.png)
In Our Nature
Why do we feel so overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected and lost...and what does that have to do with what's happening on our planet?
This show explores the hidden connections and deeper patterns that are forming our inner struggles and the wider crises unfolding around us. From mental health to ecological collapse, productivity culture to planetary grief, from burnout to reconnection, join me to poke around in the stories, systems and patterns shaping this extraordinary time...
...and then let's riff on what becomes possible when we stop pretending it’s fine and feel the feels.
Your host is me: Siobhán Friel. I'm a mental health practitioner, a Work That Reconnects facilitator and I was probably a lavender plant in a past life.
This podcast offers a way to make sense of your inner and outer world, especially if you were shaped by capitalism (like me) and not by a lineage of ecological literacy, love and wisdom.
You haven't missed the boat. There are many boats and this is one. Get in.
In Our Nature
"But My Problems Create My Thoughts, So How Does This Stuff Even Help Me?"
Have you ever been musing on the inside-out nature of the human experience and thought...
"Feelings come from thoughts, so you say? OK. Maybe. But my thoughts come from the problems in my life anyway. So how does all this stuff about understanding the human experience help me?"
If so, me too! And many others. This episode is for you.
We'll cover:
- YAY! My feelings aren't created by my job/partner/lack of worth - they are created by thoughts!
- But wait - my thoughts are created by those things - huh?
- Why it looks like thoughts are created by the outside world
- The habits and patterns that lock us into that
- How to see through the illusion of thought to experience less anxiety and more peace
- The 100% reliable help and guidance you have along the way (your feelings)
- Lots of metaphors including tea bags and taps
- Anxious Alice has something to say
Mentioned in the show:
Episode 14: Thought: How to Use This Mind-Boggling Superpower
Episode 16: Catastrophising Is The Brain’s Love Language
Pop on to my Friends List here for monthly-ish news, invites, updates and free things
Question, comment, thought, idea, anything else? Contact me here.
Bye for now ✌🏼
.png)