Get Merry

Why you should listen to this episode: if you ever find yourself thinking you should be at 'this' point of life when you reach 'this' age.  We chat with the AMAZING Rachael Jansen who shares her story on being 'ageless' and why it's more about stages... rather than ages.  This is the stuff we talked about: how women are stereotyped by their age. how women are seen (or we see ourselves) as invisible when we reach a certain age. why the term 'middle aged' is irrelevant. how our thoughts and beliefs around women and men start from our school years. why we need to start celebrating all ages of women. 

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Listen to this episode if you want to find out what our morning and evening rituals are. Or if you love rituals. Or if you are keen to start a morning or some kind of ritual. We start by announcing our 30 day podcasting challenge is a fail. But then we also realise it isn't a fail. It's actually the opposite.  Stuff we talk about: We talk about the benefits of having a routine or ritual. How they create a calm and steady feel for the day/evening.  Meditation, how to do it if you don't think you can. You definitely can.  Why social activities are part of our rituals. Why rituals are good for everyone but extra good for people who have a biz. At the moment these are our rituals. The podcast version is better but we get it... some people prefer to read. Morning ritual: Wake up Get dressed (probably don't need this info) Apple cider vinegar and water Pilates or yoga class Coffee or chai with friends Smoothie bowl on the deck in the sunshine 10 minute meditation on the deck Welcome to blissland Evening ritual: Make dinner and eat dinner Catch up with housemates, talk about days Make cups of tea Drink tea, stretch, use mobility balls and roller Write in gratitude journal 10 minute meditation Time for epic sleep

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Why you should listen to this episode: if you've ever thought that you need to 'be strong' when all you really wanna do is take off your mask and be real.  Amber joins us on the couch again for magical episode 111!  Here's the stuff we talk about: recognising your fears. how we tell ourselves stories like "I'm just impatient" or "I'm just..." we questioned whether being strong could be changed to choosing love.  we bang on about self acceptance and self-awareness again and we realise that sometimes we might be making excuses for our laziness.

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Why you should listen to this episode: if you're the type of person who is continuously looking and asking for external validation. If you're thinking about what others think about you, seeking their approval, forever comparing and just feeling stuck. Listen, get un-stuck, realise that the only approval that truly matters is your own. Don't worry, we've been there PLUS we still go back. We share our personal experiences and just have a general chat. The obsession with external validation is not only freaking annoying... it's holding us back. Holding us back from our true potential, from the magic of living our truth.

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Why you should listen to this episode: if you ever question putting energy into your friendships. Emma and Carla chat about creating awesome friendships. How they went from putting no effort into creating relationships to now, focussing on cultivating magical friendships that make them smile huge.  They talk about this cool quote from Into The Wild: "happiness is only real when it's shared." Mic drop. 

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You should listen to this episode if you need more motivation to change your lifestyle AND you love the crazy ramblings of Emma and Carla. During this episode Emma and Carla talk about how changing their food and lifestyle lead them to finding their purpose in life. 

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Why you should listen to this episode: if you struggle with self-belief and wanna change that.  Amber Hawken will give you her methodology of exactly how she does this. We called it the 11/10 method and it's a real banger. This is the stuff we cover: 11/10 (how to embody the knowingness that you are INCREDIBLE).  Flow: what does it mean to be in flow? What does it feel like? Consciousness. Mental strength and resilience. We laugh a lot. Amber tells some jokes too, she's the best ever (and is our epic housemate too!).

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Why you need to listen to this episode: if you have been in a hateful relationship with your body and yourself or have ever struggled to find an exercise that suits you... you definitely need to listen to episode 106 with Erin Bourne.  Erin Bourne is AMAZING. She's a woman of many talents: yoga and pilates instructor, anatomy expert, movement therapist, she specialises in myofascial release and dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation. She's studied Exercise Science and naturopathy. We absolutely LOVED every second of this episode and were nodding along with every word she said. Here's what we cover: how our bodies represent our mind and vice versa. what a depressed body state might look like.  how mind, body and spirit are connected and how this shows up.  why the intention behind your exercise is so important. how lack of core strength is impacting our confidence and sense of self. why our hips are so tight. why pilates and yoga rocks!

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Over the past month we had a little break, now we're back! OH YEAH! This episode we talk about living in alignment with your heart and how it feels for us when we do or don't work/live in alignment. We talked about: moving house and making changes to your life. the magic of change. fear... Emma specifically spoke about her relationship fears. how we can beat fear. what it means to live in alignment. how it feels to live in alignment. how we live in alignment, we use lots of real life examples, including some not very nice moments last week. We talk about amazing Lisa Messenger and how events ROCK. Plus lots more... just listen... you know you want to! As always, get in touch if you have any comments or questions! WE LOVE to hear from you! P.s we're doing a podcast a day for the next 30 days... OMG.

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"He had been out running and collapsed on the side of the road. No one knew what had happened and they thought he had been hit by a car so they didn't want to touch him. A woman, named Valerie was driving by and noticed the commotion around a lifeless body. She jumped out of her car in the middle of traffic and started giving CPR. When she initially started, people shouted at her to stop as she could be causing more damage, but she said she knew he needed serious help. He was lying on the ground with his eyes wide open and had no pulse, so she immediately started CPR. She performed CPR for 5 mins on her own..." This excerpt is from our guest's cousin, recapping the first cardiac arrest Rhys experienced at age 26.  We'd heard bits and pieces of Rhys' journey during Yoga Teacher Training (this is how we met) but after sitting down with Rhys for just over 2 hours, hearing his story being told so openly and all at once was... and that's where we get stuck. There are so many words to describe Rhys' story. When you listen you'll experience one, two, maybe all of these: inspiration, gratitude, compassion, empathy, passion.  This is an excerpt from Rhys, 'a former letter to myself', recapping just after his first cardiac arrest: "This event turns your world upside down, 2 days later you wake up in Hammersmith hospital and start to make sense of all the crazy things that have happened. That outlet of running and hardcore physical exercise to alleviate your stress has been taken away from you, and once you return home you fall into a deep bought of depression. You decide to remain in London, and start back at work soon after getting out of hospital going about your daily life as if nothing has happened. Denial is what seems to be at play here. You are very weak and constantly fatigued following the accident. Working, partying, and the inability to see the severity of what has happened to you causes several problems in your life. You continue to fall into a deeper state of depression and soon you decide to leave teaching for a while." You can tell just from reading this that this episode is very different to anything we've ever shared before. We focus on the story and then we get into the big learnings that have come from Rhys' experience.  Rhys goes on to finish his letter: "Have faith in your ability and always be kind to the people around you. Spend every day mastering your health and fostering strong and meaningful relationships. Your journey is only just beginning." Be sure to tune into this one, it's full of gold, just like Rhys.  Support Rhys' Everyday Hero fundraiser for Heart Care Foundation. Check out Drop Consulting: aims to enhance understanding of self, culture, wellbeing and performance. Merrymaker mantra of the week... the judge of all Earth shall do right. Which means, lead by example. Do YOU first, which will then influence others around you.  Sending out huge LOVE to Rhys for being so vulnerable and open with his story. By just you doing that you have inspired many. Always merrymaking, Emma + Carla

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