The transcript will be delayed a couple days, as I migrate everything to a new computer. But if you're wondering what this episode's about, I'm talking about how the God of my Understanding is NOT the God of my Childhood, and what caused tha

No Reason for Shame

Mar 25th, 2019 13m 10s

TranscriptThanks for joining us again on Like Driving in Fog, an emotional healing podcast. I’m Mary Young, and today’s episode is about shame. That’s a hard one for me.I was thinking the other day about shame, because I was sharing what has

Grief is Like a Ball in a Box

Mar 18th, 2019 10m 41s

Links referenced in this podcast:Lauren Herschel's Twitter FeedKaren Lanser's blog post about Lauren's Twitter Feed----more----Transcript:Thanks for joining us, and welcome once again to Like Driving in Fog, an Emotional Healing podcast. I’

31 - Acceptance is Key

Feb 18th, 2019 8m 7s

TranscriptHave you ever been facing something that you just wish wasn’t true? If there is a way you could change history, that’s the history that you would change? That actually is an important milestone in the emotional healing journey.Hi,

30 - Check Your Motivation

Feb 4th, 2019 9m 17s

TRANSCRIPTThanks for joining us again on Like Driving in Fog: an emotional healing podcast I’m Mary Young, and the topic for this episode is “check your motivation.” You know, we all have reasons for everything we do, but we don’t always kno

29 - The Chameleon Effect

Jan 21st, 2019 10m 14s

TRANSCRIPTI still remember a time in college when I told a friend that I was sad or depressed, and her answer was “I’m sorry,” or “I wish you weren’t sad or depressed.” to which I responded “I’m sorry. how do you want me to be?”Her reply was

28 - You are Not Alone

Jan 14th, 2019 8m 13s

TRANSCRIPTHi and thanks for joining us again on Like Driving in Fog: an Emotional Healing Podcast. I’m Mary Young, and I wanted to talk today about my own emotional healing journey. You know, the tagline on the Facebook page says “the emotiona

27 - Will the Real You Please Stand Up?

Jan 7th, 2019 8m 58s

TRANSCRIPTThanks for joining us today on Like Driving in Fog: an emotional healing podcast. I’m Mary Young, and today were talking about who are you really. Or as I was thinking this morning, going back to an old, old quiz show from the 50s

26 - A New Year, a New Name

Jan 2nd, 2019 11m 6s

TRANSCRIPTHappy New Year, and thanks for joining us on the very first-ever episode of Like Driving in Fog. This is an emotional healing podcast, related to all things dealing with emotional healing, and the emotional healing journey that you m

25 - It's OK to Change

Dec 31st, 2018 7m 24s

TRANSCRIPTIt’s New Year’s Eve here on the Lessons From Life podcast, which means this is the absolute last episode of the Lessons From Life podcast. I’m Mary Young. Thanks for joining us. as we move from the old year to the new year, from th

24 - There is Always Hope

Dec 24th, 2018 9m 43s

Dedicated to Jeff, JP, Bill & Reed, and to everyone else who's just trying to hang on a little bit longer.TRANSCRIPTHi, and welcome to another episode of lessons from life. Remember, on January 1st we are changing our name to Like Driving i

23 - Sometimes There are No Answers

Dec 23rd, 2018 7m 24s

Dedicated to Jeff, JP, Bill, Reed, and all the others who couldn't find the answers they needed. And to all those who are still searching for answers.TRANSCRIPTHi, it’s Mary Young, and currently the Lessons from Life podcast. In another

22 - Wrap Yourself in Boundaries this Christmas

Dec 17th, 2018 9m 41s

TRANSCRIPTAs a reminder: on January 1, we are changing the name of the podcast to Like Driving in Fog -- an Emotional Healing Podcast. I’m Mary Young, and I’m so glad you joined us again today.If you listened to last week’s podcast, we were t

21 - NOT Home for the Holidays

Dec 10th, 2018 8m 25s

TRANSCRIPTHello again, and welcome to the Lessons from Life podcast. I should tell you there’s only about three more weeks that it’s going to be called the Lessons from Life podcast. January 1, we are changing the name of the podcast to Like

20 - Not Every Day is Foggy

Dec 3rd, 2018 12m 54s

TRANSCRIPTHi everybody, and thanks again for joining me on Lessons from Life. I’m Mary Young.If you remember, last week we talked about how the emotional healing journey might be confusing, maybe even nerve-wracking. I compared it to driving

19 - Foggy Days

Nov 26th, 2018 9m 57s

TRANSCRIPTI’ve spent this entire week thinking about how to follow up last week’s podcast. If you remember, last week we talked about the difference that can be made when you go through an emotional healing journey. And the next thought that c

18 - What difference does it make?

Nov 19th, 2018 10m 23s

TRANSCRIPTI was working on a time-sensitive project at work, and in the room on the other side of the wall, the company owner and general manager were having a shouting match. It was all I could do to concentrate on my project. Their angry v

17 - What is Emotional Healing?

Nov 12th, 2018 8m 55s

TRANSCRIPTLast week, I was telling a friend of mine about the fact that I’m doing a podcast and that the podcast is about emotional healing. When I said that, my friend asked me a question that I don’t remember anybody ever asking me before.

16 - This Question can Change Your Life

Nov 5th, 2018 12m 43s

TRANSCRIPTI’ve got a question for you. When you’re going someplace, especially someplace you’ve never been before, how do you find it? Did somebody give you directions? Maybe somebody texted or emailed you directions turn by turn. Back in the

15 - In the Weeds?

Oct 29th, 2018 9m 41s

TRANSCRIPTIn January 1999, I started seeing my first therapist. I worked with her for a couple years. My friends told me there was a night and day difference between who I was before I started therapy - how I seemed - and after I started the

14 - Stifle it? NO!

Oct 22nd, 2018 9m 40s

TRANSCRIPTI'm watching the movie the King's speech. I remember liking it the first time I saw it a few years ago, but I am seeing so much more in it now than I did then. And at this one point, I had to stop the movie. And I ran for the micro

13 - I'm Positive!

Oct 15th, 2018 9m 41s

TRANSCRIPTWhen I first started seeing my therapist back in January 1999, we talked about what I needed to deal with. Which was repressed memories coming back to the surface and insisting that I look at them, and not ignore them and not push th

12 - FUHGEDDABOUDIT!

Oct 8th, 2018 8m 51s

TRANSCRIPTOne of my favorite books has a passage where the characters are having a conversation about a decision that had been made 20-30 years previously. At the time, it seemed like a good decision. but here they were 30 years later, and i

11 - The Monster in the Basement

Oct 6th, 2018 9m 12s

TranscriptI've been reading a book called Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. Rachel Hollis is a Christian, and I know that not everybody listening to the podcast really want to read things written by Christians. But I’m here to tell you

10 - ALL victims need to be believed

Oct 1st, 2018 4m 13s

TRANSCRIPTThis is a lessons from life "short take." I'm Mary Young; thanks for joining us. The news has been full of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. Today on Facebook, I received a request to show solidarity as a woman by blacking o