Connection Project 360

Mare and Tara

Conscious Conversations about getting clear and claiming what you want out of your life. We are creating Intention + Connection X Support = A Better You! A Better Life! And Better Communities for all!

  1. Oct 13

    Change Begets Change: Conversations on Transformation with Kathryn Severns Avery

    In this podcast episode Tara and Mare have a Conscious Conversation with guest Kathryn Severns Avery, describing their podcast as a space to support living intentions and “dream lifting.” Kathryn shares how Mare’s dream lifting helped her after her husband Chris was killed in a car crash, and how she pursued a major dream—Restoration Ranch Colorado, a respite ranch for first responders—until it closed May 31, 2026 due to unsustainable funding, despite moments like an unexpected $50,000 donation. Kathryn explains she’s writing Launch Your New Life: Embracing the Challenge of Change (out January 2027) and will document 90 days of personal change via daily videos. Tara asks how to start and sustain intentional change; Kathryn outlines expected, unexpected, and initiated change, the cascade effect, social resistance, and brain chemistry (dopamine, cortisol, amygdala), emphasizing nervous-system calming, visualization, support groups, and keeping promises to yourself for 90 days. Mare and Tara invite listeners to free Tuesday Zoom dream lifting office hours via Connection Project 360. 1.  What is a Conscious Conversation?: Learn more here:https://www.connectionproject360.com/ 2. Kathryn Severns Avery Tedx talk: https://youtu.be/xmIHQApK7SY?si=GKVnN0sRFOPcuBYj&t=2 Preview YouTube video Our first responders need help | Kathryn Severns Avery | TEDxStGeorgePreview YouTube video Our first responders need help | Kathryn Severns Avery | TEDxStGeorge

  2. Oct 6

    Mindful Journeys: Navigating Health, Wealth, and Home

    In this podcast episode Tara, and Mare have a Conscious Conversation reflecting on their September Living Intentions and setting up October. Tara reviews her 2026 Living Intention year long quest to turn 50 years old. Tara's Living Intention focus areas ares (health, wealth, home): she improved most in wealth by opening a bank account with spending “buckets” to track categories, but struggled with inconsistent home and health habits like hotspot cleaning and preparing lunches, often defaulting to quick snacks when her calendar felt too tight. She connects her frustration to the idea that achieving goals (cleaning, weight loss, saving) also requires separate maintenance habits, and identifies mindfulness and present-moment actions as key. Mare suggests choosing one small daily action per category, tracking it visibly, and using stars/hearts to build “noticing,” plus outside support like brief accountability/body-doubling texts. Mare shares her September intention of philanthropy through charity auctions, where her offers are sold, and sets an October intention to “curiously brave the unknown,” citing political concerns about freedom of speech and launching her book for the holiday season. They close by inviting listeners to Tuesday Zoom “conscious conversations” via connectionproject360.com. 1.  What is a Conscious Conversation?: Learn more here:https://www.connectionproject360.com/2. Learn more about  Reclaiming Our Humanity with Author Peter J.Hughes: https://peterjhughes.com/books/

  3. Sep 8

    Balancing Intentions: Navigating Life's Challenges with Grace

    In this podcast episode Tara and Mare have a Conscious Conversation reviewing their August intentions and claiming their September Living Intentions. Tara, in her “year of 50” focused on health, wealth, and home, tried a 10-item habit tracker (cleaning hotspots, inbox, reading, stretching, strength, cooking, tracking investments) but did none perfectly, triggering “judgment dragons,” guilt, and pressure amid teens’ injuries, dogs’ vet visits, an exchange student’s needs, and a new full-time job; she mapped her time in client-tracking software and saw why “me time” was scarce, then chose September habits: 15-minute hotspot cleaning, daily emotional-eating program listening, prepping lunch nightly, and opening a bank account with savings buckets. Mare reframes Tara’s progress, emphasizes grace, joy, grounding, and suggests a family “pressure relief kit” with prompts like “What would Grace do?” and play. The exchange student shares loneliness at a football game and feels supported by a hug. Mare shares her August nutrition intention and three-item habit tracker (protein first, morning walk, movement like sweeping), and her September intention to embody philanthropy inspired by Dolly Parton and Melinda French Gates, including her “Book Lady” COVID reading-by-Zoom volunteering; they invite listeners to a Dream-Nudge Challenge via Connection Project 360. 1.  What is a Conscious Conversation?: Learn more here:https://www.connectionproject360.com/2. Learn more about  Reclaiming Our Humanity with Author Peter J.Hughes: https://peterjhughes.com/books/

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