Stress Therapy with Cheri Flake: Meditation & Stress Relief for Real Life

IT’S OUR 100TH EPISODE! Yes! And to celebrate, we will reacquaint ourselves with the idea of One Love in joining together for a loving kindness meditation. Remembering that we are much more the same rather than different, a reminder of how we can actually feel this love and spread will be covered today as well because we do makeup humankind after all. In this episode we will learn: ~How to remember day to day, especially this time of year how we are ONE LOVE.~tips on staying present during the holiday season~A Metta, or Loving Kindness Meditation to feel and spread love with Sonic Yogi Singing bowls and music for a profound meditation experience. Meditation Music by Sonic Yogi, Deep Sleep With Singing BowlsListen to Sonic Yogi on: Spotify Apple MusicAmazon MusicWatch Sonic Yogi’s Ted TalkThe Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show:Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.comVenmo: @cheri-flake Thank you! Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight! Derek Loudermilk Show: Derek Loudermilk Website: https://derekloudermilk.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerekLoudermilk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerekLoudermilkShow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derekloudermilk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCECrw6uCmVsb1mzIvT1pbQQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@derekrloudermilk/ Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Since I am on a break, we are going to revisit one of my all time favorite Stress Therapy episodes, “What To Do When Everyone Is Driving You Nuts! Plus, it has one of my favorite meditations as well…Train Station Imagery Meditation. Enjoy! And I’ll see you next week for the 100th episode of Stress Therapy! It will be a special holiday edition of Stress Therapy.Ever notice times in your life when for some reason, all of the sudden everyone is driving you nuts?? Nothing seems to be going right and everyone is annoying or wrong or just plain crazy. Today, we’ll go over what might be going on with you when this is happening and exactly what to do to fix it. Super excited about our “Train Station Meditation” today as well. Let’s Ohm it all out and really get a great session today on Stress Therapy.In this episode we will: ~Learn just what is going on with everyone and everything is driving you nuts~Multiple resources on how to shake it off and get back to peaceful living~Train Station Ohm MeditationJoin Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/ on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. https://www.facebook.com/groups/161751760942474 https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflake https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044 https://thestresstherapist.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to http://www.ilovetherapy.com/ to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.TRANSCRIPT:[00:00] Hey, beautiful people. [00:01] I'm on a break. So today you're going to be listening to one of my alltime favorite stress therapy episodes. And next week, I will be back to join you in celebrating are you ready for this? The 100th episode of stress therapy. Yes, it's going to be great. But for now, relax and settle in and listen up because your stress therapy special edition session, what to do when everyone is driving you nuts, is about to begin right now. Hey, beautiful people. [00:44] It's time for some stress therapy, a podcast about how to meditate and get better at stress for people living in the real world. Finally, a place to park my 25 plus years of experience of working as a psychotherapist in the mental health field. And now, your host, me, the stress therapist, Sherry Flake. [01:13] Before we get into this of it, we're going to take a teensy tiny break. [01:17] Be right back. Hey, beautiful people. [01:21] Are you ever looking around and just thinking, oh, my gosh, everyone is nuts, everyone is driving me crazy? Today, I'm going to tell you exactly what's going on, when this is going down and how to fix it. It's season six on stress therapy, all the little secrets that this psychotherapist wants you to know. So relax and settle in and listen up because your stress therapy session is. [01:45] About to begin right now. [01:59] Hey, you beautiful people. [02:01] It's time for some stress therapy, a podcast about how to meditate and get better at stress for people living in the real world. Finally, a place to park my 25 plus years of experience of working as a psychotherapist in the mental health field. And now, your host, me, the stress therapist, Sherry Flake. Hey, beautiful people, what's happening? [02:31] Okay. So have you ever had the experience where everywhere you look, every person you talk to, every situation you're in, you're convinced that everyone is nuts, they're all just driving you absolutely crazy and that no one is getting it, no one understands you, everyone is annoying, no one is kind like you're just getting it and getting it. And everywhere you turn it's just going poorly no matter what. I totally get it. I had a day like this like a week ago and I was like, oh, my gosh. And I was lucky it was only for a day, right? Sometimes it lasts and lasts. And here's the bummer. Okay? So now before I get into it, I just want to ask you a question that everyone has been asking me lately. And the question is, have you seen the show Shrinking, right, where this guy is a psychotherapist and he just throws it all out. He throws out all of his clinical knowledge and he just starts telling all of his clients things that are not ready to hear, things that aren't even really that kind but he thinks might really help them in the long run anyway. And he's dealing with his own struggles, of course. But the point of it is, here's the thing that I kind of wish that I could say to my clients who come to me with this problem and what I had to realize for myself when I too was having this problem, because no one is spared of this awful feeling that no one gets you. Everything's sucking and everyone is sucking. And here's the thing. When everyone is driving you nuts, not one person, not one situation, not one decision, not one day, not one event, but everyone is driving you crazy. It's not them, it's you. That's the bad news. And when I was on a retreat once, a long, long time ago, one of the retreat leaders played this video of Pema Trojan. I'll put it in the show notes. It's amazing. She is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and what makes her so lovely and relatable, well, according to me, is that she's American and she was a householder, she used to be married, and before she became a monk, she was a lot like you and me, right? And she's just so sweet and she presents her lessons in such a relatable way. And this video was only like a minute long. And again, I'll put it in the show notes for you. But she starts talking about being on retreat. And I'm leaving today to go on retreat. By the way, I'm going to be going to the Ignatius house here in Atlanta. It's really close. Usually I go kind of far and usually I go kind of long. This is like a half hour from my house and it's only going to be three days. It is going to be silent, which would be nice, but it's very short. So she starts talking about being on retreat and it can be kind of annoying to be on retreat because you can't talk and all of these noises are going on and on. And I've done podcasts about being on retreat and maybe when I come back, I'll cover that again. But you're with all these people and your brain is just so busy trying to judge and figure everybody out without talking to anybody, right? Like, you can't talk to anybody. And depending on the retreat, you renunciate your phone, you can't read, you can't write, you can't even take pictures with your phone. They really want you to just face yourself, man, and listen to what your thoughts are saying and listen to the listener and separate yourself from your thoughts and realize that you're not your thoughts. But your ego is just so obsessed with trying to label everybody. And of course, at the end of the retreat, you realize everything you thought about everyone was wrong. But she's sitting at the retreat and she's like, oh, this person, they're taking this too seriously. And that person's cologne is so strong. And they're not supposed to wear any oils in the retreat room or pardon me, in the meditation hall, and that person's driving me nuts, and this person's too noisy and all this stuff. And then she describes the idea that a lot of us are just going around this Earth, and we all know someone like this. I mean, I am thinking of particular person in my life right now when I say this that just is constantly going around and little by little, with every single thing that's driving them nuts, they're trying to fix it, address it, get mad about it, express anger about it, confront it, whatever. And they go around and go and around and go around and do this over and over and over. And Pema says, I actually have a. [07:10] Plant in my kitchen named Pema because I love her so much, but she. [07:15] Know they're going around the Earth and. [07:17] They'Re trying to cover everything in leather. [07:20] So everywhere they step, they don't get burned. And really, if you just cov

It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are pausing to listen to an episode from Kerri Hummingbird’s, Soul Nectar Show Podcast where she interviews Vanessa Rodriguez about to integrate holistic and medical awareness. You are going to love it! This podcast is also a member of the Ethereal Network of Shows. Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Join our Facebook Group! Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Thanksgiving is coming up and strangely, on this beautiful day of gratitude and peace sometimes that’s the LAST thing we’re feeling! Often stuck with difficult people or long histories of discord and often, grief and loss, it’s tough to stay in a “place of gratitude.” Eye roll here…right? Today, we are going to learn a few ways to stay in a thankful place and talk about what helps. Also, we will learn the “three gates” and how they can work over the Thanksgiving holiday. Then, we will do a gratitude meditation together. In this episode we will learn: ~What the three gates are and how they can help us stay in a thankful place~Easy ways to keep gratitude on the heart and mind.~Thank you! A gratitude meditation ~ Breath appreciation meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you! Interesting Mentions: The Humans by Matt Haig Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!Ronnie Ann Ryan – Business Intuitive, Wise Woman, and Past Life Reader Keen Insights, Practical Advice and Solutions for Business & Life Host of the Breathe Love & Magic PodcastBest Selling Author of Is He The One? and 5 other books Award-Winning Blogger https://IntuitiveEdge.biz Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are going to listen to a podcast episode from one of my all time favorite podcasts, Breathe, Love and Magic with Ronnie Ann Ryan from the Ethereal Network of Shows. You are going to love this show and the guest on this episode Zehra Mahoon. They’ll be talking about new ways to get the Law of Attraction to really work for you. Enjoy!I’ll be back next week for a very special Thanksgiving Episode! Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!Ronnie Ann Ryan – Business Intuitive, Wise Woman, and Past Life Reader Keen Insights, Practical Advice and Solutions for Business & Life Host of the Breathe Love & Magic PodcastBest Selling Author of Is He The One? and 5 other books Award-Winning Blogger https://IntuitiveEdge.biz Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultationFollow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Addressing our fears and how we really feel is a bit easier than we tend to think...it takes osme gumption and changing things up but if you can learn to actually say what is under all the leaves and branches and really take on the root of the matter, your communication skills are going to be so much better therefore making your relationships better as well. So often in my private practice when my clients are in my chair, they are able to express the root the matter, what I call their “Ick Truth,” so well. But, when I ask them if they have said exactly this to the person who truly needs to hear it, like they just expressed it to me, they report that no, in fact, they have not. Today, we will learn how to find your “Ick Truth” and express it well so you don’t feel vulnerable but actually empowered in speaking your truth. In this episode we will learn: ~What the “Ick Truth” is and why it’s important. ~How to find your Ick Truth and express it fully to get to the root of the matter~Throat and Heart Chakra Meditation: Speaking your truth The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us!Send some love bucks to the show:Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.comVenmo: @cheri-flake Thank you!Interesting Mentions:Cheri’s Book addressing the communication patterns in this podcast: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!Ronnie Ann Ryan – Business Intuitive, Wise Woman, and Past Life Reader Keen Insights, Practical Advice and Solutions for Business & Life Host of the Breathe Love & Magic PodcastBest Selling Author of Is He The One? and 5 other books Award-Winning Blogger https://IntuitiveEdge.biz Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

We’ve all been a victim of it (and if we’re being really honest, probably been the instigator a few times too, eeek!) Passive Aggressive behavior: it’s so annoying! Here are some simple tricks on what exactly to do to get this negative communication pattern to stop dead in its tracks! The best part? Although it might not be intuitive, it is super simple! In this episode we will learn: ~What passive aggressive communication is and why it works.~What to do when you hear a passive aggressive comment to get it to stop~Moksha meditation: freedom and liberation from old patterns and behaviors The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat!In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us!Send some love bucks to the show:Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.comVenmo: @cheri-flake Thank you! Interesting Mentions: Cheri’s Book addressing the communication patterns in this podcast: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight! Kerri Hummingbird Sami Soul GuideEvery day offers a square centimeter of hope. To see it is to be blessed.Host of Soul Nectar Showw: www.kerrihummingbird.come: kerri.hummingbird@gmail.comc: 512-809-9816twitter: KerriHummingbrdfacebook: Kerri.Hummingbirdlinkedin: Kerri Hummingbirdinstagram: Kerri.Hummingbird doTerra essential oils for mood rebalancingAward-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After DivorceStay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Gender and communication is tricky. Why is it so hard to get your point across, resolve old arguments and just be heard? Grrrr. Today, you will learn the best way to communicate with someone who might not communicate like you do and I am telling you, this one is a life changer! Then, we will do a heart and throat chakra meditation together. In this episode we will learn: ~Why communication between the sexes seems so much harder than it seems it should be ~Exactly who Joey and Susie are and what they have to do with your conversation ~Heart and throat chakra meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Send some love bucks to the show: Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.com Venmo: @cheri-flake Thank you! Interesting Mentions:Cheri’s Book addressing the communication patterns in this podcast: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!Kerri Hummingbird Sami Soul Guide Every day offers a square centimeter of hope. To see it is to be blessed. Host of Soul Nectar Show w: www.kerrihummingbird.com e: kerri.hummingbird@gmail.com c: 512-809-9816 twitter: KerriHummingbrd facebook: Kerri.Hummingbird linkedin: Kerri Hummingbird instagram: Kerri.Hummingbird doTerra essential oils for mood rebalancing Award-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After Divorce Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime!ORRegister for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Sometimes you just want an argument to end. But how?? Especially, if it’s a hot topic and an argument you’ve had over and over. Or, what about when one party is just way to hot and you want them to calm down? Here are two tricks to get the job done and stop arguing. De-esculating and Disarming can make a rational conversation an option again. In this episode we will learn: ~The two tricks to end an argument right away~Exactly what to do and what to say when you want to stop arguing~Behind Your Eyes Visual Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us!Send some love bucks to the show:Paypal: cheri@thestresstherapist.comVenmo: @cheri-flake Thank you! Interesting Mentions: Sonic Yogi Website Tedx talk on SpotifyMy all time favorite eye maskHeartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!Kerri Hummingbird Sami Soul GuideEvery day offers a square centimeter of hope. To see it is to be blessed. Host of Soul Nectar Show w: www.kerrihummingbird.com e: kerri.hummingbird@gmail.com c: 512-809-9816 twitter: KerriHummingbrd facebook: Kerri.Hummingbird linkedin: Kerri Hummingbird instagram: Kerri.Hummingbird doTerra essential oils for mood rebalancing Award-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After DivorceStay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Try as you might, you won’t be able to avoid all difficult people, or difficult conversations. Here is an easy acronym to follow the next time you find yourself going down that same rabbit hole again and again ~ it may save your sanity and maybe, finally put that same looping argument to bed for good! Learn this communication trick today with me and then we will do a special guided meditation together.In this episode we will learn: ~What JADE means and why it works~How to use JADE in every day conversations to end old, poor communication patterns.~Guided Progressive Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Interesting Mentions:Al-AnonHeartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight!Kerri Hummingbird SamiSoul Guide Every day offers a square centimeter of hope. To see it is to be blessed.Host of Soul Nectar Showw: www.kerrihummingbird.come: kerri.hummingbird@gmail.comc: 512-809-9816twitter: KerriHummingbrdfacebook: Kerri.Hummingbirdlinkedin: Kerri Hummingbirdinstagram: Kerri.Hummingbird doTerra essential oils for mood rebalancingAward-winning memoir, Awakening To Me From We To Me: Emerging Self After Divorce Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapyInstagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

It’s a special edition Stress Therapy Session! Today, we are pausing on our communication skills series to listen to an episode from Melissa Oatman’s, Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness Podcast about how to change up your negative energy vibe and turn things around. You are going to love it! This podcast is also a member of the Ethereal Network of Shows.Stay tuned this Fall because it’s Season 6: Tips and Tricks that this psychotherapist wants you to know! Is your energy off? Do you often feel tired, unmotivated, or just lack energy to get through the day? If so, you're not alone. Many people suffer from low energy levels, which can impact their productivity, mood, and overall quality of life. However, there are ways to fix your energy and increase your vitality. Energy is a vital component of our physical, emotional, and mental health. It affects our ability to perform daily tasks, engage in social activities, and pursue our goals and aspirations. However, maintaining optimal energy levels can be challenging, especially in today's fast-paced, stressful world. Factors such as poor diet, lack of exercise, sleep deprivation, and chronic stress can all deplete our energy reserves, leaving us feeling exhausted and drained. In this episode, we'll explore the best practices of energy management, so you can take control of your health and well-being. Save 20% on Liquid IV https://www.liquid-iv.com/ Offer Code: Awaken Contact me: Purchase show merchandise https://awaken-your-inner-awesomeness.creator-spring.com/ Join my Patreon (get a free 7 day trial): https://www.patreon.com/moatman?fan_landing=true https://melissaoatman.com melissaoatman77@gmail 636-748-4943 Download my free eBook on Manifesting https://mailchi.mp/240e02dfadcf/ebook Download my free checklist Habits of Highly Successful People https://mailchi.mp/b8078533248a/habits-of-highly-successful-people Free Heart Chakra Healing Guided Meditation https://www.melissaoatman.com/landing-page Purchase my book Beautifully Broken: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/beautifully-broken-the-spiritual-womans-guide-to-thriving-not-simply-surviving-after-a-breakup-or-divorce/459896 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beautifully-broken-melissa-oatman/1136174371?ean=9781989579060 https://www.amazon.com/Beautifully-Broken-Spiritual-Thriving-Surviving/dp/198957906X https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50977070-beautifully-broken Purchase my book Mindfulness Matters https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HDSKGGH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=melissa+oatman&qid=1599159677&sr=8-2 Follow me on social media: tiktok.com/@melissaoatman https://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourhearttopurpose/ https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/ http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA https://www.twitter.com/MelissaOatman Your energetic gifts are very much appreciated! Donations can be made to my channel through Venmo or PayPal, Venmo @Melissa-Ann-161 PayPal: melissaoatman77@gmail.comJoin Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Join our Facebook Group! Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Are you about to be in an awkward situation? SAME! Ugh. So awkward, right? Learn what my advice is to quickly turn an awkward situation into a comfortable one and how it works. The way out of dealing with that elephant in the room will definitely surprise you!In this episode we will learn: ~How to turn any awkward situation into a comfortable one~Why avoiding it never works~The magic word to help out in any awkward situation~Om Shanti - Peace Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Quotes:“Acknowling the awkwardness in an awkward situation is the way out.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW“Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.” -Paramahansa YoganadaInteresting Mentions:Paranmahansa YoganandaHeartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: Melissa OatmanWebsite: https://www.melissaoatman.comTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatmanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging!A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Today is a short Stress Therapy session…but a very important quick tip and pep talk to get you revved up and ready for change in your life. In this episode we will learn: ~Why what we say, determines who we are and how it’s going~How to turn it around and affirm what you want in your life~Intuitive Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us!Quotes:“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, either way, you’re right!” -Henry Ford “Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.” -Paramahansa YoganadaInteresting Mentions: Paranmahansa Yogananda Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: Melissa OatmanWebsite: https://www.melissaoatman.comTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatmanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

You are about to hear the best advice I have ever gotten in my whole life. It’s changed me and every single thing…here…it…is. In this episode we will learn: ~The BEST advice for you and every Earthling on this planet~The time to do it, why you need to and what it means for happy living~Silent, breath meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Quotes:“If your mouth is open, you’re not learning.” -Buddha “Conversation with God requires silence.” -Paramahansa YoganandaInteresting Mentions:Paranmahansa YoganandaHeartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: Melissa OatmanWebsite: https://www.melissaoatman.comTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatmanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapyInstagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultationFollow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Are you soooo busy?? How are we so busy? All the time!? More importantly: What are we so busy with?? It’s time to declutter our minds, calendar and life! Today we will work on discernment, active decision making on what is truly important and where to go from there. Then, we will do a liberation meditation with the mantra, Moksha. In this episode we will learn: ~Why keeping your surroundings in order is important~How to discern what is worth your time~Incoming vs. outgoing: how can this help with the busy problem~Keeping track of you agenda vs. someone else’s~Moksha Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Quotes: “A messy space is a messy mind.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSWInteresting Mentions:Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver BurkemanGetting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David AllenShantaram by Gregory David RobertsHope for Domestic Violence and Nspire Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: Melissa OatmanWebsite: https://www.melissaoatman.comTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/MelissaOatman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222TikTok: tiktok.com/@melissaoatmanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

This week I’ve made so many mistakes! I wonder if I’ll ever learn! Ever feel this way? This episode is raw, y’all. I’m coming at you with my mistakes, losing my cool, dealing with “toxic” people and situations and the lessons (if any!) I’ve learned along the way. Short answer: we need to be good listeners. Yes, for others but mostly and surprisingly, we need to be the best listeners when our true self is speaking to us. Then, finally, (maybe??) We speak up and the mistakes will stop? Who knows?? Let’s figure this one out together! In this episode we will learn: ~Why mistakes are actually lessons and how to learn them the easier way~Why “toxic” people aren’t really a thing~How to turn around a long bout of mistakes ~Why being a good listener helps you speak up and be your true self ~davidji Sacred Questions Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Quotes: “If you’re not sure if your true voice is speaking, ask someone who loves you.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSWInteresting Mentions:davidji Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria RothenburgerWebsite: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpcFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmediumPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/ Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultationFollow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Should we always trust that voice in our heads? No way! Our brains are actually wired up to sabotage our efforts to change! Sometimes our mind uses our environment to get us to stop doing any new behavior simply because it’s new ~ even if it’s good for us, or even our life-long dream! Today we are going to learn the tricks that our brains play on us to get us to stop running, meditating, whatever thing you’re trying to make habitual. Finally, you can win the battle in your head and get whatever you want into your life…for real and for good!This is part 3 of a 3 part series. I think you’re going to be quite surprised as to how your mind is actually tricking you into giving up and you might not even realize it!*Note to listener: I had some microphone troubles on this episode. I apologize for the fair audio quality. In this episode we will learn: ~How your ego uses your environment, to do lists and worries to get you to stop meditating, running, writing, whatever it is that you truly want to be doing!~Recognizing which voice is telling you the truth~Flower Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us!Quotes:“The worse you are at meditation, the more you stand to gain.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW Interesting Mentions:Primordial Sound Meditation Chopra CenterHeartwood Refuge Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria RothenburgerWebsite: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpcFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmediumPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Our brains are actually wired up to prevent us from changing! Sometimes our mind uses our body to get us to stop doing any new behavior simply because it’s new ~ even if it’s good for us, or even our life-long dream!Today we are going to learn the tricks that our brains play on us to get us to stop running, meditating, whatever thing you’re trying to make habitual. Finally, you can win the battle in your head and get whatever you want into your life. This is part 2 of a 3 part series. I think you’re going to be quite surprised as to how your body is tricking you into giving up and you might not even realize it!*Note to listener: I had some microphone troubles on this episode. I apologize for the fair audio quality.In this episode we will learn: ~How your ego uses your own body to get you to stop meditating, running, writing, whatever it is that you truly want to be doing!~How to know “who” is talking to you so you can win that battle in your mind!~Breath Watching Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Quotes: “When we are uncomfortable is when we know it’s time for change.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSWInteresting Mentions:Judson BrewerdavidjiSouthern Dharma Retreat CenterDr. Hun Lye, Dorjé LopönCindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!)Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria RothenburgerWebsite: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpcFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmediumPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/ Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapyInstagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia.Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Your brain is actually wired up to keep you from any new behavior. What?! Yes. This is why healthy new habits (and New Year's Resolutions!) are so hard to keep up. I am a firm believer that making meditation habitual is even harder. But only because most of us don't know how to win the private battles in our mind. In this episode, we will go over just what to do when one of these three hindrances shows up during our meditation and how to finally WIN and meditate anyway! Don't let these three bullies creep up during your meditation and trick you into falling back into your old bad habits or keep you from the cushion.Today's focus is Time.Do these thoughts sound familiar? “How long have I been sitting here?,” “How much longer until I can stop?” Or “I don’t have time to meditate!” After this episode, you’ll know just what to do to get your butt back on the cushion and keep returning time and time again! In this episode we will learn: ~How your ego uses the concept of time to get you to stop meditating.~How to get thoughts about time to quiet during your meditation as well as off the cushion~Om “Honoring Time” Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Quotes: “Your ego has been living along side of your brain your whole life. It knows that you value time more than any other thing and it will use your worries about time to get you to stop meditating. You need to be ready for this, once you notice that’s it’s just your ego trying to get you to stop, you get the upper hand and a daily practice becomes so much easier.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW“Take a deep breath and relax your shoulders.” Cindy Dollar, PharmD and Certified Iyengar TeacherInteresting Mentions:Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down, How to Find Peace and Purpose in Your Life by Eknath EaswaranWhitney Howard Designs: Inspirational JewelryCindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!)Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria RothenburgerWebsite: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpcFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmediumPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/ Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapyInstagram: @thestresstherapistFacebookLinkedinWebsiteYouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.

Patience can be a toughie, especially if you have a tendency to be impulsive or frank with your position or opinion. Guess what? Patience can be cultivated and built up just like a muscle. And the kicker is, it is another way to love your self, take care of yourself and make your life way better. Learn how to get better at patience, be patient with other people, patient with your circumstances and even how to have more patience with yourself. In this episode we will: ~Exactly how to be more patient in any situation, even with yourself.~How to practice patience like toning a muscle~How patience is actually self-love~Breathe In Breathe Out Meditation The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains or At the beach Love the show? Please rate and review us! Quotes: "The bottom line is yes, take deep breath relax your shoulders then ask yourself is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Do whatever you need to do~ count to three, count to 10, turn around in a circle, walk away, walk around the block…do whatever you need to do to give yourself a little bit of patience, a moment to yourself to look at it a little more deeply without fired up emotion and then act, speak, do, be, whatever it is and your life will be so much better.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW“Take a deep breath and relax your shoulders.” -Cindy Dollar, PharmD Excerpt from New York Times interview with Lisa Damour, PhD: Culturally, she says, “we started equating mental health with feeling good—calm, relaxed, happy”—rather than simply having feelings that make sense in a given context, and learning how to manage those feelings and cope with distress. “Of course I want people to feel good. But that is a very harrowing definition of mental health.”Interesting Mentions:Untangled and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour, PhDCindy Dollar Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, PharmD (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!) Heartwood Retreat Center : location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats Ethereal Network of Shows Spotlight Podcast Skeptic Metaphysician: Will Rodriguez & Karen Endsley Website: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WillRodriguezFl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skepticmetaphysician_podcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrisoltVideo Stay in touch with Cheri and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community! Twitter: @stresstherapy Instagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook Linkedin Website YouTube Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! Register for a meditation and yoga retreat in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.