A Life of Choice : Recent Episodes
Robyn McTague
It’s hard to know what you don’t know and have the awareness to understand life and business from a different perspective. This can cost you in any area of your life. Join Robyn as she provides personal insights and guests who share their own shifts that made a difference in their own and others' lives.If you feel you want more out of life, be inspired and gain more freedom and choice in your life, tune in today.
Mental Health Mental health affects all of us. There are ways to address mental health and support yourself and others both in the workplace and in your personal life. I offer some personal history and a new solution you may be interested in.https://www.traininginpower.com/course/depression-and-anxiety-workshop-3/
A Valentines reflection and exercise for you today whether you want to develop a deeper relationship with yourself or with others, today I'm offering a reflection and a question you can use to go a little deeper.
Freedom what does it mean to you? We all have ideas of what freedom means to us. There are ways to perceive restrictions and rules in different ways, often the lack of either equates to freedom for people. Today I offer some ideas on how you can view freedom as choice. What does Freedom mean to You?
An early release this week.Today I'm reflecting on the challenges I had growing up with my biological mom, and the relationship I had with my "other" mom. Have you had to learn to nurture yourself and do you know what that is for yourself?I had to learn the hard way.If you are interested in the courses I spoke about you can check them out here:https://www.alifeofchoice.ca/courses/
Welcome to 2021 and Season 2 of A Life of Choice podcast.How do you look at starting the new year?What are some ways to shift perspective and align with what you want for the new year. The upcoming metaphysics class if you are interested. https://www.traininginpower.com/course/level-1-601/
On my recent trip to Whistler I pushed my physical limits and at the same time found myself inflow. When I got back into my entrepreneurial work, I had to remind myself to allow the flow in my day to day life as well. What can you do to get into your own state of flow?
In these lazy summer days do you find yourself lagging in energy and needing a pick me up?Listen in for 10 ways to shift your energy and vibration and get things done!
Today's topic is about stereotyping and boxing people into groups, through tests and assessments.
Our relationships are impacted by our communication. Today I talk about a communication model that can support you in your relationships.
have you ever thought about how clutter is affecting you in all areas of your life; mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually?
On Oct. 5, 3 scientists won a Nobel prize for saving millions of lives by discovering Hepatitis C. My personal reflections having gong through this journey with the disease.
Conflict is something we experience both internally and with others.I grew up in a home where I equated anger with conflict and did not learn any skills around how to deal with conflict.For many people, they don't understand they actually have a choice in how they respond.In this episode, I will give you a 5-step process for conflict resolution.If you want the free gift from the episode, join the Facebook community group atA Life of choice community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/635217667081829/?source_id=1346841472004501
You have both sleeping and waking dreams. Tune in to hear more about both types and how to bring more choice to both. If you are interested in learning more about the course I mentioned here is the link:https://www.traininginpower.com/course/level-1-577/
As we start 2022, I offer you a process to declutter your brain and free up your unconscious mind to allow more focus in your life.You may have done other quarterly review processes. I've included some in-between steps that you may be missing.Transcript is available for you.
When I was away last week on my vacation, I noticed how much the simple act of friendliness made me feel so much better. Is this something that you need to bring more of into your life right now?
Choice is often around decision making. Can you have too much choice by having to make too many decisions?
It's easy to have different beliefs and ideas around what relationships 'should be' or are 'supposed to' be.It's time to look at our ways of being and thinking about our relationships, so we can move forward into a more responsible, healthy and mature idea of how our relationships can support us in our expansion both personally and professionally. Tune in to gather some ideas and ways of moving into awareness, and practices for your growth in your relationships.
A holistic view on spring cleaning. Consider all parts of you; mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually when you are doing your personal spring cleaning.Need some meditation and healing? Attend a free interactive information session.New dates are added on an ongoing basis.https://www.alifeofchoice.ca/events/
Your dreams will give you an indication of what is going on in your life. Learning dream work and interpretation will help you have a happier and healthier personal and professional life.
What are your thoughts around the use of the word tribe and god? Here are my reflections.Here is the link if you'd like to attend an information session on the class I teach:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/learn-how-to-tap-into-your-inner-manifestation-and-healing-systems-tickets-130302750033
Do you have a gratitude practice? Maybe you have found yourself just going through the motions and not really feeling true gratitude. Today I'll talk about what you might be missing and how to get back to feeling gratitude.
Have you ever bought into a pyramid scheme? I give some examples of how I innocently was involved in some and new ones that are cropping up to be aware of. Here's an article on the current women's circles:https://medium.com/@katherineraemondo/the-math-behind-womens-empowerment-lotus-giving-circles-aka-pyramid-schemes-7c64b8a30759#id_tokenAnd the letter sent out to women who are offered a spot in the circle:https://drive.google.com/file/d/11IWyvc7WedM6TDN9jsQ9qOOEDbrlvWmB/view
Harvard Business School confirms we are working longer during the pandemic.This is your first quarter check-in, how are you doing with creating boundaries and want you want in your life?
Today I reflect on the 20 years since having had breast cancer and how it's important to move beyond the diagnosis.Here is a link to my friend's podcast, where 4 of us who are breast cancer graduates, talk about many topics related to the subject.https://fitnessdesignsolutions.com/podcast/
What are the scents of the season that bring memories and connection to the here and now?By using your senses you can be more present and feel the connection you may be missing at this time of year.
whether the relationships in your life are in person or online, things change over time and you may be feeling that you want some changes in those relationships, or online events, groups, etc. may end and new ones begin. Consider how you consciously shift and/or end those various relationships.
People consider me an introvert and I've had an aversion to that word. Listen in as I talk about why it feels uncomfortable.
Soulmate connections are not what you think.Learn what they are and how they can help you in life.
An interaction on my daily walk got me thinking about why and what we pay attention to.
Were you given lots of limits or none growing up?That may be affecting your relationships with others and yourself.Valentines is a great time to revisit your honesty with yourself and others about what do you want in your relationships and how do you show yourself self-love.My assignment for you if you choose to accept it is to find a song that touches your heart.Here's a link to the full lyrics of the song I was talking about : https://genius.com/William-prince-old-souls-lyrics
Even though our brains may be wired for negativity bias, with awareness you can choose differently.
Have you noticed jealousy in your relationships?Spend some time listening to these messages to find out what you want and desire.
Have you ever noticed that when you attempt to ignore something in your life that it comes up again and again? You ignore it once and each time it comes back it can be stronger?Tune in today to hear more about why that happens and how you can choose differently.
Carl Jung was the founder of analytic psychology.What knowledge did he bring that we can still use to our advantage today?
Todays' topic is about being aware of our words and how that plays out in our manifestation in the world and how we genderize our society.
We're almost through the first month of 2021, and how are you doing?Have you taken lessons from last year and chosen differently this year?What obligations are you holding onto and what can you let go of?Imagine the feeling of freedom when you do.
Last week I talked about non-violent communication. This week is a look at non-defensive communication and what that means.
In this episode, I discuss the recent discovery of potentially 215 indigenous childrens' bodies found in Kamloops BC and Canada's ugly truth. Here are a few of the references: Love and Death in the Valley https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/love-and-death-in-the/9781403348203-item.html https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Death-Valley-Kevin-Annett/dp/1403348200Murder by Decree: The Crime of Genocide in Canada: A Counter Report to the “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” Paperback – Feb. 23 ,2016by Kevin Daniel Annett http://canadiangenocide.nativeweb.org/ You can read about Kevin here and the attacks made against himhttps://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/burial-ground-or-bogus-1.23727342Truth and Reconciliation Commission trc.ca There are many references to other reports and books on residential schools Indian Horse https://www.indianhorse.ca/en/film There are some learning modules here tooFive Little Indians https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443459181/five-little-indians/
Today I'm talking about confidence.What is it and what's underneath it.Join the book launch party on December 16, 2020.https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/confidence-the-party-the-dynamic-women-confidence-secrets-book-launch-tickets-130516914605Miss the party? You can still get your signed copy and bonus 30-minute session with me by booking on calendly https://calendly.com/robynmct/confidence-secrets-book-and-bonus-clarity-session Session must be booked by Dec. 31, 2020. The appointment can be booked into January.
Have you been finding yourself catastrophizing lately, or less patient with yourself or others?Listen in to find out if this might be one of the reasons.
This week I am offering a meditation to help you to tune into yourself and find that place of nurturing and caring for yourself. I'm noticing people are feeling lethargic and unmotivated. Instead of letting those feelings take over, instead make a conscious choice to choose a nurturing activity such as this meditation to help you to reconnect with yourself.
Witnessing is very powerful in our life.It's even more powerful when we do it for ourselves.Need help? Book a clarity call https://calendly.com/robynmct/15min
I've started a new 90-day challenge of reading specific chapters of a book, every day for 90 days. Want to join me? If you're working from home, join me at The Productive Home Office Summit February 15-20.Register here: https://emma-auriemma-mckay.mykajabi.com/a/43122/oDMFn89V When your office is designed for success, you’ll get more done with less distraction. Less distraction means more harmony, in your business, your family, your life.
Sometimes we need to unlearn how we have taken on what society has taught us about authenticity.More simply put I would say authenticity equals your true self.join me today where I will discuss some of the pitfalls I went through and how you can tap into your own authenticity, perhaps in some ways you hadn't considered before.
Friday, November 13 was world kindness day and that got me thinking about compassion and self-compassion. Some thoughts on looking at where you are at and shifting your perspective to seeing how you can go to the next step for where you are at with self-compassion.
With more awareness around our naming conventions and how our language reflects colonization, do you think we should rename our Thanksgiving holiday?Note: Our Canadian Thanksgiving is Sunday October 10 (not Monday as noted in the podcast)
Other than the traditional holidays how do you celebrate yourself and your accomplishments?Tune in to gain a new perspective on celebration and why to do it more often.I will also give you a tool to help you on your journey in bringing in the habit of celebration.
Today I'm talking about duality and is it really balance that you are seeking? If you'd like to learn more about two-spirited: InQueery is one resource.
Do you listen to the voice in your head that judges you or others?Maybe you have a different name for it. Today I talk about the judge and how to address it.
Have you ever had a job or a relationship not work out and you pass it off as a personality conflict?Maybe it wasn't a personality conflict but a motivation conflict.
Welcome to the first episode of A Life of Choice, where I give you my why for starting this podcast and a specific tool you can start using today, to help shift your perspective and create your life of freedom and choice.
What is a cledon or cledonism and how can it help you make your decisions.It's also daylight savings time. What annual or quarterly things do you need to take care of?
How do you define power and how do you relate to your own power? What are the old stories to question.
Were you given lots of limits or none growing up?
That may be affecting your relationships with others and yourself.
Valentines is a great time to revisit your honesty with yourself and others about what do you want in your relationships and how do you show yourself self-love.
My assignment for you if you choose to accept it is to find a song that touches your heart.
Here's a link to the full lyrics of the song I was talking about :
https://genius.com/William-prince-old-souls-lyrics
As we start 2022, I offer you a process to declutter your brain and free up your unconscious mind to allow more focus in your life.
You may have done other quarterly review processes.
I've included some in-between steps that you may be missing.
Transcript is available for you.
With more awareness around our naming conventions and how our language reflects colonization, do you think we should rename our Thanksgiving holiday?
Note: Our Canadian Thanksgiving is Sunday October 10 (not Monday as noted in the podcast)
Carl Jung was the founder of analytic psychology.
What knowledge did he bring that we can still use to our advantage today?
In this episode, I discuss the recent discovery of potentially 215 indigenous childrens' bodies found in Kamloops BC and Canada's ugly truth.
Here are a few of the references:
Love and Death in the Valley
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/love-and-death-in-the/9781403348203-item.html
https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Death-Valley-Kevin-Annett/dp/1403348200
Murder by Decree: The Crime of Genocide in Canada: A Counter Report to the “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” Paperback – Feb. 23 ,2016
by Kevin Daniel Annett
http://canadiangenocide.nativeweb.org/ You can read about Kevin here and the attacks made against him
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/burial-ground-or-bogus-1.23727342
Truth and Reconciliation Commission trc.ca There are many references to other reports and books on residential schools
Indian Horse https://www.indianhorse.ca/en/film There are some learning modules here too
Five Little Indians https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443459181/five-little-indians/
An early release this week.
Today I'm reflecting on the challenges I had growing up with my biological mom,
and the relationship I had with my "other" mom.
Have you had to learn to nurture yourself and do you know what that is for yourself?
I had to learn the hard way.
If you are interested in the courses I spoke about you can check them out here:
https://www.alifeofchoice.ca/courses/
Have you been finding yourself catastrophizing lately, or less patient with yourself or others?
Listen in to find out if this might be one of the reasons.
whether the relationships in your life are in person or online, things change over time and you may be feeling that you want some changes in those relationships, or online events, groups, etc. may end and new ones begin. Consider how you consciously shift and/or end those various relationships.
Have you ever had a job or a relationship not work out and you pass it off as a personality conflict?
Maybe it wasn't a personality conflict but a motivation conflict.
A holistic view on spring cleaning. Consider all parts of you; mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually when you are doing your personal spring cleaning.
Need some meditation and healing? Attend a free interactive information session.
New dates are added on an ongoing basis.
https://www.alifeofchoice.ca/events/
What is a cledon or cledonism and how can it help you make your decisions.
It's also daylight savings time. What annual or quarterly things do you need to take care of?
Harvard Business School confirms we are working longer during the pandemic.
This is your first quarter check-in, how are you doing with creating boundaries and
want you want in your life?
Have you noticed jealousy in your relationships?
Spend some time listening to these messages to find out what you want and desire.
I've started a new 90-day challenge of reading specific chapters of a book, every day for 90 days. Want to join me?
If you're working from home, join me at The Productive Home Office Summit February 15-20.
Register here: https://emma-auriemma-mckay.mykajabi.com/a/43122/oDMFn89V
When your office is designed for success, you’ll get more done with less distraction.
Less distraction means more harmony, in your business, your family, your life.
Do you listen to the voice in your head that judges you or others?
Maybe you have a different name for it.
Today I talk about the judge and how to address it.
We're almost through the first month of 2021, and how are you doing?
Have you taken lessons from last year and chosen differently this year?
What obligations are you holding onto and what can you let go of?
Imagine the feeling of freedom when you do.
Have you ever bought into a pyramid scheme?
I give some examples of how I innocently was involved in some and new ones that are cropping up to be aware of.
Here's an article on the current women's circles:
https://medium.com/@katherineraemondo/the-math-behind-womens-empowerment-lotus-giving-circles-aka-pyramid-schemes-7c64b8a30759#id_token
And the letter sent out to women who are offered a spot in the circle:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11IWyvc7WedM6TDN9jsQ9qOOEDbrlvWmB/view
How do you define power and how do you relate to your own power?
What are the old stories to question.
Welcome to 2021 and Season 2 of A Life of Choice podcast.
How do you look at starting the new year?
What are some ways to shift perspective and align with what you want for the new year.
The upcoming metaphysics class if you are interested.
https://www.traininginpower.com/course/level-1-601/
What are the scents of the season that bring memories and connection to the here and now?
By using your senses you can be more present and feel the connection you may be missing at this time of year.
Today I'm talking about confidence.
What is it and what's underneath it.
Join the book launch party on December 16, 2020.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/confidence-the-party-the-dynamic-women-confidence-secrets-book-launch-tickets-130516914605
Miss the party? You can still get your signed copy and bonus 30-minute session with me by booking on calendly https://calendly.com/robynmct/confidence-secrets-book-and-bonus-clarity-session Session must be booked by Dec. 31, 2020. The appointment can be booked into January.
Witnessing is very powerful in our life.
It's even more powerful when we do it for ourselves.
Need help? Book a clarity call https://calendly.com/robynmct/15min
Do you have a gratitude practice? Maybe you have found yourself just going through the motions and not really feeling true gratitude.
Today I'll talk about what you might be missing and how to get back to feeling gratitude.
What are your thoughts around the use of the word tribe and god?
Here are my reflections.
Here is the link if you'd like to attend an information session on the class I teach:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/learn-how-to-tap-into-your-inner-manifestation-and-healing-systems-tickets-130302750033
Friday, November 13 was world kindness day and that got me thinking about compassion and self-compassion. Some thoughts on looking at where you are at and shifting your perspective to seeing how you can go to the next step for where you are at with self-compassion.
Your dreams will give you an indication of what is going on in your life. Learning dream work and interpretation will help you have a happier and healthier personal and professional life.
Today I'm talking about duality and is it really balance that you are seeking? If you'd like to learn more about two-spirited: InQueery is one resource.
People consider me an introvert and I've had an aversion to that word. Listen in as I talk about why it feels uncomfortable.
Soulmate connections are not what you think.
Learn what they are and how they can help you in life.
Today I reflect on the 20 years since having had breast cancer and how it's important to move beyond the diagnosis.
Here is a link to my friend's podcast, where 4 of us who are breast cancer graduates, talk about many topics related to the subject.
https://fitnessdesignsolutions.com/podcast/
On Oct. 5, 3 scientists won a Nobel prize for saving millions of lives by discovering Hepatitis C. My personal reflections having gong through this journey with the disease.
have you ever thought about how clutter is affecting you in all areas of your life; mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually?
Last week I talked about non-violent communication. This week is a look at non-defensive communication and what that means.
Our relationships are impacted by our communication. Today I talk about a communication model that can support you in your relationships.
On my recent trip to Whistler I pushed my physical limits and at the same time found myself inflow. When I got back into my entrepreneurial work, I had to remind myself to allow the flow in my day to day life as well. What can you do to get into your own state of flow?
When I was away last week on my vacation, I noticed how much the simple act of friendliness made me feel so much better. Is this something that you need to bring more of into your life right now?
This week I am offering a meditation to help you to tune into yourself and find that place of nurturing and caring for yourself. I'm noticing people are feeling lethargic and unmotivated. Instead of letting those feelings take over, instead make a conscious choice to choose a nurturing activity such as this meditation to help you to reconnect with yourself.
An interaction on my daily walk got me thinking about why and what we pay attention to.
You have both sleeping and waking dreams. Tune in to hear more about both types and how to bring more choice to both.
If you are interested in learning more about the course I mentioned here is the link:
https://www.traininginpower.com/course/level-1-577/
Even though our brains may be wired for negativity bias, with awareness you can choose differently.
In these lazy summer days do you find yourself lagging in energy and needing a pick me up?
Listen in for 10 ways to shift your energy and vibration and get things done!
Choice is often around decision making. Can you have too much choice by having to make too many decisions?
Today's topic is about stereotyping and boxing people into groups, through tests and assessments.
Other than the traditional holidays how do you celebrate yourself and your accomplishments?
Tune in to gain a new perspective on celebration and why to do it more often.
I will also give you a tool to help you on your journey in bringing in the habit of celebration.
Todays' topic is about being aware of our words and how that plays out in our manifestation in the world and how we genderize our society.
Conflict is something we experience both internally and with others.
I grew up in a home where I equated anger with conflict and did not learn any skills around how to deal with conflict.
For many people, they don't understand they actually have a choice in how they respond.
In this episode, I will give you a 5-step process for conflict resolution.
If you want the free gift from the episode, join the Facebook community group at
A Life of choice community.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/635217667081829/?source_id=1346841472004501
Have you ever noticed that when you attempt to ignore something in your life that it comes up again and again? You ignore it once and each time it comes back it can be stronger?
Tune in today to hear more about why that happens and how you can choose differently.
It's easy to have different beliefs and ideas around what relationships 'should be' or are 'supposed to' be.
It's time to look at our ways of being and thinking about our relationships, so we can move forward into a more responsible, healthy and mature idea of how our relationships can support us in our expansion both personally and professionally.
Tune in to gather some ideas and ways of moving into awareness, and practices for your growth in your relationships.
Sometimes we need to unlearn how we have taken on what society has taught us about authenticity.
More simply put I would say authenticity equals your true self.
join me today where I will discuss some of the pitfalls I went through and how you can tap into your own authenticity, perhaps in some ways you hadn't considered before.
Welcome to the first episode of A Life of Choice, where I give you my why for starting this podcast and a specific tool you can start using today, to help shift your perspective and create your life of freedom and choice.