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The importance of friendship for emotional fitness Aug 02, 2022

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International Day of Friendship inspired a conversation about friends and how good for our emotional fitness having good friends is. Chantal and Matthew talk about what makes a good friend, how friends can come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime, and that it takes conscious intentional effort to build and maintain a network of good friends.

Music credit: Warm Memories by Keys of Moon

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Being emotionally fit positively impacts your mental alertness, decision making ability, leadership capability and relational competence. Become emotionally fitter by regularly attending an Emotional Fitness Class: https://courses.5th.place/courses/emotional-fitness-class

Learn more about Shape of Emotion on our Master your Emotions mini audio-course: https://courses.5th.place/courses/how-to-master-your-emotions

Connecting to build genuine relationships Jul 26, 2022

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James Smith is the VP for an innovative job platform for healthcare workers in Canada called Caring Support. An advocate of emotional intelligence, James absolutely loves to network, be active in the community, and build genuine relationships. In this podcast episode Chantal & Matthew have a connecting conversation with James about his passion and drives.

Music credit: Liborio Conti - Wonder

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Taking a leaf out of Mandela’s book Jul 18, 2022

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In the week of International Nelson Mandela Day, Chantal and Matthew explore the lessons from Nelson Mandela’s life as told in his book Long Walk to Freedom. Nelson Mandela characterised enormous emotional resilience and was a great example of being emotionally fit. Events and quotes are picked out and discussed as examples of his leadership, wisdom and resonance with the work that Chantal and Matthew do.

Music credit: Liborio Conti - Africa

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Connecting through new conversations Jul 12, 2022

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Conversations connect us. Inspired by the inaugural New Conversations Day started by Awkward Silence, an Australian company that advocates for more meaningful, inspiring conversations, Chantal and Matthew have a conversation about what inspires them, what makes for a great conversation and what to do when conversations become difficult.

Music credit: madiRFAN - Both of Us via Pixabay

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Awkward Silence: https://awkwardsilence.com.au/about

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Being emotionally unfit impacts your mental alertness, decision making ability, leadership capability and relational competence. Become emotionally fitter by regularly attending an Emotional Fitness Class: https://courses.5th.place/courses/emotional-fitness-class

Learn more about Shape of Emotion on our Master your Emotions mini audio-course: https://courses.5th.place/courses/how-to-master-your-emotions

Forgiveness and emotional fitness Jul 05, 2022

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Hello! Hello! Chantal and Matthew are back with their second season of Emotions Matter. Really!

In recognition of Global Forgiveness Day, they consider what forgiveness is, why it is important and how to take the, sometimes difficult, steps to be more forgiving by reviewing the work of Robert Enright, psychologist and professor of educational psychology and long time researcher of forgiveness. Considering that their country was saved through forgiveness, they honour, too, the man that modelled that quality for all of us: Nelson Mandela.

Music credit: Desitalk from Pixabay, Life is strange

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Choose love, always May 24, 2022

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For this the twelfth and final episode of the first season of Emotions Matter. Really! Chantal and Matthew explore the C of their ABC of life teachings. Choose love, always. In line with their theme for the year - It starts with me - they delve deeper into what it means to love yourself.

Music credit: Olexy from Pixabay, Morning garden acoustic chill

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Bring the light May 17, 2022

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During a visit to the Big Tree in Hoekwil, South Africa, Chantal and Matthew drew inspiration to develop the Act like a Tree principles and the ABC of life teachings that grew out of that. This week they explore the B of the ABC - Bring the light.

What they mean by bringing the light, why it is important and how everyone can do it.

Music credit: Lesfm, Pixabay

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Act like a tree May 10, 2022

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Last year we (Chantal and Matthew) went on a road trip to George, a town, in the Southern Coast of South Africa, to visit Tristan, Matthew’s son who he had not seen for over a year. The trip was full of learning and discovery and reconnection. On the last day they met the Big Tree. This meeting was important and impactful. It led to the Act like a Tree principles as well as the ABC’s of Life. A year later, Matthew is back in George with Tristan.

Chantal and Matthew use this opportunity to reflect on that trip, the learning and growing that has happened over this time in relation to the Act like a Tree principles and the ABC of Life. Tristan joins them for this episode.

Music credit: CeeaDidIt, Pixabay

Act like a tree principles Pay it forward

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Battling burnout in an always-on work life May 03, 2022

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Burnout has seen an alarming increase and although it may appear that burnout is a 21st century ailment, it actually has ancient roots. Chantal and Matthew look at where the concept of burnout has originated from, what the symptoms of burnout are and what causes it. Some essential strategies to avoid as well as recover from burnout are discussed.

Music credit: John Kensy Music, Pixabay

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The End of Burnout - a book by Jonathan Malesic.

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Learn more about Shape of Emotion on our Master your Emotions mini audio-course: https://courses.5th.place/

Freedom and emotional fitness Apr 26, 2022

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It is Freedom Day in South Africa, a public holiday that commemorates the first democratic elections held in 1994. Matthew and Chantal consider what freedom means to them and what not having freedom can do to one’s mental and emotional wellbeing. They look at different freedoms and the responsibilities they come with. Finally they address how one can be free from one’s own self imposed limitations and beliefs.

Music credit: Liborio Conti - Inspire

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And Still I Rise - A Book of Poems by Maya Angelou

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