A Little Bit Better

Bonus Audio Exercise #2!

This audio exercise guides you to strengthen your awareness "muscles" by focusing on sounds. You'll listen for sounds, notice their qualities, identify if they evoke any emotions in you - all this is intentional noticing.
By practising this, you are continuing to build awareness which helps you feel more confident, present, and in tune with yourself and your environment.
Enjoy!

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Coach Chris of A Little Bit Better; certified Life coach and Health coach
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Should, should, should!
We use this word often and without realizing the negative impacts it layers upon us emotionally and, because emotional stress shows up in the body,  physically.

Should has become such an engrained way of thinking, but it's a bad a habit that isn't self-supportive. Let's dive in further so we can kick those shoulds to the curb!

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Coach Chris of A Little Bit Better; certified Life coach and Health coach
Find me on IG @thisisalittlebitbetter and free tools online at www.alittlebitbetter.ca  

There's no shame in having an Inner Critic! We all have one, and at times that voice in our head can serve a good purpose. The problem is often that inner voice doesn't support us which can hold us back in life, and lead to us letting go our dreams and goals. In this episode Chris looks at how to acknowledge your Inner Critic and learn from the messages; recognize thoughts and behaviour patterns so that you can intentionally choose when to listen and when to say "thank you for your input Inner Critic, but I've got this, " and step towards living your best life!

Coach Chris of A Little Bit Better; life coach and health coach
Find me at www.alittlebitbetter.ca or on IG @thisisalittlebitbetter

We tend to find it easy to support our kids, friends, and family, but what about ourselves?
In this episode, we look at why it's so important to be intentional about self-support and strategies to be our own biggest cheerleader! 

Mentions:
Book: Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom For A Better Life by Cleo Wade

Motivational cards: Find a deck that speaks to you!

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Feelings! We all have them but we often don't allow them. We don't acknowledge what they are and what they are telling us. Or we ignore them. This can build layers of stress and self-shaming. Today we look at our feelings and how and why we should give them a little more attention!

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Hi, it’s Chris from A Little Bit Better. Welcome to A Little Bit Calmer, bonus mini-episodes of audio exercises and meditations for you to find a pause from the world of overstimulation so you can gain calm, clarity, and awareness. Listen in quiet or on the go. 

Today we focus on our bodies. When life feels hectic, quiet the outside distractions by tuning into you. The aim is to pay attention to different body parts and see what you notice. Your mind may drift. That's okay. Notice that it has done so and come back to the focus in the exercise. You're working on your awareness 'muscle!'

Notice what you notice, be curious, release judgement. Breathe deeply and within minutes you will have reset, feel focused, and ready for your day. 

I hope you enjoy this short and simple exercise, designed to calm busy minds, in a busy world.

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We live in a world that is obsessed with being busy. People wear “busy” like a badge. “Compragging” Bragging masked as complaining. Society seems to expect and pressure us all to be highly productive, hustle (that dreaded H word!), and be in that go-go-go mentality! 

The result? We feel exhausted, overworked, underappreciated, underachieving, not good enough. That can lead to self-shaming and other forms of negative self-talk. 

We also often feel guilty for resting. We feel restless when resting! We either are so uncomfortable not in doing mode, or simply don’t know how to just be still. 

Today's episode dives into that and offers a tool: meditation. This wooey practise delivers big results! Listen in to learn more about the magic of being still.

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Today I'm sharing a replay of episode 19, one of the most listened to episodes of A Little Bit Better.

Whether you've listened before or not, I'm sure you'll find a few things to inspire you to make your life a little bit better!

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Today we talk about what to do when you don’t know what to do.

Everyone gets stuck. Everyone has down seasons. You can wait for the clouds to part, your head down in survival mode, or you can actively guide yourself through the hard times and find that sunshine sooner.

Start by paying attention to where you are and what you are thinking. Then take small actions to gently guide you on a better path forward.

Sometimes you feel like you don’t know what to do, but the answers are there within you. The power to move through trying times and come out feeling a little less battered than expected is within you. Go get it!

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So much love! Links mentioned to the shout outs in this episode:
India Arie, 'I Am Light.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXBWJqHvne8

Marie Forleo's book: ‘Everything is Figureoutable’
Chapters-Indigo: Everything is Figureoutable

Kirsten Jordan Digital
https://www.instagram.com/kirstenjordandigital/

Mamas & Co
https://www.mamasandco.com/

Lianne Kim, The Business of Thinking Big
episode 105: Playing Big with Chris Swail

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Attention all moms, heck attention all people with a dream of living their purpose! Katherine Earl of My Creative Life joins me in this episode to talk about the lows and highs of life and how her mindset journey led her to find and follow her dreams. Katherine opens up about her struggles in her relationship, in her career, and in processing motherhood when it felt like she lost sight of who she was. With openness and trust in herself, she found her dharma and came out of those challenging times better than ever. It's an inspiring tale for all who have an unfulfilled dream and you'll get some insight into her mindfulness journal created for kids. If we start our little ones off with mindset and awareness teaching, who knows how far they will go!

Find Katherine on IG: @mylifecreativekids 

Purchase a copy of My Life Playbook Journal for an amazing kid (or yourself!) in your life: www.mylifecreative.com

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Your entire life is dictated by the stories you believe, tell yourself and accept from others.
That's kind of a big deal. Life-changing, really!

Chris is passionate about this topic. She takes you through some examples, asks you to take a close look at your stories and encourages you to choose the stories you really want to live.

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Want to learn more about how I can help you? Book a complimentary coaching session to see where you are, where you want to be and how I can help you get there. Gain confidence, gain control of your life. Yes, you can!
https://calendly.com/chris-alittlebitbetter/discovery-session

Find me at www.alittlebitbetter.ca or on IG @thisisalittlebitbetter