Guilt Free Friday Podcast

Neela Prabhu is the owner of Homeopathic Harmony, and has had a remarkable journey through mental health challenges, family dynamics and forging her own path in the world.  She is a true example of living guilt free and in this episode, she breaks it down into the steps she herself uses to keep making her own decisions and choices, and not reverting back to what others want her to do. To contact Neela, you can go to her website: www.homeopathicharmony.co.uk 

*Trigger warning:  This episode is an interview with a sufferer of an eating disorder.  We go through details of her particular challenges and some may find it triggering or distressing so please exercise caution when listening.  If you or someone you know struggles with the relationship with food, please look at the links below to get the help and support you need.*   Kerry Manning is a Membership Project Office for the charity Stonewall and also happens to be my niece.  She has always struggled with her relationship with food and I am delighted that she decided to share her story and her ongoing recovery with me.  It was a really difficult episode to make, but she hopes that by speaking about it, others will recognise the signs and get help so that it does not have the same effect on their lives.   We talk about a number of resources that Kerry uses to help manage her ongoing recovery.  The links are below. BEAT - The UK's Eating Disorder Charity:  https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk Christy Hamilton - The Food Psych Podcast:  https://christyharrison.com › foodpsych Be Nourished - https://benourished.org 

One of my favourite episodes, as I get to speak with Katie Brockhurst, Social Media Angel and author of Social Media for a New Age and Social Media For A New Age: A Digital Self-Care Guide: Book 2: The next phase: 2020 and beyond and we get to talk about all things related to social media and guilt. We cover the role of social media in building a business and how to not feel pressured into using social media in certain ways, we delve into the guilt that can be used against us by social media advertising, we even talk about the role of truth and authenticity in a world of fake news.  I think Katie's approach to social media needs to be shared far and wide and is for me a huge part of living guilt free.  To connect with Katie, you can find her - surprise surprise - on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiekdot_socialmediaangel/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/socialmediaangel And her website: https://www.socialmediaforanewage.com 

We all know what guilt feels like, but not necessarily how it feels in particular situations.  This interview series is designed to tackle situations and circumstances that explain how guilt plays a part and how to overcome it.  I'd like to thank all of my guests for being so open and honest, and I hope the episodes do your stories justice.   ** If you would like to be a podcast guest and talk to me about your own experience with guilt, then please do get in touch - I'm looking for more guests for 2020!

The Guilt Free Friday Interviews are a series of honest and inspiring conversations with those affected by guilt. In this episode, virtual assistant Sophie Eastop-Scopes talks to me about her parental guilt surrounding her difficult labour and birth, the impact that had on her bonding with her son, and the way guilt has affected her life since, as a mum and as a business woman.   Bio Sophie Eastop-Scopes is a Virtual Assistant and Social Media specialist; but first and foremost she is a mum to Alfie. Based in South-West London Sophie raises her son alongside her husband in Surrey; navigating the world of motherhood, guilt and work.  For more information or to contact Sophie directly please visit: www.eastop-scopes-va.co.uk If you would like more information on Sepsis (which can affect anyone at any age) please visit: https://sepsistrust.org/  

The Guilt Free Friday Interviews are a series of honest and inspiring conversations with those affected by guilt. In this episode, motivational speaker and author Shalini Bhalla-Lucas tells me her story of finding her soul mate, losing and then reconnecting with her family and dealing with the grief of losing both her husband and father in the space of 18 months.  This powerful story tells us a lot about how guilt can be involved alongside many other powerful emotions. Bio Shalini Bhalla-Lucas is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, speaker, teacher/trainer and the founder of Just Jhoom! She is also an accredited Mindfulness and Meditation teacher – teaching people highly-effective, proven techniques to help combat stress, anxiety and depression. She is currently training to be an End of Life Doula.  Shalini has performed all over the world and has had TV appearances on ITV’s Daybreak, Channel 4s Sunday Brunch and the BBC, as well as on numerous radio stations and podcasts. She has been featured in publications such as RED magazine, Top Sante and Dance Today, discussing physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing through dance and mindfulness.  In January 2017, Shalini set up the Jeremy Lucas Education Fund in Kenya in memory of her beautiful, kind husband Jeremy Lucas who passed away in 2016 after a two-year battle with cancer. The Fund is currently providing scholarships for 16 Samburu children for secondary and tertiary education.  Shalini self-published her first book “Always With You – A true story of love, loss…and hope” in July 2018. The memoir is about her personal battles with mental illness, the coping strategies she relied on to regain a positive mental state after severe depression, and the death of her husband. Shalini writes frankly about her experiences of love, bereavement, grief, depression and suicidal ideation, as well as her struggles with religion and Indian culture, and ends the book with a message of renewal, recovery and hope, and aspirations for the future. In October 2018 the book became a No 1 Amazon Bestseller.  “Online Dating @ 40 – The Nobheads, Nutjobs & Nice Guys” Shalini’s second book, a funny and candid account of the highs and lows of online dating, was published in February 2019. It is an honest personal account of a 40-something-year-old determined to 'live again' following the untimely death of her beloved husband and soulmate Jeremy.  In May 2019 Shalini was chosen from hundreds of women to be one of six inspirational women from the UK to be featured in the hair beauty company TRESemmé’s Power Your Presence Online and TV Masterclass. In the programme Shalini is featured alongside celebrity Emma Willis speaking about Being Positive, The Power of Thought and Building Resilience.  Shalini’s third book “Happiness! Is It Simply A Mindset Shift?” will be published in the autumn of 2019.  Shalini’s website: www.justjhoom.co.uk Facebook and Instagram @justjhoom

The Guilt Free Friday Interviews are a series of honest and inspiring conversations with those affected by guilt. In this episode, author and ghost writer Samantha Houghton discusses her guilt connected to her son's anxiety, and how parental guilt carries on far beyond their formative years. Bio Intuitive Ghostwriter, inspirational book mentor and award winning author Published author of The Invisible Girl: A Secret Life and creator of #1 bestseller Courage: Stories of Darkness to Light Multi published ghostwriter Authentic public speaker Co-scriptwriter of upcoming inspirational film Book lover and avid coffee drinker Trauma thriver   VISION/MISSION To create the most powerful impact on humanity I possibly can, directly from my heart, using the power of words through books, film and speaking. Hearing the right and profound words have encouraged me massively in my life to free myself of complex trauma, heal and aim to reach the life of my dreams. I use this to inspire and motivate others in their darkness to choose to rise, transform their lives by seeing how possible it is to go against all of the odds but to succeed and to live their purpose. I aim to create and leave behind a global legacy that will serve millions of souls forever during my lifetime and after I have departed from this world.    Website: www.samanthahoughton.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheInspiringWriter/ https://www.facebook.com/Theinvisiblegirlsamanthahoughton/  

The Guilt Free Friday Interviews are a series of honest and inspiring conversations with those affected by guilt. In this episode, author Janet Groom explains her struggles with infertility and how guilt shaped much of her own self worth and value.   Bio Janet Groom is an Author and Book Coach. She has published two books –one fiction 'The Naked Knitting Club: Book 1 – Casting On', and one non-fiction 'Write to Heal: 10 Ways to Use Writing and Words to Boost Your Well-Being and Transform Your Life'. Janet has found power in words and enjoys writing her own stories, as well as helping other incredible people to share their personal uplifting stories into the world. She hosts 'The WRITE Word Show' sharing interviews and insights on writing. Her vision is to share inspirational books into the world. Janet is married to Mark, and they live in a typical chalet in the heart of the Swiss Alps. You can connect with Janet at: http://www.janetgroom.com/ http://facebook.com/janetgroom.writer http://twitter.com/janetg_writer http://instagram.com/janetgroom_writer http://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-groom-17926413/

I use the word unapologetic to describe living guilt free but this comes with a huge disclaimer - you still have to be able to own the consequences of your actions.  In this episode, I discuss the difference between feeling guilty and feeling accountable and offer three useful tips on how to tell the difference.

Advertising works by telling us we need to buy their product or service - but do we really?  When money is tight, you can feel guilty for not being gable to give into impulse buys, but that might be a blessing in disguise.  In this episode, we talk through what you need - what you really need - and how it shouldn't cost you a thing.

Sometimes spotting guilt is as simple as watching the words you are using.  In this podcast episode, I go through the three words that are the biggest flags for feeling guilty. 

Start your day in a good mood, finish it the same way!  It is really important to put the day into perspective, but you have to do it consciously first.  The tips included in this episode will help you find a way to live intentionally.

It can feel like life happens to you, but you have more control over your mood than you might realise.  Here are three tips on how to start your day happy and ready to be joyful. www.journeythroughtheguilttrip.co.uk

If you can't get going on the things that matter, do they really matter?  This episode, taken from my Facebook Lives, discusses the use of your time and how it can indicate to you your true priorities and desires.

Guilt can strike when you feel that you are not prioritising your time, or giving time to your priorities.  But making the distinction between both is the key to losing the guilt. 

In the Cinderella story, the wicked stepmother tries to appear quite generous, but ultimately holds Cinderella back. What has that got to do with your relationship?  Find out in this podcast using this story as a different kind of cautionary tale 

If you don't consider yourself important, other people don't either.  And looking after yourself is a key component of showing the world that you are ready to make your mark. You can't shine if your energy is low, so here are three tips for helping you get some me time without losing time.

I ran a series of 50 Facebook Lives giving hints and tips on a range of topics surrounding guilt and I wanted to share them with you.  This first one is helping you identify 3 signs that the guilt you feel may actually be stress instead.  Guilt about not being good enough is very closely aligned with stress and so it is common to misinterpret one for the other.  In this episode I offer 3 possible actions you can take to ease the load and feel more in control. 

What do you when you realise that you are taking out frustrations at work on colleagues?  Here we discuss a scenario where a lack of appreciation causes a ripple effect.

What is the difference between feeling guilty for what you eat and feeling guilty for why you eat?  In this episode, I cover the issue of comfort eating, and explain how you can find emotional stability and better coping mechanisms than reaching into your secret stash of cheesecake.

We've all done it - started a diet, been really good for a few days, then suddenly, we find ourselves in a fast food restaurant consuming our body weight in fries and milkshake.  But why do we do that when we know we are going to feel so bad about it almost the second we swallow the first bite? This episode looks to discuss this topic, of why we allow ourselves to feel guilty over the food we eat and offers a different perspective.

Each episode focuses on one of the Guilt Free Friday contributions, giving my original response and the reasons behind it.  This episode focuses on one of the most common guilt trips I hear - "I take up too much room or times from others".  Finding a way to feel comfortable with how much attention you take up is critical to living guilt free - you should never feel like you are too much.  So how can you stop that guilt trip?  Listen in and find out!!