Monday Mindset

It’s all very well talking about starting new habits but how do you make them stick long-term? This week Daisy shares a podcast about one of Terri’s favourite books - Atomic Habits. James Clear has taken the concept of small steps to change habits and run with it to offer some great ideas about how to make them stick for good. Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast Feel Better, Live More. How to Build Good H...

This week Terri shares insights from one of her favorite concepts that Dr. Kristin Neff has popularized—Self-Compassion. Though she cannot recommend the book Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, strongly enough, Terri loved listening to Dr. Kristin Neff’s interview on The Happiness Lab episode called Dump Your Inner Drill Sergeant. https://www.happinesslab.fm/2021-new-year-...

How small steps can change your life just as much as giant leaps. Daisy finishes talking about the little book that has had a big impact on her life. One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer http://www.scienceofexcellence.com/one-small-step-can-change-your-life-book.php https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/266621.One_Small_Step_Can_Change_Your_Life https://www.amazon.com...

Everyone can enjoy being happier. This week Terri shares some pointers on happiness from Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar on an episode of Mindvalley Podcast: 5 Key Elements To Live A Happier Life – Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar https://podcast.mindvalley.com/5-key-elements-to-live-a-happier-life-dr-tal-ben-shahar/ An article about the The Hamburger Model: https://www.lifemasteryquest.com/the-hamburger-model-of-happiness/...

How small steps can change your life just as much as giant leaps. Daisy shares a book that she has enjoyed and found helpful over the years. With the focus on taking small, comfortable steps to achieve your goals coming up more and more with popular books such as Atomic Habits by James Clear and Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg, Daisy was reminded about this little book sitting on her shelf and decided to s...

Daisy and Terri take a moment to reflect back on 2020 and look forward to 2021 and discuss some of the things that they plan to use to help make it a great year. Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon. https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreon If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen on. It re...

Understanding some of how we actually change our brains with continued learning through the mechanism of positive neuroplasticity is easier to do than it sounds. Psychologist Rick Hanson, PhD and his adult son Forrest share so much valuable information in their podcast Being Well, and this episode shares an overview of one of Terri’s favorite episodes. How to Change Your Brain - Dr Rick Hanson. ht...

This week Daisy is back with Brené Brown and her podcast Unlocking Us and a solo Brené episode: Brené on Strong Backs, Soft Fronts and Wild Hearts https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-strong-backs-soft-fronts-and-wild-hearts/ The book Terri mentions is Untamed by Glennan Doyle. Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon. https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreon If y...

Saying, “I’m sorry” is a significant skill in all interpersonal relationships. In this episode Terri shares what she learned listening to two of her favorite psychologists, Brené Brown and Harriet Lerner, discuss the art of apologizing without the mistakes that so many of us make, despite knowing when we are offered a bad apology. Harriet Lerner and Brené I’m Sorry: How To Apologize & Why It Matte...

Probably two things you rarely think about but the way you breathe and chew could be having a negative on your life and a few small changes might just reap some big rewards when it comes to your health and wellbeing. This week Daisy shares some of what she learned from one of her favourite podcasts - Rangan Chatterjee’s Feel Better Live More. #124 Why Changing The Way You Breathe Will Transform Yo...

So many of us keep trying to break addictive patterns and behaviors by using willpower and focusing on why we want to change the behavior. In this episode Terri shares what she has been learning from Dr. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist who uses a mindfulness based approach to help his patients break their addictive use of food and cigarettes and other things. He also teaches how meditation can help...

Do you know what your core values are? What they really, really are? And are you pursuing your goals or someone else’s? Join Daisy and Terri for a chat about the gap that often exists between our core values and our behaviour. Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast Feel Better Live More - #122: Jay Shetty on How to Think Like a Monk and Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose https://drchatterjee.com/jay-shett...

You often hear that your self-talk can either help or hinder you in feeling good and achieving what you want in Life. In this episode Terri continues from an earlier episode sharing some of the themes she has learned by following Marisa Peer, a hypnotherapist who has written successful books and worked with elite clients to help them achieve further greatness and feel better about themselves. From...

Which one are you? Rebel, Questioner, Obliger or Upholder? Daisy finally gets round to talking about one of her favourite topics following a listener request. 99U Channel - YouTube: Gretchen Rubin: The 4 Ways to Successfully Adopt New Habits https://youtu.be/gBNEVXg2CNU Website: https://gretchenrubin.com 4 Tendencies Quiz: https://quiz.gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=homepage Plea...

Daisy and Terri look back on the episodes so far and reflect on which ideas have resonated most with them and which they have started implementing in their own lives. The article about surge capacity that Terri mentioned: https://elemental.medium.com/your-surge-capacity-is-depleted-it-s-why-you-feel-awful-de285d542f4c Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon. ht...

You probably know that words are powerful, yet might not realize that what you think and say and visualize set the course for what your mind tells you to do and feel. In this episode Terri shares information from one of her favorite speakers/trainers, Marisa Peer. Small changes to how you frame your interpretations and which words you use can make a world of difference in how you feel and manage t...

In this episode Daisy shares another episode from Brené Brown’s podcast Unlocking Us which talks about how we so easily get caught up in the hierarchy of bodies they refer to as a ladder and how we might start dismantling that ladder with Radical Self-Love. Brené Brown’s podcast Unlocking Us with Sonya Renee Taylor on "The Body is Not an Apology" https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-sonya-ren...

In this episode Terri shares a useful concept of ambiguous loss as a framework to understand that nearly everyone is currently experiencing it. She and Daisy discuss the lens of grieving and loss to contextualize how to support ourselves and others during this complicated time in the world. The On Being Project Living the Questions: It’s really settling in now, the losses large and small https://o...

Have you ever regretted a decision made in the heat of the moment? In this episode Daisy shares 3 simple questions you can ask yourself in that moment to tap into the logical part of your brain to help guide you towards the best decision. FBLM #101: How To Make Better Decisions Under Stress with Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton https://drchatterjee.com/how-to-make-better-decisions-under-stress-with-dr-sabr...

Oftentimes we know what needs to be done, but we miss that window and talk ourselves out of taking that step. In this episode Terri shares a simple strategy that you can use to get out of your own way and do the things that will move you toward your goals. Mindvalley podcast - How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over https://podcast.mindvalley.com/how-to-stop-screwing-yourself-over-mel-robbins/ Use This...

In this week’s episode Daisy shares some life skills that can be learned from poker playing as well as some tips about how to motivate yourself to achieve goals you have set yourself. The School of Greatness podcast with Lewis Howes #985: How to Read People and Make Winning Decisions With Maria Konnikova https://lewishowes.com/podcast/how-to-read-people-and-make-winning-decisions-with-maria-konnik...

Ever know you are able to do something, but once you are in a stressful situation feel like you choke and under-perform? In this week’s episode Terri shares information from psychologist Sian Beilock who studies performance and why people choke under pressure. The School of Greatness podcast with Lewis Howes | #976: How To Stop Choking Under Pressure https://lewishowes.com/podcast/how-to-stop-chok...

Have you been feeling a bit punchy over these last few months? Maybe you have noticed friends being more aggressive on social media or that getting along with people seems hard. In this week’s episode Daisy shares some possible reasons for this and why it might be simply how your brain reacts to isolation. Impact Theory podcast #183: Neuroscientist Explains How Your Brain Is Affected by Fear, Isol...

Ever have a goal and know the steps to make it happen, but then you do things to prevent reaching the goal? Self-sabotage is universal but this doesn’t mean you have to just accept it and continue doing it. In this week’s episode Terri shares some insight from neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho. She adds in her own thoughts from many years of working as a psychologist helping people to understand how c...

“What if there was no such thing as good or bad. What if there was no such thing as right or wrong? What if there was only creation, maintenance and destruction?” This week Daisy talks about the cycle of creation, maintenance and destruction and what tends to nudge us off our life path, or darma, and how to get back on it. The Mindvalley Podcast with Vishen Lakhiani Why There Is No Good or Bad In...