What can a garden teach us about ourselves?

In this episode of The Identity Edge, Lucy Cronly and Anne-Marie Beggs explore the surprising connection between gardening, personal growth, wellbeing and discovering who we really are.

A garden isn't just about pulling out the weeds. If you simply remove what you don't want, you are left with empty space. To create something better, you need to deliberately plant something new.

The same can be true in our lives.

Lucy and Anne-Marie talk about patience, growth, pruning, creating space, finding your purpose and understanding what actually brings you joy. They explore why simply removing stress or taking things away doesn't necessarily make us happier — sometimes we need to replace them with activities, relationships and experiences that genuinely fulfil us.

They also discuss the idea of mental fitness, the importance of intentional living, understanding what your mind and body need, and why discovering your “Why” and your true identity isn't something that happens overnight.

Sometimes we need to prune. Sometimes we need to be patient. And sometimes we simply need to ask ourselves:

“What am I trying to grow?”

Join Lucy and Anne-Marie for another thought-provoking conversation on The Identity Edge.

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The Identity Edge – Episode 1: Are You Wearing the Right Shoes?

In the first episode of The Identity Edge, Anne-Marie Beggs and Lucy Cronly explore Lucy’s book The Right Shoes and discover that it’s not really about shoes at all.

The conversation looks at identity, confidence and how we choose to show up in the world. Lucy introduces the question: “When people hear your footsteps coming, what do they hear?” Do they hear support, confidence and reassurance — or someone who needs support themselves?

Using shoes as a powerful everyday metaphor, Anne-Marie and Lucy discuss how our needs and identities change, why we sometimes hold on to things that no longer fit us, and how making intentional choices can create space for something new.

A warm, personal and thought-provoking conversation about letting go of what no longer fits and finding what feels right for who you are today.

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