The ONE Program Podcast

Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 3! We have a very special guest in store for you! In this episode of The ONE Program Podcast, host Kristen dives deep into the overwhelming pressures of modern life and how stress manifests in both the mind and body. She is joined by Dena Chernenkoff, an expert in mind-body wellness, who shares powerful insights into recognizing and managing stress effectively. Together, they discuss the science behind stress, practical strategies for regaining balance, and how small shifts in daily habits can lead to profound changes in overall well-being. Meet Our Guest: Dena Chernenkoff Dena Chernenkoff is a certified mind-body wellness practitioner, coach, and educator with a passion for helping individuals break free from stress and overwhelm. With a background in holistic health, neuroscience, and stress management, she empowers people to reconnect with their bodies and shift their mindset for lasting change. Dena combines science-backed techniques with practical tools, guiding her clients toward a more balanced, intentional life. Key Takeaways from This Episode: ✅ Understanding the physiological impact of stress and why we often feel stuck in overwhelm. ✅ How the nervous system reacts to prolonged stress and ways to reset it. ✅ How nursing theory can be 100% applicable and IMPORTANT in our every day lives ✅ Stop accepting sh*t you don't deserve ✅ Healing from past traumas - like wounds - the best we can get to is 80% of our baseline Resources & Links: 🔗 Learn more about Dena Chernenkoff: https://www.denachernenkoff.com or Instagram: @denachernenkoff 📖 Recommended Reads: "For What it's Worth" by Dena Chernenkoff Join the Conversation! ✨ Share your biggest takeaway from this episode! Tag us on social media @TheONEProgram and let us know how you’re implementing these strategies. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people overcome the overwhelm!

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 3! On this solo episode of The ONE Program Podcast Kristen dives into the unglamorous truths of entrepreneurship. she shares relatable struggles around time, money, and energy, offering self-reflection prompts to help you uncover what’s driving your overwhelm and how to realign with your goals. 💡 Highlights: The myths of entrepreneurship vs. the reality of running a business. Common challenges with time (overworking, perfectionism), money (cash flow, pricing), and energy (fatigue, lack of creativity). Self-reflection questions to assess priorities and regain focus. A dose of inspiration to reconnect with your original dream and why you started. ✨ Whether you’re thriving, struggling, or somewhere in between, this episode offers hope, perspective, and actionable insights to move forward. 📧 Connect: [email protected] 💻 Producer: Brianne Burns | Visit Captured by Bri for creative support. Remember: Keep it real, keep it simple, and take it one step at a time!

Episode Summary: In this episode of The One Program Podcast, host Kristen Edmiston explores the foundational habit of organization and its role in helping business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs overcome the overwhelm. Organization is the first step toward finding harmony with our most valuable resources—time, money, and energy. Drawing from her personal experience and research, Kristen introduces the six Excellent Potential Habits outlined in The One Book: Organization, Prioritization, Creativity, Storytelling, Visualization, and Reflection. This episode kicks off a series diving deep into each of these habits, starting with the first domino: organization. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: The origin story of The One Book and its connection to helping entrepreneurs thrive. Why simplification is the key to success and how organization serves as the foundation for the rest of the Excellent Potential Habits. How disorganization leads to overwhelm, reduced motivation, and diminished innovation. The neuroscience behind why our brains crave patterns and systems for efficiency and clarity. Simple tips and tools, including The One Book, to create systems that reduce stress and improve productivity. Key Takeaways: 1. The Impact of Organization: Organization isn’t just about tidying up; it’s about creating systems and patterns that free up mental energy and reduce overwhelm. Being organized helps unlock creativity, improve focus, and set the stage for effective prioritization. 2. Why We Struggle with Organization: Overcomplication, perfectionism, fear of failure, and lack of tools or knowledge often get in the way of maintaining organization. 3. Practical Benefits of Organization: Saves time, reduces errors, and creates a sense of self-agency. It also builds confidence, streamlines efforts, and fosters motivation and innovation. 4. The Six Excellent Potential Habits: Organization is just the beginning. The remaining habits—Prioritization, Creativity, Storytelling, Visualization, and Reflection—interlink to create harmony and efficiency in both business and life. Actionable Steps: • Identify areas of your life or business that feel disorganized and start small to simplify them. • Embrace tools like The One Book to centralize your notes, plans, and ideas. • Reflect on what systems you can implement to save time, reduce stress, and increase clarity. Connect with Us: • Email: [email protected] • Social Media: @the.one.book @the.one.program • Website: www.theonebook.ca The ONE Program Podcast is produced by: Captured by Bri – Creative production services for video, photography, and more. Visit⁠ Captured by Bri⁠.

In today’s episode of The One Program podcast, Kristen Edmiston dives into the question: “What is Real?” We live in a world saturated with deception—from filtered social media highlights to AI-generated content and misleading marketing tactics. These “micro-hits” of fakeness can sap our energy, damage our mental health, and contribute to a pervasive sense of overwhelm. Kristen guides us through identifying these subtle yet powerful drains on our time and energy and explores how to move toward a simpler, more authentic life. She challenges listeners to question not only the external “fakeness” but also the ways we may unknowingly contribute to it in our lives and businesses. If you’re ready to take an honest look at what’s real, protect your peace, and build a life of clarity and focus, this episode is for you. Key Topics: 1) Identifying Fakeness: ​ From social media filters and AI content to spam emails and misleading advertising, Kristen highlights the constant stream of “fakeness” in our world and its impact on our mental well-being and sense of clarity. 2) Micro-Hits and the Overwhelm: ​ Kristen introduces the concept of “micro-hits”—small, cumulative sources of stress and distraction that add up over time. She explains how these micro-hits contribute to the “overwhelm”, a pervasive feeling of being stuck, unclear, or anxious. 3) Time as Our Most Precious Resource: ​ Reflecting on our limited time—an average of 14,000 to 15,000 days left if you’re lucky, Kristen emphasizes the need to protect our time from distractions and meaningless pursuits, encouraging us to spend it on what truly matters. 4) Self-Reflection and Accountability: ​ Kristen invites listeners to hold up a mirror and examine the ways we might be tolerating, complicit in, or even contributing to the “fakeness” in our own lives. 4) Real-Life Strategies to Combat the Overwhelm: ​ Kristen shares ten actionable strategies to minimize the impact of “fakeness” and protect our mental space, including setting boundaries, choosing relationships carefully, avoiding the comparison trap, and relearning self-worth. 5) The Gift of Real Connection: ​ Lastly, Kristen speaks to the value of authentic connections, urging listeners to cherish the trust others place in them and to honor these relationships as sacred spaces of safety and support. Actionable Takeaways: - Recognize Micro-Hits: Start noticing small sources of fakeness or deception around you. Be aware of how these impact your energy, mood, and focus. - Establish Boundaries: Set personal and digital boundaries to protect yourself from the fakeness that drains your time and peace. - Evaluate Your Online Presence: Assess your relationship with social media and online content. Are you engaging in the comparison trap or seeking validation? - Relearn Your Worth: Don’t let the filtered realities of others affect your self-worth. Remember that no one’s social media feed shows the whole picture. - Foster Authentic Relationships: Cherish the people who let you into their real lives, and make an effort to reciprocate by showing up as your true self. - Let Go of Perfection: Shift your focus from perfection to excellence, understanding that perfection is a myth that often fuels the cycle of overwhelm and inauthenticity. Join the Conversation: We want to hear from you! After listening, reflect on these questions: - What sources of “fakeness” impact you most in daily life? - How can you start filtering out or limiting these distractions? - What is one area of your life where you could show up more authentically? Connect with Kristen and The One Program community on social media or leave a comment to share your thoughts and experiences. Email: [email protected]

In this solo episode, Kristen paints a picture of just how hurtful (and dangerous) lies, deception, and manipulation can be. We've all been there at some point in our lives... toxic workplaces, dishonesty in relationships, business partnerships that turned out to be something different than what we were promised... these kinds of situations can take a huge toll on our trust - and that's a big problem! We as humans (heads, hearts and all) NEED to be able to trust one another. But more importantly... we need to be able to trust ourselves. Kristen dives into the concept of "The Overwhelming Lie". It isn't the kind of deception that we experience from working with or living with others - it's actually much worse! The Overwhelming Lie is the one we tell ourselves when we feel stuck or fearful around making big decisions. What is it? "I CAN'T." I can't change jobs, I can't go back to school, I can't start that dream business... I can't leave this unhappy relationship or friendship. The words "I Can't" are perhaps the most dangerous lie of all because it puts us squarely in the sights of The "Overwhelm". It stagnate us, stalls us, stifles us and even sabotages us. It prevents us from leading a life filled with optimism and possibility. It robs our inner dreamer of seeing those big lofty goals in life through. So take a listen in on this shorty episode if you're needing a good ol' kick in the pants today. It's time to take the bull by the horns and start making big decisions in our lives so that we don't waste our most valuable resources while waiting and hoping for our circumstances to change.