Getting Under The Surface (GUTS)
Getting Under The Surface is a podcast that helps listeners improve their mental, physical and emotional health by digging into the connections between mindfulness, meditation, self-care and relationships — including the relationship we have with ourselves. Topics covered include: anxiety, burnout, caregiving, consciousness, grief, illness, loss, meditation, mindfulness, self care, stress, and trauma. Your podcast host, Joey Donovan Guido, is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach who works with people to help them be in the present moment more, instead of being ruled by thoughts and emotions. This has an array of benefits, as it helps individuals approach whatever they’re dealing with in life from a place that’s less anxious and stressed — and more calm and connected with their deeper selves.
Getting Under The Surface (GUTS)
The Long Road to Season 3
In this episode we're talking about the long road to season three of the GUTS podcast, and how struggle — as well as a major shift in focus — have played a role in a nearly two-year gap between seasons.
In this brief episode, we talk about:
- Overwhelm
- Exhaustion
- Feeling time starved
- Caregiving
- Recovering from past traumas
- Fixed vs. a growth (and flexible) mindset
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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.
LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.
I'm Joey Donovan-Gaito and today we're going to be talking about the long road to season three. It's been nearly two years since I've published my last podcast episode and the main reason for that has been struggle ...
Overwhelm, exhaustion, time, caregiving, recovering from past traumatic events that to some degree we're still dealing with.
And there's also been a major shift in focus for me. Previously, I was speaking to large audiences and I realized that that really wasn't working out so great. And so I made a shift from large audiences to life coaching one-on-one or to small groups to caregivers and to anyone who is struggling with things like anxiety, worry, fear, overwhelm.
And of course, this shift to life coaching also added more to my to-do list, which made me feel even more overwhelmed. And the reason why I'm sharing this is because I want you to know that if you are struggling, you are not alone. It does not mean you're failing. It doesn't mean you're doing a bad job. It means you're struggling.
And one of the things I've been working on most recently is being in awareness of where my head's at. Am I in a fixed mindset that I absolutely have to do A, B, C, and D? Or am I in a more flexible or what's called a growth mindset where I'm like, you know what? D doesn't have to happen today. I can do a podcast episode today instead of that. That can wait until Wednesday or whatever.
But at end of the day, what I realized was that I don't want to die not having tried to help more people.
I hope this helps you if you find yourself in a place of struggle or overwhelm.
Until next time, be well.