Building Resilience ( Leah Davidson)

Life can be messy. It can also still be beautiful. Humans are resilient, and although there are times that we may feel completely overwhelmed due to life's many adversities in all shapes and forms; with support, connection, and hope (and a few tools) we can become the best version of ourselves. 

We are Heather Stables and Leah Davidson: life coaches and speech language pathologists. On this podcast, we'll learn, share, inspire, and support each other and becoming more resilient. We'll see you there!

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We've talked about starting a podcast for years, but we're finally making it happen! Welcome to the first episode of Building Resilience. In this podcast, we'll talk about SO much—growth, overcoming adversity, and using hard times to become a better version of ourselves.

In this episode you can get to know us a little bit! We'll talk about ourselves and our families, as well as why we decided to become speech language pathologists and certified life coaches.

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Trauma and adversity look different for every person. Loss of a loved one, divorce, PTSD, sexual abuse, basically anything imaginable. But there's no "difficulty requirement"—your hard times are hard, and comparing yourself to someone who "has it worse" doesn't take into account that your feelings are valid and they matter.

In this episode, we talk about adversity. What it is, what it isn't, and why we'll all experience it at some part of our lives. You'll also hear us briefly discuss post traumatic growth—finding beauty in the ashes. Trauma isn't something we seek out to become stronger, but it's a reality of life—and since that's so, let's see what we can gain from it!

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Awareness is one of the most important tools in your life toolbox. It's all about knowing yourself—being acquainted with yourself, your own thoughts, and why you're feeling what you're feeling.

In this episode, we talk about how we are not our thoughts and feelings, and how having a thought doesn't define who we are. We discuss being an observer of our own thoughts and how it can help us understand our own mind.

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We all go through thousands of experiences every day, each one open to interpretation. Your teenager left their shoes on the floor again—were they being passive agressive or just forgetful? That lady gave you a weird look at the store—or was she just about to sneeze? Sometimes the story we tell is not fact, but our imagination running wild.

In this episode, we talk about why humans tell their own stories, what we can to do make sure we are telling ourselves the truth, and how that can affect our lives in a big way.

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And now, for the title of this podcast: resilience. It's the basis for making your life not just about making it through the day, but about self improvement. Join us on this special episode where we discuss resilience. What is it? How can we develop it in ourselves? And what's the point?

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So many decisions we make put us at a crossroads. The good news? Since we're humans, we have the final say! This week we talk about the duality of our brain, the thoughts we have, and what we can do to name (and tame) those voices within our heads!

Listen to Tim Urbana's TED talk here.

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Our human brains are very complex and we're still trying to figure them out. Different parts are good at some tasks, and not so good at others. However, if we can learn to tap into the more rational parts of our brain, we can gain control and access comfort, peace and joy.

In this episode, we talk about "fight, flight, or freeze" responses—sometimes helpful in the short term, but detrimental for the long term! We also discuss how our brain has a natural reaction to threats (perceived or real!), and what we can do to control them. Don't miss this one!

Here's the download we promised, giving four ways to help you get calm. Trust us, it's worth a read!

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The Equation of Life is a framework based on multiple different philosophies and psychological discoveries which we can use to help reveal things to ourselves, about ourselves. It's elegant in its simplicity but covers a wide range of topics (are you intrigued yet?!).

Join Heather and Leah this week as they explore the Equation of Life. What is it? How do we use it? How can it help us get to know ourselves better?

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One last thing—don't forget to get your free download this week about Life's Secret Equation. See you next week!

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A thought download (or put not-so eloquently, a thought dump) is one of those tools that we truly believe in because we use it a lot! Writing things down, whether it be a stream of consciousness or intentionally separating the good from the bad, allows your brain to slow down.

Join Heather and Leah this week as they discuss how writing your thoughts can help you control what you think, discover why you think it, and help you move your thoughts to a more positive space.

Also don't forget this week's download! This time, it's a guide to thought downloads. Get it here!

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If you asked everybody what their life's goal is, many people would say "to be happy". But what does "being happy" mean? Does that mean you're happy forever? If you're not happy, have you failed? As weird as it sounds, trying to be happy all the time puts a lot of pressure on us. That pressure can cause anxiety, which can make us less happy (do you see where we're going with this?).

Join Heather and Leah this week as they discuss life's ups and downs, and how the good and bad are not permanent (neither of them) and how that's not a bad thing!

Also, here's that thought bubble video Leah mentioned. It's a good watch!

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Not feeling your feelings keeps you safe. That works in the short term, but when we run from them, sometimes it can make things much harder in the long term.

Join Heather and Leah in this week's episode, which is the first of two about feelings. What are they? Why is facing them important? And how can we 'hack' our reactions to help us weather life's challenges?

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This is the second part to our episode on feelings! Join us as we spend some time talking about how to allow, how to process, and how to digest emotion. This is truly the way we gain authority over emotions in order to move forward in life.

There's no way around a negative emotion as they say, the only way around is through which means we need to learn to process them. It's a skill that we have to develop in order to move forward and face difficult emotions.

One last thing—don't forget this week's download! You can get it by clicking here.

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As we've discussed, your mind is a powerful thing—but so is your mouth (or rather, what comes out of it). Words matter, and our own mind is listening to the words we say whether we realize it or not.

Join us on this week's episode as we discuss how the language we use is more powerful than we think, how "have to" and "should" are more damaging than we think, and how Yoda basically has all this figured out.

Here are the amazing TED Talks and the book we mentioned:

• Power of Yet Ted Talk - Dr. Carol Dweck
• Begin with Yes - Paul S. Boynton
• 90 Seconds to a Life You Love by Dr. Joan Rosenberg

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We used to think you can't teach an old dog new tricks. However, we now know that, while children are able to heal from their injuries and learn things much faster than adults, we also have the ability to intentionally change our brain.

Join Heather and Leah this week as we talk about neuroplasticity. What is it? What do we know about it? And how can using it to our advantage literally let us physically change our brain forever?

Don't forget to check out the links we mentioned in this episode:

• TED Talk: You can grow new brain cells.
• Rick Hanson

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Contrary to how it might feel, we get to decide how we act. If someone says something offensive to us, we can choose to end the conversation. We can choose to never talk to that person again. What we can't do is control what they think, feel, or do.

On today's episode, we discuss how we can take advantage of the choices we do have, even when it seems like we might not have many options. Also, how can we reach "emotional adulthood"?

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Before you go running and thinking "Post-traumatic growth? That's so not for me." —this information is actually really valuable. As we've talked about numerous times before, trauma in all its glorious forms is something that we are all going to be confronted with either personally or we're going to witness a loved one, experiencing something. Sometimes these traumas can turn into something difficult like PTSD, but sometimes, they can turn into something more.

Join us this week as we talk about the magic that is post-traumatic growth. What is it? Who experiences it? And what good can come from life's traumas?

Don't forge to check out this week's links:

TED Talk: 3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed

Option B, by Sheryl Sandberg

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Have you ever been in a relationship where someone constantly criticizes you?

Maybe they say you're not tall enough, thin enough, smart enough or sexy enough. Even when you do succeed, that person doesn't seem to acknowledge it or share your joy.

Sometimes that voice grows louder and louder, because someone else's voice joins theirs: ours.

This week, Heather and Leah talk about confidence: what are some exercises we can do to build our own self confidence? What (or who) is our biggest roadblock to building it?

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Where does love come from? Most people would say, it comes from my significant other, my kids, my dog, my family, my friends—movies or commercials or cards lead us to believe that love comes from somebody else.

This week, we're here to tell you love is not what you think! Because we know that any feeling is created by a thought, and feelings are created by thoughts, we create our love.

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The inner critic. The super ego. The Mean Girls. The concept has many nicknames but they're all the same thing—that inner voice we hear criticising us whenever we try to change. We're imagining we're hearing their voice in our minds, but their opinions are also imaginary.

Who are these mean girls? What do they want? How can we use their chatter to our advantage?

And what does all this have to do with....slime?

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Mindset. We've all heard the word, especially in a self improvement setting. But what does it really mean? A mindset is a set of assumptions, methods, or notions held by one person or a group of people. It arises out of a person's worldview or their philosophy of life. Boiled down—it's basically the way we think. 

Our mindset is an amazing thing, because it shapes the reality of everything we do. It's a lens that colors every And bonus—we can change it ourselves.

Find out how to change your mindset on this episode of Building Resilience! As always, don't forget to find us on our website and join our Facebook group. See you next week!

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How many times do we say "I feel anxious", but we're not really sure why? Anxiety is an emotion, but it also has a physical component, the stress component, which is the fight or flight stress response. The brain gets alerted that you were under a threat. You feel the emotion of anxiety and then your body goes into the fight or flight response. Our body is reacting as if there's danger—but the danger is just inside our mind.

Join Heather and Leah this week as they tackle the big topic of anxiety. What is it? Where does it come from? And most importantly, how can we help ourselves feel less of it?

Find out how to change your mindset on this episode of Building Resilience! As always, don't forget to find us on our website and join our Facebook group. See you next week!

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"You can search the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than yourself. And that person is not to be found." - Buddha

Research shows that self-compassionate people tend to be more caring, supportive and compassionate towards others. What does that mean? It means that being kind to yourself is actually an act of kindness to those around you! Want to learn how can you be more self-compassionate in order to become your own best friend? You won't want to miss this episode!

Find out how to change your mindset on this episode of Building Resilience! As always, don't forget to find us on our website and join our Facebook group. See you next week!

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Do you like peaches? Believe it or not, there are people who do not like peaches. You can be the juiciest, most beautiful peach, but there is always someone who's not going to like peaches. But do we worry about it? Who's at fault, if somebody doesn't like peaches, do we blame the peach? There are plenty of peaches and plenty of apples to go around, so be who you want to be!

This week, we talk about other peoples' opinions. Do they matter? When should we listen to what people think about us?

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We're pleased to have our very first guest on this episode of Building Resilience, and it's a big one for us! Dr. Eric Gentry of the Forward Facing Institute is an internationally recognized leader in the study and treatment of traumatic stress and compassion fatigue. He has trained over 100,000 health professionals over the past 20 years, and we're two great big fans of his!

Dr. Gentry joins us on this episode to help explain more about the threat response from the cerebral perspective—literally! On this episode, we revisit the stress response—how to relax into high demand situations, and how to perform the famous "wet noodle". He teaches us how to literally switch off our instincts and be present in the moment, simply by relaxing into our bodies. You won't want to miss this episode!

Find out more about Dr. Gentry on the Forward Facing Institute's website, contact him at eric@forward-facing.com, watch his YouTube Channel, or keep an eye out for his upcoming book, Forward Facing Freedom.

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Sometimes the word "stress" can be used to describe things that are going on inside of us, like our thoughts. Many times, we say our stress is caused by our family, work, school, health, commute, money, COVID (among many, many other things). But what if we were to tell you that your stress is actually caused by none of the above? These stressors are not the cause of your stress. And as long as you will continue to believe that these are causes of stress, we will continue to have the symptoms.

Join us this week as we discuss stress—what is it, where does it come from, and how can you use it to your advantage?

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We've all felt overwhelmed before when we have a lot going on at once in our lives. Thoughts like "I'll never get this done" and "I don't have time to do this" get stuck in our minds.

These thoughts create a storm of irritation, frustration, and other emotions, which create the situation of overwhelm. Fortunately, overwhelm isn't something that happens to us—it's a state that we actually create with our thoughts, because our thoughts create our feelings. Even though it can be so unhelpful, we're doing it to ourselves!

This week, we discuss where overwhelm comes from, some strategies on how to tackle it, and how doing things imperfectly might just save us. As always, don't forget to find us on our website and join our Facebook group. See you next week!

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Since experts have been establishing such strong connections between the gut and the brain, it makes sense we wanted to have today's guest on our show! We're lucky enough to be joined by Hollie Chrome of Hollie Chrome Holistic Wellness.

Hollie specializes in supporting women in feeling empowered about their Health and Wellness through creating and achieving their own unique Wellness Vision. Hollie works with many women who have felt like they were never successful in achieving their health goals, like they were in a continual cycle of starting over with their health and who felt like factors such as stress, lack of support and lack of nutritional knowledge were barriers to their success in achieving their definition of optimal health. Hollie’s work is served by a strong foundation in the Mind-Body connection, and how this connection is critical to success in optimal and functional health. Hollie is a mother of 3 and when she isn’t empowering women to finally achieve their Wellness Vision, she is sewing, hiking and creating healthy low-sugar treats. 

We need to nourish our minds through mindset practices, which we talk about all the time, but in addition, we need to nourish our bodies through nutrition and movement. Studies are being done on the gut-brain connection but it is still a relatively unknown topic. Even scientists and researchers do not fully understand the connection between them, but they have established that there is a very strong, scientific connection between our brains and our thought processes and what happens in the gut and vice versa. 

Today, Hollie is going to go over what is known about the gut-brain connection. How can we improve our gut health? What do we do that's damaging our gut health? And what can looking after our gut do for our mind? Find out on today's episode!

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Since 2020 rolled around, there has been a lot of talk about the concept of "languishing".

If you haven't heard about it before, it's a state where you're tired and overwhelmed, but you kind of want to do things. You're lacking energy, enthusiasm, and motivation. You're not completely depressed because you do believe that things will eventually get better. "Languishing" was coined by Dr. Corey Keys.It's not depression, but it's the absence and insufficiency of feeling good and functioning well. He said it's when you experience an absence of the good stuff, purpose, belonging, contribution, satisfaction, and interest in life.

This absence can feel like a real piercing void in your day to day life. Today, we talk about how to recognize languishing in your own mind, and what strategies you can use to live with it.

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This is an exciting episode for us, because it was based on a book that we refer to all the time—it can make such a big difference in understanding and dealing with relationships of all kinds: with your partner, your kids, your friends, your neighbors...pretty much anyone you meet!

The book is The Four Tendencies, by Gretchen Rubin, the author of the well-known book, The Happiness Project. She spent years studying happiness and habits. She found that different strategies were working for different people: some are morning people, some are night people. Some do better when they abstain from things, others do better in moderation. She was curious as to why certain people do certain things, which led her to create this book!

This week, we explore the four tendencies. Which tendency do you have? What about the people in your life? And how can knowing that information change how you interact with them?

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 Mindfulness and meditation are two words thrown a lot in the world of mental health. But the question is, how are they different? Simply put, meditation is focusing on nothing and mindfulness is focusing on something (that's an oversimplification, but it's a good start)

Studies have shown that both mindfulness and meditation can lower stress, and even help your sleep (did we mention it's free?)! On today's episode of the Building Resilience podcast, we discuss how to practice meditation and mindfulness, the benefits, and the science!

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On today's podcast, we're going to be talking about grief. We couldn't pick someone better to talk about it than Krista St-Germain!

She is a Master Certified Life Coach, grief expert, widow, mom and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. When her husband was killed by a drunk driver in 2016, Krista’s life was completely and unexpectedly flipped upside down. After therapy helped her unfurl from the fetal position, Krista discovered Life Coaching, Post Traumatic Growth and learned the tools she needed to move forward and create a future she could get excited about. Now she coaches and teaches other widows so they can love life again, too.

Grief is not just experiencing the death of somebody—it's really the death of a life, whether it's like your past life, or the death of your future. We're going to explore what grief does to us, both physically and emotionally, and the ways we can learn to live with it.

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When it comes to your emotional and mental health, it can be hard to even know where to begin to improve. It's so hard to even tell where you currently are—much less where you should be heading. Luckily, there's a way to help map that out.

What if we told you there was a 56 item test that can help you get a snapshot of your resilience in distinct areas? But what exactly is the resilience quotient? How can it help us get an aerial view of where we're at? We'll talk about these things and more—you won't want to miss today's episode!

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If you've been listening to us long enough, you'll see that we are constantly saying our thoughts are 100%. Sometimes it doesn't feel that way— because when we think a thought over and over again, it becomes a belief which actually starts to feel like a fact.

It is true and there's nothing we can do about it. Appearing in our mind. What also happens is sometimes our brain. Be efficient. We'll think the same thing over and over and over and over and over again, and develop a pattern of thinking. And this works well if it's a good pattern or a helpful thought, but it's not so great when it's not.

Getting stuck in our own thinking like this is called a thinking trap or congnitive distortions now in psychology. We all have patterns that our brain prefers—that's just how the brain is designed.

However, it is helpful for us to know what our own thinking traps are. In this episode, we'll discuss how to identify your thinking traps, and how to keep your thoughts more level.

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SNAP! Just like a mouse trap, a thinking trap lures us in and before we know anything is wrong, Recognizing these mental pitfalls is so important that we are going to have to split this over two episodes.

Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté introduced four tenets to resilience which we're going to talk about today: 1) life change is possible, 2) thinking, 3) tunnel vision, and 4) fortune telling. These may seem pretty simple, but recognizing them early can play a huge factor in controlling our thoughts.

Find out how to spot this sticky mind bait, strategies to avoid getting stuck there, and don't forget to stick around for part 2! As always, don't forget to find us on our website and join our Facebook group. See you next week!

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In our last episode, we talked about six different mind traps—this week, we'll talk about even more (there's a reason we had to split this topic into two episodes!). Learning to identify what these mind traps are is like being a defensive driver. If you learn what signs make a road dangerous, you can largely avoid pot holes because you know what to look for.

In this episode, we share some personal anecdotes to illustrate some more common thinking traps; overgeneralizing, catastophizing, and more.  Getting caught in one of these thinking traps WILL impact your mental health, it WILL impact your self-confidence and your self-esteem and it WILL impact your relationship. So, if you find yourself trapped in a thinking trap, you're in the right place (and if you want to talk about it, definitely reach out!).

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Everybody loves some good alliteration and abbreviation, which is why we've brought you today's episode—The 3 P's!

These three "p" words (personalization, permanence, and pervasiveness), are a quick shorthand from Dr. Martin Seligman (the father of positive psychology) for today's subject. We're going to talk about protective factors—mental strategies to help insulate our minds, to help us build resilience and to weather the storms of life.

Join us on today's episode to discuss how these three simple P words can help us shift our perspective, build our mental fortitude, and helps us focus on what is right with us, instead of what's wrong (and to create meaning from what it is we want in life).

And as always, you can find us on our website and join our Facebook group. See you next week!

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10-10-10. Three numbers, but also a life tool to help you make decisions differently and proactively—by deliberately considering their consequences in the immediate present, the near term and the distant future.

Should I quit my job? Should I end this relationship? Should I buy this house? Should I skip this meeting? Should I go to the party? How will this decision affect me in 10 minutes? 10 months? What about 10 years? 10, 10, 10. A simple process, sure, but one that allows you to quickly analyze the consequences of our decisions in the short term, medium term, and long term.

Learn how to apply this strategy in your own life, and the benefits that mastering it can have! And as always, you can find us on our website and join our Facebook group. See you next week!

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How you process information. Problem solving. Reasoning. How you accomplish your goals. These are all cognitive skills. They impact our language skills, how we read, how we write, how we understand information we hear and how we express ourselves through speech.

When people say they're having a hard time reading, they may actually be struggling with focus or concentration, or retaining the information or processing it. It's not necessarily reading. And this. Applies to how we understand information in a conversation as well. It's not necessarily your comprehension skills—it could be your attention skills. So many of these skills are really closely integrated and that's what we work on when people have cognitive communication disorder.

Today, we're going to talk about cognitive reserve—a term that neuroscientists coined to basically understand why some individuals are able to remain cognitively healthy—and remain healthier despite biological adversity, even warding off disease, such as Alzheimer's or social adversity, like stressors or personal losses. In today's episode, we'll examine the research, as well as explore ways to expand our own cognitive reserve.

As always, you can find us on our website, http://hl-lifecoaching.com, and join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/thebuildingresilienceclub. See you next week!

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Today we are lucky enough to have Holly Bertone, PMP, CNHP as our guest—#1 Amazon bestselling author of the book Thriving in the Workplace with Autoimmune Disease: Know Your Rights, Resolve Conflict, and Reduce Stress,  the first book ever to educate others on Autoimmune Disease as a legal disability in the U.S. workplace.

Holly is currently the President and CEO of Pink Fortitude, LLC, and founder of Fortitude.Academy. As a breast cancer and Hashimoto’s survivor, her passion is to help women view their chronic illness as a gift and unwrap resilience using a proven method to build fortitude with gratitude (no wonder we wanted to talk to her, right?!). On today's episode, we talk with Holly about building fortitude—how the challenges she has faced have helped her view life through a new set of eyes, and how she used gratitude (and other strategies) to cope with these difficulties.

If you would like to sign up for the Gratitude Builds Fortitude Summit, click here: https://academy.pinkfortitude.com/gratitudebuildsfortitudesummit

As always, you can find us on our website, http://hl-lifecoaching.com, and join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/thebuildingresilienceclub. See you next week!

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Money! We all use it. We all earn it. But talking about it? That's another story.

Molly Claire was one of those people—but one day, she realized that her beliefs about money were not only hers alone, she realized that her own thoughts were part of what was limiting her. On this week's episode of Building Resilience, we talk about money beliefs (we all have them!). What are your money beliefs? How do they limit you? And how can simply changing our perspective lead to unimaginable success?

Visit http://thecoachingcollective.com in order to sign up with Molly, or check out her podcast "The Masterful Coach", wherever you get your podcasts.

As always, you can find us on our website, http://hl-lifecoaching.com, and join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/thebuildingresilienceclub. See you next week!

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Some feelings we feel day-to-day are useful. Some not so much. And some can be actively desctructive. Today we're talking about a concept that everyone reading this will be familiar with—and that is shame. It's that voice which says words such as "I am not lovable", or "I'm not good enough". Shame causes people to feel trapped, powerless and isolated. 

In today's episode, we want to discuss what shame is—and possibly even more importantly, what shame isn't. How is it different from guilt? Is it ever useful for us to feel shame? And how can we take advantage of self talk in order to help morph these feelings of shame into things like remorse or guilt (the good kind—the one that helps us improve!)?

As always, you can find us on our website, http://hl-lifecoaching.com, and join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/thebuildingresilienceclub. See you next week!

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So many things in this life are learned from trial and error—even something like walking! However, our parents didn't get mad because we fell down while learning—can you imagine? On the contrary! They expect a baby to be a little shaky and they're definitely going to fall. This is a basic human concept called "anti-fragility"—getting up when we fall and trying again, and recognizing that's part of the learning process.

Join us this week in our discussion about anti-fragility—how we can learn about this insanely important concept from people like J. K. Rowling, Michael Jordan, Oprah, and.....our own muscles?

As always, you can find us on our website, http://hl-lifecoaching.com, and join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/thebuildingresilienceclub. See you next week!

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It seems as if some people don't think that anything is their responsibility and they have all kinds of excuses—why they can't change things that affect their life negatively. People say things like "I couldn't help it" and "It isn't my fault", but what that really does is it tries to eliminate responsibility.

Today we talk about the concept of "100% Responsibility and 0% Excuses"—it may sound harsh, but it's vital! "No excuses" doesn't mean that valid reasons don't exist. It really means that we don't surrender to the excuses that could keep us from stepping up in life. No excuses means recognizing that while some excuses may be true, they are almost never useful. Learn how you can take life by the horns and reject the excuses that would hold you back.

As always, you can find us on our website, http://hl-lifecoaching.com, and join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/thebuildingresilienceclub. See you next week!

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Meditation is a topic that every life coach and wellness expert talks about. But it's so much more than just "ohm" and "ah"—it's a way to teach our mind and body to heal itself. We've all heard so much about what meditation is, but what are the benefits? And how can a beginner just "release" stress and discomfort?

To explore these questions and more on the rich topic of meditation, we are joined by Sabina Ravalli. She has over 10 years of experience providing her clients with total mind, body, and lifestyle practices that create massive transformation in their life and career. As a shy introvert, struggling with her fear of marketing her passions to the world, she put herself on a mission to fall in love with being on camera. The tool she discovered led to the development of a 12 week one-on-one coaching program that can shift any camera, shy entrepreneur into a confident, authentic, and magnetic communicator to their brand. Find out more on her website at http://sabinaravalli.com.

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When we think about future self and all of the goals we want to achieve, we tend to look at the end goal, not so much the journey. Unfortunately for us, delayed gratification doesn't tend to come naturally. Focusing on the finish line means that we don't always achieve the results we want because we can get in our own way. But building a habit is exactly that—building. The tiny changes we make from day to day make all the difference.

On today's episode, we discuss those tiny changes we make, and how small choices can make a serious impact. Make sure to stay tuned to hear about how Heather climbed a mountain and what this all has to do with being a pilot!

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This is a big episode—I am flying solo.

As of October 1st, Heather and I decided to close up shop on H & L life coaching and head our separate ways. However, I am excited to take over the podcast and to continue to bring you all the things that will help you create the life that you want. The podcast will continue just as it has—there's just a lot more Leah!

Because of this, I thought that life transitions would be a very appropriate topic to talk about today. They can be good ones or they can be bad ones. They can start off as being bad and end up being really good or vice versa. They can bring up all the emotions. And of course you know I'm going to tell you, you need to feel your emotions (more on that too!). Dive in with me as we explore transitions, why our monkey brains resist them, and what we can do to help things flow smoothly.

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Of course, don't forget the free download I mentioned in today's episode to help you feel your emotions: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/aa8a710586

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Today I've got the privilege of interviewing Betsy Jensen—a body and mind life coach. She helps people connect with their bodies and heal their chronic pain, while teaching neuroscience principles and current research on chronic pain. She uses proven strategies to calm the nervous system and rewire the brain to produce less pain. You can listen to her podcast, Unstoppable Body and Mind here: https://bodyandmindlifecoach.com/podcast

With Betsy's background in physical therapy, she's the perfect guest for today's topic. We're going to discuss the connection between body and mind, and how chronic pain can be dramatically affected by what's in your brain!

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The phrase "I don't know" is a tricky one. It can both be something that's okay to admit, and a sneaky phrase that ends up being an avoidance mechanism.

Today, we're going to explore three things that you can do to override the sneaky thought of the cop-out and excuse of "I don't know". Learn some strategies (like writing) to help you discover the things you're feeling.

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This week, as most of you know, is Thanksgiving for my American friends (Happy Thanksgiving to all of you). I thought since that is the case, we could take some time to revisit the topic of Gratitude.

Gratitude isn't just saying "thanks"—it's so much more. I'd go as far as to say that it's vital to our mental health! It's also not just something to do, it's something we can continuously get better at through practice. Join me today as I speak about having more gratitude—how it can do everything from bouncing back from adversity to strengthening our immune system (WHAT?).

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Tapping/EFT/Emotional Freedom Technique. None of them are particularly catchy names, but the concept is exciting and different—and it looks like science is backing it up as well!

If you haven't heard of tapping/EFT therapy, today we're going to chat all about it. Have you ever struggled with meditation? Does your mind wander endlessly when you're trying to focus? You aren't the only one—I went through the same thing before I discovered tapping. Now, after trying it, I believe in it so much I'm getting certified! Listen today as I show you what tapping is, how it's different than standard meditation, and how studies are showing some pretty promising results.

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Also, here's the link for my Tapping for the Holidays event: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/45755fffce

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It's the holiday season, and nothing says "holidays" more than "traditions".

It can sometimes be hard to pinpoint the exact origin of a holiday tradition. But what if I told you that intentionally starting a new tradition can be meaningful, impactful, and help you enjoy the holidays more (your family too!)? Today, we're talking traditions: how can you create meaningful traditions that your family will want to pass down? How can traditions help us? And what does the science show us (as always!)?

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The holidays! The season of joy and family—for some of us. For others, it can also add shades of stress, anxiety, grief, and more.

That's why this week, I'm giving you what is essentially a holiday survival guide! I've got some tips that will not only help you survive the holidays, they'll help you thrive (sound familiar?)! Learn how to turn old anxieties into things you don't think twice about, and how to hack your brain to have the reactions YOU want to have (and not let anybody else take control).

Have a happy, resilient, holiday season!!

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The end of the year feels like a fantastic fresh start to many—so it has a lot of people (including myself) thinking about the future. Sometimes, though, thinking about the future can bring up some anxiety about the unknown.

But what if there was a person who could help you through these uncertainties? What if they could make you feel better about how things are going to turn out?

And what if I told you that person is YOU?

On today's episode, we are going to talk about your future self, how you can "communicate" with them, and the secret to making your future self into the person you want to be. Don't miss this one!

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As we enter a new year, it's a great time to reflect. How was your 2021? Did you accomplish what you wanted to accomplish?

One way I like to look forward is by using a word as an intention for the coming year. Sometimes I reuse words, (which may seem a bit boring, but it works!) but for 2022 I've decided to use the word "remember.

Join me as I discuss why I chose the word and lay out a framework where you can use your own word!

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Relationships are part of everybody's life, and we all have them. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, some of them don't end up being great for us. Aimee Gianni is the perfect guest to talk about this—she's a coach, a marriage and family therapist, and just a fantastic human being. Since healthy relationships are made of two separate, healthy individuals, we talk about how to achieve that for yourself, and by extension, the special people in your life.

On this episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about healthy relationships—what are they? How do you maintain one if you already have one? And what difference can having a healthy relationship make in your day-to-day life?

You can go to Aimee's website, aimeegianni.com, or follow Aimee on Instagram for more: @aimeegiannims

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You may not know this about me, but I love to travel. That might even be an understatement—it's part of who I am as a person!

As part of my series on memory resilience, I'm talking about travel as a a clever way to capture memories with your family (or even by yourself!). 

I'll give you some tips for before, during, and after your trip to not just travel, but have a treasure trove of lifelong memories you will be forever grateful for.

Here's the link to the free download I mentioned in today's episode to help you get more out of your travel: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/8264ea4e1c

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When some people think of the phrase "Self Care", they have images pop in their head of bubble baths, manicures, or a massage. While self care can definitely include those things, it means so much more. Many of you don't have a natural instinct for self care, and while you may think that's selfless, it's probably doing more damage than you think.

Join me on this episode of Building Resilience as we dive into self care—what it is, what it isn't, and how self care is actually caring for those around you.

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We are all confronted with thoughts that we don't like. But what if I told you that there was a way around that? Your brain is a house, and you can choose your guests!

I know, this sounds difficult to believe, but it's as easy as trying on clothes—YOU are the one who gets to choose which thoughts you wear and YOU alone. Join me on this episode of Building Resilience where I talk about thought ladders. What are they? How will using them help you rewire your brain? I'll give you a few tips on how you can come up with some baby step thoughts to slowly change your mind, and therefore your life.

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Also don't forget to check out the download I mentioned on this week's episode—a framework to help you do some problem-solving in your life. https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/1d44da38c7

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A manual sounds like a pretty handy thing to have—to help you troubleshoot your washing machine or fix your phone. But when we make imaginary manuals about the people in our lives, it can be anything but helpful.

On today's episode we discuss not just a manual, but THE Manual! It's not a physical book—it's a frame of mind that can seriously give the relationships in our lives a hard time. Spouses, children, in-laws, clients, friends—you name it! Basically, when we create a mental "manual" about the perfect friend, the perfect daughter, the perfect husband, we're setting the people in our lives up for failure. But don't worry, we'll also discuss some ways to "de-manualify" your thinking and to make you more content with the situations you're in.

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Don't forget to join my FREE 3 day workshop to train your brain to think differently, be more efficient and create more of the life you want. I will give you some simple tools and brain hacks that you can implement right away to help you feel better now, reduce stress and overwhelm, increase confidence, and of course: build resilience.

To improve your physical health, you know the importance of taking care of your body and invest time into: moving daily, getting enough sleep, proper nutrition. But do you know the importance of taking care of your emotional and mental health? You can change your life by learning how to MASTER YOUR BRAIN!

Every month this year I will offer another free workshop to build on these concepts! Click here to learn more: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/aa2b194622

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What is the difference between a life coach and a therapist? Are coaches trained as much as therapists? What about certifications and practices and degrees? Believe me, I've heard it all, but the one I hear most is "Is life coaching just a watered-down version of therapy?"

While therapy certainly has its uses, life coaching is also a vital process I recommend anybody go through. But how do you know which one is for you? That's exactly what I'll be talking about on this episode of Building Resilience.

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Don't forget to join my FREE 3 day workshop to train your brain to think differently, be more efficient and create more of the life you want. I will give you some simple tools and brain hacks that you can implement right away to help you feel better now, reduce stress and overwhelm, increase confidence, and of course: build resilience.

To improve your physical health, you know the importance of taking care of your body and invest time into: moving daily, getting enough sleep, proper nutrition. But do you know the importance of taking care of your emotional and mental health? You can change your life by learning how to MASTER YOUR BRAIN!

Every month this year I will offer another free workshop to build on these concepts! Click here to learn more: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/aa2b194622

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For us parents, being a parent takes up so much of our physical energy and time, but also our mental energy! We want to be the best parents we can and raise these darling little ones (or not-so-little ones, in my case) to be the best they can be.

However, along the way, we'll inevitably come across thoughts like "Am I good enough?", "Am I ruining my kids?" or even "Should I even be a parent?".

On this episode of Building Resilience, specially for parents, we discuss how we can quell some of those thoughts, how building our mental fortitude can help us become better parents, and a reorenting exercise to help us find our center.

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Don't forget to join my FREE 3 day workshop to train your brain to think differently, be more efficient and create more of the life you want. I will give you some simple tools and brain hacks that you can implement right away to help you feel better now, reduce stress and overwhelm, increase confidence, and of course: build resilience.

To improve your physical health, you know the importance of taking care of your body and invest time into: moving daily, getting enough sleep, proper nutrition. But do you know the importance of taking care of your emotional and mental health? You can change your life by learning how to MASTER YOUR BRAIN!

Every month this year I will offer another free workshop to build on these concepts! Click here to learn more: https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/aa2b194622

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We've all heard the famous quote "whether you think you can or can't, you're right". While that's a little over used and maybe a little over simplified, the fundamental truth it teaches is actually correct.

In our day to day lives, we have worn paths into our brain that our thoughts will follow—beliefs about things we assume are true because, well, we've never questioned them. Some of these beliefs are factual but many (if not the majority) are actually just created in our own minds.

On today's episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about these limiting beliefs. Where do they come from? How can we learn to recognize them and distinguish them from the actual truth? And how can we fundamentally change the way we think? We'll get into all this and more, so don't miss out!

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Imagine you got asked to do a new project at work, and imagine it causes you a lot of stress thinking about it—while another member of your team might be super excited! It's the same project, so what's the difference, you ask?

Perspective.

If you believe that it's the environment that causes you stress, you're helpless until the environment or the circumstance change, which we know is hard to do. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? The circumstance does not cause our stress does not cause our feelings—it's actually what goes on in your body and your mind that create your stress.It's the story that you tell it's the thoughts that you have. On this episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about stress (again). How can we reframe our stresses and view them through a new lens? Is stress always bad?

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So many of us spend a lot of time and energy on talking down on ourselves. Fortunately, a lot of us are in the healing process—but we can't just not talk bad about ourselves.

On today's episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about the opposite of thinking badly about ourselves—going out of our way to celebrate ourselves! We'll talk about comparing ourselves to others (and why we shouldn't do it), and our natural "negativity bias" and how to overcome it. Plus, I'll give you some ideas on how to celebrate yourself!

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In a bit of an unexpected episode today, I'm going to talk about concussions. Stick with me—it's going to be interesting!

In my time as a speech language pathologist, I have seen many concussions—not just that, I've seen them in my own family as well. I'm no doctor, but since I've seen this many times, I'm going to go through some myths and misconceptions about ways to treat concussions, the typical symptoms, and the best ways to help someone who has had it happen to them.

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It's still Brain Injury Awareness Month in the United States, so I thought we'd share some additional information about concussions. To help me do this, I've invited along my colleague, Danielle Hyde.

Danielle Hyde is a Speech Language Pathologist and the owner of Neuro Connections, a private practice that provides communication, cognitive and swallowing services mainly for adults after concussion, brain injury and stroke in Ontario, Canada. Danielle has been working with adults with neurological impairments since graduating with her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology in 2012. She has worked in a variety of medical settings both in the US and Canada. Danielle is passionate about concussion advocacy and education including the SLPs role in concussion management and recovery. 

You can find Danielle's info below:

Danielle Hyde, SLP: www.neuroconnections.ca

Insta: https://instagram.com/neuro.connections

MIchelle Cohen & Associates: http://michellecohenandassociates.com

Link to CCCABI course: https://courses.brainandcommunication.ca

CCCABI pdf: https://brainandcommunication.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CCCABI-checklist-FINAL-w.SLP_.17.12.2015..pdf 

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One of my favorite guilty pleasures (alright maybe not so guilty!) is the show The Amazing Race. It has made me think a lot about how the competition is a great analogy for life. We watch The Amazing Race not just for the end destination, but for the journey.

If you focus on doing your best on each leg of the race, focus on working through each challenge, and work as a team to get stronger, you are more likely to keep going. When you focus on the process, what you're doing in that exact moment, you actually are always in the present.

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As a life coach myself, I feel like it's important to get back to basics with some of my clients. And " Maslow's heirarchy of needs" is a great way to do it (with a twist by Tony Robbins).

Basically, every human has levels of needs that need to be met first—like someone without a home needs shelter and food before they need wifi. It's a good way to check in and see what needs to happen next in your life!

Today we're talking about basic human needs—and how we can reach to attain them.

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Death. It's one of those things that will affect every single person on earth at some point. Whether it's your first beloved pet or a dear friend or relative, we will all have to experience it second-hand.

Like it or not, it's going to happen to us too. And I have a bit of a morbid solution to help you cope: writing your own eulogy.

The concept can be scary, sure, but in this episode of Building Resilience I'll explain why I think this can be such a therapeutic activity—and what it can teach you about yourself.

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What's the podcast equivalent of a clip show? Because this might be pretty close!

I recently turned 50, and as many people do when they hit a milestone, I got pretty reflective about my life—the lessons I've learned, the ways I've grown, and most importantly, the things I wish I had known earlier.

I could go on all day, but on today's episode, I give you 25 of the truths I live by every day—mantras, lessons, and things I've learned—which you can hopefully learn from as well. My hope is that at least one of these truths resonates with you and it can be something you carry with you!

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In a first of a series I'm making this month about communication—today we're talking about connection.

Every interaction we have with another person requires some level of connection; buying something at the store, calling your bank, helping a friend, or giving someone a hand. Today I'm going to talk about why connection is necessary—and why we're wired for it as humans, how we literally rely on it to survive, and what we can do to help our human connections thrive.

Join me May 25th for this month’s Master Your Brain Masterclass: Master Your Communication.

In this Masterclass you will learn:

• Why communication is so important
• Why communication can be so hard
• What the benefits are of improved communication
• 10 ways to improve your communication NOW.

Click here to learn more!

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I'm doing a series of episodes in May about communication. After last week's episode about connection—I wanted to talk about what happens when that connection fails. And I've got just the person to help us explore that: Sheila MacDonald.

Sheila MacDonald is a speech-language pathologist who is passionate about communication and rebuilding competence in those who have experienced communication disability after brain injury. Her work includes the development of two standardized tests, the CCCABI referral tool, practice guidelines, research, and international collaboration.

Her acclaimed clinical short courses draw on years of experience in both hospitals and community practice where she now assists individuals with return to social, academic, and workplace communications. As a lifelong advocate, she is constantly seeking new ways to repair and celebrate connection.  

Website: www.brainandcommunication.ca

Adapted Communication Strategies handout https://abinetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MacDonald__Sheila.pdf

CCCABI Checklist (in a few languages) https://brainandcommunication.ca/cccabi/

Model of Cognitive-Communication Competence https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02699052.2017.1379613

CCCABI Course for SLP’s CCCABI Course https://courses.brainandcommunication.ca

John Walker’s book of poetry https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8244790-a-fragile-tree-has-roots

John Walker’s children’s book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4219287-in-other-words

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Join me May 25th for this month’s Master Your Brain Masterclass: Master Your Communication.

In this Masterclass you will learn:

• Why communication is so important
• Why communication can be so hard
• What the benefits are of improved communication
• 10 ways to improve your communication NOW.

Click here to learn more!

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If you work with people in any capacity, you know that some people seem to really communicate well—and some really don't. But what if I told you that you may just not be very compatible with their particular communication style?

It's not a horoscope, but many people fall within a few basic styles of communication—and the big secret? Learning what to expect from each type (and which type you are) can actually improve your communication skills by leaps and bounds!

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Join me May 25th for this month’s Master Your Brain Masterclass: Master Your Communication.

In this Masterclass you will learn:

• Why communication is so important
• Why communication can be so hard
• What the benefits are of improved communication
• 10 ways to improve your communication NOW.

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When you have to be the bearer of bad news, it would be smart to go into the situation with a few tools in your tool belt. Understanding how the other person might react can really help you convey your message in the best possible way.

Today I'll give you those tools as well as a few tips you can use for those around you going forward. Tranform potential arguments into productive conversations!

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Join me May 25th for this month’s Master Your Brain Masterclass: Master Your Communication.

In this Masterclass you will learn:

• Why communication is so important
• Why communication can be so hard
• What the benefits are of improved communication
• 10 ways to improve your communication NOW.

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When you hear the word "pain" you probably instantly think it's a negative. And while pain is never going to feel "positive", there are different types of pain.

Today, we're going to talk about two different types of pain—clean pain and dirty pain. Which one is healthy, can help you heal, learn, and move forward, and which one hurts, can postpone our recovery, and that we can actually choose.

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Just like sailing an ocean, life can throw you some unexpected waves. As I thought back on some of the lessons I've learned recently I realized that all the important emotions for me seem to start with the letter C and it's kind of true—the letter C is everywhere along the path to confidence and resilience.

So I wanted to share that path with you today—as well as an easy to remember them (I'm sure you'll "C" what I mean).

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I love coming up with analogies. I love hearing them. If you're still a fan of this podcast, you probably are too!

So picture this and let's see if it works for you: We are all in a car driving along to our destination: life. The question is who is driving your car? Now sometimes we allow our survival brain (or the monkey as I often call it) to be driving. Fea, and other emotions (which make up our survival brain) are all very real, and we do need them along in our journey, but they are not necessarily good drivers.

On today's episode I'll help you to identify who's driving, who's your passenger, and what to do if you want to switch who's driving!

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Everybody knows that "getting some air" is a great way to center yourself—but what if I told you that it's been scientifically proven that nature has tried-and-true methods to help improve your mental health?

On today's episode, I share some of those benefits with you, some of my own favorite ways to experience nature, and some of the theories on why being around trees, grass, plants and even dirt can help lift our spirits.

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"Joy" is a word we all know, but maybe don't think about the meaning too much. It has a similar feel to "happy"—but it means oh so much more.

On today's episode, I talk about the true meaning of joy. What is it? How can we start to feel it (and create it) in our lives? And how can we avoid the common pitfalls that can eat away at the daily joy we're all capable of feeling?

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We've all got a superpower. It can catch attention, plant ideas in peoples' minds, and help us learn. That superpower? Asking questions.

Since our brain is always a work in progress, science has shown that questions are a way to break out of the ruts and worn-down neural pathways in order to create new habits, try new things, and challenge our mindsets.

On this episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk all about these questions—and how we can use them to our advantage in relationships and all over our life.

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We have five ways to interact with the world around us. It's how we percieve everything in our lives. Those ways? Our senses. Because our senses only allow us to percieve the world in real time, they can be used to ground ourselves.

On this episode of Building Resilience, I'm going to go over how to best do that—demonstrating using some examples in my own life as well as some thoughts on how YOU can use these techniques.

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There are lots and lots of benefits about planning in the future. However, being in the present is also really important for your nervous system—reminding your nervous system, it's safe. It doesn't have to worry about the threats that it perceives in the past or in the future, because none of those threats exist when you are in the here and now.

On this episode of Building Resilience, I'm going to explain the explain a tool called "the five channels", originally coined by Bebe Hansen (if you like my interpretation, please check hers out too!). How can you figure out what channel is right for the right moment? And how can switching channels be a game changer?

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And now, for a bit of a different episode.

Once upon a time, there was a pink ball—and a little girl who loved it. One day it drifted out to sea...or so she thought. On today's episode I tell a treasured story from my life about personal symbols, and what we can take from the stories we share.

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The human brain is an amazing thing. Arguably one of the most amazing things about it is its ability to adapt to the situations we put it in. That's called "neuroplasticity".

Learning about the brain can actually help us understand how the brain functions (even when things are okay) what you can do to boost, to change, to improve, and even protect your brain.

Our brain health is so key to our quality of life—it's really key to our physical health, our relationships, our overall resilience. That's why today I wanted to talk a bit more about neuroplasticity with you.

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The other day I came across a quote: "Don't take criticism from someone you would not go to for advice". It was such a good quote, I knew a social media post alone wouldn't suffice—I had to make it a whole podcast episode.

Taking criticism and advice are two sides of the same coin, but at their core, they aren't really that different. Anybody can offer you words—you then get to decide how you interpret those words.

On today's epsiode of Building Resilience, we talk about advice and criticism. How are they the same? How are they different? And what does all of this have to do with slime?

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What if changing your mindset was the only step you needed to take to change your life?

If you know anything about the placebo effect (or if you listen to my podcast) you know by now that our brains are an amazing thing, yes, but they can be heavily influenced.

On today's episode of Building Resilience, I'm going to talk about mindset: the things you can feed your brain to really make a difference, and the simple steps you can take to shape your reality by shaping your thoughts.

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I get a lot of questions from you, my lovely listeners—so I've decided to do a couple of question and answer episodes!

Today I've got four questions from both my clients and my listeners—if you've got questions, make sure to submit yours for a future episode at leah@leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com or send me a DM on social media!

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I get a lot of questions from you, my lovely listeners—so I've decided to do a couple of question and answer episodes!

Today I've got more questions from both my clients and my listeners—if you've got questions, make sure to submit yours for a future episode at leah@leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com or send me a DM on social media!

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Usually, when you hear someone like me say the word "validation", you probably already think you know what I'm about today. "Don't seek validation from others", right?

Well, yes. But not exactly.

Validation plays an important part of all of our lives. It helps us know how we're doing—and I don't necessarily think external validation is a bad thing. Make sure to listen to learn about healthy validation, and what benefits can come from using it well.

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Something new or scary happens in your life—new job, financial trouble, you name it. Your brain's natural reaction might be to worry about it.

But what if I told you that worry is actually really desctructive and frankly, not even necessary?

On this episode of Building Resilience, we're going to talk about worry. What is it (vs. what we THINK it is), why do human brains do it, and what can we do to kick worry to the curb forever?

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Discovering who you are and who you want to be is potentially one of the most important things we do in this life—and Tyson Bradley knows how to do it.

Tyson Bradley is the future #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the book Discover Your Inherent Identity: A Simple And Effective Way To Create Change And Make It Last. He is happily married and the proud father of 2 redheaded girls. He has studied mindset and behavior change over the past 10 years and has finally cracked the code on the fastest way to make habits happen.

Visit Tyson's website and get his free tool to change your habits at inherentidentity.com.

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One thing I talk about all the time (because I truly believe in it and do it myself!) is the power of journalling! While it might be just writing things on paper, science shows it actually does more than you might think—and the benefits can be profound.

On this episode of Building Resilience, we talk about the proven benefits of writing in a diary. I'll give you some tips and techniques of how to make the most out of your experience (as I said, I've been doing this for quite a while now!), some things to think about while you're journaling, and some novel ideas to improve your outcomes.

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I'm a big reader, and every once in a while I come across an idea or a book that I just HAVE to share with everybody. When it has to do with my clients or listeners, even more so! Today's one of those days.

The book "The Gap and the Gain" by Dan Sullivan really hit me hard—and as soon as I read about the concept I just knew you all would love it.

In a nutshell, there are two sort of mindsets we can be in, "the gap" and "the gain". When we're in "the gap", our thoughts tend toward thinking what we lack, while in "the gain", we think of our potential and what we've already got. The best part? Our situation doesn't have to change in order to switch mindsets—which means that those thoughts are completely within our control.

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Last week, I shared an episode called "The Gap and the Gain", which follows the premise of an excellent book with the same title by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy. I recommend listening to that episode first if you haven't heard it yet, but if you haven't heard it yet, the gist is this: you can have a "gap" mindset of what you lack, or a "gain" mindset of your potential. 

In this episode, we talk about ways to stay in that more positive "gain" mindset—seven questions you can ask yourself to be exact!

Here's a link to this week's download:

https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.ck.page/43acf7a671

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Even though we all know lying isn't good, many of us are guilty of the odd lie. However, it may not be your loved ones or your boss you're lying to—it might just be yourself!

Lying to ourselves can be a coping mechanism that keeps us from achieving our full potential, but truly facing what some of those lies can be and getting ahead of them can be a real game changer. Today we'll be talking about 5 common lies we tell ourselves, how to face them, and "truths" we can tell ourselves instead!

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Jocelyn Patten has lived for many years with serious mental illness. Touching on depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia, Jocelyn gives a deeper look into life with mental illness—both for those dealing with it themselves, but also for loved ones dealing with mental illness second hand. On top of that, she is my cousin! And I have often enjoyed writing she has done in the past.

On today's episode, we talk about some of her struggles, including what inspired her to write her book, how she is trying to help remove the stigma against mental illness, and some of the personal insights from dealing with these struggles.

You can find Jocelyn's website at jocelynpatten.com and get her book, Love and Theft: A Memoir of Mental Illness, on Amazon.

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As parents, we have a lot of jobs. Keep our kids safe, make sure they're fed, make sure they're educated, and so, so many other things. However, we're not actually raising kids—we're raising adults. And few things are more important than raising a resilient adult.

Today, we'll talk about how our kids don't actually have it easier, why we need to let our kids feel ALL of their emotions, and some strategies to raise some truly resilient adults.

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"I wake up to another day filled with anxiety. I've been dealing with morning anxiety for a while now, and it's really starting to take a toll on me. I know I need to do something to change it, but I'm not sure where to start."

Does this sound like you? You're in the right place!

In this episode you will learn how to manage morning anxiety and start your day off right. Stick around to discover why mornings are harder for people who experience anxiety, how exercise and movement can help ease anxiety symptoms, and how journaling can help challenge negative thoughts and explore fears.

"The goal of meditation practice is to be aware and to observe and to notice thoughts, feelings, body states without reacting to them or believing them to be true. You're simply watching your thoughts."

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Wow, 100 episodes!

It's been an honor and privilege to be sharing with you every week on the Building Resilience podcast for 100 straight episodes. I'm so excited to be at episode 100 and I look forward to continuing to work on the podcast. It's one of my favorite things to do!

To celebrate that, I'm going to fill your back pocket with 20 thoughts to pull out whenever you need them—your mental Swiss Army Knife. If you're struggling, you'll have just 20 micro doses to keep you going. 

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