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You've dealt with burnout... whether it was career burnout, mental health burnout, relationship burnout... sometimes we need to recover from hitting bottom and try to figure out where to go next and what burnout recovery looks like. Sabrina Del Duca joins me this week on OMG Teach Me to share her powerful story of overcoming career burnout, finding a job and a calling that light her up, and how she made it through her self-discovery journey. You'll hear us talk about the challen...…
Working from home in your pajamas? Or making sure to always be "camera ready" no matter what? Let's talk about why it matters whether we get dressed each day. This week we're talking about enclothed cognition and how our minds and bodies react to wearing certain clothes (and to other people wearing certain clothes). While you might be able to get away with laying around in pjs, it may not be the best choice if you are going for productivity, confidence, and empowerment in…
Have you ever met a new person and experienced how good it feels when they use your name in the conversation? Did you feel valued and appreciated? You probably did. This week, Lisa Joy Glassman of Active Potential joins me to...
You decide to get in shape, or lose (release) weight, or make a life change... and a few weeks into it you get frustrated. It seems as if nothing is changing, and you find yourself falling back into old habits. Why? Your ner...
A gut feeling... a hunch... a thought that comes out of nowhere... a sense that something is just off... We've all noticed our intuition warning us about simple things or major things. It sounds like a good idea to listen to your instincts or trust your gut, but how can we learn to do this better? How can we get better at making sure our intuition catches our attention, and how can we tell whether it truly is intuition or it's just the fear talking in our brains? We're talking…
I'm fairly sure none of us had a laughter class in school, and what a shame because there are laughter benefits that affect our mood, hormones, health, and relationships in a powerful way. Sara Alepin and Kristina Kury from the Laughing with Gingers podcast join me today to talk (and giggle) about all things laughter! We're spending some time on the power of laughter, being your authentic self, laughing for emotional well-being, and making sure to be the leading character in your .…
OMG, we really do need to sleep! When sleep becomes difficult and when we deal with sleep deprivation and sleep problems, we know we need to do something differently. What about when we are trying to live in a healthier way? ...
What if you made a decision right where you are with whatever you've got, and then you move forward fully confident that it is happening? In this episode, discover the secrets to making swift and effective choices, all while keeping your eyes firmly fixed on the ultimate destination. In a fast-paced world where circumstances can change in an instant, learning to trust your instincts and decisively move forward is crucial. We're going to talk about the process of creating a mental b…
Our world is rife with political rhetoric and arguments over both the facts of a situation and the solutions. If we know that minimizing stress is a significant part of living healthy, how do we manage our stress while being...
Faith Hoskins joins me this week for an episode that you may want to listen to a few times. We're talking about self-talk... that voice in our heads that is going all day long. Our brains have a bias towards negativity, so Faith walks us through ways that we can start to shift that negativity and allow ourselves to consider a positive outcome. Why is this so powerful? Our thoughts impact our emotions which impact how we show up in the world. Some of the tips and advice in th...
You want a new job or a promotion or a leadership slot or a new business... so what do you do? How do you make it happen? Let's talk about three steps: break down the skills, find people to look at for evidence, and grow your...
"All disease begins in the gut, which also means all health begins in the gut..." Dr. Katie Collier, NP, joins me for an episode on gut health that will give you all the basics of what it means to have a healthy gut, why you care, and how our digestive system plays a role in our health, immunity, and even mental focus. She shares exactly what to eat (did your mom tell you to eat your veggies?) to bring your gut back into a healthier state - and we talk about how to recognize when y…
If you are a dog lover, a parent, a teacher or all of the above, this episode is for you. If mindset and nature and fun are empowering and important, then bringing them into our classrooms while kids are still young seems ev...
Are you raising the next generation of professional women and leaders? Are we teaching girls and women to be nice or to be kind - and what is the difference? This week is all about finding ways to help girls and women to act...
Jen Liss joins me this week to talk about how we can focus on fun to overcome doubt and fear in our lives. Within the first 10 minutes of this episode, she gave me a sentence that I will use over and over to determine what I...
What would happen if you smiled more, gave genuine compliments, were fully aligned with your offer, and made sure to listen well? Whoever you were interacting with would most likely leave the conversation with an impression ...
Feeling good - confident - in what we wear and in our appearance matters. Style helps us to feel empowered, put together, confident, and positive. Emotion is the most powerful element to mindset and success and so feeling g...
Human Design is a fascinating way to find out more about ourselves - our strengths, our best ways of working, how we interact with people, and more. This week my guest is Nicoline Huizinga and she shares with us the basic bac...
A single comment about us being too shy or too smart or too silly can have an impact for YEARS. This week I'm talking about what listeners shared with me about labels they've dealt with in life - anything from ditzy to quiet...
EFT Tapping is being talked about on the Today show, is being used and taught by thousands, and is the subject of today's episode. Need your brain to actually believe that you can achieve your big goals? Need to process some...
This one is personal - I'm sharing the story of my relationship with food, and it is not a smooth ride. I had some struggles and I told no one. Those struggles helped me find a way to look at food differently, however, and using these two types of food - FUN and FUEL - has been a game changer. I hope it will be for you as well. Resources: Kristen Coffield has lots more information at theculinarycure.comFind the GreenGutGlowPlus at www.bit.ly/greengutglowplusFind lots more information an…
We reach a point where we realize that it's REALLY important - and also a bit more challenging - to maintain strength, flexibility, and balance. So why does it matter so much and what can we do to make sure we can be strong and flexible while also avoiding pain and injury? Julie Cates of Strong Women Over 50 (@julcates) and Exercise for Life Studios joins me on this episode to share her four principles of safe and effective exercise (they're powerful!), and to talk about the two bu…
Have you ever felt like you were putting in all the effort and nothing seemed to be working out? You're doing your best and the goal seems out of reach? Karen Mullins and I are talking about the resistance we sometimes have related to a goal - and how we feel about that goal - and she shares some practical tips to help us all achieve more and do it with lightness and faith. The true purpose of a goal is the person we become on the way there, so what if what are you doing actually IS wor…
We've been talking about gratitude during the last two episodes and now let's jump a few steps earlier to something most of us struggle with for which gratitude and appreciation are a SOLUTION. Remember we talked about how the brain wants to avoid danger and stay in a safety zone? We all struggle with an Upper Limit Problem that holds us back in certain areas. Let's talk about why this happens, how to grow your upper limit so you can do more and achieve more, and how this migh…