Building Resilience

Have you ever been in a relationship where someone constantly criticizes you?Maybe they say you're not tall enough, thin enough, smart enough or sexy enough. Even when you do succeed, that person doesn't seem to acknowledge it or share your joy.Sometimes that voice grows louder and louder, because someone else's voice joins theirs: ours.This week, Heather and Leah talk about confidence: what are some exercises we can do to build our own self confidence? What (or who) is our biggest roadblock to building it?As always, find us on our website or our Facebook group. We'll see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before you go running and thinking "Post-traumatic growth? That's so not for me." —this information is actually really valuable. As we've talked about numerous times before, trauma in all its glorious forms is something that we are all going to be confronted with either personally or we're going to witness a loved one, experiencing something. Sometimes these traumas can turn into something difficult like PTSD, but sometimes, they can turn into something more.Join us this week as we talk about the magic that is post-traumatic growth. What is it? Who experiences it? And what good can come from life's traumas?Don't forge to check out this week's links:TED Talk: 3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed Option B, by Sheryl Sandberg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Contrary to how it might feel, we get to decide how we act. If someone says something offensive to us, we can choose to end the conversation. We can choose to never talk to that person again. What we can't do is control what they think, feel, or do.On today's episode, we discuss how we can take advantage of the choices we do have, even when it seems like we might not have many options. Also, how can we reach "emotional adulthood"?Find us on our website or join our Facebook group. See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We used to think you can't teach an old dog new tricks. However, we now know that, while children are able to heal from their injuries and learn things much faster than adults, we also have the ability to intentionally change our brain.Join Heather and Leah this week as we talk about neuroplasticity. What is it? What do we know about it? And how can using it to our advantage literally let us physically change our brain forever?Don't forget to check out the links we mentioned in this episode:TED Talk: You can grow new brain cells.Rick Hanson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we've discussed, your mind is a powerful thing—but so is your mouth (or rather, what comes out of it). Words matter, and our own mind is listening to the words we say whether we realize it or not.Join us on this week's episode as we discuss how the language we use is more powerful than we think, how "have to" and "should" are more damaging than we think, and how Yoda basically has all this figured out.Here are the amazing TED Talks and the book we mentioned:Power of Yet Ted Talk - Dr. Carol DweckBegin with Yes - Paul S. Boynton90 Seconds to a Life You Love by Dr. Joan RosenbergFind us on our website or join our Facebook group. See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second part to our episode on feelings! Join us as we spend some time talking about how to allow, how to process, and how to digest emotion. This is truly the way we gain authority over emotions in order to move forward in life.There's no way around a negative emotion as they say, the only way around is through which means we need to learn to process them. It's a skill that we have to develop in order to move forward and face difficult emotions.One last thing—don't forget this week's download! You can get it by clicking here.Find us on our website or join our Facebook group. See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not feeling your feelings keeps you safe. That works in the short term, but when we run from them, sometimes it can make things much harder in the long term.Join Heather and Leah in this week's episode, which is the first of two about feelings. What are they? Why is facing them important? And how can we 'hack' our reactions to help us weather life's challenges?Find us on our website or join our Facebook group. See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A thought download (or put not-so eloquently, a thought dump) is one of those tools that we truly believe in because we use it a lot! Writing things down, whether it be a stream of consciousness or intentionally separating the good from the bad, allows your brain to slow down.Join Heather and Leah this week as they discuss how writing your thoughts can help you control what you think, discover why you think it, and help you move your thoughts to a more positive space.Also don't forget this week's download! This time, it's a guide to thought downloads. Get it here!Find us on our website or join our Facebook group. See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you asked everybody what their life's goal is, many people would say "to be happy". But what does "being happy" mean? Does that mean you're happy forever? If you're not happy, have you failed? As weird as it sounds, trying to be happy all the time puts a lot of pressure on us. That pressure can cause anxiety, which can make us less happy (do you see where we're going with this?).Join Heather and Leah this week as they discuss life's ups and downs, and how the good and bad are not permanent (neither of them) and how that's not a bad thing!Also, here's that thought bubble video Leah mentioned. It's a good watch!Find us on our website or join our Facebook group. See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Equation of Life is a framework based on multiple different philosophies and psychological discoveries which we can use to help reveal things to ourselves, about ourselves. It's elegant in its simplicity but covers a wide range of topics (are you intrigued yet?!).Join Heather and Leah this week as they explore the Equation of Life. What is it? How do we use it? How can it help us get to know ourselves better?Find us on our website or join our Facebook group.One last thing—don't forget to get your free download this week about Life's Secret Equation. See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.