To continue our discussion around the topic of awareness, Sara focused on how one tool has helped change some of her parenting approaches.  This tool we all learned in our Life Coach mindset certification program.  It is what has been named, “The Model.”  The basic premise is that we often can not control our circumstances, but we can control our thoughts and feelings, and that ultimately determines our actions and our results.  It all starts with becoming AWARE of our thoughts and feelings.  Our thoughts are often on auto-pilot and they become so habitual that we may even believe we are simply stuck with the results or have no power to change the results.  

Listen to this episode, as Sara shares some practical, encouraging tips and tools for parents to use, to heighten their awareness so that they are conscious of the thoughts and feelings that are creating the results.  Be compassionate with yourself in the process, as this is a journey, so release the desire for perfection.  Next time you are experiencing a frustration in your relationships, pause, become aware, and know that you have an amazing tool to help you create new results that we think you are going to love!

Be sure to reach out to us and tell us how this episode has helped your parenting!  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast.  You can also connect with each of us here: 

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Lisa Taylor: 

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This week Kelly talks about being honest with yourself, preparing yourself to be more aware of your thoughts and past thinking and how thoughts really affect our daily lives. She endured years of toxic thoughts of who she thought she was, going through infertility and depression.  The lies we’ve been telling ourselves for months, maybe even years can have a huge impact on our current situation and eventually our future.  And in telling ourselves these lies, we begin to think and feel like they really are real and we adopt them as our “truth.”.  This can then create a person that you don’t even recognize.

What are you thinking about yourself, what are you telling yourself about who you are?  Are you sad, anxious, angry, living in loneliness? If you’re not feeling joyful, content and inspired on a daily basis, it's time to stop the spiral! It requires work, but make it fun- make it an adventure to really learn about who you are and who God created you to be, because she’s in there, just waiting to come alive. What are you ready to uncover about yourself, knowing that if you did it would be life changing?  Because you have control of what your life looks like and feels like. You don’t have to BE “depressed” you don’t have to BE “anxiety” you don’t have to FEEL “alone”. You can be YOU, and BE Happy! Be aware of where you go when the anxiety or sadness comes up, and then stop and ask yourself:  “Are these thoughts true? Are they serving me?” If they are not, BLESS & RELEASE them.

Decide TODAY that you want to change and be a warrior for your own life.

Be sure to reach out to us and tell us how this episode impacted you!  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast.  You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

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Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

In today’s episode, we had a lively discussion about routines.  It was in some ways a review of the last 3 weeks.  We want to encourage you to embrace routines “your way.”  If that is a morning routine, an evening routine, or a routine that you start doing with your family. Do it your way!

Lisa challenges the notion of routines with the notion of perfectionism.  Oftentimes, we don’t start a new routine because we believe we will not be able to be perfect at it, or be successful at it.  Sara and Kelly encouraged us to become aware of the thoughts and beliefs we have around the word “routine” and start there.  If you are telling yourself that this new routine is going to be hard, then guess what?  It WILL be hard.  Find what seems fun and motivating to you, and start small, thinking about doing the routine just ONE day, and then say the same thing the next day.  Figure out what inspires and motivates you, and “try it on.”

What routine will you be trying? Be sure to reach out to us and tell us!  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast.  You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

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[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

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How do you start your day?  We have been talking about creating a morning routine, and Kelly and Sara have shared some ideas in the last 2 episodes.  Today, Lisa takes a different angle with morning routines and encourages us to start the day with a question.  Before your feet hit the floor and your “to-do” list crowds in on your mental space, take a moment to take a deep breath, allow your body to relax, and ask yourself these questions:

• How am I doing?  How am I feeling about today?

• What can I do today for myself?  How can I take care of myself today?  What will that look like?

These questions help you to put yourself “on the list.”  We start our day by checking in and making our needs and desires a priority.  Have this conversation with yourself and honor what comes up.  Show yourself the compassion you would give to your dearest friend.  You matter.  And especially as we head into the holidays, let us encourage you to give yourself this gift!  Only you know what you need and oftentimes we also have the ability to give ourselves what it is that we need.  We just need to tap into that “empowered self” and then start your day being heart-centered and cared for.

We are here for you!!!  We would love to connect with you! Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast.  You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

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Kelly Armstrong: 

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[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

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In today’s episode, Sara takes a new angle on Morning Routines, as she shares something she has been using to stay focused, consistent, and motivated with her goal to exercise!  She shared her Habit Tracker and described how each day that she exercises she get to pick a different marker color and color in one box in the block letters spelling the current month!  She uses this as a way to hold herself accountable.  Here are a few highlights:

1. Remember to find a tracker that “lights you up!”  This is key as it is more about your thoughts and feeling around the tracker than the tracker itself!

2. Focus on ONE habit!

3. Don’t add the stress of trying to be perfect!

4. Celebrate even 60% complete, as an example!  Each day you did your habit is one more day than if you had chosen not to do it!  Focus on your growth and be proud of yourself!

Do you use a Habit Tracker?  We would love to hear your favorites!  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast.  You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

So much magic happens when you establish a “morning routine.”  In our last episode, we shared how “nothing changes if nothing changes,” and this is true.  You can create something new in your life by finding a little time in the morning for YOU!

In this episode, Kelly shared how starting a morning routine of  gratitude helped her in the middle of her battle with depression because of her unexplained secondary infertility.  During that time, she found Rachel Hollis’ journal on gratitude, and began to wake each day with gratitude for the little things that went well the day before.  This helped to change her entire mindset for the day because with practice, she began to go about her day LOOKING for things to be grateful for!  And then she recalled them again when she wrote them down the next morning!

Morning routines can be hard to establish, but starting your day with intentional gratitude will be the best gift you can give yourself and your family!  Do this for YOU and just watch what happens!

Do you practice gratitude in your morning routine?  We want to hear from you!  Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

In this episode, you hear a lively discussion from all 3 of us on desires!  Here are some of the key points we shared:

1. You first need to make the decision to change what you want out of your life and yourself.  Do you want to stay stuck where you are right now?  You have to DESIRE the change and then make a decision to do just that:  create a DESIRE for something new.  “Nothing changes if nothing changes.”

2. Desire is not the answer, it is the fuel!   Desire helps you take ACTION, and TAKING ACTION fuels the desire, so take that next step!  Desires energize you!

3. Try out your desire!  Test it out!  You may tweak your direction as you go, but don’t be afraid to try it out by taking a step in that direction!

Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

See you on “the inside!”

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

Are you stuck because you believe that your desire has to be some BIG idea that is linked to your life’s purpose or your job or occupation?   What if part of your desires are already very much a part of what you do and stem from the core values you hold dear?

In today’s episode, Sara takes a different angle on desires.  She shared how giving back has always been very important to her and her family, and recently that has been lived out with her connection and participation with an organization called One Tough Cookie, a non-profit that provides thoughtful care packages for those fighting cancer.  Sara serves on the board, but what was striking to Sara was how much of her desire to give back was “caught” by her boys.  

What a beautiful example of how living out our desires can have an impact on our children and create this incredible “ripple effect” for generations to come!

So, if you stop and get quiet, your desires may not be so out of reach after all!  They are connected to what matters most to you and the impact you want to have on the world, which can start right at home with your family!

What desires do you think your kids are “catching” from your example?  

Reach out and connect with us!  Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!   

Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast and be sure to join us in our new, free, and fabulous Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakeupanddream/

See you on “the inside!”

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

During the last 90 days of 2023, we want to take a deep dive into what is behind our goals and dreams.  In today’s episode, Lisa shares more about desires as it relates to life and our goals and aspirations.

Key points:

1. Desires are not goals, though they are the motivation and “fuel” that keeps us moving towards our goals and taking action.

2. Desires are not your to-do list, not the tasks or expectations of ourselves or other’s expectations of us. 

3. Desires are not selfish!  We were each born with unique giftings, passions, and desires!

4. Desires are in the deepest part of our hearts, not our heads!

Lisa shared how she has found her inner desires by getting quiet, spending time by herself in her thoughts while in nature, meditating, journaling, imagining and allowing herself the liberty to suspend doubts, beliefs, and even her current reality. 

Share what you do to connect with your desires and dreams.  We would love to connect with you!  Help us spread the word so we can inspire more women to “wake up and dream.”  Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you! 

Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review! 

Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast 

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor

In today’s episode, we heard from Kelly as she shared more about how to achieve your goals by really getting connected with your desires.  What is a desire?  Kelly defined it as a strong feeling of wanting something or wishing for something to happen.  A true desire is deeply connected with your feelings, but we know that as busy moms, employees, business owners, it can be a challenge to even find the time to connect with what it is that you really want.  To get in touch with our desires, Kelly encouraged us to get quiet, really listen to the “small voice” inside us, spend some quiet time journaling, etc.  Figuring out what it is that you desire comes as a challenge for a lot of us, yet Kelly encouraged us with this quote, “Nothing is going to change if nothing changes.”  And, how true this is.

Kelly shared that with her deeply painful journey with unexplained infertility, she had “lost herself” and didn’t even know what she truly desired, but she knew that she desired NOT to be feeling the way she was, so one day, she made the decision.  She made the decision to get her voice back, to begin her journey of self-love, and find out who she really was under all of that grief and loss.

If you are feeling lost and like you are lacking a deep desire in your life, we are here for you!

 Reach out to us!  And share our podcast with anyone looking to get connected with their true self and their desires.

 Give us a “shout out” on your social media platforms!  Thank you!  Drop us a message, LIKE, SHARE, and leave us a review!  Follow us on Instagram @wakeupanddreampodcast

You can also connect with each of us here: 

Sara Carlisi:

@saracarlisi1 

Kelly Armstrong: 

@kellyarmstrongofficial 

[email protected]

Lisa Taylor: 

@lisa.kay.taylor

www.linktree.com/lisa.kay.taylor