On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss putting ourselves first and equal to the needs of others. When we forget to treat our needs as equal to the needs of others in our lives, we become stressed and frustr

March Slump

Apr 25th, 2022 30m 34s

On today’s episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss the March Slump. Diana begins this episode by reminding us that two years ago at this time the whole world was shut down because of COVID, and our feeling that we’

Smorgasborde

Mar 29th, 2022 32m 22s

In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss ways to approach the smorgasbord that is life. Diana starts by discussing her recent experience on a cruise where she learned cruises no longer put out smorgasbords of

Run the Dishwasher Twice

Mar 14th, 2022 36m 49s

Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss examining our assumptions about rules. Their conversation is based on an article Becky read that reminded her to question the rules. In the article a therapist told a client who was struggling with depression

Recovery is Hard

Feb 15th, 2022 31m 25s

In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the importance of resting, resetting, and recovering. They begin this episode by discussing how many people experienced the beginning of 2022 as a rough start. The

Episode 156: Be Uniquely Brilliant

Jan 25th, 2022 42m 7s

In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the value of being our uniquely brilliant selves. When we embrace who we really are and how we really think, we embrace our unique brilliance! In their conversati

Word of the Year 2022

Jan 18th, 2022 32m 43s

Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about their words of the year in this podcast episode! They choose words of the year as a means to focus their thoughts around their intentions for the coming year. In past years, Diana has selected bliss, bless

Blow It Up

Dec 9th, 2021 35m 50s

In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the value of blowing things up. There is still so much uncertainty in the world during this pandemic. It makes it hard to feel settled. Diana talks about her crite

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

Nov 5th, 2021 33m 21s

Episode 153: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the importance of getting out of our comfort zones. We don’t always realize that we’re coasting in our comfort zone, so it can

The Missing Piece

Oct 19th, 2021 26m 46s

The Missing Step? Savoring Our Work On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the missing step in our work and personal lives. Diana begins the episode by talking about a conversation she had with her son

Presence v Focus

Oct 13th, 2021 24m 58s

In today’s episode, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the difference between presence and focus. Being present is being fully engaged in the moment. It's taking the time to listen fully. Since energy flows to where our thoughts go, w

Think

Oct 5th, 2021 30m 38s

In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about thinking, the third component of productivity from the book, Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Becky shares how she gets blocked when she does not think before she mak

Sleep Baby Sleep

Sep 28th, 2021 26m 43s

In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss our absolute need for adequate sleep, how to get it, and the results of inadequate sleep. Good sleep is critical to our bodies performing to the best of their abilit

5 Minutes of Play

Sep 20th, 2021 34m 9s

On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the importance of play. Lila is Diana’s word of the year. Lila, which means playful manifestation in Sanskrit. She shares how she is enacting its spirit. They talk abo

Go with the Flow Part 2

Sep 14th, 2021 28m 15s

How do we know how to get to the next place when we don’t know what the next place is? Becky Berry and Diana Bader cover this question in this episode of Uniquely Brilliant. Diana points out one way is to focus on the short term because we mus

Soothe Yourself by Grounding

Sep 7th, 2021 25m 38s

In this episode, Becky and Diana discuss what it's like to be living in today’s world, including questions like: How do we deal with the new reality of not knowing if you should hug people or fist bump? Diana Bader talks about how everything is

Build Your Own Adventure

Aug 31st, 2021 37m 48s

Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about a favorite topic: adventure! Diana refers to everything as an adventure. As a matter of fact, originally, each episode of Uniquely Brilliant was called “The Adventure of ....”. As Diana says, “Life is an

I Don't Want to Talk to You

Aug 24th, 2021 36m 54s

Becky and Diana talk about all the ways people feel about talking. Becky shares her experience in opening a second business (her coworking space for women, MAD! Workspace) and all of the feelings that go along with starting it up and keeping it

Do It Differently

May 25th, 2021 37m 15s

Today Diana and Becky talk about how they get to do it (everything) differently! It’s hard to remember to rephrase the idea from “having to do it differently” to “getting to do it differently” but it makes a big difference in our mindset. “I ge

The Art of Maintaining

May 18th, 2021 39m 8s

In this episode, Diana and Becky talk about the Art of Maintaining. This is a great episode for people who are struggling lately or drowning in the shoulda, woulda, couldas. Becky and Diana bring it back to the present and ask hard questions ab

Who Says We're Too Much

Apr 19th, 2021 31m 8s

Becky talks about the different times in her life when people have tried and succeeded in silencing her because they thought she was too much and she believed them. Becky and Dana discuss the difference between saying that they don't care about

Life in Pieces

Apr 19th, 2021 26m 12s

Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the importance of bringing our whole selves to everything. They also dig into what happens when people only want to interact with a piece of us. Some notes: Our whole self is more than our individual pieces!

Honor Your Energy

Mar 31st, 2021 34m 59s

Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the critical importance of honoring our energy. Diana discusses the many issues she's had to deal with over the last year and how her expectations weren't met when she moved back to her hometown. All of th

I'm Done With Responsibility!

Mar 16th, 2021 28m 7s

Recorded in May 2020. This was our final Pandemic episode. Becky and Diana are so tired of being responsible and having to overthink about everything! They chat about what we can do to lower our tension levels and bring as much ease as possible

Who Knows?

Feb 19th, 2021 20m 30s

How do you make plans when no one knows? We recorded this in May. It’s interesting/sad how the things we talked about still apply in February. Diana says she has had a hard time lately because she had planned on a lot of travel and connecting