Joyful Climate Writing

I'm doing it.. I'm finally talking about the importance of taking action from a place of abundance instead of lack. I know those are overdone words but bear with me as I give multiple examples of how people pleasing comes from a place of not enoughness and instead offer some ways to reframe, sometimes the same action, out of accepting yourself and trusting people will like you when you show up in...

In this episode I talk about the difference between rationalising an idea or way of being to actually feeling that in your body. This is one of the biggest benefits of coaching in my opinion: being able to process your emotions through your body so you're not trying to convince yourself to do things just through your head. Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Ellsworth_Krebs Or LinkedIn: http...

 This is going to be an episode about giving you permission, and even a bit of encouragement, to be the villain.  I started a new job this month and at times I've felt overwhelmed by all the opportunities and activities I can be involved in. I learned from my first coach the value of asking yourself, 'If I say yes to this, what am I saying no to?' because work presents many invitations,...

On this episode, I cover a favourite new 'thought' I've been practicing. Instead of worrying if I made the 'right' decision and beating myself up for all the ways the other option would have worked out better, I welcome the idea that both options would be 'right,' both lead to 'joy.' What have you got to loose by trusting this idea? I hope it opens some new thought patterns for you too! Interested...

This episode relates to the idea of being enough and also recognising that these thought patterns can repeat in different parts of our lives. Enjoy! Wishing you lots of courage to stop and feel your feelings, explore moving out of inaction and hyperactivity into mindsets and spaces of happiness and productivity in 2023.  Resources:  David R. Hawkins - Letting Go  The Emotion Scale I...

Have you found yourself unable to celebrate an accomplishment because it came to you too easily?  If so, you're definitely not alone and it's a sneaky thought connected to a common idea in our society that success requires suffering, 'no pain, no gain.' In this episode I want to crack open the door and invite you to reflect on whether letting go of the idea that you 'need to work hard to succ...

This is one of my favourite coaching concepts, known in shorthand as 'who before how.' It's simple to grasp and often slow to put into practice. Once you get it, it's like a hot air balloon that let's you see the terrain and float over obstacles that when you're on the ground are daunting. Who before how, means identifying who you want to be in future, say three years time - fixing your focus on y...

I used to say 'I don't know' a lot. And I've started to ban that statement from my vocabulary because it often stops me from moving forward and trusting myself.  In this episode, I talk about how to let go of all the energy and time wrapped up in indecision and the value of getting started, trusting yourself, trusting there is not one right path, and cultivating a mindset of experimentation a...

We don't need external validation. It's obvious when I think of what I'm confident about, what I'm sure of. Like how bloody brilliant women are, and to not feel diminished by a misogynistic comment. Yet when I'm less sure, I preen at others' approval. Or ruminate on what I perceive to be a slight.  In this episode, I talk about one of the most important thought patterns that gets us into a st...

Do you ever get into a pit of despair and overwhelm when you see flooding and famine and fires in the news? I've got two new thoughts for you to try on in relation to climate anxiety and reading the news that will get you back into action and doing more of what you love to make the world a better place.  RESOURCES: Rutger Bregman - Humankind: A hopeful history  Oliver Burkeman - Four tho...

Failing is so good for us.  It can feel terrible TO BE a failure.  But it's possible to find so much fun in the act of failing. If you aren't willing to show up as a newbie, to embrace being really really terrible, then how are you going to learn? In this episode, I want to talk about how to reframe failure as a good thing and as an opportunity for growth. Fast failure = fast learning. R...

If you're like me, you might be a total process junkie, and love figuring out what makes you tick. When do you feel most in the flow?  In this episode, I share my 3+ years of tracking my writing and the rituals this has helped me sustain! RESOURCES:  For my writing log click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/186qT2U_YQI7v0jdZmFRNH-IpaWy9-ebR/edit?rtpof=true Rachel Aaron - On g...

As an academic I know I always have to start by defining my terms, this is not an academic podcast so I'm not going to do exactly that, but I do use this episode to explain I understand coaching. Coaching is about feeling seen and someone holding space for you, putting your interests and goals at the centre of the discussion. Coaching is about learning to listen to your body, to feel your emotions...

I didn't realise I was addicted to worrying until a couple months ago when I read The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. Addiction is defined as not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you.  I can think of so many times worrying has felt beyond my control to stop and that it caused harm in my own life: panic, anxiety, sleepless nights, I coul...

Do you worry about the environmental impact of flying like I do? To fly or not to fly? I'm not asking it to try to shame anyone, I really want to know, why do you fly?  I've spent much of the past 2 years working on taking action from a place of joy and abundance, and I can see the possibility for that in flying less (or not at all).  For example, I usually flew during the summers of 200...

Are you in a whirlwind of feeling like you're not doing enough? Do you take the time to actually define what enough would be on a weekly basis? For me, that's the starting point. With weekly planning and reflection, YOU decide what is realistic and joyful as goals. In this episode, I talk through my planning process so that I'm not stuck with that terrible mindset of 'spinning plates' and the anxi...

Where are you letting fear hold you back from getting what you want?  Whether it's having a conversation to tell your manager 'no' to doing a new project because you want to do the current project to its full potential OR telling a parent about the romantic relationship you suspect they don't approve of, we often accept fear as a sign we're on the wrong path. But what if fear is a sign that y...

Have you also cringed when someone tried to persuade you to do what they wanted because "It will look good on your CV?" In my experience, the best things I've done - that then got me the next job or grant or speaking gig or publication (so essentially it does turn out worth it from a 'CV perspective') - was when I was following what felt most fun, what I truly wanted to do anyway. But you might sa...

I'm kicking off my podcast by giving myself, and you, the permission to show up imperfectly.  Perfectionism, and the guilt and anxiety co-morbid with this thought pattern, is something I’ve been intentionally rooting out of my life like a gardener after dandelions. Perfectionism stops me from trying, and failing, and that’s how we learn and grow. I’ve accepted, even celebrated imperfectionism...

Thanks for tuning into the first episode of Joyful Climate Writing! This is a podcast series about using the power of self-love to take action and share stories on living within planetary boundaries. My names is Dr Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs. I’m a social climate scientists and life coach! I’m excited to be able to share my personal journey and learning from a decade research sustainable living and...