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You have strengths, skills, talents and passion that make you the wonderfully unique, beautiful, brilliant person you are. But do you talk about them out loud or even to yourself? No because we’ve been taught that’s showing off or bigging yourself but which makes us terrible people! Let’s challenge that, shall we? In this episode I share: A strength of mine I’ve recently discovered How you can identify your own special qualities And how that can help you feel more calm and joy Resources: Take the free VIA strengths profile test here  Find comfort, understanding and inspiration in The Haven’s weeklyish email letters here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

‘Just be yourself’ is a common phrase but it’s not that easy! When the world is telling us who we should (and should not) be and we’re not sure who we really are anyway, how do we get comfortable being our real selves? In this episode I share: A thought-provoking journalling exercise Why you find it hard to be your true self What you could gain from being comfortable being you Resources: Get the support you want when you want it, to bring down the overwhelm and stress, and feel more calm, in control and joyful, with me as your Coach in Your Pocket. The amazing introductory offer ends Sunday 13 November, find out more here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

As children we have a great sense of awe and wander but as we grow up that gets lost as we have so much to do and think about. But awe and wonder are valuable to us, particularly when life is feeling difficult. In this episode I share: The real benefits of experiencing awe and wonder What a wonder walk is Lots of ways you can find awe and wander right now, whether you live in a rural spot or the heart of a city. Resources: Get the support you want when you want it, to bring down the overwhelm and stress, and feel more calm, in control and joyful, with me as your Coach in Your Pocket. Find out more and get the amazing introductory offer here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

Mindfulness is a well know word but it’s easily misunderstood. Especially if we think we need to devote a lot of time to being mindful, that we need specific products to be mindful and it all feels like too much hassle. But there are many ways you can have mindful moments as you go about your ordinary day.  In this episode I share: What we miss out on when we eye-roll mindfulness The value in even the shortest mindful moment A wide variety of mindful opportunities in your everyday life Resources: Join the FREE 5-day Break the People-pleasing Habit mini course here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

You know that feeling of a worry or fear lurking at the back of your mind that you just don’t want to think about? It does not feel good and it adds to our overwhelm. But we can do something about it. In this episode I share: A relevant (if unusual) comparison The effect leaving the fear in the shadows has on you How you can free yourself of the nagging, unsettling worry Resources: Join the FREE 5-day Break the People-pleasing Habit mini course here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

You have responsibilities, people counting on you, expectations to meet, a schedule to stick to, a to do list to tick off, goals to hit… no wonder it can feel like you don’t have any control over your own life. But perhaps you have more choices than you think… In this episode I share: How to find choices where it seems you have none What these choices can look like Making your own micro choices Resources: Join the FREE 5-day Break the People-pleasing Habit mini course here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

Joy is a lovely feeling, right? The more joy we can feel the better so why am I recording a podcast episode about the scariness of feeling joy? Because sometimes our joy feels so good we’re gripped by the fear of losing what the people, the life, that give us such joy  In this episode I share: Where our fear of joy comes from How we think we’re protecting ourselves What to do when your joy becomes foreboding Resources: Find comfort, understanding and inspiration in The Haven’s weeklyish email letters here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

A different type of hangover with no alcohol involved and very real physical symptoms…  In this episode I share: Why introverts feel so physically drained by being social (even with people we love) What it definitely does NOT say about who we are How to deal with an introvert hangover when it happens Resources: Find comfort, understanding and inspiration in The Haven’s weeklyish email letters here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

Is it worthy of celebration if you can’t buy a greetings card for it? We think celebrating is for the big stuff in life, the landmark moments, the goals met, the milestones reached. But this could be stopping you from gaining a myriad of benefits available when you celebrate the smaller stuff in life too. In this episode I share: What makes us think we shouldn’t celebrate the smaller wins in life The valuable life skills that stops us from developing All you have to gain by noticing and acknowledging the little as well as big moments in your day Resources: The Calm & Joy Catalyst will be starting on Monday 19 September and the doors are open for you to join until Friday 16 September. To find out more and register your place click here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here https://gabrielletreanor.com/free/  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I sha

There are demands on your attention, voices and noise coming at you from all directions so how often do you actually listen to yourself? What might you discover, and gain, from paying attention to the voice coming from within? In this episode I share: A simple prompt which tunes you into your intuition How to differentiate between the voices of your intuition and your fear What benefits you reap from listening to the quiet, wise voice inside you Resources: The Calm & Joy Catalyst will be starting on Monday 19 September and the doors are open for you to join until Friday 16 September. To find out more and register your place click here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

Having a plan is good, but what about when the plan becomes restrictive and stops working for you? Changing it might sound simple but it can bring up all kinds of challenging feelings.  In this episode I share: The plan that’s no longer working for me What I made changing the plan mean about me The new plan (and how it works for you too) Resources: The Calm & Joy Catalyst will be starting on Monday 19 September and the doors are open for you to join until Friday 16 September. To find out more and register your place click here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

We think that if we aren’t making big changes, taking bold action, if we don’t see the impact of our efforts quickly enough that means we’re not getting anywhere and there’s no point in trying. But perhaps there’s a different way of getting to where we want to go?  In this episode I share: Why breaking a big goal into smaller chunks can still feel overwhelming What a micro movement is and the power behind it How marginal gains prove that little steps add up to big leaps Resources: The Calm & Joy Catalyst doors are open and if you join before Friday 26 August you’ll get the Early Bird Bonus. Doors close Friday 2 September and we begin Monday 5 September. To find out more and register your place click here  Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa h

It can be baffling when there’s a new habit we want to establish, something we really want to do, and yet we find it so hard to actually do the thing. But if we can find a way to tackle what’s going on here the reward is increased self-trust. In this episode I share: What’s getting in the way of us doing what we want to do on a regular basis How we can get moving in the direction we want to go in What we gain when we switch our thinking and behaviour in this way Resources: The Calm & Joy Catalyst doors are open and if you join before Friday 26 August you’ll get the Early Bird Bonus. Doors close Friday 2 September and we begin Monday 5 September. To find out more and register your place click here Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here

When there’s something you want or you’ve been thinking about why is it that you see related examples and opportunities everywhere you turn? Is there something magical going on is there a neurological explanation for it?  In this episode I share: The scientific explanation for the law of attraction How we can harness what’s going on in our brains The beneficial impact this can have on our daily lives Resources: Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

We might spend time away from home for lovely reasons like going on holiday or visiting friends, or it might be for a more troubling reason like caring for a sick loved one. Even if we’re happy to be staying somewhere different it can be still be a source of stress as we’re away from our home comforts and personal space.  In this episode I share: Why we can struggle away from home even when we’re with people we love Ideas for how you can give yourself feelings of ease, comfort and safety How introverts can find calm while 'peopling' Resources: Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

What might we regret in the future and what can we do about it now to mitigate them? Bronnie Ware’s book ‘The Top Five Regrets of the Dying’ got me thinking along with a realisation about the regrets I hadn’t had before. In this episode I share: What the top five regrets of the dying are What connects them all that relates to life right now What realisations this has given me about how I live my life How we might want to spend our time, and our lives, now Resources: Find 'The Top Five Regrets of the Dying' by Bronnie Ware here (affiliate link)  My new course, Spacious – How to have more time (and feel calmer and happier too) is open for registration now with a special early bird offer ending soon. Find out more and join here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

To do lists are useful, they hold you accountable and it’s super satisfying when you get to tick things off. But a to do list is never done. It eats up your time and reminds you of all that you haven’t yet done. So I have an alternative to suggest. In this episode I share: My different kind of to do list What it includes and how to write it The huge benefits this list can bring you How to get started with it yourself Resources: My new course, Spacious – How to have more time (and feel calmer and happier too) is open for registration now with a special early bird offer ending soon. Find out more and join here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

We might know logically that our needs are valid, that we’re not being unreasonable with what we want, that we’re allowed to take care of ourselves but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to do! We can find ourselves dealing with feelings of resistance and discomfort in ourselves, perhaps as well as the opinions of others. In this episode I share: How I've tended to my own needs Where the resistance we feel comes from What hidden message it holds for us How to deal with the discomfort of resistance Resources: My new course, Spacious – How to have more time (and feel calmer and happier too) is open for registration now with a special early bird offer. Find out more and join here gabrielletreanor.com/spacious If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

When we want to make changes or try a new habit it can feel daunting or overwhelming, particularly if we put pressure on ourselves to do it right first time. But when we treat something as an experiment it eases the need (or belief) that it must be the solution we were looking for. In this episode I share: The benefits of try something as an experiment Different ways you can conduct your experiment Dealing with doubts that pop up What next when your experiment ends Resources: Get your free guides and audios to help you live with more calm and joy each day in the free resource library here  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and elsewhere, you can buy me a virtual cuppa here 

Choosing a word to guide, inspire and remind you of how you want to feel or what you want to do isn’t just for January. You can pick a guiding word any time for any time period and benefit from its gentle nudging support. In this episode I share: Several questions/journal prompts to help you reflect if you already have a guiding word An exercise that connects you to the wisdom of your body (with the scientific explanation!) so you choose the word that’s right for you How my own guiding word has been challenging me And my intentions around my word for the rest of the year  Resources: This is your last chance to join The Calm Mind Club! The doors are open to new members until 30 June and they won’t reopen again before the Club closes at the end of 2022. So to get six months access to the incredible wealth of resources and support click here to find out more and join  If you enjoy the podcast I’d love you to leave a review on iTunes so that others can find it too If you value what I share in the podcast, and