Self-Growth Nerds

The way you talk about yourself and your life influences your self-concept, which has a massive impact on how you feel and the actions that you take. So if you want to create a different reality, you have to start talking about yourself in a more empowering way. Here's how. 👉 Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://selfgrowthnerds.com/links ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 👈

Making decisions is hard for multi passionate outdoor lovers and creative nerds. We have tons of ideas. We don't want to make the wrong move. But indecisiveness is the worst enemy of growth. Hesitation and confusion slow us down when we could be fearlessly moving towards our dreams. That's why it's so important to learn HOW to make decisions once and for all... without ever looking bac...

The movie King Richard (about Venus and Serena Williams' dad and their rise to success) was one hell of a journey, in which I drew 5 key takeaways that we can all apply to our own lives. What does it take to beat the odds? How can we keep moving when others think we're wrong? How can we accomplish what seems impossible? This is what this episode explores. Get your popcorn and enjoy. 👉 Wor...

At the end of 2021, I decided to go one week without social media. Here are 5 observations I've made and how we can all bring some of these lessons into our daily lives and enjoy the ride a bit more. Let's make 2022 shockingly simple! 👉 Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://selfgrowthnerds.com/links ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 👈

When it comes to your job, your partner or the place where you live, there sometimes comes a breaking point when you ask yourself: Should I stay or should I go? Is this right for me? Would I be happier somewhere else? In this episode, I explore 3 unusual questions you can ask yourself to help you make a decision. 👉 Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://selfgrowthnerds.com/links ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 👈

Selfishness has a bad reputation and I want to change that, because I believe that being selfish (a.k.a. doing more of what we really want) allows us to offer a much higher quality of selflessness. If everyone prioritized the filling up of their cup, we would bring a completely different energy to the world. In this episode, I explore how to put your desire for freedom first, and why this can chan...

Guilt is a feeling that gets in the way of too many dreams, especially women's. Imagine what you would you be able to create in your life if you could put yourself first more often without being consumed by guilt! In this episode, I explore ways to pursue what you most want in life without letting guilt slow you down. 👉 Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://selfgrowthnerds.com/links ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 👈

In this very personal episode, I answer 15 questions to look back on the year and share my biggest challenges, most important breakthroughs and favorite books with you. I encourage you to grab your journal, make some tea and do the same. Cheers to another year of podcasts and growth! 👉 Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://selfgrowthnerds.com/links ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 👈

You are all multi passionate creative nerds who can come up with ideas quite easily - but when it comes to sticking to a project and seeing it through without losing steam? That's a whole other challenge! There are just so many interesting things you could be doing! Alas, you can't do it all at the same time. In this episodes, I give you 3 ways to make sure you stay focused on what excites...

Life totally sucks sometimes, and accepting that simple fact can make the journey easier. In this episode, I tell you why there is no point beating yourself up for feeling shitty and how your suffering can actually contribute to your growth. 👉 Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://selfgrowthnerds.com/links ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 👈

It's never too late to set new boundaries, no matter how long you have been in a relationship with someone. This will feel counterintuitive at first, but eventually will set you free and allow you to be truer to yourself as well as a more patient and loving partner, friend or colleague. 👉 Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://selfgrowthnerds.com/links ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 👈

When a loved one is unhappy with their life, it's easy to barge in with our strong opinions about what they should do to feel good again. If only they would follow our advice, everything would be so much better, right?! But that's not how relationships work... and we can fall into a trap of endless frustration if we expect others to do as we tell them.

We take action to improve our lives or achieve our goals, but sometimes the results don't seem to follow no matter how much effort we put in. So we try something else - like a new routine or another software... But too often forget to question the energy that fuels our actions, and I think that's where we get stuck. In this episode, I explore how the same action can lead to better results by chang...

"You can't have a new life while sitting in your old life." In this episode, Gail Muller and I talk about hanging out on the edge of our comfort zone, taking mini leaps towards our dreams and giving ourselves the permission to change our minds at all times. This one is full of laughter, British expressions and stories from her time on the Appalachian Trail and Continental Divide Trail. Gail is wis...

This is a short personal one about how challenging and liberating it is to make decisions for ourselves, despite other people's thoughts, opinions and judgements. If you want to feel content and confident about your life choices, listen to this.

Letting yourself shine is a challenge when the people around you are keeping themselves small. Just like dreaming big feels impossible or even dangerous when you've been told you cannot be or do something all your life. What if you were born to be a trail blazer? What if you are meant to be the first in your family, in your circle of friends or in your work place to do things differently?

Your inner voice (or intuition, heart, soul) keeps trying to guide you towards a more joyful life... but we have forgotten how to listen and don't have to tools to deal with the discomfort of actually following its guidance. In this episode, I explore how to quiet your racing mind so you can hear your deepest desires and discuss what it means to take action from that place.

If you are stuck at zero motivation and "positive thinking" has not worked for you, listen to this bonus episode to learn the 3 surface solutions that will NOT help you feel motivated in the long-term and what will be much more powerful instead.

How often do you keep yourself from doing or saying something because you're afraid of how people will react? In this episode, I explore how you can follow your dreams without letting your fears of offending, being judged or feeling embarrassed get in the way of achieving success. At the end of the day, fear is very often a sign that you are growing in the right direction.

Outdoor adventure is a unique opportunity for personal growth and what we learn in the wilderness can empower us in our "real life." In this episode, Allison Boyle and I explore how to find fulfillment and freedom by going towards what scares us and committing fully, no matter our uncomfortable we might feel.

Creating a more epic and fulfilling life isn't just about going on more adventures - but also about being able to move through emotional discomfort to see what's on the other side. How would you blow your own mind if you could feel all of your feelings? These are the questions I bring up in this week's episode.

Hopping from one job or career to another as a way to find more happiness is a popular strategy with very disappointing results. Once the novelty of change wears off, you are often left with a new kind of dissatisfaction. If you don't treat the problem at the source, you'll exhaust yourself trying to chase something that doesn't exist. Listen to this week's episode to learn how to generate fulfilm...

For many of us, there's a desire to settle down that becomes stronger at some point in our life and feels contradictory to our multi passionate and adventurous nature. I believe that this need for security and for foundations that will support you in the future CAN 100% COEXIST with your need for flexibility, meaning and fulfillment. I explain why in this episode.

Getting things done well and on time for others is so easy for some of us high-achievers. But when comes time to do something meaningful just for ourselves, why do we fall through? In this week's episode, I explore how we can learn to show up for ourselves with more love, consistency and integrity. It really is possible to finish what you start.

The world sometimes feels as though it is crumbling these days; and feeling good can be a challenge. Sometimes because we struggle to figure out how to help and other times because we don't want to be insensitive. In this week's episode, I explore topics like what to do when you feel guilty about your joy in the current climate and how to know whether or not to take action on a specific issue.