This past weekend one of my bestfriends and I were stuck in a snow storm on Highway 93 going from Invermere, BC to Calgary, AB and it turned into a epic adventure that we had no idea was going to be our day, but the closeness of our friendship, our ability to trust our instincts and make solids decisions, our senses of humour and lots of road snacks and water made for not too bad of a time in an otherwise crappy turn of events. Yes we were on the verge of tears more than once, but we had to rally! I’m grateful for you Byrne, for being the Thelma to my Louise. The nuggies to my bbq sauce and the gas station veggies to my…well, we’ll never know! Haha (inside jokes are fun). Glad we made it to our destinations safe and sound. Thank you for being a great friend I can always count on. ❤️🐝

Not much is worse (ok, a lot of things are worse, but stay with me here…) than sliding casually into a New Year, all doe eye’d, unsuspecting and optimistic, then boom, it’s January 21st and the credit card bill shows up and suddenly you’re spiralling like you’ve just been told there’s a pandemic and that mask wearing is mandated for the unforeseeable future…nooooooo! (Remember that?) only this, the stress of over spending for the sake of Christmas, is easily avoidable. How? Listen and find out….happy smart budgeting and shopping my friends!

Hey parents/guardians!

Do you have a child whose passion for something (like my son with his trains) can sometimes seem more like a fixation or obsession to the point where it can sometimes drive you off the rails? (Pun intended)

Yes?

Well, this is an episode worth tuning in for!

We’re talking about identifying certain behaviours surrounding our child’s passions and teaching them how to regulate themselves so that we, as parents, can become engrossed in and excited about their passions with them. (Or atleast be a slightly less annoyed support system!)

Creating an awareness of their feelings and the implications of their behaviours and how it can impact others around them both positively or negatively, is our job as the parent of a child with a fixated mind. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it!

Thanks for tuning in!

Do you like made up seasons and sports analogies? Then this is the episode for you! Cuffing season is upon us, and if you aren’t familiar with what that is, then tune in to find out. This is one for the daters and “in between love-era!”, but (much like some people’s cuffing season rosters!) everyone is welcome! Ba-doom tss! It’s getting cold out there people, time to buddy up and hunker down for the cold winter months….but don’t worry, you’ll be free and single (or sad and alone, however you wanna look at it!) come Feb.13th!

Are you newly single? Been single awhile? Hate it? Love it? Love/Hate it? I hear you. Well I think that there is a lot of value in using our time as people who are, as Case Kenny says, “in between love” to see this time as a gift to really learn as much as we can about ourselves and to dig deep in understanding who we are, how we got here and what we can do differently the next go round should we so choose to explore repartnering or not…(news flash: it’s not a requirement for a fulfilling life!). In today’s episode we’re talking about seeing the value in singlehood as a means to better ourselves for the conscious life we want for ourselves, regardless of if we ever decide to date again.

Today on the pod, Alicia and I are day-drinking and learning new things about the each other…we’re talking about tattoos, bad decisions, paddleboarding, bikini and figure competitions, eyebrows, UFC, parenting and the hot topic that “Thin doesn’t equal healthy and Fat doesn’t equal unfit!”, dad bods, taking a compliment and Rea realizes she’s sapiosexual! Tune in while we laugh, snort (me!), cry and get insightful!

Do you suffer from Fear of Missing out? How about the Fear of Better Options? Well, these are both very real emotions that stem from an anxious mind and the notion that everything is accessible to us at all times so therefore, must be better options available and those options are forever increasing. FOMO and FOBO don’t just sabotage future success. They can undermine the present. Patrick McInnis coined these two terms suggests asking questions like:

Are you doing it because you really want to do it?

Am I following the crowd?

Can I actually do this?

Do I have the resources for this?

Do I have the talents for this?

Do I have the time for this? In order to curb your FOMO/FOBO. Asking these questions as well as practicing mindful are a sure fire ways to get a handle on your emotions around your Fear of Missing Out or your Fear of Better Options.

Are you seasoned in paying attention to your gut instinct or are you more the “ignore any warnings my body is instinctively telling me and overthink it instead” type? Yeah, that happens. But you know you can hone that skill of listening to your intuition, you can flex it like a muscle and it’s important that you do….because trusting your gut is the ultimate act of trusting yourself.

Ikigai proposes that four factors come together to create the holy grail for anyone looking for their passion and purpose in life. These are:

1.What you love

2.What you believe the world needs

3.What you’re good at

4.What you can get paid for

But how can these four factors help you figure out what you’re meant to do with your life? I don’t know either, but let’s see if we can’t figure out our paths together…

Are you starting to feel the impending stress that next week’s back to school and routine and high level stressors can bring back after a lovely summer and realizing we are in fact still in a global pandemic? Well if you weren’t, you might be now….listen up for some actionable skills to curb that stress and the name of the game here is simple….three little words that are often impossible to get out….ASK FOR HELP!