Activism 101, an Interview with Jocelyn Foye and Jordan Hevenor of The Womxn Project EP: 279
How To Be A Better Person with Kate Hanley
Release Date: 09/23/2020
Breaking Old Habits: Don’t Let Your Ego Do This To You EP: 396
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Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again.
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Breaking Old Habits: Be Real About the Costs EP: 395
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Today’s big idea is that because habits are so unconscious and so well-worn, it can take a really big dose of motivation to get you to take action and then to sustain that action. The good news is that I’m going to share a great motivator with you. The bad news is that it is not all that pleasant.
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Breaking Old Habits--Getting Off Sugar, an Interview with Dr. Daryl Gioffre EP: 394
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I had the privilege of working with today’s guest, Dr. Daryl Gioffree, on his new book, Get Off Your Sugar and not only does he know his stuff, but he’s passionate about helping folks get healthy and just a really good guy. I get him to share his insights about breaking one of the toughest habits to break--and that is eating sugar.
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Breaking Old Habits: You Need a Plan (Plus, What to Do When That Plan Fails) EP: 393
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In order to successfully outrun an already established habit, you’ve got to have a plan. Otherwise, you’re going to be winging it, and likely to run right off the road when you hit any kind of bump.
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Breaking Old Habits: It All Starts with This One Thing EP: 392
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Habits are like icebergs--you can perceive just the tip of them, when actually most of them exist underneath the surface of your awareness. You can’t just throw some dirt and some grass seed on the tip of an iceberg and turn it into a meadow--it’s still gonna be a mountain of ice that runs deep. You need to see what's under the surface to truly change it.
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Spotlight on Self-Care: What Do Dirty Dishes Have to Do with Self-Care? EP: 391
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Today’s big idea is controversial. And it is that household chores, like doing the dishes or folding the laundry CAN be done in such a way that they qualify as self-care. Gasp!
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Spotlight on Self-Care: Are Hobbies Self-Care? Or Self-Indulgent? EP: 390
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Most people think self-care means getting a massage, or a pedicure, or taking a yoga class, but little things like doodling, cooking, and even stamp collecting can help you keep yourself in a good spot. Kevin, a listener who collects stamps, shares his perspective.
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Sex as Self-Care, an interview with Alicia Gauvin EP: 389
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Whether it's with a partner, or yourself, sex is an indisputable part of being a person and therefore has a role to play in being a better person. It's also an important way that we take care of ourselves on multiple levels--physical and emotional. That's why I'm interviewing Alicia Gauvin, Executive Director of the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health, for her perspectives on why sex--and pleasure--matters.
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The Self-Care of Learning New Things EP: 388
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Although there’s nothing pampering about trying something you’ve never done and, let’s face it, probably doing pretty badly at first, opening your mind and possibly your body up to a new skill or discipline is a great way to keep your mind sharp, and to expand your worldview.
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When Your Self-Care Unleashes Big Feels EP: 387
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While self-care is a wonderful thing, in can also be an occasion for you to come face to face with all kinds of different emotions--sadness, anger, grief, shame, agitation, you name it. And since many of us have a tendency to not want to experience some of these more uncomfortable emotions, you may find yourself wanting to skip out on your self-care so that you don’t have to feel them. I hope this episode helps change your mind about that.
info_outlineToday I’m talking with two women who helped me embrace my inner activist both through their example and through the organization that they co-founded, The Womxn Project. We're talking about how activism can be fun, rewarding, and one of the great adventures of your life.