When we slow things down and step back we can see that we are almost always wanting peace to think what we're thinking, feel what we're feeling and do what we're doing and unfortunately we are often not giving ourselves that permission. One problem is we think we need to wait for permission from others, but what we really need is permission from ourselves. Listen to this episode to learn how to switch this around so that you primarily go to yourself for permission and not others. Enjoy!

Do you feel like you are frequently feeling overwhelmed or frustrated? Do you ever ask yourself what you wish you were feeling instead? If you have, my guess would be that your answer to that question would be peace. Feeling peaceful is amazing and a very desirable feeling and I want that for you too. However there are a few ways to feel peace and the main one feels like the absence of chaos which is mostly not available. Listen to this episode to learn how to create a more powerful version of peace in your life rather than just trying to create the absence of chaos. Enjoy!

In this episode I explain why the perfect environment for working on our mindset and trying to make changes in our life is to think of it like conducting a science experiment in a laboratory. This is so good to know and can be really fun and exciting to spend time in this space. The problem is that we are human and accessing this space in our minds can be difficult when it comes to many areas of our lives...and then actually spending time there can be even more challenging. The reason it can be so challenging is because as humans we tend to think dramatic, heavy, painful, discouraging, sad thoughts about our lives and when we're thinking that way the laboratory can feel very far away. Tune in to hear more about all of this and how you can work with your incredible brain to have more success getting to the laboratory and to know exactly what to do when you're not ready to spend time in the laboratory and why that's ok. Enjoy!

I know you've heard of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour...in this episode I share with you what it can look like when you are in your Grace Era or your Grace Period. We are used to thinking about this term, grace period, in business terms or financial terms or contractual terms. It basically means that there is a set period of time that the penalties of not doing something are alleviated. I would like to invite you to work on the skill of giving yourself a grace period and people around you a grace period when we are going through something. The penalties we are going to alleviate when we apply this grace period concept to people is the penalty of criticism, judgement, harshness, etc. Listen to this episode to see how this works and what it looks like and find out more about why I'm obsessed with the word GRACE! Enjoy!

This episode is just in time for the holiday season! My favorite trick to get less annoyed with the people in my life whom I love but we're all human and we do things that bug each other is to think of their undesirable behaviors like babies spitting up. Listen in to see what I mean and how it works. I know it will help you. Enjoy! P.S. For more on this topic please listen to episode 24 "What to Do When Your Loved Ones Are Driving You Crazy"

In this episode I am discussing many aspects of the concepts of relief. It's interesting to understand that relief is typically the contrast of the absence of the negative feeling you were just experienced. It is also typically short lived and we often experience relief in response to our body or brain demanding us to do something to get the relief NOW. Nothing wrong with any of that, but it's helpful to understand it and to learn that there are lots of ways to experience relief a little more intentionally and in a lasting way. The most powerful part about this episode is for anyone in a phase of life that they are dealing with a long term negative experience (like a deployment) that will not resolve on it's own quickly and how we can find ways to get that more intentional relief during this time without it coming at a cost or just needing to escape and without needing the circumstances to change. Enjoy!

In this episode I tell a story from my personal coaching to illustrate the power of one coaching session on a problem that has been troubling me for 5 years and how my super computer brain solved it and offered me the solution. Enjoy!

In this episode I'm teaching you a new tool I learned this summer from my coach called the 4 N's Tool. The 4 N's stand for: -Notice -Normalize -Neutralize -Next Thought This tool goes so well with the model and helps you with your daily self coaching. It's simple and powerful. Enjoy!

I decided that it was time to give you all a little snap shot on what's going on in my life these days! Enjoy!

In this episode I interview Lissa Figgins, military wife, mother of 3, and life coach specializing in time management. We cover some really important topics in this episode such as what happens when your service member comes home with PTSD, what to do, how to understand them, how to take care of yourself and be patient, and tons of words of encouragement if this is what you're going through. Enjoy!