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• Women who do too much with Tamu Thomas

  Tamu Thomas is a transformational somatic leadership coach, the eldest daughter of West African immigrants, a mother, a speaker, and now a published author!Tamu’s first book, Women Who Work Too Much, helps overachieving, overfunctioning women set boundaries, find joy, and flourish.This conversation was a balm, and I suspect fellow Gen X women in particular, will feel seen and understood. We are the generation that grew up being told we could have it all. Now, we find ourselves in our 40s and 50s—often our most creatively fulfilling years - doing too much during menopause while parenting teens and caring for parents and wondering why we are so bloody tired.In this conversation, we discuss natural (rather than toxic) productivity, radical rest, and why work (not overwork) can be a positive thing. This is such an important conversation for those of us who have blurred the boundaries between work, rest, and play (me, too!).Resources for you:Women Who Work Too Much by Tamu ThomasTamu on Instagram @tamu.thomasTamu on TikTok @tamu_thomas Get full access to Courage & Spice at saspetherick.substack.com/subscribe

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• Your Future Self

  Have you ever daydreamed about a different potential future for yourself? Perhaps your imagination offers you an entirely different job, country, or relationship?It might be that your life looks the same on the inside but feels entirely different to you.This might be a creative way to spend time on a drive or in a queue, and it could also point you towards an entirely new direction.In this episode of Courage and Spice, we are exploring this sometimes magical connection with Your Future Self. We explore:* How to connect to yourself years from now* How to use this envisioning exercise when we want to make a life change* When this exercise isn’t helpful* How to decode the breadcrumb trail your imagination offers.I also share a quite magical experience of connecting to my future self years before I even knew what it was, and how my vision was a giant metaphor for life now.If you have a feeling that something new wants to emerge in your life, this episode is for you!Please do share in the comments what your Future Self is up to ✨Resources for you:* Self-belief Journalling: make a cosy date with yourself and your journal to explore a topic designed to help you grow self-belief. Our next topic is intention!* Write a letter to your future self.* Wishcraft by Barbara Sher * Rethinking positive thinking: Inside the new science of motivation byGabriele Oettingen* Hal Hershfield in conversation with Scott Barry Kaufman: The Psychology Podcast Get full access to Courage & Spice at saspetherick.substack.com/subscribe

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• A Portal through the Polycrisis with Sally Burns

  If you love the idea of communal learning and connection, if you are looking for like-minded souls, if you have incomplete online courses on your laptop: listen in! I’m excited for you to get to know Sally Burns. We recorded this chat before ‘The US Situation’ - I guess we need to start calling it what it is - The Coup by tech billionaires. To know that Sally is thoughtfully building an alternative to everything they stand for, fills me hope. Sally is an e-learning expert and ecological thinker. Her work involves reimagining the ways we commune and learn online, away from algorithms and ads.She’s the Founder of The Portal Collective, an online space where people can gather to learn and grow in a meaningful community. The entire site and its ethos is so beautiful! It feels like wandering through a verdant garden.Sally also offers support for non-profits, coaches, and educators who want to host their work on a learning platform that is very far from big tech. I think this is a really exciting development for course creators!We discuss the importance of collaborative, co-created learning experiences that prioritize emotional safety and mutual care. We expand on the broader implications of community, collective action, and the role of imagination in creating a more connected and equitable world.This was such a hopeful and wildly nourishing chat.More resources for you:* The Portal Collective* If you are a Course Creator - check out the Portal.* Sally on Instagram* Combining by Nora Bateson* Love this? You might enjoy my conversation with Niki Wickes. Get full access to Courage & Spice at saspetherick.substack.com/subscribe

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• Your Superpower for building Self-belief

  Happy (lunar) New Year! It’s the first new moon of the year, which also marks the beginning of the Chinese and Tibetan year of the wood snake (nb: I just had a little look at this, and the wood snake symbolises the embodied wisdom of the Divine Feminine who knows her worth, lives close to the Earth and is at ease in moving within her body, which is always changing, shedding old skins for new growth. The wood snake is all about moving forward intuitively, quietly, intelligently and intentionally - I mean YES PLEASE).So, what cracking energy to begin this year’s podcast with!In this episode, I’m sharing the benefits of an incredibly effective practice for building self-belief: self-reflection. More specifically supported journalling.So, if you have never quite gotten into journaling, or perhaps you love the process of self-reflection but rarely move past documenting what’s happening and into catharsis or even changing beliefs, listen in!I share more about what makes a journalling practice so powerful, how to deepen your reflections and support yourself to process what’s happening, plus: my favourite questions to ponder.Mentioned in this episode:* Self-belief Journalling - quieten self-judgement and self-criticism, learn to hear the voice of your Healthy Adult Self, and build your self-belief with my new supported self-reflection practice!* The Coaching Well - communal reflective practice and supervisory support especially for coaches.* Let me create a podcast just for you! Email me with your questions or areas of interest for a podcast. And if you have a specific experience you would appreciate my take on, email it through - I will, of course, keep it anonymous if you prefer.* The post I wrote after my reflection practice following the inauguration.* My beloved astrologer, Phyllis (tell her we are connected!). Get full access to Courage & Spice at saspetherick.substack.com/subscribe

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• Dressing from the inside out with Lizzie Parsons

  How do you feel about what you wear? Shopping for clothes in our fast-fashion world, deciding what you like (colours, fabrics, makers), trying things on, and deciding what suits can all feel a bit like a minefield. It can be incredibly activating for our self-doubt. Lizzie Parsons runs The Distinctive Style Atelier and she is all about finding joy, confidence, and authenticity in your personal style - she has a really fun, human Instagram account that I recommend.At the time of our conversation I was preparing for a keynote and having a real moment of what the hell should I wear?!We had such a fun chat about how to find your personal style and allow your personality to shine through.If your self-doubt get’s in the way of what you choose to wear, this is a really uplifting conversation. Enjoy! Resources:Lizzie’s InstagramUncover your style personality - take the quiz!The Distinctive Atelier Get full access to Courage & Spice at saspetherick.substack.com/subscribe

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