Building Psychological Strength
400 episodes - Afar - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 170 ratingsMore and more, people are seeing the benefits of building resilience, building confidence, building mental toughness and flexibility, and moving past fear and anxiety in their lives. April Seifert, Ph.D., hosts this powerful podcast that will help you build psychological strength through interviews and information from some of the world's leading experts in the fields of Psychology and Life Design. It's time to go beyond merely surviving. It's time to thrive! This podcast is brought to you by Peak Mind: The Center for Psychological Strength.
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0143 | How to Liberate Your Mind and Pivot Toward What Matters with Dr. Steven Hayes
October 09, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBSo many of us have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, and other painful feelings and events. But answer this: When you have those experiences, do you tend to try to get rid of or avoid those painful feelings, or do you lean into them? On this episode of the podcast, we have the pleasure of collaborating with Dr. Steven Hayes, founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and author of the book "A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters." Dr. Hayes has been deemed t...
BONUS | How to Liberate Your Mind and Pivot Toward What Matters with Dr. Steven Hayes
October 09, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBThis episode is a bonus episode to accompany Episode #143. Dr. Steven Hayes was generous enough to include a hands-on exercise in his interview, and I found it so profoundly valuable, that I clipped it out into its own episode. Please sit down, get quiet, and use this exercise to help you in areas where you might need it. FULL EPISODE DESCRIPTION: So many of us have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, and other painful feelings and events. But answer this: When you have those e...
0142 | How To Rewire Your Subconscious Mind with Michele Molitor
October 02, 2019 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBDid you know that upwards of 80% of the thoughts you have on a given day are subconscious thoughts? These are thoughts that happen outside of our awareness. They're mental habits and heuristics that our mind has learned, and they influence our conscious thoughts, our emotions, and our actions. On today's episode, we're talking with Michele Molitor about this very topic! We talk about what the subconscious is...and what it isn't. Michele shares with us her unique approach to replacing l...
0141 | How to Live ‘Eyes Wide Open’ with Isaac Lidsky
September 25, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThis week's guest has one of the most eclectic resume's in business, including the following: He has been a child television star A Supreme Court clerk for Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsbert Co-Founder of an internet startup A graduate of Harvard at age 19 The author of a TED talk that received over 1M views in it's first 3 days Perhaps most striking, Isaac Lidsky is only 40, and he is blind. Born with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare degenerative disease of the retina, from ...
0140 | One Woman’s Journey of Psychological Strength through Bariatric Surgery with Kayla Landaeta
September 18, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MBThis week on the podcast, we’re diving into the topics of obesity and bariatric surgery. These topics are important ones to cover in their own right, but even beyond that, they’re topics that touch on many of the psychological hurdles that all of us face when we have to make a change in our life. This week’s guest is Kayla Landaeta. Growing up, Kayla was overweight and obese. In college, Kayla weighed 343 pounds, and eventually, she realized that she wanted to make a change in her life. S...
0140 | One Woman’s Journey of Psychological Strength through Bariatric Surgery with Kayla Landaeta
September 18, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBThis week on the podcast, we’re diving into the topics of obesity and bariatric surgery. These topics are important ones to cover in their own right, but even beyond that, they’re topics that touch on many of the psychological hurdles that all of us face when we have to make a change in our life. This week’s guest is Kayla Landaeta. Growing up, Kayla was overweight and obese. In college, Kayla weighed 343 pounds, and eventually, she realized that she wanted to make a change in her life. S...
0139 | What is Radical Responsibility and How Can You Cultivate It?
September 13, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 57.6 MBEveryone has been given 1 life to live, but sadly, not everyone is an active participant in their own life. One of the key reasons for this is that they are not willing to accept responsibility for that active role. They are not willing to take radical responsibility for their life. This is the focus of today’s podcast episode. Today, we’re talking about the topic of radical responsibility, which means taking 100% responsibility for 100% of the situations you find yourself in. ...
0139 | What is Radical Responsibility and How Can You Cultivate It?
September 13, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBEveryone has been given 1 life to live, but sadly, not everyone is an active participant in their own life. One of the key reasons for this is that they are not willing to accept responsibility for that active role. They are not willing to take radical responsibility for their life. This is the focus of today’s podcast episode. Today, we’re talking about the topic of radical responsibility, which means taking 100% responsibility for 100% of the situations you find yourself in. ...
0138 | How to Successfully Navigate Your Toughest Conversations with Intention and Empathy with AmyK Hutchens
September 11, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThink back to the last time you had to have a really tough conversation. Maybe it was a difficult conversation with your spouse, a friend, or someone at work. Maybe it was a family member or an employee. No matter what, there’s no denying how terrifying these conversations can be. This week, we’re talking to AmyK Hutchens. She is an internationally-renowned speaker, and an expert who teaches people how to confidently & competently navigate their toughest conversations without saying some...
Build the Psychological Strength to Overcome Unhealthy Habits with Glenn Livingston
September 04, 2019 13:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBThis episode will change your life. We all have habits that we want to change. Maybe we want to eat healthier, drink less, or exercise more. You’ve likely set a goal to change a particularly difficult habit....and then failed. Likely multiple times. We set New Years’ resolutions, and they fall through. Habit change is hard. Today, we’re featuring Dr. Glenn Livingston, author of the book “Never Binge Again” on the podcast. Not only is he a Ph.D. trained psychologist, but he hims...
0136 | Navigating the Winding Path of Life with Mindfulness, Intentionality, and Self-Awareness with Shannon Schottler
August 28, 2019 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBSo many of us operate from the perspective that life is supposed to follow a linear path. So much so that, when we find ourselves at a crossroads or we feel compelled to go in a new direction, it can be incredibly difficult for us! This is why I am so excited for you to meet this week’s guest, Shannon Schottler. Shannon is a certified life/career transitions & leadership coach. Her mission is to empower more individuals to find, know and honor their truth personally and professionally. She...
0135 | Nurturing a Growth Mindset to Help Our Children Learn with Teru Clavel
August 21, 2019 12:30 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBWe all want the best for our kids; that goes without saying. But, sometimes, our best intentions actually get in the way of our kids making the mistakes they need to make to grow and develop into educated, high-functioning adults. In today’s episode, we’re talking with Teru Clavel, the author of the brand new book “World Class.” In her book, Teru compares the educational system we have in the United States with the system she encountered as her family moved from country to country in Asi...
0134 | Managing the Complexity of Trauma, Emotion, and Gratitude
August 16, 2019 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBGratitude is something we hear about a lot in the mainstream personal development literature…and it’s also a topic that gets simplified and manipulated in mainstream media. We’ve all seen the pretty social media posts that urge us to think positively, but those simplistic posts ignore the complexity and nuance that occurs within our emotional response. So, in this special episode of the Building Psychological Strength podcast, Ashley and I talk about the complexity surrounding gratitude ...
0133 | How to Develop the Courage Habit with Kate Swoboda
August 14, 2019 13:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThe notion of being “fearless” is one that is so highly celebrated in our culture. But here’s the thing…there’s no such thing as being fearless. Fear, as a response, is primal and adaptive. It is natural and ingrained in us to fear the unknown, and there’s nothing we can do about the fact that we’ll experience fear anytime we step outside of our comfort zones. However, what we can do something about is how we respond to fear. Today, you’re going to hear from Kate Swoboda, the author...
Harnessing the Power of your Subconscious Mind with Tiffany Toombs
August 07, 2019 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this interview, you’ll learn how incredibly powerful your subconscious mind is. At Peak Mind, we say that your mind can be your most valuable asset or your biggest liability, and this episode illustrates that. This week you’ll meet Tiffany Toombs. Tiffany runs Blue Lotus Mind, and she works with her clients to help them understand how their subconscious minds are operating, where their self-limiting beliefs might have come from, and how to move forward to achieve exactly what you want...
0131 | I’m a Yes for LOVE with Danielle Jokinen
July 31, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWhat do you stand for? What are you willing to show up for in the world? And… What are you NOT willing to show up for? This week’s guest on the podcast had to ask herself that important question as she went through one of the most challenging parts of her life - a health battle with her brand new baby. At the most challenging part of her life, Danielle Jokinen had to decide what she stood for, and more importantly, what she DIDN’T stand for, and that’s an exercise we ALL should go th...
0130 | 7 Lessons from the World’s Most Inspiring Women
July 29, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBWhat have I learned from interviewing the world’s most inspiring women over the past 3 years? That’s what we’re digging into in this episode. Over the past 3 years, I have had the fortune to be able to chat with some POWERHOUSE women. Women who have faced adversity most of us will never encounter. Women who have built companies, achieved goals, and truly THRIVED in their lives. It’s eery how common the lessons they share are. As I get ready to pivot the Women Inspired podcast and tur...
0129 | The Foundations for Your Success with Lisa Hyde
July 24, 2019 13:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThis week we’re digging into some of those times in life when our feelings and needs can feel really opaque and complex. Those times when you feel friction, but you’re having a difficult time pointing to exactly why you feel friction. Those times when the friction you feel causes you to feel guilty because you don’t realize that the emotions you’re feeling are totally normal, expected, and common for the situation you’re in. This episode is for you if you’ve ever been in that situation...
0128 | Listen to This Before You Give Up On Your Dream with Rachel Nearhood
July 17, 2019 15:04 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThink of your biggest dream. Your biggest goal. The one that makes you quiver because you KNOW you don’t completely have what it takes to accomplish it. The one where the path feels completely obscure, and maybe you can only see the first step or two. That’s the size of the goal I want you to have in mind when you listen to today’s episode with Rachel Nearhood. Rachel is the founder of Ellie and Ott, a subscription that gives parents a month-by-month game plan to enhance playtime wit...
0127 | Failure Means You’re On the Right Path
July 15, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBToday’s episode is an extremely short episode that hits right in the center of a very important topic: failure. More specifically, I’m talking about failure as something that is: Necessary 100% inevitable A great indication that you’re on the right path Listen to this episode, and ask yourself, “How many times did I fall today?” Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
0126 | How To Live Full Out in Spite of Adversity with Nancy Solari
July 10, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBIn the field of Positive Psychology, there is a concept called “thriving through adversity” and “post-traumatic resilience.” Imagine that. Experiencing extreme adversity in your life, and instead of having that adversity break you, coming out of it even more resilient than you went in. Amazing huh?! Today’s guest is a beautiful example of just that. Today, you’re going to meet Nancy Solari. Nancy is a Life Coach, a motivational speaker, author, radio show host, and she is legally b...
0125 | How One Mom Quit her 9-5 and How You Can Too with Michelle Evans
July 03, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBSo many people secretly hold the goal of leaving their 9-5 job to work for themselves, but the leap from traditional employment to an entrepreneurial gig can feel so big and scary! This week’s guest is going to put it into perspective for you in a way that no one else really does. This week, you’re going to meet Michelle Evans! Michelle is an entrepreneur in the online marketing space who helps other companies steadily attract new clients through online marketing funnels. What’s amaz...
0124 | A New Direction
July 01, 2019 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBFriends, I have an announcement, and because you have been along this journey with me, I want you to hear it first. The podcast is pivoting. As you know, I have been cultivating my work more and more in the direction of psychological strength and life design. Specifically, recently I partnered with Ashley Smith to form Peak Mind: The Center for Psychological Strength. Our goal is to bring rigor and scientific-backing to the personal development space by offering content around the tool...
0123 | Thriving Through Uncertainty with Alisa Jones
June 26, 2019 11:47 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBAll of us are going to experience adversity in our lives, and undoubtedly, it will cause some despair and grief when it happens. Most of the time, we don’t get to choose whether we’re going to experience something difficult. Things simply happen. However, what we do get to choose is whether we stay in that place of despair…..or whether we thrive through it. This week, you’re going to meet Alisa Jones. Alisa had her first seizure and was diagnosed with ecstatic epilepsy when she was 4...
0122 | A Master Class in Reinvention and Website SEO with Melissa McGraw
June 19, 2019 12:01 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBHave you ever wanted to reinvent yourself? Have you ever felt like the path you’re on used to be what you wanted to do, but it just isn’t anymore? And if so, have you ever felt like you needed permission to make a pivot like that? If any of that resonates, this episode is for YOU! This week, you’re going to meet Melissa McGraw. Melissa created The Creative Potential after being burnt out working for someone else. Through her own struggles, she realized she had something to offer. ...
0121 | Toxic Positivity vs. Psychological Strength
June 17, 2019 07:30 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB“Just think positively!” “Why can’t you look on the bright side?” At one time or another, almost all of us have been going through a tough time and have had someone say something like this to us. It has become so pervasive that a term has been coined to describe it: toxic positivity. This is when encouraging someone to simply “look on the bright side” without taking into account the circumstances they’re in becomes more harmful than helpful. Here’s the thing: a big chunk of psychol...
0120 | Failure is Necessary with Sophia Sunwoo
June 12, 2019 07:30 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBOne of my very favorite quotes is by Henry Ford: Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Now, that all sounds nice, right? Sure, April, failure is the opportunity to begin again. That sounds lovely. However, when the rubber hits the road, most of us enjoy failing about as much as we enjoy having dental work done. But here’s the thing, the longer I’ve been an entrepreneur, the more I have come to truly understand how necessary and inevitable failu...
0119 | How to be Your Fearless, Authentic Self with Ginni Saraswati
June 05, 2019 07:30 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBHow well do you know yourself? I mean, truly know yourself? How well do you know the innermost aspects of your true self, including the things that subconsciously influence you? This week, we’re talking all about self-awareness…how to develop it, and what it means to live in a self-aware state. We’re also talking about what that self-awareness allows you to do: LIVE AS YOUR TRUE SELF! This week, I’m chatting with Ginni Saraswati, and if you can find a brighter light in the world, I...
0118 | How Self-Identity Shapes our Behavior and Holds Us Back
June 03, 2019 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBFill in the blank: I’m the type of person who __________. Are you the type of person who takes risks? Makes a lot of money? Needs the support of other people? Is brave? The way you instinctively answer these questions can tell you a lot about your self-identity, and this is what we’re zeroing in on for this special mini episode of the podcast. Here’s what we’re digging into: What is our self-identity? From a Cognitive Psych perspective, we’re digging into what our self-identity actual...
0117 | How to THRIVE After Divorce with Anna Shpilsher
May 29, 2019 07:30 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThis week, I’m covering a topic that I’ve never talked about on the podcast before: divorce. Specifically, I’m chatting with Anna Shpilsher, a woman who focuses on helping people rebuild their lives after divorce. Anna says that her life began after her divorce. Before then, life was pretty awful. She suddenly found herself 30, divorced, and a single mom to 2 small children. She hated her new identity. And, to make matters worse, she was stuck… stuck thinking about what once was and...
0116 | Don't Wait to be Recognized with Carla Howard
May 22, 2019 07:30 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBImagine this: you make a contribution at work, or you score a big win. What do you do next? Do you tell people about what you achieved? Or, do you wait for other people to recognize you and leave your fate in their hands? This week, we’re chatting with Carla Howard. Carla helps women become more Influential and promotable so they can rise with confidence and grace! Carla was catalyzed to do this work after she asked her daughter and granddaughter to draw a picture of a leader. She wa...
0115 | How to Go After Your BIGGEST Goals! with Bri Seeley
May 15, 2019 07:30 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBWhat is your biggest goal? Nope, I mean your BIGGEST GOAL? The one that is so big that it scares you? That’s the one I want you to have in mind as you listen to this week’s episode. This week, I have the incredible honor of chatting with a powerhouse friend of mine, Bri Seeley. Like many of us, Bri once lived in the land of 'should.' After completing two degree’s in fashion design, she built her own fashion label from the ground up and was convinced fashion was her path. Except, i...
0114 | Eight Ways to Rock Your Own World with Sheira Brayer
May 08, 2019 07:30 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBEvery once in a while, we get to meet someone so multifaceted and interesting that they shift the way we think about the number of paths we can take during our lifetime. This week’s interview was one of those conversations for me. This week, you’re going to meet Sheira Brayer. Sheira is an empowerment speaker, an award-winning songwriter, the author of the book “Motiv8: 8 Ways to Rock Your Own World,” and a mom. Sheira is on a mission to educate, guide, and inspire mothers and their yo...
0113 | How to Unapologetically Build Wealth with Tess Wicks
May 01, 2019 07:30 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBToday’s episode could very likely change your financial life. I’m serious. Today, you’re going to hear from Tess Wicks, a financial expert, and the founder of Wander Wealthy. Periodically in past episodes of the podcast, I’ve focused on the important topic of focusing on building wealth to create financial stability, opportunity, flexibility, and options. But, here’s the thing. Many times, talking about, wanting, and trying to create wealth can feel GROSS. It can just feel uncomforta...
0112 | The Power of Self-Awareness with Monica Zimmerman
April 24, 2019 07:30 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBWow, I actually had a really tough time putting a title on this week’s podcast episode because we discussed so many amazing topics! How do you pick just one to highlight?! This week, I had the chance to sit down with Monica Zimmerman. Monica is a life and success coach who helps people elevate their emotional intelligence at work and in their relationships. She has a special place in her heart for women returning back to work after having a baby, and she draws from her past experience as...
0111 | Permission to Pivot with Michelle Ward
April 17, 2019 07:30 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBHow many times have you felt the urge to try something new, but you stopped short because you felt like you weren’t qualified? For example, maybe you want to write a book, but you didn’t go to school to be a writer. Have you ever considered that the qualification doesn’t precede action? Rather, it is through action that you become qualified. Also, it is through action that we literally become the person we need to be in order to stretch outside of our comfort zone. In this episode, w...
0110 | Build Psychological Strength and THRIVE! with Ashley Smith, Ph.D.
April 10, 2019 07:30 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBPop quiz: Tell me the things people should be doing to keep their bodies strong and help them avoid illness and injury! You got it: Exercise, sleep, diet, water Now, what about the things you should be doing to keep you mind strong? What are the things you should be doing to cultivate psychological strength so you have the mental resilience to weather the ups and downs of life? That’s harder, isn’t it? Well, as it turns out, the fields of Psychology and Design Thinking are brimming w...
0109 | Nurture Your Inner Child Using the Creative Process with Kirsie Schwender
April 03, 2019 07:30 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThink back to when you were a little kid. How excited were you when you got a new box of crayons or some Play Doh or water color paints? Inside of each of us is an inner child who is inherently creative. Every single one of us had a time in our lives when we created simply for the joy of the process. Why don’t we do that as adults? This week, you’ll meet Kirsie Schwender. She is the founder of the company Love & Drishti and the transformational Meditate and Create event. She makes th...
0108 | A Simple Way to Live in Alignment with Mary Shores
March 27, 2019 07:30 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBStop. Take one moment and do me a favor. Take the next 30 seconds to think about how your life feels right now, and rate it on a scale from 1 to 10. Are you closer to the low end? Are things feeling difficult? Are you having to white-knuckle too many situations? Are your relationships, your job, your hobbies, your health out of alignment? Or, are you closer to a 10? Are things feeling light, joyful, aligned? Do you regularly feel in flow? Are you spending your time in a way that fill...
0107 | Wait, It Gets Worse with Lydia Slaby
March 20, 2019 07:30 - 49 minutes - 45 MBThis week’s episode is POWERFUL. This week, you are going to meet Lydia Slaby. Lydia is an advocate, speaker, and writer focused on empowering people, communities, and organizations faced with daunting change. She is also the author of the brand new book, “Wait, It Gets Worse.” In this book, she shares her story of battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma and the clarity and life lessons she gained from that experience. You are not going to want to miss these amazing conversations: The importan...
0106 | Setting Healthy Boundaries & Creating Lasting Connection with Silvy Khoucasian
March 13, 2019 07:30 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBHave you ever stopped to think about the impact that your upbringing has on your adult relationships? No? I hadn’t either. That is, I hadn’t thought about it until I began hitting bumps in the road in the early days of dating my husband. I didn’t realize that the avoidant attachment style I had developed as a child (after losing my dad to cancer when I was younger), was manifesting itself in this relationship. It didn’t occur to me that the last man I loved and was extremely close to w...
0105 | The Secret Joy of Hygge with Alex Amarotico
March 06, 2019 08:30 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBHave you ever thought about the number of decisions you make on a daily basis and the impact they have on your happiness? The decision to light a candle at dinner, bake cookies with your kids, or share a meal with family and friends. These decisions add up and can have an incredibly meaningful impact on your happiness. That is exactly what we’re talking about this week with Alexandra Amarotico, the author of the book The Secret Joy of Hygge (pronounced HOO-GAH). Alex learned about the ...
0104 | Making BOLD Moves with Jenna Redfield
February 27, 2019 08:30 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBWhen was the last time you made a truly bold move? A move where failure was a distinct possibility….but so was success? This week, we’re talking all about making bold moves with none other than Jenna Redfield, the head honcho over at Twin Cities Collective. The Twin Cities Collective was created to help Twin Cities bloggers and creatives connect with other like-minded individuals in the area. They come together to teach, learn, connect and support - all with the purpose of helping you grow...
0103 | You Are What You’ve Overcome with Genecia Alluora
February 20, 2019 08:30 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBFriends, meet Genecia Alluora! Genecia is the former Miss Singapore, the founder of Soul Rich Woman, South East Asia’s largest network of female entrepreneurs, and a literal powerhouse who is empowering other women to step into their own power and become entrepreneurs with such a unique business model. Occasionally, I interview someone who is so confident that she gives me a boost in my own confidence, simply through osmosis. This was one of those interviews. Genecia shared with us her i...
0102 | What’s the BEST That Could Happen? with Jennifer Longmore
February 13, 2019 08:30 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week, we’re speaking with Jennifer Longmore, a Leading Authority on Soul Purpose, and Elite Business Coach to enlightened entrepreneurs. For more than 15 years, she has served clients in permanently shifting the limiting beliefs and patterns that prevent them from being who they really are so that they can live their most abundant, aligned and accelerated soul’s journey. It was such an interesting interview because Jennifer and I teach a lot of the same constructs, but she comes at it...
0101 | Empowering Women to Take Charge of their Health with Dr. Kelly Culwell, aka "Dr. Lady Doctor"
February 06, 2019 08:30 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBMany of you know that I recently had a baby. Woah, nothing throws you in the middle of a women’s health journey like being pregnant and having a baby. Wanna know the craziest thing? I was SHOCKED about how little my doctors could tell me when I would ask questions about different aspects of pregnancy. Simple questions like, “Can I eat this?” or “How much of this should I have?” or “Is this supplement ok?” were always met with the same answer, “Weeeeeellll, we don’t really know.” That’s...
0100 | Building a Sustainable Future with Melissa Rappaport Schifman
January 30, 2019 08:30 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB“I’m not trying to save the planet, I’m trying to save our species as humans. Even if we continue on the path we’re on, the planet will still be here. We just won’t be able to survive her any longer.” This was the comment that this week’s guest uttered to me as she walked me out of her beautiful, sustainably-built. LEED certified home after we recorded this week’s episode. Talk about impactful. Melissa Rappaport Schifman is a sustainability expert and the author of the book Building a S...
0099 | LOVE: Live Open, Value Everything with Eva Payne
January 23, 2019 08:30 - 1 hour - 56 MBWhen was the last time you were immersed in your work, a task, a hobby, a something, and time seemed to stand still? You know that feeling. The feeling of FLOW, when you feel like you could do something forever, simply because it brings you so much joy. This week, you’re going to meet a woman who went on an intentional quest to find FLOW, and now she’s sharing what she learned with the world in her new book: Kindle Your Flow Eva Payne is the founder of Project Kindle, a non-profit org...
You are Capable of More Than You Think with Sam Basques
January 16, 2019 08:30 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBHave you ever felt like you can’t go on? Or maybe that you can’t push any harder than you’re already pushing or do more than you’re already doing? This week’s interview will challenge that notion! This week, you’re going to meet the incredible Sam Basques. Sam is a skydive instructor and an indoor skydive tunnel instructor. A little over a year ago she set the goal to become a tunnel instructor, and in this interview, you’ll hear her journey and the transformation that followed. Not on...
0097 | A Well-Designed Life with Courtney Mott
January 09, 2019 08:30 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBWow, this week’s interview is near and dear to my heart! Remember how I let you in on the secret that I’ve been working with people 1:1 to teach them my Life Design framework? Well, this week you get to meet one of them! Courtney Mott is a beautiful example of a person who took responsibility for her life and made incredible changes. She quit her job. She is building a new business. She advocated for herself and went on a dream beach vacation. And, most important of all, she chan...