I am Enough

Your body is not a problem to solve, even if you have spent years being told it is. I sit down with Claire Ashton, a body image and eating coach with a background in health, to talk about the moment her entire relationship with food, exercise, and control was forced to change. After an accident in 2016 left her in a wheelchair and facing the possibility of not walking again, the old promise of diet culture, that a “fixed” body creates a fixed life, simply stopped making sense. We follow Claire’s journey from growing up around constant dieting and dance-world expectations to recognising how control can look like empowerment while quietly shrinking your life. We talk about the guilt that follows spontaneity, the pressure to earn food, and the deeper reasons many women chase weight loss: confidence, dating, visibility, work, and the fear of judgement. Claire shares how her daughters became a catalyst for healing, helping her see herself through a lens that never made love conditional on appearance. We also dig into intuitive eating and what it really means to rebuild hunger and fullness cues after years of restriction. You will hear why permission is a key step, how comfort eating can fit inside a compassionate relationship with food, and why mindful movement should support your body rather than punish it. If body image, diet culture, intuitive eating, women’s health, and self-worth have been loud themes in your life, this conversation offers a calmer, truer path back to enoughness. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with someone who needs relief from body pressure, and leave a review telling us what you are ready to stop “fixing”.You can find out more about Claire at www.claireashton.co.uk and connect on Instagram - Claire Ashton - Body Image and Eating Coach.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Scarcity can look like empty cupboards, but it can also look like a packed diary, a tight chest, and a quiet belief that you are not allowed to want, ask, or receive. We sit down with Alex Papworth, Mark Henderson, Marie Dove, and returning guest Magnus Florin to unpack how scarcity thinking gets installed through society’s economic story, fear of loss, and the pressure to keep up. The surprising part is how quickly it moves from money into identity: self-sufficiency, guilt, comparison, and the subtle shrinking of the self.We keep coming back to nature as a reset for the nervous system and the mind. Trees reach for light without a winner-loser mentality, canopies make space, and “greed” disappears when we stop forcing human value judgements onto living systems. From there we question the language of abundance mindset, because “abundance” can accidentally become another way to justify endless wanting. We explore enoughness instead: needs met, presence restored, and a capacity to share from the heart rather than hoard from fear.The conversation turns practical and personal through gratitude practice, attention as a superpower, and the deathbed lens that clarifies what actually matters. We talk about choosing openness when life hurts, honouring the first emotional reaction without getting trapped there, and remembering that real safety needs are a different conversation that still deserves care and honesty. If you are navigating a scarcity mindset around time, money, love, or self-worth, you will leave with fresh words and grounded questions to guide a shift in perspective.Subscribe for more conversations on enoughness, share this with someone who feels squeezed by “not enough”, and leave a review so more people can find it. What is one small place you can practise enoughness today?Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Your emotions are not a fault in the wiring. They are signals from a nervous system doing its best to keep you alive.I’m joined by Matthew Bushell for a wide-ranging, deeply human conversation about enoughness, bipolar disorder, addiction, shame and the slow work of rebuilding self-trust. Matthew shares how learning “external” strength in the army shaped him, and how that same drive to push through could hide what was happening internally. We talk about what bipolar can look like beyond stereotypes, why transitions can be so dysregulating, and how self-protection can delay the support we actually need.From there, we explore a different way to think about mental health and healing: not fixing a broken machine, but cultivating a living system. We unpack self-compassion as a practical skill, the power of trauma-aware and somatic approaches, and simple reorientation practices that help you come back to the moment when your body wants to fight, flee, freeze or fawn. Matthew also shares a clear learning from adopting a reactive dog: safety changes behaviour, boundaries protect relationship, and care is a system not a slogan.We end with a big societal question and a grounded answer: trust. Not blind trust, but chosen trust in good people who can sometimes see what we cannot see in ourselves. If this conversation helps, subscribe to I Am Enough, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more listeners can find it.You can connect with Matthew on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourbipolarcoach/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if the smartest person in the room is the room itself? We gather with Alex Papworth, Mark Henderson, and Scott Plate to explore the quiet power of shared spaces—how simple structures, deep listening, and genuine belonging turn groups into living systems that think and feel together.We start with the theatre, where a director’s first vision only becomes real when the whole cast can co‑create it. From there we travel to indigenous models of community that bake belonging into daily life, not as a perk but as the operating system. Along the way, Scott’s meeting experiment—90 seconds per speaker, no interruptions, everyone heard before repeats—shows how a few clear rules can shift status patterns, bring forward quieter wisdom, and heal the “memory” of a room shaped by past tensions.Nature becomes our teacher. We borrow metaphors from forests and mycorrhizal networks to understand how healthy groups distribute attention and resources where they are needed most. We compare “stupid spaces” (pre‑decided outcomes, dominance by loud voices, speed over sense) with wise spaces that use light process, presence, and curiosity to unlock collective intelligence. Practical ideas abound: the count‑to‑ten exercise that teaches sensing and restraint, live word clouds to surface consensus, rotating facilitation, and bookending meetings by asking how people feel—without fixing them.Across stories and practices, a theme repeats: belonging begins within. When we feel safe in ourselves, we can offer difference without armour, dissent without rupture. That’s how culture changes—one respectful round, one named tension, one brave pause at a time. If you’re ready to redesign your meetings, teams, or communities for trust, psychological safety, and real collaboration, this conversation offers the maps and the courage to start.If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a teammate, and leave a review telling us one practice you’ll try next.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if your clearest guidance isn’t something you find, but something you feel? We sit down with Alexander and Christopher Evert of Wisdom on the Go to explore how inner wisdom becomes reliable when we move from mind-led performance to heart-led presence. Through stories, simple practices and honest reflection, we unpack how trust, embodiment and community can transform how we live, work and lead.We start with the basics: reflection as a daily habit that slows reactivity and reveals meaning, and embodiment practices—breathwork, qigong, slow movement—that build a stable “energy container” for the day. Alexander shares how dance taught him to shift from impressing to expressing, while Christopher offers a quiet pre-meeting intention that turns rooms of strangers into long-lost friends. From humming before speaking to morning rituals that reduce anxiety, the tools are simple, human and repeatable.From there, we widen the lens to leadership and culture. Self-acceptance is the root of new leadership: embracing vulnerability, sensitivity and not-knowing so imagination and vision can land. We talk about creating social coherence in teams, using circle practice and deep listening to replace performative bonding with real connection. A family business case shows how a single vulnerable prompt bridged generations faster than years of formal gatherings. Nature becomes a teacher too—seasons, tides and moonlight reminding us to respect cycles and let balance be dynamic rather than forced.Underneath it all is a bigger shift: unlearning separation. We examine how economic incentives fractured families and communities, and how trust, presence and shared purpose can mend those seams. One belief change can ripple everywhere: we are one human family on a small planet, here to support the common good. Lived through daily practice, that truth changes how we sell, hire, collaborate and care.Listen for practical ways to access inner guidance, foster team coherence, and lead with wholeness. If this conversation resonates, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people remember they are already enough.You can learn more about Christoper and Alexander at https://www.newdirection.nz/ which shares their podcast 'Wisdom on the Go'Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Ever notice how the word should sneaks into your goals and steals the joy? We sat down with Scott Plate, Alex Papworth, and Mark Henderson to unravel the pressure to optimise our lives for status, speed, and approval—and to replace it with a gentler standard: moving from inner desire, not external demand.We start with a vivid metaphor: learning to drive a manual on a hill. Finding the friction point between clutch and gas mirrors the balance between listening to the world and listening to ourselves. From there we tackle childhood scripts—“What will you be?”—and the labels that make others comfortable but leave us small. Alex gets honest about belonging and taboo during messy career transitions. Scott reflects on the courage to stop explaining choices and to let people be wrong about you while you follow what you know. Mark explores meaning through service, sustainability, and the reality that purpose can change shape as life unfolds.The conversation journeys through mountain zigzags, sailing tacks, and the mesmerising flow of a starling murmuration. Each image reminds us that growth is rarely a straight line. Sometimes the truest path looks like leaving a promotion, changing tribes, or walking away from an impressive label when meaning evaporates. We talk about slowing down enough to hear the quiet signal beneath the noise, choosing communities that make space for your nature, and becoming an instrument for the work that wants to move through you. Practical? Yes. Romantic? No. Worth it? Absolutely.If you’re tired of chasing goals that don’t feel like yours, this is a warm, clear invitation to trust your inner gravity. Subscribe, share with someone who needs a kinder compass, and leave a review telling us: what should are you ready to release?Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if the moment you stop proving is the moment you finally feel at home in your own skin? We sit down with embodiment and leadership coach Angélique van Eeuwen-Bos to explore how a life reorients when you trade overthinking for felt sense, and speed for presence. From childhood alienation and corporate burnout to a quiet, radical choice — sit in a café and do nothing — Angélique  shares how slowing down opened a pathway to enoughness, clarity, and courageous action.Across our conversation, we unpack the core of embodiment: emotions are not problems to fix but signals to follow.  Angélique  explains how conscious movement - with an arc of slowing down, listening within and surrendering to what emerges - helps release what the body stores; the tension, fear, grief, rage.  Showing how breath can widen and the heart can soften. Instead of chasing a perpetual calm, we talk about meeting the darkness gently and consistently, letting the body change state in its own time. The payoff is practical: more capacity to navigate stress, fewer reactive loops, and choices anchored in values rather than approval. The practice is key.Community becomes the amplifier.  Angélique  facilitates circles spanning multi cultures to face real topics—belonging, safety, microaggressions, polarisation—without collapsing into blame. We explore how witnessing in a non-judgemental space dissolves rigidity and grows empathy, and how rage, when honoured, reveals the fire of what we most care about. That fire becomes fuel for grounded leadership at home, at work, and in our wider communities.We close with a belief that changes everything: we are not separate. Difference can be honoured without turning into better-than or less-than. When we meet heart to heart and body to body, enoughness stops being a destination and becomes a daily practice. If this conversation resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help others find their way back to themselves.You can find out more about  Angélique at https://www.road2authenticity.com/ You can connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeliquebos/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if discomfort isn’t a threat to outrun but a compass to read? We dive into the art of getting comfortable with the uncomfortable by reframing emotions as information and building the capacity to hold hard moments without breaking faith with ourselves. With guests Scott Plate, Alex Papworth, and Marie Dove, we bridge psychology and somatics to show how breath, attention, and incremental practice can turn raw edges into reliable strength.We start with a simple shift that changes everything: emotions are signals, not sentences. When we drop the “good vs bad” label, we can hear what feeling is asking for and stop the pressure-cooker cycle of suppress and explode. From there we look at the body as a teacher. Core training becomes a living metaphor for inner stability: strengthening hurts at first, yet it gives you a centre that stands firm in high winds. Expectation and mindset shape experience too—when you meet challenge as practice rather than punishment, you create room to learn instead of brace.Drawing on polyvagal insights, we explore why a spiking nervous system can be wisdom in disguise. A pause, a longer exhale, a hand on the belly—these micro-moves widen the window of tolerance and prevent the story from hijacking the state. We also tackle discernment in a noisy world: resisting false binaries, holding paradox, and letting intuition emerge when you’re not identified with a side. Growth then becomes humane: “fun comfortable” steps that respect the body’s pace, daily rituals that build trust, and the quiet courage to ask, Do I love myself enough to be awkward while I learn?If you’re ready to swap avoidance for agency and build inner strength you can feel, press play. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find this conversation.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if the wisdom you’re searching for is already blooming through the cracks at your feet? Lyn sits down with Ruth Green, a feminist pagan and community gardener, to trace a life lived in conversation with nature—from childhood days spent still among rabbits to leading a small, potent circle that honours the Wheel of the Year. Together we unpack how beauty becomes a practice, why wildflowers are not “weeds,” and how pollinators turn a garden into a living system that feeds both vegetables and the human spirit.We travel through seasons with close attention: the race to solstice bloom, the first cut at Lammas, the waning that invites pruning and renewal. Ruth shares how this seasonal literacy shapes her inner life, offering a model for emotional regulation and recovery—when you’re cut back by criticism, give it time, step under trees, and trust regrowth. We also step into the Sacred Feminine not as abstraction but as embodied archetypes: warrior as devoted energy, protector and provider as everyday service, sovereignty as authorship of one’s life. These frames help redress the imbalance between masculine and feminine energies and invite a fuller expression of who we already are.Along the way, we question tidy lawns and tidy lives, explore community harmony as ecosystem design, and name a cultural wound around sexuality that needs wiser education and genuine respect. What emerges is a grounded path back to enoughness: look closely, tend what matters, prune with care, and make room for wild resilience. Press play to feel more rooted, more sovereign, and more at home in your own skin—and if this conversation nourishes you, follow, share with a friend, and leave a review so others can find their way back to themselves too.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if the reason you feel stretched thin isn’t a lack of discipline but a lack of tuning to the seasons? We dive into the tension between a culture that worships constant growth and a body that thrives on ebb and flow. Together with Mark Henderson and Alex Papworth, we explore how tuning into nature’s rhythms — and our own — brings steadier energy, sharper focus, and a kinder relationship with work and rest.We start by reframing “productivity” through the lens of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Autumn becomes the harvest of learning; winter, the deep rest that enables renewal. Mark shares insights on the often-ignored 24‑hour male hormonal cycle and how simple choices like prioritising protein at breakfast can stabilise energy across the day. Alex reflects on small but potent rituals — a five‑minute nap, a barefoot step into the garden at dawn — that cut through mental noise and reconnect us with the world outside our walls.The conversation widens to interconnection: our personal cycles sit inside family patterns, organisational rhythms, and ecological systems. We speak about convenience culture, the myth of permanent “summer energy,” and the creative gains that come from honouring slower seasons. Expect practical ideas you can try today, from micro-rests to cold-water dips, plus a fresh way to navigate decisions: ask “What season am I in right now?” and let that guide your next step. It’s a gentle, grounded approach to wellbeing that feels human, sustainable, and real.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs permission to rest, and leave a review telling us which simple ritual you’ll try this week.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if enoughness isn’t something you earn, but something you remember when you slow down? This week we sit with regular contributor Mark Henderson, co‑creator of Natural Intelligence and seasoned coach, to explore how presence, nature, and awe can transform confidence, creativity, and workplace culture. Mark’s story begins in the Scottish hills, where long solo walks built self-sufficiency and an eye for meaning that shaped a non-linear career across entrepreneurship and leadership coaching.We unpack the engagement crisis and why so many people feel disconnected at work. Mark explains the three essential connections—self, others, and nature—and offers practical rituals that shift stress into steadiness: morning meditation, unhurried time outdoors, and small group activities like planting or pruning that rebuild trust and belonging. As brain waves settle, the physiology of calm makes room for curiosity, genuine listening, and the quiet insights that often move a team forward. Presence isn’t a soft skill; it changes meetings, decisions, and outcomes.From there we follow the spark of awe. You don’t need epic vistas—attention and appreciation can turn a tiny flower or a sudden silence into a heart-opening reset. When stress drops, creativity rises, and cultures that favour participation over control tap intelligence from every corner of the organisation. Mark names this alignment natural intelligence: recognising we are part of a living system, letting go just enough to enter flow, and noticing synchronicities that guide our next step. A closing parable about the rarity of life reframes responsibility and gratitude in one breath.If this resonates, tap follow, share it with a friend who needs to hear it, and leave a quick review—your words help others find the show.You can find our more about Mark and what he does at https://www.naturalintelligence.se/ and connect with him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmhenderson/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What keeps us tethered to patterns, beliefs, and identities that no longer serve us? In this deep exploration of attachment, we journey through the invisible threads that both connect and constrain us.The conversation begins with a simple insight - our very first human experience is one of attachment through the umbilical cord. From there, we navigate the complex terrain of how we form connections to people, things, expectations, and even our own identities. Mark Henderson shares how physical tension in our bodies reflects our unwillingness to let go, while Scott Plate reveals how his theater directing experience showed him how desperately we cling to objects to make us feel real.The dialogue takes an unexpected turn as we explore nature as our greatest teacher of attachment and release. "Trees let go every autumn," Mark observes, "shedding their leaves in complete trust they'll regrow in spring." This wisdom from the natural world offers a profound template for our own journeys of letting go.Perhaps most practical exploration is the discussion around emotions - those 90-second chemical reactions that we extend indefinitely by attaching stories to them. Through simple awareness practices and perspective shifts, we discover how to allow emotions the space they need without becoming defined by them.The most liberating realisation emerges when we question our fundamental assumptions: What if we're already okay? What if we already have what we need? As Scott beautifully articulates, "It's a much lighter burden when all we have to carry is our own presence."This conversation invites you to examine your own attachments with gentleness and curiosity. Where might you be holding on too tightly? What freedom awaits in the space between? Join us for this exploration of how letting go creates the possibility for experiencing our inherent enoughness.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What does it truly mean to be sovereign in today's world? Suzanne Hovmand-Simonsen takes us on a remarkable journey from childhood responsibility to corporate burnout to biodynamic farming, revealing how reconnecting with the land became her pathway to personal sovereignty and wholeness.Growing up on her family's centuries-old Danish estate, Suzanne experienced both deep connection and painful disconnection. After her mother's illness forced her to take on adult responsibilities as a teenager, she initially sought normalcy through university education and corporate life. The result? Physical illness, allergies, and a profound sense of being unable to breathe – literally and figuratively. At thirty, she made the radical decision to quit everything and return to her roots, embracing organic and biodynamic farming practices.The transformation Suzanne has witnessed on the land mirrors the inner journey we all must take to reclaim our sovereignty. "It takes seven years to convert a farm to biodynamic farming," she explains, "but it's not nature that takes that long – it's us." This profound insight encapsulates how our internal shifts manifest in the world around us, creating spaces where diversity flourishes and life returns in abundance.Suzanne challenges us to reexamine our relationship with wisdom itself. True wisdom, she argues, doesn't come from intellectual achievement but from connecting deeply with ourselves and the universal field that unites all beings. This sovereignty – taking full responsibility for our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing – is the foundation for creating what she describes as "paradise" wherever we are. When we stand in our truth and express our unique gifts, we contribute essential pieces to humanity's collective puzzle.This episode invites you to discover how reconnecting with nature's wisdom might be the key to finding the enoughness that already exists within you.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What does it take to see your unique wholeness?  What does it truly mean to give from this place rather than scarcity? In this conversation we explore the often-overlooked connections between feeling "enough", the ability to see out own gifts and our capacity for genuine generosity.Scott Plate, Alex Papworth and Mark Henderson join me, Lyn Man, to examine how labels, expectations and societal definitions of worth create artificial barriers to authentic being and giving. We explore how our early experiences shape our perception of our gifts—from it's Scott's childhood "too muchness" being labeled as irritation rather than expressiveness, to Alex's adoption of the "computer person" identity that provided safety but limited authentic expression. Together, we share how we can shed these confining labels to rediscover the natural flow of giving that emerges when we simply allow ourselves to be.From the place of our own gifts we then turn to exploring how crisis situations—like the recent wildfire in Scott's community— move us from a transactional mindset. In these moments doors open instinctively, resources are shared freely, and our inherent humanity shines through. This prompted us to ask: what prevents us from living with this same openness in ordinary moments?Drawing wisdom from nature, which "never asks itself if it's enough," we explore how scarcity thinking has permeated our psyche since humans first began stockpiling resources  and how we might return to behaving more like an ecosystem, where giving and receiving flow naturally.Finally we invite you to join the #Flow of Gifts initiative through sharing your own gifts - for example creative expressions - on social media to inspire a community of generous giving. Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What if your struggles with prosperity aren't about strategy or effort, but rather having the wrong archetype in charge? This insightful conversation with Lisa Michaels reveals how understanding your elemental nature might be the missing piece in your journey to feeling enough.For over thirty years, Lisa has guided feminine leaders to connect with their intuition through alignment with natural forces. What began as a download in 1999 evolved into a framework for understanding how the elemental forces —earth, air, fire, and water— shape our consciousness and determine our unique pathways to prosperity and fulfilment.Lisa explains how these elements subdivide into the twelve astrological archetypes, creating what she calls our "soul blueprint." Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to success, she demonstrates why different people thrive using different methods based on their elemental makeup. Through fascinating analysis of host Lyn Man's chart, Lisa reveals how a predominance of air energy combined with Sagittarian fire explains Lyn's lifelong pattern of knowledge-seeking and occasional burnout.The most transformative insight comes when Lisa describes how our "inner council" of archetypes need to work in harmony. When the wrong archetype takes control we find ourselves struggling against our own nature. She shares how putting her detail-oriented Virgo earth energy in charge of prosperity (rather than her expansive, consuming Sagittarian fire energy) led to profound change in her own financial wellbeing.This conversation offers a refreshing alternative to conventional self-development narratives. Instead of trying to become someone entirely different to succeed, understanding your elemental composition helps you to ensure your inner archetypes work together harmoniously and create prosperity in a way that supports you. You'll leave the conversation with a deeper appreciation that you truly are enough exactly as you are—in all your elemental uniqueness!If you are ready to discover your own elemental nature you can find out more at  lisa-michaels.com.  Visit lisa-michaels.com/unleash for a free guide to unlocking your inner feminine prosperity power.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Do you ever take time to notice what is behind the actions you are taking?In this episode I have a conversation with Alex Papworth and Mark Henderson about what we can learn from leaves around taking action.This led us to talk about balancing being and doing, doing things with ease and flow, bringing in seasonality, giving and receiving and noticing when that is transactional or from a place of reciprocity.We also look at what is driving our actions; how they can be habitual, expected of us, sparked by something and the influence of our environment, and from that whether they are aligned with us.  Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Have you ever noticed that when you bring a mix of community, self-care and nature into your life you strengthen you inner self?  That you can do more of what you want to do?This week I have a conversation with Sami Aaron, founder of the Resilient Activist organisation.  Sami founded the organisation after her official retirement at 65 while having a deep knowing this was something she had to do and to overcome the 'who am I to do this?'; to create an organisation focusing on mental health and resilience with no experience at her age.  We talk about how she pushed the doubts aside, was motivated by her own grief and brought together a group of people with varied skills to create the organisation.Sami shares the importance of being in nature along with community and self-care to increase your resilience, be with yourself and change the way you think and what you do. We talk about the challenge of practicing what you preach and how she now schedules in time for her, and makes it OK to do that while feeling the tension to be doing more.You can find out more about Sami and the Resilient Activist and what it offers at https://theresilientactivist.org/ Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Do you put more value on knowledge than what you intuitively know?This week we look at how our western cultures value intellect over our inner knowing and explore how that inner knowing shows up for each of us.We explore how we have to unlearn our way of being in the world, to look internally not just externally, how traditional schooling puts into an acceptable mold and squashes anything that cannot be rationally explained.  How we forget what we knew as children - that sometimes we just know! - and it can be hard to stand in that knowing when challenged with the power of rational, logical thought.We see how we all tap into our intuition differently and that it can show up in different ways - with words, symbols, images, feelings and sensations.  How it can't be forced and can be hidden when we are in difficult situations.Create some space and allow whatever wants to emerge do so in its gentle yet powerful way.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What happens when we step into the unknown, trust and let the magic emerge?In this conversation Magnus Florin took me on a journey looking at what happens when we draw on the principles of Theatre Improvisation, if we step out of thinking is this right or wrong, if we create a space in-between where we can allow something greater to emerge and expand by being open to possibilities.We talk about how modernity has impacted our thinking, the power of being present, to listening to more than words and of holding the space for ourselves in any situation.  We touch on how our modern way of thinking influences us, how each experience enriches and changes our lives in some way, and how we try to put words on our experiences.  We talk about how there are dimensions of life our logical mind just can't explain and that when we are present, let go of the stories and allow the magic of life will emerge.You can connect with Magnus on LinedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/magnus-florin-3aa07b7b/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What is influencing how you think and what you do?In this conversation Alex Papworth and Mark Henderson join me to look at what we can learn from the branches; sharing our experiences and insights around what supports our actions and thoughts, how letting go can allow things to compost and feed the new or how it can remain entangled within us.  All of this is a process and more than just awareness, a process that being in the natural world can help us with.We also talked about exploring what is important to us and whether it is an unmet need or not.  How we can write our own story and change it over time and how being bored can help us in the process of allowing new things to arise.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

How are you looking at situations you are in - lightly or with heaviness?GG Poe shares with me how holding things lightly helps us to start to make choices from a different perspective, that it gives us more freedom.  We discuss making choices and deciding how to be in and see challenges we face.  How cultures impact our beliefs and how the environment we are in can influence how we see ourselves and how we show up.She shares 3 hidden limiting beliefs that are the roots of many of our beliefs and how they impact how we see and show up in life.  That we see these as truths about who we are - but not consciously.  GG share her own personal experience and explains about the work she does.   We also talk about that to change these beliefs we need to move out of the beta brain wave state and tap into the subconscious mind. The three hidden beliefs are:I am not Enough/worthyI am differentIt is not available to meYou can find out more about GG at:https://transformwithgg.com/https://www.instagram.com/transform_with_gg/https://www.linkedin.com/in/giedregaizauskaite-poe/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCA1oyz06aS1lthSjEXEUkAThank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What does success mean to you? Marie Dove, Scott Plate and Alex Papworth explore with me their definitions of success, the dance between the fear of success and of failure and how these tie to our feeling our enoughness.We explore how coming back to ourselves and our breath, allowing ourselves to feel and focusing on our own intentions and outcomes support us in creating our own definition of success.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Can tapping into the ancient earth wisdom of circadian biology support us in reaching possibilities?Kola Adetu shares with me his journey of discovery from finding silence in the chaos of his mind, learning to listen to his intuition to then years later realising meditation was patching only over the chaos within.To exploring the science of our own biology, quantum biology and physics and the ancient wisdom of circadian biology to support himself and others; inspired by making a better life for himself and his son.You can connect with Kola on;https://www.linkedin.com/in/kolaadetu/https://www.instagram.com/sleepandobesityspecialist/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

How often do you connect into yourself and let yourself feel what is going on?Alex Papworth, Mark Henderson & I discuss how the trunk of a tree can inspire us to be present, let things flow, and as a result build our inner strength.From the flow of our energy to our emotions and feelings, being present to them can help us understand more about what is going on for us and help us show up in the world from a more resilient place.  Trees support us in being present and the trunk (whether a trees or our own) connects with other parts to allow the flow, while its inner heartwood holds it tall.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

How can creating a spaciousness within help you to see new opportunities and the next step to take?Jem Freedham joins me to share his own experience of having dissatisfaction open a door to something new and lead him on a journey of coming home to himself and his heart.  Jem shares his personal journey from being a lawyer to becoming a monk, how surrendering brings courage and strength and the spaciousness we can create inside through meditation or mindful relaxation.We also explore our connection within the world and how seeing ourselves as part of something bigger helps us feel enough, how nature and connection to our breath can support us in this and help us bridge our mind and body so we can see ourselves as whole.You can find more about Jem at:https://goldenpath.se/English content: https://goldenpath.se/english-content/English online course: https://goldenpath.se/english-content/living-in-love-a-loving-kindness-evolution-online-course/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Language has the power to divide us and connect us.  What happens when we take responsibility for what we say and come from a grounded place?This week Alex Papworth, Mark Henderson, Marie Dove, Scott Plate and myself discuss how language and the way it is used influences us and impacts us.  We discuss that communication is so much more than language; it involves listening, sensing, presence and interpretation also.  Yet in society we have lost these skills.We also explore the power of silence, how that sometimes there are no words to describe things, that words are sometimes too much and how cultural language influences us and our beliefs.Join us for an exploration that has Alex feeling sorry for language at a point in time!Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

How do you view your relationship with yourself?This week Abby Wynne shares with me how recognising it was being OK with the messy and showing up with all parts of her, rather than showing up as what she thought others wanted to see, supported her on her journey towards being enough.We talk about the important of being present in the moment and just being, letting go of the weight of labels and descriptors and embracing all aspects of ourselves. As well as what happens when we push parts of us away! Abby shares that she believes the relationship with ourselves is the most important relationship we have and it is only when we can sit with ourselves we can sit and be with others.  And, how all of this supports us to become the master of our life. We also talk about her upcoming Life Mastery Practitioner Course, a healing modality which recognises we are multi-dimensional.You can find our more about Abby at https://www.abby-wynne.com/ and about the Life Mastery Practitioner course at https://www.lifemasterypractitionerschool.com/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

How do we anchor ourselves so we can face the storms life throws at us?In this conversation Alex Papworth and Mark Henderson join me again this time to look at what we can learn from roots and how this has impacted each of us at times in our lives.We cover rooting into the land; how that can support and nourish us, nourishing all aspects of ourselves, this is a journey - it isn't about reaching a certain destination, and the challenges of following our own route in a world where we can so easily lose ourselves. We also share how balancing things makes us more resilient, and the importance of taking our power back though anchoring and nourishing.  Finally some tools to help anchor and nourish yourself.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

We are brought up to be independent yet can the power of collaboration help us create more and be more?Rachel Sheila Kan shares her story of how letting go of having to be a hero led her to collaboration and how this is supporting her and others to create impactful organisations in the regenerative fashion space.Rachel shares how her upbringing keeps her grounded and has contributed to making what she does reality for herself and others.  How we have to retrofit the current systems to the new systems being created AND build a bridge for others to cross over.  How its about working with blank canvases and moving from one to the next, creating a gallery and rearranging them as things become clearer.  How fear holds so many of us back from taking that step and creating.  That seeing ourselves as a blank canvas helps overcome the fear and step forward one step at a time.You can find out more about Rachel and what she does at RSkan.comhttps://www.circular-earth.co.uk/https://theecosystemincubator.com/linkedin.com/in/rachel-sheila-kanThank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

The need to be doing is something that we absorb from a young age.  How can we step into that dance of doing and being where being more nourishes us and enables us to do more?Join me for a conversation with Alex Papworth, Mark Henderson, Marie Dove and Scott Plate where we look at how the concept of doing influenced us as children and how culturally we are expected to do more.  We reflect on what we have to gain from stillness and how nature shows us it is a dance between doing and being. We question what we lose from constantly doing and what keeps us in that space.  We share experiences that lead us to see that it is a dance and that perspective, who we are doing it for and our state of mind can support us in that dance or take us out of it.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Do you feel sitting behind a laptop or desk impacts your thinking?  Judith Rayner shares with me how she broke out of desk bound thinking through walking in nature and bringing nature into her business.  How it has helped her to be more creative and tap into her natural wisdom.She also shares how bringing breath work into the mix has increased her resilience, given her other tools to change her state of being and support her clients further.  The impact of being in nature on your mental and emotional states.How walking frees up the mind.How having a mix of breathing techniques can be a powerful tool box to have to hand to change your state of being.You can connect with Judith on Instagram on JudithRayner_spacetobreathe or on Facebook at Judith Rayner.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Regular contributors Mark Henderson and Alex Papworth join me to discuss how the seed can inspire us to see our own potential and how that can help us to imagine possibilities we never imagined possible.We draw on how the seed has a blueprint within, that it emerges when the conditions are right and has to break through an outer shell to do so.  Exploring our own experiences, how societal beliefs and systems keep us from seeing our true potential, how nature can help us to see things differently and how each of us is unique and enough as we are.Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

How do we know if we are on the right path?  Pathfinder Scott Plate shares his own journey to finding his path; the challenges he faced and the societal stories and pressures that took him away from his true self.  He shares the insights he learned on his journey which he draws on now to guide him along his path and help him make decisions along the way.  You can find more about Scott at https://nativeheartseed.com/ and can connect with him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-plate-0a6a1a1bb/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Belonging is a real societal need that can lead us to either try and fit in or just be more independent.  As discussed in this episode true belonging means connecting more deeply to ourselves; coming home to our wholeness.Mark Henderson, Scott Plate and Marie Dove join me to discuss the topic of belonging.  We explore being part of a tribe, the need to feel safe and nurtured and taking responsibility to belong to ourselves.We discuss the impact of presence (with ourselves and others), silence, rhythm and tuning into what is within us as well as what we can learn from nature about true connection and belonging. Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

What is it that starts a reconnection back to yourself, others and nature?  Nature Inspired Coach Marie Dove shares with me her experience of losing her childhood connection to herself and nature through her desire to solves the problems of the world, and how many years later in a woodland she came back home to herself.We explore the challenges of her journey and learning to trust herself again and reconnect with herself and nature.  Marie also shares the uniqueness and deep connection she sees in the womens circles she hosts in the same woodland where she came home to herself.  You can learn more about Marie at www.mariedove.co.ukThank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

In this episode I am joined by Mark Henderson and Alex Papworth my co-creators of Earthaconter.  We discuss the benefits of being in nature and how it has supported each of us physically, mentally, spiritually and creatively.  As well as how to tap into our natural wisdom to guide us and help us move beyond the limiting stories we tell ourselves.  We draw on science, our experiences and tools.You can find out more on https://www.earthaconter.org/Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org

Discover what this podcast is about and its origins. Thank you for listening and taking the time to explore our podcast.Earthaconter: Connection, Exploration and Expansionwww.earthaconter.org