Mama Joy

I get asked lots of questions about why I do what I do. Or how I “got here”.

To be honest, they’re my favourite kind of questions because I just love hearing people’s stories myself. I love hearing how the dots all make sense looking backwards.

I love hearing the different “choose your own adventure” pathways that people take and the mix of life that comes together to bring them to this moment right now.

So this episode is a little different to usual - the first in a series where I’m sharing my journey in response to these Qs. I’m giving a little insight into my own adventure. And a flavour for why I’m where I am right now. And, how I got to be “here”.

My intention is that by reading about my journey something sparks in you to feel like your adventure is just as fun.

And, most importantly, to show you what’s possible when you free yourself from busy and reclaim your joy.

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode83.

Are you someone who chooses to do all the things? You make sure you are taking care of all the people in your life, saying yes to all the activities and also balancing growing in your profession?

When we want to grow, learn, love, and achieve it can be easy to get caught in the trap of believing we have to do it all – to achieve it all.

Yet “busy” becomes a behaviour that actually keeps us more stuck, than it does contribute to our successes. What if you could free yourself of all the doing? What if you could achieve all that you wanted, without the pressure and tension and stress?

Over time I’ve redefined my relationship with busy. And it started with one critical ingredient, which I’m sharing more about in this episode.

Tune in to find out more and to start your very own journey to freeing yourself from busy.

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode82.

When was the last time you stopped to celebrate your progress? To take in everything you have achieved – regardless of how you feel right now, I promise you, you have achieved plenty!

What gets in the way of us celebrating and acknowledging ourselves? Busyness.

Last month, the Let It Shine podcast celebrated it’s 1st Birthday! That’s a big deal and something to feel proud and excited about. While I didn’t stop on the day itself to celebrate, I did reach out to some of the show’s previous guests and asked them to pop back on with some advice.

I asked them one question: What advice do you have for freeing yourself from busy?

And I LOVE how they all responded. If you have ever felt squeezed, pulled in all directions, or the inner pressure start to rise – this episode is for you.

In celebration of Let It Shine’s birthday, this episode is a montage of expert advice and inspiration for you all. You’ll hear from busy mamas, wellness experts, authors and mindset coaches – all who choose to live and lead their lives from a place of joy.

Be sure to check out each guest’s individual stories from previous episodes, and additional resources, over at www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode 81.

This season is all about freeing yourself from busy. Tune in for a sneak preview of what's to come, including a special BONUS episode to celebrate Let It Shine's 1st birthday and a behind-the-scenes journey through my freedom from busy story.

Today we’re joined by three of my mastermind buddies and we’re talking about a topic that means a lot to us all – community.

From Genevieve Parker Hill having moved countries every 6-12months, to Ruth Poundwhite running her own business straight out of uni (on her own), to Willemijn Maas making a career move from working in psychiatry to the online business world—their experiences of the need for connection and community couldn’t be more different!

And yet, we all came together with a core longing and intention. We wanted a place to feel seen and heard. We all needed deep conversations.

We’ve been in our mastermind group for almost two years and are constantly sharing voicenotes with each other about how grateful we are for having a space like this. 😉

Here’s some of what we talk about:
- how to refine your process for creating community over time
- why it’s okay to outgrow people and move on
- online versus offline connections
- the reason we all believe our mastermind has been so successful
- handling feelings of loneliness

What a way to wrap up the grand finale of Season 4 of the podcast!

If you’re curious about the membership group where we all met, Origin, email me at [email protected] to find out more, or join Kate Northrup’s free 28-day Right Thing Right Time experience.

For more details and episode shownotes: http://www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode80.

Have you got shiny object syndrome? Or maybe you feel like you need to be always-on to get ahead in your business and life?

There is another way.

One that allows you to optimise your energy, make better decisions, and increase your capacity for joy.

Today’s guest has had a profound impact on how I show up for myself and my business. Integrating her cyclical tracking and #doless systems took me from a state of scattered and unsure, to decisive, confident and consistently energised in my business (and life).

Kate Northrup has built a 7-figure business multimedia educational platform, written bestselling books, and even created a “Do Less” ecosystem, from her Do Less Planner, to her programs and Origin Membership group.

However it wasn’t all easy, nor did it come with a very “do less” way at first.

She shares in this episode how she went from “playing business” and wanting to “look” successful, to being grounded in her body and expanding her capacity for ease, joy, and success.

Here’s what we talk about:

* how Kate approached business when she first started out (age 18)
* the turning point she had, and what she had to come face to face with
* what overgrown ferns can teach us about energy and success
* questions to ask yourself when feeling overwhelmed
* how to do priority things on days when you really don’t want to
* better ways to handle uncomfortable moments in our lives
* the power of preventative scheduling
* and so much more!

I love Kate’s super practical, honest ways of optimising how she wants to feel in her life. She’s on a mission to support ambitious women to light up the world without burning themselves out. And I’m so excited to introduce her to you today.

Kate’s offering her most valuable free experience, Right Thing, Right Time—where you can learn her exact system for cyclical energy tracking, so you too can change the way you relate to work and time forever. I’ve signed up already, and you can too at www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/kate.

For more details and episode shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode79.

I had tears pricking my eyes and my heart was swollen after this recording this conversation.

The three women you will hear from today have had varied experiences of change this year. From adjustments in running their own business, to managing experiments in a lab through lockdown restrictions, being furloughed from work, and reconsidering if now really is the best time to resign.

Dima Mekdad, Daniela Nofal and Halima Salim joined Joy Club when it was birthed earlier this year with nothing more than a short voicenote from me saying “want to come together and focus on joy with all this change going on right now?”.

And I love how eagerly they committed to coming together in community, without even really knowing what it would look or feel like.

They continually showing up for themselves, to being curious about change no matter how uncomfortable it feels, and to honouring a practice of joy in their lives.

I asked them to come and share some of their “joy journey” and what their experience has been through Joy Club.

We talk about:

* the difference between joy and happiness
* how joy changes and evolves over time
* what listening to your body can give you
* self care versus productivity
* their favourite ways to connect back into joy, no matter what kind of day they’re having

Joy Club enrolment opens this week. To join and find out more go to: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/joy.

For more details, episodes and shownotes: http://www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode78.

After a false start when I forgot to hit record on a 40min episode, I was at a crossroads. I could stomp my feet and cry. Or I could make another choice.

This episode will inspire you to choose joy, even when you’d really rather have a tantrum instead. 😉

I share the importance of welcoming in all your emotions, why joy is not just a “nice to have”, and why when you’re starting out choosing joy could feel a little clunky.

This is an ideal time of year to take a moment to reflect on how you want things to be. There’s lots of change going on, globally and in our own homes right now, and it’s also literally a seasonal change. Times of transition require us to be more intentional.

Instead of falling into overwhelm and stress, it’s time to choose joy. Let’s hit that reset button together.

Joy Club enrolment opens this week. To join and find out more go to: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/joy.

For more details, episodes and shownotes: http://www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode77.

For someone who has built a highly successful business into the definitive voice for the business of wellness, you might expect today’s guest to have always known what she wanted, or at least have had an elaborate plan to create it.

Yet Lauren Armes, founder of Welltodo, is quick to share that getting to a place of doing her heart’s work didn’t come quickly.

Lauren spent the early part of her career undecided what to study, if she’d even like it, and eventually finding herself in a role in a manufacturing firm. It was the exposure to the variety of business areas that kept her creative, entrepreneurial mind busy and growing for years. But when her comfort started to set in, she knew she needed a change.

While Lauren is now seen as an expert in the wellness industry—helping experts and coaches to “make a mark, make an impact, and make money”—in this podcast episode you get to hear more of her personal journey. The decisions she made along the way, and the beliefs and attitude it took to continue to thrive in her business and life.

We talk about:
* not knowing what you want to be, but being willing to try
* getting uncomfortable and finding beauty in the “not knowing”
* the analytical brain vs heart balance when it comes to decision-making
* Lauren’s mindset of trusting that things will work out
* how she finally got to her “clarity moment” and found her heart’s work
* finding joy in your challenges

And plenty more. This episode will give you insight and inspiration to trusting and owning your own expertise.

For more details, episodes and shownotes: http://www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode76.

Despite it being something we all want, most of us are not prioritising feeling good in our lives. Instead we’re choosing to worry about what others think of us, making sure we’re spinning plates for others first, and doing all the “right” things we think we “should” be doing.

There’s a natural tendency to feel like feeling good is a nice to have, instead of an essential need. In today’s conversation starter I’m giving you a new lens to view this through. So that you can start to see how powerful it can be to start treating feeling good as a primary need in your life.

From handling stressful days with more ease, through to creating more joy and purpose in your life – this episode will give you a new way to commit to yourself.

And if you’re wanting to ingrain a practice of feeling good in your life, come join my free 5 Day Feel Good Challenge. The next round starts 7 September 2020, register now at www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/feelgoodchallenge. (And if you’re seeing this after that, still come join the waitlist for next time 😉).

For more details, episodes and shownotes: http://www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode75.