This Messy, Beautiful Life

You’re going to love this free flowing and engaging episode with Jacqui Acree; a chat that’s a beautiful example of what happens when you meet someone and just click. Jacqui shares the power of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Tapping, the importance of self-compassion, being woo sceptical and the (unintentional) damage done by the self-help and positive psychology movement.

We chat about the upside of being in our (early!) 40s and giving less f*cks, re-connecting to ourselves, working with our mind and body and embracing the fact that putting on our oxygen mask first can be just for ourselves rather than something we do for others (especially as mothers). Yep, that comment was an eye opener for me!

Jacqui Acree is an Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner with a BA in Counselling. Jacqui is a self-compassion advocate, goal trauma coach, and self-help disruptor. Jacqui often says that if being hard on ourself works, it would have worked by now. Jacqui is the founder of Being Human Together, an online course community where she uses EFT to empower highly sensitive women to free themselves from chronic stress, perfectionism, and their inner critic so they can live each day as their favourite version of themselves.

EFT Tapping is a science-based tool that blends acupressure and psychology to calm your nervous system, soften prickly emotions, and transform toxic thought patterns. Because it works with your body and subconscious mind instead of against them, tapping literally wires new neural pathways with relative ease. You can check out the research Jacqui refers to by Dr Peta Stapleton here https://petastapleton.com/

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Website www.jacquiacree.com

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Themes discussed include: EFT tapping, research, cortisol levels, quantitative data, self help, toxic positivity, positive psychology, woo sceptical, complementary therapy, energy healing, modalities, self-compassion, emotional agility, re-connecting to ourselves, talk therapy, somatic healing, mind/body connection, trauma, brain development, conflict, parenting, emotional state, triggers, somatic therapy, emotional expression, venting, feeling heard, inner child, supressing emotions, emotional regulation.

This episode is a vulnerable and inspiring chat with Adam Miller. Adam shares his remarkable story of overcoming trauma and addiction and the importance of aligning spiritually to be our best self, regardless of the external circumstances we find ourselves in.

Adam talks about coming from a good family but one that had lots of mental illness, leading to his own personal experience with mental illness. In the absence of being able to get “the right” help early in life, Adam began self-medicating which lead to nine years of addiction. Adam shares his story of coming through that, beginning with a stint in rehab and the self-healing journey he has undertaken since in his quest for inner peace and joy in his life. 

The thing that stood out to me most throughout Adam’s story, is his determination to seek answers, and find help and support in order to be the best version of himself. If you’re seeking some inspiration about the power of healing and the ability of individuals to overcome obstacles, then this powerful episode is for you.

Adam Miller has his own mind/body trauma practice called The Edgy Saint, which uses Somatic Integrative Therapy and Energy Work to support others in their healing. Adam believes that we are all saints, or saints in the making.  But in order to realise our sainthood we have to embrace ourselves as we are. Not resist, suppress or deny anything, and not strive to be flawless and perfect, judging ourselves and feeling like failures along the way. We all have rough edges, differences and uniqueness in ways, and yet are all the same at the core. He believes the trick is to find the balance in all of it.

The researcher Adam speaks about, Peter Levine has a book called Waking the Tiger, which can be found on Amazon.

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Website: www.theedgysaint.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqOkdKQMcOzoBZNNW1nluFg

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Topics include; mental health, stigma, depression, trauma, addiction, the power and limitations of talk therapy, energy healing, mind and body connection, rehabilitation, breaking patterns, honesty, authenticity, healing, unhelpful thought patterns, storing trauma in our body, nervous system regulation, fight, flight, freeze, brain, neuroplasticity.

This episode is such a high vibe chat with one of my biz besties Elaine Sarah Leek, all about the power of connecting to our true authentic selves through boundaries, intuition and managing our energy. We also chat about the magic of Regenerating Images in Memory (RIM); what it is, how it works and the power of tapping into our subconscious and re-writing our memories. You’re going to want to find out more about this powerful modality and this is the place to do it!

With so much goodness to explore (we LOVE a chat!) we also talk about the idea that we are always whole, never broken - even (or especially when) we are healing and the importance of following our own path rather than the “shoulds” of others or our own expectations. Elaine also explains why it’s not always necessary to relive trauma in order to heal it, how to make friends with our ego (hers even has a name!), honouring how our ego protects us and how to know whether it’s our ego or our intuition trying to tell us something.

Elaine Sarah Leek is an authenticity and energy coach, a guide and healer. She helps soul-led business owners to move through mindset blocks so they can call in clarity, confidence and cash! Elaine left her 'perfect-on-paper,' life to uncover her authentic truth and what living an aligned life meant for her... and hasn't looked back since!

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

Website elainesarahleek.com

Round 2 of Collective RIM is coming soon, so connect with Elaine to find out when that happening. Having done the very first round myself, I would HIGHLY recommend and am happy for you to reach out to me (Erin) if you’d like to know more about my experience to help you with your decision. But basically, if you’re thinking about it, do it!

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This is such a beautiful chat with the lovely Ellen Mohan about the beautiful mess of motherhood, coming back to ourselves and letting go of expectations in order to live the life that was meant for us. Like me, Ellen is passionate about openly sharing both the ups and downs of life and sees it as part of her path to vulnerably share and create space for others to do the same.

In this episode, Ellen speaks so openly about her experience of post-natal depression, miscarriage and the huge gap between the expectations and reality of becoming a mama. We also speak about healing and growth through motherhood, forgiving ourselves, putting ourselves first, living with love and compassion, the polarity of light and shadow and the beauty and celebration of the different seasons of our life. This is a truly heart centred and vulnerable chat which is exactly what this podcast is all about. Oh, and neither of us are afraid of dropping the f bomb, so consider yourself warned if the kiddo's are around!

Ellen Mohan is a space holder for Mothers, women and folks who wish to reconnect to themselves their inner earth, a wounded healer who shares openly and deeply so we never walk alone in our pain, so that we may always be seen, heard and loved in all our phases. Ellen is a woman of the earth who is finding her voice again. She loves connecting deeply with her ancestors, the cycles of her body and the land. She is relearning and remembering the sacred the ways of the women before me.

You can connect with Ellen

Website www.ellenmohan.com

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ellen.mohan/

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A beautiful chat with my long time friend Kirsti Viitala, fellow corporate escapee and founder of Kirsti Pilates To You, where we dive into the power of Pilates and moving our body to support healing and growth.

In this episode, Kirsti and I chat about the how she started practicing Pilates, and how it’s supported her own personal growth through many transitions in life, including a shift in focus from aiming for an awesome bikini body to a more holistic appreciation of how Pilates supports the mind, body, soul connection.

We chat about the similarities and differences between the often-compared Yoga and Pilates, Kirsti’s own journey of growth and healing through movement, motherhood and starting her own business and some of the beautiful (and maybe unexpected) benefits of mastering the physical challenges of Pilates. We also talk about how much joy Kirsti’s gets from sausage rolls and champagne (yes together!)…you’re going to want to tune in to hear more about that!

Kirsti Viitala is an APEA certified Pilates teacher with over 7 years teaching experience, working in both large and small Pilates and fitness studios. Being a lover of dance and movement her whole life, she was hooked after her very first Pilates session. After a restructure in her corporate job she re-evaluated her working lifestyle and decided to follow her passion into Pilates classical teacher training, ultimately starting up Kirsti Pilates To You a few years later.

She lives with her partner and their two boys in Melbourne’s Bayside suburbs. She loves cooking, experimenting with new healthy recipes and unlike much of the rest of her life in which she loves a plan, she finds joy in going with the flow in the kitchen and using all the dishes in the house while she does it!

You can connect with Kirsti here

Website: www.kirstipilatestoyou.com.au

Instagram: @kirsti_pilates_plus

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Come join me in this solo episode where I'm so excited to share a life update with you. I've been loving my guest episodes (and there's so many more awesome one's coming your way) but I've also missed chatting with you in this way!

Different to where I was in the mess a few weeks back, last week I found myself feeling complete and utter joy. Life is good, business is good, I'm in flow and we're getting really close to packing up our house and heading overseas for six months! Yep, I feel like I've been talking around the edges of this for a while, but now as the details are coming together (after we've had to change our plans completely) I'm so excited to share them with you here first! 

I'm also sharing an announcement about the therapeutic modality that I'm about to start studying (so excited!) that I know is going to supercharge the results of my clients, and how I'm fully trusting that our travel will support the rebirth of my coaching offerings as I feel more called to support the growth and healing of others in different ways. All of this alongside some reflections on what's got me to this stage, how an increased awareness of my thought patterns has been key...and the power of learning to surrender!

I'd love you to give me a rating on your podcast platform (it really helps a lot!) and hit me up on socials with your feedback about the episode. I really love hearing about how the show resonates and helps support you in your journey of growth, healing and joy <3

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Here comes another guest episode and it’s a jam packed chat with the lovely Jenny Ottaway all about the importance of speaking our truth, living for ourselves whilst serving others and using the modality of ThetaHealing to help the healing process. All with the ultimate goal of finding and following our own unique path.

I promise you, there’s so much goodness in this episode! We covered a lot, including the elusive pursuit of balance, honouring ourselves, creating stable environments for our children, acknowledging and addressing our fears, celebrating our differences, taking responsibility for our own energy and the power we have to choose how we’re feeling in any given moment and to heal ourselves.

As a Wholistic Wellness Coach and ThetaHealing® Practitioner, Jenny Ottaway works with soul-led women who want to become more connected to their WHOLE selves.She teaches women how to live a life with purpose and intention which opens the door for you to call the life of your dreams, goals, and desires. Are you ready to rebuild the foundation of YOU?

Connect with Jenny here:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennyottaway/

Website: https://www.jennyottaway.com/

Foundation of YOU Podcast

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I’m so excited to be sharing this episode with my first guest and one of my biz bestie’s Mary Zargarian about the beautiful mess of a mama on a mission to start a successful business. We chat all about the trials and tribulations of her three years of side hustling to get to a place of more heart and alignment.

Mary shares the story of shifting and evolving her business before she fully landed in her zone of genius, as she’s taken her business from a side hustle (while working in Silicon Valley nonetheless!) to a full-time entrepreneur and CEO of a busy OBM agency. We talk all about the myth of overnight success, discovering what really lights us up, finding personal and family balance and the importance of getting the right personal and business support along the way.

Mary Zargarian is the Online Business Consultant that ambitious women in business need if they’re ready to separate from their busy selves so they can grow a business with more heart and soul. There’s a lot of hats we wear as entrepreneurs and Mary helps her clients leverage their strength in business and build in systems to support the rest.

Mary's and her “Heart Not Hustle” team offers a wide array of services, such as workshops, project management, systems design, online business management and speaking engagements where she provides the clarity people need to design a sustainable business that prioritises overall alignment and balance.

You can connect with Mary here:

https://heartnothustle.com/

www.facebook.com/maryzargarian.obm

www.facebook.com/groups/simplebizsystems

https://www.instagram.com/heartnothustle/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDmcUiucktd7zVxZZXuS9jQ

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Right now, I'm in the middle of a messy bit.

In this episode, you're catching me in the depths of some powerful healing work. I'm physically and emotionally raw and I'm sharing it all with you because that's what I'm here to do. And I know it will help someone. Whether you've been there, it's happening now or will happen in the future; you are not alone. We are not alone. And although it might feel like it sometimes, we're definitely not broken.

Join me as I share the physical and emotional effects of energy healing work and hormones, processing feelings of mama guilt, feeling hopeless and beating myself up about how I was back here again. Then with with some space and time (thanks to the magic of the internet!), I come back with further reflections on how I moved myself out of the heaviness with gentleness and compassion to shift the energy and improve my overall mood.

Healing is not linear my friends, and you're about to get some insight to what happens when we continue to go deeper, even when it catches us by surprise. I've got some great guest episodes lined up for you in coming weeks, but in the meantime enjoy this very raw and personal episode.

Meditation - Deep Sleep Affirmations: Self Trust, Peace and Inner Calm 

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Happy Love Month Lovers! Love is something that has been coming up a lot for me lately, and with it being February, how could this episode not be all about love?!  

Love is such a big topic and there are so many facets to it. If you had've asked me about love in the past, straight away, I would have thought about falling in love and love for others, but that's not actually where this episode is going. I will talk about that, of course, but what I really want to talk about us love in its entirety...love as energy, as a vibration, as a frequency, and the importance of loving ourself first.

Come join me as I share my recent experience of re-evaluating the role of love in my life, how I had been blocking love, the actual vibration and frequency of love (and it's not just woo my friend, it's quantum physics ;)) and how love, boundaries and compassion go hand in had. I've also got some really awesome and simple tips for raising your love vibration and consciously inviting more (self) love into your life.

This episode has so much of my heart in it (pardon the pun!) and I really hope you enjoy it. Don't be shy to hit that rating button and share with your friends!

Episode Links

Cellular Upgrade (We Saw Lions Remix) - https://open.spotify.com/track/2VsKjfi6WMpvm1qfNOYTPl?si=25637ff4c2bc4dfe

Insight Timer Meditation App - https://insighttimer.com/en-au

I Am Affirmations App - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/i-am-daily-affirmations/id874656917

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