Podcast: Be Your Own Superhero by Being YOU!
“We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be” ~ Grant Morrison Lar and I have been watching all the Marvel […]
Podcast: Being a Love-Based Human —The Now Normal
In today’s podcast, as sort of an update, we begin by sharing how we’ve unleashed our creativity by recognizing when the tension created by our ‘inner-perfectionist,’ by dismissing its dictates, softening the tension, and unleashing our creativity instead. Lar’s been painting like crazy and I’ve been having fun letting ideas unfold as I put my […]
Podcast: Is Perfectionism Getting In The Way Of Your Creativity?
I borrowed this title idea from an inspirational book I recently read called Creativity Over Perfection by Heather Lee Dyer. Lar and I were having a conversation about the justifications and excuses we make to ourselves about why we aren’t creating ( or doing anything we want to do for that matter) and what’s behind it. Most of […]
Podcast: True Listening & Speaking Your Truth: Choosing Love over Division
Today I’m being joined by Emma and Genevieve. Today’s podcast episode came out of a conversation Emma and I were having about how we deal with diverse perspectives in conversations with others. She brought up her relationship with her daughter Genevieve and how they have created a space of openness, acceptance, and love in which […]
Podcast: Expectations
“Expectations are premeditated resentments.” True or false? In today’s episode, Lar and I are discussing expectations and the effect they have on our relationships and life itself. Expectations are a form of magical thinking brought over from childhood when we couldn’t distinguish our own associations and what happened. Like we’re upset with a sibling who […]
Podcast: What’s There To Worry About?
In today’s episode, we’re discussing what’s going on with us when we are caught up in worry. For me, in looking at what’s really going on when I worry, I realized that worry is about being unwilling to be present with myself with the current circumstances I’m in — and feeling the uncertainty of what […]
Podcast: Using Spirituality As An Excuse For Bad Behavior
In today’s episode, we’re discussing a topic sent in by one of you. — The idea of using spiritual lingo or concepts to justify not addressing what’s really going on.It struck a point with us. Having been on a so-called spiritual path much of our lives, we’ve seen this pattern often. Where we or other […]
Podcast: Negative News Media & Social Media Personas
Last week I posted that it looked like Lar had become my regular co-host on the podcast. It’s like the universe laughed and said, “Uh, when did you start being in charge? … As the saying goes. We make plans, and God laughs… So the other day, my sister, Keri and I were having a […]
Podcast: How To Quit Feeling Guilty When We Stand-Up For Ourselves
How often have you said yes when you didn’t want to — or agreed with someone just to not make waves when you feel deep inside that it isn’t true for you?Or you speak up, you say no, but then you feel guilty afterward? What is behind the guilt? Guilt is a signal that we […]
Podcast: The ‘New Normal’ — How You Let Go of the Future You’ve Imagined, So You Can Be Happy In The Present moment.
‘The new normal’ is a buzz phrase we’ve all become accustomed to hearing this year. We’ve used it in discussing the transitions and making adjustments because of the pandemic. In today’s episode, we’re talking about diving deep into our relationship with ourselves and how we come to terms with who we have become as we […]