Podcasts by The Little Peace of Mind Podcast

Episode 140: Be Happy First from 2022-05-19T07:00:10

What if this was the simple secret to a wonderful life?

P.S Whenever you’re ready…here are 3 ways we can help you find a little peace of mind for yourself:

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Episode 139: They Have The Guide Too from 2022-05-12T07:00:08

Following on from the last two episodes, Your Guide Inside (click here) and Finding ...

Episode 138: Finding Peace with The Cards You Have from 2022-05-05T07:00:35

Life deals us a hand of cards when we’re born and keeps changing them up all through our lives. What if our lives became more about finding peace with the cards we have, rather than trying to pl...

Episode 137 - Your Guide Inside from 2022-04-28T07:00:10

This week we discuss how life deals you a deck of cards – and your job is to navigate them.

But how? Let’s find out.

P.S Whenever you’re ready…here are 3 ways we ca...

Episode 136 - You're Not Who You Think You Are from 2022-04-07T07:00:34

This week’s podcast is an excerpt from a Deep Dive coaching call I ran this week. These are calls where we explore deeply into the nature of human experience and who and what we are beneath all ...

Episode 135: Looking Out Not In from 2022-03-31T07:00

This week, you’ve caught me at a moment in time with COVID and had a realisation of what I’m truly interested in – given my limited energy levels currently -certain things have let themselves be...

Episode 134: Dissolving Anxiety At Its Source from 2022-03-17T07:00

‘What do I need to do when I get anxious?’ is one of the most often-asked questions I hear. Well, nothing, if it doesn’t show up in the first place. Today we explore the gentle dissolving of anx...

Episode 133: What if.....with Elsie Spittle from 2022-03-03T07:00

Elsie Spittle is a teacher of the Three Principles, was mentored by Syd Banks and has mentored many others herself. She’s just released a new book, Listen

Episode 132: You're Not Broken And There's Nothing To Fix from 2022-02-24T07:00

If you believe you’re malfunctioning in some way that other people aren’t, then your quest will naturally be to try to fix what’s broken in you. And thus begins a life-long search for tools to f...

Episode 131 - Your Future Is Irrelevant from 2022-02-17T07:00

Following on from last week’s podcast (Your Past Is Irrelevant), this week we’re exploring why figuring out ...

Episode 130:Your Past Is Irrelevant from 2022-02-10T07:00

In traditional psychology, what happened in your past has created the experience you are living in today – so it’s crucial to review that and dive deep into it to try and find the cause of your ...

Episode 129: Shall I Do This or Shall I Do That? from 2022-02-03T07:00

Decisions, decisions, decisions….how much of your waking day is spent trying to decide things?

It takes a huge amount of mental energy and effort to try and figure out what to do, but wha...

Episode 128: It Can Never Be Found At The End of Thought from 2022-01-27T07:00

Human beings in general have a terrible habit thinking about their problems in order to solve them. Analysing them, ruminating over them, talking about them.

But what if we’re seeking can...

Episode 127: Waking Up and Falling Asleep from 2022-01-20T07:00

Clients come to me with a huge variety of issues that in their minds are creating anxiety in their lives. But what they all have in common (without realising it) is asking me ‘Sometimes I’m awak...

Episode 126: OK Even When You’re Not OK from 2022-01-13T07:00

What if it’s true that you’re always OK?

Even when you had that stressy time last week? Even when life is throwing more at you than you think you can cope with? Even at the height of a pa...

Episode 125: Creating 2022 from 2022-01-06T07:00

As you sit down about now with journal in hand to figure out your 2022 goals, let’s consider who or what is really running the whole show.

P.S Whenever you’re ready...

Episode 124: Predictably Distorted Thinking from 2021-12-16T07:00

Following last week’s episode about the fact that nothing you think is true, this week we explore HOW you know when you really want to be taking your thinking less seriously.

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Episode 123: Nothing You Think is True from 2021-12-09T07:00

If only people could realise that they don’t have to believe everything they think, just because they think it….that would change their lives.

P.S Whenever you’re r...

Episode 122 - Where Your Experience Comes From from 2021-12-02T07:00

Through the hundreds (thousands?) of hours I have spent working with clients with anxiety, there are 12 simple misunderstandings that are the source of all their problems.

This is the sec...

Episode 121: Preoccupied by Thought from 2021-11-25T07:00

Through the hundreds (thousands?) of hours I have spent working with clients with anxiety, there are 12 simple misunderstandings that are the source of all their problems. 

For the next 1...

Episode 120: You Don’t Have To Put The Jumper On from 2021-11-18T07:00

After years of living in chronic mental stress, we can sometimes find ourselves with physical symptoms occurring from panic attacks, to sweating, to migraines and pain. Rather than trying to int...

Episode 119: Are You Trying To Manipulate the Monkey? from 2021-11-11T07:00

When we misunderstand where what we’re looking for resides, we have no choice but to try and manipulate the monkey.  Take a listen and see if anything new occurs to you.

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Episode 118: Moments of Joy from 2021-11-04T07:00

I was listening to an audio by Sydney Banks where he described ‘seeing your own happiness in front of your eyes’. This is my explanation of where those moments of joy can be found. The perfect a...

Episode 117: The Train You've Been Searching For Your Whole Life from 2021-10-28T07:00

This metaphor arose as I sat with a client listening to her share how her life was starting to look different to her. From one week to the next, something had shifted–and here’s how I described ...

Episode 116: How To Become More Insight-Prone from 2021-10-21T07:00

Last week we talked about the power of insight in creating long-lasting, sustainable change. This week I move on to talk about how we can have a life full of insights – indeed to start to live i...

Episode 115: The Single Solution to All Anxiety from 2021-10-14T07:00

Last week I shared with you the single cause of all anxiety. And this week I thought it only fair to share the single solution to go alongside it.

P.S Whenever you’re ready…here are 4 way...

Episode 114: The Single Cause of All Anxiety from 2021-10-07T07:00

Whenever I ask a client to share with me their current experience of anxiety and what’s causing it, 100% of the time they share a fundamental misunderstanding with me about what causes it and wh...

Episode 113: What is Grounding? from 2021-09-30T07:00

When you have a life full of anxiety and worry it can feel like the world can ‘come at you’ at any moment and catch you unaware. Given that, it would make sense to be on your guard, be alert for...

Episode 112: The Sheet and the Light from 2021-09-23T07:00

This week we kicked off The Little Peace of Mind Practitioner Training and this was a metaphor I found myself sharing about why we do the work that we do.We help people get eyes for the sheet an...

Episode 111: And Then It Came Back from 2021-09-16T07:00

And the podcast is back! Recently I've seen a handful of people saying 'My anxiety was completely gone and I thought I'd cracked it, but suddenly it came back!! Help!' Well here's my response to...

Episode 110 - You Already Have What You're Looking For from 2020-12-03T07:00

Today I share with you the best insight I ever had in my whole life.

And ask you to consider the question: "What if you already have what you're looking for?"

Episode 109 - Thought Loops from 2020-11-26T07:00

Do you have a series of repetitive thoughts that go round and round in your head and drive you crazy?

Then this episode is for you.

Episode 108 - Light, Dancing from 2020-11-19T07:00

What if we looked away from the divisions, stopped reinforcing the ideas of separation and looked instead to how we are all the same.

Would we opt out and sit on our sofas chanting ommmm ...

Episode 107 - Three Ways To Fail To Get Anything From This Conversation from 2020-11-12T07:00

"This is not working for me," is something I sometimes hear from people.

Chances are you're doing one of these three things...

Episode 106 - Just Like Outgrowing Your Bra from 2020-11-05T07:00

Today's podcast is courtesy of a client insight that she shared with me - seeing for herself just how simple change can be.

There's ALWAYS less to do than you think.

Episode 105: It Works Inside-Out from 2020-10-29T07:00

Today's podcast episode is a small section of the book, A Little Peace of Mind.

We explore where those feelings of fear really come from - and it's probably not what you might have believ...

Episode 103 - The Nature of Enjoyment from 2020-10-22T07:00

If I go this way, will it bring me more enjoyment than if I go that way?

What do I need to do to enjoy my life more?

If I could just......THEN I would definitely enjoy my life more...

Episode 104 - Step in Time from 2020-10-15T11:00:55

In today's episode we explore what it means to step in and out of time with the music.

Episode 102 - Your Barking Mind from 2020-10-08T07:00

Today's podcast is about my dog, Digger and why he's just like the inside of your head.

And what to do about it.

Curious?  Have a listen to today's podcast.

Episode 101 - The Thought Factory from 2020-10-01T07:00

For twenty years of my life, I was sat in the wrong place looking for answers to my anxiety, stress and panic attacks.

Innocently, because no one had ever told me this...

Episode 100 - How Positive Thinking is Helpful from 2020-09-24T07:00

...And it's not how you might think!

Episode 99 - Temporary Arrangements from 2020-09-17T07:00

What if the thing we think we're up against isn't as solid, fixed and real as it looks?

What then?

Episode 98 - Why You're Just Like Netflix from 2020-09-10T07:00

A simple metaphor to explain what's really going on when you feel anxious.

Episode 97: Why This is The Last One For A While from 2020-02-20T06:00

This episode of the podcast is the final one for a while and I'll explain why when you listen.

There's a difference between teaching the Principles and sharing the Principles through our ...

Episode 96: Insomnia from 2020-02-13T06:00

In today's podcast, you'll hear me share my own journey through the experience of insomnia, how my relationship to this has changed through insight, and the results that has had on the hours of ...

Episode 95: The Room from 2020-02-06T06:00

There's not much to say about today's podcast except just listen.

And as you listen see what comes up for you.

Enjoy.

Episode 94: Insomnia with Anna from 2020-01-30T06:00

In today's episode, Anna shares her journey.

Here's how she describes how life was for her before this understanding: "I have had anxiety for 15 years. I’ve had panic attacks, I couldn’t ...

Episode 93: The Difference Between Describing and Sharing the Principles with Dicken Bettinger from 2020-01-23T06:00

Today's podcast is a little bit different. This was originally a private conversation between Dicken Bettinger and myself but what Dicken points to here is the simplicity of this understanding.<...

Episode 92: Changing the Relationship with Suffering with Nicole Barton from 2020-01-16T06:00

Today Nicole and I talk about her journey through a family break-up, eating disorders and a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and what it was that Nicole discovered that helped transform her...

Epiosde 91: What's The Worst That Could Happen with Jacqueline Hollows from 2020-01-09T06:00

Today Jacqueline Hollows and I set out to talk about the work that she does with prisoners and the difference this conversation can make for those who are living in what many of us imagine would...

Episode 90: OK No Matter What with Allan Flood from 2019-12-19T06:00

Allan Flood met Sydney Banks in the early 1970's and the understanding that he gained proved to be invaluable as he received a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and continues to navigate the ups a...

Episode 89: Love and Relationships with Rohini Ross from 2019-12-05T06:00

Rohini's search for help with her anxiety around public speaking had an unexpected by-product. Her previously fiery relationship with her husband suddenly started to shift.

And from a mar...

Episode 88: 2020 Insight from 2019-11-28T06:00

In today's podcast Barb Patterson and I ask the question: What if there was a different foundation from which to show up to life in 2020? One WITHOUT New Year's Resolutions and commitments to im...

Episode 87: Thought Creates Reality With Tania Elfersy from 2019-11-21T06:00

In today's podcast, you'll hear a snippet from one of our Monday Q&A calls that form a part of our Little Peace of Mind programs.

Tania (our in-house Little Peace of Mind coach) shares th...

Episode 86: What About Money? With Linda Spaanbroek and Angela Mastwijk from 2019-11-14T06:00

In today's podcast, we tackle the thorny-for-many subject of money.

What is it about this made-up idea that means it doesn't look made up at all?

Why is it so important to so many ...

Episode 84: Untangling Anxious Thought With Dan Arscott from 2019-10-31T06:00

Dan Arscott is our first ALPOM Podcast follow-up. We first met Dan at 19 as he was beginning to see more about this thing called anxiety.

Back then he was just finishing up sixth-form col...

Episode 83: The Simplicity Of The Principles with Tania Elfersy from 2019-10-24T06:00

Tania Elfersy has recently joined the Little Peace of Mind team as a coach and in today's episode, we talk about the simplicity of how change happens.

We talk about;

• the gift...
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Episode 82: Just Play with Nick Bottini from 2019-10-17T06:00

Nick Bottini is the author of Just Play: The Simple Truth behind Musical Excellence and this podcast is relevant whatever game you happen to be playing in life right now.

We discuss:

Episode 81: Numbing Anxiety With Alcohol With Annie from 2019-10-10T06:00

Annie thought she had found a solution for anxiety in the form of alcohol.

This quickly spiralled into an ongoing addiction and then panic attacks.

In today's podcast we discuss: Listen

Episode 80: Effortless Doing with Vicki from 2019-10-03T06:00

Vicki describes herself as always having been a worrier from a very young age. This continued throughout her life and showed up in huge amounts of doubt and procrastination about her work.

Episode 79: I'm Not Cancelling Anything Any More with Alan from 2019-09-26T06:30

Alan spent his career as a chef in a number of top restaurants all around the world - working and partying hard.

However underneath it all he experienced panic attacks and anxiety, along ...

Episode 78: Exploring Eating Disorders with Rebecca and Bea from 2019-09-19T07:00

Today Rebecca and Bea share their mother-daughter experience of their journey through anorexia.

Bea teaches us about the invisible power of thought and how one simple insight can change a...

Episode 77: Pinpricks of Light With Catherine Pearce from 2019-09-12T06:00

In today's episode, Catherine shares her journey through dizziness and health anxiety - with constant visits to the doctors and panic attacks that made her world smaller and smaller.

Firs...

Episode 76: Creator With Steve Chandler from 2019-09-05T06:00

In todays' episode - we take a departure from our normal and instead of talking about anxiety and stress, we're exploring creativity with author Steve Chandler.

We explore

• th...
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Episode 75: From Anxiety to Freedom - with Amie Joof from 2019-08-29T06:00

Today we kick off a whole new set of Little Peace of Mind Podcasts - and this first episode is going to be one you'll come back to over and over.

Amie Joof is 20 and her journey through a...

Episode 74: Lighthearted from 2018-12-13T06:30

This is the final podcast for a little while - with 74 episodes to browse through, you should have plenty to keep you going :)

Today's episode is with Rachel. Rachel shares her journey fr...

Episode 73: What's Your Job? with Shannon Cooper from 2018-12-06T06:30

Today's podcast is a clip from a recent Little Peace of Mind Q&A call, hosted by our Head Coach, Shannon Cooper.

In it, she discusses the suffering that can happen when we take on a job t...

Episode 72: What if YOU are made of thought? with Clare Dimond from 2018-11-29T06:30

In today's podcast get ready for a deep dive into something that's been a complete eye-opener for me over the past couple of months.

I had seen it's all thought. My bank account, my kids,...

Episode 71: Sharing what you see with Michael Neill from 2018-11-22T06:30

In today's podcast, Michael Neill and I discuss his new book Supercoach.

This is an update to Michael's original book that was released ten years ago to reflect more accurately his curren...

Episode 70: Dealing with Difficult Circumstances with Julian Fraser from 2018-11-15T06:30

In today's podcast, you'll hear me talking to Julian Fraser.

We cover so much ground, including

• how Julian went from being angry a huge amount of time to becoming.....well......
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Episode 69: A Personal Journey Through Anxiety to Freedom with Claire Shutes from 2018-11-08T06:30

Claire explains her journey from being admitted to a mental health institution and suffering terribly with anxiety and depression to one where her life has been free of this for 25 years.

Episode 68: How to Deal with the Physical Symptoms - with John El-Mokadem from 2018-11-01T06:30

In today's episode, you'll hear John El-Mokadem and I do our best to answer the question: "Yes, but what about my physical symptoms?"

John shares a beautiful metaphor that I know will spe...

Episode 67: What if You Are Not Who You Think You Are? With Ankush Jain from 2018-10-25T06:30

Today's guest is Ankush Jain.

Ankush had an experience as a child which gave him an idea about who he was, what he was capable of, and what he'd need to overcome to get by in life.

Episode 66: The Menopause - Part Two - With Tania Elfersy from 2018-10-18T06:30

Today is officially 'World Menopause Day' so with that in mind, I wanted to share this conversation I had with Tania Elfersy earlier this year to bring you a fresh perspective.

Episode 65 - Trying to Control the Uncontrollable - with John El-Mokadem from 2018-10-11T06:30

Earlier this year, John El-Mokadem and I ran a training that was helpful to so many people that I wanted to turn it into a podcast to share with you today.

In it we discussed:

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Episode 64: Space of Love with Gayle Nobel from 2018-10-04T06:30

In this week's podcast, I talk with Gayle Nobel about her experience of raising her son Kyle, who has autism.

And what ensued was a wonderful rich conversation about what happens when lif...

Episode 63: Love&Relationships with Dr George Pransky from 2018-09-27T06:30

Earlier this year, I ran a program called ‘Falling More Deeply in Love’ alongside my mentor and colleague, Dr George Pransky.

George and I recorded three masterclasses together – and toda...

Episode 62: Weightless with Karen DiMarco from 2018-09-20T06:30

In this episode you'll hear me talking to Karen DiMarco about how to take the weight of our bodies of our minds.

You'll hear me sounding slightly insane talking about the amount of thinki...

Episode 61: It's All Just Sh*t in the Attic - with Shannon Cooper from 2018-09-13T06:30

In today's podcast, Shannon Cooper, our Head Coach at A Little Peace of Mind answers the following questions. Beautiful.

• Can other people make you feel stressed and anxious?
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Episode 60 - Confessions of a Control Freak from 2018-09-06T06:30

One of the things about anxiety is that we can become scared of uncertainty.

We want to KNOW what's going to happen so we can plan for any contingency - we need our surroundings to be rel...

Episode 59 – Childhood Trauma with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece from 2018-08-30T06:30

In today's episode Brooke and I do our best to answer two questions:

1. Is it true that something traumatic that happened to us when we were a child can impact the way we show up to li...
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Episode 58: "I no longer consider myself to have anxiety or bipolar disorder any more" with Heidi from 2018-08-23T06:30

Heidi went from having an ordinary life to waking up one night sweating and anxious. This grew into huge moods swings, periods of anxiety and mania culminating in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder...

Episode 57: Life Works Out with Judy Sedgeman from 2018-08-16T06:30

Today's guest is Judy Sedgeman, one of the early pioneers of the Three Principles understanding.

She shares with us her experience of unexpectedly bumping into the work of Dr Bill Petit, ...

Episode 55 - A Little Peace of Mind for Parents and Kids with Julie Brown from 2018-08-02T06:30

Today's guest is our Little Peace of Mind Kid's Coach, Julie Brown.

Julie specialises in supporting all those under the age of 18 through our LightHearted Kids, LightHearted Tween, Parent...

Episode 54 - The Ladder of Consciousness with Shannon Cooper from 2018-07-26T06:30

Today's podcast is an excerpt from another of Little Peace of Mind Q&A weekly calls that we run - this time with our coach, Shannon.

Today Shannon uses two beautiful metaphors to help you...

Episode 53: Who We Really Are (A bit from the book) from 2018-07-19T06:30

So......I signed a publishing contract with Hay House - whooo hoooo! (A big over-excited as you might be able to tell)

A Little Peace of Mind, the book, is on it's way! With that in mind,...

Episode 52: Weight, Food and Body Confidence - with Jess Heading from 2018-07-12T06:30

It's HOT here in the UK at the moment and with the shedding of clothes comes the familiar insecurities that can arise about how we look, what we're eating and why the hell we don't just go to th...

Episode 56: Free: The Inside-Out Guide to Life, Unlimited with Clare Dimond from 2018-07-09T06:30

"There is only one truth in this book. The truth is that you are freedom. You are freedom itself. Unlimited, unbounded. Pure potential. Pure freedom. It is just somet...

Episode 51 - What if you didn't need to get what you think you need to be happy? from 2018-07-05T06:30

"I need my panic attacks to go and THEN I'll be happy."

"I need to be able to take my kids on holiday this year and THEN I'll be happy."

"I need to be able to stop washing my hands...

Episode 50 - Insight Changes Everything from 2018-06-28T06:30

Here's was Danielle's life:

"I had a complete nervous breakdown, the 3rd in my life, I couldn’t leave my room, I didn’t sleep at all for 3 weeks, I dropped down to 6st 11 (43kg) I couldn’...

Episode 49: A Little Peace of Mind from 2018-06-21T06:30

In today’s podcast, it’s just me, going solo.

What you’ll hear today is a clip from a live Q&A call that I ran as part of my 12 Week Little Peace of Mind Program.

I wanted to respo...

Episode 48: The Source of Transformation - with Barb Patterson from 2018-06-14T06:30

In today's episode, Barb Patterson and I discuss the source of transformation.

We ask (and answer) the following questions:

• How DOES change happen?
• What if we got as...
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Episode 47: Insomnia Part Three with Jen Lucas from 2018-06-07T06:30

This week Jen Lucas returns for the final part in our three-part series on insomnia - this time to answer YOUR questions....

• Do we really need 8 hours of sleep a night?
• Can...
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Episode 46: How To Share With Impact with Michael Neill from 2018-05-31T06:30

As start to see changes in our own lives, the common question we often ask is: “Why didn’t anyone ever tell me this before?”

And we start our own personal mission to inform everyone we kn...

Episode 45: Becoming Medication-Free with Jamil Hai from 2018-05-24T06:30

In this episode I talk with Jamil Hai about his journey through anxiety and becoming medication-free after 10 years of Xanax medication.

We share our journeys and the discoveries that hav...

Episode 44 - The Waves of Wellbeing with Steve Adair from 2018-05-17T06:30

Today's guest is Steve Adair. Steve knows what it means to be a seeker of solutions to human happiness - he studied everything he could get his hands on for years in an attempt to work out how t...

Episode 43: The Path to Contentment with Elise Spittle from 2018-05-10T06:30

Today my guest is Elsie Spittle - if you haven't met her yet, you're in for a treat.

We talk about Elsie's new book, about the simplicity of enjoying life, the practical nature of wisdom ...

Episode 42: Insomnia Part Two with Jen Lucas from 2018-05-03T06:30

Today Jen Lucas and I catch up with what's happened to my chronic insomnia since we last spoke a month ago.

This podcast is slightly different to our normal format as you'll hear me being...

Episode 41: Already Complete with Vivienne Edgecombe from 2018-04-26T06:30

Here's how Vivienne introduces her story:

"When I was about to turn 30, I left my marriage (I’d only been married for 15 months - scandalous) and after returning to NZ from Australia wher...

Episode 40: Addiction and Health Realisation with Joe Bailey from 2018-04-19T06:30

Joe Bailey is a psychologist and author of some of the most life-changing books I have read.

He is also a pioneer of this understanding and has been sharing and teaching since his encount...

Episode 39: Living in a Quieter Mind with Dicken Bettinger from 2018-04-12T06:30

Dicken Bettinger is currently my own mentor in this conversation about how all human beings really work.

Today we talk about how incredibly simple it is to drop out of our frantic busy th...

Episode 38 - Being Real with Clare Dimond from 2018-04-05T06:30

Who are we really? Pretty much nothing that we believe ourselves to be.

But if we are not who we think we are, what's left?

And what on earth is the relevance of that to anxiety? Listen

Episode 37 - Insomnia Part One with Jen Lucas from 2018-03-29T06:30

Does insomnia cause anxiety? Does anxiety cause insomnia? I don't care....I just want to SLEEEEEEP!

This session started out with Jen sharing her experience of years of insomnia and takin...

Episode 36: Expanding the Comfort Zone with Maryse Godet Copans from 2018-03-22T06:30

Maryse used to experience symptoms of dizziness and extreme early morning anxiety.

She would get better then fall back into her symptoms. Over and over again.

Today she shares her ...

Episode 35: True Nature with Shannon Cooper from 2018-03-15T06:30

In today's episode I am so pleased to be joined by Shannon Cooper.

Shannon was our Head Coach for a large part of last year and returns again to join us again to help deliver some of our ...

Episode 34 - Chronic Pain and Physical Disability - with Susan Wheeler-Hall from 2018-03-01T06:30

Susan Wheeler-Hall lives with a progressive physical disability and chronic pain.

Circumstances you think would mean we'd have to live a miserable life.

Susan's story demonstrates ...

Episode 33 - The Ebb and Flow of the Human Experience - with Wyn Morgan from 2018-02-22T06:30

Wyn Morgan had what looked like a wonderful life on the outside, but inside he was completely miserable.

He shares his story of what he saw that shifted his depression from the darkest of...

Episode 32: Wisdom and Wellbeing - with Ian Watson from 2018-02-15T06:30

Ian Watson spent years exploring various techniques and strategies to try and uncover the source of wellbeing before discovering the Principles that lie behind the work that I do, and he does. Listen

Episode 31: Why We All Self-Harm – with Jacquie Forde from 2018-02-08T06:30

This week’s podcast has a slightly controversial title but Jacquie’s passion is to help people become more human and in this episode we explore what it is that makes us all the same.

Here...

Episode 30: Dealing with Difficult People with Rudi Kennard from 2018-02-01T06:30

Rudi Kennard is this week's guest on the podcast as we talk about those 'difficult people' that seem to show up in our lives from time to time.

We talk about how experiencing a change in ...

Episode 29 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Damian Mark Smyth from 2018-01-25T06:30

In today's episode, Damian Mark Smyth shares his personal journey through Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what he saw that changed everything for him.

There's so much to learn here, whe...

Episode 28: A Quiet Mind - with John El-Mokadem from 2018-01-18T06:30

” What you’re looking for is a quiet mind” – Sydney Banks.

When you’re struggling with an anxious, panicky experience – it’s easy to feel as far as you possibly could be from a quiet mind...

Episode 27 - The Thing You Think Is Scaring You Isn't from 2018-01-11T06:30

In this episode, James and I share his story. James' anxiety was caused by the traffic noises outside his house. Or so he thought. 

Then he saw that the thing that he thought was causing ...

Episode 26: Always Less To Do Than You Think from 2017-12-14T06:00

"What do I have to do to GET this so it makes a difference to my anxiety today?" is a question I'm often asked.

My answer is always - "Less than you might think".

Today's podcast i...

Episode 25: Getting Comfortable being Uncomfortable from 2017-12-07T06:30

Dr Aaron Turner has been a mentor of mine for many years and I've had the privilege work alongside him closely as I've created A Little Peace of Mind this year.

And he knows a thing or tw...

Episode 24: Creating the Impossible with Michael Neill from 2017-11-30T06:00

There’s something about this conversation that makes the impossible possible.

For me it was being able to travel freely, live a life (pretty much) free of migraines, take my kids to schoo...

Episode 23: Living Fearlessly with Rachel Henke from 2017-11-23T06:00

When we’re up to something in the world, it can sometimes feel like our fears hold us back.

Whether it’s writing a book, starting a business, creating a wonderful family or home or travel...

Episode 22: Anxiety and the Menopause from 2017-11-16T06:30

Many of my female clients put their anxious symptoms and behaviours down to the menopause and this got me curious....can anything other than anxious thinking cause anxiety?

What about hor...

Episode 21: Why does it sometimes get worse before it gets better? from 2017-11-09T06:30

A common question I sometimes get from people new into this understanding is 'Why does it get worse before it gets better?' (or actually just 'Why is it getting worse?' as they have no idea it w...

Episode 20 - Anxiety and Kids with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece from 2017-11-02T06:30

A lot of people reach out to me to share their concern about their children who are experiencing anxiety.

I've had my own experience through this journey with my own son, but for this pod...

Episode 19: How Can We Change a Feeling? from 2017-10-26T06:30

When we don’t understand how the mind really works, we tend to look outside of ourselves to try to change our feelings.

Feel unsettled in the evening? Drink a glass of wine to calm down.<...

Episode 18 - Exploring Anxiety with Amy Johnson from 2017-10-19T06:30

Sometimes it can feel like we're addicted to our anxious thinking.

We have the same thoughts over and over - we become so familiar with them - they may have been with us for years.

Episode 17 - What If All Our Children Understood How The Mind Really Works? from 2017-10-12T06:30

In today's episode, Dan shares how he used to experience anxiety at school and in his part-time job. Now at university, he describes what he learned that has given him a whole different perspect...

Episode 16 - Are You Afraid To Get Well? from 2017-10-05T06:30

Earlier this year, John El-Mokadem and I were both putting together programs that were free to join. Yet we noticed that although many people let us know they wanted to join us, when it came to ...

Episode 15 - Never Broken Nothing Lacking with Dr Bill Pettit from 2017-09-28T06:30

In today's episode you'll hear Dr Bill Pettit and Elizabeth Lovius talking about depression. Why did I include this in a podcast primarily about anxiety? Two reasons: 1) Because depression and a...

Episode 14 - Public Speaking - with Clare Dimond from 2017-09-21T06:30

Today Nicola's guest, Clare Dimond, speaks about going from feeling, in her words, 'abject fear' at the thought of public speaking, to actively seeking out opportunities to do just that.

Episode 13: Cancer without Fear with Wendi Saggese from 2017-09-14T06:30

In today's episode, Wendi shares her story of her how her experience of life has changed over the last 7 years since her diagnosis of cancer.

This one's for everyone who thinks, 'Yeah, bu...

Episode 12 - Why You Don't have to Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway from 2017-08-31T06:00

So many of the traditional approaches to anxiety and panic attacks ask you to 'feel the fear and do it anyway'.

We look for ways to be braver - to push ourselves to do what we're afraid t...

Episode 11 - The Transformation of Eczema and Digestive Problems from 2017-08-24T06:30

Bonita Rayner-Jones joins Nicola as today's guest. Bonita has been a long-time sufferer from eczema and digestive problems - often associated with anxiety - and in this episode she shares how he...

Episode 10 - Helens story from 2017-08-17T06:30

Sometimes we hear stories of massive instant transformation as people stumble across this understanding, but for most of us it can be a gentle, incremental transition.

Helen's is one such...

Episode 9 - "I woke up the next morning and it was gone" with Pete Bailey from 2017-08-10T06:30

In today's episode Nicola and Pete Bailey talk about his journey through depression and anxiety.

"I woke up the next morning and it was just gone."

The simplicity of this understan...

Episode 8 - Insight as a lever for change from 2017-08-03T06:30

In this episode, John El-Mokadem and I talk about how we attempt to change our behaviours through willpower and being determined.

We talk about why this doesn't work and how there's reall...

Episode 7 - Hope with Mary Schiller from 2017-07-27T06:30

Mary Schiller shares with me her experiences of being up against some of the worst circumstances a woman could imagine - rape and domestic violence.

Her story of how her understanding of ...

Episode 6 - Im not getting it with Shannon and Claudia from 2017-07-20T06:30

If you need anxiety to 'go away' then you'll love this coaching session between Claudia and Shannon. Claudia thinks that she's 'not getting' it. See if you can see that she really is...

Episode 5 - Health Anxiety with John El-Mokadem from 2017-07-13T06:40:10

In this episode John and I talk about how actual or feared physical symptoms are created - and how our reaction to them determines how scared we get.

We also talk about the distinction be...

Episode 4 - Do Less Better with Michael Neill from 2017-07-05T09:02:43

In this episode, Michael Neill and Nicola Bird discuss how to do less better. Michael unpicks the illusory relationship between effort and results and takes a look at how business owners create ...

Episode 3 - Beyond PTSD with Gail Hooper from 2017-07-04T12:03:14

Gail used to experience PTSD, flashbacks and panic attacks. In this episode, she shares with Nicola what helped her move these as they lost her power over her.

Episode 2 - What if you didn't have to fix it? from 2017-07-04T11:59:47

Years ago, Nicola's psychologist asked her to say the words 'I'm normal' and she couldn't bring herself to do it. It looked like because of her anxiety she was broken and needed fixing. Well her...

Episode 1- A Fresh Look at Anxiety from 2017-07-03T16:37:50

Welcome to the Little Peace of Mind Podcast! In this first episode, Nicola introduces a completely new approach to helping you move through anxiety, panic attacks and stress. Introducing peace o...