You’re in the right place if you’re tired of feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed. Or if your critical inner voice is the loudest voice in your head. Join me each week for actionable healthful and healing habits based in mental & emotional hygiene practices to help you turn your self-criticism into self-love, and along the way bring more freedom, serenity, resilience, and joy into your life! I’m Kate Hesse, I’m a mental & emotional hygiene coach and I’m thrilled to join you each week t ...
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Creating a Consistent Self-Care Routine - Ep33
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Creating a new habit often comes with challenges. But when the new habit you're trying to create is one we often view as non-essential, it adds even more of a challenge to the situation! In this episode we dive into tools and techniques to help you create a consistent self-care routine. And don't forget to get your copy of the free Self-Care Toolki…
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How to Use Productive Procrastination to Reclaim Your Time - Ep32
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It's normal and natural to need breaks. In fact, taking a break from a project can actually make you more productive by igniting your creative problem solving and allowing you to return to the project refreshed and reenergized. The problem isn't taking breaks, it's what you choose to do during those breaks! In this episode we're diving into product…
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How to Successfully Maintain Motivation Despite Challenges - Ep31
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When facing a project or task that feels challenging, it can be easy to lose motivation and drive. You might even find this causes certain projects or tasks to stagnate on your to-do list week after week, month after month, or perhaps even year after year. In this episode, we're diving into five tools and mindset shifts to help you maintain your mo…
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It can be really hard when we begin to suspect that we might be the problem in our lives. AND it can be incredibly liberating - because it means we're actually in control of fixing that problem when we recognize we're the cause of it! In this episode we dive into a few signs you might be the problem in your life, and the mindset that allows you to …
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Where to Focus Your Time & Energy to Maximize Productivity, Resilience, and Joy! - Ep29
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It's easy to get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life you forget to check in and determine if you're actually spending your time and energy in the best way possible for you. In this episode, we dive into several different filters you can use to determine the best use of your time and energy - not only maximizing your productivity, bu…
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How to Respond When You Get Resistance to Your Boundaries - Ep28
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Have you ever tried to draw a healthy boundary to protect your time, energy, or other resource, only to have someone react really negatively to it? Did you wonder why they reacted so poorly, and what the best way was to respond? In this episode we're diving into why people might react poorly to your boundaries - AND what do about it! Need help buil…
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How to Stop Procrastinating on Projects Outside Your Comfort Zone - Ep27
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Is there something in your life you keep putting off because it's outside your comfort zone? Do you know life would be better in some way - big or small - if you could finally just DO that thing? In this week's episode I'm covering five different tools and techniques to help you tackle projects outside your comfort zone with as much ease and confid…
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Regardless of how spiritual or religious you are, we all can experience spiritual burnout. In this episode, I cover several different reasons you might experience spiritual burnout as well as actionable tools and techniques to help you recover from it. Don't forget to grab this week's worksheet with everything you need to get started understanding …
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Confidently Speaking With Your Authentic Voice - Ep25
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If you listened to last week's episode and have gone through the steps to find your Authentic Voice, you're ready to take the next steps to learn how to speak it with confidence. In order to confidently speak with your authentic voice, you need to not only identify but also release the old stories which have been muffling that authentic voice. You …
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Let others know what you truly want and need when you find your authentic voice! - Ep24
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Have you ever found yourself saying - “it’s ok” or “it’s not a big deal” when in reality it really isn’t ok and it is a big deal? Maybe you find yourself fuming in frustration because you’re stuck at work alone finishing up a big project - after telling everyone you’d be ok if they went home to their families. Finding your authentic voice is learni…
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Mastering What It Means to Show Up For Yourself - Ep23
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How you show up is all about the way you interact and engage with the world around you as well as your own internal world. It includes the things you think, say, and do - and how you think, say, and do them. In this episode, we cover the different ways you can show up for yourself and others. How to know when you're showing up for yourself, and wha…
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Why It’s So Beneficial to Understand Your Stress Response - Ep22
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Baked into our brains is the desire to survive. And when we’re faced with something that could put our survival in jeopardy, our brain, and body, react by triggering a stress response which prepares us to best handle the threat. But whether you respond with the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response, understanding how you instinctively respond to …
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Sanity-Saving Tools to Stop Your Overthinking - Ep21
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If you struggle with overthinking, you're not alone. Whether you get stuck making even the smallest of decisions or find yourself in a mental loop of catastrophizing and picturing the worst case scenario, this episode has tools and techniques to help you break out of this mental pattern. As you shift out of overthinking, you're able to reclaim time…
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How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed by Your Social Obligations - Ep20
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Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by your social calendar. In this episode we're diving into the best way to manage all the social activities in your life without feeling overwhelmed. How you balance your social calendar and what "full" looks like is going to be as unique as you are. So grab this week…
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How Your Clutter May Be Hurting You - And What to Do About It! - Ep19
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Although we don't always think about it, there's a clear connection between disorganization and clutter in our physical world and disorganization and clutter in our mental world. If you're feeling stressed, scattered, frustrated, overwhelmed, or as though you just can't keep up with everything, this episode is for you! And bonus - when you get orga…
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Stop working hard and start taking breaks to be productive - Ep18
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In a nutshell, taking breaks actually helps you be MORE productive, not less. And working hard without breaks is a great way to be LESS productive. In this episode we dive into the the science and research behind taking breaks and the impact they have on your productivity. We also talk about how to make the most of your breaks so you can be your pr…
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The Opportunity & Invitation in Your Weaknesses - ep17
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Do you feel guilty because your mind keeps returning to thoughts of how you're failing instead of the positive thoughts you're "supposed" to think? Maybe you're feeling stuck or stagnant as though you can't make any progress in your life? If this sounds like you, it's possible you've fallen into the trap of "only thinking positive thoughts" You mig…
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Identifying the Right Resources for You and Preventing Information Overload! - Ep16
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We live in a time of constant access to more information than our grandparents could have ever dreamed of. But that also means it's incredibly easy to become overwhelmed by it all - especially if you're dealing with upheaval in your life and everyone is offering their own advice. You might also struggle to determine which resources are the right ch…
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Why the Moon Effects You and How to Work With It’s Cycles - Ep15
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If you're feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and burnt out, today's episode could be exactly what you need to help bring you back into balance! We have the ability to light up the night as bright as the middle of the day. But not only do we have a physiological response to the stages of the lunar cycle, we also can gain great benefit from learning to …
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What Grounding Is, Why You Need It, and How to Get Started! - Ep14
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You may have heard the term grounding before and even heard how important it is for your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. But like today's questioner, you might be confused by what exactly grounding is and why it's so important! Today I'm diving into the why behind the technique, what it is - and just as importantly - what it isn't - and …
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How to maintain focus when your mind starts to wander - Ep13
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It happens to the best of us. You sit down to work with the best of intentions but find your mind starts churning like a hamster on a wheel and suddenly you’re way behind the schedule you set for yourself. Maybe you sit down to a challenging project, and quickly find your mind is focused on anything but that project? Or perhaps there are a few proj…
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Remarkable Tools for Time Management - Episode 12
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If you feel like there's never enough time no matter how hard you try, and you're pretty sure you just need to discover the time management tool that helps other people stay on top of everything, this episode is for you! Today we're going beyond the standard time management techniques to get to the root of your time management problems. For many ye…
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If you feel like your emotions tend to run the show, and you're just along for the ride - like a small child holding the end of the leash for an excited and powerful dog - this episode is for you! Learning to control your emotions isn't about banishing anything you don't want to feel. Rather, it's about discovering how to step into the driver's sea…
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Magical Methods to Make Even Your Chores Enjoyable! - Ep10
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Let's be honest for a minute. Sometimes, no matter how much work we do to fill our lives with things we love, there will still be things we have to do, or experience, which we might otherwise wish to avoid. But that doesn't mean we can't still find a way to make those things enjoyable! In today's episode I cover several different methods to help ma…
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How to Shift Your Life When Everything Feels Like a Chore - Ep 9
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It’s a terrible feeling when you wake up knowing the only thing ahead of you is chores you need to struggle your way through until you fall back into bed at the end of the day. In today's episode we're discussing the different reasons why you might be feeling like this and the steps you can start taking to change it! I’ve created a checklist to go …
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The insidious impact of stress on your clear thinking! - Ep8
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For so many years I thought stress was what motivated me and kept me going. And while stress was helping my already overtaxed adrenal system keep me functioning in a somewhat normal manner, it was a short term solution that if I hadn't changed course could have only lead to adrenal fatigue (or worse). But even if stress is getting you moving, it is…
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The non-woo-woo reasons to trust your intuition - Ep7
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It's so easy to dismiss our intuition when we can't find a logical reason to follow it. And yet, if you take a few moments to Monday morning quarterback those decisions, you might start to realize your intuition actually was guiding you in the right direction. You know I'm big on the WHY behind the mental and emotional hygiene tools and techniques …
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Do you feel overwhelmed by your to-do list? Does it seem to only grow longer - not shorter? Do you wake up in the morning feeling a sense of anxiety, dread, or resentment at everything on your list? If you answered yes to any of those questions - today's episode is for you! We talk about how to tame your to-do list - and I offer a step-by-step proc…
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Who, and what, are you responsible for? - Ep5
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Do you feel like you're responsible for carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Do you struggle to say no to anyone or anything? Are you just exhausted by trying to be everything to everyone? In this episode I offer two powerful mindset shifts to help you begin to draw healthy boundaries and let go of what you are not responsible for. I…
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Where You’re Going Wrong with Your Self-Care Routine - Ep4
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If you've tried following one of those "must-do self-care checklists" and found that it just felt like more work than it was worth, chances are you weren't actually doing any true self-care! When self-care feel like a chore, it can be easy to skip it. But just like your phone needs to be plugged in to charge, you also need self-care to recharge you…
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Making New Year’s Resolutions You Can Keep - Ep3
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We all have the best of intentions when making New Year's Resolutions, and yet, research shows 80% of those resolutions will fail. Discover where you might be going wrong, and how to set yourself up for success - whether you call them New Year's Resolutions, or just plain old goals, in this episode we cover a framework to help you use goal setting …
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The Fastest Way to Reach Your Goals - Ep2
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So much in life is available at the touch of a button or swipe of a finger. It's totally understandable in this world of instant gratification that we're looking for the fastest way to reach our goals. Because let's be honest, for anyone who’s set a goal - or maybe New Year’s Resolution - and seen it fall be the wayside hours, days, or weeks later …
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Discover what Mental & Emotional Hygiene are and why they're so important to helping you live your best life. Hear my story from burnt out people-pleaser and perfectionist to waking up each morning to live my best life! And learn how the tools and techniques I'll be sharing in future episodes will help you quiet your critical inner voice - releasin…
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I’m excited to help you build your best life! - Ep0
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Learn what to expect in Solicited Advice to Live Your Best Life! And check out all podcast episodes plus get the transcripts and worksheets at: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/podcast. Music: https://www.bensound.comBy Kate Hesse | NourishNestBreathe
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