XO Conversations

In this episode, we dive deep into the physical, emotional and cultural significance of hair and how it shapes our identity. Your host, Dr. Rishma Walji, and our guests share their own journeys with their hair, how it looks, how much time they spend on it, what it means for their self-perception and how they are perceived by others. Through this conversation, you'll gain a better understanding of the complex relationship between hair and self-confidence, identity, culture, ancestry, expectations and beauty. You might even find some inspiration for your own hair journey. More resources on the website: livingxo.comJoin the free gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/quizConnect with our guest Hima Batavia Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

In this short, 'quick tip' podcast episode, we explore the importance of curating your friendships and surrounding yourself with people who uplift and support you. We delve into the difference between collaborative friendships (where both parties support and encourage each other) versus competitive friendships (where there is a constant need to one-up each other). We also discuss how to identify toxic friendships and how to determine who to keep in your life.If you're looking to re-evaluate who is in your life, who you want to spend your time with, this is the episode for you. Of course every relationship is unique, in this episode we discuss a helpful way to look at your relationships and to determine if you want to keep certain relationships, work with those relationships to improve them, or gracefully let them go.For a free quiz to learn your intentionality style: https://livingxo.com/quizFor more information on living intentionally and making decisions that are more aligned with your goals: https://livingxo.com Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

Have you ever felt alone? Even as you may be surrounded by other people, or interact with others on a regular basis? Being physically alone is distinct from feeling alone, and the difference is a lack of connection and belonging. As humans we possess a need to belong. In this week's episode, your host Dr Rishma Walji has a conversation about finding friendships with Jillian Richardson, author of Unlonely Planet.We talk about:—Loving relationships, feeling enough and supported—The value of facilitated spaces—Learning while sharing and imposter syndrome—Trying again after getting hurt For information about making your dream XO life a reality, check out http://livingxo.com/Take the free decision quiz hereFree Gratitude Challenge, to deepen your feelings of gratitude and connection. Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

If you're trying to manage your social media, or teach your kids how to manage their usage, this is a must listen. It's an interview with guest expert Dr Don Grant on healthy device management. To live your own XO (extraordinary) life: livingxo.comTake the FREE Decision QuizGet your copy of the Connected Parenting Journal HERE Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

Do you ever feel like deleting your social media? Or taking a break from it and doing a social media 'detox'? In this episode we look at social media and the love/hate relationship many of us have. How do we navigate a deep, thoughtful life in the presence of social media? For more information about living your own XO (extraordinary) life: http://livingxo.com/To find out your decision style: Take the QUIZ now. Free Gratitude Challenge: https://livingxo.com/gratitude Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

In this quick tip episode we talk about how to turn learning into changing. We have so much access to information and many of us seek information to grow and change. But how can we actually use the knowledge we acquire to make our lives better? This is a technique that has worked well for me, and others, and I hope will help you too. Discover Your Decision-Making Style: Are You a Spinner, Drifter, Driver, or Dreamer? Take the free QUIZ: https://livingxo.com/quizMore resources at: livingxo.com Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

On this episode of the XO Conversations Podcast, I had a conversation with Dr. Aimie Apigian. Dr. Aimie is a Board Certified Preventative Medicine Physician with a Masters in Biochemistry and Public Health. She is also an author, speaker, and founder of Trauma Healing Accelerated, LLC. We talk about trauma, and the complex factors that contribute to it. We cover what trauma actually is and how it deeply impacts our lives. It's a great perspective on integrating health, emotions and history in order to heal. For more information on living your own XO life, head over to our website: livingxo.comFor Dr. Aimie's 21 Day Journey click HEREFor Dr. Aimie's Foundational Summit click HEREFree QUIZThe Intentionality Quiz: Are you living the life you truly want? Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

Today's episode is with special guest: Karen Darke.Karen could be described as a modern-day ‘Alchemist’: an adventurer, athlete, speaker and author, Karen’s purpose is about inspiring and impacting, about turning challenge into opportunity: finding ‘inner gold’. Karen started out as a geologist researching gold in the Bolivian Andes, but a life-changing accident that left her paralysed led her away from being a ‘rock-doctor’ to winning Paralympic gold in the sport of Paralympic hand-cycling in Rio 2016. It was the 79th medal for Britain, and 79 being the elemental number for Gold led to Karen creating Quest 79: Find Your Inner Gold. The project has Karen cycling 7 continents in 9 iconic rides, raising £79K for Spinal Injuries and encouraging people to step out of their comfort zones and discover passion, purpose or ability: their ‘inner gold’.The Intentional Life Quiz: Discover Your Decision-Making PersonalityMore resources to help you live your own XO Life: livingxo.com Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

We often think that can 'do that later', 'call tomorrow'. We think we have more time. In this episode, your host Dr. Rishma Walji is talking to Dr Jacqueline Hui, a palliative care physician, about her experiences working with patients at the end of life. What she's learned from them, and how we can apply those lessons to our lives today. Resources to live your own XO Life: livingxo.comTake the free QUIZ to find out how you can live more intentionally in your life: livingxo.com/quiz Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

This is a Quick Tip Episode on how to move towards your goals faster. A new way to think about not only your goals but the outcome. What are you really trying to achieve?Take the Intentionality Quiz: Uncover Your Path to SuccessMore resourceslivingxo.com Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

An inspiring interview with Canadian author and pianist Coco Ma. She wrote her first novel, Shadow Frost, at the age of 15, and since she began playing the piano at the age of five and a half, she has also performed on some of the world's greatest concert stages and graduated with a pre-college diploma in piano performance from The Juilliard School in New York City. Currently, she studies at Yale University. When she isn't practicing piano, writing, or studying, you might find her bingeing Netflix or eating cake.Coco is a household name for us. She's inspired my daughters in so many ways and has been their favourite author since they started reading her first novel, Shadow Frost. In this episode I sit down with my daughters to interview Coco. And now, she's our hero! Honestly, this was such a fun episode. We learned a lot, had a great time and I hope you enjoy listening as much we enjoyed recording this. Get Coco's books HEREGet Kaiya's book: Canada, USALearn more about your host, Dr. Rishma Walji and how to live your own XO LifeFree Intentionality QUIZ: Are you moving towards your goals, or feeling caught up in the day to day? livingxo.com/quiz Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

This is an interview with the lovely, 13 year old author, Kaiya. Her book, The Shifters, is a fantasy fiction novel. She also happens to be my daughter :) We talked about the book, her process writing the book and and she's learned. More resources to help you live your own XO Life: livingxo.comClarity Journal: https://livingxo.com/clarity-journalKaiya's book: Amazon Canada; Amazon USA FREE Gratitude Challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeTake the QUIZ on decision making to find out your intentionality style: livingxo.com/quiz Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

What does success really mean to you? Have you ever tried to reach a goal, and then achieved it, and realized that you don’t want it anymore? Or maybe you’ve questioned your goals and dreams themselves. Why do you want to accomplish that goal? Is it aligned with your values in life and your vision of yourself?In this episode I share personal story about 'failure' and what happened to change my perspective on what constitutes 'success' in my life. More resources to help you live your own XO Life: livingxo.com Clarity Journal: https://livingxo.com/clarity-journalKaiya's book: Amazon Canada; Amazon USA FREE Gratitude Challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeTake the QUIZ on decision making to find out your intentionality style: livingxo.com/quiz Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

A VERY SPECIAL behind the scenes episode all about how we made the podcast, what's coming up for season 2 and much more. Connect with Dr. Rishma Walji at livingxo.com/contact or on IG @_livingxo_Connect with Avery Moore Kloss @averymooreklossXO Living Journals and Workshops Available Here: livingxo.com/shopSign up to stay up to date on upcoming work, inspiration and events: livingxo.com/subscribe Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

If you want to be more positive and optimistic in life, join your host, Dr. Rishma Walji as she explores strategies on how you can take a more optimistic attitude on life. She discusses negative and positive thought patterns, and actionable strategies that can help you feel more hope for the future, and more control over your circumstances. Find out more at livingxo.comJoin the newsletter: livingxo.com/subscribeWorkshops available HEREClarity JournalThe Connected Parent Journal Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

If you've ever had a hard time with positive affirmations, and wonder if they actually work, then this episode is for you. Of course it would be nice to have positive, encouraging thoughts that can turn into beliefs and hopefully change our lives but is that too much to ask of a few sentences? We dive in the science around affirmations and a few ways to make them resonate more deeply and more authentically. --------------------------------I hope you enjoy the podcast, if you do, be sure to let me know or leave a review! I'd love to hear what you thought, if you learned anything, or if it made you think about things in a different way :)https://kite.link/xo-conversations More great resources on wellness:livingxo.comWorkshops available: HEREJournals:Clarity JournalThe Connected Parent Journal Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

Are you a perfectionist? Do you wonder to how to stop being a perfectionist without compromising your work or personality characteristics? In this episode we explore the concept of Good Enough (a concept from parenting) and extrapolate to ask the question, is good enough sometimes good enough? And if not, what can we do to strive to be our best, without feeling the guilt and crippling self-criticism that comes with trying to be perfect. Let me know how you're enjoying the podcast. You can leave a message at livingxo.com/podcastmessage or email [email protected] can find me on IG @_livingxo _Get a copy of my Clarity Journal. A journal full of prompts to help you gain clarity and insight in different areas of your life (with sections on confidence, health/wellness, gratitude, inspiration/motivation and self-reflection. Write a review on Amazon and let me know at [email protected] and I'll send you my bonus journal prompts for career and goal setting.The Connected Parent Journal is my newest journal unlike any other. It is meant to help parents not only connect with their kids but also re-program their own thoughts, memories and perspectives on parenting. It helps you bond in a unique way. Connect with our guest Crysta on IG @as_im _learning Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

This was the full interview with Jessie. There are some short clips of the conversation in a previous episode, The Connected Parent, but the interview was so good and so interested that it's been included here as a bonus for you.We talked about:emotional safetyparenting strategieshow to talk to your child(ren)and so much more Find out more at XO Living: livingxo.comGet your own copy of The Connected Parent Journalhttps://livingxo.com/connectedparentjournalTo stay up to date, sign up for our newsletter: livingxo.com/subscribe Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

In this episode we talk about how to connect with your kid(s) in a unique way. A strategy that can help you feel calmer, more present, feel more empathy and at the same time can help your kids develop more confidence and emotional security. How can you do all that? Well that's what our host, Dr. Rishma Walji was on the search for. A way to feel connected, to help manage stress, to help bond with her kids in a deeper and more intentional way. Something that would not just have a momentary effect, but a lasting one on her and her kids. Get your own copy of The Connected Parent Journalhttps://livingxo.com/connectedparentjournalFind out more at XO Living: livingxo.comTo stay up to date, sign up for our newsletter: livingxo.com/subscribeGuest: Jenn @lobeloveco Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress. Many people have experienced some type of burnout symptoms over the years, and look forward to taking time off, or going on vacation to get a break from things and recover. But what if there was more to it than that? What if burnout wasn’t just about being busy, loaded with responsibilities and feeling exhausted. What if there was more to feeling burnout and another factor that could help you feel like yourself again? Join us in this episode as we discuss burnout from a different perspective.“There’s something significant that sits underneath these two parts of burnout – managing the demands of life on one side, and coping with stress on the other. Something more that impacts us on a deeper level and put us at risk for burnout in a more profound way.”Questions We Answer in This Episode: What is burnoutWhat are burnout symptomsA new perspective on burnoutHow to recover from burnout Connect:About Your Host, Rishma WaljiInstagram: @_livingxo_Website: Livingxo.comWorkshopsClarity JournalConnected Parent Journal Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

Special bonus episode with Para-athlete Candice Combdon! ⁠ If you've been listening to the XO Conversations podcast, you know that the format is very different. ⁠This is not the typical episode style because we wanted to share the entire conversation. ⁠ Candice talks to your host, Rishma Walji, about being born with spina bifida, her childhood and decision to amputate as an adult, how she started in tennis and her approach to sport and being an athlete. They talk about accessibility, struggles, getting out of your comfort zone and so much more.Connect with Candice:@candice_combdon⁠Connect with RishmaWebsite: livingxo.com ⁠Qxo2fMLE0oinK5cERDGL Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

In this episode you'll learn practical ways to create meaningful memories that will last a lifetime. Join host Dr. Rishma Walji with her guest Rishma Govani as they discuss love, family and making meaningful memories. Summary: When we think about living a full life, it's about the things we experience. The people we connect with the memories we make. After all, it's the memories of our lives that make us who we are. There are ways to make those memories more meaningful to you. There are also ways to create and recall happy moments more easily. In this episode, we talk about family bonding, connecting with those you love, and how you can intentionally build a richer 'highlight reel' of your own life.“Wow, what a life. It’s an inspiration. And I’ll never look at that dash the same way again.”Questions We Answer in This Episode: How to make memories that will last a lifetimeHow memories work in your brainIntentionally creating more happy memories with your familyIn This Episode We Discuss:[00:03] Guest Rishma Govani’s love story [03:40] How having a joy for life and trying new things can make every day count. [06:35] How memory works in the brain in the brain. [10:26] How you can be more intentional about creating meaningful memories with your family. [13:06] How to enhance your brain's ability to store and recall positive memories. Try new things, Make Traditions, Tell a Story, Use Props, Create a Sensory Experience, and Recognize Peaks and Struggles.[15:44] Purposefully creating new things to look forward to.[17:38] A beautiful tradition to celebrate love and each other. And an idea for how to create your own story and tradition with a partner or family or someone you care about. [19:30] How to remind your brain about the highlights and memories that you want to savour. [23:21] A way to help you become fully attentive and fully present in the moment, which will help to solidify the memory into your mind. [25:00] Kids book about traveling, food and diversity. [26:50] How ups and downs of life contribute to memories and memorable emotions. [37:46] Recap of the ways to help yourself create and remember moments and memories that will last forever. Connect:Rishma Govani’s book Sushi and SamosasAly’s tribute videoMentioned:Miek Wiking: The Art of Making MemoriesFind Out More:About Your Host, Rishma WaljiInstagram: @_livingxo_Website: Livingxo.comWorkshopsClarity JournalConnected Parent Journal Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

If you have trouble with meditation, feel like you're always getting distracted or can't sit still and clear your mind, but want to, this episode is for you.Join Dr. Rishma Walji as she explores meditation and her own journey towards reaching a meditative state. She talks about the brain and how things work (in an understandable way) and how she has extrapolated the science to make it apply to real life. She's not advocating 'hacking' meditation (because of course meditation is awesome and beneficial), but she is offering a clear way to 'hack' how you can get better at reaching meditative effects if you're normally a person who can't meditate. Her unique take makes meditation more accessible for people who would normally find it hard to practice meditation on their own, in traditional ways. Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

This podcast episode examines the key factors and science around creating new habits. We explore the missing piece, without which, we're more likely to fall off of our new habits and resolutions.Follow along with your host: Rishma Walji, ND, PhD as she looks at habits a new way and explores why it sometimes takes longer to create a habit than we expect, and what we can actually do about making habits stick. XO Living website: https://livingxo.comBrain and Worry Workshop: HEREClarity Journal: HERE Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!

I don't want life to be ordinary. I want it to be extraordinary. The difference is just a little extra.How do you define living a little extra? In this episode we explore how live a life that we love. Finding joy, connecting deeply with my family, feeling energetic, following my dreams, making an difference and having fun. It comes down to lots of little choices, moments and insights related to personal growth and wellbeing.But how can you make those choices when you have no time and never ending responsibilities? This is the journey of this podcast, finding ways to live a life that we love, one with 'a little extra'. It's not enough to know what to do, it's not even enough to know how to do it. To really be deliberate in life, you need to understand how things work and then you need to become self-aware so that we can find a way to make it work, for you. That's the key. Knowing how things work and then figuring out how to make it work for you.In this podcast we talk about how things work in the body, the brain and in our emotions. Then we look at ways to make changes that will actually work for us, taking into account our lives, personalities, goals and challenges.For example: Telling me to stretch feels like a chore and it's less effective than helping me figure out how to want to stretch, and maybe even turn it into a habit. Telling me to be more patient with my kids honestly doesn't feel great. and isn't as useful as offering me a strategy that I can use when I'm feeling less than patient. Telling me to meditate because I'm stressed about being busy feels impossible, but understanding how meditation works allows me to incorporate other ways of finding peace and calm that could be a bridge to real meditative effects.Wanting or dreaming of a happy family is nice but what's more tangible is learning ways to help my brain store and recall happy moments more readily.Meet your host: Dr. Rishma Walji is a life strategies, emotion hacker, joy seeker and travel adventurer. She is also the founder of XO Living (https://livingxo.com)Rishma ran a thriving healthcare practice as a Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist for over 20 years, as well as earning her PhD and spending time in academic research and teaching positions. She now enjoys reading research for the purpose of using the insights to help her, and you, get the most out of life. So what can you expect from the XO conversations podcast?A conversation that stimulates you, helps you see things in new and actionable ways, and sparks discussions on how to make small changes that will make a big difference in life. XO Living Website: https://livingxo.com Engage & Connect:Want more insights, tips, and personal stories? Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content and updates on upcoming episodes.Gifts for Listeners:Take your first step towards an extraordinary life with our FREE resources. Check out our free quiz at livingxo.com/quiz and plot your current decision-making process. Discover actionable steps to move closer to your goals.Grab my FREE gratitude challenge: livingxo.com/gratitudeDownload my FREE handout 5 Must-Ask Questions before making a decision livingxo.com/questionsFREE workbook to help you figure out what you really want (not what you think you should want): livingxo.com/mygoals p.s. If you found value in this episode, please share and leave a 5 star rating and review on your preferred podcast platform!