Monday Mindset

Episode #162 This week Daisy is back with more from Mónica Guzmán and how to tackle those difficult subjects with people who disagree with us. This week, the focus is on how our lived experience is everything when it comes to our beliefs and opinions and how we need to get to grips with how this is the same for those people who have very different beliefs and opinions from us. Find out more about...

Episode #161 In this episode Terri shares a couple of easily implemented strategies for calming your nervous system to relieve stress and anxiety. She found these strategies that require no props or time away from life to achieve as super useful for everyone to know and use to help calm their adrenalin system and lower cortisol. Listen to her share from Feel Better Live More’s episode BITESIZE | T...

Episode #160 This week Daisy is back with more from Mónica Guzmán and how to tackle those difficult subjects with people who disagree with us, or even if we should. Find out more about Mónica Guzmán’s book, I Never Thought of it That Way, in this 5 Key Insights article: https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/never-thought-way-fearlessly-curious-conversations-dangerously-divided-times-bookbite/33900/...

Episode #159 This week, Terri and Daisy take a brief pause to have a catch-up with what they have been up to and what their summer plans are. 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 really helps new peopl...

Episode #158 In this episode, Terri once again shares from one of her favorite podcasts. She discusses something that so many of us struggle with—imposter syndrome. Though it isn’t a diagnosable medical issue, it can have a significant impact on how we end up holding ourselves back due to not feeling we are enough. Listen in as she and Daisy discuss Being Well Podcast: How to Overcome Imposter Syn...

Episode #157 In this first of a two-part episode, Daisy opens up the challenging topic of how to have conversations with people we disagree with in this increasingly polarised world we live in. How do we talk about things like politics with people who have very different views than we do? Is it possible to put judgement to one side and see “them” as someone just like us who holds different opinion...

Episode #156 In this episode, Terri shares a topic that she believes is a fundamental thing we all would likely benefit from working on regularly. She shares some insights into the idea that just finding better self-talk is not enough, instead, we need to help our brains to hear these messages more effectively. Listen to her takeaways from the Kwik Brain podcast episode - Mind Over Matter: Rewirin...

Episode #155 This week Daisy shares a newsletter from TED (The Empowerment Dynamic) and talks through some thoughts about grief with Terri.  https://theempowermentdynamic.com/grateful/ 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 platfo...

Episode #154 This week, Terri shares an episode from a podcast that is new to her, but right up her alley.  She found an episode that addresses a topic she talks about often in her work in helping people change habits and eliminate those that are getting in their way. She often encourages others to recognize that their behavior patterns, even the problematic ones, are often coping strategies they...

Episode #153 In this episode Terri shares her take aways from a great episode in which the guest shared reasons to support the power of positive psychology. She felt validated by the information he discussed…that choosing happiness and focusing positive thoughts can change our brain and our lives!  Hopefully you will take away some quick and easy tips to help you make this shift in your life, focu...

Episode #152 This week Daisy shares a bit more from Gretchen Rubin about her new book, Life in 5 Senses. This time, she is chatting to host, Rufus Griscom on The Next Big Idea podcast.  Gretchen chats to Rufus about her time spent researching the book and the joy she found in exploring her 5 senses. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/senses-gretchen-rubins-guide-to-getting-out-of-your/id1482067...

Episode #151 This week, Terri shares an episode that really made her think and challenge herself.  When it comes to receiving complaints or criticism, many of us struggle to not allow it to upset us, or don’t know how to provide it in ways that don’t harm connections. Terri picked up some pointers to share from a couple of her favorites Rick and Forrest Hanson in Being Well Podcast: Responding to...

Episode #150 This week Daisy shares another book teaser! And it’s a book that she is actually going to get as a book too! Who wouldn’t want to improve their brain health and keep as many brain cells as possible alive? But how do we go about that? Daniel Amen chats to Jim Kwik on one of our favourite podcasts, Kwik Brain, about just that - how to change your brain every day for the better. He has a...

Episode #149 In this week’s episode Terri shares from an episode of Lewis Howes’ The School of Greatness podcast. Though she hasn’t shared from this podcast in a long time, she quickly remembered why she admires him so much as she listened to him talk about his healing journey that serves as a basis for his latest book.  Particularly, Terri shares his theory that it is our fear of judgement that h...

Episode #148 Daisy was excited to get a newsletter from Gretchen Rubin promoting her new book, Life in Five Senses. In this episode, she shares a couple of podcast episodes from Rubin’s podcast, Happier, that tease us with what’s to come. Watch this space for more about the book when it comes out. Life in Five Senses is available for pre-order and you can snag some bonus content. On sale April 18:...

Episode #147 In this week’s episode, Terri shares from an episode that really excited her. Many of our recent episodes have contained discussions about the importance of social connections, and previous episodes gave pointers on some things to help us all age optimally. So this week Terri follows this line of thought through sharing about being in flow as part of this process. She also feels affir...

Episode #146 What happens when you run out of time to prep for recording? Time to introduce Wildcard Weeks where we just talk about more general things we have been listening to that don’t quite fit the usual mould but are interesting (at least to us) nonetheless! So this week, Daisy chats about some books she has been listening to on Audible as well as some of the thoughts churning around while s...

Episode #145 In this week’s episode Terri shares some additional thoughts about the importance that social connections have in creating our happiness and protecting our health. And she and Daisy emphasize that this does not mean everyone must have a primary romantic relationship to achieve these benefits.  This discussion was sparked by the Kwik Brain Podcast’s episode Lessons From The World’s Lon...

Episode #144 This week, Daisy dips her toe into the murky waters of sexism after listening to two very thought-provoking books by Laura Bates, who founded the Everyday Sexism Project. As usual, Terri offers some valuable insights and ideas about how we might better advocate for ourselves and others.  You can watch Laura’s TED Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_bates_everyday_sexism?languag...

Episode #143 In this week’s episode, Terri shares a brief overview of a powerful topic that so many of us have likely struggled with—self-hate.  She describes three ways that we can work to release and avoid self-hate that she learned from the Motivation with Brendon Burchard: I Had Self-Hate Too.  https://bit.ly/IHadSelfHateToo Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on...

Episode #142 We’ve all done it, we’ve all succumbed to the lure of the pings and dings and pop-up message notifications. There’s a reason they are too enticing to resist. You’ve no doubt experienced the loss of productivity in what you are supposed to be doing when you take the odd break here, there and everywhere to scroll your social media feed. But what if I told you this might be impacting mor...

Episode #141 Terri really enjoyed this week’s topic—a special request from Daisy!  As we approach a holiday focused on LOVE, what a great time to explore something that can improve the nature of our relationship. Understanding how our partners or loved ones feel loved, and helping them to understand our love language can really strengthen our relationship bonds. Hopefully, you will enjoy Terri’s o...

Episode #140 If you were asked to describe your closest friends and what they mean to you, what would you say? If you find it difficult to answer, you are not alone. One in four Americans report feeling lonely, and here in Great Britain, we have a minister of loneliness to try and tackle the problem. Because it is a major health problem and it is not getting any better. So what can you do to impro...

Episode #139 This week, Terri ventured into listening to a new podcast from her usual list of favorites and found an episode that really struck home. She shares her takeaways from a dive into the topic of loneliness and one of its antidotes—making friends. The challenge to this antidote for Terri and so many of us is that making friends as an adult is filled with more barriers and fewer opportunit...

Episode #138 Which are you more likely to say when you recount an event: “At least…” or “If Only…”?  This week, Daisy follows on from the Regrets episode with an article from The Behavioural Scientist by the same author, Daniel H Pink, entitled What Can We Learn from the Solace of ‘At Least’ and the Sting of ‘If Only’? https://behavioralscientist.org/regret-the-solace-of-at-least-and-the-sting-of-...