Tea Of Life Podcast

Erica Greene is juggling her experience with being a new mom while being quarantined from COVID-19. She shares how not being able to depend on others to step in and help her has been really tough.  Erica's husband is a pharmacist, and his work demands have been drastically increased, making her time at home even more difficult. Both with taking care of her 9-month-old son and not being able to have grown-up conversations on a regular basis has been the toughest part of this for her. During this conversation, you can watch Erica as she is even juggling taking care of her son, who has also just learned how to crawl making him more mobile, and video-calling with me at the same time.  Erica says that she misses her friends the most, and she misses the pressures of obligations the least. Make sure you watch the other videos in this series. If you've missed them, you can see them here: http://teaoflifepodcast.com/.

Welcome to Part 5 of Our Quarantined Life. In this episode, I chat with a long-time friend, Kelsie Stone. Kelsie is the author of Glass Dust, and her wisdom certainly goes beyond her years.  Kelsie is passionate about people. In fact, she shaved her head in order to raise money for MUST Ministries during the COVID-19 crisis. Even though she is in isolation due to being immune-compromised, she wanted to continue to contribute to helping others in her community. She petitioned for people to donate money to this ministry in hopes of allowing more people to be fed during this pandemic. Kelsie has a connective tissue disease called Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, or HEDS for short. This disease is considered rare; however, Kelsie, along with others who have also been diagnosed, thinks that it is more common than we are aware.  Kelsie is immune-compromised and was also diagnosed with a disorder called Scheuermann Disease, and then eventually Ankylosing Spondylitis, after she found out that her spine was broken

Kristina Thrasher shares her answers and perspective to my quarantined questions. If you’ve been listening for a while, you will remember my first conversation with Kristina in episode #53, Aneurysm Survivor Finds Her Purpose. If you haven’t heard that conversation, please make sure you take some time to listen. You’ll be glad you did! This is the 4th video in “Our Quarantined Life” series. To see the first 3 videos, go to teaoflifepodcast.com or watch them straight from YouTube. Don’t forget to subscribe while you’re there, and hit that bell. We have more videos coming your way!

In part 3 of this video series, I invited Garrett Holcombe to share his perspective on how he and his family are handling our current situation with the COVID-19, Coronavirus shutdown. We talk through my quarantined questions in hopes of shedding some positivity, hope, and good news. Garrett is the President of Horizon Planning Group Inc, and he is known for having a heart of a teacher when it comes to his clients. He currently serves clients across the US and is a Smart Vestor Professional with Dave Ramsey. His passion for financial independence and prosperity for all is very evident in our conversation. For show notes and video links, go to http://teaoflifepodcast.com/. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv2CveelJEmC8UriSTHMt3Q

In this conversation, April spoke to our audience regarding how she and her family are handling being quarantined due to the global COVID-19, Coronavirus, outbreak. She has some really great advice on dealing with being shut-in, along with some great apps and videos to watch in order to bring some light and good news into the situation. For links and show notes, visit http://teaoflifepodcast.com/. To watch the full video, visit our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv2CveelJEmC8UriSTHMt3Q

We answer questions regarding how we have been handling the shelter-in-place quarantine order due to the Coronavirus outbreak. We want to give you a little glimpse of what our life has been like during the past 6 weeks and hopefully let you know that, no matter how you feel or what you're experiencing, you are not alone. We also desire to inspire you to look for your own adventure right now wherever you are. Visit http://teaoflifepodcast.com/ for more episodes that will inspire you to Transform Every Area of [YOUR] Life.

We are currently in a state of shutdown due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, and a lot of you are fearful. Fear is paralyzing. There is no preparation in fear. Fear doesn’t allow you to think properly or logically. Fear drives you to think about every possible scenario that could happen, or in your mind, will happen and doesn’t allow you to think logically about how things will actually and ultimately turn out. There is truth and there are lies. Sometimes, it’s hard to distinguish between the two. For show notes and transcripts, go to http://teaoflifepodcast.com/.

Religion tells us that we need to Do something in order to be forgiven. This Quid Pro Quo is not biblical and keeps us in more bondage and in less freedom. In this episode, I talk about how this religious lie has stolen our ability to live in the freedom that we already have in Christ.  The good news here and the truth is that you are already forgiven! There is nothing that you can do or say in order to make yourself more forgiven than you already are!

According to some research, having an identity crisis can sometimes be considered a psychological issue. Some people can suffer from identity crises all of their life, while others may experience it periodically, and then others may begin to experience it at short times during their life when they are in situations that they allow to “define them.” It’s not the questioning that causes an identity crisis, it’s the failure to execute that causes an identity crisis. The crisis part comes after not being able to execute who you really are after you have identified yourself. For show notes, transcripts, links and more, go to http://teaoflifepodcast.com/.

We’ve talked about the 7 Simple Steps to Loving Your Life, and if you have no idea what I am talking about or you haven’t heard that episode, I want to encourage you to go listen to that episode. I believe that doing those steps can actually help you find more happiness and contentment, but sometimes, we don’t actually know what would make us happy, so we don’t really know what goal we’re working for or what goal we are trying to achieve, regarding our happiness, so in today's episode, I want you to explore more about what really makes you happy and why and then set a goal to meet that target. I also introduced a new company founded by a few friends of ours and offer our listeners 10% off your entire order with a coupon code, so listen in to find out more about this and about what makes you happy!

Today, I have some exciting news! April Abraham is back for this episode as a guest-host, and I couldn't be happier about it! In this episode, we chat about: April's new bidet and her experience using it

We all want to feel known in a sense of having a deep connection with someone else or maybe even a group of someone else's. We all long for the security that we feel that it will bring to us. There is something about having a deep relationship with others by their physical presence that cannot be replaced with virtual reality. For some, we may have been told that we don't fit in, or maybe we have felt or currently feel that we don’t fit in; that we don't measure up or that we are different than those around us. We may feel different. We may think differently. We may even look different or dress differently. We are constantly wondering where we fit into this world we call home. If you have ever felt this way or are currently feeling this way, today, I talk to you. I let you know that you are not alone, and I talk about how to begin to see change. 

Sudio Tolv Earbuds - Unboxing and Review + why we like them better than Apple Airpods. GASP! Recently, we received another collaboration with Sudio Sweden in exchange for our review of their new Sudio Tolv Wireless Earbuds. In this episode, we do an audio unboxing, plus a review of what we think about them so far. We discuss purchasing a set of Apple Airpods only to return them about a week later and what we think about these in their place. To check out the Tolv Earbuds and to purchase a set for yourself, go to Sudio Sweden; then, be sure to shop around their website to see all the amazing products that they have to offer. For a limited time, enter code: Teapod15 at checkout and receive 15% off your ENTIRE order + FREE shipping all over the world.  ALSO, right now (at the time of this episode release) receive a FREE Passport Cover with every purchase. That's another $20 value...FREE! Can I get a Woot! Woot!? So, you really need to listen to this entire episode to hear all about what we love about the Tolv Ea

My husband and I have a lot of really great stories of living debt-free. It truly is a passion of ours that started when we became engaged in 1996. We decided that we didn't want to start a marriage with debt because we had seen the destruction that debt can cause in a marriage (and just in life in general), and we knew that we wanted no part of that. I can tell you that there is no faster way of getting out of debt than to tell your fiance that you cannot marry him until we are both debt-free! And, we did it! We were completely debt-free the day we got married, and for the next 4-1/2 years, we lived on $14,500/year. We were very passionate about living on what we made; no matter what we made, and we believe that God honored that and believe that God can and will honor that for you too, but it has to be a true desire. You have to live it, for Him to honor it. For complete transcripts, show notes, and product links, go to http://teaoflifepodcast.com/.

Change is hard! SO! HARD! People can say that they like change, but not a lot of people like TO change, or, to be more exact...people don’t like to BE changed. Some people do like to try to change us though, and I get into that a little bit on this episode as well. Sometimes change is necessary in order for things to be different. Albert Einstein said that “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again...expecting different results.” Sometimes we decide to change ourselves or our circumstances because we’re bored with where we are. The boredom forces us to get past it and do something else or actually...do...something. Some of us have been taught that we should never be bored because that’s when the devil creeps in and bad things happen; then, there’s also a saying that “if the devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy.” So, which is it? Is he going to creep into my boredom, or is he going to creep into my busyness? For show notes, links and transcripts, go to http://teaoflifepodc

What would you do right now, if you could do anything? What do you think it would take to get you there? Courage? Financial Independence? Support from family or others? I once asked someone this question, and their answer was surprising and not something I could get on board with. What about you? Leave your answer now at teaoflifepodcast.com. For show notes, links, and transcripts, visit teaoflifepodcast.com. Subscribe now on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Spotify and never miss an episode!

We need to know that in order to get to where we want to be, we need to surround ourselves with people who are already there. We need to seek out and ask questions to those who have already achieved our desired status or who have achieved our desired position in society. Rayson Choo, host of the Raygacy show, recently posted that one of his listeners commented that he (Rayson) should be financially successful before interviewing people like Gary Vaynerchuk and Grant Cardone - both of which have already been on Rayson’s show and have encouraged him in many ways, and both have also agreed that what he is doing is fantastic and he should keep on keeping on! This is a total misconception, and today, I will tell you why. For show notes and transcripts, visit http://teaoflifepodcast.com/.

Are you feeling stuck; like you’re not going anywhere + that you’re on a path or a virtual treadmill to nowhere? Do you feel like no matter what you do, you cannot move ahead? All of us have been there at one time or another. In fact, we (my husband and I) are just coming out of a place where we have felt stuck. I have been teaching others how to become the best that they can be and how to live their best life, all while feeling somewhat stuck in our own lives. That didn’t happen because this stuff doesn’t work. It happened because we allowed it to happen; however, we have recently become unstuck, and the feeling has been AMAZING! Listen in today as I talk about how to become unstuck in your own life and begin to love the life you're living. Visit http://teaoflifepodcast.com/ for transcripts, show notes, and links.

If you’ve ever felt guilty or anxious for saying no or have been talked into doing something that you never wanted to do in the first place, you may have a boundary problem. If you constantly deal with too much drama in your relationships or have difficulty making decisions, you may have a boundary problem. If you care too much about what other people think about you, you may have boundary issues. These are just a few examples as the list is long, so even if the above isn’t you, you could still have boundary issues, and in this episode, I help you solve them. For show notes, links, and transcripts, visit http://teaoflifepodcast.com/.

Henry David Thoreau, a philosopher, and poet said, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” I am giving you 7 simple steps that I hope will help you get out of your desperation and on to achieving your goals. Whether your goal is to become a better person, change your circumstances, or maybe even your attitude, I hope these encourage you and help you to achieve it. My hope for you is that by giving you these steps and breaking them down one-by-one, it will help you get to your goal easier and create a vision for what needs to be done along the way. For snow notes, links, and transcripts, visit http://teaoflifepodcast.com/.