À propos de ce podcast
A podcast for creating practical calm in the messy middle of midlife.
This is your space to pause.
Because life in midlife is full-on. Between work, family, menopause, and the mental load, your nervous system can easily end up in constant overdrive — leaving you feeling exhausted, reactive, and overwhelmed by even the smallest things.
Each week, I’ll share my own tools, alongside honest conversations and practical nervous system support — to help you create more calm, peace, joy, and inner steadiness. Not by escaping your life, because that’s totally unrealistic, but by meeting it differently.
So when you're ready, let’s take a breath together…
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- Thursday Thoughts - Repetition · 19 minIn this episode of Thursday Thoughts, Lucy & I are talking about how personal growth and spiritual concepts often require repeated exposure before they truly land, using ideas…
- Thursday Thoughts - Beliefs · 20 minOn this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about beliefs, and how the stories we tell ourselves can shape our lives, often without us even realising it. We discuss…
- Thursday Thoughts - Getting Unstuck · 19 minIn this Thursday Thoughts episode, Lucy and I are talking about feeling stuck, as well as ways to get unstuck by taking the smallest possible first step to build momentum. We…
- Thursday Thoughts - Gratitude · 17 minOn this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about gratitude, and how taking the time to appreciate what we already have can make such a difference to how we feel. We…
- Thursday Thoughts - Are You a Lucky Person? · 19 minOn this week's episode of Thursday Thoughts Lucy and I explore whether or not you see yourself as a lucky person, and how that belief shapes your experience of life. We discuss…
- Thursday Thoughts - People Pleasing · 16 minOn this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about people pleasing, and what can happen when we prioritise other people’s needs, opinions and expectations over our…
- Thurday Thoughts - Anxiety · 23 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about anxiety. Most of us are familiar with worrying about things that haven't even happened, but what do we do when…
- Thursday Thoughts - Fitness · 28 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about fitness. We each share what our own fitness routines look like, covering strength training, Sprint Interval…
- Thursday Thoughts - Optimisation · 20 minThis week on Thursday’s Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about optimisation, and whether our constant quest to look and feel better might actually be making us feel worse. We’re…
- Thursday Thoughts - Always Wanting More · 18 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about our tendency to keep striving for the next thing, rather than appreciating what we already have. We talk about the…
- Thursday Thoughts - Beginner's Mindset · 15 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about cultivating a beginner’s mindset, as well as the difference between fixed and growth mindsets. In our conversation…
- Thursday Thoughts - Ego · 23 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about the ego and how it can hold us back from taking action. We explore how the ego often comes from a place of fear and…
- Thursday Thoughts - Confidence · 18 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking all about confidence and how to build more of it. We share why we prefer to think of confidence as a verb rather than a…
- Thursday Thoughts - Comparison · 23 minOn today’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about comparison. As the saying goes, comparison is the thief of joy, but we can all be guilty of it to a greater or lesser…
- Thursday Thoughts - Taking Responsibility · 23 minOn this week’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about taking responsibility. How often do you avoid doing the hard thing, even though you know it’s exactly what needs…
- Thursday Thoughts - Things will be better when... · 31 minOn this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about the mistake that so many of us make which is thinking that things will be better when… We’ve all done it, haven’t…
- Taking Care of You Isn't Selfish. It’s a necessity with Alex Smallman · 46 minWhen you're the one everyone relies on, it's easy to believe your own needs can wait. You keep going. You juggle work, family, the mental load and everyone else's expectations…
- Thursday Thoughts - The Importance of Movement · 31 minOn this week’s Tuesday Motivation, Lucyband I are chatting about the importance of movement. As we get older, we naturally lose both muscle and bone mass, so keeping our bodies…
- Thursday Thoughts - Finding The Joy In Life · 30 minOn today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about how important it is to find the joy in life, rather than being constantly weighed down by all of the ‘shoulds’. The…
- Becoming More Yourself at Midlife, Not Someone New with Jen O'Brien · 51 minHave you ever stopped and wondered, Who am I now? Midlife has a way of prompting those questions. As our lives, priorities and responsibilities change, many of us begin to…
- Thursday Thoughts - Sleep · 34 minOn this week’s Monday Motivation, Lucy and I are talking all about sleep. Sleep is one of the foundations of good health, yet it's something so many of us struggle to get enough…
- I've Never Been an Anxious Person... So Why Now? Understanding anxiety, perimenopause and your nervous system · 50 minFor years, I never considered myself an anxious person. Then, during perimenopause, something shifted. I found myself worrying in ways I never had before, feeling overwhelmed by…
- Thursday Thoughts - Boundaries · 30 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking all about boundaries. Women in particular have been conditioned to believe that they should give OF themselves long…
- How To Give Your Nervous System A Real Break · 27 minI’ve just returned from Self Love Camp, a retreat where I spent a few days guiding breathwork, listening to inspiring speakers, learning new things, and stepping away from the…
- Thursday Thoughts - Mid Year Reset · 30 minOn this week’s Monday Motivation, Lucy and I are chatting about the importance of checking in on your goals now that we’re nearly halfway through the year. As always, we wander…
- Why Your Pelvic Floor Needs Calm, Not Just Strength with Jana Shirley · 47 minPelvic floor issues are often seen as an inevitable part of getting older, having children, or going through menopause. But what if many of the symptoms women experience are…
- Thursday Thoughts - What Radio Station Are You Tuning Into? · 28 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about radio stations. More specifically, what metaphorical radio station you are tuning into. Before you tune into a…
- My Secret Weapon for Anxiety, ADHD and Life's Biggest Challenges with Lisa Clarke · 42 minIn this week's episode of Take a Breath, I'm joined by chef and chocolatier Lisa Clarke, a member of my breathwork community, who shares her honest and inspiring story of how…
- Thursday Thoughts - How Well Do You Know Yourself? · 30 minOn this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are asking the question ‘How well do you know yourself? So many of us spend our lives reacting to what’s happening around us that…
- Feeling Off Balance? A 20-Minute Reset for Calm and Clarity · 33 minHave you been feeling a little out of balance lately? In this special episode of Take a Breath, I'm sharing one of the guided breathwork sessions from my REWIRE programme—a…
- Thursday Thoughts - Mind, Mouth, Mood · 30 minOn this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about three little words…mind, mouth, and mood. Ultimately, those three things - our thoughts, our words, and our…
- How To Breathe Better So You Feel Calmer, Clearer & Less Overwhelmed · 32 minYou breathe more than 20,000 times a day. But if your breathing is shallow, fast, noisy, or stuck high in your chest, your nervous system may be receiving a constant signal that…
- Thursday Thoughts - Complaining · 27 minThis week on Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about complaining. We all love a good vent now and again, and sometimes it’s healthy to let those emotions out. But when we…
- The Missing Piece in the Perimenopause Conversation · 33 minIn this episode, I’m sharing a big realisation I’ve had recently, one that feels like a real full-circle moment for me. Nearly 10 years ago, I left my teaching career feeling…
- Thursday Thoughts - Self Doubt · 32 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about something every single one of us experiences at some point…self-doubt. We discuss why it’s so common and why it…
- Healing, Grief & Trusting Yourself: Carly’s Story · 55 minIn this episode of Take a Breath, I’m joined by my lovely friend Carly for a deeply honest conversation about her journey through breast cancer and everything that came with it…
- Thursday Thoughts - Small Steps When Noone's Watching · 30 minOn this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about the small, unglamorous steps that we take when nobody’s watching, that ultimately get us to where we want to go…
- You Keep Saying You’ll Do Something for You… But You Keep Choosing Everything Else First · 26 minYou know the phrases… “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” “Put your oxygen mask on first.” But here’s the real question… Are you actually doing it? Or are you still giving your…
- Thursday Thoughts - It's All an Inside Job · 29 minOn today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are exploring the idea that ‘it’s all an inside job.’ Your inner world shapes how you experience everything around you, and your outer…
- It's Ok to Not Be OK · 23 minIn this episode, I open up about how I’ve been navigating the emotional ups and downs of recovery after knee surgery. I share a recent wobble I experienced, and why learning to…
- Thursday Thoughts - Not Living in the Past · 20 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about not living in the past. We all spend time thinking about the past — whether it's reminiscing about a lovely memory…
- Thursday Thoughts - Brainwash Yourself · 32 minOn today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about brainwashing ourselves with beliefs that are actually going to serve us. Whether we know it or not, our lives are…
- Thursday Thoughts - Trusting the Process · 21 minOn this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about trusting the process. I talk about my recent knee operation and how trusting the process has been has been and will…
- Thursday Thoughts - Patience · 25 minIn today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are diving into something we all need a little more of… patience. In a world where almost everything is available at the click of a…
- How Light Is Affecting Your Sleep, Stress & Long-Term Health with Dr Martin Moore-Ede · 51 minIn this week’s episode of Take a Breath, I’m joined by Dr Martin Moore-Ede — one of the world’s leading experts in circadian science and the health impacts of light. After more…
- Thursday Thoughts - Victimhood · 32 minOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about victimhood. We all know that person who tells the same story over and over again, blaming everything that’s wrong…
- Step Three to a Regulated Nervous System: Building your Capacity · 36 minIn this episode, I’m taking you into the third step of regulating your nervous system — and this is where things really begin to shift. We’ve already explored awareness and…
- Thursday Thoughts - Physical & Mental Decluttering · 28 minThis week on Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about decluttering…and not just the cupboards and drawers. Because clutter isn’t always physical. Sometimes it’s the mental…
- When Your Tests Are Normal… But Your Symptoms Aren’t with Miguel Bautista · 56 minThis week’s episode is for anyone who has been dealing with symptoms that feel very real, very limiting, and yet every test, scan or specialist appointment seems to come back…
- Thursday Thoughts - Starting Small with Movement · 31 minOn today's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about moving your body, and more specifically, starting small when you’ve been injured or you’ve got out of the habit of…
