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Surviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women99: TRIGGER WARNING: Decoding the Triggers in Our LivesSend us a text"Be grateful for triggers. They point you to where you aren't free."Welcome back to Surviving to Thriving! In this episode, we're diving into the complexity of triggers—the situations, emotions, and reactions that shape our responses. I explore a systematic approach to understanding and managing triggers, empowering listeners to reclaim control of their reactions.Join us as we explore:Identifying the diverse triggers in our lives, from overstimulation to unresolved emotions.Understanding the ripple effect of triggers and their impact on self-soothing behaviors.Practical strategies for mitigating tr...2024-03-1924 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women98: LOVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE: Ecstasy, Then DishesSend us a text"Love your whole entire life, you created it."Welcome back to Surviving to Thriving! In this week's episode, we're diving into the concept of embracing our entire lives—not just the highlight reel, but all the nooks, crannies, and under utilized parts as well. I draw on the analogy of a house with unused rooms to illustrate the importance of finding balance and alignment in every aspect of our lives.Join us in this episode of Surviving to Thriving, as we explore:Embracing the diversity of our experiences an...2024-03-1121 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women97: AIM, FIRE, THRIVE: Overcoming Perfection by Embracing Imperfect ActionSend us a text"You don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going."Ever find yourself endlessly aiming but never firing? In this episode of Surviving to Thriving, we're flipping the script on the "Ready, Aim, Fire" paradigm. I share my own eye-opening archery mishap to illustrate why it's time to fire before we're perfectly ready.Tune in to this episode of Surviving to Thriving, as we explore:The paralysis of over-analysis and the quest for perfection.Why taking imperfect action is crucial for progress.Practical strategies...2024-03-0322 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women96: CAREER MAGIC: Transforming Your Journey with Transferable SkillsSend us a text"Transferable skills turn your past experience into your future asset." Hana DhanjiIt does not matter if you have been with the same company for 10 years or 25, or have taken a hiatus and are wanting to return to work. Changing direction can be daunting. We become experts at what we've been doing for so long, that we no longer see the value in our experience and our talents. We find it hard to see how we can go and do something else. What could we possibly provide a new employer? 2024-02-2626 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women95: HOW: The 3 Invisible Blocks Standing In Our Way Named HOWardSend us a text"HOW does not have a place at the table when we are in dream mode." -Jennessa DurraniHave you ever been walking down the street and all of a sudden you trip…over nothing? You look down sure you will see a hole, rock, or a crack in the sidewalk, and there is nothing. That can be what life feels like at times. We are just walking towards our goal, minding our own business, when we get stuck. When we trip over an invisible block.It's these seemingly invisible bl...2024-02-2029 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women94: READY SET GO: A 5 Step Framework to Move Forward Once and for AllSend us a text"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success." -Henry FordOne of the most heard quotes from the women in my world is, "Jennessa, I'm not ready...not yet." I'm sure you can relate. There is likely something that you've been batting around in the back of your mind that you are going to "take on", but right now you just aren't ready. The thing is that we don't have a handle on what ready even looks like. When will the time be right? What needs to be in...2024-02-1225 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women93: STORIES THAT BIND: 6 Steps to Release Your Limiting BeliefsSend us a text“To change our circumstances, we need to change our story: edit it, modify it, or completely rewrite it. ” --Harold R. JohnsonAs Harold R. Johnson said, "We are all story. We are the stories we are told and we are the stories we tell ourselves." Now who doesn't love a good story. An origin story. A comeback story. A harrowing tale. But when these stories become so engrained. So much a part of us that we can not see them for what they really are they bind us. They keep us stuc...2024-02-0630 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for WomenTRAILER: Welcome to Surviving to ThrivingSend us a textAre you a woman that is ready to start a new chapter and not sure where to even begin? Then you are in the right place my friend.Welcome to Surviving To Thriving, the weekly podcast for women ready to move beyond just getting by and into the realm of thriving. I'm Jennessa Durrani, a life coach who's empowered countless women to design lives they truly love. And my mission to help every woman on earth carve out a role they adore, one that's fulfilling and provides them the rewards they're...2024-02-0601 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women92: LEVERAGE: 4 Surefire Steps to Power Up Your GoalsSend us a text“Once the subconscious mind accepts an idea, it begins to execute it.” --Joseph MurphyYour subconscious mind is your secret weapon, but if you don’t understand how she ticks, she could be your Achilles tendon. Today I want to share with you some of the amazing things that the subconscious mind is capable of and how you can leverage her amazingness to actually get what you want. Once you are on the same page, you are unstoppable! In today's Surviving to Thriving Podcast, I will share with y...2024-01-3014 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women91: BEHAVIOR: Mindset Shifts That Will Change Your WorldSend us a text"It's not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves." -Edmund HillaryOur words, thoughts and images do not describe our reality, they are creating it. Read that again. Let it sink in. Our state of mind, our thoughts, our internal dialogue, the stories that we believe to be true about ourselves, is keeping us in our current reality.The only way we can change our reality, is to change our thoughts, our inner self talk, the images that we have, and our belief system. It's simple, but not easy...2024-01-2225 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women90: DREAMS: 3 Exercises to Ignite Your Next ChapterSend us a text"No matter where you are from, your dreams are valid." -Lupita Nyong'OI say that the women that I work with are at the intersection of oh crap and oh yeah. Oh yeah I am ready to pursue a new start (excited), but oh crap I don't know where to begin (terrified). Can you relate? I think this intersection is where the magic happens. Where you can play and dream. But only if you let yourself go there. Otherwise, you are bound to get stuck!I believe that everyone...2024-01-1619 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women89: CAUSE VS EFFECT: Which Side Are You On?Send us a text"Words and images do not describe our reality, they define it."Do you find yourself feeling like nothing is going right? Life intervenes at every turn? We've been conditioned for years to be in busy mode. Making sure everyone is cared for. Every fire is put out. Every whim is attended to. We have been in effect of everyone and everything while we use busy as a badge of honor.I've recently begun a new certification program that is all based on Neuro Linguistic Programming which is like the...2024-01-0911 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women88: CLOSE OUT: My Favorite Way to Close Out a Month and YearSend us a text"Celebrate endings for they precede new beginnings." Jonathan Lockwood HuieHappy New Year my friend! Everywhere you look this week is talking about starting fresh, starting over, clean slate. And I'm with you. I'm ready to start new, BUT let's celebrate the ending of 2023 FIRST. Even if you didn't feel like it, you've grown significantly over the past year. You have learned valuable lessons. And you have made it possible for you to be right here, right now, ready to move forward. Let's work together through two exercises--one to...2024-01-0125 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women87: PAUSE: The Permission We Need to ThriveSend us a text"Don't underestimate the power of a pause. It allows you to recharge and refocus."We have been grinding for nearly 365 days to get to this place right here, right now. If you are like me you are torn between "I want to sleep for a year" and "I can't wait to put this year behind me and move forward." But our best bet is to lean into the pause. To give ourselves the space and time to rest, recharge...to pause. By doing so we can start to see what's most...2023-12-2524 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women86: STORY TIME: How I Met My Husband In an AOL Chat RoomSend us a text“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” -Joseph CampbellA few weeks ago, I started the episode with "When I met my husband in an AOL chat room..." and never told the whole story. I do love telling this story and I figured that it's the week before the holidays and you might just need a good story to keep you going while you are wrapping the 100th gift on your list. In tod...2023-12-1826 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women85: VISUALIZATION: The Pull We Need To Keep Us on TrackSend us a text"Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose." -Bo BennettThrowing out ideas, initiatives and goals is the easy part. Getting them over the finish line is the near impossible part. I talk a lot about daily practices and actions and breaking big into little as tactical measures to help us succeed. They serve as the "push" we need to stay on the course. But they alone will not get us through the hard times when we just plum lose our energy and our steam. What we need is a "pull" to be our...2023-12-1126 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women84: HOLIDAY HAVOC: Navigating Stressful Conversations with Well-Meaning FamilySend us a text"All stress, anxiety, and depression is caused when we ignore who we are, and start living to pleasing others." -Paulo CoelhoDo you laugh in the face of those that say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, and instead want to avoid them like Aunt Mary’s fruitcake? Are you bracing yourself for all of the awkward and hurtful conversations that inevitably come with the gathering together of all that are supposed to love us? I get it. And I have a secret for you. It’...2023-12-0520 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women83: STRESS FREE HOLIDAYS: My 6 SecretsSend us a text"It's not the load that breaks you down. It's how you carry it." -Lou HoltzMy first year as a solopreneur I sold 750 home baked gift boxes. The year that my oldest son was born, I not only delivered 700+ gift boxes, but also published my fourth cookbook with my mom. He was 5 weeks old. Add in the fact that we are a multicultural family. Believe you me, I get how stressful the holidays are!I had to learn early on how to streamline, delegate, and align our holiday festivities...2023-11-2922 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women82: HOLIDAYS: How to Thrive in the Holidays That Makes Sense to YOUR FamilySend us a text"The best view comes after the hardest climb." --Benjamin FranklinAs moms we have been in survival mode for so long that we can’t even see it for that. It’s just become our natural state. As a result, we are prone to being stuck and blaming ourselves for our inability to get ourselves going. But this week we talk about how survival mode is not only dictating how we treat ourselves body, mind, spirit, and place, but also how we do our holidays. If we want to thrive in the...2023-11-1317 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women81: LESS IS MORE: The Answer To Your Ideal HolidaySend us a textDoing less is often harder than doing more.Do you see the holidays fast approaching and start to hyperventilate? Are you exhausted just thinking about all the "extra" that is the holiday season? We have conditioned ourselves to believing that if we are not exhausted, overdrawn, overextended, and going out of our minds to make everything PERFECT, then we are failing as a mom.STOP! The answer to having a memorable holiday season of more hugs, more smiles, more memories, and more gratitude, is to do less. Yes...less.2023-11-0523 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women80: STUCK: 5 Strategies to Lift You Out of Your RutSend us a textBeing stuck is not a sign of failure, but rather a symptom of growth.Are you feeling stuck? Is your rut so deep you can’t see over the rim? You are not alone my friend. In this episode I share with you one of my favorite children’s books…My Truck Is Stuck and show it as a metaphor for our lives. Giving you 5 strategies to getting unstuck before you are completely sucked dry. If you feel like you can't get out of your own way and ke...2023-10-3023 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women79: KEEPING OUR FOCUS: Setting Ourselves Up for SuccessSend us a textStarve your distractions. Feed your focus.Here is the third in my series on focus. We've worked through building our focus muscle with techniques on staying in the present and determining what is actually keeping us from getting to the work. We then went through three strategies to get your focus and get you to the page and this week I share my three strategies for maintaining our focus once we get started. If you are running on empty and lie pray to your mind wandering and constant distractions, t...2023-10-2419 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women78: FINDING YOUR FOCUS: 3 Strategies to Beat BusySend us a text"Energy flows where attention goes." --Tony RobbinsThe opposite of focused is distracted. If you can't find your focus, it's because it's buried in your busy life, as you are meeting everyone else's expectations but your own. If you're ready to beat busy and find your focus, then this episode is for you. Today on the Surviving to Thriving Podcast, I'll share with you my three strategies that allow you to:Weed through the superfluousBreak down the hard, andPrioritize what matters most to you. T...2023-10-1723 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women77: BUILDING YOUR FOCUS MUSCLE: And Increase Your HappinessSend us a text"Ignore the noise."Are you sure that you are missing the focus gene? Sure that everyone else has the ability to get things done, but you are destined to have high expectations and low results? Then you are going to enjoy this episode my friend. We are going create a strategy for building your focus muscle, that will not only help you get it all done, but will make you a happier person in the process. Today on the Surviving to Thriving Podcast, we'll talk ab...2023-10-0322 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women76: ALIGNMENT: 5 Lessons Learned from Top Chef to Get You Back into AlignmentSend us a text"When you are in alignment with the desires of your heart, things have a way of working out. " --Iyanla VanzantI am obsessed with competition shows like Amazing Race, Project Runway and Top Chef--I have seen every episode…twice! What I love is seeing how everyone approaches a challenge. How they have moments to decide what they are going to do and then actually follow through. Reflecting on Top Chef I have pulled together my 5 biggest lessons learned that, when put into practice, help us get our life back int...2023-09-2522 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women75: GETTING OUR POOP IN A GROUP: The Art of Starting AgainSend us a text"It's time to get your poop in a group." --Cindy Molgaard (my mom)Starting is hard, but starting over is even harder. When we have let our practices, routines and projects languish it is really hard to get back into the swing of things. We are so tied to what we "used to" be able to--I used to run 5 miles a day without thinking. I used to meditate 30 minutes every day, I used to be the first one into the office. But that was the old bar and if we can't...2023-09-1723 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women74: TRUST YOURSELF: Breaking Down the Disorder of ControlSend us a text"The best proof of love is trust." --Joyce BrothersTrust is a crucial component to any relationship. If you don’t trust someone, then you can’t connect. You can’t work together. You can’t grow and appreciate one another. We focus so much on trusting those around us, that we rarely see the mistrust we have with ourselves. I talk a lot about the fact that we control what we do not trust. We orchestrate. We create rules. We dictate situations where we do not trust. Where are we doi...2023-06-1926 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women73: DISTRACTIONS: Allowing Others to Dictate YOUR Next StepsSend us a text"An addiction to distraction is the end of your creative production." --Robin SharmaDid you know that it takes 23 minutes on average to get resettled into a task after even a 5 minute interruption? Now think of how many times, as a mom, you are distracted each day. About 3 million times. So it’s no wonder that we can’t ever make progress on initiatives…especially those focused on ourselves. Making sure that we are taking care of every stakeholder in our life before us keeps us firmly in survi...2023-06-1131 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women72: STOP LOOKING AWAY: See Yourself As Those That Love You See YouSend us a text"Make peace with your broken pieces." --r.h. SinA few weeks ago I shared photos from an event I did and I received an email from one of the women who attended pleading with me not to post the photo of her. She said that when she saw it, it made her cry. This is not an isolated incident. I’ve really paid attention to this concept over the past few weeks, and it’s a topic that pops up almost daily. Hating on ourselves. Looking at ourselves with...2023-06-0420 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women71: THE BINGE: Self-Care or Self-Sabotage?Send us a text"I am the biggest obstacle to my dreams." --Craig D. LounsbroughI have yet to find a mom who does not identify as a perfectionist. Even those that swear they aren’t are really just in denial. For so long we have been in survival mode. Putting our head down and getting it done. Let me just get through today, this week, this month…sound familiar? When you combine perfectionism with survival you get a perfect storm of all or nothing. We’re either giving it our absolute all, or we a...2023-05-2826 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women70: SKILL BUILDING: Start Where You AreSend us a text"The best way to change the world is in concentric circles: start with yourself and work your way out from there." --James ClearI can’t tell you how many times a week women say, “I’ve tried that…it just doesn’t work?” Or, “I was doing so well, and then I fell down.” Or, “I so desperately want to lose weight, get stronger, find new work, connect more with friends, try new things, (whatever) but…I can’t seem to follow through.” We all have our list of I Can’t stateme...2023-05-2123 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women69: MOTIVATION: Using Your Values to Keep You GoingSend us a text"Values are like lighthouses; they are signals giving us direction, meaning, and purpose.""Just do it" is a famous tag line and is meant to be motivating. But when I see that it just exhausts me. If I wanted to do it, I would have done it already. I need something different to get me started and more importantly, to keep me going. Each of us has a set of values, or key motivators, that when dangled like a carrot will get us going and continue to push us to succeed...2023-05-1525 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women68: SELF-ADVOCATE: My Lesson From Dr. PhilSend us a text"Asking for help is giving others an invitation to participate in your life." --Jennessa DurraniFor years my husband and boys would wake me up to treat me to the most unnaturally colored flower arrangement, a carrot cake (my favorite before I gave up flour and sugar), and chocolates that they loved. And then would take me out to dinner at a restaurant that the boys would love for my birthday, Valentine’s Day and mother’s day. It was sweet. It was well intentioned. But it was what they w...2023-05-1026 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women67: PROCRASTINATION: You Are Not Lazy! You are Overwhelmed.Send us a text"Procrastination is like a credit card: it's fun until you get the bill." --Christopher ParkerAre you like me and always saying that you don’t need more time, you just need a deadline? Are you always intending to do something, but can’t bring yourself to do it? Are you beating yourself up thinking you are lazy because you can’t get things done? Stop right there. You are not lazy. You are not broken. You are procrastinating and we all do it. We pro...2023-05-0128 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women66: QUITTING: Debunking the Adage That Quitters Never WinSend us a text"Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are two of the most important things in life." --Shel SilversteinDo you remember quitting your first job? Or your second, or third. I really don’t. I’ve blocked out the experiences because quitting is traumatic. Quitting is awkward. Quitting means we are letting people down. We are showing that we can’t do it all. Or is it?Why can’t quitting be viewed as opening us up to new opportunities. Why can’t quitting be viewed as self-care...2023-04-1619 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women65: DOING MORE WITH LESS: The Power in 10 Minutes A DaySend us a text"Make incremental progress, change comes not by the yard, but by the inch" --Rick PitinoWhen you decide to do something do you go head first in with every ounce of your being? Are you the queen of starting and then fizzle fast? You are a perfectionist my friend. And that’s how we do things. We either go all in and do it BIG or we don’t do it at all. And as a result, we hold off all initiatives for ourselves until the perfect time...2023-04-0919 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women64: LOVE YOURSELF: Stop Punishing Yourself On Your JourneySend us a text"To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don't wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now." --Alan CohenWe are the queens of saying, Once this happens, then I can…Once I can run a mile, then I can replace these old shoes.Once I get good at drawing, then I can buy the pencils I need.Once I lose weight, then I can buy clothes that I love.Once my ki...2023-04-0222 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women63: INTENTION: The Key to Living in the Present and Not on Auto PilotSend us a text"We either live with intention or exist by default." --Kristin ArmstrongHave you ever been driving and all of a sudden, it’s like you wake up and think…where am I? And more times than not, when you do realize where you are, you are not where you had planned to go! Why? Because we are living on auto pilot. We are caught up in the busy and the drama of meeting everyone else’s needs, that we aren’t living intentionally. We aren’t present. Using the po...2023-03-2725 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women62: PRACTICE: How I Found My Way One Baby Step at a TimeSend us a text"When you do the practice the faith will come." --Rabbi Dawn RoseI started practicing Islam in 1999 with my first Ramadan fast, but I didn’t set foot into a mosque for nearly 10 years because I was terrified. Terrified because I had no idea what to do there. I didn’t look the part. I felt like an imposter. I had so many questions and no one to ask them to. But once I saw my religion as a practice that I could hone. One that I could get incr...2023-03-1924 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women61: AFFIRMATIONS: The First Critical Step to Loving Ourselves UnconditionallySend us a text"I am in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing." --Louise HayRecently a friend told me that there are people that don’t have an internal dialogue playing on repeat in their heads. I still don’t believe her, and I have a flash mob of thoughts and criticisms going on in my head on the regular. I think I’m more the norm than the outlier. We are AMAZING at negative self-talk especially the kind where we think we are being constructive. We are hat...2023-03-1230 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women60. EXCUSES: The Protective Layer We Put Up Between Us and What We Need to Do NextSend us a text"Your excuses are just the lies your fear has sold you." --Robin SharmaWhen I am asked my favorite season, I immediately respond Fall, because I LOVE me some sweater weather. Or so that’s what I convinced myself of for years. Toasty marshmallows, all things pumpkin, crunchy leaves, and the ability to hide myself, my weight, my body, and my soul behind layers of clothing so that I didn’t have to deal with my reality…my what’s next. Myself. What are you using as your protective layer? T...2023-03-0517 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women59: THE EASY WAY OUT: It Doesn't Exist. The Power of Change Live in the Root CauseSend us a text"Maybe you are searching among the branches for what only appears in the roots." --RumiHave you been searching for the perfect solution to a problem that has plagued you for years? Looking for the easiest way to get ahead, lose weight, get stronger, gain confidence? We all want that. The magic bullet. But I’m here to say that the only way to the other side of our problems is through. Through the icky sticky habits, patterns, mindset and limiting beliefs that we have stuffed down and left und...2023-02-2624 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women58: OFF LIMITS: Crack Out the Good China! It's Time To Start Living Fully In Our LivesSend us a text"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist." --Oscar WildeDo you have a room that is only for visitors? Have China that only comes out for holidays? Are you giving valuable real estate in your closet to clothes that are for special occasions, or for when you get thinner, or when you go back to work…in other words, anytime but today? Can you not even imagine the possibility of using a bath bomb on a Tuesday evening? Why are we keeping so much of ou...2023-02-1917 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women57: WE ARE NOT FINE: It's Time We Start Walking Our TalkSend us a text"Less Perfection. More Authenticity."What’s your standard response to “How are you?” Mine is groovy. It always elicits a fun response and it deflects anyone from asking follow on questions and allows me to avoid answering the question truthfully. Because A.) they don’t really want to know how I am. And B.) I’m not about to go there. For most of us, when asked our initial response is “fine” and while it sounds good on the outside, as we are saying it we are mentally listing all the things that ar...2023-02-1218 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women56: FIRST ON OUR LIST: That is the Next Step in a Thriving LifeSend us a text"No one is you and that is your super power."I’ve always thought my best self as being me before children. That self that was living her dream as a big city designer a million miles from home. But this week I had a big aha moment when I realized that my before motherhood self did not take care of herself. Was not whole. But what she did have was the ability to make decisions with only herself in mind. And that is actually what I’m missing. That is the...2023-02-0522 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women55: THRIVING: The First 3 Steps Towards Your Best SelfSend us a text"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." --Maya AngelouAre you ready to take the first tiny step forward to you…away from just surviving, turning yourself to the light of thriving? It can be overwhelming and aggravating since we are inclined to be seekers of instant gratification, but just declaring that you are ready to begin in the first step. In this episode we work together to create your blueprint for yo...2023-01-2923 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women54: SURVIVING: Bringing Awareness to Where We Are "Just" Surviving In Our LivesSend us a text"Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant." --Maya AngelouWhen we become moms we are sure that we’ve got this. And quickly realize that we don’t got this! Every ounce of our being goes into keeping that little human alive, happy, and protected and as a result, we shift into survival mode for ourselves. Showering occasionally and eating the scraps left on their high chairs becomes normal, along with the thought that tomorrow will be different and that becomes our mantra. Next thing you know you are 6,000+ tomorrows later and you...2023-01-2218 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women53: YOUR WORD: Intuitive Vision Boarding Process for Finding Your Word of the YearSend us a text"Write it on your heart, and every day is the best day of the year." Ralph Waldo EmersonNew year. New you. New word? Are you searching for the perfect word to embody all the sweeping changes you're going to make in your life? Have you made an incredible vision board articulating all that you hope to achieve? If so, that's great, but I would love for you to just take a moment to think of it in a different way instead of choosing a word...2023-01-1527 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women52: INTENTION SETTING: How to Make Your Goals StickSend us a text "Our intention creates our reality." --Wayne DyerHappy New Year, my friend. Are you already overwhelmed with all the big changes you're going to make in your life? How many resolutions have you already made and broken? Probably all of them. You're normal. This week I talk about how we are going to make goals that stick and what that secret ingredient is. It is setting our intention as well as premeditating all of our obstacles and breaking the freaking journey down into the tiniest of steps. These are critical aspects n...2023-01-0830 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women51: HIBERNATE: How We Need to Follow Nature in the New YearSend us a text"Hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action." --Ralph EllisonWe are conditioned to believe that January 1st is when we need to hit the ground running and go, go, go. And I want you to stop, curl up, and start connecting with yourself. And that's what this week's episode is all about. Really embracing this concept of hibernation and how you can prepare yourself to blossom, come springtime just like nature.What to listen to next:Episode 10: RETREAT: Lessons Learned from My First...2023-01-0112 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women50: SLOW DOWN: How We Need to Slow Down to Go FastSend us a textStop rushing and complicating things that need time to breathe and grow. Like YOU!It's our 50th episode, my friend. How in the world did we get to this place? I am over the moon to be able to have 50 episodes under my belt, under our belt, and thank you for being here, for all of them. So this week it's all about taking 10 minutes to come back to your breath. There are huge benefits of spending just 10 minutes a day for you in a way that is meditative. And in...2022-12-1916 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women49: MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS: Leaning Into What Matters Most During the HolidaysSend us a text"Reminder: we don't have to continue holiday traditions that leave us broke, overwhelmed, and tired." --Rachel JonatThe holidays are bananas. We have high expectations of ourselves and others as we try to connect and make it perfect. Trying to be all things to all people and making everything big is exhausting. We have an opportunity to make things simpler so that we can make more meaningful connections. That's what I talk about this week. How we might re-look at all of what we're trying to shove into this month, spread...2022-12-1114 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women48: DESIGN: The Secret to Setting Yourself up for SuccessSend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small, I’m Jennessa Durrani. I help women discover their meaning outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that you can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where each week in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks hacks and stories on how to dream big and implement small to go from chaos to calm."Your strongest life is built through a continuous practice of designing moment by moment." -M...2022-12-0524 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women47: HARD RESET: How to Reboot Yourself in 4 StepsSend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small, I’m Jennessa Durrani. I help women discover their meaning outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that you can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where each week in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks hacks and stories on how to dream big and implement small to go from chaos to calm."Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including yo...2022-11-2723 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women46: EXPECTATIONS: The Joy Killer of the HolidaysSend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small, I’m Jennessa Durrani. I help women discover their meaning outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that you can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where each week in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks hacks and stories on how to dream big and implement small to go from chaos to calm."Sometimes we create our own heartache through expectations."Years ago, after a gr...2022-11-2012 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women45: DITCH THE LIST: How The Tickler File Changed My LifeSend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small, I’m Jennessa Durrani. I help women discover their meaning outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that you can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where each week in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks hacks and stories on how to dream big and implement small to go from chaos to calm."Starve your distractions, feed your focus."In last week's episode I talk ab...2022-11-1429 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women44: PRODUCTIVE: Busy Does Not Equate Productive and Neither Determine Your WorthSend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small, I’m Jennessa Durrani. I help women discover their meaning outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that you can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where each week in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks hacks and stories on how to dream big and implement small to go from chaos to calm."It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what ar...2022-11-0625 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women43: HAPPY MAIL: An Amazing Story About the Power of the Written WordSend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small. I'm Jennessa Durrani. I help midlife moms discover their meaning and find fulfillment outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that they can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks, hacks and stories on how you can go from chaos to calm."To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart." -Phyllis...2022-11-0236 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women42: NEVER TOO OLD TO PLAY: Playing For the Sake of Practice Brings JoySend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small. I'm Jennessa Durrani. I help midlife moms discover their meaning and find fulfillment outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that they can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks, hacks and stories on how you can go from chaos to calm."We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing". -George Bernard...2022-10-2318 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women41: YOUR HELL YES: Take 10 Minutes to Define What You Look Forward to Saying Yes ToSend us a textWelcome to Dream Big and Implement Small. I'm Jennessa Durrani. I help midlife moms discover their meaning and find fulfillment outside of motherhood AND the energy to pursue it through simple 10 minute a day systems and practices so that they can feel whole once again. And this is my podcast where in 20ish minutes or less I share my tips, tricks, hacks and stories on how you can go from chaos to calm."If it's not a hell yes, then it's a hell no."Last week we talked about...2022-10-1620 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women40: PRAISE: Why We Need It. How We Give It. How We Need to Stop Looking For It.Send us a text"The woman who does not require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet." -Mohadesa NajumiWhen we were little messy artist children our parents, teachers and family use to hand out praise like it was going out of style. But over the years it was only given for what "they" felt was important. This caused us to chase the ventures that gave us the most praise and in many cases give up what we loved. This search for validation outside of us has formed out lives, informed...2022-10-1021 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women39: MIND DUMPS: A Valuable Tool to Clear Your Mind and Explore What's PossibleSend us a text"A mind dump is a way to declutter your mind." --JennessaAre you like me and wake up in a full on panic at 3 AM when there is just too much banging around in our heads? And nothing is scarier than our worries in the middle of the night. This happens when we have filled our minds to the brim and we can't make order of any of it! My solution is to do a mind dump to declutter or minds and then mind maps to pull out all of our...2022-10-0223 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women38: SUMMER OF INDEPENDENCE: The 4 Keys to Creating Your Own Practice From Our Lessons LearnedSend us a text"You become what you consistently practice."This summer I was determined to draw a line in the sand and move forward at molding my boys into independent humans. They had depended on me for EVERYTHING for too long and it was time to push them from the nest. That required me to increase MY awareness, acknowledge the role I was playing in keeping them dependent, letting go of perfectionism and then put the pieces into place to create daily practices and routines for them that would serve them for years to...2022-09-1223 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women37: PREPARE: Because Planning is OverratedSend us a text"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet." --Bobby UnserI'm a planner. Like deep within me...at my core, I am a planner.I've worked as a space planner, event planner, strategic planner...road trip planner. You name it, I have a plan for it. And while planning is important. It's not enough. Not enough to keep us moving forward. Yes, we need to know where we are pointing. We need to anticipate the potential roadblocks. But preparation is where the magic happens. We need...2022-08-2820 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women36: PRIORITIZE: Break Busy and Make Yourself a Priority AgainSend us a text"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities." -Stephen R. CoveyWhen our kids are little, we are exuberant, excited, full of energy and are determined to do it all "right"--whatever that is for each of us! But little by little, the demands of motherhood increase, and all the fun "extras" fall to the wayside as we work to keep them alive, clean, entertained, and schooled. It's exhausting.And in the process of it all, we lose ourselves.We...2022-08-2620 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women35: SUMMER OF INDEPENDENCE: We Control What We Do Not TrustSend us a text"Trust is the first step to love." --Munshi PremchandParenting is hard.These kids of ours don't come with user manuals and every time we think we have them figured out, they regress, mature, grow, and change and it's like we are back to square one all over again.For years, I've been operating as a caring, nurturing, supportive mom that is always there to fill in the gaps and keep them going. One that played peacekeeper, interpreter, and chief negotiator.Or so I thought. 2022-08-0926 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women34: HAPPINESS: Understanding the Difference Between Happiness and JoySend us a text"Happiness is not ready made. It comes from your own actions." --Dalai LamaHave you tapped into your reservoir of joy?Or are you constantly seeking happiness?In this episode I lay out how I see happiness and joy. One is something we look and seek from outside forces and the other is at our core and available for us to tap into at any moment. One is fleeting, where the other is everlasting.Both have a place in our lives, but we need...2022-07-1819 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women33: SELF-ADVOCATING: Giving and Gaining Our IndependenceSend us a text"Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong." --Les BrownThere are three reasons that we are hesitant to ask for the help that we need. That we deserve. That we are always willing to give.1.) We do not want to appear weak. We can do it all.2.) It's just easier to do it ourselves...the right way, the first time.3.) We assume that others will see that we need help and will offer it.In this episode...2022-06-2621 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women32: ROAD TRIPS: All of Our Road Tripping Wisdom & TipsSend us a text"People don't take trips, trips take people." --John SteinbeckIn 2007, Sam and I threw Zain into the backseat with a pile of books and a mountain of snacks, along with a very primitive GPS and set out sights on the Outer Banks. Not trusting his driving, I took the wheel and the rest is history. We've easily traveled 70K+ miles as a family over the last 15 years and have many a story to tell and tried and true tricks to make it more fun, easier and more manageable. So when a...2022-06-2027 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women31: BUILDING MARGIN: How to Create Space to BreatheSend us a text"Create space to simply "be" and clarity emerges for you to see." --Gabriella GoddardWe are always advocating for our children assuring that they aren't overscheduled (mostly) and creating margin within their lives. We make sure they are cared for, nurtured, eating well, and getting to bed on time.But do we turn that caring spirit towards ourselves? Nope.We are constantly in doing mode. As doing is our superpower. But eventually we will break. 100% chance of crumbling if we don't learn to stop, retreat, and breathe...2022-06-1221 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women30: SOMEDAY: Someday is Not a Day of the Week. Today is the Day!Send us a text"One day, or day one? You decide."How often have you said, "I'll do that tomorrow...tomorrow will be the day." Or in the summer. Or in the New Year. Or when the kids get back into school.Someday is not a day of the week. The key to success is realizing that doing a little bit every day, is way more effective then waiting for the day when you can do it all in one sitting.That day will never come. This episode talks...2022-06-0615 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women29: STORY TIME: How I Manifested My Way Into a PageantSend us a text"She believed she could, so she did."Happy Memorial Day! I'm taking a break from my regularly scheduled programming for a story telling session about the time I manifested myself into a pageant. Not a beauty pageant, but regal and fabulous all the same. Manifesting our dreams is important. Is simple. And is powerful. And is the moral of this fun tale that had me on cloud nine and my "boys" very uncomfortable. As promised in the episode, here is the recipe for my mom's Secret Carrot Ca...2022-05-3025 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women28: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME: The Keys to Getting Off the SidelinesSend us a text"The purpose of life is the life of purpose." -Robin S SharmaWe can accept that life is a game. We can see how we need to be training to live it. But if we don’t love it. If we aren’t drawn to it. We are going to get right back into our old groove on autopilot and you are all going to tell me how exhausted you are, and you’ll get back at it…after the summer. When the kids are in college. When you hav...2022-05-2216 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women27: GRIT: Training For the Game of Your LifeSend us a text"Nobody who ever gave their best regretted it." -George HalasWhat comes to mind when you think of an elite athlete? Training, grit, tenacity, perseverance, strength, and power come to mind for me. As we stay in the mindset that our life is in fact a game to be played, we must now begin to see ourselves as the athlete. We need to become our best selves if we ever plan on getting into the game of our life. This is a short buy impassioned episode where I...2022-05-1611 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women26: GAME: Getting into the Game of Our LifeSend us a text"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -George Bernard ShawStep One: Join my free Daily Practice Community! http://adailypractice.mn.coStep Two: Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and/or Linked In.What is open to you if you were to view your life as a game? One that you have the control to traverse. One that you can design, create, implement, and change. When we have this view of our life we can see that we are never stuck. We...2022-05-0316 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women25: PLAY: The Simplest Way to ConnectSend us a text"It's a happy talent to know how to play." --Ralph Waldo EmersonStep One: Join my free Daily Practice Community! http://adailypractice.mn.coStep Two: Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and/or Linked In.One of the simplest ways to connect to ourselves and to others is through play. Play allows us to have a heart, hand and mind connection. It brings out the joy. It gives us a platform for conversation. It brings us together. Play can be adventure, games, baking, creating, getting messy, and...2022-04-2517 min
Surviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women24: SIMPLICITY: Brainstorming Method for Finding the Simplest Way to Connect to OthersSend us a text"Connection is essential to our existence. We exist to connect."Step One: Join my free Daily Practice Community! http://adailypractice.mn.coStep Two: Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and/or Linked In.As perfectionists, we go to the biggest, most awesome possibility first and then immediately shoot it down because, yeah, it’s the biggest, most awesome possibility and who the heck has the time and energy for that. And so, then we choose the opposite, which is nothing at all. We defer our connection until tha...2022-04-1823 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women23: MY ENERGY EATING MONSTERS: Taming the Monsters that are Robbing Us of Our EnergySend us a text"You only have so much energy each day. Don't fight battles that don't matter." Joel OsteenStep One: Join my free Daily Practice Community! http://adailypractice.mn.coStep Two: Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and/or Linked In.I recently read a business book that had a chapter entitled "My Cash Eating Monster" and it made me think about my life and what is "eating" my reserves. Energy reserves. I have created many energy eating monsters. And only I can tame them. That's what I dive...2022-04-1122 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women22: CONNECTION: Getting to Know Ourselves FirstSend us a text"Once you connect with yourself, it is impossible to be lonely or desperate." --Bryant McGillStep One: Join my free Daily Practice Community! http://adailypractice.mn.coStep Two: Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and/or Linked In.Connecting with others has been so hard over the past two years--even with those that we have been stuck inside with! And we are now craving human connection. But before we can go out and deepen our relationships with others, we have to have a strong relationship with ourselves...2022-04-0418 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women21: TIME: You have way more time that you think.Send us a text"It's not about having time. It's about making time."Stop any mom on the street and suggest to her to spend more time on herself, find her direction, passion or purpose and she will reply, "That sounds amazing, but I don't have time."How about you? Are you passing over yourself, to make time for everyone else? It's not about having more time. It's about how you are spending your time. It's about priorities. It's about creativity. It's about fear.That's where we go this week on...2022-03-2824 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women20: GUILT: An Emotion That Is Robbing Us of Our FulfillmentSend us a text"Guilt is the thief of live." --Anthony HopkinsGuilt is so engrained in us that we hardly notice it. It pervades our every days with shoulds, must haves, and wish I hads. As a result, it's keeping us from living fully and whole within our lives. It robs us of deep connections and opportunities to bring our genius into the world.This week I talk all things guilt. How to create awareness. How to determine if it's productive or destructive guilt. How we can begin to weed out our...2022-03-2125 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women19: PERFECTIONISM: It's Our Number One Limiting Belief Keeping Us StuckSend us a text"There is no space for peace when perfectionism is a priority." --Christian BosseLimiting beliefs lead us to excuses, which lead us to a stalemate. But what is true about so many of our limiting beliefs is our need for perfection. Our perfectionism keeps us from starting, finishing, continuing, and finding fulfillment in the work we do. It's part emotion, part behavior, part personality, and all parts pain in the @#$.This week I break down perfectionism. How to identify it. How to evaluate it. How to overcome it. And...2022-03-1317 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women18: UNLIMITED: A Framework for Identifying and Overcoming Our Limiting BeliefsSend us a text"Breaking free of limiting beliefs is like breaking the chains that bind you." --Jasmin Lee CoriLimiting beliefs are those that we have woven into our story and narrative for so long that we believe them to absolutely be true. They grew out of an experience that we had, they were established to protect us, but now are holding us back.This week I dive into limiting beliefs and the two that led me to become morbidly obese and share my framework on how I faced those limiting beliefs...2022-03-0622 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women17: MANIFEST: My 8 Steps to Manifesting Your DreamsSend us a text"Within you is the divine capacity to manifest and attract all that you desire." --Wayne DyerWhen I was a senior in college, I was on the edge of seeing my dream come to fruition, but that edge was a million miles away from reality. Or 1,500 miles away to be exact. I had to find a way to get paid to move cross country to finally leave my little town in Iowa and find myself as a designer in Boston. And I didn't know one person. But I wasn't going to...2022-02-2821 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women16: INTUITION: Using Morning Pages to Take Your Next StepSend us a text"It's impossible to write morning pages for any extended period of time without coming into contact with an unexpected inner power." --Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way"Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning. *There is no wrong way to do Morning Pages*–they are not high art. They are not even “writing.” They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only. Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize andsynchronize the day...2022-02-1418 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women15: SILENCE: How We Need to Get Quiet to Find Our AnswersSend us a text"Silence is a true friend that never betrays." --ConfuciusWhat's your relationship with silence? Do you crave it or avoid it at all costs? While I crave it on the daily now, there have been so many times in my life that I avoided it. It scared me. Silence provides us the opportunity to listen to what we really want and need in a situation. It also gives us the time and space to see our lives as it really is and that can be scary. We know we aren't living...2022-02-0616 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women14: COMMUNITY: The Power of Community in Reaching Our GoalsSend us a text"People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible." --Tom VilsackCommunity has played a huge part in all of our lives organically from our family and extended family to our faith community, from our schools to our groups of friends. But as we get older, we need to work harder to seek out community. Communities that will help support us in pursuing our passions, our purpose and our dreams. That's what I dive into today. How community is the...2022-01-3018 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women13: HEALING NATURALLY: Deep Dive with Kelly Keyser Millar of Mortar & Pestle HerbalSend us a text"We need to understand our bodies, to listen to them, to know what they need." -Kelly Keyser-MillarWe are constantly on the go with little time, if any, to make sure we are taking the best care possible of ourselves. We are quick to deal with our symptoms by popping a quick pill and hoping for the best. But we aren't taking the concerted time to connect with ourselves, listening to our bodies, and treating the source of our woes...naturally. This week our Masterclass was joined by Botanical Alchemist Kelly K...2022-01-2425 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women12: FEAR: What Are We Actually Afraid of As We Move Forward?Send us a text"All of your dreams are on the other side of fear."The more and more I work with women on helping them get unstuck and on a journey to their what's next, the more I am realizing that fear is one of the biggest barriers to even starting. But it's not a fear of failure that they are most concerned with. Then what are they afraid of? What are you afraid of? Listen as I break it down and share all sorts of stories on how I've had to suspend my...2022-01-1619 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women11: FINDING YOUR WHY: How I lost 160 pounds by deciding NOT to lose weightSend us a text" When you know your why, you can endure any how."― Viktor FranklThis week I share insight on how I finally broke my 35+ year cycle of yo-yo dieting by focusing on my why and my decision to stop trying to lose weight. That decision resulted in my losing more than 160 pounds. This subtle shift of focusing on the why before the goal can result in significant different outcomes. At my heaviest weight, I weighed 370 pounds and from that weight, I have lost more than 200. But from the point in the st...2022-01-1017 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women10: RETREAT: Lessons Learned from My First (But Not Last) Solo RetreatSend us a text" In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."― Albert CamusI have not spent a solid weekend with only myself to be concerned with in over 25 years. Twenty-five years my friends! After a 40 day, 10,000 mile family roadtrip and 18 months into a pandemic, I wanted only one thing for my 50th birthday. To be alone. Completely alone. In this episode I talk about what made me want to retreat, how I made it happen, what I learned and most importantly how I wa...2022-01-0218 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women9: SELF-CARE: A Deep Dive with the Author of Flourish for Mums Sonia BestulicSend us a text"We need to give ourselves permission to be included in our own circle of nurture." --Sonia BestulicAs moms we are amazing at caring for others. Everyone. Everyone but ourselves. As perfectionists we are so focused on being the best mom, partner, friend and community member. And we've trained ourselves to believe that self-care is taking away from others and thus guilt keeps us stuck in the pattern of running ourselves ragged.This week I spoke with Sydney author Sonia Bestulic whose new book Flourish for Mums: 21 Ways to T...2021-12-2722 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women8: IMPOSTER SYNDROME: How I Overcame it in 2021!Send us a text"You belong anywhere you want to be."I have spent a lot of time reflecting this month and it has shown me just how far I've really come. So often we focus on what we didn't achieve and overlook everything we did. This is because we often don't feel like we deserve the praise, or the achievements. We often feel like an imposter and at any moment everyone is going to figure out we don't know what the heck we are doing.This episode talks frankly about my own...2021-12-1918 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women7: THRIVING: Four More Strategies to Thrive, not Just Survive, the HolidaysSend us a text"A holiday is an opportunity to journey within." PrabhasNo matter when you celebrate your holidays, they can be overwhelming. We get so wrapped up in making it AH-MAZING that we lose sight of what is most important. We lose touch with ourselves. This episode builds off my article Four Strategies for Surviving the Holidays with four more strategies to calm the crazy that you can pull out of your arsenal now or whenever you celebrate! Need to make self-care a priority this holiday season, join my free December...2021-12-1319 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women6: FAMILY FIRST: How Putting Family First is Sucking Us DrySend us a text"Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths." RumiAs mothers we have become selfless, which is admirable, but also dangerous. Our drive to care for everyone else before ourselves is causing us to be exhausted, depleted and resentful. We need to take the first step in taking back ourselves. To find ourselves. To arrive at a place where we actually are a better mom, partner, friend and community member. The holidays are a whole new level of crazy and so it is important...2021-12-0613 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women5: LESSONS LEARNED: Reflecting on Our Experiences as Our First Step in Moving ForwardSend us a text"We don't learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on our experience." John DeweyTomorrow is my birthday! And it's a big one! For this episode I take you down memory lane from my first big dream as a 10 year old up to today in less than 20 minutes and share my big lessons from each decade of my life. This timeline process is the first step in moving forward in our lives. We can not move forward until we reflect on how we got to where we are. I...2021-11-2919 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women4: JOY: Finding Joy in the Little ThingsSend us a textEach month in the Daily Practice community we celebrate a theme and do one "deep dive" with a speaker that relates to the theme. November's theme is GRATITUDE: Unlocking the Fullness of Life and our deep dive was with Andreea Fegan of www.littlebitesofjoy.com. Andreea is a musician, teacher, blogger, gardener, cookbook creator and just embodies simple joy. Here is a piece of our conversation where we talk about finding joy in the simple things and how we can use this lens to make Thanksgiving (and any day) more meaningful....2021-11-2119 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women3: THANKSGIVING SMALL: Making our traditions meaningful.Send us a textThanksgiving is just around the corner, which opens the doors to the full blown "holiday season". This week I talk about how we can take a pause and really think about how we want to spend our Thanksgiving and rethink our traditions all together. How we can make our time together meaningful.You can join my free online community for midlife moms at http://adailypractice.mn.co.You can visit my website at www.jennessadurrani.comFollow me on all social media channels @justjennessaAnd of course...I w...2021-11-1414 minSurviving to Thriving: A Podcast for Women2: LIFE BY DESIGN: What the heck is that?Send us a textIn this episode I give my definition for a life by design. What it is?Do we have it?How do we get it?It's a constant process of awareness, dreaming, and editing and I walk you through the first step.I would love for you to subscribe to the podcast!You can join my online community for midlife moms at http://adailypractice.mn.co.You can visit my website at www.jennessadurrani.comFollow me on all social media channels @justjennessaH...2021-11-0612 min
Surviving to Thriving: A Podcast for WomenDream Big and Implement Small Podcast Premieres Monday, November 1st!Send us a textI’m Jennessa Durrani. At 10 I was a wide eyed, messy artist child that was limitless in my dreaming. It was then that I created my big dream. I was going to leave my tiny town in the middle of nowhere Iowa and move to the big city to become an interior designer. It was 1981. From that moment on I did everything I needed to do to make that dream a reality. In 1994, after graduating from design school, I drove from Iowa to Massachusetts with $300 in my pocket. I didn't know a s...2021-10-1803 min