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Sleep can impact your physical, mental, and emotional health. When I worked as a therapist, one of the first things I talked about with clients was their sleeping patterns. In today's episode, I talk about the problems with too little sleep and tips on how to adjust your sleep cycle. www.amberleagray.com

Honesty is a virtue, but we can be honest without being mean. If you struggle with being brutally honest, then this episode is for you. In today's episode, I give some practical tips on how we can express our truth with kindness. www.amberleagray.com

Resilience is the ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly. In layman's terms, it is the ability to bounce back from hardship. In today's episode, we unpack ways to build our resilience muscle. www.amberleagray.com

You may have heard by now about the Great Resignation. Literally millions of Americans have left their jobs in search of something different, something that aligns with their passion. People are starting to ask, what is my life's calling? In today's episode, I'm starting the conversation about discovering your call and giving some practical exercises to help you get started. www.amberleagray.com

Okay, raise your hand if you are struggling to move from passive to massive action! Are you unsatisfied with where you are, but can't seem to find the motivation to get started? Maybe it's time to identify your excuses. Excuses pop up when are afraid or uncomfortable. In this episode, I walk through ways to identify and work through the excuses holding you back. www.amberleagray.com

On today's episode of the podcast, I'm putting on my pastor hat and sharing a sermon I preached yesterday in worship. We're in the middle of a sermon series on the Letter of James. Honestly, it was a hard scripture passage for me. James sounds harsh, but I learned a lot prepping this sermon. My prayer is that it encourages and challenges you as much as it did me!

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Y'all, humans are seriously the worst listeners. I think that so much conflict and hurt feelings could be avoided if we had better listening skills. So on today's episode, I'm giving you some practical things that you can start doing today to develop your listening skills!

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I pulled out my old counseling material, and I found an acronym that I think a lot of us need right now. It's called IMPROVE the Moment, and it is taught in DBT (a type of therapy). There are times when we can't change the situation, but can we improve it? Or improve our perception of it, our approach, our current thoughts and feelings? This episode is super practical, and definitely something I needed right now!

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