Hello and welcome to episode 131 of The Mindful Kind podcast. 

In this episode, you'll discover three components of emotions, including:

• A subjective component, which is the unique experience of emotions from person to person
• A physiological component, which involves the physical sensations of emotions, and 
• A cognitive component, which is about how we interpret and label emotions. I also share "misattribution of arousal" which is the inaccurate labelling of emotions.

To mindfully explore emotions, try to identify the subjective, physiological and cognitive components of your emotions (without judging anything you might notice). 

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

Hello and welcome to episode 130 of The Mindful Kind podcast!

First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who has left reviews for The Mindful Kind- it means a lot!

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In this episode, I've answered a listener's question about overcoming post-holiday blues. The tips I shared include:

1: Use mindfulness whenever you feel worried about the passing of time

2: Connect with your experiences while on holiday

3: Let go of the need to have a perfect holiday 

4: Remember that it's ok to feel sad at the end of a holiday

5: Find new things in your life to look forward to

6: Use your holiday as inspiration for your life at home

7: Look for things you can be grateful for

8: Remember there will be more holidays in your future!

If you'd like to check out my live Q and A Facebook Group, head over here: http://www.rachaelkable.com/live-q-a/ 

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

Hello and welcome to episode 129 of The Mindful Kind podcast!

In this episode, you'll learn more about mindfulness for stress and anxiety prevention, including how it can help you manage small amounts of stress and prevent it from spiralling out of control. 

I've also shared some examples from my own life about stress and how mindfulness has helped me deal with it in positive ways. 

If you'd like to learn more about practical strategies to increase resilience and decrease stress, you may enjoy my article about it here: http://www.rachaelkable.com/blog/increase-resilience-and-decrease-stress 

I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind!

Hello and welcome to episode 128 of The Mindful Kind podcast about low frustration tolerance. 

In this episode, you'll discover what low frustration tolerance is, how it contributes to stress and some mindful strategies for increasing your frustration tolerance, including:

• Acknowledging thoughts in challenging situations without having to believe them (thoughts may include "I can't deal with this, I can't handle this, or I can't get through this")
• Challenging those negative thoughts with truthful facts, such as "I've been through a similar situation before and I know I can get through this"
• Taking some deep breaths or practising mindfulness to support yourself through difficult situations and feelings of frustration 
• Allowing yourself to feel however you need to feel without judgement
• Noticing if there's anything you can be grateful for in that difficult moment

In this episode, you'll also hear a meditation called The Point of Stillness which begins at 5.40 minutes. 

Thank you for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind!