Best Dr Amy Backos Podcasts (2024)

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62. Why you need to be walking with other women 23:33

19h ago23:33

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Send us a Text Message. I have learned so much about myself and others and the world by going on walks with other women. This episode is all about why we need to be walking with other women, what we should be talking about with them. No shock you have to put your phone away when you walk! I give some love to those women who walked with me and inspi…

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Ep. 61 Avoid this One Thing to get Your Emotional Needs Met 19:23

7h ago19:23

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Send us a Text Message. Nostalgia is a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for a return to simpler times, or some past period that really is irrecoverable. The condition no longer exists, and it probably didn't exist like you remember anyway. Learn how to reflect on the past in a healthy, holistic way. Manage your mind and use nostalgia and…

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60. Dialectics, Contradictions, & Your "Aide Memoire" 22:11

3d ago22:11

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Send us a Text Message. Hurry! The doors to the Paris Retreat are closing! Secure your spot now for the ultimate glow up! "If we can learn to deal with our discomfort and just relax into it, we will have a better life." -Mellody Hobson Being able to hold two contradictory ideas within ourselves is incredibly empowering. Being psychologically flexib…

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59. Women Supporting Women - Your Role 33:27

16d ago33:27

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Send us a Text Message. “A mentor is someone who allows you to know that no matter how dark the night, in the morning, joy will come. A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when something becomes hidden to your own view.” This quote from Oprah Winfrey starts off today's episode all about being an ally, a mentor, and a…

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58. Overcoming your biggest mental hurdle 26:22

17d ago26:22

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Send us a Text Message. "If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough." You've probably heard that quote out of a lot of people's mouths, but do you know who said it first? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Have you ever noticed your "eyes are bigger than your stomach?" Ever take on a big project and lose steam half way through? This episode is ho…

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57. Holistic Love and Your Creative Process 20:56

25d ago20:56

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Send us a Text Message. "I was always looking outside of myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within and it is there all the time." This quote comes from Anna Freud...yes, daughter of Sigmund Freud. She's an Austrian-British psychoanalyst, and she has delivered a powerful message here that it's always there. What we need for confid…

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56. Tell me a story - why your brain craves a new story 26:51

1M ago26:51

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Send us a Text Message. "The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling." This quote is from Zainab Salbi and she has spent her life advocating for marginalized communities. She is an Iraqi American journalist and a humanitarian, and she's used storytelling as a means of inspiring and empowering…

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55. Minute by Minute, You Accomplish Your Purpose 31:00

2M ago31:00

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Send us a Text Message. "Every minute of every hour of every day. You are making the world just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style.." This quote is from Rebecca Solnit. She's a writer, a historian, and an activist. Our episode off today all about the benefits of slowing down, and living in…

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54. BONUS Guided Meditation: Loving Kindness 20:39

2M ago20:39

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Send us a Text Message. This bonus track is the Loving Kindness Meditation. You can lay down, relax, turn this on before you go to sleep at night, or you can set up some art supplies and respond however you like through the creative process. If you'd like to do a shorter meditation, you can stop at the short musical interlude. If you'd like to go a…

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53. The Neurobiology of Loving Kindness 23:46

2M ago23:46

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Send us a Text Message. My wish for you is that you continue, continue to be who and how you are to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. -Maya Angelou Have you reserved your spot yet for the Vibrant Vision Workshop? If not, what are you waiting for? This is your opport…

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52. Anniversary Party 19:35

2M ago19:35

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Send us a Text Message. "I want to build a community where women of all races can communicate and continue to support and take care of each other. I want to give women a space to feel their own strength and tell their stories." -Beyoncé Join the Vibrant Vision Free Workshop! https://moderncreativewoman.com/webinar/ And today it's an audio celebrati…

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51. Slowing Cellular Aging ALSO Relieves Anxiety 29:25

3M ago29:25

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Send us a Text Message. May I be healthy, safe and strong. May you be healthy, safe and strong. May all beings on planet Earth be healthy, safe and strong. May all beings throughout all time and space be healthy, safe and strong. This episode is all about peace and loving kindness. What if I told you I had a magic formula that could lessen your sel…

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50. We might hate it when our friends become successful 25:24

3M ago25:24

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Send us a Text Message. "You can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean and a sea." C. Joybell C. Why do we seek change? Behavioral psychology says there's two reasons we might want to change. One is to remove discomf…

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49. Polar Bears and the "Dis-ease" of Overthinking 20:42

3M ago20:42

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Send us a Text Message. We make ourselves suffer the more we think, and when we live in our heads, we're missing all the feelings, all the experiences, and all the other sensations that we have available to us. Over-thinking leads to "dis-ease". Over-thinking means relying on this one aspect of our human experience, (our brain) to the exclusion of …

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48. Burnout & Putting Yourself to Bed on Time 29:08

3M ago29:08

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Send us a Text Message. Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. Maya Angelou Welcome to the Modern Creative Woman, where we explore the power of creativity through neuro aesthetics, art therapy and innovat…

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47. Wonder Woman and Why it's Finally Time to Visit a Museum 26:09

3M ago26:09

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Send us a Text Message. "There is widespread agreement that art is very important, but it can be remarkably difficult to say quite why." This quote from Alain de Botton starts off today's episode all about the seven functions of art that you can use in your everyday life. Art as therapy postulates that creativity and art making is inherently human.…

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46. Coloring Outside the Lines: Navigating Ambiguity with Creativity 17:26

4M ago17:26

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Send us a Text Message. "I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way, things I had no words for." Georgia O'Keeffe How does your brain respond to ambiguity? Science and art have a lot to say about this! Ambiguity is really just the quality of being open to more than one interpretation. Ambiguity is really just…

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45. Are you Thinking like an Artist? 25:49

4M ago25:49

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Send us a Text Message. Creativity is not the problem. You and all of humankind are naturally and inherently creative. We have lots of creative ideas every day, and yet we have thoughts that stop us from taking internal and external action on our creative ideas. This episode is all about new ways to react to creative ideas. If you are considering h…

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44. Sculpting Success: Crafting Your Mind for Creative Brilliance 15:16

4M ago15:16

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Send us a Text Message. To think like an artist is to make contact with your intuitive spirit of exploration. This week's podcast is all about how to think like an artist. Welcome to the modern creative woman. Explain the art and science of creativity. We can be more authentic, more self expressive, and being in the present moment helps make the wo…

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43. From Stuck to Unstoppable: The Art of Change 28:30

4M ago28:30

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Send us a Text Message. We change over time. Sometimes in dramatic ways where we make a big life change, and other times we change intentionally in small ways that lead to something big later on. And we're always just changing naturally. To live our life is to evolve, and if we try to avoid changing, we really get stuck. It leads to a whole differe…

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42. How Desire Shapes Creative Vision 21:24

5M ago21:24

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Send us a Text Message. “Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.” This quote from Helen Keller starts off our episode all about desire. We're talking today about using your creative mind to understand this deeper perspective of your desires, your dreams, your wishes. We'll talk all about desire, some of the upsides and the down…

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41. Artistic Alchemy: From Prometheus to Art Therapy Barbie 27:21

5M ago27:21

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Send us a Text Message. The birth of creativity came when humankind got fire. Or so the legend goes about Prometheus, who stole the lightning bolt from Zeus and gave it to humankind. Today we are talking all about creation, creativity, and what it means to be a creator. Welcome to The Modern Creative Woman, exploring the art and science of creativi…

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40. The Art of Self-Leadership: 8 Strategies to Lead with Confidence 19:42

5M ago19:42

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Send us a Text Message. Would you describe yourself as a leader? Maybe a self leader? You are! Today we're talking about eight powerful ways that we express leadership. This is also a bit of a swan song to women leaders around the world, including my mom, who's got some bang up advice for dealing with tricky situations. Support the Show. Watch the …

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39. Game Changers: Self-Leadership Lessons from Women's Sports Psychology 13:19

5M ago13:19

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Send us a Text Message. What have been your game changing attitudes? Today we're talking about how sports psychology and some of the modern updates to it are redefining self leadership for women. Sports psychology is full of strategies to help people visualize their success in their performance on the field. It's a subset of psychology that began a…

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38. You Need to be CEO of Your Life: 10 Power Moves 18:18

6M ago18:18

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Send us a Text Message. How do you lead yourself? Do you like the way you do it? Are you a good boss? We're talking today all about how to craft your destiny using the art of self leadership. And a modern, creative woman who is a self leader is unapologetically authentic and fearlessly pursuing her passions and empowering others to do the same. Tha…

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37. Oops, I Did It Again: Lessons I Just Can't Seem to Master 29:25

6M ago29:25

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Send us a Text Message. What are the lessons that you keep learning over and over again? Today I'll be sharing two of my lessons that I seem to keep having to learn. Welcome to the modern Creative Woman exploring the art and science of creativity. This is the podcast for women who want to elevate their creativity and start applying creative thinkin…

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36. Only Two Kinds of Behavior (Part 2) 22:08

6M ago22:08

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Send us a Text Message. Our relationship with ourselves is the longest lasting and closest of all our relationships. Perhaps you are best friends with yourself, or perhaps you feel really ill at ease. This episode outlines the internal behaviors you might want to consider to build a stronger relationship with yourself. This is a two part episode of…

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35. Only Two Kinds of Behavior (Part 1) 20:46

6M ago20:46

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Send us a Text Message. When our choices and actions line up with what is most important to us, we feel good. It's like we're living our purpose and enjoying our lives when we take those kinds of actions. Today's episode is all about aligning our behavior. This episode is a two part series on behavior. Today we are talking about external behavior, …

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34. Creativity and the Scientific Method 20:33

7M ago20:33

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Send us a Text Message. Ever wonder what to believe? Me too. An abundance of scientific literature is truly a great thing, and yet we all need some help in carefully selecting what we consume to avoid being swept away by wishful thinking or pseudoscience. There are many ways of knowing and in this episode I am talking about the scientific method. I…

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33. Creative Emotion Regulation Strategies 26:03

7M ago26:03

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Send us a Text Message. Emotions are like the weather and we are the sky. The weather comes and goes but we as the sky are constant. This episode is all about the psychology of dealing with the metaphoric, turbulent weather of unwanted emotions, and how you can best choose the coping strategies that will help you in the moment. This episode is all …

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32. The Most Powerful Creative Position 16:47

7M ago16:47

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Send us a Text Message. What time is it? It's the new Year, and it's time to take stock of your life and make your creative plans. Temperatures might be dropping, but it is the season to heat up your creativity. 7s Welcome to the modern creative woman exploring the art and science of creativity. This is the podcast for women who want to elevate the…

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31. The Brain Body Connection is a Myth 26:45

7M ago26:45

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Send us a Text Message. Have you heard the brain body connection? Many people believe that the two are connected and that concept is so outdated. It's time we got to the heart of the matter. This week we are talking all about the myth of the mind body connection and how making contact with the present moment helps us see the illusion of connection …

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30. How to Get Out of a Hole 31:08

7M ago31:08

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Send us a Text Message. The first law of holes says, if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. The second law of holes is to notice that when you stop digging, you're still in a hole. These rules about holes were first popularized in 1911, in the Washington Post. And of course, there's been lots of variations. We're talking today about how to s…

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29. Create Your Life in Context 20:43

8M ago20:43

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Send us a Text Message. Women are not the content of their thoughts or feelings or memories or actions. Whether we are the consciousness, experiencing or observing our thoughts and feelings and memories. This is my definition of our observing self, and that's what we'll be talking about today. If you have yet to listen to last week's episode, I enc…

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28. Making Contact: Why you Need Present Moment Awareness 22:15

8M ago22:15

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Send us a Text Message. There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. So today is the right day to love, to believe, and to mostly just live. This quote from the Dalai Lama speaks to us today about presents. Welcome to the modern creative woman exploring the art and science. …

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27. Creative ways to Overcome Your Blocks 21:26

8M ago21:26

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Send us a Text Message. Ever have a block like a writer's block and artist's block? Maybe even a decision block? You might feel like something is holding you back. Maybe you're the person who freezes up or distracts themselves or procrastinates. Or maybe you're a person who moves about frantically doing a lot of unproductive things. Today we're tal…

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26. The Fountain of Youth: Is Your Bestie the Magic Ingredient? 22:49

8M ago22:49

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Send us a Text Message. Let's talk friendships. Think of your bestie. Who's your best friend? Aren't they amazing? Now think of a casual friend. Someone you see only occasionally, or you have not such a deep connection with. And now think of a distant social relationship. Maybe like your barista. Research has demonstrated that all of these kinds of…

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25. Self Appreciation before Appreciating Others 20:57

9M ago20:57

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Send us a Text Message. Gratitude allows us to make contact with the present moment. It opens our eyes to the possibility of our own creativity. And gratitude also puts us in contact with our intuition and our inner wisdom. Today, we're talking about the practical ways that you can use gratitude to foster your inner and outer peace. If you have yet…

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24. How to Make Gratitude Your Core Strength 21:03

9M ago21:03

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Send us a Text Message. There's a really unique way. I want you to think about gratitude. Gratitude is both a state and a trait. For example, you could be in a state of happiness because something happened. You could also have a trait of happiness where you just kind of lean towards happiness. You put a lot of time and attention into that experienc…

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23. Gratitude & Perspective 22:17

9M ago22:17

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Send us a Text Message. Join the 21 DAY GRATITUDE CHALLENGE! Build your inner peace. And from a place of gratitude, we really can continue to work towards family, community and world peace. When we feel settled, we choose actions towards peace. So if you're interested, you can consider this challenge as your commitment to embark on a path of gratit…

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22. Cultivating Creative Spirit 10:15

9M ago10:15

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Send us a Text Message. What would your creative spirit say? Have you chatted with her lately? Let's talk about what that means to be in alignment with your creative spirit. And sometimes it is the way through a hectic season of our lives, a busy day at work or with family. And it's certainly a way to connect when we're feeling the stress from the …

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21. My Brain-Hack Burnout Solution 16:37

10M ago16:37

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Send us a Text Message. Yes or no? What is your go to answer? If you find that you are saying yes to things you know are burning you out, and you're saying no to the things that would truly enrich your life. This episode is for you. I'm really excited to talk with you about yes and no. And I'm going to teach you a powerful tool that you can use rig…

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20. How to Get Out of Your Own Way 26:35

10M ago26:35

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Send us a Text Message. In acceptance and commitment therapy, we have a great metaphor for how to get out of our own way. It's essentially the idea of taking your brain for a walk. So if you can imagine yourself like you're walking the dog but you're walking your brain, it's about letting that active, busy, chattering part of our brain come along w…

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19. Hindsight is 20/20: A Journey through Positive Psychology and Imaginary Hindsight 22:43

10M ago22:43

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Send us a Text Message. Creativity connects to everything! This episode explores the intersection between positive psychology, creativity, and personal growth. Positive psychology emphasizes well-being, happiness, and personal growth as well as subjective well-being, positive emotions, character strengths, resilience, and flourishing, all of which …

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18. Stop Withholding Acceptance from Yourself 23:39

10M ago23:39

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the modern creative woman exploring the art and science of creativity! Acceptance is not love. You love a person (including yourself) because they have lovable traits. But you accept everybody, (including yourself) just because we're alive and we're human. This is a quote from psychologist Albert Ellis and this ep…

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17. The Emotional Cycle of Change: Overcoming the Valley of Dispair 24:34

10M ago24:34

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the Modern Creative Woman, exploring the art and science of creativity. This week is all about the Emotional Cycle of Change: Uninformed Optimism, Informed Pessimism, the Valley of Despair, Informed Optimism (hopeful realism), and Success. What can you learn from your past Valleys of Despair to help you move forwa…

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16. Practice Makes Change: The Art of Creative Alignment 18:08

11M ago18:08

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Send us a Text Message. Feeling stuck or fearful of change? Wish there was a way to experiment with change in a safe and risk free way? Change can be scary, that's for sure. Do you ever wish you could experiment with change without the risk or the hassle of actually changing behaviors? You might be surprised that such a thing does exist and it far …

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15. Ditching the Norm: Creative Success Beyond SMART Goals 21:58

11M ago21:58

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Send us a Text Message. I always found SMART* goals boring and uninspiring. As a person who thrives on variety and inspiration, they just never motivated me in spite of my best efforts. Ever feel like something was wrong with you when you failed achieve or even forgot your SMART goals? Nothing is wrong with you! They were designed for a narrow and …

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14. Learning or Unlearning? 16:35

11M ago16:35

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Send us a Text Message. Can you actually unlearn? Probably not, but you can learn new skills and the ability to have a second thought when faced with triggers. This episode builds on Episode 13, if you have not listened to that one, go back and learn about the Trans-theoretical Model of Change before you go granular in what constitutes change and t…

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13. Embracing Fresh Starts: A Formula for Lasting Change 19:37

11M ago19:37

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Send us a Text Message. Ah, the allure of new beginnings – whether you love them or find them daunting, they're an integral part of life. In September, the promise of renewal and transformation is in the air. Despite January's title as the official New Year, this transitional period brings its own unique magic. Here is my four-part formula, a guide…

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