Monday Mindset

Episode #112 What if all your problems became puzzles just waiting to be solved? Clearly, if you are not a fan of puzzles, this might not be appealing at all, but maybe there are some tips to be learned nonetheless?  This week Daisy and Terri chat about how we can take some puzzle tips and apply them to life’s “problems”. Or rather, puzzles! Daisy shares an article from the Next Big Idea Club webs...

Episode #111 In this week’s episode Terri shares from a podcast that she has recently started listening to. She chose this topic of boundaries because she recognizes the challenges in her own life around setting boundaries and hears so many others struggling as well.  Join us to hear some keys to boundary setting and why so many of us struggle to identify and claim our boundaries as discussed in W...

Episode #110 Have you ever felt like you just can’t lift yourself out of a funk? Maybe your productivity and creativity has ground to a halt?  Tune in to find out how a large dose of anxiety might provide some answers as to how to get those creative juices flowing again.  This week Daisy shares and article from Psychology Today: Why Anxiety Can Be Good for Us: The Parable of the Hamster Tracy A De...

Episode #109 This is the last week of sharing from Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart. Today, Terri and Daisy chat about the last chapter which pulls all the concepts from the book together. They also share their biggest takeaways and maybe a thing or two they have learned about themselves in the discussion of Brene’s fabulous book. If you are enjoying this series of episodes, you can join Dais...

Episode #108 In this week’s sharing from Brené Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart, Terri tackles the challenging emotions or manifestations of anger, contempt, disgust, dehumanization, hate, and self-righteousness. If you are enjoying this series of episodes, you can join Daisy and Terri by reading the book or listening to the audio version which you can get from Audible. There is also a TV show avai...

Episode #107 Joy, happiness, contentment, gratitude, and calm. Daisy and Terri talk about The Places We Go When Life Is Good.  If you are enjoying this series of episodes, you can join Daisy and Terri by reading Brené Brown’s book, Atlas of the Heart, or listen to the audio version which you can get from Audible. There is also a TV show available in the States on HBO:https://brenebrown.com/hbo-max...

Episode #106 In order to experience the positive benefits of connecting with others, we all face the risk of the possible negative results as well.  This week’s discussion of a chapter from Brené Brown new book, Atlas of the Heart, addresses the amazing impact of an emotional concept that has been the focus of so much attention to define and understand it - LOVE. Terri shares the concept of love a...

Episode #105 We all have a deep desire and need to belong, but how easy is it to get that confused with fitting in? What happens when we feel disconnected from others? And just how dangerous is loneliness? In this episode Terri and Daisy chat more about Brené Brown’s new book, Atlas of the Heart. Both Daisy and Terri have been listening to the audio version which you can get from Audible. There is...

Episode #104 It happens to all of us—we don’t succeed, do poorly, don’t meet expectations, or make a mistake. The resulting experiences of shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment can either be such that they help us to grow or tear us down even more. In this episode Terri and Daisy discuss the complexity of these rather uncomfortable emotional experiences as described by Brené Brown in her ne...

Connecting With Others Episode #103 How do you connect with someone who is struggling and help them with their pain? It is all too easy to fall into one of the empathy near misses. We’ve all experienced them, so how can we do better?  Daisy and Terri continue their discussion of Brené Brown’s new book, Atlas of the Heart. Both Daisy and Terri have been listening to the audio version which you can...

Episode #102 In our second week in a series of episodes (don’t know how many yet!) discussing Brené Brown’s new book, Atlas of the Heart. Terri joins in with a discussion of the issues with social comparison and how it may keep us stuck in less positive moods and states. You can learn to be someone who guards others’ flames rather than a candle-blower-outer! Both Daisy and Terri have been listenin...

Episode #101 This is the start of a series of episodes (don’t know how many yet!) discussing Brené Brown’s new book, Atlas of the Heart.  Daisy kicks us off with a dive into the first chapter and shares some of Brene’s entertaining anecdotes from her time working through college in a busy restaurant to what she amusingly names Willy Wonka’s shit tunnel! Both Daisy and Terri have been listening to...

Episode #100 We’ve hit 100 episodes. Woohoo! It seemed like the perfect time to take a moment to look back (and forward) and just shoot the breeze, so please join us for the celebration chit chat. 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 whic...

Episode #99 Do you have difficulty saying no? Do you take responsibility for how others feel? Do you feel overwhelmed by how many tasks you have taken on?  In this episode Terri shares some insights from a podcast she checked out recently. The discussion of people-pleasing comes from the Dhru Purohit Podcast : E 270 Are You a Chronic People-Pleaser? Do These 3 Things!  https://dhrupurohit.com/are-...

Episode #98 This week Daisy shares an episode from Jim Kwik’s podcast, Kwik Brain, in which he interviews Anat Baniel about her NeuroMovement approach to upgrade your brain’s potential. Tune in to find out more about how being more mindful about simple movements and changing them up could have far reaching cognitive benefits. Activate Your Brain Through Movement | Anat Baniel & Jim Kwik https://yo...

Episode #97 In this episode (part 2 of 2), Terri shares some more of her take aways from a School of Greatness episode that she enjoyed so much.  In this second part, she talks about how ineffective it is to rely on willpower, and what to do to avoid or relieve burnout.  Hope you enjoy her recap of  The School of Greatness: 1181 The Secret to Avoiding Burnout and Reshaping Your Identity w/ Dr. Ben...

Episode #96 Do you take enough moments to care for your soul? Do you have the blinkers on when it comes to progress or do you take some time to appreciate what’s to the left and right and take the opportunity to expand and enrich your life? This week, Daisy returns for a second helping of Dr Pippa Grange and Fearne Cotton and their discussion about fear in an episode from the Happy Place podcast. ...

Episode #95 In this episode (part 1 of 2), Terri shares her take aways from a great episode of one her favorite podcasts. She shares a series of concepts related to how we assess our progress, how making better decisions in the now can be aided by having a positive relationship with our future selves, how ineffective it is to rely on willpower, and what to do to avoid or relieve burnout.  Sit down...

Episode #94 Is the phrase, “I am not enough,” something you say to yourself? What is the fear lurking beneath it? Dr Pippa Grange talks about the dangers of being driven by fear with podcast host Fearne Cotton in Cotton’s podcast, Happy Place. Dr Pippa Grange on How Fear Drives Us All | Fearne Cotton's Happy Place https://youtu.be/K60sZMfOCTU Please consider helping us make more episodes by suppor...

Episode #93 An oldie but a goodie! Daisy shares some thoughts she gleaned from Simon Senek’s Ted Talk - Start with Why. Although the presentation is framed in a business/entrepreneurial space, there is much that we can take away for our own lives. To quote Senek: If you don’t know why you are doing something, how can you expect others to buy into it? Start with why -- how great leaders inspire act...

Episode #92 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, focus...

Episode #91 We all know how good a hug feels when we are feeling down or have had a stressful day. Well, now you can harness that feel-good factor using a simple technique called ‘Self Havening’.  Listen in as Daisy tells Terri all about it. https://www.havening.org YouTube Videos Easy 10 minute Self-Havening Technique to Reduce Stress & Anxiety https://youtu.be/ILhPOKTTkAY Self Havening Technique...

Episode #90 This week Terri leans on the short episode format of Jim Kwik’s podcast that always packs a punch with concrete, applicable strategies.  This episode is Jim’s own rundown of strategies to study for retention rather than what many of us learned to do to cram and regurgitate info that we then lost forever. If you or someone in your life needs support in making their learning skills more...

Episode #89 This week, Daisy revisits (again!) a discussion from one of her favourite podcasts - Feel Better, Live More - between Rangan Chatterjee and James Clear. As Terri says in the episode, “You can never have too much James Clear!” And it’s true - he really is great at giving us helpful tips on how to make habits stick.  In this episode, he focuses on his 4 Laws of Behaviour Change and talks...

Episode #88 This week Terri returns to one of our favorite podcasts to share some tips on helping us to relieve stress in a way that helps improve our quality of sleep. The podcast she shares provides some steps to put in place to help activate your rest and relax part of your nervous system, which can improve your ability to fall asleep and get better sleep.  Join us in our discussion of Mindvall...