Worthiest Podcast with Molly Schar: Recent Episodes
Molly Schar
The show that reminds you that you're not broken and you're not alone. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worthiest/support
In this special edition of the Worthiest Podcast, Molly shares her favorite body scan meditation. This is an episode to put in your back pocket and listen to whenever you need to take a short break to check in with yourself and hit reset.
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While the holidays can be great, they can also be full of great – grand – expectations. In this episode, Molly unpacks some of the ways stress permeates the holiday season, why the stakes seem so high, and five strategies for handling those expectations and instead create your own rules and holiday magic. (Show note: BurnoutFirstAidKit.com)
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Change is hard. That’s one of the great truths in life. But why? And more importantly, how does understanding the process of change help us move through it? In this episode, Molly explores change readiness and invites listeners to check out a brand new tool to understand exactly how ready – or not – they are for the change they want.
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We’ve been raised from birth to ask for permission and seek approval, which – it turns out – can get in the way of trusting ourselves and doing what we need to take care of ourselves. In this episode, Molly proposes a very literal solution to disrupt this pattern: writing out a permission slip for self-care.
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In this micro episode, Molly jumps in to make sure podcast listeners know about two great resources to help them figure out their burnout: the free five-part digestible and actionable workshop “I’m Burned Out … So Now What?” and the Work & Life Burnout Assessment. Go to worthiest.org/nowwhat for more.
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When it comes to asking for help, we can carry a lot of fears. Will we seem weak or incompetent? Will we be inconveniencing the other person? What if they reject us and say no? What if they think we’re lazy and selfish? In this episode, Molly addresses these fears and more, and shares strategies for getting better at asking for what we need.
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In this episode, Molly looks at how traumatic experiences shape us and how we operate in the world. She continues to challenge the idea that we are defective, instead encouraging us to consider how what has happened to us forced us to adapt to survive.
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In this very personal episode, Molly shares how she came to build the Worthiest Project and five transformative things she’s learned since launching it a year ago. While we all have our own stories, she reminds us that we connect through our common humanity, not through our sameness. You are not broken, you are not alone, there’s a lot of good stuff out there to help you to grow and heal (and a lot of BS for you to scroll right past), your wholeness is a practice and not a destination, and you are worthy, she says.
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Sometimes those of us who can find the most compassion for others have the hardest time finding it for ourselves. In this episode, Molly unpacks the concept of self-compassion to encourage us all to start with ourselves. She shares some questions to ask yourself when you are suffering, which she reminds us is part of being human.
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In this episode, Molly explores how we can start to embrace regret as a way to light the path forward. Digging deep into what’s behind long-term regret and what it’s telling you is courageous and wise. Molly challenges podcast listeners to listen to their hearts.
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In this episode, Molly talks about caring for a pet as a form of self-care, a little science behind how we bond with pets, and her personal story of recently losing her own pup.
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In this episode, Molly chats with her longtime friend and boundary-setting hero Kitra Cooper. Together, they examine one of the pandemic's silver linings, how to know when boundaries aren't serving you, and ways to start small. Building on Worthiest Podcast Ep.2, this conversation between friends will resonate with anyone who has struggled with the topic of boundaries at work, with family, among friends, and everywhere in between.
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In this episode, Molly welcomes the first guest to the show. Hannah Jacobson joins Molly to revisit the Worthiest Podcast's very first episode and share each of their burnout stories. They cover a lot of ground, including feeling broken, suffering in silence, and finding the road home to themselves.
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Building a practice of journaling regularly can boost your brain and unlock your heart, says Molly. In this episode, she explores the benefits of journaling, some ideas on how to journal, and a special bonus for listeners who want to try a new format with the Worthiest self-care methodology baked in.
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Why is it so important to find “our people?” In this episode, Molly explores the importance of social connection to our wellbeing and why communities are the best places to navigate change in the world around us, build new practices, and get results and transformation.
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What if we took all the time and energy we put into thinking about how we should build better habits (or break certain habits) and actually did the darn thing? In this episode, Molly offers some concrete suggestions for building, breaking, or changing habits to move you from wishing to action.
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We can be overwhelmed both individually and collectively, and these days, it seems like we’re all at least a little overwhelmed. In this episode, Molly takes a look at some of the causes of overwhelm and how we can each do the work for ourselves to alleviate overwhelm that will fortify us so we can do our own part in addressing sources of collective overwhelm.
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Why is sleep so important to our wellbeing, why do we do such a bad job at getting good sleep, and how can we get better? In this episode, Molly shares her own struggles with sleep over the years and reveals the habits she’s built to dramatically improve her quality of life … plus a few science-backed pieces of advice she’s still working on.
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In this episode, Molly shares how she's processing the recent US Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade and offers some thoughts on patriarchy as a larger context. It's not the show she wanted to do this week, she admits, but it's a conversation that needs to be had.
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In this episode, Molly takes a look at gratitude from a few angles. Sure, there's a lot of scientific research to support the benefits of gratitude, but is it really that straightforward? And how do you even get started? Molly shares her own obstacles and offers a way to ease into building a gratitude practice that honors your own starting place.
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In this episode, Molly breaks down the concept of self-care in two ways: as a spectrum of activities that can stretch from a temporary balm for stress to transformative practices, and the four spheres of self-care that keep you balanced.
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In this episode, Molly takes a look at boundaries. Why are they so important and why are they so hard to set? Are your boundaries too porous, too rigid, or just right? And what happens when someone doesn't respect your boundaries? It's time to give it some thought.
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In the inaugural episode, Molly jumps right into the deep end. Burnout is a complex issue, but there's hope!
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