Podcast

Beth Luwandi is a psychotherapist, master communicator, host of the Midlife Love Bytes! podcast, and recent TEDx speaker. We discuss the process of creating and delivering a TED Talk, and the message she wants to share with the world. The theme of TEDxGustavusAdolphusCollege was “Life On Purpose.” As a speaker, she was tasked with condensing… Read More »

Podcast episode:  Why is it so hard to make a decision sometimes?  Am I making the “right” decision?  How will I know if I am?  Making decisions, even seemingly simple ones, can be difficult.  The hard part isn’t the decision, it’s letting go of the need for certainty and answers that’s hard.  Letting go of… Read More »

Podcast episode:  When we attach a label to ourselves we limit ourselves.  Commonly overheard in conversation.  “Are you an introvert or an extrovert?” or “What do you do?”, we are frequently asked.  “Well, I’m a this doing that.”  What happens to our sense of self when we aren’t being defined or categorized?  More importantly, what… Read More »

When it comes down to it, much of what sustains long lasting change is simple routine.  Simple, boring, routine.  It’s what separates us from dedication to the process and from going off to our impulsive directions.  It’s a grind.  But can we love the grind? Interested in learning more about how I can help you… Read More »

Today’s guest, Domenic Nappa, shares the unique path that brought him from blue collar worker to yoga instructor, and how yoga benefits our physical, mental, and emotional health. We also discuss why our society is kinda screwed up, and what you can do to rise above the noise. Domenic grew up scoffing at yoga, and… Read More »

Getting older doesn’t have to mean losing what we used to have.  If anything, getting older can bring us an invaluable sense of awareness of who we really are.  My kids, my marriage, my job, my physical changes, are all things that remind me that I can’t compensate like I used to when I was… Read More »

Stop waiting to get motivated to make a change. Motivation is fleeting. Act. The more you do something new without needing to be motivated, the more momentum that will build. Momentum trumps motivation. Motivation is as fleeting as a sugar rush. It’s temporary. Stop looking for it to save you. Act. Think and feel later…. Read More »

Kat Love is a website designer and strategist dedicated to helping psychotherapists get more clients (she designed my beautiful website!). We discuss struggling to find your purpose, how she ultimately discovered a calling, and how empathy influences her web design. “I was struggling to figure out what I really wanted and who I really am… Read More »

Today we’re talking to Rachel Desrochers, the Chief Gratitude Officer at Grateful Grahams. She has a powerful story about how gratitude saved her life and inspired her business, and her attitude is absolutely infectious. “I started Grateful Grahams because gratitude saved my life.” Rachel started Grateful Grahams in 2010 with a few goals: creating her… Read More »

We’ve been on this journey together for a few weeks now. I am discovering a lot about what drives people, and I love having the opportunity to share those stories with all of you. Today I want to share my story. I thought I knew what I wanted to do when I was very young,… Read More »