Best of Ourselves

Hosted by Marcia Hyatt, PCC: Leadership and Life Coach

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Jun 2026

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Exploring how to be more intentional, kind and resilient

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June 10, 20265 min

BOO524 – A Time to Break the Silence

Silence can be a gift. The pause helps us step back from reactivity, gain perspective, and listen for something deeper than our internal chatter. But not all silence serves us. Sometimes silence protects comfort, allows harmful systems to continue unchecked, or keeps us from living our values fully. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1967 speech A Time to Break Silence, this episode explores the tension between discernment and complicity, and the challenge of using our voices in service of love rather than fear, division, or self-righteousness. Resources Using My Voice Silence: A Refuge or a Hiding Place The post BOO524 – A Time to Break the Silence appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

May 26, 20265 min

BOO523 – Encore – Cultivating Appreciation

Living from an appreciative stance can increase your life expectancy, resilience and creativity.  And it is hard to do.  This episode makes a case for increasing appreciation in our days and shares a few tips. Resources: Dr Rick Hanson on hardwiring our brain for happiness Brother David Steindl-Rast TED talk The post BOO523 – Encore – Cultivating Appreciation appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

May 19, 20265 min

BOO522 – Encore – Finding Community

We are stronger when we work together.  Reflections on finding community all around me. Resources Habits of the Heart by Parker Palmer Full Parker Palmer Interview Trusting the Heart: Essential Connectedness The post BOO522 – Encore – Finding Community appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

May 12, 20265 min

BOO521 – Beyond Judging and Fixing Ourselves

Catching herself in a cycle of avoidance and self-judgment, Marcia explores the familiar urge to fix what feels off—and why that approach often backfires. Through a moment of honest reflection, she uncovers what was really underneath and discovers a quieter, more powerful starting point: acceptance. Not as a strategy, but as a doorway to real change. Resources Grounded Presence Living in Uncertainty The post BOO521 – Beyond Judging and Fixing Ourselves appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

May 5, 20265 min

BOO520 – The Bright Spots We Almost Miss

A simple, unexpected note interrupts a cycle of stress and worry, reminding us how easily we overlook everyday acts of kindness. This reflection explores how small, ordinary moments of care—across differences and in our own communities—quietly sustain us, if we remember to notice them. Resources Kindness Changes Everything The post BOO520 – The Bright Spots We Almost Miss appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

April 28, 20265 min

BOO519 – Who Am I Now?

When life changes and familiar roles fall away, it’s easy to feel unmoored. This reflection explores the quiet invitation in those moments—to pause, listen, and remember we are more than the roles we’ve played. Resources Connected or Separate?  – The Wave Story When I shared this radio show with my writing group, my friend Holly shared this poem facing the same question. Follow her on Substack: Holly Lamond Abundance That night I knew, the next day confirmed Lost was the life I’d known Down a dark road but never alone Today, a river flows, altogether unexpected A late-night work call with colleagues in the UK A walnut-like lump found under my arm That night I knew, the next day confirmed Control is a delusion once diagnosed I traded frequent flyer miles for frequent treatments Lost was the life I’d known Cancer caused me to change course Treatments left me parched, cracked, uncertain Down a dark road but never alone Cancer drained my canyon of complacency Opened me to the abundance of light and rain Today, a river flows, altogether unexpected The post BOO519 – Who Am I Now? appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

April 21, 20265 min

BOO518 – Encore- Ladders out of Mindtraps

Our hard wiring response to change is exactly the wrong thing we need to thrive in turbulence, uncertainty and complexity.  In Jennifer Garvey Berger’s practical new book, Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps, she boils down the problem and ways to free ourselves. In this podcast, we explore how to get out of the forth mindtrap – control Resources Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps Living Authentically an Interview With Roxanne Howe Murphy Interview with Jennifer Garvey Berger on Simple Habits for Complex Times The post BOO518 – Encore- Ladders out of Mindtraps appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

April 14, 20265 min

BOO517 – Encore – Mindtrap of Ego

Our hard wiring response to change is exactly the wrong thing we need to thrive in turbulence, uncertainty and complexity.  In Jennifer Garvey Berger’s practical new book, Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps, she boils down the problem and ways to free ourselves. In this podcast, we explore how to get out of the forth mindtrap – control Resources Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps Living Authentically an Interview With Roxanne Howe Murphy Interview with Jennifer Garvey Berger on Simple Habits for Complex Times The post BOO517 – Encore – Mindtrap of Ego appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

April 7, 20265 min

BOO516 – Encore – Trapped by Control

Our hard wiring response to change is exactly the wrong thing we need to thrive in turbulence, uncertainty and complexity.  In Jennifer Garvey Berger’s practical new book, Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps, she boils down the problem and ways to free ourselves. In this podcast, we explore how to get out of the forth mindtrap – control Resources Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps Interview with Jennifer Garvey Berger on Simple Habits for Complex Times The post BOO516 – Encore – Trapped by Control appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.

March 31, 20265 min

BOO515 – Encore – The Mindtrap of Agreement

Our hard wiring response to change is exactly the wrong thing we need to thrive in turbulence, uncertainty and complexity.  In Jennifer Garvey Berger’s practical new book, Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps, she boils down the problem and ways to free ourselves. In this podcast, we explore how to get out of the third mindtrap – agreements Resources Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps Interview with Jennifer Garvey Berger on Simple Habits for Complex Times Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect The post BOO515 – Encore – The Mindtrap of Agreement appeared first on Marcia Hyatt.