Support, Protect, Empower - The Project Purpose Podcast

Developing Decisiveness | Tenaciously Maintaining the Path Least Travel if You Find Inner Alignment There's often so much to choose from, it's figuring out what choice to make that often trumps the quality of choice we end up making. Sometimes we feel like choosing something is better than choosing nothing at all. But that line of thought often leads to us over-compensating, over-investing, and over-committing to the people, places, and things in our lives that we weren't really sure about to begin with. So how do we make sure that we treat the decision-making process with care, so that we're tenaciously aligning our actions to our own values, beliefs and desires? Every choice and every decision carries an impact - so make sure that you attribute the appropriate level of care to every decision you're making. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #violenceprevention #uoft #universityoftoronto #stalking #decisiveness 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 12:00 Counteracting Feelings of Helplessness 13:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - The Power of Tenacity: https://jupitercenter.com/the-power-of-tenacity - Harnessing the Power of Tenacity and Uniformity in Daily Practices: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/harnessing-power-tenacity-uniformity-daily-practices-schreifels - FThe Power Of Tenacity in The Face of Adversity: https://www.taketheleadwomen.com/stories/power-of-tenacity-in-the-face-of-adversity For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com . I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support]

3 Healthy Strategies to Counteract Feelings of Helplessness | Grow through What You're Going through A lot can happen in a day that we have no control over. This can be especially challenging when we ourselves are impacted by the outcome, and the outcome is largely outside our realm of control. With a focus on the end result we're looking for, and the miles that exist between where we want to be and this present moment... it's easy to feel helpless. Many of us do. Many of us forgot a time where we didn't feel helpless, and much of the things we do and choose not to do stem from how we've learned to manage that sense of helplessness. Having been stalked by my professor at UofT's Rotman's School of management for the last four years, across country and several other countries, I'm well acquainted with the feeling. All to say, part of my survivorship is learning how to constructively respond and adapt to those feelings of helplessness, rather than cave into them - hopefully these insights can support you, too. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #violenceprevention #uoft #universityoftoronto #stalking #helplessness 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 12:00 Counteracting Feelings of Helplessness 13:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - 8 Things to Do If You're Feeling Helpless: https://www.verywellmind.com/things-to-do-if-you-feel-helpless-5093315 - 5 Ways to Reduce Helplessness: https://psychcentral.com/blog/5-ways-to-reduce-helplessness#1 - Feeling Helpless: A Guide to Your Emotions: https://divethru.com/feeling-helpless-a-guide-to-your-emotions/ For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com . I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support]

Knowing Where to Turn to in Difficulty | The Power of Social Participation in Eco-Systems of Support There's so much more to the world we live in, than the corner that our lives occupy. Oftentimes, we find ourselves so busy in the routines that we've established, we forget that there are other ways we can spend our time. There are eco-systems of different communities taking place around us each day. Some of them operating within our neighbourhoods, entirely unbeknownst to us. Part of how we uncover some of these programs is through our active participation. Recognizing that being social, often extends beyond recreational, and if we find a niche that enables us, why not? It's often the paradox that we end up serving ourselves, the more we position ourselves to be of service to others. I can say personally, were it not for my own social participation and volunteer efforts, I wouldn't have known certain programs were available -- when I needed them the most. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #violenceprevention #socialparticipation #uoft #universityoftoronto #stalking0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 13:00 The Power of Social Participation 13:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - The science behind why doing good makes us feel good: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-science-behind-why-doing-good-makes-us-feel-good - Social Participation: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/social-participation - Social Participation in the Elderly: What Does the Literature Tell Us? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/243755795_Social_Participation_in_the_Elderly_What_Does_the_Literature_Tell_Us For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com . I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support]

Let Go of What Was Never in Your Realm of Control | Leveraging the Power Inherent In Your Reactions Extreme situations will teach you that not a lot is within your control. Often times we nourish this sense of control, and reinforce the belief that we're in control, because much of life tends to go as planned. What if I told you the best thing you can do is to liberate yourself from that belief? You increase your ability to be flexible and to adapt to any shift and change in circumstance, when you realize that the only area where self-mastery is required in this life is your reaction. We have control of how we respond and how we react to the challenges that we face in this life. The moment we spend less time focusing on external factors, and more time focusing on how we cultivate that inner governance - we increase our own odds of survival, and we change the game. I believe that this is the single most important factor that enabled me to survive four years of being stalked, terrorized and intimidated across Canada, and throughout several countries across the ocean, too. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #universityoftoronto #violenceprevention #culture #changemanagement #shift 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 16:00 Let Go of What is Beyond Your Realm of Control 16:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support]

Learning to Sit in Uncomfortable Truths | Develop the Capacity to Hold Space for Traumatic Realities Many of us have had specific experiences, whether our own or of those that we know personally, that have shaken us to our core. Whether it was coming to terms with an illness, a violent occurrence, or a death -- proximity to these situations has the power to change our perceptions, permanently. This are the life events that have the power to enable us to come out stronger, or have the capacity to break us. It is important that we learn to accept that reality is what it is, even if that is miles away from the reality we idealize. The best way to bring the life that we envision into existence, is to build a bridge between the realities we philosophize about, and the realities we know have the potential to create positive impact. All the while ensuring that our feet remain on solid ground. #universityoftoronto #violenceprevention #culture #changemanagement #shift 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 13:15 Developing the Capacity to Hold Space for Traumatic Realities 13:15 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support]