Top Tips: Split your time into micro tasks, break it down Listen to what your anxiety is telling you Make decisions from a place of choice not fear Links: https://vikkilouise.com/workwithme/ Podcast F*CK Anxiety & Get Sh*t Done https://www.instagram.com/vikkilouise___/

Ep. 42 The Importance of our Intuition The Science of why and a guided intuitive meditation. Feeling stuck? Experiencing a lack of clarity around a specific decision or just generally having this overwhelming sense of feeling lost? This month Nathalie is chatting all about why connecting with our intuition is fundamental and finding clarity and getting unstuck in the mind. She shares the science behind the importance of our intuition and how to connect back to it, with a really helpful intuitive meditation to help you on your way. You can use this meditation to help you answer specific dilemmas or generally connect back to your intuition and find more clarity. (This months meditation starts 17 minutes in). Head over to the facebook group if you want to chat more about this https://www.facebook.com/groups/calmmindconfidentlife

Staying Motivated & Dreaming Big; with the Founder of The Smart Girl Tribe Need a little inspiration and motivation? This month Nathalie shares a conversation she had with Scarlett; The aspirational lady behind the platform, Smart Girl Tribe, that helps inspire and motivate young women to carve the life they want, dream big and believe in themselves. Scarlett shares her own journey through panic attacks, overcoming peoples judgements and what keeps her motivated every day. Top 3 tips: Allow yourself to dream big Identify what the purpose is and make that your motivation Use positive affirmations and goal setting Books Melissa Ambrosini - Mastering your inner mean girl Rachel Hollis "Girl Stop Apologising" Carrie Green "She Means Business." Where you can find her: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/scarlett_victoria_clark/ We are @smartgirltribe on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The Smart Girl Tribe Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nTTFBNLIrIFxrAeJn64FV?si=R2KdKVnYQaOBewDSTEZLJg

Managing Coronavirus Anxiety: Thoughts, tips and an extra calming meditation [E41] It’s a really tricky time for all of right now and a time when we need to really make a conscious effort to protect our mental wellbeing. In this episode Nathalie talks about this and shares her top five tips, along with simple exercises to help reduce anxiety and increase a sense of calm in your mind and body. This includes a few grounding, mindfulness techniques and a anxiety releasing meditation. Although this episode has been created with the current global anxiety in mind, the techniques shared are helpful for anyone at any stage who struggles with anxiety or symptoms of anxiety. Please remember to join the facebook community group where we can all support each other during this time and share any tips you have in managing anxiety. https://www.facebook.com/groups/calmmindconfidentlife Also please do share this episode on social media or with your friends or family members. Everyone is feeling the anxiety right now and so helping one another by talking and sharing resources with one another is one of the most impactful things we can do.

Ep 40 Real Life Journey: Guilt, Anxiety & Finding Self-belief This is first in a few episodes of real life journey's through mental wellbeing Nathalie will be sharing with you over the year. In this episode Nathalie is talking to Leonie , owner of Irrelevant Agency. She has set up not one, but two businesses, and yet through all this has been navigating her way through a mental illness of borderline personality disorder. Leonie shares how she has managed the symptoms of this such as anxiety and low mood, in order to continue to find the self-belief to keep moving forward towards her goals and aspirations. Top 3 tips: Be kind to yourself and think about what you need Spend time with people who have your best interests at heart Allow yourself to say no to things that you don’t want to do Set yourself helpful short term goals that you can achieve Where you can find her: Insta: @finding_leonie https://irrelevant.agency/services We are building a calm mind confident life community- join it here -https://www.facebook.com/groups/calmmindconfidentlife/?source_id=178721718845807

Why Meditation is Healing: The science behind it & 10 min guided healing meditation. Decembers episode is about taking time to heal and recover from the year, how the holiday season is a great time to do this and how you can use meditation to help you in this process. Nathalie highlights the top reasons research shows mediation to have powerful impact on healing our body and mind and a 10 minute guided healing meditation that you can use as a simple tool to help you process and heal. For more in depth discussion around this, including links to research conducted, head to the blog http://www.valueyourmind.com/2019/12/17/why-meditation-is-healing-the-science/ Note from Nat: I’d love to know if you’re going to start practising meditation over the Christmas holidays, let me know your joining in by sharing on insta and tagging @value_your_mind

Episode 38: CBD Oil to Calm the Mind Nathalie chats with co-founder of Kloris (https://www.kloriscbd.com/). A premium CBD brand operating in the wellness and beauty world. Kim explains why CBD oil is a great supplement for our general wellbeing but specifically how it can help in reducing stress in the mind and body. Kim also shares some helpful tips on how to choose the right cbd oil for you and knowing how to choose good quality cbd products. Links: CBD study mentioned -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3079847/ CBD for anxiety -https://www.kloriscbd.com/blogs/cbd-information/cannabidiol-cbd-reduces-the-anxiety-induced-by-simulated-public-speaking Kim's Top Calm Confident Mind Tips: - Manage your social media right. Anything that makes you feel bad when you look at it, ditch it. - If life allows, be of service to others - And of course, take CBD oil

We are back after the summer break with our next series. After a busy summer we are probably all lacking that solo time when we can just concentrate on ourselves. In this episode Nathalie talks about why taking moments of solitude is good for our mental health and how to recognise when you're needing to re-connect back to yourself. Nathalie also guides you through a 10 minute meditation which can be used to help you have a short burst of time on your own and to help you let go of the build up stuff in the mind. Blog with further tips on this subject can be found via this link http://www.valueyourmind.com/2019/05/08/is-solitude-important-for-mental-wellbeing/

The Relationship Between the Environment & our Mental Health This week Nathalie shares a conversation she had with Ruby and Christabel, founders of the Advaya Institute. Advaya is an alternative think tank which explores the relationship between the environment and our mental wellbeing. Ruby and Christabel are yoga teachers and keen activists in environmental change. They noticed a need for more conversations on the importance of having a positive relationship with the environment and how this is fundamental in the relationship we have with ourselves. Links: https://www.advayainitiative.com/ https://www.instagram.com/advayainitiative/ Also on twitter and facebook Top tips: Regular breathing and pranayama practises Being and spending time in nature Having open conversation that help inspire others, passing no blame or judgement Remind yourself ‘you are whole.’

Ep. 35 An Earth Element Meditation for Calm, Clarity and Stability. This week Nathalie shares a meditation which will help bring a sense of calm and stability into your mind and body. Today is world earth day and so this episode offers you a brief guide on why considering the earth is important for mental wellbeing and you can use the earth element to balance the mind. Top tip- If you can find somewhere outside to listen to this then do. This will help maximise on the calming elements of this podcast. However Nathalie also recorded this outside so you can hear nature no matter where you are. Please leave a review if you like what you hear and don’t forget you can join the community on the facebook group Calm Mind Confident Life https://www.facebook.com/groups/calmmindconfidentlife/