"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - Shakespeare, Hamlet

I don't know about you, but in my experience it's sooo easy to get sucked into your emotions and lose the bigger picture. But the things we assume to be true because they're our honest opinions and feelings, well, they're not necessarily true. Our egos love to be right, they love to have a strong sense of identity and are quick to shut down anything they see as a personal attack. In this episode I chat about how to try and let go of blindly listening to whatever our brain tells us and to accept the larger truth in a situation.

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

Every Time A Bell Rings by Carmel Harrington

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

How To Fail with Elizabeth Day - episode ft. Mo Gawdat (a must listen honestly)

---

Space to Learn on Apple Podcasts - leave a rating and a review here!! Thank you!

Follow the podcast on instagram @spacetolearnpodcast (click here to go follow!)

Thank you so much for being here. I appreciate it more than you know x

Welcome to season 7 friends!! I can't actually believe we're on to the 7th series but I am so excited. I've had a few weeks away from the podcast and am feeling so ready to get stuck back into it again:)

This week we're discussing questions like 'what are the barriers to open honesty?', 'is it easier for extroverts to be honest?' and 'how can we start honest conversations about men's mental health given toxic masculinity?'. I don't have all the answers but I hope this episode can be food for thought and hopefully inspire some genuine chats about mental health.

Thank you so much for tuning in pals, go join the podcast fam over on instagram @spacetolearnpodcast for more interactive features & to stay up to date! Lots of love xx

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

'A Seat At The Table' youtube originals series by Jack Harries & earthrise studios

Rose & Giovanni's dance on Strictly

Red [Taylor's version] specifically this video

"No is a full sentence."

Welcome back or welcome if you're new! Today Lucy's having a long chat with Cara and Leo from the matcha diaries podcast about just about everything under the sun, from why podcasting is so fulfilling to the challenges in living in a foreign country. Cara and Leo explain why comparison can actually be a good thing, the difference between toxic positivity and gratitude & the things they both notice while living abroad. This episode is packed full of big sister advice from two of the loveliest humans so soak it all up and enjoy. Lots of love x

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

Social Comparison Theory

The matcha diaries ep on 'is comparison always the thief of joy?'

Book: 'Self Compassion - the proven power of being kind to yourself' by Kristen Neff

@thematchadiaries on instagram

the matcha diaries podcast on spotify

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also enjoy! Thank you for listening x

"Often the judgements that we're making about other people are things that we don't like about ourselves."

Welcome back! This week, we're talking about how not taking things personally is often the key to accepting things that happen to us, to not letting judgement from others get the better of us and to getting over insecurities. Lucy chats about the ego and why our identity isn't who we are at our core. If you feel like diving deeper into this, there's some journal prompts at the end too.

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Nayna Florence's 'Edinburgh Entries' series on youtube

New Mindset, Who Dis? podcast by Case Kenny

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also enjoy! Thank you for listening x

"We don't need to have it all figured out."

Welcome back friends, let's have a catch up. I love listening to chilled out, chatty episodes to have on in the background, destress or feel like I'm having a chat with a friend so that's what I'm sharing with you all this week. I chat about starting my third year of uni, how I'm finding in person teaching again, current career plans and some recent mindset shifts around confidence and productivity. Grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy xx

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

Impact article 'Why I started a podcast and how you can too.'

Impact article 'COP26: The Conference to Decide the Fate of the World.'

Template letter to your MP about COP26 (here)

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also enjoy! Thank you for listening x

"You'll never know what's right unless you try it, otherwise you're just avoiding the possibility that it could go the way you want it to."

Welcome to episode number nine you lovely people! This week on the pod, Lucy had a chat with the incredibly lovely Laura Medley about trusting yourself when making big life decisions and finding the balance between under and oversharing on the internet as well as tips for looking after your mental health. We also discussed the importance of ignoring haters and doing what's right for you regardless of what other people think - at the end of the day no one knows you like you do. Laura's a woman of many talents, with a successful YouTube channel, podcast and online business being outlets for her creativity, so definitely go and check out her work! 

---

Links to check out Laura's work:

Laura Medley YouTube channel (here)

Grow and Grind Podcast (here)

ByMedley online shop (here)

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also enjoy! Thank you for listening x

"Routines help me to stay motivated and to balance the different areas of my life."

Are you someone who thrives off spontaneity, or are routines the way you like to make sense of things? In this episode, Lucy chats about why routines are what works for her and how, if you are also a creature of habit, you can create routines that help you to find balance and stay sane while achieving your goals. Also discussed is the idea of high, medium and low energy routines, because it's about time we normalised having rough days as well as good days. Get in touch via Insta @spacetolearnpodcast to share your thoughts! Lots of love x

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

UnJaded Jade's core habits video (here)

The Breakdown series by Jack Harries (here)

Happy Place Podcast by Fearne Cotton (here) specifically this episode with earthrise (here)

Sex Education series 3

Emma Raducanu's US Open matches

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also love the pod! Thank you for listening x

"All we can really do is make decisions that are right for us in this moment. This, to me, is listening to your intuition."

Hot girl summer is all about being yourself and not giving a damn about what anyone has to say about it. But why should we restrict this to summer? When the summer energy runs out and our day-to-day lives become busier again, surely this is the most important time to be ourselves? 

In S6E7 Lucy chats about why the hot girl summer mindset is something we should all aim for all year round, what is actually means to 'be yourself' and 5 tips to carry the good vibes forward beyond the summer. If you're prone to comparison, negative self-talk, feeling guilty or saying no to things you want to do out of fear, then this is a must-listen. 

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed

UnJaded Jade's video on 'How to find your core values' (watch here)

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also love the pod! Thank you, so so much, for listening x

"No one is judging you as much as you're judging yourself."

Imposter syndrome is that feeling of inadequacy despite apparent success, or believing 'I don't belong here' in certain situations or around certain people. If you struggle with this too, you're definitely not alone, but by working through why it is we feel that way, it's also possible to overcome it. 

Lucy chats about times when she's experienced Imposter Syndrome and her limiting beliefs that contribute to it and shares a bunch of journal prompts that might help you to identify things that are holding you back and improve your own mindset.

Finally, trusting yourself is so powerful and gives you so much confidence to express yourself and do what's right for you without feeling inadequate, so Luce also chats about that at the end too! You really can do anything you put your mind to!

---

Things mentioned in this episode:

Maisie Peters new album 'You Signed Up For This'

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Ali Abdaal's email newsletter

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also love the pod! Thank you so much for listening x

"I don't want to miss my life." - Lisa Nezneski

For a lot of us, meditation can seem incredibly daunting, or even a waste of time. What will I gain from sitting on the floor for 5 minutes? 

In this episode, Lucy talks to Lisa, aka the Meditating Pharmacist, to hopefully shift some perspectives about the reality of meditation and give some actionable ways to implement more mindfulness into your everyday life. As she says in her new book, The Seven Mindful Questions, "the real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment."

Lucy & Lisa also discuss how to listen to your feelings, especially when making decisions that feel like the most important we'll ever have to make. Trusting yourself enough to be able to handle the consequences of whatever path you choose to go down is so powerful.

---

Things mentioned in this episode

Lisa Nezneski (website here)

The Seven Mindful Questions (here)

Free Guided Meditations from Lisa (here)

Space To Learn Podcast bonus meditation (here)

---

If you found something of value then share your thoughts via @spacetolearnpodcast or send this episode to a friend who might also love the pod! Thank you so much for listening x