Love More Live Blessed Podcast

And other reminders of how to NOT take things personally.

This short episode with powerful tips is exactly what you need to listen to today.

Questions or comments email me at Crystal@lovemoreliveblessed.com

A breakdown of the many nuggets of wisdom from the book The Power of Awareness by Neville Goddard. Today's episode breaks down chapters 10-18.

This book is transformational and I'm so excited to deep dive into Neville's teachings.

Life changes and you change right along with. If you're feeling out of touch with yourself, listen in to hear the best questions to ask yourself right now.

Getting to know yourself again can be a fun thing!

Questions or comments email me at Crystal@lovemoreliveblessed.com

Amazing advice as usual from my favorite book Enthusiasm Makes the Difference by Norman Vincent Peale.

If you've been feeling down, unmotivated or just blah - this is the perfect episode for you.

Questions or comments email me at Crystal@lovemoreliveblessed.com

It is said that happy people are highly intentional. Let's talk about the habits that can create meaning and intention in our lives!

Questions or comments email me at Crystal@lovemoreliveblessed.com

I noticed an image on Pinterest talking about the hard truths of self-care. I resonated with the post so much and had to write to share my thoughts on self-care and the hard truths you might have to go through too.

You're not alone on this self-care journey. Let's walk through this together.

Let's talk about the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

1. Be impeccable with your word

2. Don't take anything personally

3. Don't make assumptions

4. Always do your best

If you’ve been feeling blah, like you don’t know what’s wrong but something IS wrong, you’re not alone! Let me tell you what I focus on when I’m feeling blah, unmotivated or not sure where to start. The secret: I FOCUS ON WHAT I CAN CONTROL

Are you trying to be a more positive person? Here’s what I would do if I was just starting now.
✨Focus on liking and loving myself. I went so long hating things about myself. Hating how I looked in pictures or how I would overreact to things, too controlling. I could go on and on. I didn’t always treat others well because I couldn’t even treat myself well.
✨Actually visualize my dream life. Instead of visualizing I would ignore my dream life! I would see things on TV that were in line with what I wanted and instead of letting myself dream I would skip the channel!
✨Pick one small positive habit to focus on. I started with journaling and affirmations. These helped change me from the inside out. Next, I focused on taking good care of myself one habit at a time: developing a skin care routine, boundaries and embracing my natural curly hair.
✨Practice gratitude daily. Think about it, write it down, talk about it. And remember God gives in Superabundance!
✨See a professional. Your mental health is SO important. I wish I would have reached out to professionals in my 20s vs. waiting until my 30s.

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There's three things we can do for problems: remove ourselves from the situation, change something about the situation or accept it and move on.

Listen to this week's episode for insight on what to do when you are feeling down.

Let's talk about setting boundaries with your time and money. Plus why it's important to set boundaries with yourself!

Questions or comments email me at Crystal@lovemoreliveblessed.com

Letting go of what is not working for you can be hard! Here are 8 reminders and tips about letting go.

Best tip: It's okay to outgrow people, places and things!

Former people pleaser here! Let's talk about the feelings that pop up when you set boundaries and how to stop those people pleasing tendencies. 

Quitting people pleasing is easier said than done and there is a ton of discomfort involved. I challenge you to process the discomfort. Listen to today's episode for tips on how to turn that discomfort into something positive for you. 

Are you a people pleaser? What do you find most challenging? 

I love coming up with self-care ideas for each season but today I went with how to self-care your mental health! 

Let's talk about: 

• Setting boundaries
• Being your own BFF by hushing that mean girl voice 
• Setting goals + how to reach them 

In this quick episode I'll guide you on setting boundaries and how to identify when you need to set a boundary. How I hush that mean girl voice and how to set one goal for the month plus 4 tasks you can divide into weekly to-dos to reach your goal. 

Ready? Hit play! 

What is burnout? Burnout happens when you feel overwhelmed, drained and unable to keep up with constant demands. 

In this episode:

• What does burnout feel like?
• How long do burnouts last? 
• How to recover from a burnout. 
• How to avoid a burnout. 
• How to help someone going through a burnout. 

Always remember, self-care matters because YOU matter.

Have you ever felt like you had to do things a certain way because if you lived different you would be judged?

Have you ever had the feelings of anxiety because you know you’re doing things you don’t want to be doing just to impress other people or because other people are doing it and you feel pressured to?

Listen to todays raw and emotional episode on how instead of choosing to continue to parent how I was raised (super strict, always grounded) I chose love instead. I chose peace. I chose to show up for my kids in a way no one ever showed up for me. 

Being a positive person doesn't mean you're happy all the time. 100% positivity is not how our brains work and that's okay! 

Let's talk about how we can switch into positive thinking and why it's important to be a positive thinker. 

1) Why feeling the negative emotions is so important. 

2) How to get ignore the negative inner voice. 

3) Do something different. Nothing changes if we don't try. 

Summers for moms can mean two things - we're grateful for the break from getting kids to school AND we're a little stressed about the kids not being in school all day. 

Instead of having a hot-mess summer let's try working on self-care instead. 

Today's podcast episode covers 5 easy ways to work on your self-care this summer:

• slowing down in the morning with a new routine
• vitamin D really does make a difference
• your hobbies don't have to bring in income, but they do need to spark joy
•  + more tips

"Self perception determines our behavior if we think we're smaller, limited, inadequate creatures then we tend to behave that way and the energy we radiate reflects those thoughts no matter what we do. If we think we're magnificent creatures with an infinite abundance of love and power to give then we tend to behave that way. Once again the energy around us reflects our state of awareness."

In this episode I share lessons learned from reading the book A Return To Love. This book will help you understand A Course in Miracles. And even if you're not interested in the book A Course in Miracles, A Return to Love will give you a different way to look at the world.

I think we can always make time to view the world from a different perspective. 

Sometimes a bad mood can hit (and stay all day) over something so trivial. 

If this happens to you - you may have a hard time letting the little things go. This episode includes tips on how to let the little things go so that your attitude is not dependent on what goes on around you. 

Setting boundaries is a HUGE part of self-care. Today's episode covers setting boundaries. These tips are especially good for people pleasers or those of us who have a really hard time of saying no. 

Remember - it's not your job to make everyone happy. 

If you think about it, our modern age can be overwhelming. We are online and available 24/7 with our smartphones. We stress about social media, our jobs, and our family life constantly.

You may be reading this thinking, “I don’t have time to add mindfulness to my day.” Let me tell you though, if you’re thinking you’re too busy to add mindfulness into your life - YOU REALLY NEED IT!

Mindfulness techniques can help stop attack thoughts.

Attack thoughts are when you are living in your head - hashing over the past, re-living all the stupid mistakes you’ve made or re-living how others treated you badly.

Attack thoughts serve no purpose in life. Yesterday is over. We only have this moment. So, attack thoughts need to go. And Mindfulness can help you with evicting those thoughts out of your brain.

Mindfulness can help you make better decisions. Instead of overreacting to stress you can be calmer and more in control of yourself and the situation. Mindfulness can also help decrease the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity.

Do you feel like you're on the verge of a meltdown? If yes....it's probably time for some self-care. 

Press play on this episode to hear some simple self-care ideas you can do this Spring. It's always a good idea to take care of yourself. 

After all this time working remotely for a lot of us, I thought we might need to brush up on our communicating skills. 

Step 1: Use the other person’s name

People love hearing their name. Using someone’s name helps you remember it and makes the other person feel more comfortable around you. When people hear their name they turn towards whoever is speaking to them. We are programmed since childhood to give attention to someone who is speaking our name.

Tip: When meeting new people try to write their name down as soon as you can. Writing helps you remember the name, ensuring you won’t have an awkward situation where you call someone by the wrong name.

Self-care is all about taking care of your emotional, mental, and physical health. I like to keep my self-care ideas simple throughout the holiday season because it’s what’s easiest for me. Some days I have hours to spend on self-care but most days (especially during the holidays) I only have 15-20 minutes. Let’s get to the self-care ideas that don’t take up a ton of time and are easy to do.

2020 has been quite a year, we still have time to end on a good note though. Last year I made a list of significant moments of 2019 and created a goal list for 2020. 

Listen to today's episode for tips on how to recap the year and create categories for 2021 goals. 

During a very difficult holiday season I wrote this post including things I would want to do to help me out of grief. 

I hope the ideas are helpful to you this holiday season. 

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." -Winston Churchill 

 Which one are you?  If you can relate to being negative and wanting to stop being so negative, this episode is for you. 

Episode 127: How do I stop being so negative?

• Living in the moment and using anchors 
• Adding positivity notes, affirmations, pictures
• Lifestyle changes: drug  or alcohol abuse, stop spending time with negative people 
• How to look for the positive in life 
• Is positivity a choice? 

This year I'm keeping the holidays simple and less stressful! We're sticking with a few holiday traditions we love instead of trying to jam pack a ton of activities in during 1 month! 

Listen to today's episode for a simple holiday meal idea and easy traditions you can do this year. 

Excerpt and thoughts from the book Enthusiasm Makes The Difference by Norman Vincent Peale. 

How can we infuse enthusiasm into our lives? 

Today you'll hear about how to create self-motivators, abou spiritual heart treatment and the 7 Steps to a Comeback. 

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Excerpt and thoughts from the book Enthusiasm Makes The Difference by Norman Vincent Peale. 

In today's episode: 

• 5 Point Program for Attacking Worry (for when you're feeling extremely negative) 
• 6 Step Formula for Making Any Day Good 

Book Quote: "You know exactly where you want to go....Begin now believing that you are going to reach your goal. Hold this picture in your conscious mind until by a process of mental and spiritual osmosis, the image of your goal sinks into your subconscious. At that point you will have it; for it will have you, all of you. ....Continue to make friends. Practice loving people....People who love people go far in this world, believe me."

Excerpt and thoughts from the book Enthusiasm Makes The Difference by Norman Vincent Peale. 

What do you think the definition of a positive thinker is? 

How can we train our brains to be solution oriented vs. problem oriented? 

Find out the answers and more in today's episode. 

If you love the podcast please consider leaving a review on iTunes to help us grow! 

Fall is my favorite season of the year and I have so many ideas for cozy self-care ideas. I was raised in Michigan and lived there until my early 20's. Each year I looked forward to the crisp, cool air, the crunchy leaves and the changing colors. Michigan has a beautiful fall season and self-care was as easy as taking a walk around the block.

But, now I live in south Texas. There's not much of a Fall feeling over here. The mornings and days are hot. So, I have to create opportunities to feel the Fall season and today I'm sharing a Fall themed bucket list full of self-care ideas.

I've lived the hardest days this year as a working mom/virtual mom-teacher/cook/meal-prepper/grocery deliverer/wife/housekeeper/chef/EVERY OTHER ROLE US MOMS HAVE.

The Covid 19 Pandemic added an extra layer of stress topped with a sprinkle of anxiety to overworked moms everywhere. Then virtual learning happened.

The moms I know are exhausted, depressed, tired of being home with the kids and at the same time grateful to have their kids home safe. These moms are pissed when their husband's don't understand that helping out around the house is more than doing 1 load of laundry.

The husband's don't have to put themselves on mute to yell at the kids during a meeting. They don't have to worry about how low their productivity is at work now that the kids are home full time. They don't have to stop working multiple times a day to make meals, clean messes, referee fights or log into Google classrooms.

I had a meltdown a few weeks ago.

I got sick of being the only one cooking, cleaning, meal prepping, working full-time plus doing everything for the kids AND working a side hustle.

I felt run down, exhausted, disrespected and quite frankly, depressed.

I know this pandemic has moms everywhere feeling anxiety and feeling run down. So if you feel like that too, please know you're not alone!

Listen to today's episode for tips on how to prevent the meltdowns! 

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