It’s December and Christmas is almost upon us.

Which means eggnog, family dinner, Christmas lights and Michael Buble all served with a massive side of emotional burnout and exhaustion.

Did you know that up to 69% of people feel stressed during the Christmas holidays?

Or that 45% of people feel so overwhelmed that they’d just prefer to skip December altogether?

Luckily this doesn’t have to be you this Christmas.

In this episode Declan unwraps why Christmas can be so emotionally exhausting and gives you his top three strategies for avoiding festive burnout.

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Here’s the fact of the matter. On average you will spend 40% of your waking hours doing something for work.

That’s a lot of time for your career to really positively contribute to your sense of purpose, fulfilment and wellbeing - or to detract from these.

Unfortunately most people go through life just doing a job for the money - they never tap into that fulfilment and purpose that comes from not only being in the right career path for themselves but also excelling within it.

Amy Smith, the founder of Aligned Tribe, is someone who helps people do just that and today she has kindly agreed to come onto our podcast to share her insider tips and tricks for thriving in your career.

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Join your host, Declan Edwards, for his most controversial, most eye opening and most valuable episode yet.

Throughout this episode you’ll discover why the emotional wellbeing industry in Australia is broken and deep dive into the pros and cons of both the traditional psychology approach to wellbeing and the coaching approach to wellbeing.

You’ll also find out why psychiatry is causing more harm than good and why we are fighting the wrong war on drugs.

But don’t worry - the episode ends on in uplifting and hopeful note as Declan described his vision for the future of the emotional wellbeing industry in Australia and highlights how you can be empowered to make the right choice when it comes to your own emotional wellbeing.

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What happens when what you thought were your wildest dreams start coming true?

How do you step back and evaluate whether you’re happy when your life starts moving at 1 million miles an hour and there’s non stop external pressure to keep going on the roller coaster?

This is where Brandon, aka Willco Music, found himself in 2017 when one of his tracks went viral. Suddenly he was touring Australia and the US, talking with producers about follow up tracks... and he was hating every minute of it.

In one of our most interesting guest interviews yet Brandon pulls back the curtain on what success means and how he managed to reconnect with a sense of purpose and meaning in his life over the past year.

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Let me ask you a blunt question.

Are you living a life of Purpose?

Or are you stuck in the rut? Just turning the wheels but not really moving anywhere?

When it comes to developing an overall sense of wellbeing and thriving it’s been proven time and time again that having a sense of purpose makes a huge difference

But even when this is so well known there are so few people actually living a life of Purpose

I believe that this lack of purpose driven people doesn’t come from a lack of desire, rather it comes from a lack of clear and actionable strategies that empower people to live with purpose

That all changes now!

Tune in to this week’s episode to gain access to my proven three step process for developing a sense of purpose in your life and escape the rut today!

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Wow!

That’s all I can say about this week’s podcast episode with the incredible founder of Frequency H2O, and passionate advocate for emotional and mental wellbeing, Sturt Hinton

Join us this week as your host, Declan Edwards, interviews Sturt about how he overcome his struggles with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts to begin pursuing a life of authenticity, love, purpose and contribution.

If you, or any of your loved ones, are struggling with suicidal thoughts please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14

It’s not weak to speak.

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6 days

9 trekkers

4 guides

4 cooks/waiters

28 porters

74kms walked

113 000 Steps taken

⛰SUMMIT DAY⛰

19.1km walked

1900 vertical meters gained

27 000 Steps taken

-10 degrees at coldest

Number of times I collapsed = 6

Number of times I wanted to give up = 5

Number of times I cried = 5

Number of times I had a panic attack = 3

Number of times I thought I was going to die on the mountain = 2

Number of times I lay down and just accepted that I would die = 1

Number of times my body went into shock = 1

Number of life changing Breakthrough = 5

Join me this week on the BU with Declan Edwards podcast as I share the 5 life changing breakthroughs I had on Africa’s highest mountain.

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How would you feel if you were over 5500m above sea level, freezing cold, buffeted by wind and exhausted from 4 days of hiking?

Better yet, what does is it take to stay emotionally and physically resilient in this situation?

That’s exactly what we asked Chris Warren, an incredible man and a member of the 2018 BU retreat to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa.

On the mountain Chris repeatedly showed resilience and adaptation in the face of adversity. On this week’s episode of the podcast we pick Chris’ brain about how anyone can begin building resilience in their life.

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If you only listen to one episode of this podcast make sure it’s this one!

Join your host Declan Edwards as he breaks down the most evidence based, practical and proven recipe for a life of happiness and thriving.

The knowledge covered in this episode has been tested and proven with over 1 million people!

Curious to find out more? Click play

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There’s a lot of labels you could apply to Prema Smith: “orphan”, “black”, “bullied kid”, “restaurant owner”, “landscaper”, “actor”, “music producer” and even “founder of self appreciation day”.

However none of these labels would do justice to the heart, passion and zest for life that this man encompasses.

Join your host, Declan Edwards, as he interviews this week’s podcast Prema Smith and finds out more about a life, that Prema describes himself, as “an exceptional and amazing life forged from hardships and trials”.

This is truly an episode not to miss.

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