Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil.** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't always have control over your environment, but you do have say over what goes on your body. Today I'm sharing my top 5 ways to keep yourself cozy as a baby lamb snuggled up to its mama, no matter where you are. As my favorite pin says, "Cozy does it."** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Environment is such a big piece of your wellbeing. It’s definitely worth taking a little time to set up your space for a little extra coziness. I promise these ideas are inexpensive and you likely already have things on hand that will help you execute them. ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast is all about finding comfort and coziness. It’s just the time of year when it’s cold and dark (at least here in the Northern hemisphere), so craving feeling all toasty in snug is natural. But seeking coziness is more than just a comfort measure–it’s a survival mechanism that boosts all aspects of health. Yes! That throw blanket and those fuzzy socks really are giving you life!** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one’s for all you verbal processors–people who have to talk about something in order to figure out what you really think about it (raising my own hand here). There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is. Today I’m sharing three ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal!THERAPYZencare websitePsychology Today’s Therapist FinderCOACHESMelody Wilding’s website (executive coaching)Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching)Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching)My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor)** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifierHelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly? I’ve got two questions to ask yourself that help you do just that. My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of angerMy interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrageAndrea J Lee’s website** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifierHelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes there’s just so much stuff rattling around inside your head that it’s hard to sit with one thought. Today I’m sharing the morning ritual I’ve been doing that has helped me extract all that noise from my brain and put it somewhere where a) I don’t have to think about it anymore and b) get some objectivity on those thoughts. It’s part of a week of episodes dedicated to thinking straight–something that can feel really hard when life is moving a million miles an hour. This practice comes from the classic self-help book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Grab a notebook and a pencil!** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifierHelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex. Including “lazy man’s sex.”** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warrantyHelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have.** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warrantyHelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life!Air Doctor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you.** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)** : Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warrantyHelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices