The RAD Podcast

This week’s episode is something different— a deep dive into just one topic instead of our normal RAD rhythm. I’m sharing all about counseling and how going weekly for over three years has both saved and changed my life, and answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get about counseling, too. Listen in!

SHOW NOTES:

• Some posts I’ve written about counseling:
  • One Year of Weekly Counseling: The Battles, Victories, and Lessons Learned
  • Counseling and Courage: How Showing Up is Saving Me
  • “How’s Your Anxiety?”
  • The Best Books to Read for and about Depression and Anxiety
  • This is What it Means to Be Real
  • What Baked Potatoes Taught Me about Renewing My Mind
  • Dear Body…
  • on antidotes for anxiety.
• Music by Drew Dawson (my talented brother!) // Dawson Music on Twitter + Instagram
• Rachel A. Dawson on Twitter + Instagram + bookstagram

Hey friends — the world is a crazy place to be right now, but this episode includes no mention of viruses or toilet paper shortages or even Friday the 13th superstitions! Let it be a little break from the madness.

Listen in!

SHOW NOTES:

• Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy by Aundi Kolber
• Ben Rector - “Fear”
• Amanda Lindsey Cook - “Heroes”
• New York Times Sunday newspaper
• My bookstagram
• Needtobreathe
• Smart Sweets
• Don’t Look Back
• Brene Brown
• Music by Drew Dawson (my talented brother!) // Dawson Music on Twitter + Instagram
• Rachel A. Dawson on Twitter + Instagram + bookstagram

I’m FINALLY recovered from the flu and back in action — talking about a favorite genre of mine (that you might not expect), the best and most simple thing I do that brings me life, and a phrase I hate (but how I made it work for me, too).

Listen in!

SHOW NOTES:

• Young adult books:
  • The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy
  • To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy
  • What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
  • Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
  • The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
  • Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
  • The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
  • Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
  • American Royals by Katharine McGee
  • Sandhya Menon
  • Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
  • EVERY YA book I’ve read!
• TED article on Amy Cuddy
• Amy Cuddy’s TEDtalk
• Music by Drew Dawson (my talented brother!) // Dawson Music on Twitter + Instagram
• Rachel A. Dawson on Twitter + Instagram + bookstagram

SHOW NOTES:

• The Read Harder Challenge from Book Riot
• The 2020 Reading Challenge from Modern Mrs. Darcy
• A RAD Reading Challenge
• Inspiration posts for A RAD Reading Challenge
• The Good List (Tsh Oxenreider’s podcast)
• Might I Suggest… (Hayley Morgan’s podcast)
• The National Museum of American History
• Sermon series designs by Emma Julian at The Chapel
• The women at the re:creation creativity retreat:
  • Paige Daniels - Sunday Vibes Photo
  • Nicole Unice
  • Jackie Koenig Painting
  • Carrie Mullins
  • Stacie Heyman - Petal and Stem Floral Design
• Austin Kleon - Steal Like an Artist
• Bob Goff
• Questions for self-reflection / questions to reflect on your year (ignore that it says 2015!)
• Music by Drew Dawson (my talented brother!) // Dawson Music on Twitter + Instagram
• Rachel A. Dawson on Twitter + Instagram + bookstagram

I wasn’t always a fan of book series— I usually like to move on quickly and read widely— but several standout series convinced me to change my tune. Today, I’m sharing 5 book series I loved, and asking you to share your favorites with me too! I’m also chatting about meeting friends from the internet (I promise not everyone is trying to catfish you!) and using people’s names in conversation. Listen in, friends!

SHOW NOTES:

• Three Pines series with Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny
• The Selection series by Kiera Cass
• Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson
• A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• My bookstagram @alltheradreads
• Annie + Kelsey
• Music by Drew Dawson (my talented brother!) // Dawson Music on Twitter + Instagram
• Rachel A. Dawson on Twitter + Instagram + bookstagram

SHOW NOTES:

• Choose Wonder over Worry
• Amber Rae on Instagram
• Sabbath resources:
  • Garden City by John Mark Comer
  • That Sounds Fun Podcast January 2018 Rhythms: Sabbath + John Mark Comer
  • Pico Iyer // TED Talk + The Art of Stillness book
  • why I sabbath
  • Sabbath by Dan B. Allender
  • How to Set Boundaries (and Why It Matters)
  • Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
• Email me to discuss your thoughts on “Is it real? Is it possible?”
• Music by Drew Dawson (my talented brother!) // Dawson Music on Twitter + Instagram
• Rachel A. Dawson on Twitter + Instagram + bookstagram