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WideOpenSpaces with Ilise
Wide Open Spaces - We all have open spaces inside ourselves, not empty spaces but open spaces that we can fill with thought, ideas, love and the world. I want to help inspire people to see the beauty in their everyday lives!
Have you ever looked back at your younger self and realized she already knew exactly who you were meant to become?
In this powerful episode, Ilise Litwin sits down with one of her oldest friends to explore the twists, turn, risk, and reinvention that shaped their lives. From the stories they told as little girls to the the women they are today, they uncover a surprising truth:
The fire was never lost. It was simply waiting for its moment.
This conversation is about courage, growth, friendship and trusting yourself enough to step into the next chapter- even when you can't see where the path leads.
Because sometimes the person you're becoming is the person you've been all along.
If you are standing at a crossroads, wondering whether it's time ot make a change, this episode is for you. #TheFieryRedheadPodcast #IliseLitwin #AuthenticConversations. #IgniteYourFire #TheFieryRedhead
In this deeply personal episode of The Fiery Redhead, I sit down with a remarkable young widow whose life changed forever when she lost her husband far too soon.
Grief has a way of convincing us that our story is over. But what happens when you decide to keep writing the next chapter?
Nearly two years after devastating loss, she shares the raw reality of navigating heartbreak, rebuilding her identify, and finding the strength to keep moving forward when every step feels impossible. This is not a story about "getting over" grief. It's a story about learning to live alongside it, rediscovering purpose, and proving that even after life's darkest moments, hope can still emerge.
If you've ever experienced loss, faced a major life transition, or wondered how to find yourself again after everything changes, this conversation will remind you that your story isn't over. #TheFieryRedhead #WomenWhoRise #LifeAfterLoss #WidowLife #PodcastCommunity #ListenNow
Welcome to the very first episode of The Fiery Redhead. This episode is not just the pivot to a new podcast name. It is about the moments that change us at our core, the pain we survive, the lessons we carry and the strength we discover when everything familiar begins to burn away. If you've ever had to rebuild yourself, rediscover your voice, or rise from a version of yourself you no longer recognized...this conversation is for you. Because sometimes the fire that nearly destroys us... becomes the fire that defines us.
Welcome the The Fiery Redhead. It's time to Ignite Your Fire.
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The host returns after a long break, recording from a café while navigating grief, major life changes, and a search for self. She reflects on feeling detached, the need to pivot, and contemplates renaming the show to The Fiery Redhead.
This episode explores coping with loss, reclaiming connection, adapting to change, and invites listeners to join the journey and share their own pivots and stories.
Before I can continue with Podcast Interviews and further topics, I need to share how I have been Cracked Open by Grief. I am hoping that my personal story will be relatable and might just help someone who is struggling like me. Grief is not linear and can be Life Altering. Grief can come from all different types of loses but they all have one thing in common, sadness and pain. Listen to my latest Podcast and let's get through loss together, in whatever form it may come in.
Welcome to a brand new season as we discuss being Cracked Open in this thing called life. This week Gail who is a Social Worker, shares with us her story of one of life's greatest challenges. Gail shares how she has evolved into the person she is today. Gail's story is very empowering and helps us to understand that good can always come from a challenging life block. Join us this week as we Listen, Talk and Evolve together, after we have been CRACKED OPEN. #divorce #dating #LifeChallenges #failing #Evolving #SocialWork #EmptyNest #LifeAfterKids #FindingYourself #Podcast #NewSeason
Welcome to the New: Wide Open Spaces with Ilise CRACKED OPEN Podcast. This season will bring many guests and insights into what cracks us open in our own individual lives. I share my life shattering experiences and how I was CRACKED OPEN. This Fiery Redhead will take you on a journey that you can relate too and guide you in the direction of healing, celebrating and looking at yourself and your life in a new way. Come take the ride of life with me. #NewSeason #Grief #Life #Joy #coping #insight #self-help #empowerment
Take a listen to the new episode from the Fiery Redhead, where she takes you on a journey of the recent loss of her Mom and how she does not let Grief define her. Ilise will make you realize that YOU ARE NOT YOUR GRIEF and how you can take sadness and heartache and turn it into a new chapter in your life. Ilise's story is poignant and anyone who has experienced grief of a loved one, pet or lifestyle can benefit from her wisdom and concrete ways to accept that your Grief does NOT DEFINE YOU! #Grief #loss #GrievingProcess #GriefJourney
Listen Now, to the Fiery Redhead as she discusses how to plan time to grieve. The grieving process is multidimensional and requires time and awareness. The Fiery Redhead will share her own grief with you and how she believes you can grieve and still live a healthy, functional life. Time to let it out! This Episode is Dedicated to one of my BFF's, Cheryl Luckman Simmons, I will miss you forever my Sista. #MentalHealthAwareness #StopTheStigma #Grief #Grieving #Loss #Coping
Listen Now, as the Fiery Redhead discusses the importance of focusing on our own individual Mental Health. Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to stop and reflect on ways to improve in our own lives. It is time to stop the Stigma and realize that everyone has mental health issues in their lives or those that they love. Embrace the fact that we all struggle. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Struggles #SelfHelp #StopTheStigma #MentalHealth
Listen Now as the Fiery Redhead takes you on a journey of discovery as you embark together on absorbing the small joys of life. This can be a difficult process of slowing yourself down and focusing on the little pleasures. Ilise will provide you with that spark to change the way you look at the world and yourself. Let's take the Journey together. #Journey #LifeJourney #SmallWins #SelfEvolving #NewPodcast
Listen Now, as the Fiery Redhead talks about the liberating experience of Purging things, people and places in our lives. She shares her GLP-1 Journey and how she empowered herself through a purge of weight and her closet. The Fiery Redhead will help you identify areas in your life that might require a PURGE Session. She will provide you with the skills and insight towards creating a healthier YOU! #Purge #GLP1 #HealthierYou #Declutter #LetGo #Empowerment
Join the Fiery Redhead as she discusses how the current world environment can impact your health and anxiety. There are many aspects of our world that can elevate your anxiety levels and make you feel out of control. This episode shares a technique that the Fiery Redhead uses herself to cope with her own anxiety. Listen Now and you too can take control over your environment and anxiety. #Anxiety #AnxietyDisorder #EnvironmentalAnxiety #CopingMechanism #WorldChaos #PoliticalEnvironment
"Congratulations, Great Job, I am so Proud of You", Do you look for people to acknowledge your accomplishments? Do you seek approval of others? Join us this week as Ilise discusses how the only person's approval that you need to seek is your own. Ilise will talk about the anatomy of why you seek approval and how you can break that habit. Listen Now! #Approval #Advice #SeekingApproval #FeelingProud #BeProud #LoveYourself #Evolve
Join us this week as we discuss the common myths about anxiety and how it is like an annoying bug in your life. Anxiety, may be prevalent in your daily life but might not be caused by just one specific thing or event. Listen now and we can smoosh this annoying bug that has been buzzing in your ear. #Anxiety #MentalHealth #AnxietySymptoms #AnxietyRelief #PodcastHost
Join me this week as we identify ways that Countries with the lowest documented cases of Depression, accomplish this. We will talk about your experiences and how you can identify what is going on with you emotionally by sitting with yourself. There is no magic trick to cope with mild depression but there is strategies that can create a healthy environment for yourself to live in. I challenge you to join me today. #MildDepression #GreenSpace #TheBlues #AnxietyDisorder
Join me this week as we discuss the confusing changing world that we live in. Let's see how the term FUCKTOSE INTOLERANT impacts your world and ways to cope with it. Politics play a heavy hand in today's society and relationships, it is a hard road to navigate. Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together on this journey called life. We can set an emotionally healthy tone in our lives and with others. I know that I can ignite that fire in your belly, to make healthy changes in your world. #FucktoseIntolerant #coping #CopingWithPolitics #PoliticalWorld #PoliticalTrauma #compassion #listen #MentalHealth
Join us this week as we talk about how to detach from world chaos and focus on your own personal world. I also discuss briefly Mel Robbins and her "Let Them Theory" as we navigate the stress and chaos in our own worlds. I encourage you to find the fire within and ignite the spark in you. Be the spark that not only survives the chaos but illuminates the path forward for others. #coping #WorldChaos #Stress #Stressors #SelfPreservation #LetThem #LetMe
Join us this week as we Interview Medical Student, Elisha Myers. Elisha shares with us her Journey and how stress and anxiety played a role in her process. She shares her coping mechanisms and gives the listener great insight into themselves and how you can cope with Stress in your life. Let's work through the Anatomy of Stress, as Elisha shares her story with us. Listen, Talk and Evolve TOGETHER. #Stress #MedicalSchool #College #Anxiety #Insight @ElishaMyers @UniversityOfFlorida @FloridaAtlanticUniversity @TrinityCollegeDublin
In weeks Episode, we will discuss how to get you back to unfinished dreams and desires. Life is complicated and it is very easy to lose your way, so don't be hard on yourself. Now get up, take a listen to this episode and give yourself a good kick in the ass to get motivated. It's time to start thinking about you and what you need. Let's Talk, Listen and Evolve together, and in the process you will Reinvent Yourself. #InnerChild #ReinventYourself #YoungerSelf #Podcast #BadAssBitch
Going through the Grief Process is a slow form of torture. This weeks Episode I discuss my Grief and how it Sucks. I know there will be many of you that can relate to my pain and might even cry with me. That is ok, because we need to have a release. I share with you some ways that I cope with Grief and I also share my Friend's life with you as a way to honor her.(Also a way to deal with my grief) Thank you Cheryl, "Because I knew You, I have been changed for good".(lyrics from Wicked) Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together. #CancerSucks #Grief #ForGood #BreastCancer #MDAnderson #Music #CancerTreatment #Warrior
This is the launch of a brand new season that is more Raw, Edgy and Not Politically Correct. Join me as I talk about my journey on the GLP1 shot, the good, the bad, the ugly and the magic it can have on your life. It is not an easy road but boy is it worth it. If you have been thinking about taking this medication, I will provide you with my personal experiences and the facts about what you will experience on this medication. It's a New Year, a New Season and a New Me maybe it can be a healthier you as well. #GLP1 #Semiglutide #WeightLoss #BodyDysmorphia #FoodNoise #NewPodcastSeason
How have you filled the Wide Open Spaces in your World this past year? It is always healthy to take a look back at the year to identify what you have accomplished and what got let behind. Creating a SMART Goal list, is a coping mechanism that can be used by all. Let's end this year together by filling the Wide Open Spaces within you, with Positive and Healthy things. It is never too late to make good choices in your life. Wishing all of you Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year. #SelfInventory #WideOpenSpaces #Goals #NewYear #GoodChoices #MentalHealthPodcast #RoadBlocks #NewYearNewYou
Seasonal Affective Disorder is very common in the months of October through January due to the winter months. Join us this week as we identify if you suffer from the winter blues. I provide you with insight and ways to cope with this seasonal mood disorder. I want to help you put the Jolly back in the Holidays this year. #SeasonalDepression #HolidayBlues #WinterBlues #Depression #Cope #NewPodcast #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder #988
Have you ever thought about how to Defy Gravity in the way you perceive yourself? The movie Wicked has a theme of Ugly verses Beauty. This week we will talk about how you see yourself in your own reflection and how you can find a little bit of Popular and Wicked in your own self. Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together and I believe we can find the beauty that lies within us all. So take a listen and let's Defy Gravity together. #DefyGravity #Wicked #Popular #Self-Esteem #Empowerment #YouAreBeautiful #YourReflection #NewPodcastEpisode
When you go shopping do you get that dopamine rush? Do feel excited and very happy? Join me this week as we discuss the difference between shopping as a Therapy vs a Compulsion. There is a thin line between the two. Do you know which category you fall into? Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together with me the Fiery Redhead. #Compulsion #ShoppingTherapy #RetailTherapy #OverSpending #FinancialStress #DoomsdayShopping #Shopping #HolidayShopping
Resistance often shapes our journeys in unexpected ways. This Podcast Episode dives deep into understanding this powerful force and how it can be transformed into a catalyst for personal growth. If this past election season has impacted your mental health or relationships or maybe you have "Election Depression" then let's LISTEN,TALK and EVOLVE together.
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The United States of America is going through some major life changes. I am not hear as a Podcaster or Therapist today, I am here as a mother of two daughters. This weeks elections in the US will have a major impact on many of us in society. Listen, Talk and Evolve with me as we discuss how we can cope and fight to maintain our Mental Health. #Elections #AmericanElections #MentalHealth #LGBTQ+ #Amendment4 #Roe #DobsDecision #BodilyAutonomy #MyBodyMyChoice #LoveIsLove #Mother
The next 72 hours are going to be rough in the United States. I share some tips with you on how to handle the US Election in a way that is productive and healthy for you. Let's Listen, Talk and Evolve Together. #USElection #Election2024 #Vote #CopingMechanisms #Communication #DecreaseAnxiety #SelfControl #BeKind #BeRespectful #AcceptTheResults
Do you put a facade on or a mask when you are in Social, Professional, Family or Friend situations? Many of us Camouflage our true emotions or our feelings get misinterpreted because we have "Resting B!tch Face." This week let's Listen,Talk and Evolve together, on ways to get our true feelings out in the most appropriate way possible. Yes, it can be done.
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The death of One Direction star Liam Payne has put a spotlight once again on Mental Health. Join me this week as we discuss the impact the stars death has on many and how to support yourself or loved ones when dealing with mental health issues or a diagnosis. #OneDirection #LiamPayne #MentalHealth #DualDiagnosis #MentalHealthDiagnosis #CopingSkills #Anxiety #Depression #Mania #ADHD
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I feel that it is vital for all of us to explore our Wanderlust. No matter how small or how grand that might be. Experiencing the Wander and the Lust in our lives is what sprinkles our lives with joy and excitement. Wanderlust might even change you for good. Join me this week as I Podcast from South Africa.I will share my Wander and Lust as I take you on a journey that will spark the Wanderlust Within YOU. An elephant or two might just come to visit us. @ShamwariPrivatGameReserve @Shamwari @VictoriaFallsLodge @CapeTown @AdventuresAfrica @SouthAfrica #Shamwari #Wanderlust #Safari #elephants #lions #giraffe #zebra #Hippo #Rhino #SouthAfricanWildlife #Wander #Lust
Wanderlust Within: A Journey to Self-Discovery by Ilise Litwin
The colors of the rainbow represent diversity, love, acceptance and being authentic to yourself. I hope that today and every day you wave your rainbow flag. It is important as family or friends of the LBGTQAI+ community that we accept, understand, learn and support them. This Podcast discusses Coming Out and how you can save someone's life by supporting their authentic selves or by being authentic to yourself. Be Proud of who you are and the life that you live. #ComingOut #NationalComingOutDay #LGBTQIA #AuthenticSelf #Acceptance #RainbowFlag
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September is Suicide Prevention Month. This Episode I discuss the way music can pull someone out of a dark place. Artists like Shawn Mendes, Cold Play, Paramore, 21 Pilots and The Frey all have lyrics to songs that reference being Helpless and Hopeless. This can give you a connection to not feeling alone and a way to reach out for help. As Shawn Mendes sings "It is Not in Our Blood." to give up. If you need help please dial 988 crisis line.
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You can be Spiritual but Unaffiliated. This week we have a conversation about ways that you can feel elevated through your Spiritual Nature. This is a non-religious episode. There is no talk of religion, just me helping to guide you, to increase your Spirited Side through various life experiences and places. Join me and let's Listen, Talk and Evolve together. #FeelingElevated #spirituality #SpiritualNature #SpiritualPeace #EmotionalPeace #RelationalPeace #evolving #SelfInsight #Podcast
Politics can destroy relationships, your physical and mental health. We can have control over the negative effects of Politics in our lives without compromising our beliefs. Politics impact us around the world and we must learn how to survive in a healthy way during these tense times. Take a listen to my own personal experiences and how I provide you with insight into the healthy ways to deal with Politics in the world. #politics #vote #MentalHealth #Relationships #Communication #AgreeToDisagree #Boundaries #Evolve #PoliticalCampaigns #PoliticalAdvertising #NewPodcastEpisode
Societies and Countries have different perspectives of what Nurturing Oneself entails. We have an innate need to Nurture ourselves through food as a form of survival. Take a Journey with me as I talk about my observations abroad and how cultures look at Nurturing Oneself. Do You Nurture Yourself?? By the time you finish this Podcast you will be on your way to feeling Nurtured. I have published my first book
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Musical Lyrics are like Poetry and have the power to change our lives. This week I use Jelly Roll's song "I'm Not OK" to discuss. Number One "I love it" and number two, it is a great song to use to show you the power of lyrics. Singer/Songwriters have a responsibility to their audience when performing. The music they present can hit you at the depths of your soul and their must be a story to tell. I will give you a great perspective on how you can use song lyrics to aid in your Mental Health. As Jelly Roll sings, "Gonna Be Alright"!
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Some Explicit language and discussions. I am obsessed with the new Season of Bridgerton and the brilliant message of body positivity and sexuality that it instills in it's viewer. Take a deep dive with me into body image and how we all can feel more empowered in our own bodies and sexuality. We will take the power away from society and Body Shammers and show them what Beautiful really is!
Bridgerton @Bridgerton @NicolaCoughlan #BodyImage #Sexuality #LoveYourself #NicolaCoughlan #BodyPositivity #BridgertonPodcast
So Excited to announce my first Podcast Interview with Gretchen AKA G-Rex from the Popular Podcast: Sh!t that Goes on in Our Heads. G-Rex and I discuss Pride Month and our youth of today. We both acknowledge that more needs to be done for our youth when it comes to Sexual Orientation, Pronouns etc and how hard it is to be a kid today. G-Rex also shares her story and how her Podcast has become a source of expertise and inspiration for many when dealing with Mental Health. We both found a strong connection with each other and we hope to collaborate again in the future. G-Rex and her Co-host Dirty Skittles have reached the Spotify top 250 Podcast list. I was honored to be able to have G-Rex spend some time with Wide Open Spaces and "Sh!t that Goes on in Our Head" is a MUST PODCAST LISTEN. Thank you G-Rex
We all have an internal Bully inside of us. This week I will help you to identify that Bully, and give it a good left hook. Join me as we enter the arena for a Knock Out.
Listen and Evolve with me the Fiery Redhead. #fFieryRedhead #Bullies #WideOpenSpaces #Empowerment
"Courage is the compass that guides us through the forest of the unknown, towards the destination of your true selves." This week I am going to introduce you to Activation Therapy. You are going to have the desire for change and the need to make positive enhancements to your life. Join me on this weeks Journey in becoming a bad ass. #WideOpenSpaces #badass #Acitvate #LoveYourself #Podcast
Welcome to the Premiere of Season 5 . Thank you for joining me the Fiery Redhead and going on this Journey of Loving Yourself together. This season has a New Look, New Sound and New Insights, as a community we will Evolve and grow together. Pop in your earbuds and Let's begin my Dear Listeners. #newseason
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When was the last time that you did something just for you? I bet it might be a hard question to answer. I am going to encourage you to tap into some memories of a time when you were incorporating many leisure activities and coping mechanisms into your daily life. I hope I have peaked your interest and you will take a listen because it is time to Treat Yourself Right. Please follow me on Social Media Platforms and don't forget to hit that Love Button. Listen and Evolve with me. #mentalhealthawareness #treatyourselfright
I don't know about you, but I have been feeling uneasy and anxious with all of the protesting and wars in the world. I am aware of how these stressors can impact us Mentally and Physically. Let't take a Listen and Evolve Together on how we can cope and create a healthy environment in our own personal worlds. Let's harness the healthy and positive aspects that surround us on a daily basis.
Do you have Nature Deficit Disorder? Let's sit down and talk about how Nature can be a form of Therapy. Isn't it about time that you allow Mother Nature to take care of you? Let's go out and Explore all of the Wide Open Spaces in Your World together. Listen and Evolve with me, The Fiery Redhead.
Feeling the sun on your face can boost your mood and help regulate your sleep-wake cycle. Embrace the sunshine for a natural wellness boost! Join me as I discuss the importance of the sun on your body and your mind. Let's soak up the sun responsibly together. Listen and Evolve with me. #sunshine #soakupthesun #wellnesstips #universityofflorida #newpodcastepisode #science
Life can be tough and we can be very unkind to our minds in the process. I want to ask you the question "Are You Kind to Your Mind?" Today we discuss unconventional ways to help you get unstuck and to nurture yourself. I want you to become a "Self-Care Badass!" #selfcare #badass #mentalhealth #stuckinyourhead
Exploring the Wide Open Spaces in your world, includes traveling. Not traveling to avoid life but to enjoy life. My Podcast discusses how we can fill our lives with positive coping mechanisms. For the next 7 months, I will be sharing my travels with you and how it has impacted my Wide Open Spaces. I hope that I give you some helpful information on traveling to these destinations as well. Let's travel together. #virginvoyages #scarletladycruise #squidink #cruising #mentalhealthtravel #travel #wideopenspaces #mentalhealth #virgincruiseline #podbean #podcaster
Decorating ones body with Ink dates back to 3300 BCE. Body Art tells a story about someone's life but it can also be used as a form of Mental Health Therapy. Tattoo Therapy is a great source of empowerment and a healthy way of coping. Join me today as I take you on a Journey of self-discovery and empowerment in your own life. #Bodyink #tattootherapy #bodyart #tattoo @squidink @Johnnyrodrigueztattoo @virginvoyages
One Happy Island is the slogan for the Island of Aruba. This got me thinking about how we create Happiness in our own worlds. Do We Smile everyday, I mean a true smile? Let's go on a journey together to identify ways in which you can incorporate smiling into your daily lives. Don't worry, be Happy now.
International Women's Month is a time to focus on Female Empowerment. Join me this week as I share some of my personal Empowering Moments and how you can Empower Yourself. Let's elevate ourselves and the women in our lives by celebrating all of their accomplishments. I am women hear me roar.
Happy International Women's Month! Scars can be Physical or Emotional and they tell a story in our lives. These scars may be holding you back in your life or represent unresolved issues that you carry with you everyday. Let's explore your Scars and discuss how they can Empower you to tell your story. Scars Tell a Story!
We know a product by how it is presented to us by it's branding. What if you were to Refresh Yourself by looking at how you represent your persona to the world? How would you go about the process of changing the trajectory of your life? Take a listen to this weeks podcast, as I give you the tools to Rebrand Yourself into the new Evolving You.
Listen and Evolve with me. Self-expression is not always easy for everyone. Let's talk about how you express your feelings.
Today I want to spark the author in you. I will give you the confidence that might just start you on a journey of discovery. Listen and Evolve with Me, The Fiery Redhead Ilise
I believe everyone's life can be designated into different Chapters of their lives. This is why I believe Everyone has a Book in Them. It may not be on your bucket list to publish a book but it may be important to get your story out, even if it is for your eyes only. Maybe, you have a great Romcom story from your dating years, that might make a best seller. Journaling and writing your thoughts down can be the catalyst for a book in you. Listen and Evolve with me the Fiery Redhead.
Most of us have experienced a Toxic Relationship. They are like Vampires that suck all of the life out of us. This week I will assist you in identifying the Vampires in your life and healthy coping mechanisms to deal with them This is not a TWILIGHT STORY!
We have all experienced Toxic people in our lives: family, friends, coworkers, significant others, parents, children and spouses. They are like a Vampire and they will suck all of the life out of you. Join me this week as I help you to identify the Vampires in your life and how to deal with their toxicity. The is not a Twilight Story!
We all see ourselves in the mirror in different ways and not always positively. Body Image is a battle in which millions struggle with each day. Social Media has played a huge part in how individuals see themselves and how they compare how they look to others. It's time to change the Algorithm on your Social Media feed and counter program it with constructive and healthy coping mechanisms. "Baby you were born this way." Lady Gaga
I find it imperative to always be looking for new coping mechanisms that are in our own personal worlds. Numerology, the study of numbers is one way to do this. You might be asking yourself, how is this relevant to how I cope with the ups and downs of life? Pop in your ear buds and let's go on a journey together on how Mirror Numbers that surround you can be used as coping mechanisms. I dare you to take this challenge with me.
Our lives can be very monotonous into today's world. There are Triggers and there are Glimmers. Pop in your earbuds and let's talk about how you can cope with life's challenges and evolve with the Glimmer Effect.
The Evolution of you can be very complicated and trying at times. We all have internal biases within side ourselves. Let's discuss how you can evolve and become less critical in how you see others and their life choices. Let's Evolve Together.
There are moments in our lives where we feel defeated. Like a balloon that you pop with a needle and the air is released. All of the air is sucked out of you, just like the balloon, when you are defeated. This weeks conversation is to investigate why you feel defeated and how you can recharge yourself and your needs.
Welcome to this new Series, under Wide Open Spaces with Ilise. This Series will be lighthearted, fun and will let you know how powerful you actually are. Listen and Evolve with me and I will help you find your SuperPowers.
I do not own the sounds from the sound button in this podcast. You are a Badass by Jen Sincero a Talking Button with Five Nuggets of In-Your-Face Inspiration
I believe that you can compare the newness and freshness of a baby to a Rebirth in your own lives. Let's have a discussion this week my friends, about how you are valuable Let's gain some insight into how we really see ourselves and how we can begin the evolution of a Rebirth.
As another year comes to a close, with it brings a lot of pressure. New Years Resolutions can be a source of stress, disappointment in ones self and social norm expectations. Let's start this New Year together. When you are asked was is your New Years Resolution, you will respond with "Just Being Me" Join me as we close this year together, being your Authentic Self. Happy and Healthy New Year to all.
Grieving is never easy and is amplified during the Holidays. This week we discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Reframing our Thought Process to cope with grief. We must all create a healthy balance in our lives even during the grieving process. This Episode is Dedicated to My Father-in-law. We will miss you Dad.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to manipulate your brain to give you a natural high. It has been scientifically proven that the art of giving to others creates a hormone and chemical release that gives you a "Happy High". Let's discuss ways of giving that will elevate your emotions and enhance your mood. The art of Giving.
Energy is all around us. How can we capture this energy to utilize as a means of lifting our mood, energy levels and health? This weeks Podcast will take you on an individual journey to help you identify your own personal energy spot in your world. In the process you will take a journey with me to a Vortex in Sedona, Arizona. Let's gain some positive energy together.
Holiday time can be so overwhelming and chaotic. I want to set you up for success this Holiday Season by learning how to cope with Positive/Negative Stressors. Take a listen and you might be able to relate to a lot of the stressors that I go through and well stress that everyone goes through. Let's make this Holiday Season Bright and Merry in every sense of the word. Happy Holidays from me to you at Wide Open Spaces with Ilise.
"Music is Life" a frequent statement that I make. Join me this week as I teach you how to deconstruct music from the lyrics. Identify your own Theme Song and to use music and it's lyrics as a healthy coping mechanism. "Music is Life".
Let me take you on a special trip through a wine vineyard. Visualizations and our memories can lead us to a productive way of coping with life's challenges. Open up Your Mind's Eye to new beginnings and maybe even a natural sense of a high.
The Holiday Season can be very overwhelming, debilitating and anxiety provoking. You may even find yourself experiencing the Holiday Blues. Let's take a listen to this weeks podcast on how to take a Self-Inventory of yourself to ensure that this is the most nurturing Holiday Season that you have ever had. Who knows, maybe you will even learn some new things about yourself. Tis The Season to be Jolly.
Halloween is a time where we all put costumes on to hide who we really are. Do you ever feel like a fraud at work, your experiences, education, social situations, skills and even in your home life? Pop in your earbuds and take a listen to this Podcast where I will help you acknowledge and identify how you feel like a Fraud or an Imposter in your daily life. I will guide you through how to overcome Imposter Syndrome.
Life is full of challenges and sometimes overloading our brains can lead to us feeling Stuck and having Mental Blocks. This Podcast identifies 3 areas that are impacted by Mental Blocks and how you can clear your brain to be more productive. Sometimes you need to just Sit with Yourself to figure out what is going on internally and how you can move forward and evolve.
Are you a Reality TVAholic? Bravoholic or a TLC fan? Reality Television can be good for your mental health. Addictions fall into many categories and Reality TV is there. I bet you watch some Reality TV and you aren't even aware of it. Take a listen to hear about how Reality TV is a coping skill. You might be surprised the effect it has on your chemical make up. Reality TV might be more like reality then you realize. This Episode I open up to you about my personal addiction.
Working on your mental health is a means to improving your life. In Hebrew the word Chai means Life. There is nothing more precious in this world then life. If you are finding that the current news and unrest in the world is making you feel depressed then it is time to empower yourself. This weeks Podcast is about me Empowering Myself. Take a listen and hopefully I will motivate you to improve your Chai=Life.
As a therapist in the past I have worked on Mental Health Units where women who were going through cancer treatments would receive services. I was in my 20's at the time and I don't think I truly grasped the scale of Cancer in all of our lives. This Episode is dedicated to one of my best friends who is "Fighting Like a Girl!" We don't address enough the impact a Breast Cancer Diagnosis has on the loved ones and the support system of someone who is diagnosed. This week for Breast Cancer Awareness month we will talk about healthy ways that you can support someone with this diagnosis. We all want to help but there is right way and a wrong way, we must be aware of this. Wear Pink this month.
Rituals are woven throughout religious practices and every day life. This week we will discuss ways for you to incorporate nonreligious Rituals in your life as a form of a coping skill. Coping with life can be complex and beginning new Rituals in your life can be a way to get through life with more control and balance.
We all have hopes and dreams that we have created since childhood. This week we will focus on the goals you have accomplished and the goals that you have not fulfilled.The question will be asked, "Are You Living Your Best Life?" I will have you create a thought process that will open you to change and identify areas in your life that you may need to pivot with. All this will lead you to "Living Your Best Life."
Empty Nesters Syndrome is not a Psychiatric diagnosis; however, many mental health issues surround this life transition. Join me this week as we talk about how you can now move into the phase of life where you become one of your primary focuses. This can become a very liberating time in your life. Take a listen today.
Breaking Up is Hard to do! Letting Go can be even harder. This week we will discuss the importance of creating healthy boundaries in our lives. I will also discuss ways for you to identify why and what boundaries you may want to start working on. Letting Go with a break up, divorce, moving, new job, trauma, toxic people or even becoming an Empty Nester can be hard. Incorporating boundaries in your life will be the key to your survival during a difficult time. Put your earbuds in and lets work on this together.
Good Intentions in our lives is something we should all be working on. This week we discuss this concept and how you can make monumental changes in you. Be "Good to Yourself and Set Good Intentions." Ilise Litwin
It's time to put in the work you have always envisioned for yourself.
It's that time of year where all of the kids are going back to school. Some of our kids are even going off to college, moving or are abroad. This creates the time of life where your Nest is Empty. Join me this week as I discuss how we can reinvent ourselves .Tap into many of your own personal unfilled dreams, desires or wants that you have put aside to raise children. The Nest is Empty is your time to explore the new you.
Transitions is life can be overwhelming, complicated and hard to cope with. There are 3 stages of a Transition that you must go through to get to a positive healthy place in your life. Join me this week as we talk about the stages and how you can create a safe atmosphere in your life while going through a Life Transition.
I recently returned from a trip to Europe. I share my observations and experiences with you to help you prepare for possible stress, anxiety and frustration during travel. Post Pandemic travel has definitely changed and it may be hard to adapt. Listen to some of my positive and challenging experiences as I traveled through New York City, Paris, Budapest, Scotland and The United Kingdom. Travel is a great way to spend your time and with a little planning you will be able to cope with the ups and downs that happen along the way.
The travel season is upon us and with that comes travel anxiety for many. Join me as we go from preparation to completion of your trip and ways to cope with travel anxiety.
A painter starts with an easel, a blank canvas, painting palette, paint and a paint brush. The artist allows the brush to move across the canvas and art is created. This episode we will discuss new innovative ways for you to gain insight into yourself to begin to Paint Your Future. Many of us carry heavy burdens on our shoulders and by gaining insight into yourself, I am hoping you will be able to move into your future.
We can always count on two things happening in summer, the sun rising and the sun setting. I smell summer is just around the corner. I am sure you all have ideas of summer plans and leisure activities that you want to indulge in. This podcast will create the excitement of summer and ways for you to make sure that you get all of your leisure goals accomplished. Remember, without a healthy Leisure Lifestyle your mental health will be affected. Now lets get to being Leisurely!
An Era is the marking of a new phase, time period or event in your life. This weeks podcast discusses ways for you to create a new Era for yourself. I even give you the skills to formulate your new beginning. It can be so exciting knowing that you are about to start a new chapter in your life. Join me as we create the Era of You!
Life can be extremely complicated and we can be faced with Monumental Challenges unexpectedly. Your body will go through many responses and the Fight or Flight response kicks in. Join me as I give you the beginning skills to work through a Monumental Challenge. Having a sense of control over your life is extremely empowering. Take a listen to this weeks episode and lets put the power in your hands to cope.
Our Emotions can be very complicated and confusing in our daily lives. If we don't take the time to check in with ourselves, our emotions build up and we can malfunction. This weeks Podcast will help you do identify your emotions and resources that can move you towards accomplishing your dreams and help you to manifest your future.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This episode will talk about the stigma of a mental health diagnosis and how we can all work through it with some help and understanding. I will discuss how a mental health diagnosis does not mean that you are broken and that you can adapt and function just like everyone else. My goal is to help you identify if you need assistance and to help you understand a loved who has been diagnosed with mental health issues. YOU ARE NOT BROKEN, YOU ARE A MENTAL HEALTH WARRIOR!
Life can be chaotic and tumultuous for most of us. We even feel guilty when we take some down time or are lazy. As a society we need to change our thought process and know that it is ok to just binge watch your favorite Netflix or stay in your PJs all day when you need to just chill. Take a listen to this weeks podcast where I will introduce you to a Sit Spot.
Take a deep breathe in and hold it and release. I want you to take note of the way the breathe made you feel. In this podcast we are going to learn how to Resuscitate your life. Help you get out of the rut you have been in or start to work on the unaccomplished goals you have always dreamed of. You are going to breathe life back into yourself and gain the motivation to makes some changes that will make you feel accomplished again in your life.
As parents we raise our children to eventually fly from the nest. Ultimately, that is our job and responsibility to them. The question is what happens to the parents once the children have left home. This is where you become an Empty Nester and start to cope with the loss and the extreme changes in your life. Join me this week as we discuss Empty Nesters Syndrome and my own personal struggles that I am sure many of you can relate to. Let's start to reinvent you!
Studies have shown that 50% of the world population suffers from mental health struggles. Join me this week as I provide you with some celebrity documentaries and interviews that I believe can help you with your mental health struggles. I also work with you on recognizing that IT'S OK TO NOT BE OK. Experiencing mental health glitches does not mean you are weak, broken, less then or helpless. Let's be real the whole world suffers from anxiety in one form or the other. Empower yourself to find your Inner Strength to cope and to improve your world.
Spring has Sprung and it is important that we all get outside more. Join me this week as I dive into the meaning of Nature-Deprivation Disorder. We will take a look together on how nature impacts our health biologically, physically and emotionally. Let's Party with Nature.
Believing that you are Perfect can be very difficult. I don't mean Perfect in a "I am better then you way." I want you to believe that you are perfect to you. We all carry around inside us negative messages that have been fed to us by others. Over time these negative words can create a loop in your mind of never ending negativity about yourself. Listen this week as I share my own experiences and how I utilized music to make me Believe, I am Perfect.
Flashbacks can be pleasant or they can be traumatic. We witness Flashbacks in television and in movies. These Flashbacks give you the context for the movie or character. Flashbacks play the same role in our own lives. Join me this week as we discuss ways to cope with Flashbacks in your life and how you can control and ground yourself during these difficult moments.
Happy International Women's Day! Thoughts are always moving throughout our brains on a daily basis, it's a Stream of Consciousness. Let's change that for a moment and talk about the Dramatic Monologue that we have while we are working, driving a car, sitting in traffic, on the metro or even when we are daydreaming. In these moments magic may be happening and you might be letting it slip out of your reach. Join me as I help you recognize the magic within you.
Music and its lyrics can be used as a tool to help us get through the challenges in life. Join me this week as I discuss how certain songs and songs of your own personal choice can be utilized as a coping skill. I share my enthusiasm for P!nk's new album and the song "Turbulence" and how it can help you get through your own personal bumpy road.
Join me as I celebrate a milestone in my podcast history. Through my personal growth I hope that you can identify ways in which you can improve on your own personal growth.
Social gatherings can be very fun but anxiety provoking. Do you find yourself avoiding social situations or environments because they cause you anxiety? Let's take the Journey together on identifying if you have Social Anxiety and how to create healthy coping skills to combat feeling uncomfortable.
With the New Year we all will mark Anniversary's of Loss, Grief and Traumas that we have experienced in our lifetime. Though years may have passed as the date approaches to mark an event, we start to feel and experience an awakening of past lost, trauma or grief. Experiencing this is known as the Anniversary Effect. This week I will share my personal experiences of my loss, grief and trauma and how I cope and identify the Anniversary Effect in my life. Intern, I hope this will aid you in your time of going through the Anniversary Effect.
Do you have the Winter Blues or are you longing for those long Summer Days? Our brain has a natural Circadian Rhythm. This means our brains love 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. Depending on the time of year we don't always get the natural Circadian Rhythm. Scandinavians created what is called a Hygge (Huug-ah) environment to combat the long dark days. Join me on how you can incorporate Hygge (Huug-ah) into your daily routines and you might just feel very cozy and warm.
Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year and I am excited to spend 2023 with all of you.
Anger, Frustration, Agitation, Stress and Anxiety can all be very overwhelming and cause us to become unhealthy, emotionally and physically. Join me as I present an Unconventional way to help you release all of the negative energy inside of you. Let's start the New Year off with a fresh perspective on ways to cope and create a healthier lifestyle for ourselves. Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year to you all. See you in 2023!
Social Anxiety is in full swing during the Holiday Season for a lot of us. I have often heard the phrase, "This Too Shall Pass," throughout my life and it is one way that I personally use to cope. Parties, shopping, cooking, wrapping gifts and decorating is a lot to take on with all of your other responsibilities. Social gatherings can be very anxiety provoking and utilizing the phrase, "This Too Shall Pass for You," emphasizes that you are well on your way to coping with Social Anxiety and all the stressors that the Holiday Season can cause each of us.
The Hustle and Bustle is all around us that is the Holiday Season. This time of year can be very overwhelming and time consuming. Join me as I discuss how you can build a Positive Holiday Atmosphere around yourself. This is your Holiday Bubble. We all must take the time out for self-care, self-help and self-motivation this Holiday Season. Join me.
Do you feel like you are glitching a lot or not being able to function at your optimal levels? Holiday Season can be a very overwhelming time of year. We all need to Reboot ourselves so that we can function in a healthy, productive way to nurture our mind and bodies. We all need to Reboot!
Have you heard the term, "Make it so" or "Manifestation or the meaning of "11:11" Life is all about moving forward in a positive and encouraging direction. Are you seeing the number "one" or the numbers "11:11" wherever you go? Join me as we all learn how too Manifest good in our daily lives and discover why you might be seeing these numbers in your world.
Life can be complicated, overwhelming and we may find ourselves Unmotivated. You must assess yourself to identify ways in which you Motivate yourself or Sabotage yourself. This episode will focus on ways to use nature and our environment to Motivate and uplift our moods. Looking in the Beauty that Surrounds You is a perfect way to cope and to motivate.
When watching television have you ever continued hitting rewind to watch a scene, over and over again? Getting in Your Head is the same concept. Obsessing on thoughts, situations, conflicts, stressors and life events that interfere with your daily responsibilities and life skills. You are hitting the rewind button in your head. This week we will identify ways to cope and how you can still process thoughts and situations without having Obtrusive/Obsessive Thoughts.
Has it ever crossed your mind that Volunteering can improve your Mental Health? This week we will discuss the impact Volunteerism has on your Mental Health and how to identify ways in which you can use Volunteering as a Coping Skill. Check out Not My Daughter_find a cure now at NotMyDaughter.org. This is the organization that I am a Committee Member on to help eradicate Breast Cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Become Altruistic and Volunteer.
Have you ever thought of yourself as a "Brand?" Companies use their Brand to represent their ideals and how others identify with their products. If you were to focus on your own Personal Brand Identity, how do you think others see you and how do you represent yourself to the world? I hope I have you thinking a little more about how you want to be remembered. Join me as we talk about how to improve your Personal Brand Identity and maybe even make your own Logo.
Take a listen on how you can utilize your Smartphone as a way to improve your mental health, decrease anxiety and lift your mood. Capturing the moments of life are priceless and therapeutic. Take the Challenge with me today.
This week I share some of my personal experiences of being a Mental Health Warrior. We all have times in our lives that we need to stand up for ourselves and advocate for ourselves. I will share four of my own personal experiences, even a car accident and how I became a Mental Health Warrior in these interactions. Hopefully, I will help you to identify your own personal needs and how you can bring out the Mental Health Warrior in yourself.
Life can be hectic and very overwhelming at times. Today, I talk about the scientific benefits of meditation and how you can incorporate meditation into your daily routines. I know there are a lot of skeptics out there regarding meditation. Open your mind and your heart and join me this week as I give you Meditation Therapy. Who knows you might just like it!
Coping in life's difficult situations can be a challenge. This week I discuss how the use of the word Karma can be used as a Positive Coping Mechanism. The energy that you put out to others in return will come back to you. Let's evolve together and discuss the word Karma.
This weeks Podcast talks about the importance of having a Healthy Leisure Lifestyle in your daily routines. Yes, I am encouraging you to take time out of every day to have fun! I will take you on a Vacation to Hawaii through a technique called Visualization. Visualization is categorized as a Coping Skill. So let's get on a plane together and Vacay to Hawaii. Mahalo
I have finally returned from my Summer Vacation in Hawaii. Hawaii taught me a lot and I gained a lot of insight into my grief. Gaining Insight into our lives, feelings, memories and ourselves creates a healthy balance between work, responsibilities and our down time. Take a Journey with me as I share my personal insights and how we can all become more insightful about ourselves and our world.
I can still hear my Nana say to my brother and I,"Stop all of those Shenanigans!" Shenanigans evokes silly behavior and mischief. Join me this week as we discuss how good legal Shenanigans can improve your mental health and add a lot of laughter into your life. I mean there is nothing better than having a good belly laugh. So join me and let's get into some Shenanigans together.
Summer is such a fresh time to provide ourselves with Self-Love. We all have that Inner Bully inside of our heads that likes to beat us up every now and again. This weeks podcast discusses ways to utilize Mantras, Pictures and you Leisure Time to incorporate Self-Love into your daily routines. It's time to create a healthy environment inside your brain by utilizing Self-Love.
Let's explore how our brain is a muscle that needs to be trained to handle the unexpected. Challenging Yourself through Leisure Activities you give the brain a chance to handle life events in a more productive and healthy way. Pop in your earbuds and listen to my Out of My Comfort Zone experiences that have helped me to handle stress, anxiety and even trauma in my life.
I believe I have coined the phrase "Mental Healthcation." Join me this week as I discuss how companies are placing an emphasis on their employees mental health through vacation time. I will provide you with ways to work on incorporating a "Mental Healthcation" into your summer experience. A relaxed brain is a brain that will be more creative and productive in the future. Let's take a summer break and improve our mental health.
The Journey today takes us to the Magic that TikTok can have in our lives and how it can help with your Mental Health. I know you might be questioning how can TikTok help with my mental health but it is a fact with data to support this. If TikTok does not interest you there are many other ways of Video Journaling that can help you with your mental health, improve creativity and self-expression. Pop in your earbuds and let's take a ride through The Magic of TikTok and Video Journaling. You might be surprised about the importance of these coping mechanisms.
Summer Loving Had Me a Blast! Summer is in the air with all of its' smells, sights and sounds. Summer is a great way for you to enjoy the Wide Open Spaces in Your World. Don't let this Summer pass you bye without accomplishing your ideas because you didn't set Goals for yourself. Life is short and you want to look back at the Summer of 2022 as a joyous and fun time in your life by enjoying everything that Summer has to offer.
It is that time of year where High School students start to write their college essays. This really got me thinking about how as individuals we can identify what is special about ourselves as individuals. Join me as I have you look at yourself in a different light and how you can improve and identify the growth that you see in yourself.
Season 3 is off to a great start with Episode 74. I take you on a Journey of my surgery that happened four months ago. I tell you my Journey because we all go through traumatic Journeys in our lives and I believe you each will be able to relate. I was in a dark place and I used music to bring me back from that darkness. I will talk about what a theme song can mean in each of your own individual lives. Music has a power that can be magical just when we need a spark to ignite within ourselves.
Our Journey together begins this week. Join me as we get down to the basics of coping with overwhelming situations in our lives. I share my Journey as a juror on a DUI Manslaughter case and how it overwhelmed my life. Techniques will be identified for you on how to compartmentalize your stressors to give your brain a break. So let's get down to the basics and begin to fill the Wide Open Space within yourself with positive coping mechanisms.
Come on a Journey with me as I launch Season 3 of Wide Open Space with Ilise. I am going to take you on my personal Journey of the series of struggles that I have gone through recently. I know that for a lot of you my struggles will be similar to your struggles. Together, we can learn how to evolve and cope through life's adversities. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I believe the perfect month to launch Season 3!
Have you checked in with your teen lately??? This episode talks about the importance of creating an atmosphere with your teen in which they will open up to you. Many parents don't ask questions and later find out that their child is suffering from mental health issues. This podcast talks about ways to talk to your teen, how to get them to open up and how as a parent or guardian you should be touching base with your teen. May is Mental Health Awareness Month but there should be Awareness all year long.
It is so good to be back with my listeners after a brief hiatus. This weeks episode is about how life events can make us feel disconnected from ourselves. Theoretically feeling different in your own skin and feeling like a stranger in your own body. I will share three major life events that I have recently experienced and how I believe you can all relate. Life does throw us curve balls when you least expect it. Join me today as I take you on my own personal journey.
This is the last day of National Women's Month. Being Fierce and Balanced talks about finding that inner strength inside yourself to create an equal environment in your life. The way to express your Fierceness appropriately is to find Balance in your life. We all need a time out and I will give you skills to accomplish your goal.
International Women's Month is here. This weeks podcast discusses ways to allow your voice to be heard and to feel competitive in today's world. It's time to take that next step in your own personal life so that others can hear your voice and ideas. Women are all powerful and we deserve to feel empowered.
When we think about and visualize our younger selves there is a lot of insight that came come from this experience. This weeks podcast we will explore ways to get in touch with thoughts, goals and wishes that your younger self had for you as an adult. Take the journey with me this week and I am confident that you will feel enlightened and recharged to move forward in your life.
Happy New Year to all. The first podcast of the New Year is about me having a Heart to Heart with my listeners. We all experience the New Year and the pressure that it brings. We all also hope that when the clock strikes twelve everything will be fresh and new. What if it isn't fresh and new? I will share my experiences this week on how it was tough and how I navigated communication issues and relationships issues. Yes, even professionals who work in the mental health field have struggles. Let's work through these struggles together.
Merry Christmas Eve to all. This podcast is a spontaneous recording of my emotions on Christmas Eve and how I think you can all relate to the range of emotions we can have today. It's my Heart to Heart with you my listeners. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
This weeks podcast represents my frustrations and I believe most of the populations frustrations with the rise in Covid cases. I discuss that it is time to accept that this is going to be our new way of life indefinitely. My perception is that we need to let go and move on with this new way of existence by incorporating coping skills that will remain in our lives on a daily basis into the future. Once we accept the worlds new normal each of us will be able to enjoy and appreciate what we have in our own individual lives. Join me on the road to acceptance.
Sparkle and Glitter represents a glow and a warmth of the Holiday Season. This weeks podcast encourages you to bring out your inner Sparkle and Glitter inside yourself. Coping skills must be used in an abundance during the holiday season. There are so many stressors and anxiety provoking moments. With the weight of the holidays on your shoulders it is still so important to nurture yourself and to feel the sparkle.
What's in a word? Have I got you thinking? Join me this week as I exhibit some of my own raw emotions when talking about what we should be most fortunate for. Society leads us to believe that we have to experience big things to be thankful. But today we are going to focus on the small things to be thankful for. This week's podcast gives you a look into how to identify the small thankful things in your own personal lives.
Don't you want to feel a little wicked this holiday season? Join me this week as I equate assertiveness and feeling wicked as ways to increase your self preservation. There are a lot of obligations during the holidays and I will give you coping skills to make it enjoyable for yourself.
This episode discusses the importance of Self Care and Self Love. It is extremely important to send our inner selves positive affirmations. So many of us talk to our inner selves with self depreciation. Let's work together to increase your Self Love.
Do you have a high frustration tolerance level? Or a low frustration tolerance level? Do you know what your triggers are? When you are frustrated, do you feel like you are going to implode? Listen to episode 59 to gain insight into yourself and learn ways to prevent yourself from imploding. In todays world, people are more agitated and frustrated and it's important that we respond appropriately.
Why does everybody seem like they are in a let's fight mode? The rhetoric is amped up and people seem to be getting in many conflicts. This week I talk about communication conflict and resolution. Give me a listen and I just might help you repair or prevent a relationship from ending.
The four yearly seasons bring lots of joy and changes to our environment. These different times of year can also effect our mental health in positive and negative ways. Major depression with the seasonal pattern is a diagnosis that is given to people who feel depressed during certain seasons. The week I will help you identify coping skills to get you through difficult times.
Do you love social media? Do you spend a lot of screen time on social media? Online platforms can effect your mental health through positive and negative feed loops. Join me as we identify how online platforms influence your daily life.
Talk to yourself much? Let's learn about the difference between your inner warrior and your inner bitch and how you can ignite them. It's all about how you talk to yourself and others that makes the difference. Leave me some comments about how you see your inner warrior inner bitch.
Life is Hard is about all the stress, anxiety, and frustration that we deal with on a daily basis. These stressors, if not dealt with, can take their toll on us mentally and physically. Let's work together on a way to counter balance the stress in our daily lives. Life is hard!
Artists, writers, musicians, and photographers, all claim that they have their special spot to be creative such as their, muse or their "it" spot. The reality is not only creative types, but all of us, need your special place. Come on a journey with me this week to find your muse or "it" spot to decompress and to focus on you and only you. It's your Journey.
This week I'm excited to talk about being basic. I even think I made up my own original definition for it. Join me as we explore the idea of finding your own individuality. Let's go on a journey on how you can identify ways to stand out from the crowd.
This week's podcast discusses kids going back to school. I identify why it is important to focus on their needs during this time because of the increase in mental health issues in school. Kids have to adapt to new parameters due to the pandemic that students have never had to deal with before. Listen as I give you some techniques to help your school aged child.
Listen this week as I talk about how this pandemic has made some of us look at the world in a dreamlike state. I discuss how research is showing people are experiencing de-personalization and de-realization as their world is changing rapidly. As you listen you may identify this in yourself and I give you coping skills to help you battle the new world we are living in.
Summer is freedom, sun, sand, and friends. This summer there was a sense of freedom from the pandemic and life getting back to normal. Things have started to change and getting back to normal is slowly slipping away. Join me this week as I help you keep the freedom of summer alive!
This week I take you on a journey on how to create a calm and peaceful environment during your daily life. Its time to focus on your environment and how it effects your mood and anxiety. I end the podcast with a visualization to help you feel Zen in the moment. Take a listen and start to feel Zen.
Summer is finally here! Let's dive in to all that Summer has to offer us. I even help you identify how Summer can be used as a coping mechanism. The past year has been hard on all of us but it did not come without lessons learned. The discussion evolves into how you can incorporate all of the new skills you've acquired during this past year and make them lifelong coping skills.
I'm excited to launch the start of season 2. The discussion continues about mental health awareness month and that the stigma around mental health is getting better. I announce the title of my personal theme song for this year. Explore how you an identify your personal theme song and how music can be used as a therapeutic tool. WideOpenSpaces with Ilise would like to personally thank all of my loyal listeners for the past year and we would like to welcome all who may be new listeners. Let's start our journey together.
May is mental health awareness month and this week's podcast discusses how the pandemic has created a larger understanding regarding mental health. Join me as I talk about Covid phobia and re-entry anxiety. Please leave me any comments identifying ways you have dealt with mental health during this pandemic.
Have you ever wanted to reinvent yourself or make a big lifestyle change? Join me this week as I talk about concrete and organic ways that you can reinvent yourself. We all go through many life changes and sometimes we need to make a big change to feel whole. Please leave me any comments or suggestions after you listen to this podcast. If I use your suggestion I will thank you personally on my podcast.
The pandemic has changed the face of the world and how we cope with grief. Join me this week as I talk about the process of grief and how to move through it. I also share my own personal tragedy with grief during Covid-19. Grief comes in many different forms and all of us will experience some type of grief in our lives.
This week's podcast I discuss my observations over the past year and how the topic of anxiety has become readily discussed. There have been TV shows, the news, social media, new products, and new apps that have evolved during the pandemic. I believe these new ideas are here to stay and that people understand anxiety more than prior to COVID. Join me as we take a look into our own personal looking glass.
Let's talk about how the seasons effect our mood and our lifestyles. I discuss renewal and how to let go of toxic energy and allow positive influences in your life. Take some time with me to explore getting to know yourself better.
We are all on our own personal journey called life. Join me this week as I talk about ways to gain more insight into yourself and how to take time out each day just for you. Everybody needs a little down time to rest and protect themselves.
Join me as I read to you my own personal journal on how Covid-19 has affected me personally. I share with you how I made the decision to get the vaccine and my experience immediately afterwards. If you are struggling with the decision to get the vaccine or not, listen to the process that I went through.
This week's podcast discusses difficult decisions we have to make in our lives. I help you to identify ways to handle and challenge yourself to accomplish your goals. Sometimes it is complicated to make the hard choices but with encouragement and coping skills things can be achieved.
Join me this week for Relax My Heart. I use ingenuity and creative coping mechanisms to help you identify the origin or causes of your anxiety.
Join me for an informal conversation with my guest, Jillian Medina. We discuss how we have been living with a global pandemic for the past year. Topics we cover are, "Are you going with the flow?" or "Riding the wave of life's changes".
Take a listen to this podcast about unpredictable chaos. Are you someone who thrives in chaos? Are you someone who has difficulty dealing with chaos? I give you some insight into yourself, your chaos, and how to create a healthier and more productive lifestyle when there is chaos.
Join me this week as I discuss mental health issues relating to personal trauma. In this episode I honor the 17 lost lives in the Parkland, FL school shooting during this 3rd year memorial. I discuss how trauma can effect a town, a family, and each of us individually. As the world deals with the trauma of Covid-19, I hope this podcast gives you insight into feelings you might be experiencing.
Music is life discusses the scientific and emotional effects music has on our body chemistry. Music is a wonderful coping skill that we can utilize in our daily lives to help with our mental health. Take a journey with me as we look at lyrics and melody and how it can change your world.
This week's podcast talks about how to ground yourself when the world around you is spinning out of control. There are many skills that we can utilize to maintain control in our daily lives. Take a listen and hopefully my words will resonate with you.
Hello 2021 discusses what we thought it would feel like when the new year's ball dropped, and what the reality actually is. I discuss my personal struggles and how I believe we are all going through the same emotions and feelings. Join me for some self exploration and ways to identify how to cope today, tomorrow, and in the future.
First I would like to say Happy Holidays to all of my listeners. This podcast discusses how the Holidays are different this year due to the pandemic. It's time to take a self inventory of the past year to identify positive and negative coping skills you have acquired. Please join me as I discuss my struggles and the world's struggle over the past year. Make those new year's resolutions because 2021 is looking bright!
Join me for a fun and informative discussion with Jillian and Leiah about the Holiday Season. We discuss constant traditions and new prospectives during Holiday 2020 while experiencing a pandemic. We can all have a great Holiday by loosening our thought process and maybe even have a few laughs.
This episode focuses on ways to elevate your mood and decrease stress and anxiety during Thanksgiving 2020. I help you identify ways to still be with your loved ones while still following CDC guidelines. I provide some visualization and techniques to get you through this holiday season.
This week's episode discusses the internal message that females have been given throughout history. I talk about my own personal experiences and how the world is changing to empower women and young girls.
This podcast is NOT ABOUT POLITICS! Our national election will be over in a week. I discuss communication skills and how we can deal with other people's opposing positions without destroying your relationship. I give you coping skills and creative ways to express yourself positively.
This week I talk a little about Halloween, psychics, mediums, and fortune tellers. I even give you a chance to listen to a short portion of my own personal psychic reading. I then discuss the laws of attraction, how you can influence your future, and make your visions a reality.
Fight Like A Girl, Episode 24, honors all women who have been diagnosed, fought, survived, or lost their battle with breast cancer. This podcast focuses more on the inspiration that these ladies exhibited during their fight. I highlight four women who tell their stories and experiences with breast cancer. Please join me and take a listen and find out ways you can help with the fight! http://www.notmydaughter.org
Wide Open Spaces with Ilise a podcast discusses health, wellness, coping skills, and self-awareness. This week's podcast talks about positive and negative stressors regarding organization and disorganization. I talk about the physical impact it can have on your body, mind, and mental health. Tune in to take self inventory and work on ways to make yourself more organized in your daily life.
This week's podcast discusses ways to utilize thought blockers to help you take control of obsessive thoughts. I also discuss the upcoming new year and ways you can start off the new year feeling more grounded. I provide you with ideas and techniques so that 2021 will be less chaotic for you!
As the country mourns the loss of RBG, her iconic stature exhibits power, strength, and equality. In this week's podcast I discuss how RBG can empower each of us to feel equal in our daily lives. I talk about her accomplishments and how we can incorporate positive affirmations to lift ourselves up on a weekly basis.
Push the limits talks about how 9/11 and the pandemic of 2020 both changed our world but we adapted and persevered. Humans are a very unique species and we can adapt to anything. In this podcast I discuss ways to incorporate recreation and leisure into our daily lives with the new restrictions the pandemic has placed within our society.
Wide open spaces within refers to the open spaces within ourselves that we are craving to fill. Listen to how I help you identify ways to fill your positive or negative empty spaces within by empowering yourself through creativity.