Notes on Vulnerability
46 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago -Stories of resilience, courage and being human. When we lean into the discomfort of vulnerability that's when we find out who we really are and how incredible life can really be.
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S3 E5 There Is No Such Thing As An Unmotivated Person
March 18, 2024 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBIf you feel unmotivated then you just haven't found the right way to motivate yourself yet - or removed the obstacles that are in the way of feeling motivated. In this episode you'll get the secret to both. AUTHENTICITY WORKSHOP - 21st March 7.30pm GMT (reply available) . Tickets £19 - get yours here. Or find out more. If you feel a lot of self-doubt, you struggle to make decisions about your life, you’re overwhelmed, stuck in people pleasing or imposter syndrome or you feel like you’ve l...
S3E4 3 Steps to More Confidence
February 29, 2024 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.32 MBAnyone can be confident. You are not born with it. It’s not a personality trait. People who are confident learned this when they were young. That’s the only difference between them and you. If you don’t currently have that information - i.e. the mindset and behaviours that create confidence - then all you need to do is learn it. Find out more about 1:1 resilience coaching here. Book an intro call for resilience coaching here. Host: Alex, resilience coach (Insta: @alexresiliencecoach) www....
S3 E3 Shame lies. And you don't need it in your life anymore.
February 15, 2024 05:00 - 14 minutes - 9.69 MBThis episode is about identifying where shame is hurting you - and how to stop living under its influence. Including an example of how financial problems and throw us into shame and how you can start to change this even if it's not possible to change your finances right now. Find out more about 1:1 resilience coaching here. Book an intro call for resilience coaching here. Host: Alex, resilience coach (Insta: @alexresiliencecoach) www.shore-coaching.com Notes on Vulnerability on social medi...
S3 E2 Is There a Scientific Explanation for Manifestation? (If so, this is it)
February 07, 2024 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.9 MBIs manifestation real? This episode looks at the possible scientific explanation for manifestation - the Reticular Activating System - and the role it plays in making our dreams happen. If you're curious about confirmation bias, goals, manifestation or how your brain drives your progress then this episode is for you. Find out more about 1:1 resilience coaching here. Explore the Change Your Mindset coaching programme. Host: Alex, resilience coach (Insta: @alexresiliencecoach) www.shore-coac...
S3E1 How To Be More Resilient. Bouncing back in hard times.
January 30, 2024 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBWhat really makes us resilient? It's not what you think. Has it become a toxic word in the workplace? This episode unpacks resilience and includes tips for building resilience going forward (from a resilience coach). Find out more about 1:1 resilience coaching here. Explore the Change Your Mindset coaching programme. Host: Alex, resilience coach (Insta: @alexresiliencecoach) www.shore-coaching.com Notes on Vulnerability on social media: @notesonvulnerability (Insta). Try some resilience ...
S2 EP 16 - Tools for Resilience: Navigating grief, from break-ups to pet loss or the death of a loved one.
December 08, 2022 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB[TW: death and loss]. It's time to normalise talking about grief and loss. Grief can be an intensely vulnerable feeling and talking about it, especially getting more information about it, can help navigate that. Grief can be hard in so many ways, from feeling like you have to finish the process within a time limit to judging your reactions to be inadequate or somehow wrong. Other people are often not helpful because we all grieve differently. And each of us will bring a very unique combinat...
S2 Ep15 Tools for Resilience: Intuitive Eating + Finding Ease With Food
December 01, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MB[TW: eating disorders]. Here's a public service announcement: diets are not designed to work! So if you haven't been successful with a diet it's not your fault. Food itself is neutral. But our relationship with food can be a revealing symptom of other things in our lives and feel hugely vulnerable. When there is no ease around food it can make you feel like there is very little flexibility in your life - it affects everything, from socialising to relationships and self-esteem. So, where ...
S2 EP14 - Tools for Resilience: You're not Too Old and It's Not Too Late
November 24, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThe vulnerability that comes from ageing, the narratives around our worth as we age and the sense of having lost something that was precious can be crushing. But it doesn't have to be. In this episode I'm talking to Lolly Streek, who started modeling and acting in her early 50s and is a grey haired model who also has a disability and frequently wears an eye patch. You may have seen her in ads for Volkswagen TROc, Schwarzkoff one, John Lewis, Sweaty Betty or Virgin Active - or in Vogue. We'...
S2 Ep13 - Tools for Resilience: The Benefits of Rejection
November 17, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBRejection is something that feels universally uncomfortable. But could there be benefits to being rejected? In this episode we're looking at why rejection destabilises some of us more than others, how we project past hurts onto current situations and the way that rejection can feed troubling core beliefs. We're also exploring how to start doing rejection differently and what those benefits might be. Guest: Jason Phillips - Licensed Therapist and Confidence Expert. Host: Alex, resilience ...
S2 Ep 12 - Tools for Resilience: Attachment in Relationships
November 10, 2022 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBAttachment styles and how they affect the way we function in relationships, from ghosting to intimacy challenges and trust. In this episode we'll be looking at the different types of attachment style - secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganised, what the signs are of each and how you can start to move on from an insecure attachment style into something calmer and more confident. Guest: Jane Halsall - Counselling Psychologist and addictions counsellor. Host: Alex, resilience coach (Insta: ...
S2 Ep 11: Tools for Resilience - for Freelancers + Entrepreneurs
October 28, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBResilience habits and a resilient mindset can determine whether you just survive - or thrive - as a freelancer. This is a solo episode looking at some of the biggest challenges of freelance life, from scarcity mindset to low self-esteem and imposter syndrome - as well as simple coaching tools and resilience building insights you can use to move past them. Join the Resilient Habits + Mindset for Freelancers online workshop, 2nd Nov 7.30pm - tickets £15. Guest + Host: Alex, resilience coach...
S2 Ep 11: Tools for Resilience - for Freelancers + Entrepreneurs BONUS EPISODE.
October 28, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBResilience habits and a resilient mindset can determine whether you just survive - or thrive - as a freelancer. This is a solo episode looking at some of the biggest challenges of freelance life, from scarcity mindset to low self-esteem and imposter syndrome - as well as simple coaching tools and resilience building insights you can use to move past them. Join the Resilient Habits + Mindset for Freelancers online workshop, 2nd Nov 7.30pm - tickets £15. Guest + Host: Alex, resilience coach...
S2 Ep 11: Tools for Resilience - for Freelancers + Entrepreneurs BONUS EPISODE.
October 28, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBResilience habits and a resilient mindset can determine whether you just survive - or thrive - as a freelancer. This is a solo episode looking at some of the biggest challenges of freelance life, from scarcity mindset to low self-esteem and imposter syndrome - as well as simple coaching tools and resilience building insights you can use to move past them. Join the Resilient Habits + Mindset for Freelancers online workshop, 2nd Nov 7.30pm - tickets £15. Guest + Host: Alex, resilience coach...
S2 Ep10 - Tools for Resilience: Compassionate Leadership
October 27, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBCompassionate Leadership. How to energise your workforce, create legacy, improve collaboration and reduce attrition. In this episode we'll be examining compassion as positive action based on understanding - and the huge difference this can make to leadership. The Great Resignation, dissatisfaction, churn, poor performance - as a leader the first question we have to ask is what environment has been created that enables this person to perform poorly or want to leave the situation. Understand...
S2 EP9 - Tools for Resilience: Why It's Time to Stop Being So Nice
October 13, 2022 13:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBNiceness vs kindness. What would you choose? Niceness is a safety strategy that many of us have used as a way to stay safe in the world. It trains us to put others' wants, needs and desires ahead of our own. But it also damages our experience of our lives and our connections, whether that's because we're people pleasing, being passive aggressive or hiding who we are. In this episode we'll be looking at niceness vs kindness, the impact of the culture we live in and how we internalise ideas ...
S2 Ep 8 Tools for Resilience: Rethinking The Menopause
October 06, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBDid you know some women find menopause the most liberating time of life? Or that the peri-menopause can last for 10 years? The menopause and the peri-menopause still remain a mystery for many of us - and the language often used around them can make this natural life change feel very vulnerable. The lack of information around options and experiences hasn't exactly helped either. In this episode we're looking at rethinking the menopause, especially how it's different for all of us and there...
S2 Ep7 - Tools for Resilience: Highly Sensitive People
September 29, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB"You're so sensitive.." As many as 1/3 of us are Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), meaning that we feel things more intensely, have a more in-tune nervous system and can feel easily overstimulated. 50% of men and 50% of women are HSPs. In the right hands - and when you know how to work with it - being an HSP is a HUGE attribute. In this episode we'll explore what it means to be an HSP - how you can be an extrovert or an introvert HSP, for example - as well as the tools to cope with the overw...
S2 Ep6 - Tools for Resilience: Overcoming the Inner Cynic
September 22, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBCynicism keeps us stuck and stops us from showing up in the world as who we really are in case that’s too much for people. Your Inner Cynic is an internalised control system that someone else has used on you in the past to keep you small. Which is why overcoming it can be so liberating - and is so vital to a more resilient life. Are you someone who sets goals and never reaches them? Or wants more structure and a clear plan for the next few months? Check out this practical goal setting + m...
S2 Ep 5 - Tools for Resilience: Why We Should Play More
September 08, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBPlay keeps your brain young, makes you more confident, productive and better at dealing with uncertainty. So why don't we do more of it? It feels incredibly vulnerable to reveal your playful side - and giving yourself permission and time to play as an adult is almost a revolutionary act in a world that prizes busyness and fitting in. In this episode we're going to be looking at how to make more time for play (including how to get the most from it) - and why it's so beneficial for your body ...
S2 Ep4 - Tools for Resilience: The Power of Trust
September 01, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBTrust is an intense and powerful human motivator. And it can also be something that feels vulnerable, especially if you have experience of trust being broken. But being resilient requires a leap of faith or two - adjusting how we feel about trust can have a big impact on that. In this episode we're exploring the power of trust in many ways, from trusting the timing of your life to trusting yourself again when you've tried and failed and learning how to trust internal guidance instead of b...
S2 Ep 3 Tools for Resilience: How to Get Out of Survival Mode
August 18, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBNegativity. People pleasing. Self-sabotage. Over-thinking. Fear of Failure. These are all signs of being in Survival Mode, which is the topic of this episode of Notes on Vulnerability. Survival Mode can be how many of us cope with vulnerability - instantly using habitual reactions to avoid whatever is making us feel discomfort. In this episode we'll be looking at how facing your vulnerability and using some simple tools can help get you understand better why you're in Survival Mode and, i...
S2 Ep 2 - Tools for Resilience: Functional Medicine and Gut Health
August 04, 2022 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBWant to know more about the gut-brain connection and the solutions it offers for anxiety? How to deal with digestive health issues? Where to start with a diagnosis like Ulcerative Colitis or Crohns? This episode is all about gut health and how a system like functional medicine can provide a way forward (often supporting conventional medicine). If you're struggling with gut issues you're not alone. Make sure you subscribe for the bonus extra episode which is all about my own personal experi...
S2 Ep1 Tools for Resilience: Emotional Regulation
July 21, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBDo you ever feel at the mercy of your emotions? This episode is about how the way we handle our emotions has an impact on how we experience life - and how emotional regulation can help. Emotions can be an intense source of vulnerability but working with them - instead of against them - is the key to a more resilient life. Make sure you subscribe for the bonus extra episode which is specifically about anger. You can sample some resilience coaching for free with these 5 Resilience Coaching Qu...
#14 Jamie Clements - Man Down
November 30, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBIt takes a lot of courage to identify and challenge a dominant narrative. And a lot of vulnerability too. “Man Up” is one of those phrases we all got used to using without really thinking about it - but this episode's guest Jamie Clements is challenging it, as well as any other hyper polarising phrases that get in his way. Jamie is the host of a podcast called Man Down and in this episode we're tackling that phrase and its implications, as well as disagreeing about a few things like toxic m...
#13 Mike Guest Dawn Days, The Gift of Dyslexia and... Periods.
October 26, 2021 16:00 - 59 minutes - 32 MBAn imperfect and vulnerable discussion around mental health, the healing power of the sea and men and menstruation. Mike Guest is a master of film and photography an adventurer, dyslexic, a life long surfer and lover of all things water. After a phone call with friend Nick Pumphrey Mike decided to follow Nick’s lead and swim out at dawn with his camera. This was the start of Dawn Days - a project where anyone can go out into the water during the Blue Hour before dawn and film, photograph ...
#12 Yewande Adesida - Diversity in Cycling, Emotional Resilience in Sport and 'Sporty' vs 'Creative'
September 23, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 22.6 MBYewande Adeside is a former competitive rower now a rowing coach, national-level track racer and SRAM ambassador. She has been a vocal advocate on diversity in cycling and spoken frequently about how her own experiences as a black cyclist have often made her feel like she can't make mistakes or be too visible. In this episode we talking about the need for greater diversity in sports like rowing and cycling, how Yewande copes with vulnerability and why emotional resilience in sport is so imp...
#11 Kirsty Gallagher - Lunar Living, soul, trust, magic and a more cyclical approach to life
August 08, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 30.5 MBDid you know that some of your favourite wine might only taste so good because it’s been harvested with the lunar cycles? I thought that might get your attention (it's also true). In this episode of Notes on Vulnerability I’m talking to Kirsty Gallagher, a lunar living coach and soul mentor, who is an advocate for cyclical living, sharing moon and meditation magic and helping people to align with their souls. Trust, faith, magic and soul can be some pretty vulnerability-inducing topics bu...
#10 Hannah Mindful Money - Money Stories, Financial Alignment and Finding Financial Freedom
June 24, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 27.6 MBMoney and finances can bring all sorts of challenging feelings to the table. Whether you always feel like you’re struggling to get by or you feel guilty because you have more than others it’s never an easy topic. Most of us are lugging around money stories of some description, such as wealth is evil or you have to work yourself into the ground to be rich. In this episode with @hannahmindfulmoney we unpack many of the ways we hold ourselves back when it comes to money, as well as looking at...
#9 Dr Anna Hushlak (Ferly) - Mindful Sex & Pleasure
June 23, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBMindful sex - how do we have more of it? Dr Anna Hushlak is a sex scientist and pleasure advocate, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at #FemTech company Ferly (@weareferly), an app empowering 50 million women and folx with vulvas to have healthy, confident and pleasurable sex. This episode is about how to have more mindful sex, which is a discussion with a lot of different elements, from the differences between male and female desire, to arousal vs desire, sexual challenges, building...
#9 Dr Anna Hushlak (Ferly) - Mindful Sex & Pleasure
June 23, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBMindful sex - how do we have more of it? Dr Anna Hushlak is a sex scientist and pleasure advocate, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at #FemTech company Ferly (@weareferly), an app empowering 50 million women and folx with vulvas to have healthy, confident and pleasurable sex. This episode is about how to have more mindful sex, which is a discussion with a lot of different elements, from the differences between male and female desire, to arousal vs desire, sexual challenges, building...
#8 Nick Hounsfield (The Wave) - Blue Health & Exploring a Vulnerability Business Model
April 11, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBNick Hounsfield (@wavemakernick) is the founder of The Wave (@thewave), Chairman of Surfing England, a stroke survivor at 45 and one of the UK’s most disruptive entrepreneurs - among many other things. In Episode 8 of Notes on Vulnerability we’re talking about breaking down barriers in surfing - and business -, whether relating to diversity, equality or the adaptive community as well as ingrained problems such as hyper sexualisation of women in the sport. Nick opens up about his recovery...
Notes on Vulnerability: Blue Health, inclusive surfing and a vulnerability business model
April 11, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBNick Hounsfield (@wavemakernick) is the founder of The Wave (@thewave), Chairman of Surfing England, a stroke survivor at 45 and one of the UK’s most disruptive entrepreneurs - among many other things. In Episode 8 of Notes on Vulnerability we’re talking about breaking down barriers in surfing - and business -, whether relating to diversity, equality or the adaptive community as well as ingrained problems such as hyper sexualisation of women in the sport. Nick opens up about his recovery...
#7 Jacko Human Flag (Oxygen Advantage) - Redefining Impossible After A Brain Injury
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 32.9 MBDavid 'Jacko' Jackson (@jackohumanflag Insta) is the guest on this episode. A former rugby professional - captain and all time top scorer at Nottingham RFC - he suffered a head injury in 2013 that was so serious that he was told any more violent sport could kill him. In this episode we're talking about the impact of a head injury, motivation and consistency in physical training and how you can go from being injured in hospital to becoming a human flag. Jacko now runs the School of Calisthe...
Notes on Vulnerability: Redefining Impossible After A Brain Injury
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 32.9 MBDavid 'Jacko' Jackson (@jackohumanflag Insta) is the guest on this episode. A former rugby professional - captain and all time top scorer at Nottingham RFC - he suffered a head injury in 2013 that was so serious that he was told any more violent sport could kill him. In this episode we're talking about the impact of a head injury, motivation and consistency in physical training and how you can go from being injured in hospital to becoming a human flag. Jacko now runs the School of Calisthe...
Notes on Vulnerability: Adventure Is a Mindset
February 26, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 31.8 MBAnna Blackwell is an adventurer, photographer and writer with a soft spot for the Arctic. Currently based in Cornwall she has embarked on solo expeditions in some pretty inhospitable environments with only a tent for shelter. From the power of snacking to coming to terms with who you are through being in nature, we've covered pretty much everything in this episode. Including what it's like to travel alone as a woman, as well as loneliness, ghosting, cinnamon buns and the highs and lows of ra...
#6 Anna Blackwell (Adventurer) - Adventure Is a Mindset
February 26, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 31.8 MBAnna Blackwell is an adventurer, photographer and writer with a soft spot for the Arctic. Currently based in Cornwall she has embarked on solo expeditions in some pretty inhospitable environments with only a tent for shelter. From the power of snacking to coming to terms with who you are through being in nature, we've covered pretty much everything in this episode. Including what it's like to travel alone as a woman, as well as loneliness, ghosting, cinnamon buns and the highs and lows of ra...
#5 Sallee Poinsette-Nash (Brandable & Co) Being Human in Business
January 26, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutes - 27.9 MBWhen did we decide that being professional means not being yourself? In this episode I'm talking to Sallee Poinsette-Nash (@salleespeaks Instagram), human brand builder, official Tall Person, dog fanatic and founder of Brandable & Co (www.brandableandco.com). We're talking about intuition, how vulnerability is an asset in brand building, why we undersell ourselves, the detrimental impact of not being human in a professional setting and what a personal brand really is when you strip away t...
Notes on Vulnerability: Being Human in Business
January 26, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutes - 27.9 MBWhen did we decide that being professional means not being yourself? In this episode I'm talking to Sallee Poinsette-Nash (@salleespeaks Instagram), human brand builder, official Tall Person, dog fanatic and founder of Brandable & Co (www.brandableandco.com). We're talking about intuition, how vulnerability is an asset in brand building, why we undersell ourselves, the detrimental impact of not being human in a professional setting and what a personal brand really is when you strip away t...
Notes on Vulnerability: Risking Exposure
December 28, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBIan Finch (Insta: @ianefinch @walkwilduk) is a photographer, expedition guide and poetry-writing former Marine Commando. After a life changing sickness at high altitude he was forced to explore new paths in life and began an adventure into wildness. Today he leads guided walks in secret corners of London and Herts, as well as life coaching in nature - and planning new, epic expeditions post-COVID. In this episode vulnerability comes up in the context of extreme environments, emotional chall...
#4 Ian Finch (Walk Wild) - Risking Exposure, Embracing The Wild
December 28, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBIan Finch (Insta: @ianefinch @walkwilduk) is a photographer, expedition guide and poetry-writing former Marine Commando. After a life changing sickness at high altitude he was forced to explore new paths in life and began an adventure into wildness. Today he leads guided walks in secret corners of London and Herts, as well as life coaching in nature - and planning new, epic expeditions post-COVID. In this episode vulnerability comes up in the context of extreme environments, emotional chall...
#3 Wild Swim Girls - Why We Swim Wild
December 05, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBWim Hof, woolly hats, free the nipple and numb extremities... wild swimming and cold water swimming make up one huge trend right now. But what is it really like to get up at 6am and plunge yourself into the freezing cold of a sea, lake or pond? In this episode I'm talking to Hen and Claudia - the @wildswimgirls (Insta). From 6am Stockholm swims to accidental rock climbing in Cornwall and the science of just doing it badly we're covering all the adventures and challenges that making this part...
Notes on Vulnerability: Why We Swim Wild
December 05, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBWim Hof, woolly hats, free the nipple and numb extremities... wild swimming and cold water swimming make up one huge trend right now. But what is it really like to get up at 6am and plunge yourself into the freezing cold of a sea, lake or pond? In this episode I'm talking to Hen and Claudia - the @wildswimgirls (Insta). From 6am Stockholm swims to accidental rock climbing in Cornwall and the science of just doing it badly we're covering all the adventures and challenges that making this part...
#2 Danny Kearney (Pro Safe) - Is Vulnerability A Weakness or A Strength?
October 03, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this podcast we’re talking to Danny Kearney (@solarpoweredbadger), ex-forces and now professional trainer and an ambassador for @operation_waitout and @mentalhealthswims. We’re focusing on vulnerability and how what is sometimes perceived as weakness is actually often a strength. From the army and how the training impacts mental health, to being a dad, cold water swimming, suicide, climbing mountains and coping with shame nothing is off the table. If you identify with the issues in thi...
Notes on Vulnerability: Is Vulnerability A Weakness or A Strength?
October 03, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this podcast we’re talking to Danny Kearney (@solarpoweredbadger), ex-forces and now professional trainer and an ambassador for @operation_waitout and @mentalhealthswims. We’re focusing on vulnerability and how what is sometimes perceived as weakness is actually often a strength. From the army and how the training impacts mental health, to being a dad, cold water swimming, suicide, climbing mountains and coping with shame nothing is off the table. If you identify with the issues in thi...
#1 Anika Severns - Where Can I See You Naked Online?
September 02, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this first episode of Notes on Vulnerability we speak to Anika, an American living in Holland who once made her living as a naked model and, thanks to the Internet, finds that this follows her wherever she goes.
Notes on Vulnerability: Where Can I See You Naked Online?
September 02, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this first episode of Notes on Vulnerability we speak to Anika, an American living in Holland who once made her living as a naked model and, thanks to the Internet, finds that this follows her wherever she goes.