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Rewiring Your Brain Using Gratitude With Nancy Davis Kho: Mother of Reinvention Episode 4
If, like me, you’ve ever had a bit of a cynical attitude about gratitude journals and other thankfulness projects, this episode is for you! The year she turned 50, writer and podcaster Nancy Davis Kho embarked on an ambitious project: to write thank-you letters to 50 people who had impacted her in both positive and negative ways, ultimately helping to shape her life. That undertaking eventually became a book: The Thank you Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude At A Time. In today’s episode of The Mother of Reinvention Show, Nancy and I discuss “milestone” birthdays, how to rewire your brain toward positivity, how gratitude helps strengthen resilience and…
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Embracing What’s Next with Jessica Ashley: The Mother of Reinvention Show, Ep. 1
“I literally screamed like my limbs were being pulled off of me.” That’s how Jessica Ashley – now a divorce coach and creator of Single Mom Nation, a resource and podcast for single moms of all kinds, reacted when she first began her divorce journey. In the ensuing 13 years, Jessica has learned now only how to create a bigger, happier, healthier life for herself and her kids, but she’s also taken what she’s learned and applied it to helping other women in transition. In the very first episode of The Mother of Reinvention Show, I talk with Jessica, a longtime friend, about reinventing your life through changing relationships, and…
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self-deprivation, motivation, and the power of telling your reinvention story
My guess is that those who have the best success with restrictive programs are also pairing them with a mindset of opportunity and possibility. They're not just giving up booze or Starbucks for 30 days; they're making a concrete plan for what they'll do with the extra money and time they "find." They're mentally filling the void left by the limitation, so that they're running TOWARD toward something they want...not just AWAY from something they don't.
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developing a pandemic-proof home yoga practice
With yoga studios offering more virtual options than ever before, now is the best time to develop a home yoga practice. Here's why to start - and how.
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how (and why!) to create a home yoga studio
Thinking of starting a home yoga practice? Props, music, and more can help you set the stage to
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you can always go to the mat.
"Just go to the mat" is a great metaphor for the rest of life, isn’t it? If you know you can always rest, or take a step back, or crouch down in the middle of whatever hard thing you’re doing and put your forehead on the floor — without feeling like a failure — it makes that hard drive toward a big goal feel so much more doable. It takes away some of the fear and the doubt.
