The Edge of Fear Podcast

After a 7-month break....

What is necessary for happiness?
Being yourself..  (not regurgitate words of others)
Growth & challenges..
Not being a miserable fuck.
Sense of personal responsibility
Follow calls of own body, morals, values

What are you doing to challenge you? To better you?
...Being happy matters so you may be in a better state of mind, bring a better you to contribute to community.

References: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Do Less by Kate Northrup.

Melissa Mortimer is an intuitive healer, psychic medium and spiritual coach. She incorporates multiple modalities to provide an empowering space for healing, spiritual growth & sacred self-discovery.

@mindfullymelissa shares her story on today's very Taurus ep about coming home to herself after taking leaps of faith & believing in what she wanted. Melissa explains how Reiki impacted her journey & how honored she is to guide others embodying what we uniquely are. Follow her on Instagram for access to her workshops + coaching.

Nicole talks with Liz about sobriety in her journey and how it impacted her confidence, ability to pay attention to herself and others and prosper in her business and life. Liz relates this to her own year of sobriety while deployed (how this catalyst self-awareness, social skills & coping without the crutch of weed and booze). We chat about how when you learn to love yourself and see the world through a new lens, people are naturally drawn in. Find Nicole on IG @thenicolevillani

Defining ourselves through external factors vs getting clear with our own wants and needs. Redefining our beliefs and values when they become limiting (all gained through self-awareness). Giving compassion to ourselves when things are difficult and accepting what is, acting on what we accept.

Ana is a Speaker, a Clarity and Confidence Empowerment Coach, and the creator of Empowered by Self-Love. Find her @ana_merced_ on IG, FB, or her website, www.anamerced.com

References:

Edge of Fear Pod Ep 52: The Love Yourself Challenge.

Book Kamal Ravikant - Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It

Being present (and facing your emotions instead of just numbing) even in the thick of it. Not waiting until next week, next year, the next season of life to be happy, because there will be hardships in that chapter too. Sharing vulnerably, especially when it’s uncomfortable, and how exchanging ideas facilitates us thinking differently. Stop talking to shitty people. Be the light & love yourself, but you gotta put good stuff in your ears, or you become shitty.

How has dieting effected us as a society? "Compulsive eating... is a way we leave our self when life gets hard."

If we've all hit this pandemic wall, and are still not sure when regular socializing will happen again, how can we connect more deeply within the constraints and activities of what we're already doing?

Sit with it. Speak it. Feel it.
References:
Women, Food and God - by Geneen Roth
The Edge of Fear, Ep. 75 - Moving the Needle Forward with Jennifer Watson

MUST LISTEN EPISODE.
In this conversation, Jennifer Watson gives us evidence of times slowing down and becoming self-aware has helped to drive us forward. She gives us some of the tools to use those tactics to push our own needle forward in our dreams and purpose, and how to lead a life filled with more flow, ease, and joy. Go-go-go hasn't been working! It's time to try something new. Find her @jenniferwatsonleadership on IG or on LinkedIn

Abundance v scarcity mentality. Uncomfortable situations and conversations.
Just exactly how MANY feelings there are, and how heavy.
The female cycle and its alignment - empowering to learn about.
Spark Joy - deciding anything = trusting intuition -
Have practices and set boundaries to learn how.

References:
The Broken Brain Podcast @drstephanieestima
Book: Taking Charge of Your Fertility

The Edge of Fear Podcast:
Ep34 - Daniela Arrango @iamdanielaarango
Ep 63 - Sara Chizek @thesarachizek

The confidence that comes from committing to yourself and keeping the promise.

Being kind and loving towards ourselves and others when it’s the hardest to do so. 

One size fits all mentality? Not really real. Everything (from skincare to relationships to how we learn), every single thing in our unique life is going to be individual to us. Listen to books and podcasts about what MIGHT work, but know you MUST try different things to find what works for you.

It’s hard to be an adult. But we can do it.

1. Pen to paper & keeping a notebook by your bed
2. Keeping promises to ourselves (a 20-minutes-per-day challenge since the last ep and the results in just a week)
3. Release the need for control - control is of a scarcity and fear mindset! Let whatever is in your life JUST BE. Let yourself be there instead of trying to control it.
4. Pour love into our darkest spaces - The Insight Timer App- Practicing Gentle Kindness Towards Ourselves, meditation by Sarah Blondin
5. Showing up for yourself for the sake of showing up, even when you don't feel like being good to yourself.

Welcome back for Season 3!

Chaos isn’t over because of inauguration day. The chaos is us. Consistency is the word. Let's show up for ourselves this year. W/ real, tangible change thru micro habits and work.

Anger = fear/scarcity. We desire belonging! Having a shared enemy feels like purpose, but it's BS. Give people the benefit of the doubt. Give self more credit, love your people better. Show gratitude and love for what you have today - see if you show up differently. Love you - thanks for being here

Renee explains her recent work on roles, relationships, and rituals for women and explains what they mean based on her decades of experience in this arena. She defines how these elements either encourage us to step into our full power or prevent us from doing so, and she provides the path for us to get really clear on where we’re at so that we may CHOOSE life.  Find Renee at .@reneendineen www.authenticinaction.com www.reneedineen.com

Liz tells about the 6 day giveaway happening on the show with guests from this season.

Liz and Sammy chat about the importance of learning to accept your true self... with or without the help of editing and filters. We discuss the challenges posed by the year 2020 and how the strangeness of it all can be cause for introspection. How the right person brings out the best in you and encourages and supports you, wherever you are at any given moment.

5-minute daily meditation ritual to take on holiday stress: difference in patience, gratitude and overall clarity. Giving myself grace about caring about my diet in the way I currently am in this season of life. I want to fuel myself for a long and healthy life; it’s okay to want to educate myself on that, and it’s okay if I don't always apply it. Accepting myself in my current state, accepting my desire to learn more, and still listening to my inner knowing and intuition throughout.

References: Superhuman by Dave Asprey; Limitless by Jim Kwik; Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey; Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant; Conversation with the great and wise Renee Dineem (see her TedX Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBzZ6rYDm2g&ab_channel=TEDxTalks )

Life doesn’t always go as planned, but listening to your gut and going for what makes you happy - even when it feels selfish - is far more productive. The importance of being honest: if you don’t know, ask. No shame in not understanding something, and people will help or mentor you when you come forth in honesty and willingness to learn. Whatever your differences are will be your superpower; every field is interdisciplinary, and your experiences and background make you an asset. On IG @nowickipedia23

Quick ep on clearing your mind during election week (and 2020, other weeks that are hard). References: Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey (Go back and listen to Episode 40 of this podcast, a book review ep from earlier this year on this book!); Limitless by Jim Kwik; The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks.

Be in nature. Drink water. Put your phone down. Say nice things to yourself, and listen to words that support your highest vision of yourself. You can do it.

A NYC Certified KonMari Consultant and home-organizer shares some benefits of creating an orderly home as she has seen firsthand through her experience: improved time management and focus, reduced stress, improved mental and physical health, a greater sense of gratitude. The average American has over 300,000 items in their home, and wastes 12 days per year looking for things. You must hear this one. Find her on IG @LisaTselebidis and grab her free KonMari Category Checklist at https://www.lisatselebidis.com/

Christine & Liz discuss hope that can come in our darkest moments via movement. Connecting to the deeper “why” - how it helped Christine become aware of her behavior of binging. When she started to really do the work to remove this as a regular coping mechanism for stress, and the nonjudgmental curiosity into self that led to greater breakthroughs: nourishing herself, loving/caring for herself, and speaking openly about it all to connect more intimately with those in her life. @christine.coen to download a free workbook: Overcoming Nighttime Overeating

Sara talks about getting into alignment with herself and sacred and divine feminine. She highlights ignoring signs from the universe, feeling disconnected with self and physically ill, before learning to say YES to the inkling of desire and making pleasure a priority in her life through the work of John Wineland and Mama Gena. She found a community that lifted her, took a stand for her, and eventually, she got crystal clear on her own desire through connecting with her grief and accessing all her raw emotions to find her way out of her stuckness and ultimate liberation. Loved this conversation. Connect with Sara @thesarachizek and www.sarachizek.com

On today's episode, Jessica Wright (one half of the Atlas & Stone wedding photography husband-wife duo) shares with us the journey of how she got to where she is today, loving her job and working towards her dreams with her family. Jess shares some of the trials and insecurities of being a young mom, the importance of sticking to her values, and learning to cope with her own mental health struggles in an effective and proactive way, as best she can. Lots of happy little accidents in this grit-filled story. Find her at @jesswrightathome and @atlasandstone