Does the holiday season make you a bit anxious? Us too. Between office parties, family gatherings, and countless other social situations, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and overstimulated.  In this episode, Alex and AJ provide skills to help you respond to the behaviors of others and take care of yourself, including: tricks for getting out of conversations, skill rehearsal, and going inward to become your own peacemaker. It's all about giving your brain options instead of orders. 

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S2E5 - Holiday Survival Guide

Kaley Hatfield (@kaley_hatfield) is a professional dancer and health and wellness coach. In this episode she discusses how she was conditioned to be her harshest critic and how she has learned to overcome that. She believes that health encompasses mind, body, and soul and becoming your healthiest self starts with unearthing your real reasons for wanting change. When people come to her saying they want to get in shape, they usually have surface level reasons, but lifestyle changes are for the long game. It is up to us to make the decision to continually choose ourself in working towards lifestyle changes and goals that are motivated from a deep intrinsic place. You can find Kaley here: www.kaleyhatfield.com 

S2E4 - Kaley Hatfield: Changing Your Perspective

Alex and AJ have both had an increase in energetic and spiritual experiences lately and discuss what they have been feeling in regards to them. Alex and AJ’s human forms are data driven and it makes it a challenge to trust their intuitive and divine guidance since they don’t take spiritual encounters lightly or treat them with whimsy. AJ has been receiving messages through clairvoyance and clairsentience, while Alex has been seeing auras again. They also discuss the difference between anxious thoughts and guidance, and how spirit, intuition, and the souls of others try to get your attention through music.     

S2E3 - Magic in the Air

Alex and AJ discuss fitting in and feeling a sense of belonging with others. Whether it's at work, with a group of friends, or even with a perceived identity - how do we feel like we belong? And are we the ones creating a false reality with our own judgements about how well we fit in? Join us as we come up with different theories about what it means to fit in and whether we actually want to fit in. This episode brings up a lot of questions and will probably need to be followed up with a Part 2 episode! We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this topic, too! @alexandrajthomsen @forthoughtssake

S2E2 - Fitting In

Alex and AJ discuss wellness and spirituality practices to welcome in the Fall season. They talk about Chinese Medicine and what parts of the body are associated with Fall. Alex provides a meditation tool for letting go through the root chakra. AJ discusses doing cleanses during Fall and connecting food to mental health and wellness. AJ provides a journaling exercise called the Three R's: Reflection, Ritual, and Resolution that helps you navigate your way through a transition into a new season. Also. . . hear how AJ learned what a DM is because of Lizzo!       

S2E1 - Transitioning Into Fall

Alex and AJ's version of a segue into Season 2. 

S1E20 - Get Ready for Season 2

Alex and AJ recap Season 1 of For Thought's Sake. Join them for some behind the scenes stories and hear the spooky reason why they didn't release an episode about sleep and dreams. They also discuss how rage was a motivator to finally record the first episode of the podcast, how the entire season was guided by intuition and finding flow, as well as things to get excited about for Season 2!  

S1E19 - Reflecting on Season 1

Stephanie Neutze is an energy healer, vegan & gluten free baking queen, lover of pottery, and deep feeling human. She is striving to simplify her life and in this episode she shares exactly how she is doing that. Her checklist for simplifying her life includes things like: asking your heart and body what it needs each day, setting boundaries, and having accountabili-buddies! Stephanie says, “Simplifying doesn’t necessarily mean deprivation or living without, but it may mean living more mindfully, leaning into what lights you up, and listening to the whispers of your heart.” If you’re feeling the need to find your way back to yourself, this episode is for you!

S1E18 - Stephanie Neutze: How to Simplify Your Life

When Alex was 12 her whole life flipped upside down. Her youngest sister was born and she moved from city life in Canada to rural life in central California. In this episode, Alex describes how she mentally became a "mother" and skipped over her teenage years in true 13 going on 30 fashion. Tune in to hear her theory about going back and reliving a time in your life that you didn't fully experience. 

S1E17 - Create Your Own Life Re-Do

Do you find it difficult when in a relationship to practice your own self-care for fear of seeming selfish or inconsiderate for not meeting your partner's needs first? In this episode, Alex and AJ discuss all things codependency. They go through clinical and "buzzword" definitions of codependency, signs to tell if you are in a codependent relationship, and what is needed in order to be okay with filling your bucket first. Hint: it involves honest communication, intention, and navigating your own headspace. 

S1E16 - Codependency in Relationships

Kevin Meehan calls himself a corporate dropout. He left the tech world six months ago and is in the process of figuring out what he wants to do next. In this episode, Kevin opens up about his current journey where people are questioning his choices and he feels like he's trekking through an existential wilderness. We discuss consciously choosing what makes you happy, how to handle the opinions of others with grace, ways to combat fear of the unknown, and following your internal compass.  

S1E15 - Kevin Meehan: Corporate Dropout

When we are anxious, stressed, or experience trauma, our bodies are often the first thing to alert us to something being wrong. Sometimes the aches and pains in our bodies are really a manifestation of what is going on subconsciously in our minds. In this episode, Alex shares the story of how she discovered an early childhood trauma that disguised itself as undiagnosable leg pains. With time and patience Alex was able to rid herself of the mysterious pain that plagued her for twenty years. 

S1E14 - Stress Manifesting in the Body

Kelsie Koziol is a professional dancer, aerialist, fire performer, and acrobat who knows that her outward sexiness stems from her internal honesty and vulnerability. In this episode, Kelsie shares her journey from depression and substance abuse to actively choosing the life she wants. We discuss embracing your sexuality and your body, rewiring thought patterns, and being your most authentic self despite how others may perceive you. 

S1E13 - Kelsie Koziol: Vulnerability is Sexy

Alex Cantone is the creator of The Conscious Parent Guide (@theconsciousparentguide), where she helps parents navigate the world of parenting with ease through a more conscious lens. She is a developmental specialist, inclusive education advocate, intuitive healer, and human design chart reader. In this episode, Alex and Alex discuss what conscious parenting is, how settling for trying to parent just a little bit better than our parents did isn't going to cut it, and how our aversion to a child's behavior is often a reflection of something we need to address within ourselves. You'll definitely want a pen and paper to write down the many nuggets of wisdom in this episode! 

S1E12 - Conscious Parenting with Alex Cantone

What happens when Alex and AJ don't talk for a month? This episode is what happens! We aren't your typical peeps catching up on what's been going on in our day to day lives. Instead, we bounce around thoughts and ideas. In this episode we discuss: body image, monogamy and polygamy in the animal kingdom, the Five Love Languages, martyrdom in relationships, Alex's body shaming experience, and using television as a coping mechanism. 

S1E11 - Alex & AJ Uncut

For Thought's Sake is a wellness podcast hosted by Alexandra Thomsen that explores the mind, body, and spirit. It’s time to shift the conversation about wellness and be more honest about the true strength it takes to really face yourself and begin a journey of self-transformation. In this podcast, Alex interviews guests and shares her own experiences with the intention of helping you feel understood, validated in your feelings, and motivated to keep digging deep despite the hardships.

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