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Rebranding Middle AgeHow Will You Know That You Have Lived Well?Where we focus we aim. And where we aim, we will arrive/experience. This is where our energy, attention, and important resources go. Where is 80% of your focus directed? And is this taking you in a direction that you truly want for your life?I'm resharing this episode because the question "how will I know that I have lived well" is one of the key questions I ask myself (in the WHY section) of my Life Visioning Process. Join me for my Life Visioning Course: The Life Visioning Course: Handcraft A Soul-Honouring Life | A Life...2025-07-0340 minRebranding Middle AgeThe Courage to Shift Your Identity: Bridging the Gap of ChangeHappy solstice - and happy summer! To start us off I offer a couple simple ways to check-in at the start of the season to ensure that you truly enjoy the months ahead.Then, I talk about self-identity and how, if we are growth-minded and say yes to the fullness of life, our identify can and will shift as we move through different seasons of life. I invite you to think about your vision/dream/longing and to recognize that there are many pathways toward your dream. You don't have to follow the status quo...2025-06-2236 minRebranding Middle AgeMotherhood, Shifting Identities, and Menstrual Cycle Tracking With Guest Sophie Jane HardyIn this episode I talk with Sophie Jane Hardy, writer, podcast host and business coach inspired by nature's seasons and cycles. Sophie shares a bit about her journey to becoming a mum after years of fertility treatments and postpartum emotional turbulence. She talks about a shift in identity in her early 40s, her personal decolonisation process, and the profound wisdom she has gained from cyclical living. Our discussion emphasizes the significance of honest storytelling and the importance of creating safe spaces for women to share their truths. Furthermore, we explore how these narratives can foster c...2025-06-121h 18Rebranding Middle AgeSmall Life. Expansive Self.You get to define "small" and you get to choose the size and quality of your life. The point is to craft a way of being that allows you feel safe, at home, and joyful in your body and life.I talk about why we need to do the inner and outer work at the same time. The inner work might include things like getting to know your True self, learning a practice of self-compassion, building skills to support naming and honouring your boundaries, and so on. The outer work is what I offer in...2025-06-0549 minRebranding Middle AgeEmbracing Messiness and Change: The Pathway to Personal FreedomAll morning I'd been pondering what I wanted to talk about on the podcast this week and what came up was the truth that we must allow ourselves to change, evolve, and continue growing if we are to meet and befriend our True Selves and if we want to walk in freedom, wholeness, and joy.While this may sound simple and obvious, it's brave and hard work. Risky work. In order to grow forward, we must be willing to let go of old versions of Self, old identities, old stories, old patterns that no longer serve us. 2025-05-2937 minRebranding Middle AgeSelf-Kindness Strengthens Us and Waters OthersBe kind to yourself today. You do not have to be prettier, smarter, or less emotional, stronger, take up less space, or be less of a hot-mess than you currently are to deserve love. To deserve life. Or be treated with kindness. Or to treat yourself with kindness.The post from 2016: You Deserve Love, Life, and Kindness Exactly As You Are | A Life In ProgressConnect with Krista on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/alifeinprogressca and https://www.facebook.com/rebrandingmiddleage/Connect with Krista on IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_life_i...2025-05-1512 minRebranding Middle AgeLife is Messy and Imperfect: 12 Ideas to Help You Show Up Anyway*I talk a tiny bit about grief in this episode, nothing deep. But head's up in case you're not in a place to hear any mention of this. You're imperfect. Life is messy. Show up anyway.In this episode I share 12 ideas or quotes that will help you practice hope-in-action or imperfect action and show up fully to life - even though it's messy and imperfect.Takeaways: Embracing our imperfections allows us to fully participate in the messiness of life, which is essential for personal growth and connection. Life inevitably presents us...2025-05-0134 minRebranding Middle AgeNavigating Perimenopause and Trusting the Wisdom of Our Bodies With Guest Asha FrostMy guest today is Asha Frost. Asha is an Indigenous Medicine Woman, and the international best-selling author of You are the Medicine, The Sacred Medicine Oracle, and The Animal Elders Oracle Deck. *I've included my referral linksThough I ended up editing this out (for time) I shared with Asha how much I've used and benefitted from her Sacred Medicine Cards - I use them at every new and full moon as a tool as I listen inward for wisdom and direction. Connect with Asha: https://ashafrost.com/We talk about seasons of...2025-04-1047 minRebranding Middle AgeHappy Spring! 5 Growth Ideas to Explore as You Step (Gently) Into SpringI love a fresh start! In early spring it is wise to focus first on freedom and recalibration and then, later, expansion and growth. We need to build healthy soil, a stable foundation, or put down healthy roots first because this is what prepares us for growth and expansion.In this episode I offer 5 ideas that you can explore this spring - I'm practicing with you.RESOURCESJoin the Brave + Beautiful Community for midlife women this spring: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressConnect with...2025-03-2035 minRebranding Middle AgeWhy Pelvic Floor Health is Essential for a Full, Amazing Life With Guest Kim VopniMy guest today, Kim Vopni - aka the Vagina Coach – is a Pelvic Floor Fitness & Women's Health Coach. She is the creator of the Buff Muff Method and Membership in which she provides education and exercise, lifestyle support and group coaching, to help women prevent & heal incontinence & prolapse. *My "likes" and "ums" were in full force in this episode - I needed to slow my thinking and speech. Hopefully it won't distract you from the wealth of information in this episode. This episode talks about why attending to our pelvic floor health is important to ou...2025-03-131h 03Rebranding Middle AgeWhat Is True Rest and How Do I Practice It?I'm sharing a short presentation I offered recently as part of an online event called The Joy Reset. In the conversation I talk about True Rest in the midlife. Get the free True Rest resource that I refer to: True Rest Through The Seasons: Free Resource | A Life In ProgressI have coaching spaces opening up. Learn more: Coaching for Midlife Women Seeking Freedom, Wholeness, and joy2025-02-2720 minRebranding Middle AgeRelease Urgency and Remember: Not Every Good Thing is for THIS SeasonWe grow into the wisdom, bravery, and strength that we need for each new season. We don't need to worry forward, compare, or judge ourselves for not knowing all the answers for our whole life.Not everything – not every core dream – is for today or this season. Not every task on the weekly to-do list must be checked off Monday morning (something I actually had to learn!). We are not in a race. Western culture gives us a sense of always being behind or in competition with each other.There is incredible rest, peace, and joy...2025-02-2012 minRebranding Middle AgeTrain Your Brain to See a New Possibility and Hold the TensionI share a practice that is essential for befriending and growing into your True Self and walking in freedom, wholeness, and joy. It also supports your resilience and helps you practice hope-in-action.I'd love to hear what comes up for you. You can reach out at krista@alifeinprogress.ca. Three Core Dreams For My Soul-Honouring Life | A Life In ProgressWhat Is Hope? And How To Practice Hope-In-Action | A Life In ProgressHow To Handcraft A Soul-Honouring life Step-By-Step | A Life In ProgressRead to work together...2025-02-1343 minRebranding Middle AgeTiny, Intentional Practices Keep Us Grounded With Guest Heidi BarrMy guest Heidi Barr is a writer and wellness coach whose work is founded on a commitment to cultivating ways of being that are life-giving and sustainable for people, communities, and the planet. She lives with her family on Dakota land in rural Minnesota. Her ninth book, a poetry collection called Church of Shadow and Light comes out in April, 2025. Connect with Heidi at https://heidibarr.com/ or Ordinary Collisions: Intersections of Nature & Culture | Heidi Barr | Substack.None of us are immune to struggle or challenging seasons of life. 2024 was one of the hardest years ever for...2025-01-3055 minRebranding Middle Age5 Habits That Will Help You Live Rooted + Resilient In Times of Instability or 'Messiness'Turning toward or facing our wounds, fear, pain or struggle can lead us into healing and growth. But it can also reveal our deepest gifting, our light, some of the most beautiful and valuable aspects of our who we are.In this episode I share with you 5 habits that helped me live rooted and resilient through crisis and personal challenge - but that also help me in the day-to-day of being human in a messy world.Identify how you want to FEEL in your body and life: How Do You Want To FEEL In Your...2025-01-2333 min
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementIf You’re Tired of Struggling: You’re Not the Only One by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3465:Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's reflections explore the exhausting cycle of struggling to prove one's worth and offer a gentle invitation to embrace self-compassion and contentment. Her perspective encourages a life lived in alignment with values rather than relentless striving, fostering a deeper sense of peace and purpose.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/tired-of-struggling/Quotes to ponder:"Could we live...2025-01-1911 minRebranding Middle AgeHow to Show Up With Strength When Life is Messy or You Must Begin AgainThe messiness of life is not only to be tolerated or managed. It is the pathway to greater freedom, wholeness, and joy. It is the pathway to growing into and learning to love your True Self and to thriving in every season.In this episode I share 3 characteristics of wise and brave 'beginners' - or qualities that help us show up with strength when life is challenging.I also offer the reminder that a healthy (flexible, adaptable, resilient) nervous system is forged through some stress, stretching, and even harder life experiences.The Four...2025-01-1628 min
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementThis is KEY to Crafting the Life You Want by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui on Personal DevelopmentDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3436:Krista O'Reilly Davi-Dagui reminds us that crafting a meaningful life begins with showing up and doing the work, even imperfectly. She challenges us to embrace small, deliberate actions, resist comparison, and find strength in the messy process of growth. This heartfelt message inspires intentional living, offering practical wisdom for building the life you truly want.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/the-life-you-want/2024-12-2412 minRebranding Middle AgeParenting kids with Extra Needs and Using Our Gifts in the Empty Nest SeasonI said I enjoy long podcast episodes but this is a first, even for me;) Today I chat with guest Amy J Brown. We talk, among other things, about parenting kids with "extra needs" (or invisible disabilities) and how common it is to feel shame and judgment (external and internal) when parenting is challenging. We also talk about honouring our boundaries and using our gifts in the "empty nest season." And we discuss perfectionism and being Enneagram Type Ones and how we learned quite different coping mechanisms as young kids.I met Amy when she...2024-12-191h 24Rebranding Middle AgeSoul-Care, Shame, and Self-Compassion in Winter SeasonsWhy you need to practice soul-care in winter seasons: Why You Need To Practice Soul-Care In Winter Seasons | A Life In ProgressWinter Mindfulness Journal: https://amzn.to/3DcDlgjSeasonal Transition Call: The Seasonal Transition Call: Step Into Winter A Life In ProgressJoin winter session of the Brave + Beautiful Community: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressJoin by Dec 20th and you'll get this workshop free: New Year Goal Setting Workshop | A Life In Progress2024-12-1236 minRebranding Middle Age8 Ways I'm Honouring My Wiring and Capacity in This SeasonNo.8 in my list, of how I'm practicing honouring my wiring and capacity, may just save my marriage;) Let me know how YOU are practicing!New Year Goal Setting Workshop (half price for 2 more days!): New Year Goal Setting Workshop | A Life In ProgressShift out of all or nothing mindset: Just Choose All or Something | A Life In ProgressSeasonal Transition Call: Join The winter Solstice Call: Dec 112024-11-2827 minRebranding Middle AgeLet Things be Simpler and Easier Wherever PossibleBonus episode: I decided to share day 3 of the Quiet the Noise Challenge with you because It aligns with the topic of honouring our wiring and capacity.Join me on January 3/25 to for a New-Year Goal Setting Workshop. Come set your values-aligned life and business goals and start mapping them out for the first quarter. This workshop is free for all returning and new Brave + Beautiful Community members who join before December 20th. Or you can buy the new year goal setting workshop for just $97 the week of Nov 25-29! 🌟2024-11-2127 min
Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and ParentingHow The Four Tendencies Personality Profile Made Me a Better Parent by Krista O'Reily-Davi-Digui of ALifeInProgressDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2385:Krista O'Reilly Davi recounts how discovering the Four Tendencies personality framework transformed her parenting, particularly with her Rebel daughter. By understanding each child's unique responses to expectations, Krista fosters a more respectful and harmonious family environment, allowing her children to thrive according to their natural strengths.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/four-tendencies-better-parent/Quotes to ponder: "My daughter, y...2024-11-1711 minRebranding Middle AgeWhy You Need to Honour Your Wiring and CapacityWestern culture promotes a linear, constantly productive, ‘more and faster is better’ way of being. it makes us live like we’re in a race: if you win, I lose. If you’re accomplishing good things then I must be behind.This way of being not only leads to burnout, illness, increased risk of suicidality, emotional and spiritual dissatisfaction, and constant self-judgment. But it blames the individual for not measuring up and keeping up.As such, it leaves many of us feeling never good enough or fundamentally bad, wrong, or broken if we’re unable to sustain...2024-11-1136 minRebranding Middle AgeQuestioning, Wrestling, and Resisting is a Healthy Part of Grief Work and Letting GoIn this solo episode I talk about being a Questioner and 'wrestler.' One who must grapple with things in order to make peace with life or the circumstance in front of me, and find my way forward. If I lived full time in grief or pain, or in the grappling process, this would hold me back from living fully and thriving forward. But resistance itself is not wrong or bad. It’s part of the grief process. The letting go process. Coming to terms with things really and truly. Not just shoving down our feelings or pain...2024-10-3145 minRebranding Middle AgeLetting Go of The Life You Wanted and Embracing the Life You Have With Guests Mikala Albertson and Jennifer ArnspigerMidlife is a great unraveling and re-envisioning/reconstructing. It’s a time of hard and brave work and this work (if we are able to say yes to it) takes us deeper and deeper into freedom and joy (though this does not mean joy feels accessible in every moment). We are invited repeatedly to come face to face with reality, grapple with all our expectations and illusions about how life should be and how it will be if we follow the right rules and jump through all the right hoops…. when it turns out that life is not quite so c...2024-10-171h 04Rebranding Middle AgeThe Messiness of Middle Age With Guests Anno Bell and Chantal Gauthier-Vaillancourt*Heads up: there's swearing in this episode.In today's conversation, I'm joined by two guests: Anno Bell and Chantal Gauthier-Vaillancourt. We talk about the messiness of middle age and how our thinking has shifted or how we've grown and healed so far in midlife. And we chat about joyful aging (and Chantal bravely shares about her current experience).Anno Bell is an exuberant lover of all things wild, and a sensitive soul that creates beautiful things out of scraps of glass, vintage trailers and old pieces of fence board. She is mama to four humans...2024-09-191h 10
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementReady For Change: Just Take the First Step by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in Progress on Personal GrowthDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3316:Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui reflects on the transformative power of embracing change, sharing personal stories that highlight the courage it takes to step into the unknown. By tuning into our inner knowing, we can navigate life's inevitable shifts, finding growth and beauty even in the difficult moments.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/ready-change-take-first-step-unknown/Quotes to ponder:"It is ok...2024-09-1009 minRebranding Middle AgeRebranding Middle Age and Joyful Living: What This Means, Why It Matters.,I’m firmly in my messy middle season of life and it’s been a season of stretching, stripping away, meeting and befriending my True Self (or finally growing into my True Self). The past 13 years have also invited me deeper and deeper into freedom and joy. Greater freedom is one of the most important gifts of middle age.I care about Joyful living in every season – even the hardest of them. Choosing to allow joy into our lives amid heartache, struggle, uncertainty, and general life messiness is hard and brave work. I’ve done my share of hard and...2024-09-0539 min
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementAre You Lonely by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in Progress on Mental Health & WellbeingDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3257:Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui reflects on her experiences with loneliness as an introvert. She discusses how loneliness often stems from inner grief rather than a lack of social interaction, emphasizing the importance of embracing solitude and finding personal connections that are meaningful.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/are-you-lonely/Quotes to ponder:"Loneliness for me is less about needing people...2024-07-2111 minRebranding Middle AgeIt's Important to Trust Yourself (And Your Creative Process)If we shift our focus from creative product or outcome to creative process, then it’s easier to understand that we are all inherently creative. We can stop comparing, judging, or fighting our unique creative process and instead hone it. Or at least trust it, so that we’re able to use it to bring our vision or dreams to life.Furthermore, I’d love us to release the idea that creativity is only about problem solving or attaining a precise end-goal (attachment to outcome). I see living creatively – or handcrafting a brave and beautiful life – as a process. A c...2024-07-0457 minRebranding Middle AgeRising From A Season of Darkness Into Greater Self-LoveMy guest Julie and I talk openly about many common midlife experiences including:We speak about menopause, suicidal thoughts, and also how it can be hard in times of darkness to reach out for support.Empty nest can feel really hard and can include a lot of sadness or grief.Shifting from the story “I am flawed” to self-compassion and greater self-love.Many of us seek deeper connection but have a rejection wound. Yet deep connection requires being ourselves rather than masking.Walk toward what lights you up. Having a life vision can help us move toward what brings u...2024-06-2754 min
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementNow is a Perfect Time to Be Happy by Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress on Choosing HappinessDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3220:Discover the empowering perspective from Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui on choosing happiness regardless of life's conditions. Embrace the radical decision to be happy now, breaking away from shame and embracing our inherent worth. Krista invites you to challenge the myths that hold you back and find joy in the present moment.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/be-happy-now/Quotes to ponder:...2024-06-1809 minRebranding Middle AgePermission to Play: Discover Your Play Personality*Heads up: there's swearing in this episode.Today's guests, Kathy Escobar and Phyllis Mathis, have been soul friends for almost two decades and are the hosts of the Soul + Practice podcast dedicated to raw conversations and real practices. Their work is centered on healthier human-ing and making it in this weird world. Phyllis did this as a therapist for many years and now is a life coach and author of The Subversive Soul: The Gentle Revolution Everyone Needs. And Kathy is a non-profit leader and community cultivator and author of several books, including Practicing: Changing Yourself to...2024-06-131h 00Rebranding Middle AgeA Brief Thank You!Thanks for being here and listening. I appreciate you.Grieving the Loss of a Parent: Episode 191: Grieving the Loss of A Parent with Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui — Julie BjellandThriving Through and Beyond Grief as an HSP: Episode 180: Thriving Through and Beyond Grief as a Highly Sensitive Person — Julie BjellandSee you next week,Krista xo2024-06-0604 min
The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie BjellandEpisode 191: Grieving the Loss of A Parent with Krista O'Reilly-Davi-DiguiIn this episode, Krista discusses the topic of grieving the loss of a parent. She covers the messiness of grief, the factors that influence grief experiences, and the four tasks of mourning: accepting the loss, processing grief, adjusting to a new reality, and finding a lasting connection. She also shares the six needs of a grieving person, including having pain witnessed, expressing feelings, releasing guilt, addressing old wounds, integrating pain and love, and finding meaning in time. Krista emphasizes the importance of healthy boundaries and self-care during the grieving process. In this conversation, Krista discusses the different stages of...2024-06-031h 03Rebranding Middle AgeAre You Outgrowing Your Old Life? Mine For The Wisdom And Beauty In Every SeasonI believe that there is wisdom and beauty to be mined in every season – even the hardest of them. Do you want to live fully present and scan for the wisdom and beauty already present in your life?What are the simple everyday gifts of your life in this season? Savor them.What is your current growth edge? Look for one way each day or week to move forward in this area.What are you curious about right now? What stretches and excites you? Give yourself permission to follow your train of curiosity without holding tightly to outcome.What dr...2024-05-3038 minRebranding Middle AgeThere Are So Many Ways To Build A Brave + Beautiful Life: A Conversation With Betsy HugginsIn this episode I welcome my friend Betsy Huggins as a guest to the Rebranding Middle Age podcast. Betsy and I have been friends for years and we've collaborated on various projects including my Seasonal Mindfulness Journals. Betsy is autistic and lives with FND (Functional Neurological Disorder). Part of her experience is that she can struggle with sensory regulation. When her nervous system is overloaded she may experience facial tremors, a stammer, and/or tics. One of my key takeaways from our conversation is how she's shifting her focus away from trying...2024-05-2345 minRebranding Middle AgeEmerging Into (or toward) Second Summer: An Interview with Kate Codrington--*Head's up: there's a swear in this episode. Also Kate's sound quality is a bit warbly at times but doesn't hinder the conversation.I'm delighted to welcome my first guest to the podcast! Kate Codrington is a mentor, author, speaker, facilitator, artist and podcaster. She's the author of Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause, and her second book, The Perimenopause Journal, will be out September 2024 (Find her full bio here.) Kate and I had a conversation about this season's theme "Old stories. New possibilities."Kate shares about the season she’s in as, at 5...2024-05-1648 minRebranding Middle AgeOpen Up To A New Joyful Possibility (and the power of a good question)Who is writing or telling the stories of your life?We all have stories playing out in our life, many unconscious, others that we are aware of yet believe or receive without examination. Most are rooted in conditioning of culture, religion, family of origin – or they may go further back.If we want to walk in freedom, wholeness, and joy, we must do the work to open up to a new hopeful and joyful possibility. We need to question or examine the stories we believe about life, Self, our value, what we require for happiness, et...2024-05-0926 min
Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting10 Truths to Help You Live Like You Love Yourself by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2155:Explore self-love and personal growth with Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui as she unveils "10 Truths to Help You Live Like You Love Yourself." Discover how embracing your imperfections and managing life's challenges with acceptance and humor can empower and transform your journey.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/love-yourself/Quotes to ponder:"Living like we love ourselves, speaking to ourselves with...2024-04-3009 minRebranding Middle AgeWhat Old Stories Are at Play in Your Life? Explore (and live) A New Hopeful and Joyful PossibilityAs we wrap up this season and prepare for the next season's theme of "Old stories. New Possibilities" I remind you about a practice I have that helps us walk in greater freedom, wholeness, and joy.I share about the cycle of self-awareness, self-compassion, and imperfect action that anchors my work and life. And I share about the "Shift Your Experience" model/exercise that you can use when an old unhelpful story rises to the surface asking to be heard.As always, I'm practicing with you and I share a few recent (honest and vulnerable...2024-04-1142 minRebranding Middle AgeGreater Freedom in our RelationshipsFreedom is one of my core 5 values. It's also one of my top 2 values. As a personal value, what freedom means to me (us) as individuals can vary season to season. It needs to be personal and precise. We need to reevaluate and reorient on occasion for it to be a meaningful source of direction or a meaningful filter.This week, I've been listening inward and asking myself: What does Freedom look, sound, and feel like for ME in this current season of my life? How am I practicing freedom? How am I walking it...2024-04-0446 min
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementYou Can Write and Embody a New Story For Your Life by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In ProgressDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3132:Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui of ALifeInProgress.ca shares a deeply personal journey through joy, sorrow, self-discovery, and the realization that being "enough" is not about perfection, but about embracing one's messy, beautiful self. Her story is a testament to the power of self-compassion, resilience, and finding joy in the imperfections of life.Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/i-am-enough/Quotes to po...2024-04-0209 minRebranding Middle AgeSeasonal Living: A kinder Way of Being in Our Body and LifeHappy spring! If you want to quiet the noise and practice a kinder way of being in your body and life, one of the most impactful choices you can make is to begin practicing Seasonal Living. There are, of course, many paths to wholeness, and many paths to a brave and beautiful life, but a seasonal living framework is one of the things that I know to be hugely impactful and empowering in life. It's a way to help us thrive and experience more joy in every season. I began my seasonal living journey with menstrual cycle...2024-03-2141 minRebranding Middle AgeEmbrace Your Limitations and Love Who and How You AreIn 2016 I wrote a short post that went viral around the world. It clearly touched something deep in many people. Here's one tiny snippet from that post that I want to talk about today: "What if I embrace my limitations and stop railing against them. Make peace with who I am and what I need and honor your right to do the same."SHOW NOTESPart of the conversation about embracing our limitations is really a conversation about what determines our worth. What are your markers of success or value? I do not believe our...2024-03-0731 minRebranding Middle AgeRelationship in Middle Age Can Be Messy (and that's good!)Relationships in middle age can be messy. They take work and nurturing at every stage of life. But in middle age - yikes! If you're growing, healing, becoming your most honest and integrated Self... this will affect your relationships. And this is as it should be. SHOW NOTESHealthy and brave relationships and community are so important to our health and wellbeing. But because they take work and we may at times feel like we're doing things so imperfectly or ungracefully, it can be tempting to withdraw or quit trying. But it's worth committing to...2024-02-2933 minRebranding Middle Age8 Important Types of Rest That You May Not Have Heard OfWe all need rest, probably more than we’re getting. Expanding our view of rest beyond naps or Netflixing is helpful and life-giving! Perhaps what you most need right now is sensory rest or creative rest. Or maybe it’s lowering the bar and being kinder to yourself.SHOW NOTESThis is a two-part conversation about rest – you can listen to part one here. In part two of the conversation I talk about the How of rest using my handcrafting a life vision worksheet (below) as a guide. NOT the how as in specific forms of res...2024-02-2233 min
Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and ParentingHow to Get Comfortable with the Discomfort of Parenting by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui with EricaLayne.co on Emotional ResilienceDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2070:Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui, in her heartfelt exploration with EricaLayne.co, delves into the raw and transformative journey of parenting, inspired by the profound legacy left by her own mother. She shares five essential lessons to embrace the inherent challenges and joys of raising children, focusing on curiosity, support, connection, acceptance of messiness, and full presence. Her insights encourage parents to grow alongside their children, fostering relationships built on love, understanding, and...2024-02-1609 minRebranding Middle AgeWhy Don't You Rest (is it one of these 12 reasons)?In a culture that idolizes productivity, it can feel countercultural to make rest an essential part of our life and goals. But when we prioritize rest, we cultivate creativity, increase productivity, and we live more joyfully. In REST: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, Alex Soojung-Kim Pang writes "Discoveries in sleep research, psychology, neuroscience, organizational behavior, sports medicine, sociology, and other fields have given us a wealth of insight into the unsung but critical role that rest plays in strengthening the brain, enhancing learning, enabling inspiration, and making innovation sustainable."I would...2024-02-1540 minRebranding Middle AgeWhat Does it Look, Sound, Feel Like to Feel Fully Alive?There's an African Proverb that goes like this "When death finds you, may it find you alive."SHOW NOTES: DO YOU FEEL FULLY ALIVE?I've been thinking about this a lot - am I living fully alive? What does this look, sound, feel like in my body and life? As I was pondering this morning, these 6 characteristics came up for me (I expand upon them in the conversation).I feel fully alive when...I allow myself to feel.I pause between impulse and response.I am present in my day-to-day.I show...2024-02-0846 minRebranding Middle AgeWe Need to Grow Deep RootsTo live on purpose - to handcraft a brave and beautiful life - to be anchored in the storms of life - you need deep roots. We grow deep roots through conscious, consistent effort or 'watering' over time. SHOW NOTESIn this episode I use three examples of women somewhere in the middle season of life, and a situation they are grappling with. I walk through a cycle of self-awareness, self-compassion, and imperfect action to offer examples of how they might respond to the situation in front of them...2024-02-0138 min
Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money AdviceLearning to Listen for a Life of Purpose, Health & JOY by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In ProgressDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2602:Krista O'Reilly Davi-Digui of aLifeInProgress.ca shares her personal journey of learning to listen to her inner voice, illustrating how it guided her through life-changing decisions and moments. Emphasizing the importance of intuition in making choices, from marriage to home buying and personal health, she underscores how listening to oneself can lead to a life filled with purpose, health, and joy.Read along with the original article(s...2024-01-2808 minRebranding Middle AgeWe're All In Progress. We're All Simply Practicing.A common experience that comes up in my work is grief and self-judgment when a client or community member feels that they have gone backwards in their growth. But we can’t go backwards; it’s impossible. We may feel like we’ve circled back to an old wound, or to something we believed we had already learned, once and for all. But we are all in progress and we need repetition to truly move a new truth from head into heart and then deeper into the body until it lives in our bones or becomes embodied truth...2024-01-2516 min
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementHow You See Changes Everything - Mindset Really Matters by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In ProgressDiscover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3044:Krista O’Reilly Davi-Dagui of a LifeInProgress.ca highlights the profound impact of mindset on one's life. She explains that mindset, shaped by core beliefs, influences thoughts, behaviors, and experiences. Krista emphasizes that adopting a positive mindset can lead to longer life, increased resilience, better stress management, more joy in activities, and a reduction in fear and competition. She advocates for a perspective that embraces learning from every experience, understanding th...2024-01-1609 minRebranding Middle AgeTake Some Time to Be Proud of Yourself!Every single woman I know, and each woman I work with, benefits from regular, gentle reminders to pause and name what she is already doing well. To be proud of herself and name all the ways she regularly shows up with strength and bravery. Life is messy and we need to remember that perfection is not required.I certainly need regular check-points or invitations to do this for myself. It’s so easy to see all the things I want to do better, the problems that need resolving, goals that need mapping out, people to love, and so o...2024-01-0425 minRebranding Middle AgeHome is Sacred SpaceHome is sacred. A safe and loving home creates a sense of safety and security in this noisy and often challenging world. Home is a mental-health issue. That is, lack of affordable housing contributes to struggles with what we think of as mental health (but mental health doesn’t stand apart from all other forms of health). It’s important to me to feel safe, at home, and joyful in my body, home, and life.SHOW NOTESSomething I did not share in this episode, is that in the years since my son died, something that...2023-12-0740 minRebranding Middle AgeFeel Safe, At Home, and Joyful in Your Body and LifeSHOW NOTESHome is sacred space. It's not the size or fanciness of home that matters. Feeling at home in our body and life is also sacred. We get to treat home (home in self) as sacred and be the gatekeeper of who and what gets access to us/our True Self.Joy is relational; it's amplified when shared with others. But if we don't have a safe 'home base' within ourselves, we likely feel dysregulated often, or easily tip into old self-protective patterns, which impacts our relationships. We need to feel safe, at home...2023-11-3045 minRebranding Middle AgeHolding Space for both Joy + Pain over the Holidays (or This is Bullshit!)*Heads up: there's swearing in this episode.SHOW NOTESGrief is always hard... but grieving over the holidays can be an extra layer of hard. Our grief doesn't need to be 'fixed.' It simply needs to be witnessed. In this episode I share honestly about where I'm at and a few ideas for taking good care of yourself if you're grieving over the holidays.LINKS/REFERENCESSign up for the free Simplify + Recalibrate: Join The 5-Day Challenge! (registration ends Dec 1)Find Krista on FB: A Life in Progress and also...2023-11-2428 min
Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and ParentingThe Kind of Person I Want to Be by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress on Empathy & Self ImprovementKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress shares the kind of person she wants to be.Episode 1969: The Kind of Person I Want to Be by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress on Empathy & Self ImprovementKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out...2023-11-1908 minRebranding Middle AgeLess Performing, People-Pleasing, Perfectionism // More Joy Over the HolidaysIn theory at least, the holiday season is about gratitude, connection/community, a focus on what's truly most important. The reality for many, however, is an increase in stress, anxiety and depression. I don't know what all is going on in your life, of course, but perhaps there are ways you can lower your stress through less performing, people-pleasing, and perfectionism while amping up your joy or wellbeing.Next week the focus is on holding space for both joy and pain over the holidays.2023-11-1633 minRebranding Middle AgeShore Up Leaky BoundariesShoring up leaky boundaries (boundary work in general!) is essential to living with freedom, wholeness, and joy and walking out our core values. There are three clear cues in my body and life that I have one or more leaky boundaries that need attending to. These cues are: resentment, persistent anxiety, and avoidance.SHOW NOTESIn this episode I share 15 examples of leaky boundaries from my life, 7 common reasons midlife women struggle to articulate/communicate/honour healthy boundaries for themselves, the difference between a boundary with self and a boundary involving another...2023-11-0945 minRebranding Middle AgePractice All or SomethingAll or nothing thinking keeps us stuck in lack. It keeps us stuck in the story that 'when' circumstances align perfectly then we'll be happy, love ourselves, start writing, etc. But if you're open to living with more joy, then I recommend that you try 'all or something' thinking on for size.SHOW NOTESWe're all birthing something (or creating, handcrafting, bring to life or fruition, building, spilling over/offering something). But what happens when life is really messy and the waves keep on coming, intense as ever? Do we throw in the towel, sink...2023-11-0229 minRebranding Middle Age9 Ways to Cultivate a Lifestyle of JoyWhat do you want to be so filled up with that you leak it over into your circle of impact? What are you currently leaking into your circle?LINKS/RESOURCESCultivating Joy: How to bring more joy into your daily life | Globalnews.caNew life hack: The joy snack - The Washington PostPractice Self-Compassion Like Your Life Depends Upon It: Episode 2 (alifeinprogress.ca)Make Peace With Messiness to Make Space for Joy: Episode 4 | (alifeinprogress.ca)Find Krista on FB: A Life in Progress and also Rebranding Middle Age. Find her on IG.Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com...2023-10-2644 min
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement[Part 2] Simple Living Tips for the Stressed Out or Recovering Perfectionist by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress shares simple living tips for the stressed out or recovering perfectionist. This is part 2 of 2.Episode 2942: [Part 2] Simple Living Tips for the Stressed Out or Recovering Perfectionist by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista...2023-10-1910 minOptimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement[Part 1] Simple Living Tips for the Stressed Out or Recovering Perfectionist by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress shares simple living tips for the stressed out or recovering perfectionist. This is part 1 of 2.Episode 2941: [Part 1] Simple Living Tips for the Stressed Out or Recovering Perfectionist by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista...2023-10-1811 min
The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie BjellandThriving Through & Beyond Grief as HSPs with Krista O'Reilly-Davi-DiguiWe will all grieve at some point - not only because grief comes in many forms (not only from the death of a loved one) but also because death is a natural part of being human. Yet we live in a grief and trauma illiterate society which often isolates and harms those doing their best to keep their head above water and find their way forward through and beyond painful life experiences.
All trauma involves grief / not all grief involves trauma. As an HSP, our experience of grief (including traumatic grief) can be even more intense, and i...2023-10-1447 minOptimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementFake It Till You Make It: Your Life Matters by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui on A Life In ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress encourages us to fake it until we make it.Episode 2914: Fake It Till You Make It: Your Life Matters by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui on A Life In ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out how. She has...2023-09-2408 minRebranding Middle AgeFinding Safety in the Vulnerability of Joy“What if joy is not only entangled with pain, suffering, and sorrow but is also what emerges from how we care for each other through those things?” - Ross Gay, Inciting JoyI learned to armor up at a young age. Lately I’ve been thinking through some of the reasons that may have led to this. In my early childhood, two of my friends died - one of cancer, one in a house fire down the street. Siblings who had been abused joined our family and because they did not receive any support as ind...2023-09-2149 minRebranding Middle AgeWe Heal, Grow, and Become at the Speed of SafetyAfter my son died, I was thrown head-first into a deep and dark winter season. The years that followed were incredibly painful and I longed for spring or light to come again. One day I heard in my spirit, “you have to live the end of one story before stepping into the next.”I remember my dad telling me one day over a decade ago, that the time between a vision and the fruition of a vision or dream can take years - decades even. I can look back and see this truth at play...2023-09-1443 minRebranding Middle AgeMore and Faster Isn't BetterWhen I’m driving on the highway and someone zooms past me at high speed or weaves in and out of traffic to ‘get ahead’ I always wonder, “where are you rushing to?” And is putting your life and mine at risk worth shaving a few seconds off your ride?I’m a slow mover by nature. To be healthy and happy, I require a lot of spaciousness and breathing room in my life to think, connect the dots inside my mind, process, putter, and integrate. I lived most of my life in chronic pain, had a disease as a...2023-09-0741 minRebranding Middle AgeCommunity Matters (Even for the HSP, Strong Introvert, and Busy Midlife Woman)“We learn from an early age that ‘masked and armored’ is the safe and sane way to live” writes Parker Palmer in A Hidden Wholeness. We are wired for connection - we need each other. Yet there is an epidemic of loneliness in the world and it’s getting worse.Loneliness has the same health impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and increases risk of premature death by 29%. A 2021 Canadian survey reported that more than 1 in 10 people are always or often lonely. 3/10 said they are sometimes lonely. And a 2020 loneliness report shared that 52% of Americans feel lonely and 47% sa...2023-08-3144 minRebranding Middle AgeMake Peace With Messiness to Make Space for JoyLife shouldn’t be neat and tidy. If your life feels challenging, you’re not doing it wrong. It’s the belief that you “should” always know what you’re doing, and that your life should always feel easy and smooth sailing, that keeps you in suffering.I’m a recovering perfectionist - an Enneagram One (hopeful reformer) for those of you familiar with The Enneagram. I had to learn to make peace with the messiness of life - the imperfection of myself, messiness at home (ex. creative art projects as I raised creative humans, leaving laundry in a basket so...2023-08-2444 minRebranding Middle AgeHow Will You Know You’ve Lived Well?Palliative nurse Bronnie Ware recorded her patient’s end of life regrets. The top regret of the dying was “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself.”A clear and compelling life vision, and clarity around my core values, kept me anchored after my parents died, through chronic pain, after a traumatic car accident, through and beyond the death of my son, PTSD, and deep grief. It lights my path in every season - it helps me live ON PURPOSE.I don’t want to miss my life being distracted...2023-08-1736 minRebranding Middle AgePractice Self-Compassion Like Your Life Depends Upon It. It Does.You cannot shame or bully yourself into wholeness. My inner critic was vicious. It bullied me, held me back, pointed out all my flaws 24/7, and told me I was never good enough. No matter how hard I worked, I could never keep up or measure up.When my third child was born, 18 years ago, I held her little body in my arms and realized in that moment that for her sake and mine, I would never again bully or berate my body or myself. I made the decision and then I had to practice.Some...2023-08-1042 minRebranding Middle AgeAll of You is Welcome HereAll of you is welcome here. Your strength and struggle, your grief and pain, your creativity and joy. The parts of your story that you feel safe to share with others, and those parts of your experience that still cause you shame. You are not bad, wrong, or broken but human in a messy world. I was 10 years old when I first had the thought "the world is too heavy for me." I tried to die three times between the ages of 14-18. Then began a journey of trying to figure out HOW to live. I was...2023-08-0129 minOptimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementI've Spent My Whole Life Searching Desperately by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress talks about what she's been searching for her whole lifeEpisode 2781: I've Spent My Whole Life Searching Desperately by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in ProgressKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out how. She has a...2023-05-3110 minOptimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-ImprovementWe Are All Terminal So Let's Make Sure We Really Live by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-DiguiKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress reminds that we're all terminalEpisode 2710: We Are All Terminal So Let's Make Sure We Really Live by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-DiguiKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out how. She has a new Seasonal Mindfulness Journal available here...2023-03-3010 minOptimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and ParentingToday Is Enough by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-DiguiKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress displays how we can find gratitude in each day.Episode 1682: Today Is Enough by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-DiguiKrista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out how. She has a new Seasonal Mindfulness Journal available here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/52...2023-03-1310 min
Soul + Practice: Raw Conversations & Real Practices with Kathy Escobar & Phyllis MathisEpisode 50: Joy, the Most Vulnerable Emotion with Krista O'Reilly-Davi-DiguiLiving--not just surviving--this harsh world is no small thing and one of the most brave and beautiful things we can do is be open to joy in the midst of it. This conversation with our friend Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui, founder of A Life in Progress and a brave and beautiful community, is raw and real and exactly what Soul + Practice is all about. Joy is the most vulnerable emotion and oh, we are allowed to feel it but it sure can be scary. More on Krista's work at alifeinprogress.ca.2023-03-1340 min
The Menstruality Podcast73. How to Navigate the Inner Winter of Grief in Menopause (Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui)This conversation moved me deeply. Teacher and writer Krista O’Reilly Davi-Digui explores what it is to be a brave and beautiful human in progress, particularly in the messy middle of life, and especially living inside a grief and trauma illiterate culture. In 2019, when Krista was in the midst of the ‘Quickening’ of perimenopause she lost her son Jairus to suicide. In this conversation, she shares generously about the inner winter of her grief journey, how it intersected with her menopause experience, and how she is now moving into the seco...2023-02-0258 min