RESOURCES:
Episode 44: Holiday Traditions
Episode 43: Holidays and Grief
Crisis hotline and other contact information: GriefandMourning.com
Grief: Causes, Types, Stages, How to Cope With It, and When to Get Help: https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/grief/
Holiday Grief: How to Cope With Loss During a Joyous Time: https://www.verywellmind.com/holiday-grief-how-to-cope-with-loss-during-a-joyous-time-6503042
Episode 42: Families, Boundaries, and Holidays, Interview with Ana Maldonado
Stop Walking on Eggshells (third edition) - Stop Walking on Eggshells:https://stopwalkingoneggshells.com/product/stop-walking-on-eggshells-third-edition
Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives by Pia Mellody: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/823467.Facing_Codependence
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61865476-codependent-no-more
Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are by Lysa TerKeurst: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60693459-good-boundaries-and-goodbyes
EMDR International Association Home | EMDR Practitioners: https://www.emdria.org
Welcome to EMDR.com - EMDR Institute - EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING THERAPY: https://www.emdr.com
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No - Boundaries Books: https://www.boundariesbooks.com/products/boundaries-updated-expanded-edition
Episode 41: Holidays and Self Care
Kacey Musgraves, Family is Family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQYYfwU83jw
5 Ways to Manage Your Mental Health During the Holidays: https://www.verywellmind.com/ways-to-manage-your-mental-health-during-the-holidays-6889414
Tips to help the holidays: https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/hating-thanksgiving-survival-tips-changing-traditions.html
How Self-Care Will Make Your Holidays Feel Better | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sustainable-life-satisfaction/202211/how-self-care-will-make-your-holidays-feel-better
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'Donohue: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1211497.To_Bless_the_Space_Between_Us
Episode 40: Inspirational Words
Inspiration: https://www.fastcompany.com/3051432/why-inspirational-quotes-motivate-us
Episode 39: Seasons of Sound, Interview with Julie Afsahi and Jessica Cross
Seasons of Sound | Sound Healing Book - Seasons of Sound: https://seasonsofsoundbook.com
Sound Baths in Austin - Sound for Stress: https://soundforstress.com
Yoga Studio in Round Rock, TX - Soul Strong Yoga: https://www.soulstrongyogatx.com
Episode 38: Seasons of Careers
Episode 37: Seasons of Friendships
Growth in Every Season: The Role of Seasonal Friendships in Your Personal Evolution - LaToya Rachelle: https://www.latoyarachelle.com/seasonal-friendships/
SEASONS OF FRIENDSHIP: Going out on a limb to plant seeds for new growth: https://www.themindfulword.org/seasons-of-friendship/
Episode 36: Seasons of Life
Life's Seasons: Understanding The Cyclical Nature of Personal Growth — Brent Fisher: https://www.brent-fisher.com/blog/lifes-seasons-understanding-the-cyclical-nature-of-personal-growth
The Four Seasons of Life: A Guide to Embracing Change and Growth - Crystal Hardstaff, The Gentle Counsellor: https://thegentlecounsellor.com/the-four-seasons-of-life-a-guide-to-embracing-change-andgrowth/
Episode 35: Your Inner Voice
Celebrate Yourself by Dorothy Briggs: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/18216/celebrate-yourself-by-dorothy-briggs/
On Self-Knowledge by Kahlil Gibran: https://poets.org/poem/self-knowledge#:~:text=You%20would%20know%20in%20words%20that%20which%20you,infinite%20depths%20would%20be%20revealed%20to%20your%20eyes.
Listening Within: Awakening to Your Inner Guidance — Christy Evans Holistic: https://www.christyevansholistic.com/blog/listening-within-awakening-to-your-inner-guidance
The Art of Listening: https://gailbrenner.com/2010/03/the-art-of-listening-to-the-still-small-voice-within
Inner voice blog: https://presence.app/blogs/meditation/why-you-should-listen-to-your-inner-voice?_pos=1&_sid=89c4b125b&_ss=r
Episode 34: Crucial Conversation Interview with Paul Arrendell
https://www.edutoolbox.org/system/files/rasp_file/CrucialConversationsWorksheet.pdf
Episode 33: Crucial Conversation Interview with Jennifer Kennedy
Episode 32: What is Happening to Communication?
https://cruciallearning.com/crucial-conversations-book/
Episode 31: Spirituality and Letting Go of Control
https://chopra.com/blogs/meditation/religion-vs-spirituality-the-difference-between-them
https://counselingandspirituality.com/opening-to-the-mystery/
988...National Crisis Hotline
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23164946-the-surrender-experiment
Episode 30: Letting Go of Control
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2944661/
"A solitary boat proceeds unaided in the bright moonlight. You turn around and look to see the reeds on the ancient shore do not sway.”
Serenity Prayer: https://www.12steps.nz/prayers/the-serenity-prayer/
Episode 29: When Personal Growth Is Hard
https://joanchittister.org/books-page/scarred-struggle-transformed-hope
https://pemachodronfoundation.org/product/welcoming-the-unwelcome-book/
https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/mental-health/how-to-approach-personal-growth
https://www.seedsofsilence.org.uk/john-odonohue---this-is-the-time-to-be-slow.html
Episode 28: This Isn't What I Had Planned
https://joanchittister.org/books-page/scarred-struggle-transformed-hope
Episode 25: Practices for Presence and Perspective
https://www.sdicompanions.org/
Episode 24: Sound Bath Experience
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/sound-bath
https://www.anthropology-news.org/articles/healing-vibrations/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871151/
http://www.teletextile.org/sound-bath
Episode 23: Volunteering and Personal Growth
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/volunteering-and-its-surprising-benefits.htm
https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Episode 22: Let's Talk Books
Episode 21: Being Enough...with Julie Carpenter
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifting-the-veil-trauma/202103/when-we-dont-feel-good-enough
https://www.minimalismmadesimple.com/home/you-are-enough/
Episode 20: Social Butterfly? Not!
https://questionsabouteverything.com/topics-to-talk-about/
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/relations/how-to-feel-confident-in-awkward-social-situations/
https://psychology.tips/how-to-be-more-socially-confident/
Episode 19: Float Therapy Experience
Episode 18: Self Compassion
Kristen Neff: https://self-compassion.org/
No Mud, No Lotus, by Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/40321244-no-mud-no-lotus-the-art-of-transforming-suffering
https://tricycle.org/article/real-life-sharon-salzberg/
To Come Home to Yourself, by John O Donahue https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/words-of-wonder/to-come-home-to-yourself-john-odonohue/
Episode 17: Depression, Interview with Bernie Byars, LPC
https://jonathanhaidt.com/anxious-generation/
Episode 16: Anxiety, Interview with Bernie Byars, LPC
https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/13-ways-to-reset-your-nervous-system
Episdode 15: Emotional Wellness
https://nationalwellness.org/resources/six-dimensions-of-wellness/
https://declutterthemind.com/blog/wellness-wheel/
Statistics: https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/mental-health-statistics/
Episode 14: Music
Song suggestions from Kelly:
This is Me, from The Greatest Showman
Try, by Pink…change and
Brave by Sarah Barlelis…speaking your truth, being yourself
Unwritten, Natasha Bedingfield…reaching for what you want
Same Love, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis…equality
Scars to Your Beautiful, Alyce Cara…self-acceptance
Song suggestions from Sydney:
Amy Beach, Symphony in E Minor
Florence Price, Piano Sonata in E Minor
Mozart, Symphony No 41
Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending
Pieces by Phillip Glass
Episode 13: Joy
"The Hidden Power of Joy" by Christine Louise Hohlbaum
"What is Joy? And What Does it Say About Us?" by Jamie D. Aten Ph.D.
"Joy: a review of the literature and suggestions for future directions." by Matthew Kuhn Johnson
"Joy and Sorrow" by Kahlil Gibran
"Don't Hesitate" by Mary Oliver
Episode 12: Improv interview with Lisa Little
lisa@cszsa.com
Episode 11: Laughter
Resource: "Laughing Matters" by Bette Midler
Website: anincompleteguide.com
Instagram: @anincompleteguide
Episode 10: Tools Part Two
Living From the Center by Jay McDaniel
Episode 9: Tools Part One
No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh
"What Makes a Tree and Tree by Rachel Ehrenberg
Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Episode 7: Friendship
What Are the Types of Friends and How Can They Support You?" by Sonya Matejko
"The Science of Friendships Keep Us Healthy" by Zara Abrams
A Time to Talk, by Robert Frost
Episode Six: Quiet Time
- Resources:
- I mentioned koans. Learn more about koans here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zen-buddhism-koan_n_563251dce4b0631799115f3c
- Fear:Essential Wisdom For Getting Through The Storm by Thich Nhat Hanh
Episode Five: It's the Small Things
- Bird by bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Episode Four: Being Judgemental
- Peace is This Moment Without Judgement by Dorothy Hunt
- The Four Agreements: A Personal Guide to Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz
Episode Three: What to Do With Mistakes
- My Life in Five Chapters by Portia Nelson
Episode Two: Getting to Know Yourself
- Kristen Neff website: https://self-compassion.org
- Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristen Neff
Episode One: What is Personal Growth?
- Resource used: Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrimage: A Personal Manual to Prayer and Ritual by Edward Hays