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The Courage Checklist
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Body Scan Meditation

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - January 06, 2024 04:59 - 25 minutes
This Body Scan Meditation is part of the meditation series on The Courage Checklist to help support you in your courageous action. Start the year with this Body Scan Meditation and Box Breath exercise. I like this as a calming practice to use whenever I need to feel grounded. Try a meditation pra...

The Courage Checklist
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Holiday Help: a Meditation for Letting Go

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - December 14, 2023 20:20 - 14 minutes
In an effort to share what I do when I'm not writing or podcasting, I want to share a seres of medatations to support you. I'm starting with "Holiday Help: a Meditation for Letting Go." I've had a lot of very fine teachers in my life. This year, I became cerified to teach Meditation and Breat...

The Courage Checklist
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Work/Life Balance: Courage & Career

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - October 06, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes
We're talking "Work-Life Balance: Balancing Courage and Career" today. Work-life balance is so important in maintaining overall health and well-being, but it's one of the hardest things to achieve. We discuss the courage to prioritize self care, strategies for effective time management, and nu...

The Courage Checklist
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Weird Wednesdays: 5 Unusual PNW crimes

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - September 27, 2023 21:09 - 16 minutes
For Weird Wednesday, today's episode of our Wednesday series Mayhemporium has five of the most unusual, strange cases of crime from the Pacific Northwest. Without giving too much away, these cases are definitely ones that will stick out as some of the weirdest I've read, without being overly vi...

The Courage Checklist
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Enchanted Forest/Haunted Hot Lake

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - September 21, 2023 02:53 - 18 minutes
The Enchanted Forest amusement is a true labour of love for the Tofte Family and a real hidden gem of Oregon. Located in Turner, Oregon, just south of Salem, it is easily accesible on I-5. I will get my name engraved on the plaque at The Challenge of Mondor some day. Or maybe buy a brick to suppo...

The Courage Checklist
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William Sullivan: Courage, Travel, and Support

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - August 23, 2023 00:50 - 25 minutes
William Sullivan is the author of 23 books in historical fiction, fiction, plays, & even children's genres, but he is most well-known for his Oregon Hiking Guides. He’s been featured in many features & columns in papers like Oregon newspapers like the Eugene Weekly, The Register-Guard, and the Sa...

The Courage Checklist
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Felicity Azura: The Courage to @procuddlehustle

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - July 08, 2023 17:36 - 41 minutes
This episode is an interview with Felicity Azura, a Professional Cuddler, author, & podcast host of the Pro Cuddle Hustle Podcast. She works hard at what she does and educates others as well as entertains with her podcast. Takeaways to look for in this show as you listen: Create what you want...

The Courage Checklist
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Felicity Azura: The Courage to @cuddlehustle

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - July 08, 2023 17:36 - 41 minutes
This episode is an interview with Felicity Azura, a Professional Cuddler, author, & podcast host of the Pro Cuddle Hustle Podcast. She works hard at what she does and educates others as well as entertains with her podcast. Takeaways to look for in this show as you listen: Create what you want...

The Courage Checklist
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Gilly The Legendary Sunshine Wizard Part 2

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - July 01, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes
Gilly is not just a wizard, but a sunflowery force. I was lucky enough to sit down with their Wizardness over a couple of hours and had a magical conversation about faeries, activism, and doing what feels right for your shiny soul by spreading love wherever you can. I’m honored to have Gilly as...

The Courage Checklist
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Gilly the Legendary Sunshine Wizard

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - June 24, 2023 16:49 - 32 minutes
Gilly is not just a wizard, but a sunflowery force. I was lucky enough to sit down with their Wizardness over a couple of hours and had a magical conversation about faeries, activism, and doing what feels right for your shiny soul by spreading love wherever you can. We hung out so long that I’m p...

The Courage Checklist
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Wendy Harrop & The Phineas Wright House, Revisited

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - June 02, 2023 21:27 - 32 minutes
This week we're replaying a show from a couple of years ago. Despite my lack of editing expertise at the time (forgive me), the interview is wonderful, and I'm excited to re-introduce listeners to Wendy Harrop, proprietor of The Phineas Wright House and host of the Say Yes To Yourself Podcast. T...

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Write That Book With "Nonfic: 30"

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - May 20, 2023 15:39 - 17 minutes
Do you want to finally get that book written? I hear time and time again that people have "writing a book" on their Courage Checklists. I get it! It's scary. It's terrifying actually. I wrote a new book that I hope will help. It's what has worked for me in writing many nonfiction books. I call i...

The Courage Checklist
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Nellah Mx: The Courage to Thrive and Advocate for Others

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - May 12, 2023 23:45 - 30 minutes
A frank conversation with best selling author, coach and psychologist Nellah Mx about her new book, A Stripper: From Japan Through Switzerland Into the Deepest Secrets of Her Soul. We also chat about her advocacy, her work, and how her life was shaped by both her experiences and by someone who g...

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Living With Chronic Illness

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - April 28, 2023 20:09 - 13 minutes
In this episode, I shared my ideas about how I've been able to feel successful in living with chronic illness. I include a couple action steps and thoughts from my own experience. I also shared the books that have been on my mind this week, including: Enchantment, by Katherine May An American ...

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Julie Zaruba Fountaine: The Courage to Empower

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - April 20, 2023 16:09 - 24 minutes
Julie Zaruba Fountaine, Well-being Specialist/Facilitator/Coordinator and Founder of EMPOWER Possible, LLC, talks with us today about empowering yourself and tips for structuring your life for doing so. We also talked about books, (one of my favorite things, of course!). I'm starting the books D...

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Hopes & Dreams Blueprint

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - April 13, 2023 18:24 - 14 minutes
This episode has a more fully realized blueprint of how to take actions on hopes and dreams, once they've been made into goals. Also includes book recommendations by Anne Lamott. Download a Free Printable SMART Goal Setting Worksheet here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spot...

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How to Define Goals & How to Be Your Own Advocate

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - April 06, 2023 22:50 - 21 minutes
 First up in this episode, we will discuss the importance of setting clear goals and how to go about defining them. I'll link a free download of a sample tracker called "Symptom Tracker" on the @thecouragechecklist Instagram page, click the Linktree --> "Resource Downloads" page, --> Symptom Tr...

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Maya: The Courage to Live In Your Values

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - March 30, 2023 17:13 - 35 minutes
Maya is an entrepreneur, podcaster and mom who shared her story of courage with me, detailing how she left the life she knew to follow a path true to her heart and values. Today, hear how she left the 9-5 and turned her life into one where she has quality time to spend with her children, as well...

The Courage Checklist
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"How To Checklist" & Confidence Boosters

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - March 23, 2023 22:34 - 24 minutes
Today's solo show is all about the Checklist. Yeah, I talk about it with people on the show all the time. But how and why should you make a Courage Checklist? We explain it all today. Plus, why they're good for your mental health, a quick confidence-boosting meditation, and an exercise to jumpsta...

The Courage Checklist
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Avril Brown: The Courage to Heal and Support

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - March 16, 2023 19:31 - 35 minutes
What a great talk with Entrepreneurial Mum Coach Avril Brown! She and I talk healing, balance, how to thrive, parenting, and more. Follow her Instagram for more about Avril, advice, and how to join her programs.  Look for these four things I learned from Avril: - The importance of regulating t...

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Stephanie Butler: The Courage To Choose

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - March 08, 2023 18:35 - 32 minutes
Today on The Courage Checklist I was pleased to talk with author, life/wellness coach, and community health worker Stephanie Butler. Her website bio states: "Stephanie is a  registered social service worker and a life and wellness coach who has always been drawn to helping others. Her compassion...

The Courage Checklist
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Stress Busting 10 Minutes of Meditation/10 Minute Chair Yoga

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - March 02, 2023 20:42 - 29 minutes
Part of my recovery process as an adult included both yoga and mediation. Although now I'm now certified to teach in both Hatha and Adaptive Yoga, it was intimidating for me at first.  Yoga also became a way for me to reconnect with both mind and body and bust through daily stressors. Even as a ...

The Courage Checklist
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Smart Marketing With Chris Burns

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - February 23, 2023 20:15 - 23 minutes
I had an enlightening time with marketer & social media practitioner Chris Burns. He's an adjunct professor at UW-Wisconsin Oshkosh and co-founder of Lux Level Media. He's a very dedicated, thoughtful entrepreneur who owns multiple businesses and dedicates time to help others grow theirs, and  "e...

The Courage Checklist
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Writer's Radio: Submissions Edition

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - February 14, 2023 18:29 - 24 minutes
In my job as a publisher at Groundwaters Publishing, we get many submissions by those who are courageous enough to share their creativity. The writing ranges from memoir to fiction, poetry to nonfiction articles. Our motto at Groundwaters is, "bubbling up in our good time," an allusion to the na...

The Courage Checklist
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Sahara Rose from The Travel Coach Network

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - February 08, 2023 22:30 - 27 minutes
A conversation with Sahara Rose, Certified Wellness Coach and Consultant and Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist, about her path to multiple successful businesses and a life of travel and service. She explains how she built the network and life she wanted to see.  Things I learned from Sahara...

The Courage Checklist
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Conversation with Linda Brand & Chronic Illness Chat

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - February 02, 2023 20:36 - 34 minutes
We speak with entrepreneur and coach Linda Brand, host of the Empowered podcast, about her life, businesses, animals,  and challenges with misdiagnosed illness. Jennifer also shares a bit about her own experience with chronic illness in a conversation about the subject.  Key takeaways from Lind...

The Courage Checklist
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Barbara Nixon on The Courage Checklist

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - January 25, 2023 23:03 - 21 minutes
Chambers speaks with coach and speaker Barbara Nixon on what it takes for people to Smash Your Own Ceiling. Nixon has made a long career of helping others achieve their dreams, and shares some of her secrets on this episode. We also share a lovely Courage Checklist by friend of the show Rain Eli...

The Courage Checklist
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Types of Courage & Share Your Story!

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - January 18, 2023 20:49 - 14 minutes
In this episode, we go over in more detail the types of courage as put out by various sources, including the article by Dr. Drew, Ph.D. that we referenced briefly in episode zero. This way we have a frame of reference to talks about our own experiences. This week, make your own Courage Checklist...

The Courage Checklist
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Episode 0: Who/What/Why

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - January 11, 2023 19:04 - 14 minutes
In this first episode, join host Jennifer Chambers as she explain she Who/What/Why of the Courage Checklist. She illustrates the concept with a personal story of courage (and relates a tiny mishap  hitting her garage door) and will go over one type of courage, Emotional Courage. With humor and em...

The Courage Checklist
With Jen Chambers artwork

Episode 0: Who/What/Why

The Courage Checklist With Jen Chambers - January 07, 2023 00:33 - 14 minutes
In this first episode, join host Jennifer Chambers as she explain she Who/What/Why of the Courage Checklist. She illustrates the concept with a personal story of courage (and relates a tiny mishap  hitting her garage door) and will go over one type of courage, Emotional Courage. With humor and e...

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