Counteracting the negative messages of our inner critic with positive self-talk w/ host Melissa D. Barry

As we navigate the winding and looping roads of life, it's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle and lose sight of the present moment. Happiness isn't a destination we reach; it's a state of being we cultivate each day, right here, right now. It's about savoring the small joys, embracing life's imperfections, and finding peace amidst the chaos. Today, we'll explore the transformative power of mindfulness in shaping our perception of reality supporting us in cultivating long-lasting happiness in our lives. 

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• Holding on to happiness;
• Awareness;
• Self-reflection;
• Self-acceptance and compassion;
• Releasing control;
• Boundaries with self and others;
• And more ...

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• by reading the full blog post here: www.consciousmatters.co/podcast
• by reading the research papers mentioned:

 - "The Benefits of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness in Daily Life" by Neff and Germer (Journal of Happiness Studies).
- "Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life" by Emmons and McCullough (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology). 

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We’re now closing off January – the month of fresh starts, goal-setting frenzy, and the infamous New Year's resolutions. Since the month started, we've all been motivated by the collective momentum of a new beginning but oftentimes than none, that only lasted the first few weeks. Soon contemplating quitting before we even get to fulfil our goals or whatever we set ourselves out to do or be for this new year. In this episode, let's unravel all of that, and keep up with the distance in order to be able to stick to our worthy goals.

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• "Quitters' day";
• The reasoning behind quitting;
• Goals' time scope;
• Creating goals;
• Alignment;
• And more ...

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• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness
  
  

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• by reading the full blog post here: www.consciousmatters.co/podcast
• by listening to Mel Robbins' podcast mentioned: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts

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Another year to go, another one to come. With every year passing, we receive profound lessons through experiences and encounters, let's see which ones 2023 taught us that we can keep with us and implement into the new year. So let's wrap up 2023 with gratitude and start 2024 with intentionality so we can make it work for our highest good. 

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• Toxic positivity;
• Feelings as internal guidance;
• Letting go;
• Inner work;
• Interdependency;
• And more ...

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We’ve all heard about Feng shui, this ancient Chinese philosophy developed over 5,000 years ago. Turns out Feng shui is more than having a beautiful home with lots of flow and pretty decoration, it’s also about mindset. Today, let’s uncover how decluttering our minds through Feng shui can bring us mind clarity and improve our mindset.

 I invited, Jeannette Cieszykowski, founder of Elemental Clarity, and classical Feng Shui consultant to educate us during this conversation. In the last 10 years, she’s been supporting people in creating an energy-rich home-life that supports their health, wealth, and happiness by using Feng-Shui. Aiming to transform their spaces, mindsets, and lives. 

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• Origins and benefits of Feng shui;
• Finding mind clarity with Feng shui; 
•  Improving our money mindset by using Feng shui;
• Using Feng shui as a tool to get a healthier sense of self and to better tap into our intuition;
• Using the Feng shui principles while traveling and/or co-working;
• And more ...

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WITH Jeannette

• Website: www.elementalclarity.com
• Instagram:www.instagram.com/elementalclarity

WITH Me

• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness

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~ Jeannette's free get-started Feng Shui video:   here
~ Jeannette's Feng Shui services: here 

~ Conscious Matters' free 5-day self-love challenge: here

~ Want to be part of the Conscious Matters Community? Sign up for the weekly
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As a follow-up to last month's episode which pushed us to overcome change and uncertainty when faced with newness. Today we're fully jumping into our next chapter, accepting it all, even when it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Yes, new things - including great opportunities or living our dreams often lead us to a very layered experience making us feel both gratitude and excitement as well as fear, dissociation, unworthiness, and attachment to the old. Let's see how to be at peace with this duality, feel the fear and fully accept this new chapter with everything it has to offer. 

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• Adapting to the new;
• Letting go of the old;
• Emotional triggers in new conditions/environments;
• Self-worth & self-acceptance;
• And more ...

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• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness
  
  

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Change is scary yet inevitable and it can bring so many gems into our lives. In this episode, I go over the concept of embracing change as your ally on your journey to personal growth by exploring practical strategies to conquer the fear of change and step into a brighter future.

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•  Letting go;
• Releasing attachments;
• Embracing uncertainty;
• Feeling the fear(s)
• Taking action;
• Trust factor;
• And more ...

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• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness
  
  

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I believe to sustainably carry out a healthy diet it needs to be more than a diet but habits rooted in mindfulness and enjoyment. Let's talk about plant-based nutrition from a holistic perspective and learn how transformational it can be in concomitance with grounding mindfulness practices such as yoga. 

For this conversation, I invited the radiant Whitney Miner, a certified holistic nutritionist, yoga instructor, and the founder of Eat Plants & Prosper - a wellness blog with tons of tips on living a plant-based lifestyle for regular people like you and me. She’s a fervent advocate for designing a holistic health lifestyle based on bringing consciousness to our daily meals and movement in our bodies to live the most fulfilling lives we can. Let’s get back in charge of our long-term health. 

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• Replacing the guilt-ridden diet with nourishing and enjoyable meals;
• The impact of animal mistreatment on our own health;
• The conscious trinity: healthy eating, movement & meditation;
• Finding what feels good;
• The efficacity of meal prepping;
• And more ...

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WITH Whitney

• Website: www.eatplantsandprosper.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/eatplantsprosper

WITH Me

• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness

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~ Whitney's holistic nutrition counseling services:   here
~ Whitney's vegan recipes: here 

~ Conscious Matters' free 5-day self-love challenge: here

~ Want to be part of the Conscious Matters Community? Sign up for the weekly
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If you want a healthy brain you might want to look at what’s on your plate. The brain takes up 20% of our energy resources. And the only way for our body to fill up our energy resources is with food but not any kind of food.
I invited Doctor Jaz Robbins, a therapist and board-certified holistic nutritionist to educate us on the strong link between our dietary patterns and our mental health. This conversation fully highlights the incomparable impact nutrition has on our brains, particularly our mental health. A testament that nutrition is an integral part of conscious living. 

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• Foods to optimize brain function;
• The key role of neurotransmitters;
• Oxidation and inflammation in the body;
• The importance of hydration and healthy fats;
• The gut acting as the second brain;
• And more ...

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WITH Dr. Jaz Robbins

• Website: www.activeexperience.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.jazrobbins

WITH Me

• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness

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~ Dr. Jazz' holistic nutrition counseling services:   here

~ Conscious Matters' free 5-day self-love challenge: here

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As a "recovering perfectionist", I’ve already talked about perfectionism several times on this podcast but it’s always a good reminder to revisit the subject because sometimes we have to heal the same thing multiple times to fully remove all of the remnants of it. I am super honored to have Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani discuss this very subject with me today. Kristina is the co-founder of the mega self-development learning platform Mindvalley, you know the one with all of the personal development superstars. In her upcoming book “Becoming Flawesome”, she reflects on her own story, her battle against perfectionism, and her journey toward her most authentic self.

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• Self-worth;
• The controversial side of personal growth;
• The "Hermione Syndrome",
• Embracing our uniqueness;
• Facing our fears;
• And more ...

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WITH Kristina

• Website: www.mindvalley.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/kristinamand

WITH Me

• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness

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~ Kristina's book: "Becoming Flawesome" with bonuses  here

~ Conscious Matters' free 5-day self-love challenge: here

~ Want to be part of the Conscious Matters Community? Sign up for the weekly
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Our beliefs shape our reality. Throughout life, starting with childhood, we pick up beliefs from others along the way. We definitely cannot control everything, we actually have little control in life but what we control is our thoughts. The ones we choose to feed and interact with. We can rewire our thinking patterns to empower ourselves and live the life we desire, instead of suffering through life. 
So how do we revamp our current belief system, clear out our negative beliefs, and shift to the universal truth in order to thrive in life? 
To answer this question, I invited Hale Dwoskin, New York Times best-selling author, one of the featured teachers of the book and movie phenomenon, “The Secret,” and in the sequel documentary film "The Greatest Secret” by the same director among other features. " He is the co-founder of Sedona Training Associates, an organization that teaches courses based on emotional releasing techniques. Hale has dedicated his life to helping people eliminate their suffering and discover the truth of who they truly are. He’s also the co-author of many groundbreaking personal development books. 

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• Neuroplasticity;
• The concepts of separation and belonging;
• The link between your mind and your emotions;
• Emotional freedom through “The Sedona method”;
• Positive beliefs;
• The law of attraction; 
• And more ...

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WITH Hale

• Website: https://www.sedona.com/
• Podcast: https://www.sedona.com/podcast
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSedonaMethod/

WITH Me

• Website: www.consciousmatters.co
• Say hi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/conscious.matters
• Subscribe to Conscious Matters Youtube channel for more talks about empowerment through holistic wellness

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~ Hale' Free videos: here

~ Hale's talk with The Secret director: here

~ Hale's books:  "The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace
                                   and Emotional Well-Being": here
                                    "Happiness Is Free: And It's Easier Than You Think, The Greatest
                                    Secret Edition": here

~ Conscious Matters' free 5-day self-love challenge: here

~ Want to be part of the Conscious Matters Community? Sign up for the weekly
newsletter here

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