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Handling Life TogetherEpisode 27 - Treating ourselves with kindness- Kindness is innately within each of us- It exists in every single moment- Focusing on kindness can bring relaxation and release of the pressure of self judgment- No judgment, simply witness- How would you treat a friend?--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2022-04-0427 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 26 - Eventually learning from contrast- How to be/go with the friction/contrast/challenges- First, full permission for full expression- Eventually being open to what I can learn, not forcing it- Remember I am 100% responsible for my own part in this- Instead of why is this happening to me, how is this happening for me--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2022-03-2114 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 25 - Creating Space to NoticeFeel like your constantly DOING? Busy all the time? Feel like you have no time? Take a listen to this podcast to help create more space to NOTICE. Noticing is one of the most transformational tools to create change. In this episode we talk about : - Cultural Conditioning to be busy, to constantly do/go/be online- Take a breathe and listen to what my body is telling me- Not hard, infuse your day with moments of space- Have fun with it!--- Send in a...2022-02-0712 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 24 - What Do You Want To Matter Less?In this episode we bring to light what we unconsciously, and consciously, give our energy to that does NOT serve us. Below are a few talking points we went over: - What do you want to subtract?- Others emotional state is theirs, not mine- Let emotional weather matter less, let it be, no need to fix!- Time scarcity can help me remember what I want to matter less.- Numbing ourselves when we feel the contrasts of life, letting incessant phone time matter less....2022-01-3117 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 23 - Tending to What Matters Most"Be true to what matters most to your heart." - Chery Richardson- Where am I already tending to What Matters Most?!- What else do I really want to matter most- Power of moving from victim- I have to do this...to I want to/get to do...- Do I want to be right or be happy?- Tending to wholeness -be with all of it, sadness, anger,If you have questions or feedback, contact us here : www.susanmerzanderson.com2022-01-1710 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 22 - Creating an Intentional 2022 for you!"Our intention creates our reality" - Wayne Dyer-Reflecting on 2021-Gratitude for 2021-Intending for 2022- what do I want to TEND to-Intending being and doing-Notice your body- closing or opening feeling?***NEW COACHING GROUP STARTING SOON***Embracing Life Together, a coaching program for women in their twenties, launches JAN 11th. Anxious? Overwhelmed? Feeling stressed with and unable to manage? You are NOT alone. We've created this program for women like you to help move through fear, gain clarity and transform challenges into opportunities...2022-01-0312 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 21 - Less Holiday Stress!Below is a quick summary of the tools we talk about to help lessen the holiday chaos! Take a listen and see what resonates, leave what doesn't.-Listening to your heart-Small cup fillers, pause in the calm-What quality am I bringing to this?-Who I'm being more than what I'm doing***NEW COACHING GROUP STARTING JAN 11th***The seats are filling up for Embracing Life Together!! Contact me at my email below to join. You can check out this incredible opportunity here www.invigoratelifecoach.com/b...2021-12-2008 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 20 - Playing with Possibilities"I dwell in possibility" - Emily Dickenson Notice the "what if" fears/downers Start playing with "what if" uppers, especially fun with others! Checking in with your comfort (and leaning into your discomfort) zone and slowing down. With possibilities, you've got nothing to lose!***NEW COACHING GROUP STARTING*** Join our group coaching program for women in their twenties! This program is called Embracing Life Together and in it, we do just that. If you're interested in releasing fear/shame/anxiety or feeling overwhelmed and alone, this group is for you! We focus on sh...2021-12-0614 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 19 - The Power of Appreciation and Gratitude"The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become." - Robert Holden Playing (not a chore) with the power of appreciation! Authentic emotional state- milk it! Advanced appreciation- get excited for what is possibly to come. Pave your path with possibility! Expanding your upper limit- express fullness- say hurrah when you do things well!! Set yourself up for what you want to create!***EXCITING NEWS*** We will be launching a new coaching program, Embracing Life Together, in January of 2022. Check out the program outline on our websites and please...2021-11-2915 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 18 - Loving Ourselves Through It All"Loving ourselves through the process of owning our stories, is the bravest thing we'll ever do." - Brene Brown A few juicy points we discuss in the podcast:-Love is the bottom line and it starts within-Allowing time and space to be in and come from love-Being present in this moment and allowing what is-To love list-Bringing in wholeness, loving all of usIf you have questions or feedback, contact us here : www.susanmerzanderson.comwww.i...2021-11-1515 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 17 - Breaking The Body Image Bubble"I keep telling myself I am a human being, an imperfect human being who was not made to look like a doll." - Emma WatsonIn this episode, we discuss:-External comparisons/images are ridiculously abnormal, unhealthy.-You are not alone-Your body is does not define who you are-Love my body AS IS-Listen to my body, what is it telling/asking me?If you have questions or feedback, contact us here : www.susanmerzanderson.comwww.invigoratelifecoach.com2021-11-0818 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 16 - Where attention goes, energy flows...spend your social media time wisely."The most precious resource we have is time." - Steve Jobs-Sift through the weeds- what does/doesn't feel supportive?-Awareness of how its feeling and what you want to spend your time on-What are you choosing? Social Dilemma is a great eye opener. -What feeds your well being?If you have questions or feedback, contact us here : www.susanmerzanderson.comwww.invigoratelifecoach.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-11-0114 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 15 - Fun, supportive things to say to yourself instead of the same old stinkin thinkin!Join us for continued fun on how to better support yourself and aid in re programming your thoughts to be more loving and supportive! Below is a sneak peek into what we discuss in this juicy episode.“Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field. I'll meet you there." - Rumi Jess's personal shift from shame to compassion. Fun things to say when trapped in negative self talk "brilliant me", "damn I'm good!" Pump up your tires! You are worthy - take up space! Find what feels good What fun supportive th...2021-10-2523 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 14 - When things go cattywhompus!Welcome to a laughter filled, interesting episode all about when things are just NOT going your way! Below are a few points we explore. Take a listen and let us know how you handle your cattywhompus days! Feel it all- the ups and downs Surrender to what is Who do you want to be given what is happening/ how do you want to move through this?If you have questions or feedback, contact us here : www.susanmerzanderson.comwww.invigoratelifecoach.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-10-1814 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 13 - The Comparison Killer"Comparison is the thief of joy." -T. Roosevelt-Being aware of comparing-Celebrating instead of comparing-From comparison to clarity--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-10-1112 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 12 - The Expert Within-I'll know when I know-Being with the question-Noticing our tendency to fix-Listening beyond the noise--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-10-0424 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 11 - Cultivating CompassionIn this episode we talk about- What is compassion ?- Tools of compassion: awareness, listening, gentleness, loving ourselves through it all- Strengthening connections through compassion.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-09-2719 min
Handling Life TogetherEpisode 10 - Listening To Boundaries-learning how to identify your boundaries-dealing with disappointing others-the difference between setting and acknowledging boundaries-a question to help you with boundaries--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-09-2031 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 9 - Building each other up-Why? Because it feels good and makes the world a better place-Begin within-Building bridge conversations, not walls-Notice and own your triggers-Listening with the intent to understand with compassion, not just reply with an agenda or opinionQ- what can we do today to build each other up?If you have feedback or want us to talk about a specific topic you can contact us on our websites: www.susanmerzanderson.comwww.invigoratelifecoach.com--- Send in a voice message: https...2021-09-1314 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 8 - Juicing up your romantic relationship!Our spontaneous Ideas:- Practicing Radical honesty with self and other-listen to myself/express myself/speak my truth-micro truths- Space- having/taking my own space, allows me to reconnect with myself- Stating what you want-even if its different to my partner- Your happiness your job/own your emotional state- Tell them what you love/what they are doing well- Sense of humor, notice the serious thinking shift it, practice take two's--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz...2021-09-0626 min
Handling Life TogetherEpisode 7 - Ditch the pressure of finding your life's purpose or your true calling.You can't miss this juicy, FREEING conversation! In this episode we touch on..-Life purpose and true calling are made up concepts- simplify it by listening to what lights you up-Identity and listening to you, not all the outside conditioning-Allowing spaciousness and experimenting with how to create it-Jess's tech challenge!-What if love is your life purpose"To find your own way, is to follow your bliss" - Joseph Campbell--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-08-2918 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 6 - Climate ChangeIn this episode, we move through topics that touch on..-Ideas about the heaviness/anxiety around climate change and not staying stuck-Jess's Fairy Creek experience-Replacing judgement with compassion-Leaning into hopeThe feeling around this quote "I dwell in possibility" - Emily DickinsonThis episode features Smudge, a very sweet dog with a very loud bark. Please bear with us through her background contributions!!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-08-2325 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 5: Shifting Negative Thinking to Wholesome ThinkingDo you feel like you are stuck in a negative thought loop? Do you often dwell on all the things you don't like and don't want? Do you feel like you need to improve yourself in someway in order to love yourself? If this resonates, this episode is for you. We talk about : - Noticing how we talk and think about ourselves.- Getting caught up in beating ourselves up for thinking negatively.- Our cultures stress on "positive vibes only" and how it's detrimental.- Wholesomeness and b...2021-08-0212 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 4 - Dealing with time pressures.In this episode we talk about- Feeling like you are running out of time.- Time is made up and you create how much you allow time to stress you out- Noticing the thought created time stressors: Biological time clock-pregnancy/ House/ Career/Partner- Focus on doing what you can and then letting go/surrender to what is.- Learning how to give yourself a self compassion bath--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-07-2616 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 3: It's about the journey, not the destination.In this episode, we talk about- Defining yourself is a constant evolution, not a point to get to.- Time can be your worst enemy if you constantly live in the future or the past.- Becoming more focused on the journey creates the reality you are striving for. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-07-1923 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 2: You are not alone, you always have you.In this podcast, we speak to SM, societal and cultural pressures and how to free yourself from them and return to yourself and your own truth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-07-1213 minHandling Life TogetherEpisode 1: Who are we, how did we connect, why are we doing this.In this introductory episode, you will meet us, Jess and Susan and hear about how we connected, our individual coaching journey's and why we have such a big passion to create juicy discussions and open conversations for women in their twenties. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessica-treijs-susan-merz/message2021-07-0518 min