Too Busy!®

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Danielle Anderson.  She's discussing how she no longer has energy or time for not being connected to her body. Too Busy!

Danielle Anderson is a speaker, wellness advocate, and doula. She is passionate about helping others pursue whole health - spiritual, mental, emotional and physical. Her heart is to share practical wellness encouragements so that her audience may experience...

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Freda.  She's discussing how she no longer has energy or time for unhelpful comments related to grief.  Too Busy!

Freda Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor who specializes as a Grief Recovery Specialist. Freda has been pushed out of her comfort zone of treating hundreds of clients over the past 18 years to bringing her voice to the forefront as a publi...

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Jenna. She's discussing how she no longer has time or energy for not maximizing her full leadership potential. Too Busy!

Jenna is a LPC (TX), Sex Therapist and Educator, EMDR therapist, and PhD Candidate, completing her research exploring the relationship between trauma, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic floor dysfunction. She is a relationship-informed trauma expert and a trauma-inf...

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Erika Brown.  She's discussing how she no longer has energy or to not help herself. Too Busy!

Erika Melissa Brown was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is a proud Saints fan (WHO DAT)! She is passionate about motivating and helping others build confidence and persevere while pivoting through life's challenges. Erika understands that rejection does not mean failur...

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Tiffany Kindred.  She's discussing how she no longer has energy or time for grind culture. Too Busy!

Tiffany Kindred is a nonprofit communications strategist with over ten years of experience. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, she has called Atlanta her home since 2011. Tiffany is a working mom, a small business owner, and a (soon-to-be-done) graduate student. She is seriou...

I no longer have time or energy for inflexibility.  Too Busy!

In the past, I thought inflexibility was creating organization and structure for my life.  What I learned over time is that it was creating more barriers to the freedom I desired.

I want to hear from you.  Have you struggled with inflexibility?  If not, what has helped you?  If so, what small commitment can you make to yourself?

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I no longer have the energy or time for giving up on things that I've tried and not trying again. Too Busy!

Too often I have found myself working toward a goal and when things don't go the way I planned, I give up.  Not only have a given up, I have sometimes not even tried again.  The discouragement from things not going according to the plans can be crippling and lead to inaction.  

I can begin using things not work...

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Nia Ross.  She's discussing how she no longer has energy or time for people pleasing. Too Busy!

Nia is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) from New Orleans, LA.  She believes that therapy is more than just talking about the problem. It’s an opportunity to learn and gain the skills needed to cope with your thoughts and feelings.  Her overall goal is to guide indiv...

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Kristen "KB" Newton.  She's discussing how she no longer has energy or time for overgeneralizing in relationships. Too Busy!

With more and more adults struggling to build deep, meaningful connection, Kristen "KB" Newton has created a practical framework in HEART Convos to help navigate our adult relationships. KB looks forward to having the conversations that matter with you;...

I find myself asking the question lately of "What do I need?" because previously I have been Too Busy!

I find it helpful to be intentional to identify my needs, without feeling the pressure to have all the answers for why I feel a certain way or what caused a certain emotion. I'm choosing to take some time to focus on how I can meet those needs day to day, and moment to moment.

I'd love to hear from you. What is a need you may have...

I no longer have the energy or time for being crippled by fear. Too Busy!

Too often I have found myself not doing something or not having a conversation because of fear.  A friend told me years ago, "If fear is the primary reason you're not doing it, you should reconsider."  This is still a work in progress for me, yet I'm learning how to redistribute that fear into fuel.

I want to hear from you.  How have you been i...

In this episode, I'm talking with my special guest, Kiva Harper.  Kiva shares how she no longer has time or energy for burnout. Too Busy!

Kiva is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in trauma-focused psychotherapy for more than two decades.  She has emerged as one of the nation's foremost thought leaders in trauma treatment. Harper now speaks and consults extensively, is a frequent mental health correspo...

I no longer have the energy or time for being judgmental or dismissing of my emotions. Too Busy!

Too often I have found myself thinking I “should” feel something different than what I feel. I have also blown off my feelings and minimized them as if they were not true or accurate.

I now choose to draw the information and data my emotions may be trying to give me. Then I can decide what to do with that information.

Ask yourself these...

I no longer have the energy or time for not intentionally feeling and leaning into happiness. Too Busy!

My world was changed when my therapist asked me, "Raffinée, are you happy?"  Listen as I share some things I previously thought equaled happiness and ways I now lean into being intentionally happy daily.

I want to hear from you.  What can you do to intentionally lean into happiness each day?  

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I no longer have the energy or time for being judgmental or dismissing of my emotions. Too Busy!

Too often I have found myself thinking I “should” feel something different than what I feel. I have also blown off my feelings and minimized them as if they were not true or accurate.

I now choose to draw the information and data my emotions may be trying to give me. Then I can decide what to do with that information.

Ask yourself these...

I no longer have the energy or time for making assumptions. Too Busy!

I have been guilty of making assumptions, and asking and answering questions in my own head.  Y'all that has caused a lot of issues over the years.  I've found such value in challenging my own assumptions, and sometimes looping others into the discussion I'm having in my head.

I want to hear from you.  How can you be intentional to minimize assumpt...

I no longer have the energy or time for ingratitude. Too Busy!  

I have found such rich benefits to practicing gratitude through things like journaling and reflecting on that journaling.  Research shows that the practice of gratitude is associated with greater happiness.  

I want to hear from you.  Share in the comments at least one thing you are grateful for and why.  If you've been keeping a gratitude log...

Summer is here.  I no longer have the energy or time for things that are not fueling me.  Too Busy!

I'm sharing some things I've learned during my time away from social media.  I'll also share some tips for connecting with the young people in your life this summer.  PLUS...hear my special announcement!  I am so excited to share what's coming up this fall.  

I’d love to hear from you.  Share these ...