“We don’t want or need to be perfect all the time. We need to be open to change and learning.” If you’re constantly berating yourself for falling short as a parent, I have fantastic news for you: You don’t have…
Do Something Highlight: Joanna of JoannaFitness
Joanna is our highlight today! Listen to hear how this woman faced huge trials, fought back against trauma, and found joy in creating progress, regardless of the outcome. You can listen to this podcast below, or on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Googleplay, or search for…
How Practicing “Most of the Time” Makes You a Better, Happier Parent || with Sid Garza-Hillman
“Action of any kind–even if it’s small–makes that big difference of showing you that you’re not giving your power away and your life away.” We live in a world of experts, ones that make you constantly feel guilty or frazzled….
Discovering Meaning Amidst Sadness || with Meg Fee, author of the memoir Places I Stopped on the Way Home
“If I try to stamp [sadness] out, then I’m cutting myself off from happiness in many ways because it’s part of the spectrum. The two things are not inseparable. You cannot have one without the other.” I’m sure many of…
How Embracing “The Mess” Leads to More Creativity || with Cori Connors
“There are all sorts of ways for us to make a nice big mess and come out with something glorious in the end.” I knew Cori Connors growing up as the “Mom” of the neighborhood–the one always ready to laugh…
Transforming Your Life through Re-Connecting || with Debbie Mayes of the Mayes Team
“Those things I’m thinking or feeling are there to guide me, and I can trust what is going on inside of me and it will lead me to good.” Two years ago, Debbie Mayes and her family moved from a…
Getting Past the Comparison Trap || How Focusing on What We Lack Strips Us of Joy, and What We Can Do About It
Do you know that using social media directly correlates with higher rates of depression and anxiety? I believe the root of why this is the case is COMPARISON. After all, comparison truly is the thief of joy. I hate imagining…
Overcoming Fears that Get in the Way of Your Progress || with Crystalee Beck
“You already have within you what you need.” What’s holding you back from going after a goal, business, or piece of self-improvement? I bet you a million dollars that we can take whatever reason you’d say and get it back…
Creating Light for Those in Darkness || with Amber Runyon of Eleventh Candle Co.
“People need three things to thrive: safe place, safe people, and safe purpose. We always forget that purpose piece” On a humanitarian trip to Ethiopia, Amber Runyon saw a big need–women and their families who were in the eleventh hour…
How Self-Improvement Starts with Self-LOVE || with Andi Veenker
“The second you start doing something, you change your state.” Andi Veenker is a fitness wizard and self-help fanatic. But here’s the best thing about her–she preaches that nothing will fix you (no book, no weight on the scale, no…