040 Get out of the pit of despair | Becky Howell

“Mindset and happiness, understanding yourself and baby steps is the difference between being in the pit of despair and living a fabulous life”

— Becky Howell -

What a delight to hear how Becky has transformed her own life along her health journey and is speaking out on the significance of happiness and healing in our lives.  What would you do if no one around you believed you were unwell?  Becky chose not to stay in a pit of despair and took one small step at a time to reclaim her health.  In this interview Becky shares some great tools and techniques on how she rose above her circumstances.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Becky Howell

We spoke about 

• A challenging health journey rendered more difficult by disbelief

• What stimuli carry you through to start to get better and find your health

• The decision to focus on one step at a time

• How honesty, patience and a sense of humour can support you

• Using the analogy of 5 spoons to build awareness about capacity

• A worst day illustration from Becky’s journey

• The evolutionary evidence of your life purpose

• Being more vocal to help spread the message

• Becky’s latest book “My happiness book”

• Taking small pleasures and elevating them

• Tips for living fabulously through more happiness, objectivity and mindset

Value Quotes 

”There was just my husband and I. There was no one that we could find that would help. There was no one that would believe me. There was just nothing”

“I started learning natural and alternative methods to find my way back to health”

“Attitude and mindset is totally key”

“Mindset and happiness are the key to leveraging the energy you have to get better”

“Fibromyalgia is the cocktail if you want to experience a bunch of things at once”

“Mindset and happiness, understanding yourself and baby steps is the difference between being in the pit of despair and living a fabulous life”

“Most people don’t know what happiness is made up of or they don’t know how to access it and bring more of it into their lives”

“Enjoy your pleasure so much that it’s indecent – Coco Chanel”

“There are so many pockets of time that we do have and we need to reclaim those”

“Don’t let what a doctor may think about you get in the way of finding help”

“No one will have all the insight or info you do about your body.  If you can reach a point that helps you to leverage your info and match that with a medical plan, you will find your healing much faster” 

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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! 

Episode Links 

You can find Becky Howell at:

Website:  http://www.beckyhowell.com

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

039 Put all your strengths to work | Kathy Wheeler

“I had to adjust so many things in my life in terms of what I thought were my strengths and how I went about dealing with situations and processing information”

— Kathy Wheeler -

What do engineering, marketing and book writing have in common? Join me as we explore Kathy Wheeler’s journey to conquer a brain injury and pursue her passion to help others get their stories out in the world and in many cases using their words to heal themselves. It’s amazing how Kathy relied on other strengths and chose not to admit defeat.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Kathy Wheeler

We spoke about 

• A challenging brain injury

• Changes to Kathy’s life as she knew it

• Adapting ways of working and being

• Combatting poor memory recall

• The providence and patience to be able to work things out

• The role of positivity and mindset in Kathy’s life

• Timeout for catching up and regrounding

• Concentrating on what brings us joy

• Sharing our message with the world

• Value of lifelong learning and other tips for living fabulously

Value Quotes 

”Many of my life circumstances also changed at that time and so I was able to rely on my other strengths thankfully”

“I had to adjust so many things in my life in terms of what I thought were my strengths and how I went about dealing with situations and processing information”

“I’m also more accepting of others and I can relate to people who have had strokes”

“A bad attitude won’t get me anywhere”

“I’ve realised that a positive attitude is the key to happiness and success”

“With the right attitude, the willingness to learn and the willingness to take action anyone can achieve anything they set their mind to”

“Quiet time really helps me process information when my brain feels like it’s on overload”

“If you have your feelings built up inside and need to release them, write it down.  Journaling is perfect. You don’t have to keep what you write you can tear it up immediately after”

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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! 

Episode Links 

You can find Kathy Wheeler at:

Website:  http://www.the90daybook.com

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

038 Question everything | Laura Childs

“‘What if…’ changes our path. Opens a world of possibilities. And in that world we might find something fantastic, or fierce, about ourselves and our bodies and our personal power”

— Laura Childs -

When I first heard Laura’s story I was thrilled to know that she is both a healthy weight advocate and passionate about real food.  No shakes and pills!  How wonderful that her willingness to help others achieve what she and her daughter Veronica did, led to the creation of a business. It's a unique business in that it centres around the most amazing community support for people desiring to be a healthy weight.  Laura truly walks her talk and embodies the belief that when it comes to our health, we can always improve it if we learn to question everything.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Laura Childs

We spoke about 

• How the outcome of routine check-up created a catalyst for change

• The value of research in understanding how to navigate nutrition

• How leading by example attracted people who needed help

• Recognising that a passion to serve was in fact a business

• The need for awareness, compassion and amusement

• How learning to question everything will shift beliefs and more

• Putting ourselves first as a role model for others in our lives

• The unique approach of the Utmost Diet membership site

• Lessons from a 3 year old child

Value Quotes 

”I’m always amazed at what the human body is capable of – even when our health is degrading when we haven’t taken care of ourselves as well as we could have”

“And right up until my family doctor’s wake up call in 2013 I had no idea that my health and longevity was even in my control. I was certain that my fate would be determined more by genetics than by my actions”

“With a sombre expression my doctor informs me that I’ve gained enough weight to be classified as obese and that I’m showing signs of insulin resistance. And soon - she promises – she will be serving up a diagnosis and a life long prescriptions for type 2 Diabetes”

“And I’ll tell you – when we compared that ideal to the Government Guidelines – we had practically flipped it upside down”

“We realized that this is how we used to eat when we lived on the farm, how we all ate before the Industrial Era, before the availability of refined oils and processed flours and all these darn chemicals in our foods”

“We actually didn’t create a business – the business created us. And in a sense, it continues to create itself”

“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” Paulo Coelho

“We got so busy, researching for people and learning more about how healthy fats heal our cells, how sugar damages our cells, and how all the toxins in our foods are causing so many illnesses”

“We realized we had to step up and do whatever we could to help others reach their healthy body weight”

“I’d never thought about it until I embarked on my own journey – but I’ve seen it in others since. How we all go through a long series of mindset shifts – and attitudes – as we walk that path back to wellness”

“The greatest lesson I’ve learned is that when it comes to your health, it can always be improved”

“I can’t even begin to tell you how much your signature sleep course has helped me – the tools, knowledge, awareness – within. And feeling that underlying self-compassion built into everything you do. A dose of acceptance and forgiveness plus the inspiration to keep moving forward on the quest.”

“I learned to “question everything” – my doctor’s diagnosis, my beliefs, and my perceived potential”

“We don’t set great examples for our children or anyone else if we’re so busy looking after every one that we’re exhausted, run down, and potentially growing bitter”

“That’s another area where you’ve really helped me in awareness – your sleep journal – five minutes per day shows me how I’m treating myself, what I might like to improve on tomorrow, and the gifts of each day that I might have forgotten if I had simply crawled into bed, exhausted”

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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! 

Episode Links 

You can find Laura Childs at:

Website:  http://utmostdiet.com

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

My online course Sleeping Fabulously is a four week course where I take troubled sleepers through the process of understanding their sleep habits, to creating new habits that let them sleep soundly through the night.

You know how passionate I am about this subject and you know that it’s time for me to take my sleep message to more people.

Can I ask you to do something?

Would you be willing to be my Champion and champion the cause of better health and sleep with me?

What if, together, we could change ONE person’s life for the better? What if we could start more conversations about the topic of well-rested living? What if we could be...well, be rebels together?

Are you in?

I hope so!

Contact me if you need ideas or head to http://bit.ly/sleepfabulously to check out all the details and share the link thoughtfully with your friends and on social media

Thanks in advance for being a fabulous change maker