On This Journey

The day has come. We made it to the end of Season 2 and I'm hard at work gearing up for the start of Season 3 in just a few weeks. In this episode I take a stroll down the season two journey and recap some key takeaways but also the personal relevance they've had for me. If you missed any of the S2 episodes it's the perfect time to go get caught up. Now, if you've listened to all the episodes I can still assure you there's probably a couple gems you didn't catch the first time you listened. Go ahead, go listen again and before yo can finish them all Season 3 will be loading.

At the end of this episode I make a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. This announcement is huge for me and this is the first place I'm revealing it. Come over to IG and send me a DM with your thoughts about the announcement. Don't forget to leave a review, rate 5 stars and share the podcast with a friend. Talk to you in Season 3 and on IG in the meantime. PEACE!

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We'll be entering Q3 in the blink of an eye and this is usually a time many people start to evaluate where they are in reaching the goals they set in January. Those New Year's resolutions, especially the fitness ones get put under a microscope at this time. If you're wondering why you haven't reached the health and fitness goals you've set for yourself or if you've ever struggled with this, you're going to have a light bulb moment during this conversation with Fitness Trainer, Gina Noisette. Gina dropped gems and snatched edges as she broker down the components she sees are vital to reaching those goals.

5 Key Things Needed to Reach Your Fitness Goals:

1. Community/Accountability
2. Realistic Goals
3. Mental Health Routine: "I say before you enter a fitness routine, work on your mental health routine." -Gina Noisette
4. Eat Good & Sleep Well
5. Find what works for "You," it doesn't have to be perfect or a copy of what someone else does.

Whitney West became a Chronic Illness Advocate after being diagnosed with a rare condition in 2014 that nearly took her life and left her in debt. She has since been on a journey to live the life she desires, eliminating her debt and refusing to allow her illness to stop her to achieve any goals she has. It may look different but Whitney declares her dreams are still possible. What many may not realize is that a chronic illness is any condition that lasts three or more months. For example, migraines is a chronic illness. In today's episode Whitney provides great insight and new perspective on how to handle a chronic illness diagnosis and how to live a beautiful life beyond the diagnosis.

"Life is so much more beautiful when you almost lose it." - Whitney West

3 Key Takeaways for handling a diagnosis:

1) Breathe. Take a deep breath and sit with yourself to allow yourself to process the information you were given.

2) Understand and accept where you are so that you can truly begin the process of moving forward. You can't skip steps.

3) Our words have power, don't talk negatively about or against your body. Team up with your body to fight your illness, 2 vs 1.

Mental Health, therapy, depression and anxiety, can seem to have become buzzwords these days. The fact of the matter is these words have held a stigma for centuries and today people are bringing the reality of these issues and the need for professional help and guidance to light. It's long overdue but still there is some confusion around it and some who still hold to the "old-school" thoughts. On today's episode, Licensed Professional Counselor, Amanda Peguero Marquez gives us a Mental Health 101. She breaks down what is mental health, how different communities are affected, who needs therapy and how to gain access to mental health resources (therapy, etc.). You'll walk away from this conversation with clarification, information, and resources. 

Happy Galentine's! Today Lindsay Blanc is sharing her self-love journey on how after several periods of depression she finally made the decision that she is worth it for her son, for herself and it was time for change.

"I had to learn to love that I have to love myself at every part of my journey or I'll never grow." - Lindsay Blanc

Angelique, like many of us, is a woman who wears several hats, but she is still committed to growing her personal brand and online business as a blogger and influencer. In today's episode Angelique gives us a look into her journey of becoming a blogger and how she's been able to not only show up as herself but grow community with likeminded women as well. You will leave this episode feeling empowered and with practical action steps you can take right away.

In this solo episode I wanted to take space and time to honor my little brother, Allen "AP" Powell who passed away four years ago today, very unexpectedly and tragically. Since then I have referred to his approach to life and everything he did as, 'full throttle" and his life has inspired me to adapt that approach for myself.

Full Throttle is defined as being done with great speed and enthusiasm. For me full throttle also means being locked in, going all in, being committed, taking risks and giving maximum effort. Looking eye to eye with fear and doing the thing anyway, is the full throttle approach and the Allen Powell way.

I've had a lot of anxiety leading up to this point, so in order to turn a usually dark day into one of peace and joy I have broken down how to shift into a full throttle mindset and gave clear examples how I've done that in my own life, including with this podcast. I hope you can draw inspiration from this episode as well.

Chloe Beach of PlantsbyChlo.com came on the show and gave very useful tips on entering a plant journey with ease an lessening the overwhelm but then she went much deeper. Chloe took us on her self-discovery and spirituality journey and the connection her plant journey has had in that. Growing up around plants it makes sense that as Chloe began to build a life with her now fiancé she's naturally start welcoming green life into their home. What Chloe didn't expect is that her plant journey would lead her to digging into her own ancestral roots as well as unraveling and working through trauma. She could not have foreseen how it would not only strengthen her life but truly change her life. 

My favorite quotes from this conversation with Chloe are:

"God is always talking, its whether or not you're listening and paying attention."

"Being present is a luxury and having plants allows you to live in that luxury a little more often."

With Dr. D (Maria Dominguez, Phd, LMFT) I get in the hot seat as we work through some scenarios where our inner critic disrupts our thought process and needs to be quieted. Dr. D gives a break down of her N.I.C.E approach to quieting your inner critic and a deep dive into developing "nurturing self-talk" in its place. With 15 years in the field, Dr. D has developed a practice focused on cultivating resilience and using it as a tool of empowerment, within each client, to guide them in transforming their own mindsets, emotions, and relationships.

Get full show notes and more information here:

http://www.tinitatennant.com/episode-12/