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Wide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 192: You Are Not Your GRIEF!Take a listen to the new episode from the Fiery Redhead, where she takes you on a journey of the recent loss of her Mom and how she does not let Grief define her. Ilise will make you realize that YOU ARE NOT YOUR GRIEF and how you can take sadness and heartache and turn it into a new chapter in your life. Ilise's story is poignant and anyone who has experienced grief of a loved one, pet or lifestyle can benefit from her wisdom and concrete ways to accept that your Grief does NOT DEFINE YOU! #Grief #loss...2025-06-1040 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 191: Mental Health Awareness Month: How do YOU Grieve?Listen Now, to the Fiery Redhead as she discusses how to plan time to grieve. The grieving process is multidimensional and requires time and awareness. The Fiery Redhead will share her own grief with you and how she believes you can grieve and still live a healthy, functional life. Time to let it out! This Episode is Dedicated to one of my BFF's, Cheryl Luckman Simmons, I will miss you forever my Sista. #MentalHealthAwareness #StopTheStigma #Grief #Grieving #Loss #Coping
2025-05-1433 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 190: Mental Health Awareness Month: How is Your Mental Health?Listen Now, as the Fiery Redhead discusses the importance of focusing on our own individual Mental Health. Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to stop and reflect on ways to improve in our own lives. It is time to stop the Stigma and realize that everyone has mental health issues in their lives or those that they love. Embrace the fact that we all struggle. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Struggles #SelfHelp #StopTheStigma #MentalHealth
2025-05-0841 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode189: Do You Realize the Journey is in the Little Things in Life?Listen Now as the Fiery Redhead takes you on a journey of discovery as you embark together on absorbing the small joys of life. This can be a difficult process of slowing yourself down and focusing on the little pleasures. Ilise will provide you with that spark to change the way you look at the world and yourself. Let's take the Journey together. #Journey #LifeJourney #SmallWins #SelfEvolving #NewPodcast
2025-04-3024 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 188: Do You Need to have a PURGE Session? of People,Places & ThingsListen Now, as the Fiery Redhead talks about the liberating experience of Purging things, people and places in our lives. She shares her GLP-1 Journey and how she empowered herself through a purge of weight and her closet. The Fiery Redhead will help you identify areas in your life that might require a PURGE Session. She will provide you with the skills and insight towards creating a healthier YOU! #Purge #GLP1 #HealthierYou #Declutter #LetGo #Empowerment
2025-04-2335 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 187: Is Your Anxiety Connected to the Environment?Join the Fiery Redhead as she discusses how the current world environment can impact your health and anxiety. There are many aspects of our world that can elevate your anxiety levels and make you feel out of control. This episode shares a technique that the Fiery Redhead uses herself to cope with her own anxiety. Listen Now and you too can take control over your environment and anxiety. #Anxiety #AnxietyDisorder #EnvironmentalAnxiety #CopingMechanism #WorldChaos #PoliticalEnvironment
2025-04-1748 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 186: Do You Seek Approval?"Congratulations, Great Job, I am so Proud of You", Do you look for people to acknowledge your accomplishments? Do you seek approval of others? Join us this week as Ilise discusses how the only person's approval that you need to seek is your own. Ilise will talk about the anatomy of why you seek approval and how you can break that habit. Listen Now! #Approval #Advice #SeekingApproval #FeelingProud #BeProud #LoveYourself #Evolve
2025-04-0927 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 185: "Anxiety" is like an Annoying Bug!Join us this week as we discuss the common myths about anxiety and how it is like an annoying bug in your life. Anxiety, may be prevalent in your daily life but might not be caused by just one specific thing or event. Listen now and we can smoosh this annoying bug that has been buzzing in your ear. #Anxiety #MentalHealth #AnxietySymptoms #AnxietyRelief #PodcastHost
2025-04-0332 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 184: Why do You Feel Depressed?Join me this week as we identify ways that Countries with the lowest documented cases of Depression, accomplish this. We will talk about your experiences and how you can identify what is going on with you emotionally by sitting with yourself. There is no magic trick to cope with mild depression but there is strategies that can create a healthy environment for yourself to live in. I challenge you to join me today. #MildDepression #GreenSpace #TheBlues #AnxietyDisorder
2025-03-2721 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 183: Are You Fucktose Intolerant?Join me this week as we discuss the confusing changing world that we live in. Let's see how the term FUCKTOSE INTOLERANT impacts your world and ways to cope with it. Politics play a heavy hand in today's society and relationships, it is a hard road to navigate. Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together on this journey called life. We can set an emotionally healthy tone in our lives and with others. I know that I can ignite that fire in your belly, to make healthy changes in your world. #FucktoseIntolerant #coping #CopingWithPolitics #PoliticalWorld #PoliticalTrauma #compassion #listen #MentalHealth
...2025-03-1353 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 182: Are You Finding it Hard to Cope with Stress in Chaos: I amJoin us this week as we talk about how to detach from world chaos and focus on your own personal world. I also discuss briefly Mel Robbins and her "Let Them Theory" as we navigate the stress and chaos in our own worlds. I encourage you to find the fire within and ignite the spark in you. Be the spark that not only survives the chaos but illuminates the path forward for others. #coping #WorldChaos #Stress #Stressors #SelfPreservation #LetThem #LetMe
2025-02-2534 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 181: What makes You feel Overwhelmed? The Anatomy of STRESSJoin us this week as we Interview Medical Student, Elisha Myers. Elisha shares with us her Journey and how stress and anxiety played a role in her process. She shares her coping mechanisms and gives the listener great insight into themselves and how you can cope with Stress in your life. Let's work through the Anatomy of Stress, as Elisha shares her story with us. Listen, Talk and Evolve TOGETHER. #Stress #MedicalSchool #College #Anxiety #Insight @ElishaMyers @UniversityOfFlorida @FloridaAtlanticUniversity @TrinityCollegeDublin
2025-02-0834 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 180: Do You Need a Good Kick in the Ass? To Motivate YourselfIn weeks Episode, we will discuss how to get you back to unfinished dreams and desires. Life is complicated and it is very easy to lose your way, so don't be hard on yourself. Now get up, take a listen to this episode and give yourself a good kick in the ass to get motivated. It's time to start thinking about you and what you need. Let's Talk, Listen and Evolve together, and in the process you will Reinvent Yourself. #InnerChild #ReinventYourself #YoungerSelf #Podcast #BadAssBitch
2025-02-0642 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 179: Grief Sucks! Have You Ever GrievedGoing through the Grief Process is a slow form of torture. This weeks Episode I discuss my Grief and how it Sucks. I know there will be many of you that can relate to my pain and might even cry with me. That is ok, because we need to have a release. I share with you some ways that I cope with Grief and I also share my Friend's life with you as a way to honor her.(Also a way to deal with my grief) Thank you Cheryl, "Because I knew You, I have been changed for good"...2025-01-3039 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 6: Episode 178: Let's Get Real about taking GLP1sThis is the launch of a brand new season that is more Raw, Edgy and Not Politically Correct. Join me as I talk about my journey on the GLP1 shot, the good, the bad, the ugly and the magic it can have on your life. It is not an easy road but boy is it worth it. If you have been thinking about taking this medication, I will provide you with my personal experiences and the facts about what you will experience on this medication. It's a New Year, a New Season and a New Me maybe it can...2025-01-2352 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 177: End of the Year, Self-InventoryHow have you filled the Wide Open Spaces in your World this past year? It is always healthy to take a look back at the year to identify what you have accomplished and what got let behind. Creating a SMART Goal list, is a coping mechanism that can be used by all. Let's end this year together by filling the Wide Open Spaces within you, with Positive and Healthy things. It is never too late to make good choices in your life. Wishing all of you Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year. #SelfInventory #WideOpenSpaces #Goals #NewYear #GoodChoices #MentalHealthPodcast...2024-12-2026 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 176: Do You Have Seasonal Depression?Seasonal Affective Disorder is very common in the months of October through January due to the winter months. Join us this week as we identify if you suffer from the winter blues. I provide you with insight and ways to cope with this seasonal mood disorder. I want to help you put the Jolly back in the Holidays this year. #SeasonalDepression #HolidayBlues #WinterBlues #Depression #Cope #NewPodcast #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder #988
2024-12-1228 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 175: Are You WICKED or are you POPULAR: How Do You See Yourself in the Mirror?Have you ever thought about how to Defy Gravity in the way you perceive yourself? The movie Wicked has a theme of Ugly verses Beauty. This week we will talk about how you see yourself in your own reflection and how you can find a little bit of Popular and Wicked in your own self. Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together and I believe we can find the beauty that lies within us all. So take a listen and let's Defy Gravity together. #DefyGravity #Wicked #Popular #Self-Esteem #Empowerment #YouAreBeautiful #YourReflection #NewPodcastEpisode
2024-12-0529 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 174: Is Online Shopping Your Therapy?When you go shopping do you get that dopamine rush? Do feel excited and very happy? Join me this week as we discuss the difference between shopping as a Therapy vs a Compulsion. There is a thin line between the two. Do you know which category you fall into? Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together with me the Fiery Redhead. #Compulsion #ShoppingTherapy #RetailTherapy #OverSpending #FinancialStress #DoomsdayShopping #Shopping #HolidayShopping
2024-11-2130 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 173: Are You Part of the RESISTANCE: How Do YOU Fight Back?Resistance often shapes our journeys in unexpected ways. This Podcast Episode dives deep into understanding this powerful force and how it can be transformed into a catalyst for personal growth. If this past election season has impacted your mental health or relationships or maybe you have "Election Depression" then let's LISTEN,TALK and EVOLVE together.
#Election #Resistance #PrincessLeia #SocialMedia #Relationships #PersonalGrowth #ElectionDepression #Communication #ToxicPeople #ElectionOutcomes #LetsGetAlong
2024-11-1335 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 171: Bodily Autonomy/LGBTQ+ and Your Mental HealthThe United States of America is going through some major life changes. I am not hear as a Podcaster or Therapist today, I am here as a mother of two daughters. This weeks elections in the US will have a major impact on many of us in society. Listen, Talk and Evolve with me as we discuss how we can cope and fight to maintain our Mental Health. #Elections #AmericanElections #MentalHealth #LGBTQ+ #Amendment4 #Roe #DobsDecision #BodilyAutonomy #MyBodyMyChoice #LoveIsLove #Mother
2024-11-0733 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 170: My Therapeutic Insights: Election 2024The next 72 hours are going to be rough in the United States. I share some tips with you on how to handle the US Election in a way that is productive and healthy for you. Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve Together. #USElection #Election2024 #Vote #CopingMechanisms #Communication #DecreaseAnxiety #SelfControl #BeKind #BeRespectful #AcceptTheResults
2024-11-0414 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 169: Do You Camouflage Your Emotions? AKA Resting B!tch FaceDo you put a facade on or a mask when you are in Social, Professional, Family or Friend situations? Many of us Camouflage our true emotions or our feelings get misinterpreted because we have "Resting B!tch Face." This week let's Listen,Talk and Evolve together, on ways to get our true feelings out in the most appropriate way possible. Yes, it can be done.
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2024-10-3128 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 168: One Direction Mom: Liam PayneThe death of One Direction star Liam Payne has put a spotlight once again on Mental Health. Join me this week as we discuss the impact the stars death has on many and how to support yourself or loved ones when dealing with mental health issues or a diagnosis. #OneDirection #LiamPayne #MentalHealth #DualDiagnosis #MentalHealthDiagnosis #CopingSkills #Anxiety #Depression #Mania #ADHD
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2024-10-2436 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 167: Feeling Profound in SOUTH AFRICA: Do You WANDER, Do You LUSTI feel that it is vital for all of us to explore our Wanderlust. No matter how small or how grand that might be. Experiencing the Wander and the Lust in our lives is what sprinkles our lives with joy and excitement. Wanderlust might even change you for good. Join me this week as I Podcast from South Africa.I will share my Wander and Lust as I take you on a journey that will spark the Wanderlust Within YOU. An elephant or two might just come to visit us. @ShamwariPrivatGameReserve @Shamwari @VictoriaFallsLodge @CapeTown @AdventuresAfrica @SouthAfrica #Shamwari #Wanderlust #Safari...2024-10-1753 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 166: National Coming Out DayThe colors of the rainbow represent diversity, love, acceptance and being authentic to yourself. I hope that today and every day you wave your rainbow flag. It is important as family or friends of the LBGTQAI+ community that we accept, understand, learn and support them. This Podcast discusses Coming Out and how you can save someone's life by supporting their authentic selves or by being authentic to yourself. Be Proud of who you are and the life that you live. #ComingOut #NationalComingOutDay #LGBTQIA #AuthenticSelf #Acceptance #RainbowFlag
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Wanderlust Within: A...2024-10-1118 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 165: It's Ok to not be Ok: Suicide Prevention MonthSeptember is Suicide Prevention Month. This Episode I discuss the way music can pull someone out of a dark place. Artists like Shawn Mendes, Cold Play, Paramore, 21 Pilots and The Frey all have lyrics to songs that reference being Helpless and Hopeless. This can give you a connection to not feeling alone and a way to reach out for help. As Shawn Mendes sings "It is Not in Our Blood." to give up. If you need help please dial 988 crisis line.
Wanderlust Within: A Journey to Self-Discovery by Ilise Litwin, is now available on Amazon, Goodreads and Ba...2024-09-1727 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 164: Inner Peace: Where Do You Go to Feel Elevated?You can be Spiritual but Unaffiliated. This week we have a conversation about ways that you can feel elevated through your Spiritual Nature. This is a non-religious episode. There is no talk of religion, just me helping to guide you, to increase your Spirited Side through various life experiences and places. Join me and let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together. #FeelingElevated #spirituality #SpiritualNature #SpiritualPeace #EmotionalPeace #RelationalPeace #evolving #SelfInsight #Podcast
2024-09-1125 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 163: Politics can be Hazardous to Your HealthPolitics can destroy relationships, your physical and mental health. We can have control over the negative effects of Politics in our lives without compromising our beliefs. Politics impact us around the world and we must learn how to survive in a healthy way during these tense times. Take a listen to my own personal experiences and how I provide you with insight into the healthy ways to deal with Politics in the world. #politics #vote #MentalHealth #Relationships #Communication #AgreeToDisagree #Boundaries #Evolve #PoliticalCampaigns #PoliticalAdvertising #NewPodcastEpisode
2024-09-0447 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 162: Do You Nurture Yourself? The Art of Living Your LifeSocieties and Countries have different perspectives of what Nurturing Oneself entails. We have an innate need to Nurture ourselves through food as a form of survival. Take a Journey with me as I talk about my observations abroad and how cultures look at Nurturing Oneself. Do You Nurture Yourself?? By the time you finish this Podcast you will be on your way to feeling Nurtured. I have published my first book
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You can go to Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Goodreads and other book sellers just Google my n...2024-08-2736 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinAug 2, 2024 11:59 Season 5: Episode 161:Wanderlust Within2024-08-0213 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 160: Jelly Roll's Song "I'm Not OK": The Power of Music LyricsMusical Lyrics are like Poetry and have the power to change our lives. This week I use Jelly Roll's song "I'm Not OK" to discuss. Number One "I love it" and number two, it is a great song to use to show you the power of lyrics. Singer/Songwriters have a responsibility to their audience when performing. The music they present can hit you at the depths of your soul and their must be a story to tell. I will give you a great perspective on how you can use song lyrics to aid in your Mental Health. As...2024-07-1825 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 159: We all need a little BRIDGERTON in Our Lives: Body Image and SexualitySome Explicit language and discussions. I am obsessed with the new Season of Bridgerton and the brilliant message of body positivity and sexuality that it instills in it's viewer. Take a deep dive with me into body image and how we all can feel more empowered in our own bodies and sexuality. We will take the power away from society and Body Shammers and show them what Beautiful really is!
#Bridgerton @Bridgerton @NicolaCoughlan #BodyImage #Sexuality #LoveYourself #NicolaCoughlan #BodyPositivity #BridgertonPodcast
2024-07-1031 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 158: Pride Month: Special Guest from the Podcast "Sh!t that Goes on in Our Heads"-G-RexSo Excited to announce my first Podcast Interview with Gretchen AKA G-Rex from the Popular Podcast: Sh!t that Goes on in Our Heads. G-Rex and I discuss Pride Month and our youth of today. We both acknowledge that more needs to be done for our youth when it comes to Sexual Orientation, Pronouns etc and how hard it is to be a kid today. G-Rex also shares her story and how her Podcast has become a source of expertise and inspiration for many when dealing with Mental Health. We both found a strong connection with each other and...2024-07-0148 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 157: The Bully that is in all of us. YOU!We all have an internal Bully inside of us. This week I will help you to identify that Bully, and give it a good left hook. Join me as we enter the arena for a Knock Out.
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2024-06-1319 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 5: Episode 156: Have YOU Activated Yourself?"Courage is the compass that guides us through the forest of the unknown, towards the destination of your true selves." This week I am going to introduce you to Activation Therapy. You are going to have the desire for change and the need to make positive enhancements to your life. Join me on this weeks Journey in becoming a bad ass. #WideOpenSpaces #badass #Acitvate #LoveYourself #Podcast
2024-06-0632 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason5: Episode 155: Love Yourself!Welcome to the Premiere of Season 5 . Thank you for joining me the Fiery Redhead and going on this Journey of Loving Yourself together. This season has a New Look, New Sound and New Insights, as a community we will Evolve and grow together. Pop in your earbuds and Let's begin my Dear Listeners. #newseason
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2024-05-3025 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 154: Treat Yourself RightWhen was the last time that you did something just for you? I bet it might be a hard question to answer. I am going to encourage you to tap into some memories of a time when you were incorporating many leisure activities and coping mechanisms into your daily life. I hope I have peaked your interest and you will take a listen because it is time to Treat Yourself Right. Please follow me on Social Media Platforms and don't forget to hit that Love Button. Listen and Evolve with me. #mentalhealthawareness #treatyourselfright
2024-05-1026 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 153: Unrest in the World = AnxietyI don't know about you, but I have been feeling uneasy and anxious with all of the protesting and wars in the world. I am aware of how these stressors can impact us Mentally and Physically. Let't take a Listen and Evolve Together on how we can cope and create a healthy environment in our own personal worlds. Let's harness the healthy and positive aspects that surround us on a daily basis.
2024-05-0135 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 152: How do You Connect with Nature?Do you have Nature Deficit Disorder? Let's sit down and talk about how Nature can be a form of Therapy. Isn't it about time that you allow Mother Nature to take care of you? Let's go out and Explore all of the Wide Open Spaces in Your World together. Listen and Evolve with me, The Fiery Redhead.
2024-04-2628 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 151: Feeling the Sun on Your FaceFeeling the sun on your face can boost your mood and help regulate your sleep-wake cycle. Embrace the sunshine for a natural wellness boost! Join me as I discuss the importance of the sun on your body and your mind. Let's soak up the sun responsibly together. Listen and Evolve with me. #sunshine #soakupthesun #wellnesstips #universityofflorida #newpodcastepisode #science
2024-04-1724 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 150: Are You Kind to Your Mind?Life can be tough and we can be very unkind to our minds in the process. I want to ask you the question "Are You Kind to Your Mind?" Today we discuss unconventional ways to help you get unstuck and to nurture yourself. I want you to become a "Self-Care Badass!" #selfcare #badass #mentalhealth #stuckinyourhead
2024-04-1128 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSailing: Virgin Voyages: Scarlet LadyExploring the Wide Open Spaces in your world, includes traveling. Not traveling to avoid life but to enjoy life. My Podcast discusses how we can fill our lives with positive coping mechanisms. For the next 7 months, I will be sharing my travels with you and how it has impacted my Wide Open Spaces. I hope that I give you some helpful information on traveling to these destinations as well. Let's travel together. #virginvoyages #scarletladycruise #squidink #cruising #mentalhealthtravel #travel #wideopenspaces #mentalhealth #virgincruiseline #podbean #podcaster
2024-04-0723 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 149: Tattoos Impact Mental HealthDecorating ones body with Ink dates back to 3300 BCE. Body Art tells a story about someone's life but it can also be used as a form of Mental Health Therapy. Tattoo Therapy is a great source of empowerment and a healthy way of coping. Join me today as I take you on a Journey of self-discovery and empowerment in your own life. #Bodyink #tattootherapy #bodyart #tattoo @squidink @Johnnyrodrigueztattoo @virginvoyages
2024-04-0438 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 148: Do You Smile?One Happy Island is the slogan for the Island of Aruba. This got me thinking about how we create Happiness in our own worlds. Do We Smile everyday, I mean a true smile? Let's go on a journey together to identify ways in which you can incorporate smiling into your daily lives. Don't worry, be Happy now.
2024-03-2219 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 147: Empowering WomenInternational Women's Month is a time to focus on Female Empowerment. Join me this week as I share some of my personal Empowering Moments and how you can Empower Yourself. Let's elevate ourselves and the women in our lives by celebrating all of their accomplishments. I am women hear me roar.
2024-03-1325 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 146: Scars Tell Your StoryHappy International Women's Month! Scars can be Physical or Emotional and they tell a story in our lives. These scars may be holding you back in your life or represent unresolved issues that you carry with you everyday. Let's explore your Scars and discuss how they can Empower you to tell your story. Scars Tell a Story!
2024-03-1127 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 145: Rebranding: The Intellectual Insight into YouWe know a product by how it is presented to us by it's branding. What if you were to Refresh Yourself by looking at how you represent your persona to the world? How would you go about the process of changing the trajectory of your life? Take a listen to this weeks podcast, as I give you the tools to Rebrand Yourself into the new Evolving You.
2024-02-2935 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinLive Show: Self-expression and CopingListen and Evolve with me. Self-expression is not always easy for everyone. Let's talk about how you express your feelings.
2024-02-2308 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinMy First Live Show-Everyone has a Book in ThemToday I want to spark the author in you. I will give you the confidence that might just start you on a journey of discovery. Listen and Evolve with Me, The Fiery Redhead Ilise
2024-02-2205 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 144: Everyone has a Book in Them!I believe everyone's life can be designated into different Chapters of their lives. This is why I believe Everyone has a Book in Them. It may not be on your bucket list to publish a book but it may be important to get your story out, even if it is for your eyes only. Maybe, you have a great Romcom story from your dating years, that might make a best seller. Journaling and writing your thoughts down can be the catalyst for a book in you. Listen and Evolve with me the Fiery Redhead.
2024-02-2226 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinEpisode 143: Do You have a VAMPIRE in Your Life?Most of us have experienced a Toxic Relationship. They are like Vampires that suck all of the life out of us. This week I will assist you in identifying the Vampires in your life and healthy coping mechanisms to deal with them This is not a TWILIGHT STORY!
2024-02-0929 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinEpisode 141: Do You have a VAMPIRE in Your Life?We have all experienced Toxic people in our lives: family, friends, coworkers, significant others, parents, children and spouses. They are like a Vampire and they will suck all of the life out of you. Join me this week as I help you to identify the Vampires in your life and how to deal with their toxicity. The is not a Twilight Story!
2024-02-0929 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 142: Social Media and Body ImageWe all see ourselves in the mirror in different ways and not always positively. Body Image is a battle in which millions struggle with each day. Social Media has played a huge part in how individuals see themselves and how they compare how they look to others. It's time to change the Algorithm on your Social Media feed and counter program it with constructive and healthy coping mechanisms. "Baby you were born this way." Lady Gaga
2024-02-0231 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 141: Mirror Numbers and Mental HealthI find it imperative to always be looking for new coping mechanisms that are in our own personal worlds. Numerology, the study of numbers is one way to do this. You might be asking yourself, how is this relevant to how I cope with the ups and downs of life? Pop in your ear buds and let's go on a journey together on how Mirror Numbers that surround you can be used as coping mechanisms. I dare you to take this challenge with me.
2024-01-2427 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 140: The Glimmer EffectOur lives can be very monotonous into today's world. There are Triggers and there are Glimmers. Pop in your earbuds and let's talk about how you can cope with life's challenges and evolve with the Glimmer Effect.
2024-01-1821 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinA Podcast Series: Listen and Evolve with Me: ”Open Your Mind”The Evolution of you can be very complicated and trying at times. We all have internal biases within side ourselves. Let's discuss how you can evolve and become less critical in how you see others and their life choices. Let's Evolve Together.
2024-01-1216 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 139: Do You Feel Defeated?There are moments in our lives where we feel defeated. Like a balloon that you pop with a needle and the air is released. All of the air is sucked out of you, just like the balloon, when you are defeated. This weeks conversation is to investigate why you feel defeated and how you can recharge yourself and your needs.
2024-01-1131 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinListen and Evolve with Me a Series: Be A Bad A**Welcome to this new Series, under Wide Open Spaces with Ilise. This Series will be lighthearted, fun and will let you know how powerful you actually are. Listen and Evolve with me and I will help you find your SuperPowers.
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2024-01-0411 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 138: Your Life is ValuableI believe that you can compare the newness and freshness of a baby to a Rebirth in your own lives. Let's have a discussion this week my friends, about how you are valuable Let's gain some insight into how we really see ourselves and how we can begin the evolution of a Rebirth.
2024-01-0420 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason4: Episode 137: A Year in the Books!As another year comes to a close, with it brings a lot of pressure. New Years Resolutions can be a source of stress, disappointment in ones self and social norm expectations. Let's start this New Year together. When you are asked was is your New Years Resolution, you will respond with "Just Being Me" Join me as we close this year together, being your Authentic Self. Happy and Healthy New Year to all.
2023-12-2716 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 136: Grief during the Holidays ”Life Unexpected”Grieving is never easy and is amplified during the Holidays. This week we discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Reframing our Thought Process to cope with grief. We must all create a healthy balance in our lives even during the grieving process. This Episode is Dedicated to My Father-in-law. We will miss you Dad.
2023-12-2223 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 135: Your Brain on GivingWouldn't it be wonderful to be able to manipulate your brain to give you a natural high. It has been scientifically proven that the art of giving to others creates a hormone and chemical release that gives you a "Happy High". Let's discuss ways of giving that will elevate your emotions and enhance your mood. The art of Giving.
2023-12-1437 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 134: Where is Your Energy Spot?Energy is all around us. How can we capture this energy to utilize as a means of lifting our mood, energy levels and health? This weeks Podcast will take you on an individual journey to help you identify your own personal energy spot in your world. In the process you will take a journey with me to a Vortex in Sedona, Arizona. Let's gain some positive energy together.
2023-12-0823 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 133: Surviving the HolidaysHoliday time can be so overwhelming and chaotic. I want to set you up for success this Holiday Season by learning how to cope with Positive/Negative Stressors. Take a listen and you might be able to relate to a lot of the stressors that I go through and well stress that everyone goes through. Let's make this Holiday Season Bright and Merry in every sense of the word. Happy Holidays from me to you at Wide Open Spaces with Ilise.
2023-11-2927 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 132: Music is Your Therapy"Music is Life" a frequent statement that I make. Join me this week as I teach you how to deconstruct music from the lyrics. Identify your own Theme Song and to use music and it's lyrics as a healthy coping mechanism. "Music is Life".
2023-11-2217 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinHow is Your Mind’s Eye?Let me take you on a special trip through a wine vineyard. Visualizations and our memories can lead us to a productive way of coping with life's challenges. Open up Your Mind's Eye to new beginnings and maybe even a natural sense of a high.
2023-11-1628 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 130: It’s Time to take a Self-Inventory of YourselfThe Holiday Season can be very overwhelming, debilitating and anxiety provoking. You may even find yourself experiencing the Holiday Blues. Let's take a listen to this weeks podcast on how to take a Self-Inventory of yourself to ensure that this is the most nurturing Holiday Season that you have ever had. Who knows, maybe you will even learn some new things about yourself. Tis The Season to be Jolly.
2023-11-0823 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 129: Do You have Imposter Syndrome?Halloween is a time where we all put costumes on to hide who we really are. Do you ever feel like a fraud at work, your experiences, education, social situations, skills and even in your home life? Pop in your earbuds and take a listen to this Podcast where I will help you acknowledge and identify how you feel like a Fraud or an Imposter in your daily life. I will guide you through how to overcome Imposter Syndrome.
2023-11-0235 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 128: Do You Feel Stuck in Your Mental Blocks?Life is full of challenges and sometimes overloading our brains can lead to us feeling Stuck and having Mental Blocks. This Podcast identifies 3 areas that are impacted by Mental Blocks and how you can clear your brain to be more productive. Sometimes you need to just Sit with Yourself to figure out what is going on internally and how you can move forward and evolve.
2023-10-2625 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 127: Reality Television is Good for Your Mental HealthAre you a Reality TVAholic? Bravoholic or a TLC fan? Reality Television can be good for your mental health. Addictions fall into many categories and Reality TV is there. I bet you watch some Reality TV and you aren't even aware of it. Take a listen to hear about how Reality TV is a coping skill. You might be surprised the effect it has on your chemical make up. Reality TV might be more like reality then you realize. This Episode I open up to you about my personal addiction.
2023-10-1933 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 126: Chai=LifeWorking on your mental health is a means to improving your life. In Hebrew the word Chai means Life. There is nothing more precious in this world then life. If you are finding that the current news and unrest in the world is making you feel depressed then it is time to empower yourself. This weeks Podcast is about me Empowering Myself. Take a listen and hopefully I will motivate you to improve your Chai=Life.
2023-10-1225 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 125: Do You Know Someone who has Breast Cancer?As a therapist in the past I have worked on Mental Health Units where women who were going through cancer treatments would receive services. I was in my 20's at the time and I don't think I truly grasped the scale of Cancer in all of our lives. This Episode is dedicated to one of my best friends who is "Fighting Like a Girl!" We don't address enough the impact a Breast Cancer Diagnosis has on the loved ones and the support system of someone who is diagnosed. This week for Breast Cancer Awareness month we will talk about heal...2023-10-0430 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 124: Do You have Rituals in Your Life?Rituals are woven throughout religious practices and every day life. This week we will discuss ways for you to incorporate nonreligious Rituals in your life as a form of a coping skill. Coping with life can be complex and beginning new Rituals in your life can be a way to get through life with more control and balance.
2023-09-2821 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 123: Are You Living Your Best Life?We all have hopes and dreams that we have created since childhood. This week we will focus on the goals you have accomplished and the goals that you have not fulfilled.The question will be asked, "Are You Living Your Best Life?" I will have you create a thought process that will open you to change and identify areas in your life that you may need to pivot with. All this will lead you to "Living Your Best Life."
2023-09-2025 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 122: Empty Nesters SyndromeEmpty Nesters Syndrome is not a Psychiatric diagnosis; however, many mental health issues surround this life transition. Join me this week as we talk about how you can now move into the phase of life where you become one of your primary focuses. This can become a very liberating time in your life. Take a listen today.
2023-09-1430 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 121: Letting Go=BoundariesBreaking Up is Hard to do! Letting Go can be even harder. This week we will discuss the importance of creating healthy boundaries in our lives. I will also discuss ways for you to identify why and what boundaries you may want to start working on. Letting Go with a break up, divorce, moving, new job, trauma, toxic people or even becoming an Empty Nester can be hard. Incorporating boundaries in your life will be the key to your survival during a difficult time. Put your earbuds in and lets work on this together.
2023-09-0828 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 120: Good Intentions in Your LifeGood Intentions in our lives is something we should all be working on. This week we discuss this concept and how you can make monumental changes in you. Be "Good to Yourself and Set Good Intentions." Ilise Litwin
It's time to put in the work you have always envisioned for yourself.
2023-08-3125 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 119: Is Your Nest Empty?It's that time of year where all of the kids are going back to school. Some of our kids are even going off to college, moving or are abroad. This creates the time of life where your Nest is Empty. Join me this week as I discuss how we can reinvent ourselves .Tap into many of your own personal unfilled dreams, desires or wants that you have put aside to raise children. The Nest is Empty is your time to explore the new you.
2023-08-2423 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 118: AreYou Going Through a Transition in Your Life?Transitions is life can be overwhelming, complicated and hard to cope with. There are 3 stages of a Transition that you must go through to get to a positive healthy place in your life. Join me this week as we talk about the stages and how you can create a safe atmosphere in your life while going through a Life Transition.
2023-08-1522 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 117: Travel Post Pandemic is InterestingI recently returned from a trip to Europe. I share my observations and experiences with you to help you prepare for possible stress, anxiety and frustration during travel. Post Pandemic travel has definitely changed and it may be hard to adapt. Listen to some of my positive and challenging experiences as I traveled through New York City, Paris, Budapest, Scotland and The United Kingdom. Travel is a great way to spend your time and with a little planning you will be able to cope with the ups and downs that happen along the way.
2023-08-0457 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 116 - Travel AnxietyThe travel season is upon us and with that comes travel anxiety for many. Join me as we go from preparation to completion of your trip and ways to cope with travel anxiety.
2023-07-0225 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 115: Paint Your FutureA painter starts with an easel, a blank canvas, painting palette, paint and a paint brush. The artist allows the brush to move across the canvas and art is created. This episode we will discuss new innovative ways for you to gain insight into yourself to begin to Paint Your Future. Many of us carry heavy burdens on our shoulders and by gaining insight into yourself, I am hoping you will be able to move into your future.
2023-06-2323 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 114: Turn Up the Summer HeatWe can always count on two things happening in summer, the sun rising and the sun setting. I smell summer is just around the corner. I am sure you all have ideas of summer plans and leisure activities that you want to indulge in. This podcast will create the excitement of summer and ways for you to make sure that you get all of your leisure goals accomplished. Remember, without a healthy Leisure Lifestyle your mental health will be affected. Now lets get to being Leisurely!
2023-06-1522 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 113: Era of YouAn Era is the marking of a new phase, time period or event in your life. This weeks podcast discusses ways for you to create a new Era for yourself. I even give you the skills to formulate your new beginning. It can be so exciting knowing that you are about to start a new chapter in your life. Join me as we create the Era of You!
2023-06-0928 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinSeason 4: Episode 112: Your Monumental ChallengeLife can be extremely complicated and we can be faced with Monumental
Challenges unexpectedly. Your body will go through many responses and the Fight or Flight response kicks in. Join me as I give you the beginning skills to work through a Monumental Challenge. Having a sense of control over your life is extremely empowering. Take a listen to this weeks episode and lets put the power in your hands to cope.
2023-05-3135 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinLaunch of Season 4: Episode 111: Why are you Glitching?Our Emotions can be very complicated and confusing in our daily lives. If we don't take the time to check in with ourselves, our emotions build up and we can malfunction. This weeks Podcast will help you do identify your emotions and resources that can move you towards accomplishing your dreams and help you to manifest your future.
2023-05-1731 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 110: You are not Broken!May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This episode will talk about the stigma of a mental health diagnosis and how we can all work through it with some help and understanding. I will discuss how a mental health diagnosis does not mean that you are broken and that you can adapt and function just like everyone else. My goal is to help you identify if you need assistance and to help you understand a loved who has been diagnosed with mental health issues. YOU ARE NOT BROKEN, YOU ARE A MENTAL HEALTH WARRIOR!
2023-05-1029 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 109: Do You Have a Sit Spot?Life can be chaotic and tumultuous for most of us. We even feel guilty when we take some down time or are lazy. As a society we need to change our thought process and know that it is ok to just binge watch your favorite Netflix or stay in your PJs all day when you need to just chill. Take a listen to this weeks podcast where I will introduce you to a Sit Spot.
2023-05-0520 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 108: Resuscitate Yourself!Take a deep breathe in and hold it and release. I want you to take note of the way the breathe made you feel. In this podcast we are going to learn how to Resuscitate your life. Help you get out of the rut you have been in or start to work on the unaccomplished goals you have always dreamed of. You are going to breathe life back into yourself and gain the motivation to makes some changes that will make you feel accomplished again in your life.
2023-04-2631 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 107: Empty Nesters SyndromeAs parents we raise our children to eventually fly from the nest. Ultimately, that is our job and responsibility to them. The question is what happens to the parents once the children have left home. This is where you become an Empty Nester and start to cope with the loss and the extreme changes in your life. Join me this week as we discuss Empty Nesters Syndrome and my own personal struggles that I am sure many of you can relate to. Let's start to reinvent you!
2023-04-1942 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 106: Building Your Inner StrengthStudies have shown that 50% of the world population suffers from mental health struggles. Join me this week as I provide you with some celebrity documentaries and interviews that I believe can help you with your mental health struggles. I also work with you on recognizing that IT'S OK TO NOT BE OK. Experiencing mental health glitches does not mean you are weak, broken, less then or helpless. Let's be real the whole world suffers from anxiety in one form or the other. Empower yourself to find your Inner Strength to cope and to improve your world.
2023-04-1233 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 105: Do You have Nature Deprivation?Spring has Sprung and it is important that we all get outside more. Join me this week as I dive into the meaning of Nature-Deprivation Disorder. We will take a look together on how nature impacts our health biologically, physically and emotionally. Let's Party with Nature.
2023-04-0531 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 104: Believe, you are PerfectBelieving that you are Perfect can be very difficult. I don't mean Perfect in a "I am better then you way." I want you to believe that you are perfect to you. We all carry around inside us negative messages that have been fed to us by others. Over time these negative words can create a loop in your mind of never ending negativity about yourself. Listen this week as I share my own experiences and how I utilized music to make me Believe, I am Perfect.
2023-03-2926 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 103: Your FlashbackFlashbacks can be pleasant or they can be traumatic. We witness Flashbacks in television and in movies. These Flashbacks give you the context for the movie or character. Flashbacks play the same role in our own lives. Join me this week as we discuss ways to cope with Flashbacks in your life and how you can control and ground yourself during these difficult moments.
2023-03-1519 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 102: Your Dramatic MonologueHappy International Women's Day! Thoughts are always moving throughout our brains on a daily basis, it's a Stream of Consciousness. Let's change that for a moment and talk about the Dramatic Monologue that we have while we are working, driving a car, sitting in traffic, on the metro or even when we are daydreaming. In these moments magic may be happening and you might be letting it slip out of your reach. Join me as I help you recognize the magic within you.
2023-03-0821 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey Season 3: Episode101 - It’s Just a Bumpy RoadMusic and its lyrics can be used as a tool to help us get through the challenges in life. Join me this week as I discuss how certain songs and songs of your own personal choice can be utilized as a coping skill. I share my enthusiasm for P!nk's new album and the song "Turbulence" and how it can help you get through your own personal bumpy road.
2023-03-0117 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey Season 3 Episode 100 - Freakin PerfectJoin me as I celebrate a milestone in my podcast history. Through my personal growth I hope that you can identify ways in which you can improve on your own personal growth.
2023-02-1727 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey:Season:3 Episode 99: Do you have Social Anxiety?Social gatherings can be very fun but anxiety provoking. Do you find yourself avoiding social situations or environments because they cause you anxiety? Let's take the Journey together on identifying if you have Social Anxiety and how to create healthy coping skills to combat feeling uncomfortable.
2023-01-2627 minWide Open Spaces with Ilise LitwinThe Journey: Season 3: Episode 98: Anniversary EffectWith the New Year we all will mark Anniversary's of Loss, Grief and Traumas that we have experienced in our lifetime. Though years may have passed as the date approaches to mark an event, we start to feel and experience an awakening of past lost, trauma or grief. Experiencing this is known as the Anniversary Effect. This week I will share my personal experiences of my loss, grief and trauma and how I cope and identify the Anniversary Effect in my life. Intern, I hope this will aid you in your time of going through the Anniversary Effect.
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