In this episode, we explore the fact that many of us think we are "self aware" but most of us are not.  If we don't take the time for introspection, we can't know ourselves.  It can be difficult to be open to understanding ourselves because it may be uncomfortable or even painful to really learn about ourselves and acknowledge our responsibility for our issues.  We encourage our listeners to change the questions they ask themselves from,  "Why?" to the growth questions of "What?"  about some of the negative things that are happening in our lives.  Once we learn to listen and communicate with ourselves, we can gain insight and then communicate better with others. Listen and grow in self awareness.

In this episode, we explore how to improve the way we communicate to all the important people in our lives by using open-ended questions and "I feel" statements.  Anything and everything can and should be open to discussion.  However, we have to consider the delivery of the message by using empathy and always thinking, "How would in feel to hear what I am about to say?" to avoid being hurtful.  We show how important it is to build your relationships by being genuine, honest and kind.  We explore the negative consequences of pushing down or avoiding our feelings. We share how to build relationships instead of "making a mess of them". Listen and gain some insight in to how to better communicate.

In this episode we look at the perception of control in our lives and how this relates to the way we see the world.  We explore two ways to view  our world; an Internal Locus of Control versus an External Locus of Control.  The way we perceive events that happen to us can be applied to the way we cope to challenges in our lives.  When a person feels that they have some control over what happens in their life this shows an Internal Locus of Control.  With an internal locus of control, the person can feel a sense of self determination and self efficacy. On the other hand, if a person believes that they have no control over their lives and blames external variables, this shows an External Locus of Control. Someone with an external locus of control feels that things "happen to them".  This kind of world view can lead to feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. How do you view your world?  

In this episode, we announce the winner of our Clean Eatz-Grab and Go giveaway.  We discuss how "paying it forward" can bring joy to others and to ourselves.  There are many people out there being kind and doing their part to make the world a better place.  We encourage our listeners to notice and give credit to those who are kind, while trying to share love with others.  We also explore how, as adults, we often loose our ability to laugh and embrace the child inside of us.  Children laugh about 400 times a day while on a good day, adults laugh only about 15 times a day.  We discuss how to have fun and live life with humor even during difficult times.  The laughter helps the difficult times feel less difficult.  We can choose to find joy and laugh, even if it is laughing at ourselves.  Come and have some fun with us, remembering what it is like to just be free to laugh. 

In this episode, we interview Amy Traugh, another Cheeky Girl Boss, who owns Simplify Me by AT!  According to Amy, "If we don't declutter our lives, it becomes just a matter of Stuff-Shifting".  We have all moved clutter from one area to another at some point in order to "organize or clean" which can lead to frustration and anxiety.   After a year of so many things feeling out of control in our world, Amy helps us to gain a sense of control over parts of our lives in which we actually have control.  She can come in to your home and help you organize areas, rooms, closets, drawers or any other "out of control" area.  Amy will put you on the path to decluttering and organizing your home which helps to decrease anxiety while increasing joy in life.   If decreasing anxiety and finding joy sounds appealing to you, join us and listen as Amy share's how this is possible.  

In this episode, we interview our upbeat and high energy guest, Courtney Dunlap who is an elementary school counselor in Canton City Schools.  She gives excellent tips from how to cope with teaching our kids from home to how to give positive reinforcement to our kids to continue growth in their lives.  Courtney's attitude is contagious and she is a joy to talk to.  Listen and let Courtney brighten your day and help with understanding ways to connect with kids.

Have some fun with us in this Mimosa Monday episode!  We invited two guests, one male and one female, to share their perspectives on the dating game and how to move through the dating process.  Both Rae-Lin and Mike share their dating experiences and discuss every topic from burning questions for the opposite sex to the best and worst dates they have had.  What becomes apparent is that we are all looking for the same things: good communication, genuineness, integrity and being in a good heathy head space.  Guess what?  Everyone feels that communication is the most important thing that makes a dating relationship work.  Ionically, communication is what makes every relationship sink or swim.  Whether you are single or married, listen and learn while having fun with our brave and honest guests.  

In this episode, we explore one of Mel Robbins analogies which compares the  lint in a dryer filter to how we collect our own "emotional lint" in our minds from self doubt and anxiety to depression and negativity from others. We share how that emotional lint can interfere with our effectiveness and efficiency at coping with our world. We talk about how to clean out our lint filters in healthy ways in order to face the next day where there will always be new lint collecting.  Life keeps coming but it helps to clean out the lint and find some moments of joy each day.