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Embracing Imperfection63. Embracing Imperfection as the way to build confidenceToday's episode is extra special as its a first for us all here on the Embracing Imperfection Podcast. I am sharing with you a live conversation I had in the "Let's Get Into It" Facebook Community with the host Rebecca Richardson.
We talked about how one of the key steps to becoming more confident with oneself is to learn to Embrace your Imperfections. Tune in to hear how it went.
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Sign up here to c...2022-06-2151 minEmbracing Imperfection62. How to squeeze out a little more when you think you are already putting in maximum effortsEver had one of those moments where you feel like you are doing all the things, and yet not getting where you want to go? Feeling frustrated or like throwing in the towel and quitting? On today's episode I talk about my top takeaways or tips to move through this moment and back onto the side where you actually feel like you are making progress again.
Key Take-Aways
1. The work is never truly done. We are always growing, learning and discovering ourselves
2. There is always more you can do
3...2022-06-1431 minEmbracing Imperfection61. June 2022 Energy ForecastAre you ready for abundance and amplification?
As we move into June we are moving into the universal energy of the 3. On the high side the 3 brings creativity, community, connection, connection, decisions and fun. On the low side it can feel scattered, bring anxiety, mental spinning, negative self-talk and comparison.
Tune into the live to hear how you can you lean the energy this month to level up your life and your connection to yourself.
Just a few of the Top takeaways
1. Stay true to you.
2. You just be willing...2022-06-0730 minEmbracing Imperfection60. {Interview} Rediscovering YOU and more with Dawn Lyons DOUBLE GIVEAWAY ALERT!!In this episode
Dawn Lyons is a writer, intuitive oracle, and energy healer who creates and facilitates transformative writing and mindfulness experiences that help people connect with their personal truths and move beyond life's wounds to live in a more authentic, purposeful, and fulfilled way.
Dawn and I have an amazing discussion around limiting beliefs, the power of words, power of affirmations, rediscovering yourself, reprogramming your brain, meditation, breathework and so much more.
Listen to the end to hear about the amazing prizes that Dawn and I are each offering to the 2 lucky...2022-05-1352 minEmbracing ImperfectionREPOST 17. How can you overcome your fear of FailureIn this episode
Do you struggle with starting things or going after those much desired goals because you are afraid of FAILURE?
Or
Are you worried about people thinking your failed?
The truth is with the exception of something with scientific measure we only really fail when we have not met up to our own expectation of what we expected to achieve.
Today I share with you some key tips on how to overcome this fear of Failure
Key Take aways
1. Figure out what is...2022-05-0614 minEmbracing Imperfection59. May 2022 Energy ForecastIn this episode
May is a 2 energy month. This month is about intuition, connections and community. Getting together and spending time with those you love. Enjoying the new beginnings of spring. Nurturing yourself and love of self so that you have it to give to others
Key Take-Aways
1. Trust your Intuition
2. Lead with love first for yourself then others
3. Connections and community
“Stop trying to “fix” yourself; you’re NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure. Steve Maraboli
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Imagine how much easier life would be if you didn’t have to try to be something or someone you are not? We would be less energetically depleted. We would be surrounded by people who are energetically matched to us. We would feel better about ourselves. The world would be more abundant.
There are the crafty folks out there who thrive on designing or creating the perfect birthday party for their kid while there are others who find it easier just to have someone else bake that special cake or to put to...2022-04-2213 minEmbracing Imperfection57. {Interview} How can one lead a more heart led life and/or business?In this episode
Join in as Ann Marie and I have a conscious conversation about deep authentic creative connections, our energetic codes, aligning to those codes, understanding our dharma, our spiritual assignments and what they gift to us on purpose. How we use all this information to help us lead a more heart led life and/or business.
Soulful Business Strategist, Ann Marie McKenzie weaves the intelligence of the heart with the magic of Numerology to empower entrepreneurs to build a heart-centered business they love.
She is a recovering A-Type who believes in h...2022-04-151h 09Embracing Imperfection56. Numerology Energy Forecast for April 2022In this episode
Listen in as I share the Energy Forecast for the month of April.
April is a 1 energy month. New beginnings, new ideas, planting the seeds. Be brave and know while it may feel like you are alone but know you are not. You are the driver of your life. Take the actions, shine your light and go after what you want.
“Stop trying to “fix” yourself; you’re NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure. Steve Maraboli
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We hear the word Authentic being thrown around a lot these days. Today I share with you the results of a poll I took in my community asking what they thought being or living authentic means to them as well as what it means to me. As well I share some steps on how one can begin to move closer to their own authentic self.
Key Take-Aways
1. Find your Inner Truth (what is this? I explain in the podcast)
2. What is it you want? Why do you want...2022-03-2415 minEmbracing Imperfection54. The experience of sensory deprivation using salt floats and why its important to being open to try new thingsToday’s show is sponsored by True You Workshop series happening March 18 – 20th featuring myself and 13 other amazing facilitators. Be sure to check it out.
In this episode
After hearing so many people talk about their experience and the benefits of salt soak therapy I decided to give it a try.
For those who haven’t heard of a salt float it is a type of Sensory Deprivation Therapy using Flotation therapy via an I-SOPOD float tank which is a lightless, soundless tank filled with highly concentrated Epsom salt water heated to skin tempera...2022-03-1009 minEmbracing Imperfection53. {Interview} Listen in as Chantelle Adams of Luxe Launching shares her best tips on starting before you are ready by embracing imperfections and doing it scared.In this episode
Today's episode will resonate so much with all of you who have an idea on your heart of something you want to do but either don't know where to start or have been afraid to put yourself out there. Whether you are launching a course, starting a business, creating a program or becoming a coach Chantelle shares some great feedback on how to do the damn thing.
As a professional speaker, Chantelle has delivered over 1000 speeches -- in cities including Paris, New York, Las Vegas, Cancun, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. Chantelle h...2022-03-0341 minEmbracing Imperfection52. You get to decideIn this episode
You are in control of your own life. Everything you do is the result of a decision you have made.
You choose:
Do I get out of bed today?
Do I go to work today?
How do I want to feel today?
What will I wear?
What will I eat?
The list is literally endless.
This choice also includes getting to decide how long you feel things, how long you let things keep you feeling a certain way...2022-02-1009 minEmbracing Imperfection51. This should be (to me IS) the number one relationship in your life.In this episode
Today we talk about the most important relationship in our lives. The one we have with ourselves.
If we are not connected, aligned and at peace with ourselves we cannot be that for anyone else.
When we open ourselves up to self-love, self-care and self-compassion we open the door for others to do the same and we end up in mutually beneficial relationships where everyone is living with a full cup.
Key Take-Aways
1. Allows us to shine the light so others can find their way to...2022-02-0319 minEmbracing Imperfection50. How to stop chasing a feeling and instead learn to create it daily!In this episode
Wouldn’t life be better if we could stop trying get the feelings we desire by chasing them at the end of an outcome but instead learn to create those feelings daily?
If we could stop comparing and trying to get them by doing what others are doing? We are not living the same path or life purpose so that won’t work for us.
If we could learn to fall in love with the process and progress along the way we would be living a much more fulfilling life.
2022-01-2718 minEmbracing Imperfection49. {Interview} Join in as Elizabeth Knittel shares how she overcame addiction and eating disorders to heal and Quantum Leap into a life of Self-Care, Love and Transformation!In this episode
For 18 years Elizabeth would battle through an eating disorder, alcohol addiction, and trying to find herself.
Elizabeth would try many different treatments and modalities to heal. Her spiritual awakening has come in stages. As she learns to trust & relationship to God & the highest good she has continued to Rise Up, have an evolving awakening, and sharpening her intuition. Setting small goals have led to quantum leaps in every area of Elizabeth's life! The more internal work she does, the more she glows!
Today she lives in love & light spreading joy...2022-01-2036 minEmbracing Imperfection48. How to get out of an energetic funk or better yet avoid being in one altogether?In this episode
You know those days where no matter what you do or how hard you try you can’t seem to get anything done? That is an energetic funk.
There are things we can do to get ourselves out of this funk, raise our energetic vibration or even better be proactive.
Key Take-Aways
1. What does an energetic funk look like?
2. What does it look like to be high energy?
3. What to do when in energetically low?
4. How to raise our vibration?
5. Ho...2022-01-1313 minEmbracing Imperfection47. Why you should stop creating resolutions and instead create intentions and wordsIn this episode
When you think of setting a New Year’s Resolution what do you think of? To most people it is about changing things to break bad habits. To me that makes me think of being broken.
Let me be the one to say it. We are not broken. We are growing. How can we be more gentle and more positive with ourselves?
Let us create intentions of how to bring something better into our life instead.
Last year I started this new process with a lot of other fo...2022-01-0621 minEmbracing Imperfection46. How saying 'NO' can be a good thingIn this episode
No is a complete sentence. So often we go through life being afraid to say no to people for many different reasons: fear of disappointment, rejection, obligation to name a few.
What ends up happening is we burn ourselves out or we end up feeling like we are not enough and are forever in the phase of people pleasing and self-doubt.
Key Take-Aways
1. You are enough
2. People will appreciate you when you say no to them
3. Its ok to not always fit in
2021-12-1719 minEmbracing Imperfection45. How to stop make excuses so you can get shit done!In this episode
We all make excuses from time to time. This is a simple habit we use to rationalize “why” we didn’t follow through on a specific commitment or why something didn’t go the way as planned.
Today’s episode gives great examples of these excuses, why we may be making them and tips for cutting away these excuses so we can truly actually achieve the things we want.
Key Take aways
1. Excuses are there to make us feel better about why we are not doing something we should or...2021-12-1013 minEmbracing Imperfection44. What does the 6 energy of December 2021 mean for you?In this episode
We are currently in a 5 energy and with Dec we enter into a 8 energy month. All about trust, commitment, momentum and motivation for change and Freedom.
Do you want to know how you can be more intentional with yourself? How to activate the energy?
Listen in as I share some key days in December for you.
Key Take aways
1. Let go of those limiting beliefs
2. Trust in your own strength and power
3. What can you do to activate the energy?
“To...2021-12-0315 minEmbracing Imperfection43. How to FEEL your emotions so you can HEAL your emotionsIn this episode
Do you run awayfrom your emotions or hard things or do you run towards them?
Today’s on the podcast we go deep into how keeping busy to avoid, numbing or ignoring our feelings can actually end up making us very ill.
Why we should learn to embrace or process these things in a timely manner and I share tips and tools on how to work through it so that you can keep yourself unstuck, healthy and happy.
Key Take aways
1. If now is not the ti...2021-11-2627 minEmbracing Imperfection42. Are you taking the time to play with yourself?In this episode
Playtime isn't only for the children. As adults we need to take more time to play.
When I allow myself time to play it fills my cup and revives me.
Play for me looks like walks in nature, puzzles, kitchen dance parties, laughter with family, podcasts, audiobooks, painting and the list goes on.
What does play time look like for you?
Key Take aways
1. Play helps bring out your creativity
2. Play can release or move stagnant en...2021-11-1209 minEmbracing Imperfection41. The best tip for how to make life easierWe so often go through life looking for an easy fix, an easier way or a short cut to the other side. When times get hard or something appears to hard we run from it or we give up and quit.
The truth of the matter is that no one ever promised us life would be easy. Easy is an illusion.
Growth, change and reward comes from going through the hard and coming out the other side. It comes from being willing to learn, being willing to change and being willing to face things as the...2021-11-0515 minEmbracing Imperfection40. {interview} Talking with Francesca Alejandra about body shame, women empowerment using human design/numerology, eating disorders and so much moreFrancesca is the founder of empoweringyouniquess. She is a self-worth and empowerment coach. She also is a human design reader, and actor and an advocate for women’s liberation of societal norms and expectations.
Today we talked about helping women find their worthy using various different modalities we have studied. We shared stories of serious changes we have made to our body as a result of body shame. We also talk about eating disorders, the size of your clothing does not make who you are, our body is just a shell and should not control our lives and s...2021-09-241h 05Embracing Imperfection39. Why your community is important and where to find your peopleIn this episode
Community is everything. They will be there to pick up when you fall down and to celebrate you when you are at the top.
People either come into your life or community for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Sometimes they are there for a short period of time to help you learn a lesson and other times that lesson takes longer to learn.
When you feel alone please remember that we all have a community of people around us. Just reach out to someone that you believe is...2021-09-1717 minEmbracing Imperfection38. {interview} Talking with Meaghan Alton about Numerology, Energetics and how to navigate chaos in uncertain timesIn this episode
Join in as we speak with Meaghan Alton about the power of numerology and the vibration of energy and how we can use these tools to help us find calm within the chaos using energy, numerology and our powerful selves.
Meaghan helps leaders find the confidence and clarity to live life on their terms, and to contribute in a way that honours their values, their priorities and the truth of who they are. As an Intuitive Strategist and Numerology Queen, she helps you access the codes and the patterns you were born w...2021-09-0938 minEmbracing Imperfection37. When things feel heavy its ok to set them down. How to get out of a funk!In this episode
Sept is a 5 energy month within a 5 energy year. As a result you will feel a lot of back and forth shifts in the energy between positive and negative. 5 is all about Freedom. You have the freedom to get off the roller coaster, to take a stand and choose to move forward with something you have wanted for a long time.
With these energy shifts we will have times where we feel very heavy. With things going on in the world and around us. With things happening in our lives. I want...2021-09-0313 min
Embracing Imperfection36. How to overcome fear and stop it from holding you backWe face fears on a daily basis. How big or strong these fears becomes is all in our perception and willingness to let them grow. To over come these fears we need to continue to build our mental resilience. Mental resilience comes from the perspective.
On today's episode we will talk about different areas of fear and strategies to manage or conquer them.
Key Take aways
1. Talk through your fears with a friend, spouse, group, coach
2. Journal about the fears
3. Send yourself a voice...2021-08-2711 minEmbracing Imperfection35. How much better would the world be if we embraced our uniqueness rather than trying to fit in (freebie alert)In this episode
How much of your life have you spent trying to fit in or trying not to muddy the waters?
Trying to fit in often means being something we are not. Doing things we don’t always enjoy or expending a lot of extra energy we don’t always have.
It is time consuming, frustrating, lowers our confidence or our esteem. It can cause anxiety, unhappiness and a lack of content.
If we learned to embrace our uniqueness we would have more energy, more content, more time enjoying things that...2021-08-2015 minEmbracing Imperfection34. How to break through old habits and create new patternsWhen we start something new it starts off exciting and fun. As we grow through it we hit bumps in the road we will often get bombarded with fears and doubts.
What we think we feel and how we feel is how we act.
Today I share tips on how to create new habits or thought patterns so that we no longer allow the old habits to hold us back from achieving what we truly want.
Let today be the day you give up who you've been for who you can become. -Hal E...2021-08-1208 minEmbracing Imperfection33. How to push through roadblocks or struggles on your recovery journeyIn this episode
There will come a time in any journey of recovery or trauma that you will hit a hurdle or a road block despite how great things appear to be going. Blame it on exhaustion, stress, frustration etc.
In this episode I share my tips on how I have managed to get through this road block on my recovery journeys.
Key Take aways
1. Make a list of the good things that have been happening or all you have accomplished to date. This works like daily gratitude
2. Be...2021-08-0513 minEmbracing Imperfection32. How to stop unnecessary mom or partner guilt and reduce overwhelmDo you feel overwhelmed a lot? Do you ever feel like you need to do more for your kids/spouse/parents/friends? Stuck trying to do all the things for everyone all the time and forgetting about yourself? Perhaps the guilt is eating you up.
In today's episode I share a recent realization of how the way I look at things or think about them may be the cause of some of my own stress and overwhelm. I share some of the changes we can make to feel better and reduce the overwhelm.
2021-07-2912 minEmbracing ImperfectionREPOST. Episode 4 change your mind change your lifeWhile I recover from surgery please enjoy an earlier favourites One of the biggest factors in successfully achieving your goals or living your best life is your MINDSET.
When I started shifting how I thought about things my life literally changed for the better. How do we react?
How does this affect us. Whether you think you can or you think you can't you are right - Henry Ford
Episode Notes
7 Tips to upgrade your mindset
Change your self talk
Change the language you use with other people
Determine what mindset you need to achieve your goal and act like you alread...2021-07-2221 min
Yes! I Have a VoiceEpisode 15: Marnie LaFranceToday I am joined by ‘The Perfectly Imperfect Coach’ Marnie LaFrance from Ottawa, Canada. She talks all about her experience being a caregiver for her mum who has early stage Dementia which was triggered from strokes.Marnie’s ultimate goal is to help women live a life of love, confidence and authenticity. She is also the founder of The WELL Collective which is a place that focus' on the prioritisation of oneself. You can listen to Marnie's podcast Embracing Imperfection on all major platforms. You can fol...2021-07-2114 minEmbracing Imperfection31. Overcoming Imposter SyndromeHave you ever not applied for a job because you didn't feel like you met all the requirements? Perhaps you didn't try out for a team sport because you didn't think you were skilled enough. Maybe you felt like you needed to study longer or learn more before you were ready to start a job or business. These are all signs of what we in the business world call "Imposter Syndrome" You feel like a fake.
Key Take aways
We will never be fully ready nor do we need to be.
You know more than you think...2021-07-1416 minEmbracing Imperfection30. When you stop trying to control the uncontrollableIn this episode
Ever find yourself getting frustrated over a situation that you have no control over? No matter how hard you try or how frustrated you get it won’t change the outcome? So why do we do this to ourselves.
The defining element in any outcome or situation is how we respond. Our lives would be so much better and happier if we could learn to let go of control over the things that are uncontrollable. This would give us much more time to focus our efforts on that which we can control....2021-07-0718 minEmbracing Imperfection29. Why being bored is ok and how to take advantage those periods of boredomIn this episode
In a society where being busy is gloried we have truly forgotten the benefits of allowing ourselves to just be bored.
Today we discuss the 2 choices we have when boredom hits and I leave you with a challenge moving forward.
Key Take aways
1. Boredom is good
2. Boredom allows self-discovery, learning, feeling, hearing, being, and listening.
3. Boredom allows us to get creative
4. Boredom allows us to know and like ourselves
“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mi...2021-06-3013 minEmbracing Imperfection28. The excuses we make to avoid doing the things are keeping us smallIn this episode
Do you find yourself procrastinating on things that overwhelm or scare you? Its ok, we all do it.
Sometimes we make excuses as to why we are not doing something we need to do or should do. I need to learn more, I am not ready, people don’t want to hear what I have to say and the list goes on.
This is fear coming out. Fear of people seeing us fail. It is keeping us small and we need to push back against it.
Key Take aw...2021-06-2419 minEmbracing Imperfection27. How can you start your day to allow you to own your day?In this episode
How you start your morning can have a HUGE impact on the rest of your day.
If you look at some of the world’s most successful people they all have a very solid morning routine. Spending the first hour of the day focusing on their own self-care and growth practices.
Robin Sharma talks about this in his book “The 5 am club”. Suggesting 20 minutes of meditation, 20 minutes of journaling and then 20 minutes of moving your body.
This month in the FREE Embracing Imperfection Facebook community I am running a morni...2021-06-1613 minEmbracing Imperfection26. How changing your thoughts can change your actions and get you on the path to great things happeningIn this episode
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t you are correct. What we think repeatedly will become our beliefs and drive our actions as a result.
You are programming your subconscious mind with your thoughts. This is why manifestation is such an amazing thing. If we repeatedly think of something great that we want then we can make it happen.
Key Take aways
1. Start each morning off by asking yourself how you want to feel today?
2. Sit down and think of your limiting be...2021-06-0916 minEmbracing Imperfection25. How can you live life more intentionally full of self-love and confidence?In this episode
Marnie discusses living life more intentionally. When we know what we want and why we want it we are able to make stronger decisions to help us achieve what we truly want.
Can you be more intentional about loving yourself and practicing self-care so that you have the energy and confidence you need to achieve these dreams.
Key Take aways
1. Stop talking yourself out of the next level
2. Become mindful
3. Act on what you need rather than what you want
4. Practice good...2021-06-0214 minEmbracing Imperfection24. We can't always avoid being negatively triggered but we can use these tools to positively raise our vibrationIn this episode
You won’t always know where someone else is coming from or where they are going. The only thing we know is our own story.
There are things out there that will trigger us or bring our energy vibe down. The key a happy healthy life is to do our best to keep our energy up.
Key Take aways
Some things I do or recommend do to protect my energy vibration are:
1. Avoid the news and/or social media
2. Unfollow accounts or people who ma...2021-05-2617 minEmbracing Imperfection23. How to live a healthier lifestyle without dieting?In this episode
What does living a healthier lifestyle mean to you?
For most people and for many years I thought it meant being skinny, eating a restricted diet and hard core exercise and drinking lots of water.
In this episode I share with you several tips on how you can live a healthier lifestyle that does not involve any of those things
Key Take aways
1. Make yourself and self-care a priority
2. Set boundaries and protect them. It is ok to say no if it does not...2021-05-1920 minEmbracing Imperfection22. Stop waiting until someone is already gone before doing this.In this episode
Why do we wait until someone is gone before we tell them just how much we appreciate or love them?
After suffering a recent loss and seeing all the outpouring of love for them from everyone it occurred to me that while this is amazing for the family left behind it doesn’t do much for the person who is gone.
Instead I believe we need to make more of a conscious effort to let people know how we feel, what they are doing that is great etc while they ar...2021-05-1215 minEmbracing Imperfection21. Simple ways to carve time in your life for every day self-care (no matter how busy you are)In this episode
** Annoucement** The doors for The Women Embracing Life’s lessons (WELL) Collective are officially open for registration until midnight EDT Thursday May 6, 2021.
If you are:
· tired of trying quick fixes that don’t fix anything
· tired of living in a state of lack – lack of time, lack of peace, lack of confidence, lack of worthiness, lack of meaningful connections with people
· Tire of working hard and getting no where
· Want to feel yourself again
· Ready to create time and space for your needs
2021-05-0521 minEmbracing Imperfection20. {Interview} Self-love, Self-care and the world of the woman as the leader in this movement towards a unified and loving human race with Laura Parkinson of Self-Love RebelLaura Parkinson is a mom to two young boys, a former Social Worker and the founder of Self-Love Rebel. Self-Love Rebel is a movement to release fear and patriarchal conditioning and embrace all parts of the self on the journey to liberation and self-love! As an Advanced EFT Tapping Practitioner and Intuitive Business Coach she is committed to supporting highly-sensitive women in creating a visionary businesses that are aligned with their own unique purpose in a way that creates impact, income and feels absolutely incredible!
Join Laura and I as we discuss EFT, self-confidence and intuitive being.2021-04-2756 minEmbracing Imperfection19. You need to stop doing this and instead start doing thisIn this episode
Are you one of those people who is humble to a fault? Keeping everything to yourself? When you face your fears or do something you are really proud of do you shout it out loud or share it so that your loved ones can celebrate with you? Do you hold things in because you have a fear of judgement?
Today I talk all about why it’s actually good to shout yourself out (as long as it’s not a brag). We all need and want things to celebrate right?
Key...2021-04-2017 minEmbracing Imperfection18. Why that feeling of FEAR isn't always a bad thingIn this episode
Have you ever gotten wanted to make a change or do something so stinking bad but were so afraid you held yourself back from acting on it? Ya me too.
In todays episode I talk about that fear feeling and how its not always a bad thing. Fear is actually good for us at times. Sometimes fear is there to show us we need to run from that tiger and other times it is there to show us that this is something we truly freaking want and are about to level up or g...2021-04-1419 minEmbracing Imperfection17. How can you overcome your fear of FailureIn this episode
Do you struggle with starting things or going after those much desired goals because you are afraid of FAILURE?
Or
Are you worried about people thinking your failed?
The truth is with the exception of something with scientific measure we only really fail when we have not met up to our own expectation of what we expected to achieve.
Today I share with you some key tips on how to overcome this fear of Failure
Key Take aways
1. Figure out what is...2021-04-0614 minEmbracing Imperfection16. {Interview} Healing your relationship with food and dieting using the Intuitive eating method with Rachel MolendaRachel Molenda (@rachelmmolenda) is Toronto-based Intuitive Eating & Body Image Coach and Host of the Fill Your Cup Podcast, on a mission to help women stop hating on their bodies and feeling out of control around food. Rachel’s non-restrictive, intuitive eating approach to food has helped thousands of women put an end to emotional eating, binge eating and disordered eating and find an effortless and enjoyable healthy way of eating and living.
Join Rachel and I as we discuss Intuitive eating, anti-diet culture, emotional eating, disordered eating vs healthy eating and food addiction.
Key Takeaways:...2021-03-3040 minEmbracing Imperfection15. How to do away with mom guiltIn this episode
This episode goes out to all the moms/business women/caregivers who always put everyone else first and suffer from something we all know well “MOM GUILT”.
No matter how much we do for our children, how much love we give we will never feel like we are doing enough.
In truth the fact we have guilt at all shows that we are good moms and they we love them dearly.
Key Take aways
1. The fact that you have guilt means you are a good mom
2021-03-2321 minEmbracing Imperfection14. When you feel like giving up on life try this insteadIn this episode
When life gets to hard or overwhelming. When we lose someone we love dearly. We just want to run away but can’t. Today I share the things I have done to get me through some of the hardest times of life.
Key Takeaways
· Don’t try to carry the load alone
· Seek out something positive
· Allow yourself time to feel the pain. “you have to feel it to heal it”
· Be nice to yourself
· Find a distraction (but not an avoidance)
· Take i...2021-03-1817 minEmbracing Imperfection13. Why should self-care be considered a necessity and not a luxuryEpisode Notes
Self-care practice is something that many people talk about. From it being as little as new mommas taking a 15 minute shower to getting a mani/pedi. First off a shower is not Self-care in the sense of filling your cup. It is common practice that we all need for hygiene purposes.
We all know we need to practice it but we often think of as more of a luxury and therefore it gets put on the back burner.
In this episode I explain WHY it is more of a necessity and...2021-03-0914 minEmbracing Imperfection12. {Interview}Teresa McLean and I talk candidly about self care, people pleasing and how we as busy women can find the balance to prioritize our own needs!In this episode
Listen in as I speak with my friend/business woman and massage therapist Teresa McLean about topics we are both extremely passionate about: Self-care, people pleasing and the important of we as busy women to find the balance and learn to prioritize our own needs as well:
Key Takeaways:
· Self-care is a form of Self-love
· Setting boundaries is a key component to self-care.
· It is not only OK but necessary to say “NO”
· Our body speaks to us. They key is to learn the ways to...2021-03-021h 01Embracing Imperfection11. Why you need to stop aiming for perfectionEpisode Notes
In this episode
Throughout our lives we have been raised to strive for perfection. Perfect grades, perfect house, perfect job, perfect spouse, perfect kids and so on. Perfect doesn’t really exist so this essentially sets us up for disappointment or to feel like we are failing.
As a result we often times will use the excuse of perfectionism or its not quite perfect yet as a reason for not doing something.
Key Takeaways:
Perfectionism is actually fear holding us back
Learning to embrace the imperfection and start me...2021-02-2514 minEmbracing Imperfection10. Ways to love yourself moreEpisode Notes
In this episode
How you love yourself shows others how to love you. In this episode we will talk about creating happiness or joy today instead of chasing it at the end of the goal.
Happiness is an inside job. A feeling we create for ourselves and starts with self-care and self love.
Tangible tips to create more self-love
Key Takeaways
1. Choose Happiness
2. Live for today
3. Be your own best friend
4. Make every day special
5. Fill your...2021-02-1622 minEmbracing Imperfection9. How to make change easyEpisode Notes
When it comes to making a change or creating a new habit we all know the how or what we need to do. So why is it then that we are not doing it?
Key Takeaways:
· It doesn’t have to be an all or nothing change
· Small bite size pieces.
· 2 mm or degree change each day compounds to huge changes over a year
· Daily win/motivation
· Research it and action it.
“Knowledge isn’t power. Action is power” unknown
Follow me on2021-02-0813 minEmbracing Imperfection8. My story of depressionEpisode Notes
In this episode
In light of the extremely trying times we are all going through at this time and Bell Let’s talk day I have decided to make this episode about depression.
I want to share with you my story of depression.
Key Takeaways:
· Depression doesn’t look like you think it does
· Medication is not a bad thing
· Counselling doesn’t mean you are weak
· Talk about it so we can normalize it
If you find yourself struggling...2021-02-0224 minEmbracing Imperfection7. The lies we tell ourselves and how they hold us backIn this episode
How many times a day do you find yourself making an excuse for why you can’t do something. I am here to say that those excuses are often lies to ourselves. We are lying out of fear of the unknown, fear of telling the truth or fear of something else.
Today I share one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves, why we do it and how we can overcome it.
· To Busy
· Truly don’t want it
· We don’t think we deserve it
· C...2021-01-1916 minEmbracing Imperfection6. Why your New Year resolution won't workEpisode Notes
In this episode
How many times have you made a New Year’s resolution that didn’t come true? From I will lose 20 lbs to I will eat healthier, or this is the year I land my dream job.
Here is why resolutions don’t work.
· We fail to set realistic goals
· Don’t put a plan in place to achieve the goals
· We don’t make it part of our routine or create a habit
· We don’t have the support we need
· We...2021-01-0524 minEmbracing Imperfection5. Why other people's opinion's shouldn't matter so muchThe biggest hold up to achieving ones goals is the fear of other people's opinions. Today we talk about how this affects us and why we need to stop it in its tracks.
In this episode
1. People will always have opinions and they won’t always match yours. That is ok. We need to be able to allow people to be who they are. It doesn’t have to affect us
2. You are the only one who needs to approve
3. When you are living your most authentic, genuine life people will feel t...2020-12-2216 minEmbracing Imperfection4. How to change your mindset so you can change your life!One of the biggest factors in successfully achieving your goals or living your best life is your MINDSET.
When I started shifting how I thought about things my life literally changed for the better. How do we react?
How does this affect us. Whether you think you can or you think you can't you are right - Henry Ford
Episode Notes
7 Tips to upgrade your mindset
Change your self talk
Change the language you use with other people
Determine what mindset you need to achieve your goal and act like you alread...2020-12-1521 minEmbracing Imperfection3. That feeling of " I am not enough"That feeling of not enough usually stems from an occurrence that happened to you that made you feel less than.
Today’s episode goes into the details around feeling not enough.
Episode Notes
How do we react? How does this affect us
· How do we react?
· How does this affect us?
· What are some of the things you can do now to help you break out of this feeling?
o Ask yourself I you went all in? doing your best? Being authentic?
o Focus...2020-12-0819 minEmbracing Imperfection2. The BS stories we tell ourselves and how they are holding us back.In this episode
· Pick a goal you have had for a while – why haven’t you achieve it yet? What is the story you are telling yourself?
· Now figure out the driving force behind that goal? Why do you want to achieve it? What feelings do you want to achieve?
· What are some of the things you can do now to help you get that feeling or to break it into smaller goals?
· Start doing these daily to continually build momentum and celebrate each success.
What is the story you are...2020-12-0221 minEmbracing Imperfection1. I shattered my limiting beliefsListen as I share my no longer limiting beliefs and my top take away's from Unleash your Power with in conference with Tony Robbins
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend a Tony Robbins conference. To say it was Epic would be an understatement. The days were long and jammed packed with learning goodness. I shattered my limiting beliefs and created new ones. I broke through a wooden board with my hand. I created a new mindset and a new power move.
Listen in today as I share my top take away's to help...2020-11-2524 minEmbracing ImperfectionWelcome to Embracing Imperfection!Welcome to the podcast trailer. Here I will introduce myself and give you some backstory on me and how this podcast came to be.
Episode Notes
In this episode
· Intro to Marnie
· How did I get here
· Why did I create his podcast
· What can you expect from this podcast
My name is Marnie. I am a 46 year old sister/daughter/wife/step-mother/mother/boss/coach…. You get the picture. I live south of Ottawa Canada with my husband and 2 boys. I am an en...2020-11-1808 min