Working from Home, Receiving, and the Gift of Time Ep: 43

03/26/20 • 38 min

A special note from your host, Catherine:
This series is all about how our well-being affects our productivity.
If we don’t take care of ourselves first, we won’t be able to be truly productive.
Considering the world is working from home, it’s more important than ever to put the oxygen mask on first. It’s week 2 of working from home in the time of social distancing. How’s everyone holding up?
Catherine and Patty Lennon keep it real around what it’s like to work from home with the entire family home and how lucky they are to have enough space to close the door. They offer strategies for managing this time even if you have less space.
With empathy, humor and a dash of magic, they discuss how to receive everything – the good, the bad and the ugly – and why that’s more important now than ever.
Patty reassures us that now is the time to go inward, so we can better serve the people we love. About Patty Lennon:
Patty Lennon is a keynote speaker and best selling author that helps women create space for magic in their lives and businesses.
She founded The Receiving School to help others open to their own receiving energy using a blend of common sense, brain science and a dash of magic.
The Receiving School
Free Receiving Guide
PattyLennon.com
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Productivity by Design
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Suddenly Working from Home, Setting Up Your Desk, and Fear Walking Ep: 42

A special note from your host, Catherine:

This series is all about how our well-being affects our productivity.

If we don’t take care of ourselves first, we won’t be able to be truly productive.

Considering the world is working from home, it’s more important than ever to put the oxygen mask on first.

As pandemic concerns sweep Europe and the United States, join Catherine as she explains why social distancing is so important and how to set up life at home.

She walks you through exactly how to set up your new home office and offers advice on how to maintain balance in what feels like insanity.

A smattering of time management, a setup desk area and a lot of philosophy will help you send fear walking.

Links:

Much Loved Books that Help me get through tough times -

Almost Everything by Anne Lamott

Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh

Tomato Timer

Forest App

Clarity Meditation on YouTube from Rising High Meditation

To learn more about your host, Catherine Avery:

Productivity by Design

Facebook Page and LinkedIn

To connect with Catherine: http://bit.ly/SchedCallPBD

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Susan David said "Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is fear walking."

Right now, the world is feeling a lot of fear.

It’s that deep-down feeling of uncertainty.

It’s the fear of the unknown.

Could I get sick?

Could my family get sick?

How is my life going to have to change with social distancing?

Will I feel lonely?

Let’s start with the uncertainty piece.

When there’s uncertainty, we feel like we lack control.

This thing is bigger than we are. It’s unmanageable. It’s out of control.

People need to feel in control of something, ANYTHING, so they shop.

They shop like it's Armageddon and there will never be food, cleaning supplies, toilet paper again.

But it's not likely we'll run out of ALL the things. We're just afraid.

So if you're feeling afraid, take 3 slow, deep breaths.

I’m going to do this with you right now.

Inhale…2…3…

Hold…2…3…

Exhale..2..3...

Remember you've been through hard things before and you got through them.

You're still here, right?

Which means you got through it.

Write down 5 things you are grateful for. Put your bare feet on the ground or your hand on a tree or both. Feel the strength in that. Draw it in. It's going to be ok. You're ok. We're ok.

Now let’s talk about the fear of the unknown.

This is a much heavier topic.

In the United States and in this time of global technology, we DO have some sense of this unknown.

But I’ve got to tell you this all feels completely surreal.

I wake up in the morning and think this surely can’t be happening.

Because we are such a connected world, we can see what’s happening in other parts of the world – China, Italy, Spain, France – and we know the things they have done that have worked and things that have not. No judgement!

At the time of recording this, our schools are closed, our gyms are about to c...

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Feeling all the Feels, Resilience, and a Stress-Free Zone EP: 44

Catherine’s guest, Veronica Cole, is a Holistic Psychotherapist who anxiety, depression, grief and loss. With the world suffering a traumatic event, COVID-19, they focus on the coping strategies you can use today to manage the emotional rollercoaster.

From setting up a stress-free zone and creating a routine to healthy eating and exercise, Veronica offers slews of resources to help you stay healthy and keep your center.

Tune in to this lively discussion to learn how to have more calm and less chaos in chaotic times. Hint – short meditation and gratitude practices are a great start.

Bio –

Veronica Cole is a Holistic Psychotherapist and Eating Psychology Coach. She specializes in anxiety, depression, grief and loss.

Veronica has an extensive background in working internationally with the military addressing issues of combat related trauma, PTSD, deployment and reintegration issues. She provided support during 9/11 and numerous other crises and remains connected to the cause of alleviating trauma.

Veronica has been in practice for over 30 years, she resides in the Saratoga Springs, New York area with her husband, daughter and delightful Maltese.

You can find Veronica on LinkedIn

Links:

Calm App – meditations from your smartphone

Calm Radio

Chicken Soup for the Soul by Amy Newmark and Deborah Norville

Field Goods: A home delivery service for fresh fruit and vegetables

Freedom from Anxious Thoughts by Scott Symington

Global Center for WellBeing ???

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel

Mayo Clinic Resilient Mind: Stress Management and Mindfulness Well-Being Program

The Resilient Mind by Christmas Hutchinson

SMART with Dr Sood: The Four-Module Stress Management and Resilience Training Program Dr Amit Sood