Toxic Positivity

Happy New Year-Let's Start Fresh

Happy New Year! Starting 2026 with a fresh start and perspective! This episode is all about moving on from a rough 2025-a year that was filled with recurring lessons and roadblocks. We're stepping into a season of rebuilding past things and building new things. I talk about a few different books in this episode and here is that list: * The ONE Thing-Gary Keller and Jay Papasan * The Body Keeps the Score-Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD * Don't Believe Everything You Think-Joseph Nguyen * Atomic Habits-James Clear * Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times-Katherine May Here's to starting anew and creating our best versions of 2026!

Toxic Positivity

Let's talk about "toxic positivity." The definition, according to ChatGPT, is (in part): the excessive and ineffective overgeneralization of a happy, optimistic state across all situations. In this episode, I share my recently personal struggles with this very thing. Everyday we are inundated with creators and influencers telling us to just keep going and stay positive. Keep a good attitude to raise our vibration. But what happens when you consume so much of that content that it feels like a let down when your goals are materializing instantly? This episode is labeled as explicit because I drop a few "f" bombs. But let's get real and talk about this. Has this had an effect in your life? If so, what have you done or have you handled it? Let's chat!

Moving Forward

In this episode, I drop a HUGE announcement and talk about what it looks like to move forward after learning some hard lessons (last episode). I also talk about what I plan to cover in future episodes. Spoiler alert I launched a new podcast, dedicated to starting, building, and running a business! Check it out: the Wonderfully Simple Business Podcast. As always, feel free to reach out to me at sparkleew@yahoo.com [sparkleew@yahoo.com]! I love getting feedback. I make this podcast for all of you!

Lessons Learned

I'm back!! In this episode, I recount all of the craziness that's been going on in life. Yes, I say the "f" word, so I'm marking it as explicit. Basically, I've been through a lot in the last year and I know so many of you can relate! Let's learn together. Let's do some introspection and grow and learn from mistakes made.

Q&A Session

Just a quick Q&A Session from all of the questions I keep getting in my emails and DM's. I also offer a bit of advice and give a few book and podcast recommendations. If you haven't already, ready Ruth Soukup's book "Do It Scared," where she outlines how fear presents itself in our lives and strategies to overcome it. I highly recommend this to almost everyone because a common thing I hear is "I'm scared." We've all been there, so I get it! But moving forward IS possible and you owe it to yourself to get through it! I genuinely appreciate all of the questions and do my best to answer as timely as possible. I am going to offer 1-on-1 coaching, so if you're interested, please let me know!! Also, if you are interested in receiving my templates for the agreement I use, the quotes/estimates, my pricing packages, etc, please let me know! Again, my emails are: sparkleew@yahoo.com [sparkleew@yahoo.com] wonderfullysimple@yahoo.com [wonderfullysimple@yahoo.com] Find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, almost everywhere!