While Stephanie Goodman has no letters behind her name, she does connect with others using her own experience and the experience of others on marriage, raising children and blending families. Going through life without the instruction manual is the theme of this podcast. Enjoy!
Welcome to our one-year podaversary!
This episode is a shout out to all our guests who shared real-life experiences and overcoming trials while using their gifts for good. We also thank you the listener, as we have completed a full season of “I’m No Therapist, But…”
Today, Kels and I will be announcing the next chapter of our journey together.
01:23 – Welcome back Kels Goodman
02:18 – Fly Season!
03:49 – A New Chapter
07:18 – What inspired Stephanie to do a podcast
08:23 – We all have a story
10:28 – Sharing your story
14:42 – Thank you to our guests
19:57 – Shoutout to Kels
21:46 – Recognizing my family
23:56 – Kels and Stephanie starting a new series
The A-Game Approach to Recovery with Alema Harrington
Today I get to sit with Utah Jazz Sports commentator Alema Harrington, along with his brother, return guest Tau. Alema talks about his journey from addiction to recovery, and the secret he learned to staying recovered.
Alema has been covering the Jazz since the early 2000s and just started another year or broadcasting High School Football, where their team has won national awards for their production.
He is a licensed Substance Use Disorder Counselor and an addict in long term recovery, who shares his story as part of his own recovery. He recently formed The A-Game Institute with his twin brother Tau and son Durant to help carry the message of hope and healing, as well as to promote other principles of success and self-improvement.
Together they do presentations for schools, teams and corporations and can be booked through theagameinstitute.com
04:50 – Growing-up years
07:44 – Starting in football
17:38 – Being an outsider in college
22:10 – Starting down the dark path
32:08 – Justifying the addiction
37:37 – Is there a “rock bottom”
46:18 – Heroes who have helped
51:51 – Healing by carrying the message
57:52 – Sharing the message
1:02:57 – The A-Game Institute
Have you been a victim of childhood trauma?
My guest, Heather Jones is a Transformational Coach, Podcast Host and Author Of the book “Becoming God’s Daughter”. Today she is sharing with us her personal journey of healing from negative generational patterns.
Heather Jones website: http://todaysheis.com
02:53 – Introduction to Heather Jones
04:33 – Inner Child Healing
25:56 – Dealing Rough Times, asking who I am
32:19 – Origins of the Book “Becoming God’s Daughter”
42:05 – Tools to Eliminate Childhood Beliefs
46:49 – Generational Healing
53:50 – Who is in your inner circle?
The Adoption Option with Shawn Rapier
Adoption is a different story for each family. Our guest is actor, comedian and Podcast Host Shawn Rapier. He tells of his journey in adopting 6 children, and how adoption was not his first choice, but how it chose HIM.
01:00 – Introduction to Shawn Rapier
08:58 – Story of the family coming together
33:03 – Reactive Attachment Disorder
41:28 – Why choose adoption?
Live Live with Brandy Vega
Today we meet with producer Brandy Vega. After nearly losing her daughter to suicide, Brandy made a decision to organize an event called Live Live. This is her story about her mission to prevent suicide.
https://liveliveevent.org
02:56 – Brandys Personal Background
10:35 – What lead to her drive for Live Live?
24:33 – Why is suicide so prevalent today? Social Media?
28:33 – No desire to be a face for suicide
30:30 – How to be involved with Live Live
35:34 – Personal Depression story
41:33 – Signs of Suicide
Today we visit with Wellness Advocate Leslie Reader as she talks about dealing with depression and shares with us tools on building Emotional Resilience.
2:53 - Leslie’s Practice / Dealing with Depression and Mental Health
5:29 - How to recognize depression
6:36 - Depression is different than discouragement
9:33 - Get Real Foundation Podcast
13:00 - Emotional Resilience
21:05 - Comfortable with myself
30:14 - Choose to be humble instead of being coerced
33:45 - Methods of Self Love
49:52 - Re-parenting my inner child
1:02:30 - Needing vs Receiving
Today my guest is Julie MacNeil, author of the book “The 50 Year Secret”. She relates the story of her search for her birth family, but not for the reason you may think.
01:36 – Introduction of Julie MacNeil
02:48 – Did you desire to find your parents?
04:52 – Starting the search for her birth family
13:29 – Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
21:40 – Deciding to find her family
My father Lynn Leamaster returns to the studio. As a former hypnotherapist, he gets deep as we talk about the use of words, and how they can enlighten our subconsciousness.
02:09 – What started you being mindful of the words you use?
05:26 – Subconscious doesn’t like to “lose”. Use different word.
07:50 – Illness comes from holding on to burdens
10:10 – Lynn’s Mantra: No-Joe-free-mage: No Judgement Opinion Expectations No Frivolous or Reminiscent Imagination
12:50 – The Subconscious in our lives
14:28 – Triggers and the Self conscious
17:41 – Forgiving and remembering
23:46 – Softening your Vision to allow forgiveness
26:34 – Chiron and Hypnotherapy
32:02 – The Para Conscious
38:27 – Habits and Addictions
34:37 – Why quitting Hypnotherapy
50:25 – Lynn’s other Mantra: I-La-Su-Ac-Da: I Lack Sufficient Accurate Data
The Miracles of Brittany with Doug and Heidi Crockett
If you have never heard of Brittany Crockett, then you are in for a treat. Our returning guest Doug Crockett and his wife Heidi relay the dramatic events of their daughter who lived for over 20 years with Muscular Dystrophy, when she was only supposed to live for 2. Join us for the tears and the humor behind the miracles of Brittany Crockett.
1:01:40 – Introduction
1:02:58 – Introduction to their “Missionary in Heaven”
1:09:11 – Children with Muscular Dystrophy/Life changing
1:15:18 – Those who supported you
1:16:53 – Helping to cough
1:18:25 – Brittany was the “experiment” because no one lived this long/The Cough Assist
1:23:54 – Don’t feed into the disability/Brittany’s Successes
1:27:55 – Brittany overcame hard times
1:34:15 – Preparing to go out with Brittany/Daily regimen
1:39:41 – Church produced movie featuring Brittany
1:42:40 – Dealing with tough times/Doctors’ insensitivity
1:51:01 – How Brittany changed your lives
1:56:11 – Advice to others in similar situations
1:59:38 – How this lifestyle has been taxing on marriage
2:02:40 – The dramatic passing of Brittany
How much do you know about the history of the United States? As Independence Day approaches, I felt it would be awesome to get a great history lesson from our return guest, musician Nate Osmond.
3:29 – The start of your love for this country
6:03 – A Piece of the Berlin Wall / Liberty vs Freedom
10:41 – Founding Fathers in a Promised Land
11:37 – Average Lifespan of a Constitution
14:06 – Black Founding Fathers
20:31 – Church and State
27:12 – Paul Revere and the Freedom Trail
32:49 – Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain story
45:51 – Story of the Star-Spangled Banner
49:51 – The Ragged Old Flag
52:52 – A piece of the World Trade Center
54:26 – Jefferson and Adams last days
Today, I have a special visit with actor and musician Tom Proctor. From his appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy to his performances with his “Outlaw Country” band, Tom relates some of his journey as an entertainer, as well as his passion for suicide prevention.
1:01 – Introduction into Tom Proctor
9:26 – His desire for acting
21:10 – Being on Guardians of the Galaxy
26:52 – Origins into Music
29:47 – Passion for Suicide Prevention
Growing up in a small mining community around the era of World War II and Vietnam, came with its challenges. Especially when it comes to the expectations of fatherhood. I'm excited to share with you my own father Lynn Leamaster, as we discuss the changing role of fatherhood and healing generations.
Today on I’m No Therapist, we talk to an ACTUAL therapist, Carrie Wrigley who is also an actress, singer and author of the book “Your Happiness Toolkit: 16 Strategies for Overcoming Depression and Building a Joyful, Fulfilling Life”.
https://carriewrigley.com
1:00 – Introduction to Carrie Wrigley
4:46 – How Stephanie and Carrie met
5:41 – What led Carrie to being a therapist / Studying People’s Pain
12:52 – Writing the book “Your Happiness Toolkit”
16:56 – Her work as a therapist
25:02 – What draws someone to read her book and get help
28:09 – Positive Action
37:49 – The third option of being “broken”
40:29 – Steps to find yourself when you are broken
45:38 – Examples of techniques used in her personal life
50:05 – Psychological Bigotry
52:48 – Positivity as a tool
Exploring Heart Rock with rock artist Ofi
When hardships and trials hit our lives, it's easy to ask “why did this happen to me? What did I do to deserve this?” I got the privilege visit with Rock artist Ofi as he tells his story of hardships and depression and how he is overcoming them.
Link to Ofi Music: https://ofiband.com
01:32 – The desire to become performer / First Concert, Linkin Park influence
03:41 – Bad performers, good performers
06:24 – Growing up in Victorville, Ca
11:16 – Personal suicide experience
14:15 – Taking the stigma out of Mental Illness
16:16 – Overcoming Suicide/Mental Illness
24:49 – Intentionally setting your day
26:50 – Using Forgiveness / You only know half their story
23:30 How I set my day...self-appreciation
35:26 – Story of forgiveness, relationship with father after divorce
36:57 – Learning about new relationship after divorce / avoiding a “savior” attitude
42:28 – Does it take hard work to love your best friend?
45:25 – Easier to be kind to strangers then your own family
57:25 – Music plans, Heart Rock
The Resilience of a Military Wife
As Memorial Day approaches, we are honored to share a true-life story of a military wife who chooses to use her experiences to benefit others. My guest is Jessie Ellertson, life coach and host of the podcast “Simply Resilient”, where she shares her life skills to thrive in difficult times.
Find Jessie Ellertson at https://www.simplyresilient.net
SHOW NOTES
3 Steps to Deepening Relationships
Are you seeking a more meaningful connection with your loved ones? My return guests Cathy and Jeff Teichert from Love In Later Years are sitting down with Kels and I to talk about 3 steps to deepening our relationships. The acronym for the three steps is AVA:
01:53 – First Step: Authenticity
21:13 – Second Step: Vulnerability
36:00 – Third Step: Accountability
Show Notes
Sometimes there are moments that change our lives completely. My guest, Lark Galley, was at work when she got the news of her 19-year-old son's passing from suicide. She is now sharing her story, a message of healing as an author and speaker. A tender subject that affects everyone.
2:05 – Introduction to Lark
5:14 – Her Background
9:36 – Larks Elf story
11:35 – God’s Hands in the family timeline
13:02 – Looking for the signs or red flags
17:19 – Her biggest regret / He had a plan
19:11 – How to know to take is serious
25:37 – Unconditional love as parents
28:09 – Getting rid of the stigma and the shame
35:13 – Finding a time to grieve
38:00 – Struggling to understand and to forgive
39:54 – Ho'oponopono-the Hawaiian Forgiveness Practice
44:35 – Mentors / Dr. Greg Bare "Real Love"
46:44 – Larks Book "Learning to Breathe Again”
48:53 – How to show up for someone after loss
51:05 – Suicides effect on relationships
58:08 – Raising Awareness about Mental Health
www.LarkDeanGalley.com
A link to her book, “Learning to Beathe Again”
https://www.amazon.com/Lark-Dean-Galley/e/B08L45KFR4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
If you or anyone you love are experiencing self-harmful thoughts, please reach out to the Suicide Prevention Hotline. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Show Notes
God can’t be everywhere, so he created mothers. Kels and I take a tender walk down memory lane and pay tribute to our mothers and their examples in our lives.
2:29 – Mothers influence / Change a mother’s life, change a generation
4:37 – Family Backgrounds
8:06 – Sharing Relationships with mothers
11:14 – Other people who had a mother’s influence
14:47 – Grandmother influence
24:59 – Mother’s that deal in diversity
29:02 – Stephanie’s mother’s illness
35:16 – Kels mother’s cancer
38:11 – Using mother as an example in seeking for a wife
41:05 – Meeting parents for the first time
43:05 – Take away from celebrating Mother’s Day
Show Notes
You’ve heard of term “Man up”, but have you heard of “Woman up”? To continue our series with LOVE IN LATER YEARS, we sit down with author and podcaster Cathy Teichert to talk about the role a woman plays in experiencing a healthy relationship.
00:45 – Women need to be there best
2:52 – Making life bitter or better
6:33 – Over-coming bitterness / Clean pain vs dirty pain
9:00 – Self Love
11:31 – How you start to like yourself / flips and flops
13:44 – Exercises reminding yourself of your self-worth
17:08 – Use of Energy
23:36 – Power of Forgiveness
37:58 – Courage to flirt / Changing fears to confidence
SHOW NOTES
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Man Up”? To continue the series with our friends from Love In Later Years, Stephanie’s husband Kels meets with Jeff Teichert, man-to-man, and discuss what it means to “man up”.
For more information on Love in Later Years, go to loveinlateryears.com
4:45 – Jeff’s Personal Story
7:55 – Kels’ Similar Story
9:09 – Kels stuck in Houston
11:49 – Jeff stranded in Snowville
14:21 – Shaming men’s responsibility
17:16 – Men’s need to forgive themselves
18:54 – Men’s image in the media
20:11 – Men’s place in the world
24:42 – Men stepping up as leaders
27:26 – Shame / Vulnerability vs Strength
34:55 – Men today in the dating scene
Have you, or a loved one, ever dealt with addiction? Today’s guest is Tau Harrington. Tau relates his journey from dealing with his addiction, to finding hope in healing, and his message to others to achieve the same.
01:45 – Introduction of Tau Harrington
04:15 – Mixing of culture through marriage
10:44 – The Aloha Spirit
14:33 – The beginning of Opioid Addiction
19:33 – Realizing you are now addicted
24:13 – What it is like to withdraw
26:49 – Hitting rock bottom
30:30 – The inspiration of the 12 Step Program
36:16 – Pushing God aside
39:41 – The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
45:46 – 12 Steps were life saving
47:55 – Tools for healing: A-Game Institute – 7 C’s of Success
Did you ever wish you had an instruction manual while dating? You wouldn’t be the only one.
My guests, Cathy and Jeff Teichert of Love in Later Years, asked that same question. Which is why they wrote the book “Intentional Courtship”. Now, you can hear their story.
Show Notes
1:50 – Teichert’s story of when they met
9:10 – You can’t feel love when you are putting on a show in your dating
19:24 – Getting to a healthy place before dating
22:38 – Boring is sometimes the best
24:58 – Important to have strengths and weaknesses
25:54 – Triggers / Cognitive Distortions
46:18 – Ironing out old traumas
For more information on Cathy and Jeff Teichert, go to https://loveinlateryears.com.
Have you ever had an idea that both scares you and excites you at the same time? One that lifts your spirit and makes you smile just thinking about it. Kels supported me by making my dream come true of podcasting 300 feet in the air while parasailing while visiting our favorite vacation spot of South Padre Island, Texas.
1:41 – Intro to South Padre Island
3:58 – Going out of our Comfort Zone
6:07 – Dream for a season
7:31 – Parasail while Podcasting
9:41 – Daring to Dream Big
11:41 – Steps to Dreaming / Writing out dreams without editing
24:31 – From 300 feet
Sometimes situations arise and feelings get hurt. Communication is lacking and we tend to turn inward to our past traumas. Kels and I get raw with our story of being put in timeout in a Houston hotel. We talk about 5 Steps of Connection Before Correction…a learning experience for us all.
*Recorded while stuck in a hotel for two days in Houston, Texas, on our way to South Padre Island.
3:30 – Trouble is Stephanie’s Middle name
5:58 – Setting the stage of being stuck in a hotel
17:45 – Connection vs Correction
18:32 – Kels’ struggle with self-worth
25:45 – God grounded us
27:00 – Making up is fun to do
35:36 – Implementing Understanding
39:14 – What is the intention? The struggle of the modern-day man
41:55 – The Power of “I”
46:43 – The 5 Steps of Connection in conflict 1) The Need for Validation
51:15 – 2) Let the storm pass
53:55 – 3) Be specific about your needs
55:39 – Scripture about listening
59:39 – 4) Agree on a plan
1:03:19 – 5) Recognize each other’s efforts
Live from South Padre Island! Stephanie meets with writer Jenni James and her husband Jason Sabey on a return visit. This time Jenni reveals a missing love language that applies to her family. Recorded on Zoom (in the same room).
http://www.imnotherapistbut.com
Is it possible to have a divorce and then co-parent peacefully?
My guest Joe Peck, host of the Podcast “The Impeckable Perspective”, shares his experiences of co-parenting with his formal spouse and the benefits of honesty while reentering the dating scene.
3:48 – Hosting the Podcast / A golden contact
5:43 – Growing up years in Canada
6:56 – Seeds for a podcast / Religious traditions
10:46 – The pot roast tradition
11:35 – The Checklist to Heaven / Perfection is Pure Fiction
13:19 – Joe’s Personal relationship journey
15:38 – Fighting a spiritual war
17:16 – Deciding on a congenial divorce / Co-parenting
28:36 – Tools for dating post-divorce / Communication and Honesty
Joe Peck Instagram: @joepeckofficial
Imnothereapistbut.com
Travis Nilsson Show Notes
Grief cannot be ignored but, with the right tools we can go through it and come out the other side a stronger more self-aware person.
Travis Nilsson, author of the book “Questions of the Soul: Grieving, Healing, and Finding Meaning After Loss,” talks about his grief. From growing up in an abusive household, to being bullied and losing loved ones, Travis shares with us personal examples of healing through mindful thinking, positive changes and grieving with a purpose.
1:17 – Introduction to Travis
2:31 – Inspiration for “Questions of the Soul”
5:33 – Growing up background
6:41 – Growing up with his father
16:53 – Travis is asked “Is This Good”
23:29 – Father’s Death
32:48 – Grieved his father’s life, not his death
33:27 – Saved by adopted father / Some don’t survive
37:47 – Experiencing a Murdered family member
39:38 – Tools for coping
Contact Travis Nilsson
Email: victorybooksllc@gmail.com
Find the book on Amazon Books and Audible.
So how do you introduce a new parent to the kids? In remarriage, introducing a future spouse to the children can be difficult. My guest Michelle and Marshall Moore share their most powerful messages of adding boundaries and focusing on love. Hear their story.
www.Imnotherapistbut.com
SHOW NOTES
1:35 – Intro to Michelle Moore
2:49 – Intro to Marshall Moore
7:07 – Meeting of Michelle and Stephanie
9:42 – Working with the late Richard Hatch
11:00 – How Michelle and Marshall met
17:00 – Sharing love of baseball
19:29 – The proposal
22:28 – Blending the family
30:10 – Fighting cancer
41:04 – The LDS Film Festival
Dr James Beadle
Sound Corrections Chiropractic
Do you avoid chiropractic care because of being afraid of the traditional “snap, crackle and pop”? What if there’s a less abrasive and efficient way of caring for your body’s needs. My guest Dr. James Beadle shares his personal journey of discovering a more efficient way to read the body’s signals, by correcting the Atlas using sound wave technology.
1:18 – Introduction to Dr. James Beadle
4:59 – God the Master Healer / “I can’t cause healing”
6:29 – Grew up in Utah / Peter Piper Pizza
7:54 – Introduction into Chiropractic Care
9:36 – Snap, Crackle, Pop
10:15 – History of chiropractic work with Daniel David Palmer 1895
12:38 – How magnets evolved into chiropractic
15:23 – The body’s check engine light
21:41 – James’ choice for chiropractic
30:30 – Importance of the Atlas / UCReferral.com
41:01 – Listening to/reading the Body
42:49 – Stephanie’s experience with chiropractic
46:49 – How we found Sound Corrections / Emily’s Story
50:12 – Stephanie’s personal story / Loss of a friend
52:44 – How the body can react to our emotions
56:07 – Relationships and alignments / Living with pain
1:03:42 – Infertility a personal story
Contact Dr James Beadle at
www.soundcorrections.com
Find a UC provider near you
www.ucrefferal.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soundcorrections/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/soundcorrections?utm_medium=copy_link
Do you need ideas to better connect with your spouse or significant other? With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we have a few discussions on how we can feel loved in different ways. My special guest is Mia Geren, a young enthusiastic mother who is studying to be a Sex Therapist.
DISCLAIMER: We touch on some intimate subjects in an appropriate manner, but you may want to listen first before sharing it with your children.
1:58 – Mia’s Sex Therapy Journey
8:54 – History of Valentine’s Day
13:09 – Valentine’s Day Traditions
16:59 – Suggestions about Intimacy
18:46 – Sex: From Naughty to Nice
23:39 – The Five Love Languages
25:49 – Finding Your Love Language
29:08 – 1) Words of Affirmations
30:59 – 2) Physical Touch
33:14 – 3) Receiving Gifts
35:18 – 4) Quality Time
38:18 – 5) Acts of Service
40:10 – Next Step Intimacy
46:21 – Resolving Intimacy Issues from Past Trauma or Divorce
Is life like the movies? Stephanie got COVID, so we are pulling out the extra episode this week by talking about entertainment and its reflection on society, along with her filmmaker husband, Kels Goodman.
1:29 – Life in the 1950’s / Perfect life like in the movies
5:35 – Come a long way in entertainment since the 50’s
6:30 – Example of Change on TV / The Brady Bunch
9:36 – Example of Change on TV / Star Trek
13:16 – Other examples of TV pushing the social edge
16:39 – Entertainment both reflects and creates society
21:05 – Movies do not perfectly reflect a historical moment
23:18 – Stephanie’s flying story
Do you have pain that seems to come with no answers? My return guest Stephanie Parrish, founder of the Vitality Health Show is also an internationally certified Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapist. What is that you ask? I’ll let Stephanie share her personal stories of helping others by giving them the proper environment to rejuvenate and allow the body to help nurture itself.
1:26 – The meaning of Disease / Dis-ease causing Emotional Sickness
3:12 – Difference between emotional and physical injuries
4:50 – Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy / Putting the tools that God gave us back into our body
10:15 – Our bodies are meant to repair itself
11:36 – Success story – Cancer and trauma
14:32 – I don’t do death dates
20:00 – Success story – dealing with Fibromyalgia
23:00 – Making forgiveness part of the healing
27:14 – Emotionally detoxing the body
30: 33 – Releasing toxins to improve relationships
33:07 – Book “Feeling Buried Alive Never Die”
34:45 – Success Story – Fighting Cancer
40:55 – Ancient tools God gave us
41:56 – Success Story – Brown Recluse Spider Bite Miracle
DISCLAIMER: The information shared on this episode is not intended as medical advice. Hyperbaric Oxygen and the use of other modalities shared are the opinion of our guest and are to be used as supplemental therapy known to increase the benefit of repair and regeneration.
For more information go to http://www.imnotherapistbut.com
Have you ever heard the saying, “learn from the past, but don’t make a home there”?
My awesome friend and guest Nathan Osmond, shares with us how our past is to be learned from, and not lived in. Today he will talk about some of the lessons learned from his experience as a Country Music Artist, Life Coach, Actor and Host of the podcast “Achieving Awesomeness Now”.
2:21 – Welcome Nathan Osmond
7:05 – Pivot! Life is full of changes, blessings in disguise
8:11 – Writing Chapters in your life
9:43 – Stephanie’s pivot story
11:32 – A new you in 2022, goal setting
14:00 – Affirmations vs Af-formations
15:10 – Weight loss
17:23 – Stephanie’s Earl Nightingale story
21:05 – Speak it into existence
23:21 – Experiences with Affirmations, I’m no Charlie Brown
28:16 – Advice from Uncle Donny
34:56 – Have the time of your life today
37:41 – Father Alan and his MS
40:29 – Writing your obituary, story of Doctor Death
Have you ever lost a loved one? How about your own spouse?
Today we are embracing a difficult subject. One that Kels and I have not personally experienced. Our guest, the lovely Stephanie Parrish, Founder of the International Vitality Health Show on the Voice America Network, shares a personal story of the loss of her husband and the miracles from beyond the vail. Grab your tissues, it’s a sweet one.
www.imnotherapist.com
So, who does the washing and drying in your home? While Kels and I were dating we learned of each other’s strengths and weaknesses. And while it wasn’t always happily ever after, we made the decision to work through them together. In this episode, hear what our secret was for a harmonious relationship.
SHOW NOTES:
1:52 – Strengths we look up to
3:02 – Jack Sprat Nursery Rhyme / Sharing Responsibilities
9:07 – Faith that holds traditional values
11:06 – What works in our relationship
16:25 – Sharing in our weaknesses
21:08 – Stephanie the Social Butterfly
25:15 – Stephanie’s Strengths
29:14 – Time the arch enemy
34:52 – Late for church
39:20 – Relating to being late
45:40 – Can we live with the weaknesses
Why is it that when we make a bucket list for the New Years, Sometimes the only thing we achieve is getting the bucket?
SHOW NOTES
01:48 – Dreaded goal setting
03:55 – Stop drinking soda goal
09:38 – Goal setting requires “change”
13:04 – Calling goals “experiences” instead
14:27 – Intentions for goals
15:47 – Between wants or needs
18:10 – Change before the pain
19:44 – Divorce in the faith
24:58 – Divorce is a crossroads creator
27:33 – What makes us change
28:38 – Different desires & Parasailing podcast challenge
29:51 – He made my dreams come true
33:19 – Lives and breathes and eats drums
36:10 – intentions for relationships
37:35 – Making my intentions a reality/ spiritually then physically
40:06 – Intentions are more powerful then goals “feelulizing” feel/visualize
46:16 – Falling in love with me
49:10 – Movies & children’s books
50:00 – Kels’s missionary musical trigger
54:00– Show recap, give yourself grace
Are the holidays a joyful or dreadful time for you? The Christmas season brings many different feelings depending on your personal experiences. Kels and I share our stories of Christmas past and how we choose to go focus on what matters most.
1:38 Our Christmas experiences through the years
4:05 What does Christmas means to Kels
10:14 Christmas is who I’m with
11:22 What Christmas means to Stephanie
17:40 Overcoming Perfectionism/Gift giving
19:01 Giving “presence” instead of presents/ our road trip
22:00 Special Christmas moments
25:40 Spending Christmas in the Hospital
34:20 Missing loved ones on Christmas
36:40 The gift of Christmas Presence
37:11 Small Town Girl Christmas moments:
37:36 1-Christmas Eve with Grandparents
38:36 2-Mistletoe decorations
39:08 3-Money canning jar game
40:50 Not as memorable Christmas moments
44:35 How Christmas can be better
46:55 holiday replacement therapy. Bitter or Better? What’s your choice?
49:19 The Richmond Metro Zoo live nativity.
Birth is very unpredictable, it’s exciting, challenging and doesn’t always go the way we planned. My guest Sheridan Ripley is a childbirth educator, birth doula and life coach. She shares her personal stories along with tips and tools for enjoying pregnancy, birth and relationships.
01:02 Sheridan’s traumatic first birth
02:35 Doula vs. Midwife
04:36 Hypno-Birthing
08:44 Hypno-Scripts
11:50 Guided experience giving a voice to the feeling.
17:32 Relationship Trauma re-wires the brain.
22:54 Bringing in a different perspective to heal relationships.
26:23 Forgiveness Bath bombs
27:28 Resources and tools
31:13 Essential tools for relationships
Websites: https://enjoybirth.com/
Life Coaching: https://sheridanripley.com/
It is easy to wish harm upon those who have hurt you. But Stephanie talks with Kels about an event in his life when revenge would have been justified, but held back for a better life.
Show notes
00:57 Kels grew up on a farm in Virginia
04:54 2 life changing incidents
07:47 Scott’s accident (the day after President’s Day) Feb. 1977
14:52 an eternal perspective
15:20 revisiting the Academy after mom’s funeral Dec. 2012
20:16 forgiving, letting go and moving on.
21:27 it was an accident and we knew it.
23:29 Standards of revenge and retribution
24:41 Victim or Victorious
26:06 the point past feeling
27:47 No body fails you, You fail yourself
29:50 everything comes down to relationships.
30:32 Seek to see things from the other person’s point of view.
Podcaster, Author and Speaker Becky Kemp talks about her business that focuses on the use of “words” in our lives.
1:44 - Investing in Yourself
15:25 - You Choose Your Words
17:27 - Affirmations
30:49 - Vision Boards/The Word Effect
36:35 - Acknowledge, Ask and Accept
(Recording originated on Zoom.)
Remember the last podcast Stephanie and Kels did together? Yep, they got COVID. So the two share their experience with having fevers in the middle of the summer with a broken air conditioner... and NO ONE would come fix it!
Shelby McHugh lived with constant pain, and the average chiropractic methods was not cutting it. She then explored Sound Wave Therapy and found this new method more satisfying and successful to the point where she became a therapist herself. Hear her emotional testimony.
Both Stephanie and Kels are sick, so the podcast is produced in their pajamas. But it was a good set up for talking about loving each other in sickness and in health.
Author Jenni James and her husband Jason Sabey talk about their experience blending 11 kids as well how to cope in a busy world.
Stephanie and Kels indulge in their fetish for the paranormal, by visiting Vernal, Utah...home of Skinwalker Ranch. Listen as they broadcast from their hotel.
It is ironic that Kels and Stephanie met and married right around the time Kels started his YouTube sensation "Will it Blend?". He with 2 children and she with 3, they talk about their experiences blending their families.
If you have felt you cannot live your dreams because you are mired in limitations, meet Shawn and Amy Kenney who have chosen to live life as if everyday is a honeymoon and every night is a sleepover.
Have you ever had a dream you've desired, only to have it squashed by someone you love? For artists like Stephanie and Kels, belief in your dreams is important in a relationship.
For those who have been single for so long, and feeling that there is no companionship in this life. Tim and Annie Bishop tell the story of how they felt this very feeling, until miracles happened that brought them together.
Stephanie Talks to her husband Kels about rebound relationships, the positives and the negatives. Kels talks about his whopper of a rebound.
Stephanie visits with Doug Crockett who is the host of his video series "Miracles: When Heaven Touches Earth", which covers people who have experienced miracles in their lives. Doug talks about the challenges and miracles in his own life that led up the urge to producing his show.
Stephanie visits with her husband Kels to talk about how they met and how difficult it can be to date in the faith.