Dolly Parton died yesterday and I couldn't move on to the episode I had originally planned. This one is about a statement I have carried for years, from a story I can barely remember the details of, and what it means to actually practice it now. How it ties to Dolly and her philosophies. It's not just a mood, but a decision made every day on purpose, especially when everything around us is pulling the other direction. Come find me on Instagram and tell me what you're choosing to lead with this week and how you are doing.

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Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next.

This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only, not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care.

Emotional Resilience

Courage was never about feeling ready. This episode is for anyone who has been waiting for the fear to go away before they make their move and the reframe that might finally get you unstuck. I share my story of leaving Kentucky with no job waiting, a truck full of belongings, and a house that had not sold yet, and what that experience taught me about which fear actually matters.

Find me on your favorite podcast platform and tell me what your "jolt" is point toward.

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Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next.

This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only, not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care.

That question, What Is My Purpose, sounds inspiring until you have to really answer it and then it isn't. For a lot of people navigating life transitions, this question becomes a source of shame, a measuring stick for failure. I discuss this question and help reframe purpose, not as a singular destination you either find or miss, but as a thread running through every season of your life. Including the ones that look like wrong turns.

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next.

This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only, not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care.

You've done the work, the therapy, the books, the routines and something still feels slightly out of reach. This first episode is an invitation to anyone who is self-aware enough to know they're capable of more, and honest enough to admit they're not quite there yet. Host Tonya Shankle introduces the show through two personal stories about what happens when you stop making everything about you.

New episodes drop every other week on Wednesdays, some solo, some conversations with guests. Usually ten to twenty minutes, something you can finish on a walk. Follow Better Thinking Better Living so you don't miss an episode.

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Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next.

This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only, not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care.

I have always believed the best conversations happen when people slow down enough to actually listen. Around a porch, over breakfast, in the moments when no one's in a hurry to leave. In this introduction to Better Thinking Better Living., I share how a lifetime of conversations, with my dad, in books, around a family table where didn't want to leave, have led me to start this podcast. It's not a two-way conversation, but I hope it sparks one in your own life.

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next.

This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only, not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care.

There are moments…… and maybe you've felt them…. where you look at your life and think: this is fine, but fine isn't enough anymore.

I've had those moments too. More than once, honestly.

Hi, I'm Tonya Shankle. I'm a therapist, a coach, and I like to refer to myself as a therapist with a journal and a passport. I've navigated my own transitions, done my own hard work, and I'm still in the middle of becoming…..just like you might be.

This show is for the person who has done all the right things and still feels that pull toward something more. We're going to talk about self-awareness, life transitions, emotional resilience, purpose and so much more, with real stories, real honesty, and no toxic positivity.

You don't need fixing. You just need permission to trust what you already know.

This is Better Thinking. Better Living. I'm glad you're here.

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next.

This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only, not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care.