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…
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…
Seedling Ep 32. We need to talk about painful sex
This is the most nervous I’ve been about releasing a podcast episode, but I want to push past the fear because I know how important it is to talk about. This week I’m sharing my experience of painful sex and why we need to be open with subjects like this. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further reading Vulva Pain Society Vestibulodynia Sex therapy Support me…
Seedling Ep 31. How to build a positive relationship with social media
Today on Seedling I’m tackling the topic of social media, something which I have mixed views on but overall I think it can be a positive place to be. We just need to be intentional about it. And that’s what I’m going into in this episode. I talk about three steps I think are necessary to make social media a nicer place to be and improve your relationship with it.…
Seedling Ep 30. Coming back from burnout
This time on the podcast I’m delving a little deeper into the topic of burnout and sharing six suggestions to help you come back to work after burnout. I’ve included a little context about burnout for the millennial generation (and why we’re so susceptible) and discuss ways we can set new boundaries and do the work we love in a more sustainable way. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or…