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“Joining the youth in their hardships helps them because it helps us not to invite their hearts to go to war.” We continue learning from the book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. This week I begin to talk more about the process of getting our hearts to peace. I also tell of the metaphor of taking off our shoes; a way to allow space for others to help their hearts get to peace, thanks to the camper Jenny. Then I also share more about Avi’s story and how his heart was also able to change to peace. ( Happy Mother’s Day coming up all you moms out there. ) For show notes come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep182 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“It will serve neither ourselves nor our loved ones to think that we are better.” This week I share more about The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. We are in part 5 and going over a review of what the book has shared so far. In the story the parents are finishing their first day and I share a list of all of the things that the parents have learned so far. With a little more clarification I share the importance of our way of being even if the behavior is the same. I tell of the discussion during the story, clarifying a little more about causes of the different styles of justification. As well as learning that we can begin to carry our boxes with us. And at the end an invitation to ponder which boxes you carry and how it has invited a warring heart in your life. For show notes come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep181 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“The more sure I am that I’m right, the more likely I will actually be mistaken.” This is the 4th episode where I am talking about the book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. Covering chapters 12 and 13, I share the 4 justification boxes or styles of justification that can be typical when our hearts are at war. I share a few stories, one involving black beans and being wrong as an example of one of the justification styles. For show notes come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep180 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“A choice to betray myself is a choice to go to war.” This is part 3 is learning more from the Book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. In this episode I cover chapters 8 through 11 of the book. I share more about how our hearts can be in war and learn a new term, self - betrayal. I share the childhood story of the character Yusuf and how that story helps show the idea of self betrayal as well as the resulting justification. I also share the choice diagram which is in the book which we learn about in the book and how self-betrayal and justification take our hearts to war. For show notes come to www.findingthefloor.com/ep179 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“The deepest way in which we are right or wrong, is in our way of being towards others.” This week I continue telling you a little more about the book, The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute. I share a few stories from the book, Avi's story of mowing the lawn. With these stories, I help illustrate how we begin to think of people, including our family members, as annoying or unreasonable. We then start to see them as objects and then because of that we begin to invite more war. I then share a collusion diagram. The most important understanding is not just about our actions but our way of being towards one another. For more info and show notes: www.findingthefloor.com/ep178 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“I become an agent of change, only to the degree that I begin to live to help things go right….” This episode begins a series sharing the principles from the book, The Anatomy of Peace written by the Arbinger Institute. It is a fictional story that helps teach some principles. We are going to have a handful of parts to this book and this week I will be sharing some of the things that I learned from chapter 1 through 4. The book begins with a story of some families who are dropping off their children at a wilderness rehabilitation camp, called Camp Moriah. There the directors spend a few days teaching the parents so they can help facilitate change when their children are done with the program. In this part of the book, the main parts of change is to understand that we become agents of change when we spend more time on helping things go right rather than correcting and criticizing. Then the first principle we learn is about having a heart at war or a heart at peace. We learn about the crusaders and Saladin and which was more successful due to their heart being at peace despite being involved in a war. For show notes come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep177 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“... even so in Christ, all shall be made alive.” Happy Easter! A quick easter message about the hope that we can gain from the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I share the belief that we all made a choice before we came to this earth to follow our Heavenly Father’s plan. I then talk of a few ideas about this wonderful, miraculous gift that all of us will be resurrected one day and be reunited with our bodies. What a blessing and feeling of hope we can hold onto because of the gift of the resurrection. Take a moment to think about that this weekend as we all celebrate Easter! For show notes go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep176 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“The best thing about goals is you can start them anytime.” How are your goals going? In this episode I share how I have been doing in the first quarter of the year. I also look back at many of the things that were not on my list of goals but that I accomplished over the past few months. I also look and see where I can be better to schedule time to put my plans into place. It is already spring and a great time to reset! For more show notes and info come to www.findingthefloor.com/ep175 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“It’s important to grasp that we don’t eat for protein, per se, but for AAs.” This week is the third and final part as I talk a bit about the book, Forever Strong - A new science based strategy for aging well. Written by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. In this final episode I share a little bit about nutritional science and then most of the time talking about protein and the amino acids that we get from protein that help to fuel our muscles, tendons, organs, and so much more. Protein is good and Dr. Lyon is all about animal protein. For show notes for to www.findingthefloor.com/ep174 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

The best way to safeguard your independence is to protect your skeletal muscle mass.” This episode is part 2 in the series discussing the book, Forever Strong: A new science based strategy for aging well written by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon This week I share about aging and talk about the things she mentions in the book from young age through each of the age decades and through sixty-five. Basically strengthen your muscles throughout your life and eat protein. And it is never too late to start strengthening your muscles. For show notes and references go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep173 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“If your muscles are healthy, you live better.” I am excited to start discussing the book, Forever Strong - A new science based strategy for aging well. Written by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. This episode will be one of a 3 part series. In this episode I share Dr. Lyon’s theory about skeletal muscle health and aging well. I share some of the different unexpected benefits of healthy muscle, like supporting your immune system and acting with the endocrine system. This book intrigued me as I am getting closer to the older years of my life and want to look for ways to keep strong and this book has a lot of great ideas. For show notes come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep172 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“Nostalgia is bittersweet.” This week I am talking about nostalgia. Triggered by a movie, The Adam Project, I mentioned how I thought it would be so fun to go back in time and see myself. I also tell how I came across some fun videos when my kids were little which made me also nostalgic for when they were little. As a way to gain a little understanding I share a handful of benefits from looking back at our lives. For show notes and references come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep171 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“The message is to lure you into giving away sensitive information.” In this episode I am sharing an experience where I almost gave away a lot of very sensitive information to a scammer. I point out the red flags that I overlooked. I define for you a few different types of scammers, phishing for example and define them. I also tell you some tips to keep you aware so that you can avoid these darn scammers as well. For show notes and references come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep170 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“It’s not the absence of self-doubt, but the ongoing resistance to it.” Bear with me in this episode when I share a confidence draining experience. Luckily I remembered the book, The Confident Mind, by Dr. Nate Zinsser. In chapter 5 I was reminded about protecting our confidence through setbacks. So this episode is a bit of a reminder to me of practical things to do to regain your confidence when a big drain occurs. Things like looking for my daily progress, effort and success and then stopping the looping confidence killing thoughts and replacing them with thoughts that build energy, enthusiasm, and optimism. For show notes: Come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep169 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“I need to tell my brain what to focus on.” Why not? Is a new thought I am trying to work on. I share the scripture from the Book of Mormon that helped me with the new thought. I share the scripture from the Book of Mormon that helped me with the new thought. I also tell you about a few different quotes and articles that talk about the importance of belief. I conclude with a practical way to work on negative belief and how you then tell your brain what you want to think. For show notes and references come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep168 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

This week I share about the Book by Jessie Inchauspe called the Glucose Goddess method. This is a sequel to her book, Glucose Revolution. This book uses 4 of the hacks she shares in her first book and breaks them down in a 4 week way to start to make them a habit in your life. These hacks are the most effective at reducing glucose spikes. So I share a reminder about Glucose spikes and how that affects our bodies. I then tell you about each of the hacks, how to implement it and the science behind each one. It is a really doable method to help you reduce your cravings and gain more energy and start to heal your body. For show notes and references come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep167 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“Looking back on your year can help you be motivated going into the new year.” Happy New year to all! I have to be honest and share that it took me an extra week to get motivated to get an episode out so I followed some advice and am taking time to look back on a few of my favorite books and episodes from 2023 as well as looking forward and sharing a few of the goals and habits for 2024. I also mention how I am going to keep the process in mind even more than the outcome as I try to accomplish some of my goals this year. Episodes I mention in this episode The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser - Ep. 126-137 I don't have to make everything all better - Ep. 149-153 Forboding Joy - Ep. 155 Appreciation the Antidote to fear - Ep. 159 Glucose Revolution - Glucose and our Bodies - Ep. 122 Glucose Revolution part 2 Hack #1-5 - Ep. 123 For more info and show notes come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep166 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“I was hoping to hear the Hallelujah chorus all season.” Do you have a few things you do every year during the Christmas season that means Christmas to you? This episode I share a number of things that I love to do during the season, from putting up my lights to wrapping presents while watching a cheesy Christmas movie. I hope as I share a few of the different things that I like to do each year, it helps you think of your things or traditions in your life that it wouldn’t be Christmas without. For show notes and references go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep165 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“The Savior's grace gives us the right to choose to become what he offers us to become.” This is a different kind of Christmas episode. I talk a little bit about faith and works from both Paul and James of the New Testament. And with that I shared an idea I got from Dr. J.B. Haws who has an analogy of faith and works being like a water skier. I explore the whole water skier analogy and share my experiences learning how to water ski to share how much work it takes to get up and also you can’t water ski without the boat. It is a different way to think about Christ’s role in our life and I really like it. For show notes and reference come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep164 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!

“No one who cooks, cooks alone.” This week I have been thinking a lot about food and the recipes we can’t live without. I share some of our Thanksgiving must haves, like fluffy sweet potatoes and pumpkin chocolate chip bread. I mention how I love how these recipes remind us of people, some family members who have passed on and even friends who are still around but we haven’t seen in a while. In addition, I share my new found knowledge on how smell and memories are connected. So enjoy this episode and let your food memories bring you back to special times in the past and also push you forward to connect them with the future. For show notes and references come by www.findingthefloor.com/ep163 I would love to hear from you! You can reach meend me at camille@findingthefloor.com or dm @findingthefloor on instagram. Thanks for listening!! Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music. I love it so much!