The Perception Podcast

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Self-love & Expansion Coach Ju Cordina. Ju shares the story of divine intervention, determination and failure that led her to her soul's purpose. We talk about the downward emotional spiral that floored her and how it was her relationship with her mother that prompted her to resurface and delve deep into rewriting her own unconscious behavioural codes. We discuss the 'Mother Wound' or code as Ju prefers to call it, and examine when, if ever, some of us stop blaming our parents for our mistakes and choose to start taking responsibility for our lives. Ju talks about how the laws of Hermetic philosophy have influenced her work and how her latest creation, a prayer group that enables women to honour the wisdom of the soul and the love of the divine came into being. So please join me as look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Ju became a self love coach through a mix of divine intervention, determination, and mistakes, evolving from spiritual curiosity through corporate burnout to breakdown and healing.
• She reframed the idea of the mother wound instead as ‘mother code’ because labelling ourselves as wounded reinforces negativity instead of encouraging healing.
• Mothers shape our understanding of femininity in two ways: how they treat us directly and how they interact with the world around them.
• The ‘good girl complex’ shows up as people pleasing and unrealistic standards, coming from childhood attempts to control unstable environments.
• Healing requires forgiveness, which means seeing our parents as real people with their own struggles and limitations.
• Becoming a mother herself gave Ju a new perspective, leading her to apologise to her own mother.
• Ju's prayer group uses hermetic philosophy to offer a non religious approach to connecting with divinity and self love.
• Ju believes healing starts with spirit rather than human limitations, she believes in seeing challenges as doorways rather than obstacles.

BEST MOMENTS

"I feel like if I'm being completely honest, it's been a mixture of divine intervention, determination, and probably just a lot of getting it wrong."

"A belief is just a thought that you thought so many times it becomes a behaviour. So if we keep saying, I have this mother wound, I need to heal my mother wound, you are literally doing the opposite of what you desire to do."

"The difference between the mother code and the father code is that for us, our relationship with our moms is survival... when there is a fracture between us and our mums, our nervous system literally sees it as life or death."

"Forgiveness does actually set you free. It makes you feel free because you're not carrying this tie, this energetic tie to something that is such a low vibration that will always keep you, won't allow you to fly."

"We are a spirit in a human body, we are not a human with a spirit, you know, spirit comes first."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Ju is a Self-love & Expansion Coach, Podcaster and a mama of one. Her soul mission is to bring women back to their innate feminine power and wisdom so that they stop playing it small and lead a life they love, on their own terms.

Social Media Links:

Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook - @cordinaliving

Website

www.cordinaliving.com

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Spiritual Practitioner and Wellness Leader Lynn of Tropea. From the earliest age Lynn knew she was different, as her voodoo practicing polish gypsy grandmother always told her, she was the child chosen to carry her family's spiritual lineage. Lynn discusses the seminal influence of her grandparents on her life and work, as we explore the connection between physical and emotional health, how to follow your inner compass and what we can learn from astro-cartography. Lynn also shares her own incredible journey of trust from Texas to Tropea. So please join me as look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Lynn's unique upbringing as the chosen spiritual heir in her family taught her to embrace her differences and trust her intuitive abilities from an early age, setting the foundation for her future work in spiritual wellness.
• Through her own journey of healing from severe physical illness following emotional trauma, Lynn discovered the profound connection between emotional and physical health, leading to her development of innovative healing ceremonies.
• Her work at Miraval helped her bridge the gap between traditional spiritual practices and modern wellness, ultimately serving high profile clients while maintaining the authenticity of ancient healing modalities.
• Using astrocartography, Lynn discovered her soul's destiny line runs directly through Tropea, confirming her intuitive decision to relocate to Italy during the pandemic.
• Her approach to helping women find fulfilment focuses on creating individual identity within existing life structures rather than advocating for dramatic life changes.
• Lynn's experience with astrology and geographical energy lines demonstrates how external tools can serve as affirmations for internal knowing and guidance.
• Her transition from Texas to Italy shows how following one's heart compass can override obstacles, even during challenging circumstances.
• The integration of multiple spiritual modalities in her practice, from Hinduism to shamanic techniques, allows her to meet clients at their level of spiritual readiness and understanding.

BEST MOMENTS

"Your heart is your compass on earth. If you don't know where to go, close your eyes, close your ears, close your mouth and go into your heart because that's where you're supposed to live from." 

"The universe will override mankind, it will put the right people in place to assist you on your journey. So when you get that perception of fear that no, you're not going to make it because of human stuff, just take out the human stuff." 

"Everything that you feel and that you seek is meant to be a part of your external reality, but you have to have the faith and the belief that you are worthy." 

"I always knew I was born in the wrong country. I spoke those words from the beginning of my life. I was like, I don't know what America is, but it is not my country." 

"We can study everything externally, all we want, but in the end, when we're taking our last breath in life, we close our eyes." 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Lynn is a lifelong Spiritual Practitioner and Wellness Leader with over 14 years of experience in the industry. Returning to her spiritual lineage through her Grandmother’s teachings, she provides guidance by navigating internal desires and creating pathways to those desires in external reality. With a background in the 8-limbed path of yoga, a five-year self-study on emotional body cleansing with Hindi priests in Malibu, CA and as a student of Shamanism, Taoism, Catholicism, and Buddhism from world-renowned teachers Lynn encompasses all major religions and spiritual practices as one. Recently Lynn has expanded her services into astrology and astrocartography, after discovering her soul map (natal chart) in 2019, which lead her to the life of her dreams in Tropea, Italy, and is currently writing an inspirational book about her journey.

Social media Links:

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/lynnoftropea/

Websites:

www.lynnoftropea.com

www.fromtexastotropea.com

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by Life Design Coach Angela Jackson. Angela openly shares her own incredible story of transformation, from fleeing a home of violence and domestic abuse as a young child with her mother, to teenage pregnancy and then a distinguished thirty year career as a corporate finance lawyer. Angela talks about imposter syndrome, 16 hour work days and the eventual feelings of being unfulfilled that were her catalyst for change. She shares what life design means and how using the modalities of her practice can help us remember who we truly are, to bring happiness back into our lives. So please join me as look at life through a different lens.

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Angela's experience of persistent imposter syndrome throughout 30 years in corporate law, despite being in the top 1% of lawyers who made it to the City, shows how early life experiences shape professional self worth
• Yoga and meditation began restoring Angela's inner spark, even whilst doing a demanding job
• Her journey of leaving law after three decades showed her that success metrics needed redefining, moving from external validation through corporate achievement to internal fulfilment through aligned work
• Angela's study of BWRT and brain science helped her understand her own trauma responses and led her to develop methods for helping others overcome similar limiting patterns
• Her experience teaching yoga and meditation to stressed corporate colleagues revealed the hunger for wellness practices in high-pressure professional environments
• In developing her life design practice, Angela found many successful professionals, particularly women, were experiencing the same disconnect between achievement and fulfilment that she had faced
• Even after decades in an established career, understanding core values and making incremental changes can lead to completely transforming your life and happiness.

BEST MOMENTS

"I felt completely and utterly out of place because I didn't go to the Ivy League schools... Imposter syndrome, absolute imposter syndrome and I was never treated that way by my peers or colleagues."

"When you work in the city, you sell your soul basically, I had no life. I was drinking way too much just to numb these feelings of guilt, the feelings of unfulfillment."

"We are entitled to happiness... we forget that because we're driven into performance, performance, performance."

"School really is a vehicle for creating workers. It's not a vehicle for creating creative individuals."

"Your future self is going to be dancing and cheering."

ABOUT THE GUEST

After three decades as a leveraged finance lawyer in London, Angela now channels her expertise into something even more valuable: helping people break free from the mental barriers holding them back so they can create a life they love. Drawing from her own journey of transformation and training in coaching, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, yoga, and meditation, she brings a powerful blend of corporate wisdom and holistic understanding to her practice. While her City experience gives her unique insight into the pressures facing executives, Angela's mission extends to anyone ready to rewrite their story. She combines practical strategies with genuine empathy to help clients identify and overcome limiting beliefs, guiding them toward a life aligned with their true potential rather than others' expectations.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelajackson.uk/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-jackson-20445a204/ 

Website: https://angelajackson.co.uk/ 

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined once again by creator of vibrational essences, essence practitioner, energy healer, spiritual explorer and co-director at Crystal Herbs Ltd, the incredible Catherine Keattch. In this episode we discuss the notion that whether we like it or not, we are, on a global and personal level, beginning to move towards a process of deep change. Catherine explains the changes that will occur as the earth enters this new phase of expansion, moving us collectively out of the disconnected dysfunctional patterning of the 3rd dimension to the higher consciousness of the 5th, and what that means for us in our day to day lives. We also explore how the vibrational frequency of fear is used to control people, and how our true personal power lies in choice. So please join me as look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Catherine explains that humanity is experiencing a shift from third-dimensional polarity consciousness (right/wrong, conflict-based) to fifth-dimensional unity consciousness, marking the largest expansion of human awareness in recent history.
• She emphasises that personal power lies in choice rather than control, the need for control is rooted in fear, which operates at a specific vibrational frequency often used to manipulate collective behaviour.
• True lasting change comes from inner transformation and heart connection, not external resolutions. Catherine stresses this requires acknowledging and releasing old patterns, beliefs, and programming that no longer serve us.
• Catherine observes that the universe responds exactly to the vibrational frequency we emit. She explains that if we hold thoughts of lack or unworthiness, we'll continue creating those experiences until we consciously change our internal programming.
• Current global chaos is a symptom of old systems and beliefs breaking down as humanity transitions to a higher frequency. Catherine says this process requires individual inner work rather than waiting for external change.
• She teaches that emotional pain and defensive patterns must be acknowledged and released for transformation to happen. This process is simple but not easy, requiring us to face stored trauma and limiting beliefs.
• Personal transformation requires grounding in self rather than external reference points, using heart based wisdom instead of relying solely on the limited perspective of the everyday mind.

BEST MOMENTS

"If you wanted to control people or humanity, all you've got to do is vibrate something in the world that vibrates at fear. And if you're not conscious of what's happening, it sets off your fear and you contract down into this place of fear and then you're controllable." 

"If you're holding onto a thought form that says I'm not good enough or I can't do it, that's what you're creating all the time. The universe is absolutely exact."

"Your everyday mind does not have the capacity or the data bank to be able to understand all of what that bigger picture is, it hasn't got the information your heart has." 

"We've been programmed to seek our information from the everyday mind and the outside rather than turning inside and feeling it in our heart and in our gut."

"I think people are so wedded to the old because the old is familiar and because the old is safe."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Catherine Keattch is a creator of vibrational essences, an essence practitioner, energy healer, teacher, spiritual explorer, and workshop leader. She is co-director at Crystal Herbs Ltd which produces a very wide range of vibrational essences ranging from Bach Flower Remedies to very deep acting combinations of flower & crystal/gem essences designed to help us negotiate the current times of transformation with greater ease and understanding. 

Catherine is currently focussed on providing resources that will support people to successfully negotiate the current times of transformation as we transition from a third dimensional reality into a fifth dimensional one. As we have all discovered, this involves a substantial leap in consciousness, a good deal of clearing, and an uplift in vibrational frequencies, all things that vibrational essences are excellent at providing support with.  

Socials & Contact

https://www.crystalherbs.com/ 

Catherine Keattch | Crystal Herbs Flower Essences 

E-Light Newsletter Archive | Crystal Herbs

CONTACT METHOD

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined once again by Ascension Guide, Direct Channel, Activator and author the wonderful Marie Fleming Grant. In this episode we talk about the wave of activations and awakenings that people are experiencing globally, as humanity engages with a huge planetary shift which first began in 2020. Marie also explains the timeline shift which has set the planet on an ascended course, and offers advice on how to navigate this evolutionary transit. So please join me as look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Marie reveals that humanity has shifted onto what she calls "the golden timeline," moving away from a potentially dystopian future toward an inevitably positive outcome, despite current global challenges.
• She shares that the chaos and upheaval we're currently witnessing is actually a necessary part of the awakening process, like a wrecking ball clearing space for something beautiful to be built.
• Right now people are experiencing waves of activation and awakening, particularly in recent months, as more individuals begin to question mainstream narratives and think critically.
• According to Marie, everyone is making an impact on the planet's evolution, even during sleep, and viral social media success isn't a measure of one's contribution to the collective awakening.
• She discusses how the programming we've received since birth is being challenged and dismantled, allowing people to rediscover their authentic selves and true potential.
• Marie shares that 2025 will bring continued awakenings, with different people awakening at different paces and through various catalysts.
• She describes channelling as a natural process that everyone does to some degree, whether through artistic expression or intuitive guidance.
• While more light is entering the planet, this creates a push-pull dynamic with heavy energies, which explains the current global tensions.

BEST MOMENTS 

"We've shifted onto a different alternate timeline... we're on a golden timeline. The golden timeline means that we are headed for a very wonderful future for humanity. We are set on course. It's inevitable."

"You're doing a lot on the planet, even when you're asleep... just by breathing, just by how you think, how you're operating in the world, it's so impactful."

"Sometimes the thing that you're really holding at bay, you're very fearful of, could be the very thing you're actually here to do."

"For some people it will be more traumatic... like everything's being ripped open. And for other people it'll be more of a soft kind of general awakening."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Marie is a Direct Channel, Ascension Guide & Activator, who works with Leaders, Healers, Impact Makers, Conscious Business Owners, Visionary CEO's & Entrepreneurs, and those here on their Mission to assist the collective shift.

Marie is also an Author, Founder of 'The Awake Revolution' and creator of 'High Level Channel International Training Academy.'

She guides and activates people to drop the old paradigms in life, business & mission, wake up to who they really are, and revolutionise how they think, feel, live and create, to be all of who they came here to be. Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B8H967LS

Socials & Contact:

Facebook pages:

https://www.facebook.com/MarieFlemingGrant

https://www.facebook.com/TheAwakeRevolutionMFG/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/theawakerevolution

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjD2cjhw5yjoEEkm_RUCidA?view_as=subscriber

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-awake-revolution111

Website:

https://theawakerevolution.com

Ways of working together:

The Awake Revolution

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I talk once again to Ryan Douglas founder of 'Health Wealth' and host of the 'Health Wealth' podcast. Following our first eye-opening conversation about diet and lifestyle, Ryan explains the root cause of 99% of disease and reveals the main driver of modern day obesity. We explore how food companies hack into our subconscious with the clever use of marketing to create desire for ultra processed foods. And we look at our attitudes towards sugar, proven to be more addictive than heroin and alcohol, and yet sugar laden treats are given as rewards to children. Ryan also offers actionable lifestyle tips on how to improve health and explains why good quality sleep is so crucially important for wellbeing. So please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Food companies use sophisticated marketing techniques including sonic branding and subconscious triggers to create addiction like responses to processed foods
• The shift in food industry practices began when tobacco companies acquired food manufacturers in the 1970s, applying similar addiction creating strategies
• Inflammation, primarily caused by seed oils and processed foods, is the root cause of most modern lifestyle diseases rather than genetics
• Quality sleep is more important than quantity, with 6 hours of deep sleep being more beneficial than 10 hours of poor sleep
• Sugar is more challenging to quit than heroin or alcohol according to addiction specialists, yet it's normalised and given to children
• About 30% of the population cannot moderate their sugar intake - for these people, complete avoidance may be necessary
• The modern trend toward soft, easily consumed foods has led to reduced chewing, impacting oral health and proper digestion
• Seed oils, originally used as engine lubricants, create harmful omega-6 to omega-3 ratios in the body, contributing significantly to obesity

BEST MOMENTS 

"Genetics can load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger."

"95% of what we do and the decisions we make is our subconscious and only 5% is our conscious." 

"They spend millions and millions of dollars on scientists whose sole job is to make that food as addictive to you as they can do." 

"If you avoid processed foods and cook food yourself, you're cutting them [seed oils] out."

"When you actually go into a supermarket, apart from in the vegetable section and the meat section, the rest of it is just manmade stuff that is masquerading as food." 

ABOUT THE GUEST

Ryan is the founder of Health Wealth and host of the Health Wealth Podcast.

After becoming disillusioned with modern healthcare, and nutritional advice Ryan set out

on a personal journey of discovery into the real truths of nutrition and human health.

Over the next few years he delved deeper and researched further into the topic,

widening his knowledge and expertise in not only how to eat the right foods for health but

also the real causes of modern disease and how to reverse and prevent them using only

diet and lifestyle.

After optimising his own health Ryan decided he wanted to help others and Health

Wealth was born with the goal of not only educating as many as possible on optimal

human nutrition but also working with clients through 1-1 coaching to reverse chronic

health conditions with amazing results! Ryan continues to further his education and has

since qualified as a low carb practitioner specialising in type 1 and type 2 diabetes as

well as a qualification in the treatment of chronic illness through diet and lifestyle.

Socials & Links:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WPCw6xCj9BgJkw9bPx0HF?

si=d8a6868119fe4a13

Website: www.healthwealthuk.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_healthwealth/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhealthwealth/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbM6YD42nDsifaN2HxLMb4A

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Join Caroline in the 100th episode of The Perception Podcast! Caroline wants to say a huge thank you to all of her listeners for their support and her guests for sharing their incredible knowledge and content. She also talks about the importance of making your voice heard, why your dreams count and how you can build and continue to live your purpose. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Caroline started the podcast almost two years ago on the 21st of December 2022!
• Believe in your dreams, actively work on them and surround yourself with people who support you and who will lift you up and give you guidance.
• You don’t need to plan every next step in your journey meticulously, it’s ok to let go and trust your gut and intuition. If we trust in ourselves the next steps become apparent.

BEST MOMENTS

“I just thought I’d really like to make my voice heard and also allow the voices of others who are following their dreams to be heard”

“If we tend the garden small seeds turn into beautiful flowers”

“It’s primarily important to always, always follow your gut and allow yourself to see the signs”

 “Life happens and our perception of ourselves changes and we move away from this authenticity that we were born with”

CONTACT METHOD

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm joined once again by relationship expert and trauma specialist, the brilliant Sally Baker as we discuss the attitudes around wrongdoing in the media spotlight. In light of the recent allegations of misconduct by TV personality Gregg Wallace, we examine the possible reasons why in 2024, post 'Me Too' that women are still being gaslight and ignored when they come forward to expose bad behaviour and how this crisis at the BBC reflects larger societal concerns regarding the treatment of women speaking out against misogyny. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Sally observes that despite being in 2024, the same banal sexualised behaviour continues in media, with "talent" being protected while women's complaints are systematically ignored or dismissed.
• The entertainment industry's shift to independent production houses has created a vacuum in accountability, with neither broadcasters nor production companies taking full responsibility for misconduct.
• There is a dangerous pattern where women are kept isolated and separated, preventing collective action that could drive meaningful change in workplace culture.
• The normalisation of inappropriate behaviour through terms like "banter" has created a culture where misconduct is often dismissed or excused.
• Complex workplace dynamics in TV production make accountability difficult, with freelancers feeling particularly vulnerable and established talent being protected despite misconduct.
• The average age of children's first exposure to explicit online content has dropped to 8-9 years old, this is fundamentally altering young people's understanding of relationships and consent. Open communication between parents and teenagers about relationships is essential now more than ever, providing safe spaces at home is better than denial or avoidance.
• There is a concerning increase in sexual violence and coercive behaviour among teenagers, linking it to unregulated online content and influencers like Andrew Tate.
• Based on her own experiences in the industry since 1977, Sally can see how certain inappropriate behaviours have remained unchanged despite societal progress.

BEST MOMENTS

"It's hugely disappointing. Here we are 2024, we're still dealing with the same banal kind of making women feel really uncomfortable, same banal sexualized behavior."

"Keeping our children ignorant doesn't keep our children safe."

"You can't passively consume anymore... we have a responsibility to actually see what's going on and think critically and also act when we need to."

"It's part of the same tapestry of where men can get away with stuff. And if women complain, then they are derided."

"It's endemic in every aspect, the weft and wove of our society, and it's not getting dealt with, it's not getting resolved."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Sally Baker APAQAM

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited award winning therapist, writer and speaker. She sees adults and young people face to face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues, and she leads workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance and how to recover from trauma and PTSD. Through her therapy work she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio and influential on-line media platforms. 

Sally has written several books on key aspects of therapy: ‘7 Simple Steps to Stop Emotional Eating', ‘How to Feel Differently About Food', ‘The Getting of Resilience From The Inside Out' : https://amzn.eu/d/2ArYDFU 

Socials & Contact

[email protected] 

www.workingonthebody.com

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. I'm delighted to be joined once again by Relationship and Dating Coach Mila Smith. In this episode we tackle the sensitive subject of how to deal with divorce and separation at Christmas. Mila gives some excellent actionable tips on how to survive as a singleton when everything everywhere is geared towards family and togetherness, and how to deal with uncomfortable questions from your nearest and dearest. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Through her personal and professional experience, Mila discovered that handwriting letters rather than typing them prevents impulsive sending and creates a tangible record of emotional healing that clients can reflect on over time. 
• As someone who struggled to exercise alone, Mila found signing up for group classes was transformative - the financial commitment and social aspect helped her maintain consistency when she felt like giving up. 
• Drawing from her own divorce experience, Mila learned to reframe personal blame by focusing on relationship circumstances, a technique she now uses to help clients process their separations more effectively. 
• After witnessing many clients struggle with their first post-separation Christmas, Mila advocates for sometimes taking radical approaches like skipping family gatherings which is a strategy she's seen preserve mental health during vulnerable periods. 
• Having worked with families during divorce, Mila observed that children are remarkably resilient and adapt better to new family structures than most parents expect, especially in today's world where blended families are increasingly common. 
• Through her own journey of rebuilding after divorce, Mila discovered the power of local community groups and clubs in forming new friendship circles, regardless of age or circumstances. 
• Despite being naturally extroverted, Mila found that teaching her clients to embrace occasional solitude and self reflection, rather than constant distraction, dramatically improved their healing process.

BEST MOMENTS

"The very first move is the most difficult to make. But when you do, I think you will notice the very quick change to your mood."

"The moment I admit a mistake or admit a shortcoming is the moment I feel better... the minute you admit that mistake and say it out loud is the moment you start forgiving yourself." 

"Children usually will normalise it [seperation], even if you don't... they heal better than we adults do."

"Whatever you're feeling, that too shall pass."

ABOUT THE GUEST

After 25 years in the corporate world, Mila Smith decided to dedicate her time to the field about which she’s absolutely passionate: helping women and men, as a certified Relationship & Dating Coach, find the love they deserve and build a happy relationship. Mila was once a solo mum with a rocky relationship history - until she realised it wasn’t about luck but about choices and mindset. That’s when she took control and transformed her love life. Her step-by-step programmes unlock the secrets to success through proven science-based methods.

Socials & Contact

Website: https://www.single-to-couple.com/

Blog: https://www.single-to-couple.com/relationshipdatingcoachblog

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mila-s-851bb870/

https://www.facebook.com/single2couple

https://www.instagram.com/single.2.couple/

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. In today's episode I'm joined by Relationship and Dating Coach Mila Smith. Mila believes that there is no such thing as 'unlucky in love' and that our degree of success in matters of the heart is down to good, and often difficult choices. We look at how negative relationships create wear and tear on the emotional and physical body and why falling for someone is easy, but why keeping the relationship going may prove to be difficult. Mila dives deep into the complexities of daring as a single parent, she reveals the number one cause of breakups, and the perception shift needed to create a successful long-lasting relationship. So please join me as we look a life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Through her experience and research, Mila has found that frustration is the leading cause of breakups, particularly when people's expectations around core values like money, family and politics don't align with reality.
• Her training with the Global Love Institute revealed that unhealthy relationships cause measurable physical wear and tear on the body, while supportive partnerships act as natural stress reducers.
• From both personal experience and professional observation, Mila learned that children adapt better to blended families when parents are open about dating rather than treating it as shameful.
• Based on her successful marriage and coaching practice, Mila shares that whilst attraction sparks connection, lasting relationships require aligned values and genuine friendship
• Through working with clients, she's discovered that success in online dating depends more on having the right mindset and choosing appropriate platforms than on the technology itself.
• Mila's research shows that the critical work in a marriage needs to happen before it begins through detailed discussions.
• From studying relationship patterns, Mila thinks that rising divorce rates reflect healthier social expectations rather than relationship failure.
• Drawing from both personal and professional experience, Mila advises that healthy relationships require maintaining individual identities rather than losing yourself.

BEST MOMENTS

"There's no such thing as unlucky in love. It's got everything to do with my choices and my decisions." 

"Anyone can fall in love, building a successful, lasting, happy relationship is a completely different story." 

"Even if people can't normalise divorce, dating and forming a new family, I can tell you that the children will normalise it for you." 

"You have to go into dating with the point of view 'I'm looking at them, are they good enough for me?' Instead of worrying 'am I good enough for them?'" 

"We want attraction and passion, that goes without saying... but to have passion is not enough. Even connection is not enough."  

ABOUT THE GUEST

After 25 years in the corporate world, Mila Smith decided to dedicate her time to the field about which she’s absolutely passionate: helping women and men, as a certified Relationship & Dating Coach, find the love they deserve and build a happy relationship. Mila was once a solo mum with a rocky relationship history - until she realised it wasn’t about luck but about choices and mindset. That’s when she took control and transformed her love life. Her step-by-step programmes unlock the secrets to success through proven science-based methods.

Socials & Contact

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CONTACT METHOD

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