Happy Hacks

Latest Episodes:

Uncomfortable Conversations May 09, 2019

Show notes

In this episode I share the life changing experience I have had living by the following quote:

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have'' - Tim Ferris.

Taking this approach over the last 12 months has paid off. Here I share some of my journey.

Kari's podcast episode I refer to:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/46-mindset-monday-alignment-2-0/id1439973260?i=1000437324305

Self-Sabotage May 05, 2019

Show notes

In this little 6 minute episode I share a recent Aha-moment I had around WHY I self-sabotage sometimes. I have always known I, at times, avoid doing the things I really want to do, but I've not unpicked exactly why I do it.

Today I figured out a strong reason why, and came up with a plan for what I will do when I notice this tendency creeping in.

s1 ep 35: Meditation Apr 24, 2019

Show notes

Lots of you have been asking me to talk about meditation - what I've tried, what my practise looks like, and some specifics for what I actually do when I meditate. So here follows a brief background as to why I started mediating, what types of meditation I tried at first, how I meditate now (step-by-step instructions) plus I round off with a bit about how its helped and how I connect writing morning pages with my practise and why that's an awesome things I do too. Mentioned in the podcast: Kipp Heart Therapy https://s3.amazonaws.com/mk-claimyourpower/Module+7/3.+Module+7+-+Heart+Therapy.mp3

s1 ep34: Validation Apr 19, 2019

Show notes

In this episode I share a realisation I had around reaching for external judgement from others in order to feel validation.

I also read some inspired writing on this topic that flowed after meditating this morning.

The takeaway from this episode:

How many people judge you to be clever or not clever is not what this human experience is about.

It is about Being, experiencing, living as a human. Stretching, growing, learning - it's all for your soul's growth, none of it is for your ego. None of it.

Be you. Share. Be vulnerable. Be wrong. Be sorry. Be a servant. Be love. Just. Be. Love.

S1 ep33: energy vampires Apr 10, 2019

Show notes

Today I talk about a moment of awareness I had recently around the idea of how offloading my frustrations effects others. I don’t do it a lot, but in this episode I contemplate the idea of setting the intention to not do it at all.

Join me in my quest to unpack whether I have a responsibility to the ones I love to care for their energy levels and therefore manage my emotions differently?

Podcast s1 ep32 pain walk Apr 03, 2019

Show notes

Join me as I bring a chronic pain flare up from a sudden 8/10 down to a 2/10. So my last episode was all about being pain free for almost 3 months! And today out of nowhere I experience a pain flare up. Thankfully I have some tools to use in these situations and thought I’d document the process for you in case it helps you or someone you know :)

Happy Hacks Podcast s1 ep31 my chronic pain + autoimmune journey to wellness Mar 17, 2019

Show notes

Thought I would document my health journey from not being able to walk for 9 months due to chronic pain, to being diagnosed with Hashimotos, an autoimmune disease, to where I am now, largely pain free and on the verge of reversing the autoimmune disease.

In this episode I share my journey and more importantly share all the things I did to try and get better. I have no idea whether one thing has had the most impact or whether it is a culmination of many things, but here's my story.

I hope if you're experiencing anything similar, my story might be helpful to you or someone you love.

This is a long video, so here are the top 10 things I did that I feel had an impact:

1. Change in diet. Switching to an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Going dairy-free + grain-free.

2. Accepting the pain, not getting caught up in the emotion around being in pain. Allowing the as-is (Michael A Singer type thinking)

3. Meditating

4. Writing morning pages (see The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron)

5. Educating myself on Neuroplasticity (see NOIgroup, David Butler, Prof Lorimer Mosely and the book Explain Pain and the Protectometer handbook)

6. Faith. I believed I would get better or find a way to live a fulfilling life despite the debilitating pain. Faith that life is always working for me and not against me.

7. Talking to people about my health challenge, which often lead people to link me to other people who could help me.

8. Walking. Bravely walking and putting what I learned about Neuroplasticity into practise. Being brave believing pain can't hurt me, walking cam't make it worse and despite huge fear doing it anyway.

9. Listening to people talking about Neuroplasticity and great mindsets when my mindset took a dip, in order to strengthen my belief.

10. Accepting the as-is. On flare up days, no catastrophizing, just allowing and looking for the lessons or the opportunity for growth on the other side of the pain boulder!

I would add my coach Jacqueline Hurst helped me enormously on this journey by teaching me how to have a great relationship with food and therefore feel no restriction around my new inflammatory lifestyle. Feel free to hop on over to Instagram and join in the conversation with my community about this topic!

Series 1 Episode 30: How to live your dreams Mar 06, 2019

Show notes

Today I stepped into my dreams and did something I have wanted to do for a long time. I describe the journey I went on to get there focusing on how it's often fear that holds us back, and was certainly holding me back.

I wanted to document this moment for anyone wishing they could do something but allowing fear based thinking or living small to hold them back. It doesn't have to the the growth and joy on the other side of moving through fear is worth is 1000000000%

Ep 29: How you feel = life? Mar 05, 2019

Show notes

A little stream of consciousness around a new concept I'm mulling over. If you're an avid listener you'll know I love to discuss the idea of the point of life.

Today my musings have moved onto what is life anyway? I've always chalked it up as what I'm doing or physically experiencing ie. the things. Here I share a recent Aha around perhaps its none of those, perhaps our existence is based more around how we feel.

After all I can say today my life looked like going to London on a train, having a great conversation, working in the studio and forgetting to make tea for my kids (sorry boys)...

..But really today my life was also... I woke up feeling challenged, then after a brilliant chat with my husband felt like I was flying high, I had a breakthrough moment of understanding whilst waiting for a train, felt pretty tired, had a conversation that inspired me no end in London, and made me feel like I understood myself and the universe more, I got some positive news and felt great, I felt so exhausted so I forgot to feed the boys, I was determined to have an early night and stop worrying about the big things going on in my life.

What I will mostly remember about today will be how I felt. Therefore what is existence? What is life? Perhaps it has less to do with what I spend my time doing, and more about how I spend my time feeling....

Series 1 Episode 28: Good Foundations Mar 01, 2019

Show notes

Join me as I fold the laundry and lament on how I’ve learned that keeping to my habits is the most important thing for me (only working within school day, getting to sleep by 8.30pm etc) in order to keep my equilibrium and avoid burnout. The irony that it’s 9.30pm as I recorded this podcast (ie was working) is not lost on me! . Continuing on the path of self development whilst trying not to fall into my old story of believing I need to do everything perfectly, is a lesson I continue to explore and trip up on. . Learning to slow down as life fills up and my business scales up is a lesson I continue to work on grasping. . Recognising that responding to inspiration whenever it strikes leads time and time again to burn out, which continues to take a good week to recover from, and continues to be on my list of things to conquer. . As a creative, it feels awful to ignore the call of inspiration. But I’m not loving overwhelm or burnout much so let’s try a new approach.. the 20 Mile March. I’ve said I’d try it this week and then forgot to make a point of actually doing it. All these things I lay bare in my podcast to share the journey behind these little squares. To show the human behind the brand. To share my aha’s and my oh-dears. To celebrate the wins and be honest about the fears. . I hope you enjoy joining me on my journey of entrepreneurship, creative living and waking up.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected