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The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP176 - Reframing
Our thoughts become things, and sometimes they are not the things we actually want. How do we use the art of reframing to keep us on the right track?Help us get to know you better!https://theselfawarenessjourney.com/survey
2023-10-03
31 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP175 - The power of observation
Whether using observation to learn about your physical surroundings or be in partnership with people, this life skill holds valuable insight to growth and connection. How observant are you?Help us get to know you better!https://theselfawarenessjourney.com/survey
2023-09-26
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP97: I love You Man, After 3 Drinks
Why do we often feel afraid to tell our loved ones that we love them? Is this belief rooted in male-female perspective? Is it because of introversion or extroversion? Is it cultural? Regionally based? Join in on the conversation now!
2022-03-29
23 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP96: Have You Noticed You Have Been Off?
When we begin to emotionally tire or we need an energetic break, why do we have such a hard time honoring ourselves? Why do we avoid taking care of ourselves?What judgemental narrative are we using to avoid self care?Join Melissa and JJfor an interesting conversation about our personal needs and the funny ways we comfort them.
2022-03-22
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP95: Deprogramming from Early Impressions
2022-03-15
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP94: Self Soothing Techniques
JJ and Melissa dug in to an idea that we all have different ways of pacifying, calming or settling ourselves down after we’ve had an emotional upset. But how many of us use others as our crutch, expecting they can make us feel better? And are our own techniques even healthy for us? Check out today’s pod to learn more.
2022-03-08
20 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP93: The Great Resignation
The media today is swarming around the topic of employee’s leaving their jobs in record numbers. From hourlies to executives many are departing without a backup plan or another job. Why is this happening? Are you considering making a move, and wondering if this is a good idea? Join JJ and Melissa, along with guest Kurt Rakos, an owner of Skywater Search Partners as he shares some great stories and perspective you may not have thought of. Kurt Rakos is one of the Partners of Minneapolis based Skywater Search Partners. Skywater is the top search firm as ranked by M...
2022-03-01
35 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP92: 95% Think They Are Self-Aware, But Only 10% Are
There are key reasons why humans are generally not very self aware… but some of them may surprise you! Are you one of the 10%? Or are you – like most of us – traveling around under a false premise? And how would you go about changing? JJ and Melissa had a little fun after finding this statistic – join in to hear more about it.
2022-02-22
23 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP91: Diversity and Inclusion - Building Bridges
Diversity and inclusion is a hot topic in our world. Often associated with guilt and shame, or certainly a polarized perspective, it sometimes feels hard to adjust our opinions and actions. How can we change our narratives and feelings of this topic to become bridge builders; moving forward with love? Join JJ and Melissa, with guest Tyrone Morrison for an open dialog about blacks, whites, cultures, and countries.Tyrone has a speaking company that delivers topical keynotes and workshops to companies and non-profits. Check out tyronemorrison.com for more information, or contact him directly at info@tyronemorrison.com.
2022-02-15
36 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP90: Five Terms to Manage Your Mental Health
Mental wellness for many is at an all time low after experiencing this world during the past two years. As we begin to become more comfortable with talking openly about mental wellness, we found this great article that highlights five terms to help you think about your mental health, and those around you.
2022-02-08
31 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP89: Cultivating Momentum
Often we find ourselves between projects, people or habit. Creating the momentum to go on to the next thing often feels cumbersome or even impossible. Why is that?JJ and Melissa discuss personal relationships and work examples to offer suggestions on how to begin again as often as you need to feel good.
2022-02-01
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP88: Living Through and Supporting Grief
Nobody gets out of this life without dying, yet death is one of the least talked about topics in the western hemisphere. Why is that? Grief is a natural and healthy response to death, but we often shy away from this too.If you or someone you know is experiencing the loss of a loved one and seeking a support group; https://lnkd.in/d9UW-e75 is one option. If you prefer reading, we suggest It’s OK that You’re Not OK by Megan Devine.Join JJ and Melissa for a very special podcast reflecting on one woman’s person...
2022-01-25
55 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP87: Harvard Business Review on Stress
We are all familiar with stress and the myriad of ways that it can affect us. But do we understand our internal relationship with stress and how we use it to accomplish things? Can we accurately assess what kinds of stress we house in ourselves, and how those manifest in our systems differently?Hop in for this great discussion based on the recent Harvard Business Review article about stress.
2022-01-18
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP86: How Embarrassing!
Why do we feel embarrassment? Is it because we are desperate to act like someone or something else and ultimately feel like we messed up? Why does it often feel really hard to recover? And how much does self judgement come into the equation?
2022-01-11
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP85: What are Your Core Values?
Did you know that you make judgements about yourself and others based on your core values? And did you know most people are unaware of what those values actually are? Join JJ and Melissa as they have some fun talking about their own.
2022-01-04
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP84: Can Your Feelings be Trusted?
Often our emotional reactions to things can be a bit misleading. Our knee jerk feelings are not necessarily truthful - but rather only a part of our truth within a triggered state. How quickly can you discern your own responses of truth or delusion?
2022-01-04
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP83: Is Your Memory Faulty?
During a more difficult time in our past, it can be easy to rewrite what actually happened, how we felt, or what the circumstances were. Why is that? How can being more aware help us keep the narrative intact?
2021-12-21
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP82: Mentors - Having and Being
JJ and Melissa dedicate this podcast to their loved and respected mentor Don Kielley. When we are younger, mentorship comes in many forms. Often we are consciously being mentored but often we are unaware of the support until much later. As we mature and grow, we become resourced to give back and mentor others. What's been your experience with mentorship?
2021-12-14
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP81: A Personal Story of Military PTSD with Special Guest
What if while deployed, your brigade lost several soldiers in combat?And what if, upon their return home, your brigade tripled it's loss due to soldiers taking their own lives once back to the states? Join us for one man's journey through PTSD. If you or someone you know is suffering from PTSD, the support options listed in this podcast are:EMDRtherapy, Stellate Ganglion Block Procedure, Cognitive Reprocessing Therapy and Veteran Support Groups.
2021-12-07
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP80: Setting Intentions for the Holidays
We judge others by their actions, and we judge ourselves by our intentions. Yet, how often do these intentions cause us emotional disconnect and discord? When was the last time you took your own intention inventory?
2021-11-30
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP79: JUST LAUNCHED! The Art of Self Awareness Course
It's an exciting day for us... and we hope for you as well! After 79 podcast episodes, numerous lessons and video tips, we've taken all the teachable content we've created over the last couple years and turned it into something special. Listen in to learn more about how we got here and what the Art of Self Awareness course is all about.
2021-11-23
20 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP78: What Thought do You Keep Going Back to?
How often do I catch myself ruminating on something that keeps bringing my emotions or feelings into my current situation? Does revisiting something several times help me or does it create a future that isn't really serving me? Join JJ and Melissa as they explore their own perspectives.
2021-11-16
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP77: What is Wellness?
We believe there are many tools to fix broken feelings and thoughts reactively, examples such as counseling, diets, classes or programs. yet there are not many focused tools to proactively work on and stay in a healthy state to avoid brokenness altogether. How often do we look at emotional and mental fitness in the same way we think about going to the gym? This conversation focuses on the myriad of ways to consider proactively caring for yourself.
2021-11-09
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP76: What's Your Legacy?
Do I ever think about what my legacy will be? Do I believe my legacy is about money or material items? Or do I believe legacy is about something different? Legacy means so many things to so many people, and it's easy to judge someone else's beliefs, even if we aren't sure of our own. Join Melissa and JJ as they enter into this interesting conversation.
2021-11-02
22 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP75: Is Life Experiencing, Creating or Problem Solving?
According to a super wealthy skater dude, humans use their time experiencing, creating or problem solving in every moment of life. Do you agree? Which of these are reactive? How does our own awareness inform us about how we spend time? Join JJ and Melissa to discuss this popular influencer and his take on life.
2021-10-26
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP74: Do Other People Know Our Opinions of Them?
We all have opinions about others, but how often do we tell them what they are? When we don't communicate, people tell themselves inaccurate stories about what they think WE think. To further complicate the matter, introverts and extroverts have different needs when seeking opinions, so how does this all work? How can we do a better job of sharing with each other?
2021-10-19
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP73: Mental Shortcuts can be Costly
As younger adults we often create mental habits and shortcuts as we are learning to be successful. However, as we develop further, it is easy to forget to evaluate those habits to see if they are still working for us. Can we become complacent and miss growth opportunities?
2021-10-12
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP72: Seasons of Wellness
As weather seasons change, so do our physical and emotional energies, as they have seasons too. Do you notice these shifts within you? And are weather season shifts a good or bad time to evaluate yourself and make internal changes?
2021-10-05
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP71: Are You Forgiving Yourself?
Why is self forgiveness one of the most challenging types of forgiveness? Is there a link between our ability to forgive ourselves versus our ability to forgive others? How do we get better at self forgiveness?
2021-09-28
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP70: Why do I Dread That?
Dread is a common emotion, yet we seldom realize when we are fully triggered by it. Dread sits in the body and erodes our calm, our centeredness and our ability to function from a clear and positive space. What causes dread for people and how can we get out ahead of it?
2021-09-21
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP69: Why Do We Gossip?
We all find ourselves being drawn to talk about other people, sometimes in a positive way but often not. There are key reasons we lean into talking about others; is it good or bad? Useful or hurtful? Join JJ and Melissa for the conversation.
2021-09-14
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP68: Old Relationships Affect Us Today
Old relationships affect us. They inform our feelings, thoughts and actions for our present interactions. But how aware are we of this fact? Join JJ and Melissa as they explore this interesting topic.
2021-09-07
30 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP67: Are You Seeking Truth?
When we are looking for what is true, are we seeking the real truth or to be validated for what we think is true? Even as simple as how we interact with others and ask questions drives people to interact with you in a specific way. So why DO we seek to have things be 'right' from our own perspective? Is it safety? Is it a fear of ambiguity? Is it ego? Check in on the conversation - what do YOU think?
2021-08-31
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP66: Who's Really in Charge?
Have you ever spent time thinking about which part of you is the "boss of you"? Is it your brain? Is it your emotional body? Upon closer inspection, we can often see that the brain believes at ALL times that IT is the master of our universe. Yet, many of the sticky situations we find ourselves in are due to poor thinking patterns or choices! There are many bodies within us in addition to our mental body that are highly informed and waiting to be listened to. Join in for this interesting discussion to learn more!
2021-08-24
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP65: The Five Love Languages
Join JJ and Melissa as they discuss The Five Love Languages. People respond to a variety of experiences and emotions through the lens of how they feel fit into the world. Honoring and supporting each other can be as simple as understanding how another person feels love and appreciation. What's your love language?
2021-08-17
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP64: Partnerships
Whether at work, home or play, we are all in some form of partnership with others. Sometimes we like it, and sometimes we don't. Yet the only way partnerships can be or become successful is to understand why being in relation with others is so important. Join JJ and Melissa as they reflect on their own past and current relationships.
2021-08-10
30 min
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EP63: Ask Better Questions
Good questions can create connection, direction and accountability. However, asking bad questions can create disconnection, irritation and frustration. Join JJ and Melissa as they talk about questions and their usefulness in relationships.
2021-08-03
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP62: Anxiety
Anxiety is at an all time high in the world today. And while not everyone may deal with anxiety personally, it's difficult to not be effected by someone else in your life who is suffering. Join JJ and Melissa as they talk about Melissa's personal experiences and how she's learned coping skills along the way.
2021-07-27
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP61: Work is Play
The energy we approach our activities stays with the activity and with us long after it's been created. If we enter into work with an energy of dread, the work is harder and may not be our best. If we enter in with an energy of fun and play, it's usually our best work and we are deeply satisfied with the result. JJ and Melissa explore how to notice when we are in each state, and discuss ways to be more aware in the moment to stay more playful.
2021-07-20
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP60: Alex Morrall, The Twin Cities Wellness Collective
Special guest Alex Morrall, founder of The Twin Cities Wellness Collective brings the topic of wellness to The Self Awareness Journey podcast. Research shows the five elements included in human wellness are physical, community, social, occupational, and financial. Out of 150 countries researched, 66% of people say they are well in all five of these elements, yet only 1% say they are well in all areas. Join us for our conversation as we explore how we can create proactive wellness for ourselves and those around us.
2021-07-13
42 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP59: What's in Your Dash?
Am I living and working in my life's purpose? How do I know what that purpose is? JJ and Melissa explore this topic and reflect on their personal journeys to discover their own purposes, along with the various ways they've found joy along the way.
2021-07-06
33 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP58: A Founder's Fear
In certain times of our lives we feel more vulnerable to other people's feedback. We know enough about ourselves to start worrying about that feedback before it even comes. But how do we smooth out this internal thinking process to allow more time to feel the powerful feeling of creation, and less time anxiously awaiting something that may not even be real?
2021-06-29
22 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP57: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
As our self awareness increases, old emotional habits may no longer work, as we have outgrown them. But when something triggers us, if we can't use our 'old ways' - what can we do? Rather - how can we BE different a new version of ourselves?
2021-06-22
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP56: Redoing Our Own Work
Every map gets updated as new roads are discovered, and old roads are changed. Join JJ and Melissa in a planning conversation as The Self Awareness Journey Roadmap continues to unfold and develop to better serve people.
2021-06-15
19 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP55: Falling Out of the Flow
There is huge personal power in being in our flow. So, what expectations, results or mental chatter gets in the way of being highly in our flow state? And more importantly, how do we become aware of our own thoughts and feelings that push us in and out of that flow?
2021-06-09
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP54: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
We all tell ourselves stories not because we like to deceive ourselves, but because it maintains our feelings of security and normalacy. Yet at some point, we no longer feel good in that story. What then?
2021-06-01
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP53: I'm Right and I Know it
People have different emotional reasons for wanting to be "right". Personality styles also impact the reasons why and how we then show up in our rightness. Yet, we don't always feel "good" by being the one who's right. Why is that?
2021-05-25
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP52: Shadows
From early childhood, we learned to express certain feelings, and to avoid "bad" feelings or emotions that we didn't like or knew others wouldn't approve of. Avoiding feelings within us creates a shadow or missed lesson that is there for us. In an effort to hide shadows, where are we bringing false light into our lives today?
2021-05-14
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP51: Why vs. Why Me?
Most of us have experienced a moment, decision, or situation that’s rendered shocking perhaps even life changing news. But how we respond varies greatly. Some of us feel immediately victimized and wonder why me? Others begin a broader journey of discovery, wondering what must I do to turn this into something good? This episode explores one person’s story, leaving the grand question... what would I do?
2021-05-11
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP50: How do we Recognize People?
As humans, we recognize and connect with people in a multitude of ways. We notice obvious things like mannerisms, body language, facial expressions, colloquialisms, and styles. But there are more subtle and deeper ways too such as recognizing a person's energy, beliefs and values. As we develop over the years, understanding these points of recognition usually expand - how about for you?
2021-05-04
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP49: Opposing Views can Support our Growth
It's fundamentally challenging to change and grow our own opinions and beliefs without the interaction of other people. Trusting another person to have deeper discussions about things that matter, helps us decipher what's most important to us and why. How often do we trust ourselves to have deeper discussions with those that think differently? Choosing to do so helps us develop our own awareness, feelings and self confidence.
2021-04-27
30 min
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EP48: Self Awareness for Young Adults
Ben Lampron, author of Jumpstart Your Future joins JJ and Melissa to talk about how young adults are not often aware personal finance, relationship building, and career development focuses. Ben highlights lessons learned, offers practical tips and tools, and teaches how self awareness for young people can make a massive difference in their ability to stand out from 'everybody else' and get ahead in their own lives.
2021-04-20
33 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP47: How Does Introversion vs. Extraversion Feel?
Being an introvert or extrovert is not just about our impact and interaction with others. It's much more about how our feelings create an internal experience. This pod explores when introverts and extroverts feel uncomfortable, and how they naturally try to 'adjust' the interaction in very different ways.
2021-04-13
32 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP46: Getting Enough Done to Go on Vacation
What personal actions and energies do you choose before, during and after your vacation? Do you feel you've lost (or maybe never had) the ability to check out and truly recharge yourself? Today's conversation revolves around our core beliefs, work ethic, and the emotions we go through so we can vacation.
2021-04-06
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP45: Picking the Path of Least Resistance
Picking the path of least resistance can simply be choosing thoughts and actions that feel good, rather than thoughts and actions that don't. Unfavorable thoughts cause us resistance and bad feelings, and even push us to avoid things we shouldn't. This pod helps us connect between what we think and the resulting emotional response. Further, it helps us understand how easy it is to actually choose happier thoughts to feel better.
2021-03-30
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP44: My Salary is My Self-Worth
There are many different ways to consider your own self worth. Depending on your perspective, you either compare yourself to what you are doing for others or what you are doing for yourself. This pod explores how we identify worth with ourselves and those around us.
2021-03-23
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP43: You are Biased!
JJ and Melissa speak frankly about personal biases, and how those biases are formed. They also dive into how we get to grow and adapt to new ways of being as we open ourselves to learn. This pod is not about judgement or politics. Rather, it's about learning WHAT we believe and HOW we can make ourselves more consciously aware of those beliefs.
2021-03-16
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP42: Moving Between Analytical and Management Work
In today's world, we physically and mentally switch gears from one project or person to another, multiple times during the day. Yet we often don't pay attention to how much energy is required emotionally to do such. And without that awareness, we often make mistakes that we feel bad about. With just a bit of practice, we can become aware of our own feelings to make consistently easier choices for ourselves.
2021-03-09
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP41: Are You Advocating for Yourself?
This conversation further explores a previous live event about advocating for ourselves. Advocation can be both proactive and reactive yet the energy between the two is vastly different. Proactive advocating is a confident assertion and reactive advocating can be laced with guilt, shame and anger.
2021-03-02
30 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP40: Self Care Followup
JJ and Melissa reflect on how they each did on their commitment to do better 'self care' in the recent weeks.
2021-02-23
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP39: The Comparing Mind
Melissa and JJ talk about how we compare ourselves not just to other people and outside situations, but we also compare and contrast against a fantasy version of us that we have created. How does that help or hurt us?
2021-02-16
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP38: The Book
JJ and Melissa have a great conversation about a book project that threatened to de-rail growth and other projects they were co-creating in The Self Awareness Journey.
2021-02-09
31 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP37: Self Care
Self care is something so easy to forget about, or to reclaim after you are really out of whack. JJ and Melissa have an authentic discussion about JJ's recent bout of feeling out of sorts, and his path back to centeredness.
2021-02-02
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP36: Habits
JJ and Melissa talk about all of the habits we humans use without even realizing we are. Habits are both helpful and harmful, depending on what personal goals exist. How do we get to a place of being more aware of our habits and how we can alter them to suit us. We aren't actually in the 'habit' of taking periodic habit inventories, perhaps we should start!
2021-01-26
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP35: What's in Your Control?
JJ and Melissa discuss how we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to have control over outcomes we can't actually control, due to our deep sense of responsibility or obligation. It's helpful to understand our personal drivers that make us feel this trigger, and recognize how it then that causes us stress.
2021-01-19
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP34: An Abundance Mindset: Are You Getting Your Share?
JJ and Melissa talk about the difference between abundance and scarcity in their lives, and how their thinking patterns bring them more of what they want.
2021-01-12
22 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP33: What are you Going to Attract?
In this conversation we discuss the new year and the hope we have for growing in self awareness.
2021-01-05
28 min
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EP32: Reflecting on 2020
In this episode we reflect on the dramatic year and outlooks on the new year.
2020-12-29
28 min
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EP31: Happy Holidays!
In this episode we discuss the holidays and the emotions surrounding the holiday season.
2020-12-22
27 min
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EP30: I Expect This One To Be The Best One Yet!
In this discussion Melissa and JJ discuss outcomes and expectations.
2020-12-15
26 min
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EP29: What a Failure!
In this episode JJ and Melissa talk about a business venture that didn't go quite the way it was intended.
2020-12-08
28 min
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EP28: How Did The Self Awareness Journey Start?
In this episode JJ and Melissa talk about how The Self Awareness Journey started, exploring how our emotions affect our projects.
2020-12-02
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP27: Turkey With A Side Of Anxiety
Melissa and JJ talk about being stressed out over the holidays, family dynamics, and staying centered.
2020-11-24
30 min
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EP26 - How Emotions Interact with Thoughts
In this episode Melissa and JJ talk about how our thoughts and emotions coincide with each other.
2020-11-17
26 min
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EP25: Conversation with a Monk
In this discussion JJ and Melissa talk about a new video segment offered on our website that focuses on learning and growing from a very unique guest speaker.
2020-11-10
27 min
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EP24: Striving vs. Thriving
In this episode Melissa and JJ discuss the difference between striving and thriving and what it means to be in the different stages.
2020-11-03
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP24: Striving vs. Thriving
In this episode Melissa and JJ discuss the difference between striving and thriving and what it means to be in the different stages.
2020-11-03
00 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP23: What Are You Avoiding?
In this episode JJ and Melissa discuss avoidance and the different ways we try to hide from some of the realities of life.
2020-10-27
28 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP22: Unhooking From Negative People
In this episode JJ and Melissa discuss ways to deal with people who are constantly sharing negative thoughts and feelings.
2020-10-20
22 min
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EP21: Coffee Needed
In this discussion Melissa and JJ talk about how being tired affects our work and awareness mentally, emotionally and physically.
2020-10-13
26 min
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EP20: Self Awareness and World Views
In this episode JJ and Melissa discuss how self awareness modifies visions of the world and its people.
2020-10-06
24 min
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EP19: How Do You Respond to Feedback?
In this episode JJ and Melissa discuss how feedback affects the mind. They also share stories of their reactions to various feedback.
2020-09-29
23 min
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EP18: Seeing Your Energy
In this episode JJ and Melissa discuss seeing your energy and the effects it has between introverts and extroverts.
2020-09-22
26 min
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EP17: Setting Goals
In this episode Melissa and JJ discuss the first steps to addressing anxiety and the unknown.
2020-09-15
24 min
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EP16: Is Self Awareness Cognitive or Spiritual?
In this episode JJ and Melissa break down the different stances on meditation.
2020-09-08
23 min
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EP15: Verifying your Validations
In this episode Melissa and JJ talk about internal and external validation and how validation changes from childhood to adulthood.
2020-09-01
27 min
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EP14: Relationships
In this episode Melissa and JJ talk about relationships that don't go the way they were expected to.
2020-08-25
24 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP13: The Canoe of Fear
In this episode JJ shares a story of how a canoe trip gave him one of the scariest moments of his life. Melissa and JJ discuss ways the body reacts to fear and how self awareness plays a role in conquering these feelings.
2020-08-18
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP12: Your Sixth Sense
In this episode Melissa and JJ express intuition and trusting your gut. Knowing that while we might not be taught about this extra built-in superpower, it is very much there and aids you in your own self awareness.
2020-08-11
26 min
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EP11: Children and Awareness
Melissa and JJ discuss how their children and growing up as a child creates self awareness.
2020-08-04
29 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP10: Feeling Uneasy is Okay
In this episode Melissa and JJ talk about trusting your gut feeling.
2020-07-28
22 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP9: Wearing a Uniform
In this episode Melissa and JJ discuss what it's like "putting on a uniform" to work from a space that isn't the office.
2020-07-21
16 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP8: Awareness Through Experience
In this episode JJ and Melissa talk about their children and how through different learning styles and past experiences help guide and teach others to notice how to be more aware of what they say as well as how they come off.
2020-07-16
23 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP7: Initial Reactions and Becoming Aware
In this episode JJ discusses some of the challenges faced when updating company wide communication systems and how he was able to step back from a situation, assess how it made him feel, then change his attitude and work to come to a solution that would resolve his frustration and make everyone work better.
2020-07-07
20 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP6: Personality/ It is You
In this episode Melissa and JJ talk about initial reactions and personality assessments everyone makes the moment you meet someone new. JJ and Melissa talk about their first time meeting and the stories that at first might seem a little bit awkward or hard to share.
2020-06-30
26 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP5: Choosing Your Happiness
In this episode JJ and Melissa talk about struggles amidst the Stay at Home order and how running a business while also being in the presence of family can have its ups and downs.
2020-06-23
25 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP4: Protecting Your Energy
In this discussion Melissa and JJ talk about the frustrations still arising from working from home while tackling family life and the chaos that seems to be talked about all over media. Finding your centered space and acting in your self interest before others is discussed in hopes of helping others with their everyday issues as well.
2020-06-16
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP3: Working with Feelings
In this episode JJ and Melissa share some insight on how feelings that you get from both your mind and body have the ability to impact how one deals with problems and issues faced in multiple aspects of life. From personal stories and examples they share, JJ and Melissa are able to recognize when they are having feelings that give them the ability to step back and assess how to be more prepared to tackle these emotions head on.
2020-06-09
24 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP2: Emotions Behind Triggers
JJ and Melissa discuss how triggers can affect anyone both within themselves and their thoughts as well as ways to combat having negative feelings build to a point of no return. Examples both share give insight to personal stresses as well as how they overcome these issues and became more aware so that when it happens again they can attempt to act different and make the best of their problems.
2020-06-02
27 min
The Self Awareness Journey Podcast
EP1: What is Self Awareness?
JJ and Melissa share their self awareness stories and talk about the Self Awareness Journey map.
2020-05-27
35 min