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Cait Flanders shares the worst questions you could ask your sober friends. Episode 506: The Worst Questions You Could Ask Your Sober Friends by Cait Flanders on Sobriety & Friendships Cait Flanders started her site to document her debt repayment journey. After paying it off, she adopted a minimalist lifestyle, tossed 75% of her stuff, and is currently doing a two-year shopping ban. She shares stories and lessons learned every week. The original post is located here: https://caitflanders.com/2015/04/03/the-worst-questions-you-could-ask-your-sober-friends/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katrina Norman of The Mom Chronicle shares why it is so hard to say I'm sorry. This is part 2 of 2.  Episode 505: [Part 2] Why Is It So Hard To Say "I'm Sorry"? by Katrina Norman of The Mom Chronicle on Patience & Compassion Katrina Norman is on a journey to discover herself a little more every day. One of the tools to help her get there is how she interacts with the little people that emerged from within her. She is looking at the "me" in her relationships with the most vulnerable around her, her children. She is thinking of those moments of awareness where she is stripped bare in her role as mother and nurturer. She is using this as a mirror to focus on the raw, real, naked soul inside of her.  The original post is located here: http://themomchronicle.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-say-im-sorry/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katrina Norman of The Mom Chronicle shares why it is so hard to say I'm sorry. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 504: [Part 1] Why Is It So Hard To Say "I'm Sorry"? by Katrina Norman of The Mom Chronicle on Forgiveness Katrina Norman is on a journey to discover herself a little more every day. One of the tools to help her get there is how she interacts with the little people that emerged from within her. She is looking at the "me" in her relationships with the most vulnerable around her, her children. She is thinking of those moments of awareness where she is stripped bare in her role as mother and nurturer. She is using this as a mirror to focus on the raw, real, naked soul inside of her. The original post is located here: http://themomchronicle.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-say-im-sorry/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Merlo-Booth shares what to do when you are feeling gloomy for far too long. Episode 503: Feeling Gloomy for Far Too Long? Fight Back by Lisa Merlo-Booth on Depression & Mental Wellbeing Lisa Merlo-Booth is a straight-talking and highly effective relationship expert, speaker, and blogger. She has over twenty years of experience in the field of therapy and relationship coaching and a thriving private practice with a client base of individuals and couples spanning the United States and Europe. Lisa is widely known for her straight talk on women, and for her emphasis on teaching women to stop responding in the extremes (silencing or exploding) and, instead, to affect change in a way that is grounded, respectful, and strong. This highly effective approach to communication is about speaking from Grounded Powerful Strength (GPS) rather than the extremes of meekness or aggression. The original post is located here: https://lisamerlobooth.com/feeling-gloomy-for-far-too-long-fight-back/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcas

Laura Dabney shares if the digital age is the downfall of intimacy. Episode 502: Is the Digital Age the Downfall of Intimacy? by Laura Dabney on Communication Skills & Techniques Laura Dabney specializes in helping clients from across the nation break destructive patterns impacting their relationships. With Laura's support, clients discover the path to happier, healthier futures with deeper personal connections. In addition to a life-coaching certification, Laura has obtained her medical degree and completed a psychiatric residency. The original post is located here: https://lauradabney.com/is-the-digital-age-the-downfall-of-intimacy/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Corbano of Love's a Game shares if being friends with an ex is possible. Episode 501: Is Being Friends With An Ex Possible? Listen To My Father by Eddie Corbano of Loves A Game on Breaking Up Eddie Corbano's mission and life's purpose is to help you use your breakup or divorce to turn your life around and become the best version of yourself that you can ever be, and attract your ideal partner (your "Authentic Love") by being that new you. He gives you the tools, motivation, and inspiration to make this breakup the catalyst to become a stronger and more confident person: to break free from your ex, reclaim your emotional freedom, and live the life you are really destined to live. Take the test: how fast can you move on from your ex: http://lovesagame.com/heal The original post is located here: https://lovesagame.com/is-being-friends-with-an-ex-possible-listen-to-my-father/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Visit hellonoemie.com

Allison Carmen shares her thoughts on teaching children that when bad things happen they still can be okay. Episode 500: Teaching Children That When Bad Things Happen They Still Can Be Okay by Allison Carmen on Parenting Lessons Allison Carmen holds a B.A. in accounting, a J.D. of Law, and a Master’s of Law in taxation. After working for a large law firm in Manhattan, Allison founded her own law firm and built a successful practice focusing on real estate, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and taxation. After 15 years of practicing law, Allison transitioned her practice into business consulting, business coaching and life coaching. Today, Allison’s clients range from owners of multi-million dollar companies to artists, actors, writers, and parents. She's also the host of the podcast: 10 Minutes to Less Suffering. The original post is located here: http://www.allisoncarmen.com/teaching-children-that-when-bad-things-happen-they-still-can-be-okay/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Grou

2 posts from Julie Morgenstern where she shares how to carve out time for your spouse and plan a summer vacation the whole family can enjoy. Episode 499: Carving Out Time For Your Spouse AND Planning A Summer Vacation The Whole Family Can Enjoy by Julie Morgenstern Julie Morgenstern is an organizing & productivity consultant, New York Times best-selling author, and speaker. For over 30 years, Julie has been teaching people all around the world and at all stages of life how to overcome disorganization to achieve their goals. Her mission is to free each individual to make their unique contribution to the world - by helping them design their own systems for managing time and space that feel natural and are easy to maintain. This Inside Out approach to organizing everything gives readers, listeners, and clients the energy and knowledge they need to get (and stay) organized. The original post is located here: https://www.juliemorgenstern.com/tips-tools-blog/2018/7/23/how-to-make-the-most-of-alone-time-with-your-pa

Kacie Main shares her thoughts on letting it burn. Episode 498: Let It Burn by Kacie Main on Moving Through Past Relationships & Dating Life Stories Kacie Main's affinity for writing started as a child, writing arguably overly emotional letters to family, friends, and boyfriends, and even an anonymous poem to a widowed neighbor. The first paper she wrote in college was nominated for a first-year writing award yet she still didn't think to pursue writing as a career. She spent years successfully wandering through jobs but always trying to figure out "what I want to be when I grow up." As her career path zigged and zagged, writing was always there, lurking in the background patiently waiting it's turn. Then at 32 years old, the patience ran out. She didn't sit down to write her book, it jumped out of her at perhaps the worst, best, most confusing, and most liberating time of her life. The original post is located here: https://www.kaciemain.com/realtalk/letitburnVisit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D.

Dr. Marni Feuerman with The Gottman Institute shares managing versus resolving conflict in relationships. Episode 497: Managing vs. Resolving Conflict in Relationships: The Blueprints for Success by Dr. Marni Feuerman with Gottman The Gottman Institute understands that the human family is in crisis, and that all individuals are capable of and deserve compassion. It is their mission to reach out to families in order to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships. They are committed to an ongoing program of research that increases the understanding of relationships and adds to the development of interventions that have been carefully evaluated. It is their goal to make their services accessible to the broadest reach of people across race, religion, class, culture, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Want to improve your marriage in 60 seconds or less? Over 40 years of research with thousands of couples has proven a simple fact: small things often can create big changes over time. Got a minu

Shelby Forsythia shares how to perfect your grief story. Episode 496: How to Perfect Your Grief Story by Shelby Forsythia on Dealing with Loss & Vulnerability Shelby Forsythia never intended to study grief, but now she is an Intuitive Grief Guide who speaks, writes, and teaches powerful truths about grief and loss. She is the podcast host of Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss where she and her guests tell the truth about life after death, divorce, diagnosis, and more. Find more at ShelbyForsythia.com The original post is located here: https://medium.com/@shelbyforsythia/how-to-perfect-your-grief-story-3db0c532cc78Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout shares how much screen time is too much. Episode 495: The Media Threat: How Much Screen Time is Too Much? by Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout on Technology Parenting Kalen Bruce created Freedom Sprout to fill a void. He heard too many conversations about how "they don't teach finance in schools." It took years for him to stop complaining about it and do something about it. He has five kids, so him and his wife have to get five adults into the world with a solid knowledge of finances. The ultimate goal and vision of Freedom Sprout: To sprout a future of financial freedom for 1,000,000 children. The original post is located here: https://freedomsprout.com/media/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jayne Chater with Altris shares her thoughts on the juggling act of work-life balance. Episode 494: The Juggling Act by Jayne Chater with Altris on Work-Life Balance & Work Life Integration Altris has a range of specialised Leadership Development and Executive Coaching solutions. They believe that each leader, team and organisation is unique and therefore the solutions they deliver must be distinctive.  The original post is located here: http://blog.altris.co.nz/?p=1914Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie shares how to stop comparing yourself to other women. Episode 493: How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Women by Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie on Admiration & Jealousy Irene Elias is a professional certified life coach, and a co-author in the best selling series, Adventures in Manifesting, Soulful Relationships. Her mission at Self Love Junkie is to help you become happier and confident with who you are so you can experience greater love and a healthier, joyfilled relationship. Life's a lot better from that place - and the world benefits from happy love-filled people.  The original post is located here: https://selflovejunkie.com/how-to-stop-comparing-yourself-toward-other-women/Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Samantha Joel with Luvze shares why people think their own lifestyle is the best. Episode 492: Self-Righteous Singles and Smug Married Couples: Why People Think Their Own Lifestyle is the Best by Samantha Joel Luvze was founded on the premise that relationships are a central part of life and that our understanding of relationships benefits from research and scientific evidence. They also believe this information is most beneficial when presented in an engaging and entertaining fashion. They take research findings from the fields of psychology, family studies, sociology, communication, evolutionary biology, and others, and put them in a format that you can use. The original post is located here: https://www.luvze.com/self-righteous-singles-and-smug-married-couples-why-people-t/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Visit hellonoemie.com and use the promo code ORD for $75 off your order today. And if you'd like an item as a gift from

Kristine Klussman shares how to find the meaning of connection through oneness. Episode 491: Find The Meaning of Connection Through Oneness by Kristine Klussman Kristine Klussman specialized in Health Psychology (Behavioral Medicine) at Harvard Medical School, then founded and ran the Health Psychology program and post-doctoral training programs at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She found her work with cancer and cardiac patients inspiring, uplifting, and humbling. She found so many of those going through life-threatening illness were - sometimes for the first time in their lives - absolutely clear what truly mattered to them: authenticity and connection. In 2016, she founded a non-profit to focus full-time on trying to understand, explain and teach what she now believes is the single most meaningful and rewarding aspect of our existence. The original post is located here: https://www.kristineklussman.com/find-the-meaning-of-connection-through-oneness/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com &

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose shares her thoughts on mothering through anxiety. Episode 490: Mothering Through Anxiety by Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose on Challenges of Motherhood Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone. The original post is located here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/confessions-anxious-mom/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares how to limit your child's screen time. Episode 489: How to Limit Your Child's Screen Time by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Parenting Kids & Television Usage Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/how-to-limit-your-childs-screen-time/

Evan Marc Katz shares his thoughts on satisfaction. Episode 488: What Is Satisfaction? by Evan Marc Katz on Marital Issues & Cheating in Relationships Dating coach Evan Marc Katz has been billed as a “personal trainer for smart, strong, successful women,” helping singles find love since 2003. Thousands of his clients have fallen in love, gotten married, started families, and found happiness, after only a few months of coaching. It’s an unlikely career for a man--much less a man who was called a “serial dater” by CNN--yet that’s what makes Katz such a unique coach. By helping women understand men--what they think, how they act, and what they really want--he empowers them to make healthy, informed choices in love. The original post is located here: https://www.evanmarckatz.com/blog/cheating/what-is-satisfaction Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Tritt with No Sidebar shares her thoughts on minimalism and relationships. Episode 487: Minimalism and Relationships by Jennifer Tritt with No Sidebar on Dating Advice & Healthy Romance No Sidebar was created by Brian Gardner and is all about designing a simpler life. He and the contributing authors want to help you figure out what's getting in your way, at home and at work. They want to help you let go of distractions, online and off--to turn down the noise that disrupts the quiet of your heart and soul. The original post is located here: https://nosidebar.com/relationships/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices