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bestofourselves podcast
Marcia Hyatt is a leadership and life coach who provides a weekly feature on WTIP's North Shore Weekend titled "The Best of Ourselves," which explores how we can be resilient and creative in these turbulent times. Each week, the feature explores what we can do to be intentional, creative and joyful in our lives.
Episodes
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BOO543 - Building Capacity
Life doesn't always unfold as we'd like, and sometimes the stress of it all leaves us impatient, irritable, or less gracious than we'd like. What if, instead…
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BOO542 - How Much of Our Story Should We Share?
How much of our personal stories should we share, and why? When a friend called me courageous for writing openly about my husband's illness, it prompted some…
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BOO541 - The Web We Weave
A community is built one act of kindness at a time. From neighbors stopping to help with a stranded car to showing up with paintbrushes, these everyday moments…
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BOO538 - This Is It!
What if we didn't have to wait for life to get easier before we could fully live it? Drawing on the Buddhist story of the tiger and the strawberry, Marcia…
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BOO535 - Moving the Needle
Why is it so easy to stop doing the very things we know help us feel grounded and well? Instead of beating ourselves up or trying to force our way back with…
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BOO530 - When Words Are Not Enough
When words fail us, what remains? Marcia shares a deeply personal reflection on caregiving, uncertainty, and the moments when experience reaches beyond…
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BOO524 - A Time To Break the Slience
Silence can be a gift. The pause helps us step back from reactivity, gain perspective, and listen for something deeper than our internal chatter. But not all…
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BOO521 - Beyond Judging and Fixing Ourselves
Catching herself in a cycle of avoidance and self-judgment, Marcia explores the familiar urge to fix what feels off—and why that approach often backfires…
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BOO520 - The Bright Spots We Almost Miss
A simple, unexpected note interrupts a cycle of stress and worry, reminding us how easily we overlook everyday acts of kindness. This reflection explores how…
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BOO519 - Who Am I Now?
When life changes and familiar roles fall away, it's easy to feel unmoored. This reflection explores the quiet invitation in those moments—to pause, listen…
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BOO506 - When Trying Still Matters
In this episode, I reflect on a familiar story about an elephant held in place not by a rope, but by a belief that trying no longer matters. Living in northern…
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BOO505 - An Unexpected Lesson at the Cell Phone Store
A casual question during a cell phone upgrade sparked an unexpected political exchange—and a deeper inquiry into how we meet one another across difference…
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BOO503 - What a Holiday Scare Taught Me About Presence
A Thanksgiving moment went wrong—a small dog, a sudden crisis, and my brain completely freezing. What followed wasn't competence or quick thinking, but a…
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BOO501- Choosing Love in a World Built on Dominance
What if strength isn't something we build for ourselves alone? Inspired by the Grand Portage Band's response to the closure of our local Coast Guard station…
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BOO499 - The Trouble with Being Human
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BOO498 - The Frown
A frown, a misunderstanding, and a lesson I'm still practicing: most of the time, it's not about us. Here's what that moment taught me about assumptions…
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BOO497 - Loosening the Should Knots
Ever had a day where everything goes sideways at once? Mine included dog poo, burr-covered terriers, a broken garage door, and a nurse cheering for Tom's…
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BOO496 - The Medicine of Gentleness
Burnout doesn't always show up as exhaustion—it can appear as impatience, numbness, or a heart that quietly tightens to get through the day. In this episode…
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BOO494 - How Much to Share
How much do we share — and with whom? In this week's Best of Ourselves episode, I explore the fine line between privacy and authenticity… and what it means to…
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BOO493 - Bad Luck - Maybe Not
Life doesn't come in neat categories of good or bad. In this reflection, I explore how staying open to the mystery can transform how we meet whatever arrives…
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BOO491 - Help, Please: Lessons from an IKEA Box
Some Assembly Required. Turns out that's not just a warning on an IKEA box—it's a reminder about life. In this week's show, I confess to my habit of saying…
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BOO490 - One Day At A Time, Sort of
I used to think "living one day at a time" meant glowing serenity. But lately it looks more like noticing my cranky, overtired self and walking her home before…
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BOO488 - Kindness Changes Everything
In this episode, I share how unexpected gestures of kindness have touched me more deeply than I ever imagined. From potatoes harvested to simple words of…
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BOO487 - Widening the Lens
Life with uncertainty can feel like riding a seesaw with a 1000-pound gorilla—hope one moment, despair the next. In this episode, I share how "widening the…
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BOO486 - Resilience or What?
Resilience isn't about being tough — it's about living the "both/and." When life brings hard news, can we let sorrow and joy share the same moment? In this…
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BOO485 - The Should Shower
The Should Shower 💦 Ever find yourself standing under a downpour of "shoulds"? I should be doing more. I should be feeling more. I should be… well, different…
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BOO484 - Living in Uncertainty
Life has a way of reminding us that uncertainty is the only thing we can count on. This week's show is raw and real — no tidy answers, no "5 easy steps" — just…
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BOO481 - The Stories We Live
I recently came across a photo of myself as a Brownie—standing straight in my uniform, with this tight little smile on my face. I wasn't carefree or joyful. I…
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BOO478 - Silence: A Refuge or Hiding Place?
Silence can be a refuge—or a hiding place. In this episode, we explore the ways silence shapes our inner and outer lives: when it helps us respond with…
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BOO477 - Words Matter
In this episode, the show takes a hard look at the power of words—how they shape our relationships, our communities, and the world we co-create. We challenge…
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BOO456 - Living with Meaning and Intention: The Power of Engaged Presence
This series explores tapping our full potential and living true to ourselves using the EnneaCrossings™ lens. This episode, the fifth in the series, explores…
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BOO455 - Trusting the Heart: Essential Connectedness (EnneaCrossings™ Part 4 )
This series explores tapping our full potential and living true to ourselves. This episode, the fourth in the series, explores the third portal or doorway to…
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BOO454 - Essential Trust: Embracing the Mystery of Life (EnneaCrossings™ Part 3)
This series explores how to tap our full potential and live a life true to ourselves? This episode, the third in the series, explores the second portal or…
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BOO453 - True Self, True Life: The Path to Inner Freedom
This series explores how to tap our full potential. This episode, the second in the series, explores the first doorway to living a life true to oneself…
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BOO452 - Expanding Our Capacity to Live Fully
What supports us in accessing our true nature? What practices help us deal with whatever shows up with a grounded presence? This is the first in a series that…
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BOO436 - Comparison
It's a subtle form of the inner critic, so subtle, you might miss it. Comparison to others does not support you become your own, unique best self. Being…
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BOO434 - -Certainty
Sometimes, our certainty can cloud our perception of reality, making it difficult to see things as they truly are. When we're convinced that something is a…
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BOO430 - It is Hard to Hate Up Close
When we know someone's story, it is hard to make them an "other". We can get past the labels and see the humanity in those who have different life experiences…
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BOO - BONUS EDITION - Harriet's Load
We all have an limiting identity, the story of who we think we have to be. We usually do not see our own choices unless we have the courage to reflect…
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BOO429 - Accessing Our Full Potential
We have lots of potential that we do not allow ourselves to access. It's courageous work to reflect on our limited sense of identity and to open up to what…
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BOO419 - Change One Step At A Time
When we contemplate significant changes in our lives, our flight, fight, or freeze response may kick in. We tend to prioritize safety, and our autonomic…
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BOO418- Acceptance as a Step Towards Change
This is what is here now. An emotion, an irritating person or a disturbing situation. Learning to accept what is present and respond from a deeper place leads…
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BOO414 - Inner Critic Storm
Learning how to change our relationship with the inner critic can greatly increase the quality of our days. But not all inner critic episodes are the same…
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BOO413 - Showing Up Differently
You are not your personality. When you learn that and learn how to access a deeper capacity, you show up differently. This is 4th in the series created from an…
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BOO407 - Developing a Relationship With Ourselves
To show up as the best, we need to develop a healthy relationship to ourselves. Roxanne Howe-Murphy, author of the new book, Underneath Your Personality…
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BOO406 - Underneath Your Personality
If we pay attention, we will notice there are patterns in our behavior. It is easier to notice these patterns in others. And we if learn how to pause a bit, we…
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BOO405 - What is Underneath Your Personality?
We have so much more capacity than we know. One key is to understand we are not our personality. In this episode, Roxanne Howe-Murphy talks about what is our…
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BOO403 - Friends with "those people"
They were our neighbors. They helped us. We helped them. We shared meals. And we were opposite sides of the political divide. How do we learn to respect the…
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BOO398 - Are You Really Listening?
If we commit to listening, everything changes; our relationships deepen and our options open. It is very hard to listen, especially if it is not something we…
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BOO397 - Monkey Movement
What do you pay attention to? Where we focus makes a big difference in what we create in our days. This myth, orginally published in What Have I Mythed?…
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BOO394 - Noticing Awe-Full Moments
Thanks to Kathy Magnuson for sharing her Awe Journal practice and it's impact on her life. Resources Finding Awe Awe: The new Science of Everyday Wonder and…
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BOO393 - A Reflection on Gratitude and Awe
Thanks to Michele Simon for sharing her reflections on her gratitude practice and on how awe is different. Resources Remembering Gratitude Gratitude is a…
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BOO389 - Giving Advice That Makes Me Feel Good
Although well-intentioned, and possibly even helpful, giving advice is more about us than the recipient. Resources Parker Palmer on Advice Advice on Advice…
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BOO386 - Exploring a Transformative Lens
After going through many personality instruments, I did not think the enneagram would offer me anything new. I was wrong. Using this ancient and powerful lens…
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BOO384 - Feel to Heal
You may think you are doing well by repressing unwanted feelings. And you might, for a while. Eventually, what is repressed will find a way to express itself…
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BOO383: What Are You Hiding?
Discovering the ability to perceive and embrace every aspect of ourselves is remarkably liberating. Are there certain facets of your being that you keep hidden…
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BOO376 - Worrying
Worrying can fill up a day. It has it's uses but mostly it keeps us from enjoying life. Here are a few tips for freeing ourselves from our worrying mind…
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BOO375 - Shining Like the Sun
It was a retreat I will never forget. It was a precious time of connection and growth. It reminded me of a core truth, we are all "Walking around shining like…
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BOO373 - Grounded Presence
It's human to want to be in control, seek approval or try to look good. We can get beyond these ego needs access a more grounded presence. From this place we…
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BOO371 - Finding Awe
Awe is an emotion we feel when we encounter something big, a mystery that we don't understand and evokes wonder. Experiencing just 2 minutes a day has amazing…