Your Courageous Life podcast
149 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWelcome to the Your Courageous Life podcast, where we talk about psychology and actionable tools for creating better habits, cultivating discipline, and practicing courage. Using a biopsychosocial lens, you'll learn the tools for creating a better life and developing more grit and emotional resilience.
Want more resources? Head to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com .
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Ep42: Getting Things Done
June 30, 2019 20:22 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBGetting things done is part of life--and it often causes an immense amount of overwhelm for people. In today's podcast episode, I'm talking about the attitudes and habits that you can adopt around getting things done that will up your effectiveness and how much you can get done, while decreasing stress. I’ll also share my system for setting annual, quarterly, and weekly goals that enable me to make progress in short bursts over time. Get bonus resources by heading to https://www.yourcourage...
Ep 41: Dealing with disappointment
May 27, 2019 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBNeed some help dealing with disappointment? That’s the subject of today’s podcast episode. When you’ve really wanted the big dream, and you’re dealing with disappointment because things didn’t go as you’d hoped, it’s important to avoid going into a space of avoiding your disappointment. Today’s podcast episode lays out the essential pieces of processing feelings of disappointment. Get more courageous resources by going to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Web: https://www.yourcou...
Ep40: Tim Ferriss Interview Questions
May 20, 2019 12:30 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBI was reading Tim Ferriss’s book, Tribe of Mentors, in which he asks a set list of questions to different people who have attained success in their fields. This got me curious--how might you and I use the Tim Ferriss interview questions in our own lives? What might those questions tell us about who we are, how we tick, and our way of being? I’m going through each question on today’s podcast episode, and you’re welcome to join in! Learn more at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin or con...
Ep39: Why your life matters
May 13, 2019 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBOur lives matter far more than we can possibly realize, far more than we can possibly give them credit for. We can never know when, just by being ourselves, we will be someone else’s gift. We do ourselves a gross disservice when we assume that because of our occupations, or unless we take some kind of massive action, we cannot have an impact. Risk the vulnerability of letting other people know that they matter. More: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Web: https://www.yourcourag...
Ep38: Why we don't do what we say we should
May 06, 2019 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBTough truth? We don’t do what we say we should, if we don’t believe that any of it will actually work. Really, what do you believe? Because if you truly don’t believe that meditation (or anything else) could benefit your life, then there’s no point in even telling yourself that you should try it just because everyone else says that it’s great. Right here, right now, you are able to do what you are able to do, as well as you can do it. All that matters is if you at least try. More: http...
Ep37: When you don't know where to start
April 29, 2019 14:00 - 9 minutes - 6.89 MBWaiting until it’s the right place, right time, yadda yadda yadda is just a delay tactic. There is no right time, right place, right way, or right circumstance for starting the things that are most important to our souls. Now is the perfect time. This is the perfect moment. You are the perfect person. You’ll learn everything else you need, along the way. When you don’t know where to start, right here and right now with you, is enough. Get bonuses at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/b...
Ep 36: How long will it take to feel better?
April 22, 2019 14:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MBEspecially if you’ve been efforting awhile, you’ll wonder: how long is it going to take, to feel better? The answer? It takes as long as it takes. There’s no timeline, no cartography of the soul for how to feel better, faster. When fear sings that (old) tune, it’s actually time to double-down on doing the work--not give up. Get bonus resources at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https...
Ep 35: Habits of Highly Successful People
April 15, 2019 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIf you want to live a better life, if you want to step into these habits of highly successful people, you’ve got to stop wiggling out on your own integrity. Your goals can be positive obsessions that drive you towards development, or they can be hungry ghosts—an endless desire to feed yourself with status or something outside of yourself. Success is about how you feel in your own human skin, and it will require the courage for you to totally trust yourself, to make who you truly are on the i...
Ep 34: Develop a daily practice
April 08, 2019 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBSkipping a daily practice is like saying, “I have the option to do something to improve my happiness and well-being, but hey, I won’t take it.” When you feed yourself emotionally, the healthier and stronger you are. We live in a world where people suffer emotionally in greater numbers than ever before, and it is no crime to create ways to build your emotional resilience. That’s what a daily practice does for your life—it builds that emotional resilience. In today’s podcast episode, learn ho...
Ep 33: Changing a Negative Mindset
April 01, 2019 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBWithout a doubt, it’s not helpful to try to bypass negative feelings--but it’s also not helpful to write off possibilities when changing a negative mindset. Changing a negative mindset isn’t possible if you aren’t willing to own the fact that you feel stuck. At first, changing a negative mindset feels like a ton of work. With time, seeing what more is possible can become a habit. Get more resources for help changing a negative mindset in the YCL library: https://www.yourcourageouslife....
Ep 32: Embrace the inner critic
March 25, 2019 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBEmbrace the inner critic? What? Yes--and here’s why: If you practice abusive behaviors, you become the abuser--and this is true whether you abuse others, or yourself. There’s something so much bigger awaiting you when you decide not to hate your critic or wish it would go away. To embrace the critic doesn’t mean letting it get away with poor behavior--there are other options--and that’s exactly what today’s podcast episode on how to embrace the inner critic taps into. Get listener bonu...
Ep 31: Personal responsibility and this isn't mine
March 21, 2019 21:32 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBTaking personal responsibility for your life includes recognizing what *isn’t* yours. It’s good to own your part; it’s also necessary to be clear what you have no control over. You aren’t going to self-help your way into fixing other people’s stuff, for them. Today’s episode will help you get clear on the boundaries. Get more bonus resources at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https:/...
Ep 30: Embracing who you are
March 11, 2019 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBWhen others are uncomfortable with themselves, they’ll hide themselves--and ask us to do the same. But we don’t have to play into that pattern. In this episode, I’m talking about embracing who you are, despite the possibility of others criticizing. Get extra bonus resources by going to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Let's connect on Instagram: @katecourageous Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https://tiktok.com/@...
Ep 30: Embrace who you are
March 11, 2019 14:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBWhen others are uncomfortable with themselves, they’ll hide themselves--and ask us to do the same. But we don’t have to play into that pattern. In this episode, I’m talking about embracing who you are, despite the possibility of others criticizing. Get extra bonus resources by going to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Let's connect on Instagram: @katecourageous
Ep 29: How Will You Let It Define You
March 04, 2019 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBIt’s long bothered me that in the self-help space, people declare that we simply can choose how we let something define ourselves, and leave it at that. Today, I’m talking about how to not let things define you--without the side of spiritual bypass. Get bonus podcast resources at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Connect with me on Instagram: @katecourageous Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https://tiktok.com/@...
Ep 28: You are allowed to have a process
February 25, 2019 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBOften, we know what we “should” do, but something holds us back--the need to have a process with what we experience. You’re allowed to have a process. You’re allowed to take a breath, hesitate, fully feel what you need to feel before you do what you “should.” Today’s podcast digs in to that. Get bonus resources by going to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Let's connect on Instagram: @katecourageous Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/kat...
Ep 27: The Hunger for more
February 18, 2019 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.64 MBDo you have a hunger for more? Do you make yourself wrong for that--telling yourself not to “get ahead of yourself” or to “be realistic”? Let’s look at the paradox of how we can love our lives as they already are, yet also hunger for more, and expand our desires without the guilt trip. Get extra courageous bonuses at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Instagram: @katecourageous Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: htt...
Ep 26: Courage to relate
February 11, 2019 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBOur personal fears about being rejected or navigating conflict can sometimes have us hiding out, instead of deciding to really, truly, relate to one another. Listen in to this podcast episode for ways to move past those fears of conflict and start having the courage to truly relate. Get courageous bonuses by going to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Instagram: @katecourageous Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: ht...
Ep 25: fear of failure
February 04, 2019 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBSo often, fear of failure can keep us from even starting something in the first place. In this episode, I deconstruct fear of failure and ask you some challenging questions so that you can stop getting stuck in fear of failure and starting working through it if it arises. Get special subscriber bonus resources by going to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Instagram: @katecourageous Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous T...
Ep 24: How to know what you want
January 28, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBOften, when we tell ourselves that we “don’t know” what we want, we’re lying to ourselves. We do know what we want, but we think that it won’t be possible for some reason. So, what are those reasons; where do you tell yourself it won’t be possible? Let’s get underneath the ways that we hold ourselves back by thinking we don’t know what we want. Get bonus resources at: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Instagram: @katecourageous Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: ...
Ep 23: Habits to reduce anxiety
January 21, 2019 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBAnxiety is just...another name for fear. There are three specific habits you can shift to start feeling more “anxiety resilient” in general, and you can also lean on these habits to reduce anxiety when it hits. I’ll warn you: these habits are *deceptively* simple, so most people write them off. The research, however, showing that these habits are effective habits to reduce anxiety, is extensive--you definitely want to gut check whether or not you need to look at these habits in your own life...
Ep 22: creating your courageous year
January 16, 2019 19:29 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, I walk you through how you can create your courageous year (a process that can begin any time, not just in January!) and give you essential questions to help you clarify where you're at and put it in the greater context of where you're going. I'll also share a powerful reframe for how to put down a year that has felt heavy, and move into your life with more lightness as you declare a new path forward. Learn more about Your Courageous Life at https://www.yourcourageousl...
Ep 21: How to stop compromising yourself
January 09, 2019 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBWhen we think that we can only eat the metaphorical "crumbs" of life, we begin to compromise ourselves. It's only when we start questioning where we thought we were supposed to compromise in the first place, and whether or not we've making healthy compromises, that we can begin a powerful path to stop compromising and start living more fully. Get extra courageous bonuses at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Let's also connect on Instagram. Web: https://www.yourcourageousli...
Ep 20: Taking self-responsibility
December 03, 2018 16:57 - 29 minutes - 20 MBWhy is it so hard to take self-responsibility in our lives? That's the question I'm digging into, today. When we get locked into a binary, good vs bad, right vs wrong, taking self-responsibility becomes more difficult. Let's learn how to take self-responsibility in our lives, without the shame or blame. Get access to a free library of courageous resources at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Let's connect on Instagram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous . Web: https:/...
Ep19: How to know when to quit
October 29, 2018 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBShould you keep going, or give up? How to know when to quit something is the topic for today's podcast and I'm getting real about how I've figured out when it's time to quit (including a mic-drop moment where I realized something about quitting and alignment). Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin . Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com . Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageou...
Ep18: Navigating a life transition
October 24, 2018 19:37 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBWhen you are navigating a life transition, you may feel stuck in the messy middle wondering when you're going to finally get to the other side. In this podcast episode, I talk about what navigating a life transition *really* feels like, as well as how to find your way through. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin . Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com . Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/...
Ep17: Fear of declaring your dream
October 01, 2018 01:58 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBBefore a dream can manifest, it must be declared. Even that simple (!) act of putting to paper the very real desires that you have can be difficult. What do you do if you have a fear of declaring your dream, and this keeps it from becoming a reality? I'm digging into tangible ways to get beyond the fear of declaring your dream in today's podcast episode. Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https://tiktok.com/@katecourageous *Pl...
Ep16: How to love yourself
September 21, 2018 18:23 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBLet's not play it cool, here: at some point, everyone struggles with how to love yourself. In this podcast episode, I'm talking about the tools and practices that I integrate into my own life, as well as the very human experience of figuring out how to love ourselves (truly and fully). You can get extra courageous bonuses (and access to an entire courageous library!) by heading to https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin and joining the YCL community. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to ...
Ep15: Why change is so hard
September 11, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBWhy is change so hard, so difficult, so challenging? In this podcast episode, I'm taking you to an unlikely place to start creating change. It's a place beyond go-go-go action and it gets into the heart of the matter: change that rises organically from who you are when you slow down and stop the hustle. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. Let's connect! @katecourageous on Instagram, @...
Ep14: Unhooking from illusion
September 04, 2018 18:25 - 9 minutes - 6.26 MBUnhooking from illusion starts with a true willingness to unhook, in the first place--and that's why this podcast episode looks at those times when we *think* we're ready to unhook from an illusion, but we're actually just rehearsing our same old defenses against truly changing. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. Let's connect! @katecourageous on Instagram, @YourCourageousLife on Fac...
Ep13: If I told the truth
August 27, 2018 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBI started podcasting because I wanted a more intimate forum to tell the truth (and the first episode of the Your Courageous Life podcast fell in line with that, as well). In this episode, recorded on a day when I felt particularly grateful for my life, I decided to "tell the truth" about a time in my life when I wouldn't have felt grateful to be alive. And also? I'm speaking into the uber-cheesy, yet delightfully effective, tools that I practice to live a better, happier, more courageous lif...
Ep12: Courage when you hate your job
August 24, 2018 22:37 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBA lot of people hate their jobs--and while I can't change that, I can help with the low-grade "meh" that often has people feeling like every day they go to work is a soul-sucking slog. Courage when you hate your job? Yeah--it's a thing. In this episode, I'll share more about how you can use even the worst of job situations to step into more of your Most Courageous Self. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that comple...
Ep 11: Playing by your own rules
August 21, 2018 18:48 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBPlaying by your own rules isn't having "power over" others. It's knowing what your personal rules are for yourself and aligning that with integrity. In this episode, prepare to contemplate a number of in-depth questions the help you figure out what playing by your own rules looks like and the integrity needed to feel truly free as you live by them. Visit https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin to learn more. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library...
Ep10: Courage and Money
August 05, 2018 16:32 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBIt's possible that how you treat your money, has something to do with how you treat your life. In today's episode, I'm talking about how to unhook from the fear-based stories that might have kept you in debt, floundering around money decisions, or never feeling comfortable with what you earn. Visit https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin to learn more. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. ...
Ep9: The Sovereign Experience
July 26, 2018 19:38 - 32 minutes - 22 MBI'm sharing about my own "precipice moment," a time when I knew that it was now-or-never to make true change happen, and how that lead to stepping into more personal sovereignty. Spoiler alert? After sharing this story, I'll be sharing about my upcoming group coaching program, The Sovereign Experience (you can learn more about The Sovereign Experience if you had to YourCourageousLife.com and scroll down). Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of ...
Ep8: Protect your energy
July 20, 2018 21:41 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBWhen you don't protect your energy, you end up feeling exhausted and depleted. Whether you're trying to get a project/big dream out into the world, heal conflict in a relationship, or convince people of the necessity of social change, it's vitally important to protect your energy. Visit https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin to learn more. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. Let's conne...
Ep7: Caring what other people think
July 19, 2018 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBLet's get real here - at some level we all care about what others think, because really...we want to be liked. Admitting that you want to be liked is just about getting honest--you can still decide that you won’t let other people’s stuff dictate your behavior. In this post, I get deep on what it looks like to be okay with that as well as the reverse--how to get out of a people-pleasing routine. Head on over to today's post to learn more: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/caring-what-other...
Ep7: Caring What Other People Think
July 16, 2018 17:44 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBThere’s a story behind this podcast episode: a story that intertwines what we learned about friendships during our formative years, with caring what other people think. The two are connected, and in this podcast episode I share how I spent years carrying around emotional armor and buying into a good-bad binary where people were concerned (one that I had to drop, if I wanted to truly love and be loved). Visit https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin to learn more. Head to YourCourageousLife...
Ep6: Becoming More Resilient
July 13, 2018 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBWe are not becoming more resilient and courageous just for ourselves. We're also doing it to create a better world. In this episode, I talk about how our fear gets us stuck and thinking that we can't act, speak up and out, or work for a cause--and what to do to get un-stuck. Learn more at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/become-more-resilient/ Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https://tiktok.com/@katecourageous *Please note t...
Ep5: How to break up with your phone
July 12, 2018 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBSomething standing in the way of living your courageous life? Your relationship with technology. In today's podcast, I talk about how I keep the tech from infiltrating my life to a degree that I can't do my best work. Let's talk about how to break up with your phone (or have better boundaries with it, at the very least!). Learn more at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/unhooking-from-your-phone . Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: ...
Ep4: How to be softer
July 10, 2018 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBLearning how to be softer has been an edge, for me (I find it much easier to be tougher and more righteous!). In this podcast episode, I share the tools I've been utilizing to lean into more softness (and some of the mistakes I've made, along the way). More courageous resources available at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin . Link to the episode: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/how-to-be-softer Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous...
Ep3: How to be tougher
July 09, 2018 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBThis episode is all about how to be tougher (but it's probably not what you think, because I'm not into the kind of toughness that tears you down; only the kind that lifts you up). More courageous resources are available at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Link to the episode: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/how-to-be-tougher/ Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https://tiktok.com/@katecourageous *Please note that while t...
Ep 2: How to change your life
July 06, 2018 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBEp 2: How to change your life Let's talk about how to change your life (as in, how to do that and go beyond just strategy). Grab a paper and pen, because I'm going through some specific things you'll want to do to learn how to change your life. https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Link to the episode: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/change-your-life/ Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https://tiktok.com/@katecourageous *Ple...
Ep 1: What is true courage
July 03, 2018 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBEp1: What is true courage What is true courage ? It's got to be tied to personal sovereignty--which isn't "power over"--but rather, a way of looking at your life with self-awareness, choosing how you respond, not being run by the clock, and more. Learn more about the Your Courageous Life podcast at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/podcast Web: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com Gram: https://instagram.com/katecourageous Tok: https://tiktok.com/@katecourageous *Please note that whil...
Ep6: Becoming more resilient
July 01, 2018 16:00 - 45 minutes - 67.7 MBWe are not becoming more resilient and courageous just for ourselves. We're also doing it to create a better world. In this episode, I talk about how our fear gets us stuck and thinking that we can't act, speak up and out, or work for a cause--and what to do to get un-stuck. Visit https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin to learn more. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. Let's connect! @k...
Ep 5: How to break up with your phone
June 24, 2018 09:00 - 45 minutes - 67.7 MBSomething standing in the way of living your courageous life? Your relationship with technology. In today's podcast, I talk about how I keep the tech from infiltrating my life to a degree that I can't do my best work. Let's talk about how to break up with your phone (or have better boundaries with it, at the very least!). Visit https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin to learn more. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources th...
Ep 4: How to be softer
June 20, 2018 17:01 - 45 minutes - 67.7 MBLearning how to be softer has been an edge, for me (I find it much easier to be tougher and more righteous!). In this podcast episode, I share the tools I've been utilizing to lean into more softness (and some of the mistakes I've made, along the way). More courageous resources available at https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin. Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. Let's connect! @katec...
Ep 3: How to Be Tougher
June 11, 2018 14:00 - 45 minutes - 67.7 MBLet's talk about how to change your life (as in, how to do that and go beyond just strategy). Grab a paper and pen, because I'm going through some specific things you'll want to do to learn how to change your life. https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. Let's connect! @katecourageous on Instagram, @YourCourageousLife on Facebook.
Ep1: What is true courage
May 29, 2018 23:14 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBLet's talk about how to change your life (as in, how to do that and go beyond just strategy). Grab a paper and pen, because I'm going through some specific things you'll want to do to learn how to change your life. https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/begin Head to YourCourageousLife.com to join the community and access an entire library of courageous resources that complement this episode. Let's connect! @katecourageous on Instagram, @YourCourageousLife on Facebook.