Live Mindfully with Lori Moore

In today's episode I am joined by Midwife and First 1000 days advocate, Lauren Williams. Lauren and I discuss the sometimes difficult and often overlooked journey from maidenhood to motherhood, known as matrescence. We also talk about Lauren’s raw and honest reflection of her own journey through motherhood, the importance of the first 1000 days from pregnancy to age 2 and the benefits of infa...

The mental load is the invisible labour involved in managing life, family and work. When we start juggling too many things the mental load can become unbearable; leading us to make silly, often avoidable mistakes; but there are 3 quick and easy things we can do to reduce this and that is what I share in today's episode. Podcast resources: Galia Collaborative article: 10 Real-Life, Practicial...

In today's episode I share the story I found in Ram Jain's blog (below) about the seasons of nature and how we apply this to our own lives. Accepting the season we are in is a transformational experience and when we can apply this philosophical idea to our whole existence, we create more space for self-reflection, love and ultimately success. Podcast resources: Arhanta Yoga Blog - The Fo...

Many of us are in the habit of responding before we really know whether it is a yes or no. We leap to decisions and action, only to end up with regret and anxiety; trying to undo what we’ve already done without hurting anyone else’s feelings. However, there is a way to avoid all of this and it really only requires us to do one thing. This is what I talk about in today's episode. Let's ge...

Today I am joined by an incredible woman, Sarah McGahan. Sarah is an Intuitive Energy Healer, a Channel and Writer for women who are devoted to living extraordinary lives.  We dive deep into the topics of presence, gratitude and receiving. Sarah says, "When you are present and you are grateful, you naturally accentuate the beauty in your life". Join us for a heart opening, mind blowing c...

Each day we do our best to show up as the most mindful, wholehearted version of ourselves that exist. But often we try to do this without clarity around acceptable behaviour and without properly setting up boundaries. Brene Brown, renowned shame researcher,  says that in order to show up as wholehearted people, we need to know what boundaries need to be in place for us to be in our integrity and b...

A flow state has more to do with how we feel, than what we are doing and when we find ourselves in these states of flow everything feels like it comes to us with more ease. The truth is the task itself, is no easier, but our ability to complete the task is heightened and this leads to increased motivation, better mental health and clarity and better overall wellbeing. Let's dive in. Podcast R...

We all desire to surround ourselves with people who make us feel good and who bring out the best in us, unfortunately that's not exactly how life works. On occasion and perhaps far more than we want, we will be around people who trigger and upset us. Some of these people will do this intentionally. Most won't be aware they are doing this at all. In today's episode I share what this...

Sit back and relax as I share you 4 tangible, reasonable and achievable ways to manifest a life you love. This is not about living the biggest, richest and loudest life, this is about bringing to fruition an actual life YOU desire. I also cover the 6 human needs, the number one driver to not living the life you want and how to beat out fear. Episode resources: The 6 Human Needs - https://barriefht...

Our mindset is the number one thing that will either propel us forward or hold us back. In today's episode I share my top tips in setting and managing realistic expectations to live a harmonious life. If you can grasp this concept, it is one that will change your outlook on life forever. Episode resources: The Power of Mastering your Financials with Lori Moore - The Clare Wood Podcast: https:...

Being organised is the 3rd key element to building more mindfulness into each and every day. Benjamin Franklin famously said, when you fail to plan, you plan to fail. When we take time each day to plan and organise, we have more space in our minds, this in turn gifts us more space in our perception of reality. In today's episode I discuss ways to better organise and manage our to-do lists, wa...

This week on Live Mindfully I am taking you on a deep dive into the benefits of reflection; my second most important step in increasing our ability to be mindful and there is an excellent study that helps support my argument. This week there are some hard truths that need to be told and some excellent opportunity for you to be better off 😃 Episode resources: Learning by Thinking: How Reflection A...

Limiting distractions is one of the best ways we can ensure that we are living mindfully especially from the heart. There are four key areas that require our focus when limiting distractions and these are: 1) Technology use 2) People 3) Possessions; and 4)Our mind; and Tune in for a wonderful episode on how to limit distractions so that you can practice more mindfulness. Episode length: 25 minutes...

In this episode of the Live Mindfully podcast I am discussing deep listening. Deep listening has the potential to change the relationships we have with our nearest and dearest and most of all the relationship we have with ourselves. When we can come to every conversation with the intent on listening rather than speaking we build deeper bonds; especially with our children, we build trust in others...

There is a famous Buddhist saying: Pain is Inevitable. Suffering is Optional and an equally well-known Buddhist parable that extends on this idea. The parable goes like this: The Buddha once asked a student “If a person is struck by an arrow, is it painful?” The students replied “it is”. The Buddha then asked, “If the person is struck by a second arrow, is that even more painful?” The student repl...

There is so much value in our relationships, but did you know that having a tight inner circle benefits your health and wellbeing most? Did you know that one person is not able to meet all of your needs? And do you know the importance of relationship in your older years? In today's episode we cover this and more; and include the science (as always 😃) . Let's dive in! Episode resources!...

You may recall way back in November of 2022 that I explained what mindfulness is and isn't. In today's episode, I go dive into the concept of mindfulness a little more, debunking or explaining some of the definitions a little more so that we can easily incorporate more mindfulness into each of our days and receive the full benefits of its practice. Episode Resources: Headspace definition...

Early last week I was scrolling through Instagram when I came across an Indian Sage who asked why people in the West do everything hard. We work hard. We study hard. His words have been circulating through my mind ever since and I have started to look at and re-review the research around the effects of doing things hard aka stressfully vs doing them joyfully and mindfully. Tune in for a great and...

Good ole gratitude, based on my research, first started to appear in psychological studies around 2003 with reference to positive psychology and the many benefits we derive from a gratitude practice. However gratitude past saying and receiving thank you's isn't taught, so how do we start to cultivate a practice around feeling thankful and grateful outside of saying we are grateful and th...

I truly believe in the depths of my heart that we are all here to make the world a better place. I also believe we spend a lot of time trying to do this externally. As time has passed we have developed an understanding that encouraging others to live their best lives is our greatest gift to the world. I have a different perspective. I believe the best thing we can do to move this world forward is...

Like you, I have heard the old adage 'if we don't love ourselves, how can we love anybody else'. Personally, I don't believe that, but after listening to a podcast back in 2021, I did start to investigate how kind I was being to myself and if this was having a flow on effect in my life. Spolier alert - it was 😂 In today's episode I discuss why I believe loving ourselves i...

By now you've heard me bang on a bit about feeling your feelings, managing your emotions and asking yourself why you feel the way you do ~ all incredibly important things you'll hear me say again and again. However, in this week's episode I share a realisation I had about a month ago ~ some of the things I am feeling are not mine. They are projections from society and possibly also...

In today's podcast I am breaking down two words - Stagnation and Stillness. Why? Because how we understand words is powerful and when two words like these two are so similar in their dictionary descriptions but so different in how we view and describe them, it can impact how we live. So when we are all craving stillness, but it feels like stagnation what can we do? Listen in to receive my thr...

In this episode we are discussing joy, what it is, how we get more of it in our lives and how to recognise when it shows up. For those who like a little information upfront, here's three things you need to know about joy: 1. It's short-term 2. It's linked to long-term happiness 3. It's hiding in plain site! After the episode listen to Ingrid Fetell Lee's TED talk on Where...

Today's episode is extremely personal. In today's episode I share an experience that left me feeling extremely angry. So angry in fact, that I couldn't let it go, until I did the work and what I discovered at the bottom of all that anger is a person who is a little scared right, someone who is just trying to do her best and someone who has a fear of not measuring up. Listen in for a...