Do the Work with Kristi

This week, we are joined by a familiar face on Do the Work, Elizabeth Jaggi! Success is something most people spend their whole lives trying to reach, but what does success actually mean? How do you measure your own success? How do you measure others’ success? Is success internally or externally earned for you?When we link our value and worth to “success,” we may be missing out on the empowerment and peace that comes when we are growing and measuring our success internally. It’s a natural human need to be seen, heard, and valued, but no amount of what others tell us will fill the holes that will be left if we don’t believe in our own value and worth.Connect with Kristi:WebsiteInstagramFacebookConnect with Liz:Instagram

The way you communicate matters. Language has the capability to uplift, inspire, and bring joy. But it also can hurt. Shaming language hurts you and those you speak to. It’s destructive because it can deeply damage self-esteem, create feelings of shame or inadequacy, and hinder healthy communication and relationships. It can perpetuate cycles of negativity and harm rather than fostering understanding and growth. Where does it come from? Why do we do it? And how can we change? Find answers to these three crucial questions in this episode.

Join me as I delve into the nuances between judging and being judgmental, and as I explore the fine line that separates fair assessment from harmful criticism. Also, discover with me how our perceptions and actions shape our interactions with the world around us.Connect with Kristi:WebsiteInstagramFacebook

The goal of Do the Work is to help people connect with others and God, but also ourselves. And yet, it’s so easy to fall into self-neglect when we are trying to connect with others. Dr. Edith Eger includes self-neglect as one of the main mental prisons in her book, “The Gift.” We have to learn to love and care for ourselves in order to have healthy relationships, to take care of our basic needs—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual.What is self-care? What is self-neglect? How do we move from neglect to care? Find all these answers in this insightful episode with Kim Rash and Kristi. Kim is a wife, mother of six, and grandma of three. She loves the outdoors, is passionate about traveling, people, healing, and truth. She also has a podcast, “Seek with Kim.”Connect with Kristi:WebsiteInstagramFacebookConnect with Kim:Instagram Website Seek with Kim podcast Edith Eger’s “The Gift” “The Body Keeps the Score”

Dr. Jill Manning is back on Do the Work to talk about developmental maturity. Dr. Manning is a successful licensed MFT specializing in sexual betrayal, and although developmental maturity plays a huge role in that area, it also affects each of us every day in big and small ways. Tune in to learn what developmental immaturity versus maturity look like, the key traits we’re born with, and the key issues that stem from all the big and little traumas that inevitably happen as we grow and develop.Connect with Kristi:WebsiteInstagramFacebookConnect with Dr. ManningInstagram Website LinkedIn Pia Mellody’s “Facing Codependence”

Have you ever felt wronged or unfairly treated? Whether it's a minor disagreement or a significant betrayal, the sense of injustice can trigger feelings of resentment, leading to thoughts of bitterness and animosity towards the person or situation involved. This is a universal experience— a fundamental aspect of human nature that contributes to the development and expression of resentment across cultures and societies. Join us as we delve into the complexities of resentment: its origins, its effects, and the transformative power of forgiveness.Mark Jaggi is a husband, father, and studier of religious thinking and practices. He is a successful finance professional and is highly educated, but the most important things to him are the relationships with others and his own personal improvement.Connect with Kristi:WebsiteInstagramFacebookConnect with Mark:Instagram Facebook LinkedIn“True Love” by Thich Nhat Hanh

We’ve already read and reviewed one of Dr. Edith Eger’s books, and “The Gift” is just as good. In her first book, “The Choice,” Dr. Eger tells her story of surviving the Holocaust and Auschwitz, as well as her experiences becoming and working as a psychologist. In contrast, this second book of hers is “a practical guide to help us identify our mental prisons and develop the tools we need to become free.” Join Kristi, Kaitlyn Howell, and Michelle Rasmussen in a review of this book that is chock-full of life-changing truths.Whether you read the book or not, we invite you to follow along over the next many weeks as we cover each of the mental prisons and corresponding tools that Dr. Eger highlights in “The Gift.”Listen to our review of “The Choice” by Edith Eger Get “The Gift” by Edith Eger Connect with Kristi:WebsiteInstagramFacebookConnect with the guests:Kaitlyn’s Instagram Michell’s Instagram

Welcome back to Do the Work! This week Kristi is on her own as we take a look at one of the most difficult but most important mental prisons—victimhood. Living in this prison is a paralyzing and powerless place to be. The key out of this prison is learning to accept and surrender to reality, and in the process becoming more self-aware, empowered, and resilient. Doesn’t that freedom sound amazing? Give this episode a listen for some help getting there.Connect with Kristi:WebsiteInstagramFacebookEdith Eger’s “The Gift”