How to Live Slow

In this episode:

• The backstory of Sharyns book
• Of all the themes in the book - music, identity, racism, sexism, neurodivergence/PTSD, expressing rage - Sharyn shares which felt the most important/hard to write about.
• Sharyn has copped a lot of flak for being 'angry'. We talk about that and how it relates to their identities and treatment by others. Sharyn shares advice for women who fawn out of the rage response.
• Looking forward to in your maga and crone years and embracing the slow burn of life.
• Sharyns experience of being late diagnosed neurodivergent

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Dr Kate Henry is a productivity coach for academics and scholars who live with chronic pain and illness. She helps her clients find the magic intersection between slow living and getting things done.

In this episode:

• A summary of Spoon Theory
• What it means to Tend To It
• Workaholism and boundaries: - Kates goldilocks theory of productivity
• How to deal with aversive tasks - the things that you just don’t want to do
• Harnessing your personal resources and managing the invisible labour in your personal life
• That magic venn diagram that intersects slow living and productivity

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In this episode:

• Modern Life Is Too Convenient
• Visualise your 80 year old self
• What would it look like to not have goals for a while?
• An Effective Way To Stretch Your Timelines
• The Seasonal Analogy
• Consider your menstrual calendar
• Things Meant For When You’re Older

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Rachelle x

In this episode:

• How do you be generous when you have nothing left to give?
• What I’ve Learned About Generosity So Far
• Generosity is the heart of the village life we all crave
• The Theory Of Infinite Pies
• How I’m Being Generous Now

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Project 4/4/40 is my focus for 2023

In this episode:

• What is Project 4/4/40
• Who it benefits and why I’m doing it
• Beliefs I’ve changed that will benefit you too
• My weekly flow for living slow
• The practical ways I’m making 16 hours of work, work.

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The podcast is back!

It’s finally time to return from our 4 month travel experience and get back into our daily routines and rhythms. 

In this episode:

• My thoughts on comfort zones
• Our experience at Milan train station
• Choosing an alternative lifestyle
• My coaching diary is open for booking!

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Have you ever wondered why you can’t share the mental load equally with your partner, or if you do, why you feel so guilty about it? Or why is it that your kids seem to be so spoilt, like they don’t appreciate what they have? What about your routine that you just can’t seem to get right?

In this episode:

• A book that inspired me to travel with my kids
• The parts of the mental load that you can’t share
• Why the myth of balance is a myth
• Your healing can’t be ‘for the kids’
• Why you might be creating the result you’re trying to avoid
• Slow living is closer than you think

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The book Upward: "The Power of Looking Up" by Sarah Alex Carter is so wide ranging in its narrative as she shares the incredible stories and experiences of the people she met on her journey to looking up, out and beyond herself.

In this episode

• What does it mean to you to look up?
• The power of metaphors and all the ways we can look up, out and around us
• The benefits of an upward focussed life
• What Swifts, declining insect populations and street lights can teach us about how everything is connected
• Looking beyond ourselves, lifting our heads and seeing things in a different way.

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What does it mean to travel slow and how is it different to tourism?

In this episode

• What is slow travel?
• The problem with fast tourism
• How to travel lightly and create net benefit to the locations you visit
• Transport and accommodation options
• Ways to get to know a place
• The ultimate benefits of travelling at a slower pace

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The overwhelm you experience when you’ve taken on too much or aren’t taking good care of your nervous system is different to the overwhelm you experience when you’re expanding your comfort zone.

In this episode

• What Overwhelm Isn’t
• What Overwhelm Is
• How to use overwhelm as a guide
• The cyclical nature of overwhelm

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The Nordic way of life is inherently slower. The appreciation of the outdoors, getting cosy, finding time for quiet and solitude, the true balance between work and life.

In this episode

• Susannas experience of writing a book and the importance of libraries!
• Nordic Lifestyle - the similarities and differences to Western culture
• The political nature of slow living!
• The keys to the slow life in the Nordics

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In the Beauty Load, counsellor Nicole Mathieson exposes the damaging and unrealistic beauty pressures society places on women, and shares how to lighten the load for good through awareness, self-compassion and a realignment with your deepest values.

The beauty load is just another way we pile emotional loads onto women. Let’s learn how to put it down…

In this episode

• What is the Beauty Load
• Beauty around the world - it’s cultural!
• How the beauty load depletes us of our time, energy, money and power
• How dropping the beauty load liberates us and enhances our relationships
• Creating a new subculture that supports women
• Daily Compassion Declaration

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FOMO is the fear of missing out. It's based on our primal need to be accepted, to feel safe, and be worthy.

So that’s what we are going to explore in todays episode.

In this episode

• What does FOMO mean and what is it trying to tell us?
• My fear of causing FOMO.
• Why I worry I’ll never get to read all the books I want to read
• How to know when to react to your FOMO triggers

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Dr Hilary Claire Rowsell is a clinical psychologist and mum of 2. She works with mothers to move out of postnatal depletion and become the vibrant, calm mother they desire to be and their family deserves. 

In this episode:

• Hilary’s story on becoming a vibrant mother
• A new perspective on values rather than goals
• Getting clear on emotions and what they might be telling us about our needs
• Becoming more intentional with our decisions by using values as a filter
• Understanding, accepting and honouring your needs as a human being

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Being easy-going is rebranded people-pleasing. When I realised I needed to become more self-led so I could have the internal fulfilment I desired as well as being able to advocate for myself and my family, things shifted dramatically.

In this episode:

• Why the words we use really matter 
• Why I’m no longer ‘easy-going’
• Being more actively decisive in your own life
• Speaking up for yourself so you can advocate for your kids
• Stop juggling balls and open your umbrella instead

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Do you see yourself as the co-leader of your family? I surely didn’t at first! Part of our cultural role as women is to play the good girl and stay quiet about our needs and expectations so we don’t upset others

In this episode:

• Shifting from passive to active communication within your family dynamic
• My story of imaginary delegation
• Taking your place as leader in your family
• Moving beyond sharing the mental load to something better
• The first steps and benefits of family meetings

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This episode explores the idea that society doesn’t place much value on the mental load and work of motherhood.

In this episode:

• Why the inner work comes first
• My story of learning to value myself
• The self care required to face your own negative behaviours
• Why convenient isn’t always satisfying 
• How to change the way society values mothering and caring work

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The Mental Load -  or you may also have heard the term emotional labour - leaves most mothers feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and frustrated at their perceived inability to keep up with everything on their to-do list.

In this episode:

• What is the mental load
• My story of carrying too much mental load and my ‘feminist awakening’
• How the mental load is connected to slow living
• Why reducing the mental load matters
• The different socialisations of men and women
• Creating a not-to-do list

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So this is the story about a moment on a mountain. A conversation that changed everything. 

In this episode:

• A conversation that changed my perspective on the way society values mothers 
• The slow unfolding of my motherhood journey
• The benefits of having my own ‘thing’
• How the kids managed with me away
• Introducing Mental Load May

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Today's episode is a fun one as I recorded it while sitting at the Brisbane International airport awaiting my flight to London for a solo trip! I talk about how slow living has benefited my family and my changed perception of time since acknowledging the seasons more. I also share a bit about what it feels like taking a 2 week trip on my own while leaving the kids and husband at home.

In this episode

• Autumn retreat reflections, living more aligned to the changing of the seasons
• The different meanings of ‘season’ and how to apply it to aspects of your life - for example, exercise
• How slow and seasonal benefits our family dynamic
• My thoughts on travelling without my kids

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Rachelle x