Too Many Feelings, Too Little Time

Episode 015 - Solo Session: What's Flying Off The Shelf in 2025

Far from predictions and perspectives on what's going on in retail, we're diving into BOOKS! Specifically, much loved books that have changed lives, perspectives, and make it easier to understand the funny thing between our ears (aka our brains) - which is helpful when trying to bring some balance to big feelings or answer the age old (and not so helpful) question of 'WHY AM I LIKE THIS?'.  SO! Dive in with me as I share 6 titles, 3 that I'm revisiting and 3 that I can't wait to get into. All in the name of getting into a stellar relationship with all the different emotions and experiences whipping through our brains and bodies so we can free ourselves up from what's not helpful, and double down on what is.

Episode 014 - Solo Session: The feelings taking up too much time (and what I'm doing about it)

Emotions - we've all got 'em...this podcast host inclusive. In this reflecting-on-2024 and looking-into-2025 episode (delivered a cool 30+ days after the turn of the Gregorian Calendar), I'm giving a wee peek behind the curtain on a small handful of feelings that have been popping up lately - and what I'm learning about how they're noodling themselves between me and the experiences + life I really want (ahem...the whole point of this pod, yes). I've also got a small handful of tactics for what I'm trying out to curb their impact and give my brain more opportunities to do the things I really want - not just what it's funny little stressy-response wants me to do. Maybe these feels-and-actions insights will resonate. Maybe not. Regardless, may this be a reminder that when we take a beat to look at how certain situations make us feel, and how we act in them, we've got a first piece of info we need to take steps in the direction of meaningful change.

Episode 013 - Solo Session: What Get's The Soft Skills Going

In *another* solo sesh, join Jess in a quick chat about the often-forgotten unlock that makes harnessing the seemingly-mythical soft skills employers really want accessible. The non-twist-twist? It's emotions! Well, emotional awareness and regulation, to be exact.  AND - how about getting some extra skills to bring one specific soft skill—communication—into a whole new space of confidence, ease, and connection?  Join Jess on December 19 for a 90-minute LIVE facilitation of Connected Communication; a workshop that breaks down a 5-step approach to setting yourself up to stay connected through any conversation, and surface the skills that can bring ANY other soft skill to life. Worth it for work, for sure, AND for the other spaces, places and seasons (hello, holidays) that matter to you.  SIGN UP HERE. [https://astounding-thinker-4944.kit.com/products/connected-communication?_gl=1*1wwtrfi*_gcl_au*Njg2NDE3Mzc1LjE3MzMyNTA1NDA.] Other links: * Episode 005 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-005-solo-session-emotional-intelligence/id1758264274?i=1000668461005] - Emotional Intelligence + the EQ-i 2.0 * Episode 009 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-009-solo-session-amplify-your-emotional-bandwidth/id1758264274?i=1000672505991] - The 3 E's * FeelingsWheel [https://feelingswheel.com/]

Episode 012 - Solo Session on Skills: Emotional Self-Awareness

Welcome to the first in the series of Solo Sessions on Skills - kicking off with the keystone skill—the skill before all the other skills come to *real* life—Emotional Self-Awareness! Building off the chat we had in Episode 011 (all on Self-Awareness in general), this one goes to the heart of emotional intelligence, focusing in on Emotional Self-Awareness; what it is, how to cultivate it, and how building this skill up supports all the other EQ skills in the (EQ-i 2.0) model. Plus, I mean, we could all be a *little* less at the whim of the good 'ole limbic brain, riiiiight? Yes. Enjoy, and feel away, friend! Some links: * feelingswheel.com [https://feelingswheel.com/] * Intro to Feeling [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-002-the-feeling-of-learning-to-feel/id1758264274?i=1000664721138] * Self-Awareness [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-011-solo-session-the-inside-and-out-ness/id1758264274?i=1000676210923] * Megan Dolce @ Get Ripe [https://www.get-ripe.com/]

Episode 011 - Solo Session: The Inside and Out-ness of Self-Awareness

Personal shares! Stories! Internal and external focus! It's a first run at a conversation about SELF-AWARENESS.  The core of change, and the beginning of where growth can emerge from, self-awareness is a stellar amplifier of life in general (bold statement I know) and with a new lens on where to look for these self-supporting insights, this episode packs some good punches in the reality of cultivating self-awareness, the nuances of helpful and not-so-helpful introspection, and simple ways to start the process of getting to know yourself (#important). Some links: * Tasha Eurich's website [https://www.tashaeurich.com/about] * TEDx Talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGdsOXZpyWE] * HBR Article [https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it#:~:text=It]