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Have you heard of Absolute Thinking? Some call it rigid thinking.  If you get stuck in a state a state of overwhelm, anxiety, depression or procrastination (and you’ve tried everything) it might be because of something called 'absolute thinking'.

Absolute thinking can often pose a problem because it can lead to inflexibility, intolerance, and difficulty in problem-solving. For example, a person who engages in absolute thinking might be unable to consider alternative solutions to a problem because they believe there is no way out. 

Examples of absolute thinking are: 

"Men/women never listen"
"I never sleep well in the summer"
"I always feel bad during my period"
"Ageing is a curse"
"No one is ever there for me"

Absolute thinking is characterised by the words 'always' and 'never' and denotes psychological inflexibility.

Psychological flexibility, on the other hand, is the ability to adapt and respond effectively to changing situations and challenging experiences.

Someone with flexible th...

Hypnotherapy, which is the use of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes, has a long and fascinating history dating back thousands of years.

What most people don't realise is that hypnosis is a state of mind that occurs every day and it doesn't actually feel that unusal.  In simple terms it's when we are 'in the zone'.  During this state time passes quickly and we don't consciously remember making that cup of tea, or driving to that location, our automatic pilot takes over.  Essentially it's when our brain wave speed slow down. 

During hypnotherapy, the hypnotherapist induces a slower brainwave state by helping you to relax.  This opens the doorway between the mind and body enabling us to do some all important work on your psychology. 

Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all used forms of hypnosis for healing and spiritual purposes. In fact, the word "hypnosis" comes from the Greek word "hypnos," which means "sleep."

In the 18th and 19th centuries...

The only way to conquer your fears is to face them head-on. It's not easy, but it's worth it.

Last week in Cornwall we walked around The Rumps with big ole sheer drops next to us.

Not gonna lie… I felt a bit 🤢, but it felt great to conquer something scary and made me feel alive. 

It got me thinking about facing fears.  Many of us are stuck in a rut because we don’t want to expose ourselves to fear but the longer you leave it, the worse it gets in your head.

So….

Here are some tips for facing your fears:

1. Identify your fears: Write down what you're afraid of and why.

2. Start small: Take small steps towards facing your fear. For example, if you're afraid of heights, start by standing on a step stool and work your way up.

3. Seek support: Talk to someone you trust about your fears and ask for their support.

4. Focus on the present: Don't let your mind wander to negative outcomes. Focus on the present moment and take things one step at a time.

Remember, facing your fears takes...

What many people don't realise, is that our ability to focus affects our overall sense of wellbeing.  A scattered focus degrades our wellbeing and a sharp focus enhances it.  So follow these six steps to help you improve yours. 

ONE:

Recognise what’s happening to you.

Recognise that every time you go on your phone corporations with gargantuan influence have a vested interested in stealing your attention and they will make it so compelling that you don’t even know it’s happening. Basically if you’re not on your phone, they can’t target you with advertising or influence, so they WANT you on your phone and they will make it incredibly enticing. When you feel yourself getting sucked into a rabbit hole that is numbing you out, just yell at yourself to STOP. Remind yourself what your values are and then ask yourself is mindless scrolling in line with my values or against my values? Now go and do something that is IN LINE with your values, even if it feels less compelling. Caveat: Scrollin...

Mental health challenges at menopause are the un-sung symptoms of this transition and for many, it may be the first time that anxiety or depression have been experienced. 

My guest today is Chris McDonald.  She's a Holistic Licensed Therapist and owns a group online practice, “Path to Hope Counseling”. 

In today's episode, we discuss:

🧠 What holistic therapy entails that other therapies don't.
🧠 If you don't do this one thing (even if you're having therapy), nothing is going to work.
🧠 How to overcome the challenges of personal responsibility.
🧠 What resilience is and what it is not.
🧠 Sleep - what to do if you wake up in the middle of the night.
🧠 The power of radical acceptance and the reason it's so difficult to do.
🧠 The most incredible thing I've found to help me self soothe.  
🧠 Cooking and creativity.
🧠 What might be better than talk therapy if you're dysregulated.
🧠 Breaking the cycle of depression.
🧠 How this particular group of people can help you to re-parent yourself

.... and ...

And that is exactly what addictions do right?  They keep you shackled, they keep you bound, they keep you stuck, they stop you from reaching your true inner potential.    There are many kinds of addictions too. Maybe you’re addicted to sex but want to have a meaningful relationship, maybe you’re addicted to sugar but want to kick metabolic syndrome, maybe you’re addicted to work and lack friendships , maybe you’re addicted to your own ego but want to be more self less and kinder to others, maybe you’re addicted to drugs and alcohol but want to be free of all of that. 

In essence, the addiction will always block the potential.  Addictions keep you disempowered and small and they never work because they can never satiate you.  An addiction will never satisfy you that’s why you need more of it each time - that’s how they work, that’s how they have their power OVER you.  So, if an addiction was going to make you happy it would have done so by now!  True?  Yes!  An addiction can never r...

What is it that you want to change?  Do you want to change your eating patterns, lose weight, think better thoughts or fearlessly get out of your comfort zone? 

No matter what you want to change, follow these rules of the mind and this will help you.

ONE

Any internal issue you have in your life like depression or anxiety (even if it's something you don't want) GIVES you something and your mind thinks you need it because your mind does exactly what it thinks you are asking you. Let's unpack this. Your subconscious mind is like the most unbiased butler. It does whatever it is told. But the butler takes his cues from your unconscious mind OR your super conscious mind. Your unconscious mind is the mind of protection and fear and it's where all of your experiences are stored including your childhood. Your super conscious mind is your mind of boundless opportunity and it's where your creativity, your imagination and your intuition comes from. In RTT we go on a journey to utilise all aspec...

By 2025, there will be one billion people on the planet in some stage of menopause, that's a LOT of potential struggle and a good reason to GET LOUD.  

That's why my guests today set up Windrose World Retreats (for women going through menopause) to help ease some of the load. 

Jan Scott and Diana Phillips are two friends that joined forces through a love of yoga, travel and wellbeing.  

In today's conversation we talk about:

👉🏽 The power of full immersion on transformation.
👉🏽What happens on a menopause retreat.
👉🏽WHEN vs WHAT.
👉🏽What's the alternative to a 'blanket solution' for menopause.
👉🏽Why healing through menopause is so multi faceted.
👉🏽What a natural decrease in oxytocin actually GIVES us and how we can use it to our advantage.
👉🏽Why personality and identity change is so much more rapid during menopause.
👉🏽De-conditioning the 'menopause is miserable' narrative.

And more...

I think you'll feel super motivated and inspired after listening to this bright, sparkly conversation. 

Has menopause left you feeling very untrusting of your body?  😳

The symptoms!  Oh the symptoms!  Over 48 of them now last time I looked.

But what are all these symptoms telling us?  

That our body is breaking? That our body failing? That we are degenerating?  

I have to say, I'm a little more optimistic than that.

What if these symptoms were actually a result of the body trying to heal itself? 

If we thought about it that way, how differently might we treat our entire menopausal transition?

My guest today is Sarah Davison, a homeopath specialising in menopause. 

In this conversation we talk about...

👉🏽 The two aspects of yourself that need to be included if deep healing is to take place. 
👉🏽 An explanation of how homeopathy works that you'll actually get.
👉🏽 The big energy issue that many menopausal women face.
👉🏽 What exactly can homeopathy treat.
👉🏽 The surprising ways you might experience change with homeopathy.
👉🏽 Why homeopathy is completely different to supplements an...

Have you considered that the scattered thinking you experience, the inability to do mundane tasks, and the noise in your head might be ADHD and not just menopause? 

Before peri menopause conditions like ADHD are easy to mask, but as our sex hormones start to decline dopamine disregulation (which is at the heart of ADHD) can be revealed or may get worse.  

I'm not saying that EVERY women in menopause suddenly develops ADHD, but leaps in logic suggest that there could be a link.  

Today's conversation is a tale of two halves.  I speak with Bev Thorogood (Author, TEDX speaker and Menopause Trainer) about menopause in the workplace and what it's like to have been diagnosed with ADHD later on in life.  

In today's conversation we speak about:  

😬 Why menopause in the workplace is perhaps more relevant today than it was 30 years ago.
😬 Why mandatory menopause training in the workplace might NOT be a good idea.
😬 What women can do to make the menopause conversation easier for men. 
😬 T...