How do we make the most of this new normal? How do we break out of habits we no longer need? Growth and Mindset coach Heather Rooke of https://instagram.com/stalbansholistictherapies?igshid=k4ct4plsqhb5 (St Albans Holistic Therapies) takes a practical and straight-talking approach with the Problem Busters - encouraging us to investing in ourselves, dispelling common myths along the way. Heather has a no-nonsense, down to earth way to explaining phrases and terms we hear often, but may not understand (such as Mindset, Therapy, Meditation, Yoga, or the concept of Perception vs. Reality). We look at the current situation many of us find ourselves in, as we emerge from consecutive lockdowns, and uncover a healthy list of practical advice that can be applied to many areas of life right now. About the show: Problem Busters is a show that explores solutions to the biggest and the smallest of problems. Hosts Jonathan Goodwin and Oliver Happy discuss making the world a better place with guests from far and wide. About our guest: Heather Rooke is a Growth and Mindset Coach, an NLP Practitioner; a Psychodynamic Counsellor and a Holistic Therapist. Heather believes that we all have an innate ability to achieve our dreams and grow far beyond our perceived potential and in listening to her explain so many of life's realities, we fully agree. St Albans Holistic Therapies on https://instagram.com/stalbansholistictherapies?igshid=k4ct4plsqhb5 (Instagram) Contact Heather on https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather~rooke/ (LinkedIn)

Show mentions: What is a Multi-hyphenate? A person with several sets of skills, several strands to their career. What is a Holistic therapist? Someone who works with different therapies that support the mind, body and soul 03:20 Have we lost touch with ourselves as a society? We have tech, we are connected, but some of these tools have disconnected us from ourselves and others. So we have an opportunity to reconnect. 04:00 90s babies that can't even have a meal without watching something. Jonathan growing up with screens all around him. So how do we help people who have grown up with screens all around them to get to know themselves? 05:20 I work with people to help them listen, to their mind, body and soul, so they can optimise their lives. By truly listening, people come to identify who they really are and what they really want. Mind, body and soul? What does that mean? How do we differentiate between them? The Mind is our thoughts and our reasoning. The soul is far more intuitive, the emotion and how we feel within ourselves. The part that knows whether we are feeling joy or not. Mindset and coaching people to help them change it. 08:00 It starts with learning to listen, to emotions, to your body, to your thoughts and to pay attention to what is happening. This leads to understand ourselves and to think about how they want to be. Heather's passion: to support people in investing in themselves and helping them to optimise their lives. Things to try: Meditation, journalling and focusing on your general healthy 09:30 The different types of councelling and psychodynamic councelling as a way to understand the present. 12:00 Councelling looks at the past and impact on the present, holistic therapies around about living the best life in the present and coaching is looking at the future. What is self-care and what tips could people apply to their daily lives? 13:00 Self care is about more than downtime. It goes a lot deeper to really focusing on ourselves internally. Book: Miracle mornings by Hal Elrod 13:30 Savers: Silences (e.g. meditation), Affirmations (positive thoughts, songs that lift you), visualisation (dreaming about what you want), exercising (needed daily), reading and scribing (journaling your thoughts). Drawing is a form of meditation as you are focusing and stilling the mind. Teaching a friend to draw as if it is tai-chi! Drawing as a similar type of meditation, as the...