Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

In episode 155 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 September focuses on How to Bring More Positivity Into Your Life and features Mariane Power a Strengths Based Coach, Co-Owner of the Posify Group and a recent graduate with her Masters in Clinical Psychology. This episode talks about what meaning and purpose is, how you can find it, answering the question, does your purpose also have to be your career, and steps you can take to get closer to living a life of meaning and purpose. 

In episode 154 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I chat with Ben Wehrman. As a lover of the coast, Ben always had a passion for trying to keep the environment beautiful.  After graduating college, he found a way to combine his love for photography, networking, and saving the plant by doing one simple campaign.  Learn how he's helping to preserve the earth one act at a time and how you can too by listening 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 attract people and situations towards us good and bad and how to change that.

In episode 152 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 September focuses on How to Bring More Positivity Into Your Life and features Mariane Power a Strengths Based Coach, Co-Owner of the Posify Group and a recent graduate with her Masters in Clinical Psychology. This episode talks about what positive psychology is and isn't, how it can help our mental health and well being and the difference between optimism and pessimism. 

In episode 151 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I chat with Donna Speckhard.  It started by simply putting some change in a jar at a local store for a child with cancer.  Then when a close friend went through it, Donna soon found herself being called to help bring awareness to and fight childhood cancer.  Listen to her story and how she's helping bring light to this topic by listening to this episode.

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about how and why we need to be a beginner again, why we need to relearn new ways to do things and what it does for our wellbeing. 

In episode 149 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 August focuses on How to Understand and Regulate Our Emotions and features clinical psychologist Dr. Darin Bergen. This episode talks about how to understand how we think in relation to our emotions, why we overthink, and how to decrease negative thinking.

In episode 148 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I bring it back to another one of my favorite episodes from last year with Shelley Taniguchi.  She grew up on the beautiful islands of Hawaii and truly enjoyed being a kid who loved the outdoors.  Learn how she evokes feelings and action in her career but also lives her life to the fullest and filled with adventure too.  Shelley competes in racing Hawaiian outrigger canoes and loves the teamwork it brings.  Hear more about how she is aligning her life with her values and her suggestions on how you can too by listening to this episode.

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about the three ways we learn, how to find which way you learn best and how to teach to the learning styles of others.

In episode 146 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 August focuses on How to Understand and Regulate Our Emotions and features clinical psychologist Dr. Darin Bergen. This episode talks about the strong relationship we have between the things we do and out emotional reactions, how to change your behavior without needing motivation, how to get unstuck, and how to create new behaviors. 

In episode 145 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I chat with Cameron Spilman.  As a 17 year old, Cameron talks about how to mentally stay healthy, how to treat people better and how to make school work for you.  Also hear him talk about what it's like to be a cancer survivor and how it's changed his perspective on life by listening to this episode.

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri gives how to find what you're great at and utilizing them within your every day skills and life. 

In episode 143 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 August focuses on How to Understand and Regulate Our Emotions and features clinical psychologist Dr. Darin Bergen. This episode talks about how our body physiologically responds to emotions and how we can change our emotions with our body. Check out the Map of How People Physically Experience Emotions that Dr. Bergen talks about in this episode to get a visual here.

In episode 142 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I chat with Donna King.  She grew up loving art and always focused on her work.  It would be this passion and work ethic that started her on a journey to a creative career in NYC.  Learn how she found work she loved, why she moved to another state for a different role and how she's turned her career into one where she coaches others to find their best self by listening to this episode.

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri gives one of the best ways to handle change.

In episode 140 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 August focuses on How to Understand and Regulate Our Emotions and features clinical psychologist Dr. Darin Bergen. This episode talks about emotion theory, why we have emotions, how emotions help and hurt us, and how we can better articulate what we're feeling.

In episode 139, today I want to bring it back to one of my favorite interviews this past year.  Take a listen and enjoy! In episode 43 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I chat with Jane Schapiro. In 1976, she decided college wasn't for her and she wanted to explore the world.  So her and her sister started a bike trip across the US.  Forty years late, Jane tells the story through a beautiful creative non-fiction poetry book filled with photos from the trip.  Learn why she took the trip, what she learned and why she's talking about it 40 years later by listening to this episode. 

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri gives an easy assignment to help you find your own happiness in life. 

On Wednesdays, every month I feature a new psychologist, author or expert in the field of personal growth to help give you insight into the science behind our mental health and growing into our best selves.  This episode features a little snippet of each expert from the last 6 months.  Enjoy, learn and be sure to listen to previous Wednesday episodes and future ones to learn more about yourself each week!

In episode 136 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I chat with Dulany Washington.  He first learned great work ethic as a kid from his father then joined the Navy and found even more leadership skills.  He rose up in a company for many years but soon realized he wasn't feeling fulfilled anymore.  Learn how he changed his career path in his late 40s, what helped him start at the bottom again and move up, and how he continues to challenge himself and find motivation in life when things get tough by listening to this episode.