Meeting of Minds

I have really enjoyed making new friends over the last 5 years. They are not better or worse than my old friends but they are different. I have one friend that has been in my life for 46 years, another for 41 years and a few more for over 30 years. They know the me I used to be. The new friends I have made in the last 5 years know the new me and it has been much easier to bring the new me to these new friendships. Some of my old friendships wavered for a while and whilst they are great now there was a period of adjustment, mainly for me as I navigated how to be the new me in those old relationships. 

In this episode I talk about all those things and more. The message I want you to take away is that it's never too late to make new friends and be open to the possibility. 

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Yeah, it's back. Series 5 starts today and I'm trying a shorter format and different drop days to see what works. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss an episode.

This episode is all about the lessons learned in putting together series 1 to 4 and I am using them as lessons for my life too. I hope you find them useful too.

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In February 2022 I recorded a podcast episode with Berit Naomi Skjernaa and she kindly agreed to me releasing the recording here so you can listen to it. 

The notes for the episode say "I was so fortunate to run across Philippa during our intensive work on coaching with Willow, and found that we have so many similarities in how we have started untangling our soul late in life. We have both realised that it is never too late to release our childhood traumas, how our inner child have never given up on getting our attention, and when the journey has begun, we will never turn back and are relentless in our pursuit of our truth and authenticity."

The Soul Untangled is a spiritual energetic where Berit discusses with her guests the entanglements we have around our soul, and how to untangle and connect to the deep wisdom of our soul. Here is a link to the podcast on Spotify The Soul Untangled Podcast

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You can find Berit here at her website The Soul Untangled website

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The end of Series 4 is here and here is a solo episode to finish. I've really enjoyed the great conversations I've had this series and I'd love to know which you've enjoyed.

I've had one question from a listener that I respond to. The question is what to do if your child self-diagnoses themselves with a mental illness with the help of Dr Google. I am not a mental health expert but I respond from my perspective of a mother to teenage boys. 

I also read from the introduction and end to my new ebook, I see You (You are enough). It's the things I needed to hear when I was in a dark place 5 years ago. The book is free on my website and you can sign up here Click here to get the ebook, I See You

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Sam Osbiston is the wonderful book coach who helped me birth my book, I See, Me, last year. Without her, my book simply wouldn't exist.

In this episode I talk to Sam about what creativity means to her, how writing helped her on her healing path and how it is now her work as well as her pleasure. She passionately tells us how creativity is everywhere and we don't give it enough credit. Sam also talks about her love of nature and how she feels deeply about the work that needs to be done to stop further destruction of our planet.

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You can find Sam on Instagram where she's @samosbiston and her website is click here for Sam's website.

Her podcast Messy and Glorious is on all the usual platforms and here's a link to it on Spotify Messy and Glorious Podcast

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I wish I had Sacha's energy!  And I find her zest for her mission palpable.

Sacha is another HSP I met via Willow's training. Sacha introduced me to the trait of high sensation seeking and in this episode she tells us how she believes the meeting of those two traits is the GOLDEN TICKET for life. It is something to be embraced and celebrated not hidden.

Neither of us grew up knowing anything about high sensitivity, or high sensory intelligence, although Sacha describes an awareness of shame and weakness associated with sensitivity which is a common experiences for HSPs.

Later in life she had an awakening that there was nothing wrong with her but there was a disconnect between how she presented and what she wanted. So began her quest for understanding. Once Sacha found the HSP trait it was another step to discover high sensation seeking. The golden ticket.

If you are on a similar quest, Sacha's message is to keep going because it's so worth it. Her mission is to bring awareness of high sensory intelligence and high sensation seeking to as many people as she can, so spread the word!

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You can get in touch with Sacha HERE.

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Discovering I am a HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) has been a big part of my healing journey and Willow McIntosh has played a big part in the uncovering of my HSP gifts. I invited Willow onto the podcast because I wanted him to share his expertise in this area with you. 

As HSPs, discovering and understanding our sensitivity helps us to find happiness and bring meaning to our life. That has definitely been my experience. There can be negative connotations around sensitivity but it doesn't have to be like that. HSPs have great gifts to bring to the world and Willow and I hope to inspire you to not get caught in your own soup and to embrace your gifts.

Even if you are not a HSP, you may have family and friends who are HSPs and also as non-HSPs I think you will get something from this conversation. You'll hear how much I got from it as you listen and I hope you do too. 

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You can find Willow at highsensoryintelligence

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Helen Redfern created the Confident Creative Club in 2021 and it has become a haven for a bunch of fabulous, sensitive, like-minded people. The success of the club is down to Helen's open, honest and down-to-earth approach to the messy process of being creative. No beating yourself up is allowed; it's about building confidence one step at a time. I absolutely love being a part of it.

Helen talks with so much wisdom in our conversation and that's because she is walking the path of confidence building too. She is a true beacon of light for people looking for her kind of care and attention. She encourages everyone to do what you love, embrace who you are, with your personality, with your writing voice. Just be you.

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You can find Helen at helenredfernwriter.com

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Trigger warning - in this episode we talk about bullying (at school), anxiety, OCD, grief and childhood trauma.

This is a really open chat with Suzanne where she tells us how the lack of understanding around her high sensitivity as a child led her to some unhelpful behaviour patterns as an adult, how the bullying at school had a profound effect on her and how bottling all this up and the grief she felt when her dad passed away led to OCD and anxiety. Suzanne's situation is now much better than it was and she wants to share all this with you in case it might help you with something you are going through. It's a really important conversation.

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Reading the Sea Glass trilogy in December 2021 was very definitely a case of right books, right time for me. Melanie Leavey has created a powerful reading experience with her glorious books (which now include the prequel to the trilogy) and it was a joy to talk to her. Mel has a variety of creative outlets; her love of painting helps her de-stress from writing until the weather gets better for gardening. This is her "ever revolving merry-go-round of delights". Love it. We talk about how expectations affect our creativity and how different creative outlets satisfy different needs in us. I really enjoyed finding out about her writing process. We discover that we both give lives to inanimate objects. We talk about the cross-over between high sensitivity and creativity. This conversation filled up my well for sure.

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You can find Mel at Mel's website where you'll find her brilliant blog and you can sign up for her newsletter.

You can find her books on Amazon. The Sea Glass Trilogy is Skelly, Wind Singer and Soul of the Sea and the newest book, the prequel, is Sea Bride.

You can find them here: Mel's books on Amazon

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