NatAndChat

I decided to sit down and chat with my friend that I dedicated my book (14 days & 40 years) to. What a joy it is to watch her grow into an amazing woman. I met her when she had just turned 20. Watching her mature so much in 4 years makes me wonder how it has only been 4 years. I feel like I've known her so much longer because I know her much like a lifetime friend. I hope we get to be that...both of us living long lives and being able to say we've laughed and loved since she was 20.This is just a fun sit down chat where we accomplish nothing but discuss a story we both love so much. I'm so lucky to have a friend like Rainey!!

As with many things, I'm not fast, but I always eventually get there. :) It took a while to be content with it all, but I've finished, and my Audiobook of 14 Days & 40 Years is available! You will find it on every Audiobook platform eventually. I want to do another episode talking to the friend who the book is dedicated to. I think that will be better than me and my little announcement here. It's 5 hours long, and maybe you have some driving time to give it a listen. :)If you want to tell me what you thought of the book, feel free to email me:natandchatpodcast@gmail.com

What is it to be a pee-on? Why am I happy to be one? In this episode I pull together a few life-lessons reached by choosing to be a witness, choosing to feel empathy, and by watching others struggle with greed/power/cognitive distortions and these things related to NOT being a pee-on.Maybe I'm wrong, maybe power and money somehow benefit your soul. Or maybe the story they do is all you need for benefit. I just can't see it, and this is my explanation of why.I chose this image of flowers at the base of a tree trunk because it represents the little beauty at the bottom that can go missed if you only insist on seeing the big tree above it.

I personally feel like the more people become self aware, the less they feel they need religion. That's not saying the less they need "God", but the less they need to be told what God is and what God "wants". And isn't that really what religion is all about? Being told all these things by "MEN" that they say is from that all knowing being in the sky. In fact, don't they tell you God is everything, while also telling you in a round-a-bout way that he actually needs you to listen to the men who speak FOR him? Ya, this is all part of what you end up hearing when you finally start to think for yourself, get to know who you are, and finally allow the questions about what "God" is to YOU.If you are anything like me...the self awareness came with questions about Spirituality also, and answering questions about spirituality is really where the goods are these days.Do I need religion? Am I spiritual? What do I want "God" to look like? What if I answer these questions without anyone else telling me what my answers are?That's who I am now. The one who won't be told the answers to such big questions.I chose this image of new aspen leaves for a couple reasons. New growth is beautiful and strong...and Aspens are part of a system of trees, not singular.

I thought I'd share my personal experiences with Craniosacral Therapy and Somato Emotional Release from 20 years ago.It's actually terrifying to think 20 years have passed since my initial reading of the book The Inner Physician and You by Dr John Upledger. I wish I had done more with the knowledge in that time, and shared this information sooner. I feel like I have a thousand stories, and only randomly do I think to share some of the really good ones.Another factor is that as much as I DO share, I really struggle sharing. Sometimes it feels easy, and not vulnerable, other times it feels so hard and very vulnerable. It all depends on the headspace I'm in and if I feel like I'm complaining too often. I definitely have issues around always trying not to sound like a complainer, because I know how lucky I am, despite any pain I feel. The world is a difficult place, and on a scale of "hard", I really do rest on the easy end. I never want to sound like I don't know that. Bless you if you feel like life is hard. Whatever you are going through, I share because maybe something I've experienced is useful to more than just me.I think ultimately, we all seek feeling a sense of Wholeness.I chose this image because it is of my wholeness rune and other charms made for me and given to me. You see a flower over a heart that says creative, attached to an aqua crystal. The word Love over a ring. And a dandelion seed encapsulated in glass. (One of my favorite things to photograph for it's beauty.)

MTHFR is a Gene transcription error with an estimated 44% of people having it. That would be no big deal if it didn't directly affect your health in BIG ways. Finding out I have this issue, I'm having to learn more, and it's not fun. I thought an episode about it might be a starting point for some and prove to be somewhat useful.This is also a story of my health over the last few months since learning MTHFR is a thing.Below is the notes from things I reference.Jay Getten article: Understanding the MTHFR gene mutation and it’s link to mental and neuro-developmental disorders. Published May 12 2024.Gary Brecka on Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett.The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka (garybrecka.com)10X Health System (.com.)Medical Medium by Anthony William (Thyroid, Mono, Epstein barr)Dr. Jennifer Daniels VitalityCycles.com (free turpentine download)@drmaryclaire (has free peri-meno downloads)Your Inner Physician and You by Dr John UpledgerCraniosacral TherapyThe Upledger Institute, find a therapist, iahp.comThe 85% Solution by Dr Dan PurserDanpursermd.comMary Ruth’s Liquid Morning Multivitamin EssentialsThe Yeast Connection and the Woman by Dr William CrookDirty Genes by Dr Ben LynchDr Ben Lynch website: mthfr.netDr Matthew Stoddard Sundance Foot and AnkleI chose this image as a play on Genes...and Dr Ben Lynch's wonderful book about making your Dirty Genes clean.

I'm going to continue doing these for a while, it feels right for me. I will create another podcast and call it NatAndChat Sleep Stories. You can find them there shortly. This will be the second and last one I upload here on my Self Awareness podcast. Eventually you will be able to play them back to back without interruption there. I look forward to writing fiction getting easier :) Keep an eye out for the Podcast Art on that one to be changing; I have a kind friend who is going to help me with a photo for it. I have a fun idea and hope to execute it with her help. These Sleep Stories are for my sweet friends Fufu and Lulu. This is my attempt to "do something". Background Music credit: Permafrost by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Some gifts can only come from some people. This feels like a complicated thought, and I hope I explain what I mean in these few minutes.I chose this image because sunshine in the evening always feels like a gift especially when petals or leaves get to be even more beautiful. It's like I'm witness to their gift of sunshine.

If you know me, you know I don’t write fiction. So this is an exception. I wrote and recorded this for a friend who is in a very stressful part of the world. She is a new mother, and both her and her baby are struggling to sleep. I personally find sleep even more vital to my health than eating. So, because I can’t do anything to physically help her, I decided to make her a sleep story. -Fu fu and Lu lu, my voice will go with you. Included in this recording are some sounds I got online: bird-voices-7716 Evening Improvisation (with Ethera) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ After writing this, and the urgency to finish, I decided I need to not just make one sleep story, but a series of them. So be patient with me as I extend the stories of Momma Fulla and Little Leen. As I do this, I will make a podcast exclusively for those stories. May peace be your companion if you also need help sleeping.

Working on many things I want to share on my podcast...and continually interrupted by my upset over what's happening in our world. I am uploading the least in the history of my podcast, while feeling the most. I have not walked away...its actually the contrary. Im also working on getting a sleep story (or a few) for those I love also struggling through this. Bless you, if you are too. Today, this is my prayer.

I spend so much time questioning the lack of humanity I see, and feeling desperate to find the humans. Could we all be different alien species, or is being human more like a decision?I know this is a short one, but its a great question to ask.Shout-out to the band The Killers for helping me make a point. And to my beautiful friend Carla for dancing on the beach at sunset; providing me the perfect shot.I chose this image because it was an evening one of my best friends and her daughters were dancing on the beach of Utah Lake to music and a sunset. If an alien asked "What is it like to be a human?" this would be a good photo to share.

I finished a book I've been working on for for a very long time, and the best way to tell you about it is to share the back cover, the Preface, and the Prologue. I hope this sounds like a book worth reading.

Everything in life is an equation with a sum. It depends on what sum you are looking at, that tells you what it took to get there. I'm in a position of currently needing to think differently because not thinking and just expecting an outcome was a bad experience.  I'm seeing that intention, and caring is the way to achieve so many things in life, and when you pay attention to the 1 AND the 1, it's then that you benefit from the 2. This episode is concentrating on both of those 1's, not just the 2. I sound like I'm being cryptic, no, it's just that you need to listen in order for me to effectively explain :)

I've been working on a book for many years about self esteem, self respect, confidence, and self awareness. It's finally finished and available. This is a short episode reading the back of the book, and the preface. I hope it sounds worth your time.

In the recent past I started watching YT on my TV. Without being logged in-YT suggested a chanel that I started watching, and now have watched more than any other chanel EVER on that platform.Its called YES Theory. Their motto is Love Over Fear, and they fund their chanel with a clothing line that is also a motto of theirs: "Seek "Discomfort". (Its also a second YT chanel for them.)If you've listened to me before, you probably know I'm keen on COMFORT, not its antithesis.I was drawn in by the name Yes Theory, and find their origin story beautiful, as well as their willingness to share many stories of their lives. Maybe I'm just late to the party, and you already know Ammar, Thomas, Matt, Steffan, Tommy, and the gang. But if you don't already know them, listen to this letter to them about PARADOX, and then check them out.They are giving me reasons to push my boundaries on discomfort, and they are leading by example.I chose this image because it keeps snowing and freezing as plants are trying to survive.

I didn't have heroes when I was young. In fact, I didn't look up to anyone with eyes of adoration. I'm not sure why that was, but the older I am the more heroes I have, and lately I feel like the heroes are too many to count. I have social media to thank for it because most of my heroes are everyday people sharing the world around them. Which has also made me notice how little my opinion is for so many "famous" people. I wonder if this flip-flop of opinion I'm experiencing because of social media -is happening to others also?

My friend Andrea the Glow Guide recently said to me "I'm going to share ebooks about the things I've been feeling so passionate about lately". Then barely a week later she asked me to look at her first draft of her decluttering guide for spiritual growth. Andrea is a go-get-er and I can't say that about many people I know. She is full of ideas, inspiration, creation, and goodness. And her execution is also unlike anyone I know. She understands beauty, communication, and speed like a PRO. Her decluttering guide is packed full of gems, and so easy to follow. It can be found at:  https://stan.store/andreatheglowguide/p/decluttering-for-spiritual-growth Her instagram presence is @andreatheglowguide and @flamingofriday  The guided meditation that comes with the ebook is wonderful too! You will love everything she does!!

I never knew asking friends for input could be so valuable. I've learned that sometimes its the smallest thing that someone says that ends up tipping the scales. Man, I love my friends. I've had to analyze my childhood a bit further to get this one, but I've learned something huge.  I also had a hard time explaining this one because its cyclical. Its true that my own conditioning puts me in a place where its kind of like I make myself angry...because I'm trained not to speak my truth. And not speaking my truth breeds anger. I've learned that feeling anger, and not allowing healthy anger, means it stays inside you.  That's quite simplified, but this episode isn't a long one even with the clarity and the attempt to share this new lesson. I will be moving on to my Joy series, and I'm looking for people who would like to answer some questions on Joy. Email me on natandchatpodcast@gmail.com if you would like to share.

Many people don't seem to know they can choose who they are. And that includes choosing to be someone you like! Don't be one of those people who can't see the person they are presenting to the world. What is your "MO"? And if you don't know, now is the time to decide.I have to give credit to Nicotine Dolls for helping me make a point so easily...its like the song "What Makes You Sad" arrived in my life just to help me explain. *kiss kiss*I chose this image because it represents ONE and ONE's ability to glow.

It was bound to happen that one of my friends would also be struggling with Anger, and we didn't realize we had this in common. It's interesting for me to hear how hers presents, and she does struggle with a combination of anxiety and anger. If you can ignore the dogs that want to be as near Kristine as possible, you will hear two old friends laughing and realizing things they didn't know about each other.