In the last episode of A Life Designed I made a case for why we should practice gratitude and how it can help us feel more at peace — even in difficult times.

In this episode, I’m going to share with you the incredible benefits of practicing gratitude, then I’ll lead you through a short gratitude meditation, and teach you several more ways you can practice gratitude.

I hope you’ll tune in!

If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE!

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In early March 2020 the world came to a grinding halt when COVID-19 shut down life as we know it. 

The virus brought with it a crazy amount of worry, stress, fear, disappointment and heartbreak. 

In this episode I am going to share with you some of the heartbreak our family experienced and some of the blessings we received. Then I hope to make a case to inspire you to use gratitude to cope with any and all hardships you might experience in life.

Then, in the next episode I’m going to share with you several different ideas for how you can intentionally start a gratitude practice.

I hope you’ll tune in!

If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE!

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

Have you ever felt like you’d be happier if your husband would just … help more around the house, or help more with the kids, or drink less alcohol, or share your faith, or be more loving to you, or stick up for you to his family, or spend less money … or fill in your own blank.

You’re not alone. We all have things about our husbands that we would like to change. But we know now, as experienced wives, that we can’t change other people.

So, I’d like to ask you. What if you could live happily in your marriage without getting so upset about those things?

Can you imagine how good that would feel? In today’s podcast, I am going to teach you how.

Join me!

If you need more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook! 

Have you ever felt stuck? Maybe in your career. With finances. In a relationship. With your health.

Are you struggling and looking for direction on something? Are you waiting on God for something? Are you wondering what the next right step is?

I think we all been there in our lives. That is why I am excited to welcome Amy Joob to the podcast to talk about getting unstuck.

Amy is an author who recently published her second book, Unstuck Step Into the New: A 40 Day Prayer Journal.

Join us to hear how Amy learned to get unstuck from her challenges in life and how you can, too

Friends, You can find Amy’s website at www.amyjoob.com. You can order her 40-day devotional on Amazon.
 
Her youtube channel is called Esther and Mordecai Generation.

Author Corrie ten Boom said, “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.”

How true is that? Worry is such a drain of our mental and physical energy.

But, believe it or not, it’s not totally a bad thing — IF we allow it to move us into action. And that’s what I want to teach you.

In today’s podcast, we will talk about 6 steps to stop worrying so that you can feel more energetic and purposeful in your life! I hope you’ll tune in!

If you need more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook! 

When most of us fall in love our spouse can do no wrong. But somewhere along the way, we start to get annoyed by their little quirks and habits. And that’s all we can focus on. I once had a client tell me her husband’s breathing bothered her. Yikes!

So, what do we do? How do we resolve our differences with these annoyances in marriage?
 
How can we get past a state of frustration and find those loving, happy feelings again? Tune in to this episode of the podcast to learn how!

If you need more inspiration for self-care in motherhood, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook! 

I once read a definition about peace that said that peace is the calmness you feel in your heart, soul and mind, because you know that despite the storm you may be facing, all is well.

For me, this peace comes only from God. During one of the most heartbreaking times in my life, it was only God who brought me peace.

And so today I would like to share with you how you can strengthen your relationship with God and cultivate this peace, too.

Girls, motherhood is serious business. It’s such an important job that we have, but so often we get so serious, that we slowly stop having fun along the way.

In this week’s podcast, I will share with you some of my journey and teach you how to have more fun in motherhood … here are a couple of funny quotes about motherhood before you dive in!

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." — Leo J. Burke

"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out." — Erma Bombeck

"A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after." — Peter De Vries

If you need more inspiration for self-care in motherhood, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook! 

My client Katie’s husband ditched her on date night. She was hurt and angry. She wanted to talk with him about it, but she knew it wouldn’t do any good coming from a place of anger and frustration. But she couldn’t let it go.

So we worked together to create the mental space for her to have that meaningful conversation with him, and as a result, they could both walk away from the experience as a bonding opportunity, instead of a damaging one.

Tune in to learn how you can apply this tool to your marriage for more peace, understanding and intimacy.

Also, I have created a free Communication in Marriage video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video wil teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

For more inspiration, join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

Do you wake up in the morning excited for the day ahead or are you filled with dread? Are you thriving in your days or are you just surviving your days?

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “There must be more to life than this.”

There was a time in my life that I realized I was just surviving in life. Even though I had everything I ever wanted, I wasn’t happy or fulfilled or at peace in my life.

I coach many women who have the same experience, so in this episode of the podcast, I will share with you 3 tips to start feeling like you are thriving in life.

If you need more inspiration for self-care in motherhood, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!