Mistress Wellbeing

Dr Leila Davis
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Mistress Wellbeing Podcast

Perfectionism? Imposter Syndrome? Anxiety? Workaholism? These are often the price for successful women. Come join me as I explore all aspects of psychological wellbeing so that you can overcome the 'four horsemen' signalling the road to burnout. Together we will do more than feel better, we will learn how to find joy and aliveness in every moment, so that work, family and relationships become vibrant, rich and rewarding.

  1. 07/12/2023

    Finding Your Creative Flow

    EnglishHow many of us have blocked our creative flow because of a negative experience decades ago? The singing teacher who told you to mouth the words. The art teacher who told you cows weren't green. The English teacher who pulled apart your essay. Today I'm inviting you to rekindle your own unique creative flow, because it is a deep store place of wellbeing. Self-expression in any form can be expansive, uplifting and exciting, when we can work with awareness through the deeply held, negative beliefs which hold us back.

    15 min

  2. 22/11/2023

    The Gifts of Solitude

    How much time do you spend in solitude, silence and stillness? I don't spend much. In fact I've been actively seeking community over the last few years. But when I do allow myself to get quiet, something happens where I feel more connected to my Self and to Nature. It's a quandary because stillness always invites the messy bits of my life to emerge front and centre.  I can't hide from the difficult emotions of sadness, grief, and guilt in the quiet. But I know there's a sweet spot on the other side of them.  Come explore solitude with me today.

    18 min

  3. 15/11/2023

    How to Find Your Bliss

    I’ve had a growing epiphany over the last few months about the effort required to create joy.  Joseph Campbell is famous for saying, “Follow your bliss”, and I took it to be simple and easy.  It’s not.  It takes effort, will, determination and often the ability to work through dark emotions like despair, frustration and doubt.  I guess that’s why Campbell also wrote so much about the hero’s journey.  So today, join me as we journey through what it takes to find your bliss and how you might make those first steps.

    13 min

  4. 08/11/2023

    How Thoughts Become Things

    This is not a new age meme.  It’s highly practical, logical and very real.  Stay with me! Would you like to unlock a secret way to make shift happen in your life? Start visualising what you want with feeling and engagement. Really bring it to life. In your mind.  Because your thoughts and feelings are powerful creators of reality.  So next time your mind wants to slide into worry, regret and fear, stop.  Imagine the opposite, the outcome you could only dream about, and build that possibility in your mind.  Make it a practice and watch your life change towards the reality you set for yourself.

    14 min

  5. 02/11/2023

    Allowing Transformation

    Sometimes comfort zones are not so comfortable. They're just familiar. It's easy to go on in an uncomfortable, familiar way for years and even decades, but when you look back there might be sadness, regret, anger or resentment. Today I'm exploring my own recent transformation, shedding parts of my life which had become heavy and uncomfortable, embracing new, lighter ways of being, and giving myself permission for more joy. After all, my life is about me as well as other people!

    13 min

  6. 19/10/2023

    Embrace Your Complexity

    How do you do life? How do you show up most of the time? Our Psyche is an interesting, complex thing which yearns for integration and wholeness, and today I'm exploring the concept of 'parts'. It is liberating to recognise that I choose to show up as the caring doctor most of the time, but there are other parts of me longing for expression.  Integrating all aspects of the self is a lifelong, rewarding process which you can start right now!

    13 min

  7. 11/10/2023

    Your Woundedness is Your Giftedness

    I used to feel that I was indelibly stamped with sadness and grief. I didn't even know where it had sprung from. All I knew was a deep pain and the shame that accompanied it. This is what I hear from my clients very often, and as I reflect on my twenty years as a therapist, it's clear that my healing was  linked  directly to the healing of my clients. When I started the long journey of healing - which is never finished- and realised what my story offered me, I opened to its richness and understood this counterintuitive notion that my woundedness was my giftedness. The metaphor of the lotus rising through mud helps us understand our situation, and to seek the cool water, which is the right condition for flourishing.

    12 min

  8. 04/10/2023

    How to Listen to Your Needs and Rekindle Joy

    I used to power on at the expense of my wellbeing all the time.  I was handy with a mental whip to lick myself into shape and get the job done. But here's the thing. My productivity was poor when I engaged in this behaviour because at its core was self denial and harshness. It was a barren desert. Thankfully, the last twenty years have taught me so much about self compassion, and how to become more creative and productive while also enjoying the journey. Find out how to be kind and joyful while powering to the top with this mindset shift.

    16 min
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Perfectionism? Imposter Syndrome? Anxiety? Workaholism? These are often the price for successful women. Come join me as I explore all aspects of psychological wellbeing so that you can overcome the 'four horsemen' signalling the road to burnout. Together we will do more than feel better, we will learn how to find joy and aliveness in every moment, so that work, family and relationships become vibrant, rich and rewarding.

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  • Creator
    Dr Leila Davis
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Leila Davis 2021
  • Show Website
    Mistress Wellbeing

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