The Relational Intelligence Podcast

In this week's episode we discuss the ways in which we may welcome frustrations into our lives. From small nuisances to larger-scale frustrations, it's important for us to take note of the role we may play. We discussed three primary strategies for reducing these sorts of frustrations:
1. Seek first to understand
2. Take accountability 
3. Be flexible

These three strategies work together to lead us to a more peaceful life. Tune in to learn more about how to apply these strategies to your life. 

After reflecting on a chaotic few weeks I recognized that I stopped engaging in one my most important practices - brain dumps. In this week's episode I share how brain dumps impacted my life, what they are, and how we can all start making use of them.

Brain dumps allow you to clear out the toxins that have entered your mind and hold on to the nutrient rich information that you've consumed throughout the day. I look at it much like digestion - the only difference is that we have to be very active in the process of clearing out the toxins in our minds.

In this episode I referenced Steven Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. 

Last week we discussed 3 things I had to learn to do in order to change my life:
1. Learn to step outside of myself
2. Learn to identify my problem beliefs (not my problem behaviors)
3. Learn how to do things differently

In this week's episode I recount my experience as a recovering people pleaser and how I used those three steps to move from people pleasing to honoring myself while simultaneously loving others. We'll uncover the problem belief underlying my people pleasing behaviors and strategies used to leave people pleasing behind for good. 

Hey tribe! I took a quarter off but I'm BACK! Apologies for not communicating this sabbatical in advance, I'll most certainly do better next time.

During some recent quiet time with the Lord, I reflected on how vastly differently I'm experiencing life now in comparison to before I committed to this relationship with Jesus. I wish I could say I committed my life to Christ and everything was suddenly better but that wasn't the case. When you come into an intimate relationship with the Lord, it requires work - much like any other relationship you're in, and I want to share with you all what that work looked like for me.

In this week's episode, I describe 3 main commitments I made to myself with practical steps and examples:
1. Learn how to step outside of myself
2. Learn to identify my problem beliefs (not problem behaviors)
3. Practice learning to do things differently

Below I have a couple of free resources I mentioned in the episode that you may like:
Change Your Life - One Tiny Step At A Time: https://youtu.be/75d_29QWELk?si=Q_QG5sA5xSOek4BR
How to Humor Your Stress - Loretta LaRoche: https://youtu.be/bZMJdhe4xhQ?si=nNCCJyFPW0YlMQ5T

In this week's episode we review different ways our level of confidence in ourselves and our abilities has the potential to impact our experience in life. We discuss warning signs that indicate we're battling issues related to our confidence and strategies to slowly, but surely build it back up.

In this week's episode we discuss how day to day changes can cause significant shifts in our perceptions of reality. As the way we see the world changes, so does the way we should move among the world. Join us as we discuss what it really means to find and create a new normal.

In this week's episode we speak on the process of grief, how it presents itself across individuals, and how one could support someone experiencing grief. We dive into coping mechanisms such as denial, avoidance, dissociation, and more.

In this week's episode we explore the concept of instant gratification versus delayed gratification, how it presents in our day-to-day lives, and how small choices influence major areas of our lives.

In this week's episode we discuss some of the internal pressures we place on ourselves and how patterns of thinking tend to plague us more than we'd like to admit.

Conflict is inevitable in any relationship, but how often do we bring attention to the conflict within the conflict? In this week's episode we discuss the different factors that can worsen or alleviate conflict both during and after finding a resolve.