Use your breath
When your emotions take you on a rollercoaster what can you do to slow it down or get off? Listen to this episode or read the title.
Jul 21, 2025•5 min•Season 8Ep. 4
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I am Emma Crook. My weekly podcast for people who want quick practical tools and inspirational ideas to apply to life’s challenges and create opportunities to thrive. Topics are varied, podcasts are short and results are…well you tell me.
The information I talk about is collected from a variety of sources from people working in the fields of psychology, coaching, mindfulness and neuroscience. I've pulled out things I find interesting to share. Listen and reflect, form your own ideas and decide what works for you what doesn't.
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Episodes
Being visible with special guest Esther Stanhope
This episode I had the pleasure of talking to Esther Stanhope about how to make ourselves more visible in the workplace. Listen to find out how carrot cake can help. For more information about Esther's work and how to get involved go to www.estherstanhope.com/
Jul 14, 2025•9 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Reframe your thoughts
How do you get access to a new perspective without changing the reality of what is happening? In this episode we explore exactly how.
Jul 07, 2025•8 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Are you overthinking?
When does your thinking tip into overthinking and what can you do about it? This episode was inspired by the Being Well podcast with Forest Hanson and Dr Rick Hanson
Jun 30, 2025•6 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Let's connect and not in the social media way!
Focus on high quality connections to gain the benefits of sharing experiences and feeling supported by others and to reduce social isolation. Here is the name of the social psychologist I had trouble pronouncing in the episode, John Cacioppo.
Jun 23, 2025•4 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Transitional Gaps
Help your brain out by using this tip…and then it will remember, focus and perform better.
Jun 16, 2025•4 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Getting Started On Procrastination
Before listening to this episode grab a pen and paper (or mobile) and think of a task that you are currently procrastinating on. Now you're ready to go.
Jun 09, 2025•6 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Myth busting procrastination
I've procrastinated enough and finally got round to recording an episode…well actually there are two as there is so much to say. I recommend listening to this episode first before moving on to the second. Inspiration taken from Tim Pychyl book: Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
Jun 02, 2025•6 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Being comfortable with uncertainty
Today we look at how to get comfortable with uncertainty.
May 26, 2025•2 min•Season 7Ep. 6
The benefits of uncertainty
We've looked at uncertainty before but it's a topic is worth exploring. This episode looks at the advantages we gain from uncertainty. The source of information in this podcast is mainly taken from Maggie Jackson's book "Uncertain". Worth a read.
May 19, 2025•5 min•Season 7Ep. 5
The 70% Rule
Rather than expecting everything you do to be 100% perfect, try 70% instead, and here’s why and how. Idea taken from Oliver Burkeman's newsletter The Imperfectionist.
May 12, 2025•4 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Shifting perspectives
Accessing a different perspective can be invaluable. How can we do this for ourselves? In this episode we look at two tips…the foreign language affect and distance self-talk. For my article of reframing visit substack: emmacreativecoach
May 05, 2025•4 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Do the Opposite
Dr Jenny Taitz recommends that to control the trajectory of our emotions we do the opposite of what they tell us to do. Find out how in this episode of 10 minutes or less.
Apr 28, 2025•7 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Managing emotions, the easy way
Our emotions help us navigate our world. However, somehow it feels as if they are steering the ship. Listen to find out how you can control where you go.
Apr 21, 2025•6 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Take the easy option
How what an astrobiologist said inspired this episode. As we are wired to take the easy option, let's use it to our advantage.
Apr 14, 2025•4 min•Season 6Ep. 10
All things considered.
This episode is inspired by an article by Joshua Rothman called "Why Can´t You Just Deal with It?" We look at two approached to helping you get things done.
Apr 07, 2025•5 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Change your behaviour
Today we look at 7 steps to help you increase the likelihood that the change you want to make sticks. In this episode we are accompanied by the sound of parrots half way through as I forget to close my window whilst recording.
Mar 31, 2025•8 min•Season 6Ep. 8
How to approach conflict.
This episode draws on the advice and expertise of Diane Musho Hamilton around conflict resolution. We explore the three conflict styles and what you can try next time when facing a situation of conflict.
Mar 24, 2025•6 min•Season 6Ep. 7
The power of autonomy
Leslie Perlow a researcher at Harvard Business School has studied the impact of giving people autonomy at work. The results are fascinating. In this episode we discover how to get more autonomy into our lives.
Mar 17, 2025•4 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Advice not feedback
Today we look at why is it better to ask for advice not feedback.
Mar 10, 2025•3 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Replace your will power with...
This episode explores how to reduce the friction when making a decision by taking will power out of the equation and replacing it with...well you'll just have to listen.
Mar 03, 2025•5 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Noticing reveals choice.
This episode we discover the importance of awareness in giving us more options when our choices seem limited. A series of podcast episodes by Vidyamala Burch , author, speaker, mindfulness teacher and the co-founder of Breathworks Foundation, called Pain without Suffering was the inspiration for this episode.
Feb 24, 2025•5 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Changing your wellbeing
The second part of the wellbeing episodes looks at four questions to help you to reap some of the benefits associated with your wellbeing thriving.
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Season 6Ep. 2
What is wellbeing?
We start season 6 with a two parter. In this first episode we look at what is wellbeing so that you can make informed choices on what you need to do in order to enhance it. We draw on findings from Gallup and Martin Seligman's PERMA model.
Feb 10, 2025•10 min•Season 6Ep. 1
How to problem solve a little bit better
In the final episode of season 5 we explore how to use evidence from our past to help use solve problems in our present.
Feb 03, 2025•8 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Your pace no-one else's.
Final episode for awhile on productivity. This one is about working at your pace…it might sound impossible especially if you work for someone else but with a little bit of intention and some simple techniques it can become your default. For ideas on reducing procrastination go to my Substack page Emma Crook
Jan 27, 2025•10 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Do fewer things...it's possible.
This is our second episode looking at productivity. Building on last weeks tip from Cal Newport we explore how we can really know if we have the time and the space needed to complete a task or project to the best of our abilities and what we do if we don't.
Jan 20, 2025•6 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Watch out for those taxes
Over the next few weeks we are going to take a look at productivity. Before you sigh and say 'not another podcast telling me how to be more productive', well yes and no. In these episodes we will be looking at some recommendations taken from Cal Newport's book Slow Productivity in particular how to take on fewer things.
Jan 13, 2025•7 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Finding enjoyment or at least enhancing it
Happy New Year. This episode we look at two ways that you can employ to enhance your enjoyment of the small things. If you want more tips like this check out Sasha Chapin article on Substack called "How to like everything more".
Jan 06, 2025•5 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Dealing with uncertainty
Looking forward to 2025 how do you navigate uncertainty? In this episode we take some of the key insights from the author of the book "Uncertain" Maggie Jackson, and learn why it is important to increase our tolerance of uncertainty. Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year. Thanks for being a loyal listener.
Dec 30, 2024•5 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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