Making and Maintaining Life Changes

08/24/23 • 54 min

Destination Simple

Our conversation is launched from this blog post: Making and Maintaining Life Changes.

Topics discussed in this episode:

· Learn to listen to your body and mind to meet your needs.

· We tend to not stop until change is forced upon us.

· How to break away from the expectations of society to do what’s right for you.

· Giving yourself permission to simplify.

· Realizing what’s right for you at the core.

· Is there overwhelm in the options to simplify your life?

· When making changes affects your friends and family.

· Intentionality around food.

· Deciding where to make changes.

· Intentionality in your home.

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.
Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

Our conversation is launched from this blog post: Making and Maintaining Life Changes.

Topics discussed in this episode:

· Learn to listen to your body and mind to meet your needs.

· We tend to not stop until change is forced upon us.

· How to break away from the expectations of society to do what’s right for you.

· Giving yourself permission to simplify.

· Realizing what’s right for you at the core.

· Is there overwhelm in the options to simplify your life?

· When making changes affects your friends and family.

· Intentionality around food.

· Deciding where to make changes.

· Intentionality in your home.

Previous Episode

When Highs Trigger Lows

This episode is based on a personal essay written by Suzanne for her newsletter community. In this newsletter Suzanne explores a recent low point she experienced after a particular exhilarating high she’d been on while in the early development of this podcast.

· Getting permission to reflect on your life.

· How watching a sad moment on TV triggered a necessary emotional release.

· Exploring guidance from Suzanne’s performance coach: *few* *significant* *thorough*

· Creating a simple life is work.

· How Suzanne dealt with the overwhelm of planning Christmas dinner this past year.

· There are always options. It’s okay to venture outside the box.

· You don’t have to and you don’t have to explain yourself.

· Suzanne’s a crafter at heart. How she fits in crafting while being a minimalist home.

· Exploring collaboration with and support from others.

· What’s an energetic hangover?

· How to be in the moment.

· Elizabeth talks about rage weeding her garden.

· What’s helpful when we know our energy cycles?

Suzanne mentions her performance coach Lesley from Waypoint Coaching, you can learn more about Lesley’s services here: www.waypointcoaching.ca

Next Episode

Writing a "Done" List

This episode conversation launches from Suzanne’s blog post: The “Done” List.

In this episode we talk about the benefits of writing a list of the things you’ve done through your day. It’s something we encourage you to try! Listen in to the benefits of writing a “done” list.

Topics from our discussion:

· Comparing the to-do list to the “done” list.

· A great way to observe and evaluate a busy life.

· How we use to-do lists.

· Suzanne makes play time a priority in her daily life.

· Using the done list during burnout recovery.

· Accomplishing the mundane things counts.

· Gain perspective on your time.