Why we have grief episode 84 Do you ever feel really sad? I hear you Well, I have felt a little bit sad this week... As we do at times. And I've reflected upon this. I'm so glad that you're sharing in my journey. Hope that you're all well. Love Lauren a.k.a. the whispering mother PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to my podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 PLEASE SUPPORT ME https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, m...
Apr 29, 2016•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hi everyone this is a chat about infidelity, how it feels, the complexity, the pain, and the healing process. Thank you so much taking the time out of your day to listen to me. Much love to you Lauren PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to my podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 PLEASE SUPPORT ME https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & ASMRtist. I make ASMR videos and write books about hap...
Apr 23, 2016•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hi everyone today I was feeling some anger... Actually, I've been feeling fairly frustrated for a couple of weeks. And over time these feelings have built up.. And finally resulted in feeling angry. Today I explore anger and ways to cope with anger. I also look at our perception of anger and how anger may be useful...that is if expressed in the right ways. Thank you so much for listening. I hope you all well. Love Lauren PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to my podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-we...
Apr 15, 2016•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hi everyone, well what a busy day I had today. I do hope you're well. This is my weekly podcast... A funny story about a pregnant fairy and how to achieve goals as a parent. Life can be so many cant it? It is important to strike a balance between parenting and your sense of self... Not easy to do at all but necessary. Love to you all Lauren whispering mother xxx PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to my podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 PLEASE SUPPORT ME https://w...
Apr 08, 2016•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hi everyone, how have you been? I have been flat out like a lizard drinking. I will tell you more about my busy week in my Friday journal. I did this podcast show late at night with the children running around riot. LOL....ahhhhh Life. These are my ideas ...shhhhh my secrets rather on how to eat well and lose weight safely. As you know I have been a personal trainer for over thirty years and I'm fascinated by the psychology of weight loss and physical health and indeed well-being. After all it's...
Apr 01, 2016•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 79 The ten keys to coping with loneliness Hey everyone Have you ever felt completely alone? Have you ever been in a crowded room and felt lonely? I hear you. I can relate to those feelings. I have felt those feelings too. Today we talk about vulnerability, loneliness, and abandonment. Today we explore the 10 keys to coping with loneliness. This has been requested topic by my dear friend dear Iris and the topic is one which is very close to my own heart. For those of you who know me you k...
Mar 23, 2016•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 78 The ten ways to cope with a crisis Have you ever had an argument with a lion? Probably not but in today's world we do experience very real dangers, crises, and emotional turbulence. How do we cope? It's not easy is it? And sometimes it can be downright tough. Life can be hard. And sometimes we can find opportunity in the adversity. So grab yourself a hot cuppa and let's explore my top 10 keys coping with the crisis. Lots of love Lauren AKA The whispering mother My name is Lauren. I am...
Mar 17, 2016•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 77 My ten key ways to help you sleep In the show - episode 77 of my podcast being well Lauren I explore my top 10 ways to help you fall asleep. Do you find it hard to fall asleep? Do you struggle To fall asleep? I hear you my friend. I also struggle to fall sleep and so do my children at times. So get yourself a hot cuppa let's have a lovely chat about my top 10 ways help you fall into a peaceful sleep. ..oh and perhaps you would like to also grab a pen and take some notes :) Love Lauren...
Mar 16, 2016•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hi every one, I hope that you are well. Do you ever have a moment of self realisation? Sometimes we have moments in our life during which we have an epiphany. In the last couple of days I realised I truly realised that when we wish for something we do not have in the present moment we are essentially stealing time from our authentic self and giving this to our egoic self. When we look towards the future rather sit in the present we lose the amazing opportunity to live. And when we wish for tomor...
Mar 11, 2016•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 75 Lets chat about stress & ideas for stress reduction Today we chat about stress. Did you stress? I know I certainly do. When do you feel stress? What triggers your stress? What thoughts are you having during stress? Do you ever wonder how much your thoughts have to do with your stress? Today we look at journalling in order to reduce stress. We Look at negative thought patterns and mapping out how are our thoughts contribute to stress. We look at where are mind is pointing and what cont...
Mar 06, 2016•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 74 Journaling & decluttering - keys to happiness Today i explore my family's progress with journaling and revisit the many benefits of decluttering. Enjoy. My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. Love Lauren AKA the Whispering Mother Please take a moment to support me at https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton and make this show...
Feb 22, 2016•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 73 an intimate interview with amazing Australian digital art artists Xanthe Dobbie and Tiyan Baker A candid coffee table talk about digital art, ASMR, You Tube, gender bias, inequality of wealth, ridiculous patriarchal fairy tales, refugees, and changing the world. Xanthe Dobbie and Tiyan Baker are presenting in the upcoming Next wave http://nextwave.org.au/about-next-wave/ "ABOUT NEXT WAVE Next Wave is the most comprehensive platform in Australia for a new generation of artists taking c...
Feb 20, 2016•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 72 Setting boundaries for happiness. It is so important for happiness that we know our boundaries and we are able to maintain these boundaries. We need to ask ourselves if we allow others to trample our boundaries aren't we in fact enabling their behaviour? My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. Love Lauren AKA the Whispering Mother ...
Feb 19, 2016•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 71 Hold hands and get back up This episode is about my trials and tribulations getting the book done and about the importance of resilience friendship and never giving up. Thanks for listening. My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. Love Lauren AKA the Whispering Mother Please take a moment to support me at https://www.patreon.com/la...
Feb 19, 2016•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 70 Sometimes life is tough & that is ok Today I am finding life tough. My goals are there, my enthusiasm is there but life is not going to plan...well then my friend lets find a way to feel happy any way. Today I talk about how life sometimes goes pear shape. I talk about building resilience and reviewing our behaviour in order to feel happy. I believe that happiness is about finding a way...always finding a way. Thanks for listening My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditati...
Feb 18, 2016•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 69 The keys to feeling happy. When life is hard you decide to feel happy. No I am not saying that it is an easy process to feel happy but it is a practice. And like any other practice it requires application, repetition and self belief. Learn to feel explore reflect upon the many happy moments of life. Lets Practice, notice and develop our skills in happiness. Learn to empathise with others and feel compassion and you will feel happy every day. It all starts now right now in this moment....
Feb 18, 2016•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 68 How to cope with feeling hurt Today I chat about how to cope with feeling hurt. Thanks for listening Love Lauren - The whispering mother My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. Love Lauren AKA the Whispering Mother Please take a moment to support me at https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton and make this show possible. Book ...
Feb 17, 2016•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 67 How to journal in order to be happy. Today we explore how to journal in order to feel happy. Enjoy. My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. Love Lauren AKA the Whispering Mother Please take a moment to support me at https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton and make this show possible. Book a life coaching session here: http://...
Feb 15, 2016•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 66 Give up the need to be found right and be happy In this episode I speak about my exercise, my book and the need to give up being found right. I talk about the art of noticing, the skill of self awareness and the practice of happiness. Do you notice all the special moments in your day? It is often the ordinary moments which give us the most happiness. What makes you feel happy? Enjoy x My name is Lauren Ostrowski Fenton AKA The Whispering Mother. I am an Australian writer, life coach, ...
Jan 31, 2016•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 65 loving you, Loving yourself & sharing happiness Well my dear friends the book is days away from completion. I'm going to take a week away from the Internet to finally let go of the manuscript I now lovingly call the albatross. In this episode I apologise for Being inconsistent in my creations and update you with my progress. I also talk about happiness, loving yourself ,and the amazing cycle of life. Forgive me as I go off-line for 7 days. She's almost ready to fly and she means the w...
Jan 17, 2016•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 64 Sometimes the day to day gets in the way and thats ok. Sometimes the day to day gets in the way and thats ok. Today I talk about life getting in the way. I talk about setting New Year's Eve resolutions, goals journaling, happiness, the media, The amazing Hillman show podcast and radio, Danielle Murr one of the talented hosts of the Hillman Show. I also talk about how we can focus or train our minds and look at the bigger picture in order to feel happy and have a sense of purpose. I ta...
Jan 09, 2016•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 63 Where are you pointing your mind at Xmas? Today is such a beautiful day Boxing day in Australia and today is my xmas special I explore Chrstimas cheer the coming new year....awareness, happiness and where we choose to point our minds- enjoy. x Lauren My name is Lauren Ostrowski Fenton. I am a writer, life coach, meditation teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and a book about happiness, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. I have a Masters degree in counselling an...
Dec 26, 2015•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 62 My beliefs on happiness- taken from my book...to be released so very soon....I will let you know when the pre order date arrives :) Merry Xmas my friends Quote from my book... “Here is what I believe I have touched on some of my ideas about happiness already and we will explore this topic in more depth in the next chapter. What is important for you to know now are some of my beliefs about happiness in general and about your happiness specifically. These beliefs have been distilled in ...
Dec 21, 2015•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 61 How to be happy - the set point theory- Genetics versus experience I explore 'set point theory' in todays podcast. Research shows that people shortly after winning tattslotto go back to the same level of happiness that they experienced before winning the money...why is that? Why doesn't the money make us feel happy? Some happiness philosophers in particular Martin Seligman believe that it is because of set point theory. A theory which proposes that we inherit a set level of happiness ...
Dec 11, 2015•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 60 Being a lobster boiling in the pot of life Today I chat about being a lobster in the boiling pot of life. Do you ever feel like that??? a boiling lobster?...and the water just gets hotter and hotter ?..and we run around don't we trying to keep up with the mayhem of life..and sometime we might cope and at times we don't cope so well. Today I talk about Xmas, training, wellbeing, morning walks...and keeping it all together. Thanks for listening. Merry Xmas :) All the best in your own bo...
Dec 08, 2015•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 59 The way I thought my life would be & the book The way I thought my life would be & the book I finally open the 10 emails from Caitilin representing the final edit of my book on happiness. I communicate about how hard it is for me to open this book. I cry in this podcast...and that is ok. Sometimes it is ok to be scared....and sometimes it is ok to cry. Love you all. My name is Lauren Ostrowski Fenton. I am a writer, life coach, meditation teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, p...
Nov 30, 2015•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 58 Can we be too Nice? Is it possible to give too much? Do you think we can be too nice? Have you ever wondered whether there are times during which you give too much? How do we know when is ‘too much” ? Today I explore what it may mean to give too much. I discuss boundaries, self awareness, and assertiveness and look at the vital issue of when do we give too much. Oh and I also have a chat with my daughter towards the end. Enjoy My name is Lauren Ostrowski Fenton. I am a writer, life co...
Nov 26, 2015•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 57 The top 10 steps for a success life Today I explore my top 10 steps for a successful life. What are yours? Prepare ...Open in the morning and close at night Prioritise set goals visualise them use space to do so Let go of past , have perspective ands look down upon your life Engagement , community see humanity as one globe Be Persistent, diligent and disciplined Time manage, use of time time Look forward and be now Explore who you are , develop wisdom Don't associate with takers ....i...
Nov 24, 2015•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 56 We are one family We are one family. Today I talk about my journey, the refugees, tolerance, and the principle of being one single family. The moment we define our family by the shores of our seas, the boundaries of our towns, or our own front door is the moment that we put into place exclusion, intolerance, and discrimination. We are one humanity, we are one family. Any religion, institution or process of socialization which divides or categorises only destroys "us". We cannot bring ...
Nov 22, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 55 Life, As good as it gets & enjoying hot bread rolls A little about me... a little bit about life and a little about enjoying hot bread rolls through the trials and tribulations of life. Thanks for listening and I hope that you are sleeping, eating well and laughing loudly. My name is Lauren Ostrowski Fenton. I am a writer, life coach, meditation teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and a book about happiness, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. I have a Masters d...
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