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Dawn Morgan
This podcast explores all things human... thoughts, feelings, beliefs, experiences, life events. Life brings us lots of challenges and having the knowledge, wisdom and understanding to handle them with grace and resilience, is something that is incredibly valuable. Together with your Host Dawn Morgan, we will explore many topics, many experiences and ideas around all things human. helping you navigate the ups and downs of life, bounce back from life changing events, overcome mental health challenges and remove limiting beliefs that may be holding you back.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
I am a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. I have experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and have always bounced back. I believe that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. I chose growth!
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; My mission is to help you uncover yours
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.clubFinding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)EMAIL ME - dawn@finding-freedom.uk
Mom, executive at GoodLeap, a multibillion dollar company, best selling author, and influencer, Kelly Resendez joins Dawn to delve into the essence of freedom and authenticity. Sharing personal journeys, they break free from societal norms to embrace self-awareness, fulfilment, and purpose. Explore confidence, worthiness, and stepping into your power to design a life of freedom. Tune in for inspiring stories and valuable insights on living boldly as your true self.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Kelly defines freedom as embracing authenticity and joy, whether through family time, hobbies, or fulfilling work. It's about shedding societal expectations and embracing true freedom in every aspect of life.
- Emphasising the pivotal shift from seeking external validation to embracing inner truth and vision, Kelly notes this transition empowers individuals to authentically step into their power. Yet, it's not just about the decision—it's about fostering an empowering mindset and implementing effective strategies to support this newfound authenticity.
- Crafting a clear vision of one's contribution to the world and aligning goals, mindset, beliefs, and energy accordingly is crucial. It's about nurturing positive energy through activities that ignite passion, rather than succumbing to low energy as an inevitable outcome of daily life.
- Encouraging the building of confidence by continually venturing beyond comfort zones, proving personal resilience in the face of challenges, is vital. Confidence is cultivated through practice, not innate talent. Kelly suggests celebrating moments of overcoming self-doubt or fear as one would reward a puppy during training.
BEST MOMENTS
“One of the greatest challenges that we have, especially as females, is a desire to explain”
"We have this idea that confidence should just miraculously appear”
"It's not like a relationship because ultimately, you can end a relationship”
"Freedom means fully stepping into one's highest power and choosing a life of authenticity and purpose."
EPISODE RESOURCES
Kelly Resendez |
ABOUT THE GUEST
As a co-owner of GoBundance Women®, a membership organisation for women dedicated to achieving greatness and abundance, Kelly is passionate about helping others adopt an abundance mindset and overcome self-sabotage to achieve their goals. She believes that joy and success go hand in hand, and has dedicated her life to helping women find both. Through her popular book Big Voices and her women-empowered network, Kelly shares her strategies and tools to inspire and empower women to think differently and achieve all they desire.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Entrepreneur Rob Moore joins Dawn Morgan on Finding Freedom to discuss living life on your own terms. They explore controversial topics like cashless societies and imposter syndrome, emphasising the importance of embracing change and shedding old patterns. Rob shares his personal journey to freedom through accountability, integrity and strategic life design. Discover how to plant your flag with pride, confront relationships with respect, and achieve balance through mindset shifts. Rob and Dawn challenge you to push boundaries, break records, and find fulfilment in the challenges of personal growth.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- To Rob, freedom means living life on your own terms, at the speed you desire, without intervention from governments and central banks, while still being accountable to others. True freedom requires responsibility and accountability.
- To really taste freedom, you need context - you need to experience restriction and hardship to fully appreciate freedom when you have it. Freedom is a present moment choice, not a destination.
- Avoiding conflict prevents growth. You need to embrace challenging conversations and disagreements to evolve. This can be done respectfully. If you don't speak out about things you disagree with, nothing will change.
- Know your non-negotiables - your values, beliefs and boundaries. Articulate them. Plant your flag proudly. Don't apologise for standing up for what you believe in. Clarity on your non-negotiables allows you to live and lead with integrity.
BEST MOMENTS
"Freedom is not a destination. Freedom is a present moment."
"In a way cash is a certain amount of freedom. Because let's say the government's and the central banks decided they didn't want you to leave the house because they wanted to do another lockdown. Yeah, where if money and information is all digital, they can just shut your account down."
"The more freedom you have also, paradoxically, the more responsibility you have, this is the delusion that most people don't understand."
"Freedom means living life, on your terms, but being accountable to the people who rely on you."
"Just when you think you've got all your ducks in a row one's going to fall off, or someone's going to shoot one."
EPISODE RESOURCES
Rob Moore
ABOUT THE GUEST
Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur”
“If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Dawn’s guest today is Leslie Fiorenzo. Leslie guides her clients to find their voice and share their unique story to grow their business. Leslie's unique approach comes from over 30 years spent in corporate environments as a human resources professional. A lifelong learner, she has achieved a number of certifications and holds a master's degree in Human Resource Development.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- To Leslie, freedom is the opportunity to share what you feel is important about your business and being confident in your ability to do that. When you’re scared it makes you stuck and when you’re stuck then you’re not free.
- Leslie advocates for coaching to unlock internal potential and prioritise future growth, distinct from therapy's emphasis on resolving past issues. She advises seeking coaching to break through barriers and progress.
- Leslie highlights that fear of public speaking, networking, and self-promotion is acquired rather than innate. She supports clients in overcoming these fears to effectively promote their businesses and create impact.
- It’s important to heed your inner champion for liberation from self-doubt. Leslie collaborates with clients to quiet their inner critic, enabling them to pursue aspirations boldly and realise their dreams.
BEST MOMENTS
“Don’t listen to that little voice inside your head that says you can’t”
“Take a step back and ask, does this feel right for me?”
“We just need to be persistent and get up when knocked down”
“Share your light - don't be the world's best kept secret”
EPISODE RESOURCES
Leslie C Fiorenzo
YouTube
ABOUT THE GUEST
“Early in my career I belonged to a businesswomen’s group, and they held a speaking contest. First prize was $100. I entered, I prepared and was disappointed when I didn’t win first prize, I didn’t even place in the top 5! A mentor of mine who was in the audience, gave me the following feedback: “You had a death grip on the podium, did you think it was going to run away? You stumbled over your words and the two stories you told didn’t connect to the topic.” I was devastated. It was all I could do to not cry on the way home in a car full of other women. But I was determined to conquer my fears, create stories that make an impact and craft a presentation that would wow the audience. Fast forward 10 years and my then employer sent me to present our safety program at an industry conference. This time the prize was based on the impact of the program not the presentation, yet when people approached me afterward and gave me compliments on my delivery and the stories I shared; I knew I’d moved well beyond that timid young woman losing a speech contest years before.”
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Embark on Anke Herrmann's inspiring journey from life behind the Berlin Wall to empowering dog owners worldwide. Discover her quest for freedom, resilience in adversity, and the transformative power of following one's passions.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Anke grew up in East Germany behind the Berlin Wall, where freedom was severely restricted. She felt like a "big parrot in a tiny cage", unable to travel or make her own choices.
- After leaving East Germany, Anke realised that freedom in West Germany was not as perfect as it seemed from the outside. However, she still valued the autonomy to make her own choices without government interference.
- Anke moved to Spain to work for herself and have the freedom to follow her passions, even starting a dressmaking business out of pure interest.
- Now Anke advocates for dogs through her Soul Touched by Dogs project, celebrating the human-canine connection. This allows her to do meaningful work on her own terms.
- To Anke, freedom means "having an idea and being able to make it happen". It's about autonomy over her life path rather than material possessions.
BEST MOMENTS
"Freedom isn't having the tropical island and luxury. It's about freedom of creative expression."
"In East Germany everything was guided, they treated you like toddlers."
"I wanted autonomy. I didn't want to watch some big company be steered in the wrong direction."
"Freedom to me means having an idea and being able to make it happen."
EPISODE RESOURCES
The Website: ankeherrmann.com
The Book: Taming the Tech Monster
The Podcast: Passion Business Podcast
The LinkedIn Newsletter: The Entrepreneurial Experiment
ABOUT THE GUEST
Anke Herrmann is on a mission to empower individuals to live passionately and turn their dreams into reality. Inspired by Bronnie Ware's book "The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying," she believes in seizing every opportunity and helping others do the same. An advocate for living an "empty bucket list" life, Anke specialises in guiding coaches, therapists, authors, and free spirits to overcome online tech hurdles and build thriving businesses from their passions. Through her expertise, she's dedicated to simplifying the process and making success accessible to all.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Andrew Cook and Dawn discuss personal freedom, work-life balance, and entrepreneurship. They reflect on cultural differences in work ethic and productivity, sharing experiences in the military and corporate world. Andrew emphasises tailoring HR solutions to small businesses, while Dawn helps solopreneurs build their side businesses. They agree freedom means spending time and money on what's meaningful.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Andrew critiques the Puritan work ethic's impact on American culture, highlighting a constant need to work at the expense of personal life. He contrasts this with Europe's healthier work-life balance. He attributes this mindset to Puritan values, leading to equating worth with productivity. Andrew critiques societal stigmas and business language, reflecting on his father's experience.
- In his business, Andrew simplifies HR processes for small business clients, aiming to save them time, money, and frustration. He customises solutions to their scale and requirements, eschewing overly complex systems designed for larger corporations. Andrew's mission is to streamline operations, enabling clients to focus on what truly matters for their business' growth and success.
- Andrew values entrepreneurship for the autonomy it provides him over his time and resources. Reflecting on past jobs, where he sacrificed family time to fulfil others' demands, he now cherishes owning his business, affording him the freedom to align work with personal values.
- Freedom to Andrew is having the freedom to spend his resources, his time, money, and energy in ways that are meaningful and impactful in his world. He doesn’t feel obligated to work long hours or chase promotions. He cherishes being able to have lunch with his son daily and spend time with family
BEST MOMENTS
‘There was a clear difference between what I was experiencing and what I wanted to experience’
‘My dad was a magnificent example of working hard and having no enjoyment’
‘I value the ability to choose how I spend my time and resources, prioritising meaningful moments with loved ones over work’
‘Owning a business allows me to pick my clients, aligning my work with my values and creating a sense of celebration when clients have positive outcomes’
EPISODE RESOURCES
Email: Andrew@aheadsupport.com
Phone/Text: 1-740-277-1679
Website: aheadsupport.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aheadhrsupport
ABOUT THE GUEST
Andrew Cook is a human resources and business operations professional with nearly two decades of experience working with government, non-profit, and privately owned businesses. His business, Ahead Business Support, provides HR coaching and consulting services to small business owners who need help untangling their HR knots so they can simplify their HR process to save time, money, and sanity. Andrew is a retired U.S. Navy veteran, having served 20 years in communications and military intelligence. He currently resides in Southeast Ohio with his wife, Darcy, and rescue dog, Tilly.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Today Dawn is joined by Jamie Vollmoeller. Jamie is a mum, wife, group practice owner, clinical therapist, radio host, and certified clinical trauma professional. Jamie is on a mission to remind mums and parents that you are good enough and specialises in working with people pleasers, burnt-out parents, and professionals who feel chronically not good enough.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Part of finding freedom is embracing the full spectrum of emotions, recognizing that happiness isn't constant, and accepting negative emotions as part of the human experience. Striving for perpetual happiness is neither realistic nor attainable for anyone.
- Children often mimic the body language and emotions of their parents, reflecting their caregivers' emotional states. Parents serve as emotional regulators for their children and should be projecting healthy emotional expression, providing comfort, and offering support during challenging times.
- People often strive excessively to gain universal approval, morphing into social chameleons. Yet, this facade breeds unhappiness, as authenticity gets sacrificed. True contentment arises when one embraces their genuine self, finding their tribe among those who appreciate them for who they truly are.
- For Jamie, freedom is the ability to be herself in any situation and feel completely safe while doing so in both mind and body.
BEST MOMENTS
‘It was almost like I was a prisoner in my mind, I knew my thoughts were not true’
‘As parents we are their sense of safety, if I feel safe then so will they’
‘You’re not in control of other people, but you are in control of how you respond’
‘Thank you for that piece of advice, but I’m going to go my own way’
EPISODE RESOURCES
Jamie Vollmoeller - Long Island EMDR
jamie@liemdr.com
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jamie Vollmoeller is a clinical therapist, radio show host, and mom with ADHD. Jamie is on a mission to remind moms and parents that "you are good enough". Jamie has worked extensively with individuals who are experiencing emotional triggers, irritability, low self-esteem, and feeling disconnected from themselves and those around them. Jamie teaches a very effective method to help her clients work through their past so they can be focused on the present. Jamie candidly shares her proven modalities to help your audience confront their fears, ease their sadness, and create and reach new goals. For those suffering from trauma, Jamie knows firsthand what it's like to have your life back, to put your head on the pillow at night and find rest knowing that you are good enough.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Louisa is a powerhouse of positivity and energy, she helps busy women transform their health while having fun, and without overwhelming restrictions. Dawn has had the pleasure of coaching Louisa through her journey to finding freedom from societal expectations and living authentically. As a child, she focused on pleasing others and meeting their expectations. Over time, she realised this was not authentic to who she was.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Freedom for Louisa is feeling alive, present in her space and body, unbound by societal expectations. It's rejecting others' standards, avoiding the future's grip, and embracing the essence of now—immersing herself in the present, in her being, and her space.
- Louisa helps clients get to the root cause of their weight and body image struggles, which often stem from emotional reasons like seeking love or hiding from feeling unattractive. She digs deeper with clients to understand the underlying beliefs and experiences driving their behaviours. This enables her to create customised plans that address core issues rather than just surface level actions.
- Louisa emphasises making small, sustainable changes rather than extreme, short-lived diets. She meets clients where they are instead of prescribing rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions. For example, she may suggest incorporating a vegetable at each meal or taking a walk rather than immediately adopting an intense workout regimen. This individualised approach leads to longer-lasting change.
- As a coach, Louisa aims to be a supportive cheerleader celebrating wins and working through challenges as a team. She partners with clients on their health journey rather than dictating steps. This collaborative dynamic and accountability helps motivate clients to do the work themselves to transform their health.
BEST MOMENTS
‘I was that person who was focused on everybody else's opinion of what I should be doing how I should be living my life’
‘We're always focused so much on the future, that we don't take the time to just experience now’
‘Freedom is being your authentic self and not having to hide behind anybody else's perceptions’
EPISODE RESOURCES
CoachingwithLouisa@gmail.com
https://louisavalentin.coach/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087067961770&mibextid=LQQJ4d
www.instagram.com/coaching_with_Louisa
www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-valentin1031
ABOUT THE GUEST
Louisa Valentin, owner of Louisa Valentin LLC, is a certified Empowerment Wellness Coach, BSN Registered Nurse, nonprofit cofounder, and fitness enthusiast. Specialising in empowering professional women, she guides them to prioritise mental, physical, and spiritual health through lifestyle changes. Combining nursing, fitness, and spirituality, Louisa tackles negative self-talk and prioritisation barriers. Her holistic program ensures personalised, lasting transformations for women, challenging societal perceptions.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Dawn is joined by Artemisia de Vine for a fascinating conversation covering themes of freedom, sexuality, and personal choice from the perspective of a former sex worker and somatic sexologist. Artemisia discusses the complex interplay between restriction and expansion that creates freedom. She shares her personal story of struggling with societal stigma as a sex worker while seeking inner wisdom and autonomy.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Artemisia faced challenges growing up, with her mother dying young and her father rejecting her. This led her to follow her own path and interests, leading to her fascination with the sex industry. She went "native" and became a sex worker to understand people's desires.
- Sexual fantasies help us overcome our fears of vulnerability so we can let go. They are stories that transport us to different feeling states.
- Women can get in the mood by tuning into their own desires and following what their body wants, starting small like with a cup of tea. Artemisia advises setting a date with yourself and your desire to overcome resistance.
- Embarrassment about sexual fantasies is natural, as there is a part of us, ego, that resists vulnerability. But we can use the charge productively. Sexual fantasies allow us to temporarily relax the ego/self that normally protects us, so we can access states of connection beyond our everyday consciousness.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Your first port of call is to tune inwards rather than outwards to your own desire compass’
‘Stories are powerful because a lot of us use stories and escape’
‘Any any sort of charge can be used in a destructive or constructive way’
‘Sometimes freedom means bondage’
EPISODE RESOURCES
www.artemisiadevine.com
www.mydesirestory.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artemisia-de-vine-780847184/
ABOUT THE GUEST
Artemisia de Vine was scared of sex, so instead of running from it, she poked it with a stick to see how it works. When we face our fears we transform them. This led to a lifetime of personal and professional sexplorations to understand how the erotic psyche works. She learned from some of the leading erotic pioneers in the world, spent well over a decade as a full-time sex worker and professional dominatrix, and is now an internationally sought after sexpert who mentors elite sex workers, therapists, sex educators and self-discovery seekers how to understand the erotic mind and create tailored experiences based on each person's unique erotic narrative. She has an upcoming book: The Spirituality of Smut: The surprising wisdom of sexual fantasies.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Ashley Holmes is a holistic fertility coach, who supports women struggling with infertility to connect mind, body and spirit to conceive with ease. Ashley joins Dawn to share her journey of unlearning conditioning and finding freedom through yoga and meditation, despite societal expectations and grief from infertility.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Ashley found freedom by unlearning conditioning and realising she can choose thoughts that serve her in each moment. She shifted her locus of control from external to internal.
- Facing criticism is normal. Ashley experienced resistance when she started standing in her truth, but came to realise other's judgments reflect them, not her. She trusts her inner knowing and path which helps her find freedom.
- Meditation helps rewire unconscious patterns for personal growth. Ashley helps others struggling with infertility by providing experiential tools like yoga and meditation to address mind, body and spirit for rest, ease and alignment.
- Freedom to Ashley is truly mind, body and spirit being in alignment and balance. Because when you have that within you, you don't feel restrictions. When everything feels coherent and you feel like your best true self, then that is freedom because no one can take that from you.
BEST MOMENTS
‘We can all uplift and rise together, and nobody needs to feel alone or be left behind’
‘I felt stuck, and that I didn't have any control over what was happening to me very much in a victim sort of mindset mindframe’
‘Seeing can't be unseen. There is no going back’
‘I shifted the locus of control from external to internal’
EPISODE RESOURCES
Email: yogaforfertility7@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashley_holmes3202/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.holmes.3979
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/271957647919481/?ref=share_group_link
Website: https://holisticfertilitycoachinc.my.canva.site/
ABOUT THE GUEST
Ashley is a passionate mom of 3, Holistic Fertility Coach, and yoga enthusiast with certifications in various yoga practices and Reiki Level II. Overcoming personal fertility struggles, she learned to conceive with ease through natural holistic approaches, steering away from the challenges of fertility clinics. After a difficult conventional fertility journey, Ashley embraced the power of yoga and meditation to rebalance my energy, leading to a rewarding and successful natural conception.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
What does it really mean to be free? Former nonprofit director Steve Anderson joins Dawn to share his perspectives on embracing emotional freedom, overcoming fear and self-doubt, and living life unapologetically as your true self. Steve reflects on his personal journey to express himself openly without anxiety, gain confidence in his emotions, and let go of expectations. Find out about taking risks, making space for failure, and questioning self-limiting beliefs, the balances between freedom and responsibility in relationships, parenting, and professional roles, and making responsible choices.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Freedom means taking responsibility, setting boundaries, and deciding based on internal values. Steve stresses saying "no" as vital for maintaining freedom—protecting individual needs, resisting external pressures, and fostering authenticity in the journey of self-discovery.
- While freedom of speech is widely supported, concerns arise over self-censorship among students. Embracing diverse perspectives becomes crucial for true freedom, encouraging open dialogue and enriching the learning environment.
- Balancing parental responsibilities and personal freedom is essential. Releasing guilt is key, enabling a more focused and fulfilling commitment to family life. This delicate equilibrium promotes a healthier and more harmonious parenting experience.
- Emotional freedom is voicing feelings without fear of judgement. Steve values spaces that allow sharing perspectives, fostering understanding, and discovering common ground. This openness contributes to a supportive and emotionally liberated environment.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Freedom is when I go, Oh, this is what I think this is what I feel this is what I'm interested in. And I have the ability to act on it’
‘Freedom requires effort and choice, but fear can hold us back’
‘They say you should have a plan. But I don't always have a plan’
EPISODE RESOURCES
steve@steveanderson.coach
The Best Dad Project
SteveAnderson.Coach
ABOUT THE GUEST
Steve Anderson is married and has two sons. He is the former director of the nonprofit Boys to Men Mentoring Network of Minnesota, where he led national and international transformational weekends for boys. He has over ten years of experience working with men and boys, developing the emotional awareness and skills they need to reach their full potential. He also has over 20 years of experience teaching people how to be more effective communicators. He lived through his dad’s spectacular burnout as a teenager and works with fathers to help them avoid doing the same in their own lives. He is a certified professional coach with training in applied neuroscience.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
Dawn and former Interim-Manager turned coach, Stephan Szugat, discuss his journey to simplicity in finding inner joy. Stephan coaches businesses on profit and individuals on happiness through practices like mindfulness and facing fears. This episode promotes enduring freedom and joy within through heightened self-awareness.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Personal freedom is seizing control, confidently aligning decisions with values despite fearing judgement. It means setting healthy boundaries, risking disapproval, and saying "no" to what doesn't serve your highest good. It's honouring authenticity over conformity.
- Emotional freedom is the capacity to feel and express emotions without guilt or anxiety about judgement. It demands self-awareness, vulnerability to explore your inner world, and a safe space for open, honest self-expression without fear of rejection.
- True freedom is maintaining an open mind, exploring ideas without rigid opinions, and evolving perspectives when faced with new information. It demands humility, critical thinking, and resisting the urge to judge.
- Freedom entails responsibility – caring for yourself, serving loved ones, and contributing to your community. It's living intentionally, aligned with values, not recklessly. True freedom recognizes our interconnection and considers how actions impact others.
- Freedom is cultivating self-awareness, challenging limiting beliefs, embracing imperfection, and pursuing new experiences despite initial fear. It's moving forward despite anxiety, refusing to let fear constrain growth and self-expression. Freedom is an ongoing practice.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Freedom means being true to oneself and finding happiness in the present moment’
‘Feelings is come and go just like the clouds in the sky’
‘What am I doing to myself with having these negative beliefs’
‘It was incredibly freeing, suddenly realising it's not me, it's my subconscious mind trying to protect me’
EPISODE RESOURCES
Stephan Szugat
selfcoaching365
ABOUT THE GUEST
Stephan Szugat is a former Interim-Manager for Finance & Accounting. Today he is a coach. He mainly coaches businesses about improving profits and cash-flow as well as individuals about gaining clarity and experiencing happiness from within. Stephan started his self-help journey at the age of 17. Through his life he learned various methods to find that the most simple things work best. Happiness is what we all seek and mostly overlook that it comes from within us. Stephan helps his clients to see and experience this inner joy as easy and simple as possible.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to Finding Freedom, the show exploring diverse perspectives on freedom—what it is, what it isn't, and the ways it can be attained or restricted in physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions. We'll delve into challenging topics that prompt reflection and reconsideration. Whether in life, business, or love, achieving freedom means expressing oneself authentically, choosing a life aligned with personality, and breaking free from societal expectations. Join us as we navigate the facets of freedom and discuss the paths to liberation. Are you ready to find your freedom?
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan, hypnotherapist and business mentor, guides individuals in discovering personal and business freedom amid life's challenges. Having faced trauma, attacks, divorce, and more, she believes in learning and growing from every experience. Life is for living, and Dawn helps uncover the innate qualities within—hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence—empowering others to choose growth and find their freedom.
CONTACT METHOD
www.findingfreedom.academy
EMAIL ME - dawn@findingfreedom.academy
To be a Podcast guest https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/podcast-chat
To book a discovery call https://calendly.com/findingfreedomacademy/free-discovery-call
WARNING – this podcast discusses and describes Jimmi’s experience with ritualistic child abuse.
Dawn is joined by author, music producer and artist Jimmi Toro to talk about his devastating story of child abuse. Jimmi talks about his own abuse and how it impacted him as an adult and how he has managed to heal. He also discusses systematic child abuse in the world, and how to deal with trauma as well his charity work and his book HEAL.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Trauma isn’t so much about what happened to you but the wound it leaves upon you.
- Child abusers are very good at hiding what they do, they are often master manipulators and hide in plain sight.
- Most children who are abused are abused by someone they know.
- Once a child is abused, if they can find safety after in someone who loves them then they can heal. Jimmi had no one to turn to as a child and what happened instead is it stored the abuse inside of him.
- Not being believed by adults they tell compounds the trauma for children who have been abused.
- Jimmi was a victim of ritualistic child abuse which included being buried in a coffin alive inside a dead adult body. An unimaginable experience.
- To heal from abuse, you have to go back and reconcile with each and every experience, and heal from every single time.
- When Jimmi started his process of healing, he studied and read countless books and research on trauma and healing.
- Jimmi had repressed memories of his experiences of abuse, they didn’t start coming back to him until he was in his 40’s and it took time for him to start the healing process through talk therapy.
- Part of the healing process for Jimmi was to name the emotions he felt when remembering the abuse and to then go back and make his younger self feel safe.
- Sadly it is common that those who have been abused or been through trauma never heal.
BEST MOMENTS
“I think we can all agree on the idea of pain and anxiety is a painful experience, an unwanted experience”
“I have a hard time calling them human, they are so far removed from a human being”
“When someone is traumatised, your body goes into a fight or flight mode”
“Humans are good at their evil craft”
“You have to go back to that little you who was abused at the time that you were being abused”
“Many people who are traumatised don’t ever heal”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jimmi Toro is an American contemporary artist, composer, music producer, and author of his new book HEAL; his journey through the horrors of extreme childhood abuse to the painful yet magical healing process. He is also the founder of Rescue11, a non-profit whose mission is to protect our children from awful child abusers. Jimmi has also created art for various charity-related projects with the Rescue11, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Make a Wish Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity.
www.jimmitoro.com/media
To purchase Jimmi’s new book HEAL go to www.jimmitoro.com
If you wish to be involved with his non-profit Rescue11 and its mission to protect children from the child abusers who live in our communities, go to www.rescue11.org
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alison is a brain health coach and an expert in helping women reclaim their mental wellbeing and improve both their energy and their mood. In this episode, Alison shares her journey including discovering the link between brain health and anxiety and gives her thoughts on what she thinks often exacerbates anxiety in the modern world including the media and poor diet.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Many of us don’t learn much about our brain, we are taught very little, particularly around mental health and the link with menopause.
- Alison began to notice the changes in her brain and mood whilst going through menopause, she felt like she was losing her sense of self and began to have panic attacks.
- Functional medicine is looking at the whole person and this is an area Alison discovered when looking for help with her symptoms and went on to transform her life.
- Her own experience meant that Alison decided to train as a health coach specialising in brain health, she wanted to help others in the way she helped herself.
- Diet has a proven impact on all health including brain health, particularly around dopamine and serotonin production and release.
- A drop in sugar, a sugar low, is linked to feelings of anxiety so it really can be the case that what you eat impacts your anxiety and your ability to deal with it.
- Rates of anxiety are the highest they have ever been, pointing to the way we live our lives in the modern world as a cause including diet, media consumption and other lifestyle factors.
- Diet is more than just food, think about the content you are consuming too including the news and social media.
BEST MOMENTS
“We learn more about our heart and our skin but nobody really teaches us about the organ that is our brain”
“People don’t know what they could do for themselves”
“Our food has a very powerful impact on our brain and the neurotransmitters in our brain”
“Whatever we can do to try and keep those blood sugar levels stable actually is really beneficial for somebody if they’re struggling with anxiety”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Allison Liu is a brain health coach and expert in helping women to reclaim their mental sharpness and improve their energy and mood. When she struggled with brain fog, panic attacks and low mood in her early 50s, she felt like she was losing her sense of self. But that all changed when she adopted a holistic approach to her health, which she uses with her clients today. As a result she increased her own ‘brain reserve’, improving her memory, mood and relationships. She now coaches women in their 40s and beyond to achieve the same so that they can handle life’s challenges with ease, face the future with confidence, and fully engage in life at work and at home. Her motto: Stay sharp for life.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tess is a certified mindfulness coach and yoga teacher who helps female executives and business owners manage stress and burnout. Tess joins Dawn in this episode to talk about her mental health journey and how she discovered a variety of methods that work to make her anxiety reduce and live a more balanced and fulfilled life. Tess shares why Yoga and meditation are so good for mental health, talks about the strong connection between nature and wellbeing and opens up about what led her to discover the methods she teaches others.
For your FREE Burnout E-Book head to Tess’ website https://tessjewelllarsen.coach/freebie/
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Tess has struggled with anxiety since childhood, this was amplified by moving away from home and then back again.
- Hiking was a great stress reliever and a way Tess would deal with anxiety and her mental health, even though she didn’t realise it at the time.
- There isn’t just one type of treatment for anxiety, there isn’t even one type of meditation. It’s important that you keep trying to find what works for you even if what you try at first doesn’t work.
- You have to be ready to work on yourself and your stress and anxiety. Until you recognise your difficulties and ground yourself you won’t be ready to start treatment.
- 2020 was the most difficult period for Tess’ anxiety, she had a lot of difficult situations to deal with including her husbands' health difficulties.
- Covid had a devastating impact on so many people, it leaves a lasting legacy of mental health problems including anxiety, largely due to the lack of support during that time as well as so many people feeling they had no control over situations.
- After experiencing her anxiety crisis in 2020, Tess knew she had to try and take control. She quit her job and put herself fully into her passion of Yoga, studying it in depth and then beginning to teach others.
- Tess then went on to becoming certified in wellness coaching, she wanted to support others but also used what she learnt to support herself and her own anxiety.
- This multi-faceted approach to dealing with her anxiety helped Tess realise how much she could transform others lives as well as her own.
- Tess’ 10-minute method for burnout: Spend 10 minutes of your day and ask yourself, how are you doing, how are you feeling and decide what you need to do today to take 1 step to support yourself.
BEST MOMENTS
“Meet yourself where you’re at…focus on grounding yourself first before you start working on those things”
“Anxiety is all about lack of control and being able to control the future and covid was classic on that, none of us knew what was happening day to day let alone year to year”
“I’m gonna teach yoga on the side and focus on me”
“I’m still continuing that dive of learning all of these different techniques and being able to not only support myself with them…and others”
“It seems so little, 10 minutes, but when you do them all the time every single day you actually spend a lot more time for yourself”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Tess Jewell-Larsen
https://tessjewelllarsen.coach
tess@tessjewelllarsen.coach
https://www.instagram.com/tessjewelllarsen/
Tess is a lover of plants, wife and mother of an adorable cat, Pippin! In Tess's free time you can find her cooking up tasty treats, travelling to new places, exploring nature and hiking up mountains and along the coastline in her adopted home of Northern Spain.
Tess Jewell-Larsen helps female executives, small business owners and high-achievers leave burnout and stress in the ashes while they achieve balance, clarity, and creativity in their work and daily life. Tess is a certified mindfulness coach, experienced yoga teacher and a Yoga Therapist in training. Tess emphasizes breath support, mindful movement, stress management, nervous system resiliency, mindset and lifestyle shifts, and taking small steps that build up, so that her clients feel more joyful, balanced, and optimistic, and thrive no matter what obstacles come their way.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anine Ekelund is a public speaker, consultant and life coach with over 20 years of experience. Anine has founded multiple support networks, ran and created various leadership workshops at fortune 100 companies and most recently,
Anine talks Dawn about the unique and proven ways she has eliminated her anxiety and they also discuss the physiological and psychological symptoms anxiety presents and what they can often mean for us as individuals.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Anine started to experience anxiety in small ways as a child, often freezing in situations where she felt fearful or under pressure, such as performing or at school.
- Part of the reason Anine followed her career path, into a role with a lot of public speaking, was to face her fears. It did help but she still hadn’t addressed the underlying problem, of what was causing her anxiety.
- To live life to the fullest we have to keep pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones and this means facing our fears.
- Our body can respond physically when we are not aligned or if we are doing something that we feel we aren’t capable of. Our learnt limiting beliefs, rules and expectations can impact us unconsciously.
- When we feel anxiety, we need to be curious about it, it’s our body and brain trying to tell us something.
- Anine made a conscious decision to no longer live in fear and live authentically and this is when her anxiety began to reduce.
BEST MOMENTS
“Everyone has experienced anxiety at some point in their lives, whether it’s small little bits or big traumatic ones”
“I don’t like to feel fearful, I like to feel strong”
“Feel the fear and do it anyway”
“I have to challenge my fear all the time, to live life to the fullest”
“It’s really about being curious when anxiety shows up because there’s a message there”
“I became so transformed when I found my purpose”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Anine Ekelund | Confidence & Courage Coach
Aninergy : Wired to Energize
anine@aninergy.com
www.aninergy.com
+41 79 263 14 55
Courage2bereal@gmail.com
Daretoberealpodcast.com
Anine is an exuberant, creative, heart-centered, courageous Norwegian woman who comes fully alive when she does sports, lead a healthy life, and when she follows her passion to connect with people from all walks of life and cultures. For the past almost forty years she have lived like a nomad in various countries and cities around the world. Currently she is residing between Switzerland, and Sweden, yet she work internationally with clients from all around the world thanks to Zoom, which is a dream come true for her.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is your career leaving you anxious, stressed and drained? Dawn had this exact problem in her past career and is joined in this episode by Matias Bichara who has had the same difficulties.
Matias opens up to Dawn about the difficulties and challenges of becoming and practising as a lawyer and how the culture of the industry creates stress and anxiety for many. He sincerely talks about when he realised he could no longer practice law and how he came to recognise that coaching was always what he was meant to do.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Fear, punishment and embarrassment is not a good way to motivate people, yet this is the culture in teaching and practising law. It’s motivation through fear.
- The anxiety and stress Matias felt even at the beginning of his career as a lawyer had a negative impact on his well-being as well as how well he performed.
- When we are fearful, we shut down, it is a natural response. Yet so many leaders do not understand this.
- Law isn’t the only industry where fear is used by leadership, it’s a toxic method that is found in many industries, it is passed down from manager to manager and therefore their teams too.
- Individuals can be made to feel like anything worth doing is supposed to be difficult, hard and stressful. Gaining an outside perspective on this is the only way out and this is was Matias did and he now helps others discover the same.
- Choosing to give up your day job to pursue your real passion can be a difficult decision. Dawn usually recommends that you wait until you are making the same as your day job before you quit unless your current day job is too toxic to wait.
- It’s not always a person’s career that needs to change. Sometimes it’s just the position or even just difficult conversations that need to be had.
BEST MOMENTS
“You always have to be extra prepared, there’s no room for mistakes”
“People learn to avoid a specific behaviour rather than engage in a new one”
“If your entire life is driven by feat then you are going to collapse”
“I quit my job and then I started to look at what things would fulfil me”
“In reality, I work with anybody who doesn’t like their job”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Matias Website www.matiasbichara.com
Book a call with Matias: https://matiasbichara.com/book-in-a-call/
Matias Instagram: coach.matiasb
Matías Bichara is a lawyer who found himself dissatisfied and unfulfilled by the legal profession. The fast pace of the career left him drained and made it difficult for him to be at peace.
One day, he decided that there must be another way of living his life. Despite all the sacrifices he had made to achieve a successful career, he knew that continuing in this manner wasn’t serving him. That is when he decided something needed to change. He set on a path to find a career that made him feel happy and fulfilled.
Through his journey of passion and purpose discovery, he realized that his true calling was to become a life coach and help people overcome the same problems he had faced for years. His mission now is to help everyone discover their true calling in life, while making the process of taking that leap of faith as smooth and risk-free as possible.
Besides his Juris Doctor (law degree) and law license, Matías holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, and a Professional Life Coach Certification, as well as a Life Purpose Life Coach Certification from Transformation Academy, Clearwater, Florida.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kamini Wood is a certified coach who helps people take the courageous steps needed to identify their limiting beliefs, and the reasons behind their stagnation or low self-esteem, so they can have what they want professionally and personally to live a fulfilled life.
Kamini joins Dawn to talk about her own experiences with anxiety and their causes, what this taught her as a person and what we can all learn and gain from anxiety and feelings of inadequacy.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- As a child Kamini struggled to fit in as she felt and looked different, this alongside not wanting to feel a burden to her hard-working parents meant that she learnt perfectionist tendencies and to people please; a recipe for anxiety.
- Witnessing her children presenting perfectionist tendencies was a catalyst for change in Kamini’s own way of dealing with things.
- Finding your limiting beliefs and recognising false narratives are the first steps to begin living your best life, this is something Kamini taught herself and now teaches others too.
- Society, culture, families and our own personalities all have an impact in founding and building our belief and value systems, especially about ourselves.
- Putting boundaries in place is essential if you want to transform yourself as a people pleaser. Not everyone will be happy with you doing this as they were benefitting from your lack of boundaries.
- We can’t eliminate all anxiety and some forms of anxiety actually keep us safe and can be helpful. It’s about recognising when anxiety is unhelpful and how to overcome it when it’s not serving you that’s important.
- Instead of trying to get rid of your anxiety, be curious about it and figure out what it is trying to tell you.
- Life isn’t always easy, it’s the extremes of life, feelings and emotions that allow us to appreciate the good times. You can’t have love, for example, without pain.
- The core belief of not being good enough can affect and impact anyone, it just presents in different ways.
- Being present in the moment, the here and now, is one of the biggest gifts you can give to yourself and those around you.
BEST MOMENTS
“The stories that I internalised is that I needed to please others and do for others in order to prove my worth”
“Through obstacle can come opportunity, so through anxiety, what is the opportunity?”
“The human experience is about all the ups and down”
“One of the elements of self-compassion is mindfulness, it’s about being in the present moment”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Kamini Wood - Coach
She is the creator of AuthenticMe® and CEO of Live Joy Your Way, a coaching company helping high performers and overachievers who have seen success through old-rooted, traditional metrics, reestablish their relational self-awareness. Meaning, she helps them understand how they think, what beliefs might be holding them back so they can really come home to joy, fulfillment and a newly defined definition of success driven internally rather than from external validation. Her clients truly live into self-acceptance, self-confidence and self-leadership. Trained in internal family systems, cognitive behavioral based coaching and acceptance and commitment based coaching, she is able to help her clients navigate through past traumas, toxic relationships with others and themselves and into the life they want professionally and personally.
www.kaminiwood.com
www.instagram.com/itsauthenicme
www.facebook.com/itsauthenticme
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lucia has worked internationally, driven by a life of meaning and connection with a mission to empower her clients to rethink what is possible, helping them unleash their purpose to build a meaningful and fulfilling career. She joins Dawn in this episode to talk all about her mission, her own journey with anxiety as well as tips and techniques to finding your purpose and living a fulfilled life.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Lucia’s experience of anxiety is that it shows up when she is trying to make changes in her life.
- Anxiety is like an internal alarm system in all of us, triggered by our emotions, feelings and personal experiences. It can be helpful, but it can also sabotage us.
- If we want to move forward, progress and evolve in our lives then we have to take risks.
- If you are struggling with negative self-talk, then speaking with others and seeking help can help as you can express how you’re feeling and bring these thoughts out into the open.
- Always try and do something each day that pushes you out of your comfort zone. This way it becomes a habit, you then learn to always learn and adapt and ignore that unhelpful voice of anxiety.
- Lucia helps women find their purpose and unleash their potential surrounding it.
- Problem-solving and creativity are the keys to unlocking your potential, they are also skills that can help manage anxiety.
- It takes a lot of action, effort and will to recognise and work towards where you should be in life. It can feel overwhelming but that doesn’t make it impossible and we all deserve to be fulfilled and happy.
BEST MOMENTS
“It’s the internal alarms going off, it’s that movement of emotions and feelings”
“The voice is always there but sometimes it can be overwhelming”
“Do something every day that makes you uncomfortable, that pushes the limit in one area of your life”
“I help women do the same because I know what it’s like to not let your life purpose come to the world”
“When you realise you’re not where you need to be, getting where you need to be is a lot of work”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Lucia Di Marco has an eclectic professional background including Transformation Coach, Education Consultant, Parent Mentor, Yoga Instructor, with 7 years in senior management positions including Founder and CEO of an international festival and School Leader of a Steiner-Waldorf school. Founder of Dancesophy and since 2008 she has worked internationally leading women’s workshops to awaken the wisdom of the body through dance.
She coaches professional women through her 3-month Unveil Your True Essence program so that they can recreate themselves in their careers and life and be the woman they want to be.
Website https://luciadimarco.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-di-marco-a260201b2/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/luciadimarcocoaching
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/luciadimarco.zahara
FREE Webinar Details:
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ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Angela Cairns, physiotherapist, relaxation and writing coach and author talks with Dawn about her own journey to overcome anxiety and shares essential tools that can be used to successfully overcome anxiety
Angela explains why breathwork is the foundation for everything and how surrounding yourself with people who are calm and confident can make a positive difference in how you manage your anxiety
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- If you can turn feelings of anxiety into feelings of anticipation then you produce different hormones
- Anxiety is a normal reaction and understanding what’s happening and the reactions make it much easier to overcome
- You can manipulate the chemical reactions in the brain and the body
- Surrounding yourself with people who are calm and positive thinking can make a huge difference in how you can manage the chemicals in your brain
- We want to experience all of the emotions because that’s what makes our lives rich but it’s about having a balance
- It’s important to speak out about your own needs within your environment and community
- Breathing well is the foundation for everything we do
- Writing is a medium that enriches people's lives, lowers anxiety and helps them to build confidence
BEST MOMENTS
‘Anxiety, the chemicals are like taps you can switch them on and off’
‘All day every day we are feeding our subconscious minds with input and that input throws out feelings’
‘It’s recognising what you want to do, putting out there and being open to the opportunities’
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE
Websites https://www.angelacairns.com
https://angelacairnsauthor.co.uk
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/angelacairnsauthor/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-cairns-556a0a8a
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Angela Cairns
Born in the U.K., owner of two successful healthcare businesses and BBC broadcaster, Angela has been involved with health and relaxation coaching since 1986. Angela began her writing career with non-fiction articles and progressed to a blend of fiction and non-fiction in the creation of Play Pause Unwind, a series of relaxation visualisation resources. Her dream of writing a novel took longer. She was plagued by doubts about the quality of her writing and at 30,000 words wondered how she would ever finish her book. The pathway to publishing also seemed incredibly daunting. After finding an agent, she then waited over two years for news of a publishing deal. In 2019 she took matters into her own hands and her first novel was finally released later in 2019. She has since become an Amazon best-selling author with four women’s fiction novels and two short story anthologies. Her short stories have also been published in ‘Yours’ magazine and feature regularly on the radio. Her writing coaching began with The Writer’s Company and continues as a freelance coach. She has a passion for helping writers achieve their full creative potential whilst nurturing their personal well-being.
CONTACT DETAILS
Websites https://www.angelacairns.com
https://angelacairnsauthor.co.uk
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/angelacairnsauthor/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-cairns-556a0a8a
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Scarlett O'Connor is an NLP & Hypnotherapy Master, 2 x World Champion & Founder of Scars 2 Strength.
She is referred to as the Queen of Resilience and talks with Dawn about her own journey and how she now works to help others develop the mindset tools that mean they can move from surviving to thriving
If you want to be able to help others you have to help yourself first and Scarlett explains how you can change your programming and change your life
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- I covered up my own self, I struggled with my confidence and didn’t think I was worthy of certain things even though from the outside I appeared really confident and altogether
- When you are carrying limiting beliefs around they become a filter for everything
- Every behaviour has some sort of benefit for the person who is acting it out, even if they aren’t aware of it
- When you start peeling back the layers we are all wonderfully imperfect perfect human beings underneath
- It’s our experiences that shape us as human beings and wherever you are right now you can be better and do more
- The mental health crisis across the world, generational trauma and people never unlocking their full potential is because we’ve never been taught how our brains and the programming works
- If any other human being has managed it so can you, it’s never too late if it’s something you really want
BEST MOMENTS
‘People are way more capable than they think they are’
‘I was running at 100 miles an hour continuously in survival mode’
‘Everything you want to achieve in life you can achieve with so much more ease, less stress and effort if you understand how the programming in your brain works’
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE
scarlett@scars2strength.com
https://www.scars2strength.com/
https://www.clubhouse.com/club/scars-2-strength
https://twitter.com/scars2strength
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Scarlett O'Connor is an NLP & Hypnotherapy Master, 2 x World Champion & Founder of Scars 2 Strength. She has been referred to as the queen of resilience as after being knocked down many times, she has become a bit of a pro at getting back up and going from Scars 2 STRENGTH continuously. Scarlett is dedicated to providing you with the mindset tools she has gathered over the years to help you heal, thrive, and overcome whatever challenges you face.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We all received a form of ‘programming’ as a child. In this episode, Dawn explores this concept and the impact it can have on us in adulthood, particularly in shaping our identities, values and beliefs.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We can hold onto things we were told and around as children for our whole lives.
- Different rules we learn as children follow us into adulthood and help us form our beliefs and value systems.
- Children can take certain roles in family dynamics in order to get their needs met and to feel like they belong.
- We can pass on our own trauma and conditioning from programming if we don’t recognise it and are prepared to break the ‘generational chain’.
- What rules did you take on as a child based on what was said about you, to you and what was expected of you? Are they serving you or hindering you in your adult life?
BEST MOMENTS
“All routines, even little ones, create beliefs”
“Children will do all they can to belong”
“Is that persona serving you in all areas of life?”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Dawn as she talks about the importance of motivation, particularly when it comes to overcoming anxiety. Dawn gives tips and ideas to motivate yourself when you are struggling and outlines things you can do to use motivation to combat your anxiety too.
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Motivation is the thing that causes us to act, to focus on our goals and achieve the things we want to.
- Motivation can be fickle, some days we have it and can achieve so much, other days we feel like we have no energy.
- Anxiety can remove our energy and motivation and leave us feeling powerless and helpless but motivation is what we need to combat our anxiety.
- Motivation allows us to stay focused and this can be particularly helpful when we are struggling with anxiety as it can prevent us getting caught up in our distracting thoughts.
- Resilience can be built upon motivation, allowing us to persevere through difficult times, including anxiety.
- Have a clear vision on what you want and make achievable goals, then break it down into manageable steps. This gives you focus as well as prevent overwhelm.
- Find your ‘why’, this can remotivate you when you are struggling with taking action.
BEST MOMENTS
“It keeps us moving forward when things get challenging”
“When we are motivated, we have a clear idea of what we need to do to achieve”
“Motivation gives us the energy we need to take action”
“You want to set achievable goals, it can be a great way to stay motivated”
“Get inspired, surround yourself with inspiration from anywhere”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Link to download your free report on The 7 Best Motivational Apps That Help You Stick to Your Goals
https://findingfreedom.academy/motivateapps
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Help from others, and engaging with others, is an incredible way we can combat the anxiety that can often keep us stuck. In this episode, Dawn talks about why you should try and step out of your comfort zone and join a group and the different ways this can help with your anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- When anxiety has been part of your life, certain situations can feel bigger and harder than they actually are.
- Staying within your comfort zone can be easy and safe, but it’s not how we can live our best lives.
- Everyone wants to be liked but it isn’t the most important thing and certainly not important enough to change who you are.
- You can join a group and just leave if you don’t like it. It’s not the big commitment you are building in your mind.
- When we venture into the unknown, our anxiety voice will be shouting at us, but we can be ready for this and push past it.
BEST MOMENTS
“You have taken the leap to go out there, to be seen and leave the anxiety that has perhaps stopped you from doing so”
“People fear change”
“You are just as worthy, just as valued as anyone else on this planet”
“Nothing ventured, nothing gained”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The way we receive and intake information has changed significantly in recent years, we no longer just receive it from trusted and reliable sources and the truth can often be twisted and biased. In this episode, Dawn talks about what we choose to believe and how the way information is presented to us reinforces both bias and half-truths. Dawn also talks about how anxiety is often misrepresented and why this can do a disservice to those suffering from it.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Most of the information we take in now is not only biased but rooted in opinion rather than facts.
- Often as individuals, we aren’t proactive enough to research the information presented to us, we take it at face value.
- Everyone sees things differently, everyone has their own opinions and things they believe to be true.
- We create beliefs from what we experience and see around us.
- Anxiety is one of those things that people can dispute, in terms of what it is, how it is overcome and more.
BEST MOMENTS
“Truth is flawed”
“We do not search out the opposing opinions because we like to stay in what we know”
“You can find support for almost anything and opinions are often disguised as truth”
“I believe and know that debilitating anxiety can be overcome”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Dawn is joined by relationship experts Justin and Cresta Burt. They discuss the role of anxiety in relationships and what can be done to live a happier life with more fulfilling relationships.
Justin and Cresta have been experts in learning what it takes to make a relationship truly work and after years of having dysfunctional and unhealthy relationships themselves, Justin and Cresta founded an intentional marriage programme to help others live their happily ever after too.
Exclusive for Overcoming Anxiety Listeners: FREE Transformation call with deviation by design: https://deviationbydesign.com/book-in-a-call/
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Justin and Cresta’s background is in law enforcement, they had to deal with anxiety throughout their entire careers, often taking it home with them.
- Justin realised the anxiety from his career was affecting who he was, it was then he chose to find outlets to help release this anxiety and stress.
- After the trauma of a colleague being shot at 9 times, Cresta was diagnosed with complex PTSD.
- One of the difficulties with dealing with anxiety is when others don’t fully understand it or invalidate your personal experiences.
- It’s important to communicate early on in situations, little things can become big things and resentment can build. It’s worth some short-term discomfort to stop things from becoming larger than they are.
- So often we as humans focus on things that are wrong and build them to be bigger than they are but if we instead try and understand that everyone sees the world differently, we can begin to communicate more effectively with others and create less conflict.
- Coaching helped Justin realise how to be the best version of himself, for his kids, as a husband and partner. He uses his experience along with Cresta’s to help others.
- Whatever you do, do it intentionally, make it conscious.
- When your partner is struggling with anxiety, be there to be their support.
- Exclusive for Overcoming Anxiety Listeners: FREE Transformation call with deviation by design: https://deviationbydesign.com/book-in-a-call/
BEST MOMENTS
“The best thing I did was find an outlet for it, something to help you release”
“To handle your anxiety in the moment, it was a natural response”
“I didn’t think I had problems with anxiety until I stopped sleeping”
“Anxiety is about what could happen”
“That short-term discomfort is a whole lot smaller than letting that situation fester”
“We call it teamwork; it’s not compromise it’s teamwork”
“It's always better to have a coach that has been through what you’re going through”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUESTS
Justin and Cresta Burt
Website - https://deviationbydesign.com/
Book a Call - https://deviationbydesign.com/book-in-a-call/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/intentionalmarriagecoaching
“We are Justin and Cresta! We both come from previous relationships where we longed for true intimacy and communication with our partners. We did everything in our power to try and fix our situations, but nothing worked. The pain of the struggle made us feel horrible, lonely, scared, and hopeless.
We took matters into our own hands – Justin, through his path of coaching and self-study, and Cresta, through her path of self-discovery – and discovered ways to overcome these obstacles.
So, we have been where you are. We know the pain and struggles you are facing. But the best part, we know we can help you. We can help you strengthen your relationship through intimacy, communication, and good old fashion work! Yes, that is correct, it will take some work on your part. But after eight weeks, you will be in the best position for your relationship to flourish, better than you can even imagine.
We will be giving you the tools it took us years to find and even more years to refine to a point that could be shared with others. We both come from backgrounds of helping people, namely in law enforcement, and want to make a difference beyond ourselves.
Let us show you how to have an Intentional Marriage; a Deviation By Design.”
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Louisa Valentin is a nurse, wellness coach and business co-founder. Louisa empowers women to find their strength to achieve their optimal strength in both mental and physical health, combining her experience and knowledge in both physical fitness and mental health and coaching.
She joins Dawn in this episode to talk about her story of overcoming the many daily struggles in her life, including anxiety. She also discusses the work she does with others to help them recognise that health is wealth, in all areas of your life.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- As a child, Louisa was quite a people pleaser. This put pressure on her but she would deal with the pressure and anxiety and this carried into her adult life and relationships.
- Our bodies send us messages when we are struggling but all too often these are ignored, this is when we can start to break down, physically and mentally.
- We can inherit limiting beliefs from our childhood and these can cause us so much mental instability and difficulty, including showing up as anxiety.
- If we hold onto our limiting beliefs then we can’t be our full selves.
- You aren’t accountable for everyone else’s happiness.
- We often create our own anxiety by creating non-existent rules for ourselves to follow.
- Louisa believes that looking after your physical health directly impacts your mental health, mindset and spirituality too.
- You can’t give to others from an ‘empty cup’ you have to prioritise yourself and your well-being first before you can help other people.
- As people we have to unlearn past habits and behaviours, things that we relied on when we were children will not serve us as adults.
- If you need help and support, ask for it. It’s not shameful.
BEST MOMENTS
“Louisa helps people combat negative self-talk to help them become a healthier version of themselves”
“As a human, we are a mixture of so many different things, thousands of different identities and if we hold onto something so firmly it doesn’t allow the other parts of us show through”
“If my body is strong, it is ready to combat anything”
“Trust the universe, trust that things are going to work out the way they’re meant to”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Louisa Valentin, owner of Louisa Valentin LLC, is a certified Empowerment Wellness Coach, a BSN Registered Nurse , cofounder to a nonprofit, aimed at healing and spirituality as well as a fitness enthusiast.
Louisa empowers professional women to find their strength to achieve their optimal state of mental, physical, and spiritual health, by teaching them to prioritize themselves, creating real lifestyle changes to have lasting transformations and change the world’s perception of who they are.
Louisa thrives on helping women overcome their barriers of negative self talk and lack of prioritizing self, to become the healthiest version of themselves. Louisa’s practice consists of a combination of her nursing, health & fitness, and spiritual backgrounds. She has created a program consisting of holistic modalities individual to each of her client’s needs, to create a system Whole Health to empower women to have lasting transformations vs short term success.
Email –
CoachingwithLouisa@gmail.com
Website -
https://louisavalentin.coach/
Facebook -
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087067961770&mibextid=LQQJ4d
Instagram -
www.instagram.com/coaching_with_Louisa
Linkedin -
www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-valentin1031
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alberta is a trauma survivor and has lived through sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and financial abuse and then suffered a medical trauma – a brain haemorrhage. Alberta overcame all of these obstacles and more while raising two children.
She joins Dawn to talk about her personal journey with anxiety and the work she now does with other women through her company Exhilarated Life, LLC; teaching them to discover their own power and help trauma survivors take their lives back.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Alberta was a victim of abuse when she was just 5 years old. She lived through this trauma for the rest of her life; creating further trauma to occur including through countless toxic relationships.
- To heal from trauma, you have to first accept the full truth of what happened so you can begin to recognise your coping mechanisms and behaviours related to the trauma.
- How you choose to see and live life has the biggest impact on your anxiety and happiness. Mindset is key, regardless of the trauma you have experienced.
- In just 8 weeks, Alberta helps trauma survivors find their inner power and begin life after trauma.
- Always tell yourself the truth. You know deep down what the truth is, you can tell yourself.
- There are simple things you can do when you are feeling overwhelmed; stop, breathe and listen to your body.
BEST MOMENTS
“You have to acknowledge what happened”
“No amount of worrying, or getting upset will change where I was”
“What has helped me has been poured into this programme”
“We can have similar experiences but still be different”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Alberta D. Jordan, MHA, CPC
Exhilarated Life, LLC
Alberta is a trauma survivor and has lived through sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and financial abuse and then suffered a medical trauma – a brain haemorrhage. Alberta overcame all of these obstacles and more while raising two children.
Alberta is a dynamic divorce coach who helps trauma survivors navigate life post-divorce. She is the CEO of Exhilarated Life, LLC. The specialized programs at Exhilarated life guide and empower trauma survivors post-divorce so that they can bounce back POWERFULLY, CONFIDENTLY, WHOLE, and MORE PURPOSEFULLY.
Alberta had been coaching for some 20+ years before deciding to solely focus on trauma survivors. Working in a plastic surgery clinic is where it became most evident to her that coaching would be a fulfilling path. Alberta states, “I naturally found myself coaching trauma survivors who either suffered a major burn, had lost a limb or who felt defeated in trying to lose the weight they needed to qualify for surgery. I engaged clients to help them see their possibilities and as a result, they became energized, visualized & achieved their goals and became repeat customers.” Alberta states, “I have lived through trauma. I am living my best life now and I want to help you do the same!”
Alberta is a Chicago, IL native, but has settled in Memphis, TN for the past 13 years. She obtained her first business degree at Robert Morris University in Chicago, IL. Her second was at Belmont University in Nashville, IL. She obtained her master’s in Healthcare Administration at the University of Memphis in Memphis, TN.
Alberta is a certified coach through the Academy of Creative Coaching. She is well-travelled and the proud mother of two delicious young men. They reside in Memphis, TN with their happy-go-lucky cat, Socks!
You can reach Alberta at www.exhaled-life.coach or via email at alberta@exhaled-life.coach
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Miquette Dobros is a coach, health professional and healer. She also founded Elevate Online Today. She joins Dawn to talk about her lifelong struggles with anxiety, how she managed to combat it and how she helps others do the same.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Miquette recalls struggling with anxiety from as young as 5. It contributed to her lack of confidence and although she did see therapists, all that seemed to do was confirm that she felt different to everyone else.
- Working in the male-dominated world of sales wasn’t always easy for Miquette, it brought up her old feelings of rejection, failure and a lot of fear. But, she worked with her inner voice and combatted these feelings internally.
- These were the beginnings of Miquette’s own sales method, later she became a top performer and taught others her method before eventually incorporating it into her mentor and coaching training.
- We all have self-esteem and confidence, we often just need to find ways to access and uncover it.
- Neuroscience has proven that we have three main ‘brains’, in the head, the heart and the gut and they are all communicating with one another.
- With anxiety, most people recognise their feelings and actions aren’t logical. So once the individual suffering from anxiety can learn how to deal with this they can move forward.
- Head to https://miquettecoaching.com/for a no-obligation assessment with Miquette.
- Put a toolbox of anxiety-helping methods together for yourself.
BEST MOMENTS
“Being in a state of anxiety just seemed to be normal to me”
“When you’re pulled in different directions it’s really hard to move forward in a positive way”
“Check in with yourself every day and be aware of whether that energy is rising”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Miquette Dobros, founder of Elevate Online Today is a rare combination of a health professional, business coach, and healer.
Since her 20’s she has initiated eight businesses, three of which reached six figures within twelve months.
Her wellness training includes Bowen Therapy, mBraining, EFT (Emotional Field Therapy), and Personal Health & Fitness Trainer.
Her love of business led her to become a Certified Business Coach. She is often referred to as the Holistic Sales and Marketing Coach. She has worked with solopreneurs, specializing in redesigning sales processes. Many of her clients achieved a 30% - 800% increase in revenue within 6 months of working with her.
Now she offers customized coaching and uses her strategic alliances and strategies to help businesses get seen, known, and booked in a highly profitable way.
https://miquettecoaching.com/
info@elevateonlinetoday.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kshama is a Certified Happiness & Empowerment Coach. She joins Dawn in this episode to talk about the work she does with professional women as well as her own experiences with anxiety and how she overcame them.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- As humans, we easily imagine the worst scenarios in our heads which can be a big source of anxiety.
- When Kshama got married, she felt like she couldn’t be her true self. She was trying to be who both her husband and society wanted her to be, rather than living true to herself.
- Even if a person has good parenting, a child can still interpret things negatively and this can impact their view of the world. There’s not always a correlation between parenting and who children become.
- Kshama felt anxious and stressed throughout her entire marriage. In hindsight, she can see it affected her physical and mental well-being as well as her relationships.
- If people were taught more awareness about anxiety and self-awareness, a lot of pain, trauma and mental health issues could be avoided.
- We have to be aware of how we talk to our children, we can easily pass on our own anxieties and fears to them.
- When things go wrong, if we have low self-worth, we then blame ourselves.
- Journaling can be a really helpful way to release your emotions and thoughts. It can then help you see your life more clearly and what you can do to change things.
- When you are feeling anxious, this is the world's way of telling you that you need to address something.
BEST MOMENTS
“A lot of anxieties are coming from the fact we don’t think we’re self-worthy”
“I’m the freest I have ever been in my life”
“We all have these limiting beliefs we picked up through our childhood”
“It’s no longer anxiety anymore, you feel powerful to deal with the situation”
“I know my worth now”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Kshama Singhi, is Jay Shetty Certified Happiness & Empowerment Coach, working with female professionals who are feeling stuck, invisible and rejected in their relationship, experiencing fear and doubt of an uncertain future. Kshama’s own personal experiences of moving countries, being in a corporate job and going through divorce allows her to understand and help others going through similar situations.
singhikshama@gmail.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Azzah has spent years dedicating her time to helping and educating young boys and girls escape slavery and rebuild their lives. She runs retreats, conferences and also works with corporate clients. Often described as the wise wild woman, Azzah is passionate about personal development and self-discovery.
Azzah joins Dawn to talk all about the role of trauma in anxiety and our lives. They discuss why the modern world sets us up for anxiety as well as ways we can cope with it. Azzah also shares her own stories and journey through anxiety and trauma.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Growing up with her mother’s generational trauma around her, Azzah began to respond and deal with her mother's anxiety as a young child.
- At a young age, she began looking internally and this was the start of her journey to personal discovery.
- Anxiety is an energy that a lot of the time, is manufactured through your thinking.
- Is this real? This is a question to ask yourself when you begin to feel overwhelmed by anxiety. This can allow you to ground yourself and be conscious about your thinking and situation.
- You have anxiety, you are not anxiety. You have fear, you aren’t fear. Anxiety doesn’t have to be who you are as a person
- As children, we have an innate feeling to belong and we find our place in the family unit. This can cause us to develop unhelpful behaviours as children that follow us into adulthood.
- We are all flawed, this is what makes us human. We have to recognise this and reframe our faults and difficulties.
BEST MOMENTS
“I’m investigating what is in the way, because the reality is, I am free”
“I put my attention onto my feet and away from the fantasy that’s going on in my brain”
“[Anxiety] is an experience, it’s not who we are”
“Let’s start with the premise that you’re not broken”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Azzah Manukova
Azzah, has an interesting background. She is a first-generation Australian with Russian parents and grew up with Aboriginal kids, in the Australian outback.
Her history and experience show us a deep love and understanding of diverse cultures, psychologies, and spiritual practices.
Her expertise includes a long list of skills and knowledge including Gestalt therapy, Enneagram, Theosophy, Psychic Healing Techniques, Tao Energy Diagnosis, Breathwork, Psychotherapy, Trauma Release, and recently trained with Dr. Gabor Mate in his Compassionate Inquiry and trauma healing system.
Azzah has spent years devoting her time educating young girls and boys escape sexual slavery and become independent with micro industries, in Thailand and the Philippines.
She has run retreats, conferences and worked with corporate clients.
Azzah believes that as long as you are alive you have the will-power to change and overcome internal emotional wounds, or traumas. She says, “There is nothing more powerful than the human Will. Time is speeding up, life is rapidly changing and so is our power to heal.”
Azzah has been called the Wild Wise Woman. She has a strong intuitive sense to identify the root cause immediately, and gets fast results. She helps her clients to realize that suffering is part of the human journey and through her processes and wisdom guides them to a more creative, constructive life.
Now Azzah works online, both one-on-one and with small groups helping people shift from being affected by trauma to journey towards self-discovery.
www.azzah.org
azzahmanukova@gmail.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Larissa is a well-established author with works ranging from science fiction to self-help. She is the founder of Next Page Wellness Coaching, where she helps people write, edit, market and publish their own books.
Larissa joins Dawn in this episode to explore her personal experiences with anxiety and burnout. She also talks about how writing helped her heal and why her mission in life is to help others overcome the difficulties life sometimes presents to us.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Larissa has experienced anxiety since childhood but it wasn’t until she was an adult that she got diagnosed with anxiety. Giving it a name meant she could start to try and treat it.
- There is almost always a lightbulb moment or something that triggers the idea that things could be different that allows people to seek help with their anxiety. For Larissa, it was after having children that her anxiety became unbearable.
- Larissa had to take leave from work, she started therapy and taking medication to help. It was then she discovered creative writing. writing gave her something outside of herself to focus on.
- Whilst writing, Larissa started doing internal work on herself. Alongside her therapy and medication, this allowed her to change the way she thought and help combat her anxiety.
- Anxiety makes us believe we have limited options and choices but this is a lie. We have a choice in almost anything we do.
- Often anxiety is something that is with your for life, but you can learn to manage it better and live a more fulfilled and happy life.
- Our beliefs and fear of failure often come from childhood. The school system in particular teaches us that we can be wrong about almost anything and for many, this can begin the anxiety cycle.
- Having a support structure is invaluable to cope with anxiety. Sometimes we need a safe space, a person or people that understand and know what support to give us.
- To help and support others, we have to acknowledge their state. We can’t just offer a solution or simply tell them to be positive.
BEST MOMENTS
“I remember feeling like this as a child but never having a name for it”
“The problems don’t go away, they just change”
“Choice is an incredibly powerful thing”
“The fear response switches off the thinking brain, the logical brain”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Free chapter page: https://mailchi.mp/74753e7bbd6d/how-to-write-a-book-free-chapter (this one is also linked in my author website)
Larissa is a well-established author with works ranging from science fiction to self-help. She is the founder of Next Page Wellness Coaching, where she helps people write, edit, market and publish their own books. Currently residing in Canada, Larissa balances the everyday challenges and joys of motherhood and business. For years writing has been her favourite hobby and in recent years she turned that passion into a career. Now focusing on helping others write stories to boost their businesses, Larissa has jumped in with both feet and dedicated herself to serving clients that are serious about growing their credibility and their businesses.
Larissa’s Websites and Contact Details
https://larissasoehn.com/
https://mailchi.mp/d44839a50547/next-page-coaching
https://larissasoehn.coach
Nextpagewellnesscoaching@outlook.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There is always a lot of talk about freedom in the world of coaching, but what does this actually mean? In this episode, Dawn explores her own definition of freedom and what she looks to achieve for her clients.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Dawn aims to help people free themselves from anxiety and live the lives they are destined to live.
- Freedom is a principle, not a single set of beliefs or rules.
- Our personal beliefs can have a powerful impact on our unconscious and therefore, our anxiety.
- If we blindly stick to the rules we have created that don’t serve us, this prevents us from the freedom we should be feeling and living.
- Freedom to Dawn is being able to be whom she wants to be and letting go of limiting beliefs.
BEST MOMENTS
“Our unconscious minds don’t need our conscious permission to do what they do”
“What rules, labels or beliefs are you holding onto?”
“Freedom is about making my own choices, about what I think and feel, what I let in”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Barbara StClaire-Ostwald, MA, BSc (Hons) Master Executive Coach, Interculturalist, expert in Trauma Sensitive Coaching and Neuroscience, works with and supports individuals and groups around the World who have been impacted by trauma. By incorporating Trauma Sensitive Practices in their lives her clients learn to let go of the past, avoid getting caught up in worries about the future and experience much deeper connections with others and themselves, so they can live a more regulated, stress-free life.
She has had an interesting career working with International Diplomats, Financial Services i.e. Investment Banking and Asset Management including IFI’s, the UK Civil Service and Government. Barbara has been self-employed as an Interculturalist and Coach since 2005 after graduating from Oxford Brookes University with an MA in Coaching & Mentoring Practices; a former Board Member of APECS (Association for Professional Executive Coaching & Supervision) as International Director, ED&I. In these roles as coach, mentor and supervisor she has promoted sustainability, inclusiveness and safe spaces, supporting her clients through social pressures on decision making and utilising tools such as embodied self-awareness.
Her practice in the field of Trauma Sensitive Coaching and Neuroscience, in which she has been studying and working for some years now, lie deep within her own personal lived experiences of trauma and PTSD including the conditions which have arisen and played a fundamental role in this.
What we can learn from Barbara, a Master Executive Coach & Supervisor, Interculturalist and expert in Trauma Sensitive Coaching and Neuroscience….?
In order for us to learn how to heal and transform our body and our mind, we need a regulated nervous system. Trauma impacts our autonomic nervous system which is in charge of our basic survival stratagems such as our ‘flight, fight, freeze’ survival strategies. Many research articles on stress tell us that stressors have a major influence upon mood, our sense of well-being, behaviour, and health and that unchecked, stress can take a toll on our physiological and psychological conditions which can surface at any point in our lives.
I am developing a new programme to support trauma sufferers like myself, to shift from a dysregulated to a more regulated state of being helping them to let go of the past, to heal their mind and their body and enhance their quality of life.”
barbara@barbarastc.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dawn is joined in this episode by trauma expert, Interculturalist and coach Barbara StClaire. Barbara talks through her own experiences of trauma and anxiety and how she has managed to deal with these in varying stages of her life. She also talks about the importance of recognising the differences in culture when coaching using her expertise in Interculture.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- During Covid Barabara started to learn more about neuroscience and coaching, she came across a module about dysregulation, which made her realise she had unresolved trauma and anxiety that she hadn’t dealt with.
- Barbara discovered she had been living in a stressed and anxious state for most of her adult life, she knew she needed to tackle this.
- After becoming physically ill, Barbara had to have a variety of different surgeries which left her with trauma.
- Barbara is passionate about forming groups and communities post coaching and therapy, to continue to help people throughout their journey.
- It’s ok to have down days, this is allowed. Those who have dealt with anxiety and trauma may need to remind themselves of this.
- Having a safe space to speak with others who truly understand is invaluable in healing.
- When Barbara is struggling with flashbacks to her trauma, she has a variety of tools to shield herself.
BEST MOMENTS
“What really brought it into focus for me was covid”
“You’re always on the go and always in an anxious space not realising how stressed you are all the time”
“I felt so guilty for years…you’re blaming yourself for things out of your control”
“My shield is using various tools to actually get myself out of it”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Barbara StClaire-Ostwald, MA, BSc (Hons) Master Executive Coach, Interculturalist, expert in Trauma Sensitive Coaching and Neuroscience, works with and supports individuals and groups around the World who have been impacted by trauma. By incorporating Trauma Sensitive Practices in their lives her clients learn to let go of the past, avoid getting caught up in worries about the future and experience much deeper connections with others and themselves, so they can live a more regulated, stress-free life.
She has had an interesting career working with International Diplomats, Financial Services i.e. Investment Banking and Asset Management including IFI’s, the UK Civil Service and Government. Barbara has been self-employed as an Interculturalist and Coach since 2005 after graduating from Oxford Brookes University with an MA in Coaching & Mentoring Practices; a former Board Member of APECS (Association for Professional Executive Coaching & Supervision) as International Director, ED&I. In these roles as coach, mentor and supervisor she has promoted sustainability, inclusiveness and safe spaces, supporting her clients through social pressures on decision making and utilising tools such as embodied self-awareness.
Her practice in the field of Trauma Sensitive Coaching and Neuroscience, in which she has been studying and working for some years now, lie deep within her own personal lived experiences of trauma and PTSD including the conditions which have arisen and played a fundamental role in this.
What we can learn from Barbara, a Master Executive Coach & Supervisor, Interculturalist and expert in Trauma Sensitive Coaching and Neuroscience….?
In order for us to learn how to heal and transform our body and our mind, we need a regulated nervous system. Trauma impacts our autonomic nervous system which is in charge of our basic survival stratagems such as our ‘flight, fight, freeze’ survival strategies. Many research articles on stress tell us that stressors have a major influence upon mood, our sense of well-being, behaviour, and health and that unchecked, stress can take a toll on our physiological and psychological conditions which can surface at any point in our lives.
I am developing a new programme to support trauma sufferers like myself, to shift from a dysregulated to a more regulated state of being helping them to let go of the past, to heal their mind and their body and enhance their quality of life.”
barbara@barbarastc.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Molly Desch is a certified life coach and has developed the alcohol-free foundation programme to help others after her own struggles with drinking. Molly joins Dawn in this episode to share her personal journey and why she is now passionate about helping others to overcome their problems, particularly around drinking and learning better ways to cope with the stresses of life. Dawn and Molly also explore society's impact on problem drinking and its strong links with anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Molly struggled with alcohol as a working mother, she used it to help her de-stress and that resulted in her drinking heavily every day as a crutch to deal with life.
- Although many people use alcohol to relax it actually increases anxiety chemically in the brain.
- After going through a divorce, Molly’s alcoholism accelerated, her behaviour felt out of control and she found herself depressed and suicidal. She knew something had to change.
- Molly started to get sober by attending AA meetings. She found the beginning of recovery quite simple, helped in some ways by the Covid pandemic.
- In the second year of giving up alcohol, she relapsed which made her realise she didn’t have the underlying structure to live sober. This is what led to her becoming a coach as well as learning how to build a solid foundation to aid her in living sober.
- It’s so easy to fall into old habits, traits and coping mechanisms. Until you work on the reasons behind what you are struggling with and learn new ways to deal with your problems you will inevitably slip back into old ways.
- Being self-aware and talking to yourself in times of stress means that you are reprogramming your subconscious, it’s incredibly powerful.
BEST MOMENTS
“For many years of my adult life, I was a very heavy drinker”
“It [alcohol] becomes a crutch”
“It’s not enough to say I’m going to quit drinking, you have to evaluate your coping mechanisms and build a foundation”
“By talking to yourself your sub-conscious mind is always listening”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Molly is an ICF Certified Life Coach, has a degree in Psychology, and has created The Alcohol-Free Foundations Program for middle-aged working moms that are ready to take back the reins on their lives, who are open to new ways of achieving real results, but need help along the way. Her program provides women with a level of confidence that will allow them to say goodbye to the control alcohol has over their lives. Giving them back their time, energy, and freedom to be their true authentic self.
https://asyouarelifecoaching.com/
molly@asyouarelifecoaching.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Overcoming Anxiety, Dawn explores how we create our own reality with the conscious, unconscious and subconscious mind. Discover how we perceive, span and define our own reality by the things we focus on in different moments.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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We only notice between five and nine things in any one moment. That's our conscious mind, so by definition, we are not noticing a whole host of other things that are going on around us.
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If we are focused on something like a car or a house or a new pair of shoes, that is when we start noticing that what we’re focusing on gets bigger, gets more important and comes into our line of sight, it's there in our thoughts.
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Whilst our conscious mind only sees between five or nine things at any one time, our unconscious mind sees and notices everything. Our subconscious mind is scanning for things that might be dangerous to us.
Remember your feelings and your feeling state in any one moment doesn't define who you are. It's your conscious, unconscious mind pulling up a whole lot of stuff from the past.
BEST MOMENTS
“Why are there so many different interpretations of what is being seen?”
“When we focus on five to nine we then see them more clearly.”
“Our deductions of a situation will be different to someone else who was seeing a different five to nine
other things at the same moment.”
“It’s useful to understand what others may be focusing on in our everyday encounters.”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too. We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence;
Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
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In this episode, Dawn talks about change, why it’s so difficult to do and also what causes us to be so anxious and resistant to change in the first place. She explores why our anxiety and fear can be restrictive and how we can overcome them too.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- The beliefs, expectations and rules we learn as we grow as people create a restriction on our lives.
- Our minds do not like change, which is why the idea of change can be frightening. But regardless, if we want to change we can and we have to push through this fear and experience some discomfort.
- Ask yourself simply, is the fear you are feeling justified? If not, what is stopping you?
- Anxiety often shows up when there are a lot of ‘unknowns’. If you can reduce your unknowns this can help you deal with your anxiety.
- Fear and excitement feel very similar, try and trick your fear and anxiety into affirmations and feeling excited!
BEST MOMENTS
“We are born, we are not born with confidence issues”
“Our unconscious mind doesn’t like new things; it likes what is familiar so it’s going to throw up some fear”
“Your logical brain knows that change is necessary”
“The danger is created in your head, around the things you[‘re going to do…but you know it’s not real”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Dawn as she talks about one of her success stories with a woman called Pam whom she interviewed on episode 6 of the podcast. Dawn worked with Pam to overcome her anxiety after a traumatic event and in this episode explores the power of taking that first step, or the next step, in overcoming anxiety.
Pam’s Interview on episode 6 of the Overcoming Anxiety Podcast.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- It’s incredible that Pam has got her life back and has managed to go on to do the things her anxiety held her back from doing but it has also had an incredibly positive impact on her family.
- By focusing on the next step, Pam and others suffering from anxiety can focus on what needs to happen next. But it’s important to also recognise how far they have come too.
- We have to remind ourselves and recognise our achievements and the positives, this is how we continue to move forward.
- Anything you have overcome in the past started with that first step.
BEST MOMENTS
“All Pam had to do, was take the first step”
“She realises how far she has come but doesn’t remind herself of it often, all she is seeing is the next obstacle”
“Everything is progress”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
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Society seems to constantly criticise and judge people for things that are none of their business. Join Dawn in this episode where Dawn talks about judgement in the media and explores the wide-ranging impact this has on us, particularly our anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- There have been a lot of opinions and judgements in the media after the death of the Queen. Many of these appear to be alarmist and is designed to simply push buttons.
- People who are listening to these judgements and negativity can easily take them on themselves as an individual. It can creep into our everyday lives causing anxiety.
- People are allowed to have private lives regardless of who they are and what they do.
- Much anxiety that people suffer from and feel, is to do with how they are perceived by others.
BEST MOMENTS
“There’s a tendency to say stuff just because you can, not because you’re trying to make a point”
“How many people sit there and worry constantly about how we are going to be received by others, what others may think?”
“It gives a very skewed view of the world, that everyone is watching every slight thing we do”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
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Tawni is a certified hypnotherapist, author, volunteer and advocate within the LGBTQ community. Before her current career, she worked for 20 years as an engineer specialising in the TV entertainment industry. Her current passion as a therapist is to help those in the LBGTQ community in overcoming the many high barriers that exist. Her advocacy and career are focused on empowering individuals to continue their paths of authenticity while finding holistic ways to overcome their challenges.
Dawn and Tawni discuss Tawni’s own story with anxiety including her difficulties with her personal identity as well as how she helps others.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Tawni is a transgendered woman and recognises that a lot of the source of her anxiety was due to not accepting who she truly is for a lot of her life.
- Carving out your own path can be scary, there is a lot of fear around making decisions for yourself.
- Living in an identity that isn’t truly yourself, is a quite common human experience. So many individuals aren’t living their true lives or their true selves because of societal pressures as well as those imposed on us by our families or religion.
- Sometimes people come into our lives at a time when we might need them. But not everyone is meant to be in our lives forever, we have to learn to let relationships go.
- Whilst going through her gender transition, the rest of Tawni’s life transitioned too, from her career to her finances.
- When trying to find yourself, it’s important to have a solid support network to help you. This can be close friends, family or even a therapist.
- Hypnotherapy is something that had such a significant impact on Tawni, that she knew she needed to share it with others. This is where she has found her purpose.
BEST MOMENTS
“All that denial, caused tremendous pain and suffering”
“The joy of being yourself is phenomenal”
"Whatever challenge, whatever difficulty you have to go through to be yourself, it’s totally worth it”
“The act of learning is such a humble thing, but it is also an amazing thing”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Tawni Sofia Acosta
Tawni Sofia Acosta is a Certified Hypnotherapist, author, volunteer, and advocate within the LBGTQ community. Before her current career, she worked as an Engineer and Project Manager in Information Technology for more than 20 years specializing in technology for TV entertainment. Her current passion as a therapist to help those in the LBGTQ community (which she part of) to overcome some of the many high barriers that exist. Her advocacy and career are focused on empowering individuals to continue their paths of authenticity while finding holistic ways to overcome all of their challenges.
She is a Certified Hypnotherapist via Rapid Transformation Therapy (developed by Marissa Peer) and has added Advanced Conversational Hypnosis to her toolset. Before this career, she had a B.A. In Computer Science and Mathematics from UCSD and worked in that field for over 30 years.
She is the Owner/CEO of her practice Empowered Journeys which will offer hypnotherapy services to those in the community and as well outside of that dealing with the major issues that many face today (anxiety, depression, lack of employment, addiction, and living one’s authenticity). The services offered are focused on achieving results for her clients most quickly and naturally possible. And offers a unique combination therapy to create the needed results for each client.
Currently, she is looking forward to both her career for individual clients and in speaking advocacy in these areas and representing issues of fundamental rights.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, and confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gina has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 2 decades and has spent the past 25 years of her career helping individuals and families learn to adapt and cope with difficult life transitions.
She joins Dawn in this episode to talk about her journey to becoming a therapist, what high functioning anxiety looks like and how we can work to beat the cycles of anxiety in both ourselves and others.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- When a cascade of things that Gina couldn’t control occurred, she realised she had been suffering from high functioning anxiety most of her life.
- When Gina started recognising her anxiety and allowing herself to be more honest and vulnerable with her family, she found that her family’s stress and anxiety started to reduce.
- After working with older clients, Gina started to wonder if she could start to work with teens, so she could stop cycles of anxieties before they take hold. This led to her creating the Combating Teen Anxiety programme.
- Fear of failure, even in young people, can be a massive contributor to anxiety and mood regulation, often then feeding into overwhelm.
- When individuals have negative beliefs about themselves, they often look to their environment to validate these feelings. Creating a vicious cycle.
- Parents need to look at their own mental health and difficulties, trying to work on these to ensure the behaviours aren’t modelled by their children.
- From a young age, open communication with our children builds trust and prevents a lot of shame and anxiety from being internalised.
BEST MOMENTS
“As long as you keep getting on with stuff and as long as you keep getting on with stuff it’s like it [anxiety] doesn’t exist”
“I started to recognise that I can’t control everything”
“As humans, we’re far more than just a few labels”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Gina Nelson
Free Gift: www.combatingteenanxiety.com
Additional Ways to Connect With Gina
www.facebook.com/authenticgains
www.instagram.com/authentic_gains/
gina@ginanelson.net
Gina has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 2 decades and has spent the past 25 years of her career helping individuals and families learn to adapt and cope with difficult life transitions.
She is the creator of Combating Teen Anxiety; her proven 10-step method to reduce teen anxiety and give teens the skills to manage their emotions so that they can succeed in their future goals. She created this parent and teen communication journal designed to give teens the language and tools to express themselves with their parents when conversations are difficult to discuss in person.
In addition to this journal and working with people in her private practice through online training programs, virtual coaching nationwide, and in person and online psychotherapy in California and Idaho, she also offers corporate workshops and keynote speaking. Her expertise is in teaching teens and adults to catch their anxiety before it gets out of control, and to practice owning, speaking, and releasing their emotions in a more productive way.
As a Certified EMDR Therapist, her specialized training helps decrease client’s negative beliefs that fuel their anxiety and provide them with a new perspective. Her experience as a Certified Daring Way Facilitator™ encourages clients to embrace vulnerability as a necessary step for shame resilience and connection.
Gina’s clinical expertise combined with her personal journey raising 3 kids through their challenges and her son’s gender transition, is what really helps her connect on a deeper level and transform the lives of her clients. When she’s not helping others, Gina loves adventuring in the great outdoors with family and friends. Learn more and get free resources at www.AuthenticGains.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
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Overthinking is something most of us do and in this episode, Dawn explores why this is, when it’s unhelpful and how we can deal with it when it begins to cause us anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- There can be many triggers to overthinking, but for many, it is triggered when we get something wrong.
- Life is full of times when we get things wrong, we can’t stop this but what we can do is reframe it and learn to let go, of the shame, the embarrassment, and the anxiety.
- Don’t let overthinking win and make your life smaller.
BEST MOMENTS
“We’re all human, sometimes we will mess up”
“The most important lesson is not to stop experimenting, not stop exploring, not to stop going outside of your comfort zone”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dawn has been decluttering and organising her home and it made her think about the impact the lack of organisation had been having on her anxiety. It reminded her that sometimes we don’t always realise that anxiety is showing up. Listen into this episode to hear her journey to realisation and why decluttering and organisation can help relieve your own anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- After moving, Dawn realised that a lot of the things she had accumulated she didn’t need.
- Dawn didn’t realise at the time, but she was experiencing anxiety around the lack of organisation in her new home.
- Sometimes our brains punish us if we aren’t productive enough, even when they aren’t important tasks.
- There are debates and opinions about absolutely everything in life, we innately want answers and want to learn but sometimes it’s not helpful and it’s ok to just let things be as they are.
- Decluttering any space can bring you a sense of calm and relieve your anxiety.
BEST MOMENTS
“I just felt this wave of relaxation come over me”
“The dialogue in my head has a heated argument with itself…my mind was arguing both sides”
“Having a really peaceful living space is a good thing”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What has changed in our lives, what have we let go of? Do we even want things to be the same as before? Dawn discusses these questions and more about life after covid.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We experience life changing all the time, through different decades and also through things such as moving house or changing job. The difference with covid is the pace at which things changed; it was all incredibly fast.
- Change can bring with it a sense of not being in control, a sense of uncertainty. Both of which can end up in feelings of anxiety.
- People have adapted to a new way of life, they found different ways to spend their time, focusing on things they could do rather than the things we were restricted.
BEST MOMENTS
“We can choose to embrace the change, or we can wallow in the difficulty it brings”
“I learnt to adapt to a new way of living, my priority shifted to other things”
“Have we become more self-sufficient, mode media based, more insular?”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We all have choices to face in life, for those living with anxiety, these choices and decisions can be a real challenge. In this episode Dawn talks about why this is and what we can do to help combat these difficulties.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Anxiety is all about the what ifs, often over ‘risking’ situations, therefore making choices and decisions can be difficult.
- Almost everything we do in life carries risk, it’s simply not possible to remove or mitigate all risk.
- We can spend hours, days or even weeks procrastinating on decisions and choices, the fear of making the wrong choice prevents us from moving forward.
- Fill your life up with things you are passionate about. Create a list of things you want to and enjoy doing and choose something each day. Don’t overthink the decision and choice, just do it.
BEST MOMENTS
“There is risk in almost everything we do”
“The fear of making the wrong choice keeps us stuck”
“We can waste so much time doing nothing productive”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anxiety can show up in many situations and starting a new job can be a common one. In this episode Dawn gives examples from her own work life where anxiety has impacted her as well as the business she has worked for. She also talks about the causes behind workplace anxiety and what you can do as an individual to tackle it.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Experience and skill don’t necessarily help when trying to navigate a new job role. Each team and company are different and this can present anxiety when starting somewhere new.
- Many problems in the workplace start because of a lack of understanding when it comes to expectations, this in itself can be a root cause of anxiety.
- We all know that feelings aren’t helpful when it comes to decisions and life planning. Unfortunately high levels anxiety can take over logic and impact the way we behave at work.
- When suffering with anxiety at work, see if you can pinpoint the root cause and if you can, what can you do to change things?
- You can’t help thinking, it’s part of being human. But what we can do is ensure we talk to ourselves with positivity.
BEST MOMENTS
“It’s only the well seasoned employer that will realise there is a time period for settling in”
“Any good leader will never rely on rank or superiority to get things done”
“No one or no thing can make you feel a particular way, only you can do that”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are you sharing your wisdom, knowledge, and compassion with yourself just as much as you do with others? In this episode, Dawn explores the act of putting others first and what impact this can have on a persons self-esteem, confidence and levels of anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Many of us are taught that there is a hierarchy of importance when it comes to people. This can lead to us putting other people’s needs ahead of our own consistently throughout life.
- These expectations become so engrained in us that we subconsciously revert to them, particularly in times of difficulty.
- So much stress and anxiety can come from the internal conflict, between our instinct of wanting to care for others -vs- doing the right thing for ourselves.
- If you find yourself using the words should, would, could, take note and remind yourself that all these rules are just made up.
- The innate longing of wanting to belong, means our unconscious mind can trigger the fear response when we feel like we aren’t meeting expectations.
BEST MOMENTS
“As women, many of us can feel the biological instinct to care for others, it’s built into our DNA”
“As long as you aren’t hurting anyone else you can live the way you want to”
“We can feel anxious about not meeting expectations”
“Quietly ask yourself, am I really in danger?”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jessica Betancourt is a certified Transformational Life Coach and Hypnotherapist specialising in addiction transformation. From her own experience, she can relate to the feelings of having chronic anxiety and using substances, mostly alcohol and nicotine to self-medicate.
She joins Dawn in this episode to talk all about her own struggles, how she has been able to cure her addictions to alcohol and cigarettes using hypnotherapy, Neuro-linguistic Programming and meditation and how she now teaches other women how to do the same.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Jessica’s coping mechanisms for life were self-remedies such as drinking and smoking. She didn't realise it's impact until one day she realised it was something she simply didn't want to do anymore. She wanted to face her problems and find a long-term solution to feeling better.
- It’s not comfortable to admit you may have a problem and need help but when you do, it is an incredibly powerful thing to do.
- After starting hypnotherapy, Jessica was able to start tackling her self-limiting beliefs. She began to discover who she truly was and what choices she had.
- The anxiety-induced thoughts have never gone away for Jessica. But she has learnt how to understand those voices and parts of herself and overcome them.
- 'Distractions' to your anxiety and emotions isn’t a long term solution. This is why it’s important to explore what is behind these feelings and learn what fuels them.
- Having a supportive and safe space to explore and recognise your anxiety is really important.
- Jessica's advice for three simple things you can do to help with your anxiety is:
Stop self-meditating and tell yourself the truth, assess how well you are taking care of yourself and pay attention to your own breathing.
BEST MOMENTS
“I don’t think many people want to come out and say I have a problem, I need help with this”
“When we believe we are in a stuck state, of course we are never going to move anywhere”
“It does require some level of bravery and willingness to be uncomfortable for the short-term”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jessica Betancourt is a certified Transformational Life Coach and Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapist who specializes in working with women to heal from alcohol addiction. She believes that negative habits are a symptom of a deeper lying issue and that in locating and healing the core cause of discomfort, pain, or trauma, a person can experience the most liberating freedom.
Check out Jessica’s Podcast: The Mindful Drinking for Women Podcast
Join her Facebook Group: Mindful Drinking for Women
Connect with her on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/blessedvida.hypnotherapy/
Jessica’s Programme: Mindful Drinking Sessions for Women
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The reason Dawn can talk about anxiety so much and help others is because she has first hand experience herself. In this episode, Dawn opens up about her own battles with anxiety and the strategies she uses to deal with it.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Dawn has been suffering with her anxiety lately, showing itself in the form of overwhelm.
- Deep sleep is important for organising your brain. If you aren’t getting adequate deep sleep then your brain struggles to process your day(s).
- Dawn always sees a correlation when she misses out on deep sleep and her anxiety presents itself.
- When Dawn is able to focus and get tasks done, she finds that her unhelpful anxiety is kept at bay. But as soon as she feels overwhelm, she struggles with my unhelpful anxiety and it can be a challenge for Dawn to get back on track.
- Self-talk and letting go helps Dawn deal with her feelings of unhelpful anxiety. She ensures she is talking herself down and creating language patterns that make herself feel worse.
- A plan and a gentle reminder that she can handle her lists, goals and tasks, helps Dawn feel more in control and less anxious. It allows her to re-focus.
BEST MOMENTS
“I seem to have lost the ability to make a decision which is why I know my anxiety is in play”
“Which comes first? Is my lack of focus and decision making activating my unhelpful-anxiety or is my anxiety causing my lack of focus and decision making?”
“I can realise if i can increase my anxiety, I can also decrease it”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Do you live your life based on your feelings? How hard do you push past your feelings to truly get what you want? Listen in to this quick episode with Dawn to hear how and why your feelings are getting in the way of living the life you truly want.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We self-sabotage ourselves and longer term goals by simply doing what we feel like in the moment.
- Our minds still have our instinctual reactions in this modern world but these often no longer serves us.
- If you engage your conscious mind and remind yourself of the goals you have, you can push past your initial feelings that keep you stuck in familiarity.
BEST MOMENTS
“When we rely on our feelings, we don’t get things done, we don’t move forward”
“You can release that break, or ignore it and grab the opportunity, say yes and do it”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Many people feel unheard and the rules around communication in our early lives can contribute to this. As children we learn how to express ourselves, what the right boundaries are and when to stick up for ourselves, this is also where our communication styles are developed.
In this episode, Dawn talks about the importance of communication, how this is developed in early life, the impact it has on relationships and how sometimes sharing can be detrimental to a situation.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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In relationships, communication plays a vital role. How each partner communicates impacts the health of the relationship.
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Setting out our expectations, values and beliefs is incredibly important and is often thought about at the start of a relationship. Yet, there are many smaller things that aren’t discussed, such as communication styles.
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If we don’t think about how the other person likes to communicate or what it is they need from an interaction it can have dire consequences for both parties.
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Sometimes sharing isn’t productive or helpful to a situation or relationship. An individuals need to communicate and share can mean they say things they don’t mean or they can’t take back. Emotions can sometimes take over. These situations can create misunderstandings and conflicts in relationships.
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Our feelings are unreliable, they depend on our moods, experiences and our environment. They can change and be impacted so easily and quickly.
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All communication has an expectation of something in return. This can vary from person to person and from situation to situation. But these expectations matter.
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Before sharing ask yourself, is it truthful for everyone, is it ‘good’, and is it useful to either you or the other person?
BEST MOMENTS
“Expressing opinions, especially extreme ones, can be a way of pushing people away”
“People are not digital, they’re analogue. We are not one thing or the other, we are a mix”
“She would interpret his lack of communication as lack of caring”
“We always communicate to expect something in return"
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Choose your hard, an expression that Dawn and many of us have heard a lot. But what does it mean? Listen into this solo episode of Overcoming Anxiety, where Dawn talks all about this expression, how it relates to anxiety and why making a plan means the choices we make become easier.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Many of us imagine and dream of a life we could live if we made some changes. Yet we seldom actually make those changes. Anxiety is no different, we often know what we would need to do to help with our anxiety but actually doing those things can be the biggest challenge.
- If we can manage to step outside of ourselves and do the work needed to help manage and alleviate our anxiety then we can start to build a better mindset and life. Making changes is hard, but so is living with anxiety, which hard will you choose?
- Choosing to do something different can be scary. But you can help yourself by putting a plan in place, by doing the changes in steps. When we know what we want to do and where we want to be, the choices we need to make become easier.
BEST MOMENTS
“Instead we choose the hard and we remain stuck”
“Choosing something different is scary”
“If we have a plan our choices become easier”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the sixth in a series of interviews with people who have suffered and dealt with anxiety in their own way. Many people have used a mixture of therapies and medication and have insights into the way they have dealt with and overcome many of the challenges associated with anxiety and depression.
Their stories help to show the vast range of circumstances where anxiety shows up and gives us all hope that our lives can be better in the future.
These are their stories, and you are free to take from them whatever you wish. Dawn is not a doctor or psychologist and therefore please consult your own medical practitioners before taking any action with regards to medication.
Richard is a multi-award winning entrepreneur, public speaker, mentor, trainer and coach who is renowned for both his results and sense of humour. In this episode, he talks to Dawn all about his own journey with anxiety, why change is a big catalyst in anxiety and the power of mindset.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- A move across the country as a child impacted Richard quite significantly. He was seen as different and suffered both verbal and physical bullying. When he was offered a job at just the age of 11 he jumped at the chance. He simply worked hard and this led to more opportunities. He liked the fact that he was treated well and respected and this was the biggest thing for him
- After leaving school at 16, Richard joined the construction industry. He did well as was an MD at just 30. But the recession came along and it hit construction companies hard. He had to tell 300 people they no longer had a job and it left him feeling like a failure, gave him panic attacks and started to suffer from severe anxiety.
- Change can bring up anxiety for a lot of people. Especially if it is something that alters your identity, such as becoming a mother or changing career.
- When you are in the midst of anxiety, it’s incredibly hard to see a way out. The anxiety can feel comforting, you often need support from those around you to see a way out.
- Evaluate your relationships and those around you, are they feeding your anxiety?
- Think of thoughts like fish in a river. You just ‘catch’ or ‘choose’ one, don’t worry about all the other fish.
- Get out of your own way. Most people don’t achieve because they are stopping themselves.
BEST MOMENTS
“Sometimes in life you have these moments of serendipity”
“So much of my identity was wrapped up in what I did as a job”
“Just because a thought enters your head, that’s it, it’s just a thought”
“Listen to the stories you tell yourself”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Richard Stone
Richard is a Multi Award Winning Entrepreneur, Chartered Construction Manager, Public Speaker, Mentor Trainer & Coach who is renowned for both his results and sense of humour.
His experience in business, construction, leadership, and management spans numerous decades, and as a former Supplier of the Year for numerous years his knowledge extends way beyond just construction and property, and he is also particularly passionate about personal development and bringing awareness to taboo subjects through public speaking and his podcast.
He also works with others to minimise risk and maximise their project & business profits and is highly regarded for his ability to dispense insightful no-nonsense advice as well as for his huge work ethic and commitment to his own and others personal development, indeed he can often to found on Zoom at 5am on coaching calls with business owners, or filming sites with drones to mitigate risk through thorough logistic planning activities.
Having delivered 1,000’s of projects valued well over £100 million over the years across MOD, Retail Commercial & Residential sectors Richard is also a much-respected Contractor, Mentor & Coach, and a sought-after public speaker.
https://linktr.ee/richardstone
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We often tolerate, compromise and accept without exception and in this episode Dawn explores why. She discusses the values and concepts of tolerance, compromise and acceptance and their original meanings, how holding them as values affects your daily life and how they can impact your anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- To be tolerant is to recognise and respect the belief, rights and practices of others.
- Compromising can be important in relationships and in some areas of life such as work. However, it’s important we don’t compromise to much that we jeopardise our own values.
- If you tolerate, compromise and accept too much it impacts you negatively. You have to learn to have the right balance and become aligned with yourself. Your thoughts, actions and boundaries must be aligned and respected by both yourself and others.
- There are lots of things in life you can’t control so you must focus on the things you can. Choose what to tolerate, when it’s right to compromise and if you should accept. Don’t just do these things without thinking, make conscious decisions.
BEST MOMENTS
“I’ve been expected to be tolerant, compromise and accept, but is this right?”
“When does compromise become too much, when are we giving to much?”
“I was compromising to keep the peace”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the fifth in a series of interviews with people who have suffered and dealt with anxiety in their own way. Many people have used a mixture of therapies and medication and have insights into the way they have dealt with and overcome many of the challenges associated with anxiety and depression.
Their stories help to show the vast range of circumstances where anxiety shows up and gives us all hope that our lives can be better in the future.
These are their stories, and you are free to take from them whatever you wish. Dawn is not a doctor or psychologist and therefore please consult your own medical practitioners before taking any action with regards to medication.
Trigger warnings: sexual assault, mental abuse as a child, alcoholism, drug use, anxiety, suicidal thoughts/ideation, self-harm
Hallie is the owner and founder of Healing with Hallie. She’s Arizona’s number one Transformational Alchemist. Changing women’s lives into gold. At Healing with Hallie, she helps women gain clarity and confidence in their lives by addressing and healing the root causes rather than just focusing on the symptoms. When you feel mentally heathy everything is easier. Having dealt with anxiety and depression herself, she understands what it takes to change your mindset and gain back the incredible confidence we were born with.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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Hallie is an acclaimed published author. Her book, Beauty in The Pain, helps people not only cope, but thrive alongside chronic pain.
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Hallie’s mother was an alcoholic, at first Hallie was too young to really understand what was happening but she knew it wasn’t right, she was so young but was having to take care of her mom. She would also find herself trying to anticipate her mother’s moods, being on edge like this is what started her anxiety.
- At age 12 she began to rebel. She was always trying to escape her feelings of anxiety and was seeking escapism from her life. This started with alcohol and moved onto drugs.
- If at this young age, Hallie has been told that her feelings of anger and anxiety were normal she would have been able to understand and process her feelings. Instead she tried on different ‘roles’ to gain attention. Through trial and error she realised that rebelling was the only thing that got her the attention she craved.
- Hallie’s parents didn’t know how to manage her rebellion and at just 13 years of age she went into psychiatric help. At first it helped, but she then started to try harder drugs and things went downhill. Hallie and her parents tried a variety of methods to get her help including a wilderness programme and a therapeutic boarding school but nothing worked.
- After graduating, Hallie became emancipated from her parents and moved to California. She went back to alcohol as she hadn’t learnt any health tools to dealing with her problems. She started to discover that she loved to travel and meet people. She then began to invest in her mental health and started to look at the root cause of her problems so she could begin to heal.
- Although Hallie found and still finds talk therapy helpful for processing feelings she didn’t’ find it actually helped solve or deal with her problems. She found the same with medication, yes she felt less but she also felt numb.
- Hallie found hypnosis and it changed her life. Guided visual meditations showed her what calm truly was. Hypnosis has allowed Hallie to take control over both her mind and her body.
BEST MOMENTS
“No adult in my life ever explained to me what I was feeling was normal and it was ok”
“You feel isolated and you feel like you’re not normal”
“I didn’t enjoy taking a bunch of meds, I hated that”
“That hum is gone, I feel pure calmness. Ever since that moment I have been chasing it ever since”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Hallie Thompson
Hallie is the owner and founder of Healing with Hallie. She’s Arizona’s number one Transformational Alchemist. Changing women’s lives into gold. At Healing with Hallie, she helps women gain clarity and confidence in their lives by addressing and healing the root causes rather than just focusing on the symptoms. When you feel mentally heathy everything is easier. Having dealt with anxiety and depression herself, she understands what it takes to change your mindset and gain back the incredible confidence we were born with. Her website is healingwithhallie.com and you can follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Destination is defined as being the end of a journey, it’s about the end point. For many years Dawn’s anxiety was centered around ‘destinations’, to getting to an end point, to a goal, to whatever she was focused on or striving for. Listen in to this episode to hear how she managed to overcome this mindset, what she does and instead and what you can do to start living a happier life in the present.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Each destination Dawn was waiting for gave some relief when she reached it, but it never lasted.
- Many of us spend so much time focusing and waiting for these different destinations that we forget to live in the present. But what if we decided to truly live every day as our last. Everyone would see things differently.
- When we live in the present we notice the things happening around us and focus on very different elements of our days and our lives.
- We do need to plan in life, we can’t leave everything to chance. However, we can change habits to more consciously be in the present. We can learn a lot from babies and children, they are always in the present.
BEST MOMENTS
“We are so caught up in where we are going that we stop living in the now”
“We have things in our lives that wouldn’t matter if we were living the last day of our lives”
“What activity do you do that you truly notice?”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the fourth in a series of interviews with people who have suffered and dealt with anxiety in their own way. Many people have used a mixture of therapies and medication and have insights into the way they have dealt with and overcome many of the challenges associated with anxiety and depression.
Their stories help to show the vast range of circumstances where anxiety shows up and gives us all hope that our lives can be better in the future.
These are their stories, and you are free to take from them whatever you wish. Dawn is not a doctor or psychologist and therefore please consult your own medical practitioners before taking any action with regards to medication.
For the last 15 years Libbie Walsh has been helping other people with their lives whilst she develops her own understanding of her own trauma and anxiety. In this episode, she talks to Dawn all about the trauma she suffered as a child including the narcissistic abuse from her mother and how she came to the decision to go on her own journey of self-discovery and healing from her past.
Libbie is an accredited Narcissistic Abuse specialist, A Brain spotting Practitioner, a Holistic Therapist, Coach, Author and is a certified hypnotherapist. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings over the last 15 years with clients and patients alike, providing emotional and physical healing from the effects of abusive relationships, including anxiety depression, PTSD, and Trauma through mind-body healing therapies. she has received several accolades in her Holistic Therapy, and Eastern Healing modalities, and continues her professional development in working with Trauma, and the after-effects of Narcissistic abuse.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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Libbie has spent many years trying to break down and discover what has caused her anxiety. She did research into why she felt the way she often did and what caused her responses to certain situations. She discovered that the traumatic event of her sister dying, when Libbie was just 3 years old was the start of this, as well as having to deal with the death of her sister it is when her parents started to abuse her too.
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The relationship with her mother was particularly bad, which only seemed to get worse the older Libbie got. She was frequently taken into care but would always be sent home.
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Libbie didn’t feel loved, looked after or needed. She was suffering at home and at school too. She became consumed by her own trauma and difficulties. It wasn’t until she got older and realised that she needed to look into her past to see what she needed deal with and uncover to then create healing and change for herself.
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As Libby started learning about trauma, narcissism and psychology she discovered that there were many narcissistic traits within her mother and that these probably stemmed from her mothers own trauma.
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So many people look outside of themselves to fix themselves. This is something Dawn calls ‘outsourcing your wellbeing’ but this is never a real or long-term fix and can actually create more problems than it solves.
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If we can see healing as a journey and not a destination, focusing on what we want our life to become we can begin to find peace and love within ourselves.
BEST MOMENTS
“When we call it our anxiety we own it”
“Unless we know our own psychology we can’t actually piece that together, understand it or step outside of our behaviour to see the cause of it”
“I still felt there was a part of me that was just dying to get out”
“Healing form such abuse is a journey, it’s certainly not a destination”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Libbie Walsh is an accredited Narcissistic Abuse specialist, A Brain spotting Practitioner, a Holistic Therapist, Coach, Author and is a certified hypnotherapist. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings over the last 15 years with clients and patients alike, providing emotional and physical healing from the effects of abusive relationships, including anxiety depression, PTSD, and Trauma through mind-body healing therapies. she has received several accolades in her Holistic Therapy, and Eastern Healing modalities, and continues her professional development in working with Trauma, and the after-effects of Narcissistic abuse.
Libbie has a special interest in mental health, and Relationships including PTSD, Trauma, and anxiety disorders, having dealt with all three from childhood, and narcissistic abuse herself in several relationships. As an unconfident child, teen, and young adult She struggled with self-sabotage and self-harm, and never felt good enough. Through her own transformational journey, She became her own driving force, in discovering that mental health that is out of balance, and continuous stress and Trauma on the nervous system, affect not only emotional health but also the physiology of the body, presenting itself through illness and disease. Facing her own mortality twice, She became an advocate for teaching people how our awareness and ability to change our lives is often completely overlooked and avoided due to living in our own perceptions of ourselves. How we then create who we are, due to childhood adversities including bullying, trauma, abuse, etc. It's not until later in life that when we find the courage, and the ability to change those perceptions, and when we realise we can, we then see no limits to what we can achieve in our health, and our lives.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dawn grew up in the wet county of Devon, people who live in Devon accept rain as part of their lives and do all the preparation they can to deal with it the best they can. In this episode Dawn compares this to anxiety and life in general, life will always have rain but it’s how we prepare for it, deal with it and accept it that matters and helps us carry on with our lives.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We know we can’t control the weather, we just ensure we have the right tools and equipment to deal with whatever comes our way.
- Life throws challenges at us, that’s how it is. The more rigid we are and resistant to being adaptable and change, the more difficult it will feel. It’s much easier to be resilient and make a new plan if we accept that is part of life.
- We can grow and learn from life’s challenges, when you do this you can see how your life and experiences change, for the better.
BEST MOMENTS
“Come rain or shine we carried on, we prepared for all weather”
“When we expect things to happen, when we expect things to change, we can make the changes and still have enjoyment”
“When we experience challenges to our peace, our plans or direction we can be grateful for the times when things do go how we wish”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Most of what we see and read in the news isn’t just facts. It’s a lot of opinion and sometimes even propaganda. It’s important that we try and remember this when we feel emotional when consuming the news. Listen in to this episode with Dawn to find out why what we read and consume often doesn’t serve us, why it evokes anxiety and stress and what we can do to stop it impacting us in such a big way and learn to challenge our initial reaction.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Your information, opinions and understandings are simply that, they are yours. We all have an unconscious bias which can lead us to ‘believe’ one thing over another.
- There are plenty of people in this world who have an agenda and have interest in making you view things in a certain way.
- Take a step back and look at the words you are seeing and hearing, ask yourself what emotions are they trying to evoke. What are they trying to make you feel and is there an opposing viewpoint? Only by consciously questioning our own unconscious bias and other people’s agenda can we start to open ourselves up to other ideas.
BEST MOMENTS
“What is your intellectual diet, are you open to different opinions?”
“I believed the news, I believed what people were saying, until I didn’t”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the third in a series of interviews with people who have suffered and dealt with anxiety in their own way. Many people have used a mixture of therapies and medication and have insights into the way they have dealt with and overcome many of the challenges associated with anxiety and depression.
Their stories help to show the vast range of circumstances where anxiety shows up and gives us all hope that our lives can be better in the future.
These are their stories, and you are free to take from them whatever you wish. Dawn is not a doctor or psychologist and therefore please consult your own medical practitioners before taking any action with regards to medication.
Emma is a certified Hypnotherapist, actress, burlesque performer, and lifelong athlete. She has been on her own mental health journey since she was 12 years-old. She knows what it’s like to struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and sexual trauma. She understands the difficulties of getting through each day with these issues, what it is to feel hopeless, frustrated and lost. Listen in to this episode to hear her experiences and how she managed to overcome them and go on to live the life she deserved.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- When Emma first began to suffer from depression she was just 12 years old. She believed she wasn’t ‘bad enough’ or deserving of help. By the time she was 15 her feelings were unbearable and she tried to commit suicide. It was a awful time but it meant she couldn’t hide from her pain anymore; it had to be dealt with.
- Emma realises now that her suicide attempt wasn’t about wanting to die, it was about getting people to notice and to take her depression seriously. It was her way of asking for help and proving her problems were real. She was truly suffering.
- Emma has had a lot of therapy in her time and none of her therapists have been able to pinpoint the exact moments reasons behind her depression and anxiety. However, when she started hypnotherapy she was finally able to discover this and begin to heal. It was a revelation and she only wished she had discovered hypnotherapy sooner.
- Although medication helped Emma function in life many times, she admits she has a complicated relationship with it. She is grateful for how it has helped her but she also recognises the many downsides such as physical side effects she suffered. She thinks medication is a very personal thing and it’s important to work alongside you Dr to find what works for you. Everyone is different.
- It’s important to figure out what you need and want your therapist. What works for some might not work for others. Emma has always wanted to ‘go deep’ and heal from therapy, but some people want to just feel supported each week.
- When you are suffering with anxiety, there are a lot of approaches and people to help you suffering with anxiety but not enough people showing you how to get away from it in the first place. You don’t have to just ‘cope’ with anxiety, depression and life, instead you can work towards leaving these things behind. Something both Dawn and Emma advocate.
BEST MOMENTS
“I carried a lot of embarrassment, I carried a lot of shame”
“I want people to know how powerful they are and to feel good, to feel happy”
“There’s no better feeling in the world than when you’re proud of yourself”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Emma is a certified Hypnotherapist, actress, burlesque performer, and lifelong athlete. She has been on her own mental health journey since she was 12 years-old.
She knows what it’s like to struggle with depression, anxiety, ptsd, and sexual trauma and know what it’s like to try every modality on the planet, and still feel you’re at a standstill. She knows what it’s like to feel hopeless, frustrated and lost.
She got some help in the form of hypnotherapy.
Emma then went from living a life of trauma and low self-esteem to one of inner freedom, self-worth, joy, abundance and fully embodying her purpose.
When she re-programmed her subconscious mind using the power of hypnotherapy and realized it was so simple, she knew she had to help others feel the same.
Emma is both Canadian & American and has lived half her life in Montreal and Toronto and the other half in Seattle, where she is based now. Though she exclusively works on Zoom and has clients all over the world (up to 4 continents and counting), and that is by far her favourite part of what she does: supporting & connecting with people everywhere.
Emma’s Website: https://www.emmaheywoodhypnosis.com/
Emma’s Email: transform@heywoodhypnosis.com
Emma’s Instagram: @emmaheywoodhypnosis
https://www.instagram.com/emmaheywoodhypnosis/
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fear is a natural feeling and is often felt alongside anxiety. Listen in to this episode where Dawn talks all about the feeling of fear, what we can do to deal with it and how accepting that change is inevitable can help us start to overcome and conquer our fears and anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- It may be easy to see that a fear isn’t rational but this doesn’t stop us feeling the fear. What we must learn to do instead is re-educate how we respond to situations with fear.
- Learning new things and stepping outside of our comfort zones is a necessary part of life. Trying to remind yourself of this can help you to face change. The expectation that things will always stay the same invites anxiety because nothing ever stays the same.
- Feel the fear and do it anyway. Taking this approach to life can allow you to push through the uncomfortable but inevitable parts of life. You can also re-label your feelings of fear as excitement.
- Repeat positive self-talk regularly and banish negative talk about, and to, yourself.
BEST MOMENTS
“Our unconscious minds think they’re real and therefore trigger the fear response”
“Feel the fear and do it anyway is to push through the uncomfortable feelings and take a chance”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Many of those who suffer from anxiety also suffer from perfectionism, that is a need to get everything perfect and anything less than perfect is unacceptable. This can be something we are taught in early life but it isn’t often helpful. Listen in to this episode to find out how we are sent unhelpful messages throughout our lives, how we can learn to understand that perfection does not exist and that our worth doesn’t have to be defined by it in any way.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We need to realise that none of us are perfect and that perfectionism is subjective. What one person may believe perfection is can be very different to another.
- Achievement can be a driving force for so many people but once you meet that achievement, how long does this feeling of achievement last, what happens next?
- Too many of us are so busy striving for perfection that we are actually missing out on life or making life stressful and unenjoyable. Take some time to see what you can reduce or change, think about what it is you are running yourself ragged for and who you are doing it for. You can change your expectations and priorities.
BEST MOMENTS
“Decide what is important for you, not someone else”
“Perfection is subjective, it’s a measure against someone’s standard”
“Is your wellbeing tied up in those rules, is your wellbeing dependent on them”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the second in a series of interviews with people who have suffered and dealt with anxiety in their own way. Many people have used a mixture of therapies and medication and have insights into the way they have dealt with and overcome many of the challenges associated with anxiety and depression.
Their stories help to show the vast range of circumstances where anxiety shows up and gives us all hope that our lives can be better in the future.
These are their stories, and you are free to take from them whatever you wish. Dawn is not a doctor or psychologist and therefore please consult your own medical practitioners before taking any action with regards to medication.
Christina Jones knows first-hand the overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and continuous worrying that stem from depression and anxiety. Having had multiple traumatic events in her life, she was only able to overcome her 30-year battle when she had her own Hypnotherapy session. Listen into this episode to hear her story.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Christina had a challenging childhood, her parents were young when they had her and she felt the weight of their difficulties even as a child. Her Dad was an alcoholic, her mum would often send her away to stay with other relatives and she also suffered abuse from a close family member.
- As a teenager after suffering mental and physical abuse from her mothers boyfriend, Christina started to suffer from anxiety, depression and developed bulimia, hypochondria and OCD.
- At 15 Christina met a boy and started to substitute sex for love. She just wanted to feel loved. She endured a lot of abuse from this boyfriend and resorted to taking pills to try and numb the pain she was feeling. But it didn’t help, it was just a temporary fog to stop her feeling so much. She left this partner after two years but she kept finding herself in abusive relationships time and time again.
- As humans, we all seek love and this manifests in so many different ways. Our upbringing and relationships shape how we find and view love and this has such a wide-reaching impact on the rest of our lives.
- Christina made the decision to leave this circle of abuse once and for all and moved away from Oregon. This was to be her fresh start for her and her daughter. Sadly, her Dad died and she leaned on her mums’ husband who abused this trust and she ended up back where she started.
- The only thing that kept Christina afloat at this time was her daughter, she knew her daughter needed her and it’s what kept her going.
- Covid hit and Christina knew this was her chance to truly start over. She found a house, a job and a week later moved. She was done after spending 33 years in a never ending pit of anger and sadness.
- The move led to Christina finding hypnotherapy and this is what saved her. She started to recognise what had happened to her and the patterns she had been repeating for years.
BEST MOMENTS
“It’s very human for us to want to withdraw from things that we know are harming us”
“You can’t get that connection, it doesn’t matter what you do or how you behave, it just doesn’t happen”
“Even as a 28 year old woman, it was just a sad little girl wanting love”
“Food was always something I could control”
“Hypnotherapy is incredibly powerful in unpacking some of the stuff and reframing it, allowing it to remain in the past where it belongs”
"Our feelings override logic all the time"
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Christina Jones
Christina knows first-hand the overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and continuous worrying that stem from depression and anxiety. Having had multiple traumatic events in her life, she was only able to overcome her 30-year battle when she had her own Hypnotherapy session. Now, with energy healing, herbology, and as a hypnotherapist, she has made it her mission to help other women overcome their own battles with anxiety and depression. So they can move on and live happy thriving lives.
Christina has been featured in Brilliant Business T.V. and the American Reporter. You can find more information about her at www.christinajnl.com
Christina Jones | Facebook Facebook/Christinajsnl
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When someone we love is suffering from anxiety, it’s only natural to try and help them. However, this isn’t always helpful to them or what is needed. Listen in to this episode to hear Dawn explain why and what you can actually do instead to help those we love cope and deal with their anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We all see the world through our own lenses. We can’t possibly see and understand everything in a situation, we are biased by our own experiences and our attention is brought to things we place importance on.
- When we expect others to view and see things the same as us this is where we can come up against conflict. If we understand that we all have unique experiences and perspectives this can aid in preventing friction.
- When it comes to supporting someone who is suffering from anxiety, we think of solutions through our own experiences. So, what might seem helpful to us might not be close to what someone else might need in that situation.
- Many people who suffer from anxiety just want to be heard. They often know what they are feeling isn’t logical and they understand what they ‘should’ be doing in situations. They do not need reminding but what they do need is to be listened to.
- We don’t have to offer solutions to help people, we just need to listen to them.
BEST MOMENTS
“Our minds focus on the things it thinks are important”
“Not one person’s experience is the same as another’s”
“I don’t believe that anyone needs fixing”
“Holding a safe place for someone cannot be underestimated, it’s a powerful thing”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the first in a series of interviews with people who have suffered and dealt with anxiety in their own way. Many people have used a mixture of therapies and medication and have insights into the way they have dealt with and overcome many of the challenges associated with anxiety and depression.
Their stories help to show the vast range of circumstances where anxiety shows up and gives us all hope that our lives can be better in the future.
These are their stories, and you are free to take from them whatever you wish. Dawn is not a doctor or psychologist and therefore please consult your own medical practitioners before taking any action with regards to medication.
Leigh has been an IT Consultant in highly stressful jobs for over 25 years now and suffered from terrible anxiety and panic attacks. It wasn't until his second wife said she wanted him to leave that he realised the importance of life itself. Listen in to this episode to hear his story and how he overcame both anxiety and stress to lead a happier and more fulfilling life.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- A stressful life at both work and home is what triggered anxiety for Leigh. He felt like he was in a state of constant panic where he had no escape. He experienced a lot of mental fear and was struggling to cope with each day that came.
- Leigh had to take some medication to take him away from the edge. It was then his aim to find mechanisms and tactics to cope and be able to come off the medication. The medication gave him the head space to give him clarity on what needed to be changed.
- Anxiety hit Lee for a second time when his second wife divorced him. Although he found the divorce easier than the first time, it made him realise that a lot of what happened in the relationship was unfortunately his fault. This has meant he now knows when to take responsibility for his anxieties impact on situations.
- Leigh has found exercise has helped with his anxiety in lots of ways. It helps him feel better physically but also helps clear his mind.
- If you are struggling with a situation or relationships with someone then talk to them about it. Nip any issues in the bud and don’t allow your mind to overthink things.
- Life really can be amazing if we tackle it in the right way and that means being kind, helping others, dealing with daily issues, and letting our thoughts pass-thru rather than letting them take control of our reality.
- To live without anxiety and stress leads to happiness which is what we all want and if only people realised how easy this can be, the World would become a better place.
BEST MOMENTS
“Medication sometimes can stop you going any further down, it puts the brakes on for you to then start climbing back out it a metaphorical way”
“If there’s something on your mind, deal with it and don’t play around with it. Be kind to people and do everything you can to help people as much as you can”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Leigh Adams
Leigh has been an IT Consultant in highly stressful jobs for over 25 years now and suffered from terrible anxiety and panic attacks. It wasn't until his second wife said she wanted him to leave that he realised the importance of life itself. Leigh took 3 months off work to sort out his affairs and walked over 10 miles a day.
It was during this calming time that Leigh realised the true benefits of having a clear mind. He then set up his own blog at Change Your Life Forever https://changeyourlifeforever.co.uk in order to pass on his experience and hopefully help other people in the same situation.
Life really can be amazing if we tackle it in the right way and that means being kind, helping others, dealing with daily issues, and letting our thoughts pass-thru rather than letting them take control of our reality.
To live without anxiety and stress leads to happiness which is what we all want and if only people realised how easy this can be, the World would become a better place.
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How open are you to new ideas? There has been countless people in history that were ridiculed and mocked for their radical and new ideas which actually turned out to be true. Listen in to this episode where Dawn explores the importance of being open minded and how this relates to the many differing attitudes around treatments for anxiety and other mental health conditions and mood disorders.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Conclusions can only come from the knowledge we already have. If we refuse to be open-minded then we can dismiss the real causes and reasoning behind something.
- Handwashing is one of the most important tools in public health, yet it wasn’t always this way. In fact when a Hungarian Dr Ignaz Semmelweis in the 19th century hypothesised this would stop post-natal deaths he was struck off! Compare this to people also believing the earth was flat and you can easily see how decisions can be made when not all the information is available to them.
- Hypnotherapy is a practice that many people are sceptical about. There will of course be bad examples of this treatment but there are also many, many individuals and research that proves its effectiveness.
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Antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication can be helpful for some people, especially at first but they often don’t work long term and they certainly don’t work for everyone. Hypnotherapy or another alternative therapy could be the answer for many.
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If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website. https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
BEST MOMENTS
“These people dared to challenge ideas that were ingrained in society and in the scholars of the time”
“I know there is far more that I don’t know than I do…it’s not about who’s right it’s about exploring a topic”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
If you would like to experience hypnotherapy, please click the link below to book a taster session. The charge will be refunded against any therapy session or product download from Dawn’s website.
https://calendly.com/dkmtherapy/hypnotherapy-taster-session
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Do we create our thoughts or do they create us? In this episode Dawn explores the power of thoughts, the role they can and do play in our lives and what we can do to stop them from dictating how we feel.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- As humans we have an incredible imagination. This can create positivity and happiness but it can also have a downside. We can imagine negative situations that cause us fear, stress and anxiety.
- Our bodies are supposed to react to what we are thinking about, it’s evolutionary. In this sense we do not control our thoughts. But what we can control, is recognising whether it is useful to engage with the thoughts we have or not.
- It’s our thoughts that create our feelings and once we discover this we can challenge them.
- A thought is just that. It’s up to you if you give it energy or not, you can have control over how your thoughts make you feel and impact your life.
BEST MOMENTS
“Our ability to imagine can cause us a lot of distress”
“In-between what we are seeing and what we are feeling is thought”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)
Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dawn has helped many tackle their struggles with fear and anxiety. In this episode she speaks to Pam about her own experiences with anxiety after a traumatic event. Pam and Dawn discuss the fear that was holding Pam back, the lack of hope and depression this was causing and how they then worked together to overcome the anxiety and get her life back.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Pam was recovering from back surgery and had conflict with an insensitive and rude nurse that was caring for her. This created a cascade of events which resulted in her not being listened to by other hospital staff and breaking her knee and both hips.
- When this happened and she was just lying on the floor, she felt full of such anger and said she will never forget the look on the first nurses face. Why didn’t they listen to her when she said she needed help. The situation became even worse as neither her family or the Doctors were informed of what had happened.
- Once home, Pam didn’t recognise herself, her husband or her home. Everything in life felt and seemed different.
- Although she recovered physically and should have been able to get out of bed, Pam felt she couldn’t. Previously being ignored and therefore hurt had created fear and anxiety that was stopping her from full recovery.
- Through hypnotherapy, working with Pam’s nurse and mindset shifts Dawn helped Pam walk again and overcome her anxiety. Pam’s trust in her nurse and Dawn was imperative in helping her face her fears and anxieties and get her life back.
- Pam’s message to anyone suffering similar to what she went through is to not hesitate in seeking help. She couldn’t recommend Dawn and her help enough.
BEST MOMENTS
“I just thought why is she talking to me like that?”
“I was just too frightened about getting out of the bed”
“I was so frightened and she said you will never ever fall down with me”
“The first thing you say to yourself is you don’t need people but you do, you do need people and I am glad I had you DD [Dawn]”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where does our anxiety come from? In the final episode of this three-part series, Dawn looks at what is called modelling. As children we copy the people around us and this continues into adulthood. We are born to learn from others for survival and this is why we ‘copy’ or ‘model’. Modelling has the same effect on our subconscious mind as beliefs and experiences, listen in to this episode to find out why and how we can learn to leave anxiety behind and become who we are supposed to be.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- If you can recognise the negative behaviours you model, either from childhood or society, you can then take steps to change.
- Many of us model behaviours because it allows us to feel part of something and creates a sense of order, especially in regards to social rules and institutions. We blindly accept as children and into adulthood that this is how life is lived. In some areas this can be beneficial but in others it can begin to cause detrimental behaviour, it can be limiting, create conflicts within ourselves and cause anxiety.
- We innately want to please, belong and feel worthy and this can cause us to make decisions and life choices that eventually turn out to be wrong, causing a lot of turmoil and anxiety along the way.
- Anxiety often shows up when we aren’t living in alignment with ourselves, whether that is consciously or subconsciously.
BEST MOMENTS
“It’s built into our survival system, we need to learn a lot of things to survive, we copy others to survive”
“When we understand we can then begin to change”
“Understanding where our actions, behaviours and subconscious rules have come from is a very powerful start to transformation”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where does our anxiety come from? In this second episode of three, Dawn looks at our experiences. Our experiences form how we approach the world, our attitudes and our reactions. Experiences have a bearing on how we tackle something particularly difficult as well as something every day and simple. Listen in to find out why this is and how exposure, balance and tolerance is significant in whether we find ourselves suffering from anxiety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We aren’t born with anxiety. We all know life can be challenging and this can also feel somewhat relentless. All life experiences, from what is considered ‘normal’ to life-changing events, have the potential to cause anxiety.
- Our mood can also have a tremendous impact on how we respond to the world. What might not bother us one day might fill us with rage, or anxiety, the next.
- If we can make ourselves find perspective in situations that we find difficult this can aid us in dealing with them.
- Comparison is something we are all taught. When we compare ourselves to others plights and difficulties it isn’t helpful. It doesn’t remove your own stress, upset or anxiety.
- Beginning to understand your triggers as well as where your anxiety comes from, is very beneficial to start to overcome it.
BEST MOMENTS
“My experience differed depending on the mood I was in”
“Understanding where your anxiety comes from is of great benefit when looking to overcome it”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where does our anxiety come from? In the next three episodes Dawn breaks this down, in this first episode Dawn looks at our beliefs. Our beliefs are rules, expectations and understandings that are embedded in our very self and play a very big role in how we interpret the world around us.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We create beliefs through both understanding and misunderstanding.
- Many of our internal beliefs about ourselves are formed in childhood when our brain may not interpret things logically. This can have a bearing on our self-image and therefore our self-esteem as adults. We can easily form incorrect ideas about ourselves and anything else, that are then internalised as our beliefs into adulthood.
- It can be very valuable to gain an understanding of what our beliefs are. Recognising them and how they impact our dealings with the world can enable us to tackle what is holding us back or preventing us from living the life we want.
BEST MOMENTS
“The human brain is designed to make sense of what it sees, or what it thinks it sees”
“What do you think is hidden? The beliefs that you have, have you ever thought about your beliefs?”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What happens in our bodies when we are suffering from anxiety? Listen in to this episode to hear Dawn explore and explain the response our body has when we are dealing with anxiety. She talks about the fear response, why this is how our body chooses to respond to stimuli as well as the action we can take to overcome the often learnt behaviours associated with it.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Even just mild anxiety can trigger the fear response. This can also be referred to as the fight, flight, freeze response.
- The fear response is triggered when the body perceives it is in danger, whether this is necessary or not, a threat is a threat as far as our subconscious minds are concerned. Many things are at play in this in your brain including the hypothalamuses and your hormone controlling pituitary gland.
- Sometimes you may not even be aware of what has triggered this fear response, it’s your subconscious mind at play. Being able to recognise the physical symptoms, such as your heart rate increasing and digestive issues can help you notice when your body and brain is interpreting anxiety.
- Many of Dawn’s clients can see and understand their anxiety isn’t logical but that doesn’t help them deal with the response they feel.
- It can often feel like anxiety can’t be overcome and this is overwhelming. We can react in ways that are embarrassing or even dangerous but these responses are learnt behaviours. The fear response may be innate but our behaviours resulting from the anxiety associated with it aren’t.
- If our mind can learn a behaviour then it can also unlearn it and this is the key to freeing us from anxiety, allowing us to live the life we truly want.
BEST MOMENTS
“Our subconscious minds reacts before our conscious mind”
“Our thinking brain is turned off, it’s absolutely too slow to be helpful in these dangerous situations”
“If our subconscious mind has learnt these things then they can unlearn them. Unpacking the deep beliefs, the rules, understandings and misunderstandings that are held in our subconscious minds reignites a transformational experience which can free us from the clutches of this condition”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the very first episode of Overcoming Anxiety. Join your host Dawn as she tackles what it is to be human and all the thoughts, emotions and experiences that come with it.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed, stressed and out of control? Do you suffer from feeling your heart racing and become overcome with feelings of guilt and dread? Then you may be suffering from anxiety. In this episode, Dawn delves deep into what anxiety actually is; what is it defined by and how does it make an individual feel. She discusses how it’s part of our brain’s make-up and part of being human but also analyses the many challenges and difficulties that arise when living with high levels of anxiety. Listen in to find out what anxiety is and discover how you can start to take back control to overcome it.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Anxiety is defined and described in many ways. The dictionary definition talks about it being a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease. It is also described as having a strong desire or concern for something to happen or to do something. As well as a generalised feeling of unease, stress, panic or fear that impacts your everyday life, both physically and mentally.
- Anxiety initially exists to serve us. It acts as a warning, an alarm type function to warn us or to make us wary when something doesn’t look, sound or feel right.
- Some people have more control over their feelings of anxiety and can either calm it or ignore it. When anxiety is activated in a normal situation and we react to it in a proportioned way it serves a purpose. However, if it’s something you suffer with when you aren’t in a situation that should cause anxiety or if you are unable to control the feelings then it can become a problem.
- Dawn has suffered from severe anxiety herself many years ago. She still remembers how it felt, strong feelings of overwhelming guilt, failure and low self-esteem. She is not a doctor but she managed to help herself overcome anxiety and has helped many others like her too.
- When someone is suffering from anxiety, they can feel a tremendous lack of control as their life is dictated by their subconscious mind reacting to various stimuli.
- If your worrying affects your everyday life there are things you can do to take action and take back control. It doesn’t have to be who you are or define you and it’s not about deleting anxiety from your life. It’s about reducing the life-limiting effects of high anxiety and replace it with more helpful behaviours and patterns.
- Understanding how and why your anxiety is triggered and your reactions to it is key in helping promote change. You can educate your subconscious mind to assess situations in a more helpful way. The first step to overcoming anxiety is to start to believe it’s possible.
BEST MOMENTS
“Anxiety is a normal human reaction to various situations, it’s our internal alarm bell”
“Our subconscious reactions are taking control and we are reacting to them whether we want to or not”
“Anxiety, the debilitating kind you can only truly understand when you’ve lived it and experienced its overwhelming power”
“I didn’t want coping mechanisms, I wanted solutions”
“The first step to overcoming anxiety is to start to believe it’s possible”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
CONTACT METHOD
Finding Freedom Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/5046568725414144/)Email Dawn (dawn@finding-freedom.uk)
ABOUT THE HOST
Dawn Morgan
Dawn is a hypnotherapist and resilience coach, trainer, mentor and business owner. Dawn has experienced trauma, terrorist attacks, divorce, being a single parent on benefits, redundancy (more than once) relationship breakdowns... and a whole lot more; and she has always bounced back. Dawn believes that life is for living and we can learn about ourselves from everything we experience, good or bad. We can take those experiences and use them to grow, or use them to shrink... our choice. Dawn chose growth and thinks you should too.
We all have everything we need within us; hope, resilience, compassion, wisdom, confidence; Dawn’s mission is to help you uncover yours!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.