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The nature of fear with Sas Petherick Apr 03, 2019

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On the 20th of December 2018, my heart stopped working. I collapsed on the kitchen floor. 36 hours later, I was having emergency surgery to repair my heart which was completely blocked.

I want to reassure you that as I record this episode almost three months later, I feel very very well.

I know for a lot of us navigating through self-doubt, its the things we are fearful of - the thing we are most afraid of happening - that our self-doubt is trying to protect us from.

We often work really hard to avoid our fears at all costs. But I have learnt that fear is a curious beast when it is the only natural emotion to feel.

I wanted to talk to you about what I learnt in those 36 hours, mostly about the nature of fear. And how I am making sense of it all now.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to build a company of one with Paul Jarvis Nov 28, 2018

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Paul Jarvis is the author of Company of One: Why Staying Small is The Next Big Thing In Business. He also makes software, teaches popular online business courses and for the last two decades has been a web designer.

Paul has worked with professional athletes like Steve Nash and Shaquille O’Neal, corporate giants like Microsoft and Mercedes-Benz, and entrepreneurs with online empires like Danielle LaPorte and Marie Forleo. And he's written for Wired, USAToday, Fast Company, Forbes and loads of other snazzy publications.

Paul has one of the most thoughtful newsletters for business owners on the internet - I highly recommend signing up for his Sunday Dispatches.

We talk about what it has been like to grow up with the Internet, why growth isn't always the best thing for your business, why simplicity and elegance are solo business owners' greatest tools and how to find your 'Rat People'.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to find your voice with Lottie Storey Nov 21, 2018

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Lottie Storey has spent the last 15 years as a writer. She is currently the editor for the Beano Parents website, contribute regularly to magazines like Mollie Makes, Project Calm, Simply Vegan and In the Moment, and she has a podcast in development coming out in 2019.

We talk about the process of finding your writing voice, what it means to be a writer, how Lottie first got published and what freelance life is like as a busy, engaged parent of five. Lottie also shares the impact of finding her writing voice in other areas of her life; advocating for her own needs and those of her fabulous son, Ted.

We recorded our conversation at my kitchen table with Bohdi snuffling about on the floor, so its lovely to invite everyone here.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to be playful and political with Rabya Lomas Nov 14, 2018

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Rabya Lomas takes play really bloody seriously. She is a multifaceted woman who happens to be of dual British and Pakistani heritage, working full time as a project manager with an enthusiastic interest in Playful Living. Rabya's instagram feed is one of joyous fun - from pancakes and bubbles, a stairway of dreams, to imaginative ways with coffee beans - she is always looking to share and help others find their play so that can show up happy to their lives.

And this is not some whimsical frippery. Rabya believes there is power in play. When we are engaged in play with our minds and bodies we are wholly free in those moments. Free to explore without expectations or outcomes, free to discover yourself in those moments, free to unlock creative potential. and every piece of research I have read agrees with her!

We talk about what it was like for Rabya to grow up in her British Pakistani family, how she chose love over expectations, how she is learning to navigate her multifaceted self online and in real life, and why play matters SO much in these interesting times.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to Live a Wabi Sabi Life with Beth Kempton Nov 07, 2018

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Beth Kempton is one busy woman! She runs three different businesses all of which offer tools, resources and online courses for living an inspired life.

Earlier in her career Beth worked with UN agencies, global brands, and NGOs all over the world, advising on corporate social responsibility and instigating projects that have raised over $10 million for charity. She also earned a Master’s degree in Japanese.

Beth’s second book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’ (Piatkus) is out now. She shares lessons inspired by ancient Japanese wisdom, gathered throughout a twenty-year love affair with Japan.

We talk about how to sink into your own wisdom, how to following the labyrinth of life and to embrace the perfection in imperfection.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to be a courageous ally with Ngaio Anyia Oct 24, 2018

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Ngaio Anyia is a singer, songwriter, DJ, writer, poet, a columnist @bristol247 and leads inclusion and social justice projects in Bristol. Ngaio closed the Shangri-la stage at Glastonbury in 2017 and is a Jill Scott, Erykah Badu mashup for the #metoo generation!

Ngaio’s music is an expression of her advocacy work - she helped organise the black lives matter march in Bristol in 2016 and is currently leading the Inclusion Project for Artspace Lifespace and The Invisible Circus here in Bristol.

We talk about Ngaio's experience of learning how to be an ally and advocate in her work. Of how she keeps opening doors for other women of colour. Stay listening to the end for Ngaio's latest single See Them.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to Build a Creative Online Business with Jen Carrington Oct 10, 2018

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Jen Carrington is a creative coach, writer, and podcaster from Manchester, UK. Jen hosts the Make it Happen podcast and co-hosts ‘Letters from a Hopeful Creative’ with Sara Tasker. Jen is passionate about helping us to live life and run creative businesses on our own terms, choosing more than feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and burned out in our careers.

Its been a pleasure to admire Jen’s work evolve over the years and I particularly love how she creates thoughtful, useful mini books to help us all figure this running a business lark out!

Jen and I discuss what it really takes to build an online creative business, how to do it with self-doubt, and how to trust yourself when the online world is trying to profit from your insecurities.

We talk about defining success on your own terms, why chasing six figures is a path to disillusionment and how navigating through life's adversities are the best training any business owner could hope for.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to begin a practice of Loving Kindness with Jane Reeves Oct 03, 2018

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There will never be an end to suffering and there will never be an end to personal pain, growth and evolution, but Loving Kindness offers us a practice where we can sit down in our bodies and feel our way into our hearts.

A Heart of Gold: lessons on the path of loving kindness is the culmination of a lifetime of teachings and personal practice of Loving Kindness.

Author Jane Reeves has spent more than thirty years seeking ways to develop a practice that brings more light, love and joy into the world. She is a yoga teacher and holistic life coach, who leads sacred yoga retreats in Italy.

We talk about how to be with our suffering, and how to begin a practice of Loving Kindness.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to hold space for yourself with Heather Plett Sep 26, 2018

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Heather Plett’s work is about holding space, for ourselves and for others. After years of work as a coach and writer, in March 2015 Heather wrote a blog post about what she learned about holding space by witnessing the palliative care nurse who supported her mom in her final days on earth.

This post went crazy viral. Read by millions of people and translated into many different languages, Heather turned inward to claim her work. Now she holds space for people’s growth, grief, healing, learning, and transformation. Heathers retreats, workshops and training programmes are consistently booked out. Her writing on the subject of holding space has appeared in Harvard Business Review and quoted in multiple books as well as curriculum for nurses, hospice care workers, yoga teachers, facilitators, and military chaplains.

Heather and I chat about how to hold space for ourselves: for the parts of us we struggle to be with, for our shame, grief and loss. How to ask for what you need in relationships and how to take care of yourself when it feels like the world is on fire.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

How to escape the diet culture matrix with Ali Shapiro Sep 19, 2018

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Ali Shapiro is academically, practically, and empathetically aware of how the medical system, diet culture and body positivity movements all have their own flavour of crazy. Ali is the founder of Truce with Food®, host of the top-ranked podcast Insatiable, and her work is a mashup of her skills as a holistic nutritionist, integrated health coach and a natural rebellion that is completely infectious.

We talk about Ali's integrated and intersectional approach to living in a mysterious and magnificent body, in a world that wants to keep women small, nice and good.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

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