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Programs like ChatGPT can seem overwhelming if you're not tech savvy, but using AI as your shiny new assistant is more simple than you think.
If you're yet to put ChatGPT or one of the many other AI to work, you're missing out on the ultimate productivity boosting, time saving tool - all you need is the know how!
Leanne Shelton is a Global AI Coach, she's going to share exactly what you need to know without the techy jargon and help you tain, coach and teach your new AI assistant to help you work smarter, not harder.
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Worry doesnât get us anywhere, but figuring out HOW to stop worrying is an impossible task, so how can we do it better?
Well my guest today is an expert in worry - sheâs going to talk us through why we do it & how to turn it into something that is actually helpful!
Kate Sweeny, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside where she runs the Life Events Lab.Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - [email protected]
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If you're a millenial woman, the menopause is likely much closer than you think. So how can you prepare to embrace it rather than endure it?
Dr Jess Blomfield says it's completely possible with a little bit of knowledge.
In this episode we talk through some of the early signs & symptoms, how to advocate with your doctor & the role we can all play in pushing for a cultural shift in how we approach it.
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Want to know how to get your dopamine working for you instead of against you? It's a powerful driver & with a little knowledge it can be your in-built super power.
Dr Anastasia Hronis is a clinical psychologist and the author of The Dopamine Brain, Your Science Backed Guide to Balancing Pleasure and Purpose.
You're going to learn about what dopamine really is & how to get it to work with you, instead of against you.
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For something that should be simple, resting is remarkably tricky - so how do we master this lost art? And why should we make it a priority?
Well Claudia Hammond has become somewhat of an expert in the topic - sheâs a psychology lecturer, award winning broadcaster & the author of The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in The Modern World which draws on her work on the worldâs largest ever survey into rest.
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If you have a business idea, or you just know you want to work for yourself but youâre not sure how to make it happen, this conversation is for you.
You probably have no idea where to start, little to no money, not much business experience & a whole heap of âwhat ifsâ holding you back from getting startedâŠ
Well back in 2011, Karina Irby was right where you are now.
Today, she now runs & owns a multimillion dollar business & her bikinis are sold all around the world.
So how did she do it? Well, if you follow Karina online, youâll know she is nothing if not totally open & honest so today weâre going to learn some of her biggest business lessons on how to start a super successful company with absolutely nothing.
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00:00 Introduction to Karina Erby and Her Journey 02:49 The Origins of Moana Swimwear 10:34 Building a Community and Authenticity in Business 19:30 Lessons Learned in Brand Building and Authenticity 26:01 Navigating Social Media and Its Challenges 35:22 The Authenticity of Online Content 36:43 Navigating Fame and Public Perception 38:27 The Challenges of Hiring and Team Dynamics 44:08 Goal Setting and Business Vision 46:30 Staying Motivated and Avoiding Burnout 48:22 Letting Go of Control in Business 49:48 The Importance of Resilience in Business 52:18 Learning from Mistakes and Building a Foundation 54:24 Balancing Femininity and Authority in Business 58:14 Encouragement for Aspiring Entrepreneurs -
Fallen out of love with your job? Can't get an interview? Don't have the right connections? Not sure what to do next? The next 40mins are just for you!
Global career coach Claire Seeber is answering your top career dillemas. Claire's first episode resonated with SO MANY of you that she's joined our little self improvement club once again to answer your trickiest career questions - all things Iâve been wondering & I'm sure you have too:
- I no longer feel like my job is right for me. What do I do?
- When is it time to quit?
- Why can't I get an interview or a job offer despite numerous attempts?
- Is it really 'who you know' that matters?
- I've done loads of things in my career. How do I link them all together in my work AND on my CV?You're going to find this SO helpful.
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Less Hustle, More HappyPODCASTS
Part 1: 5 Steps to Finding Fulfilling Work with Claire Seeber
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Clare's Podcast: Eating Your Cake Too
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How do you split them - especially when one of you earns more than the other, if the worst happens - who gets what & how do you talk about them without killing the spark?
Todayâs topic is a contentious one - one that so many couples will have come across & searched for a solution - Iâm talking finances, not just yours but your partners too.
These are the big questions that journalist & author Nicole Haddow has answered in her latest book Couple Goals: Building a strong financial future and an even better relationship.
SA: The podcast is now also available on Youtube if you'd like to see our smiling faces while you listen!
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A Life Brief will align your daily actions with your ambition & values. So how do you create one?
Bonnie Wan is a brand strategist - sheâs spent the last three decades helping huge brands like BMW, Pepsi and Heinz get clear about their purpose so they can grow and innovate.
Almost 15 years ago, she turned these skills to her own life when she was going through what she describes as a âcrisis of meaningâ - it saved her marriage & reinvigorated her career.Sheâs now distilled this process into what she calls The Life Brief - a tool for aligning your daily actions with your ambition and values.
Today, sheâs going to walk us through the process. Her book is called The Life Brief: A Playbook For No Regrets Living.
PSA: The podcast is now also available on Youtube if you'd like to see our smiling faces while you listen!
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The Life Brief: A Playbook For No Regrets LivingTIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction and Background 06:35 Taking Time and Art 11:05 Deep Desires and Values 18:53 Creating Declarative Statements 21:17 Creating a Life Brief: Gaining Clarity on What You Want 24:14 From Clarity to Action: Turning the Life Brief into Reality 31:46 Life Briefs for Individuals and Groups: Deepening Connections 36:52 The Evolution of Desires: Revisiting and Redefining the Life Brief -
Does manifesting work? Neuroscientist Professor Joel Pearson says yes! Hereâs whyâŠ
By this point weâre all familiar with the concept of manifesting & if youâre listening to this podcast Iâm guessing youâve tried it too.
But as you know our little self improvement club is FIRMLY backed by science - so what does it say?
Professor Joel Pearson is a neuroscientist whoâs been studying how the brain processes unconscious information for 25 years. He explains why it works, whatâs happening in our brains when we do it & how we can make the process even more powerful.
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The Intuition ToolkitPODCASTS
5 Essential Rules for Using Your IntuitionTIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction and Definition of Manifesting 02:19 Priming: Changing Perception and Making Information Salient 06:27 The Role of Priming in Manifesting 10:16 The Power of Mental Imagery in Manifesting 13:11 The Influence of Self-Talk in Manifesting 17:42 The Impact of Visualization Abilities on Manifesting 20:45 The Benefits of Optimism in Manifesting 23:39 The Illusion of Material Possessions 26:26 Avoiding Mistakes in Manifesting 30:21 The Influence of Placebo Effect and Priming 37:19 Belief and Self-Identity in Manifesting -
Being the hardest worker doesnât always pay off. So how do we channel all of that time and effort into something that does?
Well Claire Seeber is the author of Less Hustle, More Happy. Sheâs a career consultant whoâs spent the last 16 years in HR across many roles & multiple countries, sheâs had a front row seat watching the difference between the people who get ahead & those who donât.
Spoiler alert - itâs often not the hardest worker, nor the most technically qualified thatâs rising to the top - Claire has unlocked the blueprint for being valued, seen and fulfilled at work & sheâs identified those unhelpful career habits that may well be the reason why youâre stuck feeling incredibly busy but not necessarily satisfied.
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Where does your kids' temperament come from, how strict should you be & is it okay to be a 'good enough' parent?
Honestly, the last few months have truly humbled me - being a parent is HARD and with so much advice out there, itâs VERY tricky to know whatâs best for your children. So what IS good for your kids?Luckily, Dr Norman Swan has done the work for us - from birth to ten years old in his new book So You Want To Know Whatâs Good For Your Kids. If youâre an Aussie, youâll know his name - he trained in pediatrics and heâs also a dad, so he knows the struggle!!
We talk through some of the biggest takeaways - everything from where our kids' temperament comes from, how to strike the right balance when it comes to discipline and what it means to be a âgood enough parentâ.
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So You Want To Know What's Good For Your KidsTIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction and Challenges of Parenting 05:15 Learning Your Baby and Parenting for Life 08:10 Crying Babies and the Evidence Behind It 10:32 The Importance of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 15:31 Breastfeeding and Introducing Solid Foods 19:09 Introducing Solids and Allergies in Children 23:34 Understanding Your Child's Temperament 27:29 The Canvas of Genes and Environment 29:18 The Importance of Consistency and Setting Expectations 34:09 The Concept of 'Good Enough' Parenting 38:01 The Impact of Parental Match Fitness 40:08 Cleaning the House and Order in Parenting 43:37 Conclusion and Final Thoughts -
Aging can be a fairly daunting experience & when the topic comes to mind most of us try to move on and clear it from our thoughts as quickly as possible.
But award-winning journalist Melissa Doyle is urging us to take an active role in aging to push back against ageism and make the experience healthier and more connected for us all.
In this conversation Mel shares her aging toolkit & the lessons sheâs learnt from the experts on how to normalize aging and embrace some of our most challenging and transformative years.
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So often we prioritize romantic relationships above all others - whether itâs searching for a âsoul mateâ, choosing who we spend our time with or who takes priority in our livesâŠBut according to Rhaina Cohen, the idea that a romantic partner is the only kind of relationship that can fulfill our emotional needs and bring meaning to our life is an incorrect one.
Rhaina is an award winning producer and editor for NPR and sheâs the Author of The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center.
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The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the CenterTIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - The relationship that made Rhaina re-think friendship
00:02:28 - The similarities between falling in love
00:03:46 - The hierarchy of relationships
00:07:00 - Why the phrase âjust friendsâ is BS
00:09:23 - What defines a relationship when sex doesnât
00:10:10 - What weâre missing out on by not prioritising friendship
00:12:50 - The lessons romantic relationships & friendships can take from each other
00:14:54 - The scripts of relationships
00:17:17 - How to make deep friendships
00:20:10 - Other peopleâs reactions to close friendships
00:22:00 - Friendship break-ups
00:24:42 - How to nurture friendships to deepen them
00:27:00 - Reimaging friendship can help reinvent your life
00:29:57 - Dealing jealousy over close friendships
00:32:49 - Marriage is not a monopoly on closeness
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When it comes to role models, toddlers may not be the first people you think of. Their reputation for tantrums, impulsivity, distractedness and general chaos doesnât put them at the top of most peopleâs list. But Hasan Merali says youâre wrong.
Heâs a pediatric emergency doctor and the author of Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish The Peas: Secrets from the Science of Toddlers for a Happier and More Successful Way of Life.
In this episode, he shares some of toddler's ultimate life hacks that could help everything from your work, to your relationship with food and even sleep!
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Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the PeasTIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:10 - Why are toddlers great role models?
00:03:00 - The masters of learning and building relationships
00:04:05 - Why toddlersâ poor reputation is unfounded
00:05:14 - Why toddlersâ brains are different to adults
00:07:15 - Lessons in laughter00:09:19 - Finding joy
00:10:47 - Being kind
00:13:08 - Asking questions00:16:06 - Setting boundaries
00:19:30 - Talking to yourself in the third person
00:23:10 - Toddlers are the ultimate intuitive eaters00:26:51 - The sleep routine
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Back in 2015, journalist Gemma Hartley wrote an article for Harperâs Bazaar that went viral. The article was about emotional labor & it really hit home for so many people - in fact 2 BILLION people read it. It led to Gemma writing a book on the topic & coming up with some real solutions to this incredibly familiar experience.
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Fed Up; Navigating & Redefining Emotional Labour For Good.
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TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:55 - The Motherâs Day that led Gemma to write the book
00:03:30 - What is emotional labor?
00:06:35 - Society assumes women are the default parent
00:08:00 - The mindset of âhelping outâ
00:10:40 - What happened when Gemmaâs husband became the full time at home parent
00:12:30 - The response to âstop being such a control freakâ
00:15:00 - Setting shared standards
00:19:00 - Emotional labor for men in the dating period
00:21:12 - Why Gemma no longer asks for âhelpâ at home
00:25:11 - How to explain the problem without it becoming a fight
00:30:18 - Why taking on the emotional labor can make partnersâ lives richer
00:33:15 - Having the expectation that this is going to require more than a single conversation
00:36:16 - Taking on the emotional labor of addressing emotional labor (!!)
00:40:30 - Itâs okay to leave if someone isnât meeting you where you are
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Often we see so many traits & behaviors as directly tied to our morality - including those around how we look, feel, think and act. But journalist & author Rebecca Seal says many of the things weâve been told are bad are actually just as useful as the good.
Her latest book is called Be Bad, Better: How Not Trying So Hard Will Set You Free.
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Be Bad, Better: How Not Trying So Hard Will Set You FreeARTICLES
Rebeccaâs original article for The Guardian
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Unlearning Shame with Dr Devon Price
How to Work Solo without Losing Your MindTIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro00:01:24 - Rebeccaâs own experience with perfectionism
00:11:39 - Why not trying so hard is empowering
00:18:00 - Why certain behaviors are tied to morality
00:27:10 - Embracing laziness
00:33:30 - Mindlessness over mindfulness00:37:48 - Getting comfortable with negative emotions
00:48:00 - Accepting being human00:50:50 - Where did these thoughts come from in the first place?
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Grief is one of those things that many of us still have no idea how to talk about. Whether weâve lost someone or know someone who has lost someone it can be very uncomfortable to know what to share, when & even how to just broach the subject. This struggle is one Cariad Lloyd knows well.
After losing her dad at 15, she says she only really started to understand her grief when she was 34 and pregnant and decided to start her award winning podcast Griefcast. Running since 2016, the podcast has helped a whole host of people to process & verbalize their grief & Cariadâs book encompasses some of those lessons.
Cariad is a comedian & author of You Are Not Alone.Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - [email protected]
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You Are Not AlonePODCASTS
Griefcast
The Grief Gang
Good Mourning
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:30 - What is the grief club?
00:02:30 - Why did Cariad start Griefcast in 2016?00:06:00 - What enabled Cariad to start to grieve?
00:08:30 - Myths about grief
00:10:30 - Victorian time limits on grief
00:12:24 - What is grief?
00:14:20 - The physical sensations of grief
00:16:20 - How processing grief changed Cariad
00:18:19 - Grief never goes away & thatâs okay
00:24:09 - Why the 5 stages of grief are complete BS
00:30:30 - Dual process theory
00:34:00 - Why we should all be talking about death more
00:38:00 - What to say & do for someone whoâs grieving
00:44:05 - The best thing to do / say if an acquaintance loses someone
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We all know how essential a good nightâs sleep can be for our health, but whilst we might be prioritising our bedtime routine, our partnerâs night time habits may be the thing thatâs costing us a perfect nightâs sleep.
Whether theyâre a champion snorer, elite level fidgeter or they just have a completely different sleep schedule to you - it doesnât take much to affect our eight hours. So what can we do about it? How can we sleep better as a couple & is it time for a sleep divorce?
Dr Wendy Troxel, is licenced clinical psychologist specially trained in sleep medicine & a senior behavioural scientist at the RAND Corporation think tank and the author of Sharing the Covers: Every Coupleâs Guide to Better Sleep.
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Sharing the Covers: Every Coupleâs Guide to Better Sleep
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:11 Why this is Wendyâs area of expertise
00:02:17 What does the research say about sleeping together or separately?
00:04:30 How men & women sleep differently
00:07:45 The benefits of sharing a bed
00:10:35 How weâve slept throughout history
00:12:53 How important sleep is to our relationship
00:14:30 When to re-evaluate sleeping in the same bed
00:18:30 How to start experimenting with sleep as a couple
00:23:40 The stigma against night owls
00:27:28 Why we should see sleep as a social behaviour
00:31:51 Sleep as a public health issue
00:32:48 How to manage pets & kids in the bed
00:38:00 The one thing to take away
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If youâre anything like me, ageing is probably something you try not to think about. But it doesnât have to be this way - we can embrace ageing, help to combat ageism & make the most of all the brilliant things that come with it, without denying of course that itâs not all wonderful.
So how do we do it? Well, lucky for you, my guest today is an expert in this.
Anne Karpf is a writer, sociologist, Professor of Life Writing and Culture at London Metropolitan University and the author of How to Age.
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