Do You Really "See" Others? (Season 1, Episode 1)
Release Date: 06/02/2017
Taking A Pause and Digging Deep
Mama Says Namaste Podcast
Our lives have seasons, and it's time for a hiatus from the podcast and a focus on family as we welcome many new shifts this summer. Join us for our last podcast for a while where we leave you with some questions to ponder and to determine what season you are in, and what might be time to pull back from as you give more elsewhere.
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The Flourishing Life Blueprint
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Are you seeking a plan to create a life you truly love and don't want to escape from? Do you want to dive deep into the essence of what you provide for your family and develop the tools to cultivate a flourishing life? Join us in this episode where we discuss group coaching and the 7-week Flourishing Life Blueprint I'm launching in June. We'll cover self-discovery, creating a family vision, discovering your personal vision statement, and aligning with the DISCovering You course. We'll explore awareness, integrating work and life, developing an entrepreneurial spirit, and servant leadership....
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Love and Let Be: The Impact of a Compassionate Heart Philosophy
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Love without ownership - can you love someone and let go of the outcome? In this episode, we discuss the concept of love without ownership and recognizing the impact of our actions on others. When it comes to navigating relationships with people or animals, we talk about the importance of the abundance mentality and letting go. What, truly, is compassionate love, and how can it impact our lives and relationships? From saying "yes" or "no" to our children to recognizing the influence of others on our loved ones, we explore the beauty of letting go and allowing love to simply be. Join us...
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Does My Personality Change Over Time?
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I get asked this question a lot as a relationships coach who specializes in helping people understand their personality styles. And the answer isn't a simple yes or no. It's a lesson in self-awareness and evolution, and this week Nathan and I dig into my mentor's blog post on the "The Lifecycles of Strength" and the many stages we go through as we grow and develop - not only into who we are, but who we want to become. Listen in, and share with a friend! (Get the full blog post that goes along with it here):...
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"What I Like" is just the first step
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In this episode, Nathan and I dive deep into exploring the balance between knowing what you like and being open to what's working for you. We share our perspectives on the delicate dance of embracing our likes while also being open to new opportunities for growth and connection. What happens when we get stuck in our ways, and how can we navigate this in our relationships? We discuss how rigid thinking can limit us and how embracing flexibility can open up new doors in our lives and relationships. We talk about Joshua Becker's blog post on Becoming Minimalist. We challenge you to shift your...
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Working From Home Is So Overrated
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I was 34 years old and at my wit's end with a 3, 6, and 9-year-old, trying to navigate juggling work and motherhood at the same time. I wrote a blog post then, and, looking back at it now, my heart goes out to that mama I was 8 years ago! So I updated the blog post and asked Nathan to come on and do an episode now, in hindsight, about working from home and how to navigate it. So is it overrated and you shouldn't do it? Or...can you find your flow? Get the full blog post that goes along with it here: *Bonus - transcript added!
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The One Approach to Learning We Can All Get Behind
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Back in 2018, I wrote a blog post about my perspective on learning together as a family that transcends all educational models and is simply a lifestyle approach. Today, we reflect back on how much this model of "Functional Education" has served us well over the years, and break down the acronym of "FUNCTION" to dig into what it really looks like. Read the corresponding blog post here:
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Do you have a family vision?
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If you haven't ever discussed what "home" looks and feels like to you, how will you know when you're there? We spend a lot of time in business looking at things like a vision statement, team meetings, and showing up in our best light. Yet how often do we give this same intention at home? We dive into our foundational post on "family vision" that we did eight years ago, reminiscing on the steps we took with young children as well as looking back now at other approaches that would work. Not everyone is going to get excited about a family vision any more than going to yet...
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The 3 Tenets of Showing Up
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In today's episode, we're diving into the three steps of "showing up" in your relationships - whether it's with your partner, your kids, your family, or your friends. Are you willing to embrace who you are right now, to own your past, and realize it doesn't have to dictate your future? We explore the first step - "looking inward" - and discuss the importance of giving yourself love, accepting responsibility for your actions, and aligning them with your intentions for how you want to show up in this world. Then, we uncover the significance of "looking forward" and why it's essential to start...
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A New Take on Yearly Goals and Intentions
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Join us in Episode 335 as Nathan and I delve into the power of setting intentions and our word of the year for 2024. We explore the shift from traditional goal setting to focusing on the feelings we want to achieve and the people we want to become. We go over our words and intentions from the past decade with true examples of how it's impacted our growth, and dig into the deeper meaning and desires around a goal when life is always handing us curveballs.
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This is the first in the "Be The Good, See the Good" Series.
We will dive in to how the uniqueness in each of us strengthens all of us, and learn how we can work in our strengths and recognize that in others.
"What we don’t need in the midst of our struggle is shame for being human." -Brené Brown
Don’t wait until you’re perfect to help another. This is where we can connect and relate and realize that we’re human - and that’s a beautiful thing.
If you want to connect with another, meet them where they are at. Don’t expect them to jump to your perspective just because that’s the way you see it.
When you take into account each child’s personality style, your ability to connect in a way that resonates with them is so much easier.
There are many variations of what "Namaste" really means, but the essence is "the peace within my soul recognizes the peace within yours." Wouldn’t it be nice if Americans greeted one another in such a meaningful way?
When people understand their personality style and lean into their own natural strengths, amazing results occur, and they begin to better understand their children at a deeper level.
The DISC we will be discussing is the four quadrant behavioral model based on the work of William Moulton Marston, Ph.D. (1893-1947) which he developed to examine the behavior of individuals in their environment or within a specific situation. DISC looks at an individuals’ behavioral styles and behavioral preferences. This is not to label people or put them in a category but rather to build a bridge to understanding strengths, needs, motivations and ultimately improved relationship.
Understanding DISC gives us a vocabulary to explain and relate to one another.
It does not give us an excuse or a label for a behavior.
Every person has a vantage point you can only experience through your connection with them.
Like a rainbow that has seven key colors, there are thousands of other shades of those seven, and they all are a blend of more than one color. These other factors, plus the four personality styles, are all going to blend to create your unique color that will be represented somewhere on the spectrum.
You don’t necessarily have a weakness as much as you have a negative reaction with one of your strengths.
Read more about this here: Personality Isn't Going Away: A Historical Intro
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*Podcast music by the awesome Renee & Jeremy who cover "Put a Little Love In Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon. Props to both of them for this beautiful rendition that epitomizes what I want for families!