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Alive Not Just Breathing
by ANJB
Let's talk about finding and being your true self. Being fully conscious and truly living the full experience rather than walking around unconsciously and merely existing on autopilot in this world.Let's help each other celebrate and feel completely comfortable in who we are and the fact that we're all individually totally unique, and why that's a great thing!Find who you are, who you REALLY are and embrace it. We were all created differently for a reason and no matter what, we all have a part to play.Be real, be here and be you.
Episodes
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Burnout/Overwhelm and our Nervous System.
This is a big one to recognise about how often we all get overwhelmed in various ways, burnt out and how that affects our nervous system in society and the world today. This is ten times easier to happen and worse to deal with when you're neurodiverse, but I also feel so many neurotypical people...
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How easy it is to deflect feelings (and why we shouldn't.)
So many of us have become masters of avoiding feelings (especially painful ones) and we live in a time where there's SO many distractions available and things that want your energy & focus. These feelings don't go away, they fester under the surface, quietly affecting your behaviour and your...
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The transition period between old and new you.
When we've grown and changed so much we often presume old habits, thoughts, patterns etc will stop altogether, so we punish ourselves for not being far enough along when they crop up. Growth isn't linear, and it's transitioning between the old you and the new you. Of course remnants of old you…
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Naming (and taming) the negative voice in your head.
We sometimes assume that once we get more confident or improve our mental health, that negative voice in our mind which keeps criticising us will stop talking... However, that can take a very long time or may not even be the case. Rather than waiting for it to stop, here's a couple of techniques...
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Does anyone even date in 2026?!
One thing I can't get my head around Is dating nowadays, especially online dating. Why is it such a terrible experience? Is it due to certain things I touch on about society today here? Does anyone find similar issues? Let me know!
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Stop killing time on what doesn't matter (and be more IN what does!)
We so ofren lose so much of what we have that matters to things which don't, and continually get influenced to do so. These things I discuss during the episode all play various parts in that overall scenario and can easily be missed. Also apologies for the lower quality recording this time…
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The smallest most random things can change everything in a heartbeat.
We so often feel like things will never change or dont even notice all the little options and choices floating around which so easily lead to massive changes or opportunities. So many things we overlook or dismiss as nothing much now can actually change everything in the long run.
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The Sexuality Episode (and dealing with masculinity judgement as a bisexual man.)
It took me a very long time to understand and get comfortable with my sexuality before eventually coming out as bisexual recently. The main fear I always had most was my masculinity being judged and diminished by those with small minds in society. As I know so many more men are bi in some way but...
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Are combat sports just an ego con?
Bit of a different style episode today, as I touch on some of my current neurodiverse traits and experiences, but also lead that onto this discussion I go back and forth with...
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Listen to your body!
So many times we completely ignore and override our body and then wonder why our health eventually suffers. Not only can we do this physically, but also mentally & emotionally too, suppressing things and ignoring overwhelm because we're told to "push through" which does not work well in the long...
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Surface level people just can't go there (you were never too much)
It took me a long time to realise that not every rejection was anout me. Especially as a neurodiverse person, you easily think you're too much or not enough...or both, yet I now see how so often it's actually the other person that's unable to meet you at the level of depth you have. For those of…
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Stop seeking external validation!
Isn't it time we all stopped seeking validation and approval from outside of ourselves and iust doubled down on validating ourselves? The way social media has influenced us nowadays makes this even more important. Do your own thing and love yourself. The rest will figure itself out accordingly.
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Decision Paralysis (and the tip I found that helps!)
Those moments when you're literally stuck trying to make a decision and you can't decide either way so you stress out and freeze up are the worst. Often we go over and over things and can't figure out what is our mind and what is our gut...but this time I found a way of noticing which made things...
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Impulses, Impulses, Impulses!
This time I'm talking about another recent experience which links to the previous episode aswell, where something crept up on me and it was also an impulsive thought. So often with ADHD we are drawn to impulsive decisions and potentially addictions of various kinds, and it can be really easy to…
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Oh, THAT'S what's also affecting me!
The podcast returns with my sudden evening realisation of what is also affecting my energy and nervous system at the mokent. We often dont realise how the thngs we comsume in various ways affect us and our nervous systems, or the impact our nervous system actually has on our health & wellbeing.…
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An update on my content...
Recently I've been more focused on making YouTube Shorts. I likely will return to this podcast too, but at the moment I'm making more content there. If you're interested my channel is @ColRothwell on there.
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Sticking With Health & Fitness Habits
If you find it really hard to keep up a healthy exercise and/or diet routine then you may be struggling with the key elements of why you do them. In this episode I describe what I believe are the biggest two game changing factors for long term improvement and mental resilience when it comes to...
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It's Time To Choose You
Right now is a key time for putting focus onto choosing yourself and accepting where you're allowing unhealthy relationships to deplete you before they damage your self worth any more. Face those truths, accept them and then take the action to let them go. Let them go...so you can heal and grow.
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Taking Time Out For You and Trusting Yourself
As great as it is to learn and grow in various ways, we need to take time for ourselves just to switch off and rest. We also need to remind ourselves how well we've done and get comfortable with where we are now rather than always trying to push on ahead. Also, try to remember that the answers we...
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Identify Your Triggers
Are you someone who is triggered easily by other people's comments or do you find yourself either reacting or overthinking what people think when someone has said something about you? When we take a step back and also realise that aside from the other person usually highlighting their own...
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We Don't Own Anything
One thing we humans don't always realise is that we don't own anything. Everything we're lucky enough to have or to get in our lives are simply borrowed. Whilst this may be a lot to get your head around, it's actually a super comforting thing to understand and will help with a positive mindset of...
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Change & Grief
Following on from the last episode, it's also important to realise that grief can be a part of change too. Grief is not just about the death of people but also about the death of who we once were or the people we used to have in our lives that are no longer the same or no longer healthy for us. A...
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The Fear of Change
We all can fear change even though for some it's worse than others...but have you ever made positive changes only to still feel off or anxious? Why is it that exciting opportunities can still sometimes feel scary? The mind will always fear what it can't yet see. Being unhappy and uncomfortable…
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A Short Update
There's no official episode this week due to the fact I very much work to my own schedule and in a flow state rather than forcing anything, plus I've been working through more things myself the past couple of weeks so am allowing myself time to do so. As there has been times this podcast has gone...
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More on Relationship and Connection Issues
Today's episode ended up being more talk about healthy or unhealthy relationships and the issues which sometimes lead us to falling into the same behaviour patterns. I touch on why we can easy find certain relationships or people 'passionate' or 'boring' and be attracted to drama and turbulence...
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When You "Can't Risk Trusting Anyone"...
A quick extra add-on to the episodes on emotional issues in relationships and becoming unavailable due to trust issues... A lot of times we talk about not being able to trust someone or being scared to, yet really it's more about learning to trust ourselves and not only recognise that we DID get...
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Are You The Fixer? (Or Looking To Be Fixed)
Following on from the chat about emotionally unavailable people, I thought back to past realisations about subconsciously looking to fix people and the validation/self worth boost that provides. Do you look to 'fix' others or keep finding yourself attracting people that appear to need 'fixing' or...
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Emotionally Unavailable People
Today I'm talking about attracting emotionally unavailable people. Do you attract people like this continually? Do you know or wonder why? Are you emotionally unavailable yourself? Do you know why that is? Do you intend to work on it? I also discuss how and why this happens often for Empaths and...
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The Return
Where did the podcast go and why is it back?! Today I'm touching on what happened and what things led to me shelving the old podcast before I ultimately decided to bring it back under the same name but with a slightly different vibe. Parts discussed include neurodiversity, labels, avoiding the...
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Are you asking but not listening? Take a moment to block out the noise
How do we expect to hear answers or advice if we never take a break from the noise to hear? How do you expect to see signs if you don't take a moment to look for them? No matter if we're spiritual, religious or neither...we can't take time to hear/see/figure out solutions if our senses are…
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Letting Go Part 2
Finishing off the long message on letting go. I touch on depression, anxiety, what's wrong in society and how we're taught to live, loneliness etc. Last episode for now until things become clearer. Keep fighting the good fight.
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Letting Go Part 1
An honest and frank statement about where I'm at and why I'm letting go of a lot of things. We all have things we need to let go of in order to find ourselves again or find ourselves for the first time. The noise is getting heavy right now but I'm hopeful times are changing...
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What do you want? More importantly, WHY do you want it?
We all want so much for all different reasons. But we live in a world where we're CONSTANTLY being sold all different things under the illusion that they'll make us whole and happy. It's so easy to get lost battling and fighting for all these things we never really needed and don't actually…
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Just Make a Start
How much do we all put things off until it feels like the perfect time? How often do we hold ourselves back because we're more worried or defeatist about trying to compete with other people than we believe in what we have to share? Everyone in self help and motivation says it these days about...
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Sometimes it's just one of those days (Don't sweat it!)
We all have those days where nothing seems to go to plan, where we just don't feel right...and no matter how hard we push we just can't seem to right the ship. The worries I see as issues with this are that some of us will then panic and allow the fear of a bad patch to consume us and easily…
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1 Small Step OUT of The Darkness
Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by life. We can so easily get stuck and not see a way out of the hole we find ourselves in. The key is not to think big picture and not focus far ahead. Instead we can make a start to making things better by changing ONE small thing at a time. Focus on just today…
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Sexuality, Labelling & Toxic Masculinity
Talking about recent things I've observed around sexuality and people's judgements on it. Thoughts & experimentation does not make your sexual preference different or need to be announced publicly. Labelling people needs to stop, especially when it comes to sexual preference. Also I touch on…
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We're ALL the same (from the successful to the broken) Be confident in yourself.
Episode 2 talks about why we see others as better than ourselves (celebrities, successful people etc) and why it is we have problems communicating with those people. You're just as good as anyone else, regardless of their status. Celebrate you and be the person you really are. Treat everyone the...
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Introducing Alive Not Just Breathing.
An intro to myself Col Rothwell and what Alive Not Just Breathing is all about.
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Let's talk about finding and being your true self. Being fully conscious and truly living the full experience rather than walking around unconsciously and merely existing on autopilot in this world.Let's help each other celebrate and feel completely comfortable in who we are and the fact that we're all individually totally unique, and why that's a great thing!Find who you are, who you REALLY are and embrace it. We were all created differently for a reason and no matter what, we all have a part to play.Be real, be here and be you.
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