Cupify This!: Recent Episodes

The Phoenix Cups

Cupify This! Join Sandi and Chris Phoenix, as they dive into the world of psychology and philosophy, with a show aimed towards understanding your basic human needs, how they influence behaviours, and how their framework can help you live a fulfilling life with full Cups.

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This week we look at a term in Positive Psychology called homo prospectus. Listen in how we align the Will to Fill with this theory of how humans do well prospecting the future.

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(Note - this episode was recorded BEFORE the Oscars) This week we discuss Will Smith's autobiography, and how his fear affected his Cups. This leads us into a discussion around homeostasis, and what we can do to thrive not just survive.

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In this episode, the Phoenix Cups team join in to discuss working with other Cups, Cup envy, and leadership

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Today we talk about the importance of creating your own values, and filling your Cups your way.

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In this episode, Sandi and Chris hold a party and invite their friends, including Miranda from Evolve Wellbeing, to speak on the topic of 'When Cups Clash!' Huge thanks to Miranda, Andrew, Rachael, and Dionne.

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Welcome back to Season 2. In this episode, Sandi and Chris discuss being a Cups Imposter. Listen in as Sandi hilariously speaks of Chris 'Catfishing' her, by feigning having a Dominant Mastery Cup. At the heart of this matter is the idea of authenticity.

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Possibly the most out-there episode yet! This week Sandi and Chris Cupify the mouse utopia experiment, where paradise quickly spiralled out-of-control.

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Do you wish you had a different dominant Cup? In this episode Chris and Sandi talk about Cup envy. Listen in to see which Cups Sandi and Chris wish were bigger in their Cups profiles.

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The way we think about things can fill or empty our Cups. In this episode, Sandi and Chris talk about Unhelpful Thinking Styles, and how they can effect how we feel.

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This week, Sandi and Chris let you in on how you can determine your dominate Cups, and the dominant Cups of others, by answering these 3 questions.

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This week Sandi and Chris Cupify some ideas from Brené Brown on boundaries.

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This weeks episode is a little bit cheeky! With Sandi away, Chris interviewed her children who gave us an insight into why she is affectionately known at home as un-fun mum!

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Flow state is described as “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.” In this episode, we look at how often our flow state correlates with our dominate Cups, and how we can incorporate flow activities into our Cup Filling Plans.

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This week Sandi and Chris discuss FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), JOMO (Joy of Missing Out), and FOFU (Fear of Messing Up), and how this relates to the Phoenix Cups.

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Parenting with full Cups! Are our children attention seeking or are they really connection seeking? Just like adults, children also have needs that need to be met. Listen in as Sandi discusses parenting and raising children using the lens of the Phoenix Cups.

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This week we look at relationships, how we can honour each others Cups and strengths, and how important it is to fill our Cups together and apart.

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Where the Will to Fill is the unconscious internal motivator to get our needs met (fill our Cups), it is the Skill to Fill which creates fulfilment. Listen in as Sandi and Chris discuss how.

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In this episode we get philosophical. Listen in as we tell you about the empty part of the cup that motivates us to get our needs met, and how you can honour that instead of viewing it as a deficit.

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FUN CUPS! In this episode we introduce you to the Fun Cup, how it influences our behaviours, and how it's drive for joy is just as important as the other needs we've discussed.

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In this episode we look at the Mastery Cup, and what that means in terms of self-competence, achievement, control, and efficacy.

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Today we look at the Freedom Cup, and how the drive for autonomy affects our behaviour and well-being.

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In this episode we explore the Connection Cup, and what that means in terms of love and belonging, and relationships with others and yourself.

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In this episode we delve into the Safety Cup, and what that means in terms of you physiological and psychological need for safety, and how differing sized Safety Cups can result in different behaviours.

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Welcome to the very first episode of Cupfiy This! In this episode we introduce you to your hosts Sandi and Chris Phoenix, and give you a brief introduction to what the Phoenix Cups are, and what to expect from this podcast.