RESOURCES:

Episode 60: Don't Miss the Boat

Meditation for Mortals: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/meditationsformortals

Episode 59: Suffering

The Difference Between Pain and Suffering - Aseem Gupta: https://aseemgupta.com/pain-and-suffering-difference/

Do You Know the Difference Between Pain and Suffering? | 2025: https://psychologyfor.com/do-you-know-the-difference-between-pain-and-suffering/

No Mud, No Lotus Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/40321244-no-mud-no-lotus-the-art-of-transforming-suffering

The Unbroken — Rashani: https://www.rashani.com/arts/poems/poems-by-rashani/the-unbroken

Episode 58: Fruits of the Spirit

Episode 57: Spirituality and the Body

The Body As Spiritual Path - Dharma Wisdom: https://dharmawisdom.org/the-body-as-spiritual-path/

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan | PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/tell-me-more-kelly-corrigan/

Flesh-and-Blood Spirituality: Honoring the Body as a Spiritual Practice - Transforming Center: https://transformingcenter.org/2011/05/flesh-and-blood-spirituality-honoring-the-body-as-a-spiritual-practice/

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk | Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score

Episode 56: Emotions and the Body

Emotion Sensation Feeling Wheel Handout by Lindsay Braman - LindsayBraman.com: https://lindsaybraman.com/emotion-sensation-feeling-wheel/#download

Physical: Exploring The Mind-Body Connection For Better Health: https://brainwisemind.com/how-does-the-spiritual-affect-the-physical/

Emotional Body Chart: Map Your Feelings and Find Balance: https://greatist.com/connect/emotional-body-maps-infographic#why-this-connection-matters

Mapping Emotions On The Body: Love Makes Us Warm All Over : Shots - Health News : NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/12/30/258313116/mapping-emotions-on-the-body-love-makes-us-warm-all-over

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk | Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score

 

Episode 55: Highly Sensitive People

10 things that define a spiritually sensitive person - Hack Spirit: https://hackspirit.com/what-is-a-spiritually-sensitive-person/

Highly Sensitive Person | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/highly-sensitive-person

14 Traits of Highly Sensitive People | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/trust-yourself/202106/14-traits-of-highly-sensitive-people

The Highly Sensitive Person – The Highly Sensitive Person: https://hsperson.com/books/the-highly-sensitive-person/

Episode 54: Rage Room Experience

The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner | Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31312.The_Dance_of_Anger

Rage Room, Splatter Paint & Axe Throwing - Austin & San Antonio: https://uncharteredadventures.com

Episode 53: Optimism

Seedling poem: https://poemsplease.com/10-poems-celebrating-the-power-of-hope/

Get Help - 988 Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/get-help/

Bruce Everett and Victor Perton: The Yin and the Yang of Optimism: https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/bruceeverett

Spring into Optimism: https://www.centreforoptimism.com/springintooptimism

Episode 52: Motivation

The Behavioral Neuroscience of Motivation: An Overview of Concepts, Measures, and Translational Applications - PMC: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4864984/

How Motivation Works in the Brain and the Science Behind It: https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-motivation-works-in-the-brain

A Psychologist Explains ‘Oppressive Optimism’—And The Toxic Side Of Self-Care: https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/06/23/a-psychologist-sheds-light-on-the-toxic-side-of-self-care/

Motivation: Definition, Types, Theories, and How to Find It: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-motivation-2795378

Motivation | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/motivation#:~:text=Motivation%20is%20the%20desire%20to,mental%20illnesses%20such%20as%20depression

 

Episode 51: Forgiving Yourself

Attention Required! | Cloudflare: https://store.upperroom.org/product/forgiveness-the-passionate-journey

How to Forgive Yourself: Tips for Self-Forgiveness: https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-forgive-yourself-4583819

Episode 50: Self Love in the New Year

Everything Belongs Quotes by Richard Rohr: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/339127-everything-belongs-the-gift-of-contemplative-prayer

Practice: Seeing Ourselves Through Others' Eyes | The Fetzer Institute: https://fetzer.org/resources/practice-seeing-ourselves-through-others-eyes

Seeing Ourselves Objectively – West Signals: https://whssignals.com/opinion/2019/04/26/seeing-ourselves-objectively/

Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J.M. Nouwen | Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6151.Life_of_the_Beloved

Episode 49: 

New Year’s Resolutions Are Notoriously Hard to Keep | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-health-matters/202201/new-year-s-resolutions-are-notoriously-hard-keep

The Psychology Behind Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail: https://www.verywellmind.com/why-new-years-resolutions-fail-6823972

Choosing a word for the New Year: https://www.elizabethrider.com/word-of-the-year/

How to choose a guiding word of the year for 2024 | Slow Living LDN: https://slowlivingldn.com/journal/pause-dwell/choosing-a-word-of-the-year/

Episode 47: Light and the Holidays:

If I can stop one heart from breaking – American Poetry and Poetics: https://pressbooks.pub/poetrypoetics/chapter/if-i-can-stop-one-heart-from-breaking/

Words for the Beginning Advent Poems — A Sanctified Art: https://sanctifiedart.org/creative-written-liturgy/words-for-the-beginning-advent-poems

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.goodreads.com/book/show/15014.Crucial_Conversations?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=24TcGGJjLr&rank=1

https://da.cruciallearning.com/crucial-conversations-md/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=PPC-BI_course-MD_search-brand&msclkid=674328dc9cd0162ef7cc4e61d3461abf

https://www.edutoolbox.org/system/files/rasp_file/CrucialConversationsWorksheet.pdf

Episode 33: Crucial Conversation Interview with Jennifer Kennedy

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15014.Crucial_Conversations?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=24TcGGJjLr&rank=1

https://da.cruciallearning.com/crucial-conversations-md/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=PPC-BI_course-MD_search-brand&msclkid=674328dc9cd0162ef7cc4e61d3461abf

Episode 32: What is Happening to Communication?

https://theconversation.com/why-facetime-cant-replace-face-to-face-time-during-social-distancing-136206

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/

https://www.humanitysteam.org/blog/exploring-spirituality-a-guide-to-understanding-and-practice#googtrans(en)

988...National Crisis Hotline

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23164946-the-surrender-experiment

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6151.Life_of_the_Beloved?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=HGDotrcVEW&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/348850.Everything_Belongs?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=I34fsb68l6&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5662443-an-altar-in-the-world?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Q2cAGQIb6t&rank=3

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/

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/15-things-you-cant-control-and-what-you-can-control-instead-free-printable/

Episode 29: When Personal Growth Is Hard

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/what-doesnt-kill-us/202309/the-joy-of-personal-growth#:~:text=Before%20we%20experience%20the%20joys%20of%20personal%20growth%2C,growth%20means%20leaving%20ourselves%20behind%20to%20find%20ourselves.

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://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-personal-renaissance/201404/how-much-control-do-you-have-in-your-life

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/15-things-you-cant-control-and-what-you-can-control-instead-free-printable/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-minute-therapist/201907/control-what-you-can-and-let-go-the-rest

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://readingpartners.org/blog/living-longer-through-volunteering/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&msclkid=e0776f788acc17f65c6a092735605219&utm_campaign=Volunteer%20-%20Regional&utm_term=benefits%20of%20doing%20volunteer%20work&utm_content=Benefits%20of%20Volunteering

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/

https://truerest.com/

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

https://truerest.com/

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/

https://self-compassion.org/

https://www.pathlightbh.com/ppc-ma?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&msclkid=f0d9d932a1df1bb44f7fbf195f63d921&utm_campaign=PL_Brand&utm_term=pathlight%20behavioral%20health&utm_content=Brand

https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/ppc-ed?Campaign=ERC%20Texas&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&msclkid=c54b6044536e1278612a066fadd22bf0

Episode 16:  Anxiety, Interview with Bernie Byars, LPC

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/behavioral-health-partners/bhp-blog/april-2018/5-4-3-2-1-coping-technique-for-anxiety.aspx

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/13-ways-to-reset-your-nervous-system

https://efft.org/

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

https://cszsa.com/

https://www.cszworldwide.com/

lisa@cszsa.com

Episode 11: Laughter

Resource: "Laughing Matters" by Bette Midler

Website: anincompleteguide.com

Instagram: @anincompleteguide

Episode 10: Tools Part Two

"Lucky Life" by Gerald Stern

Living From the Center by Jay McDaniel

Examen Prayer

Episode 9: Tools Part One

No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh

Emotion Wheel

"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 

Episode Five: It's the Small Things

Episode Four: Being Judgemental

Episode Three: What to Do With Mistakes

Episode Two: Getting to Know Yourself

Episode One: What is Personal Growth?