Podcasts by Kates Nuggets

The Importance of Rest from 2020-10-07T07:00

Rest is a crucial part of life. Especially when we are stressed and things are busy. In this episode, Kate discusses rest as a radical act and rest as the foundation of productivity.

50% o...

Connecting with Your Inner Sage from 2020-09-30T07:00

Your Inner Sage is capable of handling every situation you might encounter. All you have to do is learn how to put it in charge. In this episode, Kate helps you get to know this very powerful pa...

The Anatomy of Fear from 2020-09-23T07:00

Many of our self-sabotaging behaviors are overactive responses to fear. In this episode, Kate describes the anatomy of fear and discusses how understanding that anatomy can help us learn more ap...

Connecting to the Largest Possible Community from 2020-09-16T07:00

We all belong exactly where we are, but we don’t always feel like we belong. In this episode, Kate describes a powerful way of increasing our felt sense of belonging.

If we don’t feel like...

Cultivate Courage Through Commitment from 2020-09-09T07:00

One powerful way to overcome the disruptive effects of fear is through commitment. In this episode, Kate discusses some ways to think about and work with commitment.

Have you ever been so ...

Feelings Need to be Validated, Not Obeyed from 2020-09-02T07:00

Emotions are messages from our non-cognitive intelligence about the state of our world and what actions we might want to take. We need to take them seriously, but we don’t want to be ruled by th...

The Importance of Noticing the Good Stuff from 2020-08-26T07:00

When life feels tough, it is more important than ever to have a practice of noticing the good that exists simultaneously.

In every moment, there are good and bad things happening in the wo...

Different Moods, Different Neurotransmitters, Different Tools from 2020-08-19T07:00

There are so many self-care tools to choose from. How do you decide how to spend your time? If you understand which neurotransmitter is involved in the mood or experience you are trying to shift...

Mindfulness in Action from 2020-08-12T07:00

It is one thing to be mindful and compassionate when things are calm, but how do we stay open and loving when the world is exploding around us? In this episode, Kate provides some ideas for prac...

Use Sympathetic Joy to Improve Your Relationships from 2020-08-05T07:00

One of the easiest ways to improve relationships is to celebrate each other’s joy whether we understand it or not. 

Sympathetic joy is the joy we feel when others' experience joy. We delig...

How to Increase Your Powers of Compassion from 2020-07-29T07:00

We can get cut off from our natural compassionate natures because we didn’t know how to handle the tenderness. In this episode, Kate provides some tools for rekindling your compassion and managi...

Cultivating Grace Through Action from 2020-07-22T07:00

How can you create the elegant simplicity and ease of grace when things are busy, complicated, or stressful?

Grace looks effortless. How can we maximize our sense of our own lives as elega...

How to Find a Motivating Perspective in any Situation from 2020-07-15T07:00

What can you do when lack of motivation to get started is stopping you from reaching your goals? 

When people aren’t meeting their goals because they are getting in their own way, there ar...

The Difference Between Helping and Being of Service from 2020-07-08T07:00

Too often, when we try to help people it doesn’t go well. We may not understand why they don’t take our feedback or advice. We feel unappreciated. Frequently, they feel patronized. In this episo...

4 Tools for Emotional Control in a Crisis from 2020-07-01T07:00

Kate shares 4 tools for quickly calming the emotional storm provoked by a crisis so you can avoid becoming paralyzed, or overreactive and can act with courage and clarity.

When a sudden ch...

How to Feel Your Feelings Without Becoming Overwhelmed from 2020-06-24T07:00

If we are afraid of being overwhelmed by our feelings, we avoid feeling them, at great cost to our mental health and our effectiveness. 

If we are not in the habit of feeling our feelings ...

The Power of Your Inner Witness from 2020-06-17T07:00

When we are able to observe ourselves as if from the perspective of an external witness, we are able to speed up our growth and personal development. In this episode, Kate shares tips on how to ...

The Differences Between Stress, Strain, and Trauma from 2020-06-10T07:00

Stress needs to be managed, strain needs to be reduced, and trauma needs to be healed.
 
In this episode, Kate discusses the differences between stress, strain, and trauma. When you unders...

Finding Your Way When You Are Exhausted and Things Feel Futile from 2020-06-03T07:00

When we are overextended and want to give up or can't get motivated, there are some gentle, easy things we can do to help get us moving again.

In times of stress, it is common to have lots...

Fun and The Art of Enjoying Life When Times are Tough from 2020-05-27T07:00

Having fun is more important than ever when things get rough. Here are some tips on enjoying the journey while minimizing unintended negative long-term consequences.

How can you find fun w...

How to Maximize Your Resilience from 2020-05-20T07:00

Extreme resilience is created through the consistent use of a few teachable and learnable skills. 

Resilience is the art of bouncing back from stress. Extreme resilience is the art of grow...

Cultivating Compassion When Things Feel Scary from 2020-05-13T07:00

Are you finding it harder than usual to give others the benefit of the doubt? Are you judging yourself or others for being overly cautious or overly reckless? This is normal. When people feel th...

Permission to Grumble&Permission to Thrive from 2020-05-06T07:00

Whatever you are feeling is okay. There is no way you SHOULD be feeling. You feel how you feel and there is wisdom and value in whatever you feel. 

Are you feeling slightly guilty because ...

How to Not Make Things Worse When People Are Irritable from 2020-04-29T07:00

Kate presents a simple approach to keeping things as positive as possible when people are irritable. 

Irritability can create more stress in a relationship if it isn't managed well. When p...

Planning When the Future is Uncertain from 2020-04-22T07:00

When the future is wildly uncertain, planning is difficult. How can we maximize our ability to take advantage of opportunities and minimize our exposure to risk? Kate presents an approach to pla...

Emergency Stress Relief Process from 2020-04-15T07:00

When you are stressed or anxious and can't spare time for a lengthy calming process, you need an emergency stress relief process.

Many stress management techniques assume you have at least...

You ARE Adaptable. Don't Believe Me? Here's the Evidence. from 2020-04-08T07:00

With all the changes happening in the world, many people are questioning their ability to successfully adapt and thrive in the new world. In this episode, Kate talks about the natural human capa...

How to Make Good Decisions in Uncertain Times from 2020-04-01T07:00

Kate shares a process for making decisions when we can't predict the future. These tips will help you be adaptable and flexible and maximize your ability to act from your creativity rather than ...

How to Feel a Sense of Control When The World Feels Chaotic from 2020-03-25T07:00

When the world and the future are uncertain, we need tools to find a sense of control and agency. In this episode, Kate shares a crucial tool for gaining a sense of control in any circumstance.<...

Using Anxiousness as a Springboard for Personality Development from 2020-03-18T07:00

Many people are anxious these days. In this episode, Kate explains why anxiety and depression often occur as a cycle and how to break the cycle and use anxiousness as the springboard for increas...

How to Be Special Without Being a Jerk from 2020-03-11T07:00

We all want to feel special, but many of us try to feel special using tactics that isolate us from people. It doesn't have to be that way. 

There are many ways of feeling special that make...

The Most Compelling Version of You from 2020-03-04T07:00

How to create or amplify your charisma. 

Most people spend a lot of time thinking about how to be influential. And we know part of that is charisma. But we may not know how to create our o...

Two Tools to Improve Your Relationships with Yourself and Others from 2020-02-26T07:00

We find it easier to love ourselves and other people when we cultivate two surprising attitudes: Unconditional Positive Regard and Unconditional Compassionate Disregard.  What are these attitude...

Self-Care: It's Not What You Think it Is from 2020-02-19T07:00

Self-care is about taking care of yourself, but what does that really mean? How do you distinguish self-care from self-indulgence, selfishness, or self-soothing? 

What do you think of when...

Why is Mindfulness an Element of Good Self-Leadership? from 2020-02-12T07:00

What is it about mindfulness that makes it so popular and what can it really help with?

What is mindfulness and why do so many people talk about mindfulness for leaders? What is the differ...

How to Disarm Your Inner Critic from 2020-02-05T07:00

Most of us have voices in our head that tell us we shouldn't do things. When this voice prevents us from doing the things that will make us happy, we need tools to work with or around it.

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The 5 Elements of Thriving from 2020-01-29T05:00

These 5 things are all necessary in order for you to feel like you are thriving. If you are missing any one, you will have a feeling that something is missing even if you can't identify it.

Dealing with Big Ambitions without Getting Discouraged from 2020-01-27T05:00

When we have big ambitions, the gap between where we are and where we want to be can feel overwhelming. Here are some tips on how to manage that gap.

When we have been ambitions and are fr...

Getting Curious About Ourselves from 2020-01-22T07:00

Cultivating curiosity about ourselves enables us to interact more authentically in all situations.

It isn't always easy to be curious about ourselves. Maybe we don't want to see the places...

Dealing with Fear, Shame, and Resistance from 2020-01-15T05:00

Learning to handle fear, shame, and resistance is crucial for effective self-leadership.

Every time we start something new, we experience fear and resistance, and sometimes we feel shame a...

Asking for Help is a Leadership Skill from 2020-01-08T05:00

Many people believe that asking for help is a form of weakness, when in fact, the opposite is true. 

Effective people know how to ask for help. In this episode, Kate Arms discusses why ask...

Self-Leadership for Intense or Highly-Sensitive People from 2020-01-07T17:00

Making the shift from being highly reactive to being the leader of your life AS a highly-sensitive or intense person creates a greater sense of ease and competence.

Highly-sensitive people...

Creating a Vision When You Don’t Know What You Want from 2020-01-01T17:00

How do you know which changes to make in your life if you don’t know what you want? What can you do to start the process of forming a vision? Kate Arms talks about why some people have difficult...

Recognizing a High-Stakes Conversation from 2019-12-25T17:00

High-stakes conversations take more preparation and greater skill than low-stakes conversations. How do you recognize a high-stakes conversation?

It is easier to practice self-leadership i...

The Mindset of Conscious Self-Leadership from 2019-12-18T17:00

Cultivating the mindset of self-leadership is the starting point for developing all the other self-leadership skills.

In this episode, Kate Arms describes the mindset of conscious self-lea...

Introducing Kate Arms and Kate's Nuggets from 2019-12-11T17:00

Kate Arms, CEO and Lead Coach at Signal Fire Coaching introduces herself and talks about the ways Kate's Nuggets can help you develop your self-leadership skills.

Self-leadership is at the...