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In this week’s episode I deliberately experiment with letting go of my strict routine for how and when I record my podcast episodes, to encourage you to see if there is anywhere in your life where you are putting pressure on yourself.
Is it time to rebel against yourself? Is there...
It’s time to heal. It’s time to celebrate. It’s time to start living again.
Media and marketing messages have always tended to be doom laden but the deliberate misuse of evidence-based psychology to create a constant state of fear and anxiety has created a lot of damage.
...There will always be something to disturb your coffee. There will always be big and small storms to knock you off course. Practising weathering tiny storms is the way to get better at weathering the bigger ones.
This week's episode is now available here:
...Was your week unexpectedly lovely? Deliberately looking for something Unexpectedly Lovely on the hour every hour is one of my Tiny-Huge Life-Changing practices. Here’s why.
The human mind is hard-wired to expect the unlovely, dangerous stuff. This is not a fault, it has got us this far -...
We miss so much by rushing on past moments, always on to the next things to do or see or be.
As I bridge the gap between launching my new programme 'Get Your Life Back' and starting working with those lovely people who joined, this quote from Joseph Goldstein came back to support me:
"There is...
Overwhelmed by ‘shoulds’ and ‘betters’?
Sometimes we can overwhelm ourselves. Noticing this gives us power to get out of overwhelm.
Looking back, it was the ‘shoudling’ myself, the need to keep being better at everything and the comparing myself...
It's so easy to get distracted from what's really important.
It's so easy to become disconnected from ourselves.
Episode 59 of The Overwhelm is Optional Podcast is all about listening to yourself first.
Because when you listen to your body like the old friend it is, you change your life.
Neutral...
Unexpectedly Lovely Things is one of my favourite Tiny-Huge Life-Changing Practices.
Why? Because it's really powerful and changes how you see things - fast.
Like all Tiny-Huge Life-Changing Practices it's both easy to squeeze into your day with minimal disruption and is hugely helpful in getting...
Want to get your life back from that exhausting struggle between trying to hold together the life you’ve worked so hard to create and actually enjoy it?
Start by taking your waking moments back.
Episode 57 of The Overwhelm is Optional Podcast plus my new free guide gives you...
Very excited to announce that due to me learning to ask for help rather than indulge in tech-rage my Facebook Group is opening 3 days early!! It's not for everyone. I want to make it a very special space. A nourishing space for the mind. A genuine space for learning how to get your life back.
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I find it so much easier to switch of nowadays.
So much easier to be present with those I love.
So much easier to relax and smile and laugh.
So much easier to just be me.
It's taken me a while to get to this place because this isn't how I learnt to be growing up.
The habits I was taught in order...
Are you making The Friday Mistake?
Are you making the Friday mistake? Desperately trying to get everything done so you can feel good about taking the weekend off.
Or are you already resigned to taking work home with you?
It’s time to put an end to the work leaking into...
