Outside the Square

In this season finale of Outside the Square , I'm delving into the transformative practice of mindfulness. Cultivating mindfulness is an important tool to help recognise and address the struggles we face in our lives. By fostering awareness of our feelings and experiences, we can significantly reduce our suffering. I talk about my journey with mindfulness and explaining that it's not about achievi...

In the second and final part of the amazing conversation I had with Louise, we are exploring the transformative journey from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance. We talk about understanding your personal values and how this can guide your financial decisions, ensuring that spending aligns with what truly matters in your own life. We also discuss the importance of intentionality in you money min...

This week I'm speaking with Louise Hansen, a life empowerment coach based in rural New Zealand, about the often complex relationship we have with money. Louise shares her journey of transforming her perception of money, highlighting how societal and familial beliefs shape our views on abundance and scarcity. The conversation delves into the importance of intention when it comes to spending, emphas...

I'm honoured to introduce you to Dr Tonya Cruikshank, a Holistic Doctor and Coach, and in this week's episode, we are diving deep into the importance of empowering conversations in healthcare. We discuss how bravery and vulnerability can transform your interactions with medical professionals. It’s all about feeling confident to communicate your symptoms and experiences. After all, your story is a...

In the second of this two-part conversation, I'm diving deeper into the transformative conversation with Brandi Bissell, a sexual health coach, exploring how our relationship with sexuality shapes our overall wellbeing. Building on last week's discussion, we focus on the importance of pleasure—not only in the sexual context but in all aspects of life. Brandi emphasises the need to unlearn harmful...

In the first of this two-part conversation, I chat with Brandi Bissell, a sexual health coach, where we explore insights into the realms of pleasure, embodiment, and intimacy. Brandi shares her journey from general coaching to specialising in sexual health and relationship coaching. She discusses how somatic healing and emotional work transformed her approach to intimacy, emphasising that deep, pe...

In this episode of the Outside the Square Podcast, host Fiona sits down with Lara, a former aerial and yoga instructor, to explore the transformative power of movement. Lara shares her journey from a timid beginner to a confident teacher, highlighting how her experiences with aerial yoga helped her overcome fears and embrace discomfort as a catalyst for personal growth. Their conversation delves i...

In this special mini episode of Outside the Square , hosts Fiona and Josephine catch up with listeners about exciting changes ahead. After a brief hiatus, they share news about their evolving personal lives and the podcast's future. Josephine reveals her decision to step back from the podcast due to her upcoming baby, which has prompted a deep reflection and shift in her priorities. Fiona will con...

We've had a break, but we're back for another exciting season! Starting on 2 September 2024 we're bringing you topics that you requested, from strengthening your voice in your health journey, finding joy in movement, learning about the nervous system, to putting yourself first in your decision making and discovering your sensuality. You'll be hearing from some new voices this season too, with spec...

In this weeks episode Fiona and Josephine share on how to curate feelings of safety within yourself as a way of buiding confidence. We talk about fear around food and around body and how to build the muscle of self-trust and self-confidence to moving away from dieting. We speak about the power of sharing your experience of food and your body in an intimate group setting to release the shameful pai...

How do you feel about being intentionally selfish? This week we're talking about the importance and benefits of being selfish more in our lives. We chat about the underlying feelings of unworthiness that come up for many when we prioitise others' needs over our own. We emphasize the long-term benefits of self-care and sitting with discomfort to gain clarity and worthiness. When we build a "worthin...

This week, we're talking about transition and change. We discuss how transition happens across our lives as we develop and grow, Ut that it can often bring challenges. Josephine talks about the identity death that occurs as we change and how we can hold space for the grief that we feel for this. We talk about how we can view transition and change with a different mindset. 12 weeks to Confidence: O...

Sometimes we see busy-ness as a badge of honour, that if we are seen to be busy in some ways that can be seen as success. Where did that come from? Why do we perceive busy-ness as success? In this episode, we sow the seed that stepping out of the busy-ness into pleasure and presence is part of living more. We explore how and when to bring that pleasure in, to allow us to create some spaciousness....

In this episode we discuss how society conditions ideas of success and the importance of defining it authentically for oneself based on feelings in your own body rather than external factors. Josephine shares how she redefined success from overworking to find balance, noting small -daily successes like stopping work before she was tired. We reveal how to find what success feels like in your body t...

In this week's episode we are diving deep into how finding and acknowledging your unique gifts is an important part of building your self-worth. We discuss how focusing on internal validation is important to avoid feeling underappreciated when external validation is lacking. We discover how finding purpose and pleasure from gifts instead of seeking approval allows us to serve through a place of jo...

In this episode, we discuss shifting negative self-talk to acceptance by focusing on gratitude for what the body allows rather than appearance. We share our experiences comparing ourselves to others and the difficult feelings that arise in those moments. We talk through some ways that you can shift your understanding of the ways bodies differ and focusing on feelings over looks. When we celebrate...

Are you an all-or-nothing person? If you have ever binged on food, Netflix or shopping this episode might be for you. Maybe you have experienced grief and been scared to open the floodgates of tears so tried not to cry. In this episode we discuss the difficulties of all-or-nothing thinking patterns, and how they manifest in striving towards unattainable goals while failing to be grateful or presen...

Are you feeling stuck or like you need more purpose? This episode guides you to explore your purpose in 2024. We discuss how purpose feels overwhelming because it is something that evolves over a life time and is a theme that looks different in every area of your life. However, you are likely living it more than you realise and just need . Josephine and Fiona share what they know about their own p...

We're back for another exciting season! Starting on 1 February 2024 we'll bring you more step-by-step processes and reflective practices each week, to help you find, challenge and release your emotional blocks so you can find ease and flow with food and your body. From shifting away from an all or nothing mindset to creating space, defining your authentic success and honouring yourself through tra...

Surprise! We couldn't say goodbye without one last conversation, and this one is all about the value in powerful conversations. We chat about how inviting powerful conversations to help us see what might be in a blind spot can change your life. We talk about ways to invite others into powerful conversations, and how ongoing powerful conversations with a coach can help you move deeper and deeper an...

In this episode, our last for season one, we discuss vulnerability and courage. We talk about the importance of developing vulnerability and trust within yourself and how this will enable you to develop more vulnerability within all your relationships. We share stories about our own experiences with developing vulnerability and dropping the masks that we wear to be able to show up authentically wi...

In this episode we discuss the idea of removing the word "should" from your vocabulary and how it could potentially change your life. We discuss the negative impact of setting unrealistic expectations and using the word "should" in your personal development journey. We emphasise the importance of listening to one's internal power and finding what truly works for you, rather than blindly following...

In this episode we discuss emotional eating and binge eating as well as the connection between specific cravings and emotions, such as crunchy foods being associated with anger and dairy with comfort. We discuss the nature of binge eating and emotional eating cycles, acknowledging that while they can be distressing, they can also serve as useful coping mechanisms. We highlight the importance of un...

In this episode we, Josephine and Fiona, discuss what to do when you are feeling depleted in energy. We discuss how to honour a season of heaviness to help you shift back into energy, when the time is right. Hint - the secret is to not rush this process. We discuss the masculine (doing) and the feminine (being) energies and how to balance them to increase energy levels. We discuss identifying your...

You have probably heard of inner child work, well in this episode we share our viewpoints on inner child work and how reconnecting and nurturing your inner child can break emotional patterns even generational patterns. We share how we have reconnected with our own inner child through joy, playfulness, and creativity and break cycles of failure and anxiety. As adults we can suppress the fun and pla...