Building Resilience

One of my favorite guilty pleasures (alright maybe not so guilty!) is the show The Amazing Race. It has made me think a lot about how the competition is a great analogy for life. We watch The Amazing Race not just for the end destination, but for the journey. If you focus on doing your best on each leg of the race, focus on working through each challenge, and work as a team to get stronger, you are more likely to keep going. When you focus on the process, what you're doing in that exact moment, you actually are always in the present.Visit me on my Facebook page (https://facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/). You can also find me on my website, leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com, and book a mini session with me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's still Brain Injury Awareness Month in the United States, so I thought we'd share some additional information about concussions. To help me do this, I've invited along my colleague, Danielle Hyde.Danielle Hyde is a Speech Language Pathologist and the owner of Neuro Connections, a private practice that provides communication, cognitive and swallowing services mainly for adults after concussion, brain injury and stroke in Ontario, Canada. Danielle has been working with adults with neurological impairments since graduating with her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology in 2012. She has worked in a variety of medical settings both in the US and Canada. Danielle is passionate about concussion advocacy and education including the SLPs role in concussion management and recovery. You can find Danielle's info below:Danielle Hyde, SLP: www.neuroconnections.caInsta: https://instagram.com/neuro.connectionsMIchelle Cohen & Associates: http://michellecohenandassociates.comLink to CCCABI course: https://courses.brainandcommunication.caCCCABI pdf: https://brainandcommunication.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CCCABI-checklist-FINAL-w.SLP_.17.12.2015..pdf  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a bit of an unexpected episode today, I'm going to talk about concussions. Stick with me—it's going to be interesting!In my time as a speech language pathologist, I have seen many concussions—not just that, I've seen them in my own family as well. I'm no doctor, but since I've seen this many times, I'm going to go through some myths and misconceptions about ways to treat concussions, the typical symptoms, and the best ways to help someone who has had it happen to them.Visit me on my Facebook page (https://facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/). You can also find me on my website, leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com, and book a mini session with me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So many of us spend a lot of time and energy on talking down on ourselves. Fortunately, a lot of us are in the healing process—but we can't just not talk bad about ourselves.On today's episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about the opposite of thinking badly about ourselves—going out of our way to celebrate ourselves! We'll talk about comparing ourselves to others (and why we shouldn't do it), and our natural "negativity bias" and how to overcome it. Plus, I'll give you some ideas on how to celebrate yourself!Visit me on my Facebook page (https://facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/). You can also find me on my website, leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com, and book a mini session with me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine you got asked to do a new project at work, and imagine it causes you a lot of stress thinking about it—while another member of your team might be super excited! It's the same project, so what's the difference, you ask?Perspective.If you believe that it's the environment that causes you stress, you're helpless until the environment or the circumstance change, which we know is hard to do. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? The circumstance does not cause our stress does not cause our feelings—it's actually what goes on in your body and your mind that create your stress.It's the story that you tell it's the thoughts that you have. On this episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about stress (again). How can we reframe our stresses and view them through a new lens? Is stress always bad? Visit me on my Facebook page (https://facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/). You can also find me on my website, leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com, and book a mini session with me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've all heard the famous quote "whether you think you can or can't, you're right". While that's a little over used and maybe a little over simplified, the fundamental truth it teaches is actually correct.In our day to day lives, we have worn paths into our brain that our thoughts will follow—beliefs about things we assume are true because, well, we've never questioned them. Some of these beliefs are factual but many (if not the majority) are actually just created in our own minds.On today's episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about these limiting beliefs. Where do they come from? How can we learn to recognize them and distinguish them from the actual truth? And how can we fundamentally change the way we think? We'll get into all this and more, so don't miss out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For us parents, being a parent takes up so much of our physical energy and time, but also our mental energy! We want to be the best parents we can and raise these darling little ones (or not-so-little ones, in my case) to be the best they can be. However, along the way, we'll inevitably come across thoughts like "Am I good enough?", "Am I ruining my kids?" or even "Should I even be a parent?".On this episode of Building Resilience, specially for parents, we discuss how we can quell some of those thoughts, how building our mental fortitude can help us become better parents, and a reorenting exercise to help us find our center.******Don't forget to join my FREE 3 day workshop to train your brain to think differently, be more efficient and create more of the life you want. I will give you some simple tools and brain hacks that you can implement right away to help you feel better now, reduce stress and overwhelm, increase confidence, and of course: build resilience.To improve your physical health, you know the importance of taking care of your body and invest time into: moving daily, getting enough sleep, proper nutrition. But do you know the importance of taking care of your emotional and mental health? You can change your life by learning how to MASTER YOUR BRAIN!Every month this year I will offer another free workshop to build on these concepts! Click here to learn more: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/aa2b194622 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the difference between a life coach and a therapist? Are coaches trained as much as therapists? What about certifications and practices and degrees? Believe me, I've heard it all, but the one I hear most is "Is life coaching just a watered-down version of therapy?"While therapy certainly has its uses, life coaching is also a vital process I recommend anybody go through. But how do you know which one is for you? That's exactly what I'll be talking about on this episode of Building Resilience.Visit me on my Facebook page (https://facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/). You can also find me on my website, leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com, and book a mini session with me!****Don't forget to join my FREE 3 day workshop to train your brain to think differently, be more efficient and create more of the life you want. I will give you some simple tools and brain hacks that you can implement right away to help you feel better now, reduce stress and overwhelm, increase confidence, and of course: build resilience.To improve your physical health, you know the importance of taking care of your body and invest time into: moving daily, getting enough sleep, proper nutrition. But do you know the importance of taking care of your emotional and mental health? You can change your life by learning how to MASTER YOUR BRAIN!Every month this year I will offer another free workshop to build on these concepts! Click here to learn more: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/aa2b194622 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A manual sounds like a pretty handy thing to have—to help you troubleshoot your washing machine or fix your phone. But when we make imaginary manuals about the people in our lives, it can be anything but helpful.On today's episode we discuss not just a manual, but THE Manual! It's not a physical book—it's a frame of mind that can seriously give the relationships in our lives a hard time. Spouses, children, in-laws, clients, friends—you name it! Basically, when we create a mental "manual" about the perfect friend, the perfect daughter, the perfect husband, we're setting the people in our lives up for failure. But don't worry, we'll also discuss some ways to "de-manualify" your thinking and to make you more content with the situations you're in.Visit me on my Facebook page (https://facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/). You can also find me on my website, leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com, and book a mini session with me!***Don't forget to join my FREE 3 day workshop to train your brain to think differently, be more efficient and create more of the life you want. I will give you some simple tools and brain hacks that you can implement right away to help you feel better now, reduce stress and overwhelm, increase confidence, and of course: build resilience.To improve your physical health, you know the importance of taking care of your body and invest time into: moving daily, getting enough sleep, proper nutrition. But do you know the importance of taking care of your emotional and mental health? You can change your life by learning how to MASTER YOUR BRAIN!Every month this year I will offer another free workshop to build on these concepts! Click here to learn more: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/aa2b194622 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are all confronted with thoughts that we don't like. But what if I told you that there was a way around that? Your brain is a house, and you can choose your guests!I know, this sounds difficult to believe, but it's as easy as trying on clothes—YOU are the one who gets to choose which thoughts you wear and YOU alone. Join me on this episode of Building Resilience where I talk about thought ladders. What are they? How will using them help you rewire your brain? I'll give you a few tips on how you can come up with some baby step thoughts to slowly change your mind, and therefore your life.Visit me on my Facebook page (https://facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/). You can also find me on my website, leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com, and book a mini session with me!Also don't forget to check out the download I mentioned on this week's episode—a framework to help you do some problem-solving in your life. https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/1d44da38c7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.