Lemons and Pineapples

Send us Fan Mail Escaping the Trap of Perfectionism & Authentic Living Are you living the life you really want? Or are you living the life you believe others wish you to? In this episode I'm joined by special guest Michele Johnston who shares her story of escape from the perfect life others expected her to live and her transformation into living her best, authentic life (which involved a...

Send us Fan Mail 3 Key Ways Sleep Affects your Mental Health A good night’s sleep is essential for our mental wellbeing, however, uninterrupted, peaceful slumber can sometimes be elusive at best. In this episode, I’m joined by guest expert Dr Toni Winchester who shares the 3 key ways sleep affects mental health and how you can improve your ability to both fall asleep and stay asleep naturally. We...

Send us Fan Mail Managing your Internal Stuff so it doesn’t Manage YOU! Are you fed up of waiting for the people in your life to change? If so, this episode is for you. Find out how managing your ‘stuff’ can help you interact more effectively with the people around you and the essential steps you can take to better regulate your inner chatter so life unfolds more peacefully around you. If you’re d...

Send us Fan Mail As someone who has lived with low grade anxiety my whole life, I know far too well how all consuming feeling anxious can be. Over the past few years I've been learning tools and practices to help me manage my anxious thought patterns and in this episode I share the 5 most effective practices I've found that have helped me soothe and reduce my anxiety so I no longer have...

Send us Fan Mail On the Lemons and Pineapples podcast, personal development coach & entrepreneur Emma O'Brien shares inspirational stories, tried & tested tools and amazing guest interviews to help you improve your mental health & wellbeing. Learn how to shift your mindset and change your habits for the better with fun and entertaining weekly episodes that will help you live on th...

Send us Fan Mail On a recent trip to Mozambique I surprised myself by agreeing to try a surfing lesson (I'm not a fan of adventure sports). In this episode I share 3 important things I learned from that first and very messy attempt at surfing waves: 1. Being gentle and giving yourself grace is essential 2. Practice and persistence are skills that pay off 3. Surround yourself with people who s...

Send us Fan Mail Change is an inevitable part of being a human, but it’s not always wanted and it’s often difficult to deal with. In light of some recent and unwanted changes in my household, in this episode, I share some tools to help you navigate the frustration of change and some valuable reframes to help you grow and learn from it. Ready to go deeper with some mindset shifts? Please check out...

Send us Fan Mail Being able to cultivate gratitude on demand will quite literally change your life.  In this episode I share what a gratitude practice is, the amazing benefits you can expect to see from it and how gratitude builds the essential skill of emotional resilience. I would love to know how you get on with this, please pop me a DM on Instagram and let me know @emmaobriencoach     If you’r...

Send us Fan Mail Too much to do and not enough time? Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list often leads to procrastination and in this episode I share 5 tools that will help you get out of the trap of continually putting off all the things you needed to get done last week. For more time management tips and tricks, make sure you watch my FREE Masterclass here . If you’re done playing small and read...