Mama Joy

Finding yourself with competing priorities right now? Working from home, trying to maintain a healthy exercise routine, kids, friends, parents, business goals and dreams. It can all get overwhelming very quickly—and often it’s at that point that we choose to do even more thinking it might make us feel better. Yet it leaves us exhausted. There is a better way. One that guarantees you can still achieve all that you want, with more ease and joy.

In today’s episode I’m sharing the heart of how to free yourself from busy. I talk you through some of the core principles from my new book, Freedom from Busy: Practical Strategies to Release Your Inner Control Freak and Reclaim Your Joy. I cover how our inner control freak shows up, why our emotions matter and how to start getting okay with them, and what to do when you feel like you’ve lost yourself. With these pillars in place, you will be well on your way to creating a life that completely lights you up!

I’m currently gifting readers with a free 2hour Freedom from Busy Accelerator Workshop to dive deeper on the themes from the book. Check out www.freedomfrombusy.com. for more details and to purchase your copy today.

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode89

I noticed some hesitancy to record this episode. As Part 5 in my personal Freedom from Busy journey, it was the point at which I really started to tune into what I really wanted. Made decisions that felt good to me. And trusted in the process to unfold.

And, sharing this whole series with you all has felt even more vulnerable—as it didn’t all come smoothly. However I trust that by sharing this with you, it’ll unlock something powerful in your own journey. Speed it up. Give you an aha. Allow you to give yourself permission to fully shine and reclaim your joy.

In Part 5 I go from sinking fully into coffee dates with myself and honouring the power of more space in my life, to questioning what I really want. I talk about tuning into what your body is telling you, questions to ask that’ll prompt a clear next step, and how I finally made my dream to live in London happen.

In the next episode I’ll walk you through some of the tools and practices I share in my book, Freedom from Busy, which you can check out here: www.freedomfrombusy.com.

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode88

This is the one where I started dating myself. The next segment of my personal “freedom from busy” journey starts in a doctor’s room, balling my eyes out. After a big realisation in a coaching session, there was no going back, I had to follow through. Sometimes making the changes that we know are right for us, doesn’t always feel easy or comfortable. It was terrifying to take those next few steps—but each time I did, there was also deep relief in my body. Signed off on stress leave, I was alone for the first time in a long time. And it was time to learn how to be by myself, with no agenda, no busyness to keep me company. I started taking myself on coffee dates, and that’s where everything changed.

You’ll have to tune in to find out the full story. 😉

**My new book, Freedom From Busy, is launching on 22 January. You can preorder your Kindle copy now, and paperback will be available on the launch day. Check out www.freedomfrombusy.com for all the details. And be sure to sign up to my emails to receive all the exclusive updates. 😉**

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode87

I have a confession to make. I’ve been hiding. Well, kind of. I made a commitment to you all a few months ago, promised podcast episodes and to finish my personal story of “freeing myself from busy”. But, I stalled. And then I stalled again. In this episode I’m coming to you open hearted about all the fumbles, failings and fears that come up along the pathway to truly letting our light shine. How those things you think you’re afraid of are really just the excuses, and if you’re willing to go deeper you’ll unfold all that change you’ve been craving in your life. I’ll share more about what it takes to keep showing up for yourself, the *truth* behind my procrastination with this season of the podcast, and how our relationship with busy (and joy!) is the key to giving ourselves what we really, truly want in our lives. This one’s honest, unstructured and heart-led. And I can’t wait to hear what insights you take away.

**My new book, Freedom From Busy, is launching on 22 January. You can preorder your Kindle copy now, and paperback will be available on the launch day. Check out www.freedomfrombusy.com for all the details. And be sure to sign up to my emails to receive all the exclusive updates.**

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode86

I found myself on a weekend away, feeling so inspired and held, yet in tears. I signed up for 6 free coaching sessions and walked away with what would change my life.

Part 3 of my “Freedom From Busy” journey, in this episode I share more about how I started to explore the next steps in my career path, to try and soften some of the stress and anxiousness I’d been feeling.

Little did I know, I’d walk away from this weekend having redirected the rest of the year entirely. And, planting seeds for a pathway I didn’t even know existed at the time.

If you’ve ever felt so stuck you couldn’t possibly imagine what those next steps could even look like for you, this episode will give you light.

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode85.

Got a lot of pent up emotion and not sure where it’s coming from? You’re getting snappy with your partner constantly, finding your siblings frustrating and can’t understand why every time you messaged your bestie you want to burst into tears. What is going on?!

When I started to come home crying every single day, it prompted me to stop putting everything down to “stress” at work. Our emotions give us many clues, signals to what could really be going on beneath the surface. Yet so often we’re quick to dismiss them, or push them aside as “busyness” takes over.

In today’s episode I’m sharing my personal story – the next step in the tale – of freeing myself from busy. And this step had a lot to do with tears and what they were telling me at the time. 😉

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode84

I get asked lots of questions about why I do what I do. Or how I “got here”.

To be honest, they’re my favourite kind of questions because I just love hearing people’s stories myself. I love hearing how the dots all make sense looking backwards.

I love hearing the different “choose your own adventure” pathways that people take and the mix of life that comes together to bring them to this moment right now.

So this episode is a little different to usual - the first in a series where I’m sharing my journey in response to these Qs. I’m giving a little insight into my own adventure. And a flavour for why I’m where I am right now. And, how I got to be “here”.

My intention is that by reading about my journey something sparks in you to feel like your adventure is just as fun.

And, most importantly, to show you what’s possible when you free yourself from busy and reclaim your joy.

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode83.

Are you someone who chooses to do all the things? You make sure you are taking care of all the people in your life, saying yes to all the activities and also balancing growing in your profession?

When we want to grow, learn, love, and achieve it can be easy to get caught in the trap of believing we have to do it all – to achieve it all.

Yet “busy” becomes a behaviour that actually keeps us more stuck, than it does contribute to our successes. What if you could free yourself of all the doing? What if you could achieve all that you wanted, without the pressure and tension and stress?

Over time I’ve redefined my relationship with busy. And it started with one critical ingredient, which I’m sharing more about in this episode.

Tune in to find out more and to start your very own journey to freeing yourself from busy.

For more details and shownotes: www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode82.

When was the last time you stopped to celebrate your progress? To take in everything you have achieved – regardless of how you feel right now, I promise you, you have achieved plenty!

What gets in the way of us celebrating and acknowledging ourselves? Busyness.

Last month, the Let It Shine podcast celebrated it’s 1st Birthday! That’s a big deal and something to feel proud and excited about. While I didn’t stop on the day itself to celebrate, I did reach out to some of the show’s previous guests and asked them to pop back on with some advice.

I asked them one question: What advice do you have for freeing yourself from busy?

And I LOVE how they all responded. If you have ever felt squeezed, pulled in all directions, or the inner pressure start to rise – this episode is for you.

In celebration of Let It Shine’s birthday, this episode is a montage of expert advice and inspiration for you all. You’ll hear from busy mamas, wellness experts, authors and mindset coaches – all who choose to live and lead their lives from a place of joy.

Be sure to check out each guest’s individual stories from previous episodes, and additional resources, over at www.thedaisypatch.co.uk/episode 81.

This season is all about freeing yourself from busy. Tune in for a sneak preview of what's to come, including a special BONUS episode to celebrate Let It Shine's 1st birthday and a behind-the-scenes journey through my freedom from busy story.