Seedling Ep. 49 – Feeling safe and the role of self-compassion
I had a long weekend off work recently and I faced a few fears during that break. I also had an ah-ha moment in regards to self-compassion and its role in helping us feel safe. In today’s podcast episode I’m diving deeper into this and sharing some learnings from a book I’ve been reading and loving. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further reading For an…
Seedling Ep. 48 – How to overcome the fear of rejection
In today’s podcast I’m talking about a topic I see come up quite a lot, rejection – and specifically, the fear of rejection. Here I talk about why we fear social rejection, some tools to help you move past the fears and some extra tips to cope when rejection happens. There are lots of helpful links for this one, so do check them out below. Listen wherever you get your…
Seedling Ep 47. What it takes to build confidence
I’m really excited to share this episode with you, I got pretty fired up recording it… I’m sharing what I think are some key elements to building confidence, from acceptance to perspective. I discuss each one and explain why such magic happens when we combine our confidence with purpose. I also share details of my new e-book, Growth Spurt: vegetative & budding, which is all about building confidence and identifying…
The massage that changed my perspective on massages
*This post contains a gifted experience* I didn’t realise quite how much I needed a massage until I was kindly gifted one by The Massage Company in Camberley. The last couple of years have been a lot (globally), and the last couple of months have been quite a lot too (personally). There’s been stress seeping in from every angle and something I’ve learnt over the years is that my body…
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…