Today starts our series on forgiveness, compassion, acceptance and personal responsibility. We’re joined by Suzi Lula, spiritual counselor, musician and author of The Motherhood Revolution: How Thriving Mothers Raise Thriving Children www.SuziLula.com

• 1:24 – Suzi leads the intentional meditation
• 3:42 – Suzi’s story of how she came to be a spiritual counselor and author of The Motherhood Revolution
• 5:55 – how was it growing up with an unhappy mother? Suzi talks about how many mothers give up their lives and dreams for their children (and other responsibilities and people)
• 8:00 – Suzi and Marie discuss how women often sacrifice in many areas of our lives, not just with our children
• 9:15 – We discuss personal responsibility, forgiveness and especially compassion. 11:00 – Suzi talks about her professional work with self-compassion – and why it’s so very important for a better world
• 12:51 – what is self-compassion? Suzi gives us a helpful tip to get compassionate toward ourselves
• 13:44 – Suzi helps Marie change the way she responds to her feelings when she notices judgment
• 17:55 – we talk about the difference between compassion for others and self-sacrifice.
• 20:28 – Suzi shares a story about boundaries and compassion and the feeling of being left out or excluded
• 24:02 – Suzi and Marie discuss discernment & knowing the difference between reaction and calm response & releasing attachment, becoming neutral
• 27:37 – Marie asks if Suzi’s book about motherhood is also for any woman who didn’t get what she needed from her mother – and provide self-care for ourselves – Suzi helps women find their authentic selves
• 29:19 – we discuss support from other women rather than being alone or being in competition – Suzi says “collaboration is the new competition.” Suzi says self-care is what is going to transform our planet and the paradigm of lack and scarcity – she says there is nothing better than self-care to reconnect to ourselves
• 33:00 – Suzi shares her vision of viewing motherhood (and womanhood) through the filter of abundance, rather than “not enough”
• 33:50 – How does Suzi start her day to nourish herself? She says less is more! (yay!)
• 35:44 – Suzi addresses the ‘yes, but’ thoughts that limit our ability to practice self-care when we think we don’t have time- the paradigm of “lack” – pay yourself first with self-care
• 37:34 Suzi offers a practice that creates more time & energy in our day
• 40:42 the “to-do” list and how to overcome it
• 46:25 intention with our practice of self care that nourishes our soul