Stress Therapy: Recent Episodes
Stress Therapy: Meditation, Stress Relief, Healthy Habits, Spirituality, Mental Health, Self-Care, Self-Help, Happiness, Mindfulness
Are you stressed out? Overwhelmed? Over tired? Or, just… over…it?
Do you feel like you've tried all the things? Or, want to but you just aren’t sure how to get all those stress relievers into your life for real and for good?
It’s time to start…living…NOW!
Meet The Stress Therapist, Cheri Flake!
Stress Therapy with Cheri actually works! With Cheri, you’ll learn proven clinical methods (like meditation!) to help with any problem stress related: Anxiety, worry, attention problems, sleep trouble, emotional eating, even stress-related health issues…the list goes on and on…Cheri’s methods are accessible, practical, doable and for people just like you, living in the real world.
Cheri will show you what works, why it works and most importantly, how to get it all to work FOR you and how to keep it up, so you have new healthy habits that last a lifetime AND help you become the best you ever!
Stress Therapy with Cheri means that you are about to benefit from her 25+ years of working in mental health. That means all of the clients that have sat in her seat for psychotherapy, the workshop attendees that have sat in her audience over all those years and the participants that have come to her numerous meditation and yoga retreats: This is not a head nod with platitudes! This is real guidance, with real results, in real time for real people.
Cheri is absolutely unlike any therapist, meditation teacher or hypnotherapist you have ever encountered. Hailed as the THE Stress Therapist and fondly, "Dolly Parton meets the Dalai Lama," in a fun, humorous way, you'll learn not only how to meditate and keep it up, but also practical tips on how to get better at stress, stay motivated and focused so you can work on creating healthy habits and happy living.
You deserve this, believe me it’s time…
So, have a seat and listen up because here comes The Stress Therapist! And your Stress Therapy session is about to begin…right NOW!
www.thestresstherapist.com
This is a classic Stress Therapy Episode when the show was called, Meditation WTF? Ha! In a rare occurrence of actually having a guest on the show, we have the most AMAZING guest ever, davidji! Yes! An actual superstar on today! davidji is an internationally recognized stressed expert, corporate trainer, Meditation master, a recording artist and an award-winning author of The Secrets of Meditation, Destressifying (my favorite one) and Sacred Powers.He's learned these profound secrets of awakening his own sacred powers and now he travels the world sharing this time honored practice and also founded a meditation academy and I was I was blessed and honored to be a student of his…he’s just one of my all time favorite people!
In this episode we will:
~Learn practical ways to make meditation habitual
~Meditate with davidji!
Quotes:
“If you see meditation as a gift, you will do it, if you see it as a chore, you won’t” -davidji
“Rise. Pee Meditate.” -davidji
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions: Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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I have been using the same example for my clients to illustrate why the woo is true for YEARS and finally, in this episode I was put in the very scenario to test out all the woo! Many therapists stay away from woo altogether and I get it, but after all this time, I am using it as a resource for my clients. Why? Because I truly believe that the woo woo is actually true true and today, I will show you how to get it into your life so your life is way better.
In this episode we will: ~All about how getting pulled over changed everything. ~The Method of Manifesting anything: Clear intention+heightened emotion ~How your brain is wired up for the Manifestation Method ~Manifest Just What You Want Meditation
Quotes: “A clear intention of what you want - that’s the picture, with a heightened emotion is the manifestation method. This is the formula to get what you want.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“Your brain thinks that you are thinking about what you want! It looks around in your environment for more of what you’re thinking about…So, what do you want to see?” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions: Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!) Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight Podcast Sense of Soul Podcast with Shanna Vavra Website:https://www.mysenseofsoul.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Senseofsoul1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenseofSoulSOS Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/SenseofSoulSOS TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@senseofsoulpodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@senseofsoulpodcast
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions: Kashi Ashram in Atlanta Georgia Pema Chodron: This Lousy World Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Who’s happy? Really happy? How??? We are so obsessed with happiness but how can we be happy with all these people around that we disagree with or don’t even like! What about what’s happening in the world? How can we be happy with all that going on???? How can we make everyone understand how we feel or what we’ve been through? Wayne Dyer said, “There is no way to happiness, happiness IS the way.” What does this mean and how can we make this work for us so we can finally be happy? We’ll find out on this episode where we examine joy, feel it, spread it and learn how to carry it around with us.
In this episode we will learn:
~ Where joy comes from and how we can use this information to experience our own joy.
~What it means to focus both inward on your own work and focus outward in sending love and light and how this creates joy.
~ A loving kindness Metta meditation experience with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions: Kashi Ashram in Atlanta Georgia Pema Chodron: This Lousy World Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
How can we miss out on less and enjoy more? How can we make this very moment count? I think it’s being aware and asking ourselves this one question…
In this episode we will learn:
~ One question we can ask ourselves that will help us to stay present and create more joy.
~ How presence makes our lives so much better.
~ Om Namah Shivaya meditation experience with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions:
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
I tend to think that people associate sloths with being lazy, yes, because of the name, but mainly because they are just…slow. Is being slow lazy?? Maybe not. Today I am going to tell you about what I learned over spring break from a sloth in Panama. Then we will do a walking meditation together.
In this episode we will learn:
~ What sloths and speaking Spanish taught me over spring break.
~ why slowing down is the new productivity hack.
~ A walking meditation experience with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions:
Whitney Howard Designs: Inspirational Jewelry Dr. Joe Dispenza Take Your Time: the Wisdom of Slowing Down by Eknath Eswaran Mitch Hedberg
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Every time I go to teach meditation inevitably someone tells me that they cannot meditate because, “it’s impossible to clear my head!” Great news! That isn’t what meditation is! Yay! So you CAN do it, and today I am going to show you how…today we have a special message from previous retreat attendees giving testimonials from my mountain retreat! I would love to have you…come and meditate with me!
In this episode we will learn:
~ what exactly meditation is and how to do it.
~ how to meditate with mantra
~ A meditation experience using mantra meditation as an example to practice of focusing on only one this with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions:
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Best Contractors ever! The Monsters Construction in Georgia (678) 294-5540
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
If you want to know exactly what to do on the cushion when you go to meditate, than this one is for you! Even if you’ve been meditating like a boss forever, a zen mind, beginner’s mind look at your meditation practice can bring a nice refreshing look at the practice. Meditation is basically performing three jobs for the duration of the sit. Let’s learn our new jobs and get comfy on our cushion starting today!
In this episode we will learn:
~ what three jobs every meditator needs to remember for a meditation session
~ what exactly to do when you go to meditate.
~ A meditation experience using breath meditation as an example to practice our three new meditation jobs with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions:
Swami Jaya Devi’s (thoughts on anger) at Kashi Ashram in Atlanta
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Today we get back to the basics…what does it mean exactly to “follow your breath” or “be in the present moment?” I found these things to be confusing when I was first starting out. So, today we make it super simple. Learn three different breath meditations today and pick one to practice. Let’s DO this!
In this episode we will learn:
~ The quickest simplest way to get you into the present moment.
~ Three different easy breath meditations
~ A meditation experience choosing one new breath meditation to practice with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions: Davidji
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
If you are someone that seems to keep commitments you make to other people but can’t figure out why you can’t seem to keep commitments that you make to yourself, this one is for you! You may have what I like to call, Southern Hospitality Syndrome! Don’t worry, there is a cure and I am going to hook you up with it today!
In this episode we will learn:
~ What Southern Hospitality Syndrome is, how to know if you have it AND how to cure it!
~ How your brain works when you make commitments to yourself and others
~ A meditation experience using the mantra Karuna Hum with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions: Flying Biscuit Cafe
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
In order for something to be habitual it needs to feel normal and it needs to have been around for a while to feel normal…the experts say about six weeks! So how do we get to this place is something we really want our lives is not habitual ~ we may be barely doing it, maybe not at all ~ into a place of regularity…Something we do without stress, procrastination or excuses? There's an interim period in which you will have to be very vigilant about this behavior so you can make it a habit finally. So, today we're gonna talk about some cool ways to get there. It’s all about tips and tricks to get to that place where whatever it is you're trying to make habitual becomes just a part of who you are…where you don't even think about it anymore.
In this episode we will learn:
~ What to do in the interim period before your desired behavior has become a habit
~ Specific suggestions to make your new habit easy and fun and enjoyable before it even has become a habit.
~ A meditation experience using the mantra Aham Brahmasmi with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions: Doja Cat’s Paint the Town Red Cheri’s meditation teacher, davidji Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Jekyll Island: Location for Cheri’s seaside retreat
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Why can’t we make the very things that we want habitual right away? I mean we want to change for good, right? So why don't we just do whatever it is that we want to do?? Scientist have been looking into this and some of the findings are astounding. You'd be surprised that an intrinsic reward for doing the behavior that you want to make habitual is actually better than picking an external reward. Today we're gonna look at this and a couple of other ways to make whatever you want habitual easier and more enjoyable by asking yourself one pivotal question.
In this episode we will learn:
~ What can I ask myself to redirect my motivation toward my desired goal?
~ What is an intrinsic reward and how does it make me stick to my plan in reaching my goals?
~ A meditation experience using the mantra so hum with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
Listen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
Interesting Mentions: Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Everybody seems to be over New Year's Resolutions and I understand why! The way that we have typically gone about them sets us up for failure. The kicker is, one of the very best ways to relieve stress is to finally get something into your life that you really want. Think about it: What would your life look like, how would you feel if you were actually doing the things and becoming the things that you wanted to be, do, have and experience?
But it's so hard! And it feels so bad when we fail time and time again! Remember, when we feel bad about anything that we want to change in our lives our brain goes out of his way to avoid that thing for us and the next thing you know it's January 25 and that thing that you wanted to do or change has come and gone. Today, I am going to give you a couple of tips on a different look at New Year's resolutions and how you can get them into your life and feel great about them and actually achieve them it's actually kind of fun!
In this episode we will learn:
~ What The New Year's Resolutionist’s Mistake is and how to avoid it
~ A different way to look at New Year's resolutions and how to make them fun while actually achieving them
~ A meditation experience about how to manifest your New Year desires with the musical stylings courtesy of The Sonic Yogi
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi
Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
Pythagorean Dream
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The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
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Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
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Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
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Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are pausing to listen to an episode from the Skeptic Metaphysicians, You are going to love it! This podcast is one of my all time favorites! Just like mine, the Skeptic Metaphysicians is a proud member of the Ethereal Network of Shows.
In this episode, Will and Karen interview Nichole Bigley while they explore angels that live among us. You don’t want to miss this one!
Skeptic Metaphysician: Will Rodriguez & Karen Endsley
Website: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WillRodriguezFl
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrisoltVideo
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are pausing to listen to an episode from the Derek Loudermilk Show, You are going to love it! This podcast, just like mine, is a proud member of the Ethereal Network of Shows.
In this episode, Derek interviews Charles Eisenstein, the author of The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible.
Derek Loudermilk Show: Derek Loudermilk
Website: https://derekloudermilk.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerekLoudermilk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerekLoudermilkShow/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derekloudermilk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCECrw6uCmVsb1mzIvT1pbQQ
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@derekrloudermilk/
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Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
I am on a holiday break so please enjoy a holiday stress buster episode from last year! Plus, a special gift from me to you, my song, “Christmas Makes Me HOT!” Listen wherever you stream your favorite music.
Sometimes it seems more like the most stressful time of year, so how can we make it more wonderful? Here are two super simple, but truly effective stress tips to get you back on track to enjoy the holiday season rather than dread it. Then, we do a quick meditation to get you back in the Now where all the magic happens.
In this episode we will learn:
~How to reel ourselves back in when we feel overwhelm
~A new way of shopping for a gift for someone
~What the best holiday gift is of all time! ;)
~Om Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
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Interesting Mentions: The Humans by Matt Haig
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight! Derek Loudermilk Show: Derek Loudermilk
Website: https://derekloudermilk.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerekLoudermilk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerekLoudermilkShow/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derekloudermilk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCECrw6uCmVsb1mzIvT1pbQQ
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@derekrloudermilk/
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
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Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
IT’S OUR 100TH EPISODE! Yes! And to celebrate, we will reacquaint ourselves with the idea of One Love in joining together for a loving kindness meditation. Remembering that we are much more the same rather than different, a reminder of how we can actually feel this love and spread will be covered today as well because we do makeup humankind after all.
In this episode we will learn:
~How to remember day to day, especially this time of year how we are ONE LOVE.
~tips on staying present during the holiday season
~A Metta, or Loving Kindness Meditation to feel and spread love with Sonic Yogi Singing bowls and music for a profound meditation experience.
Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi, Deep Sleep With Singing Bowls
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Spotify
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Amazon Music
Watch Sonic Yogi’s Ted Talk
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show:
Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com
Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight! Derek Loudermilk Show: Derek Loudermilk Website: https://derekloudermilk.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerekLoudermilk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerekLoudermilkShow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derekloudermilk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCECrw6uCmVsb1mzIvT1pbQQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@derekrloudermilk/
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
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Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Since I am on a break, we are going to revisit one of my all time favorite Stress Therapy episodes, “What To Do When Everyone Is Driving You Nuts! Plus, it has one of my favorite meditations as well…Train Station Imagery Meditation. Enjoy! And I’ll see you next week for the 100th episode of Stress Therapy! It will be a special holiday edition of Stress Therapy.
Ever notice times in your life when for some reason, all of the sudden everyone is driving you nuts?? Nothing seems to be going right and everyone is annoying or wrong or just plain crazy. Today, we’ll go over what might be going on with you when this is happening and exactly what to do to fix it. Super excited about our “Train Station Meditation” today as well. Let’s Ohm it all out and really get a great session today on Stress Therapy.
In this episode we will:
~Learn just what is going on with everyone and everything is driving you nuts
~Multiple resources on how to shake it off and get back to peaceful living
~Train Station Ohm Meditation
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TRANSCRIPT:
[00:00] Hey, beautiful people. [00:01] I'm on a break. So today you're going to be listening to one of my alltime favorite stress therapy episodes. And next week, I will be back to join you in celebrating are you ready for this? The 100th episode of stress therapy. Yes, it's going to be great. But for now, relax and settle in and listen up because your stress therapy special edition session, what to do when everyone is driving you nuts, is about to begin right now. Hey, beautiful people. [00:44] It's time for some stress therapy, a podcast about how to meditate and get better at stress for people living in the real world. Finally, a place to park my 25 plus years of experience of working as a psychotherapist in the mental health field. And now, your host, me, the stress therapist, Sherry Flake. [01:13] Before we get into this of it, we're going to take a teensy tiny break. [01:17] Be right back. Hey, beautiful people. [01:21] Are you ever looking around and just thinking, oh, my gosh, everyone is nuts, everyone is driving me crazy? Today, I'm going to tell you exactly what's going on, when this is going down and how to fix it. It's season six on stress therapy, all the little secrets that this psychotherapist wants you to know. So relax and settle in and listen up because your stress therapy session is. [01:45] About to begin right now. [01:59] Hey, you beautiful people. [02:01] It's time for some stress therapy, a podcast about how to meditate and get better at stress for people living in the real world. Finally, a place to park my 25 plus years of experience of working as a psychotherapist in the mental health field. And now, your host, me, the stress therapist, Sherry Flake. Hey, beautiful people, what's happening? [02:31] Okay. So have you ever had the experience where everywhere you look, every person you talk to, every situation you're in, you're convinced that everyone is nuts, they're all just driving you absolutely crazy and that no one is getting it, no one understands you, everyone is annoying, no one is kind like you're just getting it and getting it. And everywhere you turn it's just going poorly no matter what. I totally get it. I had a day like this like a week ago and I was like, oh, my gosh. And I was lucky it was only for a day, right? Sometimes it lasts and lasts. And here's the bummer. Okay? So now before I get into it, I just want to ask you a question that everyone has been asking me lately. And the question is, have you seen the show Shrinking, right, where this guy is a psychotherapist and he just throws it all out. He throws out all of his clinical knowledge and he just starts telling all of his clients things that are not ready to hear, things that aren't even really that kind but he thinks might really help them in the long run anyway. And he's dealing with his own struggles, of course. But the point of it is, here's the thing that I kind of wish that I could say to my clients who come to me with this problem and what I had to realize for myself when I too was having this problem, because no one is spared of this awful feeling that no one gets you. Everything's sucking and everyone is sucking. And here's the thing. When everyone is driving you nuts, not one person, not one situation, not one decision, not one day, not one event, but everyone is driving you crazy. It's not them, it's you. That's the bad news. And when I was on a retreat once, a long, long time ago, one of the retreat leaders played this video of Pema Trojan. I'll put it in the show notes. It's amazing. She is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and what makes her so lovely and relatable, well, according to me, is that she's American and she was a householder, she used to be married, and before she became a monk, she was a lot like you and me, right? And she's just so sweet and she presents her lessons in such a relatable way. And this video was only like a minute long. And again, I'll put it in the show notes for you. But she starts talking about being on retreat. And I'm leaving today to go on retreat. By the way, I'm going to be going to the Ignatius house here in Atlanta. It's really close. Usually I go kind of far and usually I go kind of long. This is like a half hour from my house and it's only going to be three days. It is going to be silent, which would be nice, but it's very short. So she starts talking about being on retreat and it can be kind of annoying to be on retreat because you can't talk and all of these noises are going on and on. And I've done podcasts about being on retreat and maybe when I come back, I'll cover that again. But you're with all these people and your brain is just so busy trying to judge and figure everybody out without talking to anybody, right? Like, you can't talk to anybody. And depending on the retreat, you renunciate your phone, you can't read, you can't write, you can't even take pictures with your phone. They really want you to just face yourself, man, and listen to what your thoughts are saying and listen to the listener and separate yourself from your thoughts and realize that you're not your thoughts. But your ego is just so obsessed with trying to label everybody. And of course, at the end of the retreat, you realize everything you thought about everyone was wrong. But she's sitting at the retreat and she's like, oh, this person, they're taking this too seriously. And that person's cologne is so strong. And they're not supposed to wear any oils in the retreat room or pardon me, in the meditation hall, and that person's driving me nuts, and this person's too noisy and all this stuff. And then she describes the idea that a lot of us are just going around this Earth, and we all know someone like this. I mean, I am thinking of particular person in my life right now when I say this that just is constantly going around and little by little, with every single thing that's driving them nuts, they're trying to fix it, address it, get mad about it, express anger about it, confront it, whatever. And they go around and go and around and go around and do this over and over and over. And Pema says, I actually have a. [07:10] Plant in my kitchen named Pema because I love her so much, but she. [07:15] Know they're going around the Earth and. [07:17] They'Re trying to cover everything in leather. [07:20] So everywhere they step, they don't get burned. And really, if you just cov
It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are pausing to listen to an episode from Kerri Hummingbird’s, Soul Nectar Show Podcast where she interviews Vanessa Rodriguez about to integrate holistic and medical awareness. You are going to love it! This podcast is also a member of the Ethereal Network of Shows.
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Thanksgiving is coming up and strangely, on this beautiful day of gratitude and peace sometimes that’s the LAST thing we’re feeling! Often stuck with difficult people or long histories of discord and often, grief and loss, it’s tough to stay in a “place of gratitude.” Eye roll here…right? Today, we are going to learn a few ways to stay in a thankful place and talk about what helps. Also, we will learn the “three gates” and how they can work over the Thanksgiving holiday. Then, we will do a gratitude meditation together.
In this episode we will learn:
~What the three gates are and how they can help us stay in a thankful place
~Easy ways to keep gratitude on the heart and mind.
~Thank you! A gratitude meditation ~ Breath appreciation meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Interesting Mentions: The Humans by Matt Haig
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!
Ronnie Ann Ryan – Business Intuitive, Wise Woman, and Past Life Reader Keen Insights, Practical Advice and Solutions for Business & Life
Host of the Breathe Love & Magic Podcast
Best Selling Author of Is He The One? and 5 other books Award-Winning Blogger https://IntuitiveEdge.biz
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
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Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from one of my all time favorite podcasts, Breathe, Love and Magic with Ronnie Ann Ryan from the Ethereal Network of Shows.You are going to love this show and the guest on this episode Zehra Mahoon. They’ll be talking about new ways to get the Law of Attraction to really work for you. Enjoy!
I’ll be back next week for a very special Thanksgiving Episode!
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!
Ronnie Ann Ryan – Business Intuitive, Wise Woman, and Past Life Reader Keen Insights, Practical Advice and Solutions for Business & Life
Host of the Breathe Love & Magic Podcast
Best Selling Author of Is He The One? and 5 other books Award-Winning Blogger https://IntuitiveEdge.biz
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
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Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Addressing our fears and how we really feel is a bit easier than we tend to think...it takes osme gumption and changing things up but if you can learn to actually say what is under all the leaves and branches and really take on the root of the matter, your communication skills are going to be so much better therefore making your relationships better as well. So often in my private practice when my clients are in my chair, they are able to express the root the matter, what I call their “Ick Truth,” so well. But, when I ask them if they have said exactly this to the person who truly needs to hear it, like they just expressed it to me, they report that no, in fact, they have not. Today, we will learn how to find your “Ick Truth” and express it well so you don’t feel vulnerable but actually empowered in speaking your truth.
In this episode we will learn:
~What the “Ick Truth” is and why it’s important.
~How to find your Ick Truth and express it fully to get to the root of the matter
~Throat and Heart Chakra Meditation: Speaking your truth
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Send some love bucks to the show:
Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com
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Interesting Mentions:
Cheri’s Bookaddressing the communication patterns in this podcast: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!
Ronnie Ann Ryan – Business Intuitive, Wise Woman, and Past Life Reader Keen Insights, Practical Advice and Solutions for Business & Life
Host of the Breathe Love & Magic Podcast
Best Selling Author of Is He The One? and 5 other books Award-Winning Blogger https://IntuitiveEdge.biz
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
We’ve all been a victim of it (and if we’re being really honest, probably been the instigator a few times too, eeek!) Passive Aggressive behavior: it’s so annoying! Here are some simple tricks on what exactly to do to get this negative communication pattern to stop dead in its tracks! The best part? Although it might not be intuitive, it is super simple!
In this episode we will learn:
~What passive aggressive communication is and why it works.
~What to do when you hear a passive aggressive comment to get it to stop
~Moksha meditation: freedom and liberation from old patterns and behaviors
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!
In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Send some love bucks to the show:
Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com
Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!
Interesting Mentions: Cheri’s Bookaddressing the communication patterns in this podcast: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight! Kerri Hummingbird Sami Soul Guide
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Award-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After Divorce
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
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Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Gender and communication is tricky. Why is it so hard to get your point across, resolve old arguments and just be heard? Grrrr. Today, you will learn the best way to communicate with someone who might not communicate like you do and I am telling you, this one is a life changer! Then, we will do a heart and throat chakra meditation together.
In this episode we will learn:
~Why communication between the sexes seems so much harder than it seems it should be
~Exactly who Joey and Susie are and what they have to do with your conversation
~Heart and throat chakra meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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Interesting Mentions:
Cheri’s Bookaddressing the communication patterns in this podcast:
Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!
Kerri Hummingbird Sami Soul Guide Every day offers a square centimeter of hope. To see it is to be blessed. Host of Soul Nectar Show w: www.kerrihummingbird.com e: kerri.hummingbird@gmail.com c: 512-809-9816 twitter: KerriHummingbrd facebook: Kerri.Hummingbird linkedin: Kerri Hummingbird instagram: Kerri.Hummingbird doTerra essential oils for mood rebalancing Award-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After Divorce
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Sometimes you just want an argument to end. But how?? Especially, if it’s a hot topic and an argument you’ve had over and over. Or, what about when one party is just way to hot and you want them to calm down? Here are two tricks to get the job done and stop arguing. De-esculating and Disarming can make a rational conversation an option again.
In this episode we will learn:
~The two tricks to end an argument right away
~Exactly what to do and what to say when you want to stop arguing
~Behind Your Eyes Visual Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
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Interesting Mentions:
Sonic Yogi WebsiteTedx talk on Spotify
My all time favorite eye mask
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!
Kerri Hummingbird Sami Soul Guide
Every day offers a square centimeter of hope. To see it is to be blessed. Host of Soul Nectar Show w: www.kerrihummingbird.com e: kerri.hummingbird@gmail.com c: 512-809-9816 twitter: KerriHummingbrd facebook: Kerri.Hummingbird linkedin: Kerri Hummingbird instagram: Kerri.Hummingbird doTerra essential oils for mood rebalancing Award-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After Divorce
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Try as you might, you won’t be able to avoid all difficult people, or difficult conversations. Here is an easy acronym to follow the next time you find yourself going down that same rabbit hole again and again ~ it may save your sanity and maybe, finally put that same looping argument to bed for good! Learn this communication trick today with me and then we will do a special guided meditation together.
In this episode we will learn:
~What JADE means and why it works
~How to use JADE in every day conversations to end old, poor communication patterns.
~Guided Progressive Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Interesting Mentions:
Al-Anon
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!
Kerri Hummingbird Sami
Soul Guide Every day offers a square centimeter of hope. To see it is to be blessed.
Host of Soul Nectar Show
w: www.kerrihummingbird.com
e: kerri.hummingbird@gmail.com
c: 512-809-9816
twitter: KerriHummingbrd
facebook: Kerri.Hummingbird
linkedin: Kerri Hummingbird
instagram: Kerri.Hummingbird doTerra essential oils for mood rebalancing
Award-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After Divorce
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are pausing on our communication skills series to listen to an episode from Melissa Oatman’s, Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness Podcast about how to change up your negative energy vibe and turn things around. You are going to love it! This podcast is also a member of the Ethereal Network of Shows.
Stay tuned this Fall because it’s Season 6: Tips and Tricks that this psychotherapist wants you to know!
Is your energy off? Do you often feel tired, unmotivated, or just lack energy to get through the day? If so, you're not alone. Many people suffer from low energy levels, which can impact their productivity, mood, and overall quality of life. However, there are ways to fix your energy and increase your vitality.
Energy is a vital component of our physical, emotional, and mental health. It affects our ability to perform daily tasks, engage in social activities, and pursue our goals and aspirations. However, maintaining optimal energy levels can be challenging, especially in today's fast-paced, stressful world.
Factors such as poor diet, lack of exercise, sleep deprivation, and chronic stress can all deplete our energy reserves, leaving us feeling exhausted and drained. In this episode, we'll explore the best practices of energy management, so you can take control of your health and well-being.
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Are you about to be in an awkward situation? SAME! Ugh. So awkward, right? Learn what my advice is to quickly turn an awkward situation into a comfortable one and how it works. The way out of dealing with that elephant in the room will definitely surprise you!
In this episode we will learn:
~How to turn any awkward situation into a comfortable one
~Why avoiding it never works
~The magic word to help out in any awkward situation
~Om Shanti - Peace Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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Quotes:
“Acknowling the awkwardness in an awkward situation is the way out.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.” -Paramahansa Yoganada
Interesting Mentions:
Paranmahansa Yogananda
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: Melissa Oatman
Website: https://www.melissaoatman.com
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222
TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
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Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Today is a short Stress Therapy session…but a very important quick tip and pep talk to get you revved up and ready for change in your life.
In this episode we will learn:
~Why what we say, determines who we are and how it’s going
~How to turn it around and affirm what you want in your life
~Intuitive Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Quotes:
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, either way, you’re right!” -Henry Ford
“Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.” -Paramahansa Yoganada
Interesting Mentions: Paranmahansa Yogananda Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: Melissa Oatman
Website: https://www.melissaoatman.com
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222
TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
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Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
You are about to hear the best advice I have ever gotten in my whole life. It’s changed me and every single thing…here…it…is.
In this episode we will learn:
~The BEST advice for you and every Earthling on this planet
~The time to do it, why you need to and what it means for happy living
~Silent, breath meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Quotes:
“If your mouth is open, you’re not learning.” -Buddha
“Conversation with God requires silence.” -Paramahansa Yogananda
Interesting Mentions:
Paranmahansa Yogananda
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: Melissa Oatman
Website: https://www.melissaoatman.com
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222
TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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Are you soooo busy?? How are we so busy? All the time!? More importantly: What are we so busy with?? It’s time to declutter our minds, calendar and life! Today we will work on discernment, active decision making on what is truly important and where to go from there. Then, we will do a liberation meditation with the mantra, Moksha.
In this episode we will learn:
~Why keeping your surroundings in order is important
~How to discern what is worth your time
~Incoming vs. outgoing: how can this help with the busy problem
~Keeping track of you agenda vs. someone else’s
~Moksha Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
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Quotes: “A messy space is a messy mind.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Hope for Domestic Violence and Nspire
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness:
Melissa Oatman
Website: https://www.melissaoatman.com
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222
TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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This week I’ve made so many mistakes! I wonder if I’ll ever learn! Ever feel this way? This episode is raw, y’all. I’m coming at you with my mistakes, losing my cool, dealing with “toxic” people and situations and the lessons (if any!) I’ve learned along the way. Short answer: we need to be good listeners. Yes, for others but mostly and surprisingly, we need to be the best listeners when our true self is speaking to us. Then, finally, (maybe??) We speak up and the mistakes will stop? Who knows?? Let’s figure this one out together!
In this episode we will learn:
~Why mistakes are actually lessons and how to learn them the easier way
~Why “toxic” people aren’t really a thing
~How to turn around a long bout of mistakes
~Why being a good listener helps you speak up and be your true self
~davidji Sacred Questions Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Quotes: “If you’re not sure if your true voice is speaking, ask someone who loves you.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
davidji
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
The Reluctant Medium:
Dr. Maria Rothenburger
Website: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmedium
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
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Website
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Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5624757/advertisement
Should we always trust that voice in our heads? No way! Our brains are actually wired up to sabotage our efforts to change! Sometimes our mind uses our environment to get us to stop doing any new behavior simply because it’s new ~ even if it’s good for us, or even our life-long dream! Today we are going to learn the tricks that our brains play on us to get us to stop running, meditating, whatever thing you’re trying to make habitual. Finally, you can win the battle in your head and get whatever you want into your life…for real and for good!
This is part 3 of a 3 part series. I think you’re going to be quite surprised as to how your mind is actually tricking you into giving up and you might not even realize it!
*Note to listener: I had some microphone troubles on this episode. I apologize for the fair audio quality.
In this episode we will learn:
~How your ego uses your environment, to do lists and worries to get you to stop meditating, running, writing, whatever it is that you truly want to be doing!
~Recognizing which voice is telling you the truth
~Flower Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Quotes:
“The worse you are at meditation, the more you stand to gain.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW Interesting Mentions:
Primordial Sound Meditation Chopra Center
Heartwood Refuge
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria Rothenburger
Website: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmedium
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5624757/advertisement
Our brains are actually wired up to prevent us from changing! Sometimes our mind uses our body to get us to stop doing any new behavior simply because it’s new ~ even if it’s good for us, or even our life-long dream!
Today we are going to learn the tricks that our brains play on us to get us to stop running, meditating, whatever thing you’re trying to make habitual. Finally, you can win the battle in your head and get whatever you want into your life. This is part 2 of a 3 part series. I think you’re going to be quite surprised as to how your body is tricking you into giving up and you might not even realize it!
*Note to listener: I had some microphone troubles on this episode. I apologize for the fair audio quality.
In this episode we will learn:
~How your ego uses your own body to get you to stop meditating, running, writing, whatever it is that you truly want to be doing!
~How to know “who” is talking to you so you can win that battle in your mind!
~Breath Watching Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
Love the show? Please rate and review us!
Quotes: “When we are uncomfortable is when we know it’s time for change.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
Judson Brewer
davidji
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Dr. Hun Lye, Dorjé Lopön
Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!)
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria Rothenburger
Website: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmedium
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
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Your brain is actually wired up to keep you from any new behavior. What?! Yes. This is why healthy new habits (and New Year's Resolutions!) are so hard to keep up. I am a firm believer that making meditation habitual is even harder. But only because most of us don't know how to win the private battles in our mind. In this episode, we will go over just what to do when one of these three hindrances shows up during our meditation and how to finally WIN and meditate anyway! Don't let these three bullies creep up during your meditation and trick you into falling back into your old bad habits or keep you from the cushion.
Today's focus is Time.
Do these thoughts sound familiar? “How long have I been sitting here?,” “How much longer until I can stop?” Or “I don’t have time to meditate!” After this episode, you’ll know just what to do to get your butt back on the cushion and keep returning time and time again!
In this episode we will learn: ~How your ego uses the concept of time to get you to stop meditating. ~How to get thoughts about time to quiet during your meditation as well as off the cushion ~Om “Honoring Time” Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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Quotes: “Your ego has been living along side of your brain your whole life. It knows that you value time more than any other thing and it will use your worries about time to get you to stop meditating. You need to be ready for this, once you notice that’s it’s just your ego trying to get you to stop, you get the upper hand and a daily practice becomes so much easier.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“Take a deep breath and relax your shoulders.” Cindy Dollar, PharmD and Certified Iyengar Teacher Interesting Mentions: Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down, How to Find Peace and Purpose in Your Life by Eknath Easwaran Whitney Howard Designs: Inspirational Jewelry Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!) Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria Rothenburger Website: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmedium Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/
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Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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Patience can be a toughie, especially if you have a tendency to be impulsive or frank with your position or opinion. Guess what? Patience can be cultivated and built up just like a muscle. And the kicker is, it is another way to love your self, take care of yourself and make your life way better. Learn how to get better at patience, be patient with other people, patient with your circumstances and even how to have more patience with yourself.
In this episode we will:
~Exactly how to be more patient in any situation, even with yourself.
~How to practice patience like toning a muscle
~How patience is actually self-love
~Breathe In Breathe Out Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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Quotes:
"The bottom line is yes, take deep breath relax your shoulders then ask yourself is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Do whatever you need to do~ count to three, count to 10, turn around in a circle, walk away, walk around the block…do whatever you need to do to give yourself a little bit of patience, a moment to yourself to look at it a little more deeply without fired up emotion and then act, speak, do, be, whatever it is and your life will be so much better.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“Take a deep breath and relax your shoulders.” -Cindy Dollar, PharmD
Excerpt from New York Times interview with Lisa Damour, PhD: Culturally, she says, “we started equating mental health with feeling good—calm, relaxed, happy”—rather than simply having feelings that make sense in a given context, and learning how to manage those feelings and cope with distress. “Of course I want people to feel good. But that is a very harrowing definition of mental health.”
Interesting Mentions:
Untangled and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour, PhD
Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, PharmD (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!)
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight Podcast Skeptic Metaphysician: Will Rodriguez & Karen Endsley Website: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WillRodriguezFl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skepticmetaphysician_podcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrisoltVideo
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from one of my all time favorite podcasts, The Skeptic Metaphysicians from the Ethereal Network of Shows.You are going to love this show and the guest on this episode with Jonathan Robinson who has learned how to meditate with the Dalai Lama and hung out with spiritual rockstars like Ram Das and Deepak Chopra. Enjoy!
Stay tuned all summer because it’s Season 6: Tips and Tricks that this psychotherapist wants you to know!
Skeptic Metaphysician: Will Rodriguez & Karen Endsley Website: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WillRodriguezFl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skepticmetaphysician_podcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrisoltVideo
Unlocking the Secrets of Spiritual Enlightenment in 5 Minutes or Less One of our all-time favorite interviews! Can you imagine what it would be like to learn how to meditate from the Dalai Lama? Or see miracles performed by Sai Baba? What about becoming friends with Ram Dass?
Well it just so happens that our next guest did just that. All of that! He’s spent time with some of the top names in the metaphysical and spiritual field….names like Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, and even the late Mother Theresa.
And he’s offering us a roadmap of sorts to the fastest and easiest ways to awaken.
If you’ve been looking for knowledge, you’ve come to the right place. Discover the Roadmap to Enlightenment with Jonathan’s wonderfully entertaining and inspirational stories.
You will learn: 1. Uncovering new spiritual methods and techniques to achieve enlightenment in about 5 minutes 2. Experience life-changing encounters with renowned spiritual teachers. 3. Understanding what the spiritual masters were really like 4. The world’s most powerful mantra
And so much more!
"We're all really walking each other home. Since I've been lucky enough to speak to people that have a lot of wisdom, I try to pass it on, and we're all learning from each other, hopefully." -- Jonathan Robinson
Resources: Jonathan’s Book The Enlightenment Project: How I Went From Depressed to Blessed, and You Can Too https://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Project-Went-Depressed-Blessed/dp/B0B8Q3XYQK
ABOUT OUR GUEST: Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, best-selling author of 14 books, and a professional speaker from Northern California. He has reached over 200 million people around the world with his practical methods, and his work has been translated into 47 languages. Mr. Robinson has made numerous appearances on the Oprah show and CNN, as well as other national TV talk shows.
Jonathan’s most recent book is called The Enlightenment Project: How I Went From Depressed to Blessed, and You Can Too. In it, he shares the best methods, stories, and ideas he’s learned from interviewing 100 spiritual teachers ranging from Deepak Chopra and the Dalai Lama to the late Mother Teresa, Wayne Dyer, and Ram Dass.
As a professional speaker, Mr. Robinson is known for providing his audiences with immediately useful and powerful information, presented in an entertaining and motivating manner. Jonathan is the co-host of the podcast Awareness Explorers, and his website is www.The EnlightenmentProject.net.
On his site, you can download a free ebook on the easiest and quickest ways to awaken.
Guest Info: Websites: https://www.TheEnlightenmentProject.net & https://www.awarenessexplorers.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.robinson.9615
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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Every single person on this earth has something that they could teach you. Mostly, it's about being open I'm being a good listener. Even if you think you have met someone who couldn’t possibly teach you anything and you’re sure of it, I can guarantee if you were dead wrong. Today I'm gonna tell you about one such person that I thought really couldn't teach me a thing and ended up teaching me one of the biggest lessons in my life. Everyone is dealing with something. No one, no matter how famous or rich or influential or put together someone seems, no one is doing it perfectly or has the perfect, cushy life that they may only let others see. Truly, we all have our own bag of rocks to carry around, on this path of life we’re on and when you live this reality, you can actually learn how to lesson your load.
In this episode we will Learn:
~How we are way more the same then we are all different
~How to find the biggest and best teachers in your life ~What it means to have a bag of rocks to carry around on this life’s journey
~Letting Go and Lessoning Your Load Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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Quotes: “Everyone on this earth has something to teach you.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions: The Wisdom of the Enneagram
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!)
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight Podcast Skeptic Metaphysician: Will Rodriguez & Karen Endsley Website: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WillRodriguezFl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skepticmetaphysician_podcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrisoltVideo
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from Sense of Soul with Shanna Vavra from the Ethereal Network of Shows.You are going to love Shanna and her guest on this episode with Geoff Thompson talking about forgiveness in a whole new way.
Stay tuned all summer because it’s Season 6: Tips and Tricks that this psychotherapist wants you to know!
Sense of Soul: Shanna Vavra Website:https://www.mysenseofsoul.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Senseofsoul1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenseofSoulSOS Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/SenseofSoulSOS TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@senseofsoulpodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@senseofsoulpodcast
Today on Sense of Soul Podcast is Geoff Thompson, he is a BAFTA-winning screenwriter film-maker, spiritual teacher, prolific British author and martial arts expert. Geoff has written over 50 books.
He joined Shanna to share his newest book called, 99 Reasons To Forgive, and Revenge Ain’t One. His journey to understand forgiveness. Geoff Thompson was sexually abused at the tender age of 11 by a trusted and beloved teacher. By the time he was 30 years old he was unconsciously displacing his rage into violence, sexual self-harm and long bouts of debilitating depression. After failing to find a solution to his burgeoning mania in all the conventional places, he set off on a Campbellian quest to find the answers for himself: about abuse, about the aftermath of abuse, about the true meaning of forgiveness, its metaphysical power, and how it is possible to heal, no matter how deep or how old the wound.
He assures us that "there is treasure in the ruins", "there can be profit in sorrow and in suffering", and, with a few tried and tested, honest techniques and a heavy supply of courage, victims can reclaim their lives, they can win love and they can find healing and inspiration, post-abuse.
Purchase this book here, https://a.co/d/8Z44r3K
Follow his journey @geoff_thompson_official
Watch his TEDx on fear and forgiveness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE0pRMtQeu0
Learn more about Shanna and Sense of Soul at www.mysenseofsoul.com
Go can find all of our new Sense of Soul Network of Lightworkers at our afiliates page at https://www.mysenseofsoul.com/sense-of-soul-affiliates-page
Join our Sense of Soul Patreon!! Our community of seekers and lightworkers who get exclusive discounts, live events like SOS Sacred Circles, ad free episodes and more. You can also listen to Shanna’s new exclusive mini series, about the Goddess Sophia! Sign up today and help support our podcast. https://www.patreon.com/senseofsoul
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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I have been using the same example for my clients to illustrate why the woo is true for YEARS and finally, in this episode I was put in the very scenario to test out all the woo! Many therapists stay away from woo altogether and I get it, but after all this time, I am using it as a resource for my clients. Why? Because I truly believe that the woo woo is actually true true and today, I will show you how to get it into your life so your life is way better.
In this episode we will: ~All about how getting pulled over changed everything. ~The Method of Manifesting anything: Clear intention+heightened emotion ~How your brain is wired up for the Manifestation Method ~Manifest Just What You Want Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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Quotes: “A clear intention of what you want - that’s the picture, with a heightened emotion is the manifestation method. This is the formula to get what you want.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“Your brain thinks that you are thinking about what you want! It looks around in your environment for more of what you’re thinking about…So, what do you want to see?” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions: Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!) Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight Podcast Sense of Soul Podcast with Shanna Vavra Website:https://www.mysenseofsoul.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Senseofsoul1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenseofSoulSOS Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/SenseofSoulSOS TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@senseofsoulpodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@senseofsoulpodcast
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from Spirit Sherpa, with Kelle Sparta. So, enjoy how to unlock your magic mojo while I take the week off!
Stay tuned all summer because it’s Season 6: Tips and Tricks that this psychotherapist wants you to know!
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist, LLC and Author
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Interesting Mentions: Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!) Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
The Spirit Sherpa Podcast with Kelle Sparta Website:http://www.KelleSparta.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellesparta Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellesparta1 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kellesparta TikTok: tiktok.com/@kellesparta YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0jXbllhVlDcHRqMSQpR2DQ
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
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Rough start to your day? Here’s how to instantly turn it around by lunchtime! So often we write off a whole day as a “bad day” only because of a bad morning, or even a bad moment! Today, you’ll find out why this is bad idea ;) and get practical advise on how to turn it right back around and get your groove and mood back.
In this episode we will:
~Learn how to turn around a bad day
~Learn multiple nervous systems resets to get back on track
~Yoga Nidra Nervous System Body Scan Reset Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach
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Quotes:
“Take a deep breath…and relax your shoulders.” -Cindy Dollar, Iyengar Yoga Instructor
“Every single moment is an opportunity to change.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
Cindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!)
Little Earthquakes LP by Tori Amos
Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats
Christina Law : Yoga teacher and Thai Massage Therapist
The Spirit Sherpa Podcast with Kelle Sparta
Website:http://www.KelleSparta.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellesparta
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellesparta1
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kellesparta
TikTok: tiktok.com/@kellesparta
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0jXbllhVlDcHRqMSQpR2DQ
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
Ever notice times in your life when all of the sudden everyone is driving you nuts?? Nothing seems to be going right and everyone is annoying or wrong or just plain crazy. Today, we’ll go over what might be going on with you when this is happening and exactly what to do to fix it. Super excited about our “Train Station Meditation” today as well. Let’s Ohm it all out and really get a great session today on Stress Therapy.
In this episode we will:
~Learn just what is going on with everyone and everything is driving you nuts
~Multiple resources on how to shake it off and get back to peaceful living
~Train Station Ohm Meditation
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist, LLC and Author
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Quotes: “Be the change you want to see in the world.”-Gandhi
“If everyone is bugging you, the bad news is, it’s you ;) And the great news is, you have complete control over you! So, you can fix it!” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
Watch the Apple TV ShowShrinking
Watch Pema Chödrön: This Lousy World Video
Ignatious House Retreat Center in Sandy Springs Georgia (This is the specific lovely Mindfulness Retreat that Cheri Attended)
A Course In Miracles with Marianne Williamson
The Spirit Sherpa Podcast with Kelle Sparta
Website:http://www.KelleSparta.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellesparta
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellesparta1
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kellesparta
TikTok: tiktok.com/@kellesparta
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0jXbllhVlDcHRqMSQpR2DQ
Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook
Linkedin
Website
YouTube
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!
OR
Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go towww.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.
It's one thing to not know what you want, but it's a whole other thing to know exactly what you want and from whom and still not be able to figure out how to get it. Today I'm gonna give you a quick tip and show you exactly how to get what you want from exactly who you want it. I call this little method "Flowers on Friday." And all this talk reminded me of a song that I wrote with my band 13 Stories years and years ago called, Flower which I have included here for you to enjoy, as well. Then, as always, we will meditate together with a mantra for abundance and wealth to seal the deal on our desires and the ability to express them well.
In this episode we will:
~Learn the “The Flowers on Friday” method and how to use it to get what you want
~Learn just how to articulate our needs well and clearly
~Om Shreem Maha Lakshmiyei Namaha meditation for manifesting abundance and desires
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13 Stories on Spotify
Flower
Seeing you is seeing the moon
Where the rays may shine.
Missing you it's missing the sun
When it's dark all the time.
Touching you is touching the earth,
It's the most natural thing.
Wanting you is wanting heaven’s rain,
I can't slower a long drink…
I am a flower…if you don't mind.
Needing you is needing a vase,
a place I could belong
Holding you is holding a dream
Ain’t got no hands, I can't hold on
Worthless petals that push no wheels
Feeling stuck is how it feels
Many stay for the aroma
That’s all I’ve got to…Live for
The breeze that moves me
Hope that the rain will soothe me
And all the while, though it’s not my style
My shining hour is when you pick this flower
There’s so many just like me
So why like me? None just like me,
Hey, I like me! Hey, pick me!
I am a flower…if you you don’t mind.
Can’t you see, loving me
Is loving a flower if you don’t mind
I’m the perfect find.
Just don’t suck my nectar dry
You pick my petals wonder why
He loves me, he loves me not...
Green thumb guy
You’re the dirt I could sink my roots into
You’re the light that I blindly stare into and
I wilt, then blossom, my stem so sturdy
You know you want some
Gardner, get dirty
I am a flower…if you don’t mind.
I’ll be your flower, baby. I’ll be your flower baby, yeah.
Inspiration jewelry maker, Whitney Howard Designs
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We touched a little on letting go last week and how not trying so hard can actually pump up your confidence a bit. Today, we allow our secret powers that don’t require any volition to work for us with a special intuitive strengthening meditation.
In this episode we will meditate together!
~Meditate with me!
~Third eye, intuitive strengthening meditation
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“Counterintuitive as it seems, letting go totally can be the most powerful thing you do.”
-Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“When we don’t try so hard on the outside, our intrinsic knowing and intuitive muscles get a shot at guiding us and going with the flow can be just the thing you need to really get things moving.”
-Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions:
World Awakenings: The Fast Track to Enlightenment with Karl Gruber
Website: https://worldawakenings.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kwgruber
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kwgruber
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwgruber/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kwgrunner/videos
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Is there a secret to confidence building? I think there is…We’ve all felt our confidence waiver. How can we get our confidence back? Or in the first place?! Confidence can elude us at times. But today, I am going to share with you the work that I give to clients in my chair seeking a confidence boost. Mostly, you need a bit of mindset shift, and a couple thought tweaks and BAM! A new, confident you! Spoiler alert: My clients rarely find these tips intuitive. The secret may really surprise you!
In this episode we will learn:
~Defining confidence: What is means and does not mean and how we can get this to work for us. ~What we can learn from middle schoolers (!) about confidence
~How true confidence can create a whole new outlook on life
~ Imposter Syndrome and how to let it go
~Ham Sah meditation
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Quotes:
“True confidence comes from realizing that you're not different than everybody else in some way, but actually that you're exactly the same as everybody else….Not your individual differences, but with respect to value, we're all just the same. This gives you this beautiful freedom to act and be and go after whatever it is you want and whoever it is you truly are and whatever really lights your fire and brings you joy. It’s actually kind of a relief!”-Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“That “weird” thing about you, that thing you don't like, that horrible thing that happened to you, whatever it is. It's all beautiful because it's made you exactly who you are today…A beautiful and holy and divine creation and creator. So, own it. Just be who you are. Don't worry about it being arrogant. You didn't create you. You can't take credit for it. So just go ahead and be the beautiful creation that you were intended to be.”-Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions:
The Reluctant Medium Podcast
Website: https://drmariarothenburger.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmedium
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/_created/
Return to Love and other Books, quotes and teachings by Marianne Williamson www.marianne.com
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It’s time to meditate with me! Feeling on edge? Then this one is for you! Let’s do a guided meditation with the intention of creating a nervous system reset with a calming meditation using visualization and the mantra Om Shanti.
In this episode we will:
~Meditate together for about 15 minutes
~Guided meditation: Om Shanti, heart opening, breath appreciation
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Interesting mentions:
Curious Cat Podcast:
Jennifer HotesWebsite: http://jenniferlhotes.comTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/CuriousCatPodca (author feed: https://twitter.com/JenniferLHotes)Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/CuriousCatPodcast/ (author: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferLHotes)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curious_cat_podcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@curious_cat_podcast/
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
Feeling powerless? I get it, but you are so much more powerful than you think! Doesn’t always feel like it though, does it? How can we get our power back when we feel weak? Let’s learn today about all the power the resides inside of us. How do we even know it’s there and how can we harness it when we feel powerless? Then we will meditate together and on your own silently using the mantra, om namah shivaya.
In this episode we will learn:
~The dichotomy of the ego’s insistence on convincing you you’re either the most powerful or the weakest of all.
~Why powerlessness is an illusion
~How to simply get our power back and methods that actually work when we feel weak
~Why sometimes letting go is when we might be most powerful of all
~How we’re all like a lotus flower
~om namah shivaya meditation
Side note: I was thinking that every two weeks would work, but it seems so LONG! And, I see y’all agree. :) So every other week, we will just meditate together, no lesson. Cool? Let me know!
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Quotes:
“If I broke open your beautiful body and let your spirit go, it would fill up the whole universe just like it would with any other beautiful human on this planet, because we are one love, but we are not the creator of that one love. And so you don't always know exactly what's in store for you. And constantly deciding ahead of time how things are supposed to go down, you miss out on so much…You miss out on so, so much. “ -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“You are way, way, WAY more powerful than you think!” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions:
The work by Byron Katie https://thework.com/
Books and quotes and teachings by Marianne Williamson www.marianne.com
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
I’m BAAAAAAACCCK! Yay! And, it’s Season 6! This season, I am going to be letting the cat out of the bag, baby! Every week we will be going over one truth, one idea, one skill, one thing that this psychotherapist wishes everyone knew. Today, it’s all about that thing that you secretly (or openly) think is wrong with you and it might surely surprise you. Then, we will meditate with our third eye, throat and heart chakras to clear out all of the false stuff and thoughts that don’t serve us. It’s going to be a great season and I missed y’all so much!
In this episode we will learn:
~The number one thing I want you to know and live each day from now on and FOREVER
~How to live from a place of will and love rather than shame and fixing.
~Visual third eye, throat and heart chakra meditation
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Quotes: “Life is a journey to become who we already are…The way that we grow and change and become the holy and divine creation and creator that we already are is by overcoming obstacles…no one ever says, “oh that was so easy and I am forever changed by it.”
-Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions: Shrinking: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15677150/
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
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One more week and I'm baaaaaaaaaack! I miss meditating with you! But in the meantime, you might love this...Today, I am sharing my friend Karl Gruber's podcast, World Awakenings the Fast Track to Enlightenment. In this episode, you'll hear Karl interview a real spiritual medium. Whoa, right? It's pretty amazing!
Back next week with season 6, can't wait!!!
World Awakenings: The Fast Track to Enlightenment
http://karlgruberlifecoach.com/
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To quote goofy Ross from the show, Friends, “We were on a BREEEEAAAAAAK!” Yes! We are! But I thought that between seasons you might wanna hear from the skeptic metaphysicians podcast. This is perfect for Valentine's Day, because I LOVE this podcast! Karen and Will are like detectives in the ethereal and paranormal world and these guys are into finding the truth and reporting back to you. This podcast is a blast so today I'm going to treat you with one of their episodes. The mind body connection ~I think you're gonna love this! I'll see you in March until then, enjoy!
The Skeptic Metaphysician Podcast https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/
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Meditation is a spiritual practice by nature. Even if you are meditating purely for the health or secular benefits, a regular practice is a lovely opportunity for you to deepen your spiritual practice. I have found that in teaching folks to meditate, when the practice means a little something, it is easier to meditate, more fun to meditate and brings way more benefits to your life. It doesn’t have to be a certain tradition. If you can be a bit creative and honor your true self, you can make meditation mean more than just an excellent brain workout or one more healthy habit to complete each day. This is my last episode for this season! I will see you in March! Keep meditating and hit me up any time. I love you!
In this episode we will learn:
~How to make meditation mean something more than a healthy habit
~How meditation can deepen your spiritual practice even if you don’t feel very spiritual at all
~Ham Sah Meditation
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Quotes: “I’m not telling you what to believe, I’m telling you that if you believe something, bring it to your cushion. Because it is going to make your practice so much more fulfilling and your benefits are going to be vast.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions:
Barton Bryan’s Mindset Forge Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindset-forge/id1535891737
10% Happier by Dan Harris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18505796-10-happier?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6BWmo8Z1RI&rank=1 (After recording this episode, I did look into Dan Harris and it seems that since writing this book, he too has clearly brought spirituality into his practice. I suspect he is now WAY MORE than 10% happier!)
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
The best way by far to make anything habitual is to make it fun! Think about it…if feeling good about whatever you want to change is the key to getting your brain and body on board for any new behavior, then what better way to feel good then to have some fun! Let’s learn some easy tips and tricks to make even the most mundane thing a rockin’ good time so you keep coming back to it until it’s a full blown habit!
In this episode we will learn:
~How to make meditation (yes! Meditation!) more fun
~How to make other behaviors more fun while you’re on the road to making them habitual
~FUN Visualization meditation
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Quotes: ”The only way I’m ever going to lift weights, is if it’s fun.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions: www.southerndharma.org
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
Today it’s all about habit stacking: a little known trick to get new, healthy behaviors into your life and habitual in no time! We’ll learn just how to do it, why it works and how to trick your brain into getting that new year’s resolution into your life, no problem. Then, we will meditate on a word that represents what we want…right…Now.
In this episode we will learn:
~What habit stacking is and why it works.
~How to incorporate a new behavior onto an existing habit for new healthy habit success. ~Word/Desire/mantra meditation
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Quotes: "You only have to force yourself to do the behavior for just that little interim period when the behavior has not become habitual yet. You're stacking it on and stacking it on and then one magical day, you're just brushing your chomps, you're just sitting down to meditate, you're just showing up at the gym. It really is an easy and magical way to get that new habit into your life.”
-Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Secrets of Meditation by davidji
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
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Stay in touch with Cheri: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
It doesn’t matter what advice you get about how to change if you’re not even clear on what you want! It’s time to figure it out so you can make your life about creating your heart’s desires. No more default! We will learn a quick way to get our brains focusing on what we want rather than what we don’t want.
In this episode we will learn:
~Why we’re more focused on what we don’t want than we want and how to turn it around.
~A simple exercise to get your brain more focused on desires than despair
~Third eye meditation
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes: “Our brains think that we are thinking about what we want! The bummer is, we are way more likely to be thinking about what we don’t want!” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting mentions: The Success Principles By Jack Canfield
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044 Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
New Year’s Resolutions??? GROAN! I get it! But what if you really could change this year? For real?? Today I am going to map out a bit of what I call, “The New Year’s Resolutionist’s Mistake” and exactly how to avoid it and reach your goals this year!
In this episode we will learn:
~The New Year’s Revolutionist’s Mistake and how to avoid it
~Specific typical new year’s resolution pitfalls and what to do differently
~Om Namah Shivaya meditation
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes: “Don’t plan on doing anything every single day unless it’s biological. Instead, focus on making new behaviors normal…just what you do without stress, procrastination or excuses.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044 Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
New Year’s Resolutions have a bad rep because the way that we typically go about them is all wrong! Today, we learn how to change your thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions so you are pumped and set up for success. Change is possible when we understand how our brains work and accept change.
In this episode we will learn:
~The simple and single way that you can change your New Year’s Resolutions forever and for good ~How to feel great about what you’re working on rather than bad about what we haven’t changed yet. ~Sacred questions (from davidji!) meditation
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes: “Nothing magical happens on January 1st…see the whole year ahead of you as an opportunity for change and growth rather than thinking you can magically change on the first day of the year.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
Sacred Powers by davidji
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044 Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
They say Christmas is love so today we do a little work on filling up with love and spreading it all about. Metta meditation is loving kindness meditation and our meditation today is this practice of giving love and the bonus is, we get what we give.
In this episode we will learn:
~What Metta Meditation is and how to practice
~Loving Kindness meditation for Christmas
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes: “We get what we give and today, it’s going to be love. What’s better than that?” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions: Listen to Cheri’s song, Christmas Makes Me Hot! Here: https://open.spotify.com/track/243XihhravQygY1QrN6scT?si=01685aa4cd654602
Christmas Makes Me Hot by 13 Stories
Love in a Christmas chat room ~ we met online
He told me that he had a beard and was a small guy ~ did I mind?
I told him I’m pretty short myself He mentioned he worked at the mall…and was a Christmas elf
I never thought it’d happen, we fell in love so madly
I've been loving tights and striped hats on my boyfriend called Todd Bradley
I wait every day in line by Santa’s sleigh to get a chance to say
I want that elf on Christmas day!
Oh, I got to see my elf
Oh, I got a kiss my elf
A little something for myself every Christmas
Now, Christmas makes me hot!
We're the cutest Christmas couple you've ever seen
He loves to trim my tree and everything we do is red and green
He likes to sip coco and ice skate
He makes me toys by hand (some dirty) My sexy elf is great
I’ve been so naughty with him, but I love the perks
It's costing stocking stuffers, not making the list, the whole works
Throw another log on my elf song
How can it be wrong when he gets off early and brings eggnog?!
Oh, I got to see my elf
Oh, I got a kiss my elf
A little something for myself every Christmas
Now, Christmas makes me hot! Fa la la la la…
He's got to go back up north after the 1st
I'm gonna miss his pointy shoes and high voice it's a Christmas curse
I kiss his little shoulders they’re sweet
Tiny fuzzy sweaters…I'll miss my Christmas treat
Oh Santa don't make him go back to The Pole
I’ll be here ’til next year sending candy letters praying for snow
I’ll tie a mistletoe around my evergreen so in my heart I know
He’ll be back next year to love me so!
Oh, I got to see my elf
Oh, I got a kiss my elf
A little something for myself every Christmas
Now, Christmas makes me hot!
The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044 Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
Sometimes the people that we are often surrounded by during the holidays are the people who make us the craziest. Why do I let my mean cousin get under my skin? And my parents! They go out of their way to push my buttons! Maybe it’s time to learn a quick holiday boundary setting and peace creating reaction. Remember, if you practice it enough, PEACE will become the new automatic response! Let’s do this!
In this episode we will learn:
~Why we react so strongly to “button pushers”
~What to do instead of getting upset (it works every time!)
~Choosing peace the Wayne Dyer way
~Om Shanti meditation
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes:
“Even if you ‘have a right’ to be mad, even if your argument is the best one, you can choose peace instead of this…”
-Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
Wayne Dyer - All of his book are amazing! Start with The Power of Intention
Listen to Cheri’s song, Joy about choosing peace here: https://open.spotify.com/track/28gcvkVn2xw4XjbKGKBs25?si=9dd57c111eb74b7f
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
Sometimes it seems more like the most stressful time of year, so how can we make it more wonderful? Here are two super simple, but truly effective stress tips to get you back on track to enjoy the holiday season rather than dread it. Then, we do a quick meditation to get you back in the Now where all the magic happens.
In this episode we will learn:
~How to reel ourselves back in when we feel overwhelm
~A new way of shopping for a gift for someone
~What the best holiday gift is of all time! ;)
~Om Meditation
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes:
“Everything happens…right…NOW. So don’t miss it!” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Interesting Mentions:
Soundproof Hexagon Tiles: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RedesignYourWall?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=829190039
Fun gift ideas: https://www.naturallife.com/
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.
Thanksgiving is never over if you can hone your giving thanks practice. There are good reasons to give it a shot. Studies show that if you are practicing gratitude on the reg, you are a healthier, happier person…so let’s get started! It’s the first episode of season 5! Seasonal Stress Therapy: Where we will be keeping things short, simple and accessible even during the busiest time of the year!
In this episode we will learn:
~Why it’s important to practice gratitude every day
~Practicing gratitude for every breath
~ A Quick Thanksgiving Gratitude Meditation
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes:
“Practicing gratitude is easy…you just have to do it!” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats and yoga retreats and other offerings.
Time Stamps/Chapters:
27:04 Outro
Transcript notes:
Speaker A: Hey, beautiful people. So Thanksgiving is over. Or is it? Studies are showing that if we give thanks each and every day, that we are better and happier. So I'm going to show you just how to do that today. And it's the first episode of season five, seasonal Stress Therapy, where we're going to be together through the whole hustle and bustle. But I'm going to really keep in mind that time restraint that you have during this time of year. It's going to be awesome. So relax, settle in, and listen up, because your stress therapy session is about to begin right now. Hey, beautiful people. It's time for some stress therapy. A podcast about how to meditate and get better at stress for people living in the real world. Finally, a place department. 25 plus years of experience of working as a psychotherapist in the mental health field. And now, your host, me, the stress therapist, Cheri Flake. Hey, beautiful people. So we know now that people that practice gratitude on a daily basis are in a better mood. They are happier and healthier. So this is major. This means that people who practice gratitude by writing in a journal each morning about what they're grateful for or thanking the hands that prepared food or God for bringing it onto their plate each day for each meal or say a little prayer or some sort of thoughtful intention before they go about what kind of day that they had and that they were blessed to even have a day of living on this beautiful earth. Those people are happier. The only difference between you and them is that they are doing it and you might not be right. And so you got to get that behavior into your life. Just like meditation. Now, this is a new season. It's seasonal stress therapy. And I understand that you have serious time restraints right now. You are super duper busy. So I'm going to keep the lessons really short during this entire season. And I'm going to shorten the meditations because it is more important that you show up. It is more important that you show up. 1 minute is better than zero minutes 100% of the time. Now, we know that the reason why this gratitude idea works is because if we're focused on something, whatever it is, it gets bigger. We learned about this when we talked about complaining, right? If you're complaining, it gets bigger, it gets worse. So if you are thinking about all of the lovely things in your beautiful day, or the great people that you met that day, or got to hang out with, or some beautiful sunset or a great song that you enjoyed listening to, or I recently went to a bunch of concerts all in one week. And it was so fun. And so that was where my gratitude was sitting for a while. Whatever it is, it doesn't matter. Your favorite chapstick, your pillow under your head each night. Your dog's beautiful face that I was admiring this morning. A regular yoga practice. Even if it's five minutes long, it doesn't matter what it is. It doesn't have to be big, it doesn't have to be, yeah, but there's still no world peace or there's still people that are starving and hungry. Yes, those things are massively important. It's important that we think about them. But it's also important to recognize progress that you've made and things that are lovely so we don't get too focused on what's going wrong and we remember the little things that are going right so they get bigger. So let's meditate right now. A beautiful thanksgiving meditation. Take a moment now to find a comfortable sitting position. Allow yourself to sit up straight, alert, become. You can sit in a chair, you can sit on the floor. Just make yourself comfortable so you can forget about your body for a little bit. And as you make micro adjustments and find yourself comfortable, release all of your breath with two breaths out. Now take a long, slow, deep breath in your nose and release out of your mouth. All out, letting it go. And again, breathe in your nose. Breathe in, breathe in, breathe in. Hold it for just a second and then let it all go out of your mouth. And let's do that one last time in your nose and then release out of your mouth. And just allow your breath to find its beautiful rhythm after you've emptied your lungs. And just notice your breath coming in and coming out through your nostrils, passing through your throat, coming into your lungs, into your heart center, maybe all the way even into your belly. You don't have to change it, you can just notice it. This meditation is going to be really short. It's just going to be a couple of minutes because I want you to be here. So we're going to take a moment to have gratitude for this breath. This breath comes and goes, whether you think about it or not. It's there while you're unconscious every night, working beautifully. If you decide to exercise, your brain handles how it needs to breathe more and better and more efficiently. Your breath, it's amazing. I mean, it's a perfect cocktail that's given to you by the lushness of the earth and what you expel back to the earth is used up again. This reciprocity is beautiful and so it should be relatively easy to be grateful for every breath. And so from now on, and as I leave you just for a couple of minutes, breathe in, think, breathe out you. Every breath in is think. Every breath out is you. This magical cocktail that's been perfectly made just so your body can thrive. Thank you. You're not even really breathing. You're being breathed. It's just happening. Thank you. Comes and goes and comes and goes without you having to think about it. Thank you. I'll be back in a couple of minutes. Allow yourself the ending moments and benefits and good feels of having said thank you so many times wrapped around your beautiful breath. Manipulate your breath now and take a big sip of air. Really breathe it in your nose and just hold it for 1 second and then release out of your mouth. Allow yourself to feel cleansed and awakened. Breathing in your nose, feeling all the way up and then letting go out of your mouth. And then one last time, breathing in thank you. And then let it all go. And when you're ready, you can open your beautiful eyes. Okay, so this is how it's going to be. Can you dig it? We're just going to have these little teensy tiny lessons and then we're going to have these really mini meditations so you can stick with it the entire stress therapy holiday season. It's going to be magical. Okay, so my dog is barking like a nut, so I gotta go. But speaking of magical, I do want to mention that I would love, love, love to have you come on a retreat with me. We have a New Year's meditation retreat on the lovely Jekyll Island in January, of course. And then we have one at the end of the month with the lovely Cindy Dollar. She's an Ayanga yoga instructor. She's famous and everybody loves her. And you'll totally see why when you meet her and you take her classes. The food is amazing, the people are amazing, the scenery is beautiful, and I just would love, love to have you. It's a great way to jump start a new practice or to rejuvenate an older practice. Everybody is welcome. I can't wait. Next week we're going to do a couple of stress busters that are super fast tips. You're not going to have to wait around for anything. It's going to be right off the bat. Super fast stress tips and a super mini meditation during this holiday season. So you just have a lovely holiday. How y'all feeling after that stress therapy session? Good? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, the Stress therapist, on social media at the Stress Therapist on Instagram, and at Stress therapy on Twitter. You can always go to ilovetherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats.
The flu had me miss last week! But this week, I am energized, back on and NOT tired at all! Even though I’m behind, even though my whole family (including me!) was physically sick, I am not tired and today, I am going to teach you the secret to never saying that you’re tired again ever!
In this episode we will learn:
~Why saying that you’re tired actually creates exhaustion
~The benefits of not complaining
~All is well~ A Meditation on wellness
Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy
Quotes:
“Complaining about being tired, or about anything at all, makes it worse 100% of the time.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats and yoga retreats and other offerings.
Time Stamps/Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to getting energized and never saying you’re tired again, ever!
00:32 Trailer
01:16 Intro to Season 5~Seasonal Stress therapy
02:35 How complaints work in your brain
06:01 How complaining about being tired effects other people in your life
09:16 What if you never said you were tired again? Ever?
11:20 Meditation and Yoga retreats with the stress therapist
11:35 A solid idea to become energized instead of tired
12:44 How meditation is the cure for being tired
13:05 Guidance into “All is Well” Meditation
16:08 Binaural Beats Alpha
23:25 Guidance out of meditation
25:42 Closing Remarks
27:04 Outro
Disappointment is a drag. It literally means that you didn’t get your way. The kicker is, we need disappointment in order to grow, become better and basically, become a good person. People who have never been disappointed before are well, jerks. So, if we need disappointment in order to be better, how can disappointment also be a total waste of time? Let’s learn how to make disappointing events work FOR us, make us better and happier.
In this episode we will learn:
~Why we need disappointment to become better people
~Why, at the same time, disappointment is a total waste of time
~How to stay open, and get past the crappy feels of disappointment and move onto the good stuff
~Om Shanti ~ A Meditation for Peace
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Quotes:
“We need disappointment to build resilience. When you can get through something difficult, your brain remembers and rewards you.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“Disappointed? Consider yourself lucky. No one wants to be around someone who has never been disappointed.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself By Michael Singer https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1963638.The_Untethered_Soul
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Time Stamps/Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to disappointment and how we’re going to get through this together
00:43 Trailer
01:15 why disappointment is both necessary and a complete waste of time
06:41 Why we need disappointment in our lives and how it can work wonders in your life
02:52 Resiliency and disappointment
06:04 Disappointment is a coping skill
06:55 Why disappointment is a huge waste of time
08:52 Disappointment is the beginning of your story, not the end
10:43 Make a decision to not be disappointed, to move on, to see what’s next
13:13 The unexpected benefits of disappointing events
15:04 Introduction to Om Shanti Meditation
18:13 Binaural Beats (alpha)
25:51 Om Shanti guided Meditation Out
28:53 Mediation Retreat info on Jekyll Island New Year’s weekend
30:11 Closing remarks about being open vs. closed when you are disappointed
32:35: Outro
Transcript notes:
Cheri Flake: Hey, beautiful people. Disappointment blows. No one likes to feel disappointed, right? But we kind of need it in order to learn from our mistakes and get better at things and just be amazing. So today we're going to talk about how to leave behind all the crappy feels of disappointment. But hang on to all those benefits. Season Four stress therapy, one on one. So relax, settle in, because your stress therapy session is about to begin right now. Hey, beautiful people. It's time for some stress therapy, a podcast about how to meditate and get better at stress for people living in the real world. Finally, a place to park my 25 plus years of experience of working as a psychotherapist in the mental health field. And now, your host, me, the stress therapist, Sherry Flake. Hey, beautiful people. Okay, so today we're going to be talking about disappointment and disappointment blows. I think we can all agree disappointment is a huge drag, but it's very tricky. As a therapist, I have seen disappointment work wonders in people's lives. Like, you can actually utilize it to make your life better at the same time acknowledging that it's a total waste of time and that you don't need it at all. I know it sounds crazy. It's totally out there. It's both things. It's wonderful and horrible. And I'm going to show you just how to get all of the benefits and leave behind all the crappy feels. Okay? Ready? So this is why it's tricky. We need disappointment in our lives in order to learn, in order to grow, in order to make changes in our business and personal lives, in order to get rid of crappy boyfriends and maybe get a little pickier about who we're going to hang out with. It's important that we have it because it's kind of an emotional guidance system, much like many emotions are, right? And it gives us an idea of steering us. Are we in alignment with our purpose? Because when we're in alignment with our true purpose, we feel good, and when we're not, it feels bad. Now, that may simplify it a little bit too much for you, but I'm going to break it down. The reason why we need disappointment is because of resilience, okay? We do need it in order to do all of those beautiful things the way I can prove to you the bottom line, which is that we really do need disappointment to be good people, is right here. No one wants to be around someone who's never been disappointed, okay? So that's why, as hard as it is and as much as it breaks your heart into, I totally get it.
Cheri Flake: Because I'm a mom too, we have.
Cheri Flake: To allow our kids to experience disappointment. It is horrible to watch. It's awful. I mean, I don't even know. The other day, my boy asked me for shoes that were $145. I'm like, dude, I don't even have shoes that are $145. What are you thinking? Absolutely not. And he was crushed. I mean, this kid sincerely thought that that was an option. I mean, that right there is my fault altogether and a whole other issue. But he was crushed, and, I mean, it was about something so material, so dumb, it was about a thing. It wasn't even about, like, when I watch him get bummed when he loses a tennis match or when someone at school has disappointed him. Someone tricked him the other day into doing their math homework. It was their math homework and not his. I don't know how that went down. That seems very confusing to me and very suspicious, but it was about shoes, you know what I'm saying? And he was so disappointed. He was completely crushed, and it was so hard for me to watch that. And, like, I mean, come on, as an outsider looking in, you're like, please, kid. I mean, come on, please. So he's disappointed. Big whoop, you know what I mean? But it's important that he sits through that, that he experiences what it's like to be disappointed. It really doesn't matter what the subject matter is and that he's able to get through it because it builds resiliency. It gives him confidence that he can get through any time, that he's really, really, really upset or emoting in a way that is difficult. Right? And when we get through that on our own, we are better. We are better. We learn that we can get through hard times. I'm definitely making quote marks right now, okay? Because this is a first world, like, on top elitist problem, okay? And believe me, I recognize that. But that's why it's such a good example, because to my boy at the time, it was major. He was super sad, and now he's got to come up with a plan on how he's going to afford them and how he's going to earn money in order to contribute to these shoes that he really wants that I think are a complete waste of money. But anyway, he's doing problem solving. He's planning. He's learning all of these life skills just to get these dumb shoes, right? And he wouldn't be doing any of those things if I went and bought them for him. And a lot of times I would see individuals who talk about their kids struggling in high school and that they need medications to get through high school and get through the stress and anxiety of high school. And I get it. There's a lot of stress and anxiety in high school, but part of it is learning how to get through it on your own, learning those skills, those coping skills, and facing absolutely horrific awful like, high school is rough. It's hard. I mean, you're trying to figure out who you are, what you're going to wear, who you're going to be, who you're going to hang out with, what you want to do. There's a thousand things going on, and your brain is not fully developed to handle all of these types of decisions, and it's overwhelming, and there's a lot of emoting going on. But if you can get your kids and yourself to get through a tough time, your brain remembers it and rewards you. I mean, you have those skills forever now, and you know how to get through something tough on your own, and that is an amazing feeling. Okay, now let's talk about the flip side, disappointment. It's a huge waste of time. Yes, it is. It's a huge waste of time. What
The benefits of meditation are everywhere right now…everyone is talking about how meditation can change you for the better but what about you? How can meditation change your life specifically? This is what we will dive into today. Meditation is about as good for us as water, people! But how meditation will change you is anyone’s guess but a journey worth taking. Let’s talk about the lessor known meditation benefits and how it might be just the thing that changes you for the better with just a short and simple daily meditation practice. And, the best part is the more you meditate, the more you stand to gain.
In this episode we will learn:
~The benefits of meditation that you’ve never heard before
~How to think about meditation so benefits actually motivate you to start AND keep it up
~The Saw Meditation
Quotes:
“No one can predict how meditation will change you…but it absolutely will.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“I see teaching as many people as I possibly can how to meditate regularly an ethical obligation. It’s simple to learn, it’s free and the benefits are astounding.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Change Or Die: The Three Keys To Change At Work and Life by Alan Deutchman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51369.Change_or_Die
Venerable Pannavati at Heartwood Refuge https://heartwoodrefuge.org
Meditation Benefit and studies Taken from Emma Seppälä, Ph.D.blog and liveanddare.com
Also, writings from Kelly McGonigal, PhD, Dan Siegel, MD, Deepak Chopra, MD and Dr. Joe Dispenza
Benefits to meditation: Cheri on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Time Stamps/Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to the benefits of meditation
00:37 Trailer
01:21 Thinking about meditation differently to help motivate you
03:38 Meditation as a preventative measure
06:41 Listener instructions on how to use these benefits for your own personal gain
07:24 The benefits of meditation
08:03 Specific benefits of meditation listed
12:58 Surprising benefits private and subjective benefits of meditation
16:43 Meditation as a private matter
18:47 Connect with Cheri tell her your personal meditation story
21:24 Introduction to The Saw Meditation
24:44 Binaural Beats (alpha)
32:52 The Saw Meditation Out
34:52 Closing Remarks
35:50: Outro
Decision making can be super stressful. We make thousands of decisions each day. Being distracted and anxious only adds to decision making fatigue and worry. Today, we learn a bit of brain anatomy to help us along in making the decision-making part of our brain more developed, calmer and a better decision maker without added stress, procrastination or excuses.
In this episode we will learn:
~A handy brain model to assist us in understanding how the brain works
~Why decision making in particular in the brain is delayed until our mid-twenties
~How meditation helps in making our brains more advanced
~Vipassana Meditation
Quotes:
“Meditation is practicing on focusing…hanging in there, begin tough and resiliency. And that is the name of the game! There really is nothing better for you. Meditation is about as good for you as water and you deserve a good long drink.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Dan Siegel’s Handy Brain Model via YouTube
The Whole Brain Child: The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Dan Siegel, MD https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10353369-the-whole-brain-child?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GzIDNaUqXg&rank=1
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Time Stamps/Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to brain anatomy
01:41 Dan Siegel’s Handy Brain Model
05:15 Pre-frontal cortex in decision making
07:50 How to strengthen the decision-making part of your brain
08:23 How meditation helps
10:31 Decision-Making help for kids
11:15 Practicing focus vs. distraction
14:55 Introduction to Vipassana Meditation
18:27 Binaural Beats (alpha)
26:43 Guided Meditation Out
28:05 Closing Remarks
28:49 Outro
It’s alarming but important to know that the part of your brain that is in charge of your stress outs and anxiety doesn’t understand English, so it really doesn’t matter what you say to yourself. It won’t work. Instead, we’ll learn the language that your brain speaks so you can directly convey the peace and calm that you want it and you to know so you can get a handle on stress-outs and other negative emotions. What works is so simple…you just need to become brain-lingual!
In this episode we will learn:
~Why talking to yourself is a lot like talking to a baby
~The difference between the downstairs brain and the upstairs brain and why this matters
~How to become BRAINlingual, that is, learn the language of the brain so you tell your brain directly in it’s own tongue to relax and peace out
~How Guided Meditation can help
Quotes:
“The part of your brain that needs to hear that there is nothing to stress out about doesn’t even understand English! You need to learn the language of your brain so you can speak directly to it and your body when you are stressed out.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
“Saying to yourself or someone else, “Relax! Calm Down!” Never works…in fact, it makes things worse…instead, what if I told you to think of the last time you were in awe of nature…bring yourself there…what message have you sent to your brain now?” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Resources for Resilience https://resourcesforresilience.com
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Dan Siegel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6315775-mindsight?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8
The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=4bRPAPvdmj&rank=1
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Time Stamps/Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Becoming BRAIN-lingual
01:40 What babies and brains have in common
03:45 DOS (downstairs) part of your brain vs. Macbook 2022 (upstairs) part of your brain
06:20 Where do our thoughts come from?
09:15 Why telling someone to calm down doesn’t work
10:40 How to relax by speaking sensations: the language of your brain
13:05 Present moment thinking and how it helps you become Brainlingual
15:58 Guided meditation with Cheri Flake
30:30 Closing remarks
32:16 Outro
Sometimes we stress ourselves out by talking to ourselves so unkindly and the kicker is…we might not even be aware that we are doing it! Learn how to replace that self-defeating voice in your head with some positivity and kindness only because it’s true, it will make your life way easier and you will feel better.
In this episode we will learn:
~Why talking to ourselves kindly helps our mood
~Why berating yourself never ever works
~How to talk to yourself in a kind way (even if you think it’s cheesy!)
~The mantra Om Namah Shivaya
Quotes:
“Be as nice to you as you would be to your bestie.” -Cheri Augustine Flake
‘Listening to what you say to your dog, that is what you would like to hear…and what do we say to our dog? What does everyone say to their dog? You are so GOOD!” -Cheri Augustine Flake
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
The Self-esteem Companion by Matthew McKay https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/277819.The_Self_Esteem_Companion?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=AxZyMo4BF4&rank=1
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
to schedule a free 15 minute consultation
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Time Stamps/Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to a TRUE and kind greeting!
3:20 Deciphering who is talking to you and why being mean to yourself doesn’t work
4:50 Truth IS kindness. Talk to yourself like your bestie or dog!
7:03 Emotion behind words and why they matter.
10:13 Meditation om namah shivaya
15:24 Binaural beats
23:05 Guide out of meditation
25:15 Closing remarks
26:04 Outro
Why is it that the older we get, the faster time passes? Every year, quicker than the last! Feeling like time is passing us by means we are missing out and getting even more stressed. Let’s learn how to s-l-o-w things down, live in the Now and stop this race to the finish!
In this episode we will learn:
~Three theories on why it seems that time passes faster with age
~Methods on how to get time to slow down a bit and why this is important
~How being present can help you enjoy more, miss less and get better at stress
~How Meditation can help
~Counting meditation
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How To Lose Your Mind And Create A New One by Dr. Joe Dispenza
Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation For Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14096.Wherever_You_Go_There_You_Are?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dgYjB6gQVr&rank=1
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation.
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Anxiety is exhausting and seems unavoidable. Not true! Anxiety is largely negative thoughts about the future that may manifest as physical symptoms and eventually cause dis-ease. Mind Reading and Fortune Telling are common tough distortions that are totally avoidable if we pay attention and do the work!
In this episode we will learn:
~What anxiety actually is and how this definition can help us avoid it
~What the Fortune Telling cognitive distortion is and how it makes us anxious
~How Mind Reading not only doesn’t work but keeps us down
~How to do the work, listen to our thoughts and how to get the upper hand and change them
Quotes:
“Just because it’s familiar to you, doesn’t mean it’s who you are…familiarity does not equal personality trait!” -Cheri Flake
“If anxiety is simply looking to the future with negative thoughts and predictions, why not look to the future and think, “Things have a way of working out perfectly,” or “Everything is going to be just fine.” -Cheri Flake
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Here’s the parable that I conveyed somewhat poorly during this episode: http://www.drmarlo.com/dr-marlo-speaks/maybe-so-maybe-not-well-see/
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation.
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Time Stamps/Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to cognitive distortions fortune telling and mind reading
01:30 Intro to anxiety
03:25 understanding fortune telling
5:45 accessing good or bad predictions and conclusions
07:10 understanding mind reading
0 8:18 raking story on retreat a lesson in mind reading
09:23 the lesson in being silent and listening to your thoughts
12:45 switching thoughts around to feel good
14:07 meditation ohm shanti
18:20 binaural beats
26:46 meditation conclusion
28:43 don’t own anxiety
30:41 closing contact info
Hey, beautiful people! Confidence seems tricky, but today I am going to show you how very simple confidence can be…it’s mostly related to this comparison trap that we seem to fall in time and time again (especially when we’re on social media!). Let’s learn today how to know how to avoid this trap and exude confidence that is real and not at anyone’s expense.
In this episode we will learn:
~What the comparison trap is and how to avoid it
~How the comparison trap wreaks havoc on our confidence level
~The difference between confidence and arrogant
~How “shoulds” and “oughts” can both hurt and help us
Quotes: "True confidence comes from knowing not that you are better off than other people, but with respect to value, you're exactly the same as everyone else...so, you might as well be yourself!"
Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Wayne Dyer, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/389763.Change_Your_Thoughts_Change_Your_Life?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nmZrif69fA&rank=1
Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129603.You_Can_Heal_Your_Life?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=9U30oPJCYm&rank=1
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation.
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Hey, beautiful people! What if you were able to look at the things in your life that were super boring, really hard, or just miserable, and honestly say to yourself and truly believe it ~ "It's easy and I like it!"? I'm going to show you how today on Stress Therapy.
It's season 4, on Stress Therapy 101. So, settle in and listen up…because your stress therapy session is about to begin… right…now!
In this podcast, we will learn:
How to resist excuses and negative thoughts with your new mantra
The basics of cognitive therapy and why your new mantra actually works in helping you feel better
How to embrace, practice and live our new mantra, "It's easy and I like it!"
Quotes:
"If you can manipulate the way that you're thinking about things, it's going to change how you feel about things...it's going to change how you react and live in this world."- Cheri
"If we think something enough we believe it to be true, whether it's true or not! So, let’s take control over what we are thinking...Let’s take control now, and decide that it’s easy and I like it!" - Cheri
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation.
Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads:
Cheri Augustine Flake (Author of Honey Do to Honey DONE!)
Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:25 How to resist defaulting to excuses
03:01 Why is Cognitive Therapy effective?
05:50 Our new mantra, "It's easy and I like it"
12:28 Take our beautiful mantra and let's meditate!
26:49 Post meditation
28:12 My song about my personal journey in creating the life I want "Joy"
28:28 The next episodes of Stress Therapy
Joy by 13 Stories
https://open.spotify.com/track/28gcvkVn2xw4XjbKGKBs25?si=ddb84f4486e644d0&nd=1
Joy
I take my joy straight up every day…
Bliss is simply what I want
I'm not doing, but I'm done
Change the way you look at things
and it all falls in place
Dig two graves or forgiveness
I choose peace instead of this
You go on about nothin’
While you’re missing what there is…
Es no sobre “getting”
Es sobre “letting”
I take my joy straight up every day
Chorus:
Milkshake
Chocolate covered hard-ache
Dig my own religion
Live like a magician
Take my mind from noisy
To what I find rosy
It’s none of my business what you think so…
I take my joy straight up every day
I walk down a different street
Do not go right back to sleep
I’m your violet incense
I’ve learned I can make grass grow
I know like I know like I know like I know
I take my joy straight up every day
Don’t die with music still in you
Inside my mind God is blue
When I’m 500 years old
I’ll still be thanking you
Open to everything
Attached to nothing
I take my joy straight up every day
Hey, beautiful people. Have you ever heard anyone say, "What you think about, you bring about!"? Yeah, right. Is that even true? Absolutely! Today I'm going to show you the science behind this idea and, not only why it's true, but how to get it to work FOR you so you can start creating the life that you want! It's season 4! Stress Therapy 101. So, settle in and listen up...because your stress therapy session is about to begin...right...Now!
In this podcast, we will learn:
The brain science that explains why we are able to create our own personal reality.
Why our brains are wired up to bring you what your attention is on.
How to clarify what you want vs. what you don't want.
How to meditate "on" something you want in your life.
Resources Mentioned:
The Placemat Exercise Placemat Exercise for Prosperity
https://prosperity-abounds.com/articles/placemat-exercise-for-prosperity
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15814383-e-squared?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mNkH7W3KPG&rank=1
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190115.Sacred_Contracts?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=xheB5vUN5g&rank=2
Joy by 13 Stories
https://open.spotify.com/track/28gcvkVn2xw4XjbKGKBs25?si=ddb84f4486e644d0&nd=1
Quotes
"Thinking about what we want will eventually become true. And it doesn't work in the way that you think it's going to work. You have to have some emotion behind it. You have to believe that it's true." - Cheri
Your brain thinks you're thinking about what you want, not what you don't want. Your brain thinks you're thinking about what you want, and that's what it's bringing into your awareness." - Cheri
Buy My Book!
Honey Do to Honey DONE! A Simple System for A Productive and Happy Household with Absolutely No More Nagging!
Check it here: https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stresstherapy
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com
Stay in touch with Cheri and sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
Link: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Want Cheri to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link:
Link: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Follow Cheri on GoodReads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Join Cheri on her next retreat!
Mountain Retreat -> https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
Beach Retreat -> https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
A word from Cheri:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, go to my website and jump on my mailer so, you don't stress or miss one thing!
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:52 What you think about is what you bring about
03:29 Your 2000 bits and what this means to your brain
07:52 The physiology behind your thoughts came from our ancestors
10:13 Distinguishing between what you want and what you don't want
16:19 Getting clear on what you want in your life
18:40 Exercises and homework for clarity
23:51 Let’s meditate on what you want!
40:36 post-meditation
45:01 Outro
Hey, beautiful people! Did you know that not all stress is the same? There's good stress and bad stress. So, how can you turn bad stress into good stress? Is this even possible? Yes! And today I'm going to show you how on Stress Therapy. So, settle in and listen up because your stress therapy session is about to begin…right…now!
In this podcast, we will learn:
The different type of stress
How to take control of our bad stress and make it all good stress
The importance of the body, your posture and positioning in handling stress
Quotes
“We absolutely have the power to control our stress responses…way more than we think!”- Cheri
“You can bring the mood that you want if you put your body in the position in which it experiences that emotion.” - Cheri
“I believe Henry Ford said that If you want to be ambitious, pretend to be ambitious, and soon you find that you’re quite ambitious. This implies that if we put ourselves in a position that we want, then we will feel that experience, the emotion that we desire…it brings the real thing right to you.” - Cheri
Buy My Book!
Honey Do to Honey DONE! A Simple System for A Productive and Happy Household with Absolutely No More Nagging!
Check it here: https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
The Host for this podcast
Cheri Augustine Flake
The Stress Therapist and Author
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stresstherapy
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com
Stay in touch with me, sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter:
Link: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Want me to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go to this link
Link: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
You can follow me on GoodReads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Join me on my next retreat!
Mountain Retreat -> https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
Beach Retreat -> https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Words from Our Host
Feeling good after our stress therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to Ilovetherapy.com to find out about meditation in yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, jump on my mailer so you don't stress or miss one thing until our next session.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Different type of stress
03:57 Tweaking our thoughts and bodies to handle stress
06:53 A case study about controlling your mood
08:39 Changing your posture/position
16:41 Meditating in a posture that implicates attention
18:25 Let’s meditate!
30:55 Post-meditate
31:59 Outro
A fresh season of Stress Therapy begins today...Season four! It's time to learn just how to get better at stress and start living our best lives...NOW. If you think stress may be affecting your health in a negative way, it's imperative that you don't miss this episode because simply thinking this thought could be killing you! Is this an overreaction? Unfortunately, no. But, don't stress! Today, we'll show you how to change your perspective on stress so that it actually works to your advantage and helping you live a longer, more healthy life. So, have a seat...settle in...because your Stress Therapy session is about to begin...right...Now!
In this podcast, we will learn:
Why how you think about stress could save your life
How exactly to change the way you think about stress
The importance of balancing stressors and caregiving roles
How to use the mantra, Moksha in our meditation together
Books Mentioned in the Episode:
The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316675/the-upside-of-stress-by-kelly-mcgonigal/
Quotes:
"People who reported that they'd had experienced a lot of stress in the last year but had no such belief that stress was affecting their health in a negative way, were the least likely group of participants to be dead eight years later. This means our thoughts about stress are killing us and stress may be associated with longevity." - Cheri on University of Madison's stress study via K. McGonigol's book, The Upside of Stress
"We need to think differently about stress and get better at stress...not get rid of it, not manage it, but get better at it. And especially get better at how we're thinking about stress." - Cheri
"People who report moderate levels of stress have a healthier brain." - Cheri
"The idea is that it’s okay when stress comes in...Stress is part of living. It is one of the things that makes us wonderful. Stress is how you've overcome obstacles, it's the thing that has changed you and made you who you are today." - Cheri
The Host for this podcast:
Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stresstherapy
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com
Join me on my next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Stay in touch with me! Sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Want me to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia, click here: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation.
Follow me on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy My Book: Honey Do to Honey DONE! A Simple System for A Productive and Happy Household with Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
Words from Our Host:
Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me. The Stress Therapist on social media and you can always go to www.ilovetherapy.com to find out about meditation and yoga retreats and other offerings that I have there. Do you live in Georgia? Are you ready to be one of my clients? Go to my website to find out how you can sign up for a free consultation with me. But at the very least, jump on my mailer so you don't stress or miss one thing until our next Stress Therapy session!
Chapters
00:00 Show Intro
00:46 Episode Intro
01:12 Kelly McGonigal
03:07 Stress can help with longevity
07:03 Removing negative thoughts
09:32 Why balance is important
11:41 Overthinking keeps you in a bad mood
13:34 Thinking differently
15:27 Stress is a part of living
17:39 Let’s meditate!
31:06 Post Meditation
32:22 Outro
It's time for Stress Therapy with The Stress Therapist! Stress Therapy is a podcast about how to meditate, chill and get better at stress for people living in the real world.
My podcast got a makeover! Welcome to Stress Therapy! A podcast about getting better at stress for people living in the real world. Yes, things have changed a bit, but for the better.
Today, you'll learn just why change is so hard (even if it's "good change!") and how to make it easier, more beneficial and way less stressful.
Here is a book I mentioned:
Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life by Wayne Dyer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4473.A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=0g1LCnvgll&rank=1
And another:
You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129603.You_Can_Heal_Your_Life?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=8C2PGU7w2R&rank=1
Join me on my next retreat!
https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/
https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/
Stay in touch with md, sign up for The Stress Therapist's Newsletter: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/
Want Me to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia, click here https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation.
Instagram: @thestresstherapist
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake
Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/
Twitter: @stresstherapy
Follow me on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake
Buy My Book: Honey Do to Honey DONE! A Simple System for A Productive and Happy Household with Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
Keeping up with any new, healthy habit can be rough in the summer when your schedule is off. Throw in traveling and it all seems to fly right out the window! Here are a few tips to get back on track fast! This is Season #: Let's Meditate Anyway!: Motivational Insights By A seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
Sometimes we just don't have the time to meditate...So, how do we get the job done? Today, we are going to show up anyway...Even if you're on vacation, even if you've never been so busy, or if you just don't feel like it!
Season 3: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivation Insights By A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
Motivation seems a bit mysterious…First, it’s there…then, out of nowhere your get up and go, got up and went! What happened? Getting motivated is relatively easy. Staying motivated as a whole other thing. Today I'm going to go over my 3 simple tricks on how to get and stay motivated for the long-haul so you're meditating regularly, keeping it up and working on getting meditation (or any new behavior!) a solid habit that lasts a lifetime.
It’s season 3: Let’s Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights By A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
I am just coming back from a short, weekend meditation retreat that I ran with the lovely Cindy Dollar, an Iyengar teacher from Asheville, North Carolina. Today, I am filled with some excellent reminders as to why retreats are so important to your meditation practice. Surrounding yourself with a group of individuals looking to hone their meditation practice and go deeper comes with benefits that we simply couldn’t predict!
This retreat was quite immersive and intensive, but not scary, not weird and perfectly accessible to all. Get an idea of what it’s like to retreat with me and other teachers and book your own retreat with a bit more confidence on how to retreat just right, and just for you.
Have you ever tried binaural beats? A lot of people use them to focus or to help with sleep but many people don't know that binaural beats are also really helpful for meditation. Today, I am going to tell you a bit about how and why they work and then we'll try them out together. This is episode 10 of my 12 week season: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights By A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
Technology seems to be a barrier to inner peace as we are essentially practicing being distracted all day everyday with our phones. So, how can we use our devices to help us find inner peace? Today I will show you how to actually use that little personal assistant that you never leave home without to make your life calmer, more productive so you can be more present, in the moment and live a much more peaceful life.
This is episode 9 of my 12 week series: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights By A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
There are a couple of super simple procrastination tips that most people don't know about that can help you get started on whatever you are blowing off AND help you get the job done! Surprisingly, procrastination has little to do with motivation...at least not in the way we typically think about feeling motivated and more about how we think and manage our emotions.
This is episode 8 of my 12 week season: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights By A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
Perfectionism is impossible to live up to because we keep changing the rules no matter how well we do or try. Perfectionism leads to chronic disappointment and a loud inner critic. The anxiety around perfectionism is real but meditation can help!
The perfect problem can also leave you frozen and contributing to the procrastination problem (we will cover that next week!)
One thing to remember is that you are already perfect just the way you were made so maybe the focus needs to be on becoming who you already are...little by little...just a little bit better than you used to be. And after a while, you're a LOT better.
This is episode 7 of my 12 week season: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights By A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates!
Meditation is the new IT thing…Less stress sounds good, your doctor recommends it and the end of a yoga class always feels so close so good! But what exactly are you supposed to be doing? Clearing your head?? Yeah, right! And how are you supposed to find time to do it every damn day?? My name is Cheri Augustine Flake and I'm The Stress Therapist. I've been working in the Metro Atlanta mental health community for over 25 years. I teach people how to get better at stress, stop procrastinating, and stay motivated while we work on healthy habits like meditation and happy living. Meditation is about as good for you was water! And I want you to have this! I can teach you not only what to do exactly when you're meditating but had to get this beautiful practice into your life with regularity so you too can finally reap the benefits that this sacred practice has to offer. What you get is meditation for people living in the real world.
Let’s explore together: Meditation...WTF?
Today's guest is psychotherapist, Keith Wilson author of Constructive Conflict: Building Something Good Out of All Those Arguments and The Road to Reconciliation: A Comprehensive Guide to Peace When Relationships Go Bad. As a therapist, I can tell you this guy knows what's up, he is funny, real, super smart and kind....just the psychotherapist you need to make your relationships better.
Meditators look inward, get still and have to listen and face ourselves. What you get from the experience betters yourself. Now, let's work on our relationships too.
This is episode 6 of my 12 week series: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights By A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
There is no doubt about it, meditation changes you. Affirmations are a great way to make changes in your life, but have you ever considered when is the best time for affirmations? Because you are meditating on the reg, your brain is undergoing all of these lovely changes and this is having a profound effect on YOU. So, while you're noticing that you have the upper hand on what you think, how you react and how you behave in general, who are you gonna be??
This is episode 5 of season 3: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights by A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
Meditation strengthens your willpower by actually changing your brain. Today, I am going to give you some homework to strengthen your powers even more! Then, we will meditate using a mantra that my daughter (at three years old!) will chant for you so we can all call on Lord Ganesha to remove our obstacles along the way.
This is episode 4 of my Season 3: Let's Meditate Anyway! Motivational Insights by A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
Sadly, many people who need meditation in their lives in order to help with inattention and concentration problems, will never find their way to the practice because they find meditation, the actual cure for these problems, so very difficult. It seems like a Catch - 22, but I can show you why it's not.
Help! I need to be able to concentrate, clear my head, stay focused (insert other attention complaints here!) in order to meditate! Not true. In fact, meditation is honing the skill of concentration and this means even the most scatterbrained of all of us can learn how to concentrate and focus better and the best news is, the more you practice, the better you get! Your brain actually changes when you meditate. It strengthens the part of your brain that is responsible for attention and other analytical parts of your brain. So, here are some baby steps if you're new to the practice and some refreshers if you've been around for a while. It's all so good for your brain!
COVID BLOWS! But, let's meditate anyway!
This is me putting my money where my mouth is… today, in the interest of full disclosure, I feel horrible. Yesterday I tested positive for Covid. Today, I am grateful that although I took all morning to get it together, I am well enough to show up for you! Maybe not perfectly, maybe for not as long as usual and certainly, this isn't me at my best, but it's me, right now and with super gratitude for my every breath.
I am traveling this week so we will not have a lesson together but we will certainly, meditate anyway! Today we meditate for peace. Peace for ourselves, our families, our communities, our nation, and certainly, we meditate for global peace.
Nothing feels better the meditating on and for peace.
It's Season 3! Meditate Anyway!: Motivational Insights and Meditations with A Season Therapist Who Meditates
There are LOADS of reasons not to meditate. Just like with any new, healthy habit, you can come up with thousands of reasons each day to avoid it, blow it off or just forget about it. You might "Need a break" or" deserve some time off," you can color it anyway you want because at the end of the day there are thousands of reasons to NOT do something.
But, have you considered this? What is your reason TO go ahead and just get the job done? The psychic energy you are spending on finding excuses would be way better utilized in DOING the thing rather than finding a way to feel good about not doing it!
In your life, when you felt your very best was it when you found a valid reason to blow something off or when times were tough and you DID IT ANYWAY???
This is the kickoff to Season 3: Let's Meditate Anyway!: Motivational Insights by A Seasoned Therapist Who Meditates
davidji, named last week in USA Today as 1 of the top 5 Meditation teachers to follow in 2022 is our guest today! davidji is a world renowned teacher, recording artist, meditation master and award winning author. Today, he will share his wisdom both professional and personal on how and why to meditate and also how to make meditation a consistent daily habit. davidji is famous for his simple and practical tools to start and keep up a meditation practice. 16 seconds to bliss and RPM are only a couple of the techniques we cover. Meditate with The Stress Therapist and davidji today! It's the big finale of my 12 week series~ Week 12! Making Meditation Habitual: How to Build A Daily Practice That Lasts A Lifetime!
The route to a successful, daily meditation practice is all in your head! This is my shortest podcast yet because the biggest excuse to not meditate is TIME…Your brain knows that you value it more than any other thing and so your ego uses it to talk you out of so many things…Valid excuses to not meditate: There are none. Both procrastination and excuse making are not about your thoughts so much as the emotions that come along with them. It's time to tweak the way you think AND feel so you can meditate anyway, baby! Excuses are the arguments your ego gives YOU, the listener, in order to keep you stuck and not moving forward. When you explain an excuse out loud, you are repeating whatever argument your ego has put forth to convince you to NOT change and keep the status quo. Let’s show up for the quickest meditation yet and prove that meditating at all is always better than putting it off or blowing it off! This is week 11 of my 12 Week Series~ Making Meditation Habitual: How to Build A Daily Practice That Lasts A Lifetime!
The "What the Hell Effect" is a very real psychological phenomena that can help you with meditation or any new healthy habit that you are trying to make a part of your every day living. Understanding where stops and starts, successes and failures, and everything in between come from can help you stay on track!
This is week 10 of my 12 Week Series~Making Meditation Habitual: How to Build a Daily Meditation Practice That Lasts a Lifetime!
James Clear in his book, Atomic Habits gives us great insight into making meditation a habit that lasts. Wanting meditation to be habitual and actually creating a daily meditation habit are two entirely different things. Today, we look at the practical approaches to creating any new healthy habit ~ including meditation.
Nobody meditates because it's easy, but you can do hard things! There are some clinical studies that can assist you while you're making this beautiful practice a part of your life and allowing so many benefits to find their way into your every day living. Meditation can be just finally something you do without stress procrastination or excuses...just another part of who you are and what you do each and every day.
This is week 9 of my 12 week series~ Making Meditation Habitual: How to Build A Daily Practice That Lasts A Lifetime!
Thoughts seem to be branded the bad guy in meditation but we can learn how to use thoughts to our advantage when we are creating any new habit, including a daily meditation practice. Thinking about how you think about meditation is definitely going to effect your meditation practice. But also, examining how you think and talk to yourself is relevant as well. Just noticing what's going on in your head and tweaking these thoughts is the key to making any new change stick, including a daily meditation practice. There are three specific and scientific reasons why you must not only be kind to yourself but also get a handle on what you are thinking all day long! I will share them with you today and hopefully get you feeling good about meditation or any other new healthy habit that you’re wanting in your life. This is week 8 of my 12-week series ~ Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
Like any new habit, Learning how to meditate comes with its own obstacles. For the beginner, loving meditation, may seem tough!
Although, years ago on retreat, I learned from a Buddhist monk these three ways that our egos pull us out of meditation time and time again. It’s time to learn how to get past them and meditate anyway!
These hindrances have been the most helpful way to explain to my clients exactly what is going on in their mind when they want to just give up, walk away from their cushion and go on with their day.
It’s time to win those private battles in your head and realize that when you don’t meditate YOU don’t win, your ego does! Stop letting your ego trick you and get on the cushion so you can get to loving this practice!
Then, in honor of Valentine's Day, let's do a "Love Meditation" together. 🧡
This is week 7 of my 12-week series ~ Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
Probably the most common complaint that I get about meditation is, “I Just Can’t Meditate.” It’s true that some people have great success with meditation right off the bat, but in my experience, this is really rare. Especially when we are talking about keeping it up!
Most people get wrapped up in thoughts and emotions and the next thing they know they are checking their email, unwrapping a piece of chocolate or have found some other distraction or dopamine rush to follow.
In a time of over-consumption and constant distraction with our phones and tablets and games and streaming and email and ugh, all of it, how can we make it to our cushions? Remember, while we allow our phones alone to constantly keep us actually rehearsing, practicing and getting better at inattention and distraction, meditation is actually the cure for both!
Psychoeducation regarding what is exactly going on in your brain is the way out and over to your cushion time and time again. Knowing exactly “who” is talking to you, how and when to listen and what exactly to do is the key in making meditation a habit that lasts.
This is week 6 of my 12-week series ~ Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
Props like crystals, incense, cushions, candles & mala beads can help make meditation a habit that lasts. What's up with all of these esoteric, crunchy things and how can they help your meditate daily? Today we will use these items (along a few tricks of my own!) and a little bit of our ego to get us to keep coming back to the practice day after day.
This is week 5 of my 12-week series ~ Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
Everything you need to know to become a motivated BOSS meditating every single day! Feeling GOOD, inspired and motivated is the key to meditation habit that lasts...we'll recap these points. The last step and big secret to creating motivation all on your own is a whole lot simpler than you think…
This is week 4 of my 12-week series ~ Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
Knowing the difference between inspiration and motivation is key to learning how to create motivation all on your own and sustain it for the long haul. Other motivational truths like, “The Little By Little Mentality” will not only get you motivated to meditate, but keep you motivated for the long haul. When I teach these simple motivation creation tricks to my clients, I find that they are largely not known and can be super life-changers which keeps me motivated to spread the word for sure!
This is week 3 of my 12-week series ~ Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
If you want to make a meditation a new, healthy habit that lasts, you're going to have to feel really GOOD about it. But HOW? Introducing your new mantra, "It's EASY and LIKE it!" The bottom line? If meditation brings up all the good feels, you are more likely to do it. Period. So, how can we feel good about meditation when we may have tried it before and failed to keep up? It's time to learn how to make even thinking about meditation a positive experience and like you are "visiting an old friend" every single day! Is it possible that meditation can be something that fires us up and feels more like chocolate cake than push ups? YES! Let's DO This!
This is week 2 of my 12-week series ~ Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
New Year's Resolutions get a bad rap for a good reason~they are counterintuitive to how our brains actually work when trying to establish a new, heathy habit that lasts. Today, we learn what mistakes the typical New Year's Resolutionist makes and how to make New Year's Resolutions that actually work and have you feeling great rather than defeated and stuck. How to create a meditation practice that lasts a lifetime may have some counterintuitive and surely surprising tips and tricks, but hang with me and after this series, you'll be dying to get on the cushion each day and meditating like a BOSS. Let's do this!
This is the first episode of my 12-week series, Making Meditation Habitual: how to build a daily practice that lasts a lifetime!
Wayne Dyer said, “There is no way to happiness, Happiness IS the way.” A bit of Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Hypnotherapy & Guided Imagery will get us on the right track for a very happy year ahead!
Everybody just wants to be happy...but can we create happiness? YES. Let's meditate on a joyous new year! Together we'll learn how to create our own joy and happiness so we can make 2022 ~and beyond! ~ the best years yet!
This is an added BONUS week for my 8 Week Series ~ Stress Less, Meditate More! The Holiday Edition ~
It's Christmas time! Let's do a guided meditation on creating love. Whether you celebrate this holiday or not, love is in the air & it's the perfect time to meditate spending time in the unified field soaking up all the lovely love and spreading it all around...to everyone...including yourself!
It's Week 8 in my 8 Week Series ~ Stress Less, Meditate More! The Holiday Edition
Peace may not seem like a choice, especially this time of year but it IS a choice! Today we will meditate and learn just how to choose peace instead of the chaos and bring some calm to the hustle and bustle that surrounds us this time of year.
This is Week 7 in my 8 Week Series ~ Stress Less, Meditate More: The Holiday Edition
A Meditation on Faith and Trust...does the universe actually work FOR us? How can we guide our brains in a physiological way to bring us what we want and how can we possibly count on this?? This is week 6 of my 8 Week Series ~ Stress Less, Meditate More: The Holiday Edition
A Mediation on Balance during the holidays: Understanding Motivation, Inspiration & Willpower in creating a daily meditation practice and other healthy habits. A balanced life is a healthy life, but how to achieve balance can be tricky and may surprisingly involve some flexibility. Sometimes we think we are stuck because of "who" we are, but it's important that we don't confuse "normal" with "familiar." We can all change and using inspiration, motivation and willpower strategically can be just the thing. Understanding how your brain works when it is faced with a new healthy behavior that isn't habitual yet is the first step in understanding healthy habit creation and how this can contribute to balance your life. The difference between motivation and inspiration are covered and how to create motivation all on your own. The Stress Tip today uses psychoeducation and knowing "who" is talking to you when you are having those private battles in your head help assure that you always come out as the winner. We use what we have learned from Judson Brewer Bessel van der Kolk and Kelly McGonigal to stay on course and resist persistent unhealthy behaviors and cravings that get in the way of our successes. The meditation today will be different than what we've been doing...it's the "Saw" meditation and I learned it from one of my very favorite people on this Earth. This is week 5 in my 8 Week Series ~Stress Less, Meditate More...The Holiday Edition~
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! Today, it’s all about Gratitude, baby! Let’s luxuriate in our own abundance by giving thanks like a BOSS. A "Get Better At Stress" tip is a bit of a new take on being grateful using mindfulness and keeps the vibe on point. This is week 4 in my 8 Week Series: Stress Less, Meditate MORE! The Holiday Edition. A Gratitude Meditation.
Today we explore Generosity and it's myriad definitions. If we can only give what we got, then how can we fill ourselves up? Plus, a "Get Better at Stress" tip sets this meditation off just right. This is Week 3 in my 8 Week Series: Stress Less, Meditate MORE! The Holiday Edition. Meditation on Generosity.
Meditation on Forgiveness: Stress Less Meditate MORE! The Holiday Edition: 8 Week Series...Week 2: Exploring Forgiveness Forgiveness is a biggie AND a toughie. What's cool is, if we do the work, we free ourselves. Forgiveness doesn't excuse someone else's behavior or diminish how we have been wronged. We forgive to make ourselves better, lighter, healthier and happier. And let's be real...it's probably fair to say that we all have someone that we need to forgive...and sometimes that very someone may be our own self.
Stress Less, Meditate MORE! Holiday Edition: An 8 week series: Week 1: ~ Exploring My Purpose Being in alignment with your purpose sounds lovely, but how to get there may seem tough. Today, we get a stress tip as well as meditate on the exploration of Purpose in the 1st week of my series of 8 ~ Stress Less, Meditate More the Holiday Edition.
A meditation practice is more consistent and beneficial when it actually means something to you. Today we explore don Miguel Ruiz's book, "The Four Agreements" in a lovely guided meditation aimed at honing our day to day thoughts and behaviors and aligning them with our sacred values.
We think that there is only one of us, but there are definitely TWO of us...don't believe me? Every been sick of yourself? Or, have you ever had an argument with yourself?? Yeah. Must be two of you, right? There's you...and then there's this voice in your head that never seems to stop commenting on every...single...thing! How do you quiet this "roommate" that lives in your and never gives you any peace?! When you're trying to find a little stillness, don't give up! I'll show you just how using a mantra can help!
Without an app or a guide, how do you meditate? What do you do...exactly? In this episode, we learn how to meditate all on our own and with absolutely no guide, props, apps or assistance at all. Cheri teaches you just three simple jobs to keep you focused and you're off! Cheri's dog, Psyche even makes a special "appearance" on this episode. :)
Meditation is the new “it” thing. Less stress sounds good. Your doctor recommends it. You’re sold. Now, where to start? The Buddhist’s temple? Eek…intimidating. A meditation class at your yoga studio? It’s an hour long! A book by a monk? They’re so hardcore. Maybe you could just try this on your own…why not? Fifteen seconds into it you think, “Am I doing this right?” Ten seconds later, you’re bored. So, you try “gently bring your attention back to the breath,” but you just can’t clear your head. You wonder if your legs are supposed to be crossed and if you left wet clothes in washer. Finally, your eyes pop open and you wonder, “Meditation…WTF?” It's time to start reaping all the benefits that meditation can bring to you so today, we simply get started and actually meditate together. No elusiveness, no dogma, no nothing but a short and simple practice to get you moving. After this episode, you will actually BE a meditator and well on your way to making meditation a life-long healthy habit that lasts, simply and forever. You deserve this...believe me...it's time. ❤️