In January, our society tends to tell us to do more, fix ourselves, and start over… but what if the most powerful way to begin the year is actually through mindfulness? 

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun offers a different starting point for the new year - one rooted in mindfulness, nervous system awareness, and compassionate intention-setting. Elizabeth unpacks what mindfulness really is (and what it’s not), gently challenging the idea that mindfulness is about calming down or simply engaging in positive thinking (or getting it “right”). Instead, mindfulness is presented as a brave and practical practice of paying attention, without judging, fixing, or escaping what we notice.

Key Takeaways

• Mindfulness changes the quality of how we grow, not whether we grow.
• Mindfulness helps us relate to action with more clarity, steadiness, and alignment.
• Awareness must come before sustainable change. We can’t shift patterns we aren’t aware of. Mindfulness helps us notice when choices are driven by fear, urgency, or habit - and creates space for more intentional responses.
• Intentions work best when they support the nervous system. A mindful intention is a direction of attention, not a demand. It leaves room for uncertainty, rest, and returning again and again without self-judgment.

Resources 

Sign up here for free workshop Start 2026 with Clarity: Reconnect with Your Inner Compass  

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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What if the longer periods of darkness during winter could be our teacher? 

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun reflects on stillness, renewal, and possibility during late December. Drawing from timeless wisdom - the Northern European tradition of the Twelve Nights and the Inuit story of Sedna’s descent into the deep - Elizabeth explores how darkness, pause, and reflection are essential parts of growth. These stories illuminate the ways that slowing down, observing inner patterns, and cultivating clarity prepare us for meaningful beginnings.

This episode is perfect for anyone seeking calm, grounding, and mindful presence during a season that can feel emotionally heightened, complex, or tender.

Key Takeaways

• By honoring the quiet and slowing down, you create space for clarity, renewal, and the unfolding of what’s next.
• Though the spaces of uncertainty during times of change, transition, or decision-making can be quite uncomfortable, it can be very helpful to breathe through the discomfort rather than trying to “hop over it”. 
• Notice if you’re experiencing a push for “resolutions” and see how possible it might be to offer yourself ease and open curiosity about how you’d like to unfold in the coming year. Notice what emerges inwardly as you practice this curiosity and openness.  

Resources 

Sign up for Intentional 2026: 3 Days to Reset & Realign here.

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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What if peace in your life, and peace in the world, begins with the smallest shifts inside of you?  

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun weaves together two timeless folktales, the Taoist story of the Useless Tree and the Cherokee legend of the Two Wolves. Together, these stories illuminate how slowing down, regulating our inner world, and choosing compassion over urgency creates the foundation for lasting calm. Elizabeth talks about how, as we step toward a new year, many of us are craving more peace in our relationships, our homes, and in the world. She suggests that peace doesn’t begin with resolutions or perfect habits. It begins within. And when we nurture it gently and consistently, it ripples outward in ways we may never fully see.

Key Takeaways

• Inner peace is grounded self-connection.True inner peace can come from staying connected to yourself, even when life feels busy, emotional, or uncertain.
• What you feed internally shapes your emotional well-being. Inner peace grows from daily choices, such as where you place your attention, how you respond to stress, and which inner patterns you nurture.
• Rest and slowness are essential for mental and emotional health. In a productivity-driven culture, creating space, slowing down, and tending to your nervous system are necessary for sustainable peace.

Resources 

Sign up for Intentional 2026: 3 Days to Reset & Realign here.

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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What if the end of the year didn’t have to mean resolutions, pressure, or performative reflection? 

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun explores an approach to closing the year that welcomes your whole experience - grief, joy, exhaustion, resilience - and creates gentle space for renewal.

Elizabeth shares her personal experience navigating the end of last year while her mother was nearing the end of her life, offering a tender reminder that reflection doesn’t always look like journaling prompts or structured rituals. Sometimes, the most courageous thing we can do is simply notice what is here. Elizabeth talks about the Japanese year-end ritual Ōsōji and how its symbolism can guide your inner clearing, how simple breath and movement practices to support clarity and grounding, and the difference between “resolutions” and carry-forward moments. 

Whether you are grieving, exhausted, hopeful, or somewhere in between, this episode offers spacious, gentle support as you prepare to step into a new year with clarity and compassion.

Key Takeaways

• Reflection doesn’t have to be structured to be meaningful. Mindful noticing (simply acknowledging what’s present) is often enough, especially when life has been heavy or emotionally complex.
• Your bandwidth matters. Some seasons don’t allow for deep journaling or intentional letting go. Showing up honestly to your own experience is a powerful form of self-care.
• Endings can create natural space for renewal. The Japanese year-end tradition of Ōsōji reminds us that clearing physical spaces can also clear emotional and mental space for what comes next.

Resources 

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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If the holidays feel heavy or unexpectedly emotional, you’re not alone. 

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun explores the tender landscape of holiday grief, including why it often feels heavier this time of year, and how we can support ourselves with gentleness and honesty. Through two powerful folktales from Japan and the Arctic Inuit tradition, she reflects on the universal experience of loss, remembrance, and the quiet ways love continues across time and distance.

This episode is for anyone moving through grief, navigating an empty chair at the table, or simply feeling the emotional weight that the holidays often stir.

Key Takeaways

• Grief often intensifies during the holidays. The season’s pressure for joy, togetherness, and celebration can amplify absence, longing, and memories. Grief naturally rises and falls, and the holidays are one of those times when it resurfaces.
• Grief doesn’t need to be pushed aside to enjoy the holidays; it can be gently integrated. You can create your own ritual of remembrance - big or small - to honor the person you miss. Lighting a candle, displaying a photo, cooking their favorite dish, telling a story about them, or simply whispering their name are meaningful acts of connection.
• It’s okay to set boundaries around traditions or expectations that no longer fit.
• Part of navigating holiday grief is giving yourself permission to adapt or simplify rituals, skip events, or ask for support.

Resources 

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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What if the wisdom you’re searching for is already moving beneath the surface, like a river under winter ice?

In this episode, Elizabeth Mintun explores the water element and the season of winter according to ancient Chinese medicine. She explores how winter can be a time of gestation, why your body may crave more rest right now, and offers micro practices to slow down during this holiday season. Elizabeth also shares a beautiful winter folktale that illustrates how clarity rises not from striving but from stillness. 

Key Takeaways

• Winter is the season of stillness, depth, intuition, and energetic conservation.
• Emotional depth - including grief - can surface in winter; this is normal and meaningful.
• Rest is not optional; it’s protective of your Jing (core energy reserves).
• Wisdom often rises when we stop striving and allow quiet to do its work.

Resources 

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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Horses don’t just sense our emotions - they help regulate them. And today, you’ll hear how.

In this powerful and heartfelt episode, host Elizabeth Mintun sits down with Jackie Stevenson, a therapist, coach, and equine-guided practitioner whose work blends nature, nervous system wisdom, and the profound presence of horses. Together, they explore how stepping into the world of the herd invites us to slow down, become present, and reconnect with the deeper layers of ourselves that often get buried beneath stress and daily life.

Whether you’re curious about equine-guided practices, seeking a deeper relationship with nature, or longing for a grounded way to reconnect with yourself, this episode offers a rich, expansive invitation to return home to your own presence.

Key Takeaways

Healing deepens when we are invited (not pressured) into connection.

Letting go of a rigid agenda makes room for meaningful surprise, insight, and transformation.

Small, subtle moments can be just as impactful as the dramatic ones.

Resources 

Morning & Evening Calm Bundle (Black Friday deal): https://go.thecalmingground.com/

Jackie Stevenson’s website

Jackie Stevenson’s Ted Talk

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If you’ve been spiraling, ruminating, or stuck in patterns you can’t explain, you’re not broken - you may be in a portal. This episode explores how to walk through it.

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun sits down with transformation coach Ruthie Lindsey. She shares her extraordinary story: surviving a devastating car accident, living seven years in bed with chronic pain after a surgical wire pierced her brainstem, losing relationships, and ultimately discovering the tools, practices, and inner wisdom that helped her return to herself.

This episode is an invitation into the sacred work of unlearning - the masks, conditioning, and inherited beliefs that keep so many of us folded down into smallness. We explore shadow work, trauma healing, rumination, nervous system overwhelm, and the moments that call us into rebirth.

Key Takeaways

Rumination and spiraling can be interrupted.Tools like EFT tapping, time in nature, meditation, connection with safe people, and reducing screen time can create immediate nervous system relief.

We’re not meant to heal alone.Community, support, and being witnessed make healing sustainable - especially during emotional collapse or big life transitions.

Trauma lives in the body - and so does resilience. True healing requires tending to the nervous system, not just the mind.

Resources 

Morning & Evening Calm Bundle (Black Friday deal): https://go.thecalmingground.com/

Website & Coaching Info: https://www.ruthielindsey.com/

Ruthie’s Substack Newsletter: “Love’s Invitation” 

Instagram: @ruthielindsay 

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

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How do you cultivate a heart wide enough to hold yourself, your loved ones, and the world with compassion? Elena Brower joins us to explore this and the power of letting go in her new book Hold Nothing.

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun sits down with Elena Brower, mother, mentor, poet, artist, volunteer, bestselling author, and host of the Practice You Podcast. Elena has been guiding yoga and meditation practices since 1999 on Glo, and her work explores the art of listening, self-compassion, and returning to the spaciousness within.

In this conversation, Elena and Elizabeth dive into her newest book, Hold Nothing, a deeply personal exploration of letting go of narratives, embracing impermanence, and practicing what she calls a “grandmother’s heart.” Elena shares her journey as a student of life, her evolution as a teacher, and the quiet yet powerful practices that sustain her: from meditation and yoga to chaplaincy work in hospice and penitentiaries.

If you’re curious about embracing impermanence, and finding resilience and creativity in everyday life, this episode is for you. 

Key Takeaways

• Elena’s book Hold Nothing shows how releasing the stories we cling to opens up space for clarity, freedom, and emotional resilience.
• Sharing your authentic story, even when it’s uncomfortable or scary, can be a form of courage and connection.
• Whether in yoga, meditation, or everyday life, it’s important to show up as a student, cultivating curiosity and openness.

Resources

Elena Brower’s Website

Elena Brower’s Book

Elena Brower’s Glo Classes

Elena Brower’s Hold Nothing Book

Practice You Podcast

Elena’s Instagram: @elenabrower

Elena’s Substack: On The Inside

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We often talk about “finding balance”... but what if balance begins when we stop holding ourselves up and allow the ground to hold us?

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun sits down with Mary Sinclair, a movement educator and somatic practitioner, to explore how our relationship with the ground shapes the way we move through life, both physically and emotionally. Mary shares how posture, alignment, and the simple act of yielding can shift us from effort to ease and why learning to yield can be a path to resilience and trust. 

Whether you’re standing at a crossroads, feeling off-balance, or craving more rootedness in your daily life, this episode offers a reminder: you don’t have to hold it all up alone.

Key Takeaways

• Grounding is a relationship, not a technique. True grounding isn’t something you “do.” It’s an ongoing dialogue between your body and the earth - a mutual exchange of support and trust.
• Balance begins with yielding. Instead of holding ourselves rigidly upright, we can soften into gravity and let the ground carry some of the weight. Yielding means allowing support.
• Posture is emotional as much as physical. How we stand and move often mirrors how we meet life. Softening the body’s effort to “hold it together” can open emotional and energetic space for ease and flow.
• Trust grows through the body. Each time we let ourselves feel supported (by the floor, the chair, the breath, etc.), we practice the deeper art of trusting life itself.

Resources 

Mary Sinclair’s Website: marysinclairbalance.com

The Be Sanctuary in Columbus, Ohio: https://www.thebesanctuary.org/

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Your inner compass is ready to guide you… Are you listening?

Many of us have buried our inner knowing under years of doubt, overthinking, and second-guessing. In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun talks about how to reconnect with that inner voice, cultivate self-trust, and act with alignment even when the mind is loud and life feels uncertain.

Elizabeth shares a personal story of a time she faced a challenging decision and discovered how listening to her body, rather than just her mind, helped her find clarity. She also dives into common barriers to self-trust, the lessons hidden in fear, and an inspiring story from the Pancha Tantra - The Lion and the Rabbit - that illustrates the power of awareness, discernment, and courage.

Key Takeaways:

• Doubt and fear are normal: Acting from alignment doesn’t require certainty; it requires courage to honor your inner compass despite the uncertainty.
• Common barriers to self-trust:
• Overthinking and perfectionism
• Fear of regret or being wrong
• Seeking external validation
• Past experiences or unresolved emotions
• Self-trust is a practice: Like a muscle, it grows with consistent, small actions. Over time, it becomes a steady, quiet confidence ready to guide you in life’s twists and turns.

Resources 

Join the Rooted & Resilient free workshop → https://www.thecalmingground.com/QuarterlyWorkshop

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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One moment in a 10th-grade classroom changed how Lyn showed up in the world. This episode offers the story of finding her way back to her voice.

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun talks with Lyn about her Unmuted Method, which helps people heal and feel safe to be seen. Lyn opens up about how she learned to regulate her sensitive nervous system, and the quiet courage it takes to let yourself truly be seen. 

Key Takeaways

• Visibility often brings up nervous system responses (not just mindset blocks).
• When we tend to our bodies and emotions first, showing up becomes more easeful, not forced.
• Playing small is often a form of protection. Naming it with compassion (rather than judgment) opens the door to change.

Resources 

Join the Rooted & Resilient free workshop → https://www.thecalmingground.com/QuarterlyWorkshop

DM Lyn “ELIZABETH” on Instagram to receive Lyn’s free gift - a quick 5 minute Embodied Expression Activation 

You can Find Lyn here: 

• Website: www.heartfirehealingllc.com
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/ldelmastro/
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/heartfirehealing/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartfirehealing

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Welcome to a very special celebration of the second anniversary of the Calming Ground Podcast!

This week, host Elizabeth Mintun is honoring this milestone with a mini-episode series called The Nature Within. This is a journey back to the essence of why this podcast began:

✨ Reconnecting with your inner calm

🌱 Reclaiming your presence

🌊 Cultivating resilience through practicing mindfulness and connecting with the natural world

In this final episode of the series, host Elizabeth Mintun explores the sacred and cultural symbolism of the mountain. She shares how to embody stillness when life feels uncertain and offers a grounding meditation to reconnect with your inner strength.

Key Takeaways

• The Mountain teaches us endurance. Resting in our inner stillness can offer us the strength to hold steady through life’s changing weather.
• Life’s pressures shape us. Just as mountains are formed over time through immense force, our challenges can become the bedrock of our inner strength.
• The wisdom of the elements lives within us. Tree (rootedness), River (flow), Wind (clarity), Moon (reflection), and Mountain (endurance) can serve as inner guides..

Resources 

Join the Rooted & Resilient free workshop → https://www.thecalmingground.com/QuarterlyWorkshop

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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Welcome to a very special celebration of the second anniversary of the Calming Ground Podcast!

This week, host Elizabeth Mintun is honoring this milestone with a mini-episode series called The Nature Within. This is a journey back to the essence of why this podcast began:

✨ Reconnecting with your inner calm

🌱 Reclaiming your presence

🌊 Cultivating resilience through practicing mindfulness and connecting with the natural world

In this fourth episode, host Elizabeth Mintun explores how the moon has always held a quiet power. It governs tides, influences energy, and shines through reflection. In this episode, Elizabeth shares what the moon teaches us about honoring our natural rhythms and cycles, receiving instead of constantly striving, listening inward to our intuition and emotional wisdom, and finding peace in both light and shadow. 

Key Takeaways

• Every phase has meaning. Whether you’re in expansion or rest, your rhythm is sacred.
• Reflection is a form of light. You don’t have to create it all - sometimes it’s enough to receive.
• Your inner cycles matter. Like the moon, your energy naturally ebbs and flows.
• Rest is not weakness. It’s part of the cycle of unfolding and becoming.

Resources 

Join the Rooted & Resilient free workshop → [https://www.thecalmingground.com/QuarterlyWorkshop

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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Welcome to a very special celebration of the second anniversary of the Calming Ground Podcast!

This week, host Elizabeth Mintun is honoring this milestone with a mini-episode series called The Nature Within. This is a journey back to the essence of why this podcast began:

✨ Reconnecting with your inner calm

🌱 Reclaiming your presence

🌊 Cultivating resilience through practicing mindfulness and connecting with the natural world

These episodes are both a celebration of two beautiful years together and intended to offer a steady support in these uncertain times. In this third episode in the series, host Elizabeth Mintun explores how the wind archetype can help us create space and restore clarity when stress clouds our perception. In addition, Elizabeth talks about how wind has often been seen as a powerful messenger in ancient mythologies and Indigenous teachings and offers a gentle practice that can help you find your clarity using wind imagery. 

Key Takeaways

• Wind brings clarity. Like a breeze clearing fog from a valley, mindful pauses can open new perspectives.
• Breath is your inner wind. Tuning into your breath can reveal tension and guide you toward calm and clear thinking.
• Space creates direction. When we pause and listen, we can set our sails intentionally rather than reactively.
• Listening inward matters. Sometimes clarity doesn’t arrive immediately, but creating the space for it allows something meaningful to emerge.

Resources 

Join the Rooted & Resilient free workshop → https://www.thecalmingground.com/QuarterlyWorkshop

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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Welcome to a very special celebration of the second anniversary of the Calming Ground Podcast!

This week, host Elizabeth Mintun is honoring this milestone with a mini-episode series called The Nature Within. This is a journey back to the essence of why this podcast began:

✨ Reconnecting with your inner calm

🌱 Reclaiming your presence

🌊 Cultivating resilience through practicing mindfulness and connecting with the natural world

These episodes are both a celebration of two beautiful years together and intended to offer a steady support in these uncertain times. This second episode in the series is intended to offer the natural symbol of the river as a helpful reminder of the wisdom in connecting with our adaptability and capacity to let go of our attempt to brace or control so that we can find ease and flow.  

Key Takeaways

• Flow over force. Calm often comes from learning to move with what’s unfolding.
• Tension is often subtle. We may brace ourselves without even realizing it - physically, mentally, or emotionally.
• Releasing creates space. Letting go, even in small ways, can open room for ease, clarity, and renewed energy.

Resources 

✨ Check out The Stress Resilience 6-Week Reset. A small-group coaching program where you’ll learn my C.A.L.M. framework and walk away with practical tools that help you feel steady, present, and resilient. Learn more here: https://www.thecalmingground.com/6-week-reset

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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Welcome to a very special celebration of the second anniversary of the Calming Ground Podcast!

This week, host Elizabeth Mintun is honoring this milestone with a mini-episode series called The Nature Within. This is a journey back to the essence of why this podcast began:

✨ Reconnecting with your inner calm

🌱 Reclaiming your presence

🌊 Cultivating resilience through practicing mindfulness and connecting with the natural world

These episodes are both a celebration of two beautiful years together and intended to offer a steady support in these uncertain times. This first episode in the series explores one of the most enduring archetypes of all: the tree - a symbol of grounding, stability, and endurance, and how the tree archetype can help us find steadiness in turbulent times of life. 

Key Takeaways

• Deep roots create resilience. Like a tree, we can anchor ourselves through daily practices, habits, and meaningful rituals.
• Grounding is both physical and symbolic. Visualizing roots can help regulate the nervous system and bring a sense of safety and presence.
• Nature holds ancient wisdom. Archetypes like the tree remind us we are part of a larger, interconnected whole.
• Simple moments matter. Leaning against or touching a tree can be a quiet way to connect with strength and stillness.

Resources 

✨ Check out The Stress Resilience 6-Week Reset. A small-group coaching program where you’ll learn my C.A.L.M. framework and walk away with practical tools that help you feel steady, present, and resilient. Learn more

here: https://www.thecalmingground.com/6-week-reset

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.com

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What if peace is something already within you, waiting beneath the surface? 

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun talks with psychotherapist and author Ashley Davis Bush, who wrote The Little Book of Inner Peace, The Art and Power of Acceptance, and others. They explore how to move beyond the endless “doing” of our culture and reconnect with the deeper wisdom of simply being. In particular, Ashley addresses how self-compassion and befriending your emotions can be a key to peace, as well as how nature can be a portal to grounding, oneness, and spiritual connection.  

Whether you’ve been practicing mindfulness for years or you’re just curious about finding more calm in daily life, this conversation offers encouragement and gentle, practical tools for reconnecting with your center.

Key Takeaways

• Micro practices matter. Peace doesn’t require long retreats or hour-long meditations. Small, sacred pauses throughout the day - a breath, a bell, a touchstone - can reconnect us to center.
• Acceptance is not resignation. Active acceptance, paired with compassion, opens the door to peace and allows us to engage with life in more authentic ways.
• It’s never too late to find peace. No matter your age, life stage, or past experiences, you can learn new ways of engaging with stillness and your inner being.

Resources 

🔗 Learn more about Ashley’s work and books at: ashleydavisbush.com

✨ The Stress Resilience 6-Week Reset. A small-group coaching program where you’ll learn my C.A.L.M. framework and walk away with practical tools that help you feel steady, present, and resilient. Learn more here: https://www.thecalmingground.com/6-week-reset

✨ Free Workshop: Building Stress Resilience. Want a taste of the framework? Join me for a free workshop before the Reset begins. Choose your date and reserve your spot here: thecalmingground.com/stress-resilience-workshop

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Before the holidays sweep you into full calendars, family dynamics, and year-end deadlines, fall offers a rare chance to pause and reset. What if you could use this season to strengthen your resilience now, before the holiday bustle?

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun shares why stress isn’t the enemy (it’s a signal), how resilience really works, and why now - before the holiday hustle - is the best time to put grounding practices into place. 

Elizabeth offers a personal story of how stress showed up in her everyday life. She also explores  the most common stress patterns we all fall into and simple tools you can start practicing today to build resilience that lasts.

Key Takeaways

• Stress is a signal, not the enemy. When we learn to read it with curiosity instead of fighting it, we respond with more clarity and compassion.
• Resilience is like bamboo. Resilience is rooted yet flexible; it’s not about perfection or pushing through, but adapting with steadiness.
• Fall is the perfect practice ground. The tools you build now will become built-in reflexes for calm during the holiday rush.

Resources 

✨ The Stress Resilience 6-Week Reset. A small-group coaching program where you’ll learn my C.A.L.M. framework and walk away with practical tools that help you feel steady, present, and resilient. Learn more here: https://www.thecalmingground.com/6-week-reset

✨ Free Workshop: Building Stress Resilience. Want a taste of the framework? Join me for a free workshop before the Reset begins. Choose your date and reserve your spot here: thecalmingground.com/stress-resilience-workshop

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

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What are you ready to let go of? Autumn is nature’s reminder to refine and simplify.

In this episode, podcast host Elizabeth Mintun talks about how fall is a season of transition - a time when nature contracts, leaves fall, and we’re invited to distill what is truly essential. In Chinese medicine and Qigong, Fall corresponds with the Metal element, connected to clarity, refinement, and the wisdom of letting go.

Elizabeth delves into how autumn and the Metal element of Ancient Chinese Medicine can guide you through letting go with grace. She shares how the Metal element shows up in our bodies, emotions, and daily lives, and offers simple, practical ways to honor this season. 

Key Takeaways

• Grief is the primary emotion of the Metal element in Ancient Chinese Medicine; honoring grief can open space for clarity and new beginnings.
• Research shows that breathwork stimulates the vagus nerve and mindful breathing builds resilience.
• Mindful decluttering, rituals for release, and reflective journaling are all wonderful activities to gain clarity to honor what truly matters in this season of letting go.

Resources 

Podcast Episode The Empty Space: Grieving What Could Have Been: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-calming-ground-podcast/id1704337948?i=1000696134741

Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. 

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