Kate Swoboda joins the show to talk about her book, The Courage Habit, and we talk about how to develop new habits, and stop doing the things that no longer serve you.

In this episode, Kate Swoboda and I talk about:

• Her new book, The Courage Habit
•  Her road to becoming a published author, along with her advice to anyone wishing to get a book published (keep trying)
• How she proposed a new angle on the book, after the proposal was accepted
• How to start practicing courage based behaviors and get “unstuck”
• Experiencing fear, and practicing mindfulness to recognize that you’re experiencing fear, while also stepping back to observe your own “stress responses”
• The Inner Critic, and the ways that the Inner Critic counteracts courage:
  o Perfectionism
  o People Pleasing
  o Sabotage
  o Pessimism
• That we need to work with (instead of against) the Inner Critic, by meeting him/her with unconditional love and acceptance
• The role of community in developing courage
• The question of “what if courage could be easy.”

Resources
The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life by Kate Swoboda on Amazon
Courageous Living Coach Certification – CLCC
Kate Swoboda’s site: Your Courageous Life

Kate Swoboda on past Jump Start Your Joy episodes:
Kate Swoboda on “Courage as a Path to Healing (Episode 8, Season 1)
The Crossroads of Courage and Creating Habits with guest Kate Courageous (Episode 80, Season 2)
Season Two Finale: A Roundtable on Joy, Finding Inspiration, and Self Care in Difficult Times (Episode 101, Season 2)

Emily Ann Peterson joins to share about how to follow your heart, tap into "Bare Naked Bravery," and nourish and nurture yourself while living with an illness.

What we talk about in this episode:

• Her early joy of music as a child, and taking inspiration from pieces like “Night on Bald Mountain.”
• How Rob Bell talks about grief – that as a society we have difficulty with it being wide, and deep, and we are uncomfortable with grief being a public emotion
• That music often expresses emotions for us the way that words can not
• The three main ways to express bravery: vulnerability, creativity / imagination, and improvisation
• How having defiant expectations can impact the outcome of anything you face
• The art of letting go as an act of faith
• Her community and podcast at Bare Naked Bravery
• Her new book of the same name
• Resistance as a necessary part of life
• Ways to jump start your joy: writing, finding community, and finding connection

Resources:
Emily Ann Peterson’s website 

Bare Naked Bravery (the book) by Emily Ann Peterson (pre-order the bravery bundle)

Bare Naked Bravery the podcast

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (on Amazon)

Christy Tending joins the show to talk about how to go beyond self care, and to work with self advocacy. Learn how to take the steps to get what you need to nurture and nourish yourself and live a life you love.

Learn all about how to cope with grief and make space for what you need during times of loss in this interview with Debbie Augenthaler. This episode is part of the Nourish & Nurture series.