MoxieCast
46 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMoxieCast is THE show to add more feel-good to your day. Dr. Mandy Lehto, coach, writer and speaker, brings you unique and actionable ways to get more purpose, peace and awareness of what’s possible when we disable auto-pilot and start living on purpose.
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Episode 46: Shifting Sucky Beliefs, with David Taylor-Klaus
January 19, 2021 13:19 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBThis is the final episode of MoxieCast! (sniff, sniff). I'm closing out this series of nourishing, soulful conversations with David Taylor-Klaus, coach and author of Mindset Mondays: 52 Ways to REWIRE Your Thinking and Transform Your Life. I have something new in the hopper! Please stay subscribed and watch this space! On today's episode, David and I talk about some really practical ways to: Shift our beliefs to fulfil our potential; approach problem solving in a juicy new way; a...
Episode 45: 3 Ways to Handle a Bosshole, with Parissa Behnia
October 19, 2020 13:09 - 27 minutes - 26.3 MBBecause duct tape isn't an option...I've created an episode to help you handle a challenging boss. Today's guest is Parissa Behnia, formerly a challenging boss herself, who now specialises in working with what she calls 3D leaders (difficult, dismissive and divisive). She shares three strategies for you to try next time you're about to lose your shiitake at work. Learn... Why labels and name calling can strain communication (okay, okay...begrudgingly letting go of the term 'bosshole')...
Episode 44: A Created Life, with Danusia Malina-Derben
October 07, 2020 12:15 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBExcuses are always available. And yet there are people who just go for it in life. They have a spark about them. A knack of creating a big, juicy life, not just reacting to a never-ending to-do list. Danusia Malina-Derben, is one such woman. She's an entrepreneur, academic, and organizational behavior and development expert. Oh, and she's a mum of ten. She's also the host of the School for Mothers and School for Fathers podcasts, and the author of two forthcoming books in 2021. I as...
Episode 43: How to Lead From Behind, with Kelly Wendorf
April 28, 2020 12:30 - 31 minutes - 30 MBAs the world grapples with Covid-19, deep presence and the ability to create a sense of calm and groundedness feel more important than ever in leadership. I'm not just talking about VIP's in the business world. I'm talking about self-leadership too. Today's guest says a leader is someone entrusted with holding the heart of an endeavour or a family. It's someone who inspires us "to hold each other well." (I mean, how beautiful is that?) Kelly Wendorf is a coach, mother, spiritual mentor...
Episode 42: How to Receive, with April Boyd
April 08, 2020 18:08 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MBEver run yourself ragged hosting a party, and yet DECLINED offers of help (while seething silently)? Or maybe you agreed to watch a friend's gaggle of unruly kids for the weekend (while your own bandwidth and energy were already non-existent), and yet declined her offer to reciprocate next weekend. You have a huge portal for giving, and a teeny pinhole for receiving. Sound familiar? And if so, what the heck is going on there? Today's guest, April Boyd, a psychotherapist, says not...
Episode 41: How to get into your body, with Alexis Artin
April 08, 2020 17:09 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBEver feel like your relationship with pleasure, sensuality and the feminine is a bit of a Rubik’s cube? For years, I heard the phrase “get out of your head and into your body,” and never really understood it. I mean, duh, where else would I be? I clearly had a lot to learn… Today’s guest is Alexis Artin, owner of a globally renowned female empowerment company who’s on a mission to help women connect with their bodies. Before you do a U-turn Gents, this episode isn’t just for women. The...
Episode 040: How Not to be a Jerk to Yourself
January 29, 2020 15:20 - 37 minutes - 35.4 MBHow would life change if you could shift your relationship with the negative voice in your head? Submit to it less. Lighten up a little. Do what you want anyway, even if the voice threatens you with public humiliation and epic cringey-ness. Honestly, we can be such dicks to ourselves. If you're as sick of that as I am, grab your mug of something hot and hit . Suzy Reading - author, coach, and champion of all things self-care-related - is back on the show by popular demand. Listen to ou...
Episode 39: Soulbbatical, with Shelley Paxton
December 29, 2019 13:58 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MB"Is this all there is?" Maybe you've asked yourself that question after achieving something - a promotion, a degree, a level of success - that you were convinced would fulfil you. And when you get there, it feels kinda meh, empty even. Then there's the guilt about how you're feeling, when, to the outside world, you've MADE IT, baby. It's depressing, yet alienating (I mean who'd complain at having your embarrassment of riches, hey?) So you shut up, and suck it up. That's what makes ...
Episode 38: How not to fear failure, with Dr Erin Baker
November 13, 2019 11:53 - 25 minutes - 24.5 MBToday's guest craves failure (not chocolate like the rest of us). Most people will run a mile to avoid failing and looking bad, lest folks point and laugh. Not Dr. Erin Baker. She's a leadership coach with a PhD in social psychology. In her previous career, Erin held senior roles at Microsoft and Facebook (READ: lots of pressure to perform and get things right). With a big brain and a stellar career, you might find yourself thinking, "Say what?" if I told you that Erin was terrified ...
037: Work Re-Boot: Wisdom from Harriet Minter
September 18, 2019 11:03 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBI first met Harriet Minter when she was giving a talk at the Festival of Doers this summer. One of her lines stuck with me as she described her career path: "Proceed until apprehended." I knew straightaway that I wanted her on the podcast. Harriet is a woman who understands that if you want something, no one is coming to present the object (person/job/opportunity) to you on a silver platter. There's no Harry Potter wand involved, no booming Charlton Heston voice from the clouds permi...
036: The Wolf Connection, with Teo Alfero
June 01, 2019 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBWolves don't go around worrying about how many wolf things they got done today. They're into being, not doing. They're not over-identified with their output. They also don't cling to old hurts forever. They remember, but they move on. For these and other reasons, wolves are brilliant teachers for humankind. And if we want to continue as a sustainable civilisation, we urgently need their help, says today's guest. Teo Alfero is an author, spiritual teacher and owner of Wolf Connection,...
035: The Brick Wall of Burnout, with Susi Hately
April 29, 2019 09:16 - 26 minutes - 25 MBToday we're talking adrenal fatigue and burnout with Susi Hately, yoga teacher, burnout expert, and registered kinesiologist. Though she's knowledgeable and friendly, she says her burnout clients don't seek her out willingly. In fact, she's often a last resort. Many of her clients are driven, successful people in their 40s and 50s who have hit the wall. They've pushed through symptoms like brain fog, non-restorative sleep, digestive issues and constant exhaustion. They've come becaus...
034: Slow Down & Stop Lying to Yourself, with Mark Silverman
February 19, 2019 13:31 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBYou lie to yourself. We all do. You do things you don't really want to do, then resent it. Agreeing to things (especially if they're far in the future), means you don't hurt someone's feelings in the moment. You get to avoid the awkward conversation where you say 'No.' Then the occasion comes and you face palm, asking yourself, 'Why did I say yes to this?' Because you lied to yourself! You avoided momentary discomfort. That's one reason your diary is over-full. But it's more than...
033: Allowing Ourselves To Be Seen, with Monique DeBose
December 21, 2018 20:28 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBIn 2016, singer-songwriter Monique DeBose was diagnosed with a tumour. She did something deeply creative after that. She dialogued with it. She asked what it wanted to teach her. It replied, "You need to be expressing authentically in a way that really has you be fulfilled.” So she asked herself, “What am I really not saying in the world that I need to be saying? And what am I afraid to say, but feel the need to say?” This year, Monique released two creative projects, both edgy a...
032: Taming your Mind Monsters, with Hazel Gale
November 10, 2018 01:51 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBYou can't achieve your way to self worth. You can't force the squinchy part of yourself into submission - the part that feels weak and less-than and shameful. You can't exercise it into oblivion, or smother it with success or any other form of doing. You can't hide it behind shiny things. Not for long, anyway. It's an inside job. Ask Hazel Gale. She's a former world-champion boxer and kick boxer who drove herself to breaking point, ignoring the physical signs that she was burning...
031: Cultivating Bounce-back-ability, with James Shone
October 21, 2018 14:19 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBI'm fascinated by resilience, particularly how some people demonstrate extraordinary bounce-back-ability, and humour even, when something devastating happens. Maybe it's a redundancy or a medical diagnosis. Maybe a long-term relationship breaks up. You know those people who thrive in spite of their challenging circumstances? They have every reason to become jaded and cynical. Instead they're insightful. Funny. Wise like Yoda. How do they do that? Meet today's guest, James Shone. At 3...
030: Succeed at Habit Change, with Dr. Heather McKee
October 05, 2018 20:43 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB"I'm giving up caffeine," you say, all gung-ho and fist pumps. Then 4pm strikes and you've got an axe in your head, or so it feels. You're standing at the coffee bar, eyes like spirographs, remembering your promise to give up your afternoon espresso with two sugars. "Tomorrow. I promise I'll start tomorrow..." And if it's not coffee, maybe it's starting the gym, or cutting the insidious habit of checking your phone 500 times a day. Why is it so darn hard to change a habit, even if ...
029: How to Start a Conversation with Absolutely Anyone (Without Feeling like a Nugget), with Karen Baker
July 14, 2018 14:10 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBYou walk into a social event where you don't know anyone. Everyone's mingling - everyone but you. You're at the buffet, scoffing vol-au-vents, holding your plastic glass of pee-warm chardonnay. You glance around, wiping crumbs from your lapels. Nope. Still no one you recognise. You look at your watch, wondering how long to subject yourself to this low-grade humiliation. The temptation to pull out your phone is intense. It'd make you feel like less of a plonker. Five more minutes, you tel...
028: Stepping into Our Greatness, with Sarah McVanel
June 23, 2018 17:22 - 26 minutes - 25 MBSocial media is full of memes encouraging us to "be ourselves," and to "be authentic." That could be the least helpful advice ever. How do we do that? What does it even mean? Enter Sarah McVanel, today's guest. Sarah had a wake-up call when her son had a mental health crisis and ended up on antidepressants. She left her job and simplified the family's affluent lifestyle to focus on her son's recovery. This challenge helped to crystallise Sarah's own greatness, and a new career was born...
027: Come Home To Go Big, with Kendra Cunov
May 23, 2018 12:35 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBYou know that old chestnut, "Go big or go home"? There's an implication that it looks a certain way to go BIG. It's usually shiny and far-reaching. There's loads of travel and champagne involved. Big success is seductive. So seductive, that we often we leave parts of ourselves (the creative part, for instance, or sometimes the kind part) in order to pursue it. Yet here's the bonkers thing: Do you even want that? Do you know what success means for YOU? Today's episode is about how we ...
026: Training Your Happiness Muscle, with Susanna Halonen
May 03, 2018 14:07 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIf you ever find yourself saying, "I'll be happy when...then fill in the blank," today's episode is for you. I'm joined today by the "Happyologist," Susanna Halonen. Have a guess at what percentage of your happiness is predicted by your circumstances. I said 50 per cent, and Susanna set me straight (tune in to find out). Some show highlights include: Thinking of happiness as a muscle How to build your resilience and intuition How Susanna knew her happiness was at stake (and coul...
025: Finding More Joy & Purpose, with Jeff Harmon
April 09, 2018 17:41 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBIf you've ever grappled with the angst-producing question, "Is this all there is?", today's episode is for you. We're connected 24-7, yet we crave intimacy and true connection in our bellies. Am I right? We've learned to value productivity (and accessibility) over the soul-satisfaction of doing work that makes us feel alive. If you're nodding "uh-huh," I've been there too. I feel you. The challenge of asking 'Is this all there is?' is the icky feeling of ingratitude. We have SO much ...
024: Performance Fuel for the Extraordinarily Busy, with Rhiannon Lambert
March 16, 2018 14:31 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBHands up if you've ever experienced a forehead-meets-keyboard moment late in the afternoon before necking back another coffee or Diet Coke? Or maybe you haven't eaten since breakfast - unless you count the biscuits in the 2pm meeting, or the breath mint you had in the taxi heading home. Living like this, it's easy to role play any (or all) of the seven dysfunctional dwarves: Cranky, Listless, Angry, Twitchy, Shaky, Sleepless and the long-named one: About-to-Effing-Lose-it. In the last ...
023: Changing Your Relationship to Food, with Daniel Thomas Hind
March 07, 2018 12:23 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MB"I know what it’s like to stand in front of a fridge and just eat and eat and eat. It's like you have no choice, you’re almost possessed.” Meet Daniel Thomas Hind, founder of EvolutionEat, a transformational lifestyle coaching company that helps overwhelmed people revolutionize their relationship with food. As a formerly fat Italian kid, Daniel's got some experience here. Food was comfort growing up. Food was love. It was also an antidote to boredom, loneliness and stress. Nowadays Dan...
022: Mastering Distraction, with Giovanna Capozza
February 21, 2018 23:19 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBHave you ever thought about over-achieving as a form of distraction? Me either. Enter Giovanna Capozza, today's guest. Giovanna is a transformational coach, speaker and host of She Rises, a podcast which focuses on everything from business leadership to spirituality for high-achieving women. She's witty, wise and has the best eyebrows on the planet, but I digress... In today's conversation we unpack the compelling, almost impulsive need to be "nexting" - working on the next achieveme...
021: Monica Day on How to Have Better (Wilder, More Connected) SEX
December 15, 2017 20:47 - 46 minutes - 43 MBToday’s guest is Monica Day, a self-described “instigator.” The topic of discussion today is how to create more intentional eroticism in your life. We all want to be swept off our feet and experience animal passion, but we also crave safety and security. Monica is going to tell us how those two ideas aren’t at odds. We’ll also talk about how to have more and better sex as well as how to manage this if you tend to be a bit shy. You won’t want to miss today’s juicy episode! Some of the hig...
020: Handling Uncertainty & Discomfort, with Nathan Seaward
November 15, 2017 12:05 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBIf you want to create a different outcome in your life and something is uncomfortable, how can you stay the course? It can be hard to persevere when you don’t know what will happen; it’s a disconcerting feeling and it can make you feel insecure. You can get past all of that and get past your uncertainty and discomfort! Today’s guest is Nathan Seaward, aka Nathan the Pilot. He used to fly commercial aircraft, his boyhood dream. At some point, he decided it wasn’t for him anymore. While leav...
019: Dealing With a Difficult Past. Insights, Ideas & Practices, with Kelly Childress
October 25, 2017 18:07 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBHave you dealt with a difficult past? Do you struggle with forgiveness? Today’s show is all about getting past these challenges. Today’s guest is Kelly Childress. Kelly is a healthcare mediator and an ordained minister. She helps people process grief and other strong emotions as they go through challenging times. Kelly grew up with an emotionally abusive, alcoholic father and suffered the rejection of her mother when she came out as gay. The underlying theme of Kelly’s story is courage and...
018: Courage, Transition and Mission, with James Butler
September 29, 2017 22:55 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBToday we are talking to James G. Butler, a man trained as a superhuman. The Canadian Government spent more than a million dollars on his training. He is an Afghanistan veteran and was an elite military diver. His career was cut short after a catastrophic lung collapse while on a dive. In our conversation, we talk about picking up the pieces and reinventing ourselves. There is no better guide for this topic than James. Some of the highlights of the show include: How James has exemplified b...
017: Overcome Worry & Live More Joyfully, with Gabrielle Treanor
July 26, 2017 09:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBAre you prone to worry? Most of us are! Do you want to stop worrying? Who doesn’t? Today we’re going to be chatting with Gabrielle Treanor. She’s going to help us learn to worry less so we can thrive more. Gabrielle, a self-professed former champion worrier, is a blogger and she conducts classes designed to help people to be happier and more fulfilled. Today we’ll learn some tips on how to use basic routines to anchor ourselves and feel better in our own lives. You will want to take some ti...
016: The Power of Our Stories, with Heidi Taylor
June 28, 2017 10:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBToday we are talking to Heidi Taylor, a sales coach who is also an introvert and a storytelling wizard. She crafts her own stories so compellingly that her readers or viewers can really get her. As part of her business, she teaches others how to craft and tell their own stories. If you’re wondering how to tell your own story, you’ll want to settle down and enjoy our conversation. Some of the highlights of the show include: How Heidi’s appearance, specifically her hair, helps her gain co...
015: How to Win at Self-Care & Willpower
May 31, 2017 14:55 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBPorridge with berries for breakfast. Steamed veg with brown rice for lunch. Pint of Oreo ice cream before bed, with a bag of Doritos on the side, washed down with Prosecco. We laugh. Knowing laugher, perhaps. This episode is not about eating more greens, or drinking less bubbly (at least not directly). It's about willpower and habit formation when it comes to self-care. We know, more or less, what we need to do to feel nourished and vibrant and strong. But when we get busy - and ...
014: Work Smarter in a Hyper-connected World
April 11, 2017 17:01 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBf you’ve ever hidden in a loo cubicle at work to collect your thoughts, this episode is for YOU. Maybe you feel constantly overwhelmed and fried. No wonder. Apparently, we switch between 37 different tasks every hour. Maybe your mobile phone is the first thing you kiss in the morning. It's your companion at meals. It's even in bed with you. Being constantly accessible isn't making any of us more productive, even as technology advances. In fact, productivity trailed off six years ago,...
013: How To Be Braver, with Suzy Walker
March 15, 2017 15:26 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBWhat does it mean to be brave? Is it about having bullet-proof confidence, or smug certainty? If so, I've been doing it wrong all my life. Reflecting on the times when I've been brave, I can't recall a single episode where I've felt bullet-proof or certain. The time I moved countries to attend grad school? I was terrified. For months, I had major imposter syndrome. The time I left my marriage? (...because, to paraphrase Cheryl Strayed, I realised I didn't love him hard enough or true...
012: Handling Anxiety with Chloe Brotheridge
March 04, 2017 18:02 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBAnxiety. It's part of our daily lives. Maybe you're up at 3am, tired but wired, stressing about your to-do list. Or maybe you've spent all week worrying about your big presentation, scared of flubbing it up. Or perhaps you're micromanaging your kids' choices, big and small, lest they screw up and fail. It could even be small, seemingly innocuous stuff - swiping through Instagram and seeing all those perfect abs and refrigerator contents, stocked full of edible flowers and other exoti...
011: How to Handle Conflict (and other reader questions) with Varian Brandon
February 15, 2017 21:43 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MBConflict. Shuddering at the very mention of the word? You're not alone. I recently asked my Daily Moxie readers to hit reply and tell me about their current challenges. I wanted to know what they were struggling with. What would they love support on? Conflict came up time and again. That got me thinking about how I could astonish you guys with useful information. I thought, why not do some episodes with TWO coaches to support you on your dilemmas. That's how this episode was born. An...
010: Spiritual Tapas with Allison Crow
December 07, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBI was really hoping that there was going to be a neat, tidy system for getting more comfortable in our own skin, something Marie Kondo-ish: throw this bit out, compartmentalise that, and Ta-Da! Spoiler alert: there is no system. Ok, so I had actually figured that out on my own, but I thought wild artist, intuitive life & business coach, and magical unicorn, Allison Crow, might, just might, have a system. It was worth a shot, right? I don't know anyone more comfortable in their own ski...
009: How to Stop People-Pleasing with Jason Goldberg
November 16, 2016 11:00 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBPeople pleasing: Why do we do it? How do we stop it? When we focus on pleasing others as a way of life, we can attract “takers” and have wrong motivations for our actions. People-pleasing has become somewhat of an epidemic, and its ramifications can be long-reaching. If you’ve gotten into the cycle of having bad feelings while trying to make others happy, you might be a people-pleaser, and today’s episode is a must-listen! Today’s guest, Jason Goldberg (better known to his friends as “JG...
008: How to Push Yourself Without Crashing with Christine Livingston
October 31, 2016 13:36 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIt can be so difficult to balance achievement with self-care. When all of your focus is on your work and your goals, it’s easy to spiral into an unhealthy pattern of ignoring your own needs and denigrating yourself for needing to engage in some self-love. If you’re a chronic overachiever who feels stressed and burnt out, or if you want to prevent turning into this person, today’s show is for you! Coach, writer and well-being queen, Christine Livingston, is our guest today. We’re talking ab...
007: How Motivation Happens. Mark McGuinness on Mojo, Resilience & Techno-dancing
August 24, 2016 10:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBMotivation: No matter what line of work you’re in, sometimes you have motivation and sometimes you just don’t. When you are feeling motivated, it’s easier to make decisions and do what needs to be done; when your mojo is running low, you can get distracted and lose your productivity. Today’s guest is Mark McGuinness. He’s a coach, motivational expert, poet and author. He has written two books Motivation for Creative People and Resilience: Facing Down Rejection and Criticism on the Road to...
006: How the Stories We Tell Ourselves Impact Our Behavior
July 20, 2016 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBToday I’m speaking to writer, editor and content strategist Cheri Hanson, who is also the author of Create Awesome Content. She has experience with getting the monkey of negative thoughts off of her back, and is excited to share her experiences and successes with our listeners through her storytelling. Some of the topics that we’ll explore with Cheri include: The purpose of a story. What is victim mode? What is learned helplessness? What procrastination can really mean. Lower La...
005: How to be a Curiosity Ninja with John-Paul Flintoff
June 29, 2016 12:29 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBCuriosity is the antidote to the fear that shuts us down. As adults, we might hesitate to do things that will make us look silly or that might expose a mistake, but having a strong sense of curiosity makes life more fun, helps us develop self-trust, helps us feel more alive, and allows us to proceed through life with less judgement. Developing your sense of curiosity might change your life and the way you feel about yourself. Today’s guest is curiosity-ninja John-Paul Flintoff. He is a wri...
004: The Mental Workout Behind the Physical One, with Charlene Hutsebaut
June 22, 2016 11:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBBehind every physical workout is a mental workout. Are you using the 'go hard, or go home' approach? What if there was a gentler way to prime yourself for wellbeing that actually worked and felt way better? So you ate cake. Or A cake. Now you stare at yourself in the mirror, disgusted, and tell yourself you need to spend 3 hours on the treadmill working it off, you pig. Being mean to ourselves can be motivating, but honestly, there's got to be a better way. The mental prep we do for ...
003: How to Handle Persistent Negative Thoughts (like you're not good enough and other malarkey)
June 08, 2016 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBWelcome! The blog will return again soon, and I'll intersperse writing with MoxieCast episodes to spice things up for you. This week it's another podcast. I've been lucky to have Cheri Hanson on MoxieCast for a trilogy of deep, powerful conversations. For those of you who haven't yet heard Episode 1, Cheri is a writer, content strategist and creative dynamo. Most of all, she's a great conversationalist with a sharp mind and a gentle wit. This episode is our second jam, and we get into a...
002: Diffusing Imposter Syndrome with Emma Stroud
May 31, 2016 14:43 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBDo you have the inner fraud police living inside of your head? Those are the thoughts that tell you that you’re not good enough to do what you want to do. This type of thought pattern is known as “imposter syndrome.” It can be described as a negative highlight reel, where you see all of the times that you’ve made mistakes or haven’t lived up to your own expectations, and you see those negative moments as the whole truth. Today I’m speaking with Emma Stroud, who is an entrepreneur, comedian...
001: Turn Up the Volume on Your Passion
May 27, 2016 17:57 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBMy guest today is Cheri Hanson a writer and journalist. Our conversation helps us explore why so many of us leave our creativity or productivity on a back burner. Everyone has “music” an expression within themselves that they can hide or show to the world. This doesn't have to be a creative endeavor, it can be a work project that scares you or whatever is your passion. Today we talk about the things that hold us back in our creativity and productivity; and the tricks and resources that hel...