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 migh…

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 …

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 i…

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 …

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” on Amazon Sign up to receive your COMPLIMENTARY copy of C…

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 Releasing Stress, Anxiety and Worry and stay in touch with what she’s offe…

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 beg…

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 a…

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 importa…

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 fro…

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…

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...…

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…

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, t…

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 exte…

Visit the Humanitou site 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 Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Connect with Adam via email: adam@humanitou.co Read Adam's conversation with Lau…

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 h…

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…

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 he…

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 …

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 wi…

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 b…

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 …

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…

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 h…

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…

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' - Making Space: Creating a…

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 …

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…

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 …

This week’s episode is a celebration and a great big thank you to all of you listeners for joining me on this journey toward a more spacious and joy-filled life! Listen in as we do a bit of reflecting on the past year and as I share some changes to our format going forward including some experimentation with reading a ‘Book of the month’ together a…

In this episode, we acknowledge that May is National Mental Health Awareness month and discuss the importance of removing the stigma associated with mental illness and work toward treating it with the same diligence as other health crises. I share some of my own mental health struggles as well as some staggering statistics in an attempt to drive ho…

In this episode, we revisit the topic of mindfulness. If you remember in EP32 last December, I strongly suggested that you set an intention to live more mindfully in 2018. Since we are a third of the way through the year, I thought it would be helpful to check-in and see how it’s going. Listen in as I provide you with a list of thought-provoking qu…

In this episode, I encourage you to get curious about your relationship to a word that is often overused and can be a hindrance to living a spacious life and that word is “SHOULD". When the word ‘should’ comes up there is always a reason you haven’t already engaged in the activity but rather are just thinking or talking about it. That reason may be…

In this Episode, I share about some major happenings going on in my life over the past few weeks and the lessons I’ve been learning with regards to living spaciously. Then I share some real life examples of what happens when we don’t live a spacious life, when we don’t live mindfully, when we don’t slow down and pay attention in our daily life or i…

In this episode, I welcome Nancy Tilton, educator and co-founder of ALC Mosaic, a small, independent school located in Charlotte, NC, that is paving the way for a much needed shift in our educational system. Nancy shares the pivotal moment where she realized she wasn’t going to have the impact on the world she had hope to when she chose to be a tea…

In this episode, I welcome back one of my regular guests to the show, Nancy Hill, to share her wisdom on the importance of bringing back ceremony to our modern day culture and just how easy it is or us to do that. She shares with us the three types of ceremony and how the practice brings us into the present, creates an awareness and acknowledgment …

In this episode, we continue our series on Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’m talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their kids as they navigate challenges they feel they either weren’t prepared for or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take and have since ended up paving the way for others in similar…

In this episode, we continue our series around the theme of Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’m talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their kids as they navigate challenges they feel they weren’t prepared for or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take and have since ended up paving the way for others.…

In this episode, we continue our series around the theme of Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’m talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their kids as they navigate challenges they feel they weren’t prepared for or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take and have since ended up paving the way for others …

In this episode, I start another series - this one centers around the theme of Spacious Parenting. For the month of March I’ll be talking with inspiring Mamas who are creating safe spaces for their families as they either navigate challenges or chart courses they didn’t necessarily expect to take or they are paving the way for us in more spacious p…

EP41: Decluttering - It’s All About Releasing In this episode, I tackle the topic of decluttering and what I believe to be the most effective way to do it and why. I propose that when you approach it from the deeper meaning or the root of where the clutter is coming from, you will gain more benefit from your actions and those benefits will be furth…

In this episode, I revisit the Gratitude/Joy experiment I started in EP38 and share how it went for me, the insights I gained from it and my conclusion, based on my experience, as to whether an intentional, focused period of time on gratitude increases joy. Join me now as we begin to create space... Download the Guided Meditation for later use…

In this episode, I talk about our tendency toward being creatures of comfort (guilty!) and how we are better served by developing a healthy relationship with the uncomfortable. I discuss the beneficial practice of training your mind and body to become friends with discomfort rather than resisting the uncomfortable emotions and moments you face regu…

In this episode, I pose the question: ‘What comes first - Joy or Gratitude?’ You hear me talk a lot about living a more joy-filled life and one of the ways we are told we can do that is through living a grateful life, but which one comes first? The joy or the Gratitude? Let’s ponder the relationship between joy and gratitude and have a little fun a…

In this, the fifth and final episode of our series celebrating powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Lisa Lehmann, artisan, goldsmith, maker, and Mama to 4 young adults and creator of Lisa Lehmann Designs a hand-crafted, high-end artisan jewelry studio. Lisa was born to create and her creative roots …

In this, the fourth episode of our series celebrating powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Joy Thomas, freelance writer, blogger, teacher and speaker, Wife, Mama to 2 girls and 1 very special guide dog, Roja. Joy shares with us what she means when she says her blindness is a big part of her story, b…

In this, the third episode of our series celebrating powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Lauren Lo Salant, curator of all things vintage, owner of Thrift Junkie Vintage storefront in Colorado Springs, CO, and mama to one very special fur baby. Along with other juicy nuggets of wisdom, Lauren shares…

In this, the second of five interviews of powerful women living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world, I welcome Katie Hawkins, Founder of Unbridled Equine, wife, and Mama to two little girls and loads of fur babies. Katie shares with us how she combined a childhood passion with some challenging lessons learned through multiple heal…

In this episode, we begin our five-part series of interviews with women who are living spacious lives and spreading their magic in the world. I’ve been blessed to cross paths with so many inspiring women and I want to share just a few of them with you all! After today’s kick-off show, I will be welcoming one woman each week throughout the rest of J…