The Motyv Podcast: Recent Episodes
Shayden J. Bertagnolli MS LMFT Anxiety, Relationship, Addiction Specialist
Welcome to the Motyv Podcast, where we help you solve life's hardest problems. You want to be happy, but you also have very difficult problems in your life. Our mission is to help you solve your life's most difficult problems using therapeutic principles. As a licensed therapist, anxiety, addiction, and relationship expert, I'm tired of having solutions that only paying clients receive. It's time to share them. Supplement your experience by using our Self-Worth/Mood & Anxiety program. Purchase it at www.motyvacademy.com. You can also buy it as a gift by emailing us at assistant@motyvacademy.com.
This episode of the Motive podcast features Shayden Bertagnolli discussing a therapy session he had with a client named Joe who opened up about his struggles with mental health. Shayden shares Joe's lengthy list of negative and self-defeating thoughts to illustrate how writing them down and vocalizing them can be incredibly liberating. The hosts discuss common issues men face in seeking help, the impact of repetitive thoughts in shaping beliefs, and how finding compassion through shared vulnerability is empowering. Overall it promotes the message that facing inner demons and mental health challenges is made easier by embracing truth and connecting with others who understand.
This podcast discusses how understanding opposites can help overcome problems like anxiety, shame, and a lack of belonging. The hosts explore how the true opposite of anxiety is trust in God, and how vulnerability can help men overcome shame instead of constantly seeking approval. They discuss the importance of vertical principles like belonging to God rather than horizontal fitting in. The hosts encourage developing self-awareness, self-compassion, and intentionally designing routines that promote well-being and meaning over temporary relief or pleasure-seeking.
Shayden interviews his friend Eric Thompson about his experience living with ALS. Eric discusses how his diagnosis has changed his perspective, making him more compassionate towards himself and others. He shares his struggles with loss of independence and maintaining hope in the face of ongoing suffering. Eric emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment and finding gratitude for what he can still do. The discussion explores themes of masculinity, serving others, and the balance between strength and gentleness.
In this episode, the speakers discuss their daily routines and the importance of small disciplines in building structure and focus over time. They explore the relationship between busyness, worry, and avoidance, emphasizing the need for self-care, rejuvenation, and downtime. The speakers share personal strategies for prioritizing family, work, and rest while maintaining boundaries. They encourage listeners to reflect on what truly matters and find solutions rather than dwelling on problems.
In this episode, Shayden Bertagnolli sits down with his friend Erik Thompson to have an open and honest conversation about Erik's experience living with ALS. Erik shares powerful insights he has gained about finding meaning through hardship by focusing on gratitude, acceptance and living in the present moment. He discusses the lessons he has learned about relationships, toughness and embracing life's challenges. This raw and emotional discussion provides perspective on making the most of each day and finding happiness even in the face of adversity.
In this episode, licensed therapist Shayden Bertagnolli delves deeply into the nuances of shame and how it can hold men captive. He discusses shame as an emotion, a state of being, and a thought process ("shaming") used to falsely atone. Shayden offers insight on how shame becomes a lens through which many men view themselves and the world. He challenges listeners to become aware of shame and shaming in order to break free from its grip. Shayden also announces an intensive year-long program to help men transform their lives by addressing the roots of shame and learning to lead authentically.
In this episode, hosts Shayden Bertagnolli and Blake discuss how resentment and blame can hold people captive in unfulfilling relationship patterns. They guide listeners through an exercise of identifying the benefits of resentment and the disadvantages of accountability and empathy. Their goal is to help listeners gain insight into their own resentments so they can be liberated from those unhelpful patterns.
In this episode, Shayden shares lessons from a men's group discussion about trusting God's timing for healing past wounds. He encourages listeners to slow down and experience God's love and presence now rather than waiting for full healing. Shayden challenges people to thank God for miracles not yet received and to consider what differences their lives would show if miracles occurred.
Shayden Bertagnolli hosts a discussion on betrayal trauma with Sadie and Phyllis. They discuss the impact of betrayal such as infidelity or pornography use on relationships from the perspective of women. Key topics include common feelings and messages women internalize after betrayal, the difference between simple and complex trauma, rebuilding trust over time, and finding hope through focusing on personal healing and choosing to make the relationship work if both partners are willing.
Shayden leads a discussion about gratitude with Sadie, Steve, and Jordan. They discuss how gratitude is not merely appreciation, but something that possesses you. Questions such as “how do you know if you have enough gratitude?” and “how to facilitate deeper gratitude?” are focused on. It’s a quick and to the point, so you can get on with your holiday preparations!
How things are said and defined really matters. You need to know the differences between, attraction and lust, depression and sadness, and niceness and kindness. They matter and most people don’t know the difference. Listen as Shayden, Jordan, and Blake discuss these important dichotomies.
Shayden and Blake talk about how sometimes we forget to thank God for ourselves. They also talk about the Power of Christ to heal mental health struggles, and the importance of having something positive to put our focus on.
Playfulness is more than just laughing and having a good time. Most men lose their natural playfulness for various reasons. The playful consequences in relationships, parenting, and individual life are discussed. Shayden, Blake, and Steve discuss these reasons and propose why men and the women in their lives need and want to see more playfulness.
Shayden, Blake, Steve, and Sadie reflect on their own experiences as parents and therapists, shedding light on how a balance between support and autonomy is crucial for a child's growth. They discuss the impact of over-rescuing and enabling kids, as well as the importance of allowing them to tackle challenges on their own.
From milking it shamelessly to searching for that precious moment of vulnerability, Shaydon and Sadie delve into the deeper emotional and psychological aspects at play. Discover the delicate balance between needing a break, feeling shame, and the desire for mercy. They offer insights into how the "Man Cold" can be an opportunity for men to let go of their constant performance pressure and for women to understand the importance of allowing space for vulnerability.
In this podcast, you'll delve into the concept of burnout, which affects many of us at different points in our lives. The hosts offer a refreshing take on the distinction between burnout and exhaustion, shedding light on the vital role of recognizing our values and living a life that aligns with them. By sharing their own experiences and insights, they guide you through the process of reorienting yourself and finding that elusive sense of fulfillment.
The hosts offer practical advice on how to work through the internal struggle of maintaining a balance between our light and dark selves. They emphasize the importance of self-awareness, focusing on becoming the person you want to be, and offering the benefit of the doubt to others.
In this episode, Shayden and Blake discuss the importance of understanding behavioral patterns and core beliefs in overcoming struggles like pornography. They explain how to map out a pattern and identify the core beliefs that drive problematic behaviors. They emphasize the role of connection and compassion in breaking unhelpful patterns and beliefs.
Is your mind running you or are you running your mind? Did you know you aren’t your mind? The knowledge in this episode will blow your mind! Pun intended. The challenge and announcement at the end is a must hear.
Shayden and Blake talk about staying tough while still being able to express your emotions, compastion vs acceptance, and learning how to deal with emotions like sadness and boredom.
Men are motivated by many things. Knowing what really drives you is crucial to living purposefully. Think about the hardest thing you've ever done. Why did you do it? We break down how and why a Crossfit athlete finished on a broken foot and what it means for men.
Men are starving for answers as to why they feel stuck, can't kick bad habits, and feel attacked. Addiction has never pulled more strongly at men. Relationships are struggling and men don't know what to do. Motyv men will help you find solutions to those issues. Like most men know, a problem isn't as bad if you have the right tools. Motyv men will liberate you by teaching and giving you tools to solve whatever it is you're going through. Listen to this episode to hear what our program is all about. You can sign up or hear more details by emailing our assistant at assistant@motyv.com, or text/call at 435.315.2520.
God has a way of directing our lives in ways we can never predict. My life's journey has brought me to a point of focus that is undeniably important to me. My time to Liberate Men is now here. I share two powerful laws that dictate a meaningful life and how you can be involved in the Motyv movement!
This episode features an assessment you need to take about any significant relationship in your life. It will show you how primed your relationship is for connection. Listen in as I dispel a common myth most people believe in their relationships.
I don't know anyone who doesn't want more confidence. The power to stand within your own skin and stay there. I open up and share a chapter out of my own life and discuss how you can increase confidence every day and even every moment.
Discipline is becoming more rare each day. Our society of dopamine seeking, lust fantasies, and much more are tempting a life focused on motivation more than ever. This is a problem! Change your relationship with the entire concept of discipline as you listen to our take on this incredible dichotomy.
Learn more about faith, perseverance, and commitment from a Motyv Man and Motyv Therapist...Steve Stringham, as he discusses with Shayden how a Grand Canyon hike impacted his life for the better. Painful things can bring out the best in us if we let them. Do you let them? Or do you resist the pain and lose the lesson?
In this world of extreme opportunity and options, your ability to focus and stay in the lane best for you can be daunting. Discipline is an answer. You and anyone around you has need to increase self-trust through discipline. To be and do what you say you're going to do. Listen in and see what inspiration comes to you for your life!
How you spend your time is where your heart will be. Our time isn't something we get back. Once used, it's done. Our life is a collection of time. This episode will help you think about three truths you should have in your heart governing what you do, how you prioritize, and where you're going. You know...just big stuff like that!
This episode was emotional and exciting. The courage it takes for someone to share their story is immense. Let yourself hear and feel this person's story. Let it change you. Let it show you how you can see people from a new and more charitable perspective.
Beliefs are like eye glasses. They influence how we see the world. What you believe in the details of your soul are often hidden and blind. Listen to this episode to assess and look into yourself about what you believe. "We busy ourselves for lifetimes in the process of change...but do you really believe you CAN change?"
You don't have to be a parent to gain some wisdom here. We often talk about kids respecting their parents, what about the other way around. This episode includes an introduction to the newest Motyv therapist, Blake Altom, and his take on an amazing way parents can respect their children. The conversation goes east and west with other gems you shouldn't miss out on.
Life happens and lately it's happening "hard." People, circumstances, situations, and politics have a way of igniting our internal world of emotions. Instead of hoping all these external things will change, how about focusing on what you can do. Here are four steps on how to do so.
What's the saying about excuses and butts...we all them and they all stink. Well perhaps excuses are there because of really great reasons. Let yourself assess your own excuses, but also the reason behind them during this episode.
If you want to understand the male experience on a deeper level, this episode is for you. Men are amazing and are so misunderstood. They are lonely and feel stuck. See if you relate or if you can understand a man in your life just a little bit better.
People are smart. We don't do things that don't benefit us. Shaming, as negative as you know it is, has benefits. Are the benefits something to seek through shame? I'll let you decide. Walk the journey this episode provides to see why you keep shaming yourself.
If you're not wanting to hear someone talk about Christ, this episode isn't for you. You find yourself "checking out" or trying to escape on a daily basis. You're tired, exhausted, and just not wanting to stay engaged. I get it. The relationship you build with the things you use to escape is a big deal. This episode will discuss how to change and recognize these relationships and how to replace them with Christ.
Life is suffering. It isn't and wasn't supposed to be easy. And if you're the hero of your own life's story, you're going to have to overcome some serious obstacles. Should you deny yourself those obstacles? Should you deny their existence? What if the greatest source of suffering is in denying the existence of your issues and not the issues themselves? Listen to find out more.
The fear of being a burden is real. Your behaviors avoiding it are real as well. Learn what to do with it. Hear a couple great stories that will edify your day and give you courage to show up vulnerably in your relationships.
Want to hear something a little deeper about gratitude? The holidays emphasize gratitude each year, but I'm betting you haven't thought of gratitude in the way this episode teaches. Your relationships need to be fueled with it and this will show you how.
This episode takes on a different angle by using Sadie to represent the mind and heart of a wife who's husband has struggled with pornography. She asks really good questions. She discusses the emotional struggle and grief associated with it. Shayden helps her normalize and understand what she can do to move forward.
In this quick episode you'll learn why apologies need replaced. Trust is hurt when we wrong others, so restituting that trust is essential. You'll also learn a fun parenting tip for when a child lies to you. Don't miss out!
The greatest deception in life is that approval is love. It isn't!! You need to take a moment to look into yourself and realize the extent to which you've traded love for approval. The impact of living for approval instead of love cannot be underestimated.
I know this is an episode you might hesitate to click on. The fear of going to therapy is real. It's vulnerable and unknown. The fact is, therapy is a tremendous act of self-love. No matter how many years you've lived on this earth, it can be helpful to understand how your experiences have stacked up inside you. Give it an honest listen to see if therapy could be helpful for you.
Want to have a therapy session without going to therapy? Then put your seatbelt on for this episode and prepare to do some work with yourself, because this episode will do just that. This is episode is a role play of sorts of what I think you might need to talk about if you're like most people. I know you'll relate to something in this episode, so don't miss out.
Vulnerability alert! If you want to get to hear a therapist's insecurities and struggles then here you go. Life is hard. Trauma is misunderstood and both your life and trauma are needed to be reviewed. This episode will help you do just that.
Your mind is powerful beyond measure, so what controls it? This riddle is answered in this podcast and will for sure make you think and rethink how you think. Make sense? If you want to love yourself more and take control of your inner critic then don't miss this episode.
Rejection happens to all of you. Sometimes it's intentional and most of the time it isn't. If you're like most, you get anxious and your mind races in a defensive tornado trying to fight back. What if that's exactly the problem? In this episode you'll learn a couple tools to use to know what to do with rejection, plus a bit of a call to action about your own accountability.
Tragedy has a way of teaching the deepest truths. The truth you need to hear is in this episode. Life is short, but the meaning we create in life can be grand. Listen in as I discuss I recent tragedy in my life and how it's changed my perspective and can change yours.
It's not mystery, social media is in a category all by itself. If you think it's something kids struggle with, then guess again. Don't miss out as Shayden, Steve, and Sadie team up in this episode to discuss the highlights of the documentary about social media. We share tips and principles for parents and people to use to be a healthier social media consumer.
Do you know you have a whole bunch of beliefs inside you that are about you? Do you know some of them are completely unknown to you? Even though they're unknown to you, it doesn't mean they aren't telling you what to do. Increasing your self-awareness about your beliefs is essential to creating self-mastery and overall peace. Listen to this episode and learn more about how to deal with some beliefs you have in your mind and heart.
Don't skip this episode. Emotions are powerfully impacted by perspective. Perspective comes from how you think. What you choose to think is just that...a choice. Choosing to see other factors influencing why something happened is crucial to overcome the all too common "jumping to conclusions" thinking error. Listen and don't miss out on a simple tool you can do anywhere and anytime to change your perspective and mood.
Situations are often out of your control. The perspective you take is in your control. Knowing how to see people differently and to see situations in a peace-preserving perspective is vital. You need it. The world needs it. And your closest relationships need it. Listen to a funny story of a friend of mine teach a principle that has helped me throughout my life, so that you can begin to choose a better perspective right now.
This episode is the most raw and real I've been. If you don't want to hear the truth then don't listen. I'm mad at you. I'm mad that you don't stand up for yourself. I'm mad you're okay with bullying. I hope you can be mad enough as well to fight back!
Watching chickens create their "pecking order" is quite disturbing. Watching humans is even worse. The consequences you're experiencing in the sometimes invisible hierarchy of society can be severe. Listen in as I share a story about my ruthless chickens and what that taught me about acceptance and purpose.
"What's wrong with you...?" Ever been asked that when you've tried making some self-improvements? Making personal changes is hard enough. Not knowing how to deal with others who witness your changes, or being afraid that others will see your changes will make it even harder. Not anymore!! This episode discusses the social dilemma of being held hostage by your social audience and offers two skills to use in how you can make changes and become a little better today.
Thinking should be the greatest tool in your toolbox for happiness. Knowing how is therefore essential. Most people don't actually think as often as they "think" they do. Instead we are reactive absorbers of data and information, but lack the focus to discern the difference between honest and dishonest thoughts. This episode will teach you three ways to become a better thinker. Listen now.
This Christ focused episode will show you how to stop being deceived by Satan. He's attacking in greater boldness than ever before. You must understand the difference between relief and peace to stay free and connected to God.
You want to know the biggest reason you or your loved one can't give up pornography? Why are there times of sobriety and then bad relapse? This episode unloads a gem of knowledge I believe everyone needs to know about purpose and replacing pornography.
Bad days happen...weekly. Nobody has a great day everyday. You're no different. What do you do though? What are your strategies for taking a bad day and turning it into a bad couple hours? How do you keep it from becoming two or three bad days? This episode will help. You deserve to add tool to your toolbox.
Caring is scary. Caring about anything will create pain at some point. Humans tend to run away from pain, which is what makes caring a scary experience. You will hear why you repeat the phrase "I don't care" as often as you do, and what you can do about it. You need to stop because the fact is...you do care! Find out how!
You all have emotion. Some are easy to see and others are hidden. Some are nearly invisible. Learn and gain more self-awareness in this episode as I discuss what these emotions are and what you can do about them. The increased awareness you'll have will help you personally and in your important relationships.
Therapy creates epiphanies for me everyday. I share a few I've learned lately that will greatly help your perspective in your life. From a simple tip improving your mood, or helping your relationship, one of them is sure to speak to you.
Life is an arena. You and I get thrown in the dirt everyday. What do you when you fail...when you come up short? What do you do when someone rejects you? I share the answer from an experience my daughter had falling off a horse that you need to remember.
Not only will you learn the differences in these two different types of addiction, but you will learn a critical step anyone can take to overcome an addiction or habit. Don't think you have to struggle with an addiction to need this episode. We all have bad habits and this will help you know what to do to break them.
Death can create perfect perspective if you let it. My dad taught me through his life and in his death one important lesson. If you need to hear a story to help you create some perspective in your life then push play as I share a bit of my life's story about my father's terminal illness with ALS.
Be where you are when you're there. Easier said than done. Being alive today is a life of distraction. We share our lives more than ever before, but we struggle sharing our lives more than ever before. Listen to my latest experience trying to be present and why it's important.
How many times has someone's name come to your mind and you didn't think twice about it? I believe we're all connected. I also believe God uses us to help each other out. Listen in as I share a recent difficult experience and poem I wrote to help you know how you can better uncover the things you hide.
Relationships require a great deal of focus and intentionality. Left to grow on their own, can lead to disaster. I'm joined by a great friend of mine and expert in the field of marriage therapy, Jake Jensen Ph.D. Listen in as we spell out three powerful principles that make relationships thrive.
It's our instinct to care about what people think. Trying to stop it is like trying to not get hungry. You need help changing your focus, not changing your instinct. Your happiness depends on you knowing how to redirect this desire we all have. Don't miss out!
Are people holding you accountable because you don't do it yourself? Is it possible people are treating you the way they are because you invite them to do so? Relationships are about two people building trust. Trust comes from honesty. Honesty comes from...listen for more.
Want to hear a feel good story about my oldest son? Want to feel motivated to be more vulnerable and live authentic? Effort will always be a necessary focus of life. Are you afraid of it? Start thinking about how much you admire those you watch who give great effort by listening now.
Faith is a very misunderstood doctrine. Most people understand the definition, but few understand the true application. Change that! Fixing your problems everyday is depressing. Growing yourself everyday is joyful. Don't miss out on how to change your perspective.
Does your life seem to be going by at warp speed; does everything right now seem really fast? In this episode, Shayden reads the book Tortoise And The Hare to teach his children, and all of us, the principle of pacing yourself. The slow/tiny decisions we make every day will change the course of our lives. This is a fun episode you can listen to with your kids!
“Active Listening” can be a misleading principle and a problem for many. I’ve found most people aren’t listening at all, or are actively listening for the wrong reasons. Make sure you know the secret nobody else is listening to, it’s here in this session and it will change your relationships for the better.
Our mission at Motyv is to help you understand and accept your self-worth. Today we chat about the differences between self-worth and self-confidence and why both are important but not the same thing. This is one important discussion you don't want to miss out on!
On today's episode we hope to turn your view on New Year resolutions upside down! Join us as we debate this topic that leaves most people feeling frustrated and full of shame. We want to empower you to have the best New Year possible, setting your year up for success.
Blending two different lifestyles is like putting together a desk from Ikea; it’s confusing and the instructions are very vague. If you miss one piece the desk will be out of whack. This episode was a blast to record and brought out so much insight from both of our marriages. You will find the tools to be happier in whatever stage of marriage you are in, and understand one another with greater depth.
Self-Worth is at the heart of all you do. If your worth is up and down, your security and sense of power in life will be as well. Today we talk about the worth cycle and how social media use can have a negative effect on your self-worth. Learn how to break this cycle and feel more empowered in protecting your worth.
Sometimes saying no to yourself is the hardest test you will face. Do you find yourself being a slave to your own mind? If you don’t learn to master this concept, your emotions rather than your character can become your guiding force. Today we talk about how to break this cycle in your life helping you to become free from your anxieties and self-inflicted stresses.
Tis the season! With the holidays upon us what will you choose to be your guiding focus; activities, traditions, family, joy? Join us as we discuss learning how saying no during the holidays can help make your celebrations more of what you want, and help you focus on what's really important.
This episode is not just for parents the principle of saying no with kids, others, and friends is essential. Empathy is the cushion to make sure your expression of ‘no’ really sticks. Make sure you understand this principle and let it improve all your relationships and the choices you make in life.
Boundaries are hard because they’re vulnerable. Your boundaries are always inside you, but need to come out. This episode will help you understand how to do the work you need to do before you set boundaries, as well as how to set them.
For some, saying no is as terrifying as killing the spider crawling down your wall. It’s not easy. But living life everyday without really getting what you want or doing what’s best is also not easy. Join us in a month-long focus of saying No, with greater authority and assertiveness.
Did you know that grief is happening in your life right now? It’s not just an emotion associated with death. It’s likely there are moods or mood swings you experience associated with unresolved grief. This affects your happiness. Listen as Shayden and Bri both open up about grief experiences in their life.
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Shayden shares how his baseball career came to an anxious end. You will relate in many ways to the mindset he had and how you can make sure you’re focused on the right intention. Life’s already difficult enough, so make yours easier. Your happiness depends on it and so do the people you love the most.
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We all know the stigma around therapy. Luckily the stigma is decreasing each year. However, we wanted to share with you how and what we are doing to help you get so much more out of “therapy.” Crazy enough, it’s actually an attempt at keeping you from coming to therapy by enabling you with education. Make sure to listen in, because you need to be part of the mission.
Jesus wasn’t nice, he was kind. Most of you struggle being assertive and upfront with people and your boundaries. Don’t be any longer. Figure out how to be the person you want more often and less of the pleaser you grow tired of. This conversation will help.
Productivity is a word we all use, but it’s a mentality we are all nearly addicted to. The productive mentality is a positive trait, but unbridled and misunderstood, can hurt your happiness. Shayden and Bri give extremely useful tips on how to refocus your mentality of productivity, making sure you like how you feel everyday.
Your mind is the compass of your existence. Know how to use it, or it will use you. You will hear and feel Shayden’s passion he has about the power of our thoughts. He relates it in many spiritual ways, helping you make sense of it on a different level. You don’t want to miss this one. Start now to fight the bully of your mind.
ADD can be very easy to find. Other times, you won’t have a clue it’s there. Knowing and understanding your child is paramount in loving them through the difficult challenges ADD can create. This episode piggybacks on Episode #11 about ADD, giving you a more comprehensive look at how ADD works empowering you to be a better parent or caregiver.
In today's episode Shayden shares how his trip to Alaska changed his mindset, focus, and thinking. This insight and the process he teaches in this episode will enable you and help you break through why you’ve been stuck with certain problems in your life.
There’s no sugar coating how difficult it is to be the person helping someone change an addiction. The scenarios and decisions to make are endless. Do I set boundaries? Do I just love? Do I get angry or mean? This episode jumps all over the map to answer questions caregivers often ask. You deserve the help.
Trying and failing to stop an addiction is so discouraging. The problem isn’t in what people do to stop, it’s the fact that they don’t focus on anything else. Here we highlight the need for a clear process, principles of a healthy process, and where people often go wrong in their process.
You think you can overcome one of the most desirable and pleasurable habits of our life believing you’re worthless? It’s not going to happen. Beliefs are the gasoline to your engine. Crappy gas equals crappy effort. You need to understand this to stand a chance fighting the addiction battle.
Addiction is the sasquatch of mental health. People talk about it, theorize about it, give it names and some are convinced they really get it. This episode will help you “get” it by explaining the research most people don’t take time to study. If you’re going to capture sasquatch, you better understand him.
You or your loved one is losing to addiction, not out of lack of effort, but lack of focus. Multiple principles must be focused on to break free. With years of study and therapy backing this, Shayden introduces and teaches all the principles of addiction recovery in a step by step process. Part 1 is the overview and introductory episode of what addiction is.
You all need your own personal Motyv in life, but finding it can be difficult. In this episode we will give you the four steps Shayden uses with all his clients to find their personal Motyv's. Don’t let another day go by in your life, living without an infinite focus and pursuit.
Anger is as natural an emotion as happiness, yet most people struggle accepting it. And we all know we don’t accept what we don’t understand. Listen to this episode and you will understand anger with greater clarity and perspective. Don’t miss out just because you may think you’re not an angry person, because you might be incorrect.
You deserve to make your marriage amazing! If yours isn't then you will want to listen because today's episode is a session on couples therapy. Challenge yourself to figure out what's holding you back from changing, and learn some of the best principles to building a better relationship.
Do you know your emotions come from your character? Dealing with disappointment is an emotion you need not be afraid of. Your disappointment shows something about you, that when identified, will help you accept it with greater power and healthiness. Don’t miss out on getting a little smarter with a sometimes difficult emotion.
Suicide is an epidemic of tragic proportions. Knowing how to talk to someone like your child or friend when someone they knew died by suicide, can be a daunting task. Don’t let it be as daunting any longer. This conversation will help you learn 3 principles to be able make that person feel loved and heard.
Your problems are often less about solving and more about accepting, so why do we struggle so much accepting them? In this episode, Bri shares her personal story about an injury and subsequent 9 year recovery and how she learned to accept and overcome. You don't want to miss it. No matter what your situation right now, you need to hear the journey she took.
ADD is so misunderstood, it's also misused and mistreated. With so many people experiencing a brain that does powerful things, make sure you are informed to know what to do. If you personally don't experience an ADD type brain, someone you love does. Listen in to hear how to better understand and utilize ADD as a gift rather than a curse.
What is an emotion people fear in others more than anything? Anger. Your relationships can really suffer when anger is always avoided. Knowing where it comes from and learning to tolerate it are essential steps. Don’t miss out on learning how in today’s episode.
It's inevitable, there are people in your life you need to have a hard conversation with. They need to know something you have inside you, but it’s intimidating and very anxiety provoking. Find powerful tools to solve this problem, as we discuss a crucial step in how to start and make hard conversations go well.
One of the biggest struggles young people are facing right now, and what can you do to make sure you’re a solution and not more of the problem.
Does it make you anxious to imagine not pushing your child to go to college? How about not pushing them to go on a mission or do certain things? We all praise and worship a culture of outcomes and achievements, but what if doing so jeopardizes our very purpose? Our purpose in life is far bigger than what we do, and needs to centered in who we become. Listen today for tips and ‘how to’s’ to help you and your people focus on becoming more than just doing.
Your summer vacation is just beginning, but COVID made it even longer. Most parents are already feeling the burnout and fatigue of what to do, how to deal with tantrums, and how to have some ‘me’ time. Listen in to hear four helpful tips that can help you organize your and your family’s expectations.
Your husband is at the store, he's hungry, and you know it's dangerous. You know what can happen. He needs his food, you need the right items. The perfect storm has put the car in park and is grabbing his cart. How you will react when he gets home can make all the difference. Listen to Bri's confession that will surely make you say "see honey, I'm not the only one."
The daily battles you have with your child can end up losing you the war. In this podcast, listen and discover tools to winning the war, overcome 'power struggle,' and create peace within you and your child by choosing discipline over punishment.
On this week's episode we share the love and emotion behind the details of Shayden and his wife Shelly's journey with the adoption of their four children. We discuss the emotional struggles encountered and relationships that are built on the journey through infertility. Join us as we get to know the Bertagnolli's and hear their beautiful story.
Today Shayden and Bri talk about anxiety, where it comes from, and specifically how they are all dealing with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic. They talk about where anxiety comes from, steps to successfully deal with it, and how to tackle the challenges we are all facing right now.
On the outside you might look fine, but you know all too well you feel unsettled on the inside. Your biggest enemy is you, but what exactly are you afraid of? Listen to this episode and avert the risk of allowing your biggest bully to beat you disguised as something so friendly.
In this episode, Shayden Bertagnolli shows one way to solve the problem we all have when we're feeling tense, nervous, anxious about a performance. He proves that self-ownership helps us when we know we are anxious or feeling emotions, rather than trying to fake like it isn't there.
They discuss the reality of how vulnerable starting a podcast is, the fears they each have, and their own motyv's about why they are desiring to help people solve life's hardest problems, become the hero of their lives, and have a happy life of connection.