139: Values are Your "Life Raft"
Optimistically Overwhelmed
DeDe & Chelsea are so excited to join their tribe this week, and are sharing their latest “beauties” on this new episode! 🎙 Chelsea leads thing off with a discussion of finding joy in midst of the “piles” of our lives … the tangible “to-do” piles (like laundry, to-do lists, etc) and the non-tangible piles (like phases of our lives, the different hats we wear, etc). Next, DeDe defines what “values” mean to her, and what she’s learned in a mothering class about pinpointing which values are *most* important to each of us. It’s harder than you think,...
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138: Guard Your Inputs
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Hello to our Optimistically Overwhelmed tribe! Thank you for being here … we hope you come away from this episode with some great takeaways and the encouragement to stay optimistic! DeDe starts out the “beauties” by sharing some wonderful insights and points about shifting your perspective. She asks herself, Chelsea, and you listeners what in our lives need a perspective change, and then gives her thoughts on how she puts on her “perspect-ables.” Next, Chelsea discusses the affect our “inputs” (what we read, watch, and listen to) have on our lives, our brains, our...
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137: Pinch Yourself...It's Real
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Join in and listen as DeDe & Chelsea chat about their latest “beauties!” Both ladies are BIG fans of tiny/consistent habits, and Chelsea discovered some amazing advice for habits that are good for your brain and for your happiness! Listen in as she explains the difference between flooding and dripping your dopamine. In this episode DeDe brings up a topic the ladies haven’t touched on too much … Marriage! After reflecting on her wedding anniversary DeDe came up with some tangible tips and advice on this important relationship. Thank you for joining the ladies …...
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136: Be a Glimmer-Seeker
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Welcome Tribe! DeDe and Chelsea are so glad you are joining them for their latest episode. Chelsea starts things off by sharing a cool concept she learned about “glimmers” and the positive impact it can have on our daily lives when we seek them out and notice them! You’re going to want to listen and start listing of your OWN “glimmers!” DeDe discusses the strong feelings of being offended, having feelings hurt, and jealousy or comparison … and a phrase she has learned to switch her viewpoint and do the work to be less-judgmental. We’re so glad you are...
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135: Be a Tums-Runner
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Welcome back to our little corner of the podcast world! Thank you for tuning in and listening last week after our summer break. DeDe kicks off this week’s episode with an amazing story, and the example she saw of someone stepping up and easing a burden. It’s amazing how much relief a kind gesture can cause when we are feeling overwhelmed and anxious! Each fall Chelsea shares her back-to-school theme for her family. In this new episode she explains why this year was unique, and why she chose a theme that would emphasize the power of families. Hope everyone has a...
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134: Go on the Offense with Grief (Make it a Claudine Day 2023)
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Welcome back everyone to Optimistically Overwhelmed … DeDe and Chelsea are thrilled to be back behind the microphones! Chelsea starts out reminding listeners about “Make it a Claudine Day” that honors her oldest sister each year on September 9th. For this episode, Chelsea chose a beauty that perfectly describes her experience with grief, and the lessons she’s learned from joining together with others each September to serve in honor of Claudine … and how that has impacted her grief process. DeDe has made an amazing goal that encourages her (and now all of us!) to focus...
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133: Chelsea's "Organizing 101"
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Welcome to this special episode of Optimistically Overwhelmed! Besides being a podcast co-host and busy momma, Chelsea is also a HUGE fan of organization. She has shared tips over the last few years (including on her very first episode as a guest!) … and the ladies decided to do a “one-stop-shopping” episode with ALL of her very BEST tips! There may be some old favorites shared (“Drawer-a-Day”), but Chelsea will be sharing some new tips as well. She breaks down her tips into two categories: an organized “home” + an organized “life,” and hopes that each of...
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132: Have a Conversation "Check-up"
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Welcome back to another new episode of Optimistically Overwhelmed - we are SO glad you are here! Today DeDe starts us out with an amazing “beauty” about giving our selves grace. She talks about realizing it’s all about an “increase” in our lives … not have fast we are increasing, but that we are moving forward. And also the importance of learning to give ourselves grace so we can give it to others! Chelsea digs in to a topic the ladies haven’t discussed yet in their “beauties” on this show … the importance of having a conversation “check up” with yourself...
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131: Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Hello to our Optimistically Overwhelmed tribe! The ladies hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day, and are excited to share this episode with you. Chelsea starts things out with encouraging us all to “Go For It,” and to face our fears and the things that are holding us back. DeDe finishes the episode talking about the lessons she’s learned in motherhood, from her kids & others (including her ancestors). Hope you all have a wonderful week - go shine bright!
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130: Be a Difference-Maker
Optimistically Overwhelmed
Are you ready for some “beauties?” DeDe and Chelsea are coming at you with some self-reflection and “beauties” that have inspired them this week. DeDe leads a conversation on aiming to be a “difference-maker” instead of an “influencer,” and how the ways we are “difference-makers” might change throughout stages of life. Chelsea shares the power that comes from “naming” the things that are blocking our light, and reminds us all that we aren’t alone! Come listen in, and feel free to share this episode with friends!
info_outlineHellllooooo to our Optimistically Overwhelmed tribe! It has been a minute, huh? DeDe and Chelsea are thrilled to be back after a break with brand new episodes coming your way.
DeDe starts this episode off with some amazing “beauties” that encourages us all to “Live Life in Full Bloom” by rejoicing for each other’s wins, by being delighted, and also by living “smarter not harder!”
Chelsea then leads a discussion on the “messy middle” we are all probably finding ourselves in, and how to change our outlook from “messy to MAGIC!”