WEBVTT - Feeling a bit meh? Reboot your mental energy

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<v Speaker 1>Oh hello, welcome to Healthy She. You're a daily podcast

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<v Speaker 1>from Body and Soul. I am your host, Felicity Haley

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<v Speaker 1>h get ready to feel and be inspired after this chat.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm joined today by Lisa ran now Now she is

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<v Speaker 1>obsessed with inspiring humans. The author, podcast and motivational speaker,

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<v Speaker 1>joins us today to discuss mental energy and the mindset

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<v Speaker 1>and beliefs that can lead to a more inspired you.

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<v Speaker 1>She has a new book out it is called Energy,

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<v Speaker 1>and she brings a lot of energy into this podcast today.

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<v Speaker 1>If you like what you hear from Lisa, listening to

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<v Speaker 1>extra healthy Ish, where we take a deep dive into

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<v Speaker 1>all things energy, physical, spiritual, and emotional, you can catch

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<v Speaker 1>that wherever we get your podcasts. Lisa, welcome to Healthy Ish.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for having me so lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>That you're in here, and especially I have to say listeners.

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<v Speaker 1>She is wearing beautiful bright colors of yellow. Immediately makes

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<v Speaker 1>well makes me feel energetic.

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<v Speaker 2>I love yellow. When we yellow, I feel like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the sun. Like someone needs to be the sun to

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<v Speaker 2>date's me absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>Now talk to us about mental energy. I love this concept.

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<v Speaker 2>What does it feel like?

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<v Speaker 1>What is mental energy?

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<v Speaker 2>So mental energy has a lot to do with how

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<v Speaker 2>we think and our beliefs, and it comes from like

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<v Speaker 2>our intentions. And I think inspiration is one of the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest keys in mental energy. So who inspires you? What

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<v Speaker 2>are you inspired by? What are you doing that lights

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<v Speaker 2>you up?

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<v Speaker 1>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>All of those things, And we don't think about our

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<v Speaker 2>head diets. We think about our physical diets more and more.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's like, what are you putting in your head?

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<v Speaker 2>Who are you watching? What's your social media feed? Like,

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<v Speaker 2>what are you you know? Who are you inspired by?

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<v Speaker 2>What music are you listening to? What books are you reading?

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<v Speaker 2>So all of those things go into your head diet

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<v Speaker 2>and they change how you feel and how you think.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think if you you know, and all that

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<v Speaker 2>attitude stuff like if you if you think the world's horrible,

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<v Speaker 2>you're right, the world's horrible. If you think the world's lovely,

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<v Speaker 2>you're right, the world's lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't it just when you were saying, you know, people

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<v Speaker 1>who inspire you an inspiration, it's just such a lovely feeling,

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<v Speaker 1>feeling inspired, And often we can get so caught up

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<v Speaker 1>in the minutia of life and the overwhelm and the

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<v Speaker 1>mental less and everything else that we might see, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm probably speaking about me here that I think, Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>when was I who? Like, when did I last feel

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<v Speaker 1>that shot of inspiration?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? And I think I'm always seeking inspiration. I read

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of poetry. I love going to the movies,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I love watching documentaries about real life people

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<v Speaker 2>doing amazing things. Blows my mind. So it's like, and

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<v Speaker 2>I constantly seek that because I have this hunger for inspiration.

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<v Speaker 2>I love watching You're just interesting people and interesting and

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<v Speaker 2>there's so much out there. But it's really hard to

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<v Speaker 2>find an everyday life because you're just getting up, putting

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<v Speaker 2>your pants on the shopping It's you know, it's not easy,

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<v Speaker 2>and you've got to really look a look for it.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got to seek it out.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm putting it on spot here. But have you watched

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<v Speaker 1>any lately? Have you there any inspirational people that you've

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<v Speaker 1>come across that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Well, I watched Phil Starts as documentary called Starts

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<v Speaker 2>on Documentary on a surrow Netflix, and he's extraordinary, Like

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<v Speaker 2>he's living with Parkinson's, he works with famous people, he's

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<v Speaker 2>so grounded. He's created these amazing tools to help people

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<v Speaker 2>be better. And it's like he's so inspirational and living

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<v Speaker 2>with Parkinson's is so huge. You watch them in the

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<v Speaker 2>documentary and he blows my mind that he's doing that

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<v Speaker 2>work under really difficult physical conditions of his own body.

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<v Speaker 1>I love I love interviewing and also watching sportswomen. I

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<v Speaker 1>find them incredibly inspiring, just their determination and great and

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<v Speaker 1>the way they have a goal and they just will

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<v Speaker 1>reach it and get there. And so I'm very looking

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to the Olympics coming up. Talk to

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<v Speaker 1>us about the mind diet. How does this all work?

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<v Speaker 2>Well? I think having been conscious of what you're putting

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<v Speaker 2>in your head, like what's going on? Everything you put

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<v Speaker 2>into your head has an impact. So it's like, are

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<v Speaker 2>you putting something and are you watching things that are

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<v Speaker 2>really sad? Are you? You know? I don't watch the news.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not. My brain is just not trained for that stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't want to know what's happening out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm quite happy in my little bubble. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>you've got to choose. And if you've got what I

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<v Speaker 2>call a soft head where things really impact you, then

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<v Speaker 2>you should be very careful of what you watch and

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<v Speaker 2>even your social media feed, like you know a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people say, oh, I hate social media, and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>I love social media because my social media is curated

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<v Speaker 2>by me and it's full of gorgeous things, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>full of happy things and lovely things, and anyone who's

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<v Speaker 2>negative or does awful things, I'm like, no, no, off,

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<v Speaker 2>you go unfollow immediately. I'm very discerning with my social media.

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<v Speaker 1>So what does it look like? What does your feed

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<v Speaker 1>look like?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it's just beautiful things. Like I love Instagram because

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<v Speaker 2>to me, it's just my own magazine where I get to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, have all these beautiful things. I love TikTok

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<v Speaker 2>because it's hilarious and there's so much fun out there

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<v Speaker 2>and kind of short shart bursts of hilarity, which I

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<v Speaker 2>just find really fun. Yeah, I really enjoy it, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think you've got to be in charge of it.

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<v Speaker 2>And people say, oh, you know, they compare themselves. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're playing the game with I'm not as good

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<v Speaker 2>as her, I'm not as it's just get rid of

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<v Speaker 2>that person. If that person's doing your headden literally, just

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<v Speaker 2>get rid of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow all the just follow all the European accounts from Switzerland.

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<v Speaker 1>I started doing that.

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<v Speaker 2>De Max my new papers. You're beautiful, den marks the

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<v Speaker 2>same Danish things. There's something about Danish things. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh wow, like I've never been there, but yeah, you're right.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's like when you follow beautiful things, you get

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<v Speaker 2>more beautiful things. You follow negative things, you'll get more

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<v Speaker 2>negative things. And people winging and you know, whatever you're

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<v Speaker 2>whatever that you're watching, you'll get more of. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think life's actually the same. Life has an algorithm, and

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<v Speaker 2>if you're you know, if you're committed to your problems,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll see them everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that. I like that view of life having

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<v Speaker 1>an algorithm. How can we become addicted to our problems?

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<v Speaker 1>You write about this, I mean it's a slippery slope.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think Russell Brand one of the first people

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<v Speaker 2>I read about that. It says this that the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>addiction in the world has problems. And I think most

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<v Speaker 2>people just quiet there. We all just want some attention.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of us didn't give enough attention as a child,

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<v Speaker 2>So everyone's looking for attention and so they whinging, wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to all especially women. Most women just want someone to

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<v Speaker 2>go you're amazing, and you go, oh wow, thanks, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know I'm busting my ass here like I'm doing

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<v Speaker 2>everything and when was the last time someone said to you, Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>you're amazing? And I don't think we hear it enough.

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<v Speaker 1>And so love that little tip.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you're amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the should go and text someone we know that's.

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<v Speaker 2>Just go you're amazing, tell them that they're amazing. I

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<v Speaker 2>had to train my husband to say to me, you're amazing,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm like, how did you do that? That's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called fate listening. So I had to train him

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<v Speaker 2>because I have so many words and he doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of words. And I said, when I come

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<v Speaker 2>home at the end of the day, I'd like you

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<v Speaker 2>to just listen, and there's no test afterwards. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even care if you're not really listening. Just stand there

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<v Speaker 2>and facilitate my words. So I need you to go

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<v Speaker 2>ah m ah every time I speak for a few sentences,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I want you to go they must have

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<v Speaker 2>been really hard, because often hard stuff happens every day,

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<v Speaker 2>and I go, yeah, it was, thanks for noticing. And

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<v Speaker 2>then at the end, I want you to go, you're amazing,

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<v Speaker 2>and I go thanks, and it works. And my eldest

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<v Speaker 2>son hurt us one day and he was like, Mum,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not even listening to you. And I'm like, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't care. I don't actually need him to listen. I

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<v Speaker 2>just need to be facilitated and I need to feel understood.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think we wing and look for drama because

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<v Speaker 2>we're desperate for someone to go You're amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>We just I mean, at the core of being human,

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<v Speaker 1>we just want to.

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<v Speaker 2>We all want attention. We want to know we matter.

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<v Speaker 2>We want to know we matter, and we want attention

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<v Speaker 2>and we will unconsciously do anything to get that attention.

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<v Speaker 1>At home, dump as I call it with my house

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred, like when you get home, you're dump and

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<v Speaker 1>then you pease.

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<v Speaker 2>Your dump and I'm like, just for train the dump,

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<v Speaker 2>Like this is what I need, so I feel.

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<v Speaker 1>So give us a few little tips about how we

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<v Speaker 1>can boost down mental energy today.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think your mental energy first of all, just

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<v Speaker 2>give yourself a rest. When's any time you're silent? I

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<v Speaker 2>think we stuff so much into our days. So now

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<v Speaker 2>you know, people go for a walk, and you know

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<v Speaker 2>podcasts obviously a fantastic but do you need to listen

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<v Speaker 2>all the time? Like have you got are you always

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<v Speaker 2>got something in your head. Do you ever have a

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<v Speaker 2>moment where it's completely silent and you're just noticing the

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<v Speaker 2>things around you? You know, we walk down the street

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<v Speaker 2>taking phone calls, we drive on the phone, we're listening

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<v Speaker 2>to podcasts, we're watching shows everywhere we go because now

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<v Speaker 2>everything's on our phones. And I think having some space

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<v Speaker 2>just to go, oh, I find the shower is the

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<v Speaker 2>only time where life is quiet and I'm alone, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's like giving yourself some kind of alone time just

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<v Speaker 2>to go, wow, how am I going? Am I okay?

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<v Speaker 2>How's my body?

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<v Speaker 1>Whatsore?

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<v Speaker 2>What needs help?

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<v Speaker 1>What? You know?

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<v Speaker 2>How's my head? Do I feel really bamboozled today? So

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<v Speaker 2>I think giving ourselves space is incredibly important. And find

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<v Speaker 2>time to be delighted, just to eat something in silence

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<v Speaker 2>and go I had this amazing meal last night and

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<v Speaker 2>I had this beautiful beef to tacky and it was

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<v Speaker 2>just like oh oh, And I was sitting with the

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<v Speaker 2>freedom I see, can we just not talk for a moment?

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<v Speaker 2>Can we just like oh? It was like wow, like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the sensations and we're just yabbering and we

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<v Speaker 2>go so fast and we're stuffing everything into our mouths

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<v Speaker 2>our ears, our lives. It's like, just slow down.

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<v Speaker 1>I love those two tips, you know why, because they're

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<v Speaker 1>not it's slowing down to boost energy. It's not doing

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<v Speaker 1>something to boost energy. It's actually the reverse, the yin

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<v Speaker 1>to the yang.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And I do a lot of restorative yoga, which

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<v Speaker 2>there's no bend thing involved. It's just sleeping in a blanket.

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<v Speaker 2>My children think I'm a yoga expert. No, no, I just

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<v Speaker 2>sleep in blankets and it's fantastic. And just giving yourself

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<v Speaker 2>a lie down, letting yourself lie down like for seven minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>or just sitting with your eyes shut in the car

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<v Speaker 2>and breathing, or putting your feet in grass, like really

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<v Speaker 2>small things, but they make I call them pockets of

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<v Speaker 2>perfect and they make a huge difference, huge difference.

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<v Speaker 1>You sound like you're a little sorted, Lisa. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for coming on Healthy Ish. Oh. Lisa's new book is

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<v Speaker 1>called Energy. I will leave a link to it in

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