Have you heard that little inner voice telling you that you can’t do it? Or that you can’t do it on your own, and if you ask for help, you’re weak? Well the truth is, we don’t have to do it all alone all the time. Learning to ask and letting ourselves receive that support makes us all stronger. This week, mindset consultant Shulamit Ber Levtov and I talk about breaking down the walls we’ve put up around ourselves and receive the support we sometimes so desperately need so that we can become stronger together.
Key lessons from this episode:
01:04 - Envisioning growth
03:24 - Rewiring your mindset towards support
05:40 - Feedback from your body
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Have you stepped into a new career path during the pandemic? Some were laid off, some were just overworked and overwhelmed, and some decided to FINALLY take the leap into entrepreneurship! But how do we build a brand and a business during these difficult times? This week, Brand Strategist Robyn Graham and I discuss aligning your values, visions, and passions, and how to merge them into a brand for your business.
Key lessons from this episode:
02:13 - Values, visions, and passions
06:26 - Forming one overarching brand
08:28 - Identifying your core values
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So many businesses have struggled during the pandemic, but then so many others seem to be at the top of their game! What are they doing differently!? This week, Holistic Business Coach, Julia Katsivo Carter, and I are diving into what might be holding us back, and the goals we can set in order to propel our businesses forward during these uncertain times.
Key lessons from this episode:
02:08 - Setting three goals
03:59 - Personal goal vs ‘Other’ goal
06:20 - Focus on your mindset
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Are you struggling to move forward with your business since the pandemic? With so many changes and curve balls, we’ve all talked so much about “getting back to normal”, whatever that means. In this week’s episode, my very own mentor, Heather Dominick, and I discuss coming to terms with our new norm, accepting the changes and opportunities given to us throughout the pandemic, and how to move forward. So that we, as business leaders and entrepreneurs, can really thrive during these exceptional times.
Key lessons from this episode:
02:51 - Accepting the changes from our pre-pandemic path
06:26 - Finding your new normal
08:28 - Weekly activations
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Are you concerned about the emotional well-being of your child during the pandemic? Kids right now are dealing with their own changes and struggles with school and remote learning, as well as lack of social interactions. Many kids are now coping with anxiety, depression, and negative mindsets about themselves. This week, licensed psychologist Dr. Michelle Natinsky and I are discussing where we’re putting energy into our relationships with our kids, if it's more negative or positive, and the importance of promoting more positivity during these stressful times. So that our kids come out of this pandemic feeling supported and equipped to take on the world.
Key lessons from this episode:
02:53 - Nurture the whole child
05:38 - Putting an emotional foundation in place
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Have you been having a hard time getting on the same wavelengths as your kids? Especially with the turbulence of the pandemic? Communication is key and when there’s a breakdown in communication, that can cause a cycle of argument after argument, leaving everyone feeling overwhelmed. But maybe all we need to do is reevaluate and change our expectations. This week on the Stress Less Show, Kim Keane, the founder of an after school program for middle school girls called Girl Talk, and I are talking about ways we can break free from frustrations in our relationships and work better together.
Key lessons from this episode:
02:58 - The difference between setting standards and expectations
04:45 - Communicating in order to get on the same page
07:40 - Applying standards in your other relationships
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Have you struggled trying to navigate at home learning during the pandemic? Even before the pandemic, many of us were struggling in various areas of our lives. When you then incorporate all of the changes in education that occurred for our children, we’re now sailing uncharted waters. This week on the Stress Less Show, career educator, Dr. Steven Greene, and I are talking about ways we can apply some structure at home in order to better cope during these exceptional times.
Key lessons from this episode:
02:27 - Changes in education during the pandemic
05:34 - Identifying types of structure
07:38 - Working towards potential
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We all spend so much energy worrying about things that are sometimes completely outside of our control. What other people are doing, what they’re thinking. We exhaust ourselves stressing out about things that we have no ability to change. But what if we could hand off our worries to a greater power to free up that space in our lives? This week, on the Stress Less Show, it’s just you and I exploring what we can and can’t control, and how we can handle the uncontrollable.
Key lessons from this episode:
01:22 - Recognizing what is outside of our control
03:17 - The first step in the Stress Less Method
06:38 - Handing worries off to a greater power
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Many of us have been influenced by the religion that we were born into. But as a child, those teachings can sometimes leave us feeling confused, or even frightened. As adults, we’re given the opportunity to explore outside of the religious circles we might have come from and find our own spiritual way. But it’s not always easy, and may even require some healing. This week on the Stress Less Show, business therapist and mindset coach, Nicole Lewis-Keeber, and I are having an open and honest conversation about religious trauma and how to move forward from our past experiences to a healthier and grounded future.
Key lessons from this episode:
01:11 - Recognizing childhood trauma in religion
02:58 - Defining trauma and repeated socialization
06:13 - Exploring outside of your religious circle
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Many of us tend to get trapped in this mindset that tells us to put our all into our jobs and into the things we’re “supposed” to do in order to be happy. But how many of us can say that we’re putting the same efforts into our own wellbeing? Infusing spirituality into your day to day doesn’t have to be this huge leap. And that is exactly what award winning communications professional and wellbeing advocate Elizabeth Rachel and I are exploring on this week’s episode of the Stress Less Show.
Key lessons from this episode:
03:24 - Mindset management and manifestation
05:30 - Visualization
06:25 - Including affirmations in your workspace
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Is your spiritual relationship serving you? Some of us have been following the same spirituality, the same religion, the same higher power for most of our lives, and some of us may have turned away from it altogether. But is our relationship - or lack thereof - to spirituality really giving us what we need? In this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, I’m sharing with you my own experience with spirituality and how I rediscovered a sense of spiritual connection.
Key lessons from this episode:
01:04 - Sharing my personal history
05:10 - Feeling abandoned by spirituality
08:08 - Developing a new connection.
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What does the word spirituality mean to you? Everyone has a different relationship with spirituality, depending on what we were taught growing up, or what we went out and discovered on our own. Some of us may not even have a connection to it at all. No matter what your relationship to spirituality looks like, being willing to connect inwards on this level can be a game-changer in the way we view spirituality and even the way we move through the world. In this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, educator and entrepreneur, Tiffaney Whipple, and I are diving into what we can do to explore spirituality in a way that truly serves you.
Key lessons from this episode:
03:29 - Exploring spiritual curiosities
06:37 - Discovering where we feel most spiritually connected
09:17 - Defining spirituality
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Are you being kind to yourself? For many of us, it is so easy to be our own biggest critic. When it comes to others in our lives, we can extend love, grace, and compassion to them. However, with ourselves, we tend to only focus on our faults and weak spots. In this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, founder and owner of Your Story Matters, Ally Rose, and I are bringing awareness to the stories and thoughts we have about ourselves so we can start to shift our perspective to a healthier and more empowering mindset.
Key lessons from this episode:
02:58 - Checking in with our emotions
04:22 - Getting curious about ourselves
05:58 - Examining the stories we tell ourselves
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How loved do you feel in your relationships? And I’m not just talking about your romantic ones. Cultivating a sense of love and belonging in our lives with the people we spend time with is a basic need. Humans are social creatures after all! In this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, holistic psychotherapist, Laura Brown and I are diving deep into what it means to really build relationships that are healthy and open so that we can feel loved and secure with the people we care about.
Key lessons from this episode:
00:12 - Introducing the Gottman Method
05:13 - Understanding the A R E approach to healthy relationships
07:34 - Asking for help
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Money, money, money. For better or worse, money has a big role in our lives. Particularly in our sense of safety and security. Feeling secure in our lives is one of our basic needs and when we are dealing with uncertainty and stress, finding ways to build a stronger sense of financial security can help empower us to tackle all the other stressors in our lives. In this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, we’re continuing our dive into our basic needs with founder of The Accountant Therapist and Brown Fulfillment Consulting & Accounting, Rose Brown, who is here to share her tips on financial security and improving our relationship with money.
Key lessons from this episode:
00:55 - Managing our wants and needs
02:26 - Building a healthy relationship with money
05:27 - Balancing spending and saving money
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Well, 2021 is here, and it has already brought with it new challenges. Starting a new year always brings change and a bit of uncertainty, but this year even more so… and let’s be real, it’s scary. But in times like these, sometimes the best thing we can do for ourselves is to go back to the basics. So, in this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, I want to check in - just you and me - to discuss the importance of making sure our basic needs are being met and provide a few tips on where to start.
Key lessons from this episode:
01:29 - Identifying the key basic needs we have
04:36 - The foundation of our basic needs
06:35 - Making sure our basic needs are met
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It’s the final week of 2020 and I don’t know about you, but I could use a break. How bout a tea break? In this week’s episode, Little Candle Tea Company founder, Louise Carruth, is here to share with me some great insights and tips on how to make your cup of tea the most important mindful moments of your day so you can reset and approach your life from a state of calm.
Key lessons from this episode:
01:15 - Discovering the wonders of tea
04:33 - How tea can become a powerful mindful experience
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Happy holidays! There’s no time like holiday time to indulge in some much-needed self-care! On this week’s episode, I have two guests, the Unstoppable Sisters Logan and Anna from Call Me Unstoppable, to help me spread some self-care holiday cheer and share a few great tips you can use to start to bring more self-love and care into your life each and every day!
Key lessons from this episode:
00:57 - Becoming unstoppable
05:33 - Supporting your self-care journey when things get tough
06:36 - Cultivating a little more self-compassion
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Treat yourself and your sweet tooth! Food is a major part of the holidays that can bring us so much joy, but it can also bring a lot of stress for those of us with allergies or other dietary concerns. On this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, Brittany Baker of FOMO Baking is here to share her story and how to bring a little worry-free sweetness to your holidays!
Key lessons from this episode:
01:32 - The need for allergy-free food
03:35 - Navigating food and the holidays
06:23 - Healthy can be delicious
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How would you rate your sexual health and satisfaction? For many of us, this is not an easy question to answer! Sexual health can be a topic we’d rather avoid talking about or even thinking about. But this December is treat yo’self month on The Stress Less Show and part of treating yourself is taking care of your health inside and out! So join me and the owner of VSPOT Philadelphia, Paula Di Marco Young, as we start a conversation about sexual health and ways you can begin improving your sexual satisfaction and health so you can feel your best!
Key lessons from this episode:
02:28 - Changes in sexual satisfaction over time
03:20 - Common sexual health concerns
06:21 - Impacts of our sexual health on our self-esteem
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