Jul 1

Ep 253: Happiness Growth: Stopping the Loop of Dissatisfaction

This is about expanding your consciousness using moments of emptiness and dissatisfaction as a starting point. I will invite you to widen your capacity and open your energy to a higher level by “using the material” that is the dissatisfaction. Lots of tools in this one. If you fe ... Show More

59m 50s

Jun 19

Ep 252: Breakup Loss: The Mirror of Completeness

If you’ve been unable to let go of a relationship or a part of you feels tethered to it, it could be in part the longing for the feeling of completeness. Breakups are also losses of routine and a feeling that we are not alone in the world. A lot of the loss is that concept of our ... Show More

49m 29s

Jun 3

Ep 251: A Midlife Reckoning - Reassessing Happiness

There comes a time when we take stock of our lives and ask whether or not it’s still working for us. That might be our self-definition, our career, our relationship, or all of the above. You might arrive at this by accident, as in a health issue that forces the wake up, or you mi ... Show More

42m 37s

Mar 2022

6 Ways to Boost Self-Esteem in Eating Disorder Recovery

When you have an eating disorder, underneath the symptoms, your self-esteem is often shaky. You might not feel good enough at all. You may feel that you are flawed in some way and you may not treat yourself with the respect that you deserve. You might experience ‘I’m not good eno ... Show More

18m 56s

Feb 2023

189. This Is Why People Get Frustrated With "iNneR WOrK"

Let me know if this sounds familiar at all: “Why am I STILL getting triggered by this? Why am I still responding this way? I DID this work already.” Mmm…did you, though? Or did you just listen to a podcast episode about it and call it a day? Inner work takes TIME and PATIENCE…and ... Show More

19m 33s

Apr 2024

3156: How to Free Yourself From the Bad Habit of Negative Self-Talk by Ellen Burgan of If It Brings You Joy

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3156:Ellen Burgan's exploration on combating negative self-talk guides listeners through the transformative process of swapp ... Show More

8m 48s

Apr 2022

151. Navigating Feeling Undervalued, Unappreciated, & Unseen

Do you ever feel like people don’t value what you have to offer or like things are SO easy for other people but so difficult for you, particularly in regards to your career? Then this is the episode for you. Today, I’m talking about how you can navigate feeling undervalued, unapp ... Show More

30m 23s

Sep 2023

Disappear Yourself

Growing up, I was an energetic, enthusiastic, and excitable child. I never let a day go by without challenging something - usually with my mouth. Thanks to those responsible for turning me into a good person, I learned a valuable lesson when they said-“Listen twice as much as you ... Show More

12 m

Apr 2021

Show Yourself Some Self-Care, Some Self-Love

Today’s dose of "Vitamin D" is dedicated to self-care - to you loving on you. How do you feel? Overall, how do you feel about your life? Do you like who you are and who you are becoming? How’s your job? Your relationships? Your eating habits? Are you working out? How are you? Oft ... Show More

2m 37s

Nov 2018

729: Self-esteem is Bullshit

Many of us grew up in a world that praised the idea of having high self-esteem - but what exactly is self-esteem, why have we been wrongly focused on it for so long, and what do we need to focus on moving forward?What to Listen For Why is artificially inflating self-esteem danger ... Show More

1h 20m

Ep 105: Inner Unworthiness + Self-Judgme...