Better Thinking Better Living Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:01 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2621019 en-us © 2026 Betterthinking-Betterliving yes 849eeab9-21da-5c60-b9a5-703cdb1612a5 tonya@betterthinking-betterliving.com Tonya Shankle | Life Transition Coach episodic false There's a particular kind of restlessness that's hard to explain. Everything looks fine from the outside. And yet something keeps pulling at you; quietly, persistently, toward something more.

Better Thinking Better Living is the life transitions podcast for the person who has done all the right things and still feels that pull. Hosted by Tonya Shankle, therapist, coach, and someone who has navigated her own life transitions from the inside out, this show is a space for honest conversation about what it actually feels like to become the next version of yourself.

No toxic positivity. No prescriptive formulas. Just the kind of clarity that comes when someone finally names what you've been carrying.

Each episode explores the four themes at the heart of meaningful life transitions: self-awareness, emotional resilience, purpose, and the transitions themselves. Solo episodes and interviews, dropping every other week.

You don't need fixing. You just need permission to trust what you already know.

Follow Better Thinking Better Living and begin your next life transition.


Learn more at www.betterthinking-betterliving.com Reach out at tonya@betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow on instagram.com @betterthinking.betterliving

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Life Transition Tonya Shankle | Life Transition Coach tonya@betterthinking-betterliving.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lfi89m1sov3g37uk79wq33hto8s1?.jpg Better Thinking Better Living https://www.buzzsprout.com/2621019 3. What Is Your Purpose? Why You're Asking The Wrong Question. 3. What Is Your Purpose? Why You're Asking The Wrong Question. That question, What Is My Purpose, sounds inspiring until you have to really answer it and then it isn't. For a lot of people navigating life transitions, this question becomes a source of shame, a measuring stick for failure.  I discuss this question and help reframe purpose, not as a singular destination you either find or miss, but as a thread running through every season of your life.  Including the ones that look like wrong turns.  

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

]]> That question, What Is My Purpose, sounds inspiring until you have to really answer it and then it isn't. For a lot of people navigating life transitions, this question becomes a source of shame, a measuring stick for failure.  I discuss this question and help reframe purpose, not as a singular destination you either find or miss, but as a thread running through every season of your life.  Including the ones that look like wrong turns.  

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

]]> Tonya Shankle | Life Transition Coach Buzzsprout-19578322 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:00:00 -0500 574 full false 2. Welcome to Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast 2. Welcome to Better Thinking Better Living. A Life Transitions Podcast You've done the work, the therapy, the books, the routines and something still feels slightly out of reach. This first episode is an invitation to anyone who is self-aware enough to know they're capable of more, and honest enough to admit they're not quite there yet. Host Tonya Shankle introduces the show through two personal stories about what happens when you stop making everything about you.

New episodes drop every other week on Wednesdays, some solo, some conversations with guests.  Usually ten to twenty minutes, something you can finish on a walk. Follow Better Thinking Better Living so you don't miss an episode.

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

]]> You've done the work, the therapy, the books, the routines and something still feels slightly out of reach. This first episode is an invitation to anyone who is self-aware enough to know they're capable of more, and honest enough to admit they're not quite there yet. Host Tonya Shankle introduces the show through two personal stories about what happens when you stop making everything about you.

New episodes drop every other week on Wednesdays, some solo, some conversations with guests.  Usually ten to twenty minutes, something you can finish on a walk. Follow Better Thinking Better Living so you don't miss an episode.

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

]]> Tonya Shankle | Life Transition Coach Buzzsprout-19550036 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:00:00 -0500 459 1 1 full false 1. Introduction 1. Introduction I have always believed the best conversations happen when people slow down enough to actually listen. Around a porch, over breakfast, in the moments when no one's in a hurry to leave. In this introduction to Better Thinking Better Living., I share how a lifetime of conversations, with my dad, in books, around a family table where didn't want to leave, have led me to start this podcast. It's not a two-way conversation, but I hope it sparks one in your own life. 

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

]]> I have always believed the best conversations happen when people slow down enough to actually listen. Around a porch, over breakfast, in the moments when no one's in a hurry to leave. In this introduction to Better Thinking Better Living., I share how a lifetime of conversations, with my dad, in books, around a family table where didn't want to leave, have led me to start this podcast. It's not a two-way conversation, but I hope it sparks one in your own life. 

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

]]> Tonya Shankle | Life Transition Coach Buzzsprout-19577902 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:00:00 -0500 336 full false Better Thinking Better Living Launching July 31, 2026 Better Thinking Better Living Launching July 31, 2026 There are moments…… and maybe you've felt them…. where you look at your life and think: this is fine, but fine isn't enough anymore.

I've had those moments too. More than once, honestly.

Hi, I'm Tonya Shankle. I'm a therapist, a coach, and I like to refer to myself as a therapist with a journal and a passport. I've navigated my own transitions, done my own hard work, and I'm still in the middle of becoming…..just like you might be.

This show is for the person who has done all the right things and still feels that pull toward something more. We're going to talk about self-awareness, life transitions, emotional resilience, purpose and so much more,  with real stories, real honesty, and no toxic positivity.

You don't need fixing. You just need permission to trust what you already know.

This is Better Thinking. Better Living. I'm glad you're here.

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

]]> There are moments…… and maybe you've felt them…. where you look at your life and think: this is fine, but fine isn't enough anymore.

I've had those moments too. More than once, honestly.

Hi, I'm Tonya Shankle. I'm a therapist, a coach, and I like to refer to myself as a therapist with a journal and a passport. I've navigated my own transitions, done my own hard work, and I'm still in the middle of becoming…..just like you might be.

This show is for the person who has done all the right things and still feels that pull toward something more. We're going to talk about self-awareness, life transitions, emotional resilience, purpose and so much more,  with real stories, real honesty, and no toxic positivity.

You don't need fixing. You just need permission to trust what you already know.

This is Better Thinking. Better Living. I'm glad you're here.

Learn more at https://www.betterthinking-betterliving.com and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/betterthinking.betterliving

Better Thinking Better Living.  A Life Transitions Podcast, hosted by Tonya Shankle. Follow the show so you don't miss what's next. 

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