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Mooncakes, Candles, Homegrown Tomatoes & The Science of Gratitude Nov 25, 2021

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Gratitude has physical and emotional benefits, particularly when it’s practiced regularly. In this episode we discuss some of these benefits, how gratitude creates them, how gratitude isn’t something that happens to you, it’s something you can cultivate, and some fresh ideas about how to cultivate gratitude.
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Grief Part 4: Re-Calibrating After Loss Nov 15, 2021

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In Grief Part 2 (episode #64), I shared my grief journey through the first two tasks of grief. In this episode I continue sharing my grief journey through the last two tasks of grief which are adjusting to the new life without the loved one, and reinvesting in a new reality. I found I was a bit like the little bird in PD Eastman's Book asking "Are you my mother?" I share how I found her--and a new version of me after her passing.
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Grief Part 3 Moving Through and Out of Grief: Second Part of Interview with Siblings Nov 08, 2021

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The experience of grief journeys, the timelines, and the ways we find more normalcy and re-calibrate are different too. In the second part of the interview with my siblings, we explore more about healing and help in grief.

On this episode we’ll cover:

What things were most helpful to you during your grief journey?
Was there anything you did or do that has helped?
How are you different after this experience?

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Grief Part 3 The Different Faces of Grief: An Interview with My Siblings Nov 08, 2021

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Grief is as different as the number of people on earth. But sometimes it’s easy to wonder if what we’re experiencing is “normal.” I’m so thankful to my siblings for being willing to share about their varied grief experiences—it paints a picture of how different grief journeys can be for people who even lost the same person in the same way.

On this episode we’ll cover:

Experiences of acute grief right after our mother’s passing
Experience of longer-term grief over the past ten years
A difficult part of grief
Something that surprised us about grief

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Grief Part 2: My Grief Journey Losing My Mother Nov 02, 2021

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This week on the podcast, I share my personal journey of grief around losing my mother. I hope it will be helpful to you in your own grief journeys of loss. There is something about other’s stories that can be more reassuring than science or models—other’s experiences can offer validation, understanding, empathy and connection. I’m getting a bit more raw and personal in this podcast because that is exactly the nature of grief. I talk about how I navigated the first 2 tasks of grief. 1) Accepting the reality of the loss. 2) Experiencing the pain of the loss.
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Grief Part 1: Navigating Grief Oct 29, 2021

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Ten years ago today, my mother passed away. Grief isn’t something we plan or prepare for, so when it comes it’s often unexpected—even if someone’s death is expected due to a terminal illness. I’ve been looking back at my own grief journey, and studying the most common things about grief that cause people to get stuck and what helps them get unstuck. I’m excited to share those tips with you today. This is the first part in a series on grief. The next few episodes will include an episode sharing my experience of my mother passing away, an episode interviewing my siblings about their various grief experiences and an episode about what to say and what not to say to people experiencing grief.

On the podcast you’ll learn:

Why the using the common grief model by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross to understand your grief journey might NOT be helpful
Different graphics or models that may be more helpful
What the four tasks are that help us heal from grief

People Pleasing Part 4: The 10 Commandments of NOT People Pleasing Oct 19, 2021

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Changing your behavior around people pleasing is a process. Today’s podcast offers 10 practical tips to help you prepare for a situation, navigate no people pleasing in the moment, and a few tips for how to make not people pleasing successful. If you haven’t listened to the first three podcasts, be sure to do that as the podcasts build on each other.
On the podcast you'll learn:

The Boomerang Principle
The Einstein Experiment
The Um Rule
About Filling Your Own Cup
And several more tips!

People Pleasing Part 3: How to Cure the Niceness Disease Oct 12, 2021

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People pleasing is something almost all of us do. Chronic people pleasers sometimes don’t know how to stop. On this episode we dive into how to stop people pleasing. There is a practical four step process with several examples to help you see how it might apply in different situations.
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People Pleasing Part 2: Diagnosing the "Niceness Disease" Oct 04, 2021

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Today, we’re going to discuss a bit about how to know if you’re a people pleaser or if you have “The Niceness Disease.” Because it “looks” like kindness, and it’s shrouded in friendly behavior and even reinforced by positive social feedback, the niceness disease can sometimes be difficult to detect, especially in your self; however just as physical illnesses are often diagnosed by a patient’s symptoms, there are both external and internal symptoms of people pleasing. . In order to help “diagnose” yourself or your children, listen and see if you recognize any of these external or internal symptoms. The more of them you have, the more likely you are a people pleaser.
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People Pleasing Part 1: The "Niceness Disease" Sep 29, 2021

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According to Dr. David Burns, over 75% of people with anxiety suffer from "The Niceness Disease." The Niceness Disease is another way of describing people pleasing--doing something just to appease someone else, even if it isn't something you want or feel you can do. On the show we discuss more about what The Niceness Disease is, why it's a problem, and what the difference is between niceness and kindness.

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