24 NOV 2020 · It's the end of November, and that means the end of this year's challenge to write 50,000 words of new fiction in the 30 days of November. And in trying to 'get it all done' I've been thinking about the pressure we put on ourselves, following on from last week's episode on 'success'. We are told to reinvent ourselves by starting from scratch. But the roots of who you are already wait under the layers of ‘shoulds’ the world has given us. *How To Use Psychology for Life Project Success *How to Finish Projects (for People Who Start Everything) *Tiffany Han (My Life Coach) *The Getting To Good Enough Podcast Visit the full show notes at https://www.rootedreinvention.com/podcast for show links and further information.

17 NOV 2020 · #RambleAlert I’ve gotten good at showing up, playing the part, getting the ‘win’ but it’s hollow and during a recent conversation, my life coach called me out on it. So I shared the cognitive load, the pressure I put on myself, and the practicality of...

10 NOV 2020 · I said I wouldn’t do this to myself again. And yet, I’m doing the 50,000 word challenge for the 11th year. *sigh* Today I’m talking about my love of the fiction-writing community, having multiple projects, and a little bit about how my writing process...

3 NOV 2020 · I hate washing up. But the mental procrastination is actually taking more of my time and energy than the task itself would take. Today I talk about cleaning the kitchen and washing up and how I’m learning to just get those tasks done (particularly when...

27 OCT 2020 · Today, I'm sharing a tool to help manage overwhelm inspired by Leonie Dawson, who shared this question on her own podcast. She words it like this: “If ____ was out of the picture, how would you be feeling in your life right now?” I take this a step...

20 OCT 2020 · I talk about emotional management, focusing on anger and our inner drive: why anger is important, how we are taught not to be angry and the issues with this, and ending with three 'getting started' tips for moving anger forward (and out of your body).

13 OCT 2020 · I had planned for this podcast episode to focus on 'doing something okay-ish' is still a way to make progress, and what began as trying to debunk myths about the "right" way to change your habits or improve your life, ended up as a summary of how to...

6 OCT 2020 · After having a lapse of my mood and progress in September, I share the ‘spiral’ concept, and talk about how as evolving-beings, we are never back at square-one, especially when it feels that way. I also explain my understanding of a ‘lapse’, and a...

29 SEP 2020 · Most self-help tools focus on teaching new concepts and skills, but half of the difficulty with reinvention of not understanding what we already know and do. Knowing that eating chocolate does this to my brain would enable me to make informed decisions....

22 SEP 2020 · I talk through my approach of baby steps and tiny gains to cope with stress and exhausting days. I cover both the “traditional” and “healthy” self-help ideas, and why I let myself eat a packet of chocolate biscuits too.