Latest #well-being Podcast Episodes
Keeping Your Balance
It's Good to be ME! - July 14, 2021 11:55 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen things knock us off balance in life, what if it's actually our panicky over-correction that tips us over, rather than the event itself? Discover how you can better keep your balance as the waves of life head your way.
What Can't You Hear?
It's Good to be ME! - May 04, 2021 16:51 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen you don't know something's there, you just can't hear it. Discover something worth your attention which you might have been missing in the noise of life.
Failure, Experience and the Game of Life
It's Good to be ME! - March 16, 2021 18:11 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFailure is typically something we try to avoid and the stress of trying to get stuff right and not make mistakes can be quite exhausting. Listen to this episode to get a new perspective on success and failure.
Why I played my best tennis in the dark
It's Good to be ME! - February 25, 2021 14:25 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIf you were ever in doubt that thought creates our experience of life, then this extraordinary turn of events in a mediocre tennis match might just change your mind...
Change Your Act - Stop Spinning Plates
It's Good to be ME! - February 12, 2021 15:45 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDo you feel as if you're constantly spinning plates? So many things to do that you can't give your full attention to anything? Maybe it's time to change your act. Have a listen and see if you can catch a glimpse of another, less exhausting way to live.
What if life really could be easier than you think?
It's Good to be ME! - February 03, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsInspired by a simple fable, I explore how life without the stress and strain of trying to make things how we want them to be, could actually result in a happier and easier life. Are you more like the sun, or more like the wind?
Taking Things Personally
It's Good to be ME! - December 11, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen we take things personally, we get into all sorts of trouble, and often they weren't meant that way at all. But what if, even when other people do intend us to take things personally, we STILL don't have to? Every relationship becomes easier when we learn what it means to really not take th...
Something Different about Christmas
It's Good to be ME! - December 02, 2020 12:27 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThere's so much that's going to be different about Christmas this year. And what if there's also something different to see in the Christmas Story that many of us know so well? There's good news about well-being and peace of mind in this age-old tale. Join me to seek it out.
Are you Owner or Victim?
It's Good to be ME! - October 23, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDo you ever feel like a victim of circumstances? Helpless in the face of other people's bad behaviour or awful situations? What if you can take ownership of even the bits of your life that look as if they've got nothing to do with you, and get proactive and creative with them? Because it turns...
Urgency - I've got to sort this out NOW!
It's Good to be ME! - October 16, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA sense of urgency feels as if it's telling us that something needs to be done soon. But beware! What if that urgent feeling you've got is actually telling you something different altogether?
Have you Outsourced Your Wellbeing?
It's Good to be ME! - October 09, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen we think our wellbeing is dependent on something else - then we believe we can't experience wellbeing until we achieve that thing. This leads to an exhausting, life-long, never-ending search. What if you just didn't have to do that any more, because wellbeing is something that never leaves...
Striving and Straightening Life
It's Good to be ME! - October 01, 2020 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen our hair isn't the way we want, we might make an effort to create the look we want by straightening it. But what if that's what we're trying to do with life too? Putting enormous efforts into making it the way we think it should be, often with limited success? How much easier would life be...
Trying to Fix Everyone Else
It's Good to be ME! - September 22, 2020 15:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDoes it seem that if only everyone else would sort out their lives, or behave better, then you'd be able to be happy? Whether it's your kids, your parents, your colleagues or world leaders, there's always someone who seems to need fixing. In this episode I suggest that maybe fixing others isn't...
Stress - Being worked up IS the problem
It's Good to be ME! - September 02, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOur conventional understanding of stress is that there are events or people that are intrinsically stressful, and the best we can do is to manage that. But what if there's another way of understanding stress as a helpful signal that our state of mind is getting in the way of seeing things clearl...
Your Whole Life Cannot be Ruined
It's Good to be ME! - August 24, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSometimes it can look as if, when things don't work out as we'd hoped, our whole life plans are ruined. But that can't ever really be the case...and knowing that makes all the difference in the world!
Relationship Transformation
It's Good to be ME! - August 17, 2020 12:01 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOften when we feel stuck or dissatisfied in a relationship (whether that's with a partner, family member, or anyone else) it seems as if we just need THEM to change for things to be better. But what if that's not the case? What if we can transform our relationships ourselves...?
Searching in the Dark
It's Good to be ME! - July 17, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHow do you think change - the sort of change you are looking for - happens? Because of a simple misunderstanding about the nature of change, and where new ideas come from, often we're searching in the wrong places for what we seek. In this episode you can discover why searching in the dark is ...
Whatever You're Looking For - Look Within
It's Good to be ME! - June 19, 2020 10:58 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhatever you're really looking for in life won't come from where you're currently searching...
How Would Life Be without the Armour?
It's Good to be ME! - June 04, 2020 08:31 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis week's podcast is in the form of a story - a fairytale, about a little girl who thinks she needs armour to protect her. As you listen, maybe you'll consider what is the armour that you wear every day. How would life be without it?
We are not in Control
It's Good to be ME! - May 09, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe have so much knowledge and expertise these days - that it's easy to think we are in control. The truth is, we are not. In this episode, discover why that's actually really good news!
Uncertainty - Don't be Afraid
It's Good to be ME! - April 17, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAt this time when we can't be very certain about anything much, fear seems to be everywhere. But there are a few things we can be sure of even now - and one of them is that fear is not helpful. Another is that we can rely on our innate resilience. Listen to this episode to discover what you ca...
Resilience in Lockdown
It's Good to be ME! - March 31, 2020 12:58 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDuring this extraordinary time, we will feel a whole range of feelings - from fear and pain to compassion, relief, gratitude or even joy. This week's podcast is about the nature of resilience, and how we can safely allow ourselves to feel all the feelings that come our way.
What Will Other People Think?
It's Good to be ME! - March 06, 2020 10:35 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen we spend too much time worrying about what other people will think, we ignore our own inner guidance system. There will always be a whole range of opinions out there: we need to listen to our own wisdom.
Be Kind to Yourself
It's Good to be ME! - February 28, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe often make an effort to take care of our outer wellbeing, whilst at the same time criticising and judging ourselves internally. It might seem as if that running commentary makes us perform better - but I don't think that's the case. Being kind to yourself, just as you would be to anyone else...
Overthinking
It's Good to be ME! - February 21, 2020 16:59 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIf you've tried to support someone with a mental health problem, or you struggle with one yourself, you might have noticed that more thinking, rational argument and reasoning doesn't seem to get you very far. In this episode we explore why that is, and what the alternative can be.
You Don't Have to Have it All Figured Out
It's Good to be ME! - February 14, 2020 13:09 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOften we feel as if we need to have our life all figured out - to set clear goals and head towards them with total focus. But if we get too attached to the outcomes we've decided we need, life along the way can feel like hard work. What if you can see goals more as a direction of travel, and e...
Inside-out
It's Good to be ME! - February 07, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen you understand how something actually works, rather than being stuck in a misunderstanding that it works in a way that it actually doesn't, life gets a whole lot easier. In this episode we explore how our experience actually works - coming from US, not from OUT THERE!
Do you think you're supposed to be different?
It's Good to be ME! - January 31, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDo you have an idea of what you should really be like? The perfect version of you? In this episode we look at why trying to be something other than who and what you are right now is just getting in the way of being YOU!
Do you blame others for your feelings?
It's Good to be ME! - January 17, 2020 11:35 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings"You made me feel..." is something we might say or feel, but is it really true? In this episode we explore how blaming other people for how YOU feel, is actually like giving your power away.
13 Stressed about exams - What should I do?
It's Good to be ME! - January 10, 2020 17:11 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWith exam season here for some, and approaching fast for others, this episode is about understanding the waves of different feelings that sometimes engulf us around this time. And it's not just about exams. If you ever get caught up in feeling things just aren't going to work out...this is for ...
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