https://simplecast.com Can you feel better about life in less than 10 minutes a day? We say YES! This is a mini-podcast (<10 mins) for anyone wanting to learn to be less anxious and stressed, and live a happier life. You'll find some episodes particularly relevant if you're a teenager or parent - but there is something here for everyone! Listen to a few short episodes over the course of a week, and see if you notice things starting to look different - and better! If you do, let me know! en Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:55:21 +0000 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:56:33 +0000 https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c0ff2272-df15-4d7a-9a79-635ab4beb024/9b8a7923-ff97-47aa-bbbc-e5e1f49c0848/3000x3000/its-good-to-be-me.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com episodic Can you feel better about life in less than 10 minutes a day? We say YES! This is a mini-podcast (<10 mins) for anyone wanting to learn to be less anxious and stressed, and live a happier life. You'll find some episodes particularly relevant if you're a teenager or parent - but there is something here for everyone! Listen to a few short episodes over the course of a week, and see if you notice things starting to look different - and better! If you do, let me know! Lizzie Paish false https://feeds.simplecast.com/HlpKiMTS #confidence, #happiness, #mental health, #personaldevelopment, #well-being, #wellbeing Lizzie Paish lizzie@lizziepaish.com 190e5808-5b43-4fe7-a17f-fb349056c137 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:55:21 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/keeping-your-balance-xbcliBQW Keeping Your Balance Lizzie Paish 00:07:12 When things knock us off balance in life, what if it's actually our panicky over-correction that tips us over, rather than the event itself? Discover how you can better keep your balance as the waves of life head your way. When things knock us off balance in life, what if it's actually our panicky over-correction that tips us over, rather than the event itself? Discover how you can better keep your balance as the waves of life head your way. wellbeing, mental health, anxiety, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 42 9905e932-6809-461c-9946-078147356e38 Tue, 4 May 2021 16:51:06 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/what-cant-you-hear-_S6zIs5Z What Can't You Hear? Lizzie Paish 00:05:56 When you don't know something's there, you just can't hear it. Discover something worth your attention which you might have been missing in the noise of life. When you don't know something's there, you just can't hear it. Discover something worth your attention which you might have been missing in the noise of life. wellbeing, mental health, wisdom, teenagers, stress false full 41 e7119643-acac-4b13-af8f-1e67acba2758 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:11:49 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/failure-experience-and-the-game-of-life-Z6BHggdT Failure, Experience and the Game of Life Lizzie Paish 00:09:46 Failure is typically something we try to avoid and the stress of trying to get stuff right and not make mistakes can be quite exhausting. Listen to this episode to get a new perspective on success and failure. Failure is typically something we try to avoid and the stress of trying to get stuff right and not make mistakes can be quite exhausting. Listen to this episode to get a new perspective on success and failure. mental health, anxiety, failure, teenagers, stress false full 40 2593e2a7-711e-44a7-8a2c-f329e48dd334 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:25:16 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/why-i-played-my-best-tennis-in-the-dark-0Vh2O4ik Why I played my best tennis in the dark Lizzie Paish 00:05:16 If you were ever in doubt that thought creates our experience of life, then this extraordinary turn of events in a mediocre tennis match might just change your mind... If you were ever in doubt that thought creates our experience of life, then this extraordinary turn of events in a mediocre tennis match might just change your mind... mental health, anxiety, thought, performance, teenagers, stress false full 39 edfaef99-060b-4035-8fd5-c3294750dfc6 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:45:28 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/change-your-act-stop-spinning-plates-p2yS_tZY Change Your Act - Stop Spinning Plates Lizzie Paish 00:07:43 Do you feel as if you're constantly spinning plates? So many things to do that you can't give your full attention to anything? Maybe it's time to change your act. Have a listen and see if you can catch a glimpse of another, less exhausting way to live. Do you feel as if you're constantly spinning plates? So many things to do that you can't give your full attention to anything? Maybe it's time to change your act. Have a listen and see if you can catch a glimpse of another, less exhausting way to live. wellbeing, mental health, anxiety, teenagers, mindfulness, stress false full 38 bca227bd-ff89-4f95-9d1a-1bd13fedb788 Wed, 3 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/what-if-life-really-could-be-easier-than-you-think-68HK6ilQ What if life really could be easier than you think? Lizzie Paish 00:12:31 Inspired by a simple fable, I explore how life without the stress and strain of trying to make things how we want them to be, could actually result in a happier and easier life. Are you more like the sun, or more like the wind? Inspired by a simple fable, I explore how life without the stress and strain of trying to make things how we want them to be, could actually result in a happier and easier life. Are you more like the sun, or more like the wind? false full 37 08f5f43a-4240-4e61-8743-458cf0a2847d Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/taking-things-personally-zuuTN5YL Taking Things Personally Lizzie Paish 00:07:18 When we take things personally, we get into all sorts of trouble, and often they weren't meant that way at all. But what if, even when other people do intend us to take things personally, we STILL don't have to? Every relationship becomes easier when we learn what it means to really not take things personally! When we take things personally, we get into all sorts of trouble, and often they weren't meant that way at all. But what if, even when other people do intend us to take things personally, we STILL don't have to? Every relationship becomes easier when we learn what it means to really not take things personally! mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 36 ad9b56eb-0016-455b-a946-a86cfe661df5 Wed, 2 Dec 2020 12:27:01 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/something-different-about-christmas-rp_25ca_ Something Different about Christmas Lizzie Paish 00:05:19 There's so much that's going to be different about Christmas this year. And what if there's also something different to see in the Christmas Story that many of us know so well? There's good news about well-being and peace of mind in this age-old tale. Join me to seek it out. There's so much that's going to be different about Christmas this year. And what if there's also something different to see in the Christmas Story that many of us know so well? There's good news about well-being and peace of mind in this age-old tale. Join me to seek it out. mental health, anxiety, nativity, resilience, christmas story, christmas, well-being, teenagers, christianity, stress false full 35 d3a8eb9a-fadd-438e-a265-280a670f3368 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/are-you-owner-or-victim-uVS9nTfa Are you Owner or Victim? Lizzie Paish 00:04:59 Do you ever feel like a victim of circumstances? Helpless in the face of other people's bad behaviour or awful situations? What if you can take ownership of even the bits of your life that look as if they've got nothing to do with you, and get proactive and creative with them? Because it turns out that being a victim is as much a thought-creation as everything else in life... Do you ever feel like a victim of circumstances? Helpless in the face of other people's bad behaviour or awful situations? What if you can take ownership of even the bits of your life that look as if they've got nothing to do with you, and get proactive and creative with them? Because it turns out that being a victim is as much a thought-creation as everything else in life... mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 34 b6d8c472-042b-46e0-8118-459618a82b0f Fri, 16 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/urgency-ive-got-to-sort-this-out-now-eDQuTgSs Urgency - I've got to sort this out NOW! Lizzie Paish 00:11:07 A sense of urgency feels as if it's telling us that something needs to be done soon. But beware! What if that urgent feeling you've got is actually telling you something different altogether? A sense of urgency feels as if it's telling us that something needs to be done soon. But beware! What if that urgent feeling you've got is actually telling you something different altogether? mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 33 dc20f5d8-4b0c-4191-849a-f3614d420345 Fri, 9 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/have-you-outsourced-your-wellbeing-Q_YlOZub Have you Outsourced Your Wellbeing? Lizzie Paish 00:07:19 When we think our wellbeing is dependent on something else - then we believe we can't experience wellbeing until we achieve that thing. This leads to an exhausting, life-long, never-ending search. What if you just didn't have to do that any more, because wellbeing is something that never leaves you...however lost you may feel? When we think our wellbeing is dependent on something else - then we believe we can't experience wellbeing until we achieve that thing. This leads to an exhausting, life-long, never-ending search. What if you just didn't have to do that any more, because wellbeing is something that never leaves you...however lost you may feel? mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 32 f536407a-f547-4bfa-bcba-af5b4455c882 Thu, 1 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/striving-and-straightening-life-bMUZtUPB Striving and Straightening Life Lizzie Paish 00:06:09 When our hair isn't the way we want, we might make an effort to create the look we want by straightening it. But what if that's what we're trying to do with life too? Putting enormous efforts into making it the way we think it should be, often with limited success? How much easier would life be if you didn't have to do that any more? When our hair isn't the way we want, we might make an effort to create the look we want by straightening it. But what if that's what we're trying to do with life too? Putting enormous efforts into making it the way we think it should be, often with limited success? How much easier would life be if you didn't have to do that any more? mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 31 a4d0e2e1-e393-4b1d-8190-02094845c01a Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:00:08 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/trying-to-fix-everyone-else-k711RQHH Trying to Fix Everyone Else Lizzie Paish 00:06:40 Does it seem that if only everyone else would sort out their lives, or behave better, then you'd be able to be happy? Whether it's your kids, your parents, your colleagues or world leaders, there's always someone who seems to need fixing. In this episode I suggest that maybe fixing others isn't your responsibility... Does it seem that if only everyone else would sort out their lives, or behave better, then you'd be able to be happy? Whether it's your kids, your parents, your colleagues or world leaders, there's always someone who seems to need fixing. In this episode I suggest that maybe fixing others isn't your responsibility... mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 30 2ce80550-7b06-43a1-8ecd-bda2b2aa830b Wed, 2 Sep 2020 07:00:10 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/stress-being-worked-up-is-the-problem-UBRrOmG5 Stress - Being worked up IS the problem Lizzie Paish 00:08:57 Our conventional understanding of stress is that there are events or people that are intrinsically stressful, and the best we can do is to manage that. But what if there's another way of understanding stress as a helpful signal that our state of mind is getting in the way of seeing things clearly. Listen now for a whole new way of thinking about stress. Our conventional understanding of stress is that there are events or people that are intrinsically stressful, and the best we can do is to manage that. But what if there's another way of understanding stress as a helpful signal that our state of mind is getting in the way of seeing things clearly. Listen now for a whole new way of thinking about stress. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 29 930c17d9-4f4c-49e6-a89b-8614929000ea Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:00:21 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/your-whole-life-cannot-be-ruined-u7NtLVf3 Your Whole Life Cannot be Ruined Lizzie Paish 00:07:15 Sometimes it can look as if, when things don't work out as we'd hoped, our whole life plans are ruined. But that can't ever really be the case...and knowing that makes all the difference in the world! Sometimes it can look as if, when things don't work out as we'd hoped, our whole life plans are ruined. But that can't ever really be the case...and knowing that makes all the difference in the world! mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 28 23e451c7-8ddb-4ff4-a946-08947e07e89b Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:01:17 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/relationship-transformation-MpH5Rneh Relationship Transformation Lizzie Paish 00:07:00 Often when we feel stuck or dissatisfied in a relationship (whether that's with a partner, family member, or anyone else) it seems as if we just need THEM to change for things to be better. But what if that's not the case? What if we can transform our relationships ourselves...? Often when we feel stuck or dissatisfied in a relationship (whether that's with a partner, family member, or anyone else) it seems as if we just need THEM to change for things to be better. But what if that's not the case? What if we can transform our relationships ourselves...? mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 27 6aeddc32-e22a-483c-9c18-d2bc763e82b7 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 07:00:19 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/searching-in-the-dark-5L4MNWTR Searching in the Dark Lizzie Paish 00:08:49 How do you think change - the sort of change you are looking for - happens? Because of a simple misunderstanding about the nature of change, and where new ideas come from, often we're searching in the wrong places for what we seek. In this episode you can discover why searching in the dark is actually rather a good idea... How do you think change - the sort of change you are looking for - happens? Because of a simple misunderstanding about the nature of change, and where new ideas come from, often we're searching in the wrong places for what we seek. In this episode you can discover why searching in the dark is actually rather a good idea... mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 26 a63a7d6f-ccf0-4fe4-9917-2075e72f3513 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:58:01 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/whatever-youre-looking-for-look-within-G9bc8JqD Whatever You're Looking For - Look Within Lizzie Paish 00:05:30 Whatever you're really looking for in life won't come from where you're currently searching... Whatever you're really looking for in life won't come from where you're currently searching... mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 25 f9e0797a-eae9-4e7f-a7e5-6915f230ed8e Thu, 4 Jun 2020 08:31:12 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/how-would-life-be-without-the-armour-vAPfiaDi How Would Life Be without the Armour? Lizzie Paish 00:06:12 This week's podcast is in the form of a story - a fairytale, about a little girl who thinks she needs armour to protect her. As you listen, maybe you'll consider what is the armour that you wear every day. How would life be without it? This week's podcast is in the form of a story - a fairytale, about a little girl who thinks she needs armour to protect her. As you listen, maybe you'll consider what is the armour that you wear every day. How would life be without it? mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 24 8ddc5ddc-7a98-470b-aadd-5d3801b4a4a9 Sat, 9 May 2020 07:00:23 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/not-in-control-1AxZqj5j We are not in Control Lizzie Paish 00:05:53 We have so much knowledge and expertise these days - that it's easy to think we are in control. The truth is, we are not. In this episode, discover why that's actually really good news! We have so much knowledge and expertise these days - that it's easy to think we are in control. The truth is, we are not. In this episode, discover why that's actually really good news! false full 23 32447dea-3653-4d9a-8382-4b92ea21b266 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:00:05 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/uncertainty-dont-be-afraid-CwxnpmUs Uncertainty - Don't be Afraid Lizzie Paish 00:09:30 At this time when we can't be very certain about anything much, fear seems to be everywhere. But there are a few things we can be sure of even now - and one of them is that fear is not helpful. Another is that we can rely on our innate resilience. Listen to this episode to discover what you can do when you feel anxious or fearful. At this time when we can't be very certain about anything much, fear seems to be everywhere. But there are a few things we can be sure of even now - and one of them is that fear is not helpful. Another is that we can rely on our innate resilience. Listen to this episode to discover what you can do when you feel anxious or fearful. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 22 30f80d32-3d67-4f2a-9fde-6bf85a25888a Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:58:25 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/resilience-in-lockdown-_58H9vVC Resilience in Lockdown Lizzie Paish 00:07:39 During this extraordinary time, we will feel a whole range of feelings - from fear and pain to compassion, relief, gratitude or even joy. This week's podcast is about the nature of resilience, and how we can safely allow ourselves to feel all the feelings that come our way. During this extraordinary time, we will feel a whole range of feelings - from fear and pain to compassion, relief, gratitude or even joy. This week's podcast is about the nature of resilience, and how we can safely allow ourselves to feel all the feelings that come our way. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 21 e8def597-b85e-4ae3-93bf-f233f5979db3 Fri, 6 Mar 2020 10:35:49 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/what-will-other-people-think-08aBW8xe What Will Other People Think? Lizzie Paish 00:06:27 When we spend too much time worrying about what other people will think, we ignore our own inner guidance system. There will always be a whole range of opinions out there: we need to listen to our own wisdom. When we spend too much time worrying about what other people will think, we ignore our own inner guidance system. There will always be a whole range of opinions out there: we need to listen to our own wisdom. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 20 c9c6166b-dad9-4856-9cca-e1e2c990545b Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:00:25 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/be-kind-to-yourself-nrfJnHm5 Be Kind to Yourself Lizzie Paish 00:06:40 We often make an effort to take care of our outer wellbeing, whilst at the same time criticising and judging ourselves internally. It might seem as if that running commentary makes us perform better - but I don't think that's the case. Being kind to yourself, just as you would be to anyone else who gets things wrong sometimes, is far more productive! We often make an effort to take care of our outer wellbeing, whilst at the same time criticising and judging ourselves internally. It might seem as if that running commentary makes us perform better - but I don't think that's the case. Being kind to yourself, just as you would be to anyone else who gets things wrong sometimes, is far more productive! mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 19 2ff627a2-58a0-4492-bb46-26c7ddd818a3 If you've tried to support someone with a mental health problem, or you struggle with one yourself, you might have noticed that more thinking, rational argument and reasoning doesn't seem to get you very far.  In this episode we explore why that is, and what the alternative can be.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:59:03 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/overthinking-LkZa4a3X If you've tried to support someone with a mental health problem, or you struggle with one yourself, you might have noticed that more thinking, rational argument and reasoning doesn't seem to get you very far.  In this episode we explore why that is, and what the alternative can be.

]]> Overthinking Lizzie Paish 00:06:53 We're such good thinkers, these days, and we've come up with so many great ideas and solved such complex problems with our thinking. The trouble is, as a result, it seems as if more thinking can solve ANY problem. What if that just isn't the case? We're such good thinkers, these days, and we've come up with so many great ideas and solved such complex problems with our thinking. The trouble is, as a result, it seems as if more thinking can solve ANY problem. What if that just isn't the case? mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 18 be9c5ca0-4576-4f28-80fd-618c27d67bcc Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:09:10 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/you-dont-have-to-have-it-all-figured-out-FZw_dxvd You Don't Have to Have it All Figured Out Lizzie Paish 00:06:32 Often we feel as if we need to have our life all figured out - to set clear goals and head towards them with total focus. But if we get too attached to the outcomes we've decided we need, life along the way can feel like hard work. What if you can see goals more as a direction of travel, and enjoy life along the way? Often we feel as if we need to have our life all figured out - to set clear goals and head towards them with total focus. But if we get too attached to the outcomes we've decided we need, life along the way can feel like hard work. What if you can see goals more as a direction of travel, and enjoy life along the way? mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 17 0401ff85-18a3-4b73-91fc-16c774c31f1b Fri, 7 Feb 2020 08:00:10 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-out-9heyuJd9 Inside-out Lizzie Paish 00:07:52 When you understand how something actually works, rather than being stuck in a misunderstanding that it works in a way that it actually doesn't, life gets a whole lot easier. In this episode we explore how our experience actually works - coming from US, not from OUT THERE! When you understand how something actually works, rather than being stuck in a misunderstanding that it works in a way that it actually doesn't, life gets a whole lot easier. In this episode we explore how our experience actually works - coming from US, not from OUT THERE! mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 16 5c85fcdf-8576-428b-b95c-829e1f79a5eb Fri, 31 Jan 2020 08:00:12 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/do-you-think-youre-supposed-to-be-different-axOlAztG Do you think you're supposed to be different? Lizzie Paish 00:07:23 Do you have an idea of what you should really be like? The perfect version of you? In this episode we look at why trying to be something other than who and what you are right now is just getting in the way of being YOU! Do you have an idea of what you should really be like? The perfect version of you? In this episode we look at why trying to be something other than who and what you are right now is just getting in the way of being YOU! mental health, anxiety, happiness, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress true full 15 0d98b7b8-9421-4ed1-bf34-5f12c1154133 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:35:54 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/do-you-blame-others-for-your-feelings-dzk53l67 Do you blame others for your feelings? Lizzie Paish 00:06:20 "You made me feel..." is something we might say or feel, but is it really true? In this episode we explore how blaming other people for how YOU feel, is actually like giving your power away. "You made me feel..." is something we might say or feel, but is it really true? In this episode we explore how blaming other people for how YOU feel, is actually like giving your power away. mental health, anxiety, resilience, parents, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 14 516280b6-821c-4c81-8dd0-03d156df43ac Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:11:05 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/13-stressed-about-exams-what-should-i-do-8s5qQp_p 13 Stressed about exams - What should I do? Lizzie Paish 00:08:09 With exam season here for some, and approaching fast for others, this episode is about understanding the waves of different feelings that sometimes engulf us around this time. And it's not just about exams. If you ever get caught up in feeling things just aren't going to work out...this is for you too! With exam season here for some, and approaching fast for others, this episode is about understanding the waves of different feelings that sometimes engulf us around this time. And it's not just about exams. If you ever get caught up in feeling things just aren't going to work out...this is for you too! mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 13 0da39589-ba38-40e7-a13e-9b3cdba2ef00 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:00:06 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/12-what-are-you-listening-to-ETk9Gmeu 12 What are you listening to? Lizzie Paish 00:05:24 If you ever find yourself switching off and not really listening to people around you, you might be missing something really important! If you ever find yourself switching off and not really listening to people around you, you might be missing something really important! mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 12 d89f2214-936f-4125-8b3d-35cbd0f6b35d Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:52:52 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/living-now-5bk3e3kL Living NOW Lizzie Paish 00:07:09 How much time do you spend thinking about the future, or dwelling on the past? In this episode we explore how much easier life gets when we focus on what is in front of us NOW... How much time do you spend thinking about the future, or dwelling on the past? In this episode we explore how much easier life gets when we focus on what is in front of us NOW... mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 11 d3d1317c-e255-4ed4-8ecd-3312a8db2143 Fri, 6 Dec 2019 08:00:03 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/your-amazing-psychological-system-sWG7tOyR Your Amazing Psychological System Lizzie Paish 00:07:26 We are well aware of many of the amazing systems at work in our world - the solar system, the respiratory system, the reproductive system. When we know how something really works, life gets a whole lot easier. But how much do you now about how you psychological system works? It could be a whole lot simpler than you think. We are well aware of many of the amazing systems at work in our world - the solar system, the respiratory system, the reproductive system. When we know how something really works, life gets a whole lot easier. But how much do you now about how you psychological system works? It could be a whole lot simpler than you think. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 10 b55e4988-6981-4cd3-be90-af5cdeb120d5 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 10:53:31 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/noticing-your-own-well-being-a_Kt2Njp Noticing Your Own Well-being Lizzie Paish 00:04:46 We typically spend plenty of time thinking about the things that we would like to be different about ourselves - things we think are wrong. In this episode, we explore how much better life might look if we put our attention on looking out for our own well-being instead. We typically spend plenty of time thinking about the things that we would like to be different about ourselves - things we think are wrong. In this episode, we explore how much better life might look if we put our attention on looking out for our own well-being instead. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 9 f14443b8-d6c9-486d-971f-0b8c89c50070 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:42:09 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/the-diamond-inside-32Y9BbCR The Diamond Inside Lizzie Paish 00:08:15 What if inside of us we have everything we need to handle life? But we forget, and so we plaster on all sorts of unhelpful behaviours and habits that we think will make us safer and more able to cope. In this episode, I share the image of your inner diamond - and how just knowing that it's there can change your perspective and make life a whole lot simpler. What if inside of us we have everything we need to handle life? But we forget, and so we plaster on all sorts of unhelpful behaviours and habits that we think will make us safer and more able to cope. In this episode, I share the image of your inner diamond - and how just knowing that it's there can change your perspective and make life a whole lot simpler. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 8 af7a34de-a102-4dad-9c7c-4984da4b76ab Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:00:17 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/its-safe-to-feel-your-feelings-QvT90L9l It's Safe to Feel your Feelings Lizzie Paish 00:07:46 When we feel uncomfortable feelings, it seems as if they are coming from something in our world, and we might make a big effort to get rid of them. But our feelings can't hurt us and they are not telling us what we often think... When we feel uncomfortable feelings, it seems as if they are coming from something in our world, and we might make a big effort to get rid of them. But our feelings can't hurt us and they are not telling us what we often think... mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 7 ff84c085-b4a4-4825-8801-c4dfb27f3b1a Fri, 8 Nov 2019 08:00:12 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-6-what-is-and-what-isnt-0vZGFd3H What IS and what ISN'T Lizzie Paish 00:06:41 If we spent more of our time focused on what IS, rather than what ISN'T, we would live much happier lives, and experience calmer and more productive states of mind. In this episode we explore what that actually means - what really IS in our lives, and what ISN'T. If we spent more of our time focused on what IS, rather than what ISN'T, we would live much happier lives, and experience calmer and more productive states of mind. In this episode we explore what that actually means - what really IS in our lives, and what ISN'T. mental health, anxiety, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 6 d92033e3-1a74-484f-be55-0d165781784c Fri, 1 Nov 2019 08:00:03 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-5-you-will-not-solve-your-problems-by-yelling-at-yourself-H6msLBSS You Will Not Solve Your Problems by Yelling at Yourself Lizzie Paish 00:05:14 It's amazing the way we speak to ourselves inside our heads - yelling and criticising ourselves in a way we wouldn't dream of treating anyone else. In this episode, we explore why this might not be such a good idea! It's amazing the way we speak to ourselves inside our heads - yelling and criticising ourselves in a way we wouldn't dream of treating anyone else. In this episode, we explore why this might not be such a good idea! mental health, anxiety, young people, resilience, parents, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 5 90852ef7-ea6b-470c-83f9-c6f413f5d501 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:14:25 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/happiness-and-well-being-are-not-on-sale-out-there-gHUucOup Happiness and well-being are not 'on sale' out there Lizzie Paish 00:06:51 It seems as if when we get the things we want...then we can be happy. But why wait? We look at the evidence to see if there is anything 'out there' that can make us happy. What if you just started being happy now? It seems as if when we get the things we want...then we can be happy. But why wait? We look at the evidence to see if there is anything 'out there' that can make us happy. What if you just started being happy now? mental health, anxiety, happiness, resilience, well-being, teenagers, stress false full 4 63458d2a-cc48-48be-999f-c9b5e4f7ec85 In this episode we take a closer look at our sense (often blamed on social media) that everyone else is living the perfect, sorted out life, except for us.  What if you're having a normal human experience, and so is everyone else?   It's only a problem when we think it shouldn't be like that...

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:16:42 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/do-you-feel-as-if-youre-different-E3zygM_2 In this episode we take a closer look at our sense (often blamed on social media) that everyone else is living the perfect, sorted out life, except for us.  What if you're having a normal human experience, and so is everyone else?   It's only a problem when we think it shouldn't be like that...

]]> Do you feel as if you're different? Lizzie Paish 00:05:34 Does everyone seem to have their life sorted out except for you? Does everyone seem to have their life sorted out except for you? wellbeing, mental health, feeling good, young people, happiness, teenagers, confidence false full 3 c81baa06-1a90-479a-a6f9-94fe4ee65af8 When we start to see how many stories we tell ourselves that just aren't true, then our experience is open to change into something quite different - and much better - at any time.

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:16:30 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves-are-not-true-JHcW7w7P When we start to see how many stories we tell ourselves that just aren't true, then our experience is open to change into something quite different - and much better - at any time.

]]> The Stories We Tell Ourselves are Not True! Lizzie Paish 00:07:26 Everything in our lives looks very real to us - but what if we're just making a lot of it up? Everything in our lives looks very real to us - but what if we're just making a lot of it up? false full 2 6fe54ec5-dc3e-438f-b9b7-2440bb6e8688 Knowing how something actually works can make a big difference to how well it functions for us.  What if feelings don't work the way we've always thought.  Have a listen, then try this out in your life, and see what you think.

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:16:14 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/why-do-we-feel-what-we-feel-VZ_adEbd Knowing how something actually works can make a big difference to how well it functions for us.  What if feelings don't work the way we've always thought.  Have a listen, then try this out in your life, and see what you think.

]]> Why do we feel what we feel? Lizzie Paish 00:05:41 It really seems as if our feelings come from stuff that happens to us. But what if that's not how it actually works? It really seems as if our feelings come from stuff that happens to us. But what if that's not how it actually works? mental health, anxiety, teenagers, confidence, stress false full 1 eceb8930-991f-4d66-8eb2-50d49a549313 If you want to hear some things that could help you to live a happier, less stressful and more confident life, listen to this short podcast. I'll introduce you to a new way of seeing the world, and yourself, that could just change everything. Listen to a few episodes, and see what looks different...

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:11:32 +0000 lizzie@lizziepaish.com (Lizzie Paish) https://its-good-to-be-me.simplecast.com/episodes/introduction-whats-this-all-about-cqZ6V3iO If you want to hear some things that could help you to live a happier, less stressful and more confident life, listen to this short podcast. I'll introduce you to a new way of seeing the world, and yourself, that could just change everything. Listen to a few episodes, and see what looks different...

]]> Introduction - What is 'It's Good to be ME?' Lizzie Paish 00:04:09 How to live a happier and more confident life - for teenagers (and other humans!) How to live a happier and more confident life - for teenagers (and other humans!) mental health, young people, happiness, exam stress, teenagers, confidence, stress false full 0