Episodes

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Assigning Meaning – Episode #17. In today’s PEP Talk I discuss our desire to assign meaning to experiences. We have a tendency to identify incidents as being good or bad. Is it possible, that experiences are neither good nor bad? Is it possible, it is simply your thoughts, about the event, that provides the meaning? Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – Assigning Meaning – Episode #17, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to a...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – The Disconnection Syndrome – Episode #16. - I am expanding upon our discussion from March’s PEP Talk Podcast, Trickery of the Food Industry – Episode #13, as well the podcast from October 2019,

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – eBook and Listener Question. I am so excited to share my latest eBook resource with you – it is 200 pages! I announce the resource in this month’s PEP Talk podcast. I also answer a listener’s question about resources to further one’s journey in attaining true PEP for Life, which I have listed below. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – eBook and Listener Question, and I encourage you to do one thing today purposefully to attain true PEP for l...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge – Loving Kindness Meditation - This is a mid-month reminder about the 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge for the month of July. I also provide a resource, a loving kindness meditation,

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge - I believe we need a positive movement of change in our country. I believe we need to unite as a community and I believe we need to get back to some basic principles of humanity by inte...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Visceral Reaction to the Pandemic – Episode #15.75. - Some people are experiencing a rather intense reaction to the pandemic. In today’s PEP Talk, I discuss a potential root cause of unexpected reactions to the pandemic...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Listener Question – Distractions From Internal Work – Episode #15.5. - I am excited to bring another listener question to you today! In today’s PEP Talk, I address a listener’s question regarding unhealthy behaviors th...

I am expanding upon our discussion from March’s PEP Talk Podcast – Trickery of the Food Industry – Episode #13, February’s PEP Talk Podcast – What Worry and Meditation Have in Common – Episode #12, as well the podcast from October 2019, Curiosity versus Fear – Episode #8. Last month, in the email I sent, as well as in the podcast description, I provided some self-care tips to support your psychological health during the coronavirus pandemic. One of the suggestions I provided was to keep a grati...

I am so excited to bring a listener question to you today! I have already recorded May’s PEP Talk Podcast so I decided to record a second PEP Talk for April to answer a listener’s question. In today’s PEP Talk, I discuss how when an individual puts oneself down, in front of someone else, she is hurting herself and may also be making the other individual uncomfortable. Please feel free to submit a question you would like answered on the podcast. Go to the Submit a Question page of my website – ...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Excuses and Filler Words – Episode #14. - Today’s PEP Talk is more of a PEP Talk Tips episode as I am providing a couple of tips regarding communication. One communication faux pas is associated with excuses,

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Trickery of the Food Industry – Episode #13 - In this month’s PEP Talk I discuss the area of the brain associated with pleasure and how manufacturing companies purposefully hijack this area of the brain so you will eat m...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – What Worry and Meditation Have in Common – Episode #12. Last month, I encouraged you to think about goals for the New Year. I would highly recommend adding meditation to your list of goals, AND if you are a worrier, you will be happy to know you possess all the skills necessary to become an advanced meditator. Please take a few minutes to listen to today’s PEP Talk – What Worry and Meditation Have in Common – Episode #12, and I encourage you to do one thing today p...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – New Year’s Resolutions or Goals? - Episode #11 - Happy New Year! Welcome to 2020! I recognize it is common for individuals to identify New Year’s Resolutions at the start of a new year. Therefore,

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – 86,400 Seconds – Episode #10. Last month, I discussed the importance of having meaning/peace in your life and how this impacts your perceived quality of life as well as your psychological health. Today, I want to share a concept I learned through a newsletter I read, which encourages us to be cognizant of how we spend each second in a day. I mention mindfulness during this episode. If you would like to explore this concept in more detail, please watch my PEP Talk ...

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Spirituality – A Different Perspective – Episode #9. I have found when people hear the word spirituality, they frequently think of the word religion. They view the words as synonymous. I view the two words quite differently. I believe someone can be spiritual without being religious. In today’s PEP Talk – Spirituality – A Different Perspective – Episode #9, I discuss a different perspective regarding spirituality and how spirituality impacts your health. Whether y...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Curiosity Versus Fear – Episode #8. When you hear a perspective that is different from your viewpoint, how do you feel? What do you do? What if the opinion is in direct opposition to yours? Do you feel defensive, or are you curious as to why the person has the outlook they have? Do you ask questions wanting to glean a better understanding? In today’s PEP Talk – Curiosity Versus Fear – Episode #8, I discuss how fear can rule us, creating a “reaction” when we hear a...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Redirection Versus Distraction – Episode #7. I want to apologize for the sound quality of this month’s PEP Talk. When I saved it, the software created a couple of glitches in the recording that were not there prior to saving the recording. There are two sections where words are repeated and/or it sounds as though the track skips. Again, I apologize, and I hope it does not “distract” you from the message. Are you someone who utilizes distractions to avoid thinking a...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Everything Will Turn Out Ok - Episode #6. I reference Gretchen Rubin’s podcast #215, Throw a Celebratory Party, during this episode. Gretchen and Elizabeth discussed the stumbling block of struggling to enjoy the moment because one is worrying about the next moment. During the PEP Talk, I discuss a belief system (continuing with the mindset theme from the last 3 PEP Talks) which asks you to believe that everything will work out for your better good - a knowing that...

Welcome to today's’ PEP Talk – Limiting Beliefs – Episode #5. It appears I have created a bit of a PEP Talk miniseries on mindset. The May PEP Talk – Misery is Optional I discussed the power of your belief system with regards to your physical and emotional health. Last month’s PEP Talk – Limiting Mindset, I discussed how one’s limiting mindset develops. In this month’s PEP Talk – Limiting Beliefs – Episode #5 I discuss some of the more common limiting beliefs that people possess and how they ma...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Limiting Mindset. In last month’s PEP Talk – Misery is Optional I discussed the power of your belief system. I shared the example of the maids who changed their mindset to believe their physical activity was benefiting their physical health. This led to a change in their physical composition. In this month’s PEP Talk –Limiting Mindset I discuss how your mindset develops. I also discuss how a person can maintain a limiting mindset. Please take a few minutes to list...

Welcome to today's PEP Talk - Misery is Optional. What do you believe about your current circumstances and your future? Do you believe you will heal from a physical or emotional issue? Do you believe you will get the promotion you have been working to attain? Or are you someone who believes in worst case scenarios? Do you believe you will ‘never’ get well? Do you believe you are doomed to work in your current dead-end position? Our mindset impacts how we feel physically and emotionally. It ca...

Welcome to today's PEP Talk - Listen. I believe listening is one of the most treasured gifts that we can give to another person. It is free and it is simple to do. Yet, if we are truly honest with ourselves, how often do we genuinely listen to the other person who is talking to us? When others are talking, it is very common to be lost in our own thoughts about what is going on in our own world or possibly being distracted by the art of multitasking - checking the phone. When someone feels as t...

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Control. There is a difference between someone who wants to be in control of their environment/situation/life versus someone who wants to control another human being. If you would use the adjective, “controlling,” to describe yourself or someone you know, please take a moment to listen to this month’s PEP Talk - Control. You might be surprised by what you learn. Thank you for joining me today and I encourage you to do one thing purposefully to attain true PEP for L...