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…
Seedling EP 8. Wellness, self-care and everyday joy with Tamu Thomas
Today on the podcast we have the very first conversation on Seedling! My aim with these conversations is to shed light on subjects that as a society we *need* to talk about in order to grow. My first conversation is with the lovely Tamu Thomas who is a life coach, podcaster, speaker and writer. I met Tamu at one of her podcast events and loved listening to her thoughts and…
Seedling Ep 7. Mental wellness - how to take care of your mental health
On the podcast this week I’m talking about mental wellness and how we can take a more proactive approach to our mental health. I don’t feel like this subject gets enough air time, for many of us the term ‘mental health’ conjures up images of people at crisis point, but the thing is - we all have mental health, and we can all take steps to help ourselves before we…
Seedling ep 6. The difference between counsellors, coaches and mentors
This week I’m wading through the murky waters of the coaching and counselling industry… I’m sharing an analogy and some questions to help you understand the difference between the professions, talking about qualifications, guidelines and laws and also shedding some light on the term mentor. Finally I offer some advice to help you know which counsellor/coach/mentor is right for you and some considerations to keep in mind as a client. I’m not…
Seedling ep 5. understanding the negativity bias
I was really keen to cover the topic of negativity and specifically our brain’s negativity bias on the podcast because there are so many unhelpful articles out in the world that enter #positivevibesonly territory. I believe it’s more helpful for us to raise our awareness and understand what the negativity bias is, how we can tilt the balance and what we can do when negativity shows up instead of just…
Seedling ep 4. finding your motivation for self-care
This week on the podcast I’m delving into the topic of self-care and specifically how we can find our motivation to practice self-care. In this episode I break down what self-care really is and share my journey with self-care. I talk about the way self-care impacts those around us and our work-life. Then I share an exercise to help you uncover your self-care motivators, because, without that interior motive, creating…
Seedling ep 3. building self-awareness
When it comes to personal development and growth, I consider self-awareness the gateway drug. It really is so necessary for all the other work we do in this area. In this week’s episode of the podcast I’m telling you about an experience I had when I lost touch with my sense of self-awareness and how that impacted my mental health. I’m also sharing some of the self-awareness tools I now…
Seedling Ep 2. Understanding self-worth and its impact
This week’s episode is a deep dive into self-worth. Obviously as a self-worth coach, I have a lot of thoughts on this topic! I’ve also experienced first hand the incredible impact being aware of your worthiness can have on your wellbeing. I start with an explanation of what self-worth actually is, how it impacts us when we lack it and how it impact us when we have a strong sense…
Seedling Ep 1. Introduction
I should probably start thinking of snappier episode titles shouldn’t I? But the truth is, today’s episode is exactly this - an introduction. In it I give you some background on experiences I had in my teen years that lead to my passion for self-worth development and a little more about the work I do, and how I got to where I am today. I also explain why the podcast…
Seedling - my new podcast!
If you’ve been following me on social media, you’ll know that I’ve slowly but surely been creating my very own podcast and today I get to share the trailer with you! I’ve been a podcast fan for a long time and the more I started talking on Instagram stories, the more I realised I like using my voice in this way, speaking out loud. Writing will always be my home…