The Gentle Living Podcast

#50: Emotional Flooding and Planning Your Aftercare (SEASON 3 FINALE)

Emotional flooding is a common experience for HSPs and neurodivergents. As it sounds, we can become flooded with challenging feelings and emotions which trigger immense discomfort. This can occur not only in “expected” stressful situations, but also “everyday” situations which may not at all feel uncomfortable for the non-HSP.In this episode, I speak about:What emotional flooding is, how it occurs and how to identify itThe impacts of emotional suppressionSeeking psychological safety for healthy emotional expressionHow to plan for aftercare of emotional floodingThe Gentle Living 2023 mini-retreat is coming soon!! For more information and to register your interest, visit www.thegentlelivingnurse.com/gentlelivingretreat2023Books recommended for further reading:The Myth of Normal - Gabor MateThe Body Keeps the Score - Bessell van der Kolk Gentle Living Resources:Receive your FREE Self-Soothing for the HSP Guide - explore how self-soothing practices can calm your nervous system and reduce anxiety HERERegister for Gentle Living Nurture MailThe Gentle Living Nurse WebsiteGet in touch! I love hearing from you.Email me at: becky@thegentlelivingnurse.comMusic credit: Ikson - Coastline

#49: The Productivity Myth, Self-Worth and Coping with Exhaustion

In today's episode, I speak to "the productivity myth" and how deeply we can attach our self-worth to our ability to produce and create. Not only is this unhelpful (and a myth!!) but it may be part of the reason why you experience ongoing, recurring or frequent exhaustion. I get a little vulnerable and share my challenge with productivity, self-worth and chronic fatigue along with an incredibly simple yet effective strategy to better manage by energy through a system called "energy pacing." If you would like to practice this strategy yourself, download my FREE worksheets HERE to get you started. Exciting news... I have something really fun coming up this year that I've never done before (crafted especially for the HSP), and would love to invite you to be part of it! More details coming in season 4.. but to be in-the-know, be sure to Register for Gentle Living Nurture Mail Resources mentioned:"Working Definition of Ableism" - Talila A. Lewis https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/working-definition-of-ableism-january-2022-update"The Spoon Theory" - Christine Miserandino https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/"Pacing as a strategy to improve energy management" - Dr. Ellen Goudsmithttps://meassociation.org.uk/2012/05/research-pacing-as-a-strategy-to-improve-energy-management-may-2012/Gentle Living Resources:Energy Management Worksheets (accompaniment to this episode)Register for Gentle Living Nurture MailThe Gentle Living Nurse WebsiteGet in touch! I love hearing from you.Email me at: becky@thegentlelivingnurse.comMusic credit: Ikson - Coastline

#48: Design Your SPARKLE Year 2023!

We're already mid-January into 2023, and I know that there can be a lot of pressure to have our plans and intentions for the year all sorted and under way! This pressure is a strain to the highly sensitive nervous system.. which is why I created my own 8-Step Sparkle Formula, based on evidence-based science and intuition to create plans and intentions that suit my energy levels as an HSP!In this solo episode, I share with you my 8-Step Sparkle Formula for you to design  your own meaningful and energetically sustainable year that lights you up (grab a pen and paper so that you can take notes)!Exciting news... I have something really fun coming up this year that I've never done before (crafted especially for the HSP), and would love to invite you to be part of it! More details coming in season 4.. but to be in-the-know, be sure to Register for Gentle Living Nurture Mail Resources mentioned:Michie, S., van Stralen, M.M. & West, R. The behaviour change wheel: A new method for characterising and designing behaviour change interventions. Implementation Sci 6, 42 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-6-42Gentle Living Resources:Receive your FREE Self-Soothing for the HSP Guide - explore how self-soothing practices can calm your nervous system and reduce anxiety HERERegister for Gentle Living Nurture MailThe Gentle Living Nurse WebsiteGet in touch! I love hearing from you. Email me at: becky@thegentlelivingnurse.comMusic credit: Ikson - Coastline

#47: Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing) for Mental Wellbeing with Gregg Berman

Happy New Year gentle soul!! We are approaching the end of season 3 of the podcast (which means season 4 is around the corner)! The first episode for 2023 is with the wonderful Gregg Berman; a registered nurse (RN), forest guide and coach. Gregg speaks about...His personal story of navigating life with undiagnosed ADD and chronic anxiety, how this led to his journey of healing and discovering the practice of Shinrin-yokuWhat Shinrin-yoku is, why it is so incredibly soothing to the nervous systemHow to incorporate Shinrin-yoku into your daily life (it doesn't always have to involve visiting a forest!)The transformations/shifts that can experienced through Shinrin-yokuWhy self-compassion has been paramount to his own healing journeyTo find out more about Gregg Berman:https://www.inconnectionwithnature.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/relieffromprocrastinationdistractionandoverwhelmGentle Living Resources:Receive your FREE Self-Soothing for the HSP Guide - explore how self-soothing practices can calm your nervous system and reduce anxiety HEREGentle Living Intentions Planner HERERegister for Gentle Living Nurture MailGentle Living WebsiteEmail me at: becky@thegentlelivingnurse.comMusic credit: Ikson - Coastline

#46: The Mother Wound and How it Affects our Relationships with Julie Nguyen

This week I had the pleasure of diving into the topic of The Mother Wound with New York-based writer, creative consultant, and trauma-informed relationship coach- Julie Nguyen. Julie so beautifully explains the complexity of The Mother Wound and how it shows up in our personal relationships. We explore...The connection between The Mother Wound and female oppressionAdaptive survival strategies that we may develop as a result of The Mother WoundThe connection between our Mother Wound and attachment stylesHow to begin to address and heal our own personal Mother Wound and in turn, address our relationship with ourselves and loved onesA fascinating dating experiment that Julie was involved in creating called The Long Second DateWhat the path of healing means to JulieTo find out more about Julie Nguyen:https://www.julienguyen.love/https://twitter.com/julienguyencaoGentle Living Resources:Receive your FREE Self-Soothing for the HSP Guide - explore how self-soothing practices can calm your nervous system and reduce anxiety HERERegister for Gentle Living Nurture MailGentle Living WebsiteEmail me at: becky@thegentlelivingnurse.comMusic credit: Ikson - Coastline