Episode 46. Self-care and detaching our sense of worth from productivity with Madeleine Onstwedder
The season 4 interview is here! And I’m so pleased to be joined by the wonderful Madeleine Onstwedder. In this episode we talk about the radical roots of self-care, how we can start to disentangle our sense of worth from our productivity and how somatic work can support our personal growth. I so loved this conversation and can’t wait to hear what you think. Search for Seedling wherever you get…
Seedling Ep 45. Letting go of negative habits
I’ve been meaning to cover this topic for a while after getting a request from a listener and going on my own journey with habits and routine. In the episode I talk about why our brains love habits (especially when we’re stressed), how we can be more agile in our thinking and a couple of tips to embed positive habits. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and…
Seedling Ep 44. Let’s talk about imposter syndrome
In this episode I give you a quick life catch up (there’s been a lot happening over the last few weeks) and then dive deep into the topic of imposter syndrome. Originally I planned for it to be about ‘how to overcome imposter syndrome’ and, while I do share tips to let go of fraudulent feelings, I also share a recent article which has changed my thinking on the topic.…
Seedling Ep 43. How to stop second guessing yourself
In today’s podcast episode I’m talking about all thing self-trust – how we can build it and how we can stop second guessing ourselves. This is foundational stuff on which we can build self-belief and confidence. I talk about why it’s so important and share some top tips for cultivating self-trust. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further reading 5 steps to build quiet confidence workshop…
Seedling Ep 42. Why are we so scared of taking risks?
Today’s episode of Seedling is all abut taking psychological risks – doing something for the first time, dong something your self-doubt tells you you can’t… those types of risks. I discuss why it’s so hard for us to take risks, how we can get better at taking risks and some journaling prompts to help you decide when to push through fear, and when not to. Listen wherever you get your…
Seedling Ep 41. Questioning societal expectations
Season four of the podcast is back! It feels really good to be back behind the microphone and chatting to you all. In today’s episode I’m catching you up on what’s been going on since the last episode, talking about what season four will be all about and discussing societal expectations and why we need to question them! I won’t lie, this episode is a bit of a rallying cry…
10 Journaling prompts to decide when to push through fear (and when not to)
There are a lot of people out there who believe pushing through fear is the key to success. A quick search for fear-related quotes brings up statements like feel the fear and do it anyway, don’t let fear win, everything you want is on the other side of fear. Of course, there are times when this advice is accurate. Those times when self-doubt is holding us back from what we…
How to feel confident doing something new
When it comes to building confidence, a key ingredient is to gather evidence that you can do something and the only way to gather that evidence is to… do it. When we’ve done something a few times, we find it easier to feel confident. We can look back at the times we’ve done it before, we can delve into our evidence banks and remind ourselves how capable we are. But…
What does it really mean to feel your feelings?
I’m angry today. I haven’t felt anger like this in a while and it got me thinking about feelings in general and how essential it is to process them and, well, ‘feel’ them. But I know this concept can seem a little abstract, how exactly do we feel our feelings? Let’s start by recognising why it’s important. Us humans have a wide range of emotions that can be triggered by…
5 subtle ways low self-worth can show up
When it comes to having a low sense of self-worth, the signs can be loud and clear. Negative self-talk, poor body image, feeling generally not ‘enough’ can all sing in harmony to make us feel rubbish. But sometimes the signs are more subtle and we may not even recognise them as low self-worth initially. These signs are like whispers, barely audible, but just as crushing in the long-term. I thought…