BOOK REVIEW CHAT // Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor changed my life in terms of breathing. Hearing someone tell me to "just breathe" used to enrage me. I'm sharing a recommendation and my thoughts with this book but also talking about breath and how we can utilize it in a way that works for us in a more general sense. Chronic pain, self-regulation, shifting emotions - you name it, our breath is a tool practically always at our disposal.

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HOW TO // What if you didn't have to try to carve out chunks of time to slow down in a busy world? What if you could work it in right alongside the responsibilities, tasks, and bustle? Sometimes life demands a busy season of us and this episode is here to help you better navigate it and nourish yourself along the way. Just because life is busy doesn't mean you should have to let your mental health and quality of life suffer.

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• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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I'd like to offer you a refreshed lens on how we experience life. Let's take a closer look at our seasons (especially our "off" seasons) and what they have to offer us; as well as what we have to offer them. For those of you with seasonal depression, you might find this to be a helpful one.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• Building seasonal awareness.
• Learning how seasons express.
• Accepting the invitation for finding love and lessons.
• Shifting the mentality that it's all on you.

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• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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Change is enough to navigate on its own, but when we add fear in and have to navigate that too it can feel like a lot. For the sake of our mental health and being able to enjoy the inevitable changes life has to offer, let's unpack what the fear of change is all about.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• Addressing root fears.
• Finding faith in unique ways.
• What we need to manage.
• The broad spectrum that change can entail.

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• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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Art comes in many different forms and can be an incredibly enlightening and revealing tool to utilize for ourselves. In this episode I'll read an excerpt from my book Unboxed and the chapter Artist, and we'll dive deeper into how you can seize the opportunity of using art as therapy.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• A reading from Unboxed.
• What we can consider art.
• Alternative outlets to journaling or talk therapy.
• What things our art can reveal about us.

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• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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It's a weird thought that you could have anxiety be triggered from a state of calmness, but it's an incredibly real thing. If you've ever waited for the other shoe to drop or just can't seem to keep yourself hanging out in a state of calm this episode might be a big help for you.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• Why our brain might revert to anxiousness.
• How the "norm" of society is an influence.
• Flipping the narrative.
• Easing our brain's confusion.

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• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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In this more personal episode I'm sharing my journey with the universe forcing me to learn the power of patience. Let me tell you, it's been a wonder for my mental health, spiritual growth, and tapping into my brand of magic.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• The lesson I didn't get during the pandemic.
• Finding peace.
• Blending the fast and the slow.
• What the power of patience really is.

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• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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A short and sweet motivational episode where I'm encouraging you that you can in fact make whatever you're facing right now feel easier. Let's pump up the encouragement, get creative, and help you feel relieved from whatever you're going through.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• Some loving mantras.
• Getting honest.
• Forgetting the old programs.
• Making your choice.

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Important Links:

• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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Empathy can feel like a loaded word and a skill that people seem to have in full or not at all. In my own unique way I'm taking you through how I cultivate empathy within myself and teach it to my kids and others. Take it or leave it - this episode may help you see empathy in a new light.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• Unpacking what empathy is.
• Utilizing role reversal.
• The importance between speculation and assumption.
• An example of teaching empathy.

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• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
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When I read about "surrendering" I always got tripped up on the how. How do you do it? What's the key besides just "letting go"? I've finally figured this out in a way that helps me make more sense of the art of peaceful and surrendered living and my hope is that this explanation will help you too.

In today's episode, we dive deeper into:

• Defining the 3 elements of this secret.
• Making minor adjustments that create big shifts.
• Finding the friction.
• How to release the pressure on ourselves.

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Check out my new podcast - Tangents with Oli & Jess on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

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Important Links:

• PATREON - If you are able and willing please offer some support to the show here -- www.patreon.com/simplyoli
• BOOKS - Grab one of my books on self-empowered living here -- www.simplyoli.com/books
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