Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! Big life changes have a way of exposing what we value most. As we prepare to sell our home and head into the city, I found myself leaning on a simple, sturdy framework to keep conversations clear and compassionate: five core needs that shape almost every choice we make—safety and security, belonging, achievement, joy, and freedom. I walk through each need in plain language and show how it plays out in real decisions. Safety looks like planning and risk c...
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Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! Big life changes have a way of exposing what we value most. As we prepare to sell our home and head into the city, I found myself leaning on a simple, sturdy framework to keep conversations clear and compassionate: five core needs that shape almost every choice we make—safety and security, belonging, achievement, joy, and freedom. I walk through each need in plain language and show how it plays out in real decisions. Safety looks like planning and risk c...
Self-Knowledge, Willpower, And Everyday Contentment
No Shrinking Violets Podcast for Women
9 minutes
1 week ago
Self-Knowledge, Willpower, And Everyday Contentment
Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! What if the pursuit of happiness is leading you away from the life you actually want? We dig into a kinder, sturdier target—equilibrium—and show how to build it through three practical pillars inspired by Arthur C. Brooks’s take on Thomas Aquinas and grounded in lived experience. Instead of chasing constant highs, we lay out a simple framework for steady days: know yourself, focus your passions, and train willpower like a muscle. We start by mapping real...
No Shrinking Violets Podcast for Women
Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! Big life changes have a way of exposing what we value most. As we prepare to sell our home and head into the city, I found myself leaning on a simple, sturdy framework to keep conversations clear and compassionate: five core needs that shape almost every choice we make—safety and security, belonging, achievement, joy, and freedom. I walk through each need in plain language and show how it plays out in real decisions. Safety looks like planning and risk c...
