The Whole Point

The Whole Point

By Christy BarteltHealth & Fitness
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The Whole Point episodes

  • Practice Now For 2022

    This week Cyrina interviewed Christy about her plans for 2022 and how she’s started with her goals already in December. After listening, you may want to start planning now for 2022 as well!

    What we talked about:

    Listening to your intuition for direction in 2022

    How this coming New Year feels different than 2021

    Christy share’s lots of books and apps to read and try

    Physical books vs Audiobooks and if Tetris is OK to play while listening to books or not

    How empowering a morning routine is

    How to create habits for life, not just New Years

    Books:

    • Beliefs by Robert Dilts
    • High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins
    • The 5 Minute Journal
    • Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
    • Quote By Marianne Williamson

      “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

      Apps:

      • One Giant Mind
      • Routines
      • 37 min
      • Gratitude That Works

        You’ve experienced “cheap gratitude” right? A time when you were grateful because you ‘should’ be grateful. Or “at least it’s not worse.” This results in feeling guilty instead of grateful! Defeating the whole purpose. That’s NOT gratitude that works.

        This week we share:

        The negativity bias and how it hijacks our minds and blocks gratitude

        How gratitude affects you physiologically

        How to hold both pain AND gratitude

        What some gratitude makes things feel worse

        How Christy and Cyrina practice gratitude in different ways

        Why we should use this powerful tool year round

        References:

        This interview from Holly Higgins

        The 5 Minute Journal 

        www.cyrinatalbott.com

        www.christybartelt.com

        29 min
      • Stop Unnecessary Suffering

        Pain is part of life, but suffering doesn’t have to be. Suffering is when you prolong pain instead of moving through it naturally. How do you tell if what you’re experiencing is pain or suffering? How can you decrease suffering so life doesn’t hurt so much?

        In this episode:

        • How to stop unnecessary suffering to have a better life
        • Christy’s family, how pain turns to suffering in everyday moments
        • What turns pain into suffering?
        • Building your window of tolerance so you can feel more joy
        • What to do in discomfort
        • Christy’s website: www.christybartelt.com

          Cyrina’s website: www.cyrinatalbott.com

          42 min
        • Mel Robbins, red faces and photographs

          Can going about your normal life be impacting the world in positive ways? Can your struggles end up being an encouragement to others? Are those around you wishing they saw more of you?

          In this episode we talk about:

          • Jealousy- how to flip it on its head Mel Robbin’s style
          • Fear of success
          • Bad photos going out in the world
          • How hiding who you are hurts others
          • Cyrina’s red face update from the podcast a few weeks ago
          • The Idea Collective Retreat
          • Cyrina’s website: www.cyrinatalbott.com

            Christy’s website: www.christybartelt.com

            More info about the Idea Collective: https://ideacollective.patmillerideacoach.com

            Books:

            Mel Robbins “High 5 Habit”

            25 min
          • Healthy Boundaries For The Holidays

            Last week we talked about judging a situation so that you can make a wise decision. So what if that decision is that you have to set some healthy boundaries? Well, since we currently DON’T learn this stuff in school, Christy and I are going to give you some real life examples and actual scripts to communicate clearly with your family this holiday season- and year round. Man, I wish I had this when I was starting to set boundaries!!

            In this episode we talk about:

            • How we learn as kids the opposite of boundaries
            • What to do when someone doesn’t like your boundary
            • Boundaries as a practice
            • Ways to prepare for the holidays now
            • Visualizing yourself successful
            • It’s OK to be a mess while learning this stuff!
            • Book and People mentioned:

              Gabor Mate

              Glennon Doyle’s book “Untamed’

              Dr. Nicole LePera’s book “How to do the Work” and @holisticpsychologist

              Nedra Glover Tawwab’s book “Set Boundaries, Find Peace, A guide to Reclaiming Yourself”

              Our websites:

              www.cyrinatalbott.com

              www.christybartelt.com

              1 hr 4 min
            • How To Pass Judgement Responsibly

              In this episode, we’re changing the concept of judgement, so that you can get really good at it and hopefully have a better holiday season. Ideally the holidays are lovely family times, but the reality for many people is that they are stressful, uncomfortable and triggering.

              Judging helps. We’ll explain why.

              We talk about:

              • Why most of us don’t judge ENOUGH
              • What it looks like to judge responsibly
              • How NOT judging well leads to stress and misery
              • How to set yourself up for success instead of disappointment this holiday season
              • The process of making good decisions around where and how you spend your holidays
              • Taking your power back as CEO of your own energy and happiness
              • 43 min
              • When You're Anxious, You're Not Wrong

                How much anxiety is normal? Should it all be gone? Are you doing something wrong if it shows up?

                Join us to talk about the difference between overwhelming anxiety and ‘normal’ anxiety. You may be doing way better than you think!

                In this episode:

                • What exactly is anxiety- neither of us had a clue what it was early on
                • Cyrina shares her experience with getting red in the face
                • What to do when you get anxious even though you’ve done a ton of work already
                • How anxiety is like rain
                • The difference between anxiety that stops you and normal fear when you’re doing something new/exciting
                • Why your brain goes to fear when things are going well
                • Books/Events mentioned:

                  Mel Robins High Five Habit

                  Learned Optimism: Martin Seligman

                  Idea Collective Retreat in Lake Geneva WI

                  31 min
                • You're Making Your Life Too Complicated

                  Are you overcomplicating your life? We think you probably are- because we all do! In this episode we share a super simple process about how connection heals.

                  Why do we over complicate our lives? Because this important, simple step can be hard! Join Christy and I as we share what it looks like to courageously connect.

                  In this episode we talk about:

                  • Christy’s case of the Octobers
                  • What to tell yourself so you can be more vulnerable with the people you love
                  • Having a safe person to be vulnerable with
                  • Being seen- sounds good, but how do you do it?
                  • Connecting with yourself first and what that looks like
                  • Please tag your favorite person to connect with when you need encouragement or support!

                    16 min
                  • Are You Giving Your Energy Away?

                    Your energy is your life. Are you keeping it or giving it away without knowing it? That’s our topic this week as we dive into ALL the fabulous ways we can be caught up in fear, anger, frustration and exhaustion in our world today!!

                    How do you stay sane and at peace when there is so much crazy happening? Our hope is that this conversation helps!

                    In this episode we talk about:

                    • Pendulums- what they are, how they suck your energy and how to get off them
                    • School pick-up lines- how Christy won that battle!
                    • Vaccines- how the heck to stay calm about them
                    • Social media - for obvious energy-stealing reasons
                    • The concept of a healing crisis and that we are all cells… referencing Teal Swan’s video about the healing crisis humanity is currently in
                    • Books/Movies/Stuff mentioned:

                      The movie Mega Mind- it’s a kids movie with the perfect example of getting off a pendulum

                      ‘The Social Dilemma’ documentary

                      The book “Nonviolent Communication” by Marshall Rosenberg

                      41 min
                    • Are You Giving Away Your Energy?

                      Your energy is your life. Are you keeping it or giving it away without knowing it? That’s our topic this week as we dive into ALL the fabulous ways we can be caught up in fear, anger, frustration and exhaustion in our world today!!

                      How do you stay sane and at peace when there is so much crazy happening? Our hope is that this conversation helps!

                      In this episode we talk about:

                      • Pendulums- what they are, how they suck your energy and how to get off them
                      • School pick-up lines- how Christy won that battle!
                      • Vaccines- how the heck to stay calm about them
                      • Social media - for obvious energy-stealing reasons
                      • The concept of a healing crisis and that we are all cells… referencing Teal Swan’s video about the healing crisis humanity is currently in
                      • Books/Movies/Stuff mentioned:

                        The movie Mega Mind- it’s a kids movie with the perfect example of getting off a pendulum

                        ‘The Social Dilemma’ documentary

                        The book “Nonviolent Communication” by Marshall Rosenberg

                        43 min

                      About The Whole Point

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                      Christy and Cyrina dish on how they've learned to see the gifts in the mess and joy of life and how you can too. Because that's the Whole Point