Finding Her Sparkle with Ami Rankin

At the core of CBT and NLP, this episode covers the 3 overarching Cognitive Distortions - learn about generalising, distorting and deleting and how these thinking patterns affect every single aspect of your life. How you think, how you feel, your opinions and perspectives, even the relationships in your life.

Welcome to the Mindset Series - each week for the next 15 weeks I am going to run you through a different cognitive distortion, or mindset pattern, that could be causing you to feel stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, even disappointed in yourself and others. But before we dive in, let’s talk about exactly what cognitive distortions are

In this episode we talk all about reactive behaviours. What are they? How do you notice them coming up for you? And also how you can go deeper to stop them from happening! You are going to be able to pinpoint your triggers and deepen every single relationship in your life...workplace, romantic, friends, family, even your relationship with yourself. This week’s recommendations are ‘The Outspoken Po...

An extension of the most popular podcast episode to date, and the biggest question we can ask ourselves - Who am I? To help you get more clear on this, today we dive into values: - What are values? - How your values shape you as a person and how you feel day to day - What you can be doing to live in alignment with your values to feel more like yourself. There’s 5 different activities you can do to...

Connection - it’s one of our 6 psychological needs. As humans, our need for connection to self and to others is one of our drivers for what we do, say and feel every single day. So it’s time to stop wasting time with the surface level questions like ‘How are you?’ And also the surface level responses ‘Good thanks’ or ‘So busy!’ But how? I have 11 different responses you could answer with, plus the...

What is something you want to achieve? And what’s stopping you from getting there? Let’s dive into radical responsibility and call yourself out of excuses that have been coming up that are getting in your own way! It’s time to step up and live the life you want to live!

How have you been feeling lately? In this episode we talk about how you can move past your excuses and get out of a funk. But there’s a difference...there are easy, simple things that you can be doing TODAY. We’re not talking about big actions that take hours out of your day. Let’s make this easy and accessible for you right now with these 10 tips. Other episodes mentioned: Ep 8 - Stop cancelling...

Your exclusive sneak peek into the first half of the Creating Connection and Intimacy workshop that I ran with my clients last month. Let’s talk about: - the different levels of connection - the relationships in your life that can benefit from deeper connection - how intimacy and connection are related - the myth of intimacy - some roadblocks or life excuses that have been coming up for you that g...

Comparison is a common thing for our brain to do. But how often are you setting expectation on yourself or your body and what you ‘should’ be able to do...mentally, physically and emotionally. What are some different types of comparison you might notice coming up and how can you actually stop comparison in its tracks!?

I reflect on and share my experiences through my first trimester of pregnancy - from being kind to yourself and being okay with slowing down to morning sickness and prenatal anxiety / depression. I discuss my raw and real version of the first 12 weeks and share my top 10 tips to feel good!

How often do you say things like ‘Sorry I’m late’ ‘Sorry for crying’ or ‘Sorry I cant make it’. In a world filled with apologising and starting conversations off on the back foot, bring this 1 hack in to create connection, appreciation and gratitude! This weeks recommendations theme is TV and shows! Binge worthy: The Bold Type and Schitts Creek Reality: Below Deck and Bachelor In Paradise Document...

A quote from the Girls Gotta Eat Podcast when they interviewed Beatrice Dixon that really struck me this week that I just had to talk about. We dive into what this quote means, what you have been living in your head about or giving energy to and how you can take more control over your life. Taking responsibility, taking action and living a life that you actually want to live. We touch on body imag...

So you know that the seasons change, but how does that affect your body? What about your mood? We look at how life has changed over thousands of years and what the fall back of being so ‘on’ all the time can be. We also talk about when is the best time to be busy, productive and motivated.

Just because someone else is going through something hard, doesn’t take away from the hard in your life. Let’s look at really leaning in to honouring where you are right now.  Whether it’s work, study, friendships, children, a relationship, body image, exercise, nourishing your body, motivation...there’s so many aspects of life that can, at times, feel hard. Maybe you feel anxious, stressed,...

A question has been sent through on Instagram for our episode this week: How do I start prioritising myself before my business? Great question! I’ve got 3 questions for you to consider and a powerful mindset change: - How do you feel when you over prioritise work and be the ‘yes person’? - What is your reactive behaviour when you over prioritise and say yes to things like answering calls outside o...

What is your identity? How to you define yourself? What are the ways that you would describe yourself? We look at all of these in today's episode. Big and small life changes are happening in your life every day. From big things like a worldwide pandemic, moving house, losing a job or a relationship ending to smaller things like friendships shifting, changes in diet and moving your body differently...

A question was sent through on Facebook last week -  ‘Hi Ami, I am really enjoying your podcast. I look forward to them every week. Could you do a podcast on how to stop comparing yourself to everyone. I am really struggling with this’  So in this episode we look at how you can: Recognise comparison and expectations Be aware so when and where it comes it for you  Disconnect from tho...

Whether you’re a seasoned working from home pro or this is something new to you, this episode is for you! We discuss 9 tips to create the environment you want, sticking to your boundaries and cultivating energy and gratitude to feel productive and like you’re actually achieving instead of bored and procrastinating - with actionable takeaways for you to start changing up today.

I get it...you feel off. Maybe you don’t feel like yourself lately. Covid-19 has a lot of our routines and days looking different to what they normally would and maybe you’re starting to notice that your motivation to do the things that make you feel good is lacking.  I have a secret for you. It’s not about motivation!  Let’s talk about the difference between motivation and discipline an...

Can money really buy you happiness? Is life about the materialistic things? And just what is hedonic happiness? We dive deep into a topic that could change the way you spend your money forever! With Declan Edwards, founder of BU Coaching

There’s no denying that there’s a sense of change in the air. The energy is shifting and for a lot of us, our routines and days like quite different to what they did just a few weeks ago. I get it. Change, uncertainty and lack of routine can suck. It feels weird and uncomfortable and sometimes stressful and overwhelming. Let’s look at 3 tips to shift your mindset and a valuable language change. Th...

Your instagram questions take over this episode! I answer: How do I stop being so stressed? I can't be bother to go to the gym, but I want to lose weight! Help! I hate my job I'm exhausted ALL THE TIME How do I make my story covers on instagram? I love your podcast! What are your top tips for public speaking? I need help getting myself motivated to be fit and healthy - I struggle so hard Co-depend...

A bonus episode for you this week on healing through a breakup. On this day 4 years ago I was supposed to be getting married to my ex. Breakups are weird because they feel so heavy and hard but also at times exciting and refreshing.  There’s so many different emotions, so how do you navigate through and come out the other side the best version of you?  Listen in for my top 5 tips and fav...

Today’s episode is based around a quote I saw last week ‘Throw away the idea that you have to be fully healed to be in a loving relationship with a great partner. We normally come together with unresolved issues because healing simply takes time. The couples who shine with harmony are the ones who commit to healing/growing together.’ We’ve all heard that advice... ‘You need to love yourself and be...

Last episode we talked about daily routines I have incorporated to support my health, digestive system and skin. Today we look at 11 different recipes for you to reduce your toxic chemical exposure and support your household naturally!  We talk about:  eating less processed foods  soaking your fruit and vegetables  natural house cleaning  keeping your bin smelling fresh an...