I share my thoughts on how to explain your slow living choices to family, friends and even work colleagues without over-explaining or justifying. In this episode: 1. The 3 things you need to be clear on BEFORE you say anything 2. How and where a lack of boundaries might have started 3. Self-leadership and valuing your own desires over other peoples judgements Get the full show notes for this episode along with links, downloadables, guest recommendations and other slow living content here Want to...
Nov 16, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 72
My guest today Ros Gervay from Permission To Paint shares around the following: An expanded view of creativity Why creativity is so good for wellbeing A client story of anxiety support through painting Ros’ thoughts on why we need to give ourselves permission to paint Creativity and slow living - a match made in heaven! Get the full show notes for this episode along with links, downloadables, guest recommendations and other slow living content here [Sign up for Martyr to Matriarch here] Want mor...
Nov 03, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 71
In todays episode we are talking about how to get out of the mundane daily grind of routine through an understanding of the 5 elements of a ritual. Why creating family rituals can shift the family dynamic and create comfort The 5 elements of a ritual that you can use to elevate your daily routines Instilling family values naturally and breaking cycles CLICK HERE to learn more about The Slow Guide To Creating Family Rituals Get the full show notes for this episode along with links, downloadables,...
Oct 19, 2021•11 min
My guest today Harmony Robinson-Stagg from Harmony Inspired Health gives us an overview of Ayurveda and how we can use it to live a life more attuned to nature and our natural selves. Harmony is an Ayurveda & Integrative Health Practitioner and also a registered nurse, a pilates and barre instructor and has many other integrative qualifications. In this episode: What is Ayurveda The Ayurvedic philosophy and how it can help with burnout and overwhelm The Doshas and the 5 elements How to use t...
Oct 05, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Hannah Fenner from The Body Bluprint is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator who fell into charting her cycle while experiencing a 4-year journey with infertility. She uncovered multiple hormonal issues, and was able to advocate for her health and conceive naturally. In This Episode: Hannah's infertility to baby story Using the Fertility Awareness Method to get pregnant or avoid getting pregnant Understanding signs and symptoms as messages from your body, not a sign it is broken What are thi...
Sep 21, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Back in May, I decided to put the podcast into Winter hibernation mode and release fortnightly episodes. Little did I know I was actually committing to a bigger seasonal shift into Winter settings for my whole life. It’s been glorious! So today I’m sharing my reflections on how I feel after a Winter of honouring and prioritising rest and how it’s influenced my energy and capacity for the coming Spring season. Living according to the seasons has huge benefits for women particularly. I hope you’ll...
Sep 07, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 67
My guest today is someone I’ve learned a lot about 'slow living' from. Emma is the founder of the incredibly insightful blog " Simple Slow Lovely ", she is a mum of two, lives in New Zealand and is a highly sensitive introvert who loves helping others like her find strength and joy through boundaries and self exploration. Emma joins me today for a chat about how she does 'slow', her ideas for creating a slow family dynamic and why so many of us struggle with slowing down. Surprisingly, it’s not ...
Aug 25, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 66
There are those times we discover a healing modality that has such a profound impact on changing the quality of our life that we can’t help but share it with everyone we know. That’s what happened with my guest today, Gemma Mercer from Mummy Me Time. Gemma discovered reflexology at a time when she needed a serious overhaul on the way she took care of herself. Relaxing wasn’t a thing she knew how to do - most of us don't right? Enter reflexology, and life changed in many ways for her. At Mummy Me...
Aug 10, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 65
My guest today is Sarah Potter, hypnocoach at La Dolce Vita or the "Sweet Life". We chat about how to create a life that’s built on intention and self awareness. We discuss finding the right flow for your days and weeks and how to give yourself permission to do things your way, even when that doesn't match what most people might do. Sarah shares some tools and techniques that can really transform your ability to listen to yourself. Quote: “nudges feel like magic, listen to them and life will be ...
Jul 27, 2021•42 min
It’s time to meet my coach! Jo Bendle is the founder of the "Meant For More" movement, she's had a big impact on the love I have for my business and my commitment to seeing "How To Live Slow" have as big of an impact as possible. Jo is a unique activator and even though you could call her a ‘productivity coach’ she does more than just giving you the practical tools to get yourself organised. Infact, her framework for that is relatively light - which appeals to my slow and simplified living philo...
Jul 13, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Sam Murrell is a Mama of one young daughter living in Essex, UK. She is the founder of Mothers’ Hood, a learning and support village for mothers and is a passionate matrescence activist. She joins us today for a slow living, self care chat. I love sharing the stories of motherhood and how our unique life experiences and personality interplay with our children to then teach us what we most need to learn. We also talk about parent groups and womens circles and how each one serves a different purpo...
Jun 29, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 62
I’ve wanted to have a lactation consultant come on the podcast for a while now, to speak about breastfeeding choices and explore how slowing down might support the establishment of a breastfeeding relationship. As well as what to do if you can’t slow down. So I’m very excited to introduce you to Sheila Marie Ratcliffe who is a Nurse and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Her career on child health & development in a variety of paediatric areas along with her personal moth...
Jun 16, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Mothers are always trying to find ways to balance everything on their plate. We wear many hats and play lots of roles. We beat ourselves up when we inevitably fail at the impossible task of being everything to everyone, but what if there was a reason outside of ourselves as to why it’s hard? My guest Kelly Thistlethwaite from Yorkshire Yogi joins me today to discuss this reason. It’s called the inner split and it’s one of the foundational concepts of matrescence. In case you are new here and not...
Jun 01, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Kath Baquie is a physiotherapist and founder of FitNest Mama. We connected in Instagram and decided to record a podcast together to discuss her perspectives of doing less in the postpartum stage for physical recovery and my perspective of why slowing down is essential for wellbeing. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, have a to-do list as long as your arm or just craving a life of doing less, this episode is a must listen. Whether you’re pregnant, a new mamma or finished having babies and in the thic...
May 25, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 59
We’ve all heard of money blocks, which are the self-sabotage behaviours and stories we believe about money that stop us being financially abundant. There are also similar things we do that keep us busy and stop us being time and energy prolific. I’ve identified 9 habits or “busy blocks” that keep us stuck in the cycle of overwhelm and eventually lead to burn out. Which one do you most recognise in yourself? Want more slow living inspo? If you’re ready for a slower life, join us on Facebook in th...
May 18, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Do you know what you truly value? It’s so easy to live life on auto-pilot, feeling a little lost and unfulfilled but unsure why. One day you wake up and realise you’re so far down a life path that doesn’t feel you’re own, that you don’t know how to change. My guest today, Laura Greenwood, is a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist for the NHS in the UK. She works with her clients on discovering what their values are, helping them to move toward a life that feels aligned to those values, while gr...
May 11, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Today is a total nerd out on slow living with my friend Susanna from The Nordic Mum. We’ve had some great chats about slow living this year, so we thought we’d record our chat and share it with you. In this episode: Burn out and busy-ness The Nordic habit of life before work Being Present for life Productivity and organisation Slow living choices and ‘missing out’ Family connection rituals Want more slow living inspo? If you’re ready for a slower life, join us on Facebook in the How To Live Slow...
May 04, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Want to try slow living on for size? In this episode, I share 3 practical and relatively easy to-do experiments you can try out. Do each one for a week and see if it makes a difference to your daily life. I’m also hosting these experiments inside my free Facebook group so if you want to see how others are going and to share your experiences, join us there! How To Live Slow Community Want more slow living inspo? If you’re ready for a slower life, join us on Facebook in the How To Live Slow Commun...
Apr 27, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Women are socially conditioned to self-silence, denying our needs for the benefit of others. When we become mothers, this can become very problematic, as Allison Hillery has learned all too well. Allison has supported children and families with evidence based programs in particularly around emotional regulation so she has seen first hand the effects on families when mums self-silence. In her own motherhood experience, the issues of self-silencing manifested as postnatal depression. She joins me ...
Apr 20, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Today we’re going deep on period shame, body shame and how the patriarchy benefits from you feeling those things. My guest today is Kylie Blascetta, a women’s circle and workshop facilitator and huge advocate for body literacy. She brings new knowledge, ancient wisdom and practical tools to support us to evolve and challenge our stories and beliefs about our bodies. “When we reject our period, we’re rejecting ourselves” In this episode Body shame and building a more positive relationship with ou...
Apr 13, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Today I’m reflecting on the year that was and how things have changed over the first 12 months of How To Live Slow. A Huge thank you to all of my lovely guests, listeners and subscribers for being here over this time. It’s truly a privilege and an honour to be here with you, supporting each other in learning How To Live Slow. It’s been so beautiful to see that we are all the same - the circumstances of our lives might be different - but we all feel that deep desire to love and know another, and ...
Apr 06, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 52
The Perfect Mother Myth - it’s a construct of patriarchal motherhood that keeps us in martyrdom. That’s why, I’m really excited about today’s episode as it’s going to be so helpful to so many mums. My guest today is Louise East a certified Mindset and Life Coach and fellow Matrescence Facilitator. She works with overwhelmed mums who are ready to release guilt and perfectionism and live a calmer, more intentional life that makes their heart happy. Louise shows us that it is possible and valuable ...
Mar 30, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 51
My guest today is Bec Ellison, who lives in Darwin in Australia's Tropical North and is the mother of three beautiful children. She works with women as a motherhood mentor and is particularly passionate about keeping things as simple, joyful and connected as possible for families. She aims to lead by example in her parenting and life and totally acknowledges that we are all perfectly imperfect and doing the best we can. Our chat today is all about the benefits of slow parenting and what this loo...
Mar 23, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In todays episode, I answer some of your slow living questions! How to explain slow living to others When you can’t say no, do the YES TEST instead How to stop being so overcommitted Ways to feel more time abundant Dealing with FOMO and what it really means First steps to sharing the mental load Want more slow living inspo? If you’re ready for a slower life, join us on Facebook in the How To Live Slow Community Take care, Rachelle x...
Mar 16, 2021•19 min
My guest today is Rachel Roberts, a relationship and family mentor who works with individuals, couples, and families focusing on self-discovery, communicating our needs and boundaries with grace, translating the masculine and feminine for loving and meaningful connections, and tuning into What Your Soul Holds. It’s a deep conversation about the elements of getting to know yourself before you try to improve your relationships. Rachel shows us why its important to do inner work - and when you do, ...
Mar 09, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 48
There's a quote I've seen that goes something like "Your body whispers to you but if you don't listen, it will shout". My guest today, Cerenity Incze, has earned the wisdom from this lesson in huge ways. After receiving a diagnosis of Hashimoto's, an autoimmune thyroid disease, she and her family made a drastic move to declutter their lives, move countries and create a lifestyle that promoted healing and connection. In this episode: The inner split - navigating work, motherhood and illness What ...
Mar 02, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 47
My guest today is psychologist and hypnobirthing practitioner Rebecca Black who I invited on the show to talk about maternal rage. If you've felt that simmering feeling of anger like you're on the edge, a sense of frustration and a tinge of resentment, you're likely experiencing the completely normal feeling we lovingly call mum rage. The problem with mum rage is that we hold this story that a "good mother" is always calm and level headed. So when we explode, it's immediately followed by a sense...
Feb 23, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 46
What is a matriarch? And what has that got to do with slow living? In this episode we define the matriarch and learn how we can become more of the matriarch of our family, develop our self worth so that we don't fall into the energy of martyrdom. Martyrdom is when we get stuck in the negative emotions and experiences of motherhood like resentment, overwhelm, exhaustion and sacrifice. Let's change that? In this episode: What Is A Matriarch? How does a matriarch live a slower life? Ways we get stu...
Feb 16, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Erin Bourke is the founder of The Parents Hub, a space in Melbourne for parents and carers who want to be part of a community and feel supported in their parenting journey. I invited her on the podcast to talk about the importance of in-person connection and how to reconnect after the socially distanced year that was 2020. Many of us, even the most socially extroverted, have found ourselves feeling a little socially awkward after periods of lockdown or isolation due to coronavirus. Erin shares w...
Feb 09, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Dr Zali Yager is a body image researcher and an Associate Professor in the Institute for Health and Sport at VU. Zali has three kids, aged 7, 5, and 5 who have forced her to slow down, refocus priorities, and look within for validation instead of seeking it from external sources. Zali joins us today to talk about how to develop self-compassion and be kind to yourself even when you experience change, loss or failure. In this episode: Zali's pregnancy loss and how she healed from it Moving interst...
Feb 02, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 43
