On this week's podcast, I am sharing my conversation with my friend and coach colleague, LeAnn Austin, a Master Certified Life Coach & Teacher. Her mission is to help people create more connection and fun in their relationships, especially with their daughter-in-law.

You are going to L.O.V.E. this conversation!

When I first found out about life coaching, I remember hearing the phrase, “all problems are thought problems.”  I also believe we can take that a little further and say that all problems are fear problems.  

There is a book called The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker. It is a fascinating read.  The author talks about how every creature on earth has this ability to predict danger–and get out of its way.  As humans, our brain is designed to keep us safe. We each have a basic survival skill or intuition within to help us to stay safe.  However, as humans in the modern world, we also struggle with a lot of unwarranted fear.  This is what I want to speak about today.

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Recently, I was pondering on the idea of reacting vs responding and I believe the difference between the two is the pause.

Viktor Frankl said, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

When you use that space after a stimulus to pause, we give ourselves room to respond instead of react.

In this week's episode, I revisit what I call The Pause Principle--pausing to process, to ponder, and to protect--to help you as you move into 2024.

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In this special episode, I am sharing my Christmas gift for you.

In celebration of the holiday season, I created a guided meditation for you to use to help you feel more connected with your Savior through pondering on His many names.

It is perfect for this time of year, but it can be used in any season.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

In this week's episode, I am talking about finding the joy in the now.

Finding joy in the now is more than being present.

It is about soaking in the joy of the moment.

That sounds great when things seem awesome.

However, I know that this can seem difficult when where we are doesn’t seem that great.

We can’t imagine finding joy where we are and we want to do things that will move us through this moment as quickly as possible.

I get that.

There will be times we do just that.

However, I want to offer you some other ideas to think about what it means to finding the joy right now in this moment you are living.

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This week on the podcast, I am interviewing my friend and coach colleague, Jane Copier, about how to apologize.

It was such a great conversation!

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This week on the podcast, I am interviewing my friend and coach colleague, Mikki Gardner, about her new book, The People-Pleasers Guide to Co-Parenting Well: How to Stop Playing Peacekeeper and Start Parenting Peacefully.

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This week on the podcast, I am sharing my interview with 3 of my friends and fellow life coaches. Aimée Gianni, Nicole Rasmussen, Tina Gosney, and I are talking about their upcoming in person transformational relationship workshop, How 2 Love Your Marriage, that is going to be held in Meridian, Idaho on January 19-20, 2024.

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This week on the podcast, I am talking about the power of gratitude.  

Gratitude is a powerful force that has the ability to transform our lives for the better. It is the act of acknowledging and appreciating the good things in our lives, whether they are big or small, and recognizing the positive impact they have on us. It is a powerful emotion that has been proven to bring numerous benefits to our physical and mental health.  

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This week on the podcast, I am continuing with my 5 day Relationship Reboot Challenge as you head into the holiday season.

I am releasing a new challenge each day to help you reboot a relationship of focus in your life. Each challenge will include short exercises to help you gain clarity of what you want to create. By the end of 5 days, you will have completed 5 actionable steps towards a relationship reboot.

Today is day 5 of this challenge which is Plan, Practice, Ponder. When we take the time to be intentional, we can plan ahead of time of how we want to show up in our relationship. Then we get to work implementing and practicing our plan while taking time to ponder what is working and what it isn't. Then making adjustments and then repeating the process.

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This week on the podcast, I am continuing with my 5 day Relationship Reboot Challenge as you head into the holiday season.

I am releasing a new challenge each day to help you reboot a relationship of focus in your life. Each challenge will include short exercises to help you gain clarity of what you want to create. By the end of 5 days, you will have completed 5 actionable steps towards a relationship reboot.

Today is day 4 of this challenge and I am talking about the power of beginning where you are.

Your current location is valuable information. It isn’t meant to be used to criticize or judge yourself. You aren’t doing life wrong because of where you are right now. Your current location is part of your life’s journey and it is giving you the perfect opportunity to learn and grow if you will allow it to. When we are really honest with ourselves, that is when we can really begin creating wanted change in our lives.

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This week on the podcast, I am continuing with my 5 day Relationship Reboot Challenge as you head into the holiday season.

I am releasing a new challenge each day to help you reboot a relationship of focus in your life. Each challenge will include short exercises to help you gain clarity of what you want to create. By the end of 5 days, you will have completed 5 actionable steps towards a relationship reboot.

What actions would you take if you were excited about them? How can you incorporate fun and excitement into the process of creating desired change in your relationships?

Today is day 3 of this challenge and I am discussing the excitement of possibility when it come to creating change in ourselves.

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This week on the podcast, I am continuing with my 5 day Relationship Reboot Challenge as you head into the holiday season.

I am releasing a new challenge each day to help you reboot a relationship of focus in your life. Each challenge will include short exercises to help you gain clarity of what you want to create. By the end of 5 days, you will have completed 5 actionable steps towards a relationship reboot.

Today is day 2 of this challenge and I am walking you through the process of creating an impact statement. This a short but powerful statement will help you keep your values and vision at the top of mind and guide you in your relationship of focus for this week's challenge.

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This week on the podcast I am issuing a 5 day Relationship Reboot Challenge as you head into the holiday season. This can be a fun time of year as we gather together with loved ones to celebrate. It can also be a challenging time of year as we gather together. The purpose of this challenge is to help you get in the mental and emotional place to navigate this time of year with those you love. Because, the truth is love just feels better. So not only do this for relationships but do it for you!

For the next 5 days, I will be releasing a new challenge each day to help you reboot a relationship of focus in your life. Each challenge will include short exercises to help you gain clarity of what you want to create. By the end of 5 days, you will have completed 5 actionable steps towards a relationship reboot.

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Up until a few years ago, I didn’t really understand the difference between confidence and self-confidence. I thought they were one and the same. However, once I learned the difference, my life changed.

Self-confidence is not about being perfect or never making mistakes. It's about trusting ourselves and our abilities, even in the face of challenges and setbacks. By cultivating self-confidence, we can live more fulfilling lives and pursue our goals with courage and determination.

The truth is that in the end, we all only have one life here on earth. So, why not live it to the fullest?

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On this week's episode, I am talking about self-love.

Many people struggle with self-love, and it's something that can be particularly challenging in today's world where we are constantly bombarded with messages about who we should be, what we should look like, and how we should act. However, practicing self-love is essential for our well-being and happiness. Self-love strengthens the relationship we have with ourselves. When we have a strong relationship with self we are better able to have strong relationships with others.

I want to share 5 steps to creating more self-love in your life.

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On this week's episode, I am sharing my conversation with life coach, Bonnie Lyman. I am so excited to share this interview with you. You are going to love Bonnie!

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On this week's episode, I am sharing my conversation with Jennie Dildine the LDS Mission Coach.

Jennie Dildine is the mother of five children and two daughters-in-law, an Amazon enthusiast, Disney-goer, Taylor Swift fan, and a lover of warm cookies and music of all kinds. Jennie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership from Brigham Young University.

In 2019, she became a Certified Life Coach and pursued Advanced Certifications in Faith-based Coaching and Trauma Informed Coaching. Known as 'The LDS Mission Coach,' Jennie is the host of The LDS Mission Podcast and the owner of her own coaching practice. She and her dedicated team are passionate about assisting young adults, families, senior couples, and mission leaders in navigating the unique challenges associated with the LDS Mission Experience.

Jennie has positively impacted thousands of missionaries in all stages, overcome perfectionism and anxiety, foster unwavering confidence and never question their purpose again.

I recently become a contract coach in her program in order to help her serve even more new called and recently returned missionaries.

I loved sitting down with her to talk about how as parents of these young adults we can help them in this season of their life.

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On this week's episode, I want to share something that I recently taught in a presentation I did. This is something that I have addressed on this podcast but I believe it is so important to understand that it is worth repeating.

Understanding this one thing has made such a difference in my life. I want to share a simple way to feel something different when you want to.

There are so many things that happen in our lives that seem to have the ability to bring us into waves of emotion. We can get caught up in these waves feeling like we are being tossed about without any control. 

What if this isn't how it has to be?

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In today’s episode, I wanted to spend some time talking about connection. One of the main reasons I decided to do a retreat was to provide an opportunity for women to connect–to connect with themselves, with other women, and with God.

In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to lose sight of the importance of human connection. We're constantly on our phones, our laptops, our tablets, all in the name of staying connected. But are we really connecting?

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