "selves", so that you can ultimately change the narrative and improve your relationship with yourself.

Lots of fun things happening in December:

#1 Holiday Thrive Advent Calendar

What: 25 bite-size mini-gifts sent straight to your inbox to help you stay calm, present and joyful amidst the holy-daze! Expect daily mindset upgrading journal prompts, happiness-boosting exercises and short but effective grounding and uplifting practices.It also includes a bonus Holiday Thrive Guide with festive recipes and tips to stay healthy and merry all month long. When: December 1 - December 25 Click here to sign up for free

#2: FREE TALK: 3 Steps to Better Relationships

What: The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. I’ll share the 3 steps for thriving relationships and deeper, more meaningful connections and the 3 mistakes most people make that create conflict.

When & Where: Thursday, December 1 at 6:30pm at Pranify Yoga Kelowna Click here to sign up

#3: How to Create a Breakthrough Year

What: Discover a simple process for creating a personal transformation and finally figure out how to create the results you want. Join us to map out your best year ever and make next year the one you finally achieve the life you dream of.

When & Where: Sunday December 4 at 6pm at Invati Yoga KelownaInvestment: $20 Click here to sign up

#4: The Annual New Year’s Day Retreat!!!

What: Join me for a half-day visioning, manifesting and goal-setting retreat to discover how to achieve your biggest goals and make 2023 your best year ever.I'll be sharing my tried and true methods for creating an aligned action plan so you can get fired up and confident for the year ahead, knowing you have a plan to follow to create the results you’ve been dreaming of.Weave together movement, meditation, visualization and planning to lay the groundwork to make 2023 EPIC. Leave with clarity, direction and a roadmap to make magic happen in 2023.

When & Where: January 1, 9am - 3pm at Pranify Yoga Click here to sign up

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Tim Ferris said, “A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.”

When something isn't working in a relationship - whether it's with your partner, friend, kids, boss, it will require having a challenging conversation. Often we approach these conversations focusing on what we will say. In this episode, I share a more powerful way to think about how to come to these discussions to set yourself up for saying the exact right thing, without over thinking it. I share my personal story of a difficult talk with my husband and how I turned a topic that usually ends in shut down and negativity, into an important turning point in our relationship.

If you're in Kelowna and are listening to this before December 1st, 2022. Join me at Pranify Yoga for a free talk on 3 Steps to Better Relationships. Register here.

If you want to work with me in 2023 to improve your relationships, join The Pleasure Project Program!

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I watched the Netfix documentary Stutz, all about the famous therapist Phil Stutz and his "tools" to help people improve their lives. In the movie, he talked about the 3 challenges in life:

1) Pain

2) Uncertainty

3) Constant work

I break down each one and give you specific ways to overcome and think about these "necessary evils" of the human experience so you can eliminate any unneccesary suffering that might come along with them.

If you're ready to learn transformational tools to live a more pleasurable, purposeful and deeply satisfying life, I would love to invite you to join the Pleasure Project Program, by brand new group coaching program that starts January 2023. Click here for details.

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In this episode I share a powerful daily practice to tend to the 5 different layers of our being. As humans we are multi-faceted and have different aspects of ourselves that need taking care of:

Do this meditation daily to cultivate deeper self-love and a nurturing relationship with yourself. 

Want to become the healthiest, happiest version of yourself? Join me in by brand new The Pleasure Project Program for a transformational year of upleveling your life.

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Are you using your past against you? Are you holding on to painful memories that prevent you from moving forward? The important thing to recognize about your past is that it only affects you now in the way you think about it. If you think about your past in a way that makes you feel like a victim, you will show up in your life NOW as a victim. The story you tell about your past impacts how you show up today and the results you will create in your future. To manifest your dreams with ease and as little resistance as possible, you MUST do the work of rewriting the past in a way that empowers you.

I'm enrolling right now in The Pleasure Project Program, my brand new group coaching course that starts in January 2023. You will learn invaluable tools and get transformational coaching to create the results you want most. For more information and to set up a call with me, click here.

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I've been curious about why I went from a 100% commitment to this podcast to a 50-70% commitment. It's so easy to slip inot complacency and excuse-making which leads to sporadic and inconsistent action.

I noticed I was falling into all-or-nothing thinking and I don't want those to be the only 2 options I give myself.

In this episode I talk about the concept of Flow coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He states that happiness is achieved when we can challenge ourselves appropriately. If something is too easy, we get bored and complacent. When it's too hard, we feel stressed. The key is finding the sweet spot of just hard enough.

“The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times . . . The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile” - (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990).

I share my new plan for my daily creation (with one day of rest) that's nudging me just outside my comfort zone (but not blasting past it).

Acheiving goals in a state of flow is one of the things you'll learn to do in the Pleasure Project Program. Get details here. Got questions? DM me on Instagram here.

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I went to high school with a girl who grew up in a Christian home singing at church. Eventually, that talented singer became more well-known and started singing on bigger stages. She felt shy about unleashing her “sensual” side and needed a way to overcome her trepidation of performing sexy dance moves. So she created an alter ego, Sasha Fierce, to bring out her more assertive side.

Every time she stepped on stage she stepped INTO Sasha Fierce so she could fully express herself like the performer she wanted to be. Several years later, Beyonce released her album I am Sasha Fierce. The transformation was complete - she had BECOME Sasha. There was no longer a separation between her and her alter ego.

Whether she realized it or not, Beyonce was using the power of “enclothed cognition”, the term in psychology which refers to the influence that clothes have on the wearer's psychological processes.

There’s also “embodied cognition”, the influence our physical shape (posture, pose) has on our consciousness.

This is why we take the shape of warriors and birds in yoga class - so we can embody the qualities of strength, freedom and courage.

That’s also why it’s so fun to dress up for Halloween. And why so many women LOVE to wear sexy outfits - so they can give themselves full permission to be the sensual, attractive and magnetic person they long to be.

Enclothed and embodied cognition are just a few of the “hacks” we can use to transform our identity to become our desired future selves. The more we understand the invisible forces that shape our lives, the more we can use them to create the changes we want.

I’ve been studying the science of change for the last 10 years (not counting a psychology degree before that). I’m bringing together the most effective tools and practices for becoming the person who is LIVING your dream in The Pleasure Project Program.

You’ll spend the first 6 months of 2023 learning, practising and mastering the concepts and tools to change your brain, unstuck yourself and build better habits. Then with my help, you’ll design a 3 month Pleasure Project to create the change you most want to make. After 90 days you WILL be a different person.

YOUR version of Sasha Fierce.

Because the funny thing is, Beyonce was ALWAYS Sasha Fierce. She just hadn’t yet developed the confidence and courage to be her most authentic self.

Maybe you haven’t either. Think what would be possible if you let your real self shine.

Join The Pleasure Project Program and discover what’s possible. 2023 can be YOUR breakthrough year.

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It's been a few days since I've recorded a podcast and it's because I had a momentary relapse into perfectionism. I thought that for "season 2" I would make the podcast more professional - with a fancy intro, music, outro - you know, all the bells and whistles that many podcasts have. And then I caught myself, questioned this idea and decided I want to keep showing up like I have been - unedited, authentic, real and off the cuff. It's been the way I've been able to share each and every insight I have that I think would be valuable to you, my dear listener.

So I'm back in business! In this episode I share the importance of celebrating yourself and why we often forget to. 

The Pleasure Project Program is OPEN for early enrollment. The deadline for special bonuses (1-1 coaching with yours truly) and discounts $500 off is October 31st. So if you want to book a call to see if you're a fit, email me. We'll chat about what would make 2023 a "blow your mind" year - because THAT'S what we'll be doing in the program. 

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This episode is a replay of my workshop: The 10 Things I Discovered About Creating a Pleasurable Life.

At the end of the workshop I shared details about my BRAND new program, The Pleasure Project Program. 

Doors are open for early enrollment.

If you have questions and want to learn more, email me at [email protected]

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I have arrived at the final day of the Pleasure Project. In this episode I share my thoughts about coming to the end and what's next.

I’m offering a FREE WORKSHOP this Saturday, Oct 22 at 10am PST on zoom on 10 Things I Discovered About Creating a Pleasurable Life. No registration required. Just show up and come ready to learn. Click here to add it to your calendar (zoom link inside)

The podcast isn't going anywhere. Stay tuned for season 2! Hope to see you at the workshop.

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