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Simply Self Help Podcast
by Sally-Anne | Therapist
Simply Self Help Etsy Store: Self Therapy and Wellbeing Resources simplyselfhelp.substack.com
Episodes
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When Slowing Down Feels Hard
If slowing down makes you feel restless or uneasy, you’re not doing anything wrong. For many people, stillness isn’t soothing — it’s activating. This week’s Simply Self Help meditation offers a grounding practice for when rest feels hard, focusing on safety rather than calm. You’re allowed to…
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Gentle Heart Breathing (No Counting, No Forcing)
This practice was created in response to clients who told me: * “Deep breathing makes my anxiety worse.” * “I feel panic when I count breaths.” * “Slow breathing feels forced.” * “I feel like I’m doing meditation wrong.” * “Breathwork just doesn’t work for me.” If traditional breathing exercises...
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Nervous System Reset
This is a short, gentle nervous-system practice for moments when emotions feel like too much. You don’t need to calm down.You don’t need to control your breath.You don’t need to change anything about how you’re feeling. This practice is designed to support safety and regulation, not relaxation or...
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Starting the Year with Awareness
Instead of resolutions or pressure to change, this New Year meditation invites you to pause, reflect, and listen inward. You’ll be guided to notice what you’ve learned, what you’re ready to release, and what your body and heart are asking for as you move forward. A calm, nurturing space to begin...
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Alone but Anchored
The days between Christmas and New Year can feel quiet — sometimes peaceful, sometimes lonely.This meditation helps you soften into that stillness with compassion, guiding you to notice your body, honour your emotions, and reconnect with a steady sense of inner support.You’ll be reminded that...
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5 Minute Emotional First Aid for Christmas Day Anxiety
This gentle guided meditation leads you through five one-minute resets to calm your body and soothe your mind during the busyness of Christmas Day.Through grounding breath, body awareness, sensory connection, emotional acknowledgment, and self-compassion, you’ll learn how to bring yourself back…
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A Mindful Pause for the Holiday Season
In the weeks before Christmas, it’s easy to get caught in a whirlwind of planning, expectations, and emotional exhaustion.This soothing guided meditation helps you slow down, breathe, and reconnect with your body’s natural rhythm before overwhelm takes hold. Through grounding breath, gentle...
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Moving Through Overwhelm:
Feeling overwhelmed? This 10-minute guided meditation helps you reconnect with your body, notice your emotions, and gently move energy through rather than holding it inside. Using somatic awareness and simple body-based techniques, you’ll learn how to observe, contain, and release intense…
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The November Reset
Mid-November is often the quiet turning point of the year — when the pace subtly increases, expectations start gathering, and your nervous system begins to brace for what’s ahead.This guided meditation is your invitation to pause before the season accelerates. In this short, grounding practice,...
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Releasing Restriction and Welcoming Nourishment
Are you struggling with restrictive eating, guilt around food, or the desire to feel “light” and empty? In this gentle guided hypnosis meditation, you’ll explore the deeper roots of these patterns and begin to release shame and self-criticism. ** For Best Results play this EVERY DAY for 60 days.…
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Breaking Free: Hypnosis for Skin Picking & Nail Biting
Struggling with skin picking or nail-biting? These habits often stem from anxiety, ADHD, or sensory needs, making them tough to break with willpower alone. Engage with this hypnosis which can help rewire your subconscious, reduce urges, and create lasting change. Commit to 21-30 days of hypnosis...
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Releasing Repressed Emotions
Creative visualization can help you release and process repressed emotions. Guided by soothing narration, this meditation invites you to explore your inner landscape and gently bring buried emotions to the surface, allowing for healing and emotional release. In this session, you will: * Connect...
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Loving Kindness Meditation
In this episode, we embark on a peaceful journey to cultivate loving kindness, a powerful practice that opens the heart and nurtures compassion. This guided meditation will gently lead you through the process of extending love and kindness to yourself, followed by gradually widening the circle to...
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Box Breathing Technique
Check with your medical practioner if you have high blood pressure, heart condition or are pregnant. General Recommendations * Start Slowly: Begin with a few cycles of box breathing and gradually increase the number of repetitions as you become more comfortable with the technique. * Modify as...
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4-7-8 Breathing Technique for Anxiety
Practice this method daily, so it can be used in times of anxiety. There are a couple of cautions for this method so check with your medical practitioner if you have a heart condition or are pregnant. You may also experience some dizziness when first learning this technique, if this is the case...
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Diaphramatic Breathing for Stress Release
Shallow breathing, or chest breathing, often accompanies stress and anxiety. This type of breathing activates the Sympathetic Nervous System, which can exacerbate feelings of anxiety and tension. Chronic shallow breathing can lead to a cycle of stress, where the body remains in a heightened state...
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The Power of Compassion and Acceptance
This is counterintuitive yet vital for Burnout Recovery This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simplyselfhelp.substack.com
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Low Energy? Depressed? Fatigued?
Bastrika breathing is recommended for short periods of time (15-20 repetitions), multiple times per day. If you experience dizziness, take a short break before resuming. Check with your medical professional before proceeding if you have an medical conditions. This is a public episode. If you…
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Listen to your Body
After my burnout 9 years ago, I needed to make massive changes to my lifestyle. Here is the 4th truth I learnt. Notice the signals from my body that communicate constantly throughout the day. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...
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How to Regenerate?
I’m a therapist and I burnt out 9 years ago. Here is truth #3 I learned in my recovery journey. I had to learn how I regenerate. Check out my post today about How I regenerate. There will be 10 truths in all so make sure you check out Truth 1 & 2 and subscribe for the remaining truths This is a...
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Truth # 2 for Burnout Recovery
After my burnout 9 years ago, I needed to make massive changes to my lifestyle. Here is the second truth I learnt. Self care is not selfish. See my blog for more myths about self care This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
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#1 Important Truth for Burnout Recovery
To recover from my burnout 9 years ago i had to learn, unlearn and relearn. Here is truth 1 i learned on my journey. Here is the link to the feelings wheel. https://feelingswheel.com/ Want to track your emotions check out my Etsy store for products link in bio This is a public episode. If you…
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Contemplating Jesus
Welcome to your 21-day journey of contemplation and connection with Jesus. Listen to this 10-minute guided meditation each day for 21 day and accept the invitation to embark on a transformative spiritual practice. Over the next three weeks, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the...
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Burnout Recovery Hypnosis
Embark on a journey of self discovery and healing with our Burnout Recovery Hypnosis podcast. Join me as I guide you through identifying and reframing faulty beliefs, nurturing relaxation, and restoring balance to your mind and body. Let go of stress, embrace self-compassion, and awaken to a...
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Burnout Recovery Meditation
Targeting faulty beliefs and lifestyle changes necessary to recovery from burnout, chronic fatigue or compassion fatigue This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simplyselfhelp.substack.com
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Immune Activation Hypnosis
By harnessing the mind's innate potential, hypnotherapy empowers individuals to cultivate resilience, reduce stress, and optimize immune function. If you're seeking to ward off illness, or simply enhance your overall well-being, consider incorporating hypnotherapy into your wellness toolkit. The...
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Prayerful Meditation
This prayerful meditation gives you a few minutes to turn your focus to and connect with God. God’s love and presence surround you and when you mindfully recognize Him, you can gain perspective, feel not alone and trust His Love and Guidance in all aspects of your life. This is a public episode.…
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Confidence Meditation
Confidence meditations can cultivate a positive mindset, increase you self esteem and reduce stress. For best results, listen for 30-60 days for your subconscious mind to process and allow this to become an automatic response for you. Thanks for listening to Simply Self Help! This is the last day...
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Mindfulness for self criticism
Self criticism can be common and also create inner turmoil, and physical symptoms such as inflammation in the body and lowered immunity. Self critisicm can trigger anxiety and the fight/flight response as the body responds to the “threat. ” The unconscious mind can’t differentiate between an...
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Heart Breathing Meditation
HeartMath Institute has scientifically researched the benefits of heart focused breathing. Some of these are stress reduction, emotional regulation, improved mental clarity, enhanced resilience and physical health benefits. For best results, practice this several times a day, incorporating into...
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STOP People Pleasing Meditation
Find inner freedom from people pleasing by being true to yourself and effectively say "no" while maintaining relationships. For more on people pleasing and saying no effectively, see products in my Etsy Store SimplySelfHelp Click here for “Stop people pleasing” Journal This is a public episode.…
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Sleep Meditation
Mindful sleep practices can help you relax, unwind, and improve the quality of your sleep. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simplyselfhelp.substack.com
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation Meditation
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) involves systematically tensing and then relaxing different muscle groups in your body to help reduce physical and mental tension. PMR can be an effective way to manage stress, anxiety, and even improve sleep. Today’s podcast guides you to practice PMR. Thanks...
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Peace and Relaxation Meditation
Enjoy this “Peace and relaxation” meditation. This can be used in stressful moments to reset the nervous system, or prior to an anticipated potentially difficult interaction or meeting or before bed to promote sleep. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
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Curiosity Mindfulness Skills Meditation
Thanks for reading Simply Self Help! Subscribe for free to receive more mindfulness This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simplyselfhelp.substack.com
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Describe and label skills meditation
This meditation practices the mindfulness skills of “describe and label” thoughts and emotions non-judgementally. It focuses on noticing and naming the thoughts and emotions without actively engaging in them like an observor watching them. Thanks for reading Simply Self Help! Subscribe for free…
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54321 Grounding Technique Mindfulness
The 54321 Grounding technique uses the activity of engaging in the 5 senses to fully immerse yourself into the present moment and the environment you find yourself in. It can be used as stress relief, reduce anxiety, lessen intensity of depression, improve wellbeing and reset the nervous system.…
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Body Scan Meditation
A body scan is a great way to notice sensations and any tension throughout your body and release this so as to improve wellbeing and promote relaxation and regain energy. Thanks for reading Simply Self Help! Subscribe for free to receive new mindfulness resources B This is a public episode. If…
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5 Minute Gratitude Meditation
Gratitude is a self care practice that has been scientifically researched to improve wellbeing, enhance resilience and boost positivity. Try this practice at the start or end of your day to bring focus and relieve stress. Gratitude can feel impossible if you are going through a dark, tough…
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5 Minute Meditation: Quick Coherence HeartMath
Heartmath institute has researched the most effective methods to reset your nervous system, improve wellbeing and reduce intensity in the moment. This Quick Coherence technique can be applied when upset, stressed, fatigued or tense. It can also be a great habit to apply when going into an…
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5 Minute Morning Meditation (no deep breathing)
Enjoy this 5 minute meditation for those who don’t like the deep breathing element of meditation. Sometimes people with a trauma history find deep breathing to increase, rather than decrease anxiety. This is where other aspects of meditation can be more calming and soothing. This is a public...
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5 Minute Meditation: Observing Thought and Feelings
Practice the mindful technique of observing thoughts and feelings without judgment. Allow them to float past you like clouds, or leaves blowing. This can help assist you in taking a step back from thoughts and emotions and lessen their intensity and impact. Thanks for listening to Simply Self…
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5 minute Morning Meditation
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Simply Self Help Etsy Store: Self Therapy and Wellbeing Resources
simplyselfhelp.substack.com
HOSTED BY
Sally-Anne | Therapist
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