Fun is Fundamental

How to up your storytelling game (with Sarah Cross)

Sarah Cross a Coach in the Art of Storytelling. Sarah Cross is a two-time international bestselling author with her books Ignite Happiness and Ignite your Wisdom. She is also a coach in the Art of Storytelling. She helps people become unforgettable and attract clients who fall in love with their message, by crafting powerful unique stories. Sarah is host of the podcast, Stories that Wow. Through inspiring stories, she reminds people of the awe and wonder in this world, and the possibilities that...

It’s that time of year again...

"I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas, as if whatever it was the pine boughs and the candles and the silver and gilt-ribboned presents and the birch-log fires and the Christmas turkey and the carols at the piano promised never came to pass." -Sylvia Plath. The Bell Jar The holiday season can be hard. It may not alleviate your struggles to know that I'm struggling too, but I am. I can only share pain and let you that you are not alone. And I'm ...

If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.

"As soon as I get on my boat, something inside me changes. Then I really feel what living is." -Laura Dekker We spent time on a boat... It was sunset... It was nice. Please subscribe, rate, and review! Connect with me! funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com IG: @funisfundamental FB: @funisfundamental

Making Fitness Fun!!!

My guest today is Chelsey Pleasant. Chelsey is the founder of HitBodies.com. She started HIT Bodies in 2017 and has helped hundreds of women through the magic of strength training. She is a wife and mother to two adorable, young children. She recently started her own podcast, HIT Bodies. In this episode, we share a honest (and hopefully) helpful conversation about fitness and the achievements and struggles that we all experience around it. Where to connect with Chelsey: hitbodies.com IG: @chelse...

Buddymoon

“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.” – Leo Tolstoy Subscribe, rate, and review! email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com IG: @funisfundamental https://www.facebook.com/funisfundamental

A story of resiliency and vulnerability with Valerie David

One day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming. (With Nancy Davis)

Nancy Davis’ passion is getting women excited about aging. She launched her podcast, Fire after 50, in June 2022. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram at @fireafter50. Subscribe, rate, and review! What's your play personality? https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com IG: @funisfundamental FB: @funisfundamental...

Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget who you are

This solo episode is a little story time/ getting to know me. I explain more about my journey to the realization that I needed to stop being such a people-pleaser so I can discover what I really want and then I can get unstuck from an uninspired life. Please subscribe, rate, and review! Play Personality Quiz https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com IG: @funisfundamental FB: @funisfundamental...

Can money management be fun? (With Money Mindset Coach Ashley Bradford)

This week's guest is Ashley Bradford. I'd give her an introduction, but she does a better job herself. "I am a Money Miracle Worker; Coach; and Financial Educator. Why this? Because I honestly give a shit that men and women are constantly self sabotaging their lives by stressing over finances- so I help people take back their power and feel more confident when talking about & managing money." Where to find Ashley: FB: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.bradford.792 IG: @ashleymbradford https://...

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing

In this episode, I tell a couple of stories about playing with my husband on a playground. Subscribe, rate, and review! What's your play personality? Find out here! https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com IG: @funisfundamental FB: @funisfundamental

Living a more joy filled life (with Brenda Winkle)

Today's guest is Brenda Winkle. She is an energy expert, an empowerment coach, and an Advanced ThetaHealing® Meditation Technique Practioner. As the founder of Yes Academy and The Feminine Voices Rising Sister Circle series, she helps feel better by reducing stress, reclaiming time, increasing energy, and releasing guilt. She is also the host of Waves of Joy Podcast. https://www.brendawinkle.com/ https://www.brendawinkle.com/podcasts/waves-of-joy-podcast IG: @brendawinkle Subscribe, rate, and re...

Cold water is merciless, but righteous

The feeling of the cold water and the hot sun and having the river just flow over your skin like a dolphin wasn't something I had enough words to describe but was the kind of feeling you never forget. - Author: Meg Rosoff Subscribe, rate, and review! https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Connect: Email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com IG: @funisfundamental FB: https://www.facebook.com/funisfundamental...

How to manage stress and anger with James Clemmons

Today's guest is James Clemmons, he is one of the cofounders of Freedom from Anger LLC. Along with his associate, Jonathan, they have over 20 years experience as anger and stress management professionals. In our conversation, we talk about the importance of unplugging and curating what media we choose to allow into our lives to manage anger and stress in our everyday lives. I hope you find some takeaways. Also, the comedian he mentions is named Kyle Kinane. He's pretty funny. freedomanger.com Co...

Change in all things is sweet. (Update)

Today's episode is just a short ditty to update life changes and to share my hopeful future for Fun is Fundamental. Subscribe, rate, and review! Play personality quiz- https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Connect- Email- funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com IG- @funisfundamental FB- facebook.com/funisfundamental

Just pet the whale (with Shelly Vecchio)

Shelly V is the owner of Gloryus Inc, a lifestyle brand that offers apparel that starts conversations to raise awareness of Mental Health and aids in being your reminder of just how amazing you are when you wear it! She's also host of The Not so Gloryus life podcast where her and guest speakers tell their real honest stories of their mental health journey to show you that you are not alone and create a community of listeners who support one another! Shelly is also an Mental health and Mindset co...

The woods are lovely, dark and deep...

You can’t create from a place of depletion. (with Jenny Lee)

In this episode, I chat with Jenny Lee about the importance of a morning routine and the ripple effect it can have on your life. Jenny is a teacher of 20 years. She is inspired to help women be aware of their own self care after a realization of how her own lack of self-care had put her in the wrong path. After a few taxing life events, years of self-separation, postpartum depression and divorce, life directed her on the path of self-care and self-discovery. She uncovered her connection to happi...

Ease, flow, fun (With Paula Yolles)

You can’t be unhappy in the middle of a big, beautiful river.

This joy is my Superpower (with Tiffany Guyot Morris)

In this episode, I interview Tiffany Morris. She is a mother of four, who has kept her ability to connect with her inner joy. We talk about giving yourself permission to have fun and looking at the world through the eyes of a child. Connect with Tiffany on Instagram www.instagram.com/tiffany8091/ What's your play personality? mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality To connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/funisfundamental Facebook: www.facebook.com/funisfundamental Email: funisfundamenta...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all

Hi Funseekers! In this episode, I talk about how we salvaged a rainy Memorial Day weekend. Just par for the coarse in the official worst spring in a decade in Seattle :/ We started the Adventure Challenge: Couples Edition (not sponsored.) I highly recommend checking them out. https://www.theadventurechallenge.com/ Also, we watched Licorice Pizza (Can we discuss?) Announcement: We are now going to be weekly and have more interviews coming up! Subscribe, rate and review! Find me at: Instagram- @fu...

There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.

In this episode, we experience a hot tub boat. Yes, a boat that is a hot tub and yes it is as good as it sounds. If you know how to swim how can you resist this phenomenal meeting of two worlds. This is truly the best use of a Sunday evening. Subscribe, rate, and review! https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality For comments, suggestions, or critique: email: funisfunadmentalpodcast@gmail.com Instagram @funisfundamental Like on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/funisfundamental Join our Fac...

I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else

You know what's better than reading a book? Finding someone to then talk about it with and that's what I did! I started a book club and I'm super excited about it. Listen in as I talk about why I started it and what it has brought to my life. email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @funisfundamental Find me on Facebook at Fun is Fundamental podcast.

The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

In this episode, we went to an archery range. I talk about focus, mindfulness, and persistence as I tried to hit my target. What's your play personality? Take the quiz. https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Have any suggestions or feedback: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Follow me on: Instagram: @funisfundamental Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funisfundamental Please rate, review, and subscribe!...

Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

In this episode, I talk about my feelings about going to a rage room. The pros and cons of smashing things and exploring healthy aggression in a society that stifles it. Play personality quiz- https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Instagram- @funisfundamental email- funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Find me at Facebook at Fun is Fundamental podcast!...

I don’t need alcohol to see the world in its depths, I carry the sun in me.

My guest today is Lisa Twombly. She is a sobriety coach and runs the Better Off Sober Sisterhood. We talked about the joys of sobriety and how she is having so much more fun being sober than when she was drinking. Find her @betteroffsober on Instagram and you can join the Better Off Sober Sisterhood on Facebook. Play personality quiz- https://mailchi.mp/2d4dfd12e70a/playpersonality Instagram: @funisfundamental Find me on Facebook at Fun is Fundamental funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe,...

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. -Marcel Proust In this episode, I talk about the enjoyment of getting a house together with a few of my girlfriends over a weekend and and the effects of good friends for the mind, body, and soul. If you have comments or suggestions, please email at funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Follow me on Instagram @funisfundamental Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/funisfundamental Join ...

Time spent with cats is never wasted

In this episode, I discuss going to two cat cafes and the pros and cons of such establishments. Then, I talk about the benefits of pet ownership for the mind, body, and soul. If you have any suggestions or feedback email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @funisfundamental Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funisfundamental Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1607697016080619...

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides

Barely in time for Valentine's Day, I'm talking about how romanticism in the media has skewed our expectations of love and how it has hurt American relationships. Instagram: @funisfundamental Email: funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Find me at Facebook at Fun is Fundamental Podcast and join our group!

Film as dream, film as music.

Cinema expresses the heart and soul of what it means to be human. We are at a turning point in how media is consumed and we are seeing the demise of many movie theatres in the process. This is my take on why I think we need cinemas and should show up to save them for ourselves and future generations. Don't forget to subscribe and rate!!! If you have an episode idea or feedback email me at funisfundamentalpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @funisfundamental Find me on Facebook at Fun is Fundamental pod...