About Progress
Episodes
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...