It’s easy to forget about our own happiness when we’re so busy with work, relationships, responsibilities and everything else going on in our daily lives. But how often are you really prioritising your own happiness?

In this episode we’re chatting not just about happiness, but the importance of recognising what happiness means to you and how you can incorporate it into your life. Happiness can show up in small day-to-day acts like a coffee with friends, spending time with your family or feeling fulfilled at work. We’re discussing the guilt around pursuing what brings us happiness, especially as women or if you don’t follow ‘social norms’ as well as the importance of finding happiness now while you still can.

We’d love to hear from you and if you’d like to contribute to our next topic, please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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The First Monday in May Documentary on Netflix

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This week we want to talk about supporting other people. In a world of competition, we’re often pitted against each other and expected to compete for jobs, relationships, education, careers, promotion etc.

But supporting other people can be a really powerful part of your own self-development. Supporting other people’s success and achievements doesn’t diminish yours in any way, but the impact it can have individually and across communities is so important.

We discuss community over competition and how we can use this idea to create change in corporate settings, for women and for other marginalised groups.

We’d love to hear from you and if you’d like to contribute to our next topic, please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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This week we’re chatting about having compassion for yourself. We’re into February now and January was a struggle, perhaps you’re being hard on yourself, or maybe you’ve not been as successful with your new years’ resolutions and goals as you’d hoped. Whatever it is, it’s easy to be hard on yourself, the negative self-talk starts and then maybe you’ve got some internalised toxic positivity making you feel guilty. We want to emphasise the importance of showing yourself compassion in your day-to-day and coping with how you react and respond to challenging situations.

We’d love to hear from you and if you’d like to contribute to our next topic on the importance of supporting others, please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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Lydia Millen YouTube conversation with Jacqueline Hurst

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We’re big fans of cultivating a more positive outlook on life but sometimes things are just really hard and taking a “good vibes only” approach just isn’t right. The internet (and world generally) is full of people telling us to be grateful and more positive, especially at this time of year, but this week we’re discussing what happens when we’re too quick to dismiss someone’s pain with an attempt to focus on the bright side.

We’d love to hear from you and if you’d like to contribute to our next topic on showing yourself compassion, please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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Great British Walks With My Dog Channel 4/All 4

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