Cultivate a Good Life

As humans we have an innate desire to tell our story, record our memories, and document in some way. But most of us struggle with putting our good intentions into ACTION! In this episode, 23-year memory keeping veteran Becky Higgins sheds some light on some ideas that are DO-ABLE, even if you have zero experience. By the end of this episode, you’ll surely feel inspired to do even just one thing that could be incredibly meaningful and valuable in your life. Buckle up because we’re serving up serious inspiration! Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @BeckyHigginsLLC. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us!

So many of us are caught up in the busy-ness of life and feeling burdened or overwhelmed. It’s time to get more intentional than ever — and it is NOT about adding more to what we already have going on. We’re talking about eliminating things from our life in order to increase our happiness and feel more peace. “Weeding the garden” will help us to be more focused on what matters MOST. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @BeckyHigginsLLC. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us!

Raise your hand if you love food! Our discussion with Kari Holt is fun AND inspiring as we talk about ways to share food as an expression of love and friendship. We talk about 5 main things to consider that help you along in sharing this love language. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @BeckyHigginsLLC. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us!

When your life seems like it is falling apart, oftentimes the pieces are falling into place.” This episode is an encouraging conversation about raising children who are differently abled. Becky Proudfit and our friend and guest, Heidi Stanger, speak from personal experience as they each have a child with diagnoses and challenges that at times have felt very heavy. But through a healthy perspective of the big picture AND specific tools to help in even the smallest ways, we’re sharing insights that we hope will help, whether you have a differently abled child or not. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @BeckyHigginsLLC. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us!

Noise can take over our life without us realizing it. “Noise” can audibly sound like absolutely nothing and yet clutter our mind and our heart if we’re not careful. Singer / songwriter / inspirational speaker Hilary Weeks is our special guest in this episode and our discussion is based on why stillness is vitally important, and how to intentionally cultivate moments and patterns of stillness in order to be better centered and grounded and focused in life. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

Discouragement is inevitable part of life … but there ARE ways to climb out. Our dear friend and special guest, Amanda Taylor, spent a good 6+ years in a place of unhappiness, even though she really seemed to “have it all”. Anxiety, depression, feelings of failure and defeat, plus other heavy burdens, felt crippling and debilitating. Amanda shares how she successfully worked through — and how she continues to work though — those internal issues. No matter what kind of discouragement you’re feeling, you are sure to benefit from hearing about her experiences and glean from her advice. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

The last thing we want to do is toss random, meaningless gifts at our family and friends just because of obligatory gift-giving traditions. No. If you’re spending you hard-earned money on gifts for those you love, let’s make it COUNT, right?? We’re sharing some of our favorite and creative gift ideas that will have you looking like a gift-giving superhero. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

Traditions MATTER and in this episode we’re talking about WHY traditions are increasingly important, WHAT we should be celebrating, and HOW to establish and honor traditions, whether they are generations deep or brand new ideas for you and your family. We scratch the surface on sharing some ideas just enough that by the end of the episode your wheels will be spinning in the very best way! Oh, and this isn’t all about holiday-specific traditions either. Be prepared to be inspired. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

We’re sharing the secret sauce to HOW you can have the best holiday season ever! Through lots of examples and stories about our own mistakes AND wins, this tip-packed episode will leave you so motivated to be more intentional about how you approach a season that oftentimes brings on feelings of stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. It doesn’t have to be that way, friends. We’ve got your back. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

We invited Wendy Howe (BH Customer Service) to share a personal experience about how her family came to be … through adoption. But this episode isn’t “about” adoption, necessarily. The goal is to help illustrate how experiences in our life that we just “don’t get” … that just don’t seem to make sense … very much are stepping stones to incredible things that are suppose to happen in our life. Show notes can be found at BeckyHiggins.com/Blog. Follow us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. And pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

Our respective marriages aren't perfect but you better believe we are putting forth effort to be sure our this most important relationship EVER get the attention it deserves. While we certainly don't claim to have all the answers, we are happy to share advice and insights and experiences that just may benefit you in your own marriage (and possibly other valuable relationship as well!). Show notes can be found on the blog at BeckyHiggins.com. We invite you to be a part of this incredible community by following us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. Oh, and pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

Oh yeah. We’re going there. And we’re going to be VERY real about our own approaches to all things related to time management, multi-tasking, prioritizing, scheduling, and the juggling act of all of it. No one has it ALL figured out, but we sure as heck are happy to share what works for us, and even where we’re personally struggling. Show notes can be found on the blog at BeckyHiggins.com. We invite you to be a part of this incredible community by following us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. Oh, and pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

Oh man. Where to even begin, right? It’s a conversation that needs to happen and in this episode we invited a guest, Molly Aston (BH project manager) to share her personal experience as she has become quite passionate about this topic over the past few years. If you’re interested in being enlightened with nuggets of inspiration that will empower you … if you want some tools to help you protect your family … you’ll definitely appreciate this conversation that is fun and NOT fear-based. Show notes can be found on the blog at BeckyHiggins.com. We invite you to be a part of this incredible community by following us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. Oh, and pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

In this epic first episode of a brand new podcast that you never knew you always wanted … we (Becky Squared) introduce ourselves, share the background story to how this podcast came to be, what we hope it will mean for you, and our WHY. We also share 4 solid ways to cultivate YOUR tribe. Show notes can be found on the blog at BeckyHiggins.com. Be sure to join OUR tribe and be a part of this incredible community by following us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. Oh, and pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.

Trials. Challenges. Crappy times. Whatever you want to call them … we all have them. And it’s HARD. We’ve each seen our fair share of trying experiences and Becky and I share how we’ve gotten through with positivity and gratitude instead of hating life and being miserable. It’s possible — we promise. Show notes can be found on the blog at BeckyHiggins.com. We invite you to be a part of this incredible community by following us on instagram — @CultivateAGoodLife. Oh, and pretty please leave us a review on iTunes; it would mean the WORLD to us! Plus, we randomly pick listeners that do leave reviews, to win awesome stuff.