The Emma Guns Show

Emilie McMeekan and Annabel Rivkin are the genius duo behind @themidult and they join me on the podcast to share their feel-good habits, the strategies they use and recommend to make sure every day is a good day.

As this is the first time a duo has appeared on the podcast they are each choosing two feel-good habits and then one feel-good habit they share.

In this episode, Emilie and Annabel share:

• Why adrenaline and being suspended from a great height, with the added element of competition, is a go-to for Emilie when she needs to recalibrate.
• The bliss of a bath for Annabel and why it’s where she’ll allow herself to be messy. Note: if you don’t take an orange into the bath after this then you’re bathing all wrong.
• Why Emilie has embraced Til-Tok life and why being current and up-to-date on the latest trends feels empowering.
• The joy to be had from hate-watching period dramas and why Annabel has yelled at Bridgerton more than once.
• Then there’s the joint habit that combines luxury and work and is one of their most productive habits of all.

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Frances Edmonds is a speaker and author who joins me on the show to share the steps to reinvention. If you feel stifled, stuck or claustrophobic in your professional or personal life then you may need to 'repot your life', as Frances describes it, because you have become 'potbound'.

In this episode, we discuss the why and how to reframe your thinking, reset your purpose and rejuvenate yourself over and over again.

If you're risk-averse then the idea of constantly changing and starting from scratch might seem foolhardy, but given that we're living decades longer than ever before in a world that's innovating and advancing faster than it ever has done, being on a path that involves change and learning is one where you are less likely to be left behind.

In this episode, Frances and I discuss:

• Why repotting is all about learning how to manage life’s transitions and changes and how empowering it is when you realise a situation you are in is suboptimal in order to move away from it.
• We also discuss how important it is to get to know yourself and your patterns so you can name the behaviours that might be limiting you, accept them and change them.
• We talk about how failure is one of life’s greatest teachers - not that we should all go out and try to fail - but if it happens, and you can look at it objectively and see what went wrong, you can move forward with great purpose.
• Frances also champions the growth mindset, the three Hs of humility, humanity and humour and why you get to choose your genre and why having a purpose is so important.
• And much much more...

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In this episode, I share the new method I've been using to try to bolster my knowledge on topics I put on my to-do list but never get around to.

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Evy Poumpouras is a speaker, mentor and former Secret Service agent who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, @evypoumpouras shares:

• Why avoidance gets you nowhere and it pays to face and address the things in life you find challenging.
• Why so many feel-good habits won’t feel good in the short-term, but it’s the long-term yield that makes consistency and perseverance worthwhile.
• Why her favourite form or instant gratification comes on the shape of a @dunkin Cappuccino Blast.
• Why her evening habits routine is ‘Evy Time’ and is how she can ensure she operates at her optimum.
• Her evening workout, which includes some kit from @onnit and why she loves being strong.
• The benefits she feels from using an inversion table.
• Why cold showers and meditation are part of her post-workout routine.
• The gratitude ritual that allows her to note what has gone well, but also holds her accountable for what hasn’t.
• Why getting outside in the morning is a way to really ‘wake up’ and why getting an errand done first thing leads to greater productivity throughout the day.
• The conversation she had with Marc Bernays-Randolph, the founder of @netflix about success and what makes people successful.
• And much much more…

If you want more of Evy's expertise and insights then her book Becoming Bulletproof is available now.

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Grace Beverley is an entrepreneur, brand founder, influencer, author and Oxford University graduate who joins me on the podcast to talk about her book Working Hard/Hardly Working.

Right now we’re being bombarded by messaging that tells us to always be working and to never be working. You know the kind of messaging that's telling you to 'hustle' one minute then go on a digital detox the next. It's confusing and unhelpful, but this massive contradiction is a good starting point for a wider, and hopefully more helpful discussion, around working hard and hardly working.

In this episode, Grace and I discuss:

• The reductive binary of work/life balance.
• The damage done by the conflicting messages of hustling and working vs resting and relaxing.
• How burnout and over-stretching yourself can be seen as badges of honour in the current framework of what work looks like.
• How the concept of hard work has changed completely in the last few decades making overworking easier than it has ever been before.
• What she learned from a life in corporate and what she does and doesn’t apply from it in her own businesses.
• The way we make work and success look aspirational yet it’s so far removed from reality.
• Why even a job you love can feel like a chore at times (and that’s no bad thing).
• Success and why it’s not a destination but a course that you’re constantly having to course-correct.
• The value in internalising your success.
• How to appropriately delegate and so much more...

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In this Bullet Points episode, I ponder manifesting and whether simply 'asking' the universe for something will actually deliver it.

I was seduced by this idea of manifesting my dreams around ten years ago when people around me, who appeared to be enjoying and succeeding at life were saying how this was a huge part of their lives and was leading them to achieve everything they set out. I tried it too, but was missing a crucial component...

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Kelly Barfoot is the founder of Boxxfresh who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, Kelly shares:

• Why exercise is one of the quickest and easiest things she can do to feel good.
• How her career as a personal trainer informs the kind of exercises she does depending on how she's feeling.
• The importance of food, unsurprisingly given her business, on how well she feels.
• Why entertaining and feeding friends and family makes her feel so good and is something she takes real pride in.
• The role music plays in her daily life.
• Why a playlist can be the quickest and easiest way to get into the 'zone' - whatever zone it is you're trying to get into.
• The importance of meditation, slowing down and being grateful for the day you've had, and much more...

For 20% off your first Boxxfresh order use the code 'EMMAGUNS20'. Terms and conditions apply. Available in the UK only.

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Kelly Barfoot is the founder of Boxxfresh who joins me on the podcast to share her feel-good habits, the strategies she uses and recommends to make sure every day is a good day.

In this episode, Kelly shares:

• Why exercise is one of the quickest and easiest things she can do to feel good.
• How her career as a personal trainer informs the kind of exercises she does depending on how she's feeling.
• The importance of food, unsurprisingly given her business, on how well she feels.
• Why entertaining and feeding friends and family makes her feel so good and is something she takes real pride in.
• The role music plays in her daily life.
• Why a playlist can be the quickest and easiest way to get into the 'zone' - whatever zone it is you're trying to get into.
• The importance of meditation, slowing down and being grateful for the day you've had, and much more...

For 20% off your first Boxxfresh order use the code 'EMMAGUNS20'. Terms and conditions apply. Available in the UK only.

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

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David Bodanis is an author who joins me on the podcast to discuss the notion of fairness and why being fair is an art. It's a subject that David has explored at length in his book The Art of Fairness and in this conversation we discuss:

• Why nice guys finish last.
• Why it's unfortunate that being a 'slimy jerk' can actually get you far in life.
• What you get in return when you encourage and enable the people around you.
• Why power is so seductive but can easily slip into arrogance.
• The importance of listening without ego.
• Why generosity shouldn't be confused with niceness.
• The lessons we learned from Faust and Wall Street.
• Why, if we assume the world is fair, we'll be disappointed.
• Why being fair to yourself first is the way to spread fairness and much more...

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In this episode, I answer the most frequently asked questions about binge eating disorder and cosmetic surgery, specifically, the breast reduction surgery I had in 2019.

Resources from the show:

Brain over Binge by Kathryn Hansen

BEAT Eating Disorder Support

SEED Eating Disorder Support Service

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons BAAPS

The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons BAPRAS

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