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Lucretia Donahue-Reed M.S.
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Calm & Confident You
Dusting Off the Dremel #69
Send us a textAfter a year of nonstop business focus, I finally picked up a tool I bought ages ago—my Dremel—and rediscovered the joy of creating. In this episode, I share the journey of returning to my jewelry-making hobby, how unexpected downtime turned into a creative revival, and why I'm choosing to make this summer about pleasure, presence, and personal joy. If you've been buried in to-dos and missing what lights you up, this one's for you.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Stra...
2025-07-20
06 min
Calm & Confident You
From Drudgery to Delight: Rediscovering Joy #68
Send us a textHow I went from all work and no play to finding joy again.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2025-03-23
09 min
Calm & Confident You
Getting Revved Up for My Goals #67
Send us a textI talk about how following my own advice to use the Winter Solstice as a time to review and then look forward upped my motivation and led to detailing out plans that I want to pursue. I include my goal setting format.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2025-01-13
10 min
Calm & Confident You
Steering Through the Storm while Building the Ship Ep #66
Send us a textI describe my journey through a stressful time, including a chicken story, and how I managed through it all. This relates to how I see my role as a counselor to others.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-12-01
09 min
Calm & Confident You
Jealousy Sparked My Clean Car Journey #65
Send us a textI discuss how a twinge of jealousy got me moving on something I had neglected for a long time. Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-09-16
10 min
Calm & Confident You
Transitioning Seasons: Make the Most of Summer’s End and Look Forward to Fall, Ep. 64
Send us a textAs the last days of summer fade away, those of us in northern climates begin to feel the bittersweet pull of fall. As the days shorten and the air cools, the shift to fall brings both a sense of loss (of summer priorities) and an opportunity to reset. Join me as we explore the impact of seasonal change on our routines, hobbies, and homes, and find ways to embrace the new season with fresh goals and renewed focus.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.com
2024-08-26
07 min
Calm & Confident You
My Unforgettable Encounter on the Water, Ep #63
Send us a text Discover the bliss of reconnecting with nature as I take you through my kayaking adventure on Silver Creek. From the peaceful waters to the surprise encounter with a moose and her calf, this episode captures the magic of outdoor exploration. Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-07-22
07 min
Calm & Confident You
#62 Unlocking the Upward Spiral: How Positive Emotions Fuel More Happiness
Send us a textInstead of a negative downward mood spiral, I talk about the less discussed positive upward mood spiral.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-06-24
07 min
Calm & Confident You
Cyndi Rai (Like a Ray of Sunshine) Interview: Whole Foods and Energy Work Ep. 61
Send us a textCyndi's website: Happiness Hives – Changing the Way We ConnectCyndi's YouTube channel: (352) Happiness Hives - YouTube"Energy work is about tapping into the body's internal system and addressing its needs." - Cyndi RaiIn this conversation, Lucretia interviews Cindy Ray, a holistic therapist with 25 years of experience in natural living. Cindy shares her personal journey of becoming a holistic therapist and the challenges she faced in the traditional medical system. She discusses the importance of whole food diet, energy work, and releasing negative emotions. Cindy also talks about he...
2024-06-15
41 min
Calm & Confident You
#60 Shift Your Energy: Small Steps to Better Motivation
Send us a textI give examples of my own struggle to get motivated and to have energy for the things I wanted to do and how I managed to shift.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-05-29
08 min
Calm & Confident You
#59 Mastering the Art of Slowing Down
Send us a textToday, I talk about how to bring about that sense of getting off of the hectic treadmill of life and slowing down.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-05-05
09 min
Calm & Confident You
#58 Stepping into the Spotlight: Embracing Feedback with Grace
Send us a textI talk about how my course development journey has led me into growth experiences with presenting my ideas and receiving feedback.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-04-14
07 min
Calm & Confident You
#57 The Excitement of Spring!
Send us a textI describe my own excitement and endeavors related to this time of year and my never ending creative pursuits!Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-03-16
05 min
Calm & Confident You
#56 Encouraging Help for Health: Interview with Debbie Blackwell
Send us a textI interview Debbie Blackwell who was a nurse for 30 years who, because of her own quest for health, discovered a program that worked for her. She was so excited that she became a health coach using the same program. Debbie's Facebook Page: FacebookDebbie's Health Inquiry Form: DEBBIE BLACKWELL HEALTH EVALUATION (jotform.com)Recommended books:The Miracle MorningThe Gap and the Gain by Dan SullivanThe Habits of Health by Dr Wayne Scott Anderson through OptaviaSupport the showLucretia's Web...
2024-01-28
33 min
Calm & Confident You
#55 Unruly Rumination
Send us a textI explain what rumination is and suggest ways to get out of it when it first starts.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-01-17
07 min
Calm & Confident You
#54 Focus Control to Tame Your Thoughts
Send us a textExplanation of how to use breathwork and mindfulness skills to choose to place your focus where you want it and disrupt negative thought spirals.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2024-01-01
10 min
Calm & Confident You
#53 Simple Shifts for Relieving Holiday Sadness
Send us a textFinancial strains, grief, losses, distance, and adulthood can put a damper on holiday cheer. Take simple actions and keep an open mind to help your spirit.Click below on growingemotionalstrength.com for the discount which goes until Tuesday 11/28 at midnight.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-11-28
09 min
Calm & Confident You
#52 Mind, Body, Massage and More: Interview with Laura Moog, LMT
Send us a textFor the first interview episode of this podcast, I interview the person with whom I share an office. We discover how each other's endeavors compliment the other.Books referenced:"The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolkand "Crash Course" by Diane Poole Heller PhD and Lawrence S Heller PhDWebsites and resources: Home - Transformed Wellness CenterAbandon Your Aches Massage – a new way through life!! (ayamassagecda.com)My Hands Hurt – Abandon Your Aches Massage (ayamassagecda.com)Support the show
2023-11-21
24 min
Calm & Confident You
#51 Mind, Mood, and Meltdown: The ABCs of Stress
Send us a textI discuss what exactly is stress, its effects, and the structure in our bodies which makes it possible to do something about our stress experience.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-11-15
08 min
Calm & Confident You
Interview Test with Nolan
Send us a textThis is my first attempt to record an interview using Riverside.fm and then figure out how to upload audio only to Buzz Sprout. I briefly interviewed my son, Nolan, about his IT training.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-11-12
01 min
Calm & Confident You
#50 Are You Able to Pivot and Change Course?
Send us a textI discuss what it means to pivot, when it is needed, and how it relates to emotional health.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-10-30
06 min
Calm & Confident You
#49 Stay Calm and Carry On: A Patience Playbook
Send us a textUsing a several days frustrating experience as an example, five pointers for maintaining patience are presented.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-10-17
09 min
Calm & Confident You
#48 Emergency Anxiety: Finding Calm Amid the Chaos of Uncontrollable Events
Send us a textIn this episode, I suggest ways to reduce anxiety that is in response to distressing world events that are outside of our control.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-10-10
07 min
Calm & Confident You
#47 Notice Your Breath without Drifting
Send us a textIt is well known that slowing one's breath and focusing attention on breathing helps with calming and with stress management. But people struggle to keep their focus and start thinking of other things. There are some questions to ask which will help you to notice and to keep noticing your breathing.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-10-05
08 min
Calm & Confident You
#46 Pay Attention! Don't Turn Away
Send us a textIn this episode, I discuss the importance of paying attention to discomfort, not always trying to distract away from it.I mention the app: Mindfulness BellSupport the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-09-25
09 min
Calm & Confident You
#45 Do You Think Negative Thinking Causes Depression?
Send us a textNew research changes assumptions about the relationship of negative thinking to the depressed mood state.The book, "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy" by Aaron Beck is mentioned.Research about depressed people's thinking states was presented by Richard Sears during the PESI workshop: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy 2-Day Experiential Workshop.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392-1777Licensed in ID & WA
2023-09-19
11 min
Calm & Confident You
#44 Simple Self-Care During the First Painful Weeks of Recovery
Send us a textThis episode covers the topic of self-care during the initial, painful phase of physical recovery. Hear about strategies, personal experiences, and practical advice to help you navigate these challenging early days with gentle exercises to emotional well-being practices. Discover how to find comfort amidst discomfort, maintain your mental and emotional health, and adapt self-care routines that will truly make a difference.Support the showLucretia's Website Facebook InstagramResorces: growingemotionalstrength.comFB Strategies for Managing Overwhelming Thoughts and Emotionsemail: Lucretia@ldonreed.com 208-392...
2023-09-03
05 min