The Emma Guns Show

Dr Nicole LePera is a psychologist who joins me on the podcast to talk about how we can stop feeling ‘stuck’ in our lives.

I read her book How to Do the Work earlier this year and was floored by how helpful it was and have been sharing it far and wide ever since. The premise is that by recognising our patterns, which may be self-sabotaging, we can heal from our past and make the progress we want to make in our lives.

During our conversation, @the.holistic.psychologist and I discuss;

• Why it’s okay and actually very common to feel ‘stuck’.
• How we can be sabotaging ourselves without even realising it.
• Why facing up to the role you play in your own life can be confronting.
• Why living on autopilot pulls you away from the present.
• The importance of our basic needs to be seen, heard and to be able to express ourselves.
• We also dig into the empath and narcissist dynamic and why we can be drawn to people, time and again, who are wrong for us.
• How do know and set your boundaries and so much more…

We cover a lot of ground in this episode so I’d love to hear your thoughts or any topics from our conversation that you’ll like me to expand on in future episodes.

Nicole’s book How To Do The Work is available now from all good book stores and her podcast, Selfhealers Soundboard is available whoever it is you listen to your podcasts.

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In this bullet points episode, I share the tips I've used, and that doctors and experts have shared with me, that can help in those moments when stress, anxiety and panic can feel as though they are going boil over.

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Dr Shelby Harris is a Behavioural Sleep Doctor and psychologist who returns to the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies he uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, @sleepdocshelby shares:

• Why getting good sleep is so important but how you prepare for and create good sleep during the day.
• How she wakes up and works out every day at the same time to start her day and to feel well.
• The importance of getting up at the same time every day - even on weekends.
• The value to be found in a wind-down routine for ensuring good sleep.
• Why she’s a fan of the bedtime feature on the iPhone.
• Why she makes time every morning to look outside, observe and describe as a morning meditation and gratitude practice.
• Why meditation is often made harder than it needs to be and her way of simplifying it.
• The role music plays in her day and how it can set her.

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Dr Shelby Harris is a Behavioural Sleep Doctor and psychologist who returns to the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies he uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, @sleepdocshelby shares:

• Why getting good sleep is so important but how you prepare for and create good sleep during the day.
• How she wakes up and works out every day at the same time to start her day and to feel well.
• The importance of getting up at the same time every day - even on weekends.
• The value to be found in a wind-down routine for ensuring good sleep.
• Why she’s a fan of the bedtime feature on the iPhone.
• Why she makes time every morning to look outside, observe and describe as a morning meditation and gratitude practice.
• Why meditation is often made harder than it needs to be and her way of simplifying it.
• The role music plays in her day and how it can set her.

To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.

• To follow me on social media >> Twitter | Instagram.

To find the full, unedited episode simply click the link in my bio or type ‘The Emma Guns Show’ into your preferred podcast platform.

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Victoria Arlen is a sportscaster and gold medallist who spent four years, aged 11-15, in a vegetative state. She was locked-in; aware of everything that was happening around her but unable to communicate, even blink, to let her family and doctors know she was still there.

She was written off with no expectation of recovery until one day, she blinked. That blink started Victoria’s incredible journey back to life. On that journey she learned to walk again, swam competitively and won gold at the 2012 Paralympics in London, competed on Dancing with the Stars in the US and is now a sportscaster for ESPN.

In this conversation, Victoria shares her experiences with me, the trauma of being locked-in, the resilience to get back to full strength and what it’s like to be defined by the worst thing that’s happened to you.

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This episode is brought to you in collaboration with This Works.

In this episode, I’m joined by This Works CEO Anna Persaud to talk about the science of sleep and how we can maximise our sleep, both quantity and quality, to help us live our best lives.

Anna and I discuss everything from the types of sleep, including REM and why that’s a vital component of our sleep, the circadian rhythm and how modern life throws it out of sync and the ways to settle back into your rhythm and the ways in which we can ease ourselves into a good sleep before we even get into bed.

Anna also shares the results of extensive research with independent scientific advisor Professor Gaby Badre on sleep and how those findings have helped This Works create products and experiences, with the Sleep Plus collections, that can support and foster not just more sleep but a better quality of sleep.

To find out more about the Sleep Plus collections visit thisworks.com and use the code SLEEP20 to get 20% off your purchase. Terms and conditions apply.

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Nandi Madida is a singer, actress, presenter and entrepreneur who joins me to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, @nandi_madida explains:

• Why music and dancing became such a vital part of her lockdown experience to a) remain active and b) feel invigorating whenever her energy dropped.
• How valuable a resource Youtube was in finding exercises, music and dance during lockdown when inspiration was waning.
• The focus she has put on food to make her feel-good after eating a lot of junk food in her 20s.
• Intimacy with the person you love to feel a strong sense of connection and belonging.
• How the pandemic has given her a new focus on her career and what it really means to her moving forward.
• Her connection to her spirituality and how it has guided her through the challenges of the last two years.

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Nandi Madida is a singer, actress, presenter and entrepreneur who joins me to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, @nandi_madida explains:

• Why music and dancing became such a vital part of her lockdown experience to a) remain active and b) feel invigorating whenever her energy dropped.
• How valuable a resource Youtube was in finding exercises, music and dance during lockdown when inspiration was waning.
• The focus she has put on food to make her feel-good after eating a lot of junk food in her 20s.
• Intimacy with the person you love to feel a strong sense of connection and belonging.
• How the pandemic has given her a new focus on her career and what it really means to her moving forward.
• Her connection to her spirituality and how it has guided her through the challenges of the last two years.

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Roxy Saffaie is a self-mastery and empowerment coach, health and beauty expert and podcaster who joins me to discuss how to access the most powerful and productive of yourself.

If you struggle to feel motivated or that you end up sabotaging your goals then, trust me, this conversation is for you.

During our chat @roxylook and I discuss:

• How to lean into and appreciate who you are authentically.
• The power of journaling to create a connection with your true self.
• Why self-sabotage can be frustrating, but the steps she can recommend to steer you away from it.
• Why you might not even know you’re sabotaging yourself and how to stop fighting against your goals and start fighting for them.
• Why pain, discomfort and failure can be signs you’re on the right track (and you don’t want to ignore their lessons), and much much more…

Roxy’s podcast Black Belt Beauty Radio is available now on all good podcast platforms.

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In this Book Club episode, I share my reviews of some books I've read recently.

Not A Diet Book by James Smith

Not a Life Coach by James Smith

Food Isn't Medicine by Dr Joshua Wolrich

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon

Get Divorced, Be Happy by Helen Thorn

The Common Path to Uncommon Success by John Lee Dumas

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