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Jennifer of Simply Fiercely shares an essay on minimalism for mothers. Episode 977: Minimalism For Mothers (An Essay on Simple Living and Motherhood) by Jennifer of Simply Fiercely Jennifer is a traveller, minimalist and dream chaser. She grew up near Baltimore, Maryland but she caught a bad case of wanderlust at an early age and it has taken her all over the world. She is a reformed shopaholic turned minimalist and believes that clearing out the clutter is a vital part of creating a life you love. The original post is located here: https://www.simplyfiercely.com/minimalism-for-mothers-an-essay-on-simple-living-motherhood/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Wilson talks about how caretaking can be a problem. Episode 976: How Caretaking Can Be a Problem by Keith Wilson on Being an Effective Caretaker For Someone in Need Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor and certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor in New York State, with more than 30 years experience. Keith has done a lot of writing about ways to improve your relationships and become the person you would like to be. His newest book is The Road to Reconciliation: A Comprehensive Guide to Peace When Relationships Go Bad. The original post is located here: https://keithwilsoncounseling.com/2017/10/20/how-caretaking-can-be-a-problem/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Petsinis with Highly Sensitive Refuge shares 10 things to know about being in a relationship with an HSP. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 975: [Part 2] 10 Things to Know About Being in a Relationship With an HSP by Lisa Petsinis of Highly Sensitive Refuge Co-founders Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo's mission is to prove that high sensitivity can be strong. It’s okay to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). In fact, the world could use a little more of what HSPs have. They are the voices of Highly Sensitive Refuge, a community where HSPs can be themselves, take a break from the harshness of the world, and feel understood. Our founders are Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo. The original post is located here: https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/hsp-relationship-you-should-know/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Petsinis with Highly Sensitive Refuge shares 10 things to know about being in a relationship with an HSP. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 974: [Part 1] 10 Things to Know About Being in a Relationship With an HSP by Lisa Petsinis of Highly Sensitive Refuge Co-founders Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo's mission is to prove that high sensitivity can be strong. It’s okay to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). In fact, the world could use a little more of what HSPs have. They are the voices of Highly Sensitive Refuge, a community where HSPs can be themselves, take a break from the harshness of the world, and feel understood. Our founders are Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo. The original post is located here: https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/hsp-relationship-you-should-know/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debra Fileta shares an excerpt from her book, "Are You Really OK?" Episode 973: An Excerpt From "Are You Really OK?" by Debra Fileta on How Your Patterns Affect Your Relationships Debra is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in dating, marriage and relationship issues, along with a spectrum of mental health disorders and issues. In addition to Are You Really OK?, she’s also the author of True Love Dates, Choosing Marriage, and Love in Every Season! Plus, she hosts the Love + Relationships Podcast, a hotline style show where people call in to get their relationship questions answered! Her popular relationship advice blog TrueLoveDates.com reaches millions of people each year with the message of healthy relationships, and she is a regular contributor at Relevant Magazine and Crosswalk.com, with over 200 articles around the web about love, marriage, dating, and relationships. Excerpted with permission from Are You Really OK? by Debra Fileta published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon, 97408. Copyright 2021, Debra Fileta. www.harvesthousepublishers.com More about the book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Really-OK-Getting/dp/0736982515/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Are+You+Really+OK%3F&qid=1620312905&sr=8-2 Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at CALM.COM/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how much to handle different types of temptation in relationships and life. Episode 972: Q&A - How Can I Overcome Newfound Doubt and Trust Issues Now That My Boyfriend's Career is Taking Off Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Thompson with The Gottman Institute offers 4 ways to help children with PTSD. Episode 971: 4 Ways to Help Children with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by Emily Thompson of Gottman on Child Trauma and PTSD The Gottman Institute understands that the human family is in crisis, and that all individuals are capable of and deserve compassion. It is their mission to reach out to families in order to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships. They are committed to an ongoing program of research that increases the understanding of relationships and adds to the development of interventions that have been carefully evaluated. It is their goal to make their services accessible to the broadest reach of people across race, religion, class, culture, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Want to improve your marriage in 60 seconds or less? Over 40 years of research with thousands of couples has proven a simple fact: small things often can create big changes over time. Got a minute? Sign up for The Gottman Institute's Marriage Minute at http://OLDPodcast.com/marriage The original post is located here: https://www.gottman.com/blog/4-ways-children-post-traumatic-stress/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rose Lounsbury talks about teaching kids how to let go of items they don't need. Episode 970: Teaching Kids to "Let it Go" by Rose Lounsbury on Minimalism For Kids and Buying Gifts as a Minimalist Parent Rose Lounsbury is a keynote speaker, Amazon bestselling author, simplicity coach, and still-sane mom of triplets. (Yes, you heard that right!) She helps overwhelmed people create open spaces in their homes, workspaces, and more importantly–their minds–by letting go of the excess stuff that gets in the way. Rose started her own simplicity journey in 2012, after getting fed up with spending all of her free time dealing with my stuff. As she slowly let go of everything that didn’t matter to her, she discovered some amazing things: free time, peace of mind, & clarity. Rose became a simplicity coach to help others do the same thing. The original post is located here: https://roselounsbury.com/teaching-kids-to-let-it-go/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ingrid Y. Helander shares three ways to be a little more social and have a lot more fun. Episode 969: 3 Safe Ways to Be a Little More Social and Have a Lot More Fun by Ingrid Y. Helander on Overcoming Social Anxiety Ingrid began her career in Marriage and Family Therapy after she had her three children. After her youngest son was diagnosed with a chronic illness, she decided that she wanted to train to work alongside people as they work through life’s difficulties. She has a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Central Connecticut State University. Ingrid specializes in Internal Family Systems and and Intimacy from the Inside Out Couples Therapy. The original post is located here: https://ingridyhelanderlmft.com/3-safe-ways-to-be-a-little-more-social-and-have-a-lot-more-fun/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evan Marc Katz helps you understand if you should stay with your new partner, or go. Episode 968: Do You Stay or Do You Go by Evan Marc Katz on Gauging the Flaws of Dating Partners Dating coach Evan Marc Katz has been billed as a “personal trainer for smart, strong, successful women,” helping singles find love since 2003. Thousands of his clients have fallen in love, gotten married, started families, and found happiness, after only a few months of coaching. It’s an unlikely career for a man--much less a man who was called a “serial dater” by CNN--yet that’s what makes Katz such a unique coach. By helping women understand men--what they think, how they act, and what they really want--he empowers them to make healthy, informed choices in love. The original post is located here: https://www.evanmarckatz.com/blog/letting-go/do-you-stay-or-do-you-go Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Scheib of Simple Slow Lovely talks about how connection helps her simplify her life. Episode 967: How Connection Helps Me Simplify My Life by Emma Scheib of Simple Slow Lovely on Different Types of Connection Emma is a self-confessed introvert who craves the simple and slow things in life. She loves to run, read, and write. She is blessed to be wife to a wonderful husband, mum to two amazing and vivacious daughters, 1 dog, a cat, and 5 chickens. They live in Motueka, New Zealand, a stone’s throw from the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park. Emma has been on a journey towards a slower simpler and more intentional way of living since her second daughter was born a few years ago. She has learned lots along the way and loves passing on these lessons. The original post is located here: http://simpleslowlovely.com/how-connection-helps-simplify-my-life/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barbara Rapaport shares an excerpt from her book titled, "Reimagined" Episode 966: An Excerpt From "Reimagined" by Barbara Rapaport on Why Detachment Isn't Always Bad All her life, Barbara Rapaport had been struggling to reconcile two sides of her personality: the one who felt compelled to remain behind the scenes and the one who gave herself permission to stand in the spotlight. In this candid and emotionally true memoir, Rapaport recounts her harrowing experience battling a rare form of cancer. The story of Rapaport’s suffering as a result of her cancer surgery, and subsequent prolonged recovery, reveals that the tyranny of her physical pain wasn’t the worst of what she had to endure. Rather, it served as a smokescreen for an even greater agony – that neither of her personas, the quiet good girl nor the successful warrior deserved to live.With extraordinary self-awareness, Reimagined toggles back and forth between Rapaport’s adult cancer journey and the childhood trauma that gave rise to these false beliefs. Her story beautifully illustrates a truth many of us live with: that our childhood demons are never very far away. But with courage and fortitude we can gain the perspective necessary to acquire what’s long avoided us: radical self-acceptance. More about the book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Reimagined-Barbara-Rapaport/dp/1736342002 Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at CALM.COM/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how much to handle different types of temptation in relationships and life. Episode 965: Q&A - How Should I Handle Temptation - What To Do When You Are Tempted and it Contradicts Your Faith or Beliefs Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout offers tips for teaching your kids how to be entrepreneurs. Episode 964: How To Teach Your Kids To Be Entrepreneurs by Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout on Building Early Business Mindset Kalen Bruce created Freedom Sprout to fill a void. He heard too many conversations about how "they don't teach finance in schools." It took years for him to stop complaining about it and do something about it. He has five kids, so him and his wife have to get five adults into the world with a solid knowledge of finances. The ultimate goal and vision of Freedom Sprout: To sprout a future of financial freedom for 1,000,000 children. The original post is located here: https://freedomsprout.com/entrepreneur-kids/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose offers tips for going gluten and dairy free with your kids. Episode 963: Going Gluten and Dairy Free (Tips From a Mom Who Misses Pizza) by Shawna Scafe of Simple on Purpose Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone. The original post is located here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/going-gluten-and-dairy-free-tips-from-a-mom-who-misses-pizza/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Margaret Rutherford shares ten questions to ask if you're in a codependent relationship. Episode 962: 10 Questions to Ask if You're in a Codependent Relationship by Dr. Margaret Rutherford on Security in Relationships Dr. Margaret Rutherford has been a psychologist in private practice for over twenty-five years. She’s the author of “Perfectly Hidden Depression”, and hosts a weekly podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford, where she offers compassionate common-sense directions, ideas and goals toward the changes listeners want to make in healing. The original post can be found here: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/10-questions-to-ask-if-youre-in-a-codependent-relationship/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica Dhawan shares an excerpt from her book titled, "Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance" Episode 961: An Excerpt From "Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance" by Erica Dhawan Erica is the co-author of the bestselling book: Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence rated #1 on What Corporate America is Reading and host the Masters of Leadership podcast on ITunes. An in-demand speaker, she has spoken, worldwide, to organizations and enterprises that range from the World Economic Forum at Davos to U.S. and global Fortune 500 companies like Fidelity Investments and Pepsico. Her writings have appeared in dozens of publications, including Fast Company, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review. She was listed on the Thinkers50 list for the emerging management thinkers around the world most likely to shape the future of business, management and strategy. She has an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, MBA from MIT Sloan, and a bachelors from the Wharton School. More about the book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Body-Language-Connection-Distance/dp/1250246520 Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at CALM.COM/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Josue of Melissa the Love Coach talks about how to move on when you're hurting over your ex dating someone else. Episode 960: When Your Ex is Dating Someone Else and it Hurts (and How to Move On) by Melissa Josue of Melissa the Love Coach Melissa helps clients overcome relationship challenges and create deeply fulfilling lives and relationships. Her specialty is helping clients navigate the unique challenges of dating men who are in the process of divorce or dating men who have been previously married (with or without kids). She’s also a certified dating and relationship coach and specializes in working with women who are struggling to decide whether the relationship that they’re in is right for them, or who are engaged to a divorced dad and are struggling with the pressure of becoming an “instant stepmom.” The original post is located here: https://melissathelovecoach.com/when-your-ex-is-dating-someone-else-and-it-hurts/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Dabney shares two short posts about addictive behaviors in relationships and how to cope when you're stressed or feeling out of love. Episode 959: Falling Out of Love and Addictive Behaviors AND Stress Coping Strategies for Your Relationship by Dr. Laura Dabney Laura Dabney specializes in helping clients from across the nation break destructive patterns impacting their relationships. With Laura's support, clients discover the path to happier, healthier futures with deeper personal connections. In addition to a life-coaching certification, Laura has obtained her medical degree and completed a psychiatric residency. The original posts are located here: https://www.drldabney.com/article/not-in-love-anymore/ & https://www.drldabney.com/article/stress-coping-strategies/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how much attachment is too much attachment in a romantic relationship. Episode 958: Q&A - What is the Right Amount of Attachment in a Relationship - Attachment Theory and Closeness With Your Partner Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Stanley shares dating tips for single moms. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 957: [Part 2] Single Mom Dating Tips by Karen Stanley on How to Attract the Right Man as a Single Mother Karen Stanley is an entrepreneur, professional Mezzo-Soprano, and former single mom who spent over two decades running her marketing business and performing around the country. During the eight years prior to her last first date with her husband John, she experienced the ups and downs, joys and challenges of raising two children as a single parent. It wasn't until she transformed her negative beliefs about men and kept her focus on becoming the person she wanted to marry that Karen attracted the man of her dreams to become Mrs. Karen Stanley. Now, a published author, coach and speaker, Karen helps singles achieve their relationship goal by harnessing a belief within themselves that with the right systems and massive action, attracting true love is possible! The original post is located here: https://mrskarenstanley.com/single-mom-dating-tips/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Stanley shares dating tips for single moms. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 956: [Part 1] Single Mom Dating Tips by Karen Stanley on How to Attract the Right Man as a Single Mother Karen Stanley is an entrepreneur, professional Mezzo-Soprano, and former single mom who spent over two decades running her marketing business and performing around the country. During the eight years prior to her last first date with her husband John, she experienced the ups and downs, joys and challenges of raising two children as a single parent. It wasn't until she transformed her negative beliefs about men and kept her focus on becoming the person she wanted to marry that Karen attracted the man of her dreams to become Mrs. Karen Stanley. Now, a published author, coach and speaker, Karen helps singles achieve their relationship goal by harnessing a belief within themselves that with the right systems and massive action, attracting true love is possible! The original post is located here: https://mrskarenstanley.com/single-mom-dating-tips/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orna and Mathew Walters of Creating Love on Purpose offer 9 powerful reminders for your first date after divorce. Episode 955: 9 Powerful Reminders For Your First Date After Divorce by Orna and Mathew Walters of Creating Love on Purpose Orna and Matthew are Soulmate Coaches who specialize in helping their clients finally get it right this time when it comes to love. Dedicated to busting the myth that love is SUPPOSED to happen by accident, they help identify Your Love Imprint® to shift patterns that have caused love to previously elude you. They are here to help change the world one individual, one couple, and one family at a time. They believe that when they support the creation of a happy couple, we’ll have more happy families, and happy families create happy communities, happy communities create happy towns, cities, and states. Happy towns, cities and states, create happy nations. Happy nations equal a happy love filled world. They are dedicated to empowering their clients to get happy and attract the love they deeply desire. The original post is located here: https://www.creatingloveonpurpose.com/your-first-date-after-divorce/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Corbano of Love's a Game shares a breakup success story from one of his readers. Episode 954: Breakup Success Story: How To Let Go Of The Past by Eddie Corbano of Love's A Game on Getting Over an Ex Eddie Corbano's mission and life's purpose is to help you use your breakup or divorce to turn your life around and become the best version of yourself that you can ever be, and attract your ideal partner (your "Authentic Love") by being that new you. He gives you the tools, motivation, and inspiration to make this breakup the catalyst to become a stronger and more confident person: to break free from your ex, reclaim your emotional freedom, and live the life you are really destined to live. Take the test: how fast can you move on from your ex: http://lovesagame.com/heal The original post is located here: https://lovesagame.com/breakup-success-story-how-to-let-go-of-the-past/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Diana Kirschner of Love in 90 Days shares online dating communication tips for starting a healthy relationship. Episode 953: Five Online Dating Communication Tips for Starting a Healthy Relationship by Dr. Diana Kirschner of Love in 90 Days PBS Love expert, psychologist and bestselling author, Diana Kirschner, Ph.D. has helped thousands of singles and couples to find the relationships of their dreams. Along with her team of expert Love Mentor and dating coaches, she uses a unique approach to empower women by phone/Skype all over the world to heal from heartbreak and find lasting love. Dr. Diana is the author of the new books, Find Your Soulmate Online in 6 Simple Steps and 30 Days to Love; the relationship advice book, Sealing the Deal: The Love Mentor’s Guide to Lasting Love and the bestselling dating book, Love in 90 Days, which is the basis for her one-woman PBS TV Show Finding Your Own True Love. Talk with an expert Love Mentor coach for 40 minutes for free, and get special VIP treatment by mentioning the Optimal Living Daily podcasts: http://lovein90days.com/dating-coach The original post is located here: https://lovein90days.com/five-online-dating-communication-tips-starting-healthy-relationship/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat Medina gives us a tough-love junkie's guide to self-care. Episode 952: A Tough-Love Junkie's Guide to Self Care: 3 Steps For Self-Compassion by Kat Medina on Loving Yourself As a child, Kat Medina wanted to be MacGyver when she grew up. Now, as the founder and Creative Director of a Silicon Valley startup, she's become a well-traveled bookworm who finds creative solutions to entrepreneurial challenges with the resourcefulness of a figurative shoelace, paperclip, and bubblegum. Her forthcoming book, The Joys of Jet Lag, explores the most valuable lessons she's learned during the process and shares the keys to creating a life of adventure through an openhearted approach to living. These insights, when embodied and applied, have the potential to transform the ordinary to the extraordinary and craft unbridled joy and fulfillment, no matter where you are. The original post is located here: https://www.katmedina.com/article?id=selfcare Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about what they can do for themselves to better all of their relationships. Episode 951: Q&A - Is There a Single Way to Strengthen All of My Relationships - Cultivating Closeness Among Friends & Family Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply guides parents on how to keep up their children's reading skills during the pandemic. Episode 950: Quarantine Parenting: Simple Ways to Keep Up Our Children's Reading Skills by Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply A certified Speech Pathologist, Adina received her Master’s degree from Hunter College in New York in Communication Sciences. Adina worked in preschools for the developmentally disabled in the New York area before staying home full time with her family. In 2010, she launched Parenting Simply as a community to help parents connect with their children and learn simple, practical and easy to implement skills to create a peaceful home. Parenting Simply’s mission is to reduce the stress that parents and children feel by giving parents communication and organizational tips that can help parents maintain a loving and calm home. The original post is located here: https://parentingsimply.com/quarantine-parenting-simple-ways-to-keep-up-our-childrens-reading-skills/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ashleigh Louis with The Gottman Institute encourages parents to teach their children the value of self-care Episode 949: Teach Your Kids the Value of Self-Care by Creating Healthy Habits by Dr. Ashleigh Louis of the Gottman Institute The Gottman Institute understands that the human family is in crisis, and that all individuals are capable of and deserve compassion. It is their mission to reach out to families in order to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships. They are committed to an ongoing program of research that increases the understanding of relationships and adds to the development of interventions that have been carefully evaluated. It is their goal to make their services accessible to the broadest reach of people across race, religion, class, culture, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Want to improve your marriage in 60 seconds or less? Over 40 years of research with thousands of couples has proven a simple fact: small things often can create big changes over time. Got a minute? Sign up for The Gottman Institute's Marriage Minute at http://OLDPodcast.com/marriage The original post is located here: https://www.gottman.com/blog/teach-kids-self-care-creating-healthy-habits/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Wilson lists 10 ways that you can screw up an apology, and how not to. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 948: [Part 2] 10 Ways to Screw Up an Apology by Keith Wilson on Sincerity and Owning Up to Your Mistakes Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor and certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor in New York State, with more than 30 years experience. Keith has done a lot of writing about ways to improve your relationships and become the person you would like to be. His newest book is The Road to Reconciliation: A Comprehensive Guide to Peace When Relationships Go Bad. The original post is located here: https://keithwilsoncounseling.com/2017/05/05/10-ways-to-screw-up-an-apology/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Wilson lists 10 ways that you can screw up an apology, and how not to. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 947: [Part 1] 10 Ways to Screw Up an Apology by Keith Wilson on Sincerity and Owning Up to Your Mistakes Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor and certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor in New York State, with more than 30 years experience. Keith has done a lot of writing about ways to improve your relationships and become the person you would like to be. His newest book is The Road to Reconciliation: A Comprehensive Guide to Peace When Relationships Go Bad. The original post is located here: https://keithwilsoncounseling.com/2017/05/05/10-ways-to-screw-up-an-apology/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Get Optimal Relationships Daily Bonus Episodes and support the show: OLDPodcast.com/ordbonus Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Morgenstern tells us how to work well with others while we're working from home. Episode 946: Working Well With Others (When You're Working From Home) by Julie Morgenstern on Successfully Working Remotely Julie Morgenstern is an organizing & productivity consultant, New York Times best-selling author, and speaker. For over 30 years, Julie has been teaching people all around the world and at all stages of life how to overcome disorganization to achieve their goals. Her mission is to free each individual to make their unique contribution to the world - by helping them design their own systems for managing time and space that feel natural and are easy to maintain. This Inside Out approach to organizing everything gives readers, listeners, and clients the energy and knowledge they need to get (and stay) organized. The original post is located here: https://www.juliemorgenstern.com/tips-tools-blog/2020/4/22/v6ag4tyyt7etc2224rkv25m7m0zzt9 Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tynan issues a thank you to his loving parents. Episode 945: Thanks, Mom and Dad by Tynan on Loving and Supporting Children Unconditionally Tynan was named as one of the top 25 best bloggers in 2013 by Time Magazine. He believes in making deliberate decisions and breaking away from the herd mentality. He likes learning new things, building habits, exposing the world, connecting with awesome people, and creating good work. The New York Times Bestseller “The Game” featured him as one of the main characters, as he was one of the most famous pickup artists in the world. In 2008, he sold everything he owned and went on an extended world trip, becoming a fervent minimalist. Fun facts: he’s a college dropout, was a professional poker player, Courtney Love was his roommate for 9 months, and he once built a swimming pool in his living room. The original post is located here: https://tynan.com/parents Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evan Marc Katz questions if the bar is too low on being a good father. Episode 944: Is the Bar Too Low on Being a Good Father by Evan Marc Katz on Equal Parenting Responsibilities Dating coach Evan Marc Katz has been billed as a “personal trainer for smart, strong, successful women,” helping singles find love since 2003. Thousands of his clients have fallen in love, gotten married, started families, and found happiness, after only a few months of coaching. It’s an unlikely career for a man--much less a man who was called a “serial dater” by CNN--yet that’s what makes Katz such a unique coach. By helping women understand men--what they think, how they act, and what they really want--he empowers them to make healthy, informed choices in love. The original post is located here: https://www.evanmarckatz.com/blog/marriage/is-the-bar-too-low-on-being-a-good-father Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ira Israel provides ten reasons that you would benefit from therapy. Episode 943: 10 Reasons You Would Benefit From Therapy by Ira Israel on Feeling Betrayed by Society Since 2011, Ira Israel has been working in private practice as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #31) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #50646), teaching sold-out transformational workshops, producing a series of best-selling mindfulness DVDs, and writing about psychology, philosophy, Buddhism, yoga, film, art, music & literature for the Huffington Post, Good Men Project, Mind Body Green, Thrive Global, Medium and Quora. The original post is located here: https://iraisrael.com/10-reasons-you-would-benefit-from-therapy/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ingrid Y. Helander reminds us of the most important social skill we're learning during the pandemic. Episode 942: The Most Important Social Skill You’re Learning From COVID-19 by Ingrid Y. Helander on Keeping Others Safe Ingrid began her career in Marriage and Family Therapy after she had her three children. After her youngest son was diagnosed with a chronic illness, she decided that she wanted to train to work alongside people as they work through life’s difficulties. She has a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Central Connecticut State University. Ingrid specializes in Internal Family Systems and and Intimacy from the Inside Out Couples Therapy. The original post is located here: https://ingridyhelanderlmft.com/social-skills-after-covid19/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress shares her experience on learning how to trust all over again. Episode 941: Learning to Trust. Again. by Krista O'Reilly Davi-Digui of A Life in Progress on Surrender and Embracing Challenge Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out how. She has a new Seasonal Mindfulness Journal available here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/52-mondays/ The original post is located here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/learning-to-trust-again/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alana Carvalho with Highly Sensitive Refuge helps us overcome the challenge of parenting a highly sensitive child. Episode 940: Parenting a Sensitive Child Ain’t Easy. Here’s How to Do It Right by Alana Carvalho of Highly Sensitive Refuge Co-founders Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo's mission is to prove that high sensitivity can be strong. It’s okay to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). In fact, the world could use a little more of what HSPs have. They are the voices of Highly Sensitive Refuge, a community where HSPs can be themselves, take a break from the harshness of the world, and feel understood. Our founders are Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo. The original post is located here: https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/parenting-a-sensitive-child-aint-easy/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hilary Barnett of Whole Motherhood shares two short posts to help mothers become more assertive and empowered. Episode 939: Because I Said So AND For the People Pleasing Mom by Hilary Barnett of Whole Motherhood Hilary Barnett is an author, wife, entrepreneur and mother of two. She lives in Nashville and is the founder of Savvee, a boutique marketing agency that helps organizations define and create meaningful online content. You can usually find her walking the tightrope between the practical and the ideal, what is and what could be. Hilary believes every mother is extraordinary, and typically writes the words that she most needs to hear. The original posts are located here: https://wholemotherhood.co/because-i-said-so-on-justifying-our-choices-as-mothers/ & https://wholemotherhood.co/for-the-people-pleasing-mom/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Sinclair with MichaelMehlberg.com shares how to win a negotiation without destroying relationships. Episode 938: How to Win More Negotiations By Changing Your Conflict Style by Seth Sinclair of Michael Mehlberg.com Michael Mehlberg is an entrepreneur and certified agile project manager who specializes in productivity and organization systems. His blog has been called "The Owners Manual to an Awesome Life" and helps high-achieving entrepreneurs master their life and business - crushing their goals, living their passion, and finding purpose, balance, and excellence in all they do. The original post is located here: https://michaelmehlberg.com/blog/2016/10/17/how-to-win-a-negotiation-without-destroying-relationships Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Merlo-Booth reminds you that healthy relationships and healthy lives all start with healthy thoughts. Episode 937: Healthy Relationships and Lives Start With Healthy Thoughts by Lisa Merlo Booth on Positive Affirmations Lisa Merlo-Booth is a straight-talking and highly effective relationship expert, speaker, and blogger. She has over twenty years of experience in the field of therapy and relationship coaching and a thriving private practice with a client base of individuals and couples spanning the United States and Europe. Lisa is widely known for her straight talk on women, and for her emphasis on teaching women to stop responding in the extremes (silencing or exploding) and, instead, to affect change in a way that is grounded, respectful, and strong. This highly effective approach to communication is about speaking from Grounded Powerful Strength (GPS) rather than the extremes of meekness or aggression. The original post is located here: https://lisamerlobooth.com/healthy_relatio/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suzann Pileggi Pawelski with Live Happy shares a personal story to illustrate the power of teamwork. Episode 936: The Power of Teamwork by Suzann Pileggi Pawelski of Live Happy on the Science of Well-Being Live Happy takes you on a journey to find your authentic happiness in life, at work and at home through inspiring stories and hands-on tips rooted in the science of positive psychology. The original post is located here: https://www.livehappy.com//blogs/science-well-being/power-teamwork Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose shares some sanity saving tips for moms. Episode 935: Mom Sanity Savers by Shawna Scafe of Simple on Purpose on Staying Balanced as a Busy Mom Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone. The original post is located here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/mom-sanity-savers/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaclyn Desforges with Introvert, Dear talks about the fear of raising an introverted child that may get shamed or bullied. Episode 934: I'm Scared My Kid Will Get 'Introvert Shamed' by Jaclyn Desforges of Introvert Dear on Raising Introvert Children Jenn Granneman is the founder of Introvert, Dear and author of The Secret Lives of Introverts. She started Introvert, Dear in 2013 as her personal blog. She was living with an extroverted roommate, dating an extroverted guy, and working an extroverted job (teaching 4th grade). Jenn wanted to write about what it was like being an introvert living in an extrovert's world. In true introvert form, she wrote her blog anonymously for almost two years. Jenn had no desire to be in the spotlight. And she had no idea her little blog would become this! Now, with the help of quiet ones around the world, she is on a mission: to let introverts everywhere know it's okay to be who they are. The original post is located here: https://introvertdear.com/news/im-scared-my-kid-will-get-introvert-shamed/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Margaret Rutherford helps us understand how to manage our emotions if someone we love commits suicide. Episode 933: What Do I Do if Someone I Love Commits Suicide by Dr. Margaret Rutherford on Coping With the Loss of a Loved One Dr. Margaret Rutherford has been a psychologist in private practice for over twenty-five years. She’s the author of “Perfectly Hidden Depression”, and hosts a weekly podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford, where she offers compassionate common-sense directions, ideas and goals toward the changes listeners want to make in healing. The original post can be found here: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/what-do-i-do-if-someone-i-love-commits-suicide/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie reflects on the value of a love letter and the benefits of writing one to ourselves. Episode 932: What Would a Love Letter Do by Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie on Not Giving Up on Yourself Irene Elias is a professional certified life coach, and a co-author in the best selling series, Adventures in Manifesting, Soulful Relationships. Her mission at Self Love Junkie is to help you become happier and confident with who you are so you can experience greater love and a healthier, joy-filled relationship. Life's a lot better from that place - and the world benefits from happy love-filled people. The original post is located here: https://selflovejunkie.com/what-would-a-love-letter-do/ Improve your anxiety and transform the way you sleep. Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Marisa Cohen with Luvze discusses infidelity and jealousy from an evolutionary perspective. Episode 931: Infidelity and Jealousy from an Evolutionary Perspective by Dr. Marisa Cohen of Luvze Luvze was founded on the premise that relationships are a central part of life and that our understanding of relationships benefits from research and scientific evidence. They also believe this information is most beneficial when presented in an engaging and entertaining fashion. They take research findings from the fields of psychology, family studies, sociology, communication, evolutionary biology, and others, and put them in a format that you can use. The original post is located here: https://www.luvze.com/infidelity-and-jealousy-from-an-evolutionary-perspective/ Improve your anxiety and transform the way you sleep. Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Harrington of Life and Whim encourages us to regain the proper perspective about sports in our kid's lives. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 930: [Part 2] Let’s Regain the Proper Perspective About Sports in Our Kids’ Lives by Jay Harrington of Life and Whim Jay and Heather Harrington are the husband and wife team behind Life and Whim. They started Life and Whim after moving their family to Traverse City, a small town on the shores of Lake Michigan, to break the script of their life and reimagine what's possible. They live in pursuit of a purposeful, meaningful, active, and simple life. The original post is located here: https://www.lifeandwhim.com/first-moments-blog/perspective-about-sports-in-our-kids-lives Improve your anxiety and transform the way you sleep. Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Harrington of Life and Whim encourages us to regain the proper perspective about sports in our kid's lives. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 929: [Part 1] Let’s Regain the Proper Perspective About Sports in Our Kids’ Lives by Jay Harrington of Life and Whim Jay and Heather Harrington are the husband and wife team behind Life and Whim. They started Life and Whim after moving their family to Traverse City, a small town on the shores of Lake Michigan, to break the script of their life and reimagine what's possible. They live in pursuit of a purposeful, meaningful, active, and simple life. The original post is located here: https://www.lifeandwhim.com/first-moments-blog/perspective-about-sports-in-our-kids-lives Improve your anxiety and transform the way you sleep. Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen Burgan discusses bucket lists from a different angle. Episode 928: A New Look at Bucket Lists by Ellen Burgan of If it Brings You Joy on Life's Possibilities and Core Values Ellen Burgan is a midlife woman who loves to have fun, yet has a big appreciation for the art of relaxation. She prefers to live spontaneously and go where the wind blows. If It Brings You Joy is a blog that inspires ideas to make life a little better for yourself and others. Ellen has a passion for bringing joy to her life and share her ideas with you. The original post is located here: https://ifitbringsyoujoy.com/bucket-lists/ Calm is offering a special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/ORD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalRelationshipsDailyMarriageParenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices