Seedling Ep 40. Coming back from burnout – a follow-up chat
This is the last episode of season three! And for this episode I wanted to sit down and have a metaphorical coffee with you to catch up with how things have really been since returning to Blue Jay work following my burnout last summer. I talk about fearing burnout again, excitement for new projects and get a little (OK, very) vulnerable about money goals. I hope it’s an interesting look…
Seedling Ep 39. Self-care for activists
Today on the podcast I want to share some thoughts and ideas around self-care for activists. Whether you consider yourself an activist, advocate or simply discuss highly-charged topics, this episode is for you. As well as sharing self-care tips I also discuss coping in an unjust world and share another podcast recommendation to take this work deeper. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further…
Seedling Ep 38. The power of self-expression
Self-expression is a topic I’ve mentioned in passing in the odd article, but I wanted to collate all my thoughts in one place – so that’s what I’m doing here. In this episode I talk about why self-expression is so important, how it breeds confidence and share some tips and activities to help if this is an area you struggle with. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links…
Seedling Ep 37. How to stay present when the world is in chaos
Today on the podcast I’m sharing some tips to help you stay grounded and present – something that can feel especially hard when the world is as chaotic as it is right now. I hope this helps, but please remember if you need to speak to a professional, don’t hesitate to reach out to one – we all need a helping hand now and then. Listen wherever you get your…
Seedling Ep 36. Finding body acceptance
For the first episode of 2021 and smack bang in the middle of January, I wanted to talk about a big topic… body acceptance. Now is typically the peak time where diet culture rears its ugly head and I guess I want to try and counter that in a small way. In the episode I talk about my own journey with body acceptance and share some tools that help me…
Give yourself kindness – a journal for self-compassion
*This post contains gifted products* If you’ve been following me for a while then there’s no doubt you will have heard me talking about journaling at some point. It’s a tool I’ve been using since I was 13 and something that has helped me cope with mental health struggles and processing everyday emotions. Whether it’s taking some time at the end of the day to process what’s happened by writing…
Lessons from 2020 and the quote that’s going to get me through 2021
I wasn’t planning on writing any blogs over the festive period, but I recently worked my way through Suzannah Conway’s ‘unravel your year’ workbook and felt the need to process and consolidate all that journaling into some clearer thoughts, especially in regards to my ‘word’ of the year, or more precisely my ‘quote’ of the year. So I thought why not do it here? To start with, let’s take a…
Seedling Ep 35. Valuing your impact
Today is a short but sweet episode, a rallying cry to value your impact, no matter how big or small that impact is, recognise what you have to offer the world and understand that your voice matters. I hope it inspired you and excites you for the New Year ahead. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further reading The impact of knowing your worth Are you…
Seedling Ep 34. Creativity, allyship and petite joys with Michelle Chai
If you’re new to Seedling you may not know, but every season I like to interject one interview with someone who can speak on a subject from a different perspective to myself. I’m very aware that Seedling is predominantly a solo podcast, so to avoid blasting you with my views and my views alone, I like to reach out to others from time to time. This season I’m speaking to…
Seedling Ep 33. Separating your worth from your productivity
Tackling a big topic on the podcast today – how we can separate our sense of worth from our productivity. It isn’t easy and I certainly still struggle from this from time to time. In this episode I’m sharing the six ideas I come back to time and time again to help me untangle them. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further reading Your surge capacity…