Have youy ever noticed that way the brain loves to catastophise and think the worst case scenario?

You see your boss calling and your mind goes 'oh my God, I'm going to loose my job'. Or you don't hear from your partner for a few hours and your mind rushes into 'they've had a heart attack/accident/are dead!'.

We really do love to scare ourselves!

This process of scaring ourselves feels automatic, unstoppable, and exhausting. But what if that pattern isn't a flaw? What if it's actually your mind trying to protect you?

In this episode, Sara Maude explores the hidden psychology behind catastrophising, what it is, where it really comes from, and why understanding it matters far more than trying to stop it.

In this episode you'll discover:

• Why catastrophising isn't caused by your circumstances, and where it actually originates
• The surprising positive intention behind one of the most draining thought patterns we carry
• Why awareness, not effort, is the real doorway to lasting change
• A simple but powerful invitation to get curious about your own patterns this week

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Are you an HR professional feeling the relentless weight of your role, the stress, the overwhelm, the burnout? In this episode, Sara Maude explores a powerful perspective shift: burnout isn't just about the job, it's about who you are being when you are doing.

Drawing on her 14 years as a therapist, coach, and resilience trainer and over a decade working in HR for companies like Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, and the NHS, Sara breaks down:

• Why burnout isn't caused by your workload, environment, or job title.
• How habitual thoughts, conditioned responses, and identity patterns shape your experience of work.
• The hidden role of the nervous system in stress, over-functioning, and emotional exhaustion.
• Practical insight for navigating your HR day from your natural, grounded state, rather than your conditioned habitual patterns.
• How to cultivate emotional resilience, presence, and sustainable energy without relying on "positive thinking" hacks.

Whether you're looking to prevent HR burnout, improve your leadership presence, or just feel calmer and more in control at work, this episode gives you the insight to see yourself, your thinking, and your behaviours in a completely new way.

Sara also introduces the HR Inner Circle, her exclusive community designed to support HR leaders in building sustainable emotional resilience and thriving in their roles without compromise. To find out more email [email protected]

Tune in to transform how you experience your work and reclaim your energy, clarity, and impact as an HR professional.

Are You an HR Firestarter or an HR Fire Fighter?

I came across a LinkedIn post yesterday where an HR professional had created an HR Bingo card. A snapshot of what a typical week in HR looks like.

Things like explaining the same policy for the fifth time, becoming somebody's unpaid therapist, more than one person asking if something is anonymous, not having time to eat lunch. And hundreds of HR professionals were nodding along in the comments.

But here's what I saw when I read it. Data. Data that could inform real change and transformation.

Because if we keep telling the same story, we're not actually doing anything to influence ways of working, ways of being, or culture.

In this episode I share my insights on why that post stopped me in my tracks and what it's really pointing to.

If you're ready to be an HR firestarter instead of an HR firefighter, listen now.

This one started life as a video but the conversation was too good not to share as a podcast epiosde!

You are not born confident - Those are the words that literally jumped out of an email that had been sent to me and other people in the HR community. My initial response was WTF 😂

In this episode I share with you;

✅ The illusion around confidence

✅ The only reason you don't feel confident

✅ Why confidence isn't something you need to grow or build

If you want to experience confidence at work (even when you don't feel good enough) this episode is for you.

💡 Love to know more about the HR Inner Circle - drop me an email - [email protected]

Are you an HR professional who feels like an imposter? Constantly needing to prove yourself, but never quite feeling good enough?

You're not alone. And it's not the job that's doing it. In this episode, I share the story of an HR Director who came to me stuck in cycle after cycle of burnout. She was convinced the problem was external — her to-do list, not enough time for strategic work, the relentless demands of the role.

But when we peeled back who she was actually being when she was doing the work, a very different picture emerged.

Perfectionism. Overinflated expectations. Imposter syndrome. A deep-seated belief that she wasn't good enough which showed up as micromanaging, poor delegation, no boundaries, and always saying yes.

Sound familiar? Here's the truth: over 95% of who you're 'being' at work is conditioned. It's unconscious thought patterns, beliefs and behaviours running quietly in the background, ones you've never been shown how to transform.

Psychometric tools like DISC, Insights or Myers-Briggs can show you what you're doing. But they don't show you why.

And they certainly don't show you how to change it.

That's the work we do in The HR Inner Circle - raising self-awareness and transforming the beliefs and patterns that are no longer serving you, so you can show up as a world class HR leader - grounded, clear, emotionally regulated and operating from your true inner power

👉 If this resonates and you're ready to do something about it, email [email protected] to join the waiting list for The HR Inner Circle.

Why It's Time to Rethink Resilience Training in the Workplace

Resilience training in the workplace is something organisations have been investing in for years. But what if it's time to rethink what resilience is?

In this episode, Sara Maude, wellbeing in the workplace expert, invites you to explore a completely new paradigm of resilience. Drawing on over a decade of delivering resilience training across organisations, Sara reveals why so many programmes fail to create lasting change and what leaders can do instead.

You'll discover: ✅ Why traditional resilience training focuses on coping instead of transformation ✅ How managers' ability to navigate change is shaped by their thoughts, beliefs, and nervous system conditioning ✅ The real reason some people thrive during change while others burn out ✅ How to unlock innate resilience by teaching leaders self-awareness, regulation, and presence

If your organisation is still treating resilience as something to build, it's time to rethink the entire approach.

💡 Listen in to learn how to redesign resilience in your workplace — so your managers can lead through change with calm, clarity, and confidence.

🎯 Ready to let managers and employees access their innate resilience? Book a call to redesign resilience in your organisation.

Keen to understand what consciousness is?

And to explore the difference between self-awareness and consciousness?

This is one of my favourite subjects, and with over 1900 monthly searches asking what consciousness is, I'm aiming to answer this question for you!

This is a deep dive that lays out the difference between self-awareness and consciousness and will help you gain insight into;

• Consciousness as the unified field
• The finite mind
• You are consciousness in physical form
• All suffering comes from a sense of separation from our true selves
• Why the ego can never have what it desires
• How to access the awareness of consciousness
• Why there are no 'levels' of consciousness

I invite you to listen to this episode at a time when you can be present. Our 'insights' that allow us to 'see' what we hadn't seen before come from the insight-friendly space, like when you're in the bath, or taking a walk in nature.

Because when you do 'see' that consciousness isn't in the brain, but it is a unified field from which everything is created, it will change your life!

If you are ready to live your life free from limitation, book your free consultation here.

If you've already begun creating change from the inside, if you've started to raise your self-awareness, expand your consciousness, and experience those incredible shifts in how you think and feel yet somehow it feels like you've slipped back to square one, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I explore why that happens.

We dive into the role of the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for keeping you safe and how, even though your brain isn't wired for happiness, you can still experience deep, lasting happiness from the inside out.

You'll learn what's really happening when old patterns resurface, and how to gently rewire the inner landscape that drives your thoughts and emotions.

If you'd love to experience this shift for yourself, join me for the HR Reset sessions on 4th, 5th, and 6th November. Only £97 — no need to talk, share, or even have your camera on. Just powerful transformation from the inside out.

In this episode, Sara Maude cuts through the noise around confidence revealing the deeper truth about where it really comes from.

You'll discover why you've never lost your confidence, why it's not something to build or fake, and what's truly getting in the way of you experiencing the unshakeable confidence that's already within you.

This isn't motivation — it's revelation. Because when you see the source of your confidence clearly, everything changes: how you show up, how you lead, and how you feel in your own skin.

If you're ready to reconnect with that natural, effortless confidence, join Sara's HR Reset Sessions this November — where you'll upgrade your sense of self, access that innate confidence, and return to who you really are.

👉 Secure your spot via the link; https://www.themindsolution.com/HR-Burnout-Reset

In this 30-minute episode, Sara Maude dives into one of the most pressing issues in the people profession — HR burnout. Drawing on her own experience and years of supporting HR leaders, Sara explores what's really creating your experience moment to moment and why burnout isn't just about workload or boundaries, it's about the unconscious structures that shape how you think, feel, and show up. You'll discover: - What's truly driving burnout beneath the surface - How to recognise the deeper patterns running the show - What it takes to transform those structures and return to your natural state of calm, clarity, and power - Why understanding the mind and nervous system is the key to sustainable wellbeing in HR If you're ready to reset your energy and reconnect with why you love this profession, join Sara's HR Reset Session — a live 90-minute experience designed to help HR professionals break free from HR Burnout and create lasting emotional resilience. 👉 Secure your spot: https://www.themindsolution.com/HR-Burnout-Reset