Quietly Bohemian

There is so much goodness in this week's song and therefore in this week's conversation. It's a love song and the first time I heard it, it struck me with both its beauty and its simplicity.

Today it sparks a conversation that covers

• Possibility.
• There is way more for us to see than we know
• What more would be possible for us if we open to the idea that anything could be possible
• What assumptions are you making that are untrue and blocking your way
• Creativity
• We do not do or be creativity, we receive it
• Everybody has the creative potential of the entire universe at their disposal
• Let creativity flow through you; don't shut it out
• Being True To Yourself
• Don't compromise - be you
• Other people in your tribe will find you
• Finding your people isn't about them agreeing with you it's about them accepting you as you are

A quick conversation this week looking at:

• only ever doing what we want to do
• the distinction between not wanting to do something and wanting to do it but not being in the mood
• when should we wait to feel inspired before taking action and when should we sit ourselves down in the chair and just get the job done

Also, a little bonus chat about how to remove the struggle from any situation.

Today I am in conversation with Mallory Wisong a certified Life Coach and Breathwork Healer. 

She has chosen Higher Love and as we look at what the song means to her we discuss:

• Having the courage to listen to your inner wisdom and not your inner critic
• Can we ever make a wrong decision
• self-love - does it exist and if so what is it
• self-love as the pathway to healing
• self-love as the gateway to creativity

I also ask you to vote for Depeche Mode to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

And shock, horror, Mal touches on the fact that not all Depeche Mode songs are written by Martin Gore. 

This week I knew that I wanted to talk about one of the things I love about Depeche Mode so much, which is that when I listen to them, if I'm feeling depressed I feel more depressed and if I'm happy I feel happier.

I wanted to use that as a good example of how our thinking creates our reality and not our outside circumstances.

What I didn't realise is that is that I would talk so much about my depression and the kind of thoughts I have.

If you have ever experienced any type of depression and are open to looking at things in a new way, this episode could be very interesting for you. But if you might find it triggering to talk about depression and suicide then please do give it a miss.

We continue our Conversations For The Masses and our look at living life true to yourself with the help of Martin Gore and Depeche Mode.

This week's song is Behind The Wheel and we look at:

• why you don't need to be in control and in fact you're not in control even if you want to be
• why you don't need goals to make you happy
• why you should take your hands off the steering wheel
• and what happens when you do

This week we:

use Depeche Mode's A Question of Time to take a look at time in relation to our dreams;

consider the notion that life isn't a race to be won - there are no competitors or finish line;

talk about why reaching our goals won't make us happy;

look at the different roads to reaching our goals: making a commitment or following inspiration.

If you have ever felt panicked because you don't think you're as far ahead with your goals or your life as you should be then give this episode a listen!

We use Depeche Mode's song See You as the starting point for this week's conversation.

It starts out with having the courage to be seen for who we really are and takes a detour around who are we when we are being true to ourself and the freedom that comes from knowing we are always our true self before coming back to what it means to be seen.

Picking up from the end of the last episode and looking at what makes a podcast for introverts, by an introvert, but not about being an introvert. And a look ahead to the first season of Quietly Bohemian.

In our very first episode we kick off with an exploration of what it means to be Quietly Bohemian and how to live life true to yourself guided by your inner wisdom and not your inner critic. And we do that with a "Quietly Bohemian mystery guest".

We talk about:

• Who and what is Quietly Bohemian
• The difficulties introverts and highly sensitive people face in an extrovert world
• My online dating profile
• Is labelling ourselves as introverts and HSPs helpful?
• The tension between wanting to do something and not being able to
• Being introverted or highly sensitive doesn't have to restrict you
• The seesaw of doubt and wisdom
• A highly sensitive experience of being on TV

The podcast for introverts and highly sensitive people with Big Dreams - coming soon