Episode 18-Adoption with April Fallon

Episode 22 - Christmas Anxiety

Hey everyone! This week's topic is Christmas stress and for me, it feels like it is almost time to switch from my everyday anxiety to my festive Christmas anxiety. The shopping, baking, grocery buying, craft making, more shopping and subsequent added guilt of not focusing enough on the real reason for the season, it adds up! Is my family experiencing Christmas the way I want them to?

I'm determined to make some changes this year to help minimize stress and be in a better place to enjoy the season and not just make things enjoyable for everyone around me. I know things can be dialed down, so this episode explores ideas to start enjoying the Christmas season in new ways.

As always, I'd love to hear from you! In addition to subscribing to the podcast and providing me your feedback, I would love if you shared any ways you manage holiday stress and focus on what matters most!

Episode 21 - Meditation for Prayer

This short mini episode is a follow up to a full episode we recorded on mediation with Stephen Sokoler. Today we dive into how to use mediation as a gateway to prayer to build a more intimate relationship with God.

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Episode 20-Makeup for Mature Skin

Heather is a freelance makeup artist in the Quad Cities area. She discovered a passion for makeup having grown up with a disorder known as Trichotillomania, which led her to feel ashamed of her appearance for many years. Makeup gave her confidence again, and empowered her to use her newfound passion of artistry to serve others. She is the busy wife of her husband Justin, and momma of 2, Sage (5), and Riah (3). She has loved the transition from being a Doctor of occupational therapy to mommy/small business owner, and feels so blessed to be able to work from home while raising her children. If you'd like more information about the makeup Heather uses and sells, or her services, you can find Heather on Facebook (search Heather Ratliff) and Instagram @heathersratliff and her website https://www.heathersratliff.com/

Episode 19-The Enneagram

Jessica Jaramillo is an intuitive coach & facilitator working with individuals, couples, families, entrepreneurs, and teams, leading them through their struggles and growth so they can live their most joyful & successful life. Jessica is certified in the Integrative Enneagram and uses this amazing tool as the foundation of her coaching practice. Jessica and her husband, Rodd, work with couples and the Enneagram in workshops, retreats andcoaching. You can follow Jessica on Instagram at @coachwithjess or @enneagramforrelationships and also email her at coachwithjess.com Jessica is giving you guys a great deal! This test is $267 value and you can take this test and find out your enneagram number for only $99! Not only do you get to find out your number, but you get a one hour coaching session WITH Jessica to make sure you completely understand your results and a chance to ask questions! Here is the link to her assessment. Use the coupon code is: ALLTHETHINGS for the special pricing. https://www.restoringrelationshipscoaching.com/bookings-checkout/enneagram-assessment-debrief/book Here are some helpful Enneagram charts to help you get an idea of what we discussed in this episode. Once you know your number, this all starts to make more sense. If you want more in-depth information on each specific type, you can go The Enneagram Institute and read information on each type for free. To take their test, it costs $12 and takes about 40 minutes to complete. This is the test I took and it was very easy and kind of fun! Here is the link. https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ I was actually able to read through the descriptions and I knew right away what number I was without taking the test. Some people, like Jeremy, are much harder to nail down, so he is planning to take the test and the 1 hr consultation with Jessica to make sure he is correctly typed! Thank you for visiting the blog and make sure you are subscribed to the podcast, so you don't miss any new episodes! We love to hear from you, so take a minute and write us a review!!!

Episode 18-Adoption with April Fallon

This week I had the wonderful pleasure of interviewing a fellow podcaster, April Fallon. April is the mother of 4 beautiful children that she and her husband brought home through the process of domestic infant adoption. April has a background in broadcasting and has worked for CBS, and radio broadcasting before starting Adoption Now. She currently records at the I Heart Radio Studio in Colorado. I know, its' crazy awesome! April is the host of the Adoption Now Podcast where she features a different adoption story each week. April has a HUGE heart for adoption and through the process of adopting her children, has realized that there is a great need for current adoption information. Each episode is a huge encouragement to adoptive families, birth mothers, adoptees and anyone who's lives have been touched with adoption. If you'd like to share your story on her podcast, go to her website and submit an application to www.adoptionnowpodcast.com April and I laughed at the end of the show because April said, "I've shared all my secrets today!" We talked about what's like being a trans-racial family, hair care, some great information for adoption awareness, some personal stories, and how to grow more compassion for birth mothers. ADOPTION NOW “Telling Your Adoption Story” is a podcast that shares real stories about adoption. April Fallon, the Host, has 4 adopted children and a backround in TV and radio broadcasting. This program shares every aspect of adoption told by the adoptive parent, birth parent or the adoptee. ADOPTION NOW offers encouragement and understanding into the adoption world and gives hope to those in the adoption process. You can hear about all four of April's personal adoption stories if you listen to Episodes 1 and 2 of her Adoption Now Podcast. The ADOPTION NOW podcast can be found by searching “ADOPTION NOW” on iTunes, Soundcloud and Google Play, and YouTube, making it accessible to listeners worldwide. Adoption Resources: The agency we work with is America World Adoption Agency (AWAA) https://awaa.org/ Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss an episode!