Big Happy Life

Ep 61. Five toxic stories we tell ourselves

In this episode, I talk about 5 specific stories that can shape our experience in predictable ways.

Do you recognise any of these stories from your experience?

• I'll be happy when...
• I am not enough.
• There's nothing I can do.
• I have no choice.
• The other person sucks.

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Ep 60. My daughter lied to me and I'm making it worse

This week it's personal.

My daughter lied to me despite every effort I made to help her feel safe enough to tell the truth. 

Because of our history, my mind created a whole host of unhelpful stories and those made it difficult for me to handle the situation well.

In this episode, I talk about the stories we tell ourselves and what to do when they're unhelpful and have the potential to cause more damage.

NOTE: This episode contains some adult language. 

Ep. 59 Anxiety, Stress, Depression and Your Two Brains

In this episode, I talk about "Your Two Brains" and how your experience of reality is constructed. 

When it comes to anxiety, stress and depression, it's useful to understand these processes in order to gain some distance and begin to observe your experiences and provide yourself with options you previously couldn't see.

Although the concepts explored here are relatively simple, the practice can be enormously challenging and often requires the help of a therapist or coach.

Show notes at bighappylife.co.uk

Ep.58 Overcoming bulimia - An insight into eating disorders

This week we heard the news about Nicki Graham's passing after she lost her battle with anorexia.

Although I have never experienced anorexia, I struggled with bulimia for almost all of my adult life. In this episode, I share of the thought processes and practices that have helped me find freedom from bulimia. 

I still experience the same pulls and the no day is completely free of triggers for me but I am freer than I have ever been and my relationship with food continues to improve.

I hope this episode helps you or someone you love to take the first steps towards freedom.

Show notes at Bighappylife.co.uk

Ep.57 Are you doing too much self-development?

Is there such a thing as too much self-development?

In a word, yes.

In this episode, I talk about the two sides of development and how to ensure you make the most of the great ideas you learn from the books you read, courses you attend and webinars you join.

Visit the show notes page for even more information and tips.

 

Ep.56 Healing yourself so you can thrive in business and in life - with Natasha Bray

Natasha Bray is a Success Mastery Coach for High Achievers and Rising Leaders and works with transforming women across 30 countries worldwide. She is the creator of Success Imprinting™️, a unique multi-dimensional approach to transformation that creates rapid and unrivalled permanent change for her clients. 

She has helped thousands of women transform their lives and businesses. She is an international best-selling author and has been featured in national and local papers as well as in some major online publications such as Thrive Global and Medium, recognised as one of the top 35 under 35 entrepreneurs in her country. 

In this episode, Natasha and I talk about what healing is, how it makes a difference, what to expect and how to get started if you're not sure what will work for you.

Show notes available at www.bighappylife.co.uk 

Ep.55 Money habits - What are you passing on to your kids?

It's fair to say that, for most people, money is one of the biggest stressors. Have you ever wondered whether you'd be better with money if you'd learned great habits early on?

If your money habits are a source of stress, have you ever wondered how those habits will shape the way your kids think about money?

That's where Will Rainey comes in. Will is the founder of Blue Tree Savings and it's his mission to help parents teach their kids about money.

In this episode, he shares some of his key lessons and talks about how we can start shaping our kids' habits even if money is tight.

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Ep.54 Energy and your Wellbeing - Restoring flow with Sonia Norman

In this episode I talk to holistic therapist, Sonia Norman, about energy healing, meditation and a really interesting therapy called AcuEnergetics.

Show notes available at bighappylife.co.uk

Ep.53 2 Skills for Emotional Agility

Inspired by Dr Brené Brown's conversation with Dr Susan David on the Dare to Lead podcast, this episode looks at 2 of the skills required for Emotional Agility - the ability to move through emotions productively.

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Ep.52 Why do habits feel so hard to break?

In this episode, I explain Hebb's Law, which is all about how your brain wires itself for efficiency. 

Hebb's Law explains one of the reasons why habit change is so difficult.

Visit the show notes page for links to earlier episodes about habits, including how and why they form.