Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 44 - Ignoring Influencers see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today’s episode is about how difficult it can sometimes be to put blinders on and Play Your Own game — because of Influencers — I get a bit personal in this episode and share quite a few stories and incidents that have occurred in my own life while I was in the midst of my A Year of Slow Cooking/Crockpotting adventures. Because not all that you see is real. I kn...
Aug 08, 2022•40 min•Ep. 44
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 43 - Imperfect Action see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Let’s talk taking action — even when you don’t feel like it. because in order to move from where you are to where you want to go, you have got to do something about it. You can’t just sit around and hope and wish for change — you’ve got to actually do the things that need to be done. even when you’re tired. or bummed out. or when it’s too hot or too cold. and that r...
Aug 01, 2022•30 min•Ep. 43
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 42 - Listening to The Universe see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. In today’s episode I go back in time and talk about who I was and where I was BEFORE 2008 — in 2008 I made a New Year’s Resolution to use my slow cooker every day and write about it online. But I had dreams and goals and visions that started from a very (very!) early age and in this episode I share how I initially programmed my GPS and how I listened to nudges and inkling...
Jul 25, 2022•31 min•Ep. 42
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 41 - Creating a Morning Routine see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Let’s talk morning routines. There’s a lot of schtuff that floats around on the internet that says that you HAVE GOT TO do this or that or the other thing in order to have a solid morning routine. NO. You don’t. This is real life and real life isn’t perfect. I’d like for you to take some time today and figure out what would make YOU FEEL GOOD each morning — something tha...
Jul 18, 2022•26 min•Ep. 41
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 40 - The Sunday Scaries see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today we are going to dive into a listener question from Tracy, who asks how to deal with the “Sunday Scaries.” Listen in as I share easy ways to try and ease the pain and anxiety that comes every weekend when you are trying to balance work, family, inlaws, and social obligations. It’s tricky. I’m not going to lie and say that everything is always going to be suns...
Jul 11, 2022•20 min•Ep. 40
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 39- Cultivating Discipline see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Discipline. do you think you either have it or you don’t? Discipline is a muscle -- it's something that you can decide on purpose how to cultivate and nurture and work out and grow. Listen as Steph shares mindset hacks to upgrade your thinking and massively influence how you view and understand Discipline. I hope you enjoy this episode — and AS ALWAYS — if you have any questi...
Jul 04, 2022•18 min•Ep. 39
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 38- (Stop) Chasing HappinessOverview Let’s talk BEING HAPPY. are you happy? if not, why not? do you feel that happiness is something just outside your reach — and something that you are reaching for and searching for and something that OTHER people have and you don’t? and you feel like you’re Missing Something? I hope you enjoy this episode — and AS ALWAYS — if you have any questions or comments, shoot me an email or tag me @stephanieodea on ...
Jun 27, 2022•24 min•Ep. 38
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 37- How to Find Your Purpose See all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes What is your life’s purpose? if you were forced to answer that question, could you easily? Today’s podcast episode — episode #37 will help you answer this question if you find that you can’t easily answer it. And guess what? If you CAN’T easily answer it, You are Not Alone. Most people can’t. In this episode I answer a listener question from Chelsea, who asks...
Jun 20, 2022•30 min•Ep. 37
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 36 - Becoming Resilient see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Let’s talk resilience. Would you consider yourself a resilient person? do you “go with the flow” or look at obstacles with an open-mind and a dose of flexibility? or do you crumble and shut down and look at bumps in the road as “red flags” or “signs” that it’s not “meant to be?” what if it didn’t have to be so hard? what if you could keep your eye on the metaphysi...
Jun 13, 2022•29 min•Ep. 36
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 35 - Real Clients, Real Results: Beth see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be life coached, take a listen to this episode where Steph works with a former coaching client. Listen in as we chat and Beth shares what she learned by working directly with me and how she decided to Go For It and reach out for help. If you'd like a free coaching call, you can sign up at stephanieodea...
Jun 06, 2022•32 min•Ep. 35
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 34 - Mom You're Amazing On today’s podcast episode I recorded a conversation with my friend Sandy Cooper, of the Scoop on Balance website and the Balanced MomCast. Sandy and I met online roughly 15 years ago — and we immediately hit it off. Sandy has written an amazing book which shares her beautiful writing and essays — this is a fantastic book to pack along with you on your summer vacation and it also is a FABULOUS gift for you and all of t...
May 30, 2022•50 min•Ep. 34
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 33 - Healing Childhood Trauma see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes Today we are going to be talking about trauma. ALWAYS a fun and uplifting topic!! I’d like for you to take a listen, *even if* you don’t think this topic applies to you or to your life. Because it does. Even if you had an idyllic childhood, there are some things in your past that you need to sort through. and if you are a parent or are someone who works with...
May 23, 2022•25 min•Ep. 33
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 32 - Dealing With Disappointment I have always been a day dreamer. I love planning things out in my head and then finding a way to orchestrate my dreams into reality. my daydreaming serves me well — unless other people are involved. Because I CAN NOT expect other people to read my mind and act out my day dreams. And that is what today’s episode is all about! I hope you enjoy this episode — and AS ALWAYS — if you have any questions or comments...
May 16, 2022•19 min•Ep. 32
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 31 - How to Handle “Being Triggered” see all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes If you find that you are a person who is quick to “fly off the handle” or get upset quickly and sometimes irrationally, please — take the time to listen. You do not have to be this way. This is a fixable problem, and YES — it starts with learning how to Slow Down. if you have any questions or comments, shoot me an email or tag me @stephanieodea on Ins...
May 09, 2022•30 min•Ep. 31
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 30 - Questioning & Answering Today’s episode — # 30 — answers some questions from readers/listeners — including a recorded voicemail from my very own little brother, Andy. 🙂 we talk about Goal Setting & Achieving, what to do about too many donated items, and Making your New Year’s Resolutions stick once and for all. For more info see: stephanieodea.com/newyou download daily journaling worksheet at stephanieodea.com/daily Have any que...
May 02, 2022•31 min•Ep. 30
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 29 - Clean Less, Play More see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Today’s episode — # 29 — comes directly from reader emails and messages — many of you LOVE the simple and easy chores and Daily To Do list as outlined in the Totally Together and Clean Less, Play More books. but you want it even easier. I get it. Listen in as I share what chores are absolutely necessary, what aren’t, how our house is pretty-much-always ready for company in le...
Apr 25, 2022•35 min•Ep. 29
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 28 - Mindset Is Everything Today, we are going to talk MINDSET. This word gets thrown around an awful lot — and I have a lot of thoughts on what it means, what it doesn’t, and how to slowly and carefully massage your mindset into one that works well for you — in whatever phase of life you might be currently in. In a nutshell — mindset is about staying in the here and now and paying attention, without judgment, to what your brain is saying. Yo...
Apr 18, 2022•26 min•Ep. 28
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 27 - Creating Stability Let’s talk S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y. Do you feel stable on a day to day basis? do you feel as if “everything is under control?” or do you feel floundery and that your mood, your thoughts, your reactions, your finances, and even your household organization? I used to think that it was my surroundings, my coworkers, my children, and my circumstances that determined my mood or the outcome of my day. That’s not the case. True sta...
Apr 11, 2022•30 min•Ep. 27
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 26 - Stop Delaying Happiness Listen in as I talk about crazy simple ideas you can do TODAY — right this MINUTE to shift your mindset into one that serves you and into one where you truly *do* feel happier and more content — because that’s what I want for you. and that is what you deserve. You should spring out of bed each morning, with a great big cheezy grin on your face (well maybe not EVERYday….. but at least a good majority of the time!!)...
Apr 04, 2022•29 min•Ep. 26
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 25 - Caring for the Caregiver chances are, you classify yourself as a caregiver in some way. Learn practical tips and tricks for meeting your own needs even while being in the midst of parenting or caring for an elderly family member or parent. Many of us are in the "sandwich generation" where we are caring for our own children and our parents at the same time. It's difficult, and sugar coating this trying time won't make it better. But there...
Mar 28, 2022•27 min•Ep. 25
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 24 - Labels -- The Good, Bad, and the Ugly I am so happy and excited to share this episode with you. I answer a listener/reader question from Jenny B. who called in and asked about whether or not being labeled as SHY at a young age set her up for a lifetime BEING shy — did getting labeled “turn” her shy? Listen in as I share my thoughts about how labels are not Black or White — I hope you enjoy this episode — and AS ALWAYS — if you have any q...
Mar 21, 2022•29 min•Ep. 24
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 23 - Success Secrets Part 3 This is the third part of the three part series of Success Secrets according to Steph. This episode wraps up the end of the series — and in it I share my thoughts on marriage, old age, and taking care of yourself NOW so you can live out the life you imagined in your retirement years. So I hope you enjoy this episode — and AS ALWAYS — if you have any questions or comments, shoot me an email or tag me @stephanieodea ...
Mar 14, 2022•28 min•Ep. 23
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 22 - Success Secrets Part 2 The second episode in a 3-episode series of Success Secrets based upon Brian Tracy's 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires. These ‘success secrets’ have been percolating in my brain for the past 20 years or so — I’ve read an awful lot of Self-Help and Personal Development books (hundreds!!) and always felt a bit bummed — they never felt like they were speaking *to me* — they were either for women who were re...
Mar 07, 2022•39 min•Ep. 22
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 21 - Success Secrets Part 1 This is the first of a 3-part series where I explain my OWN 21 secrets to a successful life. This is a play on Brian Tracy's 21 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires -- and after realizing that this had become true for me, I made up my own success secrets. Take a listen and take notes! all podcast notes available at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes daily journaling worksheet at s tephanieodea.com/daily new year new you h...
Feb 28, 2022•33 min•Ep. 21
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 20 - Coaching Follow-Up -- Real Clients, Real Results In this episode Steph chats with Katherine B., who is a former one-on-one coaching client. Katherine shares how she decided to seek out coaching after years of doing things for other people -- it was time for her to do something for herself. It sounds silly, but coaching is an absolutely wonderful form of self-care. If you've ever wondered what coaching is all about or whether or not you'd...
Feb 21, 2022•55 min•Ep. 20
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 19 - 2 4 6 EAT: Intermittent Fasting, Simplified This episode is based upon Stephanie O'Dea's 2, 4, 6 EAT book. You can purchase it here. Even if you never ever thought in a MILLION YEARS you would be a person who dabbled with fasting, I’d love for you to open up to the idea that it’s actually not for losing weight. It’s for regaining health. When I first heard of Intermittent Fasting way back in about 2016 or 2017, I incorrectly thought of i...
Feb 14, 2022•42 min•Ep. 19
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 18 - Sleep -- How to Get the Rest You and Your Body Needs You spend a third of your life asleep. are you doing it right? Do you wake up in the morning feeling recharged and rested? Do you get excited to go to bed each night because you know that you’ll sleep deeply and feel energized in the morning? If you need help getting the rest you need and your body so desperately craves, you need to take a listen. download daily journaling worksheet at...
Feb 07, 2022•40 min•Ep. 18
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 17 - It’s Not You, It’s Your Hormones Today, we are going to talk Hormones. Because if you are finding that you can’t get the stuff done that you want to, or you can’t understand how you can have the best intentions to “knock stuff off of the To Do list” and then instead become one with the couch — It might not be you. It might be your hormones. Episode# 17:It’s Not You, It’s Your Hormones in this episode I share how to plan out your days and...
Jan 31, 2022•34 min•Ep. 17
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 16 - Matching Your Identity With Integrity Today I want to talk about the Intersection of Identity and Integrity. as you probably already know, your Identity is how you define yourself and how you also define yourself to others . and Integrity in a nutshell means: doing the right thing when no one is watching . It gets tricky when the two are not aligned — Episode# 16: Matching Your Identity with Integrity in this episode I share how for the ...
Jan 24, 2022•26 min•Ep. 16
Slow Living Podcast with Host Stephanie O'Dea Episode 15 - Know Your Number -- FIRE Movement Fire stands for: Financial Independence Retire Early I like to throw a "B" in there -- Financial Independence BEFORE Retiring Early Money. Some people think it’s not polite to talk about money in mixed company — but the good news is, I like you people. and I consider you my friends. I’ve been working for myself in some capacity or another since 2006 and I’ve been in the online space since 2008. A lot of ...
Jan 17, 2022•26 min•Ep. 15
