My Life is a Total Shift Show

In this episode I unpack the stories we tell ourselves and the stress we put ourselves under. How would your life be if every way was just fine? What if we are the only ones stressing ourselves out? What if we could live in peace? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

After a big physical reaction to a minor incident, I was forced to look at the trauma that often needs to be healed but that we often ignore. What can your body be telling you? Will you listen? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

It's been awhile but I'm back to share where I've been and what I've been up to on my never ending journey of life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

What are we grasping at to feel better? How many failed new ideas do we need to try until we realize we are already here. Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

In this episode I share what has been happening over the past few weeks and I unpack what I can't seem to figure out. Feeling lost but being right where I'm supposed to be isn't always an easy feeling. Join me as I talk about the shifts that don't make any sense, yet make all the sense. Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

How do we handle the events in life that seem to derail our spiritual progress? How do we not get consumed by the darkness? Join me as I talk through ways to handle those times that we have decided are really difficult. It may be as easy as just putting your ass in a chair. Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

Ahhh, the wonderful "I'll be happy when" beliefs that plague us all.  But have we really thought about how many times a day we have that thought unconsciously? How can we begin to notice them and change them? We like to daydream about how much happier we will be when things change, but are we doing that in order to avoid the reality that the present moment is all we ever have? What happens if there is no happiness there? It feels safer to dream of possible joy but it isn't real and it will never bring the happiness we crave. Join me as I unpack this notion of the future will be "more, better, different" and what we can do to find peace in the now.  I even give you a wacky way to keep your self more present in the every day motions.  Enjoy! Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

How many times, with the best of intentions, have we talked others out of how they are feeling in order to "help them feel better?" What if we became a space for each other for ALL the feelings that came up? What if it was normal for everyone to just feel and we stopped labeling emotions as "good" or "bad?" Join me as I unravel my own thoughts about this topic and share my resolve to be a better space for others. Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

In an effort to journal my anger away, an unexpected experience arose where I gave carte blanche to my inner shamer.  We all have that little shamer voice in us that tells us all sorts of lies to keep us small.  Have we ever just let them rant and say everything they ever wanted to say?  Well I did and the results were amazing.  I feel lighter, more free and a little more joyful.  Little shifts happen in the most unexpected ways sometimes.  I found the courage to face my shamer and now she is a lot quieter and I am lighter and excited for whatever is next for me!   Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

The relationship we had with our mom as children (or lack thereof) is such a part of who we are as adults. So often we wish things were different with our mom, but have we ever faced the fact that they weren't how we had hoped? In this episode I share a breakthrough I had in allowing myself to really mourn and grieve the parts of my childhood that will never be how I needed or wanted them to be.  True healing comes from the courage to face the pain that is deep in our bodies that we might not even know is there.  Join me as I share how I found some of that pain and was able to let it go.  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

In this episode I talk about how literally everyone on the planet is who they are for reasons way beyond anyone's control and none of us can help how we have been programmed, how we think or how we react.  When we really meditate on this, we can have no other reaction to anyone else other than compassion and love.  Easier said than done!  Come along as I give some hints about what I do to begin to see things differently and how I slowly start to calm the rage monster that likes to rear its ugly head at times. Is the whole world really a mirror of us?  Even that one guy who is a total a-hole? ugh! Everyone is exactly who we believe them to be, no more no less.   Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

How many self-help books do you have in your library? How many "this is the answer" webinars have you attended? How many diets have you tried? When we desperately cling to something outside of us as the answer to "making us feel better" we will always fall short. Join me as I talk about my shift from thinking the answer is "out there" to realizing that all those people simply give me tools to access the real power, the one inside of me.  And all you need to do is sit down and shut up. Love to you as shift happens!  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

I sit down with Todd Smith, an expert on "The Work" of Byron Katie.  We discuss what the work is and how anyone can use the work to reduce stress and pain in any area of life no matter how big or small.  Todd's calm manner and easy explanations are an inspiration to anyone curious about doing the work.  Todd explains how one does the work and how to overcome some trouble spots in doing it.  His many helpful resources and workshops can be found at theworkasmeditation.com  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

The nagging voice in our head that tells us "who do you think you are?" can be a real block to living our best life.  Join me as I unpack how that belief has stopped me and kept me small.  I am now learning to move past the fear of believing I can expand beyond my wildest dreams.  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

Parent guilt is a real thing yet it serves no purpose.  In this episode I discuss what I learned to do with all the guilt and shame I felt with how I raised my kids. We can let all that go and release the fear of how our kids will turn out and the guilt that we somehow messed them up.  Our little ones are their own souls on their own perfect journey.  Healing yourself is the only way to heal your kids.  I freed myself from the thought that if I could only fix them and make up for all my mistakes then they won't feel pain in their own lives.  Letting go of that allows me to witness and enjoy their beautiful journey unfold in its perfection.  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

"Judge not lest you be judged" Unless you're human, then judging is like breathing. But what does all that judging mean? Come along as I untwist the crazy thoughts and ideas I have about judging others and what it means about me. Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

True, raw, naked vulnerability is difficult for everyone yet necessary to live our fullest, truest life.  Join me as I explore the blocks to being completely vulnerable with those closest to us and how we can slowly find true freedom, peace and joy.  It ain't easy and I sure as shit hope it's worth it!  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

"Get present" they say. "Enjoy the moment" they say. What if the present moment sucks and you don't want to enjoy it? In this episode I discuss how I went from raving bitch to quiet observer. The present moment can be perfect, and you can find some peace and sanity in what you believe is chaos. Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

Our whole lives we have been told a bunch of crap in order to "protect" us from extreme emotions.  In this episode I go into why that is harmful to our being and how we can be present for all the emotions that arise in our human. Being aware of how we talk to ourself and how much we are open to experience life is critical in feeling peace and love.  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support

Who are we and what do our identities and masks protect us from? Do we resign ourselves to "this is just who I am" or do we have the courage to be there for that inner child who is in pain and needs to be seen? Can we really release who we think we are and discover the infinite being of love that is our true nature?  Join me as I discover my own inner pain and how I've covered it up all these years.  Are you ready for some transformation?  This work is never easy, but it's always worth it!  Love to you!  Feel free to send me an email if you would like to connect at totalshiftshowpodcast@gmail.com or follow me on instagram @total_shift_show.  Let's shift together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-shift-show/support