Best Managingstress Podcasts (2024)

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41 The Meditation Sessions Mini Series 3 29:58

3y ago29:58

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The last in this mini series of meditation sessions and the last in this season of The Explored Life: More Than Yoga. In this episode I share another of the Meditation + Mindset sessions that we use to start our week in the Happy Healthy Membership. As before, the first section is where we journal to practice gratitude, kindness and joy. I then sha…

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40 The Meditation Sessions Mini Series 2 29:36

3+ y ago29:36

29:36

Over the next few weeks I will be sharing Meditation sessions from the Happy Healthy Membership. There are so many pre-conceived ideas about what Meditation is and how it should look - I aim to de-bunk these straight away. No lotus position, no confusing language or ideas. I'm not sure what it says about me but I need things to be super simple to b…

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39 The Meditation Sessions Mini Series 1 31:46

3+ y ago31:46

31:46

Over the next few weeks I will be sharing Meditation sessions from the Happy Healthy Membership. There are so many pre-conceived ideas about what Meditation is and how it should look - I aim to de-bunk these straight away. No lotus position, no confusing language or ideas. I'm not sure what it says about me but I need things to be super simple to b…

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38 Supporting Your Pelvic Health with The Body Doula - Emilie Rowell 21:30

3+ y ago21:30

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In this week's episode I am talking to Emilie Rowell, otherwise known as The Body Doula about how we can support our pelvic health. Emilie helps women by teaching them about the functionality and biomechanics of their bodies. The way that we move and the quality of that movement all feeds into the picture. Listen for Emilie top tips for supporting …

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37 Supporting Those Affected By a Loved One's Alcohol or Drug Use with Victoria Seed 45:50

3+ y ago45:50

45:50

Today I am talking to specialist in addiction and dependancy, Victoria Seed. Victoria has spent the last 16 years working with those suffering from addiction and now supports women who are affected by a loved ones drug or alcohol use. I was stunned by the statistic that one in ten adults are affected by somebody else's drug and alcohol use. In a so…

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36 Creating a Flexible Business to Suit Your Lifestyle with Sarah Cooke 22:25

3+ y ago22:25

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In this episode I talk to Sarah Cooke about how she found a way to build a business that supports her and lights her up, while still working around her family and the lifestyle she wants to lead. Having overcome sports injury, corporate burnout and post-natal depression she went on to create a successful business as a massage therapist, online reta…

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35 Healing Narcissistic Trauma with Caroline Strawson 38:50

3+ y ago38:50

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Caroline Strawson is a multi-award winning Trauma Informed therapist and coach specialising in healing narcissistic trauma. She helps her clients to move from complex post-traumatic stress disorder to post-traumatic growth. Listen to hear how her own story of recovery from narcissistic abuse and trauma led her to help others olive a more joyful and…

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34 What is EFT and How Does it Work with Alice Bradshaw 20:15

3+ y ago20:15

20:15

Alice Bradshaw helps women with anxiety, however that manifests - whether sleep issues, poor digestion, panic attacks, relationship struggles, comfort eating, and the rest. Her passion is to explore how we can deepen and accelerate our spiritual growth with tools like yoga and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). EFT balances the body's energy system…

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33 Creating Balanced + Sustainable Healthy Eating Habits with Pip August 33:59

3+ y ago33:59

33:59

Pip has worked within the health and fitness industry for over 20 years. After starting her career as a Nurse, she decided to turn her focus to health promotion and qualified as a Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Coach in 1998. In 2001 she gained a first class degree in Sport and Exercise Science, and then went on to develop her skills completing fur…

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32 Discussing the Divine Feminine with Cherie Burton 31:23

3+ y ago31:23

31:23

Today I am joined by Cherie Burton who shares her story of how she came to help women to re-discover themselves. With her own personal experience of dealing with depression, mental illness and grief she has created a range of resources to help women to access emotional wellness. She explains what the divine feminine is and how it can help us to rem…

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31 How to bring some plant-based magic to your health eating at home with Dr Legumes 24:44

3+ y ago24:44

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If you are local to Folkestone and you haven’t been to Dr Legumes yet you are seriously missing out. Lee and Jim have created an oasis, serving imaginative, artistic, healthy, plant-based dishes. Refusing to be defined by any particular labels and instead driven by their values of health, community, sharing and sustainability – they are more than j…

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30 How To Get Healthier Happier Joints using Kinstretch with Emma Epton 25:25

3+ y ago25:25

25:25

You might have noticed how, over recent years Yoga has started to maybe look a little bit different, and that maybe there's more emphasis on taking care of our joints, and more influence from mobility practices. Today, I'm really looking forward to speaking to Emma Epton, a fellow yoga teacher who trained me on the Yoga Reloaded programme that she …

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29 Supporting Your Financial Wellbeing with Catherine Morgan 40:11

3+ y ago40:11

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Today's episode is all about how we can support our financial wellbeing and I am super-excited to be talking to Catherine Morgan. Catherine is an award winning financial coach helping women to reduce financial anxiety and increase financial empowerment and resilience. Listen for insight into how our financial wellbeing starts with our self-worth. P…

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28 Techniques For Managing Overwhelm in Lockdown 34:18

3+ y ago34:18

34:18

With the announcement of a third lockdown I wanted to share with you some techniques that I use to manage overwhelm and connect with calm in challenging times. Join me for this practical workshop where I share: How and why meditation can build resilience How we can use the breath to regulate the nervous system. Introduce you to different meditation…

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27 Relaxing New Year Yoga Nidra - You Are Enough 32:50

3+ y ago32:50

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Let's start this New Year with the realisation that we are enough just as we are. We aren't broken and we don't need to be fixed. I want to share this recording with you - it is a Relaxing Yoga Nidra practice that I shared with my meditation membership on Sunday evening. Perhaps today you might get the chance to take half an hour to sit or lie some…

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26 Healing Your Gut for Healthier Skin with Dr Julie Greenberg, ND 35:19

3+ y ago35:19

35:19

In my last episode of 2020, I talk to Dr. Julie Greenberg, a Naturopathic doctor based in California who specialises in helping people with chronic skin conditions. She uses her naturopathic training to address the root cause of dermatological disease by addressing inflammation due to gut microbiome dysfunction as well as a disrupted skin barrier. …

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25 Restoring Balance: The Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu with Eve Pearson 22:29

3+ y ago22:29

22:29

In this episode I talk with Eve Pearson about the ancient art of Jin Shin Jyutsu, a Japanese bodywork treatment that works with the body's energy. Eve explains what you can expect from a treatment and I talk about my experience of the practice as client trying it for the first time. Listen to the end where Eve shares a wonderful technique for resto…

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24 Tips To Reduce Plastic Use with Emma Yelding 27:34

3+ y ago27:34

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If you have seen any of the documentaries by David Attenborough about the climate crisis, or seen the images of the plastic that is in the ocean and on the beaches, then you've probably have already started to think about how you can start to reduce the amount of waste that you consume. But it can feel really daunting, can't it? It can feel like it…

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23 Client Stories with Anna Ware - Is Yoga Right For Me? 25:18

3+ y ago25:18

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Anna started coming along to my classes around a year ago but really began to feel the benefits of Yoga as a habit when she started attending the online session. As a director of a charity the convenience, accountability and support of the online classes have helped her to feel calmer and more grounded. In this episode we talk about how it can some…

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22 Yoga Physics - An Ethical and Sustainable Approach with Alexandria Crow 39:22

3+ y ago39:22

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Alexandria Crow joins me in in a frank and open discussion about how Yoga can be approached in a way that is more ethical and sustainable. The discussion raises the following: -How can we free ourselves from the constraints of the modern traditional pose technique. -How we can move away from how we teach the Yoga to what we are teaching. -How this …

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21 Client Stories with Charlotte Guy - How Can Meditation Help You 19:31

3+ y ago19:31

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Charlotte joined my meditation membership 5 months ago and she sums up the benefits of meditation far better than I ever could. I talk to her in this episode to get a sense of how meditation can help you. Listen to find out how Charlotte found meditation and her journey to feeling the benefits in her life. How regular practice in a group has helped…

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20 The Best Yoga Pose For Persistent Pain with Hannah Stewart 30:18

3+ y ago30:18

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Spoiler alert - unfortunately there is no specific Yoga pose which will fix persistent pain. However there are many ways that we can support our recovery. Our bodies are amazingly strong and resilient. Today I am talking to Yoga teacher Hannah Stewart about the complex subject of pain. You may have listened to the episode I recorded with Hannah way…

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19 Facing Your Fears with Sally Lisle 33:01

3+ y ago33:01

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Sally Lisle was the guide on the Snowdon trip I went on recently. She skillfully led us off the beaten track and to the summit and dealt with my fear of heights with ease. She has obviously had lots of experience of facing fear as a climber and mountaineer. Sally found her love of the outdoors at 9 years old when a few days feeling fully immersed i…

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18 How to Manage Stress and Anxiety - 4 simple tools 43:18

3+ y ago43:18

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This new normal is not normal is it? It doesn't matter what we tell ourselves, everything is shifting and changing around us and that can create a sense of worry, of stress and anxiety. I recorded this session back at the very start of lockdown but it still feels very relevant right now. We need tools to help us to navigate through these challengin…

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17 The power of relaxation - 2 simple techniques to help you quickly relax 22:20

4y ago22:20

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Do you feel tired all of the time? Do you want to know how to get more energy? Listen to this episode to find out just how powerful the practice of relaxation is. I share 2 quick and simple techniques to help you drop into a calmer, more relaxed state in under 10 mins. Because these tools are so simple they are often overlooked: Breathing technique…

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16 How can I help my children to be calmer? 14:06

4y ago14:06

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In this episode of the podcast I have invited my 10 year old twin daughters to tell me about their favourite tools for staying calm and relaxed. We know ourselves how useful it is to be able to manage the stress response. I believe that one of the most useful skills we can share with our children is how they can down-regulate their nervous system. …

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15 Moving Beyond Unresolved Trauma with Jo Miller Somatic Therapist 34:37

4y ago34:37

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You might remember me talking to the lovely Jo back on episode 9 about the work that she does with sound therapy. Jo and I have collaborated on events in the past where she has played the harp and the crystal healing bowls to guide us into a deep relaxation and sound meditation. Today Jo is talking to us about the work that she does as a somatic th…

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14 Supporting our teenagers wellbeing with Vivienne Hill 28:54

4y ago28:54

28:54

This weeks podcast episode is particularly relevant for me right now since my son has just turned 13. To be honest, he has been acting like a teenager for a while now. I was only just recently reminiscing that I couldn't remember the last time that he had held my hand - that became unacceptable long ago. I have heard the saying that you are only as…

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13 Creating Strong Habits with Strength and Nutrition Coach Pennie Varvarides 36:36

4y ago36:36

36:36

Pennie Varvarides is a strength and nutrition coach helping womxn find their strength inside and outside of the gym. She works to build a solid foundation in training through intentional practice in training and nutrition that spills over into an intentional life. Pennie helps clients build strong habits from the ground up. Find her on instagram @s…

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12 Moving from a place of fear to empowerment. Supporting women through birth and beyond with Claudine Masson 30:07

4y ago30:07

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Moving from a place of Fear to Empowerment. How Claudine Masson helps women through the birth of their baby and beyond using relaxation, visualisation and the power of the breath. Claudine set up My Little Pickle during lockdown when she finally had the space to pursue her calling to help women through their pregnancy and give them the best possibl…

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11 Taking Positive Action with Emily Ghassempour co-founder of Books For Change 25:30

4y ago25:30

25:30

I can't wait to catch up with Emily to talk to her about Books For Change, the initiative that she and her friend set up in response to the BLM movement. How many of us watched the protests unfold via the media, not know what to do to take positive action for change? This simple yet powerful idea is an inspiration for anyone wanting to make a posit…

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10 Following Your Passion - with Kate Butcher supporting Mums in business 26:09

4y ago26:09

26:09

Did you know that 50% of people dream of starting their own business, are you one of them? Have you always dreamed of following your passion and starting your own business? As a mum, sometimes it makes more sense to create a business that you can work around the family - rather than your family having to fit around your work. "It makes you re-asses…

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09 How Sound Therapy Can Support Your Wellbeing with Jo Miller 16:16

4y ago16:16

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There is something really interesting about the affect of sound on the body and the mind and how we can use sound to down regulate the nervous system. Today, I am chatting with Jo Miller, a sound therapist about the work that she does to support the wellbeing of her clients. * And if you need some time out for yourself, you can get a copy of my FRE…

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08 Natural Plant-based skincare with Claire Gray of Ermana Skincare 20:18

4y ago20:18

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When we think about being healthy, we often think more about what we put into our bodies than what we put on them. I am constantly on the look out for skincare that does not contain harmful products such as parabens, and phthalates. Today I am talking to Claire Gray, who has created Ermana skincare, a natural, plant based, luxury skincare brand, at…

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07 Navigating a career change and following your passion as a busy mum with Rachel James 27:24

4y ago27:24

27:24

If you haven't come across Rachel's oasis of a plant shop, @potandvessel in Folkestone yet you are missing out! I am really looking forward to catching up with her to talk about navigating a career change and following your passion. Building a business will always have its own unique challenges however the benefits of having a creative outlet, and …

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06 Managing Menopause with Emma Dunn-Beeching 23:23

4y ago23:23

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Emma is a wealth of knowledge about all things menopause and runs an amazingly supportive community over on Facebook at @thehappybrandofem. She will be joining me today, and as well as covering the more common aspects of menopause such as hot flushes and lack of sleep she will talk about the lesser known symptoms such as pain sensitivity. As a woma…

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05 Creative Writing As Self-Care with Kerry Ryan 23:58

4y ago23:58

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Taking Kerry's creative writing course, Write Like A Grrrl was a big step for me. I hadn't written ANYTHING since school and had lived with the internal notion that I was not a "creative" person. I have this hunch that not having a creative outlet can have a negative impact on our mental health. Or to put it another way, exploring creativity suppor…

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04 Finding Your Authentic Voice with Sarah Thurstan 19:17

4y ago19:17

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In this episode I am chatting with Sarah Thurstan about her new book, Personal Presence: How Speakers Authentically Engage. Sarah has been coming to my classes for a while and I have always enjoyed her observations about Yoga during our brief chats. When I found out that she had written a book I was eager to find out all about it. I was intrigued t…

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03 Meditation and Mindful Eating with Chelvi Mailvaganan 20:25

4y ago20:25

20:25

Chelvi is a meditation teacher and mindful eating coach and today we are chatting about how meditation can help us to manage stress during these challenging times. Along with the work that she does to help people to overcome binge eating. * And if you need some time out for yourself, you can get a copy of my FREE guided relaxation recording here ht…

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02 Calm Mamas - The Importance Of Self-Care For Stressed Out Mums with Gemma Capocci 19:54

4y ago19:54

19:54

Gemma Cappoci created Calm Mamas, a directory of wellbeing resources for stressed out, busy Mums. We talk about the parenting journey, and how it can effect our mental health. The importance of taking time for yourself as a mum, and asking for help when you need it. Self-care isn't selfish and it's not a luxury! * And if you need some time out for …

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01 Yoga Reloaded: A modern science based approach. Making yoga safer, individual and more functional with Hannah Stewart. 29:25

4y ago29:25

29:25

Have you tried Yoga classes and found that it just doesn’t seem to work for you and your body? Today I am talking to Hannah Stewart, she has developed a Yoga teacher training: Yoga Reloaded with a fresh, science based approach to the movement practice. * And if you need some time out for yourself, you can get a copy of my FREE guided relaxation rec…

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00 The Explored Life: More Than Yoga Podcast - Introduction 15:27

4y ago15:27

15:27

Introducing this brand new Yoga podcast for women looking to take charge of their health and wellbeing. My name is Frances Robertson-Ritchie and in this episode I will introduce you to my story, how I changed my life to make my mental and physical health a priority and how this podcast will help you on your journey to a happier, healthier life. * A…

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