The Self-Talk Sherpa https://momspiration.podbean.com Let’s transform your inner critic through upleveling your self-talk! Your inner critic can become a wise, compassionate, discerning advisor. You get to teach this part of yourself to follow your lead--instead of letting it take charge! Learn how your soul speaks to you using archetypes and symbols. We’ll go in-depth into different archetypes on this program. Explore the different flavors of power unique to YOUR psyche! It’s all about your inner relationships. When you understand yourself, you find deep love for yourself. And when you truly love every part of yourself, you are equipped to LEAD your internal system! Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:46:52 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Education:Self-Improvement 1440 episodic All moms know that life with young children can be tedious and repetitive. Breathe fresh air into your life with some inspiration! Each episode morphs the spiritual and the intellectual to connect your heart with your mind. These are bite-size meditations that you can fit into your hectic schedule. You will love hearing some beautiful poetry and the deeper ideas and truths that can uplevel your perspective on life. Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13168967/MOMspiration_podcast_art_gbhny7.jpeg The Self-Talk Sherpa https://momspiration.podbean.com 144 144 Get Magic Answers for Any Problem Get Magic Answers for Any Problem https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/get-magic-answers-for-any-problem/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/get-magic-answers-for-any-problem/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:46:52 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/ec97eb87-33f0-34a4-9135-e27cbaad606e A process for getting answers to any question or problem: The Magic Book! I tried this a couple of times and it blew my mind! Are you going to try it?

]]> A process for getting answers to any question or problem: The Magic Book! I tried this a couple of times and it blew my mind! Are you going to try it?

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 999 19 full Gratitude: Embodying Both Participant and Witness Gratitude: Embodying Both Participant and Witness https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/gratitude-embodying-both-participant-and-witness/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/gratitude-embodying-both-participant-and-witness/#comments Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:06:00 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/63a46270-7746-359f-a100-a3a45e57ec9a Gratitude is reached only when we inhabit the inner Witness while participating fully in our lives.

Feeling unappreciative? Pay deep attention!

"Be awake to the presence of everything that lives within and without us." --David Whyte

]]> Gratitude is reached only when we inhabit the inner Witness while participating fully in our lives.

Feeling unappreciative? Pay deep attention!

"Be awake to the presence of everything that lives within and without us." --David Whyte

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 963 18 full The Princess Archetype: Do You Know a Princess? The Princess Archetype: Do You Know a Princess? https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-princess-archetype-do-you-know-a-princess/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-princess-archetype-do-you-know-a-princess/#comments Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:20:29 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/b2cbe502-42de-3fa9-b54a-054ed1bb3b67 Subtle, yet with her influence, charisma, and persuasion, she's able to transform other people and motivate them to do things. She embodies femininity. She doesn't need the strong, pushy energy that other archetypes have. I used to think the Princess was bratty and entitled. Now I love and embrace this part of myself! Do YOU have a strong princess archetype?

]]> Subtle, yet with her influence, charisma, and persuasion, she's able to transform other people and motivate them to do things. She embodies femininity. She doesn't need the strong, pushy energy that other archetypes have. I used to think the Princess was bratty and entitled. Now I love and embrace this part of myself! Do YOU have a strong princess archetype?

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 1422 17 full The Vampire Archetype: Complainers and Other Energy Suckers The Vampire Archetype: Complainers and Other Energy Suckers https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-vampire-archetype-how-to-handle-complainers/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-vampire-archetype-how-to-handle-complainers/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:04:13 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/fc458847-d87d-3bb3-a549-ffaeecf73d84 Ever felt like someone is sucking the life out of you?

Or maybe you've lived off someone else’s light for awhile?

We steal each other’s life force.

]]> Ever felt like someone is sucking the life out of you?

Or maybe you've lived off someone else’s light for awhile?

We steal each other’s life force.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 1398 16 full The Ghost Archetype: What Haunts You? The Ghost Archetype: What Haunts You? https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/what-haunts-you-the-ghost-archetype/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/what-haunts-you-the-ghost-archetype/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:15:31 -0600 momspiration.podbean.com/8abf6a2f-3742-3a1d-9b0f-710fa34c2c73 What causes ghosts/spiritual forces to "haunt" us?

Does your spirit live a short distance from your own body?

How do you become a whole person again?

It has to do with purpose, meaning, and COMPLETION.

]]> What causes ghosts/spiritual forces to "haunt" us?

Does your spirit live a short distance from your own body?

How do you become a whole person again?

It has to do with purpose, meaning, and COMPLETION.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 1287 15 full Nature’s Imprint on the Heart Nature’s Imprint on the Heart https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/nature-s-imprint-on-the-heart/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/nature-s-imprint-on-the-heart/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:21:47 -0600 momspiration.podbean.com/79e7b4cf-b18a-3a3e-bed8-7aa523cc30e7 Have you ever been going about your day, in a mood or preoccupied--and something beautiful changes you forever?

 

William Wordsworth's famous poem about the daffodils describes this phenomenon. What's more, even the memory of a beautiful scene can inspire us for the rest of our lives.

 

Also enjoy Hopkins's poetic masterpiece about a kestrel or falcon in flight.

]]> Have you ever been going about your day, in a mood or preoccupied--and something beautiful changes you forever?

 

William Wordsworth's famous poem about the daffodils describes this phenomenon. What's more, even the memory of a beautiful scene can inspire us for the rest of our lives.

 

Also enjoy Hopkins's poetic masterpiece about a kestrel or falcon in flight.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 459 14 full Be Guided by Your Higher Self Be Guided by Your Higher Self https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/be-guided-by-your-higher-self/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/be-guided-by-your-higher-self/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:54:54 -0600 momspiration.podbean.com/d718669b-159a-3c78-9446-26aee277216d If you had the perfect coach for you, what could you accomplish? Who could you be? What if you had access to that coach 24/7? The truth is that you DO!

It’s your higher self, who has already gone ahead and is leading you along. How might she see you? What does she want for you? Let’s dive deep into this idea in this episode!

]]> If you had the perfect coach for you, what could you accomplish? Who could you be? What if you had access to that coach 24/7? The truth is that you DO!

It’s your higher self, who has already gone ahead and is leading you along. How might she see you? What does she want for you? Let’s dive deep into this idea in this episode!

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 517 13 full The Heart: Connection with the Divine The Heart: Connection with the Divine https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-heart-connection-with-the-divine/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-heart-connection-with-the-divine/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2022 13:14:16 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/9d8c2fa7-71e5-3d76-b85a-67e10407d17d Do you trust your heart to be your guide?

In our culture, trained as we are to use our heads, we too often neglect the wisdom of our hearts.

Enjoy a couple short verses from Emerson and Rilke in this episode, and learn how to cultivate a beautiful heart-connection with God.

]]> Do you trust your heart to be your guide?

In our culture, trained as we are to use our heads, we too often neglect the wisdom of our hearts.

Enjoy a couple short verses from Emerson and Rilke in this episode, and learn how to cultivate a beautiful heart-connection with God.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 461 12 full The Perfection of Your Imperfections The Perfection of Your Imperfections https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-perfection-of-your-imperfections/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-perfection-of-your-imperfections/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:38:32 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/bdf97296-4af8-37f8-947b-e084e6d0410c The human face is the exposure point of life, a threshold between the known outer world and infinite, secret inner world.

As you listen to "The Faces at Braga" by David Whyte, think of your own face as being continually carved by an invisible hand.

When we realize that it’s actually the imperfections in life that give it its savor, its character, and its zest, we can truly see the gift in imperfection. We’d never want it any other way!

]]> The human face is the exposure point of life, a threshold between the known outer world and infinite, secret inner world.

As you listen to "The Faces at Braga" by David Whyte, think of your own face as being continually carved by an invisible hand.

When we realize that it’s actually the imperfections in life that give it its savor, its character, and its zest, we can truly see the gift in imperfection. We’d never want it any other way!

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 590 11 full Rise Out of Your Rut Rise Out of Your Rut https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/rise-out-of-your-rut/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/rise-out-of-your-rut/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:52:55 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/9dc8f21d-7673-333c-b915-e2da8c4b28e0 I'm sure you sometimes have one of "those days," when you just feel unlucky, or discouraged, or that you don't have much to offer. When that happens, remember that even the great William Shakespeare, the most popular writer in all of human history, sometimes felt that way. Hear one of his sonnets and a tip for shifting out of this low feeling and into joy!

]]> I'm sure you sometimes have one of "those days," when you just feel unlucky, or discouraged, or that you don't have much to offer. When that happens, remember that even the great William Shakespeare, the most popular writer in all of human history, sometimes felt that way. Hear one of his sonnets and a tip for shifting out of this low feeling and into joy!

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 485 10 full Giving Voice to your Longing Giving Voice to your Longing https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/giving-voice-to-your-longing/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/giving-voice-to-your-longing/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:32:14 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/3c6e4e57-8f5c-3ab5-9cdb-ea309c77099b Were you ever taught not to want too much, or that you were being “too big for your britches” when you had a big dream?

Well-meaning figures in our lives think they are “helping” when they quash our desires, to “protect” us from possible disappointment. 

This episode explores the true function of the complicated emotion of longing using David Whyte’s poignant poem, “The Song for the Salmon.”

]]> Were you ever taught not to want too much, or that you were being “too big for your britches” when you had a big dream?

Well-meaning figures in our lives think they are “helping” when they quash our desires, to “protect” us from possible disappointment. 

This episode explores the true function of the complicated emotion of longing using David Whyte’s poignant poem, “The Song for the Salmon.”

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 575 9 full How to be Grateful for EVERY Emotion How to be Grateful for EVERY Emotion https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/how-to-be-grateful-for-every-emotion/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/how-to-be-grateful-for-every-emotion/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:07:20 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/22f63cb1-ec5e-3802-a18f-bf1246488d6c There are no "good" or "bad" emotions--they're all messengers to support us. Experiences such as anger, depression, loneliness, regret, heartbreak, etc. can be reframed in surprisingly helpful ways. Rumi's "The Guest House" inspired this episode.

]]> There are no "good" or "bad" emotions--they're all messengers to support us. Experiences such as anger, depression, loneliness, regret, heartbreak, etc. can be reframed in surprisingly helpful ways. Rumi's "The Guest House" inspired this episode.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 490 8 full The Power of a Direct Experience The Power of a Direct Experience https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-power-of-a-direct-experience/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-power-of-a-direct-experience/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2021 22:50:20 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/33e656dc-447a-3342-84ff-185c8499f0b6 One of the greatest gifts you can give your children (and yourself!) is providing them experiences in nature and with beauty. Give them the opportunity to come face-to-face with their own magnificence and the space to expand into being whoever they want to be. Discover the joy of observing your children in their essence. This episode presents the Walt Whitman poem, “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer.”

]]> One of the greatest gifts you can give your children (and yourself!) is providing them experiences in nature and with beauty. Give them the opportunity to come face-to-face with their own magnificence and the space to expand into being whoever they want to be. Discover the joy of observing your children in their essence. This episode presents the Walt Whitman poem, “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer.”

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 415 7 full The Vulnerability of Being Yourself The Vulnerability of Being Yourself https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-vulnerability-of-being-yourself/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-vulnerability-of-being-yourself/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:34:11 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/1c2375d6-cf56-35be-b8ab-27acf949c546 Everything in nature is an exhibit in being itself, especially children, who revel in being themselves. Do you? Because we have the choice NOT to be ourselves, it can feel vulnerable to step into the unique way we’re made. Enjoy Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poem “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” in this episode.

]]> Everything in nature is an exhibit in being itself, especially children, who revel in being themselves. Do you? Because we have the choice NOT to be ourselves, it can feel vulnerable to step into the unique way we’re made. Enjoy Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poem “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” in this episode.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 491 6 full From Rushed to Relaxed: Cultivating Stillness From Rushed to Relaxed: Cultivating Stillness https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/from-rushed-to-relaxed-cultivating-stillness/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/from-rushed-to-relaxed-cultivating-stillness/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:15:45 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/29089ec6-065a-37a3-90b6-e827d6152aa8 We've experienced the most beautiful snowfall this week where I live.

In this episode, enjoy the classic Robert Frost poem, "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening."

I'll share a tip to help you slow down and center yourself every time you get caught up in the frantic pace of living. Experience a deeper layer of beauty and tranquility in your life.

]]> We've experienced the most beautiful snowfall this week where I live.

In this episode, enjoy the classic Robert Frost poem, "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening."

I'll share a tip to help you slow down and center yourself every time you get caught up in the frantic pace of living. Experience a deeper layer of beauty and tranquility in your life.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 407 5 full The Mastery of Coming Awake The Mastery of Coming Awake https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-mastery-of-coming-awake/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/the-mastery-of-coming-awake/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:44:48 -0700 momspiration.podbean.com/a743875e-93df-3474-86ba-c439a795fbd8 Your state of mind the first few minutes after waking has the power to influence your entire day--so let's optimize that time! This episode features David Whyte's words on creating a soulful window into your day through which you can view yourself and your life in a whole new way each morning.

]]> Your state of mind the first few minutes after waking has the power to influence your entire day--so let's optimize that time! This episode features David Whyte's words on creating a soulful window into your day through which you can view yourself and your life in a whole new way each morning.

]]> Bonnie Roberts--founder of Aspire Coaching false No 442 4 full Opening the Door to Self-Love Opening the Door to Self-Love https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/momspiration-love-after-love-and-inward/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/momspiration-love-after-love-and-inward/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:33:40 -0700 bonnieroberts7.podbean.com/d9995634-5df2-326e-863c-7aaee2a7c328 What is self-love? WHY self-love? Learn from the words of Yung Pueblo from his book "Inward."

HOW self-love? Be inspired by Derek Walcott's beautiful poem "Love After Love."

]]> What is self-love? WHY self-love? Learn from the words of Yung Pueblo from his book "Inward."

HOW self-love? Be inspired by Derek Walcott's beautiful poem "Love After Love."

]]> bonnieroberts7 false No 460 3 full Self-Centered Parenting Self-Centered Parenting https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/momspiration-the-gift-and-children/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/momspiration-the-gift-and-children/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:31:02 -0700 bonnieroberts7.podbean.com/414f81fb-2a79-34ca-92a1-4482d2938085 See your children and your role as a parent in a whole new way! Learn about the work of Dr. Shefali Tsabury, which has upleveled my own parenting paradigm. Also enjoy the inspiring words of the great Kahlil Gibran on the topic “Children” from his famous work The Prophet.

]]> See your children and your role as a parent in a whole new way! Learn about the work of Dr. Shefali Tsabury, which has upleveled my own parenting paradigm. Also enjoy the inspiring words of the great Kahlil Gibran on the topic “Children” from his famous work The Prophet.

]]> bonnieroberts7 false No 450 2 full The Journey: Finding Your Voice The Journey: Finding Your Voice https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/momspiration-the-journey/ https://momspiration.podbean.com/e/momspiration-the-journey/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:29:56 -0700 bonnieroberts7.podbean.com/94346b83-c7f3-378a-8a3c-974c4ce7d905 Leave the nagging voices of other people's opinions and expectations behind in order to set off on the journey toward your soul’s purpose. You might just be amazed at what you'll discover along the way!

]]> Leave the nagging voices of other people's opinions and expectations behind in order to set off on the journey toward your soul’s purpose. You might just be amazed at what you'll discover along the way!

]]> bonnieroberts7 false No 498 1 full