In part two of our series on parenting teens and young adults, today we once again join with therapist and author Kristen Hatton to discuss the realities of raising this generation.
Using a hot seat format, we hit some of the most challenging topics. From vaping to bullying to eating disorders to sex, we’re “going there” in this episode.
If you want a refreshingly honest, faith-informed perspective on teen parenting, this conversation is for you.
**If you didn’t listen to part 1, be sure to listen here.
The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children by Stormie Omartian
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
Take some time to journal or talk through these.
- Be a student of your teen or young adult – what do you notice?
- Are you under or over parenting? What evidence is there of this?
- How can you love your child’s friends well?
- What can you do to address the heart of your child (rather than focusing on behavior modification)?
- Who could help you navigate this season with your teen / young adult?
- What activity can you do with your teen / young adult to connect right now?
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Are you raising teens or young adults? Then these next two episodes are just for you. In part one of this two part series, we are talking about rising to meet this specific season of parenting.
Therapist, author and parent Kristen Hatton joins us to discuss over and under parenting (and how to not do either), how to live with the uncertainty of not knowing a child’s future and how to avoid the trap of codependency.
We know this is a tricky time in life. We’re WITH you in it! Let’s rise together.
Find Kristen Hatton on her website.
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Kristen’s new book – Parenting Ahead
Our interview with Curt Thompson – neurologist and expert in the integration of neuroscience and faith
Adam Young, the YOU diagram
LET’S CONNECT!
Did you like this episode? Let us know and leave a review on itunes or share it with a friend.
Or message us on Instagram – we’d love to hear from you!
Friendship is intentional. If you want depth to this lifeline of a relationship, you need to make it a priority. In our second part of our conversation around healthy friendships, Krista and Alex continue with their discussion of attributes they've noticed about each other that have strengthened their relationship over three decades.
From humility to honesty a friendship requires trust - often over time. It also requires the kind of commitment that creates safety. But how do we incorporate these building blocks into our everyday interactions? How do we have the kinds of relationships that are both encouraging and challenging us to growth in the very best ways?
We hope this conversation inspires some reflection on your own friendships and encourages you to consider where you want to invest your time and energy this year. We all want friends. We all want to be good friends. We don't often pause to consider how we are doing in this arena. This series is intended to help us do just that.
I few things mentioned
Boundaries and Safe People by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Reflection questions
When was a time a friend believed the best in you? How did that feel?
How well do you keep confidences? Who can you trust to keep things confidential?
Who is within arm's reach that you would like to become better friends with? What can you do with intention this week to reach out to that friend?
The podcast co-hosts, Krista Gilbert and Alexandra Kuykendall, have been friends for over 30 years. Because of this, they have observed qualities and behaviors in each other that make the other person an especially good friend. Podcast listeners often ask about their friendship, but they've never talked about it at length on the show...until now.
Using what they notice in each other as friends, Krista and Alex, are able to talk through what makes a good friend. Some of the things they highlight are personal qualities or character attributes, and some are how those qualities play out practically.
Quality friendship is critical to a healthy and thriving life. If other relationships in your life are changing, or if you simply want to be a better friend, focusing in on the kinds of friendships you are working toward can improve your overall health. It is our time to rise and be the kinds of friends we'd like to have.
A few things mentioned on the show
The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study on Happiness
Loving My Actual Neighbor: 7 Practices to Treasure the People Right in Front of You
The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days
Questions for reflection
How would you like to be a better friend to others?
How can you give a long-term friendship new priority?
What practical things can you do to ask better questions? Be a more active listener?
How can you be intentional about checking in on a friend's milestones and important moments?
It’s time to reset our homes for fall! Do you want to create warm and cozy for the season? We’ve got a few decorating and styling tips for you in this episode.
Join our conversation with Anh Lin, designer and host of the popular blog Girl and the Word, as we discuss creating places of joy, peace and hope. She also gets very practical, telling us what lightbulbs to get for the best ambient lighting.
Our exterior impacts our interior. Anh is a great example of someone who used design and space to help heal trauma in her life. She helps people discover how they can do the same.
This is a great episode to usher in September this year.
Follow Anh Lin on Instagram
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Astronaut Star Galaxy Projector Light
3 SPACES TO HAVE IN YOUR HOME:
a place of joy (Anh’s plant wall)
a place of peace (Anh’s tea corner)
a place of hope (see Anh’s cross altar)
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
- What is one change I can make to create more “cozy” in my home this fall?
- Where is my place of joy, my place of peace and my place of hope?
- Is there a place of my home that isn’t serving me?
- What can I do differently in that space?
Let us know on Instagram how you liked this episode!
As summer comes to a close we know you are getting back into your fall routines. This likely means you are busier and you still need to make dinner.
The problem is what to make? Amiright?
Krista and Alex talk through their own pantry staples, what they consider a great weeknight meal, and then ten actual dinner ideas that are healthy, taste good, and most of all SIMPLE!
Listen in to get ideas going and find recipe links below. Because dinner should be nourishing for those who eat it and enjoyable for those who make it.
IDEAS, RECIPES AND SUCH MENTIONED ON THE EPISODE:
1. Garlic Spinach Shrimp (with or without Orzo)
3. “Healing Chicken Noodle Soup” from Food Family Style: Simple and Tasty Recipes for Everyday Life by Leigh Vickery
2 Tbs. olive oil
3/4 cup celery, diced
1 – 1 1/4 cups carrots, diced
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 qts. chicken stock
2 1/2 cups wide egg noodles
3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
1 tsp. fresh thyme
Heat oil in large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add celery, carrots, onion, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Slowly pour in chicken stock. Bring to a boil, and add egg noodles. Stir once, and allow noodles to cook 10 minutes (do not overcook). Add chicken and thyme and heat through. Serve hot.
4. Lemon Garlic Salmon or Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon
Half-baked harvest salmon bowls recipe
5. Taco Salad (old school, but customizable and really can be yummy also back to what we always have in stock)
6. Sheet pan lemon chicken or sheet pan Kielbasa with roasted vegetables
7. Mediterranean Plate (olives, hummus, pita, gyros meat or prosciutto, cheeses, crackers, fruit)
Homemade hummus recipe
8. Meatball Soup or meatball Subs or Spag and meatballs
9. The formula = protein + carb + veggies allows for mix and match anything (pork chops, chicken, sausage, steak) (quinoa, potatoes, cous cous, rice, and BREAD), salad / veggies (just don’t forget to use them!)
10. Zucchini boat pizzas (can do homemade pizzas on premade crusts or TJ flatbread pizzas)
BONUS: CURRY!
Episode 201 Fall Kitchen Series: The Everyday Table with Abby and April
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:
-What are three staples you can add to your pantry that you can always have on hand?
-What are three go-to meals you can use in a pinch?
-What are three new recipes you’d like to try?
The start of the new school year also signals each of us to get back to our routines. Whether we have kids in school or not, it’s a natural time to hit the reset button.
In this episode we talk about getting one percent better, how to make our brain work for us rather than against us, what daily habits matter and how we can cast a vote towards who we want to become.
We learn to boss our brains and make pre-decisions that help us get to where we want to go. If you are wanting to reset your mind and systems this fall, you’ll love this conversation.
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Krista’s Daily Dozen Checklist
Kelly Minter’s podcast episode
Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith’s podcast episode on rest
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
Take some time to journal or talk through these.
- What is one area where you are 2 degrees off?
- How can you course correct in this area?
- What pre-decisions or pre-decision do you need to make?
- In what area do you need to boss your brain?
- What is the one change you want above all others in your routine this fall?
LET’S CONNECT!
Did you like this episode? Let us know and leave a review on itunes or share it with a friend.
Or message us on Instagram – we’d love to hear from you!
Sometimes the signs of a growing season are not exactly what we're looking for.
When we think growth we don't always think discomfort, but the term "growing pains" exists for a reason.
In this episode we talk through disappointment, feeling stuck, frustration, loneliness, and letting go.
Whew! That's quite a list.
It's also an opportunity to check your circumstances and ask if there is an opportunity for growth.
As we talk about rising up to meet life's challenges, this episode names the what and the how of that process which in the end can result in personal growth.
And isn't that what we want? To grow to be the best version of ourselves that God is calling forward when we meet these uncomfortable circumstances.
It is our time to rise.
Follow Ashley
On Instagram, TikTok, or check out her website
Listen to this episode
On iTunes or watch it here:
Things mentioned on this episode
Proverbs 31 Ministries
Ashley's new book Tired of Trying: How to Hold On To God When You're Frustrated, Fed Up, and Feeling Forgotten
Questions for reflection
- Are you feeling frustrated, forgotten, or lonely? What circumstances have led to those feelings? Where might there be a place for you to rise up and grow?
- Has God hurt your feelings recently? Write out a prayer that tells him with full honesty how you are feeling.
- Where is one area of your life where you are letting go? How does it offer new space for something new?
We are back after a month off talking about how to create a culture of joy with author and leader Jen Jones.
In this episode we discuss what joy is, how to tap into it, and what it looks like to build culture around it, in our families and in the workplace.
As we turn the corner into a new upcoming school year, let’s lead with joy!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Joy is an elevated perspective
Galatians 5:22- being connected to God results in abounding JOY
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE UP
- What circumstance is robbing your joy?
- How would your perspective change if you made a decision to focus on God in the midst of this circumstance, rather than focusing on the circumstance itself?
- What is something practical you can do to help create a culture of joy in your home?
- What is something practical you can do to help create a culture of joy in your workplace?
- How can you remind yourself daily to hold onto an “elevated perspective?”
Embracing change. It can hurt.
It can be awkward. And it often doesn't come naturally, but embracing the prickly reality of change is the best tactic when dealing with a change we can't avoid.
This week Alex and Krista talk about facing change. In so many ways we know that change is inevitable, and yet we try to avoid it. We fight against it. But what's the point of fighting it if we know it's coming?
Let's embrace it!
This can feel like hugging a cactus.
Why would we want to embrace something so difficult? Because it's better to accept it and move forward, than resist the inevitable. Living with a lens of opportunity gives change a new purpose. It means we can grow! With God's help we can hug that cactus!
Don't miss the conversation between Alex and Krista as they talk about how they are facing changes today.
Mentioned on this show
Interior Freedom by Jacques Philippe
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur Brooks
Questions for Reflection
- How are you facing change right now?
- How are you feeling about the change
- Is there an opportunity for growth for you in your current change?
Do you struggle with caring too little about clothes?
Do you stand in front of your closet and say “I have nothing to wear!”?
Do you keep clothes that are two sizes too small in hopes that you will one day fit in them again?
Do you not know what to buy for your wardrobe so all of your clothes will go together?
If you’ve ever asked any of these questions, this episode is for you! Come learn about how to navigate the world of fashion from a healthy, faith-centered perspective.
Jammie Baker, a professional stylist, joins us today to give us her best tips and tricks.
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Know your body shape + bring in your natural waist
Sam Ettelman – Oatmeal suede heel
Heel inserts – Dr. Sholls or Vivian Lu
Trouser pant with elastic waist
How to create an intermixable wardrobe: 4 core neutrals + 3-4 colors + a couple of prints
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE:
- How can you better dress for your body type?
- What “weight” can you let go of when it comes to your closet?
- How can you be more strategic about putting your closet together?
- How can you change your mindset to be more positive when it comes to your body and clothes? Be specific and create mantras you can tell yourself!
“One of the biggest problems is that women don’t transition our closet when our life or body transitions.” – Jammie Baker
We all do it. We look at someone else and bring out the mental measuring stick.
Connect with Sarah
Sarah's New Book
Questions for Reflection to Help You Rise
Life is full of both good and grief. Play and pain. Laughter and tears.
As part of our new podcast format, we will occasionally bring you an episode we call Fun & Fire. Where we talk about one light-hearted thing we are loving these days, which is bringing fun to our actual lives, and one thing that is keeping us up at night and maybe motivating us toward change or at least getting the fire going.
We are airing our first Fun & Fire episode this week where we are literally talking about fun (party tips) and fire (gunfire in schools.) We won't always be so literal in these themes of fun and fire, but this round we are. Our Time to Rise brings with it intentionality and responsibility. This is meant to give you a little more insight into how we're approaching our days, what is silly and sad in our everyday.These are what fuel the topics we select. We hope you enjoy our first ever Fun & Fire.
We'd love to hear what YOUR fun and fires are right now? What is keeping you up at night? What is making your day more enjoyable?
Give us your fun and fire.
A few things mentioned on the show:
Balloon arch form
Reflection questions to help you rise:
Fun:
- What makes a party enjoyable for you as a guest? As a host?
- Who can you recruit to co-host your next event?
- What can you keep as a fun task for yourself and what can you outsource?
Fire:
- Where do you feel the impact of gun violence in your life?
- What can YOU do to make kids safer in your community?
- Who is already doing something to make a change that you believe in that you can join?
We are stepping off of Memorial Day and into SUMMER!
Who's ready?!
If you're waving your hand in the air, then this episode is for you.
If you're slowly lifting your hand because you're not sure if you're ready, then this episode is for you.
If you are shaking your head, wondering how you are so unprepared, then this episode is for you.
Shawna Sullivan is back to continue the conversation about being intentional with our time in the summer months with kids at home. We pick up right where we ended in the Part 1 episode, so go listen to that first if you haven't already.
In this episode we talk about:
-Life lesson benefits of side-by-side time
-How to create alone time for everyone in your home
-Shawna's summer rhythm of rotating through the different types of time
-Inviting friends, for both moms and kids, along on your activities
-The concept of easy plus one to add the "special" to any part of your day
-Offering kids loose structure as a jumping off point for their creativity
-Using summer as a time to recalibrate to our family's values
If summer feels overwhelming, this episode will give you the confidence to know that it's your time to rise. You can meet the new challenges that summer months bring, and not only meet them, but see them as opportunities for new ways to connect and grow. We are so glad you are joining us in this conversation about smart strategies for summer.
Summer's coming.
And it's coming fast.
Moms need some smart strategies to get us through. Why? Because summer has different rhythms, expectations, and needs. And every summer our kids are different ages than they were in summers past. The old ways may no longer work. It's our time to rise.
In this two-episode conversation, we invite Shawna Sullivan to share her strategies for getting things done while also enjoying her kids. We cover:
-Family principles to fall back on when planning
-How summer offers a reset for time together
-Planning with the end goal in mind
-Doing a family inventory of what an "enjoyable summer" looks like
-On days and off days during summer months
-Face-to-face vs. side-by-side vs. alone time for moms and kids
We are having this conversation NOW, before summer has completely snuck up on us. And the great news is there will be more next week with Part Two!
Get Shawna's free download
As mentioned on the show, Shawna has created a resource for Our Time to Rise podcast listeners. Grab her Ten Simple Strategies to help you enjoy summer rather than dread it or regret it. You can download the here.
Connect with Shawna
Listen here
On iTunes
Questions to help you rise up
For journaling or reflecting with friends, here are some questions to help you rise up to meet what summer presents.
- What do I have time for that I haven’t had time for in the last season?
2. What could I focus on with my kids this summer?
3. At the end of the summer when someone asks me how my summer was, how would I like to answer?
4. What are the principles that
In part two of Rising to Reinvention, Alex and Krista dive right into what keeps us stuck, naming the role of fear in shackling progress. They also give practical tips and tricks to utilize when approaching new or challenging circumstances or situations.
As they explore the process of reinvention, they reveal when transformation happens, how long it takes, and what it requires.
And who needs to stop overthinking and overanalyzing decisions? Yeah, they tackle that too.
If you missed part one, be sure to go back and listen. We can all benefit from some reinvention!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Podcast episode with Crystal Woodman Miller Columbine Survivor
Dr. Amy Cuddy Power Pose Ted Talk
Spokane Pivot (Moth storyslam)
“The good work of change happens while we are in motion. It’s a process that we go through. Reinvention is a series of small steps that reinvigorates our internal life.” — Krista Gilbert
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE UP – ANSWER THESE IN A JOURNAL OR WITH A FRIEND.
- In what area is fear making your decision for you?
- Where are you in “the gap?” How can you shift your thinking to be in “the gain?”
- What area could you focus on for twelve weeks and who could help you get “in motion?”
LET’S CONNECT!
CONNECT WITH US ON INSTAGRAM AND BE SURE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER TO STAY IN THE LOOP.
We are kicking off the rebranded podcast, Our Time to Rise, talking about REINVENTION.
With change come opportunity.
We get to evaluate where we are, where we want to be, and figure out how to move forward with hope, optimism, courage, and faith.
This is part one of a two part mini-series on how we reinvent ourselves, what stops us from doing so, and how we overcome obstacles and rise to the moment we are given.
You are going to love this topic – dive in with us and let’s rise together!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Ken Wytsma podcast interview on Create vs. Copy
Isaiah 43:19: "See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."
From Psychology Today: On Women and Anger
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Dr. Sasha Shillcut interview on boundaries
“We undertake all things as if we were establishing immortality for ourselves on earth. If we see a dead body, we may philosophize briefly about the fleeting nature of life, but the moment we turn away from the sight the thought of our own perpetuity remains fixed in our minds. Death is an abstraction to us, something technically true but unimaginable as a personal reality.”
16th-century Protestant theologian, John Calvin
Questions to Help Us RISE UP
(answer these in a journal or with a friend)
- Do an evaluation: where are you? your age, your situation, your stage, your marital status, your job, your kids, your general well being? How do you feel about where you are? Is this where you want to be?
- In what area do you want to move off autopilot and do something differently? What is that area? How can you get uncomfortable and get in a new space?
- Where are you overwhelmed by your reinvention and how can you pick one thing to focus on for 90 days.
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Our Time to Rise is a podcast talking about rising to meet life challenges, seasons, opportunities, and changes with strength, courage, optimism, and faith.
Join popular podcast hosts, Krista Gilbert and Alexandra Kuykendall, as they explore stories, topics, practical ideas, and challenges, and unpack what it looks like to rise to the moment.
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Today is the day! We are announcing the new name of our podcast!
The Open Door Sisterhood is not going anywhere – our retreats will still be called The Open Door Sisterhood Retreats – but the podcast is going to have it’s own name.
On today’s episode we discuss the five reasons we decided to change the name, the names that didn’t make the cut, and we announce the name that was decided upon in two minutes.
We can’t wait to share this with you! Look at us embracing growth and change – let’s do this TOGETHER!
What is something we all need? We do every day? That God made us to do? Sleep!
And yet many of us struggle with getting consistent, quality sleep. Dr. Val is here to the rescue. An M.D. and a sleep specialist, she works with women on creating sleep habits that allow them to be more effective in the world (ahem...world changers for good right where they are.) She joins us in an informative conversation about our sleep challenges and how they change as we age.
Here's the good news: Dr. Val says it doesn't have to be hard! We talk through sleep apnea in women, wind down routines that train our minds and bodies to know it's time for bed, and ways to tell our thoughts they are not welcome at 3:00a.m. If good sleep feels impossible to attain, this practical conversation will explain some of the common challenges women face and small changes we can make to feel more rested tomorrow.
Connect with Dr. Val
Her free checklist of questions to ask your doctor if you're exhausted
A few things mentioned on the show
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Sleep Is a Skill podcast
Next week
Our big announcement!!! The new name of the podcast will be released and we'll share all of our thinking behind it.
We make a million tiny decisions every day. When our home systems are not strong, those small decisions can become big ones. We can't find the keys. We don't know if we have any tuna. We wonder where that belt has gone. We did have a belt like that right?
When our home systems are strong, our home is working for us rather than us working for our homes and stuff. Professional organizer, Morgan Tyree, returns to the sisterhood to talk about her tips for the hot spots around the house. From the kitchen to the garage, she gives us common trip up points and how we can maximize those areas to work for us.
We can't change some things about our homes, but we can influence what comes into them on the front end and then how we organize what stays. No matter your space set up, Morgan covers how you can make your home work for you rather than you working for your home. That is leading your life in your home!
Connect with Morgan
On her website, Instagram, or Podcast
Listen to this episode
A few things mentioned on the show
Erasable labels from the Container store
Morgan's books Take Back Your Time, Your Hospitality Personality
We hear about the idea of shame, it's a concept that has been talked about a lot the last few years. How do we define it? What is shame? And how should we address it?
Our guest on this episode, Jasmine Holmes, describes shame as the feeling or need to hide, much like humanity felt in the Garden of Eden when sin entered the world. As we leave our Easter celebrations behind us on the calendar, we can remember the victory we find in Christ.
Jesus's resurrection makes a new way for us. This hope and renewal can be true in our shame journeys as well. When we remember the freedom we have in God's grace we can move forward without hiding from God.
Jasmine Holmes is a mom to three young boys, teaches history, and writes from her home in Jackson, Mississippi. In this conversation, Jasmine walks us through some questions to ask ourselves when we feel the need to hide, and some proactive steps we can take as fallen people to be held accountable by a trusted community of people who love us.
Identifying and working through shame is not a one and done experience, but a process we work out throughout our lives. Jasmine's perspectivepoints us to move toward Christ, instead of hiding from him, when we get those feelings that we've done something wrong. He knows us and loves us already.
We hear about the idea of shame, it's a concept that has been talked about a lot the last few years. How do we define it? What is shame? And how should we address it?
A few things mentioned on the show
The Pilgrim's Progress (modern English version)
The Soul of Shame by Dr. Curt Thompson
Changes That Heal by Henry Cloud
Brene Brown: We Need to Talk About Shame
Jasmine's new book: Never Cast Out: How the Gospel Puts an End to the Story of Shame
Part two of our Lead Your Mindset episodes, today we discuss
+confidence
+why failure and discomfort are catalysts for deep change and growth
+who we can learn from in the world of mindset
+three things we can start doing today to develop and grow our thinking.
Emily Love, life coach and thought leader, is back to help us sort all of this out.
And Krista Gilbert, also a life coach, weighs in on how to structure our morning routine and set our intentions and mindset for the day ahead.
Change your mindset, change your life.
Join us!
Find Emily on her website or Instagram.
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Self Doubt Questions:
Can I?
Will I?
Do I?
We can turn those into statements:
I can (show up to this meeting professionally)
I am (willing to do hard things)
I will (show up confidently to this event / meeting)
I do (believe in the gifts God has given me and the abilities I have)
“Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.”
“Pain is the greatest motivator for growth.”
MINDSET INFLUENCES
MINDSET MANTRAS
Matthew 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Love + Light
“Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.”
Essence Words: exuberance, wisdom, magic, radiance, love
Sasha Shillcut interview on Boundaries
3 THINGS TO START DOING TODAY FOR MINDSET
- HUNT THE GOOD – Write 3 good things and WHY they happened.
- Write up a T chart – write up the lie and the truth (what we want to be true or what is true)
- Ask these five questions:
what lights my heart on fire?
what keeps me up at night?
what makes me stand out in a crowed room?
what have I dreamt about doing but I’ve never done?
what do other people tell me that I’m good at?
Krista's MORNING MAGIC ROUTINE
- Get 7 hours of sleep
- Get up when your alarm goes off – don’t push snooze
- Practice visualization for 30 seconds
- Spend 10 min. to 1 hour setting intentions for the day and reflecting / spending time with yourself.
- Practice specific gratitude
- Move your body
- Harness the Progress Principle by choosing how you will move one step forward in something you care about
Our thoughts determine our lives. They are that important.
This is why mindset matters. We can’t talk about leading our lives without first talking about leading our mindset.
Emily Love, a certified life coach and thought leader, offers valuable thoughts around how we identify our mindset, how we call out lies we’re believing, what role feelings play, and how we can use a mindset shift to change how we are moving through the world.
Then Krista, also a life coach, chimes in afterwards about resetting the brain and how to use visualization to help set an upward spiral in motion in your thinking and life.
You cannot miss this episode. If you want your life to be better on any level, this episode will help you do that.
Find Emily on her website or Instagram.
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Mindset – an established set of attitudes held by someone; Your mindset is what you believe to be true about yourself, others, and the world.
Susan David – feelings are a signpost
Mindset for kids:
Right before a test, what do you think?
When you head to that test, here is what you can believe about yourself: I can do this – I’ve prepared.
What would be the ideal thing you would want your coach to say? Now the parent can become the voice of what the child is really hoping to hear.
We are taking a unique look at adventure today as we continue in our Lead Your Life series.
You've probably heard of the hero's journey in literature. On this episode we discuss our own hero's journey and what change, adventure, risk, fear, other people, and God have to do with it.
Jessie Cruickshank holds a degree from Harvard in Mind, Brain, and Education.
She is also a nationally recognized expert in disciple making and the neuroscience of transformation. Added to that resume is mountaineering and a background in outdoor education.
If you want to be encouraged to live a better. more adventurous story - join us for this episode!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW:
Stages of faith development - James Fowler
Starting with IDENTITY:
Fill in "I am" statements.....
Consider - what is the story God is inviting me into?
The hero's journey - Joseph Campbell : Universal narrative that humans repeat in the arc of storytelling
- A person who is called to an adventure
- Who turns down the adventure
- But then life compels her to reconsider and take the challenge
- She meets a guide and a goes on the path.
- On the way she transforms from ordinary to a hero.
Question: Where are you on the hero's journey?
Adventure is the invitation to move outside our comfort zone (physical, emotional, social, spiritual chanllenge)