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Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it. This episode sponsored by: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap. My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time povertyInterview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation timeStudy on the benefits of 11 minutes of exerciseThis episode sponsored by: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first-ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you!Here are those categories:Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, everyday, toiletries, entertainmentThis episode sponsored by: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be. Those prompts again are:A specific incident or place that has shaped youFinish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____A phrase you heard a lot or say a lotThe most provocative thing you believeThe Art of Memoir by Mary KarrThis episode sponsored by: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing. Today I’m sharing 3 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: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more 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! So you just try to think harder and that really doesn’t get you anywhere. 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 2 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 websiteThis episode sponsored by: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a unique kind of control that a lot of mothers–myself included–display. It's called maternal gatekeeping, where we think no one else (including our partners in parenting) is as good a caretaker as we are. And while it’s understandable why we seek this level of control, it’s also not helping anyone. So let’s see what we can do to loosen our grip.Here’s that Ohio State University study I mentioned. This episode sponsored by: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expectations are a real bugger.They make us feel that if things don't happen the way we think they will, there's something wrong with us. But of course, things rarely happen the way we think they will.So how can we start to let those buggers go? Especially when we're not always aware that we have them in the first place. I’ve got a really simple but really powerful mantra for you. This episode sponsored by: NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices