When is enough enough? If you find yourself burnt out from the corporate environment, trying to be all things to all people, should you stay or should you leave? Is it worth holding on and hope for thing to improve, or are the gestures that organizations make towards mental health awareness not enough? These are the issues I’ll be tackling today with my guest, Fiona Kearns. 

Fiona Kearns is a business psychologist who helps people get rid of self doubt, to feel confident about playing huge in life and work. She loves the thrill of helping clients manage their impostor syndrome to become confident, visible and more impactful.

In this episode we talk about:

• Coming back after burnout

 You'll find Fiona under Kearns Consultancy.

Find out more and join the waitlist for Burn Bright at https://thethomasconnection.co.uk/burn-bright/

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Do you feel overstretched by constantly reaching for your stretchy goals? Are you scared to retreat to your comfort zone for fear of playing it small?

In this episode, I explain the zones of comfort, confidence, challenge and compassion, and how moving between them when you need to, can help you reach your goals without burnout.

This is going to be a short episode, but if you're able to get a pen and paper out, try to jot down a few things as you're listening., because this could be potentially life changing. If you can find the way to address these different zones differently in your life, in your work, in your business, in your job, in your parenting, with your friends, whatever it might be, this could potentially change your life. 

Find out more and join the waitlist for Burn Bright at https://thethomasconnection.co.uk/burn-bright/

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Are you hooked on the idea of the perfect diet? If only you could eat right, everything else would fall into place? This week’s guest, nutritional therapist Thalia Pellegrini, believes that you can give up striving for the perfect diet, and learn to nourish yourself instead.

In this episode we talk about:

• The pressure from the nutrition industry to have a perfect diet - what even IS a perfect diet?

We also talked about eating intuitively, vegetarianism and the perimenopause.

Find Thalia’s free five minute breakfast recipes at www.thaliapellegrini.com

Instagram @thaliapellegrini_nutrition or email [email protected]

Find out more and join the waitlist for Burn Bright at https://thethomasconnection.co.uk/burn-bright/

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

In this episode of Pause Purpose Play, Michaela explores why overworking doesn't make you more productive. Why more doesn’t always mean more. Why overworking and powering through so often leads to burn out.

If you have been doing really long hours, maybe working on the weekends pushing through into the evenings, this episode is for you.

Find out more and join the waitlist for Burn Bright at https://thethomasconnection.co.uk/burn-bright/

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection

Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay 

This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media.

If you’re overwhelmed by busy-ness and the need to do all the things, then this episode is for you.  

• Minimalism is about having only valuable items and experiences

• Use your out of office

Discovery of LESS: How I Found Everything I Wanted Underneath Everything I Owned, by Chris Lovett

www.lessisprogress.com

Find out more about my group coaching for women who struggle with perfectionism and not feeling enough by messaging me - www.thethomasconnection.co.uk/contact-us/

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection

Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay 

www.lessisprogress.com

This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media

Do you say no? Can you set boundaries? 

This re-released episode is one of my most listened to, because setting boundaries to protect your energy is so difficult.

I talked to Naketa Ren Thigpen, about how setting boundaries helps us create balance in our lives. 

Naketa R. Thigpen, LCSW, is the go-to relationship advisor for fast-scaling married women entrepreneurs and power couples seeking to balance love and success without dimming or apologizing for their spirited ambition.

We talk about

3:55 Being a recovering perfectionist

Naketa's website - https://thigpro.com/

Find Selfish here 

Book a call with me about my group coaching programme Burn Bright here: 

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection

Taking a break is hard.

I have had a podcast break. I’ve been working on something behind the scenes: Burn Bright, my high touch group coaching programme for ambitious women who want to make an impact, with less impact on themselves.

I am all about finding balance over burnout – no more late nights working to clear your to do list, no more ‘doing all the things, all at once’ and feeling so wired that you struggle to switch off even when you’re NOT working.

As I needed to create this programme fully embodying what I teach others, I had to cut myself a bunch of slack and give myself a break with the podcast.

Therefore I will be re-releasing some of my most loved episodes, to celebrate having reached the milestone of 100 episodes!

To celebrate my successes without the second guesses.

Let me know in the comments if you ever give yourself this permission to temporarily pause something, to protect your energy and focus!

Find out more about Burn Bright here - https://thethomasconnection.lpages.co/burnbright/

Order my book, The Lasting Connection, here

To spend 90 days to develop love and compassion for yourself, join the online course, The Compassionate Couple, here

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection

Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay 

This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media

Stopping when you’re really busy is hard - there is just too much to do! Right?

But if you’re getting overwhelmed, to the point where you’re not actually getting anything done (hello procrastination!), that’s the time for you to take a break. To protect your energy and ultimately also help you reach your goals better when you return from the break. 

You’ll be more productive when you are rested, and have bigger impact. 

In this short solo episode, I share some vulnerability around how I had to take a break in the middle of launching my new group coaching programme, Burn Bright, as I otherwise would have been replicating old patterns of perfectionism and burnout. I needed some rest and recovery, so I took it, knowing that pushing through is not the answer. It wasn’t easy, I had to set a gentle boundary with myself, like not taking my laptop with me on my holiday and staying off social media. 

If you struggle with this, and want to know how to take a break before you break, register for my Masterclass “How to burn bright without burning out” here: https://thethomasconnection.lpages.co/burnbright/

Email me for more details about my coaching programme Burn Bright - [email protected]

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection

Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay 

This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media

Being a pioneer, doing things differently and breaking the mould of what is expected of you can be linked with both success AND big feelings of worry around failure.

In this episode, I talk to pop princess and coach Harriet Starling, better known as Starling, about how how we can follow our purpose in a sustainable way without the burnout. We talked about how receiving criticism meant she has ‘made it’ - and feeling worthy even when the music industry fed her messages around not being enough.

In this episode, you’ll also hear Starling’s amazing song Every Single Time performed, and understand why it is a mantra for enoughness.

We cover:

• Play is doing something without a desired outcome

Find Starling on Instagram: @starlingsworld and her music on Spotify under Starling 

Order my book, The Lasting Connection, here

To spend 90 days to develop love and compassion for yourself, join the online course, The Compassionate Couple, here

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection

Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay 

This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media

If you’re ambitious, like me, you may have a long to-do list and plenty of goals you want to reach.

Being ambitious is fine, I am all for having drive and passion, or a big picture vision you want to fulfil.

In this short solo episode, I talk about the dark side of your drive and ambition – the ways it has a negative impact on you.

I cover:

• Perfectionism as an umbrella term and a set of behaviours

I would love it if you could join me for a free masterclass, “How to burn bright, without burning out”. If you listen to this episode after the 21st of July, still head to the link and you’ll be able to see the replay recording of this live, free training.

Link to masterclass:

Burn Bright webinar opt-in (thethomasconnection.lpages.co)

Order my book, The Lasting Connection, here

To spend 90 days to develop love and compassion for yourself, join the online course, The Compassionate Couple, here

Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk

Instagram: @the_thomas_connection

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection

Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay 

This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media