Getting Unstuck

Who in this world would you say triggers you the most? Maybe your spouse? A child? A parent? An in-law? A friend? What if I were to tell you that the person who triggers you most may be the greatest teacher you will ever have in your life? I know, it's a hard consideration to swallow. But, I firmly believe it's true. Tune in to this week's episode where I respond to a listener's questions via another recent stuck story. I'm confident this episode is going to resonate with you. I would love to know what you think. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck Blueprint and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as an expert in your field!  

When I find myself in a stuck spot, I believe in that moment that I'm 100% right. I'm confident there's no other way of looking at the situation. I'm certain there's no two ways about it. I was inspired by the Getting Unstuck podcast listener, Leona, who shared her getting unstuck story this week and exemplified the importance of being honest with oneself when uncovering thoughts to your story. Tune in to Leona's story and and see how considering being honest with her thoughts led her to getting unstuck with a neighbor. Where can you consider being honest with yourself today? As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you! Shira P.S. Contact me (shira at shiragura.com) for more information on the July (Israel) and August (New Jersey) full-day retreat: Reawakening Joy! Spots are limited, Joy is not! Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK

When presented with a stimulus, the natural human tendency is to respond automatically. The problem is, more often than out, our automatic reactions aren't the most beneficial ways to respond to things - and then we end up reacting in ways we only later regret. In this week's podcast, I share with you a story from my book, Getting Unstuck, illustrating the value of considering to wait before responding to a difficult situation. Where in your life could you benefit from waiting before responding? As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Shira Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck Blueprint and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as an exp

This week I have a treat for you. In this special episode, I interview someone near and dear to my heart, Netta Cohen, my life coach. With 40+ years in the coaching world, Netta recently completed the STUCK coaching training program. In this interview we spoke both about the training and about her focus as a life coach and transformational facilitator. Netta is a retired mental health program director who now uses powerful, intuitive processes to coach clients into clarity of mind, body, and purpose. And lucky me, she lives right down the street from me in northern Israel. You can learn more about Netta and her services at: www.nettacohen.com  Or email her directly at: netta.cohen@yahoo.com Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Find me over on Instagram! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and re

"Throw me a pitch," my husband said. He didn't like my response when I said, "No." He didn't understand why throwing him a pitch was problematic and I didn't understand how he had the audacity to intrude in the middle of a game I was running for the children in my community. He was stuck. I was stuck. And then we both got stuck on one another. Not a pretty picture. Tune in to today's episode to hear how I considered, "there's another way" not only to get myself unstuck, but to save the situation. All I can say is "Thank God for The STUCK Method!" (Seriously!)   Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my The Getting Unstuck Tribe for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your i

Listening to this podcast is one thing. But, taking action is another thing entirely. You can get inspired, but then do nothing about it, right? And that is not going to bring any changes to your life. By default, if you don’t live a deliberate life, you’re going to live the same life you’re leading now. That is, if you want to lose weight or you want to improve a relationship or you want to finish a project – it’s not going to happen just by thinking about it. It takes a plan and it takes putting that plan into action. This is what we do on The Journey. We figure out what is blocking you by understanding how our minds work and we commit to creating the lives we actually want to live. Spots are limited and doors won't open again until 2020. Contact me asap if you are interested to join. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my The Getting Unstuck Tribe for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursd

In this week's episode I share with you a mini getting unstuck coaching session with Jerry, a married woman from the U.K. with two older kids has gone through stage 4 ovarian cancer now twice. Consider if you can see yourself in her story in any way. Do you have any fears in your life? How are those fears affecting you? What can you consider? The doors to The Journey membership are now open and won't open again until 2020. If you are interested to join, contact me before the spots run out. shira@shiragura.com  As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as

This week, I am delighted to share with you 3 stories that came from listeners of the Getting Unstuck podcast. What I love about these stories is that each one is different from the next, and yet I bet you'll be able to see yourself in each of them. One story relates to getting stuck with the person sharing the story. One story relates to getting unstuck with elderly parents. And the last story relates to getting unstuck with visitors. Each story is powerful and inspiring. I hope you choose to tune in. As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you, Shira Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as a

Where in your life are you looking to create something new? Where in your life do you want to try something new? Where in your life do you want to make a change? Where are you stuck in taking action? And what is causing you to stay stuck? Tune in to this week's story to hear about how I consider effort over results and how that consideration is the key to the success in my life and in my business. And consider where, in your life, you can consider the same. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as an expert in your field!

Have you ever felt not 100% complete with how you're showing up in the world? Have you ever felt not 100% happy with how you behaved in a particular situation? Have you ever felt not 100% thrilled with your reaction towards something? Tune in to this week's episode to hear how I considered writing myself a letter - to confront myself and hold me accountable for my actions and how I challenge you to do the same. As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Shira Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as an expert in your field!

  "Do you know the name of the political party you are voting for?" my husband asked me. It was a simple question. But, I forgot. I mean, I knew at one point the name of the party I was planning to vote. But, in that moment, it slipped my mind. There are 15 different political parties in the running to be a part of the new coalition government in Israel. And I was planning to vote for one of the newer, minor parties. But, I forgot the name. And I got hurt by my husband's question (thinking he was just being derogatory - making fun of me that I'm not as adept in politics as he). My behavior towards him wasn't ideal, let's just say. Tune in to hear the story and how, looking back, I considered choosing a more beneficial response.  And see where in your life, you may want to consider doing the same. As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challen

I am thrilled to announce the beginning of season 2 of the Getting Unstuck podcast! In this new season, I will be adding some new features: Interviews of certified STUCK coaches Recorded live Getting Unstuck coaching, and Sharing more of your getting unstuck stories. I can't wait to jump right into this new season! In today's episode, I interview my first guest, John Eichenberger, Licensed Mental Health counselor, Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse counselor, and certified STUCK coach. Enjoy! John can be found at Hope and Help Counseling or on Facebook. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as an

Take a moment to recall a recent stuck spot you were in with: a spouse a child a friend an in-law a co-worker a neighbor or someone else When you look back, see if you recall having considered "the other." In other words, did you consider their perspective, their opinion, their suffering, their pain, their side of the story? So often when we get stuck, we only think about our side (which is how we get and stay stuck in the first place.) Considering the other perspective can help us broaden our understanding of the story, get clarity, and see what other possibilities may exist. Tune in to this week's podcast to hear how I considered "the other's side" (my daughter, in this case) as a way to get unstuck and "save" the situation. And see how you may be able to learn to do the same in your life. As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Shira Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, chal

Desire is the 2nd top emotion (next to fear) that we experience most when we get stuck (in my opinion). What do people usually do with desire (as we do with our other emotions)? We either resist feeling it or we act on it. More often than not, we act on it. Just like an urge. Desire to scream at someone. Desire to talk about someone in a bad way. Desire for an apology. Desire for someone to behave a certain way. Desire for acknowledgment. Desire for perfection. The list goes on and on. Where does stuck on desire appear in your life? Tune in to this week's episode to learn more and see how you can create a fabricated environment of desire on which to practice allowing desire to run through you.  As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episo

One of the most common emotions humans feel is fear. Fear we will say the wrong thing and insult someone. Fear of hurting someone if you try to get too close. Fear of being misunderstood. Fear of losing someone. Fear of getting hurt. Fear of never being loved again. Fear of public speaking. Fear of not fulfilling your life's purpose. What is your biggest daily fear? Tune in to this week's podcast to hear about my "stuck on fear" story. It's probably not you'll expect, but it was as real to me as real can be, and so, as always, I share it with you. Can you consider allowing fear to run through you? As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you, Shira P.S. Would you like to join the Journey? Doors are open now and won't open again until the 2020 Journey begins. Email me for more information. Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursda

I was feeling "off" for a couple of months and couldn't quite get unstuck from it. Until I met with my coach, who suggested I consider "grounding myself." She hit the nail on the head. I didn't realize the implications of taking some time away from my regular morning yoga practice. It apparently hit me hard, but once I brought that back into my life, I got myself back on track pretty quickly. Do you have a meditation practice? Can you consider, "meditation is your medication"? * I am not a medical doctor and am not advocating or opposing medication. I am simply sharing what has worked for me in my life. As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Shira Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck progr

Sometimes people grow apart. And that can certainly be difficult. You may get stuck on sadness, uncertainty, and disappointment. And still, you can consider loving that person no matter what. Tune in to hear more about a "growing apart" story that I recently went through. And if you are in a similar boat, perhaps you may consider "loving them as they are" to get yourself unstuck, too. As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you. Shira Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Get Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Become a certified S.T.U.C.K. coach and grow your impact as an expert in your field.

"Who would like to get together to celebrate the February birthdays?" I wrote in a Whatsapp message to my husband's family. I've taken upon myself the job to organize the family to get together on a regular basis for holidays and birthdays. I sent out that specific message having in mind my son who was turning 7 at the time and honoring his wish to celebrate with the family. I really didn't expect anything other than, "Yes, let us know when and we'll be there!"  So you can imagine how stunned I was when, instead of responding with a "yes," one of my brothers-in-law sent out another invite to celebrate his son's birthday (without "allowing" the other February birthdays to celebrate with him, including my 7-year-old son.) What would you have done? (I received permission from my brother-in-law to share this story.) Tune in to hear how I got myself unstuck and see if my process may inspire you to get unstuck in your life. Learn more about the on-line group program, The Journey: www.shiragura.com/journey  Subscri

How would you react if you were running late to get to the hospital to take your son for surgery and you get pulled over by the cops for speeding? Well, you don't get pulled, the person driving the car gets pulled over. And that person is your husband. How would you react? If this incident would have happened 5 years ago, I would have reacted in an entirely different way than I actually did. Rather than scream, yell, and blame, I responded with control. I got myself unstuck when I considered respect for who my husband is and for who my husband is not. This week, I challenge you to consider bringing to mind one person in your life you may be having difficulty with: and see if you can respect them for who they are and for who they are not. As always, I look forward to getting unstuck with you, Shira * Learn more about my on-line group program, The Journey: www.shiragura.com/journey  Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free co

A listener of The Getting Unstuck Podcast shares a story with us this week. The lesson I gleaned from her (very funny!!) story is that we can all consider we don't need to know everything. "Stuck on desire" is a place we all find ourselves stuck on at one point or another. And yet, arriving to the answer of what we "needed" doesn't always bring us ever-lasting happiness. In fact, if anything, it can reinforce our "stuck on desire" for other things, which can then, in turn, keep us from ever experiencing a true sense of inner peace and freedom. Laugh with me as we listen to Nurit's "Stuck on a Quesadilla" story.   Subscribe to the Getting Unstuck podcast. Leaving me a review automatically enters you into the monthly giveaway! Join my free community for daily tips, challenges, and inspiration! Subscribe to my “unSTUCK Thursday” newsletter to stay updated on new podcast episodes, workshops, programs, and retreats! Enroll in the do-it-yourself Getting Unstuck program and start living the life you deserve! Becom