Candy from Strangers Rebecca and James

Have you ever been overwhelmed by positive stress? And what does that even mean anyway?In this episode, we discuss the types of stress that are currently plaguing us, and how we are managing it. Join us as we cover everything from eating cake, and military retirement, to traveling Europe, and moving to a new city!This journey has been a wild one, but in this episode we want to encourage you, and remind you that when our lives feel upside down, it's still possible for the world to feel r...

We made it! FINALLY! Part four, the LAST PART of our review of Brené Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection is here!In this ep. we dig into Guideposts 8-10 of Wholehearted living: 8 : Cultivating Calm and Stillness: Letting Go of Anxiety as a Lifestyle9: Cultivating Meaningful Work: Letting Go of Self-Doubt and “Supposed To”10: Cultivating Laughter, Song, and Dance: Letting Go of Being Cool and “Always in Control” While sharing details about our struggles, fears, and how we're lear...

We're back! We missed you guys!!!Injury, illness, and crazy schedules has kept us away, but today we jumped into part three of our review of Brené Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection! In this ep. we dig into Guideposts 4-7 of Wholehearted living! 4 : Cultivating Gratitude & Joy: Letting Go of Scarcity & Fear of the Dark5: Cultivating Intuition & Trusting Faith: Letting Go of the Need for Certainty6: Cultivating Creativity: Letting Go of Comparison7: Cultivating Play and R...

We made it to part two of our review of Brené Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection!In this ep. we get to dive into the first three Guideposts of Wholehearted living! 1 : Cultivating Authenticity: Letting Go of What People Think2: Cultivating Self-Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism3: Cultivating a Resilient Spirit: Letting Go of Numbing and PowerlessnessWe discuss the idea of 'cultivating' and growing into who we want to be and how its life work, not microwave quick work. As recovering ...

Wholehearted living is the perfect theme for February!Join us book club style in a review of Brené Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection!In this ep. we trudge through the Slough of Despond to take a deep look at the three C's:Courage, Compassion & Connection, keys to unlocking the power of Love, Belonging & Being Enough. We discuss what gets in the way of wholehearted living while sharing stories, referencing The Land Before Time and four other movies while digesting these first top...

If you made a list of everything you loved most in this world, how long would it take you to list yourself?It's season two baby! We're digging in.Lets be real. We were not excited for 2022. The idea of planning goals felt overwhelming and like wishful thinking. And we haven't been on our own love lists for a long while.Instead of goal mapping or making trite resolutions, we chose the theme of Alignment for this new year.We know what being out of alignment feels like, but what would it feel li...