The Reality Check Podcast

Perhaps like me, you are struggling with a collection of symptoms and functionality issues. Some days are amazing, but other days you just fall apart.

The people around you have suggested that perhaps you may have ADHD or ASD or some other kind of neurodivergence, but you are unsure if you should seek a diagnosis.

The stigma, shame, and self blame block you form acting, yet you know that if you do nothing, nothing will change.

So the question is, should you seek a formal diagnosis for your mental health condition?

On the one hand it may provide validation, clarity, and community; giving you deeper insights into yourself and a guide out of suffering towards functionality, but on the other, it may be limiting and become a self fulfilling prophesy, causing you to be labelled by yourself or society at large.

In this episode of the Reality Check Podcast, I share my thoughts and experiences of diagnosis.

Growing Into Autism - Sandra Thom-Jones
Insight Timer - Meditation App

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Dissociation is a feeling of unreality; a fog over consciousness that makes everything, even the self, feel ethereal. A barrier to connection that blocks most everything, leaving your goals, dreams and hopes to merely bleed through the window of mind offering little more than an opaque view of life. Until of course, that window cracks, letting in the cold winds of anxiety, depression and the harshness of a reality that was all but ignored.

In this episode I share my current mental state, as well as the poem ‘For As Long As I Have Eyes’ from the book A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken

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Today I share the audio from my live talk on the Insight Timer app, titled "Stop Quitting On Yourself", inspired by my 10 day course - “Discover Your Divine Purpose”

This session will begin with a guided meditation that will prime you to be ready to sit in contemplation a question designed to evoke transformation. We will then sit in silent contemplation together for 1 minute. The session will end with a shared discussion of the question and our discoveries.

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It is impossible to judge people objectively - your basis for forming an opinion is a function of the unique circumstances of your life (location, time, genetics, environment etc), thus your conclusions are dependent on factors external to you.

No one is privy to your inner world and you are not privy to theirs. How then can we ever know what they should or shouldn’t do?

In this talk I break down the pitfalls of judging others and discuss the implications for a life well lived.

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In this episode I share a chapter on changing habits.

The best advice I’ve heard to change habits is to implement new habits that superseded the old.

Eg: if you struggle to go to bed at night/want to quit partying etc, establish the habit of morning exercise (with a friend to keep you accountable).

The insertion of the new habit will force you to curb the undesirable habits. Just make sure to take your time and implement change in a way that is appropriate for your life.

To quick and you risk blowing out and failing. To slow and you risk not seeing any benefit or change before motivation is lost.

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Today I share the audio from my talk on the Remotely Possible Community, titled "From Blog to Bookshelf: How Entrepreneurs Can Publish Their Content," here we unveil the secrets to transforming your online presence into a tangible book.

Designed specifically for aspiring authors and entrepreneurial minds, this informative session will guide you through the entire publishing journey, from turning your blog into a manuscript to navigating the world of traditional or self-publishing.

Get insider tips from poet, author and solo-preneur Zachary Phillips, learn how to overcome common writing challenges, and gain the confidence to embark on your literary journey. Don't miss this opportunity to turn your ideas into a masterpiece. Register now and unlock the secrets to becoming a successful author!

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In this episode I introduce my YouTube channel ‘Ask A Poet’ and share a poem.

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The concept of inner child work is vital to recovery. The body holds trauma and it often ‘feels’ like it is held at the age that that trauma happened.

In this episode I share my discovery of issues with my inner child as well as my plans to reconnect and heal. I also share a chapter ‘Give Yourself A Break’ from the book ‘How To Get Your Sh!t Together’

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When you are at your lowest point, perhaps it is time to celebrate. You are in a state of healing, of shadow work leading to growth, of transformation - towards beauty, towards abundance, towards every possibility that life can offer you.

In this short talk I share how my life fell apart and how I am celebrating the process of putting it back together, better than it ever has been. Who is willing to join me for a look into the dark night of the soul?

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When you are at your lowest point, perhaps it is time to celebrate. You are in a state of healing, of shadow work leading to growth, of transformation - towards beauty, towards abundance, towards every possibility that life can offer you.

In this short talk I share how my life fell apart and how I am celebrating the process of putting it back together, better than it ever has been. Who is willing to join me for a look into the dark night of the soul?

If this episode has resonated with you, I would love your support.

Click here to find out more about my 1:1 coaching & counselling sessions.