Recent Episodes
Episode 213: Find Rest with Regulation
Everywhere we go we can find rules and regulations. When we travel to a baseball…
Episode 211: When Things Don’t Go As Planned
There are many times when things go just as we thought they would. When we…
Episode 210: Replay! This Mother Knows
aster is coming! I love this holiday and the opportunity to reflect on Jesus Christ….
Episode 209: Easter Traditions You’ll Love!
As promised, this week we are going to talk about Easter and some Traditions to…
Episode 207: Understanding the Stress Response
Every single one of us has stress. We have so much on our plates as…
Episode 206: Scanning for Safety
Whenever we travel, one of the biggest stressors is getting through the airport. There are…
Episode 205: The Power of Relationships with Dylan Rydalch
This week on the podcast we get to hear from my oldest son Dylan on…
Episode 204: Hopes and Expectations
Rulon D. Pope said, “We live in an age and society where hope becomes expectation,…
Episode 203: What Does Love Look Like?
What does love look like? Have you ever asked this question? What does it look…
Episode 202: Shining Eyes
The winter months can be long and hard around here, especially for playing baseball. Our…
Episode 201: Where Your Focus Goes
Every day our mind is consumed with thoughts and ideas. If we were to look…
Episode 200: What Every Person Needs to Hear
When our kids were little we took them to Build a Bear Workshop to make…
Episode 199: Family is the Foundation
Why do we get up and grind every single day? Why do we continue to…
Episode 198: Looking Back to Move Forward
As the new year begins, we all seem to have great intentions and goals to…
Episode 197: A Year of Intention
At the beginning of this year, I introduced my word for the year: Intention. In…
Episode 196: The Truth About Changes
Change is happening right as we speak. It is just part of this life, part…
Episode 195: Shine Your Light
Christmas is the time of year when you can find lights everywhere. On our homes,…
Episode 194: Celebrating The Holidays When You Are Missing A Loved One With Maria StrangeEpisode 194:
The holidays are a time of celebration, relationships, and gathering, but what about when you…
Episode 193: If It’s Easy to Do, It’s Easy to Not Do
Many things in our day-to-day lives are super easy to do, and therefore we put…
Episode 192: Strengthen Relationships with Gratitude
Relationships can be tricky. They can have highs and lows and ebb and flow. Sometimes…
Episode 191: Gratitude: Take the Medicine!
We’ve all probably been to the doctor to get some help with a sickness, illness,…
Episode 190: Getting Over the Halloween Hangover
I’m a succor for all of the Halloween goodies and sweets! Actually, I’m a succor…
Episode 189: The Colors We See
Our vision, the way we perceive the world and how it operates, has been influenced…
Episode 188: Magic Wands
With Halloween coming up the big question is what are you going to be?! What…
Episode 187: You Are Chosen
We all want to be picked, to be chosen, and to be wanted. You can…
Episode 186: When We Judge
All too often we think of judgment as a bad thing, but is it always? …
Episode 185: Other People’s Spending
There are two main things each and every one of us has to spend. Time…
Episode 184: Weaknesses and Strengths
I’m sure if we were asked where you feel like you have areas that you…
Episode 183: What Lasts?
In Rome and Florence, Jarred and I walked in and out of several different buildings…
Episode 182: NESTING
Nesting is a phenomenon that some women will experience before the arrival of a new…
Episode 181: Seeing Others
All too often when I am talking to someone or doing something, my mind is…
Episode 180: New School Year, New Beginnings, and Setting Yourself and Your Family up to Get What You Want
It’s that time of year! When the school bell rings, kids are back, and we…
Episode 179: Your Dots Will Connect
In this week’s podcast, we talk about 3 more “lessons” or “reminders” I had while…
Episode 178: Lessons While Roaming
My husband and I had the opportunity to travel to Rome and Florence and it…
Episode 177: Expand Your Circle
As an independent insurance agent, my husband Jarred and his business have the opportunity to…
Episode 176: Questions are the Answer
Many times we will find ourselves in an environment with new people or people we…
Episode 175: Dare of the Day to Increase Confidence
Do you remember as kids playing Truth or Dare?! Or daring each other to do…
Episode 174: Have Your Own Back
There are many people in our lives we will defend to the death. Family members,…
Episode 173: Humility and Confidence
Have you ever thought about confidence AND humility, together? Do you think they can coexist?…
Episode 172: The Night the Sky Turned Orange
It was an early morning, or middle of the night at 1:00 a.m. and I…
Episode 171: Sometimes I Get Mad and Fight!
Most of the time we are told to not get angry and fight, but is…
Episode 170: 23 Years and Counting: Marriage Advice I’d Tell my Kids Part 2
Here it is! Part 2 of 23 Years and Counting! Marriage! It can be one…
Episode 169: 23 Years and Counting! Marriage Advice I’d Tell My Kids, Part 1
Twenty-Three years ago Jarred and I said “I Do” and were married! We have learned …
Episode 168: Summer Routines Made Simple!
Has summer started at your house?! My kids got out of school last week and…
Episode 167: It’s Growing Season!
It’s that time of year we plant gardens and fill our pots with flowers because…
Episode 166: Understanding a Woman’s Cycle with Brad Jensen
In honor of May, and celebrating womanhood and motherhood I wanted to talk a little…
Episode 165: PINK with Megan Rydalch
What’s it like being a 16 year old girl these days? And what’s it like…
Episode 164: How to Have More Joy!
Sometimes the day-to-day tasks we have can get boring and mundane. Sometimes what used to…
Episode 163: What Identity Are You Wearing Today?
When our kids were little, they loved the superhero costumes! One of our kids in…
Episode 162: What Feels Like Home?
Whenever we go on vacation the best part is coming home! Sometimes we will have…
Episode 161: Self-Worth vs. Perceived Self-Worth
How many times can we be told we have worth, we are valued, loved, and…
Episode 160: Your Redemption Story
I don’t know many people that don’t love a redemption story. One where there’s some…
Episode 159: Engage in the Wrestle
Sometimes words are communicated we don’t always agree with or understand. Sometimes we misinterpret them. …
Episode 158: Handle Your Hard Better
In 2005 Staples created the “Easy” button as a way to relieve stress and remind…
Episode 157: Why We Overeat and How to Stop
Food is everywhere. We have it at our fingertips, we see it in emails, ads,…
Episode 156: Why Am I Hungry!? Understanding Hunger
For years I had this story that I told about myself “I was always hungry!”…
Episode 155: March into Meals, Movement, and More!
Rosalynn Carter, board president of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, once said, “There are…
Episode 154: The What, Why, and How of Self Love
Self Love is one of those concepts that can be a little tricky to understand….
Episode 153: The 3 Great Motivators with Jarred Rydalch
Why do we do what is right? Why do we serve others? Jarred and I…
Episode 152: Simple Ways to Love and Lift this Valentine’s Day
A few weeks ago I went snowboarding with my family and while sitting all skiwampus…
Episode 151: Love on Purpose
February is a month filled with hearts, balloons, chocolates and reminders of love! With the…
Episode 150: Start and End the Day with Purpose with Marla Beech
Do you ever feel like your day gets away from you? Like you are a…
Episode 149: The Value of Margins
In a book or document, there is a little space around the outside of our…
Episode 148: Intention with Jarred Rydalch
My husband Jarred and I were having a discussion one morning in December and he…
Episode 147: Give Me 10 Minutes!
At the beginning of the new year, we can set goals and have aspirations, and…
Episode 146: Becoming the Mighty Oak
Every year I pick a word to focus on for the year and this year’s…
Episode 145: Choosing the Good Parts
Life is like a movie, full of suspense, thrills, and highs and lows. As we…
Episode 144: Feeling Good: The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself and Others
Feeling Good! Do you know how powerful that is and what it does!? When we…
Episode 143: Keeping Christ in Christmas
Earlier this month I noticed someone wrote on our whiteboard 23 days until Xmas. It…
Episode 142: 10 Tips to Enjoy the Holiday Foods Without the Weight Gain
The Holiday Season is here! That means there are lots of extra holiday parties, gatherings,…
Episode 141: Interview with Luke and Emily Grover
Luke Grover is my brother-in-law who was recently diagnosed with non-smokers lung cancer. He and…
Episode 140: Grateful for Waiting
Sometimes we get a little impatient while waiting for a change, a cure, a car,…
Episode 139: Simple Gratitude Practices You Can Do Now!
Margaret Cousins said: “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to…
Episode 138: Three Truths About Anxiety
Anxiety is a word we throw around often that has almost become the norm for…
Episode 137: Bring the Fun!
Fun! When is the last time you had fun! Kids are very good at going…
Episode 136: Encouraging Openness with Austin Rydalch
Austin Rydalch is a 13-year-old Jr. High student who is full of wisdom! This week…
Episode 135: Being Our Best Selves
Many times when I send my kids out the door I say, “Do your best!”…
Episode 134: How to Get Out of Burnout
Burnout is something I think we all can say we have experienced at one time…
Episode 133: Miracles with Cody Rydalch
Miracles are divine acts, manifestations and expressions of God’s limitless power, and an affirmation that…
Episode 132: The Give and Take in Relationships
Relationships are like a dance. Sometimes the dance is smooth like the waltz with fluid…
Episode 131: Clean and Dirty Pain
Clean and dirty pain. What is that?! Clean and dirty pain comes from the emotional…
Episode 130: Crushing Cancer
Life is a juggling act. The balls we juggle are home, family, school, work, church,…
Episode 129: Is Food Your Frenemy? Understanding Emotional Eating
Food, Food, Food! We are surrounded by it! Many cultures use alcohol and tobacco for…
Episode 128: Feeling All the Feels
Many of us have heard the term “feeling all the feels,” but what does that…
Episode 127: Loving Both
We make many daily decisions that require an “either/or” type of answer. Either get up…
Episode 126: The “Should” List
We create many lists in a day and a week to help us be productive…
Episode 125: Endings and Beginnings
Life is full of endings and beginnings. We have the beginning of a new day…
Episode 124: Who is Your Advocate?
Having children has provided me as their mother many opportunities to learn and grow through…
Episode 123: Playing Catch
Ed Mylett said, “Most lessons in life are caught not taught.” This was one of…
Episode 122: The Little Things
Our lives are filled with big moments and events, but we often forget of all…
Episode 121: Miles for Milo
In this week’s podcast, we talk about our sweet neighbor Milo Baker and showing up!…
Episode 120: The Mission Call
Our second son Cody just received his mission call for the Church of Jesus Christ…
Episode 119: Moving Forward Despite Feeling Terrible
We all have situations going on in our lives that are humming in the background. …
Episode 118: Emotional Empowerment: Recognizing and Responding
In last week’s episode, we discussed Empowering Ourselves and Others by CHOOSING rather than believing…
Episode 117: Empowering Ourselves and Others
In this episode, we discuss what it means to empower ourselves and how to do…
Episode 116: Work, Play, Teach, Connect
This weekend we went as a family to see the new Top Gun movie! In…
Episode 115: That’s How It’s Going to Be!
Join with me this week as we wrap up the end of May! I tell…
Episode 114: The Experience of Others
Everyone has their own thoughts and feelings in any given circumstance, thus creating their experience. …
Episode 113: Interview with Dean and Kristin Coleman
Dean and Kristin Coleman are two genuinely good people whom I had the opportunity to…
Episode 112: Happy Mother’s Day
This week’s episode goes out to all of the women out there! As we celebrate…
Episode 111: A Happy Life AND Happy Relationships
In a recent podcast I listened to there was one line that really hit me,…
Episode 110: Being the Boss of Our Brain
In this week’s episode, we talk about the familiar patterns we have in our lives….
Episode 109: This Mother Knows
Easter is coming! I love this holiday and the opportunity to reflect on Jesus Christ….
Episode 108: The Cautions of Complaining
We all complain sometimes. Complaining is merely a way of expressing our dissatisfaction or annoyance…
Episode 107: Contribute Where You Can
What do we do when we are in sticky situations that we have no control…
Episode 106: How to Deal With the Wicked Step-Sisters Shame and Blame
In the movie Cinderella, there were two step-sisters, Anastasia and Drisella. These two sisters were…
Episode 105: The Shame Shower
We all experience it. The Shame Shower. This is the hot, heavy, beating down we…
Episode 104: My Story of Family, Faith, and Everything Else
In today’s podcast, we discuss the patterns that are woven throughout our stories. My story…
Episode 103: Planning and Preparing
Planning and preparing are two words that sometimes get a bad rap! However, all it…
Episode 102: Words Are Powerful
In this week’s podcast, we talk about the works we speak. The words we say…
Episode 101: How to Deal With Bullying
Bullying is everywhere. It goes on with our kids, with adults, on the news, and…
Episode 100: Interview with Jarred Rydalch
After 100 episodes I finally got my favorite human on the podcast! Jarred is FULL…
Episode 99: Act Instead of React
Have you ever stepped back after a situation and wished you’d have responded differently? In…
Episode 98: What Can I Learn From This?
Many experiences in our lives are rich with opportunities for learning and growth if we…
Episode 96: Creating and Mirroring
One of the practices I like to do every year is pick a word for…
Episode 95: New Beginnings
January is typically a time we all start thinking about our new beginnings for the…
Episode 94: When Your Contributions Are Rejected
We all have many gifts and talents to offer to this world. Sometimes we do…
Episode 93: Are You Ready?
Merry Christmas! As Christmas Day gets closer, everyone seems to be asking the same question…”Are…
Episode 92: Forgiveness and Freedom
We live in a world full of evil and sin and imperfect humans who sometimes…
Episode 91: Interview with Mindi Thiebaud on Identity and Becoming
This week on the podcast we have the chance to hear from my good friend…
Episode 90: The Gifts That Come From Giving
This week we dig into the 12 Days of Christmas Tradition that our family loves!…
Episode 89: Holiday Gift Giving and Traditions
Christmas is around the corner! As we set into motion our plans for holiday shopping…
Episode 88: Your Happiness Set Point and Gratitude
Did you know we have a happiness set point? Just like our bodies have a…
Episode 87: Gratitude Changes Us
Gratitude has the ability to create a change in us! It is often one of…
Episode 86: Boundaries
“To Thine Own Self Be True” is a line in Shakespeare’s Hamlett. It is what…
Episode 85: A Halloween Treat
Being as it is just a few days before Halloween all of the spooky festivities…
Episode 84: Five Steps to Help You Manage Your Expectations
In this episode we discuss expectations! All of us have them whether we know it…
Episode 83: Interview with Jeff Brabant on “Our Second Hands”
Lifter Jeff Brabant has been a guest on the podcast before, and I am thrilled…
Episode 82: Get Centered to Find Balance
Do you ever feel off-balance? We all seem to strive for balance, but what if…
Episode 81: The Forty Day Focus
In this episode, we talk about giving ourselves something to focus on for 40 days….
Episode 80: What’s Next?
Sometimes we can have questions that are hard to find the answers to, but questions…
Episode 79: Embrace the Suck
A few years ago I had a friend tell me how her family member, who…
Episode 78: The Problem Is Not the Problem
What we see on the outside of others is a reaction or action to what…
Episode 76: Whatever You Are, Be A Good One
In this podcast episode, we talk about this famous quote by Abraham Lincoln and we…
Episode 75: One Step Ahead
n this podcast episode we talk about the term “If you give an inch, they’ll…
Episode 74: The Gift of Barriers
Many times we will see rules or guidelines as restrictions and barriers. Things that will…
Episode 73: The Recipe of Our Lives
What if our lives are like a recipe full of ingredients and tools we can…
Episode 72: Three Tips to Finish Those Tasks
Have you got many unfinished tasks that you just can’t seem to get completed? I…
Episode 71: Our Primitive Brain
Our brain is a complex organ that performs many functions. There are two main parts…
Episode 69: Family Unity
As we come upon the celebration of Independence Day, our topic for this week is…
Episode 68: Resistance
You hear a lot about resistance in exercise. We want to have resistance to help…
Episode 67: The Morning Report
When a nurse goes in for a new shift, she will get a report from…
Episode 66: Controlling the Controllables
Many things are outside of our control. The weather, the economy, and the biggest: other…
Episode 65: Identifying Your Purpose with Maria Strange
What is our purpose? I feel like we all have a purpose, and we are…
Episode 64: This One’s For the Girls: Secret Sisters
This is it! The last episode in May as we finish up our celebration of…
Episode 63: This One’s For the Girls: The Lines On Our Face
The lines on our faces. They come from the emotions that we experience. The joys,…
Episode 62: This One’s For the Girls: Life Begins When…
This one is for all of us who believe life will begin WHEN?! When what?…
Episode 61: This One’s For the Girls: Sleepers
This one is for all of the teenage girls! So listen up girls! This is…
Episode 60: What Other People Think
In this podcast we learn all about what other people think. Many of us spend…
Episode 59: Interview With a Client: Jamie Lamm
This episode is a fun one! A client’s perspective. Jamie Lamm came to me to…
Episode 58: Your Body is Your Home
Our bodies. Many of us have a tricky relationship with our bodies. It is almost…
Episode 57: Perfectly Imperfect
Perfect. This is a term that comes up often; however, when it comes to humans,…
Episode 56: How to Find Answers to Questions That Seem to Have No Answer
Is there a question in your mind that’s been brewing for a while that you…
Episode 55: Becoming Your Future Self
Do you ever think about what you’ll be in 5 years? Where you will be?…
Episode 54: Be the Hero of Your Story
Every story has characters that are either the victim, the villain, or the hero. Which…
Episode 53: Do You Actually Think You Are Doing a Good Job at Parenting?
This question came up for us one morning from one of our kids and to…
Episode 52: Lessons After a Year of Lifting the Lifters
One year later! It has been a ride this year! As we celebrate a year…
Episode 51: Interview With a Lifter: Shellie Thornley
Shellie Thornley is the creator of the guided workbook Distinct and Different, she runs the…
Episode 50: Loving Thyself Mentally and Physically
Overall health and wellness plays a big factor in living our best life. We get…
Episode 49: Loving Thyself
The two great commandments are love God and love thy neighbor, but many of us…
Episode 48: Loving Feelings
Love is an emotion that we can experience any time. It is a gift that…
Episode 47: Math vs. Drama
In every good book or movie there is a good story with lots of drama….
Episode 46: My Word for 2021: CREATOR
This year is shaping up to be a great one with my word for 2021:…
Episode 45: A Year of ENOUGH
Do you pick a word for the year? This is a practice I have done…
Episode 44: HOW to Set Your Goal
Many times we have the desire to set a goal then want to move straight…
Episode 43: WHY Set a Goal?
Happy New Year! With the beginning of the new year comes all of the desires…
Episode 42: Merry Christmas! Saving and Loving
Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! In this episode I share…
Episode 41: Giving
Giving to others is part of the Christmas season and traditions. It is a way…
Episode 40: Secret Santa
It’s Christmas Time! With that comes the season of gift giving. In this episode we…
Episode 39: Interview with a Lifter: Jeff Brabant Part 2
In this episode of our Interview with a Lifter: Jeff Brabant, we conclude our interview. …
Episode 38: Interview with a Lifter: Jeff Brabant Part 1
Jeff Brabant is a professor and the head coach of the Miles City Pioneer Baseball…
Episode 37: Reset, Regroup, and Reroute
We have to do a reset on many of the devices that we own. TV’s,…
Episode 36: Here Come the Holidays! Preparing For the Parties
Can you feel it!? The holidays are coming! I LOVE this time of year! The…
Episode 35: Contentment
Contentment is a state of happiness and satisfaction. Contentment is an emotion. It is a choice! We can choose…
Episode 34: What To Do With Fear and What Is on the Other Side?
Fear has been a big topic this month. There is so much to learn about…
Episode 33: FEAR Part 2
Today’s episode on Fear: the nuts and bolts. I discuss 5 facets of fear and…
Episode 32: Fear
October and Halloween brings about all things scary! Witches, ghosts, goblins, haunted houses, straw mazes,…
Episode 31: Celebrate You!
Celebrate you? Seems like kind of a silly thing, doesn’t it? But it is key…
Episode 30: The Magic Is in the Middle
Oreos, jelly filled donuts, stuffed crust pizza, these all have one thing in common: the…
Episode 29: How to Slow Down; Stop, Look In, Breathe, and Look Up!
Last Episode we discussed our reason for feeling rushed and in a hurry. Our thinking…
Episode 28: Slow Down!
Do you ever find yourself in a hurry or a rush and wonder why? What…
Episode 27: Your Age: What Does It Mean?
How old are you, and what does that number mean to you? Is it really…
Episode 26: Connecting With Teenagers
This month we’ve discussed the different stages of parenting and some of the tools I’ve…
Episode 25: Being Capable, Competent, and Confident
Listen in to this episode as I discuss how to teach our grade school kids…
Episode 24: Why Routines, Sleep, and Nutrition Matter?
Routines, sleep, and nutrition are key factors in raising babies and toddlers, and any age…
Episode 23: You Do What Works For You
We have so many decisions to make during a day, with so many messages saying…
Episode 22: Sex and Intimacy in Marriage: Take 2
Last week I posted the episode on Sex and Intimacy in Marriage. Saturday, I took…
Episode 21: Fun Together!
Today’s episode is all about FUN! Also following the theme for Keeping the Spark Alive…
Episode 20: Unity
Abraham Lincoln said “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” While he was speaking about…
Episode 19: The Fundamental Piece of All Relationships
We are created and wired for connection. It is a basic human need for us…
Episode 18: Keeping the Spark Alive in Marriage
There will be many times in our marriages where it is full of joy, and…
Episode 16: Lessons from our Dads
Father’s Day is this Sunday! As I thought about my dad and Jarred’s dads and…
Episode 15: Seeing People Not Problems
At this time our country is trying to make sense of what happened to George…
Episode 14: Hindsight is 20/20
We’ve all heard the term “Hindsight is 20/20.” What does this mean? It means when…
Episode 13: Becoming a Lifelong Learner
May is coming to an end, and many High School Seniors are completing their formal…
Episode 12: Sisterhood
Sisterhood. What does that mean? Biological sisters? Sisters by marriage? In today’s episode we conclude…
Lessons from a Lifter: Brinda Howard ~ Just Say It and Do It!
As we celebrate Womanhood and Motherhood this week I have thought, about all of the…
Interview with a Lifter: Paulette Kirkham
Paulette Kirkham is a dear friend of mine who is a lifter in all aspects. …
Celebrating Womanhood and Motherhood
Mother’s Day is just around the corner! This is a day that can stir up…
You Know Enough
Having a baby, changing jobs, pursuing a project, big life changes, all these circumstances create…
You Are Enough
Enough. I’m not enough. I didn’t do enough. I’m not BLANK (fill in the word)…
Who Cares? I Care!
I get a lot of questions about podcasting since starting up. The biggest one: WHY?…
Interview With a Lifter: My Mom, Kathy Nielson
Meet my mom, Kathy Nielson. She is a Lifter in so many ways to me,…
Turn the Music Up!
Five Reasons to Use Music in Your Day. “Music is the medicine of the mind.”…
How to Set Yourself Up for Good Weather
After listening to episode two about the “Weather Maker,” we will discuss ways to set…
The Weather Maker
“If mom ain’t happy, nobody is happy!” is a phrase used often! In this episode…
Meet Jessica Rydalch AKA Jesser
Welcome to Lifting the Lifters! In this episode we will get to know our host,...