• Get the Alone Time You Need … and Why It Matters
    Jun 13 2023

    Note: This is the final show I’m creating for this podcast. I’m moving on to do other things—like write a biography of my father, the artist John Falter. After this one, they’ll all be online and searchable… enjoy!

     

    You CAN get the alone time you need--even when you’re overwhelmed by life. This show’s about how to use that time to soothe your soul, meet your needs, and come back stronger than ever.

     

    I don’t know if you’re like me, but about now I could go for some alone time.  I’d just LOVE to hunker down in a long hot bath, or freely, leisurely wander the farmer’s market, or the rose garden up the street, now in full bloom.

     

    And if I let myself, I will! But…will I? Will you?

     

    That’s why this show is all about getting our much-needed alone time. Did you know there’s even been research that proves how essential it is for re-grounding us?

     

    If you have small children or an elder to care for. If you’re just trying to juggle career and life, it may seem impossible to take some time just for you.

     

    Whatever the case may be, know that this episode will CHEER YOU ON, past the guilty feelings, the hesitancy and the thought that it’s impossible … towards a little soothing alone time of your own.


    Godspeed, my friend. Stay safe …

     

    PS. If you haven’t ever heard my essay, Why Women Get Weepy, check it out. It’s a natural fit as the intro to today’s show …

    Suzanne

     

     

     

     

     

    LINKS

    USE THIS LINK FOR AG1: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN

    Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase

     

    My blog – Why Women Get Weepy

     

    My Amy Maricle podcast (from Self-Care Soother) on Art Journaling

     

    My Julie Yogaressa podcast on Yoga Nidra

     

     

    ABOUT SUZANNE FALTER

    Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal’s death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.

     

     

     

     

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    27 mins
  • The Self-Care of Listening to Our Bodies
    Jun 6 2023

    Often the most overlooked part of our self-care is simply our bodies. Learn how to listen to yours more closely to learn all kinds of clues about yourself, life and your path.

     

    In today’s show, we’re beginning with an essay I wrote in 2016 called The Eight Secrets of Emotional Self-Care. Why? Because this is an often overlooked but critical part of the self-care path. I hope you find it useful.

     

    One of the many unexpected gifts that came from my daughter Teal’s death was a precious, slightly tattered red spiral notebook filled with healing wisdom. In it are hundreds of channeled quotes and insights she received in meditations. This is where I begin my conversation with you about the healing wisdom of the body.

     

    To that end, I begin by reading a popular essay I wrote a while back called ‘Are Your Hot Flashes Trying to Tell You Something?’ Read on – and listen in -- if this applies to you. This is wisdom that can be applied across the board, no matter what uncomfortable or uncommon body symptoms you are experiencing.

     

    It’s old news that there is a powerful body-mind connection, of course. But Teal’s take on it is special I think. So I spend a fair amount of time in the main section of the podcast talking about her ideas on what the body tells us about our minds.

     

    You will learn:

    -       How to observe what is going on in your body – and see if you’re squelching that information

    -       Some helpful questions you can ask yourself about your own body discomforts

    -       What cravings might be trying to tell you

    -       The four most common emotions we try to suppress, mask or avoid … though our bodies won’t let us do that for long

     

    Hope this gives you some food for thought.

     

    Namaste,

     

     

    RESOURCES

     

    USE THIS LINK FOR AG1: athleticgreens.com/BUSYWOMEN

    Get a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase

     

     

    Suzanne’s newest book, Free Spirited

     

    The Eight Secrets of Emotional Self-Care

    https://suzannefalter.com/self-care/eight-secrets-emotional-self-care/

     

    Link to Christiane Northrup’s book The Wisdom of Menopause

     

     

     

    ABOUT SUZANNE

     

    Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal’s death Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.

     

     

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    24 mins
  • How to Use AI for Self-Care
    May 30 2023

    How to Use AI for Self-Care

     

    My guest this week is AI pundit, video expert and all-round enthusiast of cool things, my friend Jon Leland of the Video Mojo podcast. He’s the guy who’d know this answer, being someone who really enjoys spirituality and all that comes with it.


    In our conversation we get into

    -       How to deal with difficult relationships,

    -       How to feel better about your self-esteem

    -       Creating a self-care schedule for the day

    -       Creating workouts for specific goals

    -       Specific coaching on how to talk to ChatGPT

    -       How to create your own personal ‘FlatterBot’ when you’re feeling down

     

    Lots of fun to be had here—not to mention some practical, honest to God help and support.

     

    Enjoy!

     

    Suzanne

     

     

    RESOURCES

     

    Websites Jon Leland mentioned:

    ChatGPT

    Unsplash


    Jon Leland’s Video Mojo podcast

     

    OUR GUEST

    Jon Leland has been a media innovator for over 50 years. Currently he is host & producer of the Video Mojo video podcast, a B2B video marketing influencer, and president-creative director of the video content marketing agency, ComBridges.com. Jon is a passionate advocate for the use of leading edge video and AI technologies to enhance human creativity and to empower marketing built on authenticity.

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    23 mins
  • The Antidote for Too Much Media
    May 26 2023

    minute meditation that really helps YOU check in with YOU.

     

    May this help you stay grounded in yourself, friend.


    Much love,

     

    Suzanne

     

     

    RESOURCES

     

    Link to Tiny Buddha essay

     

    The Joy of Letting Go

     

    What does it take to truly let go of all the worries, fears and doubts that keep you up at night? It requires surrendering, completely. Letting go of all the negative talk in our heads, and the heaviness in our hearts.

     

    Let Suzanne’s book, The Joy of Letting Go, take you through any crisis. Wise, warm and funny.

     

     

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    15 mins
  • Are You Addicted to Stress?
    May 23 2023

    It’s time for Best of Best of… as in the very best, most popular episodes from this show. So here’s a replay of one that you all have loved a lot!

     

    I’ve chosen to replay a very popular segment I ran a while ago, The Strangely Addictive Nature of Stress. It really expands on this idea that some of us really need to hang out in ‘the emotional drugstore’ as our addiction to adrenaline grows.

     

    Here are some actual steps you can take to help with this situation.

     

    If anxiety is getting the better of you … here’s a simple, easy solution.

     

    May all of this serve you well!

     

    With love,

     

    Suzanne

     

    LINKS

     

     

    The Joy of Letting Go

     

    What does it take to truly let go of all the worries, fears and doubts that keep you up at night? It requires surrendering, completely. Letting go of all the negative talk in our heads, and the heaviness in our hearts.

     

    Let Suzanne’s book, The Joy of Letting Go, take you through any crisis. Wise, warm and funny.

     

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    25 mins
  • How to Stop Having the Same Old Problems
    May 19 2023

    We all have problems... but we don't have to have the same old same old for infinity. Not at all!

    Here I share the story of how I began to break down the old structures that kept me rigidly in place. Because if I can do it, well... so can YOU.

    May this help you with wherever you're stuck or feeling frustrated today. And may you relax and dissolve a little of that old gunk in the meditation that follows.

    Love,

     

    Suzanne

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    11 mins
  • You, Your Mother & Food
    May 16 2023

    Learning how to eat more mindfully, and not emotionally overeat is a skill many of us need to learn. Suzanne talks to Jessica Procini, emotional eating expert, on how our relationship with our mothers is often a factor in our food issues.

    Perhaps you over eat, over drink, over drug, over shop… whatever your ‘ism’ is, issues with the emotional attachment with your mother may be at the root of it.

     

    Jessica shares ideas on

    -       Why mother-daughter relationships can be so tricky

    -       Using substances to cope, and alternatives that are healthier

    -       The connection between overwork and overeating

    -       How to know if your mother is triggering you

    -       What to do if your mother is active in your life—and things are tricky

    -       Body shame v body positivity

    -       The impact of how we dress and what to do about it


    SO much here… a very rich topic indeed.

     

    With love,

     

    Suzanne

     

    PS. Don’t forget to check us out for more self-care goodies on Friday!

     

    RESOURCES

    Suzanne’s new memoir, Free Spirited

    Jessica’s Website

    Jessica’s Freebies 

     

     

    OUR GUEST

    Jessica Procini is on a mission to help high-achieving women heal the roots of their emotional eating. When Overeaters Anonymous and therapy weren’t enough to help her end her fight with food, she spent ten years in research before developing her signature healing framework, Escape From Emotional Eating®, which has helped women reclaim their power over food. Now that she’s been 100% free from her compulsions with food for over 5 years, Jessica helps female entrepreneurs and executives do the same at EscapeFromEmotionalEating.com.

     

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    22 mins
  • MEDITATION: Soothing, Healing, Relaxing
    May 12 2023

    Overcoming perfectionism sometimes is as simple as relaxing... and listening to what your body needs, here and now.

    This simple 20 minute guided visualization will help you come back to yourself... so you can be the very best version of You.

    Namaste,

    Suzanne

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    19 mins