Death, as inevitable as taxes and yet, grieving the loss of our loved ones is devastating. Whether we knew their time was ending soon, or it happened so quickly, it was a shock, our life continues.

Rachel Kerr Schneider comes to this podcast with a unique perspective on life after a great love and working with her grief living hopefully ever after to her happily ever after.

Her book, The Widow Chose Red?, details her journey through life, diagnosis and death with her husband, John. I have it on Audible and it's amazing!

Learn more about Rachel on her website, her Instagram, or her LinkedIn. You can always reach out to her via email as well at, [email protected].

Also, Rachel shares weekly insights to help you through difficult times in your life, so be sure to sign up here.

I can't wait for you to listen to this week's episode!

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Over the past few months we've talked about how we feel "lazy", why we feel unmotivated, overwhelmed, frazzled etc. We've even discussed some avenues of self-care to help us relax and regulate.

BUT

We haven't talked about one of the best realms of self-care. FOOD, diet, nutrition, water!

How we take care of our body also affects how our body takes care of us. I tried to make this as engaging of a conversation, but it may feel a little "lecture-y". However, there are quit a few good points in here about how what we eat does affect how we act, move, and feel.

Catch me on IG, TikTok, or FB to chat a bit further about how this all affects us!

The Office of Disease Prevention - Guidelines for Dietary Health

This has the current version of the guidelines as well as previous guideline issues to browse through!

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They say that life's a lesson. And I believe that. I believe that in every setback, every failure, and every disappointment there is a lesson to be learned.

I believe in growth through adversity. Growth through challenges.

I am not where I thought I would be in life. That's not a secret, but the last month or so has been TRYING ME and my patience, my self-awareness, and my peace.

I don't have any answers here. I don't know where to go. I just know that each day is a new day to figure it out and keep moving forward.

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You were not meant to go through hard things alone. Reach out to a trusted friend or even a neutral person for help and support. Do not be afraid to tell them what you need or don't need (support, guidance, someone to fight your battles with you vs. for you, etc.)

National Suicidal Hotline - Call or Text: 988

Mental Health First Aid - https://mentalhealthfirstaid.org/mental-health-resources/

National Institute for Mental Health (help finding a provider)-

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help

Mental Health America -

https://mhanational.org/get-help/

The Mental Health Coalition -

https://www.thementalhealthcoalition.org/resources/

Other Talk Therapy resources-

BetterHelp

TalkSpace

GrowTherapy

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We have everything (or damn near it) that we have ever wanted, but yet, we still feel lost, disconnected, unsure of the next step.

Feelings like this can be really unsettling because WHAT DO YOU MEAN I STILL FEEL UNHAPPY yet still grateful?!

Throughout life, we've been taught what parts of us are acceptable and what parts are unacceptable. We cherished what got us seen and we kept doing it, but the parts of us that got ignored, or criticized, we pushed away and buried them.

It is only now that we realize, the parts that we buried weren't "bad", they just made other people uncomfortable.

It's time to reconnect your heart and reconnect to the you you always knew you were.

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Romanticizing your life is all about making it as EASY as possible for your future self to make decisions. AKA- tomorrow you will thank today you for your choices.

Some things I have started doing-

- meal planning baskets (setting aside ingredients in a basket on my counter to make it easy to grab and go to cook),

- using glass containers to minimize opening containers to find what leftovers I want for lunch,

-using Tupperware with basket inserts to keep fruit and veggies fresher longer.

My goal is to make less decisions, and create more consistency.

I'm not trying to be more disciplined, I'm trying to follow through more.

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We've all made New Year's resolutions or I prefer New year goals. Same thing, different mindset. My goals for 2026 were EPIC in my eyes and I haven't gotten close to them yet, I fear.

With today being 7/1/2026, it is the PERFECT time to do my mid year reset where I reflect on how 2026 is going and how can I make it better and make real progress towards my goals.

My BIGGEST question for myself, is going to be "What do I want my life to feel like? How do I want to feel?"

Seemingly simple question, but major trajectory!

Leave a comment below your feelings on your 2026 progress and how do you want to end the year feeling?

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Everyday we make a series of decisions. Some are great, others, not so much.

Some of those decisions are ones that set us back in our goals and dreams and we don't even realize we are doing it. Today we discuss this exact phenomenon, self-sabotage.

Listen in for the following topics of interest:

How to Recognize Self-Sabotage

• You Stall Right When Things Start Working

• You Overcomplicate Simple Actions
• Your Actions Don’t Match Your Goals
• You Keep “Starting Over” Instead of Continuing
• You Talk to Yourself Worse Than You’d Let Anyone Else Talk to You

What To Do About It

• Ask: “What Am I Protecting Myself From Right Now?”
• Lower the Emotional Pressure of the Task
• Build Tolerance for Being Imperfectly Seen
• Stop Waiting to Feel Ready
• Focus on Continuation, Not Restarts

Take some time to listen in and then comment your thoughts and breakthroughs!

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This conversation with Heather was AMAZING! She and I have had a few conversations together now and each one is more enlightening than the last. And, it is absolutely true what she says, healing from traumas (no matter how big or small they seem) takes time. Nothing happens overnight and you can’t be “fixed” in one day. Healing takes time.

When we talk about living in our emotions and how that can affect your health, it is crazy to see how holding onto and living in the space of anger, sadness (i.e. pity parties, not true grief and diagnosed depression), and other negative emotions can metastasize into physical ailments, too. Life is already hard, and there is enough negativity in the world. Why not start to rewire the brain to see the good in the situation OR at least try to turn that anger around into something to learn from and grow from?

Interested in learning more about Heather?

Visit her website HERE

Check out her Instagram HERE

And lastly, view her TikTok HERE

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My favorite coach is on the show this week and I CANNOT WAIT for you to listen to this conversation. So much good information, you just need to listen right now!

We talk about moving forward from setbacks and disappointments, what to do if your goals suddenly feel "too big", and how to switch the invisibility mindset.

You can find Mikayla on Tiktok, IG and Youtube under @TheMikaylaJai. Her podcast is "Mindset Magic and Manifestion" and can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts (as well as anywhere else podcasts can be found just like this one).

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