When we think our wellbeing is dependent on something else - then we believe we can't experience wellbeing until we achieve that thing. This leads to an exhausting, life-long, never-ending search. What if you just didn't have to do that any more, because wellbeing is something that never leaves you...however lost you may feel?

When our hair isn't the way we want, we might make an effort to create the look we want by straightening it. But what if that's what we're trying to do with life too? Putting enormous efforts into making it the way we think it should be, often with limited success? How much easier would life be if you didn't have to do that any more?

Does it seem that if only everyone else would sort out their lives, or behave better, then you'd be able to be happy? Whether it's your kids, your parents, your colleagues or world leaders, there's always someone who seems to need fixing. In this episode I suggest that maybe fixing others isn't your responsibility...

Our conventional understanding of stress is that there are events or people that are intrinsically stressful, and the best we can do is to manage that. But what if there's another way of understanding stress as a helpful signal that our state of mind is getting in the way of seeing things clearly. Listen now for a whole new way of thinking about stress.

Sometimes it can look as if, when things don't work out as we'd hoped, our whole life plans are ruined. But that can't ever really be the case...and knowing that makes all the difference in the world!

Often when we feel stuck or dissatisfied in a relationship (whether that's with a partner, family member, or anyone else) it seems as if we just need THEM to change for things to be better. But what if that's not the case? What if we can transform our relationships ourselves...?

How do you think change - the sort of change you are looking for - happens? Because of a simple misunderstanding about the nature of change, and where new ideas come from, often we're searching in the wrong places for what we seek. In this episode you can discover why searching in the dark is actually rather a good idea...

Whatever you're really looking for in life won't come from where you're currently searching...

This week's podcast is in the form of a story - a fairytale, about a little girl who thinks she needs armour to protect her. As you listen, maybe you'll consider what is the armour that you wear every day. How would life be without it?

We have so much knowledge and expertise these days - that it's easy to think we are in control. The truth is, we are not. In this episode, discover why that's actually really good news!