Teaching Yourself to Learn

It seems positive mindset and gratitude are hot words on the internet right now. However, what happens when we observe and pin the positivity on Pinterest instead of actually implementing the practices we are exposed to? Amanda Yoa joins Holly on the Teaching Yourself to Learn Podcast today to talk about gratitude and how we can transcend the limitations of the mind to revolutionize our lives. Listen as Holly and Amanda discuss:

• How it’s never too late or early to live in alignment with who you’re supposed to be and do the things you are meant to do.
• How things don’t happen to you, they happen for you.
• Gratitude practices to overcome depression, panic and negative mindset.
• Transcending our words and our minds to tap into our soul’s wisdom and quiet whisper telling us that we are meant for more.

Amanda brings an electric energy and offers many different ways to shift our lives to the experience we deserve. To follow and support Amanda you can find her on Instagram @amandayoa.official. 

To connect and find out more about Holly, apply to be a guest and share your story you can reach her at [email protected]. 

Recently Holly had quite an amusing and memorable experience while driving to pick up her aunt from the airport. It wasn’t long before she realized she was in the service area of the airport and travelling around in circles trying to get out. Listen to this impressive story as Holly reflects on her own learnings and takeaways from the experience. She chats about:

• When somebody else is telling us where we need to go and we haphazardly follow their directions, without much thought.
• Driving around and around in life before realising that we are not on the path we need to be on.
• The ability to look at the situation with humour and wisdom both during and after the event.
• Being cognizant of falling right back into same paths and looking for signs to make a change before falling back into the same trap.

It’s important for us to listen to our gut and make the best decisions from a place of looking at situations as a whole. To connect and find out more about Holly, support her work and apply to be a guest and share your story you can reach her at www.teachingyourselftolearn.com.

Traditionally, menopause is known as the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. Outside of this significant event, there previously has been little conversation, education and awareness that join alongside. Kerry Taylor believes menopause is an opportunity to embrace the next stage of your life and thrive in your best years. Listen as she joins Holly on the Teaching Yourself to Learn Podcast today and they chat about:

• How looking to others for inspiration and guidance can come in the form of comparison.
• How the perceptions of menopause can mean we are not comfortable to talk about it within social and professional environments.
• There is no one size fits all when it comes to menopause
• Support for those around you when going through significant changes around the perimenopause, menopause and adjusting to life alongside.

If this conversation has peaked your interest and you would like to find out more, Kerry works with women to explore how to effectively live through menopausal changes. Her website is https://kerry-taylor.com/ and she would be happy for you to get in touch.

As always, to connect and find out more about Holly, apply to be a guest and share your story please visit www.teachingyourselftolearn.com.

A quote from Catherine Pulsifer You suggests “Communication is one of the most important skills you require for a successful life”. Through the Podcast conversation within this episode, it is evident that Pam Knox agrees and is passionate about building a better world through better communication. She transforms the lives of her clients and their families by helping them to become better communicators – and to become confident in directing their life’s narrative. Listen as Holly and Pam discuss:

• The simplicity of when we don’t get communication right not much else is right either.
• How it is not enough to just hear what’s being said, truly listening involves understanding, empathy and mental fitness.
• Stepping past our own internal critical conversations and judgements in our head so we can respond more positively than negatively to things that you can encounter.
• Authenticity within our own communication and stories.

This episode is aligned with the United Nations Mental Health Awareness Day on October 10th. Aimed to raise awareness about mental health around the world and to mobilize efforts to support those experiencing mental health issues, this episode provides a beautiful opportunity to understand and hear the impact of communication and how to improve.

To support Pam, find out more about her work and sign up for her newsletter you can visit https://www.pamknox.com and to connect and find out more about Holly, apply to be a guest and share your story you can reach her at www.teachingyourselftolearn.com. 

A quote from Catherine Pulsifer You suggests “Communication is one of the most important skills you require for a successful life”. Through the Podcast conversation within this episode, it is evident that Pam Knox agrees and is passionate about building a better world through better communication. She transforms the lives of her clients and their families by helping them to become better communicators – and to become confident in directing their life’s narrative. Listen as Holly and Pam discuss:

• The simplicity of when we don’t get communication right not much else is right either.
• How it is not enough to just hear what’s being said, truly listening involves understanding, empathy and mental fitness.
• Stepping past our own internal critical conversations and judgements in our head so we can respond more positively than negatively to things that you can encounter.
• Authenticity within our own communication and stories.

This episode is aligned with the United Nations Mental Health Awareness Day on October 10th. Aimed to raise awareness about mental health around the world and to mobilize efforts to support those experiencing mental health issues, this episode provides a beautiful opportunity to understand and hear the impact of communication and how to improve.

To support Pam, find out more about her work and sign up for her newsletter you can visit https://www.pamknox.com and to connect and find out more about Holly, apply to be a guest and share your story you can reach her at www.teachingyourselftolearn.com. 

Katrina Klooster joins Holly for the Teaching Yourself to Learn Podcast today, Katrina is a teacher turned entrepreneur who has had a passion to help people for as long as she can remember. She accidentally stumbled upon coaching and knew this was exactly what she was meant to do during this phase of my life. As the conversation evolves, Holly and Katrina realise they share many outlooks, values and desires. Listen as they touch on:

• Examining what isn’t working for you and what you are craving in order to take the next steps towards development.
• Taking off all the masks and asking what we actually want.
• Permission and gratitude and how that ripples onto our own choices and those around us.
• Internal and external journeys, what they look like as an individual and entrepreneur and how letting go can be one of the most courageous steps to take.

This conversation is powerful and inspirational, alongside insightful and shares a lot of wisdom. To find out more about Katrina, her favourite place to be is instagram @katrinaklooster and invites you to connect personally via her website www.katrinaklooster.com.

To connect and find out more about Holly, including the opportunity to apply to be a guest and share your story you can reach her at teachingyourselftolearn.com

Katrina Klooster joins Holly for the Teaching Yourself to Learn Podcast today, Katrina is a teacher turned entrepreneur who has had a passion to help people for as long as she can remember. She accidentally stumbled upon coaching and knew this was exactly what she was meant to do during this phase of my life. As the conversation evolves, Holly and Katrina realise they share many outlooks, values and desires. Listen as they touch on:

• Examining what isn’t working for you and what you are craving in order to take the next steps towards development.
• Taking off all the masks and asking what we actually want.
• Permission and gratitude and how that ripples onto our own choices and those around us.
• Internal and external journeys, what they look like as an individual and entrepreneur and how letting go can be one of the most courageous steps to take.

This conversation is powerful and inspirational, alongside insightful and shares a lot of wisdom. To find out more about Katrina, her favourite place to be is instagram @katrinaklooster and invites you to connect personally via her website www.katrinaklooster.com.

To connect and find out more about Holly, including the opportunity to apply to be a guest and share your story you can reach her at teachingyourselftolearn.com

At 54, Elaine Williams, feels like she is just getting started. Destined with an ability to laugh at herself and growing in confidence every day, Elaine joins the Podcast to share her story for good and help others do the same. In this charismatic and bubbly conversation listen as Holly and Elaine discuss:

• Life and how sometimes we can do a lot of the right things, but maybe not always for the best reason.
• Learning to love ourselves more than caring what others think and how we think we should behave.
• Living from the inside out.
• Letting yourself shine, to give other people permission to do the same.

Elaine has vivacious and memorable way of sharing how her life events have led to this stage. To connect with Elaine further please visit www.CaptivatetheCrowd.com and follow along on Instagram @elainewilliamsfun. For further information about your host, Holly Totten you can visit www.teachingyourselftolearn.com and we look forward to you embracing your third half of life every single day.

At 54, Elaine Williams, feels like she is just getting started. Destined with an ability to laugh at herself and growing in confidence every day, Elaine joins the Podcast to share her story for good and help others do the same. In this charismatic and bubbly conversation listen as Holly and Elaine discuss:

• Life and how sometimes we can do a lot of the right things, but maybe not always for the best reason.
• Learning to love ourselves more than caring what others think and how we think we should behave.
• Living from the inside out.
• Letting yourself shine, to give other people permission to do the same.

Elaine has vivacious and memorable way of sharing how her life events have led to this stage. To connect with Elaine further please visit www.CaptivatetheCrowd.com and follow along on Instagram @elainewilliamsfun. For further information about your host, Holly Totten you can visit www.teachingyourselftolearn.com and we look forward to you embracing your third half of life every single day.

Traditionally a community is thought of as a group of people living in close proximity. However, it is so much more than that. Holly is travelling solo today to talk about how her thoughts and experiences of community have evolved and expanded greater than she could have imagined. Listen as Holly reflects on:

• The different types of community we can find all around us.
• Pulling together and pouring out support, love and care in situations of need at certain phases of our lives.
• Evolution from in person communities to online.
• Communities in our third half of life.

To witness and discover more about the Teaching Yourself to Learn community you can join the Facebook page as mentioned in this episode here. As always, connect with Holly further at [email protected] and thank you for listening.