Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

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[Fun, Dammit]: What You Focus on Grows, So Let’s Focus on Fun, Ep. 957 Jul 19, 2023

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In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as doing a fun inventory. That may sound like a clinical approach to playfulness, but what you inspect, you respect.

C’mon, it’ll be fun!

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[Fun, Dammit]: The Serious Benefits of Fun (And the Two Types), Ep. 956 Jul 17, 2023

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If you want something in your life to change, you’re craving more meaning, a great place to start is by looking at fun.

I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even to our very purpose for being on this planet in this body at this juncture in time. Woah.

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[Grab-and-Go Breakfast]: Bet You Never Thought About This Crowdpleaser as Road Food, Ep. 955 Jul 14, 2023

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You probably are already aware of parfaits as a breakfast option. But did you know that you can pack them to go??? I’ve got a story, plus how to make them delicious without being a total sugar bomb, as, let’s face it, most parfaits are.

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[Grab-and-Go Breakfasts]: Eggs on Wheels, Ep. 954 Jul 12, 2023

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One criteria I had for this week’s grab-and-go breakfasts is that they do not involve dirtying a pan during the morning hustle. Which rules out eggs, right? Wrong. This is a cooking method for ‘fried’ eggs popularized by Mark Bittman that is going to crack breakfast wide open (I could not resist the pun).

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[Grab-and-Go Breakfasts]: This Breakfast Sounds Weird, Tastes Ah-mazing, Ep. 953 Jul 10, 2023

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OK, I know: Chia pudding sounds like something your hippy aunt made in the 70s. But trust me, it’s really flipping good.

I admit I discovered chia pudding when I was on the ketogenic diet a few years ago and needed something to fill the dessert void. But chia pudding also makes an awesome breakfast, tastes kind of like rice pudding (and if you’re not into that texture, I’ve got a fix for you), provides heaps of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keeps you pleasantly full for a few hours.

PLUS, did I mention you really just have to stir some stuff together in the same jar that you store it in and eat it out of? I share the formula and lots of possible variations in this episode.

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[Vacation]: Navigating the Dreaded Re-Entry, Ep. 952 Jul 07, 2023

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Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it.

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[Vacation]: How to Enjoy Yourself w/o Totally Ditching Your Healthy Habits, Ep. 951 Jul 05, 2023

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap.

My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time poverty

Interview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation time

Study on the benefits of 11 minutes of exercise

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[Vacation]: Making a Kickass Packing List, Ep. 950 Jul 03, 2023

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Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first-ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you!

Here are those categories:

Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, everyday, toiletries, entertainment

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[Life Clarity]: If You Were Writing a Memoir, What Would You Call It?, Ep. 949 Jun 30, 2023

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How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be.

Those prompts again are:

A specific incident or place that has shaped you

Finish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____

A phrase you heard a lot or say a lot

The most provocative thing you believe

The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr

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[Life Clarity]: 3 Ways to Get Perspective on Your Problems, Ep. 948 Jun 28, 2023

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There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is.

Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing.

Today I’m sharing 3 ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal!

THERAPY

Zencare website

Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder

COACHES

Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching)

Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching)

Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching)

My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor)

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