TMSS Episode 6 – Expressing Yourself Creatively
A conversation with 2 military authors https://www.andrews-wilson.com/
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October Book Club: Declutter Like a Mother
Oct. 12, 2021 at 4:30 pm Eastern Join me for the October Book Club where will be discussing the book Declutter Like a Mother. Sign up below to get the session information sent to your inbox.
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Monthly Military Spouse Bookclub – Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
We are going to discuss inspiration Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, Big Magic! This beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the “strange jewels” that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic […]
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Monday, March 29, 2021 @ 4:30 pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/253785459602698
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A Great Reminder To Find Our Flow
I met Stephanie at an online International Coaching Federation (ICF) event put on by Dr. Martha Eddy. Yes, even during Covid, I was able to network and connect with a like-minded coach. I knew we must have something in common to both be interested in Dr. Eddy’s mind-body work, but then I discovered that she was also from West Hartford—my home town—and just transitioning into being a full time coach. We both believe that our clients are all artists at heart. Now that I have been coaching seventeen years, I love encouraging other coaches to find their way. Stephanie’s niche was particularly interesting to me because she also believes in the power of getting her clients to embrace the body, mind, and spirit to live unapologetically to their fullest. I loved her word “unapologetically” because this is something I work on with military spouses who are trying to do it all. So, I asked Stephanie […]
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Decluttering Your Entire Life
I interviewed a colleague of mine, Karen Needham (www.clutterbustercoach.com), on the topic of clutter for my The Military Spouse Show podcast. She helps women who are overwhelmed with physical and mental clutter find PEACE. Don’t you love that? Anyway, I had a lot of fun interviewing her and will share some of the insights and inspiration that I received along with a recap of our interview here. If you are interested in hearing the full podcast I did with Karen, click here. I learned a lot by talking to Karen! I thought she would be giving tips on how to tidy my kitchen and closet, but Karen inspired me to dig deeper and think about why we let clutter interfere in our life. I loved her approach. Karen suggested that we look at our mental clutter in addition to looking at physical clutter. And I know she is onto something. Often, if a client is […]
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5 Ways To Get Back Your Mojo
Military spouses have to juggle everything, and today’s national crises have added even more stress to the undercurrent of stress spouses already face. Have you ever been really excited about starting a healthy diet, a new business idea, or applying to a school and improving your life and then lose that initial motivation for whatever reason? Perhaps something big happened to derail you and you are grieving, or you received some kind of rejection, or you realized that your goal was harder than you initially thought so you lost your motivation entirely. This experience is totally normal and even expected. Rather than analyzing why you lost your motivation, let’s talk about how to get back your motivation. In grad school, I remember learning fancy formulas regarding work motivation. Motivation was a result of combining self-efficacy (our expectancy) for completing the task and the value of the outcome associated with it. The higher these two factors, […]
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How To Focus On Work When “The World Is Ending”
One of my closest friends and fictional writing partner is very sarcastic. She makes references to “well, before the world was ending…” and I realize that she’s used humor well to deal with what is going on in the world. All kidding aside, I have so many clients asking me, “Krista, how do I focus when I’m working from home?” and “It’s hard to watch the news.” Most of my sessions (now all over the phone or via zoom) start with, “I’m trying my best to adjust to the ‘new normal’ so I thought I would blog about how to focus in the midst of the chaos in the world. Many military spouses feel as if they have “been there, done that” and now the rest of the world is experiencing the undercurrent of stress that they have always felt. Read through my six reminders on how to stay calm while moving forward as you […]
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8 Things to Do When You Are Plunging Into a New Career
I recently did a podcast on this topic but wanted to outline it here as well. I hope you will find these tips helpful if you are thinking about plunging into a new career. I also wanted to give a little shout out to isnlabs.com for sponsoring that podcast. This company makes nutrition products that my hubby loves; if you are looking for a post-performance work out drink, type RICKWELLS in when you check out and you will get a discount. I love the cranberry lime flavor. Okay, okay, now let’s get on with those tips.
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