Finding Her Sparkle with Ami Rankin

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the idea of lockdowns ending after over 4 months - you’re not alone. In this episode, I discuss what Culture Shock is and how that also flows into what a lot of us are experiencing now - Reverse Culture Shock. I talk you through the 4 phases of Culture Shock and also the feelings that can arise with re-integration. Plus, this week’s recommendation - Money Heis...

Another fun episode this week with some up beat and interesting conversation starters away from the standard ‘How are you?’ And ‘How’s work going?’ Move past the ordinary and create some meaningful connection with these questions and ‘would you rathers’ This weeks recommendation - Shameless Podcast episode ‘The 4 big questions’

Have you ever thought about the way you communicate in times of conflict or disagreement? What about how you listen? I share my takeaways from the most recent Masterclass I ran on Relationships and moving through conflict. I teach you 3 ways to implement mindful listening to create meaningful connection, even when you don’t agree with the other persons perspective. And this weeks recommendation -...

Alright, time for an episode with a little bit of fun - let’s shake off the week, get a little bit lighthearted and silly, grab a glass of wine or a cup of tea and get ready for 2 personality quizzes for you to do. Do they really help to create insight for you? Who knows! But they are fun so let’s do it!

In this episode of Therapy Thursday I run you through my takeaways from an online workshop I recently attended. I realised that I never give my brain a chance to slow down or switch off and that there’s always tabs open! You can learn what sensory self care is and also the power of letting yourself be bored!

Being a parent can be hard. I give 10 (actually 11) tips to recognise and move through big emotions, reduce feeling like you’re about to explode, how to take time for you and ways to make your days feel more seamless and easy. This weeks recommendations: Parenthood podcasts! We Don’t Have Time For This, Beyond The Bump, This Glorious Mess, Motherly, The Good Enough Mother and #Momtruths with Cat a...

Welcome back to a Therapy Thursday episode - today’s episode shares my top 3 tools for feeling so connected to a goal that you really WANT to take action and stop procrastinating.

Conflict is a given in any relationship - we are all human with different feelings, opinions and perspectives. But conflict or different perspectives doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Today, I run you through 3 actionable takeaways to improve communication and implement active listening in your relationships

A new segment to the Nourishing Ami Podcast - Therapy Thursday is going to be all about sharing my takeaways and light bulb moments from my personal Coaching sessions. In this episode of Therapy Thursday, I talk about negative self talk, limiting beliefs and disordered eating habits. I teach you 2 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to create space between you and your thoughts to r...

Part 2 of creating your identity. Last episode we spoke about getting really specific on your goals and your life. We looked at reflecting and checking in to see if you’re still holding on to visions for yourself or goals and habits that are no longer relevant. In this episode, we look at create intention in your days and how you can get a sense of accomplishment and achievement from creating and...

If you’ve ever had that moment where you suddenly realise ‘Wow, I don’t even know what lights me up anymore’ this episode is for you. I run you through why change is inevitable, how this affects how you feel and also the steps you can take to start to bring the focus back to you. Your goal setting topics or life areas are: Fitness Health Nutrition Work / Career Self Care Personal life / Growth and...

Goals can feel really great to focus on - but you can’t always be switched on and go-go-go. Sometimes, there’s big changes happening in your life and that can feel hard to work through. In this episode I talk about strategies to give yourself some much needed love and empathy, while still feeling like you are achieving things in life, but on a smaller scale. And this weeks recommendation - She’s O...

6 mindset tips for getting through the hard times in a relationship. Learn about connection, how to communicate how you feel, how to recognise your signs of overwhelm and over stimulation and how to be less reactive - individually, as a couple and how to big change together. This weeks recommendation: We Don't Have Time For This Podcast   Come and join the Nourishing Ami Podcast Community gro...

In the last episode of the Mindset Series I breakdown the Cognitive Distortion - Labeling. What is Labeling? Who and what can you label and how does this affect you’re relationship not only with others, but yourself as well? And I discuss some big emotions like anxiety and depression and how these labels themselves can be moved through.

The Cognitive Distortion I break down for you in this episode is Mind Reading and also closely followed by Fortune Telling. How can Mind Reading or creating scenarios in your head lead to strained relationships, disagreements and broken friendships? How can Fortune Telling or assuming something is going to happen before it actually has play such a big part in all areas of your life? Listen in to f...

Do you get frustrated when someone tells a story that goes on and on? Or maybe you feel a little anxious if you don’t feel like you’ve got all of the information to complete a task? Learn about Global and Detailed thinking and how you can recognise them coming up in your life, how they can affect your relationships and how you can reduce feelings like frustration and overwhelm. Plus today’s recomm...

In this episode of the Mindset Series I am breaking down the Cognitive Distortion - Shoulds. It’s a very common one and I can almost guarantee you are doing it multiple times a day without even realising! Learn how you can make a small change to your language to make a big change to how you feel.

In this episode of the Mindset Series I am breaking down the Emotional Reasoning Cognitive Distortion. A thinking pattern that leads us to create scenarios in our mind based on how we feel.

Do you ever feel like things are unfair? I open a can of worms when I dive into the Cognitive Distortion - The Fallacy Of Fairness and not only do we talk about what this is and how you might recognise it coming up in your life, but we talk about where this idea of ‘fairness’ comes from - our core beliefs and values. What is fairness to you? And why? And this weeks recommendation - the Hello Glow...

In this episode we look at the Cognitive Distortion of Blaming and Under-responsibility. I talk about how this can be absolutely life changing to notice in your life and how it will impact every single area of your life. I’m talking social life, personal relationships, family, friendships, career, money mindset - everything! Previous episodes discussed: Ep 30 - Choose you! Create your own happines...

In this weeks Mindset Series episode we are looking at the Cognitive Distortion - Personalisation. I talk about how this can affect the way that you feel, your relationships and your perspective on the world. I touch on how things like Social Media play into our Personalisation and I also look at the 4 things that you can control and how this plays a big impact in how you can move through Personal...

In today’s episode I explain the Cognitive Distortion which is Jumping To Conclusions. We look at how recognising Jumping To Conclusions in your life can reduce big feelings like stress and anxiety and can have a positive impact on your relationships and thoughts. The biggest takeaway from today’s episode? It’s not all about you! And today’s recommendation, the good old vinegar and bicarb soda tri...

Today’s episode is a special one because rather than looking at a thinking pattern and how it affects our lives in a holistic way we are deep diving into how this cognitive distortion is directly related to feeling anxious which can also flow into depression. I break down what Catastrophising (or Magnifying) is, some examples that you might recognise in your life and also 2 of the most effective w...

Week 3 of the Mindset Series where I break down another Cognitive Distortion for you. This week, we look at Confirmation Bias. How are you actively buying into your own perspectives every single day and how does things like social media and the internet play into this as well? Plus this weeks recommendation: the Beauty IQ Podcast and YouTube channel

In today’s episode we discuss the Cognitive Bias that is Black or White Thinking. Also known in psychology as Splitting. Also today’s recommendations - Trello and Notion for life organisation