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"Grit is the perseverance and passion to achieve long–term goals. Sometimes you will hear grit referred to as mental toughness." Angela Duckworth, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela's research shows that grit is a strong predictor of success and the ability to reach your goals.What is grit?We say grit is doing the hard thing, not running away from the discomfort. It's looking at the long term goal not just short term and instant gratification. Do you have grit? Tune in and decide for yourself.Stuff we talked about…Why going through something difficult and hard is actually the best thing. The positivity of the negativity. To be successful the only thing you need is GRIT. What are the characteristics of grit? Persistence, growth mindset, sticking to a goal, strong habits even though motivation might be lacking, it's stamina.Long term goals. Failure is not a permanent situation. It's a step. It's part of the success. If you loved this episode please rate and revi

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month (October) and to motivate you all to check your breasts and so we can all learn more, we've interviewed our good friend Dr Lea Freeman, GP and Senior Breast Clinician. Stuff we talked about…1 in 8 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer.Symptoms of breast cancer, if we can notice earlier we have more opportunity of early detection and survival.How to do a self-examination and why you should be doing this every single month.We also asked a bunch of random questions at the very end of the episode. Questions that we thought were kind of dumb for the podcast... silly us for thinking they were dumb! Stuff like, does the size of your boobs impact breast cancer risk, do breast implants increase your risk and do bras cause breast cancer?PLEASE share this episode with just one other woman in your life. Awareness saves lives.We are so grateful for what we learned during this episode With Dr Lea Freeman and we want every woman to have this opportunity.  &n

If you are a people pleaser listen to this episode! It might just change your life! You see, we are both recovering people pleasers... and let us tell you something... it feels so much better to not be a people pleaser. Because once you stop your obsession with pleasing others you end up choosing YOU! If you find yourself constantly saying yes, when you really wanted to say no, then feel resent and anger towards the person/thing you said yes to doing.... this episode is for you.Stuff we talked about…Why it is better to please yourself rather than other people... and NO it does not make you a bad person!People-pleasing makes you kind of angry, it makes you passive-aggressive, it makes your actions and words unaligned. It turns your kindness into something else.Saying YES to people can be like an addiction, it helps you feel like you are needed. But how do you say NO? You can simply say NO. Stop with the million excuses. If you loved this episode please rate and review the episode on iTunes or sh

This week on the Get Merry podcast show we chat to author Alex Hadassah Anzalone about all things crystals, meditation and following your intuition. We love Alex, we met her at the Institute for Integrated Nutrition (IIN) back in 2014. Before that she was a successful New York attorney but when her job began to affect her health and happiness, Alex left that life behind to pursue a life that set her soul on fire.Healthy living, art, yoga, meditation, crystals, gemstones and writing.At the worst of her health crisis, Alex was dealing with severe depression and anxiety. She needed something that would soothe and ground her, and it was gemstones she turned to.Stuff we talked about…A brief intro to the magic of crystals. How to meditate with crystals.Using gemstones to connect with your superpowers.Following your intuition, taking the leap of faith to follow an alternate path.If you love the sounds of Alex's book check it out HERE. We love our copy and it also made the best gift for our friend's kids!&n

This Get Merry Podcast episode was inspired by one of our amazing MerryBody Members (thanks Rebecca!).We asked our members...What would you love to welcome in as a result of being part of MerryBody?This was Rebecca's reply...Waking up and wanting to work out. I want it to become natural to jump on the mat, just as natural as it is to breathe. Because I know if I could do that, all the other things (physical health, mental health, etc.) would follow.Ahhh what a question! And what an amazing topic of discussion! We are pumped about this episode. Tune in.Stuff we talked about…Think about your mornings as a child, what were they like? Did you grow up with morning people? A lack of purpose makes it harder to get out of bed. Find your purpose become a morning person.Link waking up and working out to your core values.Why sleep is so important and should be your health priority. The importance of a sleep pattern, going to bed at the same time and waking at the same time.The 5,4,3,2,1 method from Mel Ro

Do you ever act less intelligent to make people like you more? We'd never thought about it until we read that it's actually a common thing women do. Then we realised we both used to do this often. It's time to stop acting dumb to make people like you. Stuff we talked about…We both remember acting dumb in high school to be liked by boys. Carla talks about her bullying and how she began to hide her intelligence as people were so mean to her throughout primary/high school/TAFE and even the workplace. Carla is reading the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, we chat about this (if you have not read it get your copy!).We are opening up the conversation, send us your stories! We want to learn more about feminism and gender equality. Email us hello@getmerry.com or get in touch via social media.If you loved this episode and know someone who might benefit from tuning in, please share it with them. Not only will it help them, it will help us too. We are forever grateful for YOU!  See acast.com

We're interested in the topic of Body Confidence because we've lived through many years of having a serious lack of body confidence.We hated our bodies. We wanted to change our bodies so badly and this is why we were obsessed with dieting and exercise. This is why our minds were filled with negative thoughts. This way of living, this way of thinking was holding us back from so much. It was holding us back from life itself! Maybe it's time to question whether your lack of body confidence is holding you back?Stuff we talked about…Lack of self-worth and body confidence is BIG BUSINESS to many companies. Advertising taps into our emotions... literally it's designed to make us feel crap so we buy stuff.Our obsession with our body and everything external keeps us thinking small. We don't have the space to dream bigger because our energy is so deeply focused on the body and how we need to change it.We give you a heap of ways to help strengthen your body confidence (this is gold). The 21 Day

What are emotions? How would you answer? We all feel them, we all react when we feel them... but what actually are emotions? In this Get Merry Podcast episode, we ask clinical psychologist, Miriam Emad this question and her answer gives us 45 minutes of magic.Literally we feel like we can human better after this amazing, uplifting conversation. It's filled with useful and actionable information that will help you with so many aspects of life!Stuff we talked about…We ask clinical psychologist Miriam Emad, what are emotions? Her answer is epic and will help you understand your emotions better.Miriam tells us about her Bliss Following story, it's super inspiring. She actually studied for 3 whole years to be a dentist and then transitioned to psychology! The importance of emotional self-care and the intention behind you self-care action eg. you can't say a bubble bath is self-care while also thinking about all the 'bad things' about yourself while in the bubble bath!Mindfulness, yoga, movement... so much mor

"I can't stick to my health kick" how many times have you said this? Thought this? How many times have you 'fallen off'.How many times have you marked Monday as THE day to start your health kick? Then Friday comes and you're bingeing on pizza and chocolate, then Sunday comes and you feel this wave of guilt. And here we go again.We lived like this for many years... and now we don't.It's better, well we think it is... it's more loving, it welcomes more freedom. How we live now lets us breathe deeper, relax deeper, feel deeper. It's filled with more joy, more light, more laughter, more magic.Sounds good, yeh?During this Get Merry Podcast episode, we chat more about this and how we stepped away from the toxic relationship we had with health kicks. It's filled with actions steps and inspiration. Stuff we talked about…Self-love, self-respect, self-acceptance... this is what you need, not another health kick.What is the obsession with losing weight and your looks stealing from you? How do you FEEL about yo

We are in celebration mode because optimists are more likely to live longer than those who have a more negative approach to life... since we are born optimists, boom shake the room.In this week's episode, we chat more about this and we give you our Merry tips on how to be more optimistic. It's 100% a thing you can learn (say the optimists anyway hahahaa).If you want to read the BBC article: An optimistic outlook 'means you live longer' it's over here.Stuff we talked about…Positive people are more likely to live to the age of 85 or more.Optimists are more mindful of their emotions and therefore less reactive and live with less stress.The mind and gut link. How your food choices impact your moods (read more: 5 foods to your diet and feel happier)The power of positive visualisation.The people in your life impact your optimism levels. You're allowed unfollow friends in real life not just social media!  So so so much more.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How stressed are you?Heaps? Yeh, we thought that might be your answer.Every day we see a new recommendation for dealing with stress.In this podcast episode, we chat meditation and why it's the one practise you need to live with less stress. It's a super fun episode filled with MAGIC!This episode is brought to you by our FREE 3 day intro to meditation course. You can sign up right HERE.Stuff we talked about…We talk about our personal journey with meditation.We each share the benefits we have felt and the biggest blocks that stopped us from meditating.Meditation is known to help you manage stress and anxiety. In a research study it showed that Cortisol, the stress hormone was significantly lower after meditating.A consistent meditation practise helps you to self-regulate your emotions, you're less likely to react and blow up at dumb stuff (yes, we've all been there).Decreases inflammation in the body and boosts immunity, it also makes you happier, more grateful... and a nicer human. No brainer!We talk about hab

This Get Merry podcast episode is about the power of your mind and the infinite potential you have right NOW. The power that we give away to our egos, to the obsession with external validation, obsession with losing weight, obsessions with earning more money, promotions, achieving and forever comparing your life to someone else's.Did you know that by the time we are about 35 years old 95% of our decisions and actions come from unconscious thoughts? They are fully programmed.If you wish to introduce a new habit you have 5% of your brain to create your conscious thoughts, the NEW thoughts that create the NEW actions. It's kind of like we are swimming upstream when we want to make a change.But once we are aware of this... we can better understand and accept ourselves when we might struggle or 'fail'. Especially when attempting to change a habit, like talking about JOY instead of problems or maybe a new exercise habit.“When you become the master of your mind, you are master of everything.” Swami SatchidanandaDo y

We had a blast during this episode. The vibes were high because we are just so excited about this subject. The idea that you can use your mind to get closer to your goals.“When you become the master of your mind, you are the master of everything.” - Swami SatchidanandaStuff we talked about…To reach a goal, what you really need is consistency, then you form a habit. Then you get closer to the goal. But how do we create consistency?How to hack the Dopamine system by setting small milestones towards bigger goals.In order to reach a new goal AKA create a different reality, you must first BELIEVE that you can.If you loved this episode let us know! We’d love to hear from you on social media or email us.This Get Merry podcast episode is brought to you by our 21 Day Yoga and Pilates Move Every Day Challenge. We start today, Tuesday 6 August. Now is the perfect time to join if you've been wanting to create a new exercise habit.MerryBody Yoga, Pilates and Meditation classes will help you create a consistent exercise pr

We heard Jameela Jamila say these words on a Feminists Don't Wear Pink podcast episode and we were like OMG YES Instagram will 100% make you feel poor, fat and unloved (aka not enough) if you let it.The good thing is that we can CHOOSE who we follow. The not so good thing is that it's so easy to forget this and find yourself following all the accounts that make you feel bloody crap about your life.And let's remember most Instagram feeds are carefully curated. They are not showing a whole story, especially the accounts that make you feel poor, fat and unloved... those accounts are most certainly NOT showing you the full story.Give us the depth, the real, give us the magic in the mess over perfect, shiney, fake, surface-level any day!If you're missing some depth and realness in your Instagram feed or your life in general... tune in to this Get Merry Podcast episode!And if you love the episode let us know and share it with someone who needs to listen. You can also subscribe so you never miss an episode.Stuff we

At some point, you got the idea that your body is wrong. You didn't come into the world thinking this but somewhere along the way you got this idea. At some point, you were told you had to change to be accepted, to be beautiful, to fit in, to be enough.How long have you had 'lose weight' on your goals list? How long have you felt that you'll be happy with your body after you lose those 5 extra kgs? How many times a month, week or maybe day do you look at your body and find something you dislike? How often do you feel self-conscious about your body and say NO to things because you feel this body shame?Lose 5kg was on our to-do list for at least 15 years, if not more. And every now and then it comes back.During this episode, we tell you exactly how we deal with these times. How we help each other see the truth. How we don't allow ourselves to spiral down the comparison and shame black hole of emptiness.Stuff we talked about…Can we remove shame all together?What creates this shame? The materialistic ego-driven w

This was an unplanned podcast episode and sometimes these are the actual best. We chat all things guilt. It was a super interesting topic and we feel like we only just scraped the surface and will do more episodes on it down the track!Stuff we talked about…Why do we feel guilty?We're not responsible for other peoples happiness.It's time to honour yourself and what your heart truly desires. It's ok to put yourself first.Expectations... why it's ok to change your mind!If you loved this episode let us know! We'd love to hear from you on social media or email us.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you find yourself forever procrastinating and making excuses? Has something been on your goals list for what seems forever and you just can't seem to make any progress?You see we are both great at getting results and great at procrastinating so we have a high level of experience (hehe).If you're completely over your excuses and you're ready to see and feel results, tune in to this Get Merry podcast episode.“You can have results or excuses. Not both.” Stuff we talked about…How it's natural for humans to make excuses and procrastinate. But it doesn't mean it's a good thing!The most common things we all make excuses for: exercise, work and career success, relationships, social life, eating healthy, family time, learning and development... oh wait. Everything.How we do one thing is how we do everything!How to stop procrastinating and stop making excuses.What are the most common excuses? No time, too tired, not educated enough, I have to look after the kids, born in the wrong era, not enough money, there's too

Far out, 200 podcast episodes, boom! And we reckon after 6+ years it's the perfect episode to reflect on our business journey so far.If you have a biz or if you're inspired to start one, this episode is perfect for you. It's a personal reflection, free-flowing and filled with tangents but interwoven you'll hear some of our most favourite business lessons. We chat wins, failures and struggles.Stuff we talked about…How our unhappiness and general discontent led us to create a blog and business.Why we do what we do.All the things we've tried from eBooks, to challenges, to health coaching, to multi-level marketing, to building an app and creating a membership.Working through the mindset of selling and making money... this was hard for us!The importance of purpose.Why the best thing we ever did was STOP and make space for the next idea and the biz pivot.We get our gratitude on. We are so lucky we have each other.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How often do you find yourself comparing your life to someone else's life? You compare your beauty to their beauty, their career success to yours, their relationship to yours (or lack of).Right now, we are living in a time where it's the easiest it has ever been to compare our lives to someone else's. All we have to do is pick up our phones, scroll on Instagram and boom you instantly see 'perfection'.But we can not blame social media, we must take responsibility for our actions and HOW we use social media. Because comparison, jealousy and envy have been a part of human existence for much longer than Instagram!Stuff we talked about…Comparison, jealousy and envy have been a part of life since human existence... well since Greek Myths anyway (haha).How to not be jealous.Check your self-worth and self-esteem.Celebrate other people's success! Why make everything about you?!Get your gratitude on! Count your blessings instead of focusing on what you don't have."Comparison is the thief of joy" Theodore Roosevelt

During this episode, we chat relationships and breakups. We share lots of personal stories experiences, with some very actionable advice. If you're going through heartbreak right now, TUNE IN and know you're not alone and that some times a break up can lead to the most amazing breakthrough.“Someday you're gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You'll see that you were in mourning and your heart was broken, but your life was changing...” Elizabeth GilbertStuff we talked about…The different ways we have dealt with our break ups.How after each break up we learn SO MUCH about ourselves and what we want and need from a relationship.Women Who Run with the Wolves (the book that forever changed our lives).Reminder to check in with yourself, recover, rediscover and remember you are pure love.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.