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  • We all have habits that are so embedded in our daily routines that we don’t even truly stop to think about them on a day to day basis. Here’s the thing. What if one of them is really just holding you back, and letting you numb out in ways that aren’t serving you anymore?⠀ ⠀ If you’re feeling that way about any of your current habits (whether it’s drinking or netflix or going to bed at 1am or scrolling Instagram for hours -oops that just got all meta) just aren’t working for you, and you’re curious about what it might look like to let that thing go, well this week’s show is for you.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Kate! @thesoberschool ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #soberlife #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #soberliving #alcohol #alcoholfree #soberissexy #wineoclock l #sobermovement #gosober #beyou #anxiety #trusttheprocess #liveauthentic #loveyourlife #healing #lovewarrior #wellbeingwarrior #womenintheworld #mentalhealth #addiction #courage #cleanandsober #thesoberschool #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Kate Bee is a former journalist, and the founder of The Sober School. I’m excited to have her on the show to talk about embracing sobriety, and how she works with women to create an alcohol free life they love. Growing up in England, Kate started drinking as a teen (where the legal drinking age for beer is 16 or 17), and it was a habit that she continued well into her working life after college. ⠀ ⠀ Kate shares that while her career was blossoming, she found herself wanting to stop drinking, but disliked the idea of facing life without wine. While she recognized that drinking was a habit that no longer served her, her research into getting support in breaking the habit led her to two rather unsatisfactory options: the doctor’s suggestion of “just cut back,” or a group program created for alcoholics, like alcoholics anonymous. Neither of these options fit what she was looking for in the way of support, nor did they address the complexities involved with changing something that had been part of her identity for so many years.⠀ And my don’t I love her reflections how numbing out with alcohol meant she wasn’t feeling all of the joy she could on her life. ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Kate! @thesoberschool ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #soberlife #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #soberliving #alcohol #alcoholfree #soberissexy #wineoclock l #sobermovement #gosober #beyou #anxiety #trusttheprocess #liveauthentic #loveyourlife #healing #lovewarrior #wellbeingwarrior #womenintheworld #mentalhealth #addiction #courage #cleanandsober #thesoberschool #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Wine o’clock...it’s a habit that’s so easy to sink into each evening after the kids are asleep, the work is done for the day, and it’s finally quiet.⠀ ⠀ The thing is, maybe you wonder what it would be like to stop drinking? ⠀ You wonder: Is this wine o’clock thing really helping you relax, or, has it gone from one drink to two or more each night?⠀ ⠀ And you’ve quite honestly thought … this wine thing isn’t serving me anymore and I am ready to be done with it. And then there’s that little nagging voice that is asking “what if it’s the alcohol that’s holding this whole busy crazy thing together?”⠀ ⠀ Kate Bee is on the show this week to talk about the joy found in living a sober life, and the growth and healing on the other side of letting go of a habit that’s no longer serving you.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Kate! @thesoberschool ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #soberlife #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #soberliving #alcohol #alcoholfree #soberissexy #wineoclock l #sobermovement #gosober #beyou #anxiety #trusttheprocess #liveauthentic #loveyourlife #healing #lovewarrior #wellbeingwarrior #womenintheworld #mentalhealth #addiction #courage #cleanandsober #thesoberschool #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • This is my reminder that hangs over my desk - joy, always joy ... that it’s a choice and that each day my reactions and my direction is a choice. If you tune in on the podcast (link in my profile) you’ll know that I call joy a wayfinding emotion. You can set your sites on it, head that direction, aim for it, and know that it’s fleeting. Some days you’ll be so aware that you’re surrounded by joy. Other days it takes work. And it’s your choice. And of course the headphones just above joy... the podcast is my teacher, my growing edge, it pushes me and draws me out. This month I’ve interviewed two amazing guests - talking (separately) about being in (and leaving) a cult and choosing sobriety. I’m thrilled that there are so many ways to say yes to joy. 💜 #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastinglife #startapodcast #choosejoy #joyisachoice #joyisanactofresistance #surroundyourselfwithpositivity #leanintojoy #momentsofmine #entrepreneurlife
  • Renee Linnell is the author of The Burn Zone, and a serial entrepreneur. At age 33 she woke up one morning and realized that she had very unintentionally joined a Buddhist cult. What had started as a quest for spiritual learning, and finding a place that felt like home to her turned out to be an intense group well versed in brainwashing, and converting others to bring in money to help support the larger cause.⠀ ⠀ I’m thrilled to have Renee on the show to talk about her journey. In so many ways I can deeply relate to the wanderlust she has felt, and the quest to find a place that feels like home. As a child, Renee grew up on a boat in the Bahamas with her family and twin brother. By the time she was 15, her father, and many of the other people she’d been close to in her family passed away. In her searching for a place that felt like home, Renee went to a meditation seminar and was riveted by the guru there, and she walked out a changed person.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Renee! @renee.linnell ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #theburnzone #weareallone #weareallonehumanfamily #wearemadeofstars #wearemagical #wearemagicalbeings #loveyourself #healyourself #believeinyourself #believeinyourdreams #believeinyourownbeauty #confidence #iinspiration #reneelinnell #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Renee Linnell is an author and a serial entrepreneur, and she self identifies as an introvert and highly sensitive person. She recognized early on that these were unique parts of her personality. She also knows that she was born with inner guidance. ⠀ ⠀ One of the things that she shares in this week’s podcast (along with her journey of joining, and then leaving, a Buddhist cult), is that she’s learned to turn up the volume on the things that make her different, or weird. In accepting herself, she’s come to truly know and believe that there is room for all of us, that we are all unique, and that each of us is very much worthy.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Renee! @renee.linnell ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #theburnzone #weareallone #weareallonehumanfamily #wearemadeofstars #wearemagical #wearemagicalbeings #loveyourself #healyourself #believeinyourself #believeinyourdreams #believeinyourownbeauty #confidence #iinspiration #reneelinnell #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Renee went to a meditation seminar, and came out a changed woman. I’m sure many of you can relate to this, I know that there have been a couple of times when a teacher or leader made a huge impression on me and I then wanted to learn more. What Renee didn’t know about this particular group of Buddhists is that they were a cult. ⠀ ⠀ Being in a cult is not something that author Renee Linnell ever set out to do. It’s not likely anything that any of us would set out to do. And yet, there she was, with a guru that had instructed her to get rid of all of her earthly possessions, move to New York, and start a company with the goal of making $10 million. It was shortly after this that she left. There’s more of course, and you can tune in to our conversation on this week’s podcast episode. ⠀ ⠀ One of the things that Renee reflects on this week is that she’s “accepted that life will take you up and down and all around. The lows will always pass. Always check in with your feelings and your intuition.”⠀ ⠀ Yes, all the yes.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Renee! @renee.linnell ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #theburnzone #weareallone #weareallonehumanfamily #wearemadeofstars #wearemagical #wearemagicalbeings #loveyourself #healyourself #believeinyourself #believeinyourdreams #believeinyourownbeauty #confidence #iinspiration #reneelinnell #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Spring is happening in the backyard. So glad I took a moment to go outside before my next client call 💛 #spring #springwatch #margarite #backyard #takeabreak #momentsofmine #risingtidesociety #fremontca #entrepreneurlife #afternoon #fridaymood
  • Francesca Hogi is a dating coach and career coach, and I am thrilled to have her join me on the podcast this week. One of the big aha moments for me in our discussion was when Francesca started talking about the growth that’s involved with being an entrepreneur.⠀ ⠀ She shares that we have to constantly recalibrate our level of discomfort. After trying something out, and getting comfortable with it, hat once felt like a growth edge, and felt scary, loses it’s edge once you’re comfortable doing it. And from there, you have to keep pushing into new unknown territory to keep growing and evolving. I loved getting to talk about this with Francesca this week!⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Francesca! @dearfranny ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #relationships #dating #work #success #selfimprovement #communication #coaching #datingcoach #personaldevelopment #love #mindset #selfdevelopment #mentalhealth #confidence #iinspiration #francescahogi #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #romantical

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  • We all have habits that are so embedded in our daily routines that we don’t even truly stop to think about them on a day to day basis. Here’s the thing. What if one of them is really just holding you back, and letting you numb out in ways that aren’t serving you anymore?⠀ ⠀ If you’re feeling that way about any of your current habits (whether it’s drinking or netflix or going to bed at 1am or scrolling Instagram for hours -oops that just got all meta) just aren’t working for you, and you’re curious about what it might look like to let that thing go, well this week’s show is for you.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Kate! @thesoberschool ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #soberlife #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #soberliving #alcohol #alcoholfree #soberissexy #wineoclock l #sobermovement #gosober #beyou #anxiety #trusttheprocess #liveauthentic #loveyourlife #healing #lovewarrior #wellbeingwarrior #womenintheworld #mentalhealth #addiction #courage #cleanandsober #thesoberschool #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Kate Bee is a former journalist, and the founder of The Sober School. I’m excited to have her on the show to talk about embracing sobriety, and how she works with women to create an alcohol free life they love. Growing up in England, Kate started drinking as a teen (where the legal drinking age for beer is 16 or 17), and it was a habit that she continued well into her working life after college. ⠀ ⠀ Kate shares that while her career was blossoming, she found herself wanting to stop drinking, but disliked the idea of facing life without wine. While she recognized that drinking was a habit that no longer served her, her research into getting support in breaking the habit led her to two rather unsatisfactory options: the doctor’s suggestion of “just cut back,” or a group program created for alcoholics, like alcoholics anonymous. Neither of these options fit what she was looking for in the way of support, nor did they address the complexities involved with changing something that had been part of her identity for so many years.⠀ And my don’t I love her reflections how numbing out with alcohol meant she wasn’t feeling all of the joy she could on her life. ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Kate! @thesoberschool ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #soberlife #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #soberliving #alcohol #alcoholfree #soberissexy #wineoclock l #sobermovement #gosober #beyou #anxiety #trusttheprocess #liveauthentic #loveyourlife #healing #lovewarrior #wellbeingwarrior #womenintheworld #mentalhealth #addiction #courage #cleanandsober #thesoberschool #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Wine o’clock...it’s a habit that’s so easy to sink into each evening after the kids are asleep, the work is done for the day, and it’s finally quiet.⠀ ⠀ The thing is, maybe you wonder what it would be like to stop drinking? ⠀ You wonder: Is this wine o’clock thing really helping you relax, or, has it gone from one drink to two or more each night?⠀ ⠀ And you’ve quite honestly thought … this wine thing isn’t serving me anymore and I am ready to be done with it. And then there’s that little nagging voice that is asking “what if it’s the alcohol that’s holding this whole busy crazy thing together?”⠀ ⠀ Kate Bee is on the show this week to talk about the joy found in living a sober life, and the growth and healing on the other side of letting go of a habit that’s no longer serving you.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Kate! @thesoberschool ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #soberlife #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #soberliving #alcohol #alcoholfree #soberissexy #wineoclock l #sobermovement #gosober #beyou #anxiety #trusttheprocess #liveauthentic #loveyourlife #healing #lovewarrior #wellbeingwarrior #womenintheworld #mentalhealth #addiction #courage #cleanandsober #thesoberschool #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • This is my reminder that hangs over my desk - joy, always joy ... that it’s a choice and that each day my reactions and my direction is a choice. If you tune in on the podcast (link in my profile) you’ll know that I call joy a wayfinding emotion. You can set your sites on it, head that direction, aim for it, and know that it’s fleeting. Some days you’ll be so aware that you’re surrounded by joy. Other days it takes work. And it’s your choice. And of course the headphones just above joy... the podcast is my teacher, my growing edge, it pushes me and draws me out. This month I’ve interviewed two amazing guests - talking (separately) about being in (and leaving) a cult and choosing sobriety. I’m thrilled that there are so many ways to say yes to joy. 💜 #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastinglife #startapodcast #choosejoy #joyisachoice #joyisanactofresistance #surroundyourselfwithpositivity #leanintojoy #momentsofmine #entrepreneurlife
  • Renee Linnell is the author of The Burn Zone, and a serial entrepreneur. At age 33 she woke up one morning and realized that she had very unintentionally joined a Buddhist cult. What had started as a quest for spiritual learning, and finding a place that felt like home to her turned out to be an intense group well versed in brainwashing, and converting others to bring in money to help support the larger cause.⠀ ⠀ I’m thrilled to have Renee on the show to talk about her journey. In so many ways I can deeply relate to the wanderlust she has felt, and the quest to find a place that feels like home. As a child, Renee grew up on a boat in the Bahamas with her family and twin brother. By the time she was 15, her father, and many of the other people she’d been close to in her family passed away. In her searching for a place that felt like home, Renee went to a meditation seminar and was riveted by the guru there, and she walked out a changed person.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Renee! @renee.linnell ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #theburnzone #weareallone #weareallonehumanfamily #wearemadeofstars #wearemagical #wearemagicalbeings #loveyourself #healyourself #believeinyourself #believeinyourdreams #believeinyourownbeauty #confidence #iinspiration #reneelinnell #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Renee Linnell is an author and a serial entrepreneur, and she self identifies as an introvert and highly sensitive person. She recognized early on that these were unique parts of her personality. She also knows that she was born with inner guidance. ⠀ ⠀ One of the things that she shares in this week’s podcast (along with her journey of joining, and then leaving, a Buddhist cult), is that she’s learned to turn up the volume on the things that make her different, or weird. In accepting herself, she’s come to truly know and believe that there is room for all of us, that we are all unique, and that each of us is very much worthy.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Renee! @renee.linnell ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #theburnzone #weareallone #weareallonehumanfamily #wearemadeofstars #wearemagical #wearemagicalbeings #loveyourself #healyourself #believeinyourself #believeinyourdreams #believeinyourownbeauty #confidence #iinspiration #reneelinnell #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Renee went to a meditation seminar, and came out a changed woman. I’m sure many of you can relate to this, I know that there have been a couple of times when a teacher or leader made a huge impression on me and I then wanted to learn more. What Renee didn’t know about this particular group of Buddhists is that they were a cult. ⠀ ⠀ Being in a cult is not something that author Renee Linnell ever set out to do. It’s not likely anything that any of us would set out to do. And yet, there she was, with a guru that had instructed her to get rid of all of her earthly possessions, move to New York, and start a company with the goal of making $10 million. It was shortly after this that she left. There’s more of course, and you can tune in to our conversation on this week’s podcast episode. ⠀ ⠀ One of the things that Renee reflects on this week is that she’s “accepted that life will take you up and down and all around. The lows will always pass. Always check in with your feelings and your intuition.”⠀ ⠀ Yes, all the yes.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this week, Renee! @renee.linnell ⠀ You can find the whole podcast episode by clicking the link in my profile. I hope you’ll join us!⠀ ⠀ #theburnzone #weareallone #weareallonehumanfamily #wearemadeofstars #wearemagical #wearemagicalbeings #loveyourself #healyourself #believeinyourself #believeinyourdreams #believeinyourownbeauty #confidence #iinspiration #reneelinnell #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy
  • Spring is happening in the backyard. So glad I took a moment to go outside before my next client call 💛 #spring #springwatch #margarite #backyard #takeabreak #momentsofmine #risingtidesociety #fremontca #entrepreneurlife #afternoon #fridaymood
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