The Maisie Hill Experience

Perfectionism is a broad personality style characterized by the concern with striving for flawlessness and perfection. It is a mindset that leads to stress, anxiety, and fear, and it ultimately holds you back and prevents you from growing and learning. Fortunately, there is an antidote to it: taking imperfect action.   I share the importance of taking messy, imperfect action and why doing so is in...

So many people struggle with a lack of self-confidence, but confidence doesn't come from experience or other external sources, it is built from within. Self-confidence is believing in yourself when there is no evidence or proof that things will work out.   I show you what it takes to become self-confident and share some common misconceptions about confidence. Discover some of the benefits of becom...

The life cycle of a caterpillar serves as a metaphor for growth and evolution. Each form of its life cycle has a very different purpose and the caterpillar is a great example of how you can remain true to your core whilst still evolving and experiencing shifts.   I dive deeper into transformation and growth and show you how to use the life cycle of a caterpillar to guide you on your journey into a...

Have you ever wondered how to know if you're ready to have a child or if you want to have one? Do you want to know how to deal with conflicts in relationships or simply how to cope when you have to work while having a bad day? I've got you covered with this and more this week.   I share my answers to the questions you asked, and as usual, I won't hold back. Find out why your brain loves certainty,...

What does honouring your yeses and nos mean to you? Do you honour your truth, or do you try to convince yourself out of the decisions you make?   I share some of the ways we stifle our own potential, some examples from my own life where I honoured my yeses and nos, and show you how to really pay attention to those inner nudges where things feel congruent, aligned, and true to what you desire.    G...

Martha Hoffman is the founder and CEO of Grounded Learning. She combines her knowledge, skills, and experience as a special education teacher, school representative, and parent to support families and parents of children with disabilities in navigating the special education process without the added stress and overwhelm.   Know why Martha decided to join The Flow Collective and her favorite takeaw...

As a former Acupuncturist, I love the seasons and connecting them with goals and results. I dive deeper into the energy of Summer and the qualities that accompany it. Discover how these qualities relate to your cycle as well as your internal and external experiences, and what it looks like to work with the summer energy and harness it to help you achieve the goals you've set for yourself.   Get fu...

I am sharing a situation from my personal life and demonstrating how I apply all the things we cover here on the podcast each week to that situation. This serves as an example of how you can do the same. Discover the power of self-coaching, understand why it holds such significance for me, and learn how to begin applying everything you learn from the podcast in your own life.   Get full show notes...

We all have automatic thoughts; those thoughts we have been exposed to time and time again and have come to believe to be true. I share some common automatic thoughts, explain why they aren't serving you, and show you how to watch out for them and bring them into the light so you can see them for what they are. Find out why these thoughts are often untrue, and how to dig them up and expose the fal...

We all know that life is a journey marked with hurdles, setbacks, and moments of uncertainty. It's natural to feel overwhelmed or disheartened when dealing with such challenges. Yet, these very trials can also be the fuel that propels you forward, spurring you on with relentless determination.   Discover how to discern when it might be time to reevaluate and realign your goals or values, why settl...

Do you ever feel as though you're being pulled in different directions? Find out where this behaviour originates, what is truly occurring when you feel pulled in different directions, and what you can do about it. Discover how to recognise when you are making decisions based on short-term desires rather than long-term goals and gain some tips to help you feel less scattered and more focused.   Get...

Hear what led Elana Bader to make what she considers the "bold" decision to join The Flow Collective and why she feels it is the best decision she has ever made. Elana shares how she realized it was possible to unlearn things in her life she thought she just had to deal with, and discovered a better, more suitable way of doing things. She talks about what she loves about the community, the tools s...

Hear the importance of personal standards and how to assess whether the ones you hold for yourself are useful and serving you, or whether they need to change. I share some examples of my own personal standards, some circumstances when it's useful to raise or lower your standards, and what can happen when you revise the standards you currently hold for yourself.   Get full show notes and more infor...

Let's delve into 9 lessons from Formula 1: Drive to Survive. Hear some examples of what these lessons look like in Formula 1 and what they might look like for you, how to start managing your mind and count on yourself, and how to apply these lessons in your own life.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.maisiehill.com/124

Levelling up is all about increasing your self-concept and expanding into the next version of yourself. I share my recent experience of levelling up, why it can be so exhilarating, and how to take my experience and thinking process to do something similar in your own life. I share some helpful resources for you to level up, how to know when the right time to do this is, and how to get clarity on w...

Spring is a season of great change. Growth is happening all around us, and what is going on in our external environment plays a huge part in how we feel. Find out where feelings of frustration and irritability come from and why you might be experiencing them right now, some recommendations to support yourself through these feelings, and how to be intentional in feeling, expressing, and wielding yo...

I revisit what made me re-evaluate my approach to self-care, and how doing so has changed everything for me. Hear the incredible question I was asked, and how to start applying radical self-care in your life without apologising, explaining, or defending your choices.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.maisiehill.com/121

I'm sharing what goal disappointment is, why you might experience it and where those feelings of disappointment come from. I recommend something else you can do instead of trying to reach a place of arrival and accomplishment by focusing solely on external achievements. I show you how to celebrate every step of the way, including the setbacks, challenges, and moments of glory.   Get full show note...

I share my birth experience with my son and some of the ways I prepared for it. Hear more about my experience, the support I had throughout my pregnancy, the importance of going along with the birth journey, and my overall thoughts and feelings as I was experiencing birth.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.maisiehill.com/119

I dive into setting goals, believing in yourself, and how to get comfortable with the idea of failure. Learn the reason you find yourself wanting to set realistic goals, how to start believing in your ability to achieve unrealistic goals, and how to start setting goals that you don't believe in and become the person that makes them happen.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://w...

Find out why so many people don't take responsibility for their lives and believe that they aren't in charge of their results. I show you how to stop making other people responsible for the results in your life, and an example of how this has shown up in my own life recently.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.maisiehill.com/117

Perfectionism might seem like a noble pursuit, but it is actually a harmful and unsustainable way of living. This week, I explore what perfectionism is and share a list of traits and behaviours that I see among my clients that are prone to it. Discover the reasons we strive for perfection, the problems with perfectionism and how it can prevent you from learning and growing, and what you can do to...

I dive deeper into the concept of balance, and share some occasions when the way you are currently thinking about it could actually be unhelpful. Learn how to build trust in yourself to find and keep balance in your life, why I don't always think balance is a healthy thing to aim for and what you can aim for instead.   Get full show notes and more information here:  https://www.maisiehill.com/115

I have a returning guest this week as I'm welcoming my partner Paul back to the show and we're answering some of your questions that have been submitted inside The Flow Collective and via Instagram. Hear more about how we approach things as a team and Paul's perspective on living in a cycle-aware way.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.maisiehill.com/114

Paul and I have been together for just over 9 years, he is the love of my life and has taught me so much, so I'm bringing him on this week to share his brilliance with you. We talk about relationships, parenting and our work. We dive deeper into our similarities and differences, more about our backgrounds, and three ways we have influenced each other.   Get full show notes and more information her...