Creating Space With Christine Kathryn
Creating Space with Christine Kathryn is a podcast to educate, encourage, and inspire you to spend time designing your inner and outer landscape to bring about a life filled with more peace, calmness, and ease. Enjoy a complimentary guided meditation at the end of each show!
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EP82: Setting Intentions Part 3
02/04/2019
EP82: Setting Intentions Part 3
In this episode, we wrap up our 3-part series on Intention Setting. I share some important guidelines that will help you refine what you’ve come up with for intentions so far and help increase the chance you will realize those intentions! I also share a disclaimer that there ARE times where a resolution is a more appropriate fit and what those might look like. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: with the subject line “Setting Intentions” and get your (3) 45 minute, one-on-one sessions for $108 scheduled! Available for a limited time! Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP81: Setting Intentions Part 2
01/28/2019
EP81: Setting Intentions Part 2
In this episode, I continue teaching on my 6 steps to setting intentions. I briefly review steps 1-3, then spend the rest of the episode talking about steps 4-6. I also have two pieces of news to share with you - both are exciting and one is BIG! The first piece is that I decided to expand this series on setting intentions from my original plan of 2 parts to 3 parts, so plan on listening today and then tuning in again next week to get additional guidelines for your journey in setting intentions. The second piece is a special offering I put together so that you can get personalized help with your intention-setting! I’m really excited about it, so tune in today to hear all the details! Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: with the subject line “Setting Intentions” and get your (3) 45 minute, one-on-one sessions for $108 scheduled! Available for a limited time! Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP80: Setting Intentions Part 1
01/21/2019
EP80: Setting Intentions Part 1
In this episode, I talk about the difference between making resolutions and setting intentions and also explain why I’m still talking about this three weeks into January! This is part 1 on setting intentions and I share the first three steps to setting intentions with grace and effectiveness. Next week I’ll share the remaining steps and expand on it all. Create space in your schedule now to listen to both episodes, as well as take action on the steps I give you, over the next two weeks. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: • As you put Step 2 into action and , download the for tips and inspiration as well as the 10-Minute Guided Meditation DREAM to help you get centered and grounded before journaling • Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! • Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other! Or reach out to her at
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EP79: Life As Experiment
01/14/2019
EP79: Life As Experiment
In this episode, I talk about what it’s like to live life as an experiment. Living this way is born out of a sense of curiosity, wonder and the love of learning and adventure which are all necessary components for living a spacious life. As I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately, I identified a critical shift I had made somewhere along the way that had left me lacking joy and not feeling inspired to experiment anymore. Listen in as I share what that shift was and how I’m correcting it in my approach going forward. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: • Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! • Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other! Or reach out to her at
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EP78: The Lasts...
12/31/2018
EP78: The Lasts...
In this episode, I talk about the concept of celebrating and commemorating the ‘lasts’ in our life just as much as our ‘firsts’. Join me now in this last episode of 2018 as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: You can find Karen Kingsbury’s book “Let Me Hold You Longer” Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP77: Wishing You A Silent Night
12/24/2018
EP77: Wishing You A Silent Night
This week’s episode is super short and super filled with my heartfelt wishes for you this Holiday season and every day of the new year! Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: • Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! • Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP76: The Power of Reflection
12/17/2018
EP76: The Power of Reflection
In this episode, I share with you a nugget of wisdom I’ve gained while going through my Dad’s death and it’s parallel to nature’s rhythm of death and introspection during this time of year. I encourage you as you may feel a nudge toward reflecting on the past year, to take it a step further. Listen in as I share from my heart. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: • Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! •Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP75: Preparing for a Joyful Season
12/10/2018
EP75: Preparing for a Joyful Season
In this episode, I am repurposing EP27 from last year where I tackle the final weeks of the year which we traditionally refer to as "the holiday season”. The hustle and bustle and pace of this time of year tends to sap the joy out of the season for many folks. I am proposing that it doesn’t have to be this way. If we pause and become mindful, pay attention and consciously create a season that brings about the feelings we want to feel, it can be a more joy-filled time for all of us. Listen in as I share five questions you can ask yourself as you begin scheduling your time with others and allotting your funds toward the season’s festivities. I also share three ways that a shift in approaching the season can actually create space for you not only during the season, but also after the holidays are over. This message is timely during any season, and this feels like the best time for us to look at it is now. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: • Download the corresponding 10-Minute Guided Meditation to help you get into the space • Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! • Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP74: Stop Struggling and Start Living with Elfreda Pretorius
12/03/2018
EP74: Stop Struggling and Start Living with Elfreda Pretorius
In this episode, I welcome Elfreda Pretorius, South African-born Canadian, wife, mom of 3, multiple best-selling author, thought leader and (reluctant) self-empowerment coach. Elfreda shares the significance of her family’s decision to emigrate on her study of self and the search for meaning and purpose in her life. She also talks about the importance of mastery of our thoughts, the use of imagination in creating the life we desire, and the priority of understanding Natural Law and the rules for the game of living. Elfreda is one of those people you could talk to for days and continue to soak up her wisdom - get a taste of that as you listen in to our conversation today. Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: • Keep in touch with Elfreda Pretorius through her • Follow on • Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! • Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP73: To Be Held...
11/26/2018
EP73: To Be Held...
In this episode, I continue talking about what we, as humans, are wired to long for - and that is the longing to be seen, heard and held. This is the last of four episodes and this week we look more deeply into what it means to BE HELD as well as provide a bit of a summary to the study. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Listen to the first episode in this series of 4 - Listen to the second episode in this series of 4 - Listen to the third episode in this series of 4 - Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP72: To Be Heard...
11/19/2018
EP72: To Be Heard...
In this episode, I continue talking about the longings every human being have for themselves - the longing to be seen, heard and held. This week we look more deeply into what it means to BE HEARD. We explore what that is NOT, what it IS, how to BE HEARD and how to HEAR OTHERS. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: • Listen to the first episode in this series of 4 - Episode 70 What Every Person Longs For... • Listen to the second episode in this series of 4 - Episode 71 To Be Seen... • Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offering! • Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute session and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP71: To Be Seen...
11/12/2018
EP71: To Be Seen...
In this episode, we continue talking about the longings every human being has for themselves - the longing to be seen, heard and held. This week we look more deeply into what it means to BE SEEN. We explore what that is NOT, what it IS, how to BE SEEN and how to SEE OTHERS. Join me now as we begin to create space...
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EP70: What Every Person Longs For...
11/05/2018
EP70: What Every Person Longs For...
In this episode, I share what I have found to be the core longings of every person - the deep need to be seen, heard, and held. I talk about the symptoms or signs that present externally when you are not getting these desires met in your life. Then I discuss what to do about that. I share four steps you can take to receive more in these areas. This episode is both an introduction to the concept as well as a follow-up to the next three episodes where I deconstruct these longings and share some examples, so I encourage you to listen to this episode again at the end of the series. Join me now as we begin to create space...
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EP69: Personal Yoga Practice with Jessica Patterson
10/01/2018
EP69: Personal Yoga Practice with Jessica Patterson
In this episode, I welcome Jessica Patterson, yoga teacher and therapist, writer and educator and studio owner and sage as she shares a little bit of her wisdom around all things yoga. Jessica shares how she came to yoga as well as some significant stops along the way in her journey. She talks about the deeper aspects of a personal yoga practice, the ways in which her practice has evolved over the last 20 years, and the one thing that defines it. Jessica also shares her definition of yoga, her thoughts on the use of the word pose and posture to describe the physical portion of yoga, as well as the term ‘advanced practice’. We also discuss how our culture’s preoccupation with the body has impacted yoga in the western world and how we approach our bodies as a site of either conquest or liberation and where the ancient texts tell us we should focus our energy. If you are looking to take your yoga understanding and practice beyond the physical asana and beyond the mat, you will love my conversation with Jessica and I guarantee you will be inspired to take your practice deeper. Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: EP69 Personal Yoga Practice with Jessica Patterson See what Jessica and others offer within the community she has created at Root: Center for Yoga and Sacred Studies Contact her through email at Follow her on and Like and follow the Center on and Download my gift to you the perfect practice as we enjoy Fall Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP68: Honoring Our Natural Rhythms
09/24/2018
EP68: Honoring Our Natural Rhythms
In this episode, I talk about honoring our natural rhythms - specifically, pertaining to the changing of seasons. As we move fully into fall, our days are getting shorter and nights extending longer, however, certain ‘advancements’ in our society have manipulated this process in an attempt to give us more time to be productive and artificially extend our daylight. I talk about the effect this has on our well-being and how we can feel in our body, the consequences of ignoring this shift in energy if we just pay attention. I describe the shift in energy from summer to fall and then I offer three practical ways you can live more in line with the autumnal rhythms taking beautiful cues from our natural surroundings. Before we conclude with the guided meditation, I share the exciting news that every meditation I’ve offered since the very first episode is now available for download on my website . Join me now as we begin to create space... Important Links From The Show: Download my gift to you the perfect practice as we enjoy Fall Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP67: Not All Who Wander Are Lost with Adam Williams
09/17/2018
EP67: Not All Who Wander Are Lost with Adam Williams
Visit the to experience the yoga of humanness and creativity - read Adam's poetry, blog posts, conversations with Humans, enjoy his photography and keep up with his creative projects as they unfold Follow Adam/Humanitou on , and Connect with Adam via email: Read Adam's , the woman he met in his serendipitous encounter Check out Adam's earlier this year If you live near Colorado Springs, CO and would like to meet Adam and see his work in person, plan to see him at (Adam is one of the presenters) and he will be doing a solo show at the in June of 2019 Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP66: Body Image with Dr. Cathy Subber
09/10/2018
EP66: Body Image with Dr. Cathy Subber
In this episode, I welcome Dr. Cathy Subber, chiropractor, mom of 2 and leader and organizer of Moms in her community, to discuss an important aspect of our relationship with our selves - body image. Cathy graciously and confidently shares what she refers to as her lifelong issue with weight and body image. A journey that began as a young athlete her Dr.’s office for a sports physical hearing that she “just weighs too much”, moving into adulthood with the all-too-common quest to look “perfect” in her wedding dress and continuing to this day even though she knows she’s in a much happier place of acceptance of the body she was born with. Cathy shares very practical tips that she’s used to help her get to a place of less caring what others think to more of what she refers to as a much more “solid” person in herself. Cathy shares very personal stories from her life of the struggle to find balance between weight and health. We also talk a bit about the damage we suffer when comparing ourselves to others and the value of being less concerned with our weaknesses and more concerned with intentionally focusing on our strengths. I am so grateful to Cathy for being vulnerable with her heart and speaking to this relevant and salient topic. Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Follow Dr. Cathy Subber on Connect with Cathy via email: Learn more about and follow on If you live near , IL, Check out Dr. Cathy's Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP65: Meditation & The Mind with Corrin Vecchitto
09/03/2018
EP65: Meditation & The Mind with Corrin Vecchitto
In this episode, I welcome Corrin Vecchitto, Sattva Yoga master teacher, pediatric nurse, and healer leading a global life as she shares her holistic practices while traveling the world. Corrin shares with us some practical tips we can use in our quest for a more joyful life. We talk meditation, breath work and a return to simplicity and connection with nature. We spend a good deal of time talking about the workings of the mind and the idea that it is in the illusions of the mind that we tend to get lost. Corrin shares simple practices we can use to help us drop the masks we wear and return to our true self. And how simple meditation and breath work gives us the space to see how we are thinking and acting and how that affects our daily lives & daily moments. She talks about how we must rewire our brains and nervous system and that we can’t simply decide to shift our thoughts to make a change. Corrin was generous enough to share a specific technique to start using today and a plan for changing thoughts and behaviors to more of what you want, as well as practicals to help with the resistance or anxiety that may come up when you attempt meditation and to help you become more comfortable with silence. She also give us an introduction to Sattva Yoga as well as her healing organization which marries eastern and western medicine. I thoroughly enjoyed our time together and I think you will too! Join us now as we begin to create space… Important links from the show: Follow Corrin Vecchitto on and Connect with Corrin via email: Learn more about Corrin and her healing organization at: Check out Corrin teaches or look deeper into Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP64: Spacious Relationships: True Belonging with Laura Jane Mellencamp
08/27/2018
EP64: Spacious Relationships: True Belonging with Laura Jane Mellencamp
In this, the final episode of our series exploring Spacious Relationships, I welcome Laura Jane Mellencamp yoga teacher, healer, mentor, wife, mother and business owner who is bent on changing the state of our hearts through her teachings of drawing inward. Laura Jane believes we are living in a ‘hot-headed, cold-hearted world” and that her work here is to help cool the mind and warm the heart. Laura Jane and I spend a good deal of time talking about belonging and how she says arriving there is an ‘inside job’. She talks about the greater depth of belonging to everything and that true belonging is through being in relationship to ‘something greater’. We touch on Self-love and Laura Jane shares her unique perspectives on its relationship to forgiveness and recovery and how we are all offered this path. We cover so much more with regard to learning to live in healthy relationship with the world around us, that you might want to have something handy to take notes and possibly listen to it more than once. There’s a lot of concepts you may need to sit with in order to let them soak in. One thing’s for sure, Laura Jane is a spitfire who’s proud to ‘take up a lot of space in this world’ and I’m so glad she does! Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Read the rest of the post I refer to in the episode on Practice with Laura Jane at her studio in Downers Grove, IL - , Follow and Like their Check out Laura Jane's beautiful coming up in 2019 Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP63: Spacious Relationships: Beating the Odds and Cherishing Community with Susan Quiriconi
08/20/2018
EP63: Spacious Relationships: Beating the Odds and Cherishing Community with Susan Quiriconi
It’s week three of our series exploring spacious relationships and I’m telling you, this one is just as fabulous as the first two! This week I welcome Susan Quiriconi, a new-to-me sweet friend who generously shares the wisdom she’s gained through personal as well as professional experiences. As I often do when I have such deeply rich people on the show, we covered a lot of ground. Let’s start with how Susie and her husband Roy are beating the odds with their 45 year marriage as it is Susie’s 3rd and Roy's 2nd. Susie says their relationship continues to grow in what they accept is the final chapter of their lives. We talk a lot about how to have a successful blended family and we explore key elements to a healthy marriage no matter what time around it is. She talks about the importance of adventure (and what that means to them), the importance of looking at self and both people taking 100% of the responsibility in the success of the relationship as well as the importance of having an individual self beyond the marriage. Susie and her husband are living in a unique part of the world right now as two years ago, at the age of 77 and 85 they decided to continue their life of adventure together by moving to a beautiful retirement community in Mexico. We talked a lot about healthy community and the beauty of friendship through the years and across the miles. Once again, it’s a "can’t miss" episode with something for everyone! Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Connect with Susie by email Check out the she and her husband currently live Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a and see if you are a fit for each other! Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
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EP62: Spacious Relationships: Keys to A Marriage That Lasts with Nancy J. Hill
08/13/2018
EP62: Spacious Relationships: Keys to A Marriage That Lasts with Nancy J. Hill
This week we are in for a real treat as I welcome back Nancy J. Hill to chat about long-term romantic relationships, marriage and divorce. Nancy and her husband are 54 years married and 58 years together which means she has a lot of personal experience and wisdom to share with us along with her clinical experience and years of interpersonal work with both men and women. We touch on kids and their effect on couples, the dangers of projecting, divorce and 2nd and 3rd marriages, marriage as spiritual journey, the importance of changing the marriage along with the changing individuals, and the factors Nancy believes has kept their marriage together through so many seasons of life. Honestly, we cover so many aspects of long-term relationship and there are SO many profound nuggets of wisdom I had a hard time summarizing it for you. You really just need to listen in for yourself! Whether you are considering entering into a long-term relationship or have been married many years or anywhere in between, I promise you there’s something in here for everyone! Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Learn more about Nancy J. Hill, her work and her writing on her Follow Nancy on Purchase your copy of Nancy's book Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP61: Spacious Relationships: Looking At Where We Go Wrong with Kari Kwinn
08/06/2018
EP61: Spacious Relationships: Looking At Where We Go Wrong with Kari Kwinn
In this episode, we start our series on Spacious Relationships and today I have the privilege of talking with Kari Kwinn, life-long yogi, medical anthropologist and yoga teacher of teachers with extensive experience in relationships from all facets of life. We spend most of our time together, delving into all things codependency. Kari shares from both professional expertise as well as personal experience and starts off with her definition of codependency and then explains the origin of the concept. I found it fascinating as she brought up something that’s rarely done by highlighting the beneficial aspects of codependent behaviors. Kari also shares the subtle process we can use to change a habit or behavior, how to get our power back if we are stuck in codependent behaviors, and the red flags we can look for that help distinguish between controlling, manipulative behaviors vs. healthy nurturing, caring behaviors. We touch on how codependency presents as it relates to self-worth, the difference between secrecy and privacy, and the importance of having what she calls ‘higher council’ and how the lack of strong relationships outside of a primary partnership can feed codependent behaviors. We wrap up our time together with talk on boundaries and the idea of a “do-over” and that using what she calls “our amazing secret language of language” to work through so many of our relationship challenges. Get comfortable and prepare to sit at the foot of this wise woman as she teaches on this all too prevalent topic. By the end, you will have a better understanding of behaviors that keep you from having spacious relationships. Join us now as we begin to create space… Important links from the show: Learn more about Kari, her work and her writing on her Follow Kari on and Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering! Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP60: Japa Meditation
07/30/2018
EP60: Japa Meditation
In this episode, we revisit the topic of meditation as I introduce the practice of Japa Meditation. Japa is an ancient form of meditation that uses the repetition of mantras to quiet the mind, offer focus and facilitate shifts in thinking or behavior just to name a few purposes. I offer some simple direction on getting started and encourage you to give it a try yourself. It’s a powerful practice where you can realize tremendous benefits without needing a deep understanding of its origins or learn to speak another language. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Browse and download FREE 10-minute Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP59: Musings on “Making Space: Creating A Home Meditation Practice
07/23/2018
EP59: Musings on “Making Space: Creating A Home Meditation Practice
In this episode, I share my musings on our June book-of-the-month: "Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice”. Listen in to hear a bit of a summary of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book, some of my favorite quotes and how I’m incorporating the insights and practicals I got from the book - the second time around! I’m hoping you will hear something that inspires you and that it will help you make your decision wether this book is for you. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Download and try this Download and try this Download and try this Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP58: Never Stop Learning; Stretching; Evolving with Lauren Brooks
07/16/2018
EP58: Never Stop Learning; Stretching; Evolving with Lauren Brooks
In this podcast, I welcome Lauren Brooks, wife and mom of 4, successful entrepreneur and Kettlebell Queen who’s living a spacious life in southern California. Lauren shares with us that after finding what she knew to be her calling in kettle bells, she also found her self in a male-dominated organization and culture that just didn’t feel right to her. After repeatedly being told she was ‘too nice’ and 'not manly enough’ she decided to step away from the safety of the organization that had taught her her craft, take a leap of faith and start her own thing where she’s been able to successfully build her brand her own way! Lauren shares that public speaking used to be her greatest fear, how she conquered that fear and how that victory has empowered her to do what she knows she’s meant to do. She then shares some recent breakthroughs in vulnerability on social media as she has peeled off layers and revealed more of her humanness both as a woman and a mom and how she’s been able to slay a few demons from her youth by making the decision to stop taking things so personally. We talk about the importance of community to our well-being and how Lauren is building her global community as well as inspiring neighbors to connect with each other. Lastly, Lauren tells us how listening to a tugging at her soul led her to take a recent trip that both stretched and nourished her spiritually and has had a profound impact on her since she’s been back home. Join me as I jump back into the interviewer's seat and listen in on this truly inspiring and engaging conversation with Lauren! Important links from the show: Visit to see what she's got going on right now, read her blog, join Lauren's Playground and access her coaching Connect with her on and Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a and see if you are a fit for each other! Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
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EP57: Why Personal Retreat?
07/09/2018
EP57: Why Personal Retreat?
In this episode, I return from a month-long hiatus from podcasting and digital detox to talk about the benefits and reasons for going on a yearly personal retreat. After just returning from my own solo retreat for the third year in a row, I share what I love about taking this time to reset, regroup, restore and remember. I give you some tips on how to make it happen for yourself and how to make the most of your time before, during and after your personal time of pulling back. My times on retreat for myself have been essential to my well-being and transformative in my journey toward a more spacious life. Join me now as we begin to create space, Important links from the show: Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a and see if you are a fit for each other! Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Christine’s ebook and stay in touch with what she’s offering!
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EP56: What If Oprah Interviewed Me?
06/11/2018
EP56: What If Oprah Interviewed Me?
In this episode, I decided I'd get a little silly and see what it would be like if I were interviewed by Oprah! I had a blast answering questions that Oprah asked in one of her interviews on Super Soul Sunday. Listen in to hear how I answer! Important links from the show: Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP55: Space Creates Choices; Allows Movement
06/04/2018
EP55: Space Creates Choices; Allows Movement
In this episode, I share more deeply on what it means to live a spacious life. I attempt to paint a picture of how it feels to have more space internally and externally as well as how it feels to live a life that is NOT spacious and then ask you to see where you currently fit on that continuum. I share some examples of what living spaciously looks like in my life and how I arrived there. Lastly, I give you some thoughtful questions to help you as you reflect on where you are at with spaciousness and challenge you to consciously create more space in one aspect of your life. Join me now as we begin to create space… Important links from the show: Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP54: Musings on “The Gifts of Imperfection”
05/28/2018
EP54: Musings on “The Gifts of Imperfection”
In today’s episode, I wrap up our community ‘book of the month’ reading of Brene’ Brown’s book titled “The Gifts of Imperfection”. I share some things that jumped out at me, pushed me, stretched me and drew me deeper into my own truth. I was surprised and encouraged to find that much of what she covers in her book on learning to live wholeheartedly runs parallel to what I talk about when I suggest living a more spacious life. I found this book to be a perfect companion to what I am striving for in my life and at the end I share with you the action steps I am taking as a result of what I learned from the research and stories she shares between the covers of this book. I also challenge you to take action and make a shift in one thing in your life as a result of reading it. Join me now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Purchase your copy of our June 'Book of the Month' - Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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EP53: Mindful Resilience with Veteran’s Yoga Project and Dr. Dan Libby
05/21/2018
EP53: Mindful Resilience with Veteran’s Yoga Project and Dr. Dan Libby
In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Dan Libby, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of the Veterans Yoga Project, a non-profit dedicated to providing mind-body practices to facilitate recovery and resilience among veterans, their families, and communities. In our time together, we talk about the exciting developments in the use of yoga practices in a therapeutic environment and specifically in the military community. We discuss the 5 tools their mindful resilience program teaches to maximize the ability to undo the nervous system dysfunctions that underlie symptoms of stress-related conditions. We also talk about how the practices they teach are easily accessible and relevant for every one of us as we navigate the stressful, fast-paced lives we lead. Join us now as we begin to create space... Important links from the show: Learn more about the work Dr. Dan Libby's organization is doing at the 's website Take part in the upcoming or join Lululemon and VYP on the USS Intrepid for their in your area Read Dr. Libby's article I refer to in the show Purchase your copy of our 'Book of the Month' - Join the conversation over on our private FaceBook group - Work with Christine one-on-one. and see if you are a fit for each other!
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