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As the final chapter of the Inside Sources chapter draws to a close, the Insiders who have guided us through these pivotal moments come together one last time. Their decades of collective experience and hard-earned wisdom offer invaluable perspective on the challenges and triumphs that have defined this era. These trusted voices share their parting reflections - poignant reminders of the power of persistence, principle, and an unwavering commitment to shaping a more informed and engaged society.

Spencer Thompson, President of North Star International, came to Good Things Utah to talk about the organization and an upcoming music event featuring tons of Utah’s most talented music stars. Thompson appeared alongside frequent GTU guest, Ganel Lyn Condie. North Star is a resource for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are also part of the LGBTQ+ community. We also received a sneak peak of what is to come at the event. Madilyn Page, who was on The Voice, came to sing, as well. The event will take place on Friday, Aug. 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Riverbottoms Ranch in Midway. The event will include big Utah names including Nathan Pacheco, Madilyn Paige, Casey Elliott and a few other surprise guests. There will be great messages shared. The funds used for this event will be used to further expand the organization. Currently, North Star has a presence in Utah...

“A teacher affects eternity; [they] can never tell where [their] influence stops.“ – Henry B. Adams Our teachers deserve our love and respect! Teachers have prepared double the lesson plans, pivoted to ZOOM teaching, and continued to show up at work while juggling family needs as well.” After working in the schools this year and our teachers and school staff have struggled with their own mental health needs and pandemic challenges. They have shown up under extreme situations.

This last year was a globally shared experience, but it was far from a matching experience. Depending on your demographic, where you lived, and circumstances, but we can all benefit from a new, new year review.

Triggers are the relationships and experiences that just set us off. Triggers could be: jealousy, comparisons, boundary violations, personalities, and trauma. It is frustrating when we find ourselves reacting over and over again to triggers instead of acting.

Ganel Lyn Condie joined us to talk about the idea of a new year umbrella. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain. So what is your NEW YEAR UMBRELLA made of?

Ganel-Lyn shares thoughts about HOPE. It been an emotional year but we can intentionally put the HOPE back in the HOLIDAYS.

It can be a difficult process from start to finish! And there's confusion on what it is, and what it isn't. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Mahatma Gandhi

What did you dream of becoming when you were ten years old? And how can we tap back into that child? The stresses of life often shut down our ability to dream. Disappointments. Failures. Trauma. Ganel-Lyn talks about dreaming again on GTU.

Ganel-Lyn shares expert tips on how to have that difficult conversation you may be scared to have. She talks us through, and takes away the fear.

If you aren't feeling enough all the time consider what to realize means: to realize is to become fully aware, to understand clearly, to cause to happen. Here are 3 tips that can cause you to understand clearly that you are more than enough!

Adults may also be struggling to put words on all the feelings that come with COVID-19, earthquakes, plans cancelled, racial tension, politics. How can we facilitate connecting conversations with our children during high vulnerability?

Ganel-Lyn shares thoughts with The Lisa Show about the virus' that can creep into relationships. Especially during the intense social times we are living in.

Relationships aren't always easy, especially when vulnerabilities are high. Or we are spending more time together in tight quarters.

Ganel-Lyn Condie offers her own powerful road map through crisis to embracing our new world. Positive thoughts leading us from fear mode to love mode.

Four points for how to thrive, not just survive, during the unexpected life.

Covid19 is vulnerable time, but it will ultimately improve our lives. Ganel-Lyn Condie has some great ideas on how we can navigate the uncertainty with mental health in mind.

Victor Frankl, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." Ganel-Lyn shares her tips and touchstones for how can we best respond to a situation we don't have control.

There may be a secondary crisis growing with mental health and suicide.

Do you dread the aging? Motivational speaker Ganel-Lyn Condie is here with a beautiful message all about embracing the process, and how there is magic to be found in middle age.

Everyone, at one point or another, feels conflicted by what they are thinking and feeling. Our head can be telling us one thing while our heart is telling us another.

Before you decide your goals for the new year, speaker, author and consultant Ganel-Lyn Condie says you should ask yourself how you want to feel at the end of 2020.

It's the new year and everyone has jumped on the resolution bandwagon, but before you fully commit, ask yourself how you want to feel at the end of 2020.

Ganel-lyn explained that saying no allows you to say yes to other things. This is something to keep in mind as calendars can tend to get extremely full during the holiday months. Be sure to leave yourself room for down time as well.

Between the monetary stress, the mess of decorations, and your in-laws breathing down your neck, the holidays can be a stressful time. But maybe it doesn't need to be.

Ganel-Lyn's bond with her sister was unbreakable. She did everything she could to help Meg. But suicide is complicated. What more can be done?

Can you pinpoint the difference between empathy and sympathy? It's actually a big difference that can affect you and how you see and treat others.

Being grateful can improve metabolism, reduce stress and increase feelings of self-worth and compassion.

We've all seen the 30 days of gratitude posts people are doing this month on social media. With Thanksgiving coming up, gratitude is on everyone's mind. According to a Miami study, there are physical outcomes to practicing gratitude. So what are they? And how can we become more grateful? Ganel-Lyn Condie talking gratitude.

"Your worth is non-negotiable," said Ganel-Lyn. "Your bank account, grades, dress size or choices of children etc. does not equate to your value. To wrap up honoring our self knowing," Ganel-Lyn said, "learning to enjoy being with YOURSELF comes as you come to know you, so celebrate your uniqueness."

You chuck your phone down in defeat. Again. Instagram, work, parenting it doesn't feel like you're good enough in any aspect of your life. Ganel-Lyn Condie is an advocate for self-knowing, which she defines as knowing or understanding of one's own capabilities, character, feelings, or motivations. We welcome her onto the show to talk about how we can cultivate self-knowing in our own lives.

If you are thinking of quitting your job and starting your own business, we have all the tips you will need!

There's been a hype around the word 'mindfulness' in the news, morning shows, and social media lately striking up the thought that we all need to be meditating on a daily basis.

Advice for people who want to start working for themselves, are currently working for themselves, or who are close to someone who is trying to work for themselves.

If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious or just feel like you need a mental break, these tips that lifestyle mentor Ganel-Lyn helps us understand that mindfulness is more than meditation.

GanelLyn shares her personal journey with lupus and how we can better live with and support those dealing with chronic illness.

Are you in a mid-summer slump? Writer and motivational speaker, Ganel-lyn Condie, stopped by the studio to share nine tips to help you get motivated!

Some do's and don'ts for how you can and should comfortably address grief and death in the home.

Her book 'You Are More Than Enough, You Are Magnificent' received a Best of State in non-fiction this year. She'll receive the award at a gala in Mid-June. In a world where many women wonder if they measure up, the quest for perfection can be exhausting and overwhelming.

Ganel-Lyn Condie gives advice for supporting kids throughout their parents' divorce.

Divorce is hard enough, but when children are involved, the situation can become even trickier to navigate. In a situation where one or both parents have resentment, hurt or hate towards the other, divorce does not have to be destruction to the children.

All your favorite podcast platforms in one place.The ReConnect Podcast is the place to find more ideas for connection and re-connection with your most important relationships.

Ganel-Lyn Condie and Powerful Stories

Have you ever been in a conversation that takes an uncomfortable turn? Ganel-Lyn Condie shared five tips for what to do when the conversation gets uneasy.

Social media is a tool, but sometimes it can be used the wrong way. Ganel-Lyn Condie joined us to discuss the impact social media can have on teens' mental health and what you can do to limit the damage.

This episode unfolded into a message that is meant for someone out there. Someone who is tired and doesn't know if they can do it one more day, one more hour, one more minute. Maybe it is for someone that is caring for another and is tired of worrying, caring, and loving someone that is suffering so much.

Creating meaningful relationships can help us work towards and maintain good physical health. And managing Valentines Day for singles.

The importance of belonging and human connection, as well as how to develop a deeper connection with those around you.

Learn how to love and support those who are struggling. Emphasizes the importance of talking about suicide and depression and explains how we can approach the subject. Warning signs are discussed and ways to help prevent suicide are presented.

The problem with resolutions, since they tend to get sabotaged early on. Instead focus on something more obtainable, maintaining values vs. resolutions.

Speaking from scars instead of wounds & the value of a life - You are irreplaceable with Ganel-Lyn Condie

On the Lisa Valentine Clark Show, Ganel-Lyn shares ideas about a value driven Holiday and managing stress. Experiences not stuff.

Motivational speaker Ganel-Lyn Condie says if you shift your intentions to focus on your values.

When you think of gratitude your first thought may be Thanksgiving, we need to change that mindset. It isn't a practice that should just be reserved for Thanksgiving, the holidays... but dispersed in abundance no matter what.

Brad Wilcox the GRACE AMBASSADOR on WOW WEDNESDAY.We talk grace, God's power, women and the priesthood. Understanding grace can insulate us from discouragement, depression, and anxiety.

My thoughts on suicide and a new television show.A Million Little Things A Million Little Thoughts A Million Little Tears

Is your family still struggling to transition back into your school routine? Is it causing you stress? Ganel-Lyn taught us six ways parents a can limit the back to school stress.

Ganel-Lyn Condie joined us today to share how to finally feel enough and let go of perfectionism, which is driven by shame and fear.

Lindsay Aerts and Ganel-Lyn Condie share their thoughts on how to make mom friends.

Everyone dreads getting older but why? Ganel-Lyn shares why we should be celebrating aging! And realize turning 40 isn't the 'death of youth' -actually it's the beginning of a great stage of life!

Ganel-Lyn Condie joins us to discuss the problem, and what we can do to help. This is a topic that hits close to home, after experiencing the loss of her sister to suicide.

Ganel-Lyn sits down with Brian Howard and talks about motherhood, infertility, chronic illness, YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT and feeling "enough"!

Suicide - we have to name it to tame it.

Ganel-Lyn shares insights to see ourselves as beloved children of Heavenly Parents, suicide, being kind to LGBTQ people, how to navigate faith changes within our families.

Setbacks, stops, and setups

6 tips on how to help when your child is having friend troubles

Ganel-Lyn talks about best selling book YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH - YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT.New book comforts women in their quest for perfection.

Ask your kids how SUPPORT would look for them:teens, over 18, married with kids.

Ganel-Lyn Condie shares her advice on how to support other women, not sabotage them.

You are More than EnoughYou are Magnificent REALLY

Episode 78 Interview Ganel-Lyn Condie-Trust the Process

Good Things Utah talking about parenting. Parenting young kids is tough enough, but how do you prepare to be the mentor for your older children.

A boat filled with tired missionaries and a storm: the beginnings of one of the grandest faith-promoting scripture stories of all time.

Why some of the pressures mom's today face that is leading to a collective feeling of frustration, overwhelm, and inadequacy.

Why moms don't give themselves the space to allow for the monumental changes that come with being a mother.

How to define for yourself what it means to be a good mom.