How do you build confidence and learn to trust yourself? These are the questions Tracey and I are tackling on this week’s episode of the podcast. Over the past several years, we have both dedicated a significant amount of time and energy to the practice of recognizing and exercising our intuition, and have both seen profound shifts in our lives …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 15: Success & Self-Employment with Liz Winters, NTP
This week, Tracey and I are back with the conclusion of our conversation with Liz Winters of Sprout Wellness. Today, we are talking all about self-employment and exploring the question: How do we define success and what does this really look like? Are you a small business owner, creative entrepreneur, or someone thinking about venturing out on your own soon? Then this week’s episode of …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 14: Food, Mindful Eating, and Emotional Bananas with Liz Winters, NTP
We have our first podcast guest, y’all! This week on the show, Tracey and I welcome our friend, fitness coach and nutrition expert Liz Winters, to talk about all things food, mindful eating, and how to negotiate with a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Liz is a nutritional therapy practitioner and crossfit coach in here in Portland, and runs her own …
This Isn’t A Test: The Comparison Trap and Why You Should Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Paper
“Comparison is the death of joy.” ~Mark Twain One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was to keep my eyes on my own paper. Which was basically just a suggestion to stop looking outside myself for constant validation and to start doing the hard work of figuring out who I was and who I wanted to become …
Curious & Curiouser, Episode 13: Mental Health Therapy and Acupuncture as Tools for Transformation
Today on the podcast, we explore the intersection of Tracey’s work and my own, talk all about the benefits of combining mental health therapy with acupuncture and other forms of bodywork, and explain how doing so can facilitate transformation and often accelerate healing. Both Tracey and I have seen our clients and patients progress more quickly when they are willing to make themselves vulnerable …
Sometimes Growth Feels Gross (or, Today’s Full Moon and the Discomfort of Changing Your Story)
“May we remind ourselves that growth doesn’t need to feel good to be good for us in the long run.” ~Chani Nicholas THIS. Whether or not you’re into astrology and tracking the cycles of the moon, this message from the infinitely wise and talented Chani Nicholas on this day of the full moon is so on point I couldn’t not …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 12: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
I am super excited about this week’s episode of the podcast, y’all. We’re talking about something that is near and dear to my heart — namely, the stories we tell about ourselves and the world, many of which are just frankly untrue. And most of which are not all that helpful to our growth and evolution as people. Tracey and …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 11: Self Care for Real Life
Subscribe: iTunes | RSS Direct Download (Right click to download) Self care. A bit of a hot topic in recent years, huh? In today’s episode of the podcast, Tracey and I are discussing this very thing, talking specifically about how true self care is often doing the things that are hard and not particularly comfortable — like paying your bills …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 10: Relationships & Attachment
Subscribe: iTunes | RSS Direct Download (Right click to download) This week on the podcast, Tracey and I are talking about attachment — a topic about which Tracey is an expert and something she works on regularly in her work with clients. Specifically, we’re asking the question: How does being curious about your own attachment style enhance your relationships? (Spoiler …
When a Fry is Just a Fry (or, Please Don’t Attach Meaning to Everything)
“Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.” ~Kahlil Gibran, Sand and Foam Last week, I was having lunch with my boyfriend when he jokingly began to “read” our fries as a way to tell my future. It was hilarious, yes, but it also made me think about how eager …