RACHAEL O'MEARA

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Ep 32 Judith Wright

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In episode 32 of The Pausecast...​

• Join a guided pause led by Dr. Judith

• What yearnings are and why they matter

• What the Transformational Imperative is, and how you're a part of it.

• How to live a more engaged fulfilled life and how all emotions help guide us to that.

Ep 31 Aaron McHugh

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In episode 31 of The Pausecast...​

• Experience a guided pause led by Aaron

• The missing piece most of us miss when it comes to leading yourself

• How Aaron got out of being “unstuck”

• How to lead without “driving hard”

• How Aaron learned to take in more renewal resources and “nutrients” and how it changed his life

• Depleting vs. fulfilling merit badges

• Why being busy instead of feeling fulfilling.

• How burnout can shift to be a practice of living

• Learn to have your own “no” permission slip

• How to create more emotional “calories” to match high depletion rates

Ep 30 Derek Sivers

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In episode 30 of The Pausecast...​

• A guided writing pause led by Derek

• How writing helps to pause and create

• How to live your life as a series of grand experiments

• How living intentionally and saying no are ways to refresh and renew

• What lessons have you learned from pausing?

• How making changes now is a good move

• Hear about Derek’s new book, and it’s inspiration

• The metaphor when you “crack the code”

• How the Muppets, safes, and rainbows are important cues to pause.

Ep 29 Erric Solomon

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In episode 29 of The Pausecast...​

• Experience a "bluesky" pause guided by Erric

• How to stop the ticker-tape mind

• How Radically Happy happened with Phakchock Rinpoche

• How being a lion and less like a dog helps you  

• How Erric's buddhist background helps him pause

• How to find meaning and avoid the struggle

Ep 28 Pausing in Uncertainty

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In episode 28 of The Pausecast...​

• Experience a pause led by Rachael

• Know the choices we can make about fear

• Why emotions and expression helps

• Noticing your fear and what you can do about it

• Get to know 3 of your Cognitive Distortions

• Why drama doesn't help

• Daily Pauses for routine, structure, and making the best of things.

Ep 27 with Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler

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In episode 27 of The Pausecast...​

• Experienced a refreshing pause led by Jennifer

• What led Jennifer to embark on a career studying conflict

• Why conflict is so challenging

• How to know your conflict type (hint: take the free assessment noted in the show notes)

• The 4 common conflict habits that get us into trouble and how to avoid

• The No. 1 tip that works to move through conflict!

• The two types of pausing you can take to facilitate conflict.

• How to leverage anger and other emotions to get out of conflict.

Ep 26 with Ron Carucci

In episode 26 of The Pausecast

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• Join a visualization pause led by Ron

• Learn the trifecta for better leadership

• Why we need “mirrors” as leaders

• Even the best CEOs have their trigger moments: here’s what one found out working with Ron

• Discover leaders want to know more about

• What power really means

• How to show up with purpose and be motivated

• How to find your blind spots and ask for feedback

• Tips for becoming more inclusive, open, and broadening your perspective as an inclusive leader

Ep 25 with Marci Shimoff

In episode 25 of The Pausecast...

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• Experience a 2x2x2 pause led by Marci (inspired by Heartmath Institute).

• How to start the "feel good happiness" chemical flow of oxytocin

• Why Heart Rate Variability (HRV) matters

• The one question you can ask yourself daily to improve your well-being

• How Pausing changed Marci's life

• How Marci defines happiness and how to generate more of it.

• The recipe for happiness and what we can/can't control.

• How the "7 main areas of happiness" can be a great metaphor for how to live a fulfilling life.

• How to create Your Year of Miracles and get your free ebook, "4 mistakes from living a miraculous life.

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