Category / Inspiration / Podcast
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70 – In the garbage? Where do unwanted thoughts and feelings go?
We don’t always want to face our challenging thoughts and feelings. It’s much easier to ignore them? Right? Well it’s worked until now. Or has it? In this week’s episode we’ll explore:…
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69 – Willpower is NOT the X factor — so what is?
We’re led to believe that success comes to the person with the most willpower. “I’d be so healthy if only I had willpower” “I’d be so fit if only I had willpower”…
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65 Self-care is Anti-Jewish. Or is it?
We’re taught that a core Jewish value is to keep going, keep trying…and push with all you’ve got. Push push push at all costs… But is that really the most effective way?…
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64 Should I “toughen up” or “soften up”? A NEW survival strategy
When you experience an “out-of-place” emotion, do you: 1) Tell yourself to “toughen up.” and just “keep marching on”? Or 2) Embrace each emotion with gentle compassionate listening and curiosity? Hmmm. Most…
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63 – Have you met Debbie Downer? (How to gently help her climb out of the dumps)
We’ve all met Debbie Downer. That ever-present-inner voice that always has something negative to say. She: Second guesses our decisions. Criticizes our parenting (and our husbands). And predicts the worst of our…
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61 – We “KNOW” what to do, so why don’t we do it? Let’s talk about REGULATION.
We “know” how to eat healthily. We’ve read a million blogs on home organization. And we made a list of how to build our businesses. So why do we veer off our…
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60 – Meet The Kvetch Klub (Find a new way to get your needs met)
We all have areas in our life where we struggle. And often we resort to a good old kvetch. (Which sometimes is needed) but often is the default for lack of a…
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59 – The gentle yet effective way to change your thoughts (it’s different to most approaches)
I was fed up of our tiny apartment. Our noisy neighbors. The plumbing issues. And I was full of negative thoughts about our situation. What should I have done? Were my thoughts…
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58 – Should I follow my gut-instinct? (The difference between INTUITION and IMPULSE)
We all want to make the “right choices” in our lives (especially the women I work with). We suspect that if we follow our intuition we’ll make better choices, which will lead…
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A Menu Full of Soul Food
The air outside is fresh and crisp. The temperatures are dropping like the leaves. The Yamim Tovim are over and a feeling of calm and stability has returned to day-to-day life. All…
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