You know how you feel resentful, disconnected and frustrated in your relationships? I think it might be because you've been practicing shutting down your desires. The antidote is to get back into practicing your desires. In this episode I tal

Holding Space

Jun 20th, 2022 27m 7s

What does it mean to hold space and how to we do it? Holding space is a valuable skill to develop in order to be the best mom, wife, sister or friend you can be. Full Show Notes Schedule a Free Session

Making Space

Jun 13th, 2022 37m 46s

Have you ever wondered how to not react? Making space is the answer. In this episode, I give you 6 things you can do to make space within yourself and in your relationships... and why you want to. FULL SHOW NOTES Schedule a free session.

What I Learned from 40 Days of Only God's Voice

Jun 6th, 2022 27m 8s

I am in the middle of a 3 month social media sabbatical, and I just finished 40 days of "Only God's Voice," no podcasts, no books, very little consumption. I'm sharing 5 takeaways from this experience in this episode. I hope this episode will g

Making Peace with Worst Case Scenario

May 30th, 2022 33m 19s

Much of our anxiety comes from dwelling on worst case scenarios in our minds. In this episode I give you 5 thoughts and tools for what to do when you notice yourself in the space of imagining the worst. I'm holding the Understanding Trauma work

The Value of Celebration

May 23rd, 2022 13m 2s

Why do we celebrate? Why do we NOT celebrate? What role does celebration play in our lives? Does celebration come easily to you, or is it more difficult like it is for me? In today's episode, I give you 4 points to think about when it comes to

Change is the Point

May 16th, 2022 27m 21s

What is the point of this life coaching work we do? What's the point of looking at our thoughts, or processing our feelings, or even taking action? The point is: to change. But not just any change. Change in order to grow-- in a way we want.

The Commitment Triad

May 9th, 2022 24m 21s

We talk about our lower brain and its motivations, so what about our higher brain's motivations? That's what this episode is about. Get details for the upcoming class, May 20, 2022 11 am MDT Full Show Notes

The Action of Feeling

May 2nd, 2022 29m 44s

I find that most of us don't know HOW to FEEL. In this episode, I talk about WHY this is, and then give some tips on how to feel-- as a starter. This will be an important episode to listen to, especially if you tend to focus on either what to

The Fawn Response

Apr 25th, 2022 28m 50s

We all know about fight, flight and freeze responses. But did you know about fawn? The fawn response is one of the most common and yet socially acceptable, so overlooked nervous system or trauma responses. Today I'm talking about what this migh

Are You Really lazy?

Apr 18th, 2022 14m 20s

Lazy is such a loaded word in our culture. Rest assured-- you are most likely NOT lazy the way you think of it. In this episode, I'm showing you a way to use the word lazy in your favor. Especially if you find it difficult to slow down and do t

Seeking Safety

Apr 11th, 2022 30m

An essential ingredient to trauma is a feeling of danger or unsafety. Safety is not something that comes from outside of you, but something that you feel within you. Expanding our sense of safety is a big part of the work I do with my clients.

What Even Is Trauma?

Apr 4th, 2022 40m 7s

I've had a couple conversations with people recently in which I suggested what they were experiencing came from trauma, and they both said, "I've never thought of it that way, but I can see what you mean." We need more education around trauma

How I realized trauma was still affecting me

Mar 28th, 2022 46m 21s

I've been working through trauma with a coach and learning about how much I didn't realize most of my life is a trauma response. In this episode I outline how I came to this realization and some resources that helped me learn. You probably don'

Learning by Experience

Mar 21st, 2022 26m 13s

If you made no decisions by yourself and simply did what someone else told you to do, would that fulfill God's plan for you? Would you learn what you were meant to learn? I think the answer is no. I think God wants us to exercise our agency and

Two Identities

Mar 14th, 2022 17m 4s

Did you know you have TWO identies? God gave both of them to you, but He wants you to give them both to Him. We discuss why He might want this. More personal insights from the temple. Full podcast notes Schedule a free spiritual mentoring or li

How to Make Yourself Chosen

Mar 7th, 2022 37m 26s

We are in Doctrine and Covenants 121:34-46 today, talking about the phrase, "Many are called but few are chosen." How do we become chosen? As promised, I am also sharing some insights from the temple. And this wouldn't be the Why Not Me podcas

Living Inside Your Temple Covenants

Feb 28th, 2022 30m 34s

In the October 2021 General Conference, President Nelson mentioned the safest place to be when trials come is "inside your temple covenants." What does it mean to live inside your temple covenants? This was the question posed to a group of Latt

Letting Go of Anger

Feb 21st, 2022 17m 36s

Come on a journey with me as I describe a visualization meditation I did in order to process sadness and anger. My intention is to show you a specific tool you can use to process emotion, so that you might be able to use it yourself. This epi

Looking Beyond the Spirit

Feb 14th, 2022 39m 25s

A conversation with a client inspired these thoughts about how sometimes we look "beyond" the Spirit. But feeling the Spirit can be easy and simple. Don't miss the Spirit because you are looking for something more complicated. The scriptures do

Anxiety vs. Faith

Feb 7th, 2022 28m 18s

I almost titled this podcast, "Why You Can Do It Even When You Think You Can't: The Benefit of Not Knowing. But it turned into an episode more about anxiety and faith. Still, I hope you will feel encouraged after listening to this episode. I kn

Surrender

Jan 31st, 2022 47m 6s

I had an experience last week where I truly felt and embodied surrender. And then the floodgates opened with amazing and enlightening insights. In this episode, I describe in detail, my experience with surrender. And then I teach 5 things

Let's Rethink Responsibility

Jan 24th, 2022 28m 46s

"But it's my responsibility!" This thought gets in the way of so many mothers being the mother they want to be. And it's becuase we take on responsibilities as if they were obligations. Most of them are subconscious. Let's look at them one by

The How to Unconditional Love

Jan 17th, 2022 39m 53s

How do you love someone who doesn't act the way you want them to? The short answer is: it's hard but you can do it. It requires patience and courage and mental fortitude. Learning unconditional love is one of my primary lessons in life. In thi

How to Get Specific With Your Goals

Jan 10th, 2022 39m 59s

It's that time of year when everyone is talking about goals and intentions and words-of-the-year. And most of us know that these things usually fail within a few weeks. But why? One reason is because we don't get specific enough with our goals