Couch Potato Coach Podcast

Unleashing Inner Drive: Mastering Self-Motivation through Healing

In this episode, I dive deep into what hinders self-motivation. Join me as I share the key strategies and techniques that will ignite your inner drive and overcome procrastination. This is not the conventional wisdom of setting compelling and exploring actionable steps. No, I dive deep much deeper into how to find out the root cause of what is hindering your motivation. Then I share how healing exercises can influence motivation and get us to finally stop doing those things we know we shouldn't ...

Goals & Systems - How to Create the Life You Love

Goals are one of the best ways to ensure that you don't look back on your life and have a ton of regrets. Check out my process for goal setting and see how this simple practice can have maximum impact on creating the life that you love. Steps for Goals creation: Future Visualization Work Back Goal Creation System Implementation Regular Review

Time Travel - It is Possible

Time travel is possible when it comes to our brains. We can essentially go back in time with the use of visualization and provide what was lacking in that moment to our younger selves. Every single human can benefit from this quick and fun brain exercise. I walk you through how to do this with an example from when I was a kid and I accidently peed my pants. I also share one of the benefits of doing work like this, which for me is yelling at my kids a whole lot less. Buckle up as you learn how to...

Advocating for Creating Against Environmental Encouragement to Consume

Trigger warning: The content in this episode includes suicide. If you would rather not hear about that subject, please be kind to yourself and skip this one. National Suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or Text 988. Spoiler Alert: Content from Season 2 of Ted Lasso is talked about in this episode. Last episode I talked about my process for slowing my life down and taking time for reflection every January. I wanted to share the result of that process and what my intention is for 2023. I shared why I ...

Pause for Grief

I hadn't planned on making this a podcast until last night as I was thinking about how we don't have a lot of ways to connect with each other around grief. We all come together for the funeral or memorial and then it's "over." Even though the experience of grief continues long after people have stopped coming by with the flowers and the casseroles. I needed a way to pause and think about my Dad as I approach the 1 year mark of his death. I wanted to invite others to join me to promote a sense of...

Throw Out New Years Resolutions like the Trash They Are

Feeling guilty because you haven't a clue what your new years resolutions should be this year? Feeling discouraged over engaging in the same old routine of setting a bunch of resolutions that quickly fizzle out? You have come to the right place. If you want a way to create real change in your life, then listen in on a completely different way of coming up with a "resolution" and implementing it. My way lets you relax and enjoy the holiday season. Join me in becoming Anti-New Years Resolutions....

Holiday Boundaries

The holidays can bring up familiar family dynamics that you would rather change. Family has a way of getting on our nerves like no one else can. I go over two tools that you can use to ground yourself and keep from playing out old familiar habits that no longer serve you.

Boundaries - The good, the bad, and the bullies

Boundaries are a personal choice about what is ok and what is not ok. I learned that there were many pitfalls when I first began to implement boundaries. I was missing a big piece - the way I expressed my boundary was just as important as the boundary itself. You will be introduced to The Science of Stuck by Britt Frank (LSCSW) and another Coach that I know personally, the wonderful Rosie Yeung (CPA,CA,CHRL). Rosie did some role plays with me so we could demonstrate healthy boundaries versus no/...

Toxic Relationships - Part 2

I explore how to evaluate if you have a toxic relationship in your life and provide you with 4 steps to change. I introduce you to Harriet Lerner and her book, The Dance of Anger to learn more about boundaries.

Toxic Relationships - Part 1

I talk about the single most toxic relationship that most people have in their lives and don’t even know it. I talk about a game plan for becoming aware of this toxicity and taking back control. This is Part 1 of a two part episode.

Podcast Pause

I paused my podcast and will not have a new episode coming out until the end of August. I needed the breather to enjoy my summer, catch up on other responsibilities, and get inspired.

A Different Approach to Healthcare

I broke out of my usual format and interviewed a live person! Introducing Dr Danielle Miller and her inspiring story in the healthcare field. You’re not going to want to miss hearing about how she has organized her own private practice. I was blown away by the concept and so impressed at the same time. Check her out on her website: https://luzmedicine.com. And then head on over to check out my coaching services on my website: http://couchpotatocoachllc.com

Dealing with Regrets. Seeing their value.

The 3 R’s - Regret, Rumination, & Reflection and a way to hack into your subconscious.

Stop Suppressing Pesky Emotions

Ever find yourself acting in ways that don’t match up to who you are? Tune in today to hear all about why that happens. Also my big announcement is revealed!

For Vic

I’m dedicating today’s episode to my Dad. I talk about a process for how to guide your life in the direction you want it to go without the use of commercialized things like New Years Resolutions.

Why rigidity is toxic in complex situations

I introduce Dr Susan David and her incredibly ground-breaking research on emotions. I also discuss my routine to start the new year off right.

The Art of Challenging Conversations

I introduce Dr Edith Eger and her work on making choices that free us. The holidays are almost here and that can mean the opportunity will arise for some heated disagreements between family members and friends. I provide a few tools for how to successfully navigate these conversations.

Who Are you?

Feeling like you don’t know how to feel? Feeling like your identity is tied to what you do for work, or where you live, or your relationship status? Use this exercise to develop an internal guidance system into who you are.

Start with Observation

Discouragement easily follows when we follow self help plans that aren’t aligned with our personal motivations. In this episode, I explore a method I used that showed me where to start. I learned about what was truly important to me and then was able to employ the strategies I was learning from my research with success.

How to Free yourself from being reactive.

I provide two simple and easy exercises anyone could implement into daily life that will allow for a more present version of themselves. I talk about Getting to Yes with Yourself by William Ury and a visualization technique I learned from his book. I use examples of how I practice the techniques in my own life so that you walk away with a thorough understanding of the concept.

How a fixed mindset holds you back in life.

Dr Carol Dweck wrote Mindset and it provides wonderful insight into how we remain stuck in our lives. I explore how we can use the growth mindset to get unstuck and make some progress.

Why listen to a coach of couch potatoes?

There are no lazy people. Motivation comes from the right mindset and I talk about my story to provide some insight into this topic. There is a simple brain exercise and a harder challenge that are both excellent tools for growth.

An Intro

Why I decided to start a podcast to share information not readily being talked about and shared but vital to living a happy and fulfilled life.

Couch Potato Coach Podcast (Trailer)