In today's episode we are talking about our future selves.

Anxiety can often stem from uncertainty about the future. When you have a clear vision of your future self, you are able to reduce anxiety because you have given yourself direction and purpose. Knowing who you want to become helps ground your present actions and decisions and this reduces anxiety.

You may know who you would like to be, but maybe you can’t figure out how to become that person. Or you may not even think it’s possible to become a better version of yourself.

We can see this in ourselves and in our children.

Today we will talk about how to become who you want to be and how to live from that space.

We will talk about how we can help our children become their best selves as well.

This episode is all about how to achieve what is possible in our lives.

This is a fun topic to discuss because life is so full of great possibilities.

Today we are talking about love and the power it has to make positive changes.

We will also discuss why we always want to choose to love above every other option.

And how choosing to love reduces anxiety and brings great results.

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/arun-gandhi/reflections-peace/ Arun Gandhi, BYU Speeches “Reflections of Peace,” 1999.

This is Episode 10 and part two of my Adversity podcast.

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to part 1 on adversity, I invite you to go back and listen.

Today we are going to be talking about how adversity has the ability to benefit our lives.

I’m super excited about this episode because I know the concepts were a huge paradigm shift for me and helped me view the world differently and they helped me feel more joy and peace. These ideas also have helped me reduce anxiety when challenges come my way.

We will be talking about how we can move from bitterness and anxiety because of adversity to a place of peace.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/10/32craig?lang=eng

https://awesci.com/the-role-of-wind-in-a-trees-life/

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/46taylor?lang=eng

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2001/10/developing-character?lang=eng

Today we are talking about Adversity. This will be a two part podcast. The first part we will be discussing the lie that the world tells us which is:

Life should be free from trials, challenges, and adversity. We will talk about why this isn’t true and how this belief hurts us.

We will also discuss the power we bring into our lives when we can expect that challenges will be a part of our lives.

Today I am talking about Buffering. Buffering is what leads to addictive behavior.

We are going to discuss exactly what Buffering is…

Why we buffer… why would want to stop buffering.

And, how we stop buffering.

When I really began to understand buffering, my mind was blown. You are going to love what I am teaching today.

It will change the way you look at addictive behavior and you are going to know the best and most powerful ways to change any behavior you do not want to have happening in your life.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve taught: “We should avoid any behavior that is addictive. Whatever is addictive compromises our will. Subjecting our will to the overbearing impulses imposed by any INTRODUCTION form of addiction serves Satan’s purposes and subverts our Heavenly Father’s. This applies to addictions to drugs (such as narcotics, alcohol, nicotine, or caffeine), addiction to practices such as gambling, and any other addictive behavior. We can avoid addictions by keeping the commandments of God” (“Free Agency and Freedom,” Brigham Young University 1987–88 Devotional and Fireside Speeches [1988], 45).

Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught: “Addiction has the capacity to disconnect the human will and nullify moral agency. It can rob one of the power to decide” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1989, 16; or Ensign, Nov. 1989, 14)

There is great power in learning to process a feeling. This meditation will help you focus on what is happening inside your body when you are experiencing a feeling.

Today we are talking about feelings. The feelings we like to feel and the ones we don’t like to feel.

We will be discussing why we don’t want to ignore our feelings and why avoiding our feelings can cause anxiety and stress as well as physical problems.

We will talk about what we can do to process our feelings in a healthy way. There is a bonus meditation podcast that walks you through feeling your feelings.

We will also be talking about how feeling our feelings can increase our confidence.

It’s going to be a great episode!

“When you are under stress or anxious, the (autonomic nervous) system kicks into action, and physical symptoms can appear — headaches, nausea, shortness of breath, shakiness, or stomach pain. "Doctors see it all the time — patients with real pain or other symptoms, but nothing is physically wrong with them," says Dr. Arthur Barsky, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.”

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/recognizing-and-easing-the-physical-symptoms-of-anxiety

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/47nelson?lang=eng

Joan Rosenberg "90 Seconds to a Life you Love"

Today we are talking about decision making. When we master the ability to make decisions we can begin to shape our lives to be the very best they can possibly be.

We will discuss practical strategies that can help us make choices that lead to greater success and fulfillment.

We will talk about how our confidence can grow when we become better decision makers.

We will also talk about why we often move into confusion, paralysis and overwhelm when we are trying to make decisions and how to get out of that confusion, paralysis and overwhelm.

You are going to want to listen today!

“Wrong Roads and Revelation” July 2005 Matthew Holland

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2005/07/wrong-roads-and-revelation?lang=eng

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/video/wrong-roads

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/13holland?lang=eng

“Motions of a Hidden Fire,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, General Conference, April 2024