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!
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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
EP258: Balance After High Intensity Moments
We just spent a wonderful five days in Flagstaff, Arizona, and things were beautiful, including the weather. I was so excited to escape the Florida heat, pack up the van, and take the dogs out on some beautiful hikes. But the second we rolled in, the altitude made itself known. I was winded just walking to the trailhead, and the dogs looked at me like, what’s your problem, mom? Even the bag of chips I brought along puffed up like it was ready to pop, which cracked me up because it felt like the universe was saying, “yep, everything’s under pressure up here.”
EP257: Open Road Gratitude for Life’s Curveballs
I’ve been laughing at how quickly all my best-laid plans just kind of went sideways. I thought I had this trip with my dogs mapped out perfectly with the timing, the route, and the stops. But then, I encountered one little hiccup after another.
EP256: A Gap For Self Discovery
We’ll explore the magic that happens when you shake things up, how to tune into those little sparks that give you life, and why it’s more than okay to not have the next step all figured out. It seems like the best moments happen when we finally switch off autopilot and just let ourselves be.
EP255: The Intentional Path to Feelings That Guide You
On this Wise Walk, we’ll talk about why naming your feelings matters, how to trace them back to what’s creating them, and how to protect them for as long as they serve you. It’s about being present with the emotions you want to keep and having a plan to bring them back whenever life tries to pull you off course.
EP254: Let the Feelings Flow & Let Go
In this episode, I open up about the emotional purpose behind my upcoming cross-country road trip. After a whirlwind few years filled with surgery, loss, milestones, and transformation, I realized I hadn’t fully processed so much of what I’d been carrying. This trip is my way of slowing down, reconnecting with nature, and making space to feel all the feelings I’ve had to put on hold.
EP253: The Reset Ritual After Big Life Changes
This episode is about acknowledging the effort it took to get here, noticing what needs rebalancing, and slowly stepping back into a rhythm that feels sustainable. Because rest isn’t a luxury, it’s part of the process.
EP252: Creativity as a Grounding Tool
I'm in the final days before closing on my St. Augustine home, and I forgot how truly exhausting and emotional moving can be. Amid all the boxes and decisions, I found unexpected peace through a creative project of building custom crates to protect my framed pictures....
EP251: Energy By the Minute
In this week’s Wise Walk, we slow down and get real about the minute-to-minute choices we make. From relationships to routines to random clutter, everything we touch, physically or emotionally, takes a piece of our energy.
EP250: Saying Goodbye to Welcome What’s New
On today’s Wise Walk, I thought we would slow down, check our reality, and explore the doors in our life that we are ready to close, whether they are emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual.
EP249: Mid Year Check-In
Today, we’ll do that check-in, and I’ll share some of the things I’m most proud of, like sharing my Heart Value through speaking gigs, coaching others, and deepening my skills through Shamanic Reiki and a drum-making apprenticeship. I’ll also touch on the joy of traveling and the emotional journey of losing my Aunt Mary. I’m so appreciative of my journey and lessons learned along the way.
