Episodes
Today’s episode is all about listening: listening as a form of meditation and a tool to help us stay hyper-present.
Published 05/09/24
Published 05/09/24
This is a post-retreat episode! After listening to women share their stories, dreams, and fears over three days together, I found there are a few reminders that we may all need. About giving ourselves grace, about what an incredible job we are doing, about belonging. So, today I share some words inspired by some incredible women.
Published 05/07/24
Today’s episode is about the complexity of our emotions: sometimes it’s exhausting to identify everything we are feeling at a moment in time. Here’s another way to consider your ’emotional soup.’
Published 05/02/24
Today’s episode is a bit about me and my journey (AND genetics!!). But, it’s really about the clues and insights we pick up along the way.
Published 04/30/24
Today’s episode is all about clarity! I share a fun exercise, inspired by Siskel and Ebert, to help you better identify what’s on your oasis.
Published 04/25/24
Today’s episode is inspired by our return home from Austria -- and some time in the Zurich airport. And, I share a short excerpt about ’belonging’ from the wonderful book ’Meditations from the Mat’ -- which I highly recommend!
Published 04/23/24
Today’s episode picks up where Tuesday’s left off. Do I get back up the mountain to ski again?? Do the Austrian’s beg me to join their Olympic team? I know you are waiting with bated breath!
Published 04/18/24
I’ve been teaching myself to ski for the last few years -- all leading up to this moment -- skiing in Austria! Today, I share my first experience on a ’real’ mountain (and a lesson in FEAR).
Published 04/16/24
Today’s episode will hopefully offer some relief. Listen friends, we are going to be OK.
Published 04/11/24
Sometimes I can be a little bossy. There, I said it. Today’s episode includes me giving some advice (and being a little bossy)!
Published 04/09/24
On today’s episode I share about a very big day -- a magical ’unicorn’ of a day. And the day (and subsequent let down) after.
Published 04/04/24
Today’s episode is inspired by my dear friend, Cara Bradley. There are so many ’what if’ questions that run through our heads. Here’s one that can inspire calm and surrender: What if it all worked out??
Published 04/02/24
Today’s episode is about recognizing your work, your effort. Sometimes you need to celebrate all that goes into something rather than the outcome. And sometimes you need to buy yourself an ice cream cake and actually throw a party!
Published 03/28/24
Today’s episode is about balance: balance between quiet, introverted ’yin’ energy and more active, extroverted ’yang’ energy. Admittedly, I need a bit more yang to balance my yin!
Published 03/26/24
I received some great questions on a recent JOY SCHOOL Zoom call. On today’s episode, I share one of the questions and my response (spoiler alert: it’s about ’surrender’ and how to do it!).
Published 03/21/24
Today’s episode is about the passage of time (and a living room picnic!). It’s moving fast, friends. So, let’s keeping absorbing every moment!
Published 03/19/24
Today’s episode is all about slowing down. Inspired by some Simon and Garfunkel lyrics (yes, there may be a tiny bit of singing today so, listener, beware!), I offer a simple tool to help you be more deliberate and mindful throughout your day.
Published 03/14/24
Today’s episode is about a holiday you may not have heard of: Ayyam-I-Ha. Or ’Days of Joy.’ Can you believe a holiday is named ’Days of Joy??’ It’s a several day period of feasting and charity that is part of the Baha’i faith. Today is the Cliff’s Notes version of the Baha’i faith and this beautiful holiday.
Published 03/12/24
Have you ever gotten the urge to do something and you have to stop whatever you are doing (in my case taking a bath!) and just go do it?? Today’s episode is about that moment when you move past your resistance and DO IT!!
Published 03/07/24
This episode may be one of my favorites. I share a little bit about my dad, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, and LOVE.
Published 03/05/24
Today’s episode is about those moments when change begins: inflection points. AND! Today is my 100th podcast episode -- which seems kind of wild. Thank you for taking this journey with me!
Published 02/29/24
In today’s episode, I share some of the most popular proverbs (according to Google) including one that always rings true to me: A Watched Pot Never Boils. And, yes, we all need to just step away from the pot!
Published 02/27/24
Today’s episode is about slowing down our negative thought spirals. I know it sometimes feels impossible to stop negative, critical thoughts, especially as they gain momentum. Today, I offer a specific example of how I slow down the ’runaway train.’
Published 02/22/24
JOY is very much a practice. Like any muscle you work, there is a ’muscle memory’ when you continue to practice JOY over time. Today, I chat about some of my daily practices that help work that JOY ’muscle!’
Published 02/20/24