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Connection is the Foundation for Relationships, Business, and Life

Listen to this second part of my interview with Kristen KB Newton to find out how the levels of relationship and the “I”s of connection work not just in friendship but throughout life. Also, learn how you can use the singular motivator common to all people to get what you want in your life.

Listen to part 2 of this conversation How to Move between the Levels of Friendship using the Five “I”s of Connection.

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How to Move between the Levels of Friendship using the Five “I”s of Connection

Listen to this first part of my interview with Kristen “KB” Newton to learn how to expand your friendship life. She explains the different types and levels of friendship and the five “I”s of connection. This will help you superpower your relationships.

Listen to part 2 of this conversation Connection is the foundation for relationships, business and life

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Untangling Forgiveness, Unforgiveness, Reconciliation and Revenge

Although researchers may not agree on forgiveness, they generally agree on what it is not. Unforgiveness can also be a deliberate choice.

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How to Make Remote Work Relationships More Fun with Raul Anton Cuadrado

Tune in to this episode with Raúl Anton Cuadrado to learn how to make remote work relationships more fun and exciting, with Raúl Antón Cuadrado.

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How to go from Small Talk to Meaningful Conversation

I used to say I dislike small talk. This is true to the extent that I find repetitive small draining. This is especially true when someone asks what you do and you see judgment in their eyes as soon as you respond. It’s much more fun to have an engaging, meaningful conversation, a conversation where…

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How to Add more Laughter in Your Life

Ho, ho, ho. Ha, ha, ha. I was fascinated to hear and see people exercising while making these laughing sounds as I went for a morning walk in Bangalore. I never joined the class although I did try some of the movements at home. Performing laughter can be quite entertaining but are there any benefits?…

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Inspiration in a Media Rich World

An Inspiring World In our media rich world, we can get to know people in so many different ways. Even when we’ve never met someone in the physical world, we can get to know them in the virtual world. I’ve made connections in Words with Friends and deepened conversations. In tomorrow’s podcast episode, I will…

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Introducing Pod Buffet

Looking for new podcasts to listen to? Steve Heatherington of the Pod Buffet podcast brings a new podcast to listeners each week. Learn about new podcasts each week by clicking the Follow button on his podcast page. This week, I’m the guest. 🙂 Shownotes An interview with Damianne President, host of the Changes Big and…

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Mental Health Can Make Relationships a Struggle

I recently heard from a friend from the University of Ottawa. We spent hours together every day during our undergrad but drifted apart as I moved to India and she moved to Saskatchewan. We’ve reconnected multiple times and then lost touch again. I don’t make friends easily, and I tend to make friends for life….

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Own Your Story and Tell it Like You Mean It

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In his book Think Again, Adam Grant talks about exploring concepts from a spherical perspective. That idea of looking at things from so many different angles as is possible in a spherical shape appeals to me.

In this second compilation episode on self-acceptance, I will be highlighting elements of interviews with seven different guests on the topic of self-acceptance. I’ll be weaving a thread between the episodes to help you understand different elements of self-acceptance and its relevance and application in your life. The featured guests are Rachel Tapscott, Daralyse Lyons, Michelle Kuei, Seanna Leath, Aruna Krishnan, Fatima Oliver and Sarah Eames.

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Start Right Where You Are with Self Acceptance

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I conducted 19 interviews for season 3 of Changes Big and Small. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reading Radical Self Acceptance by Tara Brach and discussing it on the podcast. Feel free to read along and join the conversation. Or if you’ve read the book, feel free to share your thoughts and questions with me at contact@changesbigandsmall.com or you can live a voice recording by clicking on the Start here link.

Self-acceptance means knowing your strengths, weaknesses, successes, failures, and seeing yourself as worthy of love, of dignity, despite your imperfections. It means accepting who you really are, not who you wish you should be or want to be. It has no judgement, only truth. This sets it apart from the related idea of self-esteem because self-esteem only focuses on the “esteemed” or the positive aspects of yourself. Self-acceptance looks at all of yourself and likes yourself regardless of the “flaws”, and it is essential before any transformation.

From the exploration this season, we know that there are many things that affect our self acceptance. These include our relationship with ourselves and with others, the stories we tell about the various facets of our lives and our self-image.

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Healing Yourself Allows You to Build Strong Relationships

In this episode, Nisha Mody shares her own healing journey that she took be able to reconnect with who she is and with what’s important in her life. One of the interesting things that comes up is the relationship between being in community and being connected to people, but also having a strong identity and sense of self and being able to be grounded. We’ll learn what is the mother wound and how we might be able to heal it and address it in our own lives. We also discuss the concept of shame and how we might be able to overcome feelings of shame. We are inherently people of worth being humans, and that’s an important thing for us to remember.

Nisha Mody, MLIS, MA CCC-SLP (she/her) is a Librarian, Feminist Healing Coach, and Writer. She is passionate about trauma-informed care, justice, and creating nurturing relationships. She coaches people one-one, in groups, and provides workshops related to healing and trauma-informed care. Find her on Instagram and TikTok @healinghypegirl, Twitter @nishamody and on her website www.nishaland.com.

01:47 – The meaning of Healing Hype Girl
02:50 – The beginning and working on a healing journey
08:17 – Marriage and identity
16:55 – Examples of self-care to nourish your body
18:37 – Learning what it takes for healing and being part of a community
20;51 – Companions on the healing journey
23:29 – What we deserve and our worth
27:12.- Learning about and growing in self-acceptance
28:40 – The key to being in alignment with yourself
30:10 – What it means to be a human who makes mistakes
30:55 – Invitation/Challenge
33:14 – Finding Nisha on the Web
35:14 – Fast Five

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