Creating Change with Emma Bradford

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EPISODE 55: During this episode, I reflect on my podcast journey so far as we wrap up season one. Hear me talk about the most listened to episodes, favourite topics I’ve recorded and potential changes for the podcast to make the podcast sustainable. I also share why I am taking a break before starting season two and my plans for the future of this podcast.

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Welcome to another episode of Creating Change with Emma Bradford!     EPISODE 54: During this episode, you’ll learn about my deeply personal journey of healing and learning to trust men again after an abusive relationship. This journey has been filled with self-discovery, healing, and growth. I hope that by sharing my experiences, I can inspire and help others who may be going through similar situations to seek help, trust again, and create meaningful relationships.

Trauma

[01:45] My experience in an emotionally and psychologically abusive relationship years ago and how it felt like a death experience.

[02:40] Healing from trauma, betrayal, and feeling completely unsafe around men.

Seeking Professional Help

[04:00] Seeking help from various professionals, including shamanic healers, hypnotherapists, somatic coaches, and NLP trainers, to help me uncover the root causes of my fears and work on feeling safe within myself.

[05:06] Finding solace and healing in 5 Rhythms dance classes and workshops, which played a significant role in my healing process.

Lessons

[06:23] Listening to my Intuition and setting boundaries with one of the most breakthrough moments is when I was able to receive a massage from two male therapists, something I wouldn't have been able to do in the past.

[11:00] Finding a balance between my masculine and feminine energies. The journey is not about being against men but about understanding and healing.

[12:09] Looking beyond words and actions in relationships and understanding the underlying intentions and needs of both myself and others

The Transformative Power of Trauma

[14:59] Fear is not a bad thing. It’s a natural response that serves as a protective instinct.

[16:13] Having gone through the trauma has deepened my understanding of my clients and their struggles, and I can help them wake up to the magic of life, too.

Key Takeaways

• It’s not about being the victim. It’s about learning to really trust ourselves and listen to our intuition.
• Often, there's a tendency to think that, as women, we need only to be feminine and that we can't be masculine, but building up my masculine energy in a healthy way has been incredibly healing. It is about the two together.
• Fear is not a bad thing. Fear can be healthy and can help protect us. When fear is in flow, that's our intuition sensing that something doesn't quite feel right; pay attention to that and take action.

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EPISODE 53: During this episode, you’ll learn about the sacred science of numbers. Everyone holds a core energy number. How do you calculate your core number, and what does it mean? In this episode, I dive into the meaning of different core numbers, the strengths and weaknesses of each, and the biggest lessons that each type needs to learn in life.

The Sacred Science of Numbers

[01:09] Everybody has a number in life from 1 – 9 (unless if a master number), which shows the core energy you hold. Your strengths, weaknesses, and greatest lessons you are here to learn.

[01:57] To uncover your core-essence number, you need to add your date of birth… day, month and year together, then keep reducing them to a single digit unless it is a master number.

The Independent Leader, Peace Maker & Creative

[05:26] Number 1 represents the independent leader. They are natural-born leaders with great leadership skills and self-motivation. However, one of their greatest weaknesses is a desire for control and impatience. They have to believe in themselves and lead the way forward.

[07:30] Number 2 is the peacemaker who always aims to bring harmony but tends to be hypersensitive and indecisive. Number 2’s biggest lesson is to let go of people-pleasing.

[09:00] Number 3 is creative and a great communicator though when out of balance also critical and unreliable. Their biggest lesson is to find out their truth and express it.

Society Builders, Freedom Seekers & Responsible Caregiver

[10:06] Number 4’s are practical, grounded society builders, but also inflexible, stubborn, and narrow-minded when not in alignment. They need to open up their mindset and see the bigger picture.

[11:24] Number 5 represents resourceful and charismatic freedom seekers. However, their biggest weakness is recklessness and unpredictable behavior. They need to learn that freedom comes from within.

[12:20] Number 6 main strength is love and compassion, with a weakness in being bossy and interfering at time. They tend to over give and are here to learn about balance.

Truth Seekers, Business-Minded Leaders & the Humanitarian

[13:10] Number 7’s are the truth seekers. They are intelligent with a deeper spiritual connection though on the downside can be skeptical, introverted and pessimistic when out of alignment.

[14:35] Number 8 represents the business-minded leader. They are very entrepreneurial, though when out of balance can be manipulative and materialistic.

[16:06] Number 9 represents the humanitarian. They are growth-minded and global thinkers, though have a tendency to be at times defensive and revengeful when not in alignment.

Key Takeaways

• The deepest peace and the most fulfilling peace is when you are at peace within yourself.
• Self-expression is one of the most essential things for health and happiness.
• Freedom comes from within.

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EPISODE 52: During this episode, you’ll learn why ignoring your inner critic isn’t the answer.  The inner critic, that negative self-talk is the part of us that likes to judge and blame ourselves. What’s the best way to acknowledge it, learn from it, and step out of it? In the session, I delve into the impact of negative self-talk, how our inner child reflects our inner critic and tips to move away from negative self-criticism.

NOTE: This episode includes a live recording which may contain some background sounds.

Negative Self Talk

[02:50] Sometimes, you may believe you’re not worthy or deserving, which is what negative self-talk focuses on… the lack and limited perspective of yourself.

[05:28] With negative self-talk, you focus on the story, believe it, and live according to it, forgetting you can rewrite it.

How Your Inner Critic Reflects Your Inner Child

[05:50] The inner critic brings to your awareness limiting beliefs you picked up in your childhood. Essentially, you repeat your childhood beliefs or what you heard someone else say to you.

[10:44] Acknowledge the inner critic as a teacher. It’s simply the inner child wanting to communicate something from the past.

Tips to Move Away from Negative Self-Criticism

[12:05] Ask yourself, “What’s really true?” Is it really true what you think about yourself?

[13:02] Embrace the de-identification pattern. Ask yourself, “Aren’t I more than that?” You are far greater than any negative self-talk.

Key Takeaways

●      The inner critic is the inner child bringing your attention to your limiting beliefs, fears, and emotions. When you ignore the inner critic, you ignore the inner child. You can find more information when you pay attention.

●      Often, how you criticise yourself is similar to how your parents criticised you, and how you praise yourself is similar to how your parents praised you.

●      Sometimes, the focus can be limited, and you are just focusing on one thing that you perceive as a problem, and by focusing on that, you miss out on everything else.

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EPISODE 51: During this episode, you’ll learn about the power of self-acceptance and perfectionism. In today’s expansion message, I delve into a wonderful image of the rose & what it teaches us. Just like a rose is made of different petals, life is like a puzzle, and when you get fixated on what you don’t like or your weaknesses, you miss out on the whole experience of life. Open up to who you are, you don’t have to be perfect!

The Rose Metaphor

[04:05] Every petal in a rose makes its form, and every form is part of its growth. When you focus on one part only in life, you open up to misinterpretations and only half of the experience. Choose to see the bigger picture, and things fall into place.

[05:24] When you are fixated on things you don’t like about yourself you forget everything else beyond that. Expand your perspective to experience whole life experience not the limited experience.

Perfectionism

[06:08] Perfectionism has this sense of controlling things and having them perfect but avoiding anything challenging, you miss the full experience which makes the rose.

[07:15] The metaphor of Sagrada Familia (famous building in Barcelona) despite being under construction for so many years and still incomplete, it’s a popular tourist attraction.

Self-Acceptance

[08:58] Shift your perspective on perfectionism. Life is made of different puzzles and when we focus on one little piece that we don’t like, we miss out on the full experience of who we truly are.

[10:21] Take a step back, identify what you don’t like and choose to open up more to self-acceptance.

Key Takeaways

●      You don’t need to have everything perfect. You don’t need to have everything complete.

●      Open up to accepting what it is, who you are now and focus on yourself rather than surface level character traits.

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EPISODE 50: During this episode, we celebrate 50 episodes of this podcast with some great questions from my listeners that I answer. In this Q & A session, I share a definition on what unconditional love is, how to love your partner or loved ones from the Soul, tips for navigating breakups, as well as how childhood experiences impact adult relationships.

Defining Unconditional Love

[04:18] Conditional love is when we give or receive love through the eyes of the Ego, thinking certain things have to happen or feel a certain way in order to love.

[05:31] Unconditional love is when you see the bigger picture rather than being caught up in the limitations and emotions. Open up and see that deeper thread that connects everything, loving through that rather than the eyes of Ego identity.

[08:43] Healthy boundaries are important. It’s not a matter of being completely open and unconditionally loving all the time.

Navigating Breakups

[11:10] Breakups are painful to go through, and having a support circle is key. Share what you’re going through, and let your circle check up on you when you don’t feel like reaching out.

[13:02] Acknowledge the emotions that come up during the breakup and find a creative outlet, for instance, releasing it on paper and burning it, singing it and also creating a “No-contact” period with your ex-partner.

How Childhood Experiences Impact Your Relationships

[20:11] Much of what you experience in your childhood affects your relationship because you have this blueprint that mirrors back as you move through life.

[22:02] Identify your hidden limiting beliefs, let them go through NLP, coaching, or therapy, and rewrite your story. This will have a knock on effect on your relationships.

Key Takeaways

●      We have an Ego for a reason. It helps us to take action and remember who we are, but what is not helpful is when we are allowing it to be in control.

●      Breakups are challenging to go through. It can be painful, but also a great learning experience and a huge point of transformation.

●      How you talk about things has a knock on effect on how you feel about things.

3 Common Misconceptions about NLP Welcome to another episode of Creating Change with Emma Bradford!    

EPISODE 49: During this episode, you’ll learn about three common misconceptions about NLP.  Sometimes, there are misunderstandings about NLP and it can be labeled incorrectly. Today, I share a broad definition of NLP, different ways that it is used, the true essence of NLP, and break down three common misconceptions about NLP.

What is NLP?

[02:15] NLP stands for Neuro-linguistic programming. It’s all to do with the unconscious filters in your mind (beliefs, values and metaprograms), linguistics (how we talk to ourselves / others) and programming (tools and techniques in NLP that can program the unconscious mind).

[06:10] NLP is often used in politics, business, breakthrough coaching and peak performance coaching.

[07:41] You can also use NLP to heal the inner child, overcome challenges from the past, any self-sabotaging behavior and fall back in love with yourself.

Three Misconceptions about NLP

[10:52] One common misconception about NLP is that it is manipulative because it is used in sales and politics, but it’s not NLP itself. It’s dependent on the individual and how they use it.

[12:57] Coaching. There is so much more to NLP and many therapists, professionals and coaches have done NLP training practitioner training for additional structure and techniques, especially to work with the unconscious mind.

[14:01] People think NLP is all about sales. It’s widely used in the business world, though it’s not the only way it is used. It can be used in a holistic sense and help people create a little more care and tenderness with themselves.

Practical Tips

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EPISODE 48: Sometimes you may think your actions are insignificant, when you have no idea how far into the future, they can impact others. In today’s episode, I dive into the impact of our words and actions on others, communicating with love and kindness, as well as practical tips on creating a positive impact on others.

The Impact we Have on Others

[01:12] Sometimes, we think our actions are insignificant, but we don’t know their impact on those around us.

[03:16] My personal experience in helping someone with performance anxiety at an NLP meetup without any idea of its future impact until years later.

Impact of Words / Actions

[05:26] What you say to other people can have a big impact on them and even though you aren't responsible for everything people receive, communicate kindly or with love.

[08:26] Everything you do, no matter how insignificant it seems, can have a knock-on effect on those around you.

Practical Tip

[10:34] Take a moment and think about how others have impacted you with their words or actions or how you have impacted others. How do you show up now?

[11:09] We are always creating an impact, but the level of impact and the quality of impact is your choice.

Key Takeaways

●      You have no idea how far into the future your actions and words can benefit people, whether positive or negative. Communicate with love and kindness.

●      You are always creating an impact, and the quality of impact is your choice.

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EPISODE 47: During this episode, you’ll learn about five things that have a big impact on my life. Listen as I share about how paying attention to the senses while traveling is a wonderful way to ground, the gift of nature and its healing properties, as well as dance as a way of removing any stuck emotions within. Also, I share how limiting alcohol and caffeine created a huge impact on anxiety levels and how NLP helped me break free of starting the day with my mobile.

Paying Attention to my Senses

[01:37] Paying attention to what I see, hear or feel while traveling.

[03:29] Noticing the sensation of your feet within your shoes and bringing the attention back to that is a great way to ground after a long flight.

Nature and Movement

[04:38] Nature has a healing property that’s beneficial for our health and well-being.

[05:24] Moving the body is a wonderful way to release any stuck emotions within. Find what works for you.

Reducing Alcohol and Caffeine

[07:55] Although I occasionally enjoy chocolate, green tea, black tea and decaf coffee, cutting out on alcohol & caffeine has reduced anxiety levels significantly.

[08:22] Cutting out alcohol was massive as it negatively impacted my wealth-well-being and I felt I wasn’t present within my body when I consumed it.

Phone Free Mornings

[09:44] The unconscious mind is first influenced when you wake up. I don’t want to program my unconscious mind with online news and negative stories first thing in the morning.

[10:42] Using the Swish pattern technique from NLP helped me shift into a new positive habit and start the day with presence.

Key Takeaways

● Moving our body is a wonderful way to get our body out of the head and allow that motion to flow through us rather than remain stuck within us.

● You don’t need to go from 0 to 100. Keep it simple. Pick one thing & notice what changes.

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EPISODE 46: For the first time on this Podcast, I share an audio clip from a live class with my graduate students sharing my experience overcoming an emotionally and psychologically abusive relationship, learning to connect from the soul, and living soul-led life rather than listening solely to the mind. Also, I share about building a loving and supportive community and practical tips for stepping into a soul-led life!

Connecting to the Soul rather Than the Mind

[02:32] My experience with emotional and physiological abuse was the final spark of change that led me to creating change and living a life that my soul wants, not what the mind wants.

[03:05] Although society focuses much on the mind and achievements, find your truth. What feels good for you and how do you want to live?

Building a Supportive Community

[04:53] Connect with friends and start building a community to see who wants to live in alignment with nature and not against nature.

[07:04] Live in a community that’s loving and supportive of each other rather than a society that wants to judge, shame, blame and create division.

Practical Tip

[08:33] Notice what fears and excuses come up from the mind and notice what’s underneath the deeper message of what your heart and soul want to experience in life.

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EPISODE 45: During this episode, you’ll learn about the behind-the-scenes of creating a podcast. What does it take to create a podcast? Listen as I delve into my process from audio recording, outsourcing an audio editor and show notes writer, to how much it costs to produce a single podcast episode. Additionally, I discuss some of the biggest lessons in podcast creation as well as why you must be in your best emotional state beforehand. Tune in for more insights!

Audio Recording and Editing

[01:59] Record your podcast episodes way in advance to ensure you constantly have content.

[04:07] Create the best recording experience in terms of sound. You can surround yourself with plenty of blankets and cushions if you don’t have a soundproof room.

[04:54] Record your episodes and send them to your audio editor to remove all the unnecessary sounds in the episode.

Show Notes and Videos

[05:40] Once your audio is ready, send it to a show note writer to capture all the key takeaways, mentioned links and episode description.

[06:15] Upload the show notes and audio online and send to YouTube assistant to upload on YouTube too.

Biggest Lessons

[12:29] Find a way to create a wonderful cozy environment to share your episodes from.

[13:14] Create the best emotional state when recording your episodes, like eating and drinking beforehand.

Practical Tip

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EPISODE 44: During this episode, you’ll learn about connecting to the abundance and wealth in life. Abundance is the non-tangible and the currency of the heart. In today’s expansion message, I delve into the difference between money and abundance, a broad definition of abundance, and the different ways we can connect to that.

Money Vs Abundance

[01:35] We don’t need huge amounts of money to survive, but there can be stresses and worries related to money.

[02:16] Sometimes, we perceive our success as related to the amount of money we have, and we forget to consider the abundance we already have.

Defining Abundance

[02:41] We are all abundant beings with so much wealth in our life when we expand our perspectives and realise that it’s not all about money. It doesn’t revolve around that.

[03:22] It's not about whether you succeed or don’t accumulate material wealth. It’s about opening your heart to the truth that lies within.

Practical Tip

[06:19] Notice what helps you feel abundant and the more we connect to this, the more it can also affect our finances, money and life as a whole.

[06:52] It’s always back to the heart. That’s the real abundance. That’s the real currency.

Key Takeaways

● Money is not good or bad. It’s what we do with it that’s important.

● There are so many gifts in life, but not all of those gifts can pay bills in the direct sense. However, they can certainly have a knock-on effect on our health and well-being and influence all the other areas of life, including finances.

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EPISODE 43: The unconscious mind is where we have the blueprint of our body. It’s like the recorder of our life experiences. Listen as I expound on the power of the unconscious mind and why it’s the biggest component of your life with a direct influence on the actions or decisions you take. Also, I delve into why what you surround yourself with matters and two simple, effective ways to reprogram your mind. Important topic!

Power of the Unconscious Mind

[01:26] The unconscious mind is one of the biggest components of ourselves, as it has a direct impact on how we live and experience life

[02:04] The unconscious mind is the goal getter. It gets the goal that directly influences your behaviors, thoughts, beliefs and actions you take in life.

Surrounding Yourself with Positive Messages

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EPISODE 42: During this episode, you’ll learn about the immensity of who you are by connecting with your heart. What’s the message from your heart? In today’s expansion message, I dive into the power of reconnecting with your heart, using your mind rather than being directed by it, acknowledging your heart as the compass of life as well as creating a balance between the two.

Connecting to Your Heart

[02:05] You cannot know the immensity of who you are through the limited perspective of the mind until you step into your heart, connect with your heart then open the door to the infinite wisdom connection.

[02:28] The heart is the gateway to the unspoken truth within each human cell.

The Power of the Heart and Mind

[03:26] The heart connects us to something greater beyond our personal identity while the mind amplifies it.

[05:15] Create a balance between the heart and mind. The mind is incredibly powerful but the compass of life itself is the heart and Soul.

Practical Tip

[05:50] Start by reconnecting to your heart by asking questions in your journal.

[06:00] Respond to the question, “What’s the message from my heart right now.”

Key Takeaways

● The mind is a tool to use, not live by, so use the mind rather than being controlled or directed by it.

● When we reconnect to the heart rather than what is believed by the fear based mind it brings a doorway of infinite possibilities.

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EPISODE 41: Plant medicine is an ancient practice that has been there for years but recently gaining awareness on a wider global level. When conducted with a level of respect and traditions, plant medicine can have great benefits though should be done with a grounded sense of understanding, respect and honour. Tune in and listen as I delve into the benefits and challenges of plant medicine, as well as paying keen attention to mother nature and the messages everyday life has to offer.

Plant Medicine Awareness

[01:35] Plant medicine originated from the ancient practices carried out for many years by skilled Shamanic healers and tribes.

[01:53] The increased awareness of plant medicine on a societal level and across the world.

Benefits and Challenges

[02:35] Most people have found huge benefits from plant medicine, such as alleviating depression, mental health issues and overcoming emotional challenges.

[05:06] When plant medicine is not done with the level of respect for traditions and ancient practices, it can cause problems.

[06:11] If you feel the call to try Ayahuasca, it needs to come from the plant itself and done so with respect and with a trained and experienced facilitator.

Practical Tip

[10:47] Start deepening your connection with mother nature and the messages life is offering when you slow down and come back to presence.

[15:26] Pay attention to everyday life and see life as a sacred medicine. When you pay attention, everything is right there.

Key Takeaways

● Everything we need is here right now; if something we need is not here, there is a stepping stone present.

● Life can be the most sacred medicine when we pay attention to it.

● What will happen in the ceremony is what you need rather than what you want.

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EPISODE 40: During this episode, you’ll learn how to generate more self-tenderness. At times, you may have good intentions and strong desire for self-care but end up falling back into self-sabotaging patterns. How can we make it easier and what are the benefits of cultivating self-tenderness? Tune in and listen as I dive into the topic of self-love and care, understanding your personal love language, being intentional in cultivating self-tenderness as well as letting go of the inner critic.

Self-Love and Self-Care

[02:04] Peter Kelly defines self-love as being open to receiving, while self-care are the actions, beliefs and boundaries.

[03:20] You don’t have to be perfect in self-love and care, it’s all about balance. There might be times when we do things imperfectly, and that’s okay. Give yourself a little bit more grace.

[06:28] The first step to self-love is to bring acceptance to where things are currently and tolerate yourself a little bit more.

[06:50] Start with tolerance as Willemijn de Dreu says https://willemijndedreu.com/

Understanding Your Love Language

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EPISODE 39: Transform the mud into gold! In today’s episode, I share a little sneak peek from personal practice on how to transform challenges into wonderful possibilities & opportunities. How do you turn your setbacks into the greatest work of art? Tune in to this episode for more insights.

Giving Thanks to the Miracle of Life

[02:33] To breathe consciously and deeply is to enter the very existence of life itself. To breathe is to be in the dance of polarities, the space between polarities.

[02:53] You’re truly alive when you recognise life and give thanks to the miracle of life.

Being the Alchemist in your life

[03:15] Opening up to new perspectives and turning your setbacks into being the greatest work of art.

[04:25] Life happens for us, not to us. It’s constantly opening up opportunities. Identify the gift and what life is inviting you to expand into.

Practical tips

[04:49] If you’re going through a particular challenge at the moment, ask yourself how you can transform that. How can you use it as a stepping stone forward?

[05:19] Taking a conscious inhale and exhale during a challenge can be helpful. Not only to we deepen our breaths, but we get more oxygen for our brains to think clearly and can calm everything down.

[06:11] Journal the gift or opportunity that your current challenge offers you now.

Key Takeaways

● To be in this human existence takes courage through the twists and turns. One lesson at a time. One setback at a time, letting go of what once was.

● Transform the mud into gold. One foot at a time. One step forward at a time.

● Life happens for us, not to us.

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EPISODE 38: During this episode, you’ll learn about the light and the shadow within the self-awareness industry. After ten years in the self-awareness industry professionally (and many more personally) I have seen a lot and learnt a lot. I have always been aware of the non-physical world, my intuition is a big part of my life. However, growing up at school and as a teenager, I pushed it all to one side. Later, through my own struggles, stress, and anxiety of working in particularly challenging situations, I dived into it again. Tune in to listen as I expand on the shadow of the self-awareness industry, personal responsibility in discerning what resonates especially regarding trends in the social media world. An important episode topic and one to be discussed and shared.

The Self-Awareness Industry

[02:10] There is much in the self-awareness industry to help people with what they are struggling with.

[03:12] Manipulative practices in the coaching & self-awareness industry.

Personal Responsibility

[04:18] Don’t expect to be spoon-fed. Listen to your intuition and take responsibility and discern what resonates with you and what doesn't.

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EPISODE 37: During this episode, you’ll learn about masculine & feminine polarities and creating an internal balance between the two. As much as the coaching world focuses on women stepping into their femininity, it’s more about finding the harmony between the masculine and feminine polarities. In this episode, we delve into masculine vs feminine polarities, finding a balance between the two and why it’s important to use your balanced inner masculine as a woman.

Masculine vs Feminine

[1:59] Feminine energy is the expression of the energy flow both gentle to wild, while masculine is the holding space and awareness to witness that energy flowing through.

[5:40] Society’s perspective on feminine energy is intuitive, flowing and creative.

Find Balance Between the Structure & Flow Within

[7:11] It’s not about swinging too far in one direction forgetting the other. It’s about both and finding a balance between the structure & flow within.

[09:16] Stepping up into your inner masculine as a woman. It helps you navigate through trauma, emotions and creates a sense of safety.

Practical Tip

[12:30] Bring in a little bit more structure and flow in whatever way it feels good in your day-to-day work.

[14:18] Tune into yourself and notice what feels good and how you can create internal harmony.

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EPISODE 36: During this episode, you’ll learn about reparenting your inner child within. As we go through life, when relating to others, there can be triggers that we find challenging due to our childhood wounds. How do you respond to the hurt, abandonment, or rejection from your childhood? How can you acknowledge that inner child within that wants to be heard, seen, and comforted? Listen as we delve into the world of the Inner child, finding the root cause rather than blaming others, acknowledging the inner child within, and tips to connect to your younger self!

Childhood Wounds and Triggers

[01:03] It’s easy to get caught up in the moment and feel that all comes from what the other person has said or whatever situation you are in. However, much of it is from childhood wounds.

[02:05] Finding the root cause of your childhood hurts and not blaming others in the present moment.

Acknowledging the Inner Child Within

[2:39] You don't have to blame yourself. Acknowledge the inner child within that just wants to be heard, seen and comforted.

[4:12] Connecting with your younger self.

Practical Tip

[7:01] Have an image of your younger self and spend a moment each day acknowledging that part of yourself

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EPISODE 35: During this episode, you’ll learn about finding stillness within the chaos. How do you find stillness during the chaotic moments in life? Listen as I share a potent vision that came to me in a time of need, a still serene goddess. The different polarities, contrasts in life how they help us evolve, helping you to integrate polarities further. Plus some practical tips to connect with the stillness within chaos!

A Still Serene Goddess

[1:01] A vision of a completely still serene goddess many years ago in a white desert, and that serene look on her face has stuck with me ever since.

[2:54] We may have chaotic moments in our lives, yet deep within, we have the stillness of our own Soul.

Polarities and Contrasts

[03:41] We have all these polarities and contrasts, but thanks to the contrasts, we can learn, grow and evolve.

[04:18] If there are shadow aspects about yourself, things you dislike bring loving curiosity. Close the gap in between, create wholeness and recognize every moment you can connect to stillness.

Practical Tip

[6:38] Pay attention to your breath. Inhale, exhale and notice the moments or pauses between exhale and inhale.

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EPISODE 34: In today’s episode, I share my passion for creative arts since kindergarten, the power of allowing intuition in creativity rather than focusing on the logical mind only, as well as my Soul art sessions that I now offer combined with NLP coaching. Tune into the episode for insights on how to reconnect with yourself through with colour and paint.

Passion for Creative Arts

[01:47] Creative arts is a big part of Creating Change, the training. I blended everything I knew about NLP, creative arts & therapeutic movement.

[02:15] The creative aspect of drawing and painting has been a big part of me since day one, creating in kindergarten.

Intuition and Creativity

[03:48] We all have the ability and skill to be creative. Often, we’re trained in society to focus on the rational, logical mind and overlook the intuitive.

[04:09] Many times I have found myself painting someone or something without even realising why I put that particular image only and later to realise it had a significant meaning to the person I was painting for.

Soul Art Session

[07:02] Soul art session primarily is about your intuitive message as you connect to the art. I always ask my client to connect to their own intuition when looking at the art created first before I share what messages I received.

[08:19] In the soul art sessions, I create a unique original drawing or painting for the client and then we have one-on-one zoom-sessions to discuss it. For more information, email info@emmabradford.net

[09:29] Soul art sessions are a wonderful way to reconnect, a wonderful self-gift to yourself and your loved ones.

Key Takeaways

● We can all be intuitive. We can all pick up on sensations and messages.

● Your ultimate guide, your ultimate teacher, is your own intuition. Not what I say now that someone else says, you are an intuition.

● Each person is an individual. Each person is going through their own life set of challenges and lessons.

● Human beings are creative in nature even if we think we are not creative.

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EPISODE 33: A big topic that comes up every year! At the beginning of each new year, many people look forward to creating new, healthy habits, letting go of unhealthy habits, and putting their best foot forward in year ahead. However, often motivation drops after a few weeks. Why is that? I’ll share in today’s episode. Here’s an episode with great tips for creating successful new year's resolutions.

Conscious Mind vs. Unconscious Mind

[02:48] We often set goals from the conscious mind while not paying attention to the unconscious mind.

[03:43] So much of what we do is based on the unconscious mind. So, get the unconscious mind on board with any new year’s resolutions.

Limiting Beliefs

[04:09] Find the limiting beliefs and ask questions about the new year's resolutions. If the answers are negative, that’s can be why self-sabotage can kick in.

[05:14] Let go of limiting beliefs by identifying what conflicts with your resolutions.

Practical Tip

[07:07] Get crystal clear on what it is you want. Do it for you, not for someone else, and choose what’s in alignment with your desires or values.

[[07:56] Ease off the pressure and allow yourself to enjoy life.

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EPISODE 32: In this episode, we delve into insights about what the year invites us to connect to. What are opportunities in 2023, according to the sacred science of numbers? I share the biggest question for the year, finding your own truth and why it’s the best year to encounter new opportunities. Tune into the episode to find out what awaits us this new year!

2023 Numerology

[01:46] 2023 numerology (2+0+2+3 = 7) and the global collective energy for the year.

[03:16] Identify your personal year number by adding the day and month of your birth to the number seven and reducing it to a single digit.

[04:04] Number 7 is known for seeking the truth, finding and learning new things. A great time to learn about spirituality, metaphysics, science or technology.

Biggest Question for 2023

[05:34] Seeking the deeper meaning of truth for you rather than following someone blindly or an organization without listening to your internal voice.

[06:05] Looking beyond the physical and connecting to your spiritual truth. If you don’t have a spiritual practice, it’s a wonderful year to start!

2023 is the year of truth

[07:23] 2023 is the year when truths will come out, new perspectives, ideas, and ways of looking at things.

[09:23] Year of personal awareness, diving into self-development & connecting to your intuition. This is not the year to override your intuition with the logical mind.

Practical Tip

[12:23] Connect with your curious mindset. Things will become clearer, insights will unfold as well, and you’ll navigate through different lessons and challenges.

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EPISODE 31: During this episode, you’ll learn simple, effective ways to help you navigate heavier emotions. If you are feeling a lot of sadness, anger, fear, guilt, or any emotion you might find challenging, you don’t need to hold on to them. There are ways to learn from them and then let them go with some creative and enjoyable processes. Suppressing emotions is not healthy for the body and well-being. Learn how to embody your emotions, allow them to flow, and let them out to live an optimal life.

Emotions

[1:01] - Learning how to navigate and release heavy emotions and related previous podcast episodes to listen to.

[2:09] - Everything is made up of energy. Emotions are Energy in Motion.

Being Fully Self Aware

[2:53] - Being fully aware of the thoughts that are influencing or creating the emotional state that you find yourself in.

[3:56] - We have a choice. We can transform our emotional state and story by turning our ‘should’s’ and ‘have-to’s’ into ‘I could’ or ‘I choose to’.

[4:29] - Understand that there are no negative emotions. Every emotion has a message and a gift. They are an invitation leading onto something else.

Practical Tip

[6:26] - Creative expression: Whenever you’re experiencing heavy emotions, find a way to express them creatively, whether it’s through writing, painting, singing, or whatever feels good to you.

[10:37] - Get into the body, feel the emotion, and dance it out. Through physical movement, we’re helping to release any trapped emotions that may be stored within the body.

[1:41] Three practical keys to get embodied and allow emotions to flow - breath, movement, and sound.

Key Takeaways

• Sometimes we are not fully aware of how much our thoughts contribute and create some emotional states we find ourselves in.
• Whenever a heavier emotion comes up, it’s important to notice what presides them and pay attention to the thoughts.
• When we’re aware of our thoughts, we can change our emotional state and rewrite our story to turn our ‘should’s’ and ‘have to’s’ into ‘I could’, or ‘I choose’.
• Every emotion has a lesson, and every emotion has a gift.
• Emotions can reside in our bodies, and if we don’t allow them to flow through us, they can become trapped in our bodies.

Previous Podcast Episodes Related to Emotions

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EPISODE 30: During this episode, you’ll learn how to reflect on your life experiences that have shaped who you are today and helped you to achieve and connect to your gifts. There are no failures in life, everything is part of the whole experience, and there are insights that we can learn from every experience.  There are gifts and opportunities in everything, even in obstacles. Today’s episode is about taking a moment to reflect back and look at where you are right now to acknowledge how far you have come, everything you have learned and how all those past experiences have given you gifts and opportunities.

Looking Back

[2:08] - Life is a journey of twists and turns, exploration and evolution to your ultimate destination, which is back to your heart and the core of who you truly are.

[3:30] - Managing expectations when things don’t turn out as we expected, when obstacles arise, and when things don’t work in life.

Full Circle Moments

[4:10] - Turning around and looking back at the experiences on your journey and how they shaped who you are today and the gifts you were able to connect to.

[5:26] - How the skills I learned in textile design at the university have been helpful in what I do today, even though I’m in a different field

[7:57] - There are no failures, everything is a redirection, part of the whole experience, and there are things that we can learn from every single experience.

Practical Tip

[9:09] - Journal and make it practical. Ask yourself questions and reflect on what has helped you to get where you’re today and what you have learned from those experiences.

Key Takeaways

• The ultimate destination in life is simply back to your own heart and the core of who you truly are.
• Life is change, and it always brings up unexpected things.
• Failures are just redirection helping you to redirect yourself on the path that you’re meant to be on.
• There are insights we can learn from every single experience, and it’s about paying attention and opening up the awareness to notice them.

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EPISODE 29: During this episode, you’ll learn how to expand your awareness and perspective to navigate challenges in life with ease. Living life and reconnecting with yourself is all about coming back to the heart, that loving essence that each of us has within. Living life in the present moment with gratitude and respectfulness recognising the life and the divinity within ourselves and others. Sometimes it’s easy to forget how incredible we are when we focus on all the should’s, the have-to’s, the material things, and the things we dislike about ourselves. Stop creating limitations. Keep it simple, set the intention, and reconnect with that loving essence within you.

Expansion Messages

[1:56] - Expansion messages from my personal practice that I’ve been sharing via email and how you can subscribe to receive wonderful authentic messages.

[3:35] - The intention behind expansion messages: I send them to help connect with the all-loving essence within that every single person has.

Coming Back to The Heart

[4:40] - One of my very first expansion messages that I shared with my email list on coming back to the heart and how this is the very anchor in life.

[5:48] - The part that I found beneficial for me: Perceived definitions can become hidden limitations.

[6:47] - Living life with presence, gratitude and respectful honour to the divine within all and yourself.

Practical Tip

[7:51] - Look into your eyes, see your eyes blinking back at you and see the life that is right there. That is the gateway to divinity, and it starts with your eyes.

[9:56] Keep it simple, look at yourself in the mirror, connect to your eyes and just recognise that life blinking back at you. Set the intention to recognise that and notice what changes.

Key Takeaways

• It’s easy to forget to come back to the heart when we’ve so many activities, bills, work, and a reminder can be very useful.
• Coming back to the heart is the main anchor in life.
• When we’re so focused on a particular label or definition of something, we limit ourselves because we’re not so open to considering new perspectives.
• Sometimes it’s easy to forget who we’re when we focus on all ‘should’s’, ‘have to’s’, ‘must-do’s’, ‘need to’s’, and the things we dislike about ourselves.
• Sometimes we’re so focused on material wealth that we forget what lies at the very deepest core.

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EPISODE 28: During this episode, you’ll learn how you can maintain your energy, stay grounded in your own energy and navigate life a little bit easier. Each of us has this quantum field of energy around us, and picking and holding onto other people's energy within our energy field can affect our health and well-being. Today’s episode is a call to connect with our energetic body, be mindful of our energy and try some practices which can help clean the energetic field, revive and reconnect to that pure light that lives within you.

Attending to Our Energetic Body

[1:07] - Caring and attending to our energetic body just like we do for our physical, emotional, and energetic body.

[2:02] - Everything is made up of energy. Everything is made up of vibrating particles and energy running through them.

How to Be Mindful of the Energetic Body

[3:09] - Feeling and sensing energy, you can feel drained or uplifted in different spaces.

[4:19] - Why it can be challenging for those who are very sensitive to energy to be in certain environments or be around certain people when there is heavier energy.

[4:53] - Paying attention and being mindful of energetic boundaries to avoid burnout and absorbing people’s stresses, worries and fears.

[05:51] - Evening practice that I started using to clean and clear energies from my field that I pick up throughout the day in sessions with clients.

Being Intuitive of The Presence of Energy

[6:27] - If you are feeling drained, tired, or exhausted after being in certain situations, drained environments or people, that is a representation of energy.

Practical Tips

[17:38] - Set the intention. Imagine you’re standing under a wonderful shower that is showering you with bright light, and it’s washing away anything you don’t need to hold onto down into the ground to be transmuted.

[10:17] Connect to gratitude every evening before going to sleep to reset and come back to the heart.

Key Takeaways

• Everything is made up of energy.
• We don’t see energy, but we can sense and feel it.
• It can be a little challenging for people who are sensitive to energies in certain environments and with certain people.
• Everyone has a quantum of energy around them, and picking and holding other people's energy within your field can affect your well-being.
• Something that we cannot see can be challenging to think it’s there, but we know energy is there because of its results.

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EPISODE 27: Step into the power that’s always there, even in the most challenging situations – recognising choice. It’s easy to play the victim, it’s easy to point the finger at others and focus on how others have it better. Thing is what choices are we making in our daily life to support our dreams? A powerful episode, a must listen and share within your circles.

Side Note: I mention a mild swear word in this podcast – in case you have little ones around and wish to use headphones.

Luck & Privilege

[1:44] - I’ve had many people say to me “You’re so lucky”. Yes, I have a very privileged life in many ways, and in other ways I’ve made some hard decisions to be where I am today.

Choice

[3:15] - We always have choice. Pay attention to your choices in day-to-day life. Are they in alignment with your goals and values?

[4:40] - Challenges that I have faced personally – no steady income from 9.5 job, famio

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EPISODE 26: During this episode, you’ll learn how you can connect with yourself, soften and come back to the loving essence. Being a vessel of love is all about connecting with yourself and the all-loving essence within and recognising the love that flows through you and resides within you. Your loving essence is you. Soften and reconnect to the deeper essence within, come back to the heart and bring the best into your daily life.

How To Connect with Yourself

[1:28] - Intuitive knowing and how I went about increasing and upleveling my intuition this year by pausing and taking time to go inward in different ways.

[2:12] - How I was able to set the intention, start writing/journaling and notice the messages were coming up for me to connect with my heart, soul and the all-loving essence that lies within me that each one of us has.

[4:23] - Words and phrases that I used in writing the messages to transform my perspective of any challenging situation

Coming Back to The Heart

[5:52] - The messages that I shared on my email newsletter list, on reconnecting and tapping into ourselves more in our daily life.

[8:15] - Coming back to softer awareness and bringing a little more tenderness to ourselves, to others and to situations, that we find ourselves in.

[9:07] - What it means to soften in life. What it doesn’t mean to soften in life.

Practical Tip

[11:06] - Scan your body right now and notice if there are any areas of tension. If you hold any tension within your jaw, hips, or shoulders, breathe through that to soften.

Key Takeaways

● Connecting with yourself and the all-loving essence within will help you guide yourself in whatever situation you are going through.

● If we tap into ourselves even 1% more in our daily life, we can create a change on this planet, and it’s all about coming back to the heart and connecting back to that softer side of ourselves.

● It’s not always easy though it can be simple, soften and come back to the loving awareness, place your hand on your heart and notice what life experience is all about when you live life through this.

● Through awareness and active breathing, you are helping your body to release tension and soften; you soften through your tender loving awareness and presence.

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EPISODE 25: Big topic! And especially for many women. Body image and our relationship to our body. Here is a soothing bitesize episode to rewrite the story and start loving your body even more.

Challenges

[1:32] – Most people on some level have had some thoughts or challenges in how they view aspects of their body. This is especially common for women due to the pressures in society.

Beyond the Surface

[3:26] - Flip the script, it’s not about surface level appearances. Notice how your body as a whole gifts you so many wonderful experiences.

[5:00] - The gifts the body can offer. We can write, walk, run, dance etc thanks to the body. We are able to experience so much and we often take it for granted.

Practical Step Forward

[7:45] - Pick one aspect of your body that you feel you can start appreciating right now. Even if it is something small like your nose or your ear giving you the gift of scent or sound.

[9:40] - Choose what works for you, focus on one aspect of your body during a week or one each day until you can start connecting to your body as a whole.

A Vessel to Use

[10:28] - The body is a physical vessel where our energy resides and animates the body. The helps us experience the gifts of this human experience. See the divinity.

[11:25] - It’s not about looking a certain way, it’s about what you get to experience in life thanks to your body.

[11:54] - Menstrual cycles are a wonderful time to connect to the body.

[13:10] - Use a mirror and look at one part of your body in the mirror, notice the thoughts that arise and recognise the gifts that each part offers you.

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EPISODE 24: All about Gratitude! In this episode I share my gratitude practice and how accountability has helped me keep it up every day 3 years later and still going. I also talk about the neurology of the mind and how habits are formed. If you’re looking to create healthy habits and tap into gratitude even more this episode is for you!

How my Practice Started

[1:27] -The inner critic at the end of the day and how “should’s, have to’s, must’s” often arise.

[2:08] - I suggested to a friend that we hold each other accountable and start a gratitude practice. Switching the focus away from scarcity and lack to the gifts already present moment.

Power of Repetition

[5:00] - The unconscious mind gets reprogrammed through repetition. Whatever we repeat becomes an ingrained habit.

[5:30] - Using this awareness to transform our mobile phone usage. The mind works on what we have experienced in the past. What neural pathways are you reinforcing?

Power of Accountability & Support

[7:00] - Walking through a journey with someone can make it easier and more enjoyable.

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EPISODE 23: One of my favourite topics of exploration, the feminine energy. In this episode I share 4 main feminine archetypes and how they link with the menstrual cycle. As well as a few common misconceptions about the feminine energy and what it means to be in your feminine energy. A topic for all, we all regardless of gender have both masculine and feminine polarities within.

Feminine Energy

[0:53] - Nothing to do with genders. Masculine and feminine energies are labels to describe the polarities within the universe.

[1:27] - Each of the polarities have polarities within themselves, this is often forgotten about.

4 key Feminine Archetypes

[2:33] - The Maiden, the mother, wild woman (mystic), wise woman (crone) and how this links in with menstrual cycles.

[2:33] - The internal spring (more energy, time of activity), summer (opening, nurturing, giving), autumn (clearing, premenstrual, heightened emotions), and winter (going inwards, internal wisdom, tranquillity).

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EPISODE 22: We have been through some very potent times in history, humanity has been stretched and challenged in big ways these last few years. Despite the fears, the misleading information, the differences… underneath it all we have more in common than we are led to believe. Back to the heart, let’s create radical change through our ability to connect to the powerful thread that connects us all.

Thank You

[0:45] – Thank you for listening to this podcast and sharing these episodes with loved ones.

Good / Bad Narrative

[2:30] – How we can create change in the world. Easy to get caught up in victim ‘blame others’ mindset which only creates more division.

[3:28] – People underneath it all simply want to feel loved and accepted. Am I going along with divisive narratives? Am I choosing to see, connect to the human being within?

Back to the Heart

[4:15] – One of the biggest things we can do to create change and experience change in the world is to…

A) bring it back to ourselves, doing our own internal emotional healing as this on an energetic level helps the collective.

B) Connect to the human heart within everyone.

C) Remember the divinity within.

Taking it Deeper

[5:25] – Everything is made of energy and we’re all part of this collective quantum field. We are what animates the personality and body, not the personality or body itself. Recognise the living breathing essence within yourself and others.

D) Listen to a variety of perspectives and practice discernment. This a key to reclaiming our power. What’s my truth?

Above all

[9:06] – Recap: connect to the physical body, the HUMANESS, connect to the DIVINITY, and in nature, and practice DISCERNMENT.

[9:54] – Often we are so attached to our beliefs because our identity wrapped up in it, and deep within we want to simply be loved which is why it can be hard hearing different opinions.

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EPISODE 21: In this episode I share what happened at university and how I went against the advice of my tutors for my final project, risky, though so worth it. Listening to that intuitive knowing within always pays off!

Creating Change

[2:00] - What Creating Change means for me and that it’s not necessarily about goal setting and bringing new things into our life. It’s about seeing what’s already present with a new perspective and reconnecting to the truth of who we are within.

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EPISODE 20: Have you felt overwhelmed with the intense fear-based news stories in the world? Do you want to know what’s going whilst reducing your levels of anxiety, stress and not over worry about world events? Life is for living, connecting to what is, right here, right now and things can change dramatically when we choose to create healthy boundaries and continue living life through the heart.

Building Blocks of the Senses

[1:15] - Modalities and Sub Modalities in Neuro Linguistic Programming and how these are used in advertising.

[3:23] – Why knowing about sub modalities is important when we take in news stories and managing our level of overwhelm. There is a difference between seeing moving images compared to reading black and white text in relation to how the mind and emotions are influenced.

Practical Steps to Reduce Overwhelm

[4:20] - What are you currently doing? How can you start reducing or changing how you take in news content?

Bigger Picture

[4:58] - Be mindful about the news channels that you take in information from. In order to get a fuller picture of what’s going on variety is key.

[6:00] - Who funds the news channels that you take information from? Which organisations make large donations behind the scenes? Are there any conflicts of interest? These are all useful questions to ask to be a news informed, critically thinking sovereign human being rather than follow something blindly.

Top Tip

[6:50] - Give yourself a time limit. Everyone has their personal limit, find what works for you.

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EPISODE 19: Welcome to the magical world of linguistics! Many of you know I have a 10+ year background in working with NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and in this episode I’ll share a few useful tips in shifting negative dialogue and about the power of words. This is a potent one, which when integrated can create epic change.

Stress Enhancing Words

[1:30] - How are you talking about things to yourself and others?

[1:55] - Neuro Linguistic Programming, modal operators in linguistics and noticing how language can affect our emotional state and physiology.

[3:50] - How we create more stress, pressure and anxiety for ourselves using the words should, have to and must.

Changing The Story

[4:30] - Notice difference when just a few words are changed. What transforms as you swap the word SHOULD for COULD, CAN or CHOOSE?

[5:05] - How do you write post it notes to yourself? What language do you use for your to do lists? Personal example how I used language to rewrite my to do lists.

[6:40] - What words help you feel relaxed and clam? What words pile on the pressure?

Power Words

[7:40] – The power of opening questions. WHAT IF there is another way? The unconscious mind is always listening.

[8:52] – I WONDER what gifts you’ll see today?

[10:05] - One of my favourite power words to use… YET and why it’s so powerful.

[11:40] – How do you talk to yourself and about yourself? What words do your place after I AM?

Practical Takeaway

[12:50] - Pick one word from the podcast to shift this week and notice what changes.

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EPISODE 18: A little insight into behind the scenes and a few important lessons I have learnt over the last 10 years of supporting people on their personal growth journey. You don’t need to be a coach or want to be a coach to enjoy this episode as many of these insights are relevant in other professions and life experiences too. Are you a coach? What’s been your biggest insight so far? I’d love to hear!

People Pleasing

[2:10] - One of my hardest lessons to learn… not everyone will like what you do and being a coach important to remember that you’re not meant to work with everyone.

Parental Wounds

[3:35] - Be mindful of unconscious projections. Everyone is human.

Mirrors

[5:40] - Students and clients are the ultimate teachers. And you are a mirror for them.

Behind The Scenes

[7:35] - A very small percentage of working time is actually spent on coaching and teaching.

Evolution

[9:00] Allow your work to grow and evolve as you grow and evolve as a teacher or coach. It’s ok to change.

[10:30] The deeper you go into your own personal growth journey, the deeper you will be able to support clients and students.

[11:21] The biggest personal challenges have given birth to creative new ideas.

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EPISODE 17: It’s easy to get stuck in heavy emotions and negative thought patterns, though by asking a few simple questions we can easily transform challenges into opportunities.

Anxiety and Overwhelm

[1:28] – Many people experiencing anxiety regarding challenges. For more about anxiety specifically listen to episode 4 and to reduce overwhelm listen to episode 14.

The Power of Opening Questions

[2:00] - Easy to get caught up in stories of the mind and the emotions that are related.

[2:43] - Opening questions. A question that opens the perspective and connects us to curiosity. How is life inviting you to grow / up level / expand right now?

Breakups

[4:20] - Gifts that can be found within a breakup… connect to self-worth, independence, values, priorities, gifts within emotions etc.

Health Issues

[5:16] – Gifts that can be found during a health challenge… revaluate priorities, life style, values, gratitude for physical body, connect with body at a deeper level, responsibility.

Death of a Loved One

[5:54] - Gifts that can be found… gratitude, memories, connecting to emotions and insights they offer.

Not About Positive Thinking

[7:12] – It’s not about by-passing and only focusing on the positive. Feel the emotions, express that constructively, creatively and get curious about the invitation that LIFE is presenting. What experiences do you want to expand into? How much do you want to get to know yourself and the deeper depths of life?

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EPISODE 16: Can we learn about ourselves and LIFE through nature? Join me for today’s exploration and a few insights into the simple yet profound wisdom that Mother Earth can offer us.

Reconnecting To the Present

[1:00] - Think back to last time you were in nature (or maybe that is now) what sights, sounds, sensations are present?

[2:05] - What’s present in the moment? Back to the present moment.

How Nature Heals

[2:50] - Negative ions and positive ions in the world and what our body needs for health and wellbeing.

[4:50] - Being in nature can be one of the quickest things we can do to shift our emotional state. Here I share what shifts personally for me when I’m in nature.

Hidden Messages in Nature

[5:56] - Hidden messages in nature. Rainbows, thunderstorms, sunshine, rain… nature has its own emotional states… storms always pass and wonderful gifts can arise.

[7:48] - What trees can teach us about flexibility and the importance of being grounded.

Practical Takeaway

[8:35] - Notice different expressions in nature. What can you learn from that? What is it teaching you about life and your current life situations? See nature as a teacher.

[10:10] - What wisdom is being offered? The key is slowing down enough to notice it.

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EPISODE 15: Here I explain more about the 5 different areas I cover on my training Creating Change: The Art of Expansion, Connection and Celebration. 5 different areas that when we deepen these connections, we can feel even more happiness and fulfilment.

Intro

[1:00] - If you haven’t listened to Episode 2 yet, go back and listen to that first.

[3:00] - Creating Change: The Art of Expansion, Connection and Celebration and what connecting to these 5 points can gift us.

5 Points of Connection

[3:49] - Connecting to something BEYOND OUR IDENTITY. Here I share one of my favourite quotes by author Robert Schwartz “Each of us is a spark of consciousness, in a larger unified consciousness, each a cell in the heart of one divine being”.

[7:12] – Practically speaking… meditation, mindfulness, spiritual practice, prayer or healing mantras. What lies beyond our personal identity? What connects everyone and everything on this planet?

[8:06] – Connecting to the PHYSICAL BODY. Movement, senses, embodiment. Our body is a wonderful vessel to use in this lifetime.

[9:29] – Connecting to OURSELVES. Inner child, personality and our Soul. Discovering the different layers of beliefs, habits, patterns. The internal world of what we have constructed and what we have come into this life with.

[10:50] - What beliefs do I hold? Are they useful? What emotions are present? How can I reparent myself? Practically speaking find a photo of yourself as a child - connect to it every day.

[12:07] - Connecting to OTHERS. Are we connecting to others as the human being or the stories we have about them? All are looking for the same within, to connect to love and belonging.

[13:55] - Connecting to NATURE. We can receive a lot of healing from nature. See, hear, feel the elements.

Summary

[15:14] – Summary of 5 points. Which do you want to deepen further?

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EPISODE 14: Overwhelm is very common, especially with today’s challenges in the world. Here are some simple starting points to create space and bring in more calm in a practical and effective way.

Finding Stillness

[2:02] - Finding moments of stillness, simplify and create space.

[2:29] - What a client of mine created to bring in more peace and relaxation in day-to-day life - “mini retreats”.

[3.28] - What many people have been contacting me for help about.

Creating Space

[4:37] - What’s important for your wellbeing? How can you create space in your agenda?

[5:33] - How can we create space amongst what’s necessary and important? What feels good, what doesn’t?

[7:21] - Reflect on all areas in life… let go of anything that’s not important. Create little reset moments.

Getting Practical

[8:40] – Use technology for reminders… “breathe, come back to the breath”. Notice the pause between the inhale and exhale, create space and notice how everything starts to simplify.

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EPISODE 13: In this episode I share two vital keys that can help us navigate the challenges of todays world, two things that have been my go to and my comfort in times of fear and uncertainty.

Thank You

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EPISODE 12: Today I share a little story from years ago and how a simple conversation with a friend completely shifted my perspective on life and life’s little gifts.

Searching for Sunsets

[1:58] - Why I love sunsets, natures canvas.

[2:34] - My friend responded with one simple sentence that shifted my perspective on everything.

Changing the Narrative

[4:24] - Rewriting the story, connecting to what is present, what is right here, right now.

[5:27] - So much of what we want, we already have. Connecting to curiosity and asking ourselves “I wonder… what beauty I can witness right now. How can I see things differently? How can I expand the perspective? What perspective haven’t I considered yet?”

[6:24] - Every single moment brings a gift. The world is made up of polarities.

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EPISODE 11: One of my favourite topics, all about the sacred science of numbers. It was tough keeping this episode bite sized - I could literally talk about this for hours! Listen to discover what your date of birth means based on the ancient work of Pythagoras, what my personal number is and how I’ve learnt to love myself more though using Numerology.

Introduction to Numerology

[1:00] - What I love to talk about and how numerology can help us understand who we are and why we’re here.

[1:40] - Ancient art and science of numbers and what type of numerology I use and where it comes from.

[2:53] - What previous clients have said about numerology readings and how accurate it can be.

[4:36] – Everything in this world is made up of energy and that includes numbers!

[5:30] - Life path number is the core energy that we hold. You can calculate it by adding all numbers of your date of birth and reduce that down to a single digit, unless its 11, 22 or 33 which stay as they are as they are master numbers.

Key Numbers and What They Mean

[7:58] – Number 1, the independent person, self-discovery is important and standing on own two feet.

[8:38] – Number 2, the peacemaker who loves harmony, learning to work as a team and find balance.

[9:26] – Number 3, The creative, social person who is a born communicator.

[9:51] – Number 4, dedicated, hardworking, organised builders of society.

[10:43] – Number 5, the free spirit, adventure lover who learns through experience.

[11:39] – Number 6, compassionate, loving nurturer who needs to find a balance between giving and receiving.

[12:20] – Number 7, the truth seeker of the deeper secrets of life and exploring the spiritual realms.

[12:58] – Number 8, manifestor, business minded and when in balance can be great with money and creating projects for humanity.

[13:53] – Number 9, the humanitarian who is great serving humanity for the highest good.

[14:30] – The master numbers, 11 the illuminated teacher, 22 the master builder or 33 the healer.

How Numerology Can Increase Self-Love

[16:05] – What I cover in a full numerology reading for clients including karmic lessons, cycles, challenges, direction and heart desire.

[17:42] - What I have learnt about numbers and how I learnt to love myself more.

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EPISODE 10: In today’s episode I discuss the power of hearing and holding and how we can bring more tenderness into our lives whilst finding balance. 

One Important Key

[2:28] - One of the keys to hear the messages of our physical and emotional bodies is to slow down. “I see you; I hear you; I feel you, I’m here”.

Opening up to Receive

[4:06] - Am I open to receiving support from others? If not, what’s preventing me?

Creating Balance

[5:55] - How much do we hear and hold others? Creating a balance and allowing others to have their experience whilst providing loving presence.

[7:04] - Recap questions to ponder. How much are you hearing and holding yourself, hearing and holding others and allowing yourself to be heard and held by others?

Self-Love vs Self-Care

[7:36] - The difference between self-love and self-care according to Peta Kelly.

[8:59] - Quick exercise to practice this week… hold yourself with tenderness, hand over heart and whisper “I’m here”. Notice what changes and let me know – I’d love to hear!

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EPISODE 9: In today’s episode I share a few insights into goal setting and one common area that people forget about when bring new things into their life.

Benefits of Goal Setting and the Hidden Shadows

[2:07] - Moving towards a goal we can learn new skills, grow and evolve on the journey.

[3:00] - Hidden shadow of goal setting is to be in the moment, the present moment. Creating balance between moving forward and appreciating the gifts in the here and now.

Masculine and Feminine Energies in Goal Setting

[4:26] - Masculine direction in life, clarity with where we are going along with the feminine pleasure, feeling and experiences. Nothing to do with genders – talking about the energies.

[5:00] - Take little steps forward and why appreciating the gifts in the present moment is important.

[5:27] - Smart goals… specific, measurable, achievable, realistic/relevant, time bound and how searching for a barbeque spot one summer taught me this.

[6:39] - Looking within the unconscious mind can be useful to clear negative beliefs and how filling in the blank can help uncover hidden limiting beliefs.

Four Levels of Goal Setting

[7:54] - Physical, mental, emotions and spiritual.

[8:37] – PHYSICAL LEVEL: How does the body feel? What is the physical body communicating?

[9:29] – EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL LEVEL: Identifying beliefs and emotions that could be blocking us.

[10:50] - Internal conflicts… is this goal for us and only us? Or is this for someone else? Do I have any conflicting values? What feeling am I looking for? What’s the goal beyond the goal?

[13:20] - SPIRITUAL LEVEL: What is my Soul’s desire? Am I listening to the whispers of my Soul?

[15:59] – The scared science of numbers and how it can help us with goal setting. Wholehearted goal setting.

[18:50] – One of the biggest keys… having love and gratitude for all that we have and all that we are already.

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EPISODE 8: In today’s episode I share a few insights into what are emotions, how we benefit and the gifts we can find specifically through anger, sadness and fear. Emotions are our messengers for growth, creative expression and so much more.

What Are Emotions?

[1:38] - Energy-in-Motion, non-physical side of life, energy in life which includes emotions.

[2:28] - We see the results of emotions in the physiology, facial expressions.

How Beliefs Play a Role

[4.14] - Our beliefs about emotions influence our experience of emotions.

[5.18] – Consequences of not expressing emotions can include increased anxiety, panic attacks, physical symptoms. This is one of the main reasons why I experienced panic attacks in the past.

Finding the Gifts

[7.27] - Emotions are messengers, they’re giving us a message and a metaphor that I like to use to describe emotions.

[8.49] – Find a constructive creative expression.

[8.53] - Gifts of anger include increased self-esteem, healthy boundaries and much more.

[10.06] - Gifts of sadness includes connection, understanding as demonstrated in the film Inside Out.

[11.13] – When we move through fear we can connect with courage. Courage is not an absence of fear, it’s fear in loving action.

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EPISODE 7: In today’s episode I share why beliefs are important, how limiting beliefs affect us and how we can start breaking down and them letting go step by step.

How The Mind Works

[1:22] - We have our senses, we can see, hear, feel, smell and taste and with so much information coming to us we need to filter it in some way.

[2:00] - How our mind is like a post office - reticular activating system.

[2:55] - When our belief system is formed and how we pick up on beliefs. Years 0 – 7.

Power of Perspective

[4.48] - We don’t need to ‘get rid of every limiting belief’.

[5.54] - When we shift the perspective our how experience changes.

Rewriting Childhood Beliefs

[6:11] - Here I share a personal story, many years ago I went to buy some new trainers, here I explain how I chose to rewrite the story in the moment, through conscious awareness and action.

Turning it Around

[9:09] - How shifting the perspective and finding the positive opposite statement and evidence can help us break down and let go of limiting beliefs step by step. Finding out what it’s really about.

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EPISODE 6: In today’s episode I share a few tips in how to make affirmations more successful - they can work and here are some powerful, practical tips that some people often forget about.

What Are affirmations?

[1:20] - There are a few secrets in making affirmations work.

[1:42] - What are affirmations? Simply put.

The Power of The Mind

[2.45] - The unconscious mind and the conscious mind and why knowing how our mind works is so important.

[3:40] - Why people self-sabotage and how this is linked to the unconscious mind.

[5:00] - How we filter our reality and that each person has their own ‘map of the world’.

[6:04] - If there are limiting beliefs in conflict with affirmations then it can take a long time to start experiencing benefits from affirmations.

The ‘When’ And ‘How’ Are Important

[9:22] - How I personally use affirmations.

[10:00] - When we’re moving out and into the sleep state. This is when our unconscious can absorb so much more.

[10:35] I have affirmations as my alarm clock and why this is such a powerful way to use affirmations.

Coming Back to The Present

[12:00] - The present tense and positive language are important, saying what we want, not what we don’t.