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Lisa McCrohan
Delightful is a podcast devoted to helping you follow what delights your heart and live a life you deeply love. I'm Lisa McCrohan, MA, LCSW-C, SEP, Integrative Psychotherapist and Coach + Spiritual Author and Poet.
I'm excited to offer you a poetic experience and simple practices that you can bring into your day to experience the beauty within you and around you. Delightful is where science and psychology meet spirituality and creativity. It's my way of accompanying you wherever you are in your day. It's for anyone who is ready to be delighted again.
I've been trying something new. When a theme keeps popping up in my work that I want to share with you, I am doing this thing called Soulful Straight Talk. This is where I talk straight up with you - but with a big dose of compassion.
Today, we are about exploring the waiting game we all play. We hold back. We don't do what our soul has been trying to get us to do because of fear. Well, today is about stop waiting and start living.
Come join me.
Poem shared: Even if I Fall
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We all could use a bit of hope rising - within us and around us. Enjoy haiku inspired by nature and a guided meditation for you to connect with a soothing place in nature and nourish your mind, body, and soul.
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I'm starting something new. I take the themes (challenges, issues, energies) that are showing up - in coaching and therapy with clients, in conversations, and in the world - and talking straight up about how you can clear out that old energy or habit, make soulful shifts, and lead a life you deeply love.
Today, we are exploring why you are weary, stuck, overwhelmed, numbing out -- and I'm talking straight up about why and share several practices that you can start using today to make a shift.
We go into two reasons why you are weary and I cover the "I can't" excuses, all or nothing thinking, the power of micro, what to minimize and maximize, putting yourself first, "nope," the givens, and trade-offs.
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When you are experiencing a darker time in your life, this poem and short message is for you.
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If you find yourself comparing yourself to others (and who doesn't?!), this poetic meditation is for you - a soulful reminder that you are on your own path, it can't miss you, and it's sacred. ---------------
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Join me as I share this journal entry I wrote on a skiing trip for my birthday. Weaved within the entry, I offer reflections for you to consider to support you being able to fully rest. Did you know the heart fully rests when it rests?! Tune in for more.
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Last week I turned 50. Women who are older and wiser told me this would happen. They were right. This episode is about the exquisite freedom that comes in midlife and beyond. Join me as I reflect on how this isn't selfish - this is holy.
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Whatever you may want to start this new year, start with love. This guided poetic meditation is a beautiful way to slow down, get grounded, and tune into your heart so you can take wise action from a place of being - and then start with love. And as you all know me, I'd suggest starting with SELF love ;) Sit back and let me guide you, Love.
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This episode is all about remembering love - the vast ocean current of love that holds us, that lives within us, and that has the power to flow between all of us. Here is a short poetic experience to help you connect with this current.
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Take a break with me and give yourself spacious. It's a radical act to step out of the hustle culture and experience space to breathe and be. Let me guide you through a poetic experience of nourishing your mind,body, and soul today.
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As we go into the holiday season, I thought I'd share three aspects for me that make up true happiness right now. I hope this inspires you to connect to what true happiness means for you and you allow yourself to experience it.
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Life is hard enough, stressful enough, overwhelming enough. As we get more stressed and overwhelmed, we tend to take things more personally. Here is a call to give ourselves and others some space and grace! And to remember that we never really know the inner world of another human being.
And, I can tell you from my seat as a psychotherapist and coach, every single one of us is a tender, sensitive human being who has been through so much and just wants to belong, be loved, be regarded, and love.
I walk you through a guided meditation to soften, accept our imperfections, and to give others some space and grace. This opens us to so many possibilities for healing, forgiveness, and true connection.
And in a world with an epidemic of loneliness where we go around with stressed out nervous systems, this is healing balm.
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Over 10 years ago, my mom (kindly) suggested to be mindful of something that has changed how I regard and interact with people, especially my dear ones. If you are listening to this at the start of the holidays, this is a great practice to play with as you are with your dear ones.
Poems: Tenderness and "unnamed."
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Whether you have struggled with body image or want to deepen your connection with your body, this guided experience provides a safe and nurturing space to practice appreciation for your body. I'll gently guide you through a meditation that supports you in letting go of self-criticism and instead noticing and experiencing the strength, resilience, and beauty of your body. Tune in and deepen your self-love and regard for the incredible vessel that your body is.
Poem: Born to Love
Throughout November, you'll have the chance to practice different kinds of appreciation and gratitude with me to soften, soothe, and support you in going into the holidays with an expansive and strengthened heart and body.
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In this episode, I share a touching story. I was standing on the deck of my parents' house taking a reprieve from helping out with my dad's surgery. And I had this moment of deep appreciation that helped me get real with the brevity of life and pause to "take in the good." I hope it inspires you. Then, be guided through a really lovely meditative practice for cultivating appreciation.
The practice of appreciation doesn't ignore or avoid what is difficult or challenging in our lives. It buffers us and "widens the container' in which we hold and view our lives.
Throughout November, you'll have the chance to practice different kinds of appreciation and gratitude with me that, I hope, will soften, soothe, and support you in going into the holidays with an expansive and strengthened heart.
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Earlier in 2023, I shared an episode, Tiny Habits that Help My Mental Health, where I go through a whole list of habits that I have been about to help nourish and heal my nervous system. It's a pretty popular post! You'll want to listen to that episode with a pen and paper to take notes! In today's episode, I am sharing another tiny habit that has really been a life-saver for me - more like a nervous system saver! Listen all the way through until the end and I'll lead you through a practice, A Sensory Break, that you can make your own and incorporate it into your everyday life.
Poem shared: Silence, from my book: Your Light is Rising
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At the end of the day, we need time to unwind and settle our minds and bodies. We aren't devices and can't just "power off" so easily. In my work as an Integrative Psychotherapist and Coach, I hear people share with me that when they finally lay down at the end of the day, their minds are still racing. They might even harp on or notice the negative about themselves that day.
This episode is all about how we can end our day with intention.
Bonus - you might want to have a journal handy because at the end, I lead you through a really lovely guided evening meditation to help you notice your "wins" for the day (some you may not even have thought of as wins!). It starts at about 18:30
Poem shared: The Way Home, found in both of my books: Gems of Delight and Your Light is Rising
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This is the second part of a two-part series on starting our day with intention. For part 1 (and another beautiful guided morning meditation!), check out episode 58. How You Start Your Day Matters - Guided Meditation "Good Morning, I Love You."
Here's my blog post, How Did You Greet the Dawn.
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How you start your day matters. Practice this guided morning meditation with me based on the book, Good Morning, I Love You, by Shuana Shapiro.
This is the first of a two-part series focusing on starting our morning with intention.
Poem shared: The Invitation, from the book: Your Light is Rising.
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Here's a simple restorative practices that you can weave into your day to help you to slow down and take nourishing care of yourself.
Poem shared: The Way Home - found in Gems of Delight, Your Light is Rising
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Today I want to introduce you to a clever way of managing your energy throughout the day so you don't get to the end of the day and feel tapped out. This episode helps you to live with more balance, even with the unexpected stuff that happens in a day.
Poems shared: Leisure Time, Learning What is Good Enough for Today
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Feeling overwhelmed lately? You aren't alone. We live in a culture of hustle, bigger, and more. It prizes productivity over relationships and hurry over well-being. This leaves us feeling overstimulated and overwhelmed.
In this episode, you'll hear about the first step to healing that overwhelmed way of being that often gets overlooked, yet is necessary to true healing. Then hear three more ways that go deep for you to not just have a "life-HACK" but a "life-BACK." Enjoy a few personal stories of mine that I hope let you know that you are not alone and we are in this together.
Poem shared: Galaxies, Not Goals. By Lisa McCrohan
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Want more inspiration to get your life-back? Check out my blog post.
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I'm back! Today, we are slowing things down. Come breathe with me and connect to your inner sanctuary.
Poem shared: Inner Sanctuary
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Join me for a soul-nourishing and tranquil guided meditation journey as we explore the art of embracing delight and setting yourself up for a truly delightful summer experience. In this episode, I'll guide you through various calming visualizations, mindful and soulful reflective questions, and somatic practices to help you tap into the beauty and joy of summer.
Lay down or find a comfy place to sit. Close your eyes and be guided through each step of visualizing what summer means for you - from the vibrant colors of flowers blooming to the soothing sound of ocean waves. Discover the power of being fully present in this very moment in your life as I gently encourage you to soak yourself in the simple delights of summer.
You'll emerge from the meditation with a vision and intention for what really matters to you this summer that will equip you to be ready to embrace the season with joy.
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What can you do when you are triggered? Here is a FREE mastermind experience that supports you with both in-the-moment "mental health first aid" and getting to the root of what triggers you. I take you through five steps that are based on neuroscience and Somatic Experiencing that I teach to leadership teams, faculty and staff, and my 1:1 clients. This is an experiential and educational class.
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I sensed that we all needed a nourishing pause. This embodiment practice helps to ground you in your body, your essence, and your power. Enjoy this beautiful guided embodiment meditation.
Music: Spirit Fire, Jesse Gallegher
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We tell ourselves stories all day long. Most of these stories are on repeat. Some old stories that we tell ourselves are no longer useful (maybe they never were!). This episode is all about how to let go of the stories that no longer serve you and how to "live into" a new, more nourishing story.
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Does fear hold you back from loving deeply and living freely? This episode is for you. As I approach 50, I have been working with fear and letting Grace introduce me to the Possibility and Hope already abundantly flowing - I just have to tap into it. In this episode, I share one of my biggest fears that has held me back for decades and then how I am showing up for my life in new ways. To make this more concrete and not some pie in the sky, I am sharing five really soulful ways that I am connecting with Grace and allowing Possibility and Hope to blossom so you, too, can stop letting fear hold you back from living a life you deeply love - without regret and WITH a whole bunch of delight and love.
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I'm back! I still have a touch of laryngitis but I so wanted to share this with you! Recently I took my kiddos to Colorado to ski during spring break. I started to feel sick when I got home. In this episode, I share a story of being in CO and feeling so alive and how that made me realize that aliveness was missing in my life. Maybe that aliveness is missing in your own life. I share simple ways to get back to living by choosing what makes you feel alive.
Poem: Another Route, By Lisa McCrohan. (c) 2023
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Where do you feel a sense of belonging? With whom? Receive this guided experience of embodying your inherent belonging so you feel grounded, refreshed, and connected - to your body, your heart, one another, and Mother Earth.Poem Shared: Belonging__________________________To support this podcast, make a one-time donation or join my Delightful Divas Monthly Supporters and get access to all previous bonuses, check out my profile on Buy Me a Coffee.For my books, newsletter, and more on working with me in Coaching, go to my website.Let’s connect on Instagram and Facebook.If you have enjoyed this podcast, consider leaving a review and a 5-star rating or help spread the word and share this episode with a friend.Thanks for tuning in and for your support!
Dear One, today I have guide you through this soulful and embodied meditation experience to connect with Mother Earth and to your own heart and body so you feel grounded, nourished, and inspired.
In honor of Earth Day, this month, I am sharing poetry and reflections that helps us connect to Mother Earth and our own bodies and hearts.
Poem Shared: Spring
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Are you feeling overwhelmed or weary? Do you feel a call to make a shift in your life? I sat down with NYTimes Best Selling author, Rachel Macy Stafford, and we talked about making a Soul Shift in our lives. Soul Shift is Rachel's newest book. In this episode, we talk about several practice she and I both use in our daily lives to help us reclaim our joy. I'll also lead you through several short embodiment reflections as we go along so you can reflect on what delights your heart and who the young dreamer in you was and how to reclaim that part of you.
You can find out more about Rachel and get your copy of her latest book, Soul Shift, by visiting her website.
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Today I am sharing one of my self-love go-to practices for soothing your mind, body, and soul when you are anxious, overwhelmed, or about to go down the route of treating yourself harshly.
This practice works with both the "big S" sufferings in life as well as the "small s" everyday kinds of sufferings we all encounter in this human experience.
I'll share the poem, Each Part, from my book, Your Light is Rising. Then I share about how mindfulness and compassion are the "two wings" of awareness. And then I share with you this go-to embodiment practice that validates, soothes, and nourishes us in times of suffering.
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This is my very first episode with a guest on Delightful! Somatic Healer and Coach, Nicole Robinson, and I team up for this real-time, present-moment experience for your nervous system to feel so settled, soothed, and nourished.
Nicole and I are both Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioners and poets! One day in a coffee shop, we met up, and it was like I was talking to a soul friend.
We decided to bring SE and poetry together in this episode where we share our original poems as we organically flow and reflect on the present-moment experience of reading, sharing, and listening -- that results in this healing and settling experience for our nervous systems and yours as you join us.
This is such a novel and unique experience: combining the body-centered, trauma-healing approach of Somatic Experiencing that Nicole and I engage in everyday with our clients AND POETRY! I absolutely loved this episode. I hope you do, too, as you listen in and experience the healing power of SE and poetry.
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All of us have "givens" in life. We also have dreams. The question becomes: how do we relate to the "givens" in life and find our agency within those givens to honor our dreams? In this episode, I offer a soulful and healing way to acknowledge the givens AND still begin following what delights your heart.
Poem: Start Now, Lisa McCrohan, Your Light is Rising, (c)2021
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What is it time to for you to begin? Don’t know? Feeling overwhelmed or stuck? I got you! In this episode, I share five soulful and embodied practices to support you in reclaiming your voice.
Poem: It’s Time to Begin, by Lisa McCrohan, Your Light is Rising © 2021
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One Glorious First Step
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What You CAN Do When You Can’t Control Everything
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Just Because it Delights You
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Today's episode is all about practicing self-compassion. I read a poem and then share with you some of my self-compassion journey, along with practices you can bring into your everyday life to up your own practice and expression of self-compassion.
Poem: Fall in Love with Yourself, Lisa McCrohan, (c) 2022
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Today there are so many pulls on our attention that knowing how to rest is the new superpower. Millions of people struggle with insomnia, anxiety, and depression. From the perspective of nervous system well-being, we are always "on" in our society of "go, go, go and then numbing out." Our nervous systems don't get breaks to "rest and digest" and to feel a sense of softening and being soothed.
In this episode, I talk about our digital lives and the impact of technology on our (in)ability to rest. It's here to stay and so we have to learn how to mindfully care for ourselves. I talk straight about the impact this is having on our teenagers. Trigger warning: I do bring up some self-harm behaviors that clients have shared with me about their teenagers.
Then I offer five approaches to bringing awareness and boundaries around your online time as well as how to incorporate more rest into your day -- giving your nervous system the much needed breaks it needs -- so that you can sleep at night.
In the end, I share a guided meditation to help you rest. You can use this to help you get grounded in the middle of your day, or to help you go to sleep at night.
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Right about now in winter, we could use a bit of lightness and delight. Here's a question that I started to ask myself that has changed up how I care for myself, how I orient my attention, and how I find a bit of joy in my everyday life. Start asking yourself this question on a daily basis for your own embodied experience of being soothed and nourished.
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Recently, someone asked me, "Lisa, what do YOU do for YOUR mental health?" I loved the question. They were wondering the little things I do for myself on a daily basis or a very regular basis that nourish me - mind, body, and soul. I was touched by this question! Some of these are so weaved into my way of being and my day that it took me a moment to name them! Other habits that I share are ones that I am currently working on.
In this episode, I share 10 tiny habits that help me in this messy experience of being human. I hope some of these resonate with you!
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I'm back! And I have so much to share with you! I missed you all! In this episode:
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I share with you about the break I had (and I encourage you to consider scheduling your breaks where you actually don't do work!),
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I share some thoughts about how following what delights your heart and living a life you love are not about avoiding "the hard and messy," but rather INCLUDE the hard and messy.
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I share a new poem (!): Galaxies, Not Goals
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I lead you through a nourishing meditation/reflection experience for you to discover your Word for the Year
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I ask you two important questions related to your Word for the Year so that you really embody your word.
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I lead you through a journaling exercise that I call Soul Mapping (vs mind mapping - because this is so much deeper than just utilizing your mind!)
All for you to start this year off feeling focused and nourished!
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How do we respond when life is hard and we are triggered? How do we respond when life is good and pleasant? This episode is all about changing up the patterns we often find ourselves in as humans. Life is messy - here's how to navigate it for peace and feeling lighter.
Poem shared: Yes to the Mess, Lisa McCrohan, Gems of Delight (c) 2017
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As we get into this holiday season, I wanted to share this story with you. I was writing a poem about growing older, and this nudge from the Universe/Divine urged me to put down writing the poem and be in the moment. That moment changed how I see myself as a poet - to not only write poetry but to BE poetry and EXPERIENCE life as poetry.
Here's my story (and poem!). I hope it inspires you to answer a deeper call within you and remember what matters - right now in this season and any day of the year. I also share some soulful reflection questions for you to consider as we enter into this season that can help you stay aligned with what matters most to you.
Poem: Pales in Comparison, Lisa McCrohan
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Don't we all have enough STUFF? As the holidays get underway, what would it be like to choose to give adventures or experiences instead of more stuff?
I share an awesome gift idea that I gave to my parents a few years ago (for people who have everything they need and don't need anything more). You might want to snag this for yourself! To get the Story Time: 90 Questions to Ask Your Parents Now, make a one-time donation or become a monthly supporter of this podcast (see below).
I also share a bunch of ideas to get your creative juices flowing on holiday gift ideas that are about adventures and experiences.
This year, give the gift of connection - adventures and experiences!
Poem shared: Adventures Over Stuff, Lisa McCrohan
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In this episode, we weave the science of gratitude with story, poetry, and body-centered gratitude meditation.
Neuroscience + polyvagal for your brain and poetry + a guided experience for your nervous system = delightful. This is an episode you don't want to miss.
Listen all the way through for a longer guided experience that will help you go into the holidays with greater capacity to stay rooted in your ventral vagal complex ("safe and connected") while letting go of what doesn't matter. This will fortify you for all those gatherings that are sometimes triggering!
Poems shared: Gratitude, Everyday Blessings, and Each Moment -- from my books: Your Light is Rising and Gems of Delight.
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Need a boundary reset as you gear up for the holidays? Or really - any time is a good time to reset your boundaries. Today I'm sharing five practices to help you practice self-love and self-regard so you are taking care of YOU! And of course, I share a poem and a short guided experience.
Poem: One Day She Realized, Lisa McCrohan (found in my book, Gems of Delight)
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Today's episode we dive deep into a spiritual take on abundance and manifesting.
Poems:
Abundance, When Only You Remain, and What If, by Lisa McCrohan
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What do you do when your old difficult thoughts, feelings, and stories come to pay you a visit? Instead of getting overwhelmed by them or fighting against them, here's a pathway through those rough waters.
Poems:
Rumi, The Guest House
Lisa McCrohan, Ocean
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What sparks can fly when your inherent nobility meets divine possibility?! Tune in for this nourishing poetic meditative experience to kindle that spark within you.
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What a concept - falling in love with yourself! To fall in love with yourself is not selfish or self-absorbed - it's the basis of your love for others. Tune in today for this exploration of what it means to fall in love with yourself. I share a poem, Fall in Love With Yourself -- hot off the press! ________________________ To support this podcast, make a one-time donation, or join my Delightful Divas Monthly Supporters get access to all previous bonuses and posts, check out Buy Me a Coffee. For my books, newsletter, and more on working with me in Coaching, go to my website. Let’s connect on Instagram and Facebook. If you have enjoyed this podcast, consider leaving a review and a 5-star rating or help spread the word and share this episode with a friend. Thanks for tuning in and for your support!
This is a poetic meditation for you to sit back (or lay down!) and enjoy being guided through a nourishing experience - perfect for cozying up by wrapping yourself in your favorite warm blanket and putting on your cozy slippers. Enjoy!
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What a willow tree can teach us about roots. What will you root yourself in right now? What roots you to who you are and how you want to live this life? Tune in for a poetic and meditative exploration of deepening your roots.
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This is the season for warm socks, comfy sweaters, picking apples, pumpkin patches -- and also harvesting our abundance and letting go. This episode is all about kindling your inner radiance through three soulful practices to honor autumn. And of course I have some poetry for you! Thanks for tuning in!
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Have you started something new? This episode is for you! We can feel overwhelmed, anxious, and afraid when we are starting a new job, career, course of study, or phase in our life. Here are three powerful tools to help you stay grounded, reset your nervous system, and love yourself through it all.
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There's a lot of talk lately about making our workplaces, schools, and communities more inclusive. Today I want to share with you a radical approach to creating whatever we want “out there." It must start “in here” within our own selves.
In 2014, I wrote a blog post about raising girls who are includers instead of "mean girls." It went viral. And then it went viral again and again.
In that post, I share about an experience moving to a new state in middle school and one awful day in the school cafeteria. I wrote about how I was starting to see some exclusion in my daughter's kindergarten class. I wrote it as a plea to parents of girls.
I have heard from thousands of people about their experiences of being excluded (as children AND adults). It appears that we all want to have a more inclusive society - kiddos and adults.
Here's a key aspect that often gets overlooked and yet it's the very first place we need to start.
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Today we are all about lingering as a love language - a self-love language and a much-needed language of love for others in our life. Enjoy this reflection and story that always makes me tear up when I read it. It's from my book, Gems of Delight. Go and linger this week! Even just little moments are so nourishing!
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Welcome to Delightful! This episode is all about helping you to reclaim your time --- with self-love as the foundation. Tune in for some inspiration with my poem, Reclaim Your time, and a mindful practice for identifying your self-love non-negotiables.
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Enjoy this poetic call to love yourself - even just 2% more!
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Enjoy this guided meditative experience where you don't have to DO anything! You can just receive. You might want to put this one on repeat to help support your nervous system relearning how it is to move out of "fight or flight" and into "trusting and receiving." So so comforting and nourishing for your nervous system - and every system!
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This episode is all about encouraging you to PLAY! You aren't too old or too busy to play. Our nervous systems need it!
I start the episode by sharing a personal update (what happened in July!). Then I share the poem, Permission to Play. Pay attention to the images that inspires you to play. And I offer a way to take a soul risk to move out of a constrictive way of being.
Delight is here - even in the mess! It's here to bring balance to our nervous system and remind you that you are worthy of goodness!
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Delight is our birthright. Yet right now, many of us aren't feeling that sacred hum of aliveness flowing freely within us and through us on a daily basis. This episode is all about how to be delighted again. Get your journal out because I'm sharing several soulful journaling prompts to help you envision and embody delight again.
As I share in this episode, I am taking a break for the month of July from all online activities, including posting new episodes. Enjoy going back to previously recorded episodes for soul-nourishing experiences this month.
In this episode, I refer to Episode 1: A Story of Delight. Check it out for a thorough definition of delight.
Poem read in this episode: To Be Delighted Again (unpublished)
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Are you a little bit of a control freak?! Or - maybe there are just some "givens" in your life right now that find you feel a bit helpless, hopeless, tired, overwhelmed and there seems to be not much you can do about them. When you can’t control everything, here’s what you can do instead.
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If you know me or have worked with me, you know I love to think in terms of "seasons." My first book, Gems of Delight, is divided by the four seasons! Today, I bring you a poetic soulful guide to summer. I share five soulful ways for your summer to be soul-nourishing and nervous system-supportive.
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What would it feel like to be wildly yourself? Will you be bitter or have better boundaries? We explore this and more on today's episode. Enjoy this poem and soulful reflection.
May this serve to inspire you to be wildly yourself and bless this world with your version of wild.
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I was sitting with what to share after the tragedy last week in Texas when a yoga teacher messaged me. She told me that she had shared one of my poems in her yoga classes this week. And both before and after the tragedy, these words resonated with her students and soothed them. That got me thinking about the power of beauty - both in hard times and in easier times.
I'd like to offer this poem to you today: It's Time for Beauty. I also lead you through a nervous system nourishing guided reflection so you have an experience of feeling your whole system be soothed.
May this serve to awaken us and strengthen us to live and take action with compassion.
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How are you playing small? Well, let's be done with that! This episode is all about poetically and practically leaping out of the nest you are in that's too small for you and taking the soul risk you gotta take! I lead you through a poetic experience where I share four poems and soulful practices for inspiring you to take flight.
And in this episode, I have something delightful for those who are members of my monthly Delightful Divas community: Liv Lane is an artist and shares messages from the angels. She has created a mindful coloring page of an angel for us (tune in for how to use it)! You can find Liv's work here. You'll also love her new product line of greeting cards: WingTips!
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Have you been feeling tired, burnt out, fried, or exhausted? You're not alone. This episode is for you. It's for all of us who want to make wellness a way of life - not an afterthought - in our own lives and our work. Our culture of "go, go, go" needs a big shift. Our way of doing business and leading organizations and communities needs a radical systemic shift to actually support the wholistic wellness of our people. I share questions for leaders and workers to consider about our organizations. Then I share how we can nourish OUR nervous systems through Soul Care Practices.
This is PART 1. If you'd like to get PART 2 filled with more Soul Care Practices that you can weave into your day to make wellness a way of life for YOU, join my Delightful Divas Monthly Membership.
It's just $5 a month right now. And you will have access to PART 2 - 30 minutes more of practices! (Be sure to click on "membership" and you'll then have access to Part 2 + all previous exclusive content and bonuses!).
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This episode is all about opening to sacred possibility. We start with the poem, Sacred Possibility, from my book, Gems of Delight. Then I share some "God conversations" I've had with the divine when it comes to letting go and dropping into trust and alignment with the Universe. I go through each line of the poem Sacred Possibility, to support us to go about our lives with a deeper sense of hope and possibility. I also share two poems by my favorite mystical poet, Hafiz.
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Mother's Day -- it can be lovely AND it can be hard. If you are a mom, if you and your mom are close, if you are caring for an aging mother, if you have lost your mother, or if you and your mom are estranged -- this episode is for you. I share stories, poems, quotes, and mini guided visualizations to soothe you, support you, and nourish you.
For those of you who are caregivers of an aging parent - I see you.
For those of you who have lost your mom - I included special quotes that I hope speak to your heart.
For those of you who have childhood wounds, I wanted to include a section for you. This section of the episode helps to give your nervous system and experience to grow your capacity for being soothed, having self-love, having boundaries, and deepening compassion.
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Today we are exploring how you can feel lighter and freer. We start with the poem, Rising, from my book, Your Light is Rising. Then, throughout the episode, I am sharing: 3 soulful questions to help you clarify your vision of what helps you to feel lighter and freer, 6 signs to know if something doesn't serve you, and 8 ways to let go of what no longer serves you.
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Today I am sharing a special bonus episode in honor of Earth Day. AND, I am sharing about how to soothe your anxiety through connecting with nature so you nourish your nervous system! I'll share a quote by our beloved, Thich Nhat Hanh, and two of my original, unpublished poems along with a rejuvenating reflection.
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Today I have another poetic experience for you! What's that one desire that just keeps coming up? This is about listening to what you truly want. I'll share the poem, One Glorious First Step, and then go right into a soulful reflection from my book, Gems of Delight. In the end, I share three soulful questions you can ask yourself right now to support you in taking that first step and following what delights your heart.
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Today, I'd like to share this powerful story of accompanying my friend, Jennifer, in her last days, and a moment when God was silent. It's what I call an "on the cross moment." An "on the cross moment" can happen during our life when we are experiencing a difficult time and we feel hopeless and alone. And it can occur when we or someone we love is in their final days and is transitioning from this life. This is also a story of somehow, a Grace arises and we discover that God abides with us and Love has the final say.
After sharing this story, I highlight five hope-filled realizations that came out of this experience accompanying Jennifer that I hope might offer you encouragement if you or someone you love is going through an "on the cross moment."
Within this episode, my friend Jenn (a different Jennifer than who passed away) sings the chorus to a beautiful song that I know will touch your heart. She has the voice of an angel.
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Devotion and reverence - two words we don't often hear in our everyday life! But when we bring a sense of devotion and reverence to our everyday lives, it soothes our nervous systems, uplifts our mood, and inspires our spirit. It can be as simple as being present to this very moment. I'll lead you through a short poetic experience to nourish your mind, body, and soul. Plus, at the end, I offer an invitation for a soulful practice of simple reverence for the week!
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Today I'm getting personal and sharing some of my story. I share about how I am reclaiming an essential part of me that got hidden by suffering and hurtful experiences growing up and how we can practice "radical inclusion" and reclaim our essential nature. I also start to explore "what is delight?!" and why we need it right now for our individual and collective well-being. At the end, I lead you through a soulful reflection and journaling exercise to support you in reclaiming what delights your heart and making space for it in your daily life.
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Today we are exploring pleasure. Pleasure has been warped into so many things. Today, we are reclaiming pleasure as an essential part of who we are as sensual beings. We were born to take delight in our bodies and our world. I'll lead you through an exploration of orienting toward pleasure as a nervous system nourishing practice.
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Welcome to Delightful - a podcast that's devoted to helping you follow what delights your heart and lead a life you deeply love. I'm your host, Lisa McCrohan, Integrative Psychotherapist, Coach, Author, and Poet.
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To sign up for the newsletter, get the books, and find out more about Lisa's offerings, books, and writings, please visit her website: Lisa McCrohan.