Bounce Back From Feeling Like You Don't Belong

Hi Friends,

Today I’m talking with you about how to recover and reset your life from feeling like you don’t belong.

In this episode you’ll learn:

· The reasons you may feel like you don’t belong and the two unique ways it can happen.

· How cultivating a sense of belonging is in your control and 4 steps to take control!

· How connecting with your authentic self and embracing it can help you find belonging.

· Why we aren’t for “everyone” and why that’s okay!

· 10 ways to find your many “somewheres” to belong in life—and to keep finding them as you evolve in your life journey.

Resources:

The writings and teachings of:

Brené Brown
Deepak Chopra
Maya Angelou
David Steindl-Rast
Walt Whitman

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Bounce Back From a Dark Winter and Awaken Spring in Your Heart All Year

Hi Friends,

Today I’m talking with you about how to recover, and reset your life from a long, dark winter—literally and figuratively—to awaken spring in your heart all year long.

In this episode you’ll learn 15 ways to adopt a springtime mindset including:

· How to do something different every day and unleash a self-awareness and appreciation for the “new”.

· Learn to cultivate your life and keep a sense of constant renewal and growth.

· Find ways to embrace new beginnings and a spring-clean attitude in the physical

and mental sense

· Learn the power of getting outdoors in every season and becoming a seasonal foodie

· Create your own seasonal social events all year long to boost your mood and connections

· Discover the joy of immersing yourself in all your senses in every season

· And more!

Resources:

Dr. Shafer Stedron

Dr. Shafer's Life Coach Services. https://drshaferstedronova.com/

Talks with Dr. Shafer podcast on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3U5QpZp

Talks with Dr. Shafer podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4aGjDVS

Author Tristan Gooley, The Natural Navigator

Follow The Natural Navigator on FB and check out his books here: https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library

Cold weather gear:

Heat Holders products. Visit here: https://www.heatholders.com/

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I hope today’s show helped you or touched you in some way! If it did, please consider following Your Bounce Back Life Podcast, rating it, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with friends and family. I truly appreciate it. And I’m wishing you a bounce back life full of passion, purpose, and peace in the pursuit of joy. Thanks so much listening and see you next week!

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Public Speaking: Prepare to Present with Confidence (in any situation!)

Today on Your Bounce Back Life we’re talking about how to bounce back, recover, and reset from the fear of public speaking. Yes, we are tackling a topic that can strike paralysis in the hearts of many—PUBLIC SPEAKING!

I know public speaking is the #1 fear of many people, but I’ll help you tackle it in baby steps so it’s not so scary.

In today’s episode you’ll learn 6 steps that you can follow to ensure a successful public event:

1. Pre-planning

2. Create your presentation

3. Visual aids

4. Set the stage

5. Combat anxiety

6. Go the extra mile!
7. PLUS, I also interview author, actor, and teacher Keith Strunk on his expert advice on how to effectively speak to an audience with his own presentation tips, techniques, AND pitfalls to watch out for!

Resources:

Interlude Group LLC
Keith Strunk, along with his partner Laura Swanson, manage Interlude Group, LLC, a creative services firm that specializes in design and delivery of customized programs and materials for training, organizational and marketing initiatives in a variety of industries.

Visit: Interlude Group LLC
Email: keith@interludegroup.com

Watch the full uncut video version of my interview with Keith Strunk on YouTube

Download my PDF on 6 Steps to Present with Confidence

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I hope today’s show helped you or touched you in some way! If it did, please consider following Your Bounce Back Life Podcast, rating it, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with friends and family. I truly appreciate it. And I’m wishing you a bounce back life full of passion, purpose, and peace in the pursuit of joy. Thanks so much listening and see you next week!

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Life Shorts with Donna: On Meeting John Grisham

Hi Friends,

It’s time for my monthly Life Shorts with Donna where I share a short life experience with you. An experience that I hope touches you and inspires you to look at your own life shorts and be inspired by what you’ve learned and the memories you hold dear.

Today, I’m sharing the time I met the mega bestselling author John Grisham and how he’s influenced my life for decades—and helped me get through rocky times.

Resources:

Watch a video clip of John Grisham in conversation

My original blog post with photos of meeting John Grisham

Visit John Grisham’s website

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I hope today’s show helped you or touched you in some way! If it did, please consider following Your Bounce Back Life Podcast, rating it, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with friends and family. I truly appreciate it. And I’m wishing you a bounce back life full of passion, purpose, and peace in the pursuit of joy. Thanks so much listening and see you next week!

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Today on Your Bounce Back Life we’re talking about how to bounce back, recover, and reset yourself from the certainty of death. Whoa! A heavy topic I know but we also discuss how being aware of death’s certainty can help us understand ourselves better, focus on the present, and live a deliberate life with intention.

In this episode you’ll learn the 11 big things I learned about accepting death to help me—and YOU—live a more impactful and joyous life. These include:

· To grasp some big emotional concepts of death around those we love—and ourselves.
· To live in the moment more and act truly present focused in your life.
· How to embrace the “Can’t Take It With You Attitude” of your material things.
· The importance of evaluating your life, creating a positive legacy, and crafting how you spend your time to fill it with what matters.
· The power of envisioning your own “good death” to alleviate uncertainty and fear.
· Understanding how accepting the certainty of death actually gives us permission to really live—and how to get started today.

Resources:

Podcast On Being with Krista Tippett: The Inner Landscape of Beauty with the late poet and philosopher John O’Donohue

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I hope today’s show helped you or touched you in some way! If it did, please consider following Your Bounce Back Life Podcast, rating it, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with friends and family. I truly appreciate it. And I’m wishing you a bounce back life full of passion, purpose, and peace in the pursuit of joy. Thanks so much listening and see you next week!

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Bounce Back From Losing Your Sense of Wonder

Today on Your Bounce Back Life we’re talking about recovering and resetting your sense of wonder.

Wonder isn’t just for children. And I’m going to talk today about what wonder is, how we can revisit our wonder in the past, and how we can create wonder now as a daily habit in our lives—no matter our age.

In this episode you’ll learn:

· How to find wonder in routine activities of everyday life.
· The importance of using all the senses to discover wonder, including imagination.
· That wonder is not only around us but also within us.
· How you can find wonder in all settings: nature, suburban, and urban.
· To create a habit of being curious about the mysteries of life all around us in the setting of our environment from a stone wall to a skyscraper.
· How in wondering we can find a story behind every mystery—big and small—and how stories not only shape our world but shape us.
· How you can look to the past as a gateway to revive your childlike sense of wonder.
· Twelve ways to seek wonder now as an adult.

Resources mentioned:

Philosophers, authors, activists, teachers, entertainers, astronauts, and scientists who refer to wonder in their writings and talks:

Helen Keller, Neil Armstrong, Carl Sagan, Socrates, René Descartes, W.B. Yeats, Sir Thomas Brown, Charlie Chaplin, Viktor E. Frankl

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I hope today’s show helped you or touched you in some way! If it did, please consider following Your Bounce Back Life Podcast, rating it, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with friends and family. I truly appreciate it. And I’m wishing you a bounce back life full of passion, purpose, and peace in the pursuit of joy. Thanks so much listening and see you next week!

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Today on Your Bounce Back Life we’re talking about how to bounce back, recover, and reset your life from having a constant survivor mentality. What I’m talking about today isn’t how to be a survivor in tough times but how to STOP being a survivor when it’s not necessary anymore. When you’re just “surviving” for a long time in a constant state of fear, worry and uncertainty, it can be a shock to come out of that period in your life.

In this episode you’ll learn:

· What harmful behavior develops from being in a constant survivor state of mind.
· Creating closure around the event that held you captive as a survivor.
· How to transition from survivor mode to thriver mode through self-awareness, thought, and action.
· The importance of creating new habits to aid in the recovery from being in a self-created survivor mode.
· How to avoid relapsing into survivor mode through your own actions and the pressure of others.

Resources mentioned:

Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

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I hope today’s show helped you or touched you in some way! If it did, please consider following Your Bounce Back Life Podcast, rating it, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with friends and family. I truly appreciate it. And I’m wishing you a bounce back life full of passion, purpose, and peace in the pursuit of joy. Thanks so much listening and see you next week!

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Life Shorts With Donna: An Easter Memory--What I Learned From My Champion

Hi Friends,

It’s time for my monthly Life Shorts with Donna where I share a short life experience with you. An experience that I hope touches you and inspires you to look at your own life shorts and be inspired by what you’ve learned and the memories you hold dear.

Today I’m sharing a monthly Life Shorts episode timely for a springtime holiday.

Do you have that one person in your life who is your greatest champion? I certainly hope so.

For me it was my mom.

She taught me many things growing up that I carry on.

Here’s what I learned from my champion.

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I hope today’s show helped you or touched you in some way! If it did, please consider following Your Bounce Back Life Podcast, rating it, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with friends and family. I truly appreciate it. And I’m wishing you a bounce back life full of passion, purpose, and peace in the pursuit of joy. Thanks so much listening and see you next week!

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