The Missing Peace Presents : The Thought Trap

Becca Gardner

Do you ever try to switch off your mind, but find it’s always racing? Do you feel stressed out, anxious, or overwhelmed? Are you trying to change something in your life, maybe breaking a habit or working through a challenge? This podcast will help you feel more aligned with your true self by discovering your own "Thought Traps" and understanding how they don’t have to define you. As a Certified Change Coach, Becca offers expert guidance to help you move beyond these traps. By exploring how our minds work, you'll learn how to experience life with more ease, less stress, and greater clarity. Becca offers a relaxed and relatable approach, blending stories, casual chats, and special guests to help you see life from a lighter, more peaceful perspective. Together, we’ll uncover how to break free from limiting thoughts and align with the version of yourself that feels true, calm, and at peace. "Everything you're looking for is already within you - I'm just here to help you see it". I can help you to find your way to peace of mind and reconnect with your true self. Click the link to connect with me. https://www.themissingpeacecotswolds.com/#contact-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 5 days ago

    Episode 67 : Understanding Self Harm : A Conversation With Clare Assante

    Self-harm can be one of the most frightening and confusing experiences for a parent, family member, or anyone supporting someone they love. In this episode, I'm joined by teen coach Clare Assante, founder of Blindsided by Thoughts. Clare and I completed our Change Coach training together, and together we explore self-harm through a compassionate and understanding lens. Rather than focusing solely on the behaviour, we look at what's happening beneath the surface and why understanding can change the way we respond. Our hope is that this conversation helps you feel calmer, clearer, and more confident in supporting someone who is struggling. Please note: If you or someone you know is at immediate risk, or you're concerned about their safety, this episode should sit alongside appropriate professional support, not replace it. Please contact your GP, your local mental health crisis team, or your emergency services, depending on the urgency of the situation 👉 Course:-Understanding What's Behind Self Harm https://blindsided-by-thought.thinkific.com/courses/Understanding-self-harm 👉 Check Out Clare's Website https://blindsidedbythought.com/ 👉 Follow Clare on Instagram ://www.instagram.com/clare.assante?utm_source=qr 👉Ask me a Question becca@beccagardner.com 👉 Mailing List https://www.beccagardner.com/ 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 supported space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 67 : Understanding Self Harm : A Conversation With Clare Assante

  2. 15 Jul

    Episode 66 : The Thought Train : The Thought Trap

    One broken cat flap. One very suspicious cat. And somehow, my mind had me cancelling our summer holiday. In this episode, I share how one small moment sent my thinking miles ahead of what was actually happening—and straight into the Thought Trap. Because the thought train is how we get there. The trap is believing the destination is reality. 👉Ask me a Question becca@beccagardner.com 👉Mailing List https://www.beccagardner.com/ 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 supported space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 66 : The Thought Train : The Thought Trap

  3. 8 Jul

    Episode 65 : I'll Be Okay When..... : The Thought Trap

    I recently came across a poem I'd written years ago, and it reminded me of the quiet agreement I used to have with life: I'll be okay when... In this episode, I explore why so many of us live that way and the freedom I've found in seeing it differently. 👉Ask me a Question becca@beccagardner.com 👉Mailing List https://www.beccagardner.com/ 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 supported space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 65 : I'll Be Okay When..... : The Thought Trap

  4. 3 Jul

    Episode 64: The Backdoor : The Thought Trap

    Have you ever noticed that whatever you're feeling, your mind immediately points towards the opposite? When we're lonely, it promises connection. When we're uncertain, it longs for certainty. When we're overwhelmed, it paints a picture of an easier life. What if this isn't a problem to fix, but simply the way a survival mind works? In this episode, I shares a personal story from her experience with panic attacks and introduces a simple metaphor that's become central to her understanding: the back door. What if we've been innocently walking away from ourselves... without ever realising it? A gentle conversation about feelings, survival, and what it really means to come HOME. 👉Ask me a Question becca@beccagardner.com 👉Mailing List https://www.beccagardner.com/ 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 supported space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 64: The Backdoor : The Thought Trap

  5. 24 Jun

    Episode 63: Parenting and the Responsibility Trap : Trap Talk

    This week's Trap Talk question comes from a mum of three who says: "Parenting mainly falls on my shoulders because my husband works a lot, and we've kind of agreed that what I say goes. But honestly, that feels like a huge responsibility. I constantly feel like I need to say the right thing and do the right thing, and with my older two children I feel like we're forever coming to blows. I spend so much time worrying about whether I'm getting it right and trying to work out the best way to handle things. I've listened to The Thought Trap from the beginning, and I'm getting a real feel for how we work as human beings, but I'm struggling to see how any of this applies to parenting. In a world full of parenting books, experts and advice, how do I know what to do? And how do I stop carrying the weight of feeling responsible for everyone being okay?" Listen to the episode to see how I speak to this...... 👉Join my mailing list 👉https://www.beccagardner.com/free-audio 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ 👉Ask me a Question becca@beccagardner.com "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 63: Parenting and the Responsibility Trap : Trap Talk

  6. 17 Jun

    Episode 62 : Where Did That Come From? : The Thought Trap

    We all have ideas about who we are. "I'm just the way I am." "I've always been like this." "It's in my makeup." But where did those ideas come from in the first place? In this episode of The Thought Trap, I explore how the stories we hold about ourselves are often built from experiences, comments, interpretations and repeated thoughts that, over time, begin to feel like facts. 👉Join my mailing list 👉https://www.beccagardner.com/free-audio 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ 👉Ask me a Question becca@beccagardner.com 👉Episode 47 (Apple)://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-47-the-emotional-identity-trap-the-thought-trap/id1801723772?i=1000752964486 👉Episode 47 (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HUdrmDPqLqgMs2Jrob7il?si=3db1da3408244555 "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 62 : Where Did That Come From? : The Thought Trap

  7. 10 Jun

    Episode 61: The Coping Mechanism : The Thought Trap

    In today episode, I want to talk about what was probably my biggest coping mechanism for many years: reassurance. But while reassurance happened to be mine, this episode isn't really about reassurance. It's about coping mechanisms in general. The things we reach for when we don't feel okay. The things that seem to help, at least for a while. The things that promise relief, comfort, certainty, or distraction. Because whether it's reassurance, Googling, scrolling, keeping busy, planning, checking, avoiding, eating, drinking, or endlessly trying to work something out, most of us have something we turn to when life feels uncomfortable. And understanding what was really happening beneath my coping mechanism changed everything for me and those that I work with. 👉Join my mailing list 👉https://www.beccagardner.com/free-audio 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ 👉Ask me a Question becca@beccagardner.com "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 61: The Coping Mechanism : The Thought Trap

  8. 3 Jun

    Episode 60: Routine or Rhythm?: The Thought Trap

    What if the thing we're searching for isn't more structure, but something we've known all along? In this solo episode, I explore the difference between routine and rhythm, and what happens when we start paying attention to own rhythms :) 👉Book A Conversation becca@beccagardner.com 👉Mailing List https://www.beccagardner.com/ 👉 Find out about HOME, my 1:1 supported space https://www.beccagardner.com/new-page-2 👉Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/beccagardnercoach/ "The Thought Trap — a space for quieting the busy brain, turning down the noisy chatter, and stepping more fully into life" Disclaimer: As a Certified Change Coach trained by Dr. Amy Johnson, PhD, and a member of the Association of Coaching, I approach wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Coaching can be incredibly powerful and life-changing, but it is not a substitute for counselling, therapy, or medical treatment. I am not a licensed medical professional, and the information shared in this podcast is based on my coaching training, lived experience, and work in my private practice, The Missing Peace. Nothing shared is intended as advice or a replacement for professional care. Please take what resonates, leave the rest, and always seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional for any psychological or physical health concerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 60: Routine or Rhythm?: The Thought Trap
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Do you ever try to switch off your mind, but find it’s always racing? Do you feel stressed out, anxious, or overwhelmed? Are you trying to change something in your life, maybe breaking a habit or working through a challenge? This podcast will help you feel more aligned with your true self by discovering your own "Thought Traps" and understanding how they don’t have to define you. As a Certified Change Coach, Becca offers expert guidance to help you move beyond these traps. By exploring how our minds work, you'll learn how to experience life with more ease, less stress, and greater clarity. Becca offers a relaxed and relatable approach, blending stories, casual chats, and special guests to help you see life from a lighter, more peaceful perspective. Together, we’ll uncover how to break free from limiting thoughts and align with the version of yourself that feels true, calm, and at peace. "Everything you're looking for is already within you - I'm just here to help you see it". I can help you to find your way to peace of mind and reconnect with your true self. Click the link to connect with me. https://www.themissingpeacecotswolds.com/#contact-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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