The Inner Arena
by Kate Garnes
Welcome to The Inner Arena, where the fiercest battles aren’t fought in the coliseum, but in our minds. This podcast is for warriors who face the daily fight against negative self-talk and self-doubt. Together, we’ll uncover strategies to build self-worth, silence the inner critic, and step into our power. We are gladiators. Let’s step into the arena and fight for the life we deserve.
Episodes
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34. Giving Yourself Room Update!!
Hey friends! We took a few weeks off to rest and reset, which was actually much harder than I expected it to be. Does anyone else sometimes struggle with rest?? I have had to put the recording of "self care is not selfish" on repeat in my head. But we are back and better than ever! BUT I NEED…
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33. Reality TV to Chasing A Dream with Lanie Christopher
Lanie Christopher is my new friend whom I adore!! She is originally from Texas, now residing in sunny California. In this interview, Lanie and I talk about her walk from moving to NYC to pursue acting, to realizing she also loved the production side of entertainment, to losing everything from the...
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32. Choosing Joy with Kyle Moss
YOU ALL! You are not ready for this episode. Kyle Moss is an OUTSTANDING woman who I am so proud to call my new friend. She is a joyful mindset coach. We talk about all things joy, EVEN in the middle of a dark time, or a global pandemic! I know you are going to love this episode! Connect with…
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31. Handling Your BS with Stephanie Heller
Stephanie Heller has a way of zeroing on your bull, showing you how you're creating it and then pulling a plan together to change. She does this daily for business owners to stop overthinking and make simple decisions so they can add revenue, experience possibility and feel better quickly. An…
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30. Breath Work and Meditation with Benedict Beaumont
This episode is a little bit longer than most, but it's worth every single minute. Benedict Beaumont is a man like non other. He's been a teacher, writer, chalet manager, dad, husband and now he's leading others in the magic of breath work. Find a comfortable place to rest and listen to this...
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29. Beyond The Bell: Living Your Story with Melissa Pyrch
Melissa Pyrch is a high school english teacher in New York who is taking her story into her own hands. This interview will be a breath of fresh air for someone who may not feel comfortable talking about fear or doubt. She helps encourage not just teens but humans of all ages that it's okay to…
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28. Permission To Be Excused From The Friendship Table
Sometimes in life, we get into situations or relationships / friendships with people who don't always show us the respect or treat us the way we deserve to be treated. In this episode, I give you the permission that you need to walk excuse yourself from that friendship table.
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27. Creative Leadership, Blue Trumpets and Bike Pedals with Rob Lott
It is my distinct pleasure to introduce a very good friend and mentor to you all. Rob Lott, brother of former podcast guest Tricia Lott Williford, is an actor, leader, director, podcaster, puppeteer, and all around fantastic creative human. In this episode we dive into all of the things.…
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26. Overcoming Struggle and Finding Your Inner Survivor with Simona Ksoll
This woman has been through it. She learned to give herself room at an early age, fighting for her own survival. Moving to the United States from Austria, she was thrown head first into a whirlwind marriage and the entertainment industry. When her world finally fell apart, she proved to herself...
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25. Living Your Dream, Losing Your Dream, and Learning to Dream with Jenny Ornstein
This episode holds a special place in my heart, as I had the honor of interviewing my very dear friend Jenny Ornstein. Jenny has worked for the Walt Disney Company for 20 years. The last 6 or so years have also been spent performing and working at Universal Studios Orlando. Jenny has always been…
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24.Living with High Functioning Anxiety with Heather Rider
Heather Rider is an anxiety specialist who helps high achievers suffering from anxiety and perfectionism find the peace and emotional balance they want and need, so they can live their life with confidence, stability and ease. Heather walks us through her own journey with imposter syndrome and...
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23. Breaking Down The Walls with Kim Lengling
*Some curse words are said in this episode - Do Not Listen Around Children* I am beyond honored to share the story of Kim Lengling. She's an author, former military and a PTSD Survivor. Her story is one you don't want to miss. In this interview we dig into PTSD, how it works, and how to walk...
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22. You Matter with Darryl Dzapasi
It's a new year. It's a new start. But one thing still remains... you. still. matter. Darryl Dzapasi is a poet, model, author and a child of that which creates everything. His energy will light up your whole world. From a childhood of physical and emotional abuse, to moving to America, to getting...
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21. Following Your Passion With Sammi Reyes
Sammi Reyes is an entrepreneur, podcaster, influencer, undergrad and all around fantastic woman. In this episode she walks us through her journey of growing up in New York to moving to California to pursue her love of social media marketing, speaking and anything that sets her heart on fire. We…
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20. Deep Kindness with Houston Kraft
We have a CROSSOVER EPISODE!!!! When I recorded this episode for the Leadership Advisor Podcast, I knew it would also fit in SO well with Give Yourself Room. One of my dear friends joined me for this episode, and I couldn't be more grateful. Houston is a speaker, author, and all around really...
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19. Losing Your Love and Learning To Love with Tricia Lott Williford
Tricia Lott Williford is quite possibly one of my favorite humans to grace the Earth. Her story will captivate you, and steal your heart. Tricia is a teacher by trade, and writer by love. After losing her first husband very quickly to flu like symptoms, she found her therapy and comfort in…
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18, Embrace the space we take up in the world with Tricia from Wisdom with Trish
We have started doing interviews to hear how others give themselves room in their lives! Meet Tricia!! Tricia is the podcast host for the Wisdom with Trish Podcast. She walks us through her story of battling her body and negative thoughts about her weight, to finding help and freedom. She helps…
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17. thankful
November is the month of gratitude. Where we give thanks for the good... and sometimes the bad of what has come into our lives. This episode is focused on helping you see even the small things to be grateful for in this crazy time we are in. Join me as we walk through the highs and lows of...
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16. Not So Joyful
Sometimes what brought us immense joy in the past, doesn't bring us joy now. It's okay to walk away from things that no longer bless your heart or make you smile. You are worth smiling, my sweet friend.
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15. Halloween... Facing Your Fears
It's Halloween, and that means scary stuff! What scares you? Is it zombies, ghosts or chainsaws? Or is it failing, disappointment, and doubt? Your fears matter. They can also be deceiving. Let's walk through your fears, and call them out. Let's get you to the other side of fear. Follow Kate on...
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14. Transition through the tough stuff
I've always hated the word pivot. It felt so jagged and jarring. Unforgiving and quick. I heard the word transition today, and it resonated with me. It felt softer. It honored where I had been AND where I am going. In this episode I walk you through how I am transitioning in this time of crisis…
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13. This is so hard... grieving
This year has been so tough. In the last week of September 2020, Disney Parks announced the layoff of 28K cast members. To say there is hurt in the world right now is an understatement, as so many are unemployed, hurting, and losing things they have looked forward to and dreamed of. How do you…
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12. Moving Your Body Moves Your Soul
I really don't like the words "working out". It has such an icky negative tone that comes along with it. But you know what I do love? Dancing. Kickboxing. Weightlifting. Yoga.... sometimes. In this episode, I will walk you through how moving your body by doing what you love to do, can not only...
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11. Toxic Positivity
We hear all the time to cut out toxic negativity. But what about the times when peoples constant positive reinforcement brings on shame? Shame of not being as proactive as we should be. Shame of not getting as much done as you had planned. This episode focuses on how to see past toxic positivity,...
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10. Walking Through The Tunnel
This time is hard. Like really flipping hard. There's so many unknowns. But what IS known, is that this will pass. We are walking through a tunnel, not walking into a cave. You will make it through this. That doesn't mean it wont be hard, or lonely, or scary. But you're not walking alone. Follow...
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9. Cancel Culture
This is an episode I'm so passionate about. Cancel culture is a dark force in our world right now. Instead of grace, kindness and forgiveness, cancel culture leaves no room for education and growth. What this world needs, instead of an automatic cancel, is grace for those who do mess up, and a...
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8. Stop Putting Yourself Into A Box
So often we want so badly to fit in, that we force ourselves into boxes that we were never meant to fit in to. If you've ever tried to fit ourself into a group of people, or a situation that didn't quite feel right... this episode is for you Follow Kate on Instagram!: https://www.instagram.com...
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7. Anger.... yep we're going there
Yep. We're diving into the deep dark waters of anger. Nobody likes being angry... okay maybe some people do, but I'm not one of them. It's taken me a long long time to realize that anger was only ever hurting me, not the people I was angry with. I'm going to walk you through one of the most...
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6. Self Care vs. Selfishness
This is an episode that I needed to hear myself. It's so easy to fall into the trap of feeling like you have to take care of every single other person before you take care of yourself. We exhaust all of our energy and patience giving to others, that by the time we try to take care of ourselves…
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5. Give Yourself Room To Chill
Anyone else struggle with giving themselves permission to do nothing sometimes? Yeah, me too. I've lived my life in a constant state of "if I'm not busy and working then I'm lazy". I lived in this lie for more years than I'm proud to admit. I'm ready to finally face the fact that it is a lie....
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4. This TOO shall pass
You've been through it. I mean THROUGH. IT. I know. I've been through it too. And we will get through it again.... because this TOO shall pass. Not "this shall pass" ... this TOO shall pass. In this episode we dig into how to help you get through that you're facing right now, by pulling from the...
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3. Give Yourself Room To Call Your Shot
Give yourself room to dream big and call your shot. Will it be easy? Absolutely not. Will you have to hustle? 100%. This is my story. My story of being terrified of dreaming big. My story of making my self small to not have to dream big. This is how I hustled so freaking hard. You are worth…
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2: Give Room to be Grateful for the small things
2020 has been quite a year so far, and not in a good way. But there's still room to be grateful. It may mean just being grateful for a glass of cold iced tea, or a bubble bath, or that they just dropped another season of Stranger Things on Netflix. There's nothing too small to say you're grateful...
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1: Give Yourself Room... The Podcast
Here we go, all! This is the first and basically introductory episode into what this podcast is going to contain. This podcast is going to give your the room that you need to be exactly who you are, exactly where you are. Whether you need room to breathe, laugh, grieve, celebrate or be angry.…
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About this show
Welcome to The Inner Arena, where the fiercest battles aren’t fought in the coliseum, but in our minds. This podcast is for warriors who face the daily fight against negative self-talk and self-doubt. Together, we’ll uncover strategies to build self-worth, silence the inner critic, and step into our power. We are gladiators. Let’s step into the arena and fight for the life we deserve.
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Kate Garnes
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