Are you one of those people affected by the weather? Does it seem like your mood tracks the sky? Chris is ranting at the clouds for his melancholy, wanting the grey damp duvet above to be anything other than what it is.

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My friend and fellow coach Ellie and I explore what goes on for us 'usually productive doers' when we're feeling under the weather. We talk about how to manage our energy levels, moods and motivation. How hard it can be slowing down, and why reflection and retreat isn't a frivolous luxury.

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Anything worthwhile should be HARD WORK and worth SUFFERING for, right? And you must PUSH FORWARDS with urgency to get there. I’m beginning to wonder how helpful these beliefs are. And whether the opposite is true - the gentler you are with yourself, the more life unfolds in an agreeable way.

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A strong, evocative emotional experience can leave a residue in your system, one that lingers and is tricky to get through. Some reflections here on elation, grief, sadness and hope in the aftermath of Happy Start-up School's Summercamp.

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Chris is angry at his sat nav in a service station car park and decides to improvise a live experiment in the theory that the only way out with strong emotions is through. What will we learn? Trigger warning: loud vitriolic ranting.

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If my experience at Happy Start-up School's Summercamp this year were a film, this would be the title. My reflections on how I spent three days in the sticks, playing with other business hippies.

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What turns you on? No not like that... I'm talking about our instinctual drives: social, sexual and self-preservation. How they play us, if we don't know what they're up to, and how to become more aware of them. This monologue is about the one-to-one aka sexual instinct in particular - creativity and desire. In this episode I'll challenge a few stereotypes and hopefully put you back in touch with yourself. You're an animal!

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I suppose you could call this a talking meditation, a kindly lament on what it is to be a fallible human, when things don't go well. While at the same time remembering that's what makes you an inherently good human being. One way to look at this is through the lens of this dignity and humility from Authentic Relating - the art of being human.

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If you don't get out the house, are you a bit like a dog who hasn't been walked? Climbing the walls. Going out of your mind. If so, you could be like Ellie and I, for whom movement, nature and connection with other people is a necessity.

Ellie is my friend and a fellow coach. Together we're running a series of immersive Co-Walking events to help people like us get a more rich and meaningful experience from retreat into nature, away from the seeming madness that is modern life.

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This issue is the scourge of our modern age. The way we zone out, live on autopilot or spend all our time lamenting either the future or the past, instead of what's unfolding right before our eyes. Here's my take on what could be going on, as I explore this phenomenon through improvisation and authentic relating.

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