The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams – Details, episodes & analysis

The holiday season can often feel really stressful, even though we often feel like we should be feeling more gratitude at this time of year. So how do we slow down enough to notice the small things that are actually going right...especially when life feels busy, chaotic, or overwhelming? Author and podcaster Lori Oberbroeckling joins Risa Williams to talk about simple, actionable ways to build gratitude into your daily routine. She also shares her “Gratitude Questions List,” a tool she created to help make everyday appreciation feel easier for us all

They discuss:

-Learning to notice the tiny daily things around us as a way to work the "gratitude muscle"

-How to recognize moments as they happen to us as a daily gratitude practice

-How we can start sharing our gratitude with others more regularly

-How setting up daily "practices" helps us to notice the "happy little moments" with more consistent intention

***New Book: The Tiny Wins Journal by Risa Williams, illustrated by Dulcie Yamanaka, will go on sale next week just in time for the holidays! Risa will be giving away 10 free copies of the books to newsletter subscribers - sign up for her newsletter at risawilliams.com today ***

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy

Guest: Lori Oberbroeckling, secretsofsupermom.com, @secretsofsupermom

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*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

We often understand what it means to feel physically fit in our bodies, but what does "emotionally fitness" look and feel like? Dr. Tamara Soles, psychologist and keynote speaker, is back on the show to talk with Risa Williams about building up our "emotional fitness," one mental rep at a time. They discuss how families can work with these emotional regulation tools together, and how building these skills is so important to do to manage our daily stress levels.

They discuss:

-Learn a few components of Emotional Fitness: Awareness, Regulation, Flexibility, Curiosity and Humor

-How parents can model to their kids how to regulate their nervous systems and emotions by talking about these elements more regularly

-Simple everyday tricks for regulating your nervous system that don't involve a lot of time or money to do

If this is a stressful and chaotic time of year for you, take a minute to pause and listen to this extremely helpful episode that can help you find the calm again!

Host: Risa WIlliams, @risawilliamstherapy

Guest: Dr. Tamara Soles, drtamarasoles.com, @drtamarasoles

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For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

Do you avoid trying new things sometimes because your inner critic really holds you back? On this special 100th episode of The Motivation Mindset, Risa Williams talks to podcast host and therapist, Wynn Helms, about how trying new things is so good for you to do - it helps our brains with cognitive flexibility, it engages our curiosity and helps us lean into life-long learning.

They discuss:

-How managing your inner critic is just part of the creative process and how it happens to everyone

-Why new things scare us into self-judgment and criticism

-How leaning into our sense of humor and childlike curiosity helps us get over the hard parts of learning a new thing

-Why it's important to try new things to avoid staying stuck or becoming too "rigid" in our thinking

**A big thank you to all the wonderful guests from the last 100 episodes and all the listeners around the world - we appreciate you!**

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy

Guest: Wynn Helms, wynnhelms.com, @wynn.helms.lmft1

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For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

In this special episode of The Motivation Mindset, Host Risa Williams shares two of the top tools from her books: The Stress Ruler and The Time Containers. If you feel stressed out from having way too much to do, then you won't want to miss this episode!
 
The Stress Ruler tool (from The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit) can help us become more aware of stress as it's rising and can help us figure out how to lower our stress one notch at a time. The Time Containers (from The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit) helps us get more intentional about what segments of time are designated for in our schedule.  Time Buffer Breaks are also discussed as a way to bring stress down.
 
Books discussed in this episode: The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit and The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit by Risa Williams.
 
 Tools discussed: The Stress Ruler, The Time Containers, Time Buffer Breaks, Mindfulness techniques,  and Time Blocking.
 
 Host: Risa Williams, LMFT, (www.risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy).
Questions by Dulcie Yamanaka (MM Podcast Assistant).
 
 (All tools discussed on the show are for educational purposes only and not meant as a replacement for medical care or psychotherapy.)

Support the show

For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

In this episode, Risa Williams interviews Andrew Lawston, an author and translator of multiple books, and they talk about how to increase your productivity by taking scheduled digital breaks, mapping out tasks by the best time to do them, and using timed sprints.  They also discuss how to provide accountability to yourself by tracking your goals each week over a long stretch of time.

Tools discussed: Pomodoro Method, Timed Sprints, and The Task Intensity Meter, Phone Time-Outs, and The Music Motivator from The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit.

Other Episodes Mentioned: Brain Boost - Music, Episode 12.

Host: Risa Williams,(risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy).
Guest: Andrew Lawston, (www.amazon.com/Andrew-Lawston/e/B007RCMTPS).

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For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

In this special Time Lab episode, listeners of the show test out tools from previous episodes. In this show, listeners Darrell Langolf, a writer from Los Angeles, Dulcie Yamanaka, a graphic designer and editor, and Cara Dolan, a public health administrator, test out two tools from Risa's book (The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit) called: The Task Intensity Meter and Task Rewards.  Find out which tool worked out well for them, and which tool they struggled with!

Tools discussed in this episode: The Task Intensity Meter, The Rewards Planner and The Brain Warm-Up from Risa's book, The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit.

Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 4 (Task Intensity Meter), Episode 5 (Rewards with Ezra Werb), Episode 3 (The Time Lab: The Brain Warm-Up).

Host: Risa Williams, LMFT, (risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy).
Guests: Darrell Langolf, Dulcie Yamanaka and Cara Dolan.

Support the show

For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

In this special episode called The Brain Boost, guest co-host Erica Curtis joins host Risa Williams to discuss how to use color more effectively in everyday life to find your focus, get creative, and get more organized. Have you ever wondered about the impact of color on your mood and motivation? Here's what science tell us about accessing color's power to transform our thoughts, feelings, and energy... 

Tools discussed in this episode:

The Color Coder (from Risa's book: The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit), Calm Colors (from Erica's book: The Innovative Parent), Time Blocking, and Mindfulness techniques.

Previous episodes mentioned: The Time Lab - Morning Pages & Appreciation Journal (Episode 6), Journaling with Mike Sonksen (Episode 2), Mind Modes with Erica Curtis (Episode 4).

Hosts: Risa Williams (risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy) and Erica Curtis (therapywitherica.com, @ericakcurtis).

Support the show

For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

In this episode, Risa Williams talks to Dr. Tamara Soles about setting time intentions for your to-do list as well as establishing clear boundaries throughout your day. If you've ever wondered about how to be more assertive when you're upholding your time boundaries, Dr. Soles has great tips and advice on how to communicate these needs to others. 

Tools discussed in this episode: Timers, Time Blocking, The Weekly Post-It  and Time Sinkholes (from Risa's book The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit), Reflective Listening, and BlockSite (Chrome Extension).

Guest: Dr. Tamara Soles (drtamarasoles.com, This Hour Has 50 Minutes Podcast).
Host: Risa Williams, LMFT (risawilliams.com, theultimatetoolkitbooks.com).

Support the show

For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

In this special episode of The MM Podcast called The Time Lab, listeners Dulcie Yamanaka, a copy editor, and Julissa Padilla, an archivist, test out journaling tools discussed in Episode 2. For three days, they test out Morning Pages (from The Artist's Way) in the morning, and The Appreciation Journal (from The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit) at night.

Episodes Referenced: Episode 2, Journaling with Mike Sonsken.

Books Referenced: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit by Risa Williams.

Host: Risa Williams (theultimatetoolkitbooks.com, risawilliams.com).
Guests: Dulcie Yamanaka and Julissa Padilla.

Support the show

For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

Risa Williams talks to educational therapist and book author, Ezra Werb, about rewards and how to use them to motivate yourself and to help you feel proud of tasks that you accomplish in everyday life. Ezra Werb is the book author of "Teach for Attention: A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges" (Free Spirit).

Tools discussed: Planning Rewards, Executive Functioning, Delayed Gratification, "Non-preferred" Tasks, The Task Intensity Meter (from Risa's book, The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit), The First Step Finder, (from Risa's book, The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit).

Episodes mentioned: Episode 6 and Episode 2.

Guest: Ezra Werb, M.Ed. (www.freespirit.com/gifted-and-special-education/teach-for-attention-ezra-werb).

Host: Risa Williams, LMFT (risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy).

Support the show

For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.