Seedling Ep 18. Building emotional resilience
This week I wanted to talk about how we can build our emotional resilience and essentially be better at handling stress and rolling with the punches. I know some people see resilience as a need to ‘be strong’ all the time, but that’s not how I see emotional resilience. To me it’s more about our ability to bounce back and navigate the waves of life when things get stormy. I’m…
Seedling Ep 17. How to be OK with not being the best
This week on the podcast we’re tackling perfectionism and how to be OK with not being the best at something. This is something (as you’ll hear) I’ve always struggled with. But more recently I’ve felt better able to lower my insanely high expectations of myself. In this episode I’m sharing five steps that can help you be more comfortable with being a beginner at something. I hope it helps. You…
Seedling Ep 16. How to get out of a funk
This week I want to talk about what we can do to pull ourselves out of a funk. You know the feeling – when you have zero motivation, you’re stuck in a rut and you really just want to stay under a duvet. I experienced this pretty badly in autumn last year so I wanted to share my experience and the steps that really helped lift my mood and make…
Seedling Ep 15. How to build self-belief
Season 2 of Seedling is officially here! I wanted to kick this season off with a look at self-belief and confidence, and how we can build it. I share my own self-belief journey (including my years as a frustrated ‘musician’) and share some tools that can help you build self-belief. I really only scratch the surface here, but I hope it gives you some food for thought if you’re looking…
Seedling Ep 14. How to start a podcast
This week’s episode is the season finale! The first season of Seedling is officially finished and I’ve loved every minute. In this week’s episode I’m reflecting on some lessons I’ve learnt, how I’ve felt the first season has gone and I’m sharing some tips for you if you’re thinking about launching your own podcast. I also wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who listens, and those who…
Seedling Ep 13. Coaching – a year in business
This week I’m taking you behind the scenes of my business over the last year. I talk about why I decided to become a coach in the first place, what happened after I launched, where I am a year in (including how much money I’ve made) and my hopes for 2020. My intention with this episode is to help you realise that slow progress is still progress and not to…
Seedling Ep 12. Pancakes
This week I’m sharing something short and sweet for you to get your teeth into… a short story about pancakes. Christmas can be stressful at times, so I hope this slice of fiction helps you feel a little calmer. This story is also dedicated to anyone out there living with an eating disorder. I hope it can give you hope that things can get better. Sending all my love. I’d…
Seedling Ep 11. How to cope with overwhelm
As we’re getting closer and closer to Christmas I really wanted to dive into the topic of overwhelm on the podcast. So, this week I’m talking about a recent experience I had, some steps you can use to cope and finally when to seek help because overwhelm can quickly spiral into burnout. I hope the pointers in this week’s episode are helpful, I’d love to hear your thoughts over on…
Seedling Ep 10. Creativity as an act of self-care
On the podcast this week I’m talking about creativity – how it benefits our mental health and how it can become part of our self-care routine. I share some science behind why creativity is good for us, how it can get tricky when your job involves being creative and how to make creativity a bigger part of your life. If you always struggle to make time for creativity or don’t…
Seedling Ep 9. Self-acceptance – how to like yourself more
This week I wanted to talk about the radical act of liking yourself and self-acceptance. It can be incredibly hard to find self-acceptance, and in this episode I talk about why it’s so hard, but also why it’s so, so worth the work. Here I talk about how things changed for me when I left school, why fashion had a role to play and how I managed to change my…