Perspective with Donna

Kick It with Donna episode 24

Shit Happens, Now What?

We all have shit happen.  How we deal with that shit makes all the difference in the world.  Do we go cry in a corner or do we get up and make le…

Kick It with Donna  episode 23

Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2001.  We will all remember that horrific day.  A terrorist attack on U.S. soil.  The Twin Towers are gone, the Pentagon was hit and Shan…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 22

Remnants
What is a remnant?  It’s a fragment or a scrap. What do you do with them?  We all have fragments. Memories, photographs, places we’ve been to. Do you let tho…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 21

The Dating Game

Are you single? Divorced? Looking for a connection with that one person who floats your boat?  I’ve been there. I finally found that one person but on…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 20

Nature Vs. Nurture

Nature vs. nurture is an age old debate. Is it your DNA that makes you the person you are today or is it the nurturing you received in your formida…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 19

Power of Forgiveness

I read a quote once on Facebook. I don’t know who wrote it, but it really resonated with me. “I never knew how strong I was until I had to forgiv…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 18

Angry Birds

No, this is not about the video game your kids might play or Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds.  What does anger do for you?  Is there a difference betwe…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 17

Acceptance

Accepting yourself can be difficult when unforeseen obstacles throw your mojo out of whack.  Or, you were dealt a crappy hand and you have no choice but to…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 16

Are your kids home for the summer and driving you over the edge?  You’re not alone. Parents everywhere are dealing with the “I’m bored” mantra. How do you deal with t…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 15

Assholism

I made this word up.  It’s not in the dictionary.  An ism is a practice.  Something you do repeatedly.  My definition of assholism is the practice of being …

Kick It with Donna V. episode 14

Why Not?
We all suffer from the Why syndrome. I am the best example of this. I have questions that I would like answers to. Sometimes those answers never come. I have…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 13

The Secret

I have a secret I want to share with you. What you put forth in this life is what you will get in return. It’s called the law of attraction. If you think p…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 12

Girl Talk

What did you do for Father’s Day? I upped the ante this time around with my sweetheart of six months. I took him to breakfast at a favorite place, then we w…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 11

Trigger Me

There are a few definitions for the word trigger. The one I am using today is: anything as an act or event that serves as a stimulus and initiates a reacti…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 10

Narcissism Anyone?

Did you know that narcissistic personality disorder affects an estimated 1 percent of the general population? It sure seems like more than that are…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 9

Freedom to be Happy

What makes you happy? When was the last time you did your happy dance?

I do a happy dance every day.

Having an ATV accident eight years ago makes m…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 8

Enabling the Disabled

What do I mean by disabled? I’m not talking about people in a wheelchair. I’m talking about people you love who depend on you because you continu…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 7

Family Dysfunction

Podcast on May 16, 2017

Family Dysfunction is something we all have to deal with. How we deal with it can make us or break us. It can make us strong…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 6

What is a pattern? It is a combination of qualities that are repetitive.

Some patterns are good. For example, you eat healthy, you’re active, you are respectful to oth…

Kick It with Donna V. episode 5

This podcast round’s up Donna’s personal story and focuses on dating and forgiveness.