The Balance Theory

Can procrastination be healthy? Do you notice how your energy shifts around certain people or places? Are you not too confident putting up a boundary if you haven’t already done so?

Today I'm joined by my first guest ever, Nancy Sokarno, or some of you may know her a Psych With Sokz! We chat all things from what to expect from therapy (I feel like no one shares this information?), and how this can help you being preventative in terms of your mental health - so many of us are quick to do this for our bodies by exercising, so it's time to spread the word on doing the same for our minds 🧠

Further, what Monsters Zinc has to do with your energy and why you should care, noticing how things and situations make us feel, and finding what lights you up. There's a little vent about procrastination, when this is a curse, and actually identifying when it can be a really a healthy thing! We finish with a shout out to all people pleasers (me included), and dive deep into setting boundaries - after all, if you're living to please someone else, your boundaries are probably very low or non existent!

You can connect with Nancy more @psychwithsokz or by visiting her website here.

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A body scan is my current obsession - the fastest way I've found to get out of my head, and into my body. Ten minutes is that perfect sweet spot where it's not too short, but not too long you can't make time for it. Use this to check in with yourself, have a break, reconnect with your intuition or just to let go! I love using on my commutes (all except when I'm driving) or when I want to drift into a deep sleep.

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.

NOT YOUR FIRST TIME HERE? Skip ahead to 3:25 to go past the intro and straight into the meditation! 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.

Share it with someone else who needs some "me-time"! 🧘

With love & enjoy!

Erika

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🎉🎉 IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY! We're One Year old! To celebrate this month, we are bringing you double episodes & some amazing guided meditations 🎉🎉

Today I wanted to go back full circle to where it all began - what does balance mean for you? It's important to revisit this to ensure where we are heading, still aligns with what we want. How many times do you set yourself a goal to then never re-visit, edit or even delete it? If your perspective or ideal of balance shifts, then your goals need to be re-jigged as well. We can't be too protective or fixed with something we wrote in the past.

Join me as we reassess your balance right now, look at how you might want that to be different and as a result, how that impacts goals you may have set for yourself. SPEAKING OF goals, have you made any progress to yours yet? If not, it might be because (a) your idea of balance has shifted as so they need to be revisited or (b) you aren't setting your boundaries correctly.

I'll finish today's pod talking about boundaries, what they're not and how to stick to them!

If you love today's pod, share the birthday love and send it to a friend who will also love it! As always, a review/rating left on apple podcast, is a slice earned in my heart .... really! ❤️

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Until next time,

Stay Balanced!

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No chat about Balance would be complete without a discussion on the balance in our society. Today I am joined by Crazy Biatch Asians podcast host's Sharon & Juna who chat with me all things racism, awareness and what the current landscape in Australia looks like.

We can always do better! If we want to find balance, we need to acknowledge ourselves as moving parts of a coherent society. Tune in as we discuss casual and general racism, at which point it becomes insidious, how to get proper information, the role of politics and things you can do to help! The girls also give tips on how to work through any prejudices you have as well as share first hand experience with this present part of our society. I also ask them their thoughts on whether posting on social media is enough and loved their opinion on this, so I can't wait for you to dive in!

Connect more with the girls on IG @crazybiatchasians or checkout their podcast directly here.

Until next time,

Stay Balanced!

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If you're anything like me, you love learning about how you can bolster your day to day experience through the foods you eat. Today, Advanced Sports Dietitian and strategist at My Muscle Chef, Ryan Pinto, sits down and chats to me about all things food & diet.

We chat about why fat loss diets actually work and tips for starting one, how to create awareness round food (beyond the carb-protein-fat breakdown), using foods (yes not tablets) as supplements and the best go to snacks so you don't fall off your healthy food train. Further we dove into the best foods to enhance sleep & energy as well as the infamous intermittent fasting diet and if you're predisposed to be 'good' at it. Wrapped in this too is eating alongside a menstrual cycle & tips if you have flatlined in your results and need some advice.

I loved learning more about this area in today's chat & I know you will too! Share this with someone who will also enjoy it.

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Stay Balanced.

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Today I am joined by Courtney Mangan, owner of multiple successful businesses, including the host of one of my favourite podcasts, "She was the fire" 🔥. Productivity queen shares her journey from living a comfortable, risk free life, when at 30, her world was flipped upside down when she was told that she had skin cancer. She shares her story of honouring the skin you’re in, as well as sharing her knowledge and tips on living your most productive life.

We dive into how to show up as yourself, breaking free from the judgement of others (and not waiting for something dire to do so), tips for juggling a lot and how to set (and reset) goals. Another topic we spoke about which I adore is communication styles and why these are critical not only for your relationships, but for your self care - I mean, do you know how you like to be communicated with? This and much more explored in today's pod.

You can connect with Courtney more and all of her other businesses on IG at @courtneymangan or check out the She Was The Fire podcast here!

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Today the host of The Healthy Hustlers joins us for a chat! After many years climbing the never ended corporate ladder, Madelyn Carafa waved goodbye to a job title and salary she once thought defined her success and embarked on a life full of good health, nourishing conversations, and a career that fulfilled her soul. We chat about finding what lights you up, transitioning into your passion, what it means to juggle everything and how to do it in a healthy was as well as all things self awareness. Madelyn shares her personal story from being in corporate, to running her own business, to being a new mumma as well as insight into her own spiritual journey.

She also shares the inspo behind her poddy which is one so closely linked to our own theory, which I LOVE! You can connect more with Madelyn and the podcast through the below links.

This podcast is sponsored by ES FIT @esfit__ - tune into the episode for a cheeky discount!

IG: @madelyncarafa and @thehealthyhustlers

Website: https://www.thehealthyhustlers.com

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Ever felt that shame or guilt when you aren't getting enough done, or maybe when you're doing too much, you're guilty of not taking enough care of yourself? There seems to be a constant issue on both ends of the spectrum - that is, hustle versus self care.

I was sick of the two feeling like polar opposites and constantly at the expense of the other, so this episode is my attempt to make sense of the hustle/self care spectrum, find where you sit on it, and help you own your own definitions of hard work. Once we have self awareness as to what hard work means to us, we can firstly, accept and own where we are, and two, pass less judgement towards others in their own ideals of business and hard work.

I know that hustling is a badge of honour many of us like to wear, but how do we make it healthy, our own, and sustainable? That is what we will dive deep into together on today's pod!

Stay Balanced.

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From being orphaned at 14, to grappling with mental illness and chronic pain, to then moving overseas and building her soul-aligned life + business empowering other woman, Efia has learned how to dream big and not settle for what's within her realms of probability. She is a Mindset & Manifestation Coach, NLP practitioner and host of ‘The Manifest Edit Podcast’.

Today we chat about how to manifest an extraordinary life, what the missing piece to the law of attraction really is, why we need the ups and downs of life, why you need to be EXTREMELY careful thinking you need to be positive all the time, and on that note, why happiness shouldn't be your sole focus goal. Another amazing thing we discuss which is super close to my heart, is why we need to give "negative" emotions air time, rather than shun them or feel guilt/shame around them. All of this & more to get you in the right head space to set intentions & goals, or just surrender to your world!

Her mission is to empower and teach ambitious women how to manifest their EXTRAORDINARY life by overcoming their limiting beliefs, finding and living their soul’s purpose and connecting to their intuition. To connect with Efia more, you can find her on IG @efiasulter_, on her website effytalkslife.com or head over to her podcast anchor.fm/themanifestedit. As mentioned, her free Manifestation Master class can be located at https://effytalkslife.com/myd-masterclass.

I know you're going to get so much out of this episode! Take a screen shot and tag us @thebalancetheory and @efiasulter_ and share your biggest take away!

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Until next week, stay Balanced!

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Whether you're training is on point, plateaued or yet to kick start, today's episode is jam packed full of health related content you are going to absolutely love!

Brittney is an accredited Master trainer with over 5 years’ experience in the Fitness industry. She currently works as an Adidas trainer, My Muscle Chef ambassador and a Keep It Cleaner Strength Master Trainer. Her love for helping people with their health and fitness was certainly showcased in today's convo. We chat a range of topics from finding a balance with extreme & restrictive diets, to thinking about the longevity of our lives in all of our habits, finding what stirs motivation, how to avoid burnout, and tips on how to kick start a fitness regime (or shake it up if you're feeling as though you have plateaued)!

It's impossible to include all the goodness in this short wrap up, just do yourself a favour and tune in (and share the poddy with someone else who will love it too)! You can connect with Britt more on IG @brittactive.

Stay Balanced!

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