Read the signs, direct your path and get your stride on!
Without emotional contrast, expansion rarely occurs. Embrace your highs and lows to expand your worth, health and strength!
— Mary Tess Rooney
True Stride Podcast
True Stride is that feeling you get when you are aligned with your heart in all that you do, and feel energized and happy with every step you take. This podcast offers thoughtful conversations to help you realize your True Stride at work, at home, during play and with your community.
Ways to Listen and Subscribe
Tune-in every Thursday for wise walks to get your stride on!
(Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Audible, Stitcher and Overcast)
With the idea that realizing your True Stride is a personalized journey, Heart Value expert and fellow Strider, Mary Tess Rooney connects listeners to elevate their value, relationships and joy.
Each weekly episode:
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Takes Striders on a Wise Walk to self-reflect and surface their own feelings and beliefs on a topic
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Offers stories, perspectives and practical ideas to encourage Striders to make choices and take action with intention
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Highlights inspiration and anecdotes to activate more joy and appreciation in your life
Podcast Episodes
EP248: Your Inner Retreat
This retreat is all about giving myself space to go with the flow. I’m bringing along a few intentional self-care rituals that nourish me mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and creatively, but beyond that, I’m releasing expectations. I just feel very called to embrace my own experience and be fully present with myself. After a long stretch of pushing through deadlines and showing up for others, it feels really good to show up for me.
EP247: Grief Beyond Death
In this episode, I share personal reflections on how grief can show up in transitions that have nothing to do with someone passing. From divorces, moves, and job changes to letting go of dreams that didn’t come true, grief is often hiding in plain sight.
EP246: When Being Wrong Feels Right
In this episode I’m sharing a big shift in my own thinking around what’s “right” and what’s “wrong”. What I used to consider a moral compass now feels like a self imposed limitation. I’ve been learning to sit with the idea that multiple truths can and do exist at the same time.
EP245: Explore Risks Worth Taking
In this episode, I’m diving into what it really feels like to take emotional risks. Vulnerability isn’t exactly a walk in the park, it can be awkward and even a bit scary, but I’ve found it’s also where the best connections and self-discoveries happen.
EP244: Open Yourself to Love
On this week’s Wise Walk, we’ll look at areas we could be protecting our hearts and how we might let love, connection, and healing in while still keeping healthy boundaries. You’re not the only one who has ever felt the pull between being vulnerable and protecting yourself. Let’s go through it together and find strength in our weakness.
EP243: In Service of…
In this episode, I share insights from this meaningful experience, exploring the importance of efficient structures and mindful self-care practices that allow these professionals to sustain their vital work. Drawing from my own personal journeys through divorce, miscarriage, managing the impacts of alcoholism, and living with cancer for the past 23 years, I highlight the universal need for feeling seen, heard, and supported.
EP242: Feel Without Explanation
On today’s Wise Walk, I’m sharing how I’ve been learning to let my heart lead, how that shift has created more balance and peace in my life, and how I’ve stopped over explaining my feelings just to make others comfortable. Together, we’ll explore how to trust that inner knowing, hold space for our emotions, and let our feelings guide us forward.
EP241: Leading Your Way
I’ve always believed that good leadership starts with staying true to yourself. Back when I was managing high-stakes corporate projects, I learned that the only way to turn things around was to lead in a way that felt natural to me, not just copy someone else’s approach. That lesson came back to me recently during a challenging moment in a volunteer role that I had held for years.
EP240: Mission Possible
Have you ever started a big project and wondered how you would ever pull it off? I felt that way recently when it came time to prep my house for sale, and just thinking about all the steps involved made the whole thing feel heavy. But then something beautiful happened. A good friend stepped in, and with her help, what once felt impossible started to feel exciting and even fun.
239: When Cranky Creates Connection
Ever find yourself walking into a new conversation still carrying the emotional weight of the last one? That happened to me recently, and I could feel my tone and volume were just a little… off. It wasn’t anyone else’s fault, but I realized I was letting leftover...
