We all experience change throughout our lives but that may not stop us overthinking and resisting it. How can we cope with change better so that it causes us less upset, grief and stress?

In this episode we look at:

• When we can influence imminent change and when it’s out of our control
• What we can learn from changes we’ve already experienced
• How we can take care of ourselves when change feels challenging
• Five actions we can take to make change feel less stressful

Resources:

• Episode 43: Build self-belief with the messages you give yourself
• Episode 3: The life-changing power of feeling grateful
• Be the first to know when Worry Less for Life – my new, most in-depth course on how you can worry less, calm your mind, build resilience and enjoy life more – is available by signing up here. I’ll send you some helpful goodies while you wait too.

We give ourselves messages all the time, often negative ones, through our internal monologue so why not harness these powerful messages to help ourselves build self-belief?

In this episode we look at:

• The belief statements or affirmations you already use, even if you haven’t realised it
• How to create new powerful, positive belief statements
• What affirmations can and can’t do for you
• How to use affirmations or belief statements in daily life

Resources:

• Episode 14: The damaging word every overthinker uses
• Episode 19: Why you don’t need to apologise for everything (including your existence)
• Episode 35: The one little word that can change how we think and feel
• Join the Worry Less and Enjoy Life More Facebook Group 
• Feel confident, calm and capable, and live the life you want by working with me one-to-one, find out more here

Being busy has become our default but why are we so busy? What does it mean for our self-worth if we’re busy or, if we’re not? What impact does our busyness have on us and what can we do to reduce our busyness and increase the joy we feel?

In this episode we look at:

• What fears lie behind our busyness
• The ‘little’ ways we make our lives busier
• The difference between real work and busy work
• Five steps we can take to be less busy and enjoy life more

Resources:

• Episode 14: The damaging word every overthinker uses
• Secrets of Productive Peopleby Mark Forster
• Get the focused support you’re looking for to feel more confident, calm and capable by working with me one-to-one, find out more here

A fear of failure can take on different disguises including perfectionism and procrastination, it can stop us from doing what we want and realising our full potential, and knowing how to deal with it can be incredibly tricky.

In this episode we look at:

• Why being scared of failure feeling different to when we fail
• How it can show up for each of us
• My own fear of failure (this makes me feel pretty vulnerable!)
• The process we can work through to help ourselves

Resources:

• Feel confident, calm and capable, and live the life you want by working with me one-to-one, find out more here

My overthinking coaching clients often talk about their lack of confidence. It’s a big topic to cover so in this episode I focus on how our body language can help us to feel more confident.

In this episode we look at:

• How our posture affects how we feel
• Social psychologist Amy Cuddy’s research on the effects of dominance and stress hormones
• What you can try in two minutes to boost your confidence
• How finding your own musical anthem can bump up your confidence levels

Resources:

• Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk
• Feel confident, calm and capable and live the life you want by working with me one-to-one, find out more here

It can feel like you’re being bombarded with suggestions on how to make this your best year yet so what you can do to deal with the pressure of January-itis?

In this episode we look at:

• What you’re telling yourself about these new year new you messages
• The role of that pesky ‘should’ word
• The idea behind choosing a word for the year
• How to make it helpful and supportive, not a pressure or source of guilt

Resources:

• Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019 journal by Project Love
• Susannah Conway’s Find Your Word 
• Ali Edwards’ One Little Word 
• My review of 2018 and word for 2019 blog post 
• Ease into the new year with less pressure and stress and more calm and kindness for yourself with The Warm Embrace 7-day email series 

The festive season can be fun and joyous and it can also be messy and stressful. In this episode I suggest seven ideas for creating a calmer Christmas and New Year.

In this episode we look at:

• How your expectations impact your enjoyment of Christmas
• What small, practical actions you can take to ease the stress
• What to do if you don’t feel full of Christmas spirit
• How to make the most of the good stuff

Resources

• Ease into the new year with less pressure and stress and more calm and kindness for yourself with The Warm Embrace 7-day email series 
• Episode 14: The damaging word every overthinker uses
• Episode 18: How to deal with difficult emotions

Being away from home, however lovely a place you’re staying in or however lovely the people are, it can bring up feelings of vulnerability, stress and worry. Creating a sense of home from home can help you to feel more relaxed and comfortable.

In this episode we look at:

• Why we can struggle when we’re away from home
• Why this is not about where you’re staying or with whom
• The practical action we can take, whatever the circumstances, to help ourselves feel more calm, secure and present
• I share how I create my own sense of home away from home

 Resources

• Download your free Do you want a life of Less Worry & More Joy workbook here 

As Christmas is only a couple of weeks away, and it’s a time when we can be spending money more than usual, I look at the relationship between money and happiness.

In this episode we look at:

• How much money is enough to make you happy
• How we can spend it to increase the joy we feel
• Who and what we spend our money on will have a longer lasting impact on our happiness

Resources

• Download your free Do you want a life of Less Worry & More Joy workbook here 
• Episode 21: Why overthinkers are so good at striving (and why that’s not such a good thing)
• Watch Michael Norton’s TEDx talk How to Buy Happiness

The mindset with which we approach challenges or difficulties in life can make us feel stuck or like a failure, or it can open us up to possibilities. While some of us may begin life with a predominantly fixed mindset there is one little word that can help us move to a growth mindset.

In this episode we look at:

• What fixed and growth mindsets are from the leading authority on them
• How focusing on our ability or effort affects our mindset
• The one little word that can make all the difference and how to make use of it

Resources

• Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfil your potentialby Carol Dweck
• Episode 34: How to cultivate optimism and boost your productivity in seven steps
• Discover how to be free of your overthinking and address your specific challenges by working with me one-to-one. The special introductory offer on my coaching services ends before Christmas, find out more here