"Up to 50% of our memories are actually lies... When you pull on a memory, you're not pulling the original memory. You're pulling the last time you pulled that memory."

In this powerful conversation, I'm interviewing positive psychologist, best-selling author, and international speaker Kezia Luckett.

Kezia is a change-maker and pattern-disruptor who's helping women step into a lens of positivity - so they can live a wildly delicious life while navigating the gap between where they are now and where they desire to be.

In this conversation, we dive deep into the power of the mind and subconscious to explore how memories are revisited, how beliefs are formed, and how stories are told. As a result, you'll discover how to shift and transform the limiting beliefs that keep you from your fullest potential.

In this conversation, we explore: 

• What is positive psychology and how it helps us thrive?
• Dancing between the positive & the negative to grow in our life.
• Navigating a 'negative' experience through the lens of positive psychology 
• Tests from the universe and why they show up. 
• Your reactionary database & creating a belief set that actually serves us.   
• Heightened emotions + stories & meanings. How we create beliefs. 
• Why our memories aren't real. [Prepare to be mindblown.]

"A lot of our beliefs, limitations, and fears are based on the lens of the world that we had when we were 5, 6, or 7 years old." 

• How to change your beliefs and create a new sense of meaning.  
• What the phenomenon of false memories can teach us about our beliefs.
• The true meaning of abracadabra. 
• How to use the Reticular Activating System to support your belief work. 
• Heritage patterns and their impact on generational healing. 
• Shifting our view inside 'the gap' to find the gold in the journey. 
• And more...

"We know that there's a gap between where we are now and where we desire to be. Until we get to that future desire, we have an opportunity as to how we live in that gap. We can choose between the wildly delicious or the lack and hard work. "

Explore Kezia's journaling  prompt:
If you could go back to those pivotal moments, what would you tell your younger self about the experiences you've been through? What words of advice would you give?

Ways to connect with Kezia and dive deeper into her work: 

• Connect with Kezia on Facebook. 
• Follow Kezia on Instagram. 
• Check out Kezia's work here.

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Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].

Finally, if you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

"The lesson isn't in the experience. It's in what we do after."

In this week's episode, I'm interviewing Marlo Ellis - an incredible Catalyst Coach with an important mission.

Marlo is a ministress, founder of The Uncommon Woman, and a powerhouse for women who are ready to heal through their mind, body, and story.

Through her work, Marlo guides women from fragmentation to wholeness by creating a container inside which they can rewire their past and transmute their tragedies into a potent point of service and inspiration.

This conversation is deep, at times triggering, and a powerful reminder of what's possible when you lean into faith and transmute pain into potency.   

"I find that when I lean  deepest into faith is when I'm most supported."

In this conversation Marlo and I explore:  

• What does it mean to heal?
• How 'white knuckling' through life blocks opportunities and synchronisities.
• The power of learning from trauma and childhood memories.
• How an ability to feel elevates our experience of life.  
• The personal experiences that called Marlo to surrender to faith. 
• Simple techniques [including journaling] for cultivating faith. 

"I'm connected to something so much greater and I'm supported by something so much greater." 

• Walking with leg braces at eight months old. 
• Finding faith by pulling from the evidence that you can do hard things. 
• How time can shift our perspective and help reveal the lessons. 
• From tragedy to advocacy. Moving forward with unspeakable pain. 
• Marlo's work in empowering women to transmute their story of suffering. 
• What does it mean to be the 'Uncommon Women'.
• Holding space for triggering conversations and the healing ripple it creates. 
• And more...

I just love Marlo's fierce energy and passion for empowering women to speak their truth, break their silence, and find their faith. 

There's so much goodness in this conversation and I can't wait for you to dive in and soak it all up.

Explore Marlo's journaling  prompt:
Do I have faith?
If so, where can I have more faith?
If not, where is the evidence that faith does works for me?

Ways to connect with Marlo and dive deeper into her work: 

• Connect with Marlo on Facebook. 
• Join The Uncommon Woman Facebook group. 
• Visit The Uncommon Woman website. 
• Follow Marlo on Instagram. 

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Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].

Finally, if you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us o

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

"The vibe of a Live List feels differently inside of you... A Live List is about all the things you're going to do while you're living - not before you die!"

In this week's episode, I'm sharing a cool journaling exercise that will help you draw out your best self by inviting you to be more intentional with the way you live every single day. 
 
That exercise is to create your Live List... a tool you can use to access more clarity about what you desire to infuse into your life.    

In this episode, you'll discover:

• How a Live List differs from a Bucket List. 
• Using a Live List to live a more intentional life every day. 
• A five-step process for creating your fabulous Live List. 
• Using a Live List to spark personal growth and inspire your best self. 

"Your Live List will raise the bar on how you spend your time. Inspire you to get creative about making things happen. Understand what it is that lights you up and inspires you." 

• Three 'dream' categories to focus on. 
• Why intentions can manifest in unexpected ways. 
• A simple strategy to check through the items on your Live List. 
• Information about a deeper-dive tool that's now available. 

And more...

Oscar Wilde said, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.”

Create a Live List, and you'll find it easier to experience that 'rarest of things'. I can't wait to discover what desires end up on yours.

Until next time, here's to your best self.   

This week's journal prompt is:
Create your Live List! [Check out the new tool at BestSelfCo. to help you!]

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].

Finally, if you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us on social. We're @bestselfco and I'm @georginaelmorshdy. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

"This can be a very anxious process. There's so much trauma around food... Learning to feel your body can be a scary process that brings up a lot."

I'm super excited to introduce you to Jared Levenson - the founder of Eating Enlightenment.

Jared was plagued with binge-eating for years until he learned how to transform his relationship with food. He's now a mindful eating zen master who's helped countless people curb their cravings through the power of journaling so they can feel empowered and enlightened around their food choices.

In this powerful episode, Jared explains why journaling is such an effective tool for tackling food problems - as well as sharing his own personal story of transformation.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed recording it.

"The process of writing changes reality... it's very inspiring."

In this episode, Jared and I explore:

•  What is mindful eating and what benefits does it offer. 
• How can our body tell us what to eat? 
• Why we turn to food as an emotional crutch - and how can we cultivate a healthier relationship. 
• How Jared discovered that writing can change your relationship with food while at a monastery.
• The science behind externalising our thoughts in our journal. 

"Usually before people emotionally eat there's this cacophony - this internal argument back and forth that escalates. Then people binge to calm down those voices."  

• How labelling feelings helps us to unravel them. 
• The power of dialoguing with and hearing the different voices that show up around food. 
•  Why changing your relationship with food helps you to reclaim your personal power. 
• Catching cues and rewiring triggers. Tapping into the wisdom of the body. 
• How can we trust our body to tell us what it needs to be healthy, vital, and strong. 
• Jared's story - how he transformed from binge-eater to mindful eating Zen master.

And more...

Feeling empowered around food can be a transformative experience. I hope this episode helps you to navigate forward in some way. 

Jared's journaling prompt:
Write with awareness right before you eat.

How to discover more about Jared's work:
1. Visit the Eating Enlightenment website.
2. Check out Jared's YouTube channel.
3. View the Earing Enlightenment journaling app. 

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
2. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].

Finally, if you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us on social. We're @bestselfco and I'm @georginaelmorshdy. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

"If everyone could collectively make the decision all at once that they are self-led from this moment forward, the world would shift entirely in one second."

I'm SOOOOO excited for this interview!

I first 'discovered' Melanie Ann Layer in September of last year, and her work has had a profound impact on me. It's not an understatement to say that she's changed my life.

Melanie's life is an example of glass-ceilings shattering all over the place!  She's a paradigm shifter and a pattern breaker - here to offer a calibration point for people who desire to reach the stars in all areas of their life.

As the founder of the Alpha Femme brand, Melanie is an 8-figure high-performance lifestyle and luxury brand mentor. In fact,  Melanie IS Alpha Femme  - aka the woman who leads herself [and in the process inspires others to do the same].

The conversation we had together blew my socks off! It's packed with deep insights, which hold the power to spark the kind of self-leadership that could change everything for you - and for the collective.

Here's a taste of what we explore:     

"What if you led yourself the way you would someone you love?"  

• What does it mean to be self-led? 
• The mindset shift that frees up the energy to transform your life. 
• The danger of self-importance and how it keeps us from self-leadership. 
• The power of a big vision to spark a desire for self-leadership. 
• "Women who have it all" - more about Melanie's personal vision. 
• Building the courage to lead your life in the direction you want to go. 
• Changing your relationship with significance - and how sparks a desire for self-leadership. 
• How feeling grateful [even if nothing is changing] becomes a catalyst for your best life. 

"The celebration of the self-led person is the quality of life. It's not the applause. It's not the moment when you said a wise thing.  It's the self-actualisation of your life."

• The three levels of goal setting. 
• How telling your story in hindsight elevates self-responsibility and leadership.
• Putting yourself on the frequency where you can access life-changing questions.
• Implementing boundaries that make self-leadership your identity.  
• Cultivating the belief that your life matters. 
• And more...

"If you treat yourself like history in the making - you make history."

If you're ready to take next-level responsibility for your life, this episode has got your back. I can't wait for you to check it out.

Melanie's journaling prompt.
"When I get to the end of my life and I read all the journals I've ever written in, what do I want it to say on those pages?"

Explore Melanie Ann Layer's world... 

• Like Melanie on Facebook. 
• Join the FREE Alpha Femme Facebook Community. 
• Like Alpha Femme on Facebook. 
• Follow Melanie on Instagram.

Also, check out Melanie's latest Facebook live to hear about her journey to $10,000,000 this year. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

"It can take time to coax out the inner voice so it’s loud enough for you to hear - especially if it’s been denied and ignored for so long."

It's tempting to see journaling as a very cerebral process. But what if there was another dimension that journaling could open up?

What if we could spark different trains of thought, new ideas, and understanding beyond what you thought was present and possible...

This episode shows you how. 

"When we hear what is happening within, we create space for change and transformation by making room for the life-shifting thoughts and ideas to drop into our conscious awareness."   

Tune in now to explore: 

• What is inner listening?
• How to extend your journaling beyond the obvious things to write about. 
• The reason we benefit from inner listening. 
• Understanding why we struggle to hear our inner voice. 
• The story behind the one-way ticket to Egypt that I never used. 
• Developing the inner trust that cultivates intuition and instincts. 
• How to practice inner listening. 
• Managing the inner critic when it shows up. 
• And more...

"Inner listening is the art of learning to distinguish and identify our own voice, needs, and desires... being able to separate them from the external noise and social narratives."

As always, I have a couple of journaling prompts to help you practice inner listening. Download yours here. 

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
2. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].

Finally, if you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us on social. We're @bestselfco and I'm @georginaelmorshdy. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

"Thinking is a gift for the human... for humanity. Thinking is the ability to think from new ideas - not just regurgitating the thinking or thoughts we had yesterday."

This episode is another in our interview series and I'm super excited to introduce you to Fabiana Koti. Fabiana is a beauty and luxury mentor who empowers people to achieve self-mastery by rewriting their mental patterns and belief systems.

Fabiana always activates me! She's an incredible thinker with the capacity to dance between multiple disciplines; tying insights together in inspired ways.

When you tune into this episode, you'll discover how to use thinking as a tool for unlocking potential and mastering YOU. You'll also explore how you can use the art of thinking in your journal so you can approach the blank page with a new sense of intention - and write your way to your best self. 

"We are able to create through the medium of thinking. Whatever I can conceive of in my mind, I can hold in my hands."

In this episode, you'll hear us discuss: 

• What does it mean to think? 
• How the art of thinking holds the potential to spark our collective evolution. 
• The role of the brain and the heart in inspired thinking. 
• The power of activating our imagination and how this can transform our world. 
• In terms of thinking, what's the difference between the conscious and subconscious mind? 
• The reason desire is a powerful and an expansive force [BMW example]. 

"It's never about the thing we desire, but the journey that the being wants to experience." 

• The contraction or expansion question and how it focuses our thinking. 
• The evolutionary purpose of journaling about your experiences. 
•  Leveraging journaling as a practice to make the inside world tangible. 
• How to awaken your desires if you've been living on autopilot or conditioned for self-denial. 
• "Unkinking the connection" and activating your senses to elevate the human experience. 
• Fabiana's freaky apartment story as an example of coaching the mind to not shut down 'unreasonable' and 'impractical' desires. 

"Desire does not work through logic or our linear thinking. Allow your desire to be conceived in your mind and it will find its way to you."

How to contact Fabiana. 

• Download Fabina's journaling prompt. 
• Check out Fabiana's work at www.masteringyou.com.au. 
• Follow Fabiana on Instagram. 

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
2. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].

Finally, if you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us on social. We're @bestselfco and I'm @georginaelmorshdy. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

In this episode, I'm answering one of the most common questions I get about journaling...

"What should I write about?" 

Because journaling can take time, you want it to be productive and purposeful. You want to feel that the time you spend is worth it. You also want to be able to jump in quickly - because you don’t have time for writer’s block because that sucks away at your creative energy and dulls your confidence. 

If any of this sounds familiar, this episode has your back - because I’m sharing a powerful ACRONYM that you can use as a springboard to uncover useful, revealing things to explore. 

Keep listening and you'll discover:

• What my nan's hobby taught me about intentional thinking in your journal. 
• The power of making your thoughts visible and tangible through your writing. 
• Reflection as a powerful personal development tool.
• Tapping into the energy of desire for opening up creativity. 
• Why diving into the situations in your life can give you more insight. 
• Three energies to infuse into your writing for exponential results. 
• Three journaling techniques to try today.
• And more...

If you can meet yourself in your journal, you can up-level, cultivate exceptional levels of self-awareness, and pave the way for a quantum leap in your life.

Journaling is a super powerful skill, and each week we're here with insightful episodes to get you writing!

Further resources: 

• Download this week's free journaling prompt here. 
• Episode #49 about list journaling. 
• Episode #51 about stream of consciousness journaling. 

Also, check out our range of journaling tools:
1. Transform Fear to Focus
2. 52 List Journaling Prompts.

If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us on social. We're @bestselfco and I'm @georginaelmorshdy. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

"Stream of consciousness journaling is the inner workings of your mind, heart, and head captured in the written word on the blank page."

In this episode, we're exploring one of the most common, yet powerful journaling practices so you can feel inspired to up level your experience of it.

Enter stream of consciousness journaling...

Check out this episode to discover: 

• How stream of consciousness writing differs from essays. 
• Time and length boundaries - how to write a stream of consciousness.
• The problem with the pause. 
• What you can expect to show up in a stream of consciousness writing.

"By tapping into the stream of consciousness and bringing visibility to what's happening in the moment, you start to see things that would otherwise go unnoticed. You can see your patterns, your blocks, and where ideas are bubbling up."

• Cultivating next-level self-awareness. 
• Unlocking and unfolding through a stream of consciousness practice. 
• Navigating the spectrum. 
• Considerations for levelling up. 

"Imagine what is possible when your head isn't so cluttered or chaotic. Imagine what can bubble up when there's more stillness and space for freedom and deep thought."

Download this week's free journaling prompt here.

Also, check out our range of journaling tools:
1. Transform Fear to Focus
2. 52 List Journaling Prompts.

If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show as it helps more people find us. You can also tag us on social. We're @bestselfco and I'm @georginaelmorshdy. 

Until next time, get to writing. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!

What can your handwriting reveal about you and your life?

The answer is a LOT more than you might think!

This episode's guest is Misty Cogdill - a graphology and mindset coach who helps people understand who they are through the way that they write.

I experienced a handwriting analysis from Misty a few months back and I was shocked at the accuracy of the reading. In fact, I asked Misty if she'd been stalking me on Facebook! This experience left me so curious about how handwriting can reveal so much, I had to get Misty on the podcast.

If you're ready to have your mind blown about the unseen power of handwriting, tune into this episode now!

"Your handwriting is a graphic representation of your thought patterns. It's a map on paper to how you think."

In this episode, Misty and I explore: 

• How changing your signature or name can change your life dramatically.
• How the FBI uses handwriting.  
• The energetics of individual letters and how you can access these energies through your handwriting. 
• The significance of your name and how it holds a pattern and an energy. 
• What it means if you write tiny and how that differs from big, bubbly handwriting. 
• Why you rewire your neurological pathways when changing your handwriting intentionally. 

"The first letter of a person's first name is your biggest challenge in life. The first letter of your last name is your life's path. Once you overcome your biggest challenge it becomes your greatest gift." 

• Why the name we were given at birth impacts our life and causes us to see the world through different lens. 
• The energy and meaning of the letters P, G, and A. 
• Being intentional with your handwriting in your journal to spark a deeper experience. 
• The best times to journal so you connect deeply with your soul. 
•  The difference between writing with a pen and a pencil - and the best color to write with. 
• How Misty discovered the energies of the letters. 

"Your personality is formed from the letters in your name. If you were given a different name, you would have had a different experience in your life."

Misty Cogdill has been studying handwriting analysis since 2011. She works with business owners, network marketers, entrepreneurs, coaches, speakers, service professionals, and anyone who wants to increase their business and reach their goals using handwriting analysis and the power of questions.

Download Misty's journaling prompt HERE.

HOW TO CONTACT MISTY.

• Email:  [email protected]
• Website: www.handwritingsoulacademy.com
• Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/Handwritingsoulacademy 
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/handwritingsoulacademy/

Misty's book - You Can Heal Your Life With Handwriting. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.

Now get to writing!