Finding Her Sparkle with Ami Rankin
By Ami Rankin
Finding Her Sparkle with Ami RankinAug 26, 2019
Ep 125: Feeling flat at the start of the year? Do ✨ these things ✨ to feel like you again
Ep 124: #mumlife 🤯 staying on track when kids and life get in the way!
But let’s talk today about your mindset around this, and five ways that you can move through it to feel more empowered, and like a healthier, happier version of yourself.
We will talk about recognising the things that you can control, comparison, expectations that you place on yourself, and how those things make you feel.
Recommendations:
✨Selling the OC on Netflix.
✨ The Happiness Blueprint by BU Happiness College - your self study option for working on getting your sparkle back today!
Other episodes mentioned:
- 96: Can comparison actually be a good thing?
- 95: 5 ways to stay on track with your health, fitness and well-being goals.
- 108: Self sabotage and how to beat procrastination
- 114: Mum rage series / the mental load
- 124: How to stop negative self talk and get back on track with your healthy habits
Ep 124: Slipped up with your healthy habits? How to stop negative self talk and get back on track
Today’s recommendation is the Transform Program by Fitaz and you can enter 10AMI at checkout for 10% off site wide: fitazfk.com/ami
Ep 123: Self Worth, Self Esteem and how to feel more confident
EP 122: Have you lost yourself in Motherhood? Identity and not know what you do for fun
This episode talks about a realisation that I had over the weekend - I used to have so much spare time pre-kids! And I used to love prioritising myself and doing things for me. But what happens when you become a Mum and that changes in an instant?
Let's talk about identity, a quote that will help you shift your thoughts and how to start with small steps to prioritise you again.
Identity podcast episodes:
Ep 54: Identity shifts and navigating change in life
Ep 84: Help! I don't know who I am anymore
Ep 119: Who Am I anymore? I've lost my sparkle after babies
Also mentioned:
Ep 8: Stop cancelling on yourself
Recommendations
Books:
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Paint by numbers:
Paint It Like Frida
Ep 121: Life update, PND, things I’m enjoying, sleep regressions and teething
Ep 120: How to prioritise yourself without changing anything you’re actually already doing
In this episode let’s talk about intentional self care and what it is. What it looks like for you, and how you can feel less stressed and overwhelmed just by changing your mindset.
Ep 119: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩️ Who am I after babies? I’ve lost my sparkle
This episode of the Mum Rage Series talks about the huge shifts that happen when you become a Mother. Everything from how you see yourself, how you spend your time, how you look at yourself and your values and beliefs.
It’s a big (and overwhelming) thing, so we start small in this episode. Because Mum Life is overwhelming enough, right?!
Today’s recommendations: Episode 14 of Mother, Unrefined podcast - my interview with Nicola and Jess. And Heartbreak High on Netflix.
Links spoken about in the podcast:
VIA Character Strengths quiz: https://www.viacharacter.org
Podcast episode 2, 54, 84 and 85 here on Nourishing Ami Podcast to dive deeper into your Identity and who you are as well as episode 66 to learn about your Values
Ep 118: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 Resentment, frustration, comparison and the mental load
Ep 117: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 So you’ve just exploded - now what?
Ep 116: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 Expectations - frustration, overwhelm, disappointment and anxiety
Ep 115: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 Sensory Overload and Overstimulation
Ep 114: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 The Mental Load
Ep 113: 10 easy, simple mental and physical habits to make life feel easier and less overwhelming
Plus, this weeks recommendation: The Frae Podcast, episode ‘Free Therapy with Holistic Psychologist Laura Corcoran’
Ep 112: ‘How did you know you were ready for your second baby?’ Birth trauma &societies expectations
Ep 111: Comparative Suffering - ‘Yes, this is hard, but this person has it harder…’
Ep 110: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 Are my beliefs even mine!?
Ep 109: How to stop worrying about what other people think
Ep 108: Self Sabotage and how to beat Procrastination
Ep 107: Monday Motivation ✨ 5 ways to feel less overwhelmed & stressed this week
Other podcast episodes mentioned:
106: HALT Theory and how to feel less overwhelmed
104: How To Amplify Your To-Do List
98: Decision Fatigue
Plus, the insight timer meditation for gratitude and warm fuzzy feels: insig.ht/CjxCCw2anob
Ep 106: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 HALT Theory - 4 easy ways to reduce negative behaviours & reactions
Ep 105: When it rains it pours ⛈ How is confirmation bias creating your ‘bad day’ reality?
Today’s recommendations: You Need To Know by Nicola Moriarty and Goodreads
Ep 104: How to amplify your to-do-list - feel less overwhelmed and reduce procrastination
I know, everyone tells you how writing out their to-do-list 'saved their sanity!' But how can you use this tool to feel less overwhelmed and not just something else to add to your list of things to get done for the day?
I break to-do-lists down into 3 stages for you and give you a trick to feel less overwhelmed while also reducing procrastination!
Ep 103: New Year, New Me? Are New Years Resolutions BS?
📣 BONUS: THE GLOW UP: mind, body, soul refresh 📣
Ep 102: Fixed vs. growth mindset - How to embrace growth and being the best version of you!
Ep 101: Monday Motivation - your weekly check in to feel refreshed ✨ journaling prompts,affirmations
Here is the Instagram post mentioned for you to save and come back to any time you need:
www.instagram.com/p/CWRL8voBdXc/?utm_medium=copy_link
Ep 100: How to enjoy the Holiday Season 🎄🎅🏼
So let’s dive into 3 of the main factors coming in to play that could be leading you to be feeling BUSY and burnt out, and of course, how you can move through.
Today’s recommendation is a Festive one! The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix 🎄
Ep 99: Monday Motivation - Boundaries ✨
Ep 98: Decision fatigue and feeling less overwhelmed
I also run you through some signs to notice decision fatigue for you and of course, give you some tips and strategies to move through it.
Plus, today’s recommendation - Two Friends on Spotify and their Big Bootie Mixes
Ep 97: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 Resentment. What is it and how to let go
Plus, this weeks recommendations - The Frae podcast with Kylie Camps. Diet Myths episode with Josh Wiggins. Also, Motherhood and Identity with Dr Sophie Brock
Ep 96: Can comparison actually be a good thing!?
In this episode, learn about how we, as humans, actually utilise comparison as a tool as babies and how this then continues into adulthood.
I also run you through 4 benefits of comparison and how you can use comparison to your advantage to feel empowered 🙌🏼
And today’s recommendation - delicious banana, date and chia muffins (recipe over on my Instagram) and Love Island Australia.
Ep 95: 5 ways to stay on track with your health, fitness and wellbeing goals
Ep 94: Feeling weird about lockdown ending? Reverse Culture Shock and how to feel less anxious
I talk you through the 4 phases of Culture Shock and also the feelings that can arise with re-integration.
Plus, this week’s recommendation - Money Heist and The Circle, both on Netflix.
Ep 93: Fun, interesting and meaningful conversation starters and questions
Move past the ordinary and create some meaningful connection with these questions and ‘would you rathers’
This weeks recommendation - Shameless Podcast episode ‘The 4 big questions’
Ep 92: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 Mindful listening and constructive conflict in relationships
And this weeks recommendation - Lucifer on Netflix (plus Brooklyn 99, Friends, Will and Grace and The Office)
Ep 91: let’s have some fun - playful personality quizzes
Ep 90: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 Switching your brain off and Sensory Self Care
Ep 89: 10 tips to thrive in Motherhood #mumlife #realtalk
This weeks recommendations: Parenthood podcasts! We Don’t Have Time For This, Beyond The Bump, This Glorious Mess, Motherly, The Good Enough Mother and #Momtruths with Cat and Nat
Ep 88: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 Manifestation, goal setting and actually getting sh*t done
Ep 87: Relationships: 3 ways active listening can reduce conflict
Ep 86: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 negative self talk, disordered eating & limiting beliefs
In this episode of Therapy Thursday, I talk about negative self talk, limiting beliefs and disordered eating habits.
I teach you 2 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to create space between you and your thoughts to really embody that cliche saying ‘You are not your thoughts’.
Plus, this episodes recommendation: Echt Activewear
Ep 85: Help! I don’t know who I am anymore PART 2. Creating your identity & realigning with yourself
In this episode, we look at create intention in your days and how you can get a sense of accomplishment and achievement from creating and living your ideal day, identifying the things that you like and creating a self care routine based on the 3 different areas of self care.
And this weeks recommendation - Aimin activewear.
Ep 84: Help! I don’t know who I am anymore. Identity and realigning with your current self PART 1
I run you through why change is inevitable, how this affects how you feel and also the steps you can take to start to bring the focus back to you.
Your goal setting topics or life areas are:
Fitness
Health
Nutrition
Work / Career
Self Care
Personal life / Growth and Self Development
Social Life / Friendships
Relationship
Plus, this weeks recommendations -
The Belle Movement 2 week challenges
And The Formulaic online program
Ep 83: When is it NOT time for big goals in life?
In this episode I talk about strategies to give yourself some much needed love and empathy, while still feeling like you are achieving things in life, but on a smaller scale.
And this weeks recommendation - She’s On The Money Podcast
Ep 82: 6 relationship tips for getting through hard times
6 mindset tips for getting through the hard times in a relationship. Learn about connection, how to communicate how you feel, how to recognise your signs of overwhelm and over stimulation and how to be less reactive - individually, as a couple and how to big change together.
This weeks recommendation: We Don't Have Time For This Podcast
Come and join the Nourishing Ami Podcast Community group on facebook to get involved in the live events being held. The Self Care live is uploaded and ready to re-watch now.
Podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:
Ep 62: Why connection is the gateway to intimacy
Ep 54: Identity change - realigning with yourself to navigate change and feel happy and fulfilled
Ep 29: So you want the perfect relationship? How to be #couplegoals
Ep 24: The simplest and easiest relationship advice I ever received...
Ep 17: LOVE LANGUAGES - how to feel loved and create more connection in your relationships
Ep 3: Get clear on WHY you are unhappy in your relationship
Ep 81: MINDSET Labeling
Ep 80: MINDSET Mind Reading and Fortune Telling
How can Fortune Telling or assuming something is going to happen before it actually has play such a big part in all areas of your life? Listen in to find out, and learn how you can stop Mind Reading and Fortune Telling in their tracks.
Plus, this weeks recommendation: Tanologist Face and Body drops in Medium, Cerave face moisturiser AND physical self care - when was the last time you prioritised time for yourself for 5 minutes to make yourself feel special?
Listen to episode 74 for the breakdown of Personalisation mentioned in this podcast episode.
Ep 79: MINDSET Global vs. Detailed Thinking
Or maybe you feel a little anxious if you don’t feel like you’ve got all of the information to complete a task?
Learn about Global and Detailed thinking and how you can recognise them coming up in your life, how they can affect your relationships and how you can reduce feelings like frustration and overwhelm.
Plus today’s recommendation - the Heater Mate!