Posts in mindbodyspirit
Episode 94: Taking Personal Responsibility, and Opening Up Your Circle of Support

Taking personal responsibility for our health behaviours facilitates long-term health. And personal responsibility ripples out into the sense of collective/ society health. Do you find it hard to ask for support? How does this affect you in your work/life balance? What are some simple ways you can extend your circle of support?


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Episode 88: Natural Ways to Sleep Better with Julie Wright

Sleep is important for physical and mental health. Sleep deprivation has short and long-term consequences, including being linked with a number of medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease. Julie Wright, author of ‘The Natural Sleeper’ shares her tips and techniques for reclaiming a good night’s sleep such as sleep technology, mindfulness techniques and complementary and alternative medicine.

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Episode 87: Writing Yourself into Existence with Susanna Howard

An episode about the power of words and the process of flow writing to rediscover yourself, and how this approach has been used in hospital and care homes with people with dementia, mental ill health and carers and staff. Talking about creative expression and the sense of wholeness rather than just being defined by a label

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Episode 86: Representation Matters and Making Yoga Inclusive with Donna Noble

Yoga is for everybody, but the dominant image is of a young, skinny, flexible girl. Donna Noble talks about creating a space of safety and inclusivity so that people can connect with their bodies and minds. The more restful and slow postures and practices are just as valid as the acrobatic, complex movements that are most commonly shared and seen

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Episode 85: Staying Seen in Midlife with Skylar Liberty Rose

A conversation with Skylar Liberty Rose about taking up space as older women and being visible. Learning to turn inwards to choose what we need and feel, rather than relying on the outer illusion of social media and other images that are presented to us. Perimenopause, body changes and how ageing doesn’t have to be associated with loss and shame.

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Episode 80: From Overwhelm and Chaos to Creating Order and Calm with Helen Sanderson

Have you noticed how clearing your physical environment helps you to have a calmer state of mind? In this episode we talk about how trauma and stressful life events can result in a build-up of clutter. You can keep your possessions and space in order by creating simple systems and then maintaining them.

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Episode 73: From Overcoming Cancer and Heart Failure, to Love and Unconventional Routes to Motherhood with Kreena Dhiman

Kreena shares her lessons and powerful story of experiencing breast cancer, heart failure and infertility and pursuing motherhood through surrogacy and donor conception. She talks about speaking out as a South Asian woman, in a community that can be very private, and how sharing stops shame and stigma. Kreena talks about finding beauty and gratitude, even from the painful and difficult things.

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Episode 71: How to Make Space for Wellness, Even When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed and Exhausted

Life can often feel too busy to see a way to create change. Change doesn’t need to be radical. Little steps soon build up. The first step is making space. You can make space in your head, body, diary and living environment. Here are some easy ways to make space so that you can listen to what your body needs next.

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