Patience is the portal to connection
April 6, 2026
This month, we’re diving into the theme of Patience—a quality that can feel elusive but is so powerful when you learn to cultivate it.
In this week’s video, I talk about what patience really means and why it is such an important quality to consciously cultivate.
I share some practical ways to nurture patience, from breathing techniques to mindset shifts, and how embracing patience can transform your relationships and bring more peace into your everyday lives.
Watch the video here:
🌱 Exciting News…Mark your Calendar! 🌱
I’m honored to be a contributing author in a powerful new book called Perfectly Imperfect Families, launching May 8th. Alongside other leading voices in conscious parenting and relationship work, I share the raw, real, and transformative stories behind what it means to navigate family life in all its beauty and messiness.
In my chapter, I open up about one of the most pivotal moments in my parenting journey—and how it led me to discover the One Simple Question that now guides me in every relationship.
For me, the conversation around conscious parenting and family dynamics is more than important—it’s essential. It’s not just about how we raise our kids, but how we raise ourselves in the process.
It’s a call to deeper self-awareness, radical compassion, and true empowerment in the relationships that shape us most.
And if you’re a woman navigating life in the middle of it all—kids, a partner, aging parents, adult siblings, a career—you know how complex and layered that can be.
This is for you.
📅 So mark your calendar for May 8th.
More soon—this is going to be good.
Here’s to cultivating patience together,
#37: Annmarie & Adam on what it means to be free in college and life
This week, Annmarie and producer Adam Harris explore what freedom means throughout your college experience and beyond. Adam discusses the importance of finding and following your own path, starting with involving the element of play.
#36: Annmarie & Adam talk embracing discomfort
Amanda Elert inspires Annmarie and producer Adam Harris to discuss what being comfortable with being uncomfortable looks like, how to begin to become aware of your discomfort, and what you do with it. Annmarie also talks about the value of revealing, not concealing,...
#35: Amanda Elert on summer internships and leaning into discomfort in schoolwork and life
This week, Amanda Elert (@mandamandamanda_show), a University of Wisconsin-Madison junior, talks about the secret to securing summer internships, combining her interest in math/statistics and her passion for sports into a career she loves, and how to find female role...
#34: Annmarie and Adam on reframing your relationship with anxiety
Annmarie and producer Adam Harris recap Elizabeth Langshur (episode 33), who bravely discussed how she uses her experience with anxiety, depression, and bullying to educate and empower others. Annmarie and Adam start by defining anxiety, its effects, and intensities....
#33: 16 year old HS Jr Elizabeth Langshur uses her anxiety as an opportunity to connect authentically with friends and educate, inspire and empower others like her
After dealing with health issues from the age of 10, Elizabeth shares how she recovered from anxiety, depression and bullying in middle school, and how she is using her experience to inform and educate others. Along the way, she is opening hearts and inspiring and...
#32: Annmarie and Adam on self-care and allowing yourself to play to open to flow and productivity
Knowing when to say no and how to say no is not an easy skill to learn and sometimes the universe smacks you right between the eyes with a big life lesson just when you don’t expect it. What happens when you ignore your bodies signals to slow down, take care and chill...
#31: Jazmin Kay on living in the present and trusting yourself
Jazmin Kay, an inspiring student activist and soon to be graduate at George Washington University discusses balance, finding joy, and the power of living in the present in such a distracting world. On this episode Jazmin shares how she learned to elevate her...
#30: Reflecting on self-awareness, passion, and courage (compilation episode)
For the last nine months, YOUNIVERSITY has talked with students about self-awareness, finding their passion, and living fearlessly. On today’s episode, we reflect on the themes we have covered across previous episodes, including clips from Olivia Royal (Ep 10), Jazmin...
#29: Annmarie and Adam recap on Shaina Zafar and share thoughts about mindset, beliefs, and conscious listening
Annmarie and Adam are back for another recap. Today they discuss their thoughts about last week's episode with Penn sophomore and Chief Product Officer of Generation Z consulting firm JUV Consulting, Shaina Zafar. Annmarie and Adam discuss Shaina’s inspiring mindset...
#28: Shaina Zafar on empowerment, impact, identity, and mindset
Today, we chat with Penn sophomore, Shaina Zafar, a first-generation, low-income, minority student studying International Relations. Shaina shows us what it looks like to be a self-starter and create an empowered and impactful life no matter where you come from. She...
in trust and gratitude,
Annmarie Chereso
Author, Speaker, Coach, & Meditation Teacher