Have you ever tried to be more positive?  By sheer will power you try to to bring joy to your life by acting as if problems don't exist and that everything is just fine.

My guest today, my good friend Laurie Fratarcangeli, describes the difference between being positive and having a positive mental attitude. 

We all wish that the stressful things we are going through would just hurry up and get done so we could move on to better times, but Laurie says that it is in this life journey, in this process, that we find ultimate joy. 

Laurie shares how when she hit rock bottom... her dad was diagnosed with cancer, she was believing for her miracle pregnancy, and then the life threatening medical issues of her daughter happened...when all she could do was have utter dependence on God and zero control...is when she finally came alive as if for the first time.

You won't want to miss a second of this insightful conversation.

About my guest: Laurie Fratarcangeli
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When the body becomes overly stressed and hyperstimulated, it can interfere with, and even prevent, our God given "Sleep System" from working properly. 

Research has found that if a person gets 5 to 6 hours of sleep per night rather than 6.5 to 8 hours, the body produces almost 40 percent more cortisol throughout the day than it normally would as a way of compensating for the reduction in sleep.

A vicious cycle of high cortisol leading to insomnia that then leads to stress which produces more cortisol which leads to insomnia....well you get the idea.

So, in this podcast I give you 17 simple ideas that can help you get to sleep faster, stay asleep longer and get a more restful sleep.

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If you were brutally honest, have you received everything you wanted out of your relationship with God?  Or is there a deep cry in your heart that says there HAS to be more!?!?

The deep cries of our heart are really only reflecting the deep call of God. 

God tells me there IS more to life than what I've been experiencing.  And when I find it, stress, worry, fear, coping and defense mechanisms, anxiety, depression, and addictions play such a smaller role in my life.

Join me today and let's get brutally honest about the "deep calling to deep" that's happening in our lives.

CLICK HERE for free download of A Brutally Honest Journaling Worksheet if you'd like to dig into this deeper.