It's great to be back. This month, I'm focusing on gratitude. Being grateful has been a huge part of my daily mental health strategy for the last five years. In this first episode, I explain why gratitude is so important for me, personally.

What do you tell yourself about your ability to create a new normal?

When everyone talks about a new normal, they are all picturing something different.My version of normal and yours, will be very different.If you really want to create a new version of normal, you need to define what that is.

I have always found, if I don't schedule time in my diary for the things that I want to do, not just the things I have to do, they don't happen.In this episode I suggest the first step in creating your new normal, is to schedule time in your diary for a regular commitment to the things you want to include.

During Mental Health awareness month, there has been a focus on making time for nature to support our mental wellness.Since moving to our woodland home, in West Wales, I have become more an more aware of the impact nature has on my mindset and mental health.

What have you always said 'one day' about? What have you put off changing even though you really want to?In this episode I ask what's really stopping you from creating a new version of normal going forward and how you can challenge that.

What if you could leave behind all the old habits, practices and behaviors that you used to dislike about your old 'normal'?In this episode I explore the idea that you can leave these things in the past.

As we start to emerge from lockdowns around the world, what do you miss so much from your old normal? Everyone's in such a hurry to get back to normal.In this episode I ask you to think about what you really want to take forward.

What if you control your mind-set like the sets at the theater? The set change that occurs between scenes is just like your mindset and with the right production, you can change the script, the other players and the set.

Change is a mindset matter. Making one change at a time, instead of the that long list, is going to  allow you to change your mindset about your ability to change things in your life.I’m Dinah Liversidge and I’m a Coach and Trainer, a Celebrant and co-host of The Charcoal Hut, a woodland cabin in Myddfai, Carmarthenshire. I’m also a no-box-thinker. I believe when we stop trying to ‘think outside the box’ we take away labels and limitations that were always an illusion. There never was a box.I love being a Coach, a Celebrant and a Host. All these aspects of my life help me achieve that illusive ‘work-life balance’ so many seem to be striving for. Join me in Myddfai in our woodland garden for a #MyddfaiMinute and listen to one minute of birdsong. I hope it brings you some peace.If you’d like to explore Coaching, take a look at my Mindset Coaching here. I hope you’re enjoying my Podcasts. I’d love you to share them with someone you think would get something positive from them. Dinah