Blabla time Dr Sandra Gaudenzi

We all freeze from time to time. For some, anxiety manifests itself as a knot in the stomach, others feel dizzy and the most common symptom is not managing to breathe well. The problem with anxiety is that we are not always aware of what it is related to, and ignoring it is a short term strategy that does not solve the long term issue.

In this episode, you will first relax through a gentle visualisation, and you will then learn to become friend with the fears of the past that stop you enjoying your present.

Thoughts? Feed-back? Email us @ blablatimepodcast@gmail.com

[Scripted and hosted by Dr Sandra Gaudenzi, edited by Ewan Chapman, Jingle tune by Adam Turbot with voices by Lara & Matthias Nahum]



Music: 

Delamine by Blue Dot Sessions, November mist by Blue Dot Sessions, Flatlands by Blue Dot Sessions, Floretin by Blue Dot Sessions - all at www.sessions.blue (CC BY- NC 4.0)

Have you ever had the fear of the white page? That moment when you know you should start writing your essay but you totally freeze, or maybe you just keep procrastinating? If you are in one of these moments, this episode is for you.

Using a simple step by step journey, this episode calms your anxieties, gives you some tips, re-ignites your creativity and finally allows you to just start writing!

Thoughts? Feed-back? Email us @ blablatimepodcast@gmail.com

[Scripted and hosted by Dr Sandra Gaudenzi,edited by Ewan Chapman, Jingle tune by Adam Turbot with voices by Lara & Matthias Nahum]



Music:

Only Lara by Blue Dot Sessions, The Coil Winds by Blue Dot Sessions, Slimheart by Blue Dot Sessions - all at www.sessions.blue (CC BY- NC 4.0)

Students constantly compare themselves to others. In our extensive survey on students’ fears, this one came out as number one. So… if you are having a moment of self-doubt, this episode is for you!

The fear of not being as good as the others, the so called “impostor syndrome”, is something we carry around most of our lives. Better to learn to deal with it now, no?

In this episode, you will be guided into an internal dialogue with the part of you who actually really knows how to shine in any situation. It is a fun and useful tool that you can use any time you put yourself down.



Thoughts? Feed-back? Email us @ blablatimepodcast@gmail.com

[Scripted and hosted by Dr Sandra Gaudenzi, edited by Ewan Chapman, Jingle tune by Adam Turbot with voices by Lara & Matthias Nahum]



Music:

On the hour by Blue Dot Sessions, The gran dias by Blue Dot Sessions, Timid Luxor by Blue Dot Sessions - all at www.sessions.blue (CC BY- NC 4.0)

Even when you feel lonely, you are not alone. You might be in a new environment, you might have moved to a new place or you might have few friends in your course, but you always have a network system you can rely on.

In this episode, you will be guided into mapping the support system that can help you right now, just when you need it.



Thoughts? Feed-back? Email us @ blablatimepodcast@gmail.com

[Scripted and hosted by Dr Sandra Gaudenzi, edited by Ewan Chapman, Jingle tune by Adam Turbot with voices by Lara & Matthias Nahum]



Music:

Vernouillet by Blue Dot Sessions, Midday by Blue Dot Sessions, Clouds at the gap by Blue Dot Sessions, Clouds at a Castor Ridge by Blue Dot Sessions - all at www.sessions.blue (CC BY- NC 4.0)

Do you ever feel you have too many voices in your head telling you to do things, and as a result not knowing how to take a decision? To study or to go out? To go to the gym, or to binge? When our internal blabla pairs up with our “guilt voice”, we are screwed. We go in loops, freeze or procrastinate.

In this episode, you learn to listen to your internal voices and use them as allies to take decisions that serve you better. Using role playing, storytelling, visualisation and a touch of humour, you see yourself as an inclusive system where every character has its place.

Thoughts? Feed-back? Email us @ blablatimepodcast@gmail.com

[Scripted and hosted by Dr Sandra Gaudenzi, edited by Ewan Chapman, Jingle tune by Adam Turbot with voices by Lara & Matthias Nahum]



Further reading:

“Introduction to Internal Family Systems” and “No bad parts” by Richard C. Schwartz

“Meet your inside team: how to turn Internal conflict into clarity and move forward with your life” by Cynthia Loy Darst

Further watching:

“What is internal family system” - Richard Schwartz, Ph.D, founding developer of IFS, speaks about Parts & Voices, the Self, Healing and how Internal Family Systems got its name.

Music:

Inessential by Blue Dot Sessions, Remsen by Blue Dot Sessions, November Mist by Blue Dot Sessions - all at www.sessions.blue (CC BY- NC 4.0)

Blabla time is a podcast that addresses the little and big challenges of student life.

Hosted by scholar, coach, mentor and writer Dr. Sandra Gaudenzi, it allows you to listen to your internal “blabla” and, hopefully, learn from it!

This is a podcast made to be used as a tool box. You will find practical advice, transformative story-making exercises and visualisations tailor-made to your issues. It is about allowing yourself to relax, step out of your fears, find alternative routes and eventually thrive in your life.

Blabla time is meant to grow with your suggestions, so please email us with your ideas and feed-back at blablatimepodcast@gmail.com.

[Scripted and hosted by Dr Sandra Gaudenzi, edited by Ewan Chapman, Jingle tune by Adam Turbot with voices by Lara & Matthias Nahum]



My Story:

I am a scholar and I lecture, mentor and write about interactive and immersive storytelling. What fascinates me is how stories shape our world, our understanding of its rules, but also how they shape our own perception of ourselves. We are storytelling animals, we constantly self-define ourselves… for example as “curious”, “shy”, “or extrovert”… Most of the time this is partially true, but we are undoubtedly much more than what a single narrative could ever contain. This is why I specialise in interactive narratives, because they allow us to move beyond a logic of a single truth, they give us choices and they also allow us to be different people at different times.

After more than 20 years teaching at university and leading ideation workshops for digital storytellers, I started to notice how untrained we are to accept other people’s points of view and take decisions that fit with our values. In a team, it is often the big egos that prevail, and this leads to teams drifting apart, and losing their initial creativity and enthusiasm. But this is also true at an individual level: we often battle with our internal voices and struggle to live multiplicity as a strength. Could it be that our biggest obstacle in life is how unequipped we are to really listen to ourselves?

This is why I decided to train as a coach, because I believe that if we were more at ease with our contradictory voices, our noisy internal “blabla”, we would also take decisions that stick more to our core, and ultimately feel more aligned as individuals and as a society.

Recently also I noticed in the last years that my students are increasingly anxious. Their lives are complicated, they often have to work to sustain themselves, if they come from another country they have to learn about a whole new culture and way of thinking, social media does not always seem to help when it comes to the Fear of Missing Out, and making new friends is hard.

So Blabla time is a podcast made to address the little and big challenges of student life.

It is born from the conviction that if you learn to deal with change when you are young, if you find stability while respecting all of your doubts and voices, then you are better equipped to face adult life.



Music:

Slow Casino by Blue Dot Sessions, Florentin by Blue Dot Sessions - all at www.sessions.blue (CC BY- NC 4.0)