Reset with Beth

"It'll be fine." Sounds kind. Isn't.Beth is irritatingly positive. She'll own that. But there's a world of difference between genuine optimism and toxic positivity, and in this episode she's drawing a very clear line between the two.Toxic positivity isn't kindness. It's a shutdown. It tells the person sharing something difficult that their feelings are too much, that they're overcomplicating it, that they should just think brighter thoughts and move on. And if you've ever been on the receiving end of it, you'll know exactly how that lands.Beth talks about what real support actually looks like, why most people just need to be heard rather than fixed, and how to show up properly for someone who's struggling, without reaching for the "don't worry, you'll be fine" get out.She also explains what she actually means by pragmatic optimism. And why finding pockets of joy in the dark is nothing like pretending the dark isn't there.There's a difference between choosing your lens and invalidating someone else's feelings. This episode explains it.

Isn't everyone a little bit ADHD? No. And if you think that, Beth has some thoughts.At 47, Beth got her ADHD diagnosis. Not from a formal assessment she'd booked. From an educational psychologist she happened to be talking to, who took one look and said, you're off the charts, aren't you?And suddenly a lot of things made sense.In this episode Beth talks honestly about what a late ADHD diagnosis actually means, why it matters even when it hasn't held you back in obvious ways, and what happens when you finally understand why your brain works the way it does.This one is also for anyone who's been fighting for their kids in a system that keeps telling them everything is fine. Beth has been there too. She knows exactly how it feels to be armed with information and pushing against people who should know better.The more you know about yourself, the more you can choose how to show up for yourself.Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠resetwithbeth.co.uk⁠⁠Instagram: @reset_with_beth

Nobody is exempt. Not you, not Beth, not anyone.When Beth was diagnosed with a brain tumour, people kept saying the same thing. "Why you? That's so unfair. You're so kind, so positive." And Beth kept thinking the same thing back. Why not me?In this episode, she reads another unedited blog post written in the hospital, before her craniotomy. A gloriously honest, funny, surprisingly uplifting list of reasons why her uninvited guest, the tumour she never asked for, had actually brought something with it.This isn't toxic positivity. It isn't pretending everything is fine. It's something much more useful. Acceptance. Not the same as being okay with it. Just being clear-eyed enough to ask, right, this is happening. What am I going to do about it?Why not you? And when it is you, what tools have you got?Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Website: ⁠resetwithbeth.co.uk⁠Instagram: @reset_with_beth

Ask ten people. Get ten different answers. And still no closer to what you actually want.Opinions are everywhere. And most of them are noise.In this episode Beth talks about the white noise that quietly erodes your ability to make confident decisions. The pinging phones, the well-meaning friends, the expectations of people who aren't living your life and never will be.She's made some of the biggest decisions of her life, health, divorce, advocating for her kids, her own late ADHD diagnosis, without asking a single person. And there's a reason for that.Because when you really know, you go quiet. It's the small stuff where we invite everyone else in. And that's where confidence starts to crumble.Whose opinion do you actually value? And is the white noise louder than your own voice?Email: [email protected] Website: resetwithbeth.co.ukInstagram: @reset_with_beth

In 2019, sitting in a hospital bed waiting for a craniotomy, Beth started writing. Not notes for her surgeon. A blog post about the people in her life who was fuelling her and who was draining her and what she was going to do about it.In this episode of Reset with Beth, she reads that post out loud for the first time since she wrote it. Unedited. Unpolished. Completely real.Because a brain tumour has a way of cutting through the noise and showing you exactly what and who matters.In this episode:- The juicers and suckers theory and which one you are- Why we stay in draining friendships out of habit, guilt and fear of being disliked- Beth's unedited 2019 hospital blog post, read live- Why you don't need a health scare to start culling the suckers- The tonics that kept Beth going and what yours might beShort, honest episodes for women who are ready to stop giving their energy to the wrong people.Subscribe so you never miss an episode.Email: [email protected]: www.resetwithbeth.co.ukInstagram: @reset_with_beth

When life falls apart, people rally. The lasagnas arrive. The messages flood in. Everyone wants to help. And then slowly, quietly they go back to their own lives. Because you look fine. And if you look fine, you must be fine. But that's exactly when it gets hard.In this episode Beth talks honestly about what happens after the crisis the invisible recovery, the unseen weight, the stuff nobody thinks to ask about. And why strong, independent women are often the worst at asking for what they actually need.This one is for anyone navigating the aftermath. And for anyone who wants to be a better friend to someone who is.New episodes dropping weekly - hit follow so you don't miss [email protected]: @reset_with_beth

Beth Hammond didn't plan to start a podcast by talking about brain surgery. But here we are.At 41, Beth was told she had a large brain tumour. A month later - divorced. Two neurodiverse daughters, no driving licence, and a life that needed rebuilding from the ground up.In this first episode of Reset with Beth, she shares the unfiltered story of how she tested everything she'd spent 20+ years teaching and why self-trust isn't a nice idea, it's a survival skill.New episodes dropping weekly - hit Subscribe so you don't miss [email protected]: @reset_with_beth

Still telling yourself you're just "a bit busy"? Beth's calling it out.If your calendar is rammed, your resentment is quietly building, and everyone around you thinks you're absolutely fine you're not busy. You're maxed out. And it didn't happen by accident.In this episode of Reset with Beth, Beth tackles one of the biggest things she sees in the women she works with: the addiction to busyness, and the uncomfortable truth that most of it is a choice.Subscribe so you never miss an [email protected]: @reset_with_beth

Joy is everywhere. But somewhere along the way, most women stopped looking for it.Life can get heavy. The decisions, the responsibilities, the relentless doing. The belly laughs with girlfriends get fewer. Things start to feel flat. And it's easy to think, especially on the really hard days, that there's just nothing joyful left.Beth disagrees. Loudly.In this episode of Reset with Beth, she shares what pockets of joy actually are, why finding them is one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself, and the story of the woman in a hospital room who proved that joy turns up exactly when and where you need it most.Subscribe so you never miss an [email protected]: @reset_with_beth

You're not being judged. You're being self-conscious. There's a difference and it's costing you.How many decisions have you held back on because of what someone might think? How many times have you stayed in your comfort zone, kept up appearances, or quietly shelved what you actually wanted just to avoid imagined judgement from people who aren't even thinking about you?In this episode of Reset with Beth, Beth unpacks why fear of judgement is one of the most common things keeping women stuck and why the fix is simpler, and more uncomfortable, than most people expect.Subscribe so you never miss an [email protected]: @reset_with_beth

You already know. You've known for a while. So what's stopping you from acting on it?Most women don't have a clarity problem. They have a trust problem. They've been so busy, so overloaded, and so often told that everything is fine, that they've stopped listening to the one voice that actually matters. Their own.In this episode of Reset with Beth, Beth talks about how to reconnect with your gut instinct, what it physically feels like when your body is telling you something needs to change, and why slowing down isn't a luxury, it's how you hear yourself think.Subscribe so you never miss an [email protected]: @reset_with_beth

You already know. You've known for a while. So what's stopping you from acting on it?Most women don't have a clarity problem. They have a trust problem. They've been so busy, so overloaded, and so often told that everything is fine, that they've stopped listening to the one voice that actually matters. Their own.In this episode of Reset with Beth, Beth talks about how to reconnect with your gut instinct, what it physically feels like when your body is telling you something needs to change, and why slowing down isn't a luxury, it's how you hear yourself think.Subscribe so you never miss an [email protected]: @reset_with_beth