Wake Up To Your Life

I wanted to boycott Christmas. I didn't think I could stomach getting a tree and decorating in my new life as a single person. I thought it would be too hard, too sad, too triggering.

But I did it. "In with the new" I told myself. Listen as I talk about the healing power of friendship and love, grieving and healing, and "cutting circles" (my new favorite phrase).

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It's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But you're not feeling that. Maybe that's because it's your first holiday season after losing a loved one. Perhaps being around your extended family makes you want to hit your head against the wall. Or maybe you have expectations of whimsy and magic when your reality is credit card debt and cranky kids.

I have dread this holiday season because I'm smack dab in the middle of getting a divorce. I'm trying to be thankful while I grieve the loss of my former life.

Listen to this episode as I offer some suggestions about what you can do if you find the season difficult to endure.

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Straighten up. Shoulders back. Chin up. Your posture matters. It's connected to your confidence. Listen to my conversation with artist/entrepreneur kenT Youngstrom. He reminds you of all the reasons you can hold your head up high when you walk into a room.

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You tend to think the worst is going to happen. That catastrophic thinking is costing you. I know, I do it too.

I'm getting a divorce. I have painted a bleak picture of my future. I'm assuming everything will always be awful and I'll be alone forever. Can I know that to be true for sure? Of course not.

Listen as I share some ways you can get out of this thinking cycle and feel better.

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Divorce sucks. Whether you want it or not, it blows. I'm getting one. My heart hurts. I'm learning to grieve and live.

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Your business didn't work out. You're not happy with your body. You thought you'd be married by now. You thought you'd have kids at this point. You didn't plan on getting divorced. When life doesn't go according to you plans, try out some of the things I suggest in this episode.

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I turned 51 last month. I spent some time thinking about things I wish I'd known a long time ago. Breathe. Use the good towels. Forgive. Not every thought you have is true. Stuff like that. I hope that my birthday brain dump reminds you to stop living on autopilot and wake up to your life.

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Remember playing Hot/Cold when you were a kid? Someone would hide an object and you'd have to find it. If you were getting closer to it, he or she would say "warm, warmer, hot!" and if you were nowhere near it, you'd hear "cold". I want you to remember hot or cold as you go through your day. What experiences make you say "hot" and which ones leave you freezing? This little game can tell you a lot about yourself.

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If you'd like to feel better, practice self compassion. Speak to yourself the way you would to a good friend. In this episode, learn more about why cultivating self compassion is so important and how you scan put it into practice.

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Being selfish can come very easily for many of us. What if we decided to be more giving... to think more about what we can give rather than what we can get? My friend Meghan Trainor is the most incredible fitness coach. She gives everything she can to the tens of thousands of people she trains online. Meghan told me about a book called The Go-Giver which reinforces her belief that the more you give of yourself authentically, the more you get. This conversation will get you to think about giving in a whole new way.

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