The Balance Theory

This week I am joined by a mentor, friend and my therapist, Chantale Marie! Those of you who have been listening will have heard me paraphrase her wisdom on many occasions, and so I am honoured to be chatting with her on the pod today.

You can read a little more about Chantale below but what you can expect in today's episode is what addiction and high performance have in common, all things core beliefs and how to uncover them and why this matters! On this note, you've probably heard of limiting beliefs? We chat about the role these have to play and the way we can spot them in our behaviour. We do a deep dive into the conscious v subconscious, misconceptions about therapy, how to grow/feed thoughts and lastly how to deal with negativity - here C gives some fantastic practical tips to deal with this in the moment as well as my favourite visualisation!

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About our Guest

Chantale is an Interventionist and Specialist Counsellor, and holds a wealth of experience in the addiction recovery sector internationally, with over a decade of experience immersed in the field of rehabilitation, working across Canada, America, Asia, Europe, the Middle-East and Australia. Her mission and passion is to accompany her clients along a journey of self discovery and self mastery; to relieve the pain and suffering caused by addictive behaviours; and to provide a pathway to long term recovery and healing, utilising the latest findings across neuroscience and psychology. 

Until next time,

Stay Balanced.

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This week our bonus episode from Tom Sullivan is less of a guided meditation, and more some thoughts and tips on the actual meditative practice. Tune in and see if any of these can help strengthen your practice!

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Stay Balanced!

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If you're someone who wants to get more out of your time, or feel like they constantly don't have enough of it, then this ep is for you!

Lots of people always ask me - how can you do the podcast and run ES FIT all whilst working as a 9-5 lawyer? Today I share my productivity tips and reasons why I believe time blocking is the key to being super efficient. I also talk about how routine can actually spark and enhance creativity. I gives some tips on how to time block and use non-negotiables and boundaries to structure these.

I end on a really practical activity which we do together to take things off your mental to do list, in turn freeing up that brain space.

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Stay Balanced.

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Join me today as I firstly set you a lockdown challenge (although this is great for anytime too) as well as get to know the beautiful Rachael Finch and chat all things wellness and balance!

Today Rach shares what prioritising means and looks like to her, and how COVID has thrown a spanner in the works, but in this, some tips on how to stay on top of your priorities! We also dive into approaching our self care and health like we would any other important appointment (massive for those of you who "don't have time"), processing emotions, giving yourself space, when pushing goes too far and some key things to thing about when making health changes.

Lastly, Rach introduces a concept for the first time on the pod called 'bio-individuality' which is an incredible resource when considering our balance!

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Stay Balanced

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Today I am joined by Georgina Claxton, a Physiotherapist with a special interest in Women’s Health, Clinical Pilates Instructor and Sport Scientist. Her purpose is to make a difference and inspire others to be their most authentic selves.

What I most enjoyed about today's chat was the way Georgina took some complex & professional concepts, and made them so disgestable for us and our balance - we speak tapping into one's purpose, what homeostasis has to do with balance, avoiding adrenal fatigue, how to actually take things off your plate and why being in our optimal thriving state is balance (and how to get there).

We also did a deep dive into why you are more than just your title, i..e what you do isn't who you are which I LOVE, and is so important to grasp (especially in the context of our balance). We ended on a chat about what role body image has to play in your balance and Georgina is open with her own struggles and journey in this area.

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Stay Balanced.

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Today I am joined by the founder of BANGN BODY, Priscilla Hajiantoni. She humbly shares her journey to building a million dollar business and what it takes to become Forbes 30 Under 30. You will be pleasantly surprised at how generous Priscilla is with offering the fine details and honesty about navigating the waters of business & life!

We're able to relate so many of today's points - about spotting dissatisfaction, making changes, enjoying the process, making your own rules, the idea of success, following your passion (just to scrape the surface) - to not only business, but more importantly, our unique balance! We also debunk the concept of an overnight success and for anyone looking to start a business, this is the exact kind of hype girl talk you need to set your heart in the right direction!

PLUS a sneaky discount code for all balancers applicable storewide on www.bangnbody.com.

Connect with her more @bangn.body and @_priscillalouise

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Today I am rejoined by Hayley Westoby (previously featured on Episode 22), and she catches us up on all she has been up to since we last spoke + her new business!

Think you don't need a personal brand because you don't have a business? THINK AGAIN! We do a deep dive into what personal branding can teach us about our own balance, as well as helping us define our values and core pillars. This personal web can teach you more than you think including about your non negotiables, dealing with your inner critic and much more.

Speaking of non-negotiables, we're quick to define what they are in relationships, but what about our work? And how about those limiting beliefs that get in the way of life sometimes? Stay tuned as we chat about all of this in great depth and show how you can reframe limiting beliefs to empowering ones.

Links to Hayley's live workshops: https://hayleywestoby.as.me/personalbranding

Connect with her more @hayleywestoby and @hayleywestobymarketing.

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Take less than 10 minutes for yourself today to create space for loving kindness. Save this and come back to it when you need to re-ground and recenter yourself.

I'm joined by Tom Sullivan who some of you will recognises from Episode 29, who I've meditated with before and absolutely love the way he teaches this practice. You can connect with Tom more at @astillmind.

Share it with someone else who needs some "me-time"! 🧘 You can use this multiple times - it never gets old! Each time we sit & practice, is a new opportunity to connect with ourselves in a new way.

With love & enjoy!

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Do you feel like fear holds you back from really pushing yourself in something or even getting started? Have you ever considered that fear can be both healthy and unhealthy? How would you feel knowing you can change the meaning of fear and therefore your entire relationship with it?

If you answered yes to any of the above, you're going to LOVE today's EP! Join me as we become aware of our fears, workout what they truly mean and attempt to rewrite them to completely disarm their power over us! There's nothing worse than having apprehension or uncertainty with something you really want to do!

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Sending love and stay balanced!

NOTE: I am not a qualified professional and am not equipped to advise on fears that take the form of phobia, anxiety or any other condition and professional support & advice is always highly recommended! Personal thoughts and experiences only form the backbone of this episode.

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This week I chat to UK author and anthropologist Simon Roberts, about 'the power of not thinking'. This title is NOT what you think! When I picked up the book, I expected tips and tricks on how to shut my mind off, BUT what I got was so much more and a very unique take on our bodies, and now I can share that with you all!

Simon and I chat about embodies knowledge and how the way we feel something is more profound than just seeing or hearing it. We question the concept of mind over matter/mind first, and talk about putting the body first as an idea! There are some things, like your intuition, that your body just feels and knows to be true, but you can't explain it! Why don't we put more emphasis on that? I think we're in a culture that prioritises the brain and often forgets to give credit to our bodies too!

Simon shares how this concept is not only important for our balance, but also empathy, business strategy decisions and more! We also cover the idea of Body Storming.

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Stay Balanced,

Erika

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