Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff with Kristine Carlson

As Kris navigates the online dating world, she’s realizing that often it’s easy to forget there is always a human on the other side of every screen name. She shares a story about a man whom she met online who recently treated her with disrespect as he “ghosted” her - and how she called him out! This episode is a gentle reminder to reconnect with our innate sense of humanity and to act with kindness; both online and offline!

Forgiveness is the ultimate form of letting go. By choosing forgiveness, we give ourselves the gift of inner freedom and begin to create miracles. Kris shares her best practices to forgive those in our lives who have wronged us - which in turn, allows us to heal and grow in ways we may never have dreamed possible.  

Kris shares what it means to show up for yourself in a truly authentic way… unapologetically so! When we lose something or someone important to us, we find ourselves in crisis - which can bring about a full annihilation of the ego and an identity crisis.   Instead of losing faith, we must take this opportunity to tap into our true selves, which will allow us to express ourselves fully as we were destined to!

Kissable? Swipe right! Kris shares her experience online dating - listen in to how she navigates the stormy (and sometimes steamy!) waters of the online world. Learn how to build your profile, the importance of defining your filters, and one of the most important questions to ask yourself… “Would I kiss him?”    

Kris riffs with you about sex, love, marriage and being a single widow in the dating world.  

When is the last time you took an honest look at your relationship and asked yourself… “are my needs being met?” Kris gets vulnerable with you, as she shares what it means to ask this question in all of your core relationships - in and out of bed! This episode is PACKED with Kris’s wisdom and life experience. Learn how to have great sex, healthy relationships, and finally have your needs met!

Kris shares a story about a couple who have fallen in love but have an opposing political view.   At the foundation of Love is the practice of what it means to love unconditionally. Be inspired to know the other side, agree to disagree and love them anyway--even if you don't agree on your political beliefs.  Listen in, and learn how to practice unconditional love.

Kris shares that letting go isn’t easy but life gets easier as we let go.  Buddha says, it is our attachments that cause our pain and suffering. That said, we are human beings that attach so our greatest inner work will be letting go. Spencer Johnson said,  “When the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go, change happens.” Houses can be difficult to let go, relationships even more so as we struggle to understand why it didn’t work.  Here are three tips that will help you let go:  1.  Surrender to what is and trust: feel what you feel about letting go bringing your attention to mindfulness. 2.  Create a ritual around the process of releasing. 3.  Focus on what’s exciting about what is ahead.    

Kris shares how to wake up happy with three mindfulness practices that will fill your heart with joy. 1. Notice your thinking by checking in with yourself to see how you are feeling.  Let this be an indicator of your mood. 2. Shift into gratitude. Think of three things you are grateful for as a practice. When you start your day with gratitude you will have an attitude of gratitude throughout your day. 3. Sit up and practice a Loving Kindness meditation.

Kris shares an inspiring exercise that will help you align your core values with your actions ...What’s Your Verb?  In this exercise, you will learn how to live into a word that describes how you show up every day. Here are some famous people who lived into their verbs. Descartes:  I think, therefore I am. Gandhi: Protect Thomas Edison: Invent Some possible verbs might be:  Express, inspire, move, awaken, love, teach, lead… What verb can you breathe life into every day?