About Progress
Episodes
AP 090: Dealing with Your Imperfect Parenting || with Georgia Anderson of Know How Mom
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"We don’t want or need to be perfect all the time. We need to be open to change and learning." If you're constantly berating yourself for fallin...
AP 089: Do Something Highlight: Joanna of JoannaFitness
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes Joanna's Instagram and Website "Get Over Yourself" TICKETS for Perfectionism Workshop with Monica on June 21st in Utah Vibrant Bite fitne...
AP 088: How Practicing "Most of the Time" Makes You a Better, Happier Parent || with Sid Garza-Hillman
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Action of any kind--even if it's small--makes that big difference of showing you that you're not giving your power away and your life away." We li...
AP 087: Discovering Meaning Amidst Sadness || with Meg Fee
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"If I try to stamp [sadness] out, then I'm cutting myself off from happiness in many ways because it's part of the spectrum. The two things are not in...
AP 086: How Embracing "The Mess" Leads to More Creativity || with Cori Connors
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“There are all sorts of ways for us to make a nice big mess and come out with something glorious in the end.” I knew Cori Connors growing up as...
AP 085: Transforming Your Life through Reconnection || with Debbie Mayes of the Mayes Team
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Those things I’m thinking or feeling are there to guide me, and I can trust what is going on inside of me and it will lead me to good.” Two ye...
AP 084: Getting Past the Comparison Trap
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know that using social media directly correlates with higher rates of depression and anxiety? I believe the root of why this is the case is CO...
AP 083: Overcoming Fears that Get in the Way of Your Progress || with Crystalee Beck of The Mama Ladder
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"You already have within you what you need." What's holding you back from going after a goal, business, or piece of self-improvement? I bet you a ...
AP 082: Creating Light For Those In Darkness || with Amber Runyon of Eleventh Candle Co.
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“People need three things to thrive: safe place, safe people, and safe purpose. We always forget that purpose piece” On a humanitarian trip to ...
AP 081: How Self-Improvement Starts with Self-LOVE || with Andi Veenker
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“The second you start doing something, you change your state.” Andi Veenker is a fitness wizard and self-help fanatic. But here's the best thi...
AP 080: JOY || How You Can Cultivate Joy Regardless of Your Circumstances
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Joy [is] a spiritual way of engaging with the world that's connected to practicing gratitude." ~Brene Brown If you've been working on happiness, g...
AP 079: Discovering Our Worth Through Music || with Paul Cardall, Kenz Hall, and Charley Jenkins
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"We need to create something for someone else that they might not be able to create themselves." ~Charley Jenkins Sur...
AP 078: Managing our Thoughts to Find more Joy in Parenthood || with Lisa Andersen of Thriving Motherhood
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"We can flip our thinking about our kids. They don't make us feel any certain way. It's us. We have that control." You want to know a magical tr...
AP 077: Overcoming the Complexities of our Childhoods || with Rachel Nielson
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“Think of your own child being that scared and how you would comfort them. Treat yourself with similar grace.” Rachel Nielson didn't reali...
AP 076: Are You Happy?
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let me ask you this: are you happy? Why is it that most of us would have a really hard time answering that question? Well, I have a lot of theorie...
AP 075: How to Find Real Strength in Vulnerability || with Preston Pugmire
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“Weakness is pretending that you’re not feeling emotions, [and thereby] denying yourself of that humanity.” If you haven't heard of Preston Pugm...
AP 074: Dina Alexander || Arming Kids Against Pornography
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"We have to continually have those conversations because it normalizes the idea of talking about tough topics." Dina Alexander returned to the podc...
AP 073: E's Birth Story || with Laura Dugovic
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As a follow-up to my interview with childbirth educator Laura Dugovic, here is the birth story of my sweet baby born on February 5th. (I share hi...
AP 072: Mikael Monson || Taking a Leap of Faith
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I have learned that anything that I thought of myself, that I saw of myself, is not nearly the capacity that I truly am." Mikael Monson NEVER ...
AP 071: Nesha Woodhouse || Developing Our Gifts to Improve Ourselves and Bless Others
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't think that 'acceptance' is an excuse to diminish yourself or to not hold yourself accountable to your best work . . . We should develop and e...
AP 070: Dina Alexander || Inspiring Positive Body Image for Kids in a Social Media Age
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“If we get so caught up in how we look, how our friends look, if we look good enough, we are missing the richness of life.” Dina Alexander is ...
AP 069: Mallory Wahlstrom Wright || Finding Your Unique Light
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“I’m getting my self-esteem from looking in . . . I have worth in my trying.” Although Mallory Wahlstrom Wright was an accomplished musicia...
AP 068: How to Birth Like a Rockstar, with Laura Dugovic ||
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“My only approach is to love and strengthen all women, no matter what kind of birth they want to have.” Laura Dugovic had prepared for a medita...
AP 067: Mandie Sherman || Staying Strong Through Terminal Illness
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It doesn't get easier, but it gets lighter. It gets lighter because we get stronger . . . Your strength is going to help somebody else when they are...
AP 066: How to Revolutionize Your Goals by Defining Your WHY || with Tiffany Webster
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"When we attach anything to our goals--our happiness, worth, value, success--our goals are no longer out becoming . . .[they're] just about needing ...
AP 065: Dina Taylor || Persevering Your Own Way
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"If you set aside other people's expectations, set aside the need for permission and live your most authentic self, life is a lot more freeing and y...
AP 064: Dina Alexander || How to Empower Kids to Use Technology for Good
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Just like you and I lived at the mall or lived at the football game on Friday night, a lot of our kids are living on social media . . . I want my k...
AP 063: Each of Us Is Extraordinary, All of Us Are Ordinary || With Guests: Melinda Peterson and Brittney Hanks
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is in response to an email I received from a listener who was frustrated that all my guests on the show are too "extraordinary." While t...
AP 061: Tiffany Webster || Discovering Greater Strength by Embracing the Broken
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“It is that moment of complete 100% surrender that we step into that power we never had before.” Tiffany Webster knows a thing or two about sur...
AP 061: Tamarynn Bennett ||Racing Toward What Matters Most
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Comparison is evil . . . Any time you look at someone else's strengths that might be your weaknesses, you'll always come up short." 10 years ago, ...
AP 060: State of the Podcast Address
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We celebrated our year anniversary of the podcast a few weeks ago! To commemorate this time, I have a short, unedited, rambling State of the Podcast ...
AP 059: Lisa Funk || Developing Our Creativity, and Using it as a Tool to Fight Depression
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"I meet a ton of people who say, ‘Oh I can’t do that, I'm not creative . . .' Maybe they will never find that painting or drawing fulfills them...
AP 058: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife || "Get Over Yourself:" When Perfectionism Undermines Your Development, Relationships, and Peace of Mind
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Those that are most able to deal with their flaws, are most willing to be seen as human . . . That’s real moral courage, and that’s the kind of c...
AP 057: Julie Taylor || Battling Addiction From a Place of Love, Not Hatred
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"With each thing I tried, every time it failed . . . I failed deeper and the problem got bigger. It got to the point where I no longer felt any cont...
AP 056: Reachel Bagley, of Cardigan Empire || Moving Beyond the Superficial
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"I have worth and it isn’t always looking to the external to try to find validation, because that’s an endless competition that you’re never goi...
AP 055: Greg Karelitz || Spreading Positive Vibes
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"By choosing your habits and staying with them, you are scientifically engraining them in your body . . . setting you on a pace that will help you ach...
AP 054: Danielle Stepp || Learning the Precious Value of Time
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"You don’t really appreciate time unless you’re looking at a diagnosis like cancer. . . You don’t appreciate the time that you have until you kn...
AP 053: Paul Cardall || Rising From a Broken Heart
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“I think the reason we all suffer is because it makes us stronger—it’s a strength, it’s a gift in a way . . . I could not write the music that...
AP 052: Heather Jenson ||Achieving Big Goals in Small Ways
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“I’m not a professional athlete. I don’t do this to win money and races. I do this to enhance my life and it brings me joy, along with my fami...
AP 051: Ganel-Lyn Condie || Strengthening through Surrendering
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Some of the most challenging, heart-wrenching times of my life have in some ways become the greatest blessings . . . They were the pathways to lea...
AP 050: Special Q&A Episode || Navel-Gazing At Its Finest
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've made it to 50 podcast episodes. Woohoo!! I am so thrilled about this, and grateful for those of you who have been with me from the beginning a...
AP 049: Janssen Bradshaw || Propelling Yourself to Greater Opportunities
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Fear is not a good reason to not do something. What is the worst that could happen? . . . If I can live with that worst case scenario, then I’m go...
AP 048: Food, How to Use It, Not Abuse It || Part TWO
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise! I have a bonus episode for you this week, and it's Part Two of my series on Food: How to Use it, Not Abuse it. Cultivating a healthy relat...
AP 047: Ralphie Jacobs || Rediscovering Hope in Parenting through the Growth Mindset
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"What it means “to grow” is to practice something—one thing really deliberately—and do it over and over again. And then when you make a mista...
AP 046: Elyse Beard and Ashley Aikele ||Being Your Own Kind Of Brave
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Bravery is being scared, it’s being afraid; but doing it anyway . . . It’s OK to be afraid of something, but own those feelings and rise above....
AB 045: Nicole Kalkowski || Fighting for Children with Special Needs
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“You have unique experiences with each one of your children. I think that working to cultivate happiness in your home, even though you could be goin...
AB 044: Briana Johnson || Illuminating the Possibilities for Growth
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s so easy to let the fear take over and have your vision crumble, because you want it to work so much and you need it to work so much . . . [B...
AP 043: Food, How to Use It, Not Abuse It || Part One
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“The way that we relate to food is a manifestation of the way we are showing up or engaging in our life.” Ain’t that the truth, friends? Thi...
AP 042: Lizzy Jensen || Finding Your Mission in Life, Through Life's Twists and Turns
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“I think if you continue to ask and seek . . . and then act on those things you’re feeling, life gets better and better. I think that’s how it’...
AP 041: Christopher Clark || Creating a Happy Life, In Spite of Incurable Disease
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“I do think you have to choose happiness, because it’s YOUR life. You are in control of your own personal happiness. I could lay in bed sick...
AP 040: Emily Nelson || Empowering Yourself to Become the Best Version of You
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Come and give your all. Don’t say, ‘I want to look this way or I want to be this way,’ but, ‘I want to become the best version of myself...
AP 039: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife || Approval Seeking vs. True Goodness, How to Do Things for the Right Reasons
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Many of us resist developing ourselves into our own unique expressions of Godliness, of humanity, because we fear the exposure, and the risk, and the...
AP 038: Fitness; How to Use It, Not Abuse It
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the amazing benefits of exercise: mental acuity, emotional release, increased strength, more consistent metabolism, confidence, and on and...
AP 037: Camille Andros || Starting Small, Achieving Big
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The preparation will meet your opportunity, and that is when you can have success. So, you need to work really hard and be ready for when you get th...
AP 036: Jeni Awerkamp || Valuing Who You Are First, Not What You Do
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“It starts with who you are. Then what you do comes so naturally, and so beautifully, that that is respected because you were who you are first.”...
AP 035: Cara Baldwin || Embracing a New Life After Divorce
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s too easy to give in to the thought that ‘Well, this terrible thing happened to me . . .’ But at the end of the day, you write your own s...
AP 034: Sometimes, You Don't Make the Cut
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." ~Winston Churchill We have all been there: you bust your ...
AP 033: Mark Lukach || Navigating Crisis as a Family
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“We didn’t recognize each other, or ourselves. How do you reconcile this? How do you go and redefine how we work together if who we are has take...
AP 032: Seth Adam Smith || Sharing a Light in the Wilderness
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Depression loves darkness . . . the only way to fight depression is to bring it into the light.” I'm sure you read that article "Marriage Isn'...
AP 031: Lauren Agostinelli-Gessel || Looking For Blessings Despite Chronic Illness
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"God didn’t take it away, but I have felt so many times that he has sent living angels to help me through, time and time again." Lauren Agostinel...
AP 030: Andy Proctor || Choosing More Happiness
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"There are things you can do to rewire your brain. It’s not going to be fun, it’s not going to be easy. But can you choose to do them? Yes. An...
AP 029: Fake It 'Til You Make It
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"If you bring forth what is within you, what is within you will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth w...
AP 028: Celeste Davis || Owning Our Struggles
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Something I’ve really internalized is that it’s never to late to create the kind of life that you want, or to uncreate the life you’re not cool...
AP 027: Jessica Dahlquist || Shifting Thinking towards Greater Fulfillment
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Realizing that I am in control of the life I want to live, really allowed me to be the happiest I can be because I’m doing the things that I trul...
AP 026: Kayti Oldham || Finding Joy in the Real "You"
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kayti Oldham is your best gal who always manages to bring the fun, willingly shares all her makeup knowledge, and makes you feel like a million bucks....
AP 025: Technology || How to Use it, Not Abuse it
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How do you want your loved ones to remember you? Your face illuminated by the light of a screen? Of course not. None of us do. But we are AL...
AP 024: Amy Nash || Daring to Try
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“I think that it’s so important to make that effort to try and not to worry so much about the result . . . The real satisfaction comes in the effo...
AP 023: Juliana || Being Present in Others' Suffering
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“When new clients come in, my job is to see them and to let them know, 'You are seen. I recognize that you have a name. I see that you are hungry,...
AP 022: Rachel Gainer || Using Self-Love to Rebuild after Loss
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"I had to find a new way. And I had to stop believing that I could do it all by myself, that I could get through everything on my own." Rachel Gai...
AP 021: The Power of Goals
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The past year, I feel as though I have gone through a metamorphosis. The underlying factor? Goals! I've been an OCD planner and extremely goal-orien...
AP 020: Becki and Kyle Jones || Fighting Mental Illness, Together
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"This isn't something you chose. This is a disease your body has." Kyle is a physician in Utah who is very open about his long history with anxiet...
AP 019: Matt Davis || Speaking Up Against Stigmas
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Consider yourself a failure, and consider yourself in very good company [of people] who have done the same. But the difference between them and ever...
AP 018: Sarah Tripp (Sassy Red Lipstick) || Reaching for the Stars
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it is really like to be a successful fashion blogger? Meet Sarah Tripp. Sarah, from Sassy Red Lipstick, does her job so ...
AP 017: Anne Cropper || Overcoming Shame with Connection
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“The more you spend time with people and are able to communicate with them what you are feeling . . . the more logic and reason come back into your ...
AP 016: Kaycee Sogard || Deliberately Living a Life of Joy
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"I love to be enjoying any situation that I'm in. Obviously that's not always easy . . . but I think if you're having fun in what you're doing, it's ...
AP 015: Katharine Arnold Luce || Confronting External Pressures
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Don't waste time feeling inadequate . . . " Katharine and I have been friends for 18 years. (Side note: Whoa. What scares me most about that fac...
AP 014: Amber Brueseke || Pushing for Growth (Biceps After Babies)
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“I don’t think that we should be stagnant and not ever want to change ourselves. It doesn’t have to do with not loving ourselves, it has to do ...
AP 013: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife || A Psychotherapist's Take On Perfectionism
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Many of you will know today's guest--Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife--as "the Mormon sex therapist." Yes, she is indeed an incredible therapist who deals ...
AP 012: Jamie Cook || Cultivating a life of rich moments
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"I believe we really are a global family . . . We all matter." Jamie is an adventurer. You might already know this if you follow her adventures vi...
AP 011: Katie Cheesman || Harnessing the Power of Listening
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Cheesman loves old people and clouds. That's at least how she introduces herself! (Don't you love her already?) Katie is also a mother, nur...
AP 009: Danielle Hansen || Pushing back against disordered eating and infertility
04 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The thing that hurt me the most . . . was all the time I had wasted preoccupied with food, and not being present." Eating disorders are really tri...
AP 008: Revival of Do Something
28 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
9 months ago, I tried to start a movement. Annnnnnnd, it failed. I'm not giving up on it yet! In today's mini-episode, I share more behind why I st...
AP 007: Lisa Schader || Running toward fears while battling postpartum anxiety
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I'd be hard-pressed to find any one else who is more knowledgeable on all things self-improvement and human development related. Lisa has a wealth of...
AP 006: Aubrey Greenan || Placing your heart in the work that matters most
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
May I be straight with you? Aubrey Greenan is a female unicorn. She is gorgeous, obviously; she is mega talented as a professionally trained opera...
AP 005: Meg Miles || Owning our gifts and finding true strength comes from balance
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't heard of Meg from MOMSTRONG, then let me introduce you to this rare jewel of a human being. Meg is blessed with an abundance of gift...
AP 004: Courtney Rich || Reaching for success while powering through depression and anxiety
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Courtney Rich is so wise. Sure, she is also a major success as a media consultant, blogger, cake queen, entrepreneur, and a mother, too! But I thin...
AP 003: Jaimee Davis || From amateur athlete to Ironman, one step at a time
23 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Let me tell you something about Jaimee: she is a total rockstar. A few years ago, Jaimee was an amateur athlete who caught the running bug first, and ...
AP 002: Kim Christenson ll Saying Yes to the Right Dreams at the Right Times
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Christenson is one of the most talented women I know: she is a passionate writer, journalist, novelist, "namer," actress, voice-over artist, yoga ...
AP 001: Heather Fujikawa ll Choosing to live joyfully and productively amidst years of health struggles and infertility
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I know I could not ask for a better person to be my first guest of my podcast. If you know Heather Fujikawa, then you love, love, love her. Pure and...
AP 000: Introduction
06 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our host,Monica Packer, introduces herself and tells some background of her story as a recovering perfectionist, turned apathetic drea...