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062 The freedom of choice | Claire Ashman

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“Because I feel like I missed out on so much, I attack everything with enthusiasm and gusto”
— Claire Ashman -

Never before have I met someone who wants to live life to the full like Claire Ashman. It all makes sense when you discover that she is a cult survivor, of not one but two cults in Australia. Her attitude is one of life being an experiment and she is not willing to waste any opportunity. Discussing her resilience and tenacity in a world she knew nothing about is uplifting. It will make you rethink the freedom you have and the power of your choice.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Claire Ashman

We spoke about

  • Claire's journey as a cult survivor

  • Resilience and determination

  • Making sense of new found freedom

  • What a full life looks like now

  • The freedom of choice and using it wisely

  • Two simple yet profound questions

  • Claire's tips for Living Fabulously

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061 Are you “doing” your being | Dr Kathy Gruver

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“Telling me to sit on a pillow and still my brain I’m thinking: Why am I in time out? What did I do wrong? Why are you making me sit here?”
— Dr Kathy Gruver -

Multi-passionate is the best description for Dr Kathy Gruver, PhD who is a massage therapist, hypnotherapist, Reiki master, award winning author, educator and lecturer on the global stage. She helps people facilitate their healing and lets them know they have choice. Kathy is warm-hearted, funny and pragmatic as she shares perspectives on stress, mindfulness and meditation.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Dr Kathy Gruver

We spoke about

  • Kathy’s journey of alternatives, choices and options

  • Letting life unfold

  • Escalating stress and what we can do

  • Responding versus Reacting

  • Breaking the cycle of negative thinking

  • The value of positive reinforcement

  • Addressing the busy mind

  • Benefits of presence

  • Overcoming the perceived barriers to meditation

  • Mini-meditation that’s accessible anytime anywhere

  • Flexibility of what meditation you do and how you do it

  • Choices for life

Value Quotes

“I thought I would have a massage career in between those award-winning films I was going to be doing. The award-winning films didn’t come but the massage stuck”

“It’s been an incredible journey and it’s all unfolded in front of me and I still don’t know where it’s going to go. I have no idea what I’m going to be when I grow up”

“Stress is not our problem but managing and controlling our thoughts is ours to choose” Bev’s summation

“We want first responders, we don’t want first reactors”

“If we just take that pause there’s such power there to give ourselves the chance to really formulate what we want to do next”

“It’s estimated we have 60,000 thoughts a day and 50,000 of those are negative”

“We can put these little reminders up of be positive and breath and our subconscious starts to react to that”

“When we are positive we perceive ourselves as luckier”

“Our stress is behind us or in front of us. It tends not to be in the present moment”

“Telling me to sit on a pillow and still my brain I’m thinking: Why am I in time out? What did I do wrong? Why are you making me sit here?”

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Episode Links

You can find Dr Kathy Gruver at:

Website: www.thealternativemedicinecabinet.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrKathyGruver4health/

Kathy’s TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abMj0hCGEic

Dr Kathy Gruver on Living Fabulously with Bev
Dr Kathy Gruver on Living Fabulously with Bev
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060 Is your pilot light always on | Dr David James

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“Rather than have an on off switch if you would with stress and anxiety…they’re much more like a pilot light on a hot water heater, they’re just constantly going and people are constantly in a state of low grade anxiety”
— Dr David James -

Given how prevalent stress and anxiety is today, I was curious about how anxiety could be treated with hypnotherapy in a lasting way. I had the opportunity to speak with Dr David James, licensed therapist, author and speaker who has a passion to see his clients make amazing life changes. David has real life experience of stress having been a police officer in Los Angeles so his perspective on how we can transform our relationship to stress is beyond purely an academic one.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Dr David James

Note: Apologies for the clicking sound from my guests microphone

We spoke about 

  • David’s journey of discovery

  • Stress and the impact on our body and creativity

  • Changing our response to stress

  • Differences between talk therapy and hypnotherapy

  • Retraining the nervous system

  • Changing our view of stress

  • Making an ally of stress

  • David’s book ‘Discovering your magnificent mind’

  • The value of understanding the power of your mind

Value Quotes 

“Rather than have an on off switch if you would with stress and anxiety… they’re much more like a pilot light on a hot water heater, they’re just constantly going and people are constantly in a state of low grade anxiety”

“For many people what is really helpful is to simply relax and that sounds too good to be true”

“As a hypnotherapist I am a sub-conscious behaviourist”

“The biological purpose of the anxiety mechanism of stress is to alert us, to warn us and so we can make an ally of that”

“Become best friends with your breath and your attention”

“It is a matter of training your mind and your body to work in unison to bring the changes and the kind of relaxation you need”

“Whatever the mind creates it can recreate”

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Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!

Dr David James on Living Fabulously with Bev
Dr David James on Living Fabulously with Bev

Episode Links 

You can find Dr David James at:

Website: www.drdavidjameshypnosis.com

David’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Your-Magnificent-David-James/dp/1504374649/

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