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Morning Intentions

Annette and Ada

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We created our Morning Intentions podcast because, as coaches and mentors, we know that being intentional in every aspect of life is the key to becoming the best version of ourselves. Each episode is your daily dose of positivity, practical advice, and encouragement to help you embrace life with open arms and a hopeful heart. This is your time to set intentions, create meaningful change, and step into the possibilities of a brighter, more empowered you. Tune in and join us as we start each m ...
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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection: What are you all reflecting on this week? It could be about what we talked about just this week. It could be anything that we talked about this month. What has had the most impact on you? What has got you thinking? What has got you acting with a new way of being? Take some time today and this weekend to do som…
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If you asked the average person how Vikings solved their problems, they probably wouldn’t say through lawyers. And yet, early Scandinavian people were sticklers for due process. This week, Danièle speaks with Robert Lively about how a person became a Viking lawyer, what the process was for solving disputes, and how fixing bad behaviour worked in th…
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Elephants were known throughout most of the medieval world, even if most people had never encountered one, themselves. In bestiaries, elephants are praised for their long memories, intelligence, and monogamy. And, of course, their ivory. This week, Danièle speaks with John Beusterien about elephants and ivory in medieval China and Spain, including …
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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection Question: Do I spend more of my days, more of my time being FOR the positive parts of life, such as peace? Or, do I spend my time and my days AGAINST the story that I tell myself about someone else, the character that I've turned them into, or the role that I set up for them in my own story of my life or their …
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For three medieval Iberian queens, grief - and the way they expressed it - had immense and far-reaching consequences. This week, Danièle speaks with Núria Silleras-Fernández about what grief and widowhood were "supposed" to look like, how grief and madness were thought to be intertwined with love, and how the grieving women in the famous Isabella t…
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There are several famous examples of mysterious medieval writing, including the so-far unbreakable Voynich Manuscript. So, what secrets were medieval people trying to hide? And why? This week, Danièle speaks with Garry Shaw about who was encrypting their manuscripts, the codes they used, and the centuries of attempts to crack the Voynich Manuscript…
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There are a lot of gamechanging inventions that shifted the trajectory of the Middle Ages, but one machine managed to hit at just the right time and place to create a massive enterprise in medieval Europe, with consequences that touched the entire globe: Gutenberg's printing press. This week, Danièle speaks with Eric White about Johannes Gutenberg’…
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Given that the term literally means “rebirth”, the Renaissance throws some not-so-subtle shade on the period that comes before it. So, where did the idea of the Renaissance actually come from? And was it truly a golden age? This week, Danièle speaks with Ada Palmer about Petrarch, Machiavelli, atheism, and how we should look at the period formerly …
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It's one of the most notorious political assassinations in history: the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. The story of two friends who became bitter enemies in a struggle between church and state that drew in some of the most powerful people from all over medieval Europe. So, how did a pretty ordinary kid from London end up as …
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Our Reflection Question for Today and This Weekend: What stood out for your in our working definition of friendship? Friendship is a bond built on mutual trust, shared experiences, emotional support, and genuine care for each other’s well-being. It is a relationship chosen freely, nurtured intentionally, and strengthened through kindness, honesty, …
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One of the most celebrated moments in childhood is when a person utters their very first words, stepping over a brand new threshold of communication. And from that moment on, all bets are off. This week, Danièle speaks with Julie Singer about what medieval people thought about infancy in general, how literary children could be vehicles for truth an…
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