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In this special episode of The Motivation Mindset, Risa shares a tiny sample of her new online workshop, The Tiny Wins Workshop, which is live today!

What if making progress didn’t have to feel SO stressful and overwhelming?

What if you counted every tiny win from now on and actually allowed yourself to feel proud of each one?

Risa explains how to:

- Notice your tiny daily wins (even on hard days and slow days)

- Acknowledge each small win and emotionally connect with it

- Track your tiny wins using a simple and easy system

- Feel genuinely good about every small step you take

- Practice the feelings you want to feel each week!

If you're feeling inspired after hearing this tiny sample of The Tiny Wins Workshop, head on over to risawilliams.com to take the full course! You can start at any time. Reach out and let us know what you think!

**THIS THURSDAY, January 15th, Risa will be a featured speaker at THE BEST YEAR OF YOUR LIFE SUMMIT which features self-help superstars from around the world and you can attend for free by visiting: https://bestyear.krtra.com/t/OIEbYLZn9PXc*** See you there!***

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy

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For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

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Happy 2026, everyone! If you're listening to this episode, you made it to the new year, and that's a wonderful thing! Risa Williams talks to fellow therapists, Erica Curtis and Darrin Kagele about new tools they're going to try in the new year ahead.

They discuss:

-How the words we're using with ourselves are so important to become mindful of

-Darrin shares a few phrases he tells himself whenever he feels stuck or anxious

-Erica shares a useful tool where you turn a phrase you're saying into a question, which changes our emotional reaction to the phrase

-Risa shares the one journaling prompt she's been using to stretch her imagination and cognitive flexibility

-Other ways you can gently move into the new year ahead while remembering to be kind to yourself along the way!

A great episode to feel more motivated and inspired in 2026... Happy New Year, everyone!

**Risa will be launching her TINY WINS WORKSHOP, a 4 week online class, in January - sign up here to be one of the first to get in: https://www.risawilliams.com/tinywinscourse.html**

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com @risawilliamstherapy

Guest Hosts: Darrin Kagele, darrinkagele.com, and Erica Curtis, therapywitherica.com.

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For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

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When someone's behavior or emotional state is bothering us, how do we take a pause and validate what they are feeling without judgement? This can be tricky to do! Dr. Marcus Rodriguez, founder of the Youth and Family Institute and an expert in teaching validation, talks to Risa Williams about some practical ways to practice validating the emotional experience of others.

They discuss:

-What validation really means and how you can start to practice it

-One easy sentence that can start to build your "validation skill set"

-Understanding what's happening when communication goes awry and gaining awareness as to the validation needs of others

-Teaching others emotional validation by learning do it more regularly throughout everyday life

***New Book out: The Tiny Wins Journal: Your Year of Small Steps and Big Changes - buy one for the holidays

Support the show: If you've enjoyed any of the 100+ episodes we've made on this show, please consider supporting the show by doing a tiny action here: risawilliams.com/support, so that The Motivation Mindset can continue next year!***

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy

Guest: Dr. Marcus Rodriguez, youthandfamilyinstitute.com, @drmarcusrodriguez

Support the show

For info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.

*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.