Get ready to dive into a world of mindfulness and positivity with Nkechi and Gaby as they kick off the Empowered in My Skin podcast's exciting new season! They’re all about exploring how the tools we use, like affirmation cards and mindfulness practices, can seriously boost our day-to-day vibe.

Today, they share their favorite empowering products and how these little gems help them live intentionally and show up fully in their lives. It’s not just about having the stuff; it’s about using them with purpose and intention to reshape our inner narratives.

Trust me, whether you’re a seasoned self-help pro or just dipping your toes into the mindful waters, there’s something in this episode for everyone to grab onto and run with!

Takeaways:

1. Mindfulness is more than just a product; it's a daily practice that transforms our mindset.
2. Empowerment comes from within, and using tools like affirmation cards can help shift your perspective.
3. It's essential to trust yourself and take care of your emotional and physical well-being.
4. Creating a positive environment with empowering products can be a game-changer in your daily life.
5. The act of sharing kindness through small gestures can create ripples of positivity in the world.
6. Every day is an opportunity to practice mindfulness, whether through meditation or simply being present.

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Great day, amazing humans.

Welcome to the Empowered in My Skin podcast where we have conversations that inform, inspire and remind you that you matter.

This is the place where we share stories, wisdom and experiences designed to help you live boldly, think empowering thoughts and show up fully in the skin you're in.

I'm your host, Nkching Wafor, and I'm so glad you're here.

Now let's get into today's episode.

Yes.

Great day, amazing humans, and welcome to the first episode of Empowering Bites, season eight.

New season, new conversations and same mission

with ideas that help you lead, grow and live with intention.

I'm Ink and Gabby.

I'm Gabby with one beat.

And we're so excited to welcome you back to another season 26 episodes of empowering Bites to keep you, the empower human, ever ready to conquer your day.

Okay, let's go.

So today we're going to talk about something that Gabby and I realize that we have so much of.

We have so much mindful and positivity and empowering products.

So Gabby gifted me this everyday mindfulness book.

I know if you're listening we'll, we'll describe it, but it is, it is a book that has three.

It's 6, 365 Ways to Live a centered life.

And the way you use it is you just kind of open it up and, and you.

And it has dates and you read whatever it is for the date and you take action.

I also have these love powered code cards.

So these are affirmations to guide you on a self love journey.

I found I was gifted with calm the cha cards very similar.

It is, I think there's about 26 cards in this box and these cards are designed 65 simple practices for more peaceful life.

Then I found these amazing poppet cards.

One of them on the front of it it says you matter.

You write a message on the back of it and then you give it to somebody and you can pop it open.

On the inside of it there's a car.

There's some message that you don't even know what it is that you're giving.

So it's like a little bit of a surprise.

This particular one says you are love just for being who you are, just for existing Ram Dass.

And so it's sort of like one of those divine when the person gets it's like divine.

And then I got ones recently same kind of so much product.

And the same one is you're awesome.

And so yeah, on the front of it is you're awesome.

They pop it open, and there's a message on the inside.

What you got?

What you got?

So, to those watching and listening, the reason why we're sharing these with you, and I'll share mine in a moment, is because we really do have a purpose.

We really do have intention, because we've got a conversation that's going to shift a little bit of how you think and why we have these things around us.

You spoiled it.

I wanted you to keep going with all these products and be like, why?

I just wanted people to stay with us and say, why are they showing

off all these things?

It's coming, it's coming, it's coming.

So she gave you the punchline, but go on.

What do you got?

What you got?

I love it.

Okay, so I've got mindfulness cards, which come with a little stand.

Oh, I remember you showed me those.

Yeah.

Every day we change the cards.

So they've got some mindfulness activities.

And then I have water cards.

Right.

Like from that.

That came from power to my skin.

Carlin Purcell.

Yes, Water do.

So I love, love, love this.

And then my friend Lisa actually gave me a beautiful quote, and I keep it on my desk.

And what it says is, you can't pour from an empty cup.

Take care of yourself first.

That's right.

And I actually see this every day, and it reminds me of, I need to take breaks.

I need to stretch.

I need to exercise.

I need to take care of myself.

I need to get some rest.

So it really does remind me.

And then I have old.

But I love it so much.

Life's little instruction book.

I love that one.

I love it.

I love the shape of it, too, because it's so small, and it really just has, like, little tidbits of information so we can go through that.

And then, of course, I have a power card.

So these power cards, I have a whole box.

I have one.

You have the whole box.

And then something that I love, love, love.

And I think you're gonna recognize the

logo being part of my skin affirmations.

Yay.

Empowered.

In my skin affirmation cards, which are always nice.

So why don't you share in why we're showing.

I also.

I also can't leave God out of the equation.

I also have a 365 days of prayer for Christians that bring calm and peace.

So I read one of these every single day.

Yeah.

So it's interesting because as we talked about, I was, you know, as we were curating this episode for the world for you all, you know, Gabby asked a really Important question.

And I think it always starts with why?

So, you know, it's less about the fact that we have all of these products, and it's more about how do we use them.

Yeah.

Right.

Because it has nothing to do with the products.

It's about the purpose, the intention of how we use them.

So I'll kind of share what.

How it evolved for me.

And I.

And I think maybe the love powered code cards were probably the first.

And I.

And I recognize that it was more about recognizing that.

I recognize that it was more about recognizing it for me, it was more about, like, I didn't want to chance.

Positive.

Like, I didn't want to chance being able to reach at, like, mindsets that helped me continue to move forward and not sort of ruminate on the worst of life.

You know, for me, especially at the time when I was really trying to change my story, change my, like, the narrative and.

And really be a little bit more empowered and, you know, and so the cards serve a purpose every single day.

Right.

Like, and they're strategically positioned in my home.

Right.

Like, the mindfulness card is, like, on the kitchen, and I flip it just before I leave the house.

And typically there's an action that it asks me to do.

And not only do I do it for myself, but I do it for other humans as well.

Right.

Like, where I can.

I do share.

I'll park and ask you, like, for you, what?

What?

They're more beyond the product.

What are they for you?

Yeah.

For me, it's reformatting or reframing my inner narrative.

And so because I find myself included in many people, we tend to run on autopilot.

Right.

So it's like I say I'm behind or I should be doing more or maybe I'm not doing enough.

And so when I pick up these affirmation cards or when I look in my book or when I just read one of these mindfulness cards, what it does, it just gives me a new thought and it overrides what the other one isn't serving.

Yeah.

Right.

So it helps me refrain that, reframe that self talk in a more gentler way, in a more supportive way.

And I just find that it helps me build consistency through repetition.

So I'm not facing as much pressure as I actually did.

So like you said, it's not necessarily like, oh, believing the affirmation right away.

It's giving me space to create a pause between the thought and then the reaction.

So it really puts it into perspective for me.

Yeah.

And I think the the other thing too that comes up for me is mindfulness is a practice.

Right.

And it's more of a practice than it is a purchase.

Right?

Like, it's more of a practice than it is a product.

It is, yeah.

And I know that I needed help in order to develop that practice.

And so for days where.

For days where I am not able to reach for it for that thought or for that direction or for that meaningful, you know, message in a moment.

Yeah.

These are tools that are available to me, like really on, on.

I keep these in my.

I keep.

Sorry.

For those that are an audio.

I keep the you matter and the you awesome cards in my purse because sometimes it's less about me, sometimes it's about a random act, a random act of kindness to somebody else.

Right.

So just knowing that I'm giving somebody a positive message in like insights, positivity and good feelings from within me.

Right.

And so I keep those on hand as well.

Or on the flip side, I meet someone who I feel needs something or I'm called to feel like something's up.

I need to give them a message that they can go and read whenever they feel.

And I just place it in their pocket or place it on their desk or something like that.

Right.

At work or, or just to a complete stranger.

Right.

Like, so those are really handy.

But the bottom line is it's, it's about.

These products have become a tool set or toolkit to support my practice of mindfulness and.

Yeah.

And empowered living every single day.

I just love that.

And I love that you would give someone a car just as you're passing their desk.

I think that's beautiful.

For me, I find that they're very helpful, like if I'm overwhelmed or if I'm like overstimulated.

Because sometimes we as humans can struggle to sit for like traditional meditation.

Right.

And so if, if we maybe need some guidance, but not necessarily committing to a very long practice of yoga or meditation, sometimes just picking up a quick card and reading like one sentence can really, really make a deep impact because it's giving you permission to pause.

Yeah, right.

It's giving you language that maybe might be other otherwise difficult for you to find.

So I just, I just love that.

And you know, I'm all about kindness.

And so it's, it's, it's giving me kindness myself without any judgment.

So let's help the listeners that are both watching and listening.

We're going to use the Love Powered CO cards.

You have one.

I don't know which one you Have.

So I am.

I'm gonna pick one from my box.

Okay.

Okay.

Random pick.

Okay.

Okay.

And then we're gonna show them how they can use.

And again, we're not sponsored by any of these products, but shout outs to Love Powered company.

I was gifted these cards and I have since paid them forward and have gifted them out to.

They have a teen box.

I've just gifted it out to young girls and I've gifted it out to.

To women in my network.

Beautiful.

Yeah.

It's a great gift, actually.

That's lovely.

So I have my card in hand.

You have your card in hand.

Who wants to go first?

Who do you want to go first?

Okay, go ahead.

You go first.

I've been talking more.

Okay, super.

So I pulled my card.

So here we go.

I am trusting.

I am open.

I am unguarded.

I let go.

I let love.

And I trust.

I am trusting.

Can you remember a time when you trusted wholeheartedly?

How did it make you feel?

Are you asking?

So you're asking me?

I'll ask you.

Okay.

Yeah.

Well, I don't have to reach too far.

I'm gonna say right now, I am trusting that everything is working out in my favor.

Yes.

I am trusting that in the moments of certainty and uncertainty that I trust Jesus.

Right.

I do.

I. I trust that if a thought that comes up.

If a thought comes up right now that has the propensity to derail me.

I trust that the next thought that I'm able to reach for, will push, will continue to move me forward.

I trust that I am well supported.

I trust that I am radically loved and cared for.

Yes.

I trust that, You know, continued safety, courage is my portion.

You know, it's not fleeting.

That it's not.

I trust that my life has meaning, and I trust that this moment connects with somebody in a way so deeply do I believe that.

That they are going to take an action that then empowers another person.

I deeply believe that.

I deeply believe that.

And we believe you.

That's.

That was said with conviction.

That's beautiful.

I love that card.

Okay.

I know.

And you went there.

You know, I was just thinking you were going to tell me.

But one time.

But you brought us to church.

No, I needed.

I like, you know, I. I have to say.

Why?

Because I think in this season of life and healing.

Yeah.

And I feel emotions coming up.

Like, I owe it to myself to trust myself to trust.

Forget about trusting myself.

I owe it to myself to trust God.

Yes.

Deeply.

I read something and not to get too biblical.

But I read something that was so profound in a Bible app.

It said that the story of David, right.

David knew that he was hunted by Saul, but more deeply, he knew that he's pursued by God.

And that's the level of trust that I am tapping into right now, because it's not just available to me.

Whatever you believe in that's higher than yourself, there's this.

I'm gonna say there's this steady stream of trust that you can step right into.

And.

And it's constantly flowing, and you could choose it or not, but it flows all the same.

So why not just step into it, you know?

Okay, ready for your question?

And then we wrap up.

Yeah.

Yeah, let's do it.

You're gonna love this one.

It's mindfulness.

Mindfulness is your power, Gabby.

1B.

I am mindful.

I am present.

I am self aware.

I nestle myself into the present moment, and I observe my thoughts and feelings without judgment.

I am mindful.

Gabby, think of a time when you were truly mindful.

How did it feel?

That's beautiful.

First, allow me to have some context about that gentle nudge of mindfulness.

So, you know, being mindful to me is noticing what's happening right here, now.

Yes.

Thank you for sharing that.

For those that are listening, not watching.

So when I'm being mindful, I need to understand that I don't have to fix anything.

I. I really just need to notice.

I need to regulate.

And so when I take a look at that definition, when have I needed to regulate and be mindful?

It's with my health.

You know, I. I know that every single person listening and watching is going through something in their life.

And, you know, if I had to pick something that maybe does weigh heavily on me, it's my health.

For those that don't know, I live with ms, and multiple sclerosis is very.

What's the word I'm looking for?

It's, you know, I have good days and not so good days, and so.

And so I have to be mindful when I wake up in the morning.

You know, I see that people can just jump out of bed and go to the bathroom, but not for me.

I mean, I have to stretch and I have to move and I have to squeeze, and then I finally put my feet down, and then I have to wake, stand up slowly to make sure that I can actually stand.

I need to be mindful about every move that I make in the morning after laying down for eight hours for fear that I could fall because maybe I'm Numb or tingling or I have no movement or spastic or whatever.

So I'm mindful about what goes in my body.

I'm mindful about moving my fingers to prevent that stiffness that I often feel.

I remember once you and I were recording and you caught me, I was just like touching my hair and you even asked me, you're like, why are you touching your hair?

And the reason why is quite often my fingertips are numb, but when they're not numb, I find it fascinating that I can actually feel.

And, you know, sometimes I take that for granted when I do and it's like, wow.

And so I don't.

It's fine for me if people wonder, why are you touching your hair?

Because for me, it's like, wow.

I get to feel what it actually feels like to run through my fingers.

So I, I'm aware of my emotions.

I'm aware of.

Of, of.

Of my emotions without judgment.

I'm aware of grounding myself in the present moment.

And this starts with how I communicate to myself, to my family over email through text.

So, yes, I am very mindful because it helps to regulate my, my nervous system and it helps me respond, not react.

And it helps me feel present and, and grounded and it speaks and leads to me from a calmer, A calmer place.

Thank you for that question.

Well, thank.

Thank you, Love powered company.

Thank you for yours as well.

You couldn't have had a better card.

This your own single card.

Thank you.

And I couldn't have picked a better one for you.

So thank you and thank you to all the listeners and viewers.

We are so excited to really step into this season with you.

And sadly, this is where I have to say I'm ink and I'm Gabby with one B.

And we're out.

Bye Bye.

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