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The Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP176 - ReframingOur 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/survey2023-10-0331 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP175 - The power of observationWhether 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/survey2023-09-2628 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP97: I love You Man, After 3 DrinksWhy 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!2022-03-2923 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP96: 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.2022-03-2227 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP95: Deprogramming from Early Impressions2022-03-1527 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP94: Self Soothing TechniquesJJ 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.2022-03-0820 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP93: The Great ResignationThe 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...2022-03-0135 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP92: 95% Think They Are Self-Aware, But Only 10% AreThere 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.2022-02-2223 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP91: Diversity and Inclusion - Building BridgesDiversity 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.2022-02-1536 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP90: Five Terms to Manage Your Mental HealthMental 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.2022-02-0831 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP89: Cultivating MomentumOften 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. 2022-02-0129 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP88: Living Through and Supporting GriefNobody 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...2022-01-2555 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP87: Harvard Business Review on StressWe 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.2022-01-1829 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP86: 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?2022-01-1125 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP85: 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.2022-01-0428 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP84: 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?2022-01-0425 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP83: 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?2021-12-2128 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP82: Mentors - Having and BeingJJ 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?2021-12-1426 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP81: A Personal Story of Military PTSD with Special GuestWhat 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. 2021-12-0727 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP80: Setting Intentions for the HolidaysWe 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?2021-11-3026 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP79: JUST LAUNCHED! The Art of Self Awareness CourseIt'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.2021-11-2320 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP78: 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.2021-11-1625 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP77: 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.2021-11-0926 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP76: 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.2021-11-0222 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP75: 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.2021-10-2626 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP74: 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?2021-10-1928 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP73: Mental Shortcuts can be CostlyAs 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?2021-10-1227 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP72: Seasons of WellnessAs 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?2021-10-0525 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP71: 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?2021-09-2827 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP70: 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?2021-09-2126 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP69: 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.2021-09-1427 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP68: Old Relationships Affect Us TodayOld 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.2021-09-0730 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP67: 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?2021-08-3126 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP66: 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!2021-08-2429 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP65: The Five Love LanguagesJoin 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?2021-08-1726 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP64: PartnershipsWhether 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.2021-08-1030 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP63: Ask Better QuestionsGood 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.2021-08-0328 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP62: AnxietyAnxiety 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.2021-07-2727 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP61: Work is PlayThe 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.2021-07-2028 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP60: Alex Morrall, The Twin Cities Wellness CollectiveSpecial 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.2021-07-1342 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP59: 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.2021-07-0633 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP58: A Founder's FearIn 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?2021-06-2922 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP57: Two Steps Forward, One Step BackAs 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?2021-06-2225 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP56: Redoing Our Own WorkEvery 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.2021-06-1519 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP55: Falling Out of the FlowThere 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?2021-06-0927 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP54: The Stories We Tell OurselvesWe 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?2021-06-0129 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP53: I'm Right and I Know itPeople 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?2021-05-2527 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP52: ShadowsFrom 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?2021-05-1427 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP51: 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?2021-05-1129 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP50: 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?2021-05-0429 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP49: Opposing Views can Support our GrowthIt'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.2021-04-2730 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP48: Self Awareness for Young AdultsBen 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.2021-04-2033 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP47: 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.2021-04-1332 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP46: Getting Enough Done to Go on VacationWhat 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.2021-04-0629 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP45: Picking the Path of Least ResistancePicking 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.2021-03-3025 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP44: My Salary is My Self-WorthThere 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.2021-03-2328 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP43: 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.2021-03-1629 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP42: Moving Between Analytical and Management WorkIn 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.2021-03-0929 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP41: 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.2021-03-0230 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP40: Self Care FollowupJJ and Melissa reflect on how they each did on their commitment to do better 'self care' in the recent weeks.2021-02-2327 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP39: The Comparing MindMelissa 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?2021-02-1625 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP38: The BookJJ 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.2021-02-0931 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP37: Self CareSelf 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.2021-02-0228 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP36: HabitsJJ 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!2021-01-2627 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP35: 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.2021-01-1928 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP34: 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.2021-01-1222 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP33: What are you Going to Attract?In this conversation we discuss the new year and the hope we have for growing in self awareness.2021-01-0528 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP32: Reflecting on 2020In this episode we reflect on the dramatic year and outlooks on the new year.2020-12-2928 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP31: Happy Holidays!In this episode we discuss the holidays and the emotions surrounding the holiday season.2020-12-2227 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP30: I Expect This One To Be The Best One Yet!In this discussion Melissa and JJ discuss outcomes and expectations.2020-12-1526 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP29: What a Failure!In this episode JJ and Melissa talk about a business venture that didn't go quite the way it was intended.2020-12-0828 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP28: 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.2020-12-0225 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP27: Turkey With A Side Of AnxietyMelissa and JJ talk about being stressed out over the holidays, family dynamics, and staying centered.2020-11-2430 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP26 - How Emotions Interact with ThoughtsIn this episode Melissa and JJ talk about how our thoughts and emotions coincide with each other.2020-11-1726 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP25: Conversation with a MonkIn 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.2020-11-1027 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP24: Striving vs. ThrivingIn this episode Melissa and JJ discuss the difference between striving and thriving and what it means to be in the different stages.2020-11-0325 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP24: Striving vs. ThrivingIn this episode Melissa and JJ discuss the difference between striving and thriving and what it means to be in the different stages.2020-11-0300 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP23: 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. 2020-10-2728 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP22: Unhooking From Negative PeopleIn this episode JJ and Melissa discuss ways to deal with people who are constantly sharing negative thoughts and feelings. 2020-10-2022 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP21: Coffee NeededIn this discussion Melissa and JJ talk about how being tired affects our work and awareness mentally, emotionally and physically. 2020-10-1326 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP20: Self Awareness and World ViewsIn this episode JJ and Melissa discuss how self awareness modifies visions of the world and its people. 2020-10-0624 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP19: 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. 2020-09-2923 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP18: Seeing Your EnergyIn this episode JJ and Melissa discuss seeing your energy and the effects it has between introverts and extroverts. 2020-09-2226 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP17: Setting GoalsIn this episode Melissa and JJ discuss the first steps to addressing anxiety and the unknown. 2020-09-1524 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP16: Is Self Awareness Cognitive or Spiritual?In this episode JJ and Melissa break down the different stances on meditation.2020-09-0823 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP15: Verifying your ValidationsIn this episode Melissa and JJ talk about internal and external validation and how validation changes from childhood to adulthood. 2020-09-0127 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP14: RelationshipsIn this episode Melissa and JJ talk about relationships that don't go the way they were expected to.2020-08-2524 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP13: The Canoe of FearIn 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. 2020-08-1829 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP12: Your Sixth SenseIn 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. 2020-08-1126 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP11: Children and AwarenessMelissa and JJ discuss how their children and growing up as a child creates self awareness. 2020-08-0429 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP10: Feeling Uneasy is OkayIn this episode Melissa and JJ talk about trusting your gut feeling.2020-07-2822 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP9: Wearing a UniformIn this episode Melissa and JJ discuss what it's like "putting on a uniform" to work from a space that isn't the office.2020-07-2116 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP8: Awareness Through ExperienceIn 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.2020-07-1623 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP7: Initial Reactions and Becoming AwareIn 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. 2020-07-0720 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP6: Personality/ It is YouIn 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.2020-06-3026 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP5: Choosing Your HappinessIn 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. 2020-06-2325 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP4: Protecting Your EnergyIn 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. 2020-06-1627 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP3: Working with FeelingsIn 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. 2020-06-0924 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP2: Emotions Behind TriggersJJ 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. 2020-06-0227 minThe Self Awareness Journey PodcastEP1: What is Self Awareness?JJ and Melissa share their self awareness stories and talk about the Self Awareness Journey map. 2020-05-2735 min