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Beyond Empty NestEmpty Nest Grief Is REAL - 3 Strategies For Navigating The Sadness with Adina TovellText us 1 takeaway from this episode (don’t forget the episode #). We read every message—even if we can’t reply!🥺How can empty nesters deal with grief and loneliness after their children leave? Today, we have Adina Tovell, an Executive Coach and Founder of the People Leadership Institute. She has been a personal development expert for over 25 years and guides people to better understand who they are. She helps people find what matters most to them and refines how they want to show up in the world. You can find her podcast Courage to Be Curious...
2025-08-2130 minBeyond Empty NestMidlife Marriages - Closing the Midlife Marriage GapsText us 1 takeaway from this episode (don’t forget the episode #). We read every message—even if we can’t reply!🥺When the kids leave the nest, many couples find themselves facing an unexpected challenge: rediscovering their relationship. Jill Savage, author of Empty Nest, Full Life and marriage expert, shares her insights on the hidden gaps that often appear in midlife marriages, particularly during the transition to an empty nest. As couples navigate this new chapter, they can feel disconnected, emotionally distant, and even lost in the face of years of focusing on parenting. Jill discusses how these emo...
2025-03-1332 minBeyond Empty NestEmpty Nest Grief Is REAL - 3 Strategies For Navigating The Sadness with Adina TovellText us 1 takeaway from this episode (don’t forget the episode #). We read every message—even if we can’t reply!🥺How can empty nesters deal with grief and loneliness after their children leave? Today, we have Adina Tovell, an Executive Coach and Founder of the People Leadership Institute. She has been a personal development expert for over 25 years and guides people to better understand who they are. She helps people find what matters most to them and refines how they want to show up in the world. You can find her podcast Courage to Be Curious...
2023-03-3030 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellHow to Raise Resilient Kids in 2022 Today, on Courage to be Curious with Adina Tovell, I dive deep into what parents of resilient kids DON’T do and what they DO do. Over the past 2+ years we have gotten the message that we cannot spare our kids all hardship and discomfort. Unfortunately, attempts we may have made to spare them may have actually made them less confident to confront challenge, failure and hardship. So in today’s episode, I offer some alternatives to trying to keep our kids happy all the time. Alternatives that I hope will help us all feel stronger in the face of ch...
2022-06-2930 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellTribute to Will Wise, beloved Curiosity CrusaderThis is a special tribute to the guest of our most widely received podcast of 2021, Will Wise, co-founder of We and Me and co-author of Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. Will transitioned from this world in November, less than two months after our conversation with him was released. Join us for this tribute episode in honor of an amazing teacher and man.
2021-12-221h 31
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellWhat Would a Photograph of your Soul Look Like?With Halloween only a few days away, our question is not “What mask will you wear?” but “What mask will you take off?” In today's conversation with Matt Mead - wedding, portrait, and branding photographer - we talk about the impact of trying to ‘look perfect’ on ourselves and others and what we can do to show up genuine and real, both on and off the camera. Where to find Matt Mead:WebInstagramFacebookTwitterFollow us on all our other platforms!WebInst...
2021-10-2743 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellTurn Ordinary Conversations Into Ones that MatterIn our hearts, what most of us want is to be seen, heard, known, and understood. But do we engage with each other in ways that allow this to happen? Regardless of how many ‘friends’ or ‘followers’ we have, many of us feel quite alone. Don’t miss this extraordinary conversation with Will Wise, co-author of How to Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. Will will inspire and guide you to consider creating conversations that matter in new and extraordinary ways.Find Will Online!WebYouTubeFacebook Follow us...
2021-09-151h 21
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellHow to Argue in Productive and Healthy WaysHow to turn your arguments into opportunities for deep connection.Arguing and fighting are a part of life. And despite how uncomfortable it makes most of us feel, it is an incredibly important and healthy part of life IF we know how to do it well. In this episode, I will share some powerful tips for making your moments of conflict productive so that you end up feeling even more connected at the end.
2021-08-1822 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellHow to be a Leader that People Want to RespectHow to lead in a way that creates agency and engagement!Download the Core Values Workbook here - https://files.constantcontact.com/429e4631601/60abcbac-16c2-4321-b051-a97eb3a63aa5.pdfGetting the promotion is the easy part, leading effectively is one of the most challenging pursuits of the professional world. For whatever reason, one of the most familiar approaches to leadership is ‘command and control’ despite the fact that most people will say that they don’t like being led this way. In this episode, we look at three invaluable strategies for sh...
2021-08-1125 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellFive Words that will Increase Your Leadership ImpactHow can you free yourself to lead authentically?Download the Core Values Workbook here - https://files.constantcontact.com/429e4631601/60abcbac-16c2-4321-b051-a97eb3a63aa5.pdfHow do we learn how to lead authentically? There are myriad books and theories on leadership but while they can all provoke interesting reflection, none of them can direct you as to how to be the most authentic and impactful leader YOU can be. Each of us has our own unique form of leadership and in this week’s episode, I...
2021-07-1414 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellBeating the Burnout BluesAre burnout and stress on your mind as we begin September? On today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant, I take on a question that I really needed: “What energizes you when you are feeling burned out?” Here’s hoping that my own self-help explorations will have benefits for someone else as well. So, tune in for this raw and unedited exploration of how to beat the burnout blues.
2020-09-1119 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellMastering the Art of Change With Mary MarzOne of the things the current moment most assuredly reminds us of is the fact that change is inevitable, it is constant, and we have little control over its coming and going. So how will we respond? On today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant, Mary Marz, Director of Organizational Change Management for Erie Insurance, a Fortune 500 company, as well as Owner & Image Consultant of Perfectly Poised offers insight into why change can feel so stressful and strategies for both overcoming the overwhelm and learning to embrace it in our daily lives.
2020-08-0741 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellHave We Failed at Freedom?I was reading an article about protests in New York. A woman joined the protests as they were passing her house and shared with the reporter that she joined because I want to be able to go to sleep at night and not worry about whether her black son will be safe each day. When I read this, my mind immediately went to the notion of Freedom… and what does it really mean to be Free... As a society and as an individual? I invite you to tune into today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant and expl...
2020-06-1921 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellWhy THIS Moment MattersOn today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant, we explore life as a chapter book. From the moment we take our first breath until we take our last, we will pass through many segments, each one important in its own way. Each one part of the unfolding story of our life. Each one having value. And yet… How often do we pause to consider what the value of THIS moment is rather than remaining stuck in one from the past or speeding ahead trying to get to some time or space in the future?
2020-02-2121 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellWhat Color Do You Paint the World?You can only paint a wall blue if the paint in your can is blue. However, most of us want to be loving and kind people in the world, but we often fill up our proverbial paint can with either traces of or masses amounts of criticism, disgust, judgment, and/or pessimism. Unfortunately, when we fill ourselves up with negative self-talk, this is what fills our paint can. Whether consciously or unconsciously, this is the paint we will put on the walls of our lives. On today’s episode, we talk about how to fill our ‘paint can’ with the co...
2020-02-0713 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellThe World as We See ItWhen we look through a pair of tinted sunglasses, it makes sense to us that if the glasses are tinted brown, everything we see through them will have a brown tint. What we may not be aware of is that even if we are not wearing sunglasses, we are all walking through life with ‘tinted lenses.’ On this week’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant find out how you can discover the ‘tint’ of your world lens? How are your lenses shaded? How does it impact not only what you see in the world, but your experience of the wor...
2019-10-1816 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellThe Path to ContentmentOn this week’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant, I am grateful to be speaking with my friend, colleague, and teacher, Henry Yampolsky. Henry is the President of the Living Peace Institute and a truly earnest practitioner of yoga. If you have any question about what ‘contentment’ really is, whether you have ever really felt it, and how you can expand your access to this experience, you will want to listen in to this conversation. Find out on today’s episode.
2019-08-2328 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellThe Perfect Moment Might be Right NowOn today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant we dive deep into the Niyama of Contentment. Even more than happiness, isn’t this what we really want? Why is it so elusive? Why do we spend much of life seeking it? How do we claim it? These are the questions we explore in today’s episode. If experiencing contentment is important to you, you will want to listen in.
2019-08-0917 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellWhy We Steal From Our RelationshipsOn today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant we begin our exploration of the Yama of ASTEYA or NON-STEALING. This Yama challenges us to look at the ways in which we steal from our relationships with others, from the Earth, from our future, and from our own happiness in our attempt to fill the gaps of lacking inside ourselves. It is a deeply powerful exploration and one that I have found to be transformative in my life. So, do a check in with yourself…. Do you feel courageous enough to take on any patterns or behaviors that you...
2019-04-1216 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellFrom Powerlessness to LoveThis week’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant continues our exploration of AHIMSA or Nonviolence. It explores how accepting, ignoring, or indulging our own powerlessness leads us to states of violence toward ourselves and others. There are so many ways that we experience powerlessness in relation to the world around us as well as in relationships. In the end, remaining in this state will always keep us from love - love of ourselves and others. Take a deep dive with me this week… Let’s peel back a bunch of layers of that onion… and in the end, acce...
2019-02-1514 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellThe Best Medicine You Can EatIt is amazing that an act that we perform so many times a day (and that is essential for our survival) can be so complicated, but as our guest on today’s podcast will share with us, the choices we make around food are at the center of our wellness. On today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant, we talk with Jessica DeLuise, founder of Eat Your Way to Wellness, a holistic wellness practice committed to educating people about the power of food and guiding them to make choices that support health. We cover everything from why our...
2018-11-0933 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellWhat Does it All Mean? Adventure Part IVOn today’s episode of Wonder Your Way to Brilliant, part IV of this series on the Unexpected Adventure, I take you deep inside my own inner world. After spending a week with Jerome in Atlanta, interviewing him so that we might gift him and his family a memoir of his life, I asked myself the question, “What was this about for me?” As you know, this endeavor was not part of my ‘work,’ but rather a pursuit of my heart. So I got curious with myself… Why did I feel called in this moment? What was this experience about for me...
2018-08-1017 min
Courage to be Curious with Adina TovellThe Unexpected Adventure - Mini Series Part IThis is totally new and I hope you will join me on this Unexpected Adventure! At the end of April, I met a traveler on an Amtrak train, someone absolutely fascinating. To be honest, I often meet people on trains or waiting in line somewhere or on planes, etc… And it is not even the first time I have exchanged contact information with someone (not in a romantic way!). But this one ranks as something more of a Courageous Connection leading to an Unexpected Adventure because never before have I booked a plane and set aside 5 days to… Listen in an...
2018-07-2014 min