Life is Change

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  • 14. Building a habit

    In this, the second last episode of our first season, Craig talks about habit forming.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • building a habit from scratch
    • building a habit on the back of another habit.
    • Craig also talks about his recent challenges with bad habits and the inspiration he's taken from 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear.

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      • 13. The power of beliefs

        In this episode, Craig talks about the power of beliefs.

        Stemming from an exercise he did, he talks about:

        • limiting beliefs which have held him back, why, and how he got past them
        • the importance of identifying limiting beliefs and how to challenge them
        • positive beliefs that support him now in achieving his highest goals.
        • This exercise was in the book Unlimited Power, by Tony Robbins, but variations have been in lots of other articles online and other books as well.

          Anyway please enjoy, and please leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts as that really helps other people find the podcast.

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          • 12. Living with depression

            In this episode, Craig talks about how he lives with depression day to day, covering things like:

            • a bit of a look back to his experience of depression,
            • how he learned to cope with depression and depressive episodes,
            • some of his recent experiences where some of those feelings resurfaced a little.
            • Please enjoy, and if you do, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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                22 min
              • 11. How you might be suffering from depression and not know it.

                In this episode, Craig talks about some symptoms you might be experiencing which could indicate you're suffering from depression.

                Using his personal experience with depression, he covers lots of different things he experienced changing in his life over a period of 6-9 months from 2021 into 2022, which made him realise something was wrong and get help.

                This isn't designed to replace medical advice. If you feel any number of the things discussed and have done for a prolonged period of time, please do seek medical help just to be sure there's nothing underlying that may need looked at.

                Anyway please enjoy, and if you do, leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

                If you want to see more of what I do day to day:

                • Follow me on Instagram: @thisiscraigsmith and @lifeischangepodcast
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                  23 min
                • 10. Make progress every day

                  Craig celebrates his 10th episode by sharing some wins over the past 10 weeks, some things he's been working on, and sharing some thoughts the importance of making progress towards your goals each day, no matter how little.


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                    15 min
                  • 9. Dealing with difficult people

                    In this episode, Craig talks about dealing with difficult people who put you down or make you feel bad, especially when you are already feeling low as a result of depression, anxiety or stress.


                    Craig talks through a couple of different scenarios using personal experience, and considering how he reacted and how he would react now, after reflecting on it.


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                      15 min
                    • 8. The balancing act of life (part 2)

                      In the second part of this episode, Craig discusses how he manages his time day to day, to be as efficient as possible, particularly talking about:

                      • time blocking,
                      • context switching, and
                      • batching work.
                      • This is a part 2 to this conversation - in last week's episode, Craig focused largely on the things that come up and the need to adjust and adapt.


                        If you've enjoyed this episode, please do check out the other episodes and please, leave a rating and a review - 5 star ratings really help get the podcast in front of those who need it most, as it moves the podcast up the list making it more likely people will find it.


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                          18 min
                        • 7. The balancing act of life (part 1)

                          In this episode, Craig discusses day to day life, particularly talking about:

                          • some of the things he has to fit in his day and week,
                          • the challenges with that, and
                          • how to adapt when life throws up a curve ball.
                          • This is a part 1 to this conversation, focusing largely on the things that can come up and the need to adjust and adapt. Next week, he'll be talking more about the tools and techniques he uses to fit some of these in.


                            If you've enjoyed this episode, please do check out the other episodes and please, leave a rating and a review - 5 star ratings really help get the podcast in front of those who need it most, as it moves the podcast up the list making it more likely people will find it.


                            If you want to see more of what I do day to day:

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                              19 min
                            • 6. Why exercise is great for depression.

                              Ever been told exercise helps depression and wondered why that is?

                              Well on today's episode Craig shares a bit of his own experience with exercise and depression plus some interesting points he found whilst researching the topic.

                              The aim of this is to highlight the positive benefits exercise can have on depression and other mental health illnesses, and encourage you to focus more on making exercise a part of your life, especially if you suffer with depression.


                              Sources:

                              https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/physical-exercise-and-internetbased-cognitivebehavioural-therapy-in-the-treatment-of-depression-randomised-controlled-trial/66708A9B8C66ACF80FCA040784E5E9CD

                              https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-020-02989-z

                              https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5928534/

                              https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111223


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                              16 min
                            • 5. 10 ways to bring balance back to your life

                              Craig talks through his 10 steps, including:

                              • meditation
                              • journaling
                              • processing feelings
                              • spending time in nature
                              • To grab the guide with the 10 step checklist, get it here.


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                              About Life is Change

                              From the publisher's feed

                              Change. You can't avoid it, so join Craig Smith as he discusses changes in life and his own journey battling depression.