Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

In episode 195 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri challenges you to take the risk towards the thing you really want to do and a thank you as it's the 4 year anniversary of the podcast!

In episode 194 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of December focuses on Mastering Our Romantic Relationships and features Couples and Sex Therapist, Maegan Megginson.  This episode talks about Mastering Forgiveness.  We're going to hurt our partners at some point and this episode talks about how we can properly forgive the people we love, plus the actionable steps everyone can take to give a proper apology.

In episode 193, I chat with Kristin Lauria.  She started out as a dancer at a local dance studio in New Jersey and found her first love for the arts.  When she was young she wanted to move to California and become an actress and dancer, but then life changed and she had children at a young age.  Motherhood became something she truly enjoyed and soon providing for and raising her kids became the priority in her life.  About 10 years later, she started getting back into the arts by teaching Zumba.  But when her grandmother got sick, she stopped teaching Zumba and helped the family by taking over the family business.  But a few years later, finally it was her time. For the first time in her life, she realized it was okay to do something for herself.  That's when she started acting.  Listen to how she's found the balance in being a mom and finally putting herself first, her journey back to the arts, and how she's found herself acting in movies and commercials by listening to this episode.   

In episode 192 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about the three ways to improve your opportunities and chances of getting the right clients, the right jobs and the right relationships. 

In episode 191 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of December focuses on Mastering Our Romantic Relationships and features Couples and Sex Therapist, Maegan Megginson.  This episode talks about Mastering Communication.  Maegan talks about how most couples get stuck in negative communication patterns and how to change the pattern of communication, what fuels these interactions, how to be more aware of your patterns, and how to feel more connected and supported by your partner.

In episode 190, I chat with Omar Prieto.  He grew up in Mexico and moved to the US as a teen.  He started eating typical American meals of fast foods and soda on a daily basis.  Eventually the lifestyle lead him into being in the hospital with heart failure and into a coma for a few days.  When he woke, his doctor told him the hard truth, if you don't change your lifestyle, within 6 months you will no longer be alive.  Learn his journey of gaining not only his physical health back but even more importantly, his mental health.  It started with fitness and eventually transformed into the life he wanted to live.  Take a listen to his inspirational story and continuous journey by listening to this episode.     

In episode 189 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why we all need to know what we believe in and why it's important we speak up for what we believe and value. 

In episode 188 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of November focuses on The Five Stages of Long Lasting Relationships and features NYC based psychologist, Cat Considine.  This episode talks about Stage 4: The Commitment Stage & Stage 5: The Core Happiness Stage.  Cat talks about when this happens, how these stages create long lasting relationships, why we need to work on ourselves, how we can overcoming difficult situations, how couples help each other in this stage, and how we can better listen to one another.

In episode 187, I chat with Kristin Johnson who learned how to read at the age of two and started writing at a young age.  Communicating and feeling creative always made her happy.  Her passion for writing continued with writing in her school's newspaper and throughout her adulthood. She became a prize-winning/prize finalist writer, a ghostwriter, a screenwriter and recently the author of Ain't "U" Got No Manners, "the Bible For Social Media."  She talks about what it's like to be a ghostwriter vs writing your own work, how to get into the mindset of writing despite what others say, and how to write for social media in today's world with common sense.  Plus, hear how she's made a living writing, how she found a way to make writing work for her and the advice she gives to those who want to turn writing into more of a career by taking a listen to this episode.  

In episode 186 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about the 4 step process you can use to handle and overcome emotional overwhelm and stress. 

  In episode 185 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of November focuses on The Five Stages of Long Lasting Relationships and features NYC based psychologist, Cat Considine.  This episode talks about Stage 3: The Stability Stage.  Cat talks about when this happens, why it's a good thing but also how not to get too stuck in it, what it means for your relationship, how to accept your partner as they are and signs if your partner is the right fit.

In episode 184, I chat with LuAnn Pierce who by trade is a social worker who found a love for animals later in life.  After adopting her first special needs cat, she feel in love.  She learned how to take care of the cat and soon realized there were lots of cats with special needs and many people not willing to help.  LuAnn decided it was her calling to create a cat sanctuary for special needs cats.  Hear how she did it, why it's her passion and calling, why she's always felt called to help those in need and how she's educating those interested in learning more by taking a listen to this episode.    

In episode 183 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why people put us in a box and how to get out of it.

In episode 182 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of November focuses on The Five Stages of Long Lasting Relationships and features NYC based psychologist, Cat Considine.  This episode talks about Stage 2: The Power Struggle.  Cat talks about when this happens, how to be aware of how you fight and how the other person fights and why it's necessary to know this, how to understand what you're willing to compromise and not, plus how to learn more about what to expect in this stage and why it's important. 

In episode 181, I chat with Beth Martens who thought she wanted to work in medicine, then worked in marketing and realized she was betraying her soul's true purpose. Beth talks about overcoming tough situations like cancer and losing her parents and how getting fired from jobs gave her the feedback she needed to go after her purpose.  Hear her talk about how purpose is a movement, how and why we must live our soul's purpose, why it's usually the thing we don't want to do and her journey to living her own soul's purpose by taking a listen to this episode.

In episode 180 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about how to enhance our skillset and improve what makes us great.

In episode 179 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of November focuses on The Five Stages of Long Lasting Relationships and features NYC based psychologist, Cat Considine.  This episode talks about Stage 1: The Romance Stage.  Cat talks about why it's important that we understand the 5 stages, when the romance stage is, what it entails, why it won't last forever, how to understand someone's expression of romance, and how to learn more about what to expect in this stage.

In episode 178, I chat with artist Christine Wong Yap who recently had her work displayed at the Color Factory exhibit in NYC.  She grew up watching her parents do a lot of DIY projects which inspired her to try new things.  Christine talks about what art means to her, how the connections she's made have helped her work be seen, how she blends positive psychology with art, how artists can learn how to be their own best advocate and more by taking a listen to this episode.

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about how we should properly communicate with each other, what we shouldn't tolerate and how we can improve the way we communicate with others.

In episode 176 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of October focuses on How to Nurture Our Relationships and features Dr. Alexandra Stockwell who is a family physician turned relationship coach.  This episode talks about how to nurture our relationships with our community.  Dr. Stockwell talks about how to live longer by connecting with your community, why interacting with people in person is important, why more people are lonely than ever, what makes a great community, and more.  Learn more about Alexandra and reach out to her here.