Do You F*cking Mind?

The podcast is finally back and this is the first episode back since October last year. This episode is based around a lot of my recent and old lessons that I have learnt. 7 ways that you can achieve better balance. Sometimes one bad thing happens to us, and it ends up consuming our entire life, affecting our health, our relationships and our performance in what we do. This episode will help you put things into perspective and teach you how to lean in to other areas of your life during hard times so you can find moments of happiness even when you feel you are struggling. Brain fact (more like a social psychology fact): heard/ mob mentality See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I will get you looking into your own behaviours to see if you are welcoming the right people or pushing them out of your life. Often we carry unhealthy traits from past relationships into our future (romantic or friendship) and it determines the quality of our future relationships. I also cover how know if you confuse exciting but toxic behaviour as being loved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk about how to t stop keeping our focus in the past, and the importance of shifting your awareness and thoughts to the present and future so you can expand your opportunities and experiences. Brain Fact: Hemispatial Neglect See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode I have the super talented Lizzie. Lizzie is a successful freelance copy and content writer who has started her own successful business (not before many testing times in her 20s). We talk about how to make the steps to branch out on your own, how to gain a better money mindset and how to feel ready to go out and turn your side passion in to a money generating job. And we also talk about much much more, like when we had to drive the Red Bull motorcycle with a side car as part of our job 12 years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is an encore episode of one of my all time most shared episodes. This is a guide to understand if you are dating someone who is a walking red flag (or a good way to see if you possess any of these traits). Feel free to send it to anyone who you think may display these behaviors! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode goes through 8 key points in helping you to get closer to feeling calmer and happier within yourself, and to determine if you are doing what you are doing for the right reasons. Brain fact: alcohol related blackouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, I will go over the importance of vulnerability and how that will not only save you time, improve all your relationships, but also how learning to be more vulnerable will do wonder for your self love and self respect. Do not miss this one! Science fact: Epigenetics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode delves into what you can do when you feel defeated (after the breakdown of a relationship, losing hope for something, losing an opportunity or job, or being blindsided). I go into a whole bunch of things you can do to turn this situation into something beneficial to help you grow beyond what you thought possible. Brain / Science fact: Cyanide poisoning See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode will breakdown why people become defensive, different defensive behaviors and what they look like, and how you can deal with people (in particular partners) who get easily offended and become defensive all the time. Science fact: Epi pen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So much about what we thing of trust is warped. Often, we think that in order to trust someone, we need proof that they won’t hurt us or that they really are doing the right thing. But that is not the definition of trust. This episode will cover how a strong relationship with yourself will make it easier for you to trust others, and how to mend a relationship where you are trying to rebuild trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode I break down 5 tips on how you can better structure your goals and stick to them. Brain fact: Narcolepsy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you are feeling hopeless and when nothing is going your way, there are actually SO many things that can be done. This episode will cover how to find what you have power over, and what to do when you are feeling this way to turn it around. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s focus will be on: learning to not let things bother you so much learning how to return back to a calm state as soon as possible I will go over 10 points to help you take control over your emotions and deal with external situations and stimuli in the healthiest way possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode I go over 4 things to focus on to help you stop devaluing yourself and how to know when to step away from a situation. Brain fact: meningitis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you suffer from feelings of inadequacy? Do you feel that you are falling short, or not enough or that you are not who you think you ‘should’ be? Or not living up to someone else’s expectations of you? This episode will cover this and give you 7 steps to helo you deal with these feelings and let them go. Brain fact: Circadian Rhythm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep talk 7 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode will teach you how to worry less when someone things you are an asshole, and how to learn to walk away from a situation when someone has a bad opinion of you. I cover the benefit of learning to be the asshole in some situations (and why that is a good thing for both parties involved). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode I go over 10 different forms of coercive control and what to look out for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep talk 6 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode will help you have better conversations with and a healthier approach to people that you don’t agree with. You will learn to feel more comfortable debating topics where you differ in opinion without feeling hurt or attacked. I will go over 4 key questions to ask yourself when you are dealing with someone that you disagree with, to help you navigate your way through these conversations. Brain fact: Zika virus and microcephaly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep talk 5 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode will help you get to know yourself a bit more and get you asking important questions and the WHY behind them, so you know what areas in your life you want to give more attention to, to increase your self love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep talk 4 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today i go over my 5 key ways to avoid being manipulated. This applies to friends, family and most importantly, romantic relationships. Brain fact: folic acid and neural tube defects See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep talk 3. Stop waiting for someone to decide if they want you in your life. You make the call. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are ultimatums toxic or necessary? Let’s talk ultimatums. When are they healthy and when are they toxic? Can you give an ultimatum and not be controlling? I answer all your questions on this podcast episode and give you a whole lot to think about if and when you want to give an ultimatum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode I break down the important differences between being lonely vs being alone and I highlight the importance of learning to love being alone. No matter if you are in a relationship or single, if you live alone or not. You will see that when you learn to enjoy your own company the quality of all your other relationships will improve. Brain fact: Alexia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep talk number 2 You decide the quality of your interactions. Take the power back and stop giving others the power to control your emotional state throughout the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the pep talks for the month of August. These are two 5-10 minute episodes per week where I can be with you when you start your day and give you a pep talk and a topic to focus on each episode for that day / week / or longer. Hope you enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the re-release of the DYFM card game, I decided to sit down with my bestie Liv and pull out some card game questions on each other. We ask all questions about our relationship and our own personal lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about finding your self worth and how that translates across to self love, and how they go hand in hand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This encore episode delves into how you have to teach people how to treat you. If you don’t, then they will treat you according to their standards, and not yours. This is one of my all time favorite episodes so I have brought it back! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The time has arrived! I never thought this would happen but Tyrone has finally agreed to be a guest on the podcast. And what better topic than to get him answering all your questions. We had so much fun recording this one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about why we struggle with acceptance. What it means for us and why it is detrimental. I offer ideas of what you can do to accept things faster, and why that can positively affect your life, your relationships and your experiences moving forward. Science fact: enzymes and lactose intolerances See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is an encore episode of Stress and the effects on the brain. I delve into how neurochemicals can affect the physical structure of the brain, and how that then changes your behaviour, mood, productivity, sleep and overall health. AND I explain ways that you can turn that around no matter how hard you think it may be to change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finally! A whole episode of brain facts / brain myths. I am in my element See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I go into why we make excuses, why it is detrimental for us and I give 9 tips to help you become more accountable so you stop making excuses and start taking action instead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode will go over 7 points as to why visualization can help you achieve what you want, and I give 4 tips on how to start visualizing no matter if you have never tried it before. Science fact: Acne medication - Isotretinoin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is another one to add to the bank of my heart break hacks! I have 9 steps to focus on to help you start to mend and move on. Brain fact - Alice in wonderland syndrome See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode will be your motivator to do that thing you have always wanted to do, or change what you want to change, no matter your age or your levels of expertise on something. It’s all about how you approach it. It is never too late. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode goes over 6 actionable straps to intercept and curb your anger. It also covers how to interact with people who are angry or lashing out at you. Brain fact - Pre workout DMAA and why it got banned See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode goes into why over-explaining yourself can actually stop you from taking action, make you doubt yourself, and make you become easily swayed by what other people think you should do with your life. This episode will explain what you should be doing instead. Brain fact - rat lungworm disease See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I break down what self confidence is, and give 7 things you can do to start to increase your confidence levels. Brain fact - Water Intoxication See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode will go into the four stages of competency and how your awareness of self is crucial to become competent at anything you do, in particular how to treat yourself and how you perceive yourself and your abilities. Once you gain awareness, you can take control and make a change. But you cannot change what you do not acknowledge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk about why you keep getting let down, and the tangible things you can do to change that. So much is in your control, don’t be stuck feeling powerless in situations involving others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So much of your time and emotional energy is spent searching and looking for what you already have within you. You just have to learn to identify and harness the amazing power that already exist. This episode will cover 5 key categories where you may be searching for things in other people. And remember, identifying is the first step! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode breaks down the difference between independence and being guarded and having your walls up. I explain how true independence includes vulnerability and accepting support. I explain why that is, and I give you a few ideas for how you can increase your independence regardless of what kind of relationship you have in your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you know if you are setting the bar too low for yourself, your relationships and your career / abilities? In this episode, I cover what happens when you do that, and why it is important to turn that around so you can start expecting and receiving more out of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I give you 4 things to do every day for 30 days. These things alone may not seem like much but when done every day for 30 days it can completely transform your life. I mean it. Do it alone, or with a friend or your partner. Brain fact (pharmacology) - Heroin mechanism of action See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode dives into insecurities. Where they stem from, why we feel the way we feel, how they manifest, and most importantly, what you can do about it. Brain fact - Brain freezes and headaches. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices