Are you or someone you love dealing with a chronic illness? These invisible aliments are on the rise in our modern world, yet so often they are hard to diagnose and understand. Today we explore how to manage your mental and physical health in the event of a chronic challenge by sharing our own experiences. Acceptance, letting go of blame and not over-identifying with a diagnosis are the foundations of management, and arming yourself with knowledge is the first step on the path to healing.

Today we chat about:
We introduce the topic (0.50)
Sophie’s experience with migraines (1.40)
Invisible illnesses can be hard to diagnose & understand (2.45)
Sometimes goals have to wait, for the sake of your physical & mental health (4.00)
Try not to be mad at your body and rebel against self-care (6.05)
Learn as much as you can about your health (7.33)
Can you find purpose in the pain? (8.24)
Accepting how to live with a new normal and being empowered (9.37)
How embracing the pillars can help manage chronic illness (10.50)
Learn to let go of blame, you can’t change the past (11.30)
Julie’s experience with auto-immune (12.45)
Honour your limitations (18.10)
Try not to over-identify with your illness (18.30)
There are lots of auto-immune theories (19.30)
Positive lifestyle changes do help (21.40)
Work on avoiding the victim mentality (23.00)
Invisible illness can be hard for people to understand, even doctors (25.15)
Stress feeds illness, active your parasympathetic nervous system (29.00)
Julie shares her metaphor (30.50)
Sophie shares her metaphor (32.00)
We love to shed positive light on challenging topics (33.20)

References:
Stress Episode: https://soundcloud.com/iusetime/23-stress

85 | Living with a chronic illness

Guilt can be a confusing emotion. On the positive side it keeps your actions aligned with your moral compass. On the negative side, self-imposed guilt for how you use your time, or whether you're living up to society’s expectations, has a huge impact on your happiness. In this episode we dive into this very nuanced emotion, and how the pressures of the modern world are blurring the lines of what we should be feeling guilty about.

In this episode we chat about:
We introduce the topic (0.50)
Understanding guilt, and how it differs from shame (2.45)
Feeling guilt for things you can’t control is damaging (5.40)
Are you feeling guilt despite your good intentions? (7.30)
Are external expectations causing you guilt?.. and confusion? (9.05)
What if you don’t want it do it all? (10.05)
Guilty fear, and why guilt is a misunderstood emotion (11.45)
Social media makes us feel guilty for wasting time (13.55)
Protect yourself from the downside of social (15.05)
A story about righting your wrongs (16.50)
Uses the life pillars as a guide to combat time guilt (20.15)
Things that don’t make you money are still important (22.25)
Self-sabotage and not feeling worthy (23.25)
Julie shares her metaphor (24.45)
Sophie shares her metaphor (25.40)
You can’t change the past (26.50)
What can you do to manage your guilt? (28.30)

87 | What are you feeling guilty about?

There is no secret formula for success, but the consistent practice of positive behaviours will move you closer to your goals. And of course, consistent negative patterns will keep you stuck. In this episode we discuss the benefits of being consistent in your positive habits, how consistency can lead to confidence in all areas of your life, and why self- awareness is the key to your day to day happiness.

In this episode we chat about:
We introduce the topic (0.45)
The little things become the big things (2.30)
Consistency takes the fear out of things (3.45)
Why do people rebel against consistency? (4.45)
Momentum, disciple and patience (5.45)
What role does your personality play? (6.30)
Stay aware about what is making you happy (8.00)
Lots of successful people have different morning routines (9.50)
Are self-awareness and consistency the formula for success? (11.45)
How our podcast is an example of consistency (12.40)
Sophie’s life update (15.00)
Consistency = improvement, which builds confidence in all areas of life (15.55)
Life is about becoming the best version of yourself (19.00)
Julie shares her metaphor (20.00)
Sophie shares her metaphor (20.50)
Are you being consistent in your relationships? (22.30)
Stop waiting for motivation, take the action first (23.35)
Bring awareness to your habits (25.45)
Be, do, have (25.35)

89 | Are your consistent habits helping or hindering you?

Are we living in a world that supports our physical, mental and emotional well-being? In this episode we dive into how the constructs of our modern world can negatively impact the five pillars of our lives: Mind, Body, Soul, Purpose & Connection. Although your health and happiness may be challenged by the world around you, you have a huge amount of power to create a lifestyle that makes you feel happy, fulfilled and well. We discuss ways to enjoy the good bits of society, whilst limiting it’s negative impacts.

In this episode we chat about: 
We introduce the topic (0.45)
Relating to the 5 life pillars (1.30)
What is society and how can you embrace the positive elements (2.15)
Awareness and taking ownership of your approach to life (5.00)
We aren’t taught how to optimize our minds and process our emotions (6.00)
Our minds struggle with the modern overwhelm (7.20)
Society pressures you to achieve, so you can buy lots of things (8.08)
Self- awareness, personal development and emotional intelligence (10.00)
How society profits off your body insecurities (11.00)
Our lifestyles don’t allow us to prioritize our health (13.45)
A daily reminder that you’re part of something bigger than you (16.40)
Gratitude is the place to start (19.55)
How we view ‘jobs’ in our modern society (21.05)
Money vs following your dreams, and the individual pursuit of success (23.35)
False connections and distractions (25.00)
Trying to fulfil the expectations of society (26.05)
The toilet paper freak- out (27.00)
How the media affects our mental health (30.20)
How tech takes away our connection with others and with ourselves (31.00)
Sophie shares her metaphor (32.00)
Julie shares her metaphor (33.20)
You have the ability to make a change (34.15)

Reference: Lewis Howes interview with Dr Mark Hyman https://lewishowes.com/podcast/build-your-health-to-build-your-wealth-on-dr-mark-hyman-podcast/

88 | How is society impacting your health and happiness?

Our world is currently in the grips of Covid-19, and everyone is adjusting as best they can. In this episode we discuss the ins and outs of the global pandemic. Though we are all affected by it, everyone’s experience is unique. 

Today we chat about:
Sophie shares her life update (2.15)
Why we took a little break (3.35)
In this together, but it’s a unique experience for everyone (5.30)
It’s weird not having all our freedoms (7.30)
The climate change impacts, and being a world leader (10.10)
Conflicting world views (13.25)
The burden on our health professionals (17.55)
The racism ripple effect of Covid-19 (20.35)
A test of our humanity (23.30)
Productivity vs relaxation during this time (24.45)
There’s still space for gratitude (27.25)
Stop social media comparison, and take time for self-reflection (28.45)
Its history in the making (32.00)
We should be proud of the community response (34.40)
Sorry for the silence, reach out to us (40.00)

89 | Understanding the impacts of Covid-19

Sophie and Julie share a passion for empowering people to create happiness and fulfilment in their lives.
They do this by exploring self-awareness and balance in the 5 pillars of Mind, Body, Soul, Purpose and Connection.
Each week the girls deep dive into a topic that relates to one or more of the 5 pillars. They share their understanding of how to approach the challenges we face in our modern world by remaining connected and aware of the things that matter most.
Time is an unrenewable resource, how are you choosing to use yours?

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