047: My Experiences Are Part of My Wholeness — Learning to Experience Love & Pain at the Same Time

12/30/17 • 32 min

Is grief something to be kept in the shadows or is it better to bring it out into the light? How can mindfulness and meditation be used to heal our hearts and minds when we are separated from love? In this thought-provoking, one-on-one interview, Guest, Leah Guy, joins Host, Mike Domitrz, to share techniques that help people experience the deep emotions associated with loss, to drop the associated blame, and to get their energy moving in a way that helps them arrive at a place of healing and peace. Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show. Key Takeaways: [1:39] Leah explains the dangers of people who detach. [6:49] How to be fearless in grief. [17:48] Emotional workouts can include walking meditations. [22:33] Leah came to healing and mindfulness after her survivor experience. [24:48] How survivors can move forward. Mentioned in This Episode: Brené Brown The Fearless Path: A Radical Awakening to Emotional Healing and Inner Peace,[Text Wrapping Break]by Leah Guy A Girl Named Guy on Facebook Leah Guy is an intuitive transpersonal healer, spiritual teacher, professional speaker, and media personality. She offers wisdom from a lifetime of personal triumphs and more than 22 years helping clients transform their lives from fear and disconnection to heart-centered, soulful living. She is a sought-after inspirational speaker who has appeared on numerous television and radio shows on topics such as meditation, the mind-body connection, energy medicine, intuition, and addiction, as well as emotional and spiritual healing. Also known as The Modern Sage, she owns the Modern Sage Healing Center and product line and A Girl Named Guy Productions, LLC. ModernSage.com Twitter.com/AGirlNamedGuy Facebook.com/LeahGuyModernSage The Sponsors of This Week’s Episode: Zen Parenting Radio — A podcast to help you feel outstanding. Yes Means Yes: An Introduction to Consent and Boundaries a book for young people by Christine Babinec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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046: Seeing the Good in Each Person AND Forgiveness

What does it mean to truly forgive another person? And, do we all forgive in the same way? Are we all just doing the best we can with what we have been given? Host, Mike Domitrz, asks CAST members Rick Clemons, Dr. Jenn, and Barry Moniak to share their thoughts on how they use mindfulness to navigate through potentially uncomfortable situations when seeing the best in another person is more cloudy than clear. The quote that Inspired this week’s show is "See with the heart so that what is invisible to the eye becomes visible as the living magic of reality. Seeing one drop of water can be seeing all water. See how things display their harmony and their chaos at the same time. We are never limited by beauty alone but we appreciate all sides of reality properly.” — from the book Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, by Chögyam Trungpa. Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show. Key Takeaways: [1:59] Mike reads the quote and asks Jenn how she sees the good inside of people. [5:52] People are doing the best they can with what they have been given. [8:30] How mindfulness can help us work through dilemmas at home or work. [16:22] Practice forgiveness and healing or keep the toxic energy inside? Rick Clemons is the Author of Frankly My Dear I’m Gay, Host of The Coming Out Lounge podcast, certified life coach, TEDx Speaker, world record holder, and a guy who’s helped 1000’s of people in over 50 countries across the globe come out of the closets of their lives to escape their bullshit, explore their fears, and elevate their f*cking self-expression. RickClemons.com Facebook.com/RickClemonsOfficial Twitter.com/RickClemon Barry Moniak brings insightful experience and profound discovery to his entertaining, interactive presentations. He inspires audiences to embrace a “befriend fear” mindset to build focused, energized, synergistic winning teams. Known affectionately as the “CEO Whisperer,” Barry gets leaders to not see people as they think they are, but rather as they truly are. He identifies operational strengths and weaknesses and creates a “befriend fear” modus operandi. This is the foundation for an extraordinary, winning, synergistic culture. Endinmind.com Facebook.com/endinmind Twitter.com/BarryMoniak Dr. Jenn, sociologist and sexologist, is a frequent speaker about sexual empowerment, healthy relationships, erotic play, and mindful sex. She has presented two TEDx Talks, is a writer on sex and relationships, and a recurring intimacy expert on the morning news. Dr. Jenn has over 1.3 million hits on her In the Den with Dr. Jenn YouTube video series and is an expert in the new documentary on masturbation, called Sticky: A (Self) Love Story. DrJennsDen.com Facebook.com/DrJennsDen Twitter.com/DrJennsDen The Sponsors of This Week’s Episode: Zen Parenting Radio — A podcast to help you feel outstanding. Yes Means Yes: An Introduction to Consent and Boundaries a book for young people by Christine Babinec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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048: Mindful Parenting

What does it mean to be a consciously mindful parent? How can parents evolve and grow during the lifetime journey that is parenting? Is there a one-size-fits-all style of parenting that will work wonders to make perfectly-well adjusted kids? Zen Parenting Radio’s Cathy and Todd Adams join Host, Mike Domitrz to discuss their mindful approach to parenting and the challenges they face as parents. Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show. Key Takeaways: [1:58] Why Todd and Cathy are consciously mindful parents. [5:43] The challenges of knowing what kind of parent you want to be. [12:11] As parents, you cannot fully understand what your child’s experiences are. [19:06] Growing and evolving as a parent. [29:00] Practices Todd and Cathy employ on their journey of mindful parenting. Mentioned in This Episode: Soul to Soul Parenting: A Guide to Raising a Spiritually Conscious Family, by Annie Burnside Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC is a self-awareness expert focused on parenting and the personal empowerment of women and young girls. She’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Parent Coach, Certified Elementary School Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, and she’s a professor in the Sociology Department at Dominican University. Her most recent book, Living What You Want Your Kids to Learn: The Power of Self-Aware Parenting won a Nautilus Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and an International Book Award. For six years she and her husband have hosted Zen Parenting Radio, a top-ten kids and family podcast on iTunes. Cathy created/facilitated a self-awareness program for preadolescent girls called Be U, and she was a Child and Family Therapist/Clinical Educator at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She is mom to three girls, ages 13, 12, and 9. Todd Adams is a coach and advocate for men supporting healthy masculinity, conscious relationships, and prosperous careers. For six years he’s co-hosted Zen Parenting Radio and he co-founded The Tribe Men’s Group. Todd is a staff member of The Mankind Project, a staff member for the New Warrior Training Adventure. He’s a Certified Life Coach through the Tony Robbins Life Coaching Program, and a certified instructor for the Institute of Heartmath. Zen Parenting Radio Facebook.com/zenparenting Twitter.com/zenparenting The Sponsors of This Week’s Episode: The “Can I Kiss You?" Book & Instructor’s Guide. Zen Parenting Radio — A podcast to help you feel outstanding. Join Cathy, Todd and Mike Domitrz and other amazing experts at the Zen Parenting Conference-Be a Force for Good in Chicago on March 2nd and 3rd. Tweetables: Parents don’t beat yourself up! You did the best you could with the resources you had at the time. @mindfulnessshow You have to be nimble and agile when you are a parent. @zenparenting We are all for our children succeeding but if it comes at the expense of relationship that's when it gets tricky. @zenparenting Contact Us:The Everyday Mindfulness Show [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices