Hello and welcome to episode 282 of The Mindful Kind podcast. 

If you find yourself being overly critical of your past mistakes and struggling to move on, this episode is for you! You'll learn about some of the reasons why you might find it challenging to move on from mistakes. And, you'll discover four strategies to help you let go of past mistakes, including:

• Turning your mistakes into lessons
• Apologising for your mistakes in meaningful ways so they feel resolved
• Talking about your mistake with someone compassionate and non-judgemental
• Resisting the urge to dwell on your mistakes

Thank you to BetterHelp, a professional online counselling service, for sponsoring this episode of The Mindful Kind. Head over to betterhelp.com/themindfulkind to receive 10% off your first month!

Thanks so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind. 

Hello and welcome to episode 281 of The Mindful Kind podcast. 

In this episode, you'll discover why it's important to stop trying to fix other people's problems so much and some helpful tips that can help you step back, including:

• Asking people how they would like to deal with their own challenges. Listen to their ideas and support them, rather than jumping in with your advice. 
• Focusing on your own problems and challenges.
• Accepting that mistakes, failures, and hard lessons are a normal part of life for everyone. It can sometimes be more helpful to help someone heal after they fall than to stop them trying to fly in the first place. 

In the episode, I mention the Enneagram test. Here is the one I used to find out my personality type: https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.

Hello and welcome to episode 280 of The Mindful Kind podcast.

In this episode, you'll discover some ways to cope with sadness. First, here are some important things to keep in mind:

• Sadness can be a normal experience and it's not something you have to ignore or push away
• If you feel prolonged or intense sadness, it can be very helpful to check in with a mental health professional
• Sadness won't always follow a "normal" pattern or make sense
• There are also benefits of feeling sad (click here to check out an article about it)

Now, here are some strategies for dealing with sadness:

• Acknowledge when you're feeling sad (without judgement)
• Create time and space to slow down and do small, nice things that create pleasure
• Talk about how you feel with someone you trust

If you're not sure who to talk to about sadness, I highly recommend my sponsor, BetterHelp, an online counselling service. Head over to betterhelp.com/themindfulkind to receive 10% off your first month. 

Make sure you tune into the episode to discover some bonus strategies for coping with sadness from my wonderful Instagram community.

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.

Hello and welcome to episode 279 of The Mindful Kind podcast.

In this episode, you'll learn about three steps I use (or do my best to use!) to let go of feelings of embarrassment. 

The steps include:

• Experiencing and processing embarrassment
• Reassuring myself with compassion
• Allowing time to heal embarrassment and talking openly about my real feelings

I hope you enjoy the episode!

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.