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Another Way with DaniPreparing for Death Consciously and Kindly: Cianna StewartCianna P. Stewart produces and hosts Dying Kindness, a podcast for people who are going to die someday. (Hint... that's all of us!) Cianna's goal is to help people make key decisions now in order to be kinder to those they'll leave behind. In this episode we cover the many things you can logistically do to prepare for death, but we also dive into talking about death with your loved ones, facing death, navigating grief (for yourself and with others), and a whole lot more. We even get into some specific tips around what to ac...2025-03-151h 00
Childfree Wealth®Dying Kindness with Cianna"Hi, I'm Cianna and I'm going to die someday." With this thought-provoking introduction, Cianna Stewart, founder of Dying Kindness prompts questions from those around her.Today, Bri talks with her as she shares her unique perspective as a caregiver with extensive experience in navigating the complexities of death to the forefront. Drawing from her background working in HIV during the 1990s and her personal encounters with loss, Cianna shares invaluable insights on making key decisions now to ensure a gentler departure for ourselves and greater peace for our loved o...2024-03-1540 min
Dying Kindness40: Aging While LGBTQA brief overview of the range of issues faced by LGBTQ seniors towards the end of life.
2023-06-2214 min
Dying Kindness39: Sharing Collected ArtDo you have art that means a lot to you? Will others know why they mattered to you or what they're worth? Here are some quick tips to help other treasure your treasures.
2023-06-0307 min
Dying Kindness38: Why I’ve Been GoneI haven't posted a new episode for a couple of months. I've been grieving the death of my friend, Jen Angel.
Some good articles about Jen:
Food, Love, and Revolution: Jen Angel's Legacy by Carwil Bjork-James, Yes! Magazine
Jen Angel Wanted to Abolish Police and Prisons. She Wouldn’t Want Her Death to Be Used to Incarcerate Anyone. by Brook Anderson, In These Times
and Jen's entry in Wikipedia
2023-05-0505 min
Podcast Growth HacksHow Cianna Grew Her Podcast by Offering Workshops For Something Everyone Can Benefit FromIn this episode, we chat with Cianna Stewart, host of Dying Kindness podcast, to learn how Cianna grew her podcast by offering workshops for something everyone can benefit from.Cianna was first drawn to reading about death and death rituals in childhood and never stopped. Maybe it was growing up next to a cemetery. Maybe it was from knowing many people who died in all kinds of circumstances at all different ages. Maybe it was being a teenager when her mom died.For whatever reason, death has always been part of Cianna's conversation and experience. This...2023-04-1950 min
Podcast Growth HacksHow Cianna Grew Her Podcast by Offering Workshops For Something Everyone Can Benefit FromIn this episode, we chat with Cianna Stewart, host of Dying Kindness podcast, to learn how Cianna grew her podcast by offering workshops for something everyone can benefit from.2023-04-1900 min
Dying Kindness37: Preventing Dementia, Going Alcohol FreeI want to do what I can to age well, including preventing getting dementia. I'm learning (and sharing) a range of steps to protect my brain. One of the big ones is deciding to reduce my alcohol intake, going alcohol free.
Interviews with Joshua James & Danny Meeks, Ocean Beach Cafe
Referenced:
Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age by Sanjay Gupta
Huberman Lab podcast episode, "What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain, and Health"
"Alcohol and Dementia — What's the Link? a Systematic Review"
2023-01-3130 min
Dying Kindness36: Goals and Plans for 2023What you can expect for Dying Kindness in 2023, including ways that the decisions we make decades before retirement impact our ability to age well, and affect others in our immediate circle, beyond those we know, and for generations to come.
2023-01-0613 min
Dying Kindness35: Home for the Holidays? What to Look Out ForMost people want to die at home, but the ability to stay home depends heavily on how well it's set up to age in place. This holiday season, take advantage of being home to look around and take notes on what might make it hard to age well at home.
2022-12-2324 min
Dying Kindness34: Why You Should Write Down Your RecipesDo you have a signature dish? Have you written down the recipe? Why you should record how to make foods associated with you so others can make it when you're gone.
Buy "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel at Bookshop.org (affiliate link)
DyingKindness.com
2022-12-0914 min
Dying Kindness33: Why You Should Prearrange Your FuneralMaybe you've told people what you want done with your body when you die. Have you also written down exactly what you want for your funeral? And have you paid for it?
Dean Lambert from the Love Always Project knows firsthand how easy it can be to miss important details when planning a funeral. He shares his 30 years of experience as well as personal stories to encourage everyone to arrange and fund their own funerals in advance.
In this episode:
https://www.lovealwaysproject.org/
https://www.dyingkindness.com/
...2022-11-1157 min
Dying Kindness32: Holidays for the Dead (replay)Samhain. Halloween. All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
All of these holidays are about the connection between the living and the dead. And they all present the dead in different ways. Taking a look at these differences can be a fun way to think about where we get our concepts about death and how our loved ones might relate to us after we die.
2022-10-2715 min
Top Advisor Marketing PodcastDying Kindness: Help Clients Be Kinder to Those They’ll Leave Behind With Cianna Stewart (Ep. 384)“I'm going to die someday, and spoiler alert: so are you.” After someone dies, your ideal situation is to be allowed to just simply grieve. But instead? Most of us are left with grief that’s affected by feeling frustrated, confused, or financially freaked out by legalities.2022-10-2531 min
Dying Kindness31:Trusts vs WillsWhat is a revocable living trust and who needs one? What's the difference between a will and a trust? If you have a will, do you need a trust?
Mentioned:
Natural Organic Reduction in California: https://recompose.life/2022/california/
https://www.dyingkindness.com/
Dying Kindness bookstore: https://bookshop.org/lists/dying-kindness
2022-10-1415 min
Dying Kindness30: Eco-Friendly Burial Options – You Can Help Expand ThemA discussion with Edward Bixby of the Green Burial Council on eco-friendly burial options – and the consumer's role in helping expand what's available.
Mentioned in this episode:
https://www.dyingkindness.com/
https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/
GBC map of certified providers: https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/interactive-maps.html
https://destinationdestinymemorials.com/
https://www.steelmantowncemetery.com/
"Climate Change: The massive CO2 emitter you may not know about" by Lucy Rodgers for BBC
"Lawn Maintenance and Climate Change" paper by Princeton Student Climate Initiative
"...2022-09-3026 min
Dying Kindness29: Who They Gonna Call?In addition to choosing an emergency contact, you should prepare contact lists for who they should call if you ended up in a crisis or need longer-term support. In this episode, Cianna goes over what kinds of contact lists you should prepare for different situations.
2022-09-1412 min
Dying Kindness28: Preparing for Writing Your WillWe all know we should write a will, but how do you get started? Here are some tips on what to prepare that will make it easier and will save you time and money when you sit down to write your own will.
Referenced:
DyingKindness.com
Episode 4: The Value of Physical Stuff
Book: The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy (affiliate link)
2022-08-1711 min
Dying Kindness27: Planning for Long-Term Care, with Matt McCannPeople are living longer and longer. While generally that's a good thing, it also means that more of us are going to need long-term care – and that can get expensive. What is long-term care? What options are there? And how can we plan for it?
In this episode, Cianna talks with leading LTC expert Matt McCann. McCann is recognized as one of the nation's leading long-term health care specialists, and is the publisher of LTC News.
Mentioned in this episode:
Consumer focused news & resources: LTCnews.com
McCann Insurance Services: RadioLTC.com
Information from...2022-08-031h 01
Dying Kindness26: In The First Hours After Your DeathIf you were to become incapacitated or die suddenly, what would your people need to know?
This is a replay of Episode 1, updated to include an announcement for BinderDash, a workshop + co-working session to help you get the Essentials of your Death Binder done: https://binderdash-august2022.rsvpify.com
2022-07-2016 min
Dying KindnessBrief Thoughts on SCOTUS and the FutureThe decisions made by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) during this past session raised some concerns about how certain classes of people and situations will be different treated from state to state. Cianna shares some initial thoughts about steps to take related to advance directives and other concerns around death and dying moving forward.
2022-07-0907 min
Dying Kindness24: What’s in an Obituary? A conversation with Michael Osborne, Famous & GravyWhat's the point of obituaries? Why are some people so into reading them? Should you draft your own obituary as a Dying Kindness?
Today we talk with Michael Osborne from the podcast Famous & Gravy, a podcast about what really matters in life, and what's gravy... one dead celebrity at a time.
Referenced:
Famous & Gravy
Generation Anthropocene
New York Times Obituaries
Obituary for Shirley Temple Black
Famous & Gravy episode on Shirley Temple Black
2022-06-2246 min
The Pursuit of Evolution14. Dying Better with Cianna StewartWhat can you do now to better support and help those you love after you've died. I promise this episode isn't depressing! It's important. Cianna makes it easy to talk about hard stuff and provides amazing resources.Get all the info at www.caseyjourdan.com/episode14Continue the conversation on Instagram @PursuitofEvolutionPodConnect with Casey at www.caseyjourdan.com2022-06-1555 minThe Pursuit of EvolutionDying Better with Cianna StewartWhat can you do now to better support and help those you love after you've died. I promise this episode isn't depressing! It's important. Cianna makes it easy to talk about hard stuff and provides amazing resources.
Get all the info at www.caseyjourdan.com/episode14
Continue the conversation on Instagram @PursuitofEvolutionPod
Connect with Casey at www.caseyjourdan.comLearn more about pursuing your evolution: www.pursuitofevolution.com
Just me on TikTok and Instagram @caseyjourdan.co2022-06-1555 min
So Sorry For Your Loss: Not Your Average Grief GroupSo Many Decisions Around Death! Get Practical and Organized With Cianna StewartDying is a fact of life. While emotional, there are certain logistics and practicalities that have to be dealt with: cremation versus burial, financial obligations, physical belongings, and the list goes on. This week, I’m joined by Cianna Stewart who also has a podcast on death and grief. Cianna hosts Dying Kindness, a podcast for people who are going to die someday (hint: that’s you and me, both) with the goal of helping people make key decisions now in order to be more kind to those they’ll leave behind. Death has always...2022-06-0754 min
Dying Kindness23: Joint Account vs Power of Attorney for Finances - which is better?For most of us, there will come a point when we'll need to have someone else help manage our finances. Two common approaches are to set up a joint bank account, or use a Power of Attorney for Finances. Which is better? How do you decide which to use?
2022-06-0720 min
Dying Kindness22: How much does a funeral cost?A funeral can get expensive. In this episode, I break down the elements of a traditional burial funeral in the United Stages, and the median costs.
2022-05-2414 min
Dying Kindness21: ”Asking for Help” vs ”Being a Burden”After a lifetime of independence, it can be tough to age or get ill and start to need help. So many of us fear becoming a burden so we resist asking for help. But at what point will our independence become a problem? What's the difference between asking for help and being a burden?
2022-04-1915 min
Dying Kindness20: What Goes Into A Living Will?A discussion of the kinds of things that you could (and should) include in your living will, including examples that Cianna wrote into her own.
Topics: Living Will, Advance Directive
Mentioned:
DyingKindness.com
NOLO Press
Book: The Art of Dying Well
Book: A Beginner’s Guide to the End
Dying Kindness Bookshop
The Death Deck
The Conversation Project
Estate lawyer: Kathleen Hunt
Book: Death Poems
2022-04-0632 min
Dying Kindness19: Which Forms? When? Living Will, DNR, POLST, Advance DirectiveLiving Will. DNR. Advance Directive. POLST.
You know these forms are important. But are they the same? Do you need all of them? What are they for? And when would you need them?
Forms are location specific. Do an online search for "[where you live] and [name of form]" or ask your lawyer to get the right version for you.
Recap of summary:
Everyone over the age of 18 should specify their wishes and designate a health care proxy, ideally with an Advance Directive or Living Will and Medical Powe...2022-03-2222 min
Harvesting HappinessLogging Off: Life, Death, and Caretaking Our Digital Footprints with Abbey Schneiderman, Gene Newman, Adam Seifer & Cianna StewartAre you one of the many people who stray away from talking about your death? If so, you may be making the grieving process more difficult for those you love. From the minutiae of notifying friends and extended family to logging off your myriad of internet accounts the people managing your affairs and assets after you die, have a big responsibility. To put to rest which details are necessary for the death process and what information benefits the overseers of your estate most, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with four people in the estate planning space. Abbey...2022-03-0358 min
Harvesting HappinessLogging Off: Life, Death, and Caretaking Our Digital Footprints with Abbey Schneiderman, Gene Newman, Adam Seifer & Cianna StewartAre you one of the many people who stray away from talking about your death? If so, you may be making the grieving process more difficult for those you love. From the minutiae of notifying friends and extended family to logging off your myriad of internet accounts the people managing your affairs and assets after you die, have a big responsibility. To put to rest which details are necessary for the death process and what information benefits the overseers of your estate most, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with four people in the estate planning space. Abbey...2022-03-0358 minHarvesting Happiness PodcastsLogging Off: Life, Death, and Caretaking Our Digital Footprints with Abbey Schneiderman, Gene Newman, Adam Seifer & Cianna StewartAre you one of the many people who stray away from talking about your death? If so, you may be making the grieving process more difficult for those you love. From the minutiae of notifying friends and extended family to logging off your myriad of internet accounts the people managing your affairs and assets after you die, have a big responsibility. To put to rest which details are necessary for the death process and what information benefits the overseers of your estate most, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with four people in the estate planning space. Abbey...2022-03-0300 min
Harvesting Happiness Talk RadioLogging Off: Life, Death, and Caretaking Our Digital FootprintsAre you one of the many people who stray away from talking about your death? If so, you may be making the grieving process more difficult for those you love. From the minutiae of notifying friends and extended family to logging off your myriad of internet accounts the people managing your affairs and assets after you die, have a big responsibility. To put to rest which details are necessary for the death process and what information benefits the overseers of your estate most, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with four people in the estate planning space. Abbey...2022-03-0258 min
Dying Kindness18: Choosing Who Will Defend Your WishesSelecting the right Health Care Agent is a critical factor in ensuring that we get the kind of care we want when we're critically injured or nearing the end of our lives. Your agent will be responsible for implementing your Advance Healthcare Directive, and (even more) for understanding why you made the decisions you made so they can respond to unanticipated situations. How do you choose the right person? What, exactly, would you be asking them to do?
Referenced:
Review of studies on racial bias in pain perception in NCBI:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nl...2022-03-0222 min
Dying Kindness17: On Wanting To Do What We Love As Long As PossibleThinking about dying has me thinking about aging. And as I took my aging body on a hike, I decided maybe it's time to get used to using hiking poles—and this had me thinking about what we can do now so that we can keep what we love doing for longer.
2022-02-2407 min
Dying Kindness16:Your Final Resting PlaceDo you want to be buried near your parents? Want your children to scatter your ashes at your favorite beach? Would your family visit your memorial tree in a forest?
What kinds of things do you need to take into consideration when you're choosing your final resting place?
Bonus in this episode: An interview with Mike Szymanski, creator of the #DoxieTombstone in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
2022-02-1615 min
R.O.G. Return on Generosity71. Cianna Stewart - Dying Kindly71. Cianna Stewart - Dying Kindly
“If you think about the impact that your death will have on the people that you leave behind, the people that you say that you love, then, you want that to be as good an experience as it can be in a really bad circumstance.”
Guest Info:
Cianna P. Stewart produces and hosts Dying Kindness, a podcast for people who are going to die someday. The goal is to help people make key decisions now in order to be kinder to those they’ll leave behind. Cianna’...2022-02-1529 minR.O.G. Return on Generosity70. Lisa Chang - The Personal Investment of Gratitude70. Lisa Chang - The Personal Investment of Gratitude
“You're human and humans cannot feasibly do all the things that you were trying to do at the same time.”
Guest Info:
Lisa Chang is the Global Chief People Officer for The Coca-Cola Company, overseeing the company’s talent and people strategies, culture, and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. In her role, which she has held since 2019, she is responsible for leading the company’s global people strategy, aligned to the company’s purpose of refreshing the world and making a difference. Chang and her tea...2022-02-0829 min
Dying Kindness15: Final Disposition of Your BodyBurial or Cremation? That question is important, yes, and it's not the only thing that needs to be decided about what will happen with your body after you die. This episode covers some of the practical decisions that need to be made regarding final disposition.
2022-02-0119 min
Best Life Best Death#22 cianna stewart - How to Make Your Death Kinder to Those You Lovecianna stewart is the creator of the Dying Kindness podcast, "a podcast for people who are going to die someday." Her wry sense of humor and practical advice go right to the heart of the work of Best Life Best Death! How did we meet? What does it mean to 'make your death kinder'? And what wisdom does her life experience have to offer?2022-01-2620 min
Dying Kindness14: Getting The Conversation StartedSure, it's important to talk about death and what we want. But how do you even begin this conversation? What if you're ready to talk but someone else is resistant? And what do we even need to talk about?
In this episode I interview Kate deBartolo from The Conversation Project, and Lisa Pahl and Lori LoCicero from The Death Deck. They share tools and personal stories that can help you get the conversation started, regardless of how comfortable (or uncomfortable) you and your loved ones are with the topic.
https://theconversationproject.org/
2022-01-1839 min
Dying Kindness13: What’s in a Death Binder?Just what kinds of things would be useful to the people we'll leave behind when we die? What decisions need to be made? What goes into a "Death Binder"?
2022-01-0513 min
Dying Kindness12: Lessons for Living and Dying WellPresenting three books with good lessons learned from the dying on how to live (and die) well:
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying - Bronnie Ware
The Four Things That Matter Most - Ira Byock
When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
Related links:
Bronnie Ware’s blog post that started it all:
https://bronnieware.com/blog/regrets-of-the-dying/
Link to Ira Byock's book page:
https://irabyock.org/books/the-four-things-that-matter-most/
Lucy Kalanithi speaks at TEDMED
https://www.ted.com/talks...2021-12-2337 min
KPFA - About Health12/20/21 Dying KindnessHave you thought about what your loved one will have to do when you die? Will they know your passwords, where your Will is, what your vision is for a funeral or celebration? Have you talked with your relatives about their advanced directives, or is it a taboo topic in your family? Join Cianna Stewart and Nurse Rona to help you consider the conversations that can bring you closer to your loved ones, and clarify your wishes.
The post 12/20/21 Dying Kindness appeared first on KPFA.
2021-12-2059 min
Dying Kindness11: From Death Phobic to Death DoulaKaren Reppen describes herself as being once "the most death phobic person on the planet." Now she's on the board of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) and an advocate for death education. In this interview, she shares what she learned on her journey to overcome her fear of death, what an end-of-life doula does, and thoughts on NEDA's role in the death positivity movement.
2021-12-0845 min
Dying Kindness10: Holidays Can Be ComplicatedLogistics are not the only things that complicate death. The holidays can be an emotional time. Here are five ways to help take care of the emotional side of the impact your death will have on those you love.
2021-11-2413 min
Dying Kindness9: What is a Good Death?We often refer to the idea of a "good death" without really digging in to what that means for us. But being clear about it is critical when it comes to completing an Advance Care Directive.
2021-11-1022 min
Dying Kindness8-HolidaysForTheDeadSamhain. Halloween. All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
All of these holidays are about the connection between the living and the dead. And they all present the dead in different ways. Taking a look at these differences can be a fun way to think about where we get our concepts about death and how our loved ones might relate to us after we die.
2021-10-2715 min
Dying Kindness7: An Estate Lawyer Teaches Me ThingsHave questions about estate planning? Listen in on my first conversation with an estate lawyer, Kathleen Hunt. I ask basic questions and learn so much!
2021-10-1241 min
Dying Kindness6: Ashes to Ashes... and MoreWhat can be done with cremated remains? So many things!
2021-09-1423 min
Dying Kindness5: Hospice - Edwina Moldover Interview"Hospice is not giving up." Retired hospice nurse Edwina Moldover clears up misconceptions about hospice and says that the biggest mistake we make is not accessing hospice earlier.
2021-09-0734 min
Dying Kindness4: The Value of Physical StuffWhen we die, we'll leave behind a lot of physical stuff. How should we think about the value of that stuff? And how can we make it easier for our loved ones to distribute it after we're gone?
2021-08-1915 min
Dying Kindness3: After the First Days - The WillWhat can a Will convey - and when is it not enough?
Discussed in this episode:
Wills
Estate Planning with a lawyer
Time and costs of Probate Court
Thresholds for automatic Probate
Beneficiary Designations
Interview w/ Miguel Torres, MilesTorresLaw.com
Poem: New Orleans Limbo by Andrei Codrescu
from Death Poems, ed. Russ Kick
2021-07-1514 min
Dying Kindness2: In the First Days of Your DeathNotes on what decisions will need to be made by your loved ones in the first few days after your death.
In this episode:
Final disposition
Finances
Obituary
Social media
2021-07-0112 min
Dying Kindness1: Urgent Needs in the First HoursIf you were to get into an accident, what would your loved ones need to know right away?
This episode introduces Dying Kindness, and walks through some practical notes on what you should have prepared for the first few hours of your possible incapacity or death.
In this episode:
Emergency contact
Need-to-know list
Health Care Directive
Dependents
Organ donation
Death Certificate
Where to take your body
2021-07-0114 min
The No Complaining Project13: MicroComplaints[TRANSCRIPT]Hi, welcome to the No Complaining Project podcast, where we talk about all things related to Going NoCo - NoCo for "no complaining" - in order to improve our relationships and to be kinder to others around us. And to generally just be more connected with folks in the world, you can always find more on this topic at my website, gonoco.com. That's G O N O C o.com and I'm Cianna Stewart. And I'm glad that you're here. Today I want to tell you why I even latched on to complaining...2021-02-1811 min
The No Complaining ProjectBasic Definitions[TRANSCRIPT]Hi friends! Glad you found it here to the No Complaining Project's podcast. I'm Cianna Stewart, and I want to extend a very warm welcome to all the new listeners. I don't know if you're here because new year's just happened, or if you found me on Facebook or on Clubhouse or what, but no matter how you got here, thank you for listening! And for deciding to go NoCo, which is my shorthand for "no complaining."I thought it would be good for all of us to review what we mean by complaining. Be...2021-02-1011 min
The No Complaining Project11 - The Value of ValuesValues list and questions here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vaztmu1e13lvgfl/CoreValues.pdf?dl=0[TRANSCRIPT OF MAIN EPISODE]Hi, friends. Cianna Stewart here from the No Complaining Project. It’s Wednesday, January 13. And while this is not a politics podcast, I need to acknowledge that it’s been quite a week here in the United States. A lot of us are feeling a lot of things. And that’s ok. In fact we were talking last night with some friends about how it’s totally normal right now to not feel ok because so much a...2021-01-1510 min
The No Complaining Project10 - The Mindset of Wonder[TRANSCRIPT]Hello, friends. It's the first week of 2021 and I thought I'd just take a moment to acknowledge the weirdness of trying to make resolutions given the strange world that we're in right now. Given that many of our resolutions hinge on planning, and the ability to plan is exactly what last year stripped away for so many of us, the vast majority of us, pretty much the whole world, and it’s still unclear if 2021 is going to be any more predictable, I thought I'd invite something a little bit different, something that can affect everything el...2021-01-0613 min
The No Complaining ProjectEp9 - A New Year's Non-Resolution[TRANSCRIPT]Hey, everyone. Cianna Stewart here with the No Complaining podcast. I'm recording this on December 29th of 2020. We are finally getting close to the end of this year and I don't know about you, but for me it can't come soon enough. Of course, cause it's December 29th, we are actually rolling into New Year’s, and traditionally this has been a day for a lot of people to take up the No Complaining pledge and to try to corral how they speak and how they think and reshape things for the better.A...2020-12-2910 min
The No Complaining Project8 - Framing (Thoughts on Dec 24)Quick reminder that what we focus on determines how we feel.2020-12-2504 min
Something You Should KnowSYSK Choice: Why Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & How Gaslighting WorksIf you would like to feel really good, then watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiKxytbCWk. It’s a dull and boring video about folding towels and will make you (or at least many people) get chills and give you a “brain orgasm.” Why? No one really knows for sure but I’ll explain what is known about it as I start this episode.
Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Stewart has studied th...2020-11-0745 min
Something You Should KnowSYSK Choice: Why Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & How Gaslighting WorksIf you would like to feel really good, then watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiKxytbCWk. It’s a dull and boring video about folding towels and will make you (or at least many people) get chills and give you a “brain orgasm.” Why? No one really knows for sure but I’ll explain what is known about it as I start this episode.
Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Stewart has studied th...2020-11-0745 min
Something You Should KnowSYSK Choice: Why Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & How Gaslighting WorksIf you would like to feel really good, then watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiKxytbCWk. It’s a dull and boring video about folding towels and will make you (or at least many people) get chills and give you a “brain orgasm.” Why? No one really knows for sure but I’ll explain what is known about it as I start this episode.
Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Stewart has studied th...2020-11-0746 min
Something You Should KnowSYSK Choice: Why Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & How Gaslighting WorksIf you would like to feel really good, then watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiKxytbCWk. It’s a dull and boring video about folding towels and will make you (or at least many people) get chills and give you a “brain orgasm.” Why? No one really knows for sure but I’ll explain what is known about it as I start this episode.Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Ste...2020-11-0747 min
The No Complaining Project7 - the Inner Critic and the PandemicMake Peace With Your Mind by Mark ColemanTRANSCRIPTHello and welcome to the No Complaining Podcast where I'm going to try to help you move from feeling stuck and in a bad place to taking action and feeling more in control of your world. I'm going to give it a shot anyway. I'm Cianna Stewart, and I'm really grateful that you're here.Several of you have written to me about, being really hard on yourself and complaining about yourself. A lot of stuff about dealing...2020-10-1726 min
The No Complaining Project6 - Lessons from RBGEp 6: Lessons from RBGHello and welcome to the No Complaining Project, the podcast that tries to help you move from feeling stuck to taking action away from complaining and feeling powerless and towards owning your life and your choices. I call this “Going NoCo” - “NoCo” for No Complaining.” And you can find more at my website. Go noco.com. I'm Cianna Stewart. Welcome to the reboot of the podcast, a kind of season two, if you will. I'm going to be trying out a new format. Before, I was trying to make it really per...2020-09-1905 min
The No Complaining Project5 - Time for Action[TRANSCRIPT]It's time for me to make it clear what all this is all about.[MUSIC]Hello! I’m Cianna Stewart, founder of the No Complaining Project. I define complaining as expressing grief, pain, or discontent without contributing to solving the problem. Many of us complain as an unconscious habit, and it’s hurting us and the people around us in more ways than we realize. My goal is to share tools and information to support you in changing your life and improving your relationships by shifting from complaining to taking action. Quitting comp...2020-05-3108 min
The No Complaining Project4 - ComparisonitisI don’t know… It’s just… It’s like I just see all these people doing all these things and then I just can’t do anything and… What’s wrong with me?[MUSIC]Hello! I’m Cianna Stewart, founder of the No Complaining Project.I define complaining as expressing grief, pain, or discontent without contributing to solving the problem. Many of us complain as an unconscious habit, and it’s hurting us and the people around us in more ways that we realize.My goal is to share tools and information to s...2020-05-1715 min
The No Complaining Project3 - The World is More Than AwfulOh my God, I can't stop reading the news. I am so infuriated! Did you see this other article?![MUSIC]Hello! I’m Cianna Stewart, founder of the No Complaining Project. I define complaining as expressing grief, pain, or discontent without contributing to solving the problem. Many of us complain as an unconscious habit, and it’s hurting us and the people around us in more ways than we realize. My goal is to share tools and information to support you in changing your life and improving your relationships by shifting from complaining to taking acti...2020-05-0318 min
The No Complaining Project2b - CompassionToday’s exercise will be tapping into our sense of compassion.Focus on a particular person, someone whose complaining bothers you.Do you have that person in mind? OK, let’s begin.[BELL]Take a deep breath in and hold it.Let it out and stay empty.Breathe in. Breath out.One more time breathe in. And out.Think about that person. Being to mind their complaints. I’ll ask a series of questions that you don’t need to answer, just let them go...2020-04-1904 min
The No Complaining Project2 - Dealing With A ComplainerEpisode 2: Dealing With A ComplainerTRANSCRIPT:Seriously? You teach people to stop complaining? Boy, do I know someone I’d like to send to you![MUSIC]Hello! I’m Cianna Stewart, founder of the No Complaining Project. I define complaining as expressing grief, pain, or discontent without contributing to solving the problem. Many of us complain as an unconscious habit, and it’s hurting us and the people around us in more ways than we realize. My goal is to share tools and information to support you in changing your life a...2020-04-1915 minThe No Complaining Project1b - Remembering You Have Choice[TRANSCRIPT]Today's practice focuses on reminding ourselves that we have choice. This is important because it's easy to fall back into old patterns, unthinkingly doing what we don't want to do.I'm going to ask you to think of an example of something concrete that you want to work on. Something that's not super emotionally charged.Leave the harder things for when you already have this skill down. For now, come up with something that's current, that bothers you in a low-grade way and that you'd like to resolve, but still haven't done...2020-04-1204 minThe No Complaining Project1a - Reinforcing Your Why[TRANSCRIPT]Today's practice will help you get clear on why you want to stop complaining. This is important because sometimes breaking a habit can get hard and you can lose motivation. But if you're clear on your why, then that can help carry you through. Your choice to stop complaining is a solid one for yourself and for the people around you. Today's practice will reinforce that choice and you can carry this with you going forward. Let's begin.Take a moment to settle. Take a deep breath in and hold it...2020-04-1204 minThe No Complaining Project1 - Start HereComplaining is a habit. A bad, unconscious habit that erodes relationships, increases stress levels, destroys creativity, and generally makes life more awful than it has to be. This week we define what a complaint is and isn't, introduce the distinction between healthy & unhealthy complaining, and argue for some reasons you might want to quit.[TRANSCRIPT]What's this no complaining thing about? What if something really is wrong? Are we just supposed to shut up about it? What's the point of all this? Why would I want to do it?Hello! I’m Ci...2020-04-1212 minThe No Complaining ProjectIntroducing the No Complaining Project PodcastTRANSCRIPT:Hello. I'm Cianna Stewart and I've been teaching people how to stop complaining since 2009. At first I was just trying to address my own negative attitude after noticing how it impacted my friends. I soon realized that my complaining also impacted my ability to appreciate the good things that were happening in my life. Truth is, I didn't even notice when things were good because I was so obsessed with what wasn't working. I also noticed how much complaining there was in our society and how hard it was to stop. I took a bunch of...2020-04-0501 min
Mindful MedicineEncore Episode: Who Loves a Complainer?Guess who is standing in the way of your happiness? Yep. It’s you.Now you can save money on your life insurance just for being healthy. HealthIQ helps physically active people save up to 33% on their life insurance. Go to HealthIQ.com/mindful to get a free quote. - sponsor You can stop being a powerless complainer and start actively taking control over your own life. Complainers continuously fuss about a situation without doing something to solve the problem. You might love complaining in the moment, but people aren’t going to love list...2020-02-1800 min
Breakthrough SuccessE217: Stop Blaming And Take Personal Responsibility To Achieve Growth With Cianna StewartCianna Stewart is the author of No Complaints, a book that teaches you how to stop complaining so you can change your life forever and bring you greater joy and more satisfying relationships. Quotes To Remember: “The first thing is to just notice that you are complaining and even understand what a complaint is.” "Complaining is basically airing a grievance without contributing to solving a problem." “You are the average of the five people you most spend your time with.” “When you focus your attention on the negative over and o...2018-08-0628 min
You, Me, Empathy32: How Complaining Impacts Our Mental Health with Cianna StewartOn Episode 32 of You, Me, Empathy, Cianna Stewart and I explore Complaining and how it impacts our mental health. Plus unhealthy complaints vs. healthy complaints, complaining and the brain, and The No Complaining Project! Thanks for empathizing with us, and thanks for listening! Subscribe and leave You, Me, Empathy a review in Apple Podcasts. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. 2018-07-301h 16
Support is SexyIs Complaining Sabotaging Your Life? Cianna Stewart of the No Complaints Project Tells You How to Shift Your NarrativeCianna Stewart started the no complaining project from her own desire to stop complaining. Cianna Stewart realized just how much she was complaining and just how much it was affecting her so she created a movement called the no complaint project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2018-05-0152 min
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsUnlock Your Full & Rewarding LifeIn episode 95 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode finishes our discussion and talks about how you can replace your old complaining habits with positive new habits. Learn actionable steps you can take to let go of complaining that will help you unlock your full and rewarding life. If you enjoyed this month with Cianna, you can learn more about he...2018-04-2522 min
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsUnlock Your Full & Rewarding LifeIn episode 95 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode finishes our discussion and talks about how you can replace your old complaining habits with positive new habits. Learn actionable steps you can take to let go of complaining that will help you unlock your full and rewarding life. If you enjoyed this month with Cianna, you can learn more about he...2018-04-2522 min
Mark Metry Show#66 - Cianna Stewart | Stop Complaining - How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Joy and HappinessCianna Stewart is the author of "No Complaints" a book on how to stop complaining and sabotaging your own joy.From Cianna - "No Complaints" and created the No Complaining Project because I discovered one very basic thing you can do that can change your life forever and bring you greater joy and more satisfying relationships: Stop Complaining.Nearly every self-development and spiritually enlightened person (including Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins, Suze Orman, Tim Ferris, T. Harv Ecker, Marci Shimoff, Oprah, and even the Dalai Lama) says that the first step in improving your life and experiencing...2018-04-2336 min
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsHow to Interrupt the Need to Complain In episode 92 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode talks about how we can interrupt our pattern of complaining. Listen to this episode to learn why we should interrupt our typical pattern and the actionable things you can do to change your mindset and mood. 2018-04-1825 min
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsHow to Interrupt the Need to Complain In episode 92 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode talks about how we can interrupt our pattern of complaining. Listen to this episode to learn why we should interrupt our typical pattern and the actionable things you can do to change your mindset and mood.2018-04-1825 min
The Destroying Doubt PodcastHow to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Joy! W/ Cianna Stewart Ep. 65On this show, Jay has the honor of speaking with the founder of "The No Complaining Project," Cianna Stewart. Cianna found that complaining was having a negative impact on her life. She decided not only to stop complaining but to get to the root of complaining to determine where it comes from, how it effects us, and most importantly, HOW TO STOP DOING IT! Cianna shares with us what she has learned about complaining throughout her 10 plus years of research and empowers us to bring back joy into our lives.
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Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsHow Complaining Ruins Relationships In episode 89 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode talks about how someone's complaining can ruin relationships. Listen to this episode to learn how to have the courage to express your feelings appropriately as someone2018-04-1122 min
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsHow Complaining Ruins Relationships In episode 89 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode talks about how someone's complaining can ruin relationships. Listen to this episode to learn how to have the courage to express your feelings appropriately as someone who is emotionally upset and how as a listener you can have the right conversation with the person in your life who is a complainer. Also, learn more ab...2018-04-1122 min
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsHow to Know if You're A Complainer In episode 86 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode talks about the difference between complaining and sharing. Learn what complaining really is, what a micro complaint is and learn how to discover the feeling you're lo2018-04-0418 min
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary ThingsHow to Know if You're A Complainer In episode 86 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April focuses on Letting Go of Complaining and features author Cianna Stewart. This episode talks about the difference between complaining and sharing. Learn what complaining really is, what a micro complaint is and learn how to discover the feeling you're looking for. Listen at the links below! 2018-04-0418 min
The Pillars of Health PodcastEpisode 026: How to Stop Complaining & Improve Your Mindset featuring Cianna StewartCianna Stewart is the author of "No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Joy" and todays guest on the podcast. The book offers a fantastic foundation to help anyone create moments of self realization and take charge of your current outlook on life. This can lead to more awareness and self development towards a better version of yourself as complaining usually leads down a very negative path. This negative route can have a knock on effect in all aspects of your life. Cianna discusses the strategies she implements to disrupt a complaining mindset and offers solutions to use to...2018-03-1456 min
The Pillars of Health PodcastEpisode 026: How to Stop Complaining & Improve Your Mindset featuring Cianna StewartCianna Stewart is the author of "No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Joy" and todays guest on the podcast. The book offers a fantastic foundation to help anyone create moments of self realization and take charge of your current outlook on life. This can lead to more awareness and self development towards a better version of yourself as complaining usually leads down a very negative path. This negative route can have a knock on effect in all aspects of your life. Cianna discusses the strategies she implements to disrupt a complaining mindset and offers solutions to use to...2018-03-1456 min
The Pillars of Health PodcastEpisode 026: How to Stop Complaining & Improve Your Mindset featuring Cianna Stewart
Cianna Stewart is the author of "No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Joy" and todays guest on the podcast. The book offers a fantastic foundation to help anyone create moments of self realization and take charge of your current outlook on life. This can lead to more awareness and self development towards a better version of yourself as complaining usually leads down a very negative path. This negative route can have a knock on effect in all aspects of your life. Cianna discusses the strategies she implements to disrupt a complaining mindset and offers solutions to use...2018-03-1400 min
Something You Should KnowWhy Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & Using Games to Accomplish Your GoalsWhy is Stephen Hawking still alive? Most people who are diagnosed with ALS die within 5 years. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed in his 20’s and today he is in his 70’s. We begin this episode by looking at his amazing longevity. (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stephen-hawking-als/)
Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Stewart has studied the subject of complaining in great detail and even wrote a book on it called, No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your O...2018-03-0145 min
Something You Should KnowWhy Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & Using Games to Accomplish Your GoalsWhy is Stephen Hawking still alive? Most people who are diagnosed with ALS die within 5 years. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed in his 20’s and today he is in his 70’s. We begin this episode by looking at his amazing longevity. (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stephen-hawking-als/)
Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Stewart has studied the subject of complaining in great detail and even wrote a book on it called, No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your O...2018-03-0145 min
Something You Should KnowWhy Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & Using Games to Accomplish Your GoalsWhy is Stephen Hawking still alive? Most people who are diagnosed with ALS die within 5 years. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed in his 20’s and today he is in his 70’s. We begin this episode by looking at his amazing longevity. (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stephen-hawking-als/)
Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Stewart has studied the subject of complaining in great detail and even wrote a book on it called, No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your O...2018-03-0146 min
Something You Should KnowWhy Complainers Complain and How to Stop Them & Using Games to Accomplish Your GoalsWhy is Stephen Hawking still alive? Most people who are diagnosed with ALS die within 5 years. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed in his 20’s and today he is in his 70’s. We begin this episode by looking at his amazing longevity. (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stephen-hawking-als/)
Do you know a complainer? It’s a trick question because you probably know a lot more than one. In fact, you might be a complainer without realizing it. Cianna Stewart has studied the subject of complaining in great detail and even wrote a book on it called, No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your O...2018-03-0141 min
Spark Inspire Your Life54: Cianna Stewart; No ComplaintsYou are now entering the NoCo Zone… Listen in as Cianna Stewart - founder of The No Complaining Project and author of No Complaints: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Joy - shares tools that have helped her and countless others move from a place of complaining and victimization into personal power, productivity, gratitude, and mindfulness.2018-02-2142 min
bettercast#4 - what happens when you stop complaining?“What would happen if I never complained again?” Cianna Stewart asked herself one day in 2006. The answer inspired the No Complaining Project. Find out the difference between healthy and unhealthy complaining, how to stop complaining when it’s an ingrained habit, and how it affects your ability to take action to resolve problems. (If you want to. Why would anyone want to stop complaining, anyway?) Music by Ray Rude: http://www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/ray-rude/2016-12-051h 01