Episodes
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Avoidance and Acceptance
We discuss how avoidance and acceptance can be a powerful tool for our wellbeing and in what it can look like in certain situations. "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to swim" Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Emotional Wellness
We discuss Emotional Wellness and what it may look like. Things like forming and maintaining satisfying and healthy relationships, taking another's perspective, resolving interpersonal conflict, feeling capable and whole, expressing emotions, navigating stress are all good signs. We also talk…
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Guiding Principles to live by
We all have guiding principles we live by, whether they be ones that stick in our head from childhood or ones we have picked up along our journey called life. We discuss the '7 Cardinal Rules in Life" and a few other that we live by and the impact they can have on our wellbeing.
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The art of Listening
We discuss the importance of Listening and how it can be one of the most sincere forms of respect. How being heard can impact our wellbeing and how listening doesn't just relate to someone else. Listening to ourselves can be just as important. "When you talk you are repeating what you already…
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Perception
We discuss the importance the impact our perception can have on our reality and how it can alter our mindset. When we replace "Why is this happening to me?" with "What is this trying to teach me?" everything shifts. We talk about filtering through a positive lens and how this can impact our...
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An apple a day does what?
We discuss the old adage "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" and what this could mean for us. Sometimes it can be the small things that can make a big difference to our wellbeing.
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Mindfulness and Meditation
We talk about Mindfulness and how it can benefit our wellbeing, along with ways to practice. We also end the session with a short guided meditation. "The mind is like water. When it's turbulent it's difficult to see. When it's calm everything becomes clear" Prasad Mahes
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The Art of Respectfully Disagreeing
Given the temperature in the world at present, we believe this topic is an important one to remember. One of the truest signs of maturity is the ability to disagree with someone whilst remaining respectful. We discuss the art of being able to disagree with someone whilst remaining respectful and...
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Boundaries
In this episode we discuss the importance of boundaries for our wellbeing and the positive effect it can have on our relationships and in our lives. We discuss what unhealthy and healthy boundaries look like.
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Prevention (rather than cure)
We discuss self enquiry and maintaining our wellbeing rather than waiting until we have to pull ourselves out of an "unwell" experience and knowing when to ask for help. “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why…
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Grief and Loss
Grief and Loss can be experienced within many different areas in our lives. We discuss this process, not only when we experience the loss of a loved one but within the many different aspects people could be experiencing loss and grief in society in the current global climate.
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Compassion
We discuss the importance of Compassion for our wellbeing and the domino effect it can have on everything and everyone in our lives. The healing effect it can have on our soul and everything around us. It starts with us. The ability to understand someone else's pain whilst still maintaining…
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The Owl and the Elephant trailer
An introduction to the Owl and the Elephant podcast
About this show
A collection of Strengths based, Values led path to wellness conversations
Hosted by
Belinda and Danielle
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