Glitter Hour

Mia tried a new activity over school holidays and wants to share her experience with you. She spent time at the RSPCA animal shelter with the bunnies, dogs and cats learning about animal welfare and creating toys for the animals to keep them busy and enriched. Listen to hear more about her day and to find out if she'd go again. 

Australia has a national day of action called R U OK? Day and it's when we bring awareness to the importance of mental health and remind ourselves the steps to check in on our family & friends who we think might be struggling. Mia spent some time at school learning about R U OK? Day and the meaning behind the movement. You can ask anyone if they're okay on any day of the year but since mental health is so important, Mia wanted to help amplify the message! 

Mia has expanded her Jiu Jitsu world to include coaching and she's loving it! Listen as Mia talks about the different mindset she needs to have when she walks onto the mat as a coach and some of the fun challenges she has with her younger athletes. She delivers some key advice at the end for anyone who might be teaching something to a younger sibling or friend. 

It's never a warm and fuzzy feeling to be thinking about quitting or giving up. You think you'll feel better, and in the short term, you might but it's hard to know how you'll feel in the long run if you call it quits on something where you invested a lot of time and a lot of yourself. Mia has been struggling with her feelings around one of her activities and she made the decision to give it up. But through some deep conversations, with people who she trusts, Mia has found a way to have it all. If you're juggling a lot and not sure if you should call it quits on something, listen to Mia's advice and we hope you find the right balance for you!

Peer pressure is tough to stand up to at any age. Listen as Mia navigates a peer pressure situation and reflects on how she acted and more importantly, how she will act differently to change the situation next time. This is such an important topic as we each learn to guide our moral compass. 

Mia invites her wonderful friend, Matilda, back to the show to talk about two big events that happened at school this week. In both events, the girls experienced unexpected conclusions. Listen as they unpack how things landed for each event and how their growth mindset is carrying them forward. It's always best to expect the unexpected conclusion! 

Mia Girl has been struggling to fall asleep and we use this episode to talk it out. Mia discusses her current coping mechanism of occupying her brain at bedtime by designing water bottle prints, squishmallows, clothes and so much more! It's almost like her own form of meditation and we do believe that meditation is the key to relaxing her brain. If you're struggling to fall asleep, we hope this episode gives you some ideas to get to your sweet dreams a bit faster!

Mia is having a big year at school and there have been some times when she's been upset about a situation. In the podcast today, she reflects on some advice we've been discussing at home - you can't always control the situation but you can control your reaction to that situation. Mia's been applying this advice and wants to share her experience with you. 

For a project at school, Mia had to pose a question and then conduct her own research to determine the answer. Since we talk so much about nutrition in our house, this question made complete sense! We pulled out my textbooks from university and Mia learned all about footnotes. Enjoy as Mia uncovers her answer to the question: is it possible for fast food to be healthy?

Mia found herself using one of our favourite phrases this week and thought it would be a good idea to share it with you. It's a way to bring yourself out of a state of jealousy and into a state of gratitude. Don't waste your energy being upset about what you don't have, be happy about what you do have!