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Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.Throwback to GratitudeSend us a textIt is going to be a throw back month as I am on vacation. So this is the first of 4 episodes that I am rereleasing. Recorded back in July of 2020 and released in Aug. Episode 20 is all about helping to understand the benefits of gratitude. I will included the episode description from that episode and am calling this episode 20.2 throwback to gratitude.This is the episode description from the episode 20 description (I used to write my descriptions in 3rd person ) : “Gratitude is a Spirit-filled principle. It opens our minds to a unive...2023-07-2136 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.What visa? and momentum.Send us a text“Strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events.” He made it. In this episode I share about the last day before sending my son off to the MTC. We had a crazy day of trying to get stuff done for his visa application as well as getting him all packed. And spoiler alert - I am not that sad. So today I share another story as me and my family get through another crazy day and send off our Elder Johnson. Then I talk about momentum and how I am hoping...2023-06-2331 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.7 Habits of Highly Effective People - part 1 Perceptions, motivations and paradigmsSend us a text “We saw our natural role to affirm, enjoy, and value him.” This summer I am going to be discussing the best selling book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. In this first part of the 8 part series I share the beginning of the book, or part I. Mr. Covey’s explanation of the need for understanding paradigms which he can refer to as a map. How we see the world around us. I share his story about his son who was struggling and how ultimately Stephen Covey and his wife had to look...2022-06-0332 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.Some thoughts on AbundanceSend us a text“It is the paradigm that there is plenty out there and enough to spare for everybody.” This week I am exploring the idea or outlook of abundance. I have loved learning more deeply about this topic. So in the podcast I share a few different points on this outlook. First is that God created this world with plenty and more to spare. The second is to think about moving beyond gratitude to thoughts where you actually want the things, ideas or people that you are grateful for. And I also share a few stories th...2022-05-2728 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.The power of storytellingSend us a text"At some point in a story our brain waves can connect together.” Who doesn’t love a good story? I gave a talk in church and spoke about gathering to tell stories and wanted to really figure out why storytelling can be so compelling. And what I found out related back to my episode about my singing group(ep.91), a good story can release the same hormones, oxytocin and dopamine plus add to that some endorphins. I also share a couple of stories, both about dogs, as an example. So if you love stories...2022-05-2035 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.Bonus - Looking back at Gratitude episode 20Send us a textIt's been a busy week especially as we welcomed my daughter home. So this week I don't have a new episode but it is looking back to episode 20 all about Gratitude. This is the episode that inspired me to keep a gratitude journal which I have now been doing ever since July of 2020. So you will here about my favorite book which helped me think about Gratitude helping you get out of the blahs. I also loved learning about the negativity bias and how gratitude can help you with that as well as a lo...2022-05-1337 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.My daughter is coming home from her mission!Send us a text“Don’t tell them that they have lost their purpose.” I am so excited my daughter is coming home from her 18 month mission. She has been teaching and serving full time for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This episode is really mostly advice for me to help prepare as we welcome her home. First I share a few of the things that I am worried about. Then I tell you of a few warnings and advice that I learned this week that I think will be really helpful this summer. For exampl...2022-05-0624 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.Singing - the super ice breakerSend us a text“Singing bonds you more than any other group. It acts as an ice breaker and somehow can connect you faster than other types of activity.” For this episode I share a little bit about my journey into getting into my acapella group in college and what that meant for really the rest of my life. It was also delightful to discover that there was research behind the feelings of closeness and bonding that I felt with the group that is created by singing and making music together. I have a few quotes from some of...2022-04-2938 min
Finding the Floor - A thoughtful approach to midlife motherhood and what comes next.Antifragile - things that gain from disorderSend us a text“Feel free to mishandle” This message would be something you can put on a moving box of something that is antifragile. In this episode I explore the term of antifragile. I also share a few things I learned from the book named after the term Antifragile, things that gain from disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I talk about things like nature and our muscles being antifragile. There are a few other nuances to the term however I love thinking about this that we are designed to get stronger in the midst of chaos. F...2022-04-2232 min