The Best of Me Podcast: Recent Episodes
Angela Gapp
This is a podcast for Mom’s finding Passion while raising teenagers. Are you a Mom? Are you children teenagers? Do you have more freedom? Have you stopped and asked yourself, what am I passionate about? Besides your kids. Do you look to your future when the kids are out of the house and realize you need to figure out who you are, what your passion is? You have come to the right place. Hi, My name is Angela Gapp and I am looking for my passion too. I will connect with other moms who have found or are looking for their passion, sprinkle in some good advice, and share some learning tools along the way now.
“Mom Guilt”. I am pretty sure if you are at the part in your life where you are raising teenagers you have experienced “Mom Guilt” 5 billion and 83 times. “Mom Guilt” is real and it is not going away. In this quick episode I talk about “Mom Guilt”. Three things you can do with “Mom Guilt”. I really encourage you to see “Mom Guilt” for what it is and move on in fighting for your “dream”
I talk about these three things when it comes to “Mom Guilt”.
- Acknowledge It
“When this thought comes into my head I label it for what it is. “Mom Guilt”. I literally think “Ogh there it is, “Mom Guilt” again”.
- Accept It
“Accept the fact that you will feel guilty it's in your DNA.”
- Appreciate It
“The reason is you're a mom, a good mom. You love your family.”
I believe as a mom living with “Mom Guilt” it’s part of normal life. I don’t think “Mom Guilt” ever goes away or there is a magic process to get rid of it. We as Moms need to embrace “Mom Guilt”
My passion and purpose has always been my kids. But, what happens when your kids get older, they start leaving the house. Yes the passion and purpose is still there but there need for me 24/7 is not. Everyday it feels like you have more and more time away from your biggest joy, your biggest passion.This episode will be an overview of my take on Passion, Purpose, and Pursuit.
Passion:
“I would define passion as something you have a strong desire or love for and you are willing to struggle to pursue it.”
Purpose:
“In researching this passion is the feeling you get while doing something. Purpose is the Why you do something.”
Pursuit:
“So I understand that sometimes, people's passion and purpose just comes to them easily. I think that is great, but I am guessing since you are listening to this podcast that is not the case for you.”
Meditation means to engage thinking and or reflection. Meditation is something that many people will do when they explore a new passion, look for a new purpose, or want to have a calmer life. I have struggled to start meditating. I learned a lot when I sat down with Emily Kessler to learn all about meditation and how to get started. We finished with a quick guided practice.
Emily Kessler is a meditation teacher. She found meditation 7 years ago on a trip to Asia. Over the past 2 years, she has taught meditation to hundreds of individuals, small groups, & corporations.
It was a pleasure to sit down with Lorrie Gray and to speak with her about mindset. Mindset is a very tricky thing. The definition of mindset is the established set of attitudes held by someone. That is so hard to change to more of a positive mindset you can change your life. As we all know it is not that easy. So I sit down with Lorrie and have a candid conversation about mindset.
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Lorrie Gray has guests that are filled with pain, unhealthy relationships, trauma, chronic illness, chronic pain, and more. She works with their individual needs. She also has experienced a lot of the same things her clients have experienced and she has a unique understanding with them. She also has been coaching for 5 years and have 3,000 hours of coaching experience. I like what she had put on her website:
mindset + emotions + nervous system + brain health = a whole brain approach to success
How to Find Lorrie Gray:
- www.lorriegray.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachlorriegray/
- Free Community: https://lorriegray.circle.so/home
The Best of ME Podcast resources:
- The Best of ME Podcast Website: thebestofmepodcast.com
- The Best of ME Podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebestofmepodcast/
- Email The host, Angela Gapp: angela.gapp@thebestofmepodcast.com
Are you looking for your purpose? For the Dream? To live a life you want? For most of my life my purpose has been being a mom. I have had a hard time with “finding my purpose” now that my children are older and have started leaving the house, now what?
I also think that maybe one is not looking for a life purpose but maybe we are looking for our purpose at the moment. On this episode of The Best of Me Podcast I will talk about one way you can look to find your purpose at the moment.
Affirmations are a way to help with all the negative self-talk. Here are a few affirmations that might be helpful. I give some quick tidbits on a short episode today.
- I am good enough
- I am beautiful
- I am strong
- I am confident
- I am powerful
- I am successful
- I am treasured
- I am brave
- I am love
- I can do hard things
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Episode Resourses:
- https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/relationships-love/g25629970/positive-affirmations/
The Best of ME Podcast resources:
- The Best of ME Podcast Website: thebestofmepodcast.com
- The Best of ME Podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebestofmepodcast/
Email The host, Angela Gapp: angela.gapp@thebestofmepodcast.com
Enneagram with Kelsey Lincoln
The enneagram is a tool that you can use to help guide you with your personal growth and relationships with others. In this episode Kelsey and I talk about the enneagram. Spoiler alert I am an 8!
There are 9 different types.
- The Reformer
- The Helper
- The Achiever
- The individualist
- The Investigator
- The Loyalist
- The Enthusiast
- The Challenger
- The Peacemaker
About Kelsey Lincon:
After using the Enneagram in my life, I have found so much more joy and freedom through challenging my self-limiting beliefs, and I want to help others do the same.
I was tired of shame, anxiety, and relational missteps getting in the way of my everyday life and relationships. I wanted more hope, understanding, and awareness in my internal world. We were all made in such unique ways and the world needs us to show up, yet each of us have internal messages that keep us from living into the beauty that makes us who we are. It is my passion for my clients to experience restored relationships with themselves, others, and the world through the tool of the Enneagram.
- B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin (minor in Psychology)
- M.A. in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary
- Certified Enneagram Coach (Your Enneagram Coach)
How to Find Kelsey Lincoln:
- Kelseylincoln.squarespace.com
- https://www.instagram.com/enneagramwithkelsey/
Episode Resourses:
- https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions
- https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
- https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti
- https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ivq
The Best of ME Podcast resources:
- The Best of ME Podcast Website: thebestofmepodcast.com
- The Best of ME Podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebestofmepodcast/
- Email The host, Angela Gapp: angela.gapp@thebestofmepodcast.com
As a busy mom it is very hard to find time for yourself, let alone “quiet time”. In this episode I will talk about the two places I get “quiet time”. Spoiler alert it is in my car and in my morning routine. Having time to sit in silence has been a key factor of maintaining a growth mindset.
- I will discuss what I do in “quiet time”
- Why it is beneficial to incorporate “quiet time”
- When you can fit in “quiet time”
Let me know how you are going to get “quiet time” in your day.
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The Best of ME Episode 2 resources:
- Calm annually $69.99
- Headspace: Mindful Meditation annually $69.99
- Balance: Mediation & Sleep monthly $11.99
- Youtube has many free videos as well.
The Best of ME Podcast resources:
- The Best of ME Podcast Website: thebestofmepodcast.com
- The Best of ME Podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebestofmepodcast/
- Email The host, Angela Gapp: angela.gapp@thebestofmepodcast.com
Welcome to the very first episode of the Best of Me Podcast. I am so excited that you are all here and can not wait to see what this journey brings. Hey, I am Angela, I am a mom and a wife. I have always had the desire to help and encourage others, especially moms.
I get you, you're a mom, a wife, employee or entrepreneur. You do everything for everyone around you. You are not even really complaining because you love being a mom. The kids are getting older. You have decided to go for your dreams but you feel paralyzed. You do not know where to start, what direction to move towards. You realize you want to reclaim yourself again!
I have been there. I have been in a paralized place. In this episode I will talk about the podcast and who it is for. In this episodeI will talk about 5 things you can do to get you unstuck and move toward your dreams.
The Best of ME Episode 1 resources:
- Calm annually $69.99
- Headspace: Mindful Meditation annually $69.99
- Balance: Mediation & Sleep monthly $11.99
- Youtube has many free videos as well.
The Best of ME Podcast resources:
- The Best of ME Podcast Website: thebestofmepodcast.com
- The Best of ME Podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebestofmepodcast/
- Email The host, Angela Gapp: angela.gapp@thebestofmepodcast.com
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