Finding Her Sparkle with Ami Rankin

By Ami RankinHealth & Fitness Mental Health

Finding Her Sparkle with Ami Rankin episodes

October 19, 2020 Ep 65: How to connect and communicate better. Stop asking ‘How are you?’
Connection - it’s one of our 6 psychological needs. As humans, our need for connection to self and to others is one of our drivers for what we do, say and feel every single day. So it’s time to stop wasting time with the surface level questions like ‘How are you?’ And also the surface level responses ‘Good thanks’ or ‘So busy!’
But how?
I have 11 different responses you could answer with, plus the feelings wheel to help you go deep.
There’s also 10 different questions you can ask other than ‘How are you?’ to create meaningful conversation and connection, whether that’s at the dinner table or in the work place.
26 min
October 12, 2020 Ep 64: How to actually achieve your goals and call yourself out on your BS
What is something you want to achieve? And what’s stopping you from getting there? Let’s dive into radical responsibility and call yourself out of excuses that have been coming up that are getting in your own way! It’s time to step up and live the life you want to live!
28 min
September 13, 2020 63: 10 easy ways to get out of a funk. Simple and achievable - get out of bad habits today
How have you been feeling lately?
In this episode we talk about how you can move past your excuses and get out of a funk. But there’s a difference...there are easy, simple things that you can be doing TODAY.
We’re not talking about big actions that take hours out of your day. Let’s make this easy and accessible for you right now with these 10 tips.
Other episodes mentioned:
Ep 8 - Stop cancelling on yourself.
Ep 12 - Don’t roll your eyes at a morning routine.
Ep 14 - Not every day is a good day, and that’s okay.
Ep 16 - Why I don’t have time isn’t good enough
Ep 27 - Feel less stressed. Tech that makes your life easy
Ep 30 - Choose you! Create your own happiness - how to take responsibility.
Ep 43 - Move through life’s struggles and feeling shitty.
Ep 48 - Change your language to change how you feel
46 min
August 17, 2020 Ep 62: Why connection is the gateway intimacy and how to improve connection in your life
Your exclusive sneak peek into the first half of the Creating Connection and Intimacy workshop that I ran with my clients last month.
Let’s talk about:
- the different levels of connection
- the relationships in your life that can benefit from deeper connection
- how intimacy and connection are related
- the myth of intimacy
- some roadblocks or life excuses that have been coming up for you that get in the way of connection
- why your relationship with YOURSELF is just as important as any other relationship in your life
This weeks recommendations:
- Focus on your connection with yourself with the printables over on my website www.amirankin.com
- The Spill Podcast
Other episodes mentioned:
Nothing good comes from closing - relationships: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-nourishing-ami-podcast-with-ami-rankin/id1456280396?i=1000446915505
Masculine and feminine energy - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-nourishing-ami-podcast-with-ami-rankin/id1456280396?i=1000443366842
The Love Languages - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-nourishing-ami-podcast-with-ami-rankin/id1456280396?i=1000441885930
Repression and distraction from emotions - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-nourishing-ami-podcast-with-ami-rankin/id1456280396?i=1000459247204
44 min
August 09, 2020 Ep 61: Comparison during pregnancy and motherhood. How to stop comparing
Comparison is a common thing for our brain to do. But how often are you setting expectation on yourself or your body and what you ‘should’ be able to do...mentally, physically and emotionally. What are some different types of comparison you might notice coming up and how can you actually stop comparison in its tracks!?
50 min
August 02, 2020 Ep 60: How to get through the first trimester of pregnancy
I reflect on and share my experiences through my first trimester of pregnancy - from being kind to yourself and being okay with slowing down to morning sickness and prenatal anxiety / depression. I discuss my raw and real version of the first 12 weeks and share my top 10 tips to feel good!
53 min
July 12, 2020 Ep 59: The 1 easy way to stop saying sorry. Stop apologising, start appreciating!
How often do you say things like ‘Sorry I’m late’ ‘Sorry for crying’ or ‘Sorry I cant make it’. In a world filled with apologising and starting conversations off on the back foot, bring this 1 hack in to create connection, appreciation and gratitude!
This weeks recommendations theme is TV and shows!
Binge worthy: The Bold Type and Schitts Creek
Reality: Below Deck and Bachelor In Paradise
Documentary: The Call To Courage and I Am Not Your Guru
27 min
July 01, 2020 Ep 58: Don’t live in your head about things you can control. Self esteem, body image & confidence
A quote from the Girls Gotta Eat Podcast when they interviewed Beatrice Dixon that really struck me this week that I just had to talk about.
We dive into what this quote means, what you have been living in your head about or giving energy to and how you can take more control over your life. Taking responsibility, taking action and living a life that you actually want to live.
We touch on body image, self esteem, self confidence, nutrition, interactions with others and the label of being ‘busy’. Plus, this weeks recommendation - the GoTo Skincare Instagram page and their IGTV’s!
26 min
June 17, 2020 Ep 57: Living in line with the seasons - how should your routines change in Winter and Summer?
So you know that the seasons change, but how does that affect your body? What about your mood? We look at how life has changed over thousands of years and what the fall back of being so ‘on’ all the time can be. We also talk about when is the best time to be busy, productive and motivated.
23 min
June 08, 2020Ep 56: Honouring how you feel without comparison. Working through the hard stuff in life.
Just because someone else is going through something hard, doesn’t take away from the hard in your life. Let’s look at really leaning in to honouring where you are right now.
Whether it’s work, study, friendships, children, a relationship, body image, exercise, nourishing your body, motivation...there’s so many aspects of life that can, at times, feel hard. Maybe you feel anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, disappointed, resentful, flat or down.
Let’s look at some strategies to move through:
Getting specific: How do I feel? What are the feelings that I want to feel less of?

Why do I feel that? Or - What is making me feel like that (listen to episode 30 for more on this)

Catch any ‘buts’ or comparison - Accept that things are allowed to feel hard (listen to episode 31 and episode 14 for more on this)

When you feel ready - What makes me feel good?
And dive deep with me into the card I pulled for the week - Deep Replenishment. What do you need to hear or take away from this episode and card pull today?

Other episodes mentioned in this podcast:
Ep 14: Guess what? Not every day is a good day, and that's ok

Ep 30: Choose you! How to create your own happiness - take responsibility

Ep 31: Why #positivevibesonly is a load of bull*hit
29 min