What if the moment you stop proving is the moment you finally feel at home in your own skin? 

We sit down with embodiment and leadership coach Angélique van Eeuwen-Bos to explore how a life reorients when you trade overthinking for felt sense, and speed for presence. From childhood alienation and corporate burnout to a quiet, radical choice — sit in a café and do nothing — Angélique  shares how slowing down opened a pathway to enoughness, clarity, and courageous action.

Across our conversation, we unpack the core of embodiment: emotions are not problems to fix but signals to follow.  Angélique  explains how conscious movement - with an arc of slowing down, listening within and surrendering to what emerges - helps release what the body stores; the tension, fear, grief, rage.  Showing how breath can widen and the heart can soften. Instead of chasing a perpetual calm, we talk about meeting the darkness gently and consistently, letting the body change state in its own time. The payoff is practical: more capacity to navigate stress, fewer reactive loops, and choices anchored in values rather than approval. The practice is key.

Community becomes the amplifier.  Angélique  facilitates circles spanning multi cultures to face real topics—belonging, safety, microaggressions, polarisation—without collapsing into blame. We explore how witnessing in a non-judgemental space dissolves rigidity and grows empathy, and how rage, when honoured, reveals the fire of what we most care about. That fire becomes fuel for grounded leadership at home, at work, and in our wider communities.

We close with a belief that changes everything: we are not separate. Difference can be honoured without turning into better-than or less-than. When we meet heart to heart and body to body, enoughness stops being a destination and becomes a daily practice. If this conversation resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help others find their way back to themselves.

You can find out more about  Angélique at https://www.road2authenticity.com/ 

You can connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeliquebos/

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What if discomfort isn’t a threat to outrun but a compass to read? 

We dive into the art of getting comfortable with the uncomfortable by reframing emotions as information and building the capacity to hold hard moments without breaking faith with ourselves. With guests Scott Plate, Alex Papworth, and Marie Dove, we bridge psychology and somatics to show how breath, attention, and incremental practice can turn raw edges into reliable strength.

We start with a simple shift that changes everything: emotions are signals, not sentences. When we drop the “good vs bad” label, we can hear what feeling is asking for and stop the pressure-cooker cycle of suppress and explode. From there we look at the body as a teacher. Core training becomes a living metaphor for inner stability: strengthening hurts at first, yet it gives you a centre that stands firm in high winds. Expectation and mindset shape experience too—when you meet challenge as practice rather than punishment, you create room to learn instead of brace.

Drawing on polyvagal insights, we explore why a spiking nervous system can be wisdom in disguise. A pause, a longer exhale, a hand on the belly—these micro-moves widen the window of tolerance and prevent the story from hijacking the state. We also tackle discernment in a noisy world: resisting false binaries, holding paradox, and letting intuition emerge when you’re not identified with a side. Growth then becomes humane: “fun comfortable” steps that respect the body’s pace, daily rituals that build trust, and the quiet courage to ask, Do I love myself enough to be awkward while I learn?

If you’re ready to swap avoidance for agency and build inner strength you can feel, press play. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find this conversation.

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What if the wisdom you’re searching for is already blooming through the cracks at your feet? 

Lyn sits down with Ruth Green, a feminist pagan and community gardener, to trace a life lived in conversation with nature—from childhood days spent still among rabbits to leading a small, potent circle that honours the Wheel of the Year. Together we unpack how beauty becomes a practice, why wildflowers are not “weeds,” and how pollinators turn a garden into a living system that feeds both vegetables and the human spirit.

We travel through seasons with close attention: the race to solstice bloom, the first cut at Lammas, the waning that invites pruning and renewal. Ruth shares how this seasonal literacy shapes her inner life, offering a model for emotional regulation and recovery—when you’re cut back by criticism, give it time, step under trees, and trust regrowth. We also step into the Sacred Feminine not as abstraction but as embodied archetypes: warrior as devoted energy, protector and provider as everyday service, sovereignty as authorship of one’s life. These frames help redress the imbalance between masculine and feminine energies and invite a fuller expression of who we already are.

Along the way, we question tidy lawns and tidy lives, explore community harmony as ecosystem design, and name a cultural wound around sexuality that needs wiser education and genuine respect. What emerges is a grounded path back to enoughness: look closely, tend what matters, prune with care, and make room for wild resilience. Press play to feel more rooted, more sovereign, and more at home in your own skin—and if this conversation nourishes you, follow, share with a friend, and leave a review so others can find their way back to themselves too.

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What if the reason you feel stretched thin isn’t a lack of discipline but a lack of tuning to the seasons? 

We dive into the tension between a culture that worships constant growth and a body that thrives on ebb and flow. Together with Mark Henderson and Alex Papworth, we explore how tuning into nature’s rhythms — and our own — brings steadier energy, sharper focus, and a kinder relationship with work and rest.

We start by reframing “productivity” through the lens of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Autumn becomes the harvest of learning; winter, the deep rest that enables renewal. Mark shares insights on the often-ignored 24‑hour male hormonal cycle and how simple choices like prioritising protein at breakfast can stabilise energy across the day. Alex reflects on small but potent rituals — a five‑minute nap, a barefoot step into the garden at dawn — that cut through mental noise and reconnect us with the world outside our walls.

The conversation widens to interconnection: our personal cycles sit inside family patterns, organisational rhythms, and ecological systems. We speak about convenience culture, the myth of permanent “summer energy,” and the creative gains that come from honouring slower seasons. Expect practical ideas you can try today, from micro-rests to cold-water dips, plus a fresh way to navigate decisions: ask “What season am I in right now?” and let that guide your next step. It’s a gentle, grounded approach to wellbeing that feels human, sustainable, and real.

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What if enoughness isn’t something you earn, but something you remember when you slow down? 

This week we sit with regular contributor Mark Henderson, co‑creator of Natural Intelligence and seasoned coach, to explore how presence, nature, and awe can transform confidence, creativity, and workplace culture. Mark’s story begins in the Scottish hills, where long solo walks built self-sufficiency and an eye for meaning that shaped a non-linear career across entrepreneurship and leadership coaching.

We unpack the engagement crisis and why so many people feel disconnected at work. Mark explains the three essential connections—self, others, and nature—and offers practical rituals that shift stress into steadiness: morning meditation, unhurried time outdoors, and small group activities like planting or pruning that rebuild trust and belonging. As brain waves settle, the physiology of calm makes room for curiosity, genuine listening, and the quiet insights that often move a team forward. Presence isn’t a soft skill; it changes meetings, decisions, and outcomes.

From there we follow the spark of awe. You don’t need epic vistas—attention and appreciation can turn a tiny flower or a sudden silence into a heart-opening reset. When stress drops, creativity rises, and cultures that favour participation over control tap intelligence from every corner of the organisation. Mark names this alignment natural intelligence: recognising we are part of a living system, letting go just enough to enter flow, and noticing synchronicities that guide our next step. A closing parable about the rarity of life reframes responsibility and gratitude in one breath.

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You can find our more about Mark and what he does at https://www.naturalintelligence.se/ and connect with him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmhenderson/

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What keeps us tethered to patterns, beliefs, and identities that no longer serve us? 

In this deep exploration of attachment, we journey through the invisible threads that both connect and constrain us.

The conversation begins with a simple insight - our very first human experience is one of attachment through the umbilical cord. From there, we navigate the complex terrain of how we form connections to people, things, expectations, and even our own identities. Mark Henderson shares how physical tension in our bodies reflects our unwillingness to let go, while Scott Plate reveals how his theater directing experience showed him how desperately we cling to objects to make us feel real.

The dialogue takes an unexpected turn as we explore nature as our greatest teacher of attachment and release. "Trees let go every autumn," Mark observes, "shedding their leaves in complete trust they'll regrow in spring." This wisdom from the natural world offers a profound template for our own journeys of letting go.

Perhaps most practical exploration is the discussion around emotions - those 90-second chemical reactions that we extend indefinitely by attaching stories to them. Through simple awareness practices and perspective shifts, we discover how to allow emotions the space they need without becoming defined by them.

The most liberating realisation emerges when we question our fundamental assumptions: What if we're already okay? What if we already have what we need? As Scott beautifully articulates, "It's a much lighter burden when all we have to carry is our own presence."

This conversation invites you to examine your own attachments with gentleness and curiosity. Where might you be holding on too tightly? What freedom awaits in the space between? 

Join us for this exploration of how letting go creates the possibility for experiencing our inherent enoughness.

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What does it truly mean to be sovereign in today's world? 

Suzanne Hovmand-Simonsen takes us on a remarkable journey from childhood responsibility to corporate burnout to biodynamic farming, revealing how reconnecting with the land became her pathway to personal sovereignty and wholeness.

Growing up on her family's centuries-old Danish estate, Suzanne experienced both deep connection and painful disconnection. After her mother's illness forced her to take on adult responsibilities as a teenager, she initially sought normalcy through university education and corporate life. The result? Physical illness, allergies, and a profound sense of being unable to breathe – literally and figuratively. At thirty, she made the radical decision to quit everything and return to her roots, embracing organic and biodynamic farming practices.

The transformation Suzanne has witnessed on the land mirrors the inner journey we all must take to reclaim our sovereignty. "It takes seven years to convert a farm to biodynamic farming," she explains, "but it's not nature that takes that long – it's us." This profound insight encapsulates how our internal shifts manifest in the world around us, creating spaces where diversity flourishes and life returns in abundance.

Suzanne challenges us to reexamine our relationship with wisdom itself. True wisdom, she argues, doesn't come from intellectual achievement but from connecting deeply with ourselves and the universal field that unites all beings. This sovereignty – taking full responsibility for our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing – is the foundation for creating what she describes as "paradise" wherever we are. When we stand in our truth and express our unique gifts, we contribute essential pieces to humanity's collective puzzle.

This episode invites you to discover how reconnecting with nature's wisdom might be the key to finding the enoughness that already exists within you.

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What does it take to see your unique wholeness?  What does it truly mean to give from this place rather than scarcity? 

In this conversation we explore the often-overlooked connections between feeling "enough", the ability to see out own gifts and our capacity for genuine generosity.

Scott Plate, Alex Papworth and Mark Henderson join me, Lyn Man, to examine how labels, expectations and societal definitions of worth create artificial barriers to authentic being and giving. 

We explore how our early experiences shape our perception of our gifts—from it's Scott's childhood "too muchness" being labeled as irritation rather than expressiveness, to Alex's adoption of the "computer person" identity that provided safety but limited authentic expression. Together, we share how we can shed these confining labels to rediscover the natural flow of giving that emerges when we simply allow ourselves to be.

From the place of our own gifts we then turn to exploring how crisis situations—like the recent wildfire in Scott's community— move us from a transactional mindset. In these moments doors open instinctively, resources are shared freely, and our inherent humanity shines through. This prompted us to ask: what prevents us from living with this same openness in ordinary moments?

Drawing wisdom from nature, which "never asks itself if it's enough," we explore how scarcity thinking has permeated our psyche since humans first began stockpiling resources  and how we might return to behaving more like an ecosystem, where giving and receiving flow naturally.

Finally we invite you to join the #Flow of Gifts initiative through sharing your own gifts - for example creative expressions - on social media to inspire a community of generous giving. 

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What if your struggles with prosperity aren't about strategy or effort, but rather having the wrong archetype in charge? 

This insightful conversation with Lisa Michaels reveals how understanding your elemental nature might be the missing piece in your journey to feeling enough.

For over thirty years, Lisa has guided feminine leaders to connect with their intuition through alignment with natural forces. What began as a download in 1999 evolved into a framework for understanding how the elemental forces —earth, air, fire, and water— shape our consciousness and determine our unique pathways to prosperity and fulfilment.

Lisa explains how these elements subdivide into the twelve astrological archetypes, creating what she calls our "soul blueprint." Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to success, she demonstrates why different people thrive using different methods based on their elemental makeup. Through fascinating analysis of host Lyn Man's chart, Lisa reveals how a predominance of air energy combined with Sagittarian fire explains Lyn's lifelong pattern of knowledge-seeking and occasional burnout.

The most transformative insight comes when Lisa describes how our "inner council" of archetypes need to work in harmony. When the wrong archetype takes control we find ourselves struggling against our own nature. She shares how putting her detail-oriented Virgo earth energy in charge of prosperity (rather than her expansive, consuming Sagittarian fire energy) led to profound change in her own financial wellbeing.

This conversation offers a refreshing alternative to conventional self-development narratives. Instead of trying to become someone entirely different to succeed, understanding your elemental composition helps you to ensure your inner archetypes work together harmoniously and create prosperity in a way that supports you. 

You'll leave the conversation with a deeper appreciation that you truly are enough exactly as you are—in all your elemental uniqueness!

If you are ready to discover your own elemental nature you can find out more at  lisa-michaels.com.  

Visit lisa-michaels.com/unleash for a free guide to unlocking your inner feminine prosperity power.

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Do you ever take time to notice what is behind the actions you are taking?

In this episode I have a conversation with Alex Papworth and Mark Henderson about what we can learn from leaves around taking action.

This led us to talk about balancing being and doing, doing things with ease and flow, bringing in seasonality, giving and receiving and noticing when that is transactional or from a place of reciprocity.

We also look at what is driving our actions; how they can be habitual, expected of us, sparked by something and the influence of our environment, and from that whether they are aligned with us.  

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