Podcast

#302- Regrets and Limitations are Dream Killers

By Shelley / November 9, 2018 /

#302- Regrets and Limitations are Dream Killers A lot of people have limitations that keep their dreams at bay. Sometimes these limitations are conscious, sometimes not. Your negative beliefs are part of what limits you (feeling you don’t deserve, you’re a failure, etc.), but examples set by others also play a role. You hear about regrets…

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Surviving to Thriving: Andrea Owen

By Shelley / November 7, 2018 /

Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment Andrea Owen In this episode of “Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment,” I talk with author, mentor and certified life coach Andrea Owen. Andrea grew up in a family where the only accepted emotion was happiness. Negative emotions were a sign of weakness, so she often believed…

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#301- Journey of Attachment: The Trifecta of Perfection, Jinxing and Controlling Outcomes

By Shelley / November 6, 2018 /

#301- Journey of Attachment: The Trifecta of Perfection, Jinxing and Controlling Outcomes Here we are with another triangle: perfectionism, fear of jinxing things and trying to control outcomes. They all interplay and it looks something like this… to have what you want (i.e. a happy relationship), you feel you must attain perfection to ensure that outcome,…

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#300- Being Consistently You in Every Situation

By Shelley / November 2, 2018 /

#300- Being Consistently You in Every Situation Some people adapt their behavior based on what other people do. Like using emojis only with people who use them with you, or only cursing around potty mouths. Do you act differently at work than you do with your friends? How many of your daily actions are based on…

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#299- Journey of Attachment: Self-care + Self-responsibility = Value

By Shelley / October 30, 2018 /

#299- Journey of Attachment: Self-care + Self-responsibility = Value Self-responsibility and self-care are critical to increasing your value. What is self-responsibility? Being responsible for ALL of your words, actions, choices and reactions. People often want to blame outside events and other people, but that makes you a victim. To be valued is to be fulfilled… to…

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#298- Transitions and “Happily Ever After”

By Shelley / October 26, 2018 /

#298- Transitions and “Happily Ever After” Periods of transition (like going from single to married) can be happy and exciting, but also painful and frustrating. You have an expectation about how you should feel—all sunshine and roses, right? How could you be anything but elated to marry the love of your life? So why are you…

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Surviving to Thriving: Leisa Peterson

By Shelley / October 24, 2018 /

Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment Leisa Peterson In this episode of “Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment,” I talk with money coach, author and educator Leisa Peterson. Growing up the daughter of hippie parents who were always in financial struggle, Leisa thought money was the answer to everything. Rejecting her upbringing where…

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#297- Journey of Attachment: But Isn’t It Too Soon For That?

By Shelley / October 23, 2018 /

  #297- Journey of Attachment: But Isn’t It Too Soon For That? When it comes to dating and relationships, people sure have a lot of timing rules: it’s too soon to talk about marriage, I can’t meet his/her parents until we’re officially a couple, it’s too late to have kids. These rules are fueled by a…

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#296- How We Keep Life Predictable

By Shelley / October 19, 2018 /

  #296- How We Keep Life Predictable How neat and tidy do you like to keep your life? Do job and relationship issues have to be a certain way, and do people need to fit into a particular category so you know what to expect? Black and white is predictable. Grey is messy and unknown so…

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#295- Journey of Attachment: Swallowing Childhood Pain

By Shelley / October 16, 2018 /

  #295- Journey of Attachment: Swallowing Childhood Pain We all have childhood pain to some extent, but we come up with ways of avoiding it or looking for something to take it away. You may set up your life to avoid feeling it by people pleasing or trying to be perfect to avoid criticism, but it…

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