Nearest And Dearest Podcast - Bridging Family Dynamics Julie Rogers

I want to hear about that one thing YOU did that changed your life! It can be as challenging as facing your biggest fear like driving cross country for the first time ever even though you have anxiety about driving long distance.
How about how you survived on a low-income paycheck while being a single-parent without any child support, but was able to have food on the table and pay your rent.
Life struggles are the real deal. I have faced them. YOU have as well. The difference between facing them and successfully surviving them is how you handle those situations, and finding the motivation that keeps YOU moving forward!
Links!
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/amp/article/motivation-how-to-get-started-and-staying-motivated { 4-minute read about how to get started & stay motivated! }https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2014/08/06/7-steps-to-defeat-money-depression { article with guidelines to help with financial depression }https://online.maryville.edu/blog/self-empowerment/ { tips on how to find your own self-empowerment! 💥 }julierogers@nearestanddearestpodcast.com { send me YOUR own " I DID IT!✊🏼 " life changing experience, directly to me! You can share your name or remain anonymous, it's your choice! I am looking forward to hearing from you soon! 📧 ❤️ }www.nearestanddearestpodcast.com { ✅ out my website for show notes & links! 👩🏻‍💻 }https://followthepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast.com { follow & subscribe! }https://lovethepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast { please leave a review! ✍🏻 }https://www.speakpipe.com/NearestAndDearestPodcast { please leave me a recorded message! 🎤 }

My wedding is coming up in exactly 28 days! Our summer together has been a mixture of finalizing the wedding details, finishing projects around our home and balancing all of that with quality time for our friends and family, and making our downtime important with just the two of us.
We have been together over 10 years. Our relationship has grown every year. We are a team.  I always reference us that way. It's never a one-sided only point of view, or his way or my way approach, to whatever challenge, obstacle, or struggles that we are facing.
I remember that first year of dating. I told him that I was a communicator. No matter what was going on within my life, good, bad or otherwise, I feel the need to express my feelings and emotions. He shared with me that communication wasn't his strong suit. However, we agreed that we both would be honest, no matter what, with all our aspects of our relationship.
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LINKS!
 https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/behavior/manly-manful-man-up-the-language-of-manliness/  { interesting article about how the definition of being a "manly man" originated and its transformation into modern times } julierogers@nearestanddearestpodcast.com { send me an email with any questions or comments! 📧 }www.nearestanddearestpodcast.com { ✅ out my website for show notes & links 👩🏻‍💻 }https://followthepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast.com { follow & subscribe! }https://lovethepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast { please leave a review! ✍🏻 }https://www.speakpipe.com/NearestAndDearestPodcast { please leave me a recorded message! 🎤

Good Mourning - Moving Through Everyday Losses With Wisdom From The Other Side, is authored by Theresa Caputo, New York Times Bestselling Author. She is a "Spiritual Medium", known for her TLC reality television series, Long Island Medium. I love her show! I am a believer! I feel she has a true gift. If you have never seen her show, you need to stream it! Her series started in 2011 and has completed season 14 on the network TLC.
I want to review this book for you because I know you have gone through losses. Losing my mom in November 2019, was the hardest loss for me at that time. When Theresa wrote Good Mourning, and it was published in 2020, I was eager to read her take on losses. Not just losing a loved one, but the other types of losses as well. Her book has over 20 chapters that delve into relationships, jobs, health, trust, even your own identity.
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www.amazon.com  { type in search: good mourning theresa caputo  } purchase her book! 📖 💗 https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/long-island-medium/1000037886/{ streaming Long Island Medium!  } www.theresacaputo.com  { everything you want to know about Theresa! } julierogers@nearestanddearestpodcast.com { send me an email with any suggestions or comments!   📧 } www.nearestanddearestpodcast.com { check out my website for show notes & links! 👩🏻‍💻 }https://followthepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast.com { follow & subscribe!  }https://lovethepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast { please leave a review! ✍🏻 }https://www.speakpipe.com/NearestAndDearestPodcast { please leave me a recorded message! 🎤 }

When you try to distribute the things in your life, like school, work, family and community, you are seeking a balance between all of these important things, that are in the long term, not in every instance of life.
You want emotional well-being and strive for better fitness and health. You need to say no to something else that interferes with you doing something YOU want to do, which leads you to making time for yourself.
Decisions are not a one and done reality. You can always make new ones that are better suited for you. Your attitude with how you handle any decisions that you can control and even the ones that you have no control over, will affect your well-being.
Your journey is yours alone, not everyone will get it. Your quality of a well balanced life depends on yourself!
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LINKS!
Eat Pray Love  { https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat,_Pray,_Love } One of my all time favorite books and movie! ❤️julierogers@nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Send me an email with any suggestions or comments! 📧 }www.nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Check out my website for show notes & links! 👩🏻‍💻 }https://followthepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Follow & Subscribe! }https://lovethepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast { Please leave a review! ✍🏻 }https://www.speakpipe.com/NearestAndDearestPodcast { Please leave me a recorded message! 🎤 }

It doesn't matter what obstacle, decision, or life goal you are facing. You have choices. It really boils down to just two choices. You either confront the circumstance or you  don't. Confronting means you are challenging, even opposing whatever person, or difficult situation that arises. 
You have the power to make that very personal decision for yourself. Even in the most challenging, struggling and heartbreaking moments that you face, YOU decide to take it head on or bury it and let it stay as is. I have learned in my own life, that when I take on my personal obstacles, decisions, and life goals that I'm trying to achieve, I feel more in control and OWN my choices.
When I don't confront my challenges, oppose someone that I need to, or deal with any difficult situation, I always feel helpless. It hasn't been an easy life journey to achieve a better balance of control for myself. Every part of my life that I have navigated through, has led me to WHO I am today.
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LINKS!
https://www.bigpodcast.com { David Hooper - author- Big Podcast - Grow Your Podcast Audience, Build Listener Loyalty & Get Everybody Talking About Your Show }julierogers@nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Send me an email with any suggestions or comments!  📧 }www.nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Check out my website for show notes & links! 👩🏻‍💻 }https://followthepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Follow & Subscribe! }https://lovethepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast { Please leave a review! ✍🏻 }https://www.speakpipe.com/NearestAndDearestPodcast { Please leave me a recorded message! 🎤 }

My youngest sister Jo-Jo just passed away on May 17, 2022. She was only 53 years old. I never thought in a million years that our family would come face to face with this reality.
We all are getting older. Life does not stand still or slow down. I thought I would have more time with her... Her health was starting to decline. She was in and out of the hospital a few times over the last couple of years. 
She was true to her convictions, she was loyal and hard working. She was the most loving, giving, and compassionate woman you could ever meet. I know I will be grieving her for the rest of my life. You never get over losing a loved one. You have to learn how to adapt to life without them. It's a process....💔
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Links!
julierogers@nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Send me an email with any suggestions, or comments 📧 }www.nearestanddearestpodcast.com { Check out my website for show notes & links! 👩🏻‍💻 }https://followthepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast { Follow & Subscribe! }https://lovethepodcast.com/nearestanddearestpodcast { Please leave a review! 🤩https://www.speakpipe.com/NearestAndDearestPodcast { Please leave me a recorded message! 🎙