A Spoonful of Sugar: Advice From A Friend: Recent Episodes
Lori Willard
There is comfort in trustworthy advice and you will find it here. To allow, risk, break up with, re-invent, be courageous, change or stay the course in order to grow into our most authentic self takes permission. We free ourselves when we can give and receive help equally and openly. We will all flourish through helping hands and sound advice.
This week we talk about the importance of gratefulness and all the amazing things it does for us. Gratefulness changes us and makes us better. It feels like the right time for more of it.
This week we tackle the big question, what do we do now? In the midst of continued high COVID-19 numbers and an election fiasco, where do we go from here? Let's sort it out.
This week's episode discusses our best strategies to get through this week no matter the outcome, or lack thereof an outcome. There are things we can do to make this easier and better, let's give it a try.
Who doesn't like the last word? This week we talk about what that looks and sounds like in our current arena and what it does to us. Happy listening my friends!
This week we talk about small acts we can do that make a big impact on ourselves, our choices and all the people around us.
This week we tackle a difficult question. Who can we trust? Trust is a difficult thing to earn and an easy thing to lose. This week's episode explores why trust is important and how we navigate trustworthiness.
This week's episode addresses all the things that take up our bandwidth- to-do lists, emergent things we have to take care of, social media time, emotional engagement. How do we manage all these things and still have time to function well?
This week we talk about showing up. As we transition into more activities and responsibilities, we worry more about how we are showing up. The reality is, sometimes the key is just showing up and not worrying about the details.
This week's episode discusses how we show up when people need us. It is hard to show up in times when things are new and/or messy (like going back to school). It is hard to know what help looks like when we aren't even sure if we agree. This week we talk about how we navigate murky situations and still show up for those that need us most.
Why is it that when we have more to do, we add more to do? This seems an age-old phenomenon that we can't seem to break up with. This week we discuss some tips on how to look at this differently.
This week's episode is about recognizing how we and our families have grown and matured over the last year and steps we can take to help that neural process. Whether you have toddlers, teenagers or just for yourself, what helps us make mature choices and decisions during times of stress.
This weeks episode is how we show love to ourselves and others in times of great stress and difficulty. I hope this episode helps you lower the bar and realize that intentional love begins with you.
This week's episode is short and sweet. The top ten things that are helping me keep perspective this week.
In this weeks episode, we dive into what an apology is and what it is not. Knowing how to apologize properly is important both for us and for the people we love.
It's an episode full of questions..... How do we navigate good trouble? What do we look for in ourselves and others to make our navigation easier? How do we proceed with humility during times of great conflict?
What do you do when life takes over and you find yourself just trying to keep up? When we start to look for our worthiness in external components like awards, accolades and promotions, we may be missing out on where our true worthiness lies.
Navigating life with a constant source of fearful information is difficult. There are ways we can do it better. We don't have to live like every next step is a landmine.
What do we do when the grind of life gets to us? Here are some strategies that can help!
This week on Advice From A Friend we talk about how looking at problems in smaller detail can help us be more objective and find an answer we might not have thought possible.
What can we do with the current climate we are in. How do we address racism in this country? How do we try to understand it? What answers do we need? What questions should we be asking? This week we talk about where to begin.
It doesn't feel good when our expectations are not met. It's even worse when we feel vulnerable about our response. This week we talk about how to wrestle and make sense of both of those.
How do we respond when we feel threatened by the opinion or views of others? When we turn our judgment to curiosity, we change both our perspective and our understanding of someone else's story.
Feeling like you are speaking, and no one is listening? This week we talk about active listening and how we can ensure we are heard.
Having trouble with communication, perhaps your assumptions are on overdrive. Try this for some food for thought.
Do you find yourself feeling frustrated and stuck (literally and figuratively). This weeks episode will give you some tools to set yourself free.
It's really tough when we are paralyzed by decisions. This week's episode is about embracing what we do not know.
When we operate from a place that is inconsistent with our values we compromise both our actions and ourselves. What is down in our well comes up in our water.
What do we need in times of trouble... To find our BRAVE
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