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Her Life Unscripted

Her Life Unscripted is the podcast for burnt out, stressed out and stretched thin women looking for inspiration as they embrace the unscriptedness of life. Your host, Anna Osborn, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, is a wife, momma of toddler twins and business owner who specializes in relationships and building a collective voice for women. Anna Osborn, LMFT, interviews female entrepreneurs, working and stay at home moms and women whose work is dedicated to supporting and creating community for other women. Her Life Unscripted podcast is about support, love, encouragement and being brave, even when life gets hard.
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Nov 28, 2017

Advice can be a tricky thing. Last week, Anna unpacked what makes some advice…well, not so fabulous. This week, it’s time to celebrate the good advice!

This is the last show of 2017, and Anna wants to end on a high note. To that purpose, she reached out to the Her Life Unscripted community with a simple question: What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?

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Nov 21, 2017

When we talk about advice, it’s really easy to remember all the bad advice we’ve been given. Our friends and family are always eager to offer up their wisdom and suggestions when we have a problem, but in many cases, their advice isn’t exactly helpful. What do we do with bad advice? What about after you’ve taken bad advice? 

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Nov 14, 2017

After an unplanned week’s hiatus due to illness, Ana is back and healthy. She starts the show with a few small changes to look out for in the podcast, as well as an update on the hiatus in December.

With holidays fast approaching and sickness already taking its toll, now is the perfect time to slow down and think about life’s big questions. We tend to want to tackle problems at the beginning of the year, and the people in our lives tend to give out a good bit of advice. How do you respond to it?  Have you learned how to take advice? How about giving advice?

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Oct 31, 2017

What can you do when your heart breaks? When tragedy strikes and your world feels shaken, how is it possible to hold onto hope? What about the good things that happened just before the darkness descended? Does your current heartache cancel about all the hope and healing you just experienced?

            These were the thoughts I wrestled with in this past week since the Shine Retreat wrapped up. Just as we finished up, our country was hit with the news of the Las Vegas shooting. I was hurt, shaken, and emotionally raw. I was not planning on using this wrap-up week to talk about tragedy, but, as usual, life has other bigger plans. This week, I saw so many women come to a place of healing and hope that I am refusing to let go of. I am refusing to believe that I do not make a difference, and neither should you. Let’s choose to hold onto goodness and hope in this dark time. Hold onto one another, and hold onto hope. I hope you enter into this space with me this week.

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Oct 24, 2017

Hello! I’m so glad you’ve joined me on Day 4 of the Shine Retreat Journey. Today is the last day of the Retreat, so I wanted to share the ways that I have learned from the important women in my life during the retreat. It is refreshing to be surrounded by women who are offering hope and light to one another. Oftentimes, we wander through difficult seasons of life without a glimmer of light. I want you to know that you and I have the power to make the world a little brighter!

What are your sources of light? Perhaps the better question is who are your sources of light? You might be experiencing some of the darkest moments of your life right now, so I wanted to encourage you with the truth that dawn always breaks. If you aren’t in the midst of hardship and darkness, then I would encourage you to share your light with someone. Look for the opportunities to brighten and encourage. I this quote just about sums up my week at the Shine Retreat: 

“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” ~ James Keller

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Oct 17, 2017

Today is our next step our journey through the Shine Retreat as told by the eyes of the host! I have made my intention to focus on the journey, rather than the final destination, so I’m taking you along with me! Today, I have realized how exceptionally fortunate I am to have an amazing support system to get me through this new season. I would have never have made it to this point in my journey without them.

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Oct 10, 2017

Welcome, everyone! I am coming to you remotely from the beautiful Laguna Beach where the Shine Retreat is underway. I want to take you on this new journey with me and share with you what I’m learning as I go. This is a bold new world for me, so I want to take the opportunity to keep you involved. Let’s celebrate the journey and not the final goal!

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Oct 3, 2017

It is such a joy to be back with you after a month’s hiatus. This month, I’m going to dare to do something a little different—my vision is to take you through the Shine Retreat by recording my thoughts during the retreat. Think of it as an “audio journal” of my journey through a new and exciting challenge. I am excited to have you guys on this journey with me.

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Links mentioned in the show:

Simon Sinek

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1506626626&sr=8-3&keywords=simon+sinek

Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action

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Aug 29, 2017

Hello, everyone! August has been a month full of Transition and Change. Oftentimes, we go through transitions with our eyes outward. It is so easy in these vulnerable seasons to tend to compare ourselves to others. The comparison is a dangerous beast, and it often leads to despair. So how can we combat that tendency to compare and despair?

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Links mentioned in the show:

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

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Aug 22, 2017

Welcome to another week of the Her Life Unscripted podcast. We are a community of women doing amazing things to show up and change the world. This month has been all about transition and change for Ana, and this week was no exception! During times of rapid change, it is easy to feel beaten and broken down. How can we show up when we feel broken? From where can we draw our strength?

Links mentioned in this episode:

Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE! https://www.facebook.com/herlifeunscripted/

Links mentioned in the show:

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017,

www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

Diana Rudolph

Shine Retreat for Women Sponsor

doTerra Consultant: drudulph@apu.edu 

Brene Brown: http://brenebrown.com/

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Aug 15, 2017

Welcome back, everyone! August is a month that brings forth change and transition, for better or for worse. Moms, in particular, know this feeling well, because August means back to school, back to routine, and back into the same patterns that might have left you feeling “stuck” in the past. Ana learned this week through life’s very unscripted moments that feeling “stuck” really sucks, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be a negative thing.

Feeling out of control is just that, a feeling. The beauty of our emotions is that they inform us about our environment. Life has slowed you down and forced you to pause, so use that time! It is in those moments of stillness that we can begin to understand our feelings.

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Links mentioned in the show:

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017,

www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

 

Lisa Branco

Shine Retreat for Women Sponsor

Stella and Dot Consultant

lisambranco@gmail.com

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Aug 8, 2017

During this month of August, we are doing a series on choice, transition, and change. This topic is, as always, personally relevant to Anna and her current life situation. Most people tend to show up in the world in a way that is pulled together, with the right answer and a positive attitude, but Anna reminds you that this podcast is really about the exact opposite. It's about showing up just as you are, raw, unfiltered and unscripted. Listen in to find out more.

Anna would love to say that she always shows up in a composed manner, however, the truth of it is that she can't. When she's in the throes of trying to figure something out, she has to show up being honest and transparent, because that's the whole point of this project. It is really all about coming together and owning the parts of yourself that are hurting and fragmented and being able to put words to that and to know that you're not alone.  When things happen to you, that are totally out of our control, you have to go through a period of putting words to expressing quite how bad it really is.

 

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Links mentioned in the show:

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017,

www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

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Aug 1, 2017

With the Shine Retreat fast approaching, and the promise of kiddos starting school in the fall, Anna realizes that seasons of transition and change are about to begin. It can be startling to know that life might be passing you by. Instead of facing change and transition, we tend to let it overcome and overwhelm us. When life seems to hand us more than we can manage, do we really have a choice to thrive?

Anna’s conclusion? A resounding YES! We can make ourselves open to change and open to the lessons that life’s transitions can teach us. Is this change a positive one, or a negative one. Perhaps it’s all about how you let it define you. Let’s face it: you might be in a place right now you never wanted to be. Instead of feeling despair, be grateful to know that you have been presented with a choice to live wholeheartedly. Join Anna this week as she dives into a new month of embracing change and triumphing over transition!

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Links mentioned in the show:

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017,

www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

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Jul 25, 2017

As we wrap up our session of Freedom, it is time to settle ourselves in for some Real Talk. This week, Anna tackles the very real weight of comparison that seems to sneak in unnoticed. Anna realized that we learn to compare. It’s not an innate reaction. Now is our chance to learn how to stop comparing, or at least lessen its sting.

Links:

Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE!

Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

To share your experience with Anna, go to www.herlifeunscripted.com, or go to her Facebook page.

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Jul 18, 2017

In the spirit of the 4th of July, this month on Her Life Unscripted is all about Freedom. This week, Ana dives deep into what it means to be freed from expectations. Yes, those creeping, uninvited guests who wrinkle relationships and ruin plans. Life is full of unmet expectations, whether that’s for a dreamy office space, your idea of a perfect vacation, or even what you expect from a relationship. During this season of celebration, it is tempting to be let down when our expectations aren’t met. So how do we combat that?

Links:

Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE!

Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

To share your experience with Anna, go to www.herlifeunscripted.com, or go to her Facebook page.

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Jul 11, 2017

How often have you planned something, only to have your plans thwarted by some unforeseen occurrence? Anna points out that we're constantly learning lessons and the universe is constantly showing us that we're really not in control. This can be a hard lesson for some people. It was really hard for Anna when she found out that she has to move her office from the place that she's been really happy and where she managed to create the kind of sanctuary that makes both her and her clients feel safe and held. Through this, she discovered, contrary to what she used to think, that she really does not enjoy the change in her life. Yet, change is inevitable. Anna finds it almost incredible to see how the topics that she chooses for each month really tend to align with what's going on in her life. So, still talking about freedom, in the month of July, Anna is finding freedom from the expectation that she's going to change. Listen in to find out what she has to say.

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Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

To share your experience with Anna, go to www.herlifeunscripted.com, or go to her Facebook page.

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Jul 4, 2017

Are you weighed down by either shame, guilt or possibly even both? Would you like overcome this and really get to the bottom of it and understand where these feelings come from in the first place? Then listen in, because of this month, inspired by Independence Day on the 4th of July, Anna will be talking about freedom! She has decided to focus on releasing yourself and achieving freedom from the things that are tying or weighing you down. Anna is really excited to dive in and talk about the yucky, gunky stuff of guilt and shame. Join her today, to find out more.

Although Anna has already done a number of shows looking at what guilt and shame are, she would really like to look at these things from a different angle, today. She wants to look at what creates shame and how people get stuck in that place, to begin with. As Anna has shared with Brene Brown's work on previous shows, there is really so much about the shame that doesn't want to be spoken about and keeps people small and isolated. It also tends to give people the sense that there's something wrong with them. Anna explains that guilt is that I did something wrong and shame is that I am (or my being) is wrong and she points out that people really make poor choices when acting out of either guilt or shame. Listen in today as Anna looks at what really causes guilt and shame and how you got there in the first place.

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Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

For your thoughts, feelings or feedback, contact Anna at www.herlifeunscripted.com or email Anna at anna@herlifeunscripted.com

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Jun 27, 2017

It is the last week of June, and everyone is ready to lean into the summer season. The celebration of the “Her Life Unscripted”  One Year Anniversary has not stopped, and Anna is ready to share her last Lesson Learned from a year of growth, change, and inspiration.

Anna shares how the “Her Life Unscripted” journey has truly been humbling. Because of the support from you, the listeners, Anna can now see that this life has a certain set of universal struggles. When you reach out via email, Facebook, and other social media, it demonstrates that we are really not alone, and that thought is equal parts humbling and comforting. We All carry the same things in our hearts, and the power of podcasting is the ability to share those deep struggles. This year of podcasting let Anna see outside herself, and what a powerful teacher it is! Listen, learn in, and be a part of something BIG.

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Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

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Jun 20, 2017

It’s Birthday Month for the “Her Life Unscripted” Podcast! Each week, Anna is sharing some of the lessons and insights she has learned through a year of podcasting. In this episode, Anna celebrates the life-giving energy she gets from recording and publishing a podcast. Truly, there is nothing better than getting to share words straight from the heart and into your ears—Sounds dreamy! Surely, there’s no hard part to this lesson!

However, like every good life lesson, Anna still had some work to do to overcome a major source of insecurity. Listen as Anna shares how her childhood experiences with a speech impediment have impacted her podcasting process. In true Unscripted fashion, there’s more to this story than meets the eye! So how can such a project give her energy even though it raises insecurity? Listen to find out!

 

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Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

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Jun 13, 2017

It’s June! School is out (or nearly out) and the warmth and fun of summer are calling. The month of June is one for celebrating the 1 year Anniversary of the Podcast, and each week Anna will be sharing insights and lessons learned from a year of Podcasting.

This journey has been a juxtaposition of fun and excitement and super hard work. Over time, it was easy to see that publishing a podcast could not be a one woman show. Anna needed to ask for help. But here’s the thing: vulnerability is hard. Podcasting may open the door to true vulnerability and connection, but stepping through it is another matter entirely. Listen as Anna shares stories about how she has grown through the hard bits of life, and how that has led to this podcast’s greatest gift: vulnerability is the strength!

 

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Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

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Jun 6, 2017

Would you welcome the opportunity to look back and reflect on what this year has been like for you? Well, this month Anna is offering you the chance to do that. This June marks the first anniversary of this Podcast, so her theme for the month is Lessons That I've Learned From A Year Of Podcasting. Anna's hope is that you too can use this mid-year point as a way to check in and take a look at how you've been doing. Listen in now, to hear more.

June is quite a symbolic month for Anna, where she's always tended to have lots of really cool things happen in her life, so she's really excited to have this as the anniversary month for the Podcast. The Podcast was a project that started out as just a pure creativity outlet and now it's morphed into this amazing community and a really inspiring way to create a collective voice. Listen in to get the first titbit in the series of what Anna's learned, over this past year.

Links:

Shine Retreat For Women: www.shineretreatforwomen.com

Anna asks you to go to her Facebook Page- Her Life Unscripted and give it a like, so that you can stay in touch with her.

Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

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May 30, 2017

Did you know that you cannot create a soft landing for yourself if you're staying silent about something you really need to talk about? Today, Anna wraps up the series of A Soft Landing with an interview with Ann Peck, who looks at the topic of A Soft Landing in really a unique way. She looks at it from the perspective of releasing shame and solidifying your voice and that cannot be done if you're staying in silence. Listen in to find out more about Ann and the work that she does.

Ann is the intelligent and articulate host of the podcast Straight Talk For A Curvy World. She's a Clinical Sexologist, a Sex and Intimacy Coach- but more than that, she's a survivor. She's also written a wonderful book, Smiling On The Outside, Secrets, Sex, Shame And The Search For Self Love. Listen in today, to find out how Ann learned to move forward and how she helps others to do the same.

Links:

www.AnnPeck.com

Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE! https://www.facebook.com/herlifeunscripted/

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

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May 23, 2017

If you'd like to find out about how the way that you're affecting the results you get in your life, you're really going to enjoy today's show, with Kelly Sheets. About two years ago, when Anna started doing podcasts, she had some really amazing guests, however, she found that sound quality of the first few recordings was horrible, so she didn't put them out there. One of the people that she had interviewed was Kelly and when Anna reached out to her and explained what had happened, Kelly graciously offered to return to the show when Anna felt ready. So, Anna feels really honored to have Kelly back on the show today. She stresses the importance of looking at her topic for this month, Creating A Soft Landing, from all sides. She explains that a soft landing is a place that we go and it's also a place that we are. Listen in and find out how Kelly interprets a soft landing and how that connects with how she works with women on being, to get the results they want.

Kelly is awesome and she has really great energy. She helps leaders experiment with who they are being, to get the results they want. She works one on one with clients and also hosts private retreats throughout California, Oregon and in Bali too! She co-created the Change Militia and the Curiosity Experiment Cards. Curiosity has been her primary tool for almost two decades in Leadership Consulting and Coaching and it's a really effective way for her to get stellar results with her clients. Listen in today,

as Kelly shares about her expertise.

Links:

Kelly's website: www.kellysheets.com

Kelly's email: kelly@kellysheets.com 

The Change Militia's website: www.thechangemilitia.com

Anna's website: www.herlifeunscripted.com

Anna's email: anna@herlifeunscripted.com


The Change Militia: http://www.thechangemilitia.com/

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

 

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May 16, 2017

Do you truly understand what it means to have a boundary? Or do understand, but still, find that you have difficulty in maintaining your boundaries? If this is so for you, listen in today, as Anna dives further into her theme for this month, Creating A Soft Landing and find out more about creating and keeping your boundaries.

Anna knows that it's quite an abstract theme, so she's finding it fun to dive in and really explore it in depth. Listen in as Anna takes you to the next level and looks at how and why you really need to create a soft landing with the idea of boundaries.

 

 

Links:

Shine Retreat For Women: www.shineretreatforwomen.com

 

Anna asks you to go to her Facebook Page- Her Life Unscripted and give it a like, so that you can stay in touch with her.

Her Life Unscripted

Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com

LIVE FEED LINK: 

Women Who Shine

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May 9, 2017

Is your home your haven? Or would you really love to create a space for yourself to feel warm and safe within your home? Remya Warrior, today's guest, was introduced to Anna by a mutual friend. With this month's theme being Creating Soft Landings, Anna instantly wanted to have her on the show, to share her story, her work and her passion with you. Listen in today as Remya talks about giving yourself permission and creating a sanctuary for yourself within your home, as a soft landing space and as a way to feel safe.

Remya, who holds a Master's Degree in Interior Design, grew up in India. Although coming to America was a huge change for her and it was quite a process for her to find herself, she found that this was where she really bloomed. For the last fifteen years, she's been helping busy, professional women create a home that embraces them and that they really love coming home to.

Links mentioned in this show:

Remya's website: www.rwarriordesigns.org

Remya Warrior on Facebook

Remya Warrior on Linkedin

For questions or queries about the Shine Retreat For Women: Email info@shineretreatforwomen.com or register at: www.shineretreatforwomen.com

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