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True Stride
Realizing your True Stride means moving forward in alignment with you heart, mind, body, energy and soul. This podcast offers thoughtful conversations to help you discover your groove at work, at home, during play and with your community. Empowerment coach, author and fellow Strider, Mary Tess Rooney, inspires heart-centered views to elevate your Heart Value, relationships and joy. Tune-in every Thursday for wise walks to get your stride on!
Episodes
- True Stride
EP318: Making 2027 a Year of Learning and Giving
As the year starts winding down, I've been thinking about what I'd like to learn in 2027. A recent gathering of my local lady homesteaders gave me a new way to…
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EP317: Fall Release, Winter Rest: Lessons from Nature
I love the change of seasons, especially when fall starts giving us those first chilly mornings. After months of being outside, making plans, and staying busy…
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EP316: When Staying the Course Changes Everything
It's hard to believe that this month marks six years since we launched this podcast. When I started True Stride, I was focused on what I could bring to each…
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EP315: When Helping Opens Unexpected Doors
Early in my sales career, I found myself teaching sales new hires (who were struggling to get up to speed) about our products, services, and systems. I'm a…
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EP314: How to Stop Rushing Through Your Life
I have a wonderful chiropractor who always has availability when I unexpectedly hurt my back. He makes time for his patients and emergency appointments when…
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EP313: Trust What You Already Know
Have you ever gone back to something you haven't done in a while and immediately wondered if you still know how to do it? It's funny how quickly that doubt can…
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EP312: Riding the Waves of Grief and Healing
I like to think of emotions a lot like waves in the ocean. Some roll in gently and barely disturb us, while others seem to come out of nowhere and knock us off…
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EP311: Pressure Test the Life You Want to Build
I've always loved the idea of trying something on a small scale before going all in. In my corporate days, we did this all the time with pilots. We would test…
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EP310: Focus on What You "Have" and "Have Done"
A friend of mine is doing some really exciting things right now. She is building a new business, speaking at fashion events, and stretching herself in all…
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EP309: Who Has Your Back? Self-reliance Meets Support
Sometimes life gives us a lesson we already know, but apparently need to learn again. I recently tweaked my back while moving an extremely heavy piece of…
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EP308: The Flavor Profiles of a Satisfying Life
Years ago, I spent some time studying Ayurveda and learning more about how food can support the body. One thing I remember really liking was the idea of…
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EP307: Tapping Out Is Not Giving Up
One of the messages I heard over and over growing up was simple: if you start something, you see it through. My mom taught us to keep going, push through the…
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EP306: Making Space for Reinvention
Sometimes you do not realize how much your life has changed until something makes you stop and look at it. New interests emerge. Our priorities change…
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EP305: Exercise Your Power to Test Drive
Sometimes you can think you know exactly what you want, but actually experiencing it tells you something completely different. In backpacking, a shakedown…
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EP304: Engaging Your Bravery Muscle
Bravery is easy to admire when we see someone do something extraordinary. Lately, though, I have been noticing it in much quieter moments. It shows up when…
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EP303: Learning One Step at a Time
There is a big difference between being taught something and actually feeling like you are learning it. I was reminded of that recently when I signed up for an…
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EP302: What's Your Onboarding Blueprint for Success?
It can be humbling to realize how much energy a new chapter asks of us, even when it is something we wanted. A new job, a new home, a new business, a…
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EP301: Moving Through the Hallway of Life
It seems like everyone I talk to right now is carrying a lot. We have the normal responsibilities of work, home, health, relationships, and family, but then…
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EP300: Appreciating Our Itches & Evolution, One Wise Walk at a Time
I'm so excited to be celebrating episode 300 with you, my listeners and fellow Striders. Today, we are looking back at how True Stride began, how it has grown…
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EP299 - Ask to Get What You Want
When I was growing up, asking for what you wanted was not seen as a good thing. It was considered impolite, as though you were putting somebody out or being an…
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EP298: Support Makes the Mission Possible
Adversity has a way of showing us where we need support, even when we think we should be able to handle something on our own. Since moving to the farm, I have…
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EP297: The Power of Productive Pressure
Pressure has a way of getting our attention. I don't always love how it feels in the moment, but I can't deny that it often brings me into sharper focus. When…
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EP296: The Rule of 3s: A New Way to Navigate Change
I have been feeling waves of exhaustion, waves of energy, and honestly, a little out of rhythm as I settle into my new home. I'm only about 10 days into this…
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EP295: The Hidden Gifts in Misplaced Things
Sometimes the smallest misplaced thing can stir up the biggest reminder. A set of keys on a walking path, a phone left behind in a restroom, or eight tiny…
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EP294: Mistakes, Grace, and the Village Around Us
Life has a way of reminding us that we are not meant to carry everything alone. This past weekend brought that lesson into focus for me as I coordinated a big…
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EP293: Giving, Receiving, and the Beauty of Balance
I was recently reminded how hard it can be for some of us to receive, especially when we are used to being the giver. A young woman I love shared a story about…
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EP292: Living as Part of an Ecosystem
I am getting closer to closing on my future home, and I feel like I'm being invited into something much bigger than a property transaction. The sellers have…
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EP291: What's Your Ironman-like Life Event?
Thank you, Striders. The response to last week's episode really moved me. The shoutouts and questions that came in reminded me of why these conversations…
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EP290: Growing Into Your Vision & Future Self
My dear friend's son, Doston, just got a German Shepherd puppy. She is small, curious, and already testing boundaries in all the ways puppies do. It is that…
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EP289: Messages We Are Meant to Receive
There are moments when something finds you at just the right time. A quote, a phrase, a random text from someone you love, and it lands in a way that you…
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EP288: Adaptive Resilience: Finding Strength in the Setback
Getting knocked off your feet has a way of bringing everything into focus. Whether it's a physical setback or something deeper on an emotional level, those…
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EP287: Storytelling as Medicine
I just got back from the most beautiful weekend workshop called Celtic Medicine Storytelling, and I have to tell you, I didn't fully know what I was walking…
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EP286: Rooted in Patience
As we approach springtime, I can already feel that anticipation and anxiety. This idea of okay, let's get ready to rush, let's get ready to move fast. This…
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EP285: Courage to Embrace Change: Small Steps = Big Shifts
As a follow-up to last week, I chose to attend my friend's 50th birthday party and go all in on that experience, and I'll tell you what, it totally paid off…
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EP284: Commit to One Opportunity, Without FOMO
Have you ever said yes to something that felt like a full-body, no-doubt-about-it yes and then almost immediately, another opportunity showed up that you were…
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EP283: Finding Growth Inside Bittersweet Moments
There are moments in life when something can feel completely right and heavy at the same time. That's the space I've been sitting in lately. We recently sold…
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EP282: Are You a Really Lucky Human Too?
I've said the phrase "I'm a really lucky gal" for most of my life, and interestingly, I often say it right after someone tells me no. Not because rejection…
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EP281: Values to Guide Clarity and Direction
The past week felt like it stayed with me longer than I expected. After getting back from New York and everything surrounding my Aunt Ronnie's service, I…
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EP280: Finding Peace in What You Can't Control
This past week really tested my need for control. I had a lot going on emotionally as I was getting ready to travel back to New York to honor the passing of my…
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EP279: How Love and Impact Live On
Over the past eight months, I've lost two dear loved ones who had a profound impact on my life. They lived fully, with vibrant energy, wisdom, kindness, and…
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EP278: Release, Readiness, and What Comes Next
I feel like there's been a lot of conversation lately about the Chinese zodiac and the year we're moving out of, which is the Year of the Wood Snake. That year…
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EP277: Shape Your Vision with Creativity and Intention
I've been thinking a lot about intention setting lately and how many different ways there are to get clear on what we want to attract. Some people love…
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EP276: Looking Back Through Pleasure and Expansion
At the start of a new year, I always notice a shift. It's subtle, but it's there. A little lightness. A sense that I can pause, take stock, and step into…
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EP275: A Word to Ground, Guide, and Inspire You
I can't quite believe that yet another year of us going on Wise Walks together has come and gone. In our last episode, I invited you to reflect on your…
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EP274: Reflecting on the Year Through One Word
As this year comes to a close, I wanted to slow things down and really look at how my word for 2025 actually showed up in my life. I've shared before that I no…
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EP273: Leaning Into Your Inner Athlete
It's funny how aging has a way of quietly changing the conversation we have with our bodies. I notice it when I'm moving or when a familiar pose needs more…
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EP272: Freedom Waiting Beyond Your Limits
Lately I have been spending time out on my Aunt's ranch in Joshua Tree, California, and the rhythm of the animals has offered me a new perspective on how we…
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EP271: Honoring Your Rites of Passage
A conversation on a recent hike surprised me in the best way. My friend and I wandered into a chat about how we grew up and what shaped us, and it pulled up…
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EP270: What Gratitude Makes Possible
Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Striders. If you're celebrating here in the U.S., I hope you're surrounded by loved ones, friends, or even your fur babies, and that…
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EP269: Marathon Lessons to Finish Strong
I was really moved recently when a Strider reached out to share that they had just completed the New York City Marathon and were reflecting on what that…
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EP268: How Discernment Helps You Emerge Stronger
This week, I wanted to dive deeper into something that came up from our last conversation about unburdening ourselves as we head toward the end of the year…
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EP267: Unburden Yourself Before the New Year
As the year winds down and the holidays approach, I feel a quiet pull to lighten my load. November always feels like a bridge between what's been and what's…
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EP266: Rewire Your Nervous System, One Breath at a Time
Sometimes the smallest things create the biggest shift. Lately, I've been reminded how something as simple as breathing, something we do automatically, can…
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EP265: Embrace Your Emotional Complexity
Have you ever caught yourself saying "I'm fine" when that's not really the whole truth? In this episode, I talk about what happens when we slow down and get…
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EP264: Leaving Room for Magic
Sometimes the best moments happen when we stop planning and start allowing life to unfold. Recently, I traveled to Boston for my yearlong drum apprenticeship…
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EP263: Turning Frustration Into Self-Awareness
I've been thinking about frustration lately. Specifically about a class I took where the experience didn't match what was advertised. I tried to address it in…
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EP262: Awareness That Leads to Change
After weeks on the road (after selling my home) and a big move, my body finally caught up with me. I could feel it in my neck, my shoulders, even headaches by…
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EP261: Compost and the Gifts of Friendship
I'm in Palm Springs spending a few days with my dear friend Alison. This reminded me how much joy comes from the people we share life with. We met decades ago…
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EP260: Trusting Yourself to Navigate the Unknown
I'm recording this episode from Joshua Tree, California, where the dogs and I recently landed and are staying with my Aunt Christine on her two-acre property…
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EP259: Where Home Is, On a Heart-Level
Lately, I've been thinking about what it really means to feel at home. On a recent call with my mom, she asked if I missed Florida, and it hit me that I don't…