The Balance Theory

If you find it hard to find and reconnect with yourself when your environment changes, whether moving to a new place or visiting a new country, you will LOVE today's chat with Veerle Beelen!

Veerle Beelen Da Costa David is the founder and CEO of Unpackbyveer. Veerle is a certified Travel & Life Coach for ex-pats and digital nomads. She helps her clients reinvent themselves and find a home within, wherever they are in the world. Today, we take a deep look together at how what this home looks like for every one of us and how we can achieve it.

(01:42) What is our home within?

(05:00) How do we find our home?

(14:59) Coping with a changing environment

(20:38) How to feel successful right now

(26:30) Your ‘to be’ list

(29:13) Final comments

You can visit Veerle at her website or connect on Instagram for more information.

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Until next time, 

Stay Balanced 

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How are your 2023 goals so far? Have you managed to stay on track with your goals or have you forgotten all about them?

Coming up to February, we can sometimes find it hard to maintain and stay on track with the goals we set out for ourselves at the start of the year. In today's episode, we take a moment to reflect on your goals - whether you have stayed on the path or started to drift and how we can get you back on track. We focus on 3 main steps that will help you to realign your goals with your true desire and passion and thus, help you to achieve those goals this year.

You can look forward to:

(01:56) World Quitter's Day

(02:30) Fine-tuning your goals

(04:50) Step 1: What's your Burning Desire?

(09:08) Wanting vs. Immature wanting

(11:33) Step 2: Believing in yourself

(12:44) Step 3: Expecting success

(15:36) Patience is a virtue

(17:41) Parting tips & comments

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Until next time, 

Stay Balanced 

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Do you sometimes feel that the path you are on isn't right for you? You are in a job or area of study you don't love?

Michelle Akhidenor is the founder and CEO of the Peers Project, the No.1 Podcasting Agency in Australia. 5 years ago, after finding herself with a university degree and a career she didn't enjoy, Michelle searched for a new path to take. This path would take her to a career of podcasting, interviewing hundreds of business owners and determined individuals to understand them and what drives them to achieve their dreams.

Today Michelle opens up about the long road she had to take to achieve her goals and have a successful business and career she loves. She shares the good and bad times and gives us some amazing advice she has learnt during her journey. You can expect:

(01:06) Finding the right path for you

(07:10) Networking

(12:54) What is The Peers Project?

(22:24) 3 Points for Success

(28:46) Challenges

You can connect with the Peers Project and Michelle Akhidenor on Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.

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Until next time, 

Stay Balanced 

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Networking is a highly requested topic from you all, so here it is! My tips on Networking - funnily, something I've had to recently do myself recently. I share with you guys a new space I am working in, tips on how I got started (from NEVER having networked before) and how I actually did it - from my why, who to approach, how to approach them and physically organising the catch up.

This episode is necessary NOT just if you're looking for new work, but if you want to be a key person in the space you're working in.

(00:00) My Networking recent experience

(06:01) Overview

(06:27) the ‘What’

(07:27) Who?

(10:06) You just need a breadcrumb

(11:35) But, where?!

(12:35) How do you reach out!?

(13:50) Final tips 

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Until next time,

Stay Balanced

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Kiri Yanchenko is the founder and CEO of AMPERNA® a Topical Probiotic Skincare company. Having had severe pustular acne and perioral dermatitis herself, she has a deep personal understanding of the challenges faced by having problem skin. She has over 10 years of experience in skincare and holistic skin coaching and is passionate about helping everyone feel comfortable in their own skin.

Today she opens up about the time before she started AMPERNA, where life felt like it had the rug pulled from under her feet on many fronts. She shares her learnings from this tough time and how it pushed her to start her business. You can expect:

(00:35) Her journey to building AMPERNA

(02:00) Upskilling to find side hustle

(06:55) How Hospitalisation was her turning point

(07:51) Balance when everything in chaos at once

(11:17) Holistic wellness process

(13:00) Impact of high cortisol levels 

(17:39) Challenge & Reality of starting a business

(18:54) WFH boundaries 

(23:00) Managing work and life 

(26:35) Time blocking

So excited for you guys to hear this one! You can connect with Kiri more on IG @kiriyanchenko or @ampernaskin and shop online using the code "BALANCE20" for 20% off storewide by visiting amperna.com.

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Thanking our partner sponsor for this episode SUNSAMA, an online planner tool which has been game changing in my organisation and focus. Go to sunsama.com/a/erika and you can claim free access for the first two weeks (plus you don't even have to put your card details in)!

Until next time,

Stay Balanced

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Balancers, if growth is what you're here for, you NEED to find a way to embrace or push through the discomfort that comes with being out of your comfort zone.

Often we feel this and take that as a sign we are failing, or not ready to start, or that we should doubt ourselves BUT most of the time none of these are true. It's more that we are experiencing the unknown, something for the first time. Today I'm going to explore with you, how to push past the discomfort, use anchors to ground us and share a nice exercise I use to remind me of my WHY + DIRECTION!

(02:01) Step 1 Accepting discomfort 

(04:27) Step 2 the future you exercise

(08:54) Step 3 Find your anchor 

(11:56) Switch to the "best-case-scenario" 

Share this episode with your mum, sister or a friend if you know they'll love it too!

Until next time,

Stay Balanced

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Today I am joined by Cristina Cataman, the host of the Catamania Podcast, online comedian and co-founder of a law firm in Canada. I wanted to get to know the girl behind the gram, which by the way, is extremely entertaining and I'd recommend following along. Today's chat is all about how Cristina came to such a hybrid personality, and ultimately gave herself permission to explore differentt sides of herself. You can expect a chat about:

(01:19) Finding a hobby/side hustle

(05:29) How to find what you love

(06:35) Starting a podcast

(11:06) Fear of starting

(12:45) Self doubt

(16:36) Why self doubt is selfish

(18:50) Tuning out external noise

(23:33) The link between balance and external noise

(26:30) Intuitive moments in life

(32:31) True meaning of success

So excited for you guys to hear this one! You can connect with Cristina on IG @cristinacataman or by checking out the podcast here.

Share this episode with your mum, sister or a friend if you know they'll love it too!

Thanking our partner sponsor for this episode SUNSAMA, an online planner tool which has been game changing in my organisation and focus. Go to sunsama.com/a/erika and you can claim free access for the first two weeks (plus you don't even have to put your card details in)!

Until next time,

Stay Balanced

P.S. Need a fix in-between episodes? Head on over and connect with us on our TikTok & Instagram!

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WARNING: You will never look at self love the same after listening to this episode.

Self love - it’s thrown around like a bit of a BUZZ word, but how do we actually do it? And what does it actually mean?

If you don't already realise that this can be your super power, you're in for a hella episode! Today I debunk the spas, facials & 'self-care' activities often painted as the sweet picture of self love, and get to the core & essence of what it truly means. PLUS I will share with you how to adopt it as a perspective, a mindset, so it's not something you need to allocate time in your week to do, like a chore on your list.

Reflective Qs to determine if you have self love

Journal Prompts to assess your level of Self Love at the end of the day

(0:00) Podcast Introduction

(00:51) What is Self Love?

(03:10) Journal Prompts to think about Self Love

(05:12) You don't need time to practice Self Love

(08:06) Self Soothing

(12:29) Daily Journal Prompts to reflect on Self Love

(14:40) Self Love isn't a chore

Share this episode with your mum, sister or a friend if you know they'll love it too!

Until next time,

Stay Balanced

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If you've set any goals for 2023 that relate to your health, diet or food, this episode is for you!

Today I am joined by Lyndi Cohen a media dietitian, best-selling author, and one of Australia's most well-known nutritionists, going by the name the @nude_nutritionist. She is also the host of the popular health podcast, No Wellness Wankery. Today you can expect a deep dive debunking the conflicting advice we see online with respect to diet behaviours and style we hear, nutrition tips to get the most out of your food relationship in 2023, how to deal with a health kick high (that has an inevitable crash and burn) and why your weight is not the problem.

If weight loss particularly is something you want to focus on this year, Lyndi is your girl! She offers 3 beautiful reflective questions to think about with new habits we want to adopt, how to give ourselves less rules and in turn more control and all things intuitive eating.

(00:00) Introduction

(06:03) Key Tips for Diet Goals in 2023

(11:43) Qs to ask for goals you've set

(15:35) How do I lose the last 5kg?

(18:28) BS we are told on Social Media

(24:33) How to tune into your body (intuitive eating)

(28:31) Physical Satisfaction v Emotional Satisfaction

(30:33) Intuitive Eating Tips

(32:58) Managing Negative Self Talk

(35:00) Links & Summary

So excited for you guys to hear this one! You can find out more about Lyndi at www.Lyndicohen.com.

Share this episode with your mum, sister or a friend if you know they'll love it too!

Thanking our partner sponsor for this episode SUNSAMA, an online planner tool which has been game changing in my organisation and focus. Go to sunsama.com/a/erika and you can claim free access for the first two weeks (plus you don't even have to put your card details in)!

Until next time,

Stay Balanced

P.S. Need a fix in-between episodes? Head on over and connect with us on our TikTok & Instagram!

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It’s that New Year feeling, where you’re all motivated and driven to pave your path, make change and drive towards new or ambitious things. This feeling is powerful, it sets our course for the year, but unfortunately, doesn’t la​st the whole year. It fades pretty quickly actually, some habits or promises we make, tend to fade away the further we get from Jan 1.

But this year isn’t going to be that way because we are going to schedule, plan and unpack your goals in a way that makes them achievable and practical with your lifestyle and existing priorities. Today we are going to unpack getting to the core of what you want, finding direction on how to get there, values standards and habits required to achieve goal, managing your life balance along the way and how to write your own manifesto.

Key Reflections from the episode:

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:38) Goal Setting & Prioritising

(03:04) Step 1: What do you want?

(06:32) Step 2A: Why manifesting hasn't worked for you before

(08:29) Step 2B: Setting our Intention

(09:01) Finding your WHY

(11:09) Step 3: Values, habits & standards needed

(12:36) Journal Questions

(18:32) Step 4: Sustainable BALANCED Goals

(20:43) Non-negotiable for your balance areas

(24:15) For when you're overwhelmed

(25:51) Step 5: Writing a Manifesto

(27:34) Parting tips & comments

Share this episode with your mum, sister or a friend if you know they'll love it too!

Until next time,

Stay Balanced

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Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory.

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