Another Beautiful Life

Many times we go about our days with our head down, focused on our task at hand or buried in the depths of our own brokenness that we can’t even see past ourselves to others.  But what if we were able to change the world by leaving drops of joy behind us? There is a caveat, though: You can’t give what you don’t have. Today Tricia shares how she went from being shut down in her grief and old wounds to being free to change other people’s lives just by sharing joy.  Resources Mentioned: ·       The podcast Road Map has grouped like topics together. Get it here: https://www.triciazody.com/roadmap ·       For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Scriptures Mentioned: ·       Ephesians 4:23; Psalm 51:12 Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/

What are your “default” thoughts? What are your “default” actions? Are you pleased with either of these? Do you wish you would think more positively and act more Christlike? Would you like that to be your “default”?  Change is possible but it’s going to take practice, practice, practice. That’s because deep neural ruts and connections have been formed in our brains by our past “default.”  Today we discuss how to make those changes we so desperately need and want by working with the brain’s natural God-given design. The brain is designed to eliminate unnecessary connections and strengthen important ones. This means we have the ability to let go of negative thoughts, painful memories, and lie-based beliefs—while reinforcing faith, peace, and truth. I’ll give you three areas to focus on to begin to make that change: pruning, feeding and fasting, and sleep. Resources Mentioned: ·       For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: Scriptures Mentioned: ·       Colossians 3:2, Romans 8:11, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5, John 15:2 Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call. Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook and Instagram.

Metacognition is what sets human brains apart from all other created beings’. It’s the ability to think about what we’re thinking about. Meta.  When was the last time you remember actively aware and thinking about what you were thinking in the moment when your emotional brain was spinning out of control?  When we’re thinking about what we’re thinking about, we’re able to make adaptive changes that make our lives enriched and feel more abundant and purposeful. Today we talk about actively engaging in this beautiful God-given gift – metacognition.  Resources Mentioned: ·       For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: Scriptures Mentioned: ·       Proverbs 16:18, John 10:10, 1 Corinthians 11:28, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Galatian 6:4, Hebrews 12:1, Psalm 42:11 Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call. Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook  and Instagram

“Pura Vida” encapsulates how Costa Ricans cherish life’s simplest pleasures and find joy in the little things. “Pura Vida” – living in simplicity, in a quiet, calm pace of life – creates lower stress, lower blood pressure, lower chances of heart disease, and contributes to living longer. “Pura Vida” is a way of life that lures you in and invites you savor its unhurried pace. It is an intentional “less is more” mindset, creating white space to relax, reflect, and reconnect with God. In this episode, we discuss ways to live “Pura Vida.”  Resources Mentioned: -              Reinvent Podcast with host, Sari Kimbell: Episode 88 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reinvent/id1677582315?i=1000692583965 -              Episode 4 – Now, This is the Good Life https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-beautiful-life/id1538311547?i=1000497181342 -              Friends of Big Bear Valley Bald Eagles, Jackie & Shadow on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/LCGYWfbyBWc?si=JeKP8xb5bVkB3Q92 For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min  Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/

God is calling us into a place of continual, satisfying, unhurried rest in Him. To slow down. To make quiet and purposeful space. But this is counter cultural and flies in the face of everything we believe makes us valuable and worthwhile. The result is busy, frantic, unsettled lives, striving for something more. That “more” is found when we heed God’s call to “Rest, My Beloved.” Resources Mentioned: ·       Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Healing in Brokenness by Tricia Zody https://a.co/d/hoPKsBO on Amazon ·       Soul Keeping by John Ortberg ·       The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer ·       For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Scriptures Mentioned: ·       Romans 12:2 Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/

Not every day is going to be great. We’re not promised a life without struggles. In fact, before Jesus left this earth, He told us we were going to have troubles – John 16:33. What do we do about that? How do we continue on when things of this earth make us sad or heartbroken or frozen in fear?  There is an answer. In fact, there are 4 steps that can get you back to peace and moving forward. Today, I want to take you behind the scenes of my own struggles these past few days and show you how I used the very tools I teach you to shift my thinking, regulate my emotions, and anchor myself in God’s truth.  Resources Mentioned: ·       Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Healing in Brokenness by Tricia Zody https://a.co/d/hoPKsBO on Amazon ·       Episode 171 – Tools For Emotional Overwhelm ·       Episode 179 - Motivation ·       Talking Back by Evagrius of Pontus on Amazon ·       For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Scriptures Mentioned: ·       John 16:33, John 14:27, James 1:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Isaiah 55:11, Romans 8:28, Psalm 37:23, Ephesians 2:10  Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/

Do you believe the God you say you believe in? Do you believe He will do for you what scripture says He will? Do you know who He is? Today we explore what might keep you from being able to stay firmly rooted in faith when the floor is falling out from beneath you. And sometimes we have to go back to fundamentals to figure out exactly what it is we believe about God.  Resources Mentioned: ·       Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Healing in Brokenness by Tricia Zody https://a.co/d/hoPKsBO ·       A. W. Tozer, The Attributes of God: Deeper into the Father's Heart ·       Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest ·       Get the 6 Days of “About God” Reflection Series: https://www.triciazody.com/podcasttranscripts (You must comment on this episode’s transcript to active the emails to your inbox.) ·       For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Scriptures Mentioned: ·       2 Corinthians 10:5; Matthew 5:48; Isaiah 41:10; Jeremiah 29:13  Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/

Have you ever looked in the mirror and not recognized yourself? You are just not “you” anymore. In an effort to get back to someone you recognize, you may even say, “I just want to be ‘me’ again.” Unfortunately, or fortunately, you will never be able to go back to an old version of “you” again. That’s because your brain is changing each and every day with every single experience you have. Every day you are different. Join me as I give you some information backed by brain science that will help you ensure that today is the best version of “you” yet.  Resources Mentioned: ·       Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Healing in Brokenness by Tricia Zody https://a.co/d/hoPKsBO For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/ Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min

Did you know that there are certain emotions that can make you sick? When we are experiencing negative emotions for long periods of time, it has a direct effect on our immune system.  In this episode, we’ll nerd out a little bit on how our negative emotions impact the way our bodies’ function. Well even identify some of the diseases that can immerge from these chronic, negative emotions. Then I’ll give you a solution! Yes, you can reverse any damage done to your immune system at the cellular level. God has designed your mind to heal your body. Join me so that the negative emotions you experience don’t make you sick!  Resources Mentioned: ·       Epigenetic Influences and Disease by Dr. Danielle Simmons https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/epigenetic-influences-and-disease-895/) ·       Episode 54 - Can You Trust Your Emotions? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-beautiful-life/id1538311547?i=1000539146639 ·       Episode 2 - Mind, Body, Spirit Wholeness https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-beautiful-life/id1538311547?i=1000497181343 ·       The Body Keeps The Score by Dr. Bessel Vander Kolk ·       Episode 171 - Tools For Emotional Overwhelm https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-beautiful-life/id1538311547?i=1000677607139 ·       Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Healing in Brokenness by Tricia Zody https://a.co/d/hoPKsBO For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Register for the FREE Emotions Workshop – Feb. 24th at 2p Central: triciazody.com/emotionsworkshop Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/

Do you “What If” yourself right into anxiety and worry and dread? In this {Rewind} episode, we’ll discover a more helpful, positive, and productive way to use “What if” in order to get our brains to work for us, not against us. Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Buy my Book Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Hope in Brokenness on Amazon: https://a.co/d/hoPKsBO

The past couple of weeks we’ve done a Life Assessment and set goals and intentions to improve specific areas of our life. But statistics show you may begin losing motivation soon and not reach your goal at all!  This episode dives deep into understanding motivation not just as a feeling but as a psychological process influenced by thoughts, priorities, and purpose. Discover how your thoughts, choices, and faith shape your motivation and create a life aligned with your God-given purpose.  Resources Mentioned: Another Beautiful Life: A Christian's Journey to Finding Peace and Hope in Brokenness by Tricia Zody – Chapter 8: Moving Forward: Now What? Buy it on Amazon HERE!   Scripture References: Ephesians 2:10, Psalm 37:4, Proverbs 16:9, Ephesians 4:26. For more tools, questions for reflection, and resources to help you on your journey, download the Listener's Guide for this episode: https://www.triciazody.com/guide Connect: Website: www.triciazody.com Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.zody/  and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciazody/ Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min

This is part two of the Life Assessment exercise where we take your results from last week and use them to make a plan for making 2025 an extraordinary year.   If you haven’t filled out your Life Wheel assessment yet you can grab the Listener’s Guide from last week – episode 177 – that has the life wheel printed on it for you to fill out. Then also grab this week’s Listener’s Guide to work with me through this episode. Doing this exercise and really putting some thought and effort into it  pulls your brain out of its stagnant, and even lazy, state where it’s just been creating the same negative results over and over again, year after year. But today, by doing this Life Assessment, your brain is awake and aware and engaged to create a powerful shift in your life and reset for a beautiful 2025.  Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide

January is when most people regularly take an assessment of their life and reset. A life-assessment is eye-opening for so many. Mainly because most people don’t do this each year. They just roll into the next year, carrying in old baggage not realizing they have the power to leave it at the door. Most people also start the year feeling some dread because they don’t know that they have so much more power to change their life, and they’ve just been living at the effect of their default brain all this time.  Today I’m going to take you – step by step - through the Life Assessment exercise, assessing 12 specific areas, so you can begin to change your life to live more fully and abundantly in 2025.  Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min  Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide

SHOW NOTES:  Do you feel sad and blue after Christmas? Do you know why? Do you want to feel differently? What is the magnifying glass you are looking through? Is it your thoughts about your pain, loss, tragedy, fear, loneliness, etc that’s making you feel sad and melancholy? Or is there a different lens to look through that magnifies something better, more helpful, more true? Today, we talk about how to start 2025 by looking through the right magnifier of your life.  Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min  Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide

What is your first reaction when things that happen are unexpected…and most unwanted? Do you get angry? Frustrated? Does it leave you feeling despondent?  God has a reason for all things. When things are unexpected, we can be sure that in it He’s trying to teach us, create something in us, or provide for us. This is the time to look deeper into the situation; to look beyond what the natural eyes can see; to find Him giving you what you desperately need.   Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min  Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide

In order to experience complete healing after loss, tragedy, heartbreak, or anything that leaves you with great sorrow, it’s important to learn to grieve well.  Join me today as I share from my book, Another Beautiful Life: A Christian’s Journey to Finding Peace and Hope in Brokenness. I reveal 10 things I learned about grieving well that were a catalyst to my healing after my husband’s suicide. Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min  Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide

Last week I was talking about the power of thankfulness and the impact it has on our life – physically, relationally, emotionally, and spiritually. I mentioned the Apostle Paul as a beautiful example of one who continuously gave thanks to God right in the middle of his suffering, and the supernatural results he experienced because of that thankfulness.   He was bound with chains in a dark prison cell. And he began to sing songs of worship to God. Boy, how I would have loved to have heard those songs. Wouldn’t you? Regardless of his present circumstances, Paul was expressing his trust and faith in an awesome and worship-worthy God.  When you are suffering, it may be hard to find your “thankfulness.” And you might ask, “why on earth do I even need to? Can’t I just have a minute here to be really sad?” Well, yes. Do that. But don’t stay stuck there.   Thankfulness lowers feelings of depression and anxiety, bolsters resiliency, fosters higher self-esteem, and supports physical health and well-being.  Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide  BOOK!!! Get on the list for the discounted pre-sale rate through December 6, 2024: https://www.triciazody.com/book

When you are suffering, it may be hard to find your “thankfulness.” And you might ask, “why on earth do I even need to? Can’t I just have a minute here to be really sad?” Well, yes. Do that. But don’t stay stuck there.  Thankfulness lowers feelings of depression and anxiety, bolsters resiliency, fosters higher self-esteem, and supports physical health and well-being.  This episode is packed with encouragement and simple steps to get you to a place of thankfulness and joy, even in the midst of suffering.   Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min  Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide BOOK!!! Get on the list for the discounted pre-sale rate : https://www.triciazody.com/book

When your emotional brain and your adult brain are not integrated, you will be carried away by emotional overwhelm.   Today, I give you 5 powerful tools to bring balance to your brain and get you out of the spinning, emotional chaos that keeps you from moving forward.  Grab the Questions to Break the Brain pdf sent to your email: https://www.triciazody.com/questionstobreakthebrain  Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min  BOOK!!! To get the latest inside info, get on the list: https://www.triciazody.com/book

Your emotional brain wants to run the show, and it can adversely affect your daily life if your brain is not balanced. You’re not able to think straight when your emotional brain and your adult brain are not integrated. This can leave you in overwhelm and keep you from being able to move forward.   Join me as I give you a personal example of how my emotions started to get the better of me and literally kept me from “thinking straight.” I’ll explain how the brain functions when this is happening and tell you what to do about it.   Are you wondering how Life Coaching works? Would you like a free, 30-minute session? Click this link to set up a Consult Call: https://calendly.com/triciazodylifecoach/30min Get the free, printable Listener’s Guide here: https://www.triciazody.com/guide