Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 14 - Motivation is a choice tension is high. stress is high. the crankiness is palpable. BUT? I am here, sticking to what I said I was going to do, because I said I was going to do it. And that is what this week’s podcast episode is all about. Doing the THING — even when you really don’t want to. because if you are waiting for a fire to get lit underneath you to get started — you may end up talking yourself out of taking action. And if you do...
Jan 10, 2022•29 min•Ep. 14
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 13 - New Years Resolutions -- Yay or Nay? Guess what? I LOVE New Years resolutions and am always skeptical of those who never make any. Download my worksheet PDF that I use with all of my coaching clients at stephanieodea.com/newyou In this episode I share how to make goals and resolutions that are aligned with your Purpose and Vision for yourself — making arbitrary “rules” for yourself don’t work — and if that is how you created resolutions ...
Jan 03, 2022•25 min•Ep. 13
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 12 - Taking Stock of the Here and Now This is a New Year New You episode. For more information please see stephanieodea.com/newyou In this particular podcast episode I share the exact questions that I ask my coaching clients to answer for themselves when they are ready to map out their dream life. This exercise can be done at any time — but a New Year is a great time to do some self-reflection and really try to pay attention to where you are ...
Dec 27, 2021•31 min•Ep. 12
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 11 - How Woo Are You - Intersecting Belief With Action How “Woo” Are You? episode 11 of the Slow Living podcast — now available on your favorite podcast app. I was worried about recording this episode — I was worried maybe people would think that I’m too “out there” — or not “Christian enough” (I’m Presbyterian)– but I recorded it anyway, because this is who I am, and I truly do think and act and set up my life this way. In this newest episod...
Dec 20, 2021•41 min•Ep. 11
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 10 - Planning the Dream - Mapping Out Your 5 Year Plan Are you living your Dream Life? If not, why not?? In this episode Steph chats about how she planned out her life in 5 year chunks starting at about age 20 — and how, somehow, even if it doesn’t really “make sense” — everything she's always planned out has come true. learn how in one of her 5 year chunks of planning out her life she went from being in debt to buying their first suburban ho...
Dec 13, 2021•30 min•Ep. 10
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 9 - How to Get What You Want When You Want It I get a lot of emails from readers/listeners who feel “stuck” in some way — they aren’t making forward progress with their goals or their resolutions — This is quite common, and if you feel like you, too, are not fully satisfied in all aspects of your life (time management, health, finances, organization, relationships) — let’s do something about it. You aren’t destined to run on a hamster wheel —...
Dec 06, 2021•26 min•Ep. 9
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 8 - Dealing with Overwhelm in Uncertain Times This week’s podcast episode is about how to keep going — even when you’re in the midst of uncertain times and circumstances and/or when you are in a period of grief. Episode# 8: Dealing with Overwhelm in Uncertain Times In this 8th episode of the Slow Living Podcast I answer a listener question from Laura. Laura’s in the midst of grief and overwhelm because her husband unexpectedly died. There is ...
Nov 29, 2021•19 min•Ep. 8
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 7 - How to Slow Down this Holiday Season No matter how you slice it, the holiday season can be super stressful for even the most grounded and present and “awoken” of us. It’s tough. The holidays bring up memories that can be joyful and nostalgic but can also drudge up sadness and can trigger anxiety and depression. First off — you do not have to be everything to everybody. You do you. In this episode I talk about proper boundary setting when ...
Nov 22, 2021•28 min•Ep. 7
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 6 - CrockPot Slow Cooker Questions & Tips Episode# 6: Your “burning” CrockPot Questions, Answered!! If you’ve been following along with me for a while — you probably know that I got my start writing online because in 2008 I made a New Year’s Resolution to use my crockpot slow cooker every day for a year and write about it online, at ayearofslowcooking.com . I love my crockpot. I really really do. But I started the site not because I thoug...
Nov 15, 2021•20 min•Ep. 6
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 5 - Teaching Your Children to Slow Down Episode# 5: Slow Parenting — how to raise calm & peaceful kids in today’s fast-paced society. This topic is so near and dear to my heart. Many of you know that before I had kids of my own, I ran a preschool center housed in a homeless shelter right in the heart of Silicon Valley. Listen as I share my favorite way to connect with my kids, the discipline method I’ve always used (with my own kids and o...
Nov 08, 2021•28 min•Ep. 5
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 4 - Steps 4 and 5 to slow living Step 4 to living a Slow Life: take action daily Step 5 to living a Slow Life: tweak and fine-tune as needed We discuss the importance of moving forward — bit by bit — towards the life you’ve dreamt about, and how to tweak and modify your plan as needed and when you deem necessary. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful! All podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Have any questions you’d like me to cov...
Nov 01, 2021•19 min•Ep. 4
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 2 - Steps 2 and 3 to Slow Living Step 2 to living a Slow Life: Program Your GPS -- know where you are headed Step 3 to living a Slow Life: Stay present and positive When you want to transform your life it's best to take it slow and go through each of the 5 steps to Slow Living. In this episode Steph breaks down step 2 and 3 into bite size chunks. For more information: Here is an article Steph wrote about Calibrating your GPS. For all podcast ...
Oct 25, 2021•28 min•Ep. 3
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 2 - Step 1 to Slow Living: Declutter Everything (use the P.R.O.M. method) Step 1 to living a Slow Life: declutter all that isn't working for you. In this episode I share the PROM acronym for decluttering your life: purge, remove, organize, maintain. Sometimes in order to have MORE in your life, you have to start removing. This is a quick and easy way to do just that and it's taken from my Clean Less, Play More book . we talk about declutterin...
Oct 18, 2021•21 min•Ep. 2
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 1 - My Slow Living Story Overview See all podcast notes. here. In this recording I share how a panic attack while driving on the freeway towards Golden Gate Park in San Francisco was the catalyst I needed to really take stock and Slow Down. Hustle Culture and Go Go Go lifestyle isn't sustainable. Learn how to Slow Down once and for all. Have any questions you’d like me to cover, or have a Slow Living Story of your own you’d like to share? Lea...
Oct 11, 2021•26 min•Ep. 1
Have you ever felt like you were "missing something?" This is the way to live a slow, steady, and sustainable way -- no hustle or hype required. Helping listeners embark upon their own journey to Slow Down, and live the life they’ve always dreamt about: one filled with peace, purpose, and abundance. See all podcast notes, here: stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes
Aug 11, 2021•1 min