Best Sara Oliveri Olumbas Podcasts (2024)

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Part 2: How to Overcome Childhood Trauma 54:42

4+ y ago54:42

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This episode Chris Price and Omari Francis continue the conversation with Sara on overcoming childhood trauma. We delve deeper into how to overcome past trauma in order to create a thriving, happy adulthood. Specifically this show reveals how to develop a practice of self love; it’s both easier and harder than you think. You will also learn how and…

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How to Overcome Childhood Trauma 53:49

4+ y ago53:49

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Today Sara is joined by special guests Omari Francis and Chris Price: hosts of The Window Seat Podcast. Together with Omari and Chris, Sara discusses the reality of childhood trauma and how it often seems hopeless to recover to achieve a happy, thriving adulthood after such negative experiences. Omari shares his own story and the steps that have he…

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Why happy relationships are harder to achieve than a happy life - and how to bridge that gap! 45:14

4+ y ago45:14

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The science of positive psychology gives us clear data on the positive to negative emotional ratios that are necessary for a human being to report that they are thriving, and also the positive to negative emotional ratios that are necessary in order for humans to report that their relationship is thriving. And guess what? There is a huge difference…

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Happiness Lifehack #3: Thriving Requires Three Positives for every One Negative 38:58

4+ y ago38:58

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Research psychologist Barbara Fredrickson discovered that in order to thrive human beings require about three positive emotional experiences for every one negative emotional experience. Sara teaches us how to apply this data in order to tap into the 3:1 ratio for ourselves. This episode gives specific tools for increasing your positives, and dimini…

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Happiness Lifehack #2: You Must Prompt Your Brain Toward Positivity 27:08

5y ago27:08

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Naturally, our brains our wired to focus more heavily on the negative. We are more sensitive and attuned to what goes poorly than what goes well. While this bias may help us to survive, it severely inhibits our ability to thrive and feel happy. Today Sara teaches how to overcome the negativity bias with positive mental prompts. These prompts are a …

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How to Navigate a Breakup 46:25

5y ago46:25

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A breakup is almost never easy and nearly always painful. And yet it is such a consistent part of the human experience. Often we find ourselves stuck in a cycle of pain or regret post breakup. Or pressuring ourselves to find someone new as “proof” that we made the right choice. Today Washington, DC psychotherapist Anne Howard joins Sara to help us …

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How to Healthily Navigate (or date someone who is) Divorce 47:30

5y ago47:30

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Whether directly or indirectly, pretty much every life has been touched by a divorce. Today Sara is joined by local psychotherapist and coach, Robin Tucker, to talk about divorce. This episode answers everything from how to know if it’s time to get divorced, how to protect your children during a divorce, and even how to navigate dating someone who …

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How To Get Outside the Box of What is Possible for Your Life 45:48

5y ago45:48

45:48

Faith Hunter (international yoga and meditation instructor, influencer, authentic soul, and African American woman) joins This Miraculous Life to discuss how she created herself a life for which she had no blueprint. We learn from Faith how becoming hugely successful may, in fact, be about focusing our energy on everything but the ultimate success.…

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How to Become More Present and Less Distracted 47:04

5y ago47:04

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This episode Sara responds to a letter asking: how can I be less distracted by anxieties and thoughts about the past and future? Sara is joined by life coach and “presencing” expert Brian Piergrossi (www.Brianpiergrossi.com), author of The Big Glow & The Wow Of The Now, who teaches us that everything within the human experience is, indeed, happenin…

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Happiness Lifehack #1: Some Negativity is Essential, Some is Poison 17:18

5y ago17:18

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Today we learn a happiness lifehack: how to make space for the necessary negative emotions of navigating life’s ups and downs and how to distinguish those from the unnecessary negativity that will rob us of our potential for a happy life. Which is which? And how do we avoid the other? Tune in to find out! P.s. don’t forget to send us your own life …

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How to Tap Into the Science of Optimism When Things Go Right! 48:42

5y ago48:42

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Last episode we learned why the science of optimism matters in the face of difficulties and setbacks. This week we learn why it is also, and perhaps equally, relevant when things are going WELL. Sara teaches how optimistic thinking in the face of good things can enhance our overall life as well as our future outcomes. And most importantly, she teac…

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How to Tap Into the Science of Optimism When Things Go Wrong 48:08

5y ago48:08

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Today Sara delves into the science behind optimistic thinking and its power to prevent us from feeling stuck and helpless in our own lives. Together with Studio Engineer, Alexya Brown, Sara breaks down how all of us can prompt our brain to think more optimistically in the face of disappointing experiences. This episode clarifies why optimism is an …

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“Earned” Secure Attachment Style: What it is, and How to get it (for better relationships) 46:24

5y ago46:24

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How to Balance Creating Your Own Family, With Family of Origin 49:55

5y ago49:55

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How to Travel the World Without Money or a Partner 47:03

5y ago47:03

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How To Not Be an Asshole Boss 50:56

5y ago50:56

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How to Use Your Core Values to Make Choices 47:04

5y ago47:04

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How to Identify Your Core Values 48:03

5y ago48:03

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How to Change Your Attachment Style 49:11

5y ago49:11

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Today Sara is joined by psychologist Dr. Rebekah Montgomery - expert on attachment style. Attachment styles describe how we approach our closest, most intimate relationships: whether we feel comfortable and confident in them, whether we require constant reassurance, whether we prefer to keep people at arms length - or all of the above. Tune in to l…

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How To Tap Into Resources Besides Money 28:52

5y ago28:52

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The words “resources” and “money” are used interchangeably. This is a mistake. There are far more resources at our disposal than just money. Money is one resource, but it is far from the only one. In this show Sara breaks down her belief that money is not the only valuable resource and shares how to shift your thinking about resources. Finally Sara…

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How to Get Unstuck 53:25

5+ y ago53:25

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Do you ever feel like you are getting in your own way? Or at a stand still? This episode Sara teams up with life & achievement coach Craig Cassey to respond to a listener in need of strategies for overcoming self paralysis and progressing toward their goal in the face of fear. Sara and Craig share the five (plus) steps to take as soon we notice tha…

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You’re not working toward the prize; you are the prize. 20:49

5+ y ago20:49

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Today’s episode is part of Sara’s “Things I’ve Come to Believe” segment. In this short show Sara shares a truth that has revealed itself in her own life that helps her attune to the miraculousness IRL. Today she shares her realization that there is no prize we can work toward that is more grand than the prize of life itself. Thus, we are already ex…

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Things I’ve Come to Believe: You Have Agency 26:17

5+ y ago26:17

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Today’s episode marks the start of Sara’s new segment on This Miraculous Life called “Things I’ve Come to Believe.” In this short show Sara will share some fundamental truth that has revealed itself in her own life that allows her to attune to the miraculousness of life IRL. Today she shares why we must all remember that we are not victims of life.…

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How to Gain Good GRIT, and When GRIT can be Bad! 52:34

5+ y ago52:34

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Perseverance for deeply meaningful, long term goals is an essential life skill and essential component of thriving. We call it Grit. Today Sara is joined by Grit Expert: Caroline Adams Miller, author of Getting Grit and Goal Setting Professor at Wharton. Caroline helps Sara respond to a parent whose child is struggling with a disappointing setback.…

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We need to talk about suicide, self harm, and psychological struggle: Part 1. 54:27

5+ y ago54:27

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There are no “right” words to discuss suicide, self harm, and mental illness/ struggle. But, not talking about it is not the answer. Rather, not talking about it is dangerous, damaging, and perpetuates a culture that stigmatizes mental struggle and therefore accidentally increases shame, while decreasing access to support and help for everyone who …

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Bullying: How to Deal and Heal 54:26

5+ y ago54:26

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How do you deal with a bully at school or work? How will you help your child who is facing a bully? How can you fully recover from a childhood experience of receiving or even initiating cruel behavior? In today’s episode a group at all life stages, including Sara’s nephews age 8 and 13, help respond to a teenager who is being badly bullied. Listen …

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The Case for Celebrating Your Anxiety 49:47

5+ y ago49:47

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We spend a tremendous amount of time and resources trying to minimize and eliminate our anxiety - but is that even possible? What if living a life of bravery and growth naturally produces anxiousness? What then? While Sara believes in treating anxiety and examining its origins, she has also learned to celebrate and congratulate her own anxieties. L…

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The Year of NO! 50:10

5+ y ago50:10

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Sure, saying YES is sexier and more “positive” than saying NO. But mastering the skill of saying no is absolutely essential to living our best life. If we are not capable of giving clear and timely “no’s” then we will end up drained, overextended, and resentful. In this episode you will learn not only the benefit of saying no, but also 3 fail-proof…

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How to disentangle Weight from Worth 47:50

5+ y ago47:50

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Body weight is a focal point of our society to an extreme extent. So how can we continue to thrive when body weight is something that we are struggling with? In this episode Sara responds to a listener grappling with just that: “I am overweight, how to I keep from feeling worthless?” Joined by Andy Carton, who is a doctoral student in clinical psyc…

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Just because you are sad doesn’t mean you’re NOT happy 48:52

5+ y ago48:52

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We all have negative thoughts and emotions - they are part of the human experience. This episode, Sara hears from someone who is dealing with a breakup and seeking release from rumination and negative emotions like regret and jealousy. Sara takes this opportunity to teach us a little known truth: that negative emotion is not the absence of positive…

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Grandma’s Secrets to a Well-lived Life 50:45

5+ y ago50:45

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What is the secret to a well-lived life? How about a long marriage? What privileges and challenges do we have today that we did not have 60 years ago? In today’s episode we hear from Lorraine Mullaney, Sara’s grandma. Because who better to give life advice than a woman who has been alive and happy with her life for over 95 years? To be honest, Gran…

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How to Confidence: Science-based tips for tapping into your most confident self 49:32

5+ y ago49:32

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Have you ever felt like you lack confidence in your professional life? How about socially? In this episode, Sara hears from a listener who has experienced a major life event, the loss of her mother, and can’t seem to recover her spirit and confidence. Along with expert guest, Louisa Jewell, author of Wire Your Brian for Confidence, Sara discusses h…

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5 Things You Need to Know About Marriage 48:14

5+ y ago48:14

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Engaged? Married? Horrified to even consider your name near the word marriage? This episode has actionable advice for all of the above! The prolific life coach, Dr. LaVerne Adams, joins Sara to share her expertise in couples and pre-marital coaching as well as her own personal story of what she wishes she could have known prior to her young marriag…

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Networking Is Dead, Real Human Connection Is Alive & Well 49:50

5+ y ago49:50

49:50

Does networking really work? How do you avoid wasting hours of your valuable and scarce free time? Is it possible to grow your network or are you better off just making the best of things with people you already call friends? Ashtan Moore, co-founder of digital marketing agency Model B (and “master connector” in Sara’s opinion), joins Sara to discu…

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Part 2: How To Get a Career You Actually Like 52:19

5+ y ago52:19

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Rob Montz, founder of Good Kid Productions and local DC documentarian joins Sara on this episode as she continues to de-mystify the question of how one finds a career that they actually care about. Rob adds practical tips to the discussion and Sara describes how to harness the supportiveness of the universe. Founder of Full Service Radio, Jack Insl…

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How to Get a Career You Actually Like 39:44

5+ y ago39:44

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Do you ever wonder how in the world you are supposed to figure out a job that you will actually enjoy while still managing to pay all of your bills? Or maybe you feel pressure to pursue a certain type of job because it is what society deems as “professional.” Today Sara delves into how to eliminate distractions from the career conversation in order…

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The How and Why of Interracial Relationships 50:34

5+ y ago50:34

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Psychotherapist and expert in interracial relationships, Huma Sikandar, joins Sara once again to help fill in the gaps of WHY interracial relationships are different and HOW to navigate those unique challenges. During this show Huma shares tips that apply not just to romantic relationships, but also to your interracial friendships. This episode wil…

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How to Overcome Chronic Burnout and Reconnect with Self Worth 47:09

5+ y ago47:09

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Sara breaks down the root cause of chronic burnout and how to tame the beliefs and behavior patterns that drive it. Sara discusses her own battle with “contingent self worth” and then presents her original formula for finding freedom from the nagging need to be constantly doing, proving, or achieving. Surprisingly, Sara explains why we should all b…

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How to Navigate Interracial Relationships in Trump Era 46:42

5+ y ago46:42

46:42

How do we stay connected when our families are at odds? Are most people in America actually racist? How do we prevent people of color from having to carry the burden of discussing and standing up for racial justice? Together with interracial relationship expert, Huma Sikander, Sara responds to a listener who has reached out for advice about how to …

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Overcome Millenial Burnout 41:56

6y ago41:56

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Sara takes up Anne Helen Peterson’s insight-breaking Buzzfeed article on Milennial Burnout. Building on the article Sara shares what Millennial Burnout is and how it came to be. Then, Sara begins to step toward what the brilliant Buzzfeed article could not quite uncover - how to OVERCOME and free ourselves of this never-ending burnout cycle! Libera…

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How To Set a One Word New Year’s Resolution 46:12

6y ago46:12

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Sara shares how to get SO clear on your intention and resolutions for the coming year that you can distill it down into just one word. She also shares why and how taking this approach to resolutions is helpful. Can you accept her challenge to hone in on your one word?By Full Service Radio

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What to do When Your Partner is Not Out of the Closet 1:06:21

6y ago1:06:21

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This week’s episode begins with a question about how to create “love” and “space” with a partner who is not “out of the closet.” Together with two amazing guests: Louis Alloro, Positive Psychology doctoral student, and Melissa Sampson, critical care nurse, Sara provides tips and research to help the writer tap into love even amidst pain. Both Louis…

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How to Set Boundaries at the Holidays 48:19

6y ago48:19

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The holidays are expected to be a blissful, joy-filled, time of perfect baking, perfect decor, and perfect family/friend memories. But, in truth, it rarely works that way. This week Sara responds to questions about how to manage this division between the expectation vs. the reality of the holiday – including the essential step of learning how to se…

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What to do about an abusive relationship 57:29

6y ago57:29

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Have you ever had a friend in trouble, but not know how to help them? In today’s episode, Sara hears from someone who is concerned that a friend is going to get married to an abusive partner. Looking from the outside-in, it may be obvious how bad or dangerous a relationship has become. However, those involved may not be able to separate passion fro…

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How to Let Go of Looks 49:54

6y ago49:54

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Have you ever felt your insecurities run away from you? Or feel that your flaws were outside of your control? In this week’s episode, our writer, Ugly Duckling, expresses frustration that their appearance is affecting their life, especially professionally. The writer wonders how to make peace with the fact that they may receive fewer opportunitie…

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The Why of Relationships 45:09

6y ago45:09

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Have you ever looked around only to notice all of your friends are either married and talking about kids, or single and talking about getting married? You try to connect and understand them but something tells you that cookie cutter “find a mate, get married, have kids, live happily ever after" life just isn‘t for you. So... if that‘s not for you, …

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Dating and Compatibility 57:11

6y ago57:11

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Have you met someone attractive and charming, but still struggle to determine whether or not they are a compatible partner for you? Aren’t you supposed to just know when you’ve got a good catch? Not necessarily. When first meeting a potential partner, people may experience a range of emotions: excitement, nerves, lust, etc. Amongst these feelings…

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Social Media Sick 52:02

6y ago52:02

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"Have you ever felt like social media is sucking away your happiness? Sometimes it’s your best friend and makes a bad day brighter? But other times it’s your worst enemy and diminishes the joy in what would have otherwise been a great day!? In today’s episode Sara responds to a listener who is trying to navigate the comparison trap that social medi…

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Alone and Lonely 54:48

6y ago54:48

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Have you ever felt lonely? In a society that equates time with money, disdains idleness, and prizes social connections, for many, the simple state of being alone without other people around can be a foreign feeling. But does alone have to mean lonely? Today Sara hears from a career-focused individual who has a strong friend group and an array of so…

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Sleeping Around 54:05

6y ago54:05

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Pursuing sexual connection is a natural and exhilarating human inclination. However, humans are not only sexual creatures but emotional as well. Can sexual connection be conflated with emotional fulfillment? Does one impact the other? In this episode, Sara responds to a young woman who wants to enjoy her sexuality, but fears that having too many se…

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