ITSAPACKEDLIFE Podcast
Conversations about Intentional living. What is intentional living to me? Its a life of authenticity, communication and connection lived with intention. If that is your jam, this podcast is for you.
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Episodes
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Simon and I sit for a chat about mental health, therapy and the healing.
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Annelise Parkes Murphy, Counselor and just all around amazing human. We have been friends since High School, reconnecting at various times in life. Annelise is one of the people I truly feel epitomizes what authentic intentional living is.
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Every 5th episode is a special episode of me, and/or my family as we share Our stories. This one is our family talking about how we have navigated Rory's journey of self discovery. We wanted to release this episode as part of Pride Month
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Ronda Bennett: Single parenting, Friendship, Mental Health and Intentional living
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Heather Gibson, Big Hearted Breeders.
Conversations about maintaining life friendships, mental health awareness and Emotional Support Animals
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
Last week's episode was with Kat Harmon, today I share my conversation with her husband and partner David Harmon. Let's talk about traditional roles and how he has shaken them up.
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
I welcome Kat Harmon to the podcast. Kat embodies everything that Intentional living is. Kat is the founder and co-creator of Sol Harmony, Sol Harmony Festival and a facilitator for healing and self love. She also owns Love the Shit Out Of Yourself.
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Episdode 6 Shownotes
Annelise Murphy: Holding Space for Ourselves and Each other
Annelise and I became friends having been in both a religion class and Drama during High School. We reconnected as adults who had both left the the religion we were raised in. Annelise, married to one of our High School Class Mates (Hi Mickey!) and raising 2 amazing queer gender kids while also coming to terms with her own unique queerness, shares her journey with coming into who she is now. As a Religious Trauma Therapist, Annelise uses her life journey and skills to help others navigate healing and self discovery.
Annelise Book Recommendations
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Trap-2nd-Struggling-Living/dp/1472147170/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2ZS6QBJ5IFNRR&keywords=The+Happiness+Trap&qid=1656535894&sprefix=the+happiness+trap%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-2
The End of Craving by Mark Shatzker
https://www.amazon.com/End-Craving-Recovering-Wisdom-Eating/dp/1501192477
Connect with Annelise
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Esilenna
Episode 5 Shownotes
Celest, Korey, Rory
Cracking the Gender Code
Our Families Rainbow Journey--So Far
Korey and I (Celest) grew up mormon. We are raising a vibrantly queer kid, in a safe, accepting and heatlhy environment. This episode travels back in time while Korey and I share how we grew up not just in a heteronormative background, but one that is not affirming. We talk about how the mormon church got heavily involved in Prop 8 and how that was the catalyst out of the religion we grew up in.
Join us as we share how Rory first came out to us, and how our understanding and journey has grown since then.
Book Recommendation:
How to They/Them by Stuart Getty
Episode 4 Shownotes
Ronda Bennett
Ronda and I met online and built a friendship. Our kids were both being homeschooled, when Ronda got a job and needed support. Nia came and hung out with Rory and I a couple of times a week. Ronda shares how my kid's swearing and my non-reaction helped her move into lighter parenting. We talk about the power of words and how they are also just words.
Frienships show up in our lives when we need them. Ronda felt I was a gift to her life, and I share with her how important that friendship was for me as well as I was navigating my panic disorder at the time.
Listen to the episode to hear how we are both navigating mental health, parenting and frienship and life in general. My favorite from this episode is talking about when shit hits the fan. Its a must listen.
The built in pauses in life and the gift of meditation.
I share my favorite Guided Mediatation person: Belleruth Naparstek (I listen to her on itunes)
Meditation apps: Calm, Headspace
My Book that I need to write: The Space of 7
Rhonda's Book to write: I thought I wanted to be a Stay at home parent
Letting go of the perfection image and accepting what is.
Ronda Bennett Book Reccomendation:
The Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks
Ronda's Current listen:
The Teachings of Abraham on Audible
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Teachings-of-Abraham-Book-Collection-Audiobook/B09B1794SK?qid=1655287253&sr=1-5&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_5&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=E458ZTB2ADEP8TT2BWAF
Ronda Social Media:
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ronda.l.bennett
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/rondalynnbnt/
Episode 3 Shownotes
Heather Gibson: Big Hearted Breeders
Heather and I talk about how we have maintained a friendship since 1991. Yes, we laugh about how long that is so you can too.
We talk about how Heather got involved in breeding and training Emotional Support Animals (ESA's)
Heather will answer any questions you may have regarding ESA's here: https://www.facebook.com/ESAResourceCenter
I share information about my 7 years with a service dog, and we talk about the differences between Emotional Support Animals (ESA) and Service Animals (SA) along with misinformation out there surrounding both and scams that are run around them.
Heather's Book Reccomendations:
Hidden Treasures by Leslie Householder
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
We talk about making ideas like money and time into relationships, humanize them, does that change how you operate with them?
Heather's right now books:
Soundtracks by John Acuff
Happy Money by Ken Honda
Find Heather on Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigHeartedBreeders
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigheartedbreeders/
Tiktok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@bigheartedbreeders
Episode 2 Shownotes
David Harmon: Co-founder Sol Harmony
David left his 9-5 job 2 years ago to become a stay at home dad. Kat and David went on a spiritual, psilocybin journey where David took on a nurturing paternal role for Kat, while leaning into the Devine Feminine Energy.
Article I shared on Toxic Masculinity: https://menscenter.org/toxic-masculinity/
Who do men talk to around parenting Issues and topics? Women have each other, David shares what he has done in this space.
Reacting Vs. Responding: David shares how he revisits moments when he was triggered, to go back as an observer, without judgment, so that when he is triggered similarly he can respond vs. react.
"Be Sweet and Keep Moving Forward" David shares how this phrase has helped him. I was triggered by the phrase. We talk about how girls are programmed to be responsible for the emotions in a room where boys are not.
David is a life path 5.
Bonus content: What is your life path number? https://brainfall.com/quizzes/what-is-my-life-path-number/
David's Book Share:
The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
Reach out to David:
Instagram: dwharmon83
Email: co-creator@solharmonyfest.com
Shownotes Episode 1:
Kat Harmon, Sol Harmony, and Love the Shit Out of Yourself
The importance of a support system.
Kat's inner gangsta rapper
Releasing defense mechanisms no longer needed.
Love the Shit out of Yourself
Grounding, EFT Tapping.
What is a Shame Dump?
Responding vs Reacting
Releasing through the feet or the seat
Coming out of a whole world of Hibernation, After the Pause
Working to Live, vs Living to work
Asking yourself "Says Who?"
Abandonment wounds and how we process it now.
Breathwork exercise 35:05
Take the machete to clear your new path leaving traumas behind.
Honoring the survival skills needed in the past, as we release them. Compassion, and Healing.
Third eye clearing: Achoo
Shame response no longer needed after age 8. Leaving the shame loop behind.
Book Recommended by Kat: Chakra Healing: A Beginner's Guide to Self-Healing Techniques that Balance the Chakras
Kat's Listening to Recommendation: https://www.instagram.com/the_energetic_alchemist/
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheEnergeticAlchemist
Kat's Website:
https://www.lovetheshitoutofyourself.com/
Find Kat on Social Media Here:
https://www.facebook.com/KatHarmonSolHarmony
https://www.instagram.com/solharmonyfest/
https://www.instagram.com/kat_ltsooy/
https://www.youtube.com/c/YogawithKatHarmon
Itsapackedlife
Conversations about intentional living.
What is a life of intention? For me it is all about living with authenticity, community and connection. Every episode is a conversation about just that. Deciding what are the things we want to remove from our lives (unpacking) and what are the things we want to put back in? (packing) Let's talk about life.