Episodes

It's harvest time here in Utah and those seeds that were planted back in spring are producing like crazy. It's hard to believe how much can grow from tiny little well-cared for seeds. This week we talk about planting seeds ...

Welcome to this new feature of the podcast where I answer your mindfulness questions! This week I answer a question from Elle, a mom trying to get her older kids interested in mindfulness. Using simple analogies and sample ...

This week we compare mental distractions to exits on a freeway, noting the way that these different tangents can pull us out of the present and prevent us from experiencing the ease, contentment, and spontaneity that come wit...

This week we talk about communicating emotion, especially as it pertains to overwhelm. Listen to learn how a really vulnerable moment taught me what beach balls, splatter paint and funnels can teach us about effective commun...

Oysters are great at turning irritation into something beautiful. When we're intentional in the way we handle irritation, we can also build resilience. Let's learn together from the oyster! See acast.com/privacy for privacy...

Sometimes our path through life leads us to troubled waters. In those moments it's important to recognize that there will be a way for us to cross. This episode explores a few different ways to make it across the troubled w...

This week we talk about a simple formula to help you learn to relax more. With stress levels continuing to increase, it's important to fit in small moments of relaxation throughout the day. Here is a link to the Zentangle w...

Come along on a discussion about how to hold space for seemingly opposite states of being. Every day there are experiences that are inviting us to practice integrating emotions and perspectives that seem to be in conflict. ...

It's easy to get mired in weakness. We all do it. We give ourselves a hard time for all the things we do wrong and we often get stuck thinking that we're the only ones struggling with a particular weakness or that if we let...

Frequently, especially when we're stressed, we tend to focus on our deficiencies. We are very, very good at identifying the ways we don't measure up or the things we don't feel like we do well. In today's podcast, I invite ...

These last few weeks have held a lot. As we all make a move toward more compassion and awareness around racism, mindfulness is critical. In this podcast I discuss 7 ways meditation and mindfulness can help with the work w...

With epic levels of stress facing individuals, families and society we can get lost in a swirl of helplessness. This week's podcast helps you identify and focus on the things that you can control to help you cultivate resili...

In this week's episode, educator and coach Valerie Tih guides us through the wisdom of the Enneagram, an ancient personality tool. With simple and beautiful analogies she helps us understand how to be more present by compass...

Often when we over commit we get so wrapped up in our frustration that we don't take stock of what "overwhelm" really feels like. When we just get present without judgment of ourselves or the situation and just acknowledge w...

Oftentimes when we look at the list of things that are stressing us out, we feel overwhelmed and we aren't sure where to start. On this week's episode I talk about where I started when it came to decreasing stress and increa...

Because the routines in my house are shifting a little bit right now, I'm changing the format of the podcast. The episodes will be shorter and informational, with the goal of giving you tools to reduce stress in your life. ...

On this episode I chat with Dani Bradshaw who practices the art of Kentsugi pottery. In Kentsugi you embrace broken pottery and mend it with "precious scars" of gold. Dani walks us through what that process looks like in po...

A few years ago I sat inside my house during a fierce Texas thunderstorm. About 20 yards away, in my yard, another mother sat weathering the same storm. We had different experiences, that mother bird and I. Right now we're...

All of us are facing epic levels of uncertainty. I've been especially mindful of those who are at pivotal life junctures and must figure out how to navigate things like weddings and graduations on top of everything else rela...

This week I connect with Kristen Ipson to talk about deepening communication with children. Kristen holds a graduate degree in Speech Language Pathology and her perspective helps us understand how to create meaningful connec...

This week my almost 11 year old guest gives us a child's perspective on self-care. She has some refreshing views on how to get started with and prioritize oneself! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I'm sharing a meditation to help us all create a little more space to respond to life's surprises with openness. So often when fear abounds, we feel so tense that it's hard to act from a place of love, grace and hu...

This week we check in with Carman Murray, a woman with a dynamic perspective on values-based living. Carman has great ideas for helping families identify their values and incorporate them into family culture. Her tips on va...

Lorrie Schoettler, blogger at LorrieSeason.com guides us through some gentle ideas for living closer to nature and tuning into the seasons. Seasonal living can be a really simple way to relieve common stress and in this epis...