Will the stories you tell yourself this week be riddled with negative or positive self-talk? I’ll let you know a little secret about that….the choice is yours. Good or bad, kind or critical, truth or lies….the kinds of stories you tell yourself ARE ENTIRELY WITHIN YOUR CONTROL! And it’s really hard to believe a hype girl who’s spewing lies….especially the ones we tell ourselves. So, choose kind, every time!

To most, we were conditioned that Valentine’s Day is about showering our loved one with extra super sweet gifts and acknowledging our feelings and demonstrating our love for that person. OR, for other’s, it’s just another cold winter (in this year’s case), Monday! It’s a meh for me, but that doesn’t mean I’m a hater…it’s just how I feel and not even because I’m single….or am I? Dah dah daaaah…listen now for more reasons to love love, but not “need” to celebrate it and show it only on Feb 14th!

We’ve all been there….we start the year hot, guns a blazin’, 100% with go getter gumption and 5-6 weeks later, we’re done, cooked, throwing in the towel! Sound familiar? That’s ok! I’ve been there too. I’m here to be your gentle reminder that before you complete check out and drop all the momentum….give yourself some grace, shift your mindset to how far you’ve actually come and then take pause, reassess, and keep going! If you’re feeling done…this episode is for you!

One of my favourite friends (and brother), Rhett, is back on the pod and we are chin waggin’ about friendships, how we show up for them, how they impact our lives, how we foster them within our families and why the quality of our circle of friends is paramount in our lives!

Recognizing controlling behaviours in our relationships is step one to curb our control freak tendencies! What does it look like? How does it impact the people in our team (family)? And what tools can we try to adopt into our daily lives to address this behavioural response? Where does it stem from and is it regulate-able and changeable…in short, our earliest attachments and yes, yes it is!

If he doesn’t act interested…he’s probably not! That’s the main topic we’re covering today….he’s just not that into you! Classic behaviour, he dangles a carrot and we start the batter for carrot muffins…no, ladies, stop it! If someone wants to make time for you…simply put, THEY WILL! In this episode Alicia and I talk about consistency vs breadcrumbing and how when you know exactly what you want, it’s your responsibility to ask for it. Taking the guess work out of dating in what can otherwise be a pretty confusing world at times, will only benefit all parties involved. Most importantly, it can help you with your own consistency and practise in asking clearly for what you want!

Picture it, Sicily, 1936….I’m kidding, but for real, I’m sure parents back then and anywhere around the world were having similar struggles as we are today…Are you raising teens who act like their crisis should automatically become your emergency? Yeah…me too! It’s freakin’ annoying. Want some new tools to make a switch from freakin’ out and lashing out, out of frustration, to a more resolution based mindset and approach? Ok good, you’ve come to the right place…listen in and find out…

Episode 69 y’all (I’m very mature!) …on today’s episode we’re wrapping up a year of What I Meme To Say and in doing so, I want to personally wish you all much love, patience, closure and renewed hope for this new coming year! It is with enormous gratitude that I thank you for accepting me while I put myself out there this year…I’m beyond elated that many of you have tuned in to listen, and for that I am am deeply humbled! So excited for a new year of the pod, with new angles to come! As always, keep moving forward with your heart and your eyes, wide open! ✌🏼❤️

Ever wonder why many folks are on a fast track pace to fly through the early stages of a new relationship? Are they just trying to bypass the good stuff to launch head first into the boring stuff because it gives the illusion of security and exclusion? It’s weird. Today we’re talking about the do’s and don’t’s of taking our sweet time at dating to see if we even really like someone enough to progress things or if maybe we just think we do because being single sucks! (Hot take: it doesn’t actually suck!)

Have you ever felt like the hardest road to take is the high road but find even a teeny hope for Karma to do her thing can make you feel better? Good, that’s normal. Today we’re talking about what goes around comes around, what you put out to the universe will inevitably come back to you, good or bad! Choose wisely, because after all, Karma is a bitch.

This past weekend one of my bestfriends and I were stuck in a snow storm on Highway 93 going from Invermere, BC to Calgary, AB and it turned into a epic adventure that we had no idea was going to be our day, but the closeness of our friendship, our ability to trust our instincts and make solids decisions, our senses of humour and lots of road snacks and water made for not too bad of a time in an otherwise crappy turn of events. Yes we were on the verge of tears more than once, but we had to rally! I’m grateful for you Byrne, for being the Thelma to my Louise. The nuggies to my bbq sauce and the gas station veggies to my…well, we’ll never know! Haha (inside jokes are fun). Glad we made it to our destinations safe and sound. Thank you for being a great friend I can always count on. ❤️🐝

Not much is worse (ok, a lot of things are worse, but stay with me here…) than sliding casually into a New Year, all doe eye’d, unsuspecting and optimistic, then boom, it’s January 21st and the credit card bill shows up and suddenly you’re spiralling like you’ve just been told there’s a pandemic and that mask wearing is mandated for the unforeseeable future…nooooooo! (Remember that?) only this, the stress of over spending for the sake of Christmas, is easily avoidable. How? Listen and find out….happy smart budgeting and shopping my friends!

Hey parents/guardians! Do you have a child whose passion for something (like my son with his trains) can sometimes seem more like a fixation or obsession to the point where it can sometimes drive you off the rails? (Pun intended) Yes? Well, this is an episode worth tuning in for! We’re talking about identifying certain behaviours surrounding our child’s passions and teaching them how to regulate themselves so that we, as parents, can become engrossed in and excited about their passions with them. (Or atleast be a slightly less annoyed support system!) Creating an awareness of their feelings and the implications of their behaviours and how it can impact others around them both positively or negatively, is our job as the parent of a child with a fixated mind. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it! Thanks for tuning in!

Do you like made up seasons and sports analogies? Then this is the episode for you! Cuffing season is upon us, and if you aren’t familiar with what that is, then tune in to find out. This is one for the daters and “in between love-era!”, but (much like some people’s cuffing season rosters!) everyone is welcome! Ba-doom tss! It’s getting cold out there people, time to buddy up and hunker down for the cold winter months….but don’t worry, you’ll be free and single (or sad and alone, however you wanna look at it!) come Feb.13th!

Are you newly single? Been single awhile? Hate it? Love it? Love/Hate it? I hear you. Well I think that there is a lot of value in using our time as people who are, as Case Kenny says, “in between love” to see this time as a gift to really learn as much as we can about ourselves and to dig deep in understanding who we are, how we got here and what we can do differently the next go round should we so choose to explore repartnering or not…(news flash: it’s not a requirement for a fulfilling life!). In today’s episode we’re talking about seeing the value in singlehood as a means to better ourselves for the conscious life we want for ourselves, regardless of if we ever decide to date again.

Today on the pod, Alicia and I are day-drinking and learning new things about the each other…we’re talking about tattoos, bad decisions, paddleboarding, bikini and figure competitions, eyebrows, UFC, parenting and the hot topic that “Thin doesn’t equal healthy and Fat doesn’t equal unfit!”, dad bods, taking a compliment and Rea realizes she’s sapiosexual! Tune in while we laugh, snort (me!), cry and get insightful!

Do you suffer from Fear of Missing out? How about the Fear of Better Options? Well, these are both very real emotions that stem from an anxious mind and the notion that everything is accessible to us at all times so therefore, must be better options available and those options are forever increasing. FOMO and FOBO don’t just sabotage future success. They can undermine the present. Patrick McInnis coined these two terms suggests asking questions like: Are you doing it because you really want to do it? Am I following the crowd? Can I actually do this? Do I have the resources for this? Do I have the talents for this? Do I have the time for this? In order to curb your FOMO/FOBO. Asking these questions as well as practicing mindful are a sure fire ways to get a handle on your emotions around your Fear of Missing Out or your Fear of Better Options.

Are you seasoned in paying attention to your gut instinct or are you more the “ignore any warnings my body is instinctively telling me and overthink it instead” type? Yeah, that happens. But you know you can hone that skill of listening to your intuition, you can flex it like a muscle and it’s important that you do….because trusting your gut is the ultimate act of trusting yourself.

Ikigai proposes that four factors come together to create the holy grail for anyone looking for their passion and purpose in life. These are: 1.What you love 2.What you believe the world needs 3.What you’re good at 4.What you can get paid for But how can these four factors help you figure out what you’re meant to do with your life? I don’t know either, but let’s see if we can’t figure out our paths together…

Are you starting to feel the impending stress that next week’s back to school and routine and high level stressors can bring back after a lovely summer and realizing we are in fact still in a global pandemic? Well if you weren’t, you might be now….listen up for some actionable skills to curb that stress and the name of the game here is simple….three little words that are often impossible to get out….ASK FOR HELP!