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"When you allow your ego to control your thoughts, everything becomes an illusion"
On this week's In Focus session I discuss Ego, how you can learn to understand it, why you can't trust it and how you can deal better with your ego.
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Michelle Elman is a body confidence coach, author of 'Am I Ugly?' and creator of the ‘Scarred Not Scared’ movement. When she launched the campaign, Michelle used an image of herself in a bikini to showcase all of her scars and promote body positivity.
During this conversation we discuss her 15 surgeries from age 1 up until aged 19, her journey of body confidence, her experience of dying in a hospital bed and then coming back to life, the process of writing her book, the abuse she suffered at the hands of a teacher and why laughter has always been a medicine for her.
It’s a really powerful episode that I know you are going to enjoy!
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IG: @scarrednotscared
Twitter: @ScarredNtScared
YouTube: Michelle Elman
Get a copy of 'Am I Ugly?': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Am-I-Ugly-Michelle-Elman/dp/1788541847
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Great news! My FREE ebook ‘Daily Positive’ is available to download now. If you are ready to make 2019 your best year yet then this is the book for you.
‘Daily Positive’ is made up of my own personal experiences, tips and practices to help you build and maintain a more positive mindset.
To get it simply go to: http://thedreamersdisease.co.uk/ebook
I'm back from my travels in Japan and back to normal business. In this In Focus session I share my thoughts on understanding happiness and why I believe we've got happiness the wrong way round. To me no one thing can make us happy, as our happiness can only come from within.
"The truth is that the journey is the destination. The journey is where happiness lives"
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It's the final part of my travel diary from 3 weeks in Japan, as I am joined by Adam and Tamer to discuss what we got up to in our final week.
On this episode, we discuss what we got up to in Hiroshima, an incredible day trip to Miyajima Island, a nightmare in Lake Hakone and our final couple of nights in Tokyo. There's even a little twist at the very end!
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Continuing with part 3 of my travel diary from 3 weeks in Japan, I am joined by Adam and Tamer as we discuss what we've experienced, who we've met and what we've learnt.
In this episode we discuss what we got up to in Osaka and Kyoto with a few hilarious stories thrown in the mix. We absolutely loved exploring Osaka and the nearby towns, with plenty of eating and drinking in the food capital of Japan.
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Continuing my travel diary from 3 weeks in Japan, I am joined by Adam and Tamer as we discuss what we've experienced, who we've met and what we've learnt.
In this episode we discuss our final big night out in Tokyo, a local rap battle we went to, finding Snow Monkeys, our Onsen experience and there's a twist in the tale as we end up going skiing.
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Taking a short break from usual proceedings as I am currently spending 3 weeks in Japan with Adam and Tamer, so I am recording a travel diary as we go to discus what we've experienced, who we've met and what we've learnt.
In this episode we discuss our first few days in Tokyo and what we plan on getting up to over the rest of the trip.
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A conversation with Shocka who is a recording artist and all round sharer of positive vibes. He’s been talking a lot about mental health and the importance of self-love after finding himself sectioned in a mental health hospital on 3 separate occasions.
Shocka experienced an extreme high when his rap group, Marvel, were offered a record deal, touring the country and more. Only to have it all taken away in an instant, which sent him on a downward spiral, which ended him up in a mental health hospital. He’s now using his experience to share a message of self-love through his music.
This is a very open and honest conversation about dealing with mental health issues and how you can start finding the positives in your life through showing yourself more self love. Shocka’s story is an inspiration to so many and I’m so excited for you to hear this episode!
If there is someone you feel would benefit from hearing this conversation then please make sure you share it with a friend who would enjoy listening and really take something from it :)
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IG: @shocka_artist
Twitter: @shocka_artist
Facebook: Shocka Kenneth
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Great news! My FREE ebook ‘Daily Positive’ is available to download now. If you are ready to make 2019 your best year yet then this is the book for you.
‘Daily Positive’ is made up of my own personal experiences, tips and practices to help you build and maintain a more positive mindset.
To get it simply go to: http://thedreamersdisease.co.uk/ebook
Back in December, I tried a 48 hour water fast for the first time, where I only consumed plain water for 2 days. So, on this week’s In Focus session, I share my experience of the fast, what I learnt and the breakdown of how I felt before, during and after the fast, as well as explaining some of the benefits of fasting.
If you enjoy the episode, please leave a review or comment. And be sure to share it with a friend who needs to hear this!
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I'm so excited for you to hear this episode, it's a very powerful one! I'm joined by Ben Hurst to break down Masculinity.
This is a topic very close to my heart and something I've wanted to bring to the podcast for a while. I believe that discussions around male identity and masculinity should be the norm in our lives but unfortunately they're not. And this causes a lot of men harm as we are unable to deal with our emotions, which has knock on effects for the people in our lives.
Ben works for The Good Lad Initiative facilitating conversations and workshops with young men to help them open up and discover what masculinity really means. Following on from his incredible, recent TEDx Talk, I knew he was the perfect guy to have this conversation with.
If there is someone you feel would benefit from hearing this conversation then please make sure you share it with a friend who would enjoy listening and really take something from it :)
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@therealbenhurst
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Twitter: @iamalexmanzi
Topics we discussed:
Great news! My FREE ebook ‘Daily Positive’ is available to download now. If you are ready to make 2019 your best year yet then this is the book for you.
‘Daily Positive’ is made up of my own personal experiences, tips and practices to help you build and maintain a more positive mindset.
To get it simply go to: http://thedreamersdisease.co.uk/ebook
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