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Ingrid Y. Helander tells us how to understand and prepare for the dangers you perceive. Episode 886: Effectively Respond to Danger by Calming Your Daily Worries by Ingrid Y. Helander on How to Stay Calm and Ready Ingrid began her career in Marriage and Family Therapy after she had her three children. After her youngest son was diagnosed with a chronic illness, she decided that she wanted to train to work alongside people as they work through life’s difficulties. She has a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Central Connecticut State University. Ingrid specializes in Internal Family Systems and and Intimacy from the Inside Out Couples Therapy. The original post is located here: https://ingridyhelanderlmft.com/effectively-respond-to-danger-by-calming-your-daily-worries/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me On

Hilary Barnett of Whole Motherhood talks about how to change the world as a mother. Episode 885: On Changing the World as a Mother by Hilary Barnett of WholeMotherhood.co on Making a Difference as a Mother Hilary Barnett is an author, wife, entrepreneur and mother of two. She lives in Nashville and is the founder of Savvee, a boutique marketing agency that helps organizations define and create meaningful online content. You can usually find her walking the tightrope between the practical and the ideal, what is and what could be. Hilary believes every mother is extraordinary, and typically writes the words that she most needs to hear. The original post is located here: https://wholemotherhood.co/on-changing-the-world-motherhood-vocation-and-calling/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.

Dr. Margaret Rutherford shares tips for empty nesters to cope. Episode 884: 5 Ways to Help Empty Nest Heal by Dr. Margaret Rutherford on Life After Parenting and Having Hobbies as a Parent Dr. Margaret Rutherford has been a psychologist in private practice for over twenty-five years. She’s the author of “Perfectly Hidden Depression”, and hosts a weekly podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford, where she offers compassionate common-sense directions, ideas and goals toward the changes listeners want to make in healing.  The original post can be found here: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/5-ways-to-help-empty-nest-heal/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group  Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group   Intereste

Eddie Corbano of Love's a Game shares the signs that you may be addicted to your ex. Episode 883: Signs That You May Be Addicted To Your Ex by Eddie Corbano of Loves A Game on Thinking About an Ex 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/signs-that-you-may-be-addicted-to-your-ex/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen

John Beaty with The Gottman Institute instructs couples on how to properly complain. Episode 882: A Couple's Guide to Complaining by John Beaty With Gottman Institute on Conflict Resolution in Relationships 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 minute? Sign up for The Gott

Ellen Burgan offers the science behind why hugs are so powerful. Episode 881: 7 Reasons Why Hugs Are So Powerful by Ellen Burgan of If it Brings You Joy on the Value of Physical Touch Ellen Burgan is a midlife woman who loves to have fun, yet has a big appreciation for the art of relaxation. She prefers to live spontaneously and go where the wind blows. If It Brings You Joy is a blog that inspires ideas to make life a little better for yourself and others. Ellen has a passion for bringing joy to her life and share her ideas with you. The original post is located here: https://ifitbringsyoujoy.com/benefits-of-hugging/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group  Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group   Interested in ad

Laura Dabney shares an important tip for dealing with a disrespectful child. Episode 880: 1 Important Tip for How to Deal With a Disrespectful Child by Laura Dabney on Raising Out of Control Children 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://www.drldabney.com/article/disrespectful-child/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group  Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose shares some simple style tips for moms. Episode 879: Simple Style Tips for Moms by Shawna Scafe of Simple on Purpose on Style and Self-Empowerment For Moms 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/style-fashion-tips-moms/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rat

Catherine of Common Sense Living talks about your environment and how to use it. Episode 878: Your Environment by Catherine of Common Sense Living on Personal Growth and Changing Your Environment Catherine is a blogger and founder of Common Sense Living. She enjoys cooking, reading and has recently rediscovered a love for writing which inspired her to start Common Sense Living as well as an Instagram account on which she posts original quotes and other inspirational quotes from writers she admires - along with her own blurbs about those quotes and her thoughts on them. She’s also started a podcast called Common Sense Living that you can find on all the major podcast platforms, and she invites us all to listen, follow her work and join her for her journey on which she hopes to teach others some of the lessons that she’s learned along the way. The original post can be found here: https://www.commonsenseliving.ca/post/your-environment Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings is available

Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt talks about recent anxiety and how to overcome it. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 877: [Part 2] Anxiety Lately? Surprising Reasons Why and What to Do About It by Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt Jodie is a board certified Health Psychologist specializing in brief counseling to improve health, wellness, and relationship functioning. Her training is relationship-based and she strongly values human connections. Beyond that, she focuses on mindfulness based strategies aimed to help people “let go" of the trappings that bind them, in addition to helping others find ways to get their minds and bodies out of ruts of negativity. She’s board certified in Health Psychology and is equipped with the best, most efficient ways to help people change habits and increase their health and wellness potential. Additionally, she provides executive coaching and wellness workshops. The original post is located here: https://jeckleberryhunt.medium.com/anxiety-lately-surprising-reasons-why-and-what-to-do-about-it-c1c3cccbc07

Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt talks about recent anxiety and how to overcome it. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 876: [Part 1] Anxiety Lately? Surprising Reasons Why and What to Do About It by Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt Jodie is a board certified Health Psychologist specializing in brief counseling to improve health, wellness, and relationship functioning. Her training is relationship-based and she strongly values human connections. Beyond that, she focuses on mindfulness based strategies aimed to help people “let go" of the trappings that bind them, in addition to helping others find ways to get their minds and bodies out of ruts of negativity. She’s board certified in Health Psychology and is equipped with the best, most efficient ways to help people change habits and increase their health and wellness potential. Additionally, she provides executive coaching and wellness workshops. The original post is located here: https://jeckleberryhunt.medium.com/anxiety-lately-surprising-reasons-why-and-what-to-do-about-it-c1c3cccbc07

Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout tells you how to teach your kids where money comes from. Episode 875: How to Teach Kids Where Money Comes From by Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout on Good Money Habits for Kids 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/where-money-comes-from/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings launches on January 18th, and you can preview it exclusively at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com 

Kelly Eden with Highly Sensitive Refuge offers four steps to help your highly sensitive child with separation anxiety. Episode 874: 4 Steps to Help Your Highly Sensitive Child With Separation Anxiety by Kelly Eden with Highly Sensitive Refuge Co-founders Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo's mission is to prove that high sensitivity can be strong. It’s okay to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). In fact, the world could use a little more of what HSPs have. They are the voices of Highly Sensitive Refuge, a community where HSPs can be themselves, take a break from the harshness of the world, and feel understood. Our founders are Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo. The original post is located here: https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/highly-sensitive-child-separation-anxiety/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings launches on January 18th, and you can preview it exclusively at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Revi

Cati Vanden Breul with Introvert, Dear talks about the tough parts of being an introvert looking for love. Episode 873: 3 Difficult Things About Being a Single Introvert Looking for Love by Cati Vanden Breul of Introvert Dear Jenn Granneman is the founder of Introvert, Dear and author of The Secret Lives of Introverts. She started Introvert, Dear in 2013 as her personal blog. She was living with an extroverted roommate, dating an extroverted guy, and working an extroverted job (teaching 4th grade). Jenn wanted to write about what it was like being an introvert living in an extrovert's world. In true introvert form, she wrote her blog anonymously for almost two years. Jenn had no desire to be in the spotlight. And she had no idea her little blog would become this! Now, with the help of “quiet ones” around the world, she is on a mission: to let introverts everywhere know it's okay to be who they are. The original post is located here: https://introvertdear.com/news/single-introvert-love-difficult-things/ Ten Te

Keith Wilson explains Rogerian Person Centered Counseling. Episode 872: Rogerian Person Centered Counseling by Keith Wilson on Supporting Other People and Understanding Therapy Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor and certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor in New York State, with more than 30 years experience. Keith has done a lot of writing about ways to improve your relationships and become the person you would like to be. His newest book is The Road to Reconciliation: A Comprehensive Guide to Peace When Relationships Go Bad. The original post is located here: https://keithwilsoncounseling.com/2017/02/27/rogerian-person-centered-counseling/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings launches on January 18th, and you can preview it exclusively at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visit! Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group  Join the Ol' Fam

Kristine Klussman talks about prioritizing urgent matters versus important matters, and reflects on the truth about self-connection. Episode 871: Which Do You Prioritize: Urgent or Important AND What is Self-Connection by Kristine Klussman on Being Connected 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, uplifiting, 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 posts are located here: https://www.kris

Julie Morgenstern teaches parents how to eliminate guilt about working too much. Episode 870: How to Eliminate Working Mom Guilt by Julie Morgenstern on Work-Life Balance and Understanding Children 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/2020/1/30/how-to-eliminate-working-mom-guilt Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings launches on Jan

Dr. Timothy Loving with Luvze tells parents how they can raise teens to have healthy relationships. Episode 869: What’s a Parent To Do?: Raising Teens to Having Healthy Relationships by Dr. Timothy Loving of Luvze 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/whats-a-parent-to-do-raising-teens-to-having-healthy-relatio/ Ten Ten's limited-edition collection of diamond engagement rings launches on January 18th, and you can preview it exclusively at http://BlueNile.com. Go to Apostrophe.com/ORD and you’ll get fifteen dollars off your dermatology visi

Dr. Diana Kirschner of Love in 90 Days tells you why the right one may not initially look like the right one. Episode 868: Why the Right One May Not Initially Look Like the Right One by Dr. Diana Kirschner of Love in 90 Days PBS Love expert, psychologist and bestselling author, Diana Kirschner, Ph.D. has helped thousands of singles and couples to find the relationships of their dreams. Along with her team of expert Love Mentor and dating coaches, she uses a unique approach to empower women by phone/Skype all over the world to heal from heartbreak and find lasting love. Dr. Diana is the author of the new books, Find Your Soulmate Online in 6 Simple Steps and 30 Days to Love; the relationship advice book, Sealing the Deal: The Love Mentor’s Guide to Lasting Love and the bestselling dating book, Love in 90 Days, which is the basis for her one-woman PBS TV Show Finding Your Own True Love. Talk with an expert Love Mentor coach for 40 minutes for free, and get special VIP treatment by mentioning the Optimal Living

Lisa Merlo-Booth talks about self-confidence in relationships and shows us how to move from self-defensiveness into accountability within our relationships. Episode 867: Self-Confidence in Relationships AND Moving from Defensiveness to Accountability by Lisa Merlo-Booth 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://lisamerlob