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Where have I been, and where am I going? I've been on hiatus for a bit and will be on hiatus for a bit longer, so that's the question that I'm answering on today's podcast, where I explore what it's like to walk through "liminal space" in your life (periods of uncertainty, things falling apart, that are not necessarily "crisis" but are a time of treading water and being in the "in-between" of where you have been and what comes next). 

Feeling stuck in the busy-hustle-burnout cycle? I’ve been there, too--and I’ve been leveraging the tools that I’ve learned from the psychology of courage and neuroplasticity to shift out of productivity, and into creativity. (Or, at least, to be able to discern the difference between the two and when one is more needed, than the other!).  If you’ve felt like your efforts to stop being so busy always seem to fail, definitely listen in to this special Courage Habit-focused episode that’s now part of the Your Courageous Life podcast. Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-productivity-creativity The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

Starting the path to change isn’t enough--we also need to start cultivating accountability for ourselves. We can use habit-formation and the brain’s capacity for neuroplasticity there, too. In this Courage Habit focused episode, Kate + co-host Andy Sewell look at how to create community and how that ties in to courage.  Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-creating-accountability The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

Okay, but how do we respond to criticism and critique? And how do we know when we’re triggered because someone’s being unkind, versus because someone’s telling us a truth that we really need to hear? In this special Courage Habit episode, we’re digging into the very real experience of navigating criticism, whether our own or someone else’s.   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-responding-to-criticism   The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

Change your mindset, and you change your life--that’s the powerful premise that neuroplasticity offers us, and we can use this in order to shift away from fear-based thinking to find more courage. In this episode, we use real examples to talk about how you can shift your thinking using the power of cognitive reframing (a clinically validated approach to behavior change!).   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-reframe-stories   The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

Ever struggled to change a habitual reaction? In this episode from the Courage Habit series, Kate + Andy look at habitual reactions and how to shift those reactions in order to develop more courage. We’re getting into the nitty-gritty of what it means to create long term change through the brain’s capacity for neural plasticity. Looking at your current reactions is a helpful jumping off point for seeing what else is possible.   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-tell-your-story The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

It’s time to start listening to what your fear has to say--wait, what? This might surprise you, but there’s a very real reason why you need to listen to what your fear is saying: it has a message. The critical piece, however, is that you listen without attachment. In other words? Don’t believe that what your fear says, is automatically true. We’re going through some real examples of this in the 4th part of the Courage Habit series, part of a special 9-part series that is newly added to the Your Courageous Life podcast.   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-habit-formation   The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

The inner critic is your best friend--with a lousy skill-set! That’s what we’re digging into in the 3rd part of the 9-part Courage Habit series (part of the Your Courageous Life podcast!). If you’ve felt like your internal critic has had a hold on you for far too long, listen in to hear how you can shift your relationship with your critic (and your fear). These skills are applicable to anywhere where you struggle with criticism.   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-inner-critic   The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

In the second part of the 9-part Courage Habit series, we’re talking about how you can integrate meditation and mindfulness practices into your life (even when you’re feeling resistant) and how to directly dialogue with the internal critic so that you don’t get hung up on internal criticisms.   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-meditation   The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

The Your Courageous Life podcast is debuting a special series that tackles lessons from my book, The Courage Habit. I’m partnering with my friend Andy Sewell, and we’re going through different lessons from The Courage Habit to talk about how you’d apply them in your life--when you’re getting overwhelmed and stressed and afraid, how do you literally stop, pause, not get pulled into that overwhelm and fear?   In the first of this 9-part Courage Habit series, we’re talking about how stress can trigger fear-based habits, and how to recognize that process so that you can interrupt the fear-based habits and create courage-based habits, instead.   Listen here: https://www.yourcourageouslife.com/courage-habit-podcast-origins-and-opportunities   The Courage Habit episodes are a 9-part series co-hosted with Andy Sewell ( @notandysewell ) of Audio Ephemera. These episodes are provided as a special series through the Your Courageous Life podcast.

How do you reset your life after a big transition, while honoring the places you’ve been and paths you’ve walked? As I celebrate the 100th episode of the Your Courageous Life podcast, I’m offering a metaphor for how we can think of this time of pre- and post-pandemic transition, and sharing the three essential pieces that you need when you reset your life to pave the way for a new beginning. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin.  Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com.  Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous.  The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

It is said that one of the most important things we can do when we have a bad day, is have a process to reset ourselves so that one bad day doesn’t become a whole string of them. But how, exactly, do we get conscious and actually do that? This podcast episode walks you through the things to do--actual actions to take--to turn around a bad day. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin.  Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com.  Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous.  The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

Got an annoying coworker? A rude teenager? A partner with whom you’re always arguing? A friend who you’ve become distant from? Most of us *say* that we want to create better relationships, but we don’t always know how to do that in practice--especially if we have conflict with someone else. It’s normal for human relationships to encounter conflict, and how we navigate that conflict will say everything about what happens for two people, next. Let’s talk about the behaviors that do (and don’t) work to create better relationships. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin.  Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com.  Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous.  The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

Narcissism and gaslighting are terms that are being thrown around more and more in popular culture--and they’re not always being accurately applied, which means that sometimes conflict is increased rather than diffused. In this podcast episode, I break down these two terms and how we can be aware of narcissism and gaslighting behaviors, and apply these terms accurately to resolve, rather than inflame, conflict in relationships. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin.  Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com.  Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous.  The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

Committed to being offended? What’s that? It’s what’s going on in those relationships where no matter what you do, no matter how much you stretch or bend or try to make things work, the person interprets everything you’re doing through the lens of thinking you’re rude...and getting offended. Today’s podcast episode breaks down the signs that this is happening--and how to respond from a place of courage. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin.  Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com.  Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous.  The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

It’s painful, but true--sometimes, you get happier, but people resent your happiness. When people resent your happiness, you may be struggling with knowing what to do. How do you maintain what you’ve worked for and created, without losing the connection with that person? Today’s podcast looks at how to navigate the tricky terrain of handling people who resent your happiness. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin. Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com. Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous. The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

Want to know what it really takes to achieve your goals and become one of those people who sets their mind to do something and then 100% follows through? Let’s talk about the commitments and mindset you need to make goal-fulfillment a real and resonant part of your life. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin. Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com. Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous. The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

At some point, everyone experiences resistance--so how do you overcome resistance so that it no longer stops you? Just telling the resistance to take a hike isn’t enough. We’ve got to go a level deeper, into understanding why the resistance is there in the first place, and the needs it’s trying to get met. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin. Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com. Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous. The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

Okay, this is one of those episodes you bookmark--it’s full of suggestions for immediate, here-and-now, applicable and immediate stress relief. When the overwhelm is piling up, the stress is high, the fear is screaming, you need tools for immediate stress relief. This podcast episode goes over what those tools are and how to use them so that you can start feeling better, now. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin. Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com. Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous. The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.

We know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and that’s definitely true when it comes to stress--so what can we do to eliminate daily stressors that add up? How can we stop the stress overload, before it starts and takes root? Today’s podcast is all about actionable strategies to eliminate daily stressors before they can overwhelm you. Get subscriber-only bonus content at YourCourageousLife.com/begin. Learn more about the Courageous Living Program by going to CourageousLivingProgram.com. Connect on Instagram by going to Instagram.com/katecourageous. The Courage Habit is available on Amazon.