Understanding our emotions can be challenging, but the Wheel of Emotions offers a valuable way to identify and articulate what we're experiencing.

Sometimes the best way to ease anxiety is to let your body be cared for. Here are simple self-care rituals, like osteopathy, massage, sauna, or a warm bath, that help me feel grounded and calm.

Lately, I’ve been noticing how easy it is for me to slip back into survival mode, even when things are mostly fine. I can be doing all the right things and still feel like my body is quietly bracing for something.

Embodied exercices are just fancy words to mean bringing movement to the body. Explore some of my recommendations, things that work for me, to reconnect to my body and be in the now instead of in my head.

I’m not a big routine person, but I’ve found that a few gentle rituals can make a world of difference. Here I talk about the small things I do in the morning and evening that keep me grounded, plus how planning little joys helps me feel lighter and more stable.

What I eat and drink has a real impact on how I feel emotionally. In this post, I share the simple food choices and supplements that help me feel calmer and more balanced, without turning it into a strict or overwhelming set of rules.

Tracking my cycle has changed the way I understand my moods and energy shifts. Here I share how I plan around different phases of my cycle and why working with my body instead of against it has brought me more ease, balance, and self-compassion.

Creative activities like writing, painting, or gardening reduce stress, boost mood, and help process emotions—much like meditation. They can bring joy, focus, and a sense of growth through the simple act of creating.

Noticing small, everyday moments of wonder can shift your perspective and soften anxious thoughts. From stargazing to morning coffee, simple joys can become anchors of calm.

Laughter and play aren’t just silly extras — they’re powerful ways to shift your mood, reduce stress, and reconnect with joy.

The past 16 months were shaped by the death of a father who never made things right, forcing me to carry unresolved anger, quiet grief, and the loss of what never was while still staying functional and self-supporting. Instead of breaking or romanticizing it, I became clearer, more embodied, more selective, and more alone at times because I stopped tolerating what costs me my nervous system.

A check-in about what it looks like when anxiety takes over, even when you “know the tools”. What’s been hard lately, and what I’m doing to be a little kinder to myself.

Dr Alok Kanojia onto DOAC for the second time, this conversation covers a variety of subjects from the search for purpose, the journey of healing, the loneliness epidemic to the role of dopamine in our lives, specifically around sex and relationships, amongst many more.

The world is becoming increasingly stressed and anxious, according to Oprah's life coach the solution to coping with modern times involve changing your brain Dr Martha Beck is a Harvard-trained sociologist and founder of the ‘Wayfinder Life Coach Training’ platform. She is host of the podcast ‘The Gathering Room’ and bestselling author of books such as, ‘The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self’. In this conversation, Dr Martha and Steven discuss anxiety, lying, how to fix childhood trauma, how to feel peace again, and the real reason anxiety levels are skyrocketing.

Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore the stress responses with the fawn response. The fawn response is an appeasement strategy, where we try to manage stressful situations by giving others what they want. Rick and I start by discussing common symptoms, including people pleasing, self-abandonment, difficulty saying no, weak boundaries, and chronic self-sacrifice. We talk about the roots of the fawn response and its connection to complex PTSD before exploring people pleasing in detail. In the second half of the episode we focus on practical tools for developing healthy boundaries, self-acceptance, and a stronger sense of self.

Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore the stress responses with the fawn response. The fawn response is an appeasement strategy, where we try to manage stressful situations by giving others what they want. Rick and I start by discussing common symptoms, including people pleasing, self-abandonment, difficulty saying no, weak boundaries, and chronic self-sacrifice. We talk about the roots of the fawn response and its connection to complex PTSD before exploring people pleasing in detail. In the second half of the episode we focus on practical tools for developing healthy boundaries, self-acceptance, and a stronger sense of self.

William Irvine goes in-depth on Stoicism, and why the fundamental tenets of this ancient philosophy can provide answers to some of the toughest problems in today’s society. On this episode Irvine offers a definition and some useful background on Stoicism and its origins, the original Stoics, their thoughts on failure, their advice on decision making, and how we can train ourselves to be more stoic.

Dr Alok Kanojia onto DOAC for the second time, this conversation covers a variety of subjects from the search for purpose, the journey of healing, the loneliness epidemic to the role of dopamine in our lives, specifically around sex and relationships, amongst many more.