getting present Kate Swoboda getting present Kate Swoboda

Why change is so hard

Why is change so hard, so difficult, so challenging? In this podcast episode, I'm taking you to an unlikely place to start creating change. It's a place beyond go-go-go action and it gets into the heart of the matter: change that rises organically from who you are when you slow down and stop the hustle.

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getting present Kate Swoboda getting present Kate Swoboda

Unhooking from illusion

Unhooking from illusion starts with a true willingness to unhook, in the first place--and that's why this podcast episode looks at those times when we *think* we're ready to unhook from an illusion, but we're actually just rehearsing our same old defenses against truly changing.

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Working Through Emotions Kate Swoboda Working Through Emotions Kate Swoboda

If I told the truth

I started podcasting because I wanted a more intimate forum to tell the truth (and the first episode of the Your Courageous Life podcast fell in line with that, as well). In this episode, recorded on a day when I felt particularly grateful for my life, I decided to "tell the truth" about a time in my life when I wouldn't have felt grateful to be alive. And also? I'm speaking into the uber-cheesy, yet delightfully effective, tools that I practice to live a better, happier, more courageous life.

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Creating Success Kate Swoboda Creating Success Kate Swoboda

Courage when you hate your job

A lot of people hate their jobs--and while I can't change that, I can help with the low-grade "meh" that often has people feeling like every day they go to work is a soul-sucking slog. Courage when you hate your job? Yeah--it's a thing. In this episode, I'll share more about how you can use even the worst of job situations to step into more of your Most Courageous Self.

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