Life in Motion

Now, I don't know about you, but I have some days where I feel super charged, clear-headed, inspired and ready to conquer the world.

Other times? I'm so darn distracted.

Oh, and don't even get me started on my energy levels after 10 pm — I'm basically just like an oversized cranky baby who needs be showered, fed and put to bed!

Okay, sometimes I am all of these things in one day. And, that's completely Our energy levels, like our time, aren't meant to be limitless. Just like the battery in our phones, it's a finite resource that needs to be recharged before we can work at full capacity again.

I found what has been really useful in making peace with the ebbs and flows of my energy is understanding my chronotype.

Laurel Jones is a high school who has big dreams and a powerful message about mental health in teen and mental health education.  Although most schools provide mental health services, Laurel's experience demonstrates that schools do not always engage teens effectively. Her goal? To redefine the conversation. Laurel is Miss Southlake's Outstanding Teen, a local titleholder in the Miss Texas' Outstanding Program.  Drawing from personal experience, Laurel is focusing her year on implementing a program she's developed called: Behind the SASH: Suicidal Thoughts, Anxiety, and Self-Harm. 

Laurel is working with school leaders and legislators to help develop a new mental health program for teens to implement statewide. Listen in to hear how this amazing young woman is more than a pretty face and a crown, but is an advocate for young people everywhere in the fight against mental illness in teens. 

We chat about her personal battles, how pageants get a bad rap and how she balances all her commitments from school to community service.

For more information on Laurel, her program and how you can support her head to:

I’ve spent a lot of time these past few months thinking about all the things I wanted to accomplish in 2020, but also my values, my why and and how I’m showing up for myself and my family. This year, I vow not to let anything get in the way of my goals because I’ve got a fail-safe plan to goal setting. Ready to hear about it? Let’s dive in!

Whether you scroll through Instagram, Pinterest, flip through your favorite magazine, or see holiday ads on TV, perfect versions of Christmas are popping up everywhere during the fall and winter months. While they are nice to look at and can serve as inspiration for your own holiday decorating, cooking, and gift giving, there’s a hidden danger in these perfect depictions of Christmas that you need to be aware of.

The key word here is “perfect”. When you’re looking at these holiday images you’re presented with, there’s a real danger that you start to expect your own family Christmas to have the same look and feel. That’s about as realistic as wanting the perfect, air brushed body that the model on the latest fitness or fashion magazine has. Coveting a magazine cover Christmas will only lead to disappointment and a feeling of inadequacy.

Today I am sharing my tips for reducing holiday stress by giving into the fact that Christmas doesn't have to be perfect.

The Holiday season is officially upon us and so is the feeling of overwhelm. Between COVID anxiety and the stress of remote work, virtual school and impending holidays, stress is at an all-time high and overwhelm is present. Today, I am sharing two tried and true methods that help you cope and deal with overwhelm.

It is almost the end of the dumpster fire that is 2020, but you can end the year on a good note and start 2021 with a bang! Today, I walk you through goal setting and getting rid of your halted mindset. Sit back and grab a pen and paper and let's start planning.

What if I told you that you are your own brand? Yup! Whether you are a  business owner, relator, lawyer, whatever... you are your brand! So, are you putting your best face forward? If not, maybe its time for a personal brand photoshoot.

Episode Notes

Great personal brand photos are so much more than good-looking headshots. Today, I'm chatting with Amber Tice, a personal brand photographer, who just happens to be the genus behind my photos! So what is a personal brand photo? Personal brand photos tell the entire story of you and your brand through images. They capture your personality and help bring your entire personal brand together. They help your clients and potential customers know who you are, what offer, and why they should hire you (or buy from you) — all with just a glance. 

As we near election day and in light of the protests, rallies and social outcry against racial injustice that have made headlines over the past several months, many have asked me where I stand. It has probably also prompted many white Americans to consider—perhaps for the first time—the advantages they've benefited from all their lives. Today, I am opening up about my own struggle to understand my own white privilege and what I have done and have failed to do in the fight against racial injustice. I'm sharing a personal story that I am sure is riddled with imperfection, but it is my story, my journey and I am bearing it all. 

Here are some amazing resources that I have explored over the past few months:

Today I am chatting with my friend and professional organizer Stephanie Hampton of The NEAT Method Fort Worth.  NEAT Method is a lifestyle service committed to providing a more luxurious and smartly appointed living space. Stephanie's philosophy is life hectic enough so maintaining an organized home shouldn't add to the chaos. NEAT Method will design and implement a customized solution that is not only effective but sustainable and can grow with you and your family.

Listen in as Stephanie tells us her favorite organization tips from where she shops for products, her method for closet organization and even some of the celebrity clients she's served. And, if you're in Tarrant County and mention this podcast episode to Stephanie she is offering 10% until the end of 2020!

Emily Morehead is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Parent Coach and co-owner of The Couch. She is a Trust- Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner and a Circle of Security Facilitator. Emily is also a member of the Sexual Health Alliance and utilizes a holistic approach through attachment based interventions and relational neuroscience.

Today, Emily and I chat all things motherhood, marriage and surviving womanhood in today's world.  Emily shares her experience navigating infertility, parenthood, postpartum, and grief and loss. Her philosophy that being seen and heard by another human is one of the most healing experiences that we could ever have is just one of the reasons I love and adore her. 

Listen in as she offers candid advice and tactical tips to maneuvering life in this COVID world as well as chatting all things motherhood with me. Aside from therapy, Emily has two adorable little boys, one of which I was blessed to teach creative movement to and how we connected. 

Sabrina Gebhardt is a busy Mom of 3 in Fort Worth, Texas who has built a successful lifestyle photography business over the past 10 years. She thrives on capturing the beautiful magic of a family's joyful chaos. Sabrina also has a passion for education and loves to help other photographers build the business of their dreams.

In this episode, Sabrina and I chat everything from the pivot in her business to education to motherhood and all its wonder and chaos.

Episode Notes

Betsy Price, a Fort Worth native, was elected as the 44th Mayor of the City of Fort Worth on June 18, 2011. Price has been an active leader in the Fort Worth community for years, serving on numerous boards, commissions and professional associations. After running her own successful title company for 17 years, Price turned to public service.

Since taking office as Mayor, Price has initiated a broad agenda founded in the values of fiscal responsibility, accessibility, transparency and accountability. More specifically, Price focuses her work on the basics of any growing city to ensure sustainability for future generations by promoting grassroots public engagement, supporting economic development and championing public education.

Instead of sitting in cars, on the couch or in the office, Price believes in a community that naturally promotes physical activity throughout the day. Price, an avid cyclist, decided to use her love of cycling to initiate not only a wellness movement in the City, but an opportunity to break the mold of the traditional often boring town hall meeting with a casual — and active — way for residents to connect with this city's elected leaders, thus her Rolling Town Hall was born.