September 15, 2024 • 21 mins
Welcome back to the Dive Podcast! In this episode, I’m diving into a topic that’s been on my mind lately—burnout and how to reset amidst chaos. As I reflect on my recent busy schedule and birthday celebrations, I want to share some personal insights on managing overwhelm and nurturing your well-being.
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I explore the signs of burnout and exhaustion and offer practical tips for resetting and reconnecting with yourself. From recognizing when you’re overcommitted to implementing quick and effective self-care practices, this episode is all about finding balance and prioritizing your health amidst a hectic schedule.
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- Insights into recognizing early signs of burnout and exhaustion.
- Practical tips for incorporating self-care into a busy schedule.
- A guided breathing exercise to help you return to a place of calm and peace.
- Strategies for maintaining balance and avoiding overwhelm.
- Personal reflections and actionable advice on prioritizing your well-being.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back everyone to the Dive podcast.
I'm so keen to actually talkabout this today because this
actual podcast episode is goingto be kind of different I guess
every episode is so differentbut something that I've been
really just pondering over thispast week I am still in Sydney
(00:20):
doing Sunset Boulevard at theSydney Opera House, and this
week particularly, I've been onstage a lot more, and last week
was my birthday I turned 29 andI had my fiance, alison, come to
Sydney and stay over theweekend, so it was really busy.
It was a busy time and at thebeginning of the week my
(00:42):
birthday was on Thursday, but atthe beginning of the week I
started off with some reallyawesome calls with people and
students like yourself in theindustry, to really just share
with you an upcoming offer.
I can't say exactly what it isyet, but what we're, what I'm
creating, is going to besomething that's going to
(01:04):
massively impact how youapproach auditions, how you
actually can cut out all thenoise and be really specific on
how to stand out in auditions,how to navigate them in a way
that is supportive and actuallyenjoy the process, so that you
can go in and consistently smashout standout performances that
(01:26):
you're proud of and that willhelp you become unattached to
the outcome, because you'regoing to be so focused on your
progress and focusing on whatmakes you tick and all that
goodness.
So we started the week off withthat and then I went into my
birthday and my partner was here.
I was on over the weekend, so itwas a lot, and so the actual
episode, what I want to sharewith you today, is a little bit
(01:48):
on burnout, a little bit onexhaustion and what can we do to
actually reset.
Admit the chaos of when I'vegot this like thing coming in my
head.
That's all about when it rains,it pours, right.
So when we the industry, or asa student yourself, when we come
(02:10):
into auditions, usuallyauditions are happening all at
once, like there's never justlike one audition, right, it's
like you come in and then all ofa sudden, you're doing three
auditions within the same weekor something like that.
So what can we do to reset,what can we do to understand
early signs of burnout andexhaustion?
(02:31):
And some tips that I've startedto use into my life and
previously into this last week,because I've started to feel
exhausted, I've started to feela bit overwhelmed and, instead
of just completely stopping.
There are some things you cando to recognize the signs early,
and I'm going to share with youthem today.
And I just wanted this podcastepisode to be a little bit more
(02:54):
free, a little bit more open, soI don't know what exactly is
going to come out.
I just want to speak from myheart and from my experience, in
hope that it can inspire youand help you to feel a little
less stress, a little bit moreconnected to what the signs are
presenting for you and how youcan navigate that in a way that
is going to be supportive.
(03:14):
All right, so let's get into it.
So, what to do when it gets alla bit much?
What do we do and how can weactually navigate that in a way
that is supportive?
So, okay, it's gettingoverwhelming and you can start
to feel, maybe, that you're overcommitting to things.
This was definitely myexperience over committing to
(03:36):
things, doing so much, or maybenot even over committing.
You just literally got a bookedcalendar, which can be also
awesome.
You're working and then you'reauditioning and doing all these
things, but the moment you startto feel overwhelmed and like
it's too much, signs can come inlike you don't want to go to do
it.
You wake up and you're dreadingto do this thing because what's
(03:57):
happening is we're limiting thetime that we're spending with
ourselves and we're limiting thetime that we're rejuvenating
ourselves.
Because it's really funny thingthat's happened to me in my life
recently, and actually over mywhole period of my life, is,
when you start to become moreaware of who you are, you
recognize the patterns.
You recognize the patterns thatyou give yourself.
(04:18):
What I mean by that is therewas this pattern going on in my
life where I would do all thegood things, I would journal, I
would meditate, I would reallydo all the good things that we
get told that should be good forus.
And you know what?
I felt freaking amazing, whichis awesome.
(04:38):
And so, because of that, I thenstarted to take on more things
because I felt good.
Because of that, I then startedto take on more things because
I felt good, and the more I tookon, the less I started to do
those things that actually makeme feel good.
And it's so common to forgetthis, because when you're
feeling good, you're notthinking of like, oh, but I feel
amazing.
(04:58):
I don't need a journal today orI don't need to go work out
because I feel good today.
But it's that knock on effectof as soon as you stop doing the
things that actually made youfeel good in the first place is
the first sign that you'reshifting your direction, and
it's only a matter of timebefore you start to feel burned
out or you don't feel good againbecause you're not actually
doing those things in the firstplace.
(05:19):
So that's the first thing Iwould suggest is, when things
are getting too overwhelmed,look at your life, look at your
routine and what are some keythings you can start to bring
back into your routine.
Doesn't even have to be much,it could be a short meditation,
a walk.
Really, just think and askyourself right now what brings
me back to peace, what brings meback to joy and what brings me
(05:43):
back to feeling my unique selfthat is energized, that is
passionate, whatever your valuesare, what brings you a sense of
that calm and clarity, and thensee how you can bring those
little things into your life.
Because you know specificallyeven in that moment, because we
(06:04):
can't just like go out on aholiday to Bali when we've got
all these auditions and work andstudies and all these things
coming up, so you want toinstead think like what can I do
to help me, support and helpsupport me in the best way?
So this could be by going towork out or going for a walk, or
even just sitting in the park,getting your feet into grass and
(06:26):
actually just groundingyourself and taking a hot second
.
We all get the same hours in aday and I believe at the end of
the day, you're eitherprioritizing your rest or you're
prioritizing your burnout, andso we can do that happy medium
of both.
But really you can only performas good as you're rested.
(06:50):
You can only perform as good asyou are rested.
So really incorporating rest asa non-negotiable is going to
completely turn around how yougo ahead and present yourself
but also perform.
Ultimately, we want to make surethat when we are doing the
things we've signed on for andthat we are showing up as our
(07:12):
best self, and when we start tofeel exhausted or we feel burnt
out or we feel tired, weactually start resenting those
things, not because we don'tlove it, but because we're
actually not feeling good andthat is all that matters.
This is something that's reallycoming up strong as like a
(07:32):
download or an insight that Ireally want to share now is that
nothing is going to matter.
Nothing is going to matter morethan your health, nothing is
going to matter more than yourenergy and actually feeling good
in the moment, and I don't evenknow why I'm getting emotional
about it, but I feel like wefocus so much on the skill, we
focus so much on doing theclasses and showing up, which is
(07:53):
so important, so so importantto do, but at the end of the day
, your health is priority.
You know, whenever you're sick,you can't think of anything
else than being better right,and the only way you're going to
really feel fulfilled is bylooking after your health.
Really feel fulfilled is bylooking after your health, and
(08:17):
how you start doing that is toreally get aware of how you're
looking and treating after thehuman and the artist in you.
So what you're wanting to do isto really look at that, take an
audit for yourself and just goright.
If I'm scanning through my bodywhat's feeling good today,
what's not feeling so good, whatthoughts are not feeling so
great and how can I start toreframe that.
So that was a little downloadcoming in and I think it's a
(08:38):
really cool time right now toeven just guide you through a
bit of a just coming backbecause I know maybe this topic
can be a bit different and ifyou're feeling a little bit
overwhelmed, let's just take asecond.
So, wherever you are, if you'refeeling a little bit overwhelmed
, let's just take a second.
So, wherever you are, if you'redriving, continue opening your
eyes.
Wherever you are, maybe even ifyou're walking, take a seat,
(08:59):
just take a moment and maybeeven stand.
Let this part of the episodejust bring you back to stillness
, bring you back to peace, bringyou back to a centered place.
You back to peace, bring youback to a centered place.
So how we do that is to just,first of all, look around you,
have a look at your environment.
What can you notice?
(09:20):
What's in your peripherals andwhat colors maybe that you see?
And then from there I want youto start just focusing in on
your breath.
Let's take three mindfulbreaths in through the nose and
out through the mouth.
In through the nose and outmouth.
(09:50):
In through the nose and out themouth, and, if you feel safe to
do so, or you can, just closingdown the eyes just briefly,
we'll go through this and thenjust placing one of your hands
(10:12):
on your heart, maybe pressinginto it a little bit, so you can
just feel the heartbeat,noticing that you are in fact a
human.
You're not a machine.
There's blood pumping, there'sorgans that are keeping you
alive.
Everything is working in thismoment to support you and to
keep you going, in whateverenvironment that you're in.
(10:35):
So, just connecting into thatheart, connecting to that deeper
understanding that you are ahuman yes, you're not a machine.
You are built to love and restand create and do all these
wonderful things.
But at the end of the day, ifwe're not looking after this
(10:59):
body, after this soul, afterthis being and putting it first,
nothing else is going to matter.
So, just with a deep inhale, Iwant you to breathe in that
expansiveness into the heart andthen, as you exhale, I just
want you to release a little bitof that tension, a little bit
(11:19):
of that stress, a little bit ofthe baggage that you may be
carrying.
Just seeing it wash, as thoughyou've got a beautiful stream of
water coming from the top ofthe head all the way down to
your feet and just washing itaway.
Inhale brings kind of thatsunlight, that brightness, back
into the body, and then exhalejust allows all of that stress,
(11:44):
all of that worry, all of thedoubt to just wash away and one
more like that deep inhale intothe belly and then exhale, let
it all wash away and then openyour eyes, start to notice those
(12:10):
colours and the place and thesurroundings around you and just
notice for a second how yourbody feels.
It's okay if you still feel alittle bit overwhelmed or
stressed, but just knowing thismicro moment of coming back to
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yourself is available to you atany point of the day, any point
of the day.
So just taking a breath tosolidify that mini practice and
letting it go so I hope you'refeeling a bit better after that,
(12:55):
your shoulders a little bitdown, a little bit loose, and
just know that, yes, you havesomething as simple as that that
took not even a few minutes,can really benefit you into just
taking a moment, taking a seat,because sometimes we feel like,
oh, it's not going to work If Idon't do 10 minutes, 20.
Like, oh, it's not going towork, if I don't do 10 minutes,
20 minutes meditation, then it'snot worth it.
(13:16):
Or if I don't do a wholepractice, then it's not worth it
.
I'll just do it in another time, but please just know that
there is such beauty in littlemicro moments like that, just to
reconnect.
I do a breathing practice likethat before an audition, just to
center myself, to bring me backinto the space, no-transcript.
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So something like breathing isreally, really helpful.
I've taught about this before,but your breathing is a direct
signal, it's a direct connectionto your nervous system, and so
your nervous system controlsbasically everything in your
body, or really just looks afterthe body as a whole.
And especially when your bodyis in an environment of stress,
your breath is a really coolintegral part to calm down the
(14:02):
nervous system, and all you cansimply do is to start breathing
in a way that is long instead ofshort and sharp, because
anything short and sharp isgoing to increase the anxiety
and the stress in your body.
So by exhaling longer than youinhale, you're actually going to
massively impact theparasympathetic nervous system,
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which is going to help you restand feel a little bit more
centered and able to take in theinformation around you.
So, okay, we are feeling alittle bit more calm, we are
tapping into right what is goingto best benefit me Then.
One extra step I want you to dois just go ahead and write that
down.
Write down right now whenyou're actually going to do that
.
Put in your calendar.
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It doesn't matter if you end updoing it or not.
Just the action of putting itout there, that you're going to
put a little bit of a breathingexercise into your part of your
day.
Or maybe you're just going towrite your gratitude in your
morning, like it doesn't have tobe every single day.
Just start to position yourselfin a way that is someone that
looks after themselves, thatputs themselves first, admits
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all the chaos.
A final little note on here Ijust wanted to share is that
there's a few little things Iwant to share, but at the end of
the day, I just want you toreally understand that
everything's going to be okay.
I feel like a bit of a mothertoday.
I don't know.
Just this energy of Septemberspring coming in is that
everything's going to be okayand what we need to start to
(15:30):
learn is to nurse ourselves alittle bit, looking after
ourselves and supportingourselves in a way as though we
would for a best friend or abrother, or you know how a
mother looks after their childLike we have to start to be that
person, because, especiallywhen you're an aspiring
performer and you're going outinto the wild world, you don't
(15:52):
really have those people aroundyou to look after you, because
no one knows what you're doingwhen no one's watching right, we
don't know the little, theydon't know the little habits
that we do, they don't know howwe talk to ourselves.
So we really need to startshowing up as that person who
does support you in the bestpossible way, because, at the
end of the day, no one is goingto want your dream, love your
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dream, support your dream morethan you right.
So we want to make sure that weare also nurturing and
supporting ourselves in that waythat is supportive.
We want to make sure that weare also nurturing and
supporting ourselves in that waythat is supportive.
So a thing that you can startto do as we wrap up this short
podcast session is to reallyjust identify, write down as a
journal prompt what brings youcomfort, what brings you joy and
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what brings you peace, and byactually understanding that is
going to just help you identifya little bit further into what
can help you feel regulated inyour body, what can regulate you
back to peace, what canregulate you back to that
feeling of like, oh great.
So by understanding what bringsyou comfort, what brings you joy
(16:57):
, what brings you peace, startto identify those things and
start to place them in yourcalendar, around your schedule,
so that you can don't have towait until the burnout.
You don't have to wait to theexhaustion to then.
Oh remember, that was thepattern I was having.
I was feeling so good that Ijust forgot about all the things
I was doing.
Well, until it got too late andI got sick or I got injured,
(17:18):
and then I had to spend so manyweeks to just like get the ball
rolling again.
So you don't have to be thatway.
By identifying early on whatbrings you joy, what those
things actually make you feelgood, you could even go as far
as like doing a food diary andlike, when you eat certain foods
, what brings you energy, whatbrings you vitality, and feels
like, oh cool, I feel like greatafter that.
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And start to eat more of thosethings, start to drink more of
those things.
Start to drink more of thosethings instead of just selecting
what's easy or going ahead andjust selecting, you know, things
that give you momentarilypleasure.
Of course, there is time andperiod for that.
But a lot of the things we'redoing are that instant
gratification, and what I urgeto support you in is to go ahead
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and support yourself in makingdecisions that are going to
benefit you long term and notjust giving you that instant
gratification of that food orthat tv series or whatever.
And I don't want to be like theno fun police, but I just want
to ensure that you're lookingafter yourself in a way that is
supporting you in the long game,in the longevity of the bigger
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picture of you as a professionalartist.
And by doing that we can justdo a little audit, do a little
audit of yourself and do alittle audit of like, okay,
what's working, what needs somereadjusting and what can we do
to position ourselves to that2.0 version of you, that 2.0
version of you that is showingup, that 2.0 version of you that
(18:44):
is really just setting yourselfapart and really that number
one supporter of yourself.
So by doing that you're able to, yeah, not only enjoy the
process, but you're actuallygoing into it with a bit more
vitality, because you're notonly understanding who you are,
but you're understanding thethings that are going to help
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you feel your best when you arethere.
So that's the end of thispodcast.
I believe that's all I want tosay.
I'm starting to share with youall, actually, some Spotify
playlists that I have beencreating, so if you're on
Spotify, I'll add it into theshow notes.
These are just playlists that Ihave been creating, so if
you're on Spotify, I'll add itinto the show notes.
These are just playlists thatI've actually been using when
(19:26):
things get too much, so you cango ahead and listen to them.
They've been really, reallyhelpful.
I just play them in the morningas I'm getting up, just to make
sure that the sounds and thethings that are coming into my
ears and my body are supportive.
And I'll also share with you areally wonderful woman who I
listen to.
She has short spokenmeditations that you can
actually do on walks and you cando in the morning or even
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before bed, and they're reallyjust really insightful, motherly
playlists that you can go aheadand listen to at any point of
your day that I believe thatwill benefit you, as that's what
I've been listening tocurrently, as I want to start
sharing things like that.
I want to share with you whatI'm doing in my day that make me
feel the way I feel that makeme learn and that make me feel
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creative and that make me feelpassionate and that make me feel
really excited to be a part ofthis awesome industry that I
really do love so much and thisamazing community that I love so
much.
So go ahead, check it out inthe show notes.
Know that we have our privateFacebook group, which is all
about developing thatprofessional mindset, but a
mindset that supports you andempowers you.
It's completely free.
(20:30):
We have a five-day mindsetchallenge that we ran on there
that you can go and check out,which has five in-depth mindset
classes from me that are nearlyhalf an hour each that are
completely free you can go checkout.
And we also have five industryguest master classes that talk
on topics like what it actuallytakes to be a professional in
the arts and networking in a waythat's authentic and things
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like that from five differentindustry professionals.
So if you're not in that, goahead into the show notes and
join us, as that's where thatall will be ready for you to go
and digest.
And that's it.
Have a wonderful rest of yourday.
I'm excited to bring you morepodcast episodes and more
professionals in the industrythat are coming up and just know
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that this is your one-stop shop.
This is your one-stop shop tofeel supported, to feel
connected, and please share withme your insights, your top
highlights of this episode, as Ilove connecting with you.
I hope you've found value in itand I'll see you on future
episodes.
Welcome back everyone to the Dive podcast.
I'm so keen to actually talkabout this today because this
actual podcast episode is goingto be kind of different I guess
every episode is so differentbut something that I've been
really just pondering over thispast week I am still in Sydney
(00:20):
doing Sunset Boulevard at theSydney Opera House, and this
week particularly, I've been onstage a lot more, and last week
was my birthday I turned 29 andI had my fiance, alison, come to
Sydney and stay over theweekend, so it was really busy.
It was a busy time and at thebeginning of the week my
(00:42):
birthday was on Thursday, but atthe beginning of the week I
started off with some reallyawesome calls with people and
students like yourself in theindustry, to really just share
with you an upcoming offer.
I can't say exactly what it isyet, but what we're, what I'm
creating, is going to besomething that's going to
(01:04):
massively impact how youapproach auditions, how you
actually can cut out all thenoise and be really specific on
how to stand out in auditions,how to navigate them in a way
that is supportive and actuallyenjoy the process, so that you
can go in and consistently smashout standout performances that
(01:26):
you're proud of and that willhelp you become unattached to
the outcome, because you'regoing to be so focused on your
progress and focusing on whatmakes you tick and all that
goodness.
So we started the week off withthat and then I went into my
birthday and my partner was here.
I was on over the weekend, so itwas a lot, and so the actual
episode, what I want to sharewith you today, is a little bit
(01:48):
on burnout, a little bit onexhaustion and what can we do to
actually reset.
Admit the chaos of when I'vegot this like thing coming in my
head.
That's all about when it rains,it pours, right.
So when we the industry, or asa student yourself, when we come
(02:10):
into auditions, usuallyauditions are happening all at
once, like there's never justlike one audition, right, it's
like you come in and then all ofa sudden, you're doing three
auditions within the same weekor something like that.
So what can we do to reset,what can we do to understand
early signs of burnout andexhaustion?
(02:31):
And some tips that I've startedto use into my life and
previously into this last week,because I've started to feel
exhausted, I've started to feela bit overwhelmed and, instead
of just completely stopping.
There are some things you cando to recognize the signs early,
and I'm going to share with youthem today.
And I just wanted this podcastepisode to be a little bit more
(02:54):
free, a little bit more open, soI don't know what exactly is
going to come out.
I just want to speak from myheart and from my experience, in
hope that it can inspire youand help you to feel a little
less stress, a little bit moreconnected to what the signs are
presenting for you and how youcan navigate that in a way that
is going to be supportive.
(03:14):
All right, so let's get into it.
So, what to do when it gets alla bit much?
What do we do and how can weactually navigate that in a way
that is supportive?
So, okay, it's gettingoverwhelming and you can start
to feel, maybe, that you're overcommitting to things.
This was definitely myexperience over committing to
(03:36):
things, doing so much, or maybenot even over committing.
You just literally got a bookedcalendar, which can be also
awesome.
You're working and then you'reauditioning and doing all these
things, but the moment you startto feel overwhelmed and like
it's too much, signs can come inlike you don't want to go to do
it.
You wake up and you're dreadingto do this thing because what's
(03:57):
happening is we're limiting thetime that we're spending with
ourselves and we're limiting thetime that we're rejuvenating
ourselves.
Because it's really funny thingthat's happened to me in my life
recently, and actually over mywhole period of my life, is,
when you start to become moreaware of who you are, you
recognize the patterns.
You recognize the patterns thatyou give yourself.
(04:18):
What I mean by that is therewas this pattern going on in my
life where I would do all thegood things, I would journal, I
would meditate, I would reallydo all the good things that we
get told that should be good forus.
And you know what?
I felt freaking amazing, whichis awesome.
(04:38):
And so, because of that, I thenstarted to take on more things
because I felt good.
Because of that, I then startedto take on more things because
I felt good, and the more I tookon, the less I started to do
those things that actually makeme feel good.
And it's so common to forgetthis, because when you're
feeling good, you're notthinking of like, oh, but I feel
amazing.
(04:58):
I don't need a journal today orI don't need to go work out
because I feel good today.
But it's that knock on effectof as soon as you stop doing the
things that actually made youfeel good in the first place is
the first sign that you'reshifting your direction, and
it's only a matter of timebefore you start to feel burned
out or you don't feel good againbecause you're not actually
doing those things in the firstplace.
(05:19):
So that's the first thing Iwould suggest is, when things
are getting too overwhelmed,look at your life, look at your
routine and what are some keythings you can start to bring
back into your routine.
Doesn't even have to be much,it could be a short meditation,
a walk.
Really, just think and askyourself right now what brings
me back to peace, what brings meback to joy and what brings me
(05:43):
back to feeling my unique selfthat is energized, that is
passionate, whatever your valuesare, what brings you a sense of
that calm and clarity, and thensee how you can bring those
little things into your life.
Because you know specificallyeven in that moment, because we
(06:04):
can't just like go out on aholiday to Bali when we've got
all these auditions and work andstudies and all these things
coming up, so you want toinstead think like what can I do
to help me, support and helpsupport me in the best way?
So this could be by going towork out or going for a walk, or
even just sitting in the park,getting your feet into grass and
(06:26):
actually just groundingyourself and taking a hot second
.
We all get the same hours in aday and I believe at the end of
the day, you're eitherprioritizing your rest or you're
prioritizing your burnout, andso we can do that happy medium
of both.
But really you can only performas good as you're rested.
(06:50):
You can only perform as good asyou are rested.
So really incorporating rest asa non-negotiable is going to
completely turn around how yougo ahead and present yourself
but also perform.
Ultimately, we want to make surethat when we are doing the
things we've signed on for andthat we are showing up as our
(07:12):
best self, and when we start tofeel exhausted or we feel burnt
out or we feel tired, weactually start resenting those
things, not because we don'tlove it, but because we're
actually not feeling good andthat is all that matters.
This is something that's reallycoming up strong as like a
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download or an insight that Ireally want to share now is that
nothing is going to matter.
Nothing is going to matter morethan your health, nothing is
going to matter more than yourenergy and actually feeling good
in the moment, and I don't evenknow why I'm getting emotional
about it, but I feel like wefocus so much on the skill, we
focus so much on doing theclasses and showing up, which is
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so important, so so importantto do, but at the end of the day
, your health is priority.
You know, whenever you're sick,you can't think of anything
else than being better right,and the only way you're going to
really feel fulfilled is bylooking after your health.
Really feel fulfilled is bylooking after your health, and
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how you start doing that is toreally get aware of how you're
looking and treating after thehuman and the artist in you.
So what you're wanting to do isto really look at that, take an
audit for yourself and just goright.
If I'm scanning through my bodywhat's feeling good today,
what's not feeling so good, whatthoughts are not feeling so
great and how can I start toreframe that.
So that was a little downloadcoming in and I think it's a
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really cool time right now toeven just guide you through a
bit of a just coming backbecause I know maybe this topic
can be a bit different and ifyou're feeling a little bit
overwhelmed, let's just take asecond.
So, wherever you are, if you'refeeling a little bit overwhelmed
, let's just take a second.
So, wherever you are, if you'redriving, continue opening your
eyes.
Wherever you are, maybe even ifyou're walking, take a seat,
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just take a moment and maybeeven stand.
Let this part of the episodejust bring you back to stillness
, bring you back to peace, bringyou back to a centered place.
You back to peace, bring youback to a centered place.
So how we do that is to just,first of all, look around you,
have a look at your environment.
What can you notice?
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What's in your peripherals andwhat colors maybe that you see?
And then from there I want youto start just focusing in on
your breath.
Let's take three mindfulbreaths in through the nose and
out through the mouth.
In through the nose and outmouth.
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In through the nose and out themouth, and, if you feel safe to
do so, or you can, just closingdown the eyes just briefly,
we'll go through this and thenjust placing one of your hands
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on your heart, maybe pressinginto it a little bit, so you can
just feel the heartbeat,noticing that you are in fact a
human.
You're not a machine.
There's blood pumping, there'sorgans that are keeping you
alive.
Everything is working in thismoment to support you and to
keep you going, in whateverenvironment that you're in.
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So, just connecting into thatheart, connecting to that deeper
understanding that you are ahuman yes, you're not a machine.
You are built to love and restand create and do all these
wonderful things.
But at the end of the day, ifwe're not looking after this
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body, after this soul, afterthis being and putting it first,
nothing else is going to matter.
So, just with a deep inhale, Iwant you to breathe in that
expansiveness into the heart andthen, as you exhale, I just
want you to release a little bitof that tension, a little bit
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of that stress, a little bit ofthe baggage that you may be
carrying.
Just seeing it wash, as thoughyou've got a beautiful stream of
water coming from the top ofthe head all the way down to
your feet and just washing itaway.
Inhale brings kind of thatsunlight, that brightness, back
into the body, and then exhalejust allows all of that stress,
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all of that worry, all of thedoubt to just wash away and one
more like that deep inhale intothe belly and then exhale, let
it all wash away and then openyour eyes, start to notice those
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colours and the place and thesurroundings around you and just
notice for a second how yourbody feels.
It's okay if you still feel alittle bit overwhelmed or
stressed, but just knowing thismicro moment of coming back to
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yourself is available to you atany point of the day, any point
of the day.
So just taking a breath tosolidify that mini practice and
letting it go so I hope you'refeeling a bit better after that,
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your shoulders a little bitdown, a little bit loose, and
just know that, yes, you havesomething as simple as that that
took not even a few minutes,can really benefit you into just
taking a moment, taking a seat,because sometimes we feel like,
oh, it's not going to work If Idon't do 10 minutes, 20.
Like, oh, it's not going towork, if I don't do 10 minutes,
20 minutes meditation, then it'snot worth it.
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Or if I don't do a wholepractice, then it's not worth it
.
I'll just do it in another time, but please just know that
there is such beauty in littlemicro moments like that, just to
reconnect.
I do a breathing practice likethat before an audition, just to
center myself, to bring me backinto the space, no-transcript.
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So something like breathing isreally, really helpful.
I've taught about this before,but your breathing is a direct
signal, it's a direct connectionto your nervous system, and so
your nervous system controlsbasically everything in your
body, or really just looks afterthe body as a whole.
And especially when your bodyis in an environment of stress,
your breath is a really coolintegral part to calm down the
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nervous system, and all you cansimply do is to start breathing
in a way that is long instead ofshort and sharp, because
anything short and sharp isgoing to increase the anxiety
and the stress in your body.
So by exhaling longer than youinhale, you're actually going to
massively impact theparasympathetic nervous system,
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which is going to help you restand feel a little bit more
centered and able to take in theinformation around you.
So, okay, we are feeling alittle bit more calm, we are
tapping into right what is goingto best benefit me Then.
One extra step I want you to dois just go ahead and write that
down.
Write down right now whenyou're actually going to do that
.
Put in your calendar.
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It doesn't matter if you end updoing it or not.
Just the action of putting itout there, that you're going to
put a little bit of a breathingexercise into your part of your
day.
Or maybe you're just going towrite your gratitude in your
morning, like it doesn't have tobe every single day.
Just start to position yourselfin a way that is someone that
looks after themselves, thatputs themselves first, admits
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all the chaos.
A final little note on here Ijust wanted to share is that
there's a few little things Iwant to share, but at the end of
the day, I just want you toreally understand that
everything's going to be okay.
I feel like a bit of a mothertoday.
I don't know.
Just this energy of Septemberspring coming in is that
everything's going to be okayand what we need to start to
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learn is to nurse ourselves alittle bit, looking after
ourselves and supportingourselves in a way as though we
would for a best friend or abrother, or you know how a
mother looks after their childLike we have to start to be that
person, because, especiallywhen you're an aspiring
performer and you're going outinto the wild world, you don't
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really have those people aroundyou to look after you, because
no one knows what you're doingwhen no one's watching right, we
don't know the little, theydon't know the little habits
that we do, they don't know howwe talk to ourselves.
So we really need to startshowing up as that person who
does support you in the bestpossible way, because, at the
end of the day, no one is goingto want your dream, love your
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dream, support your dream morethan you right.
So we want to make sure that weare also nurturing and
supporting ourselves in that waythat is supportive.
We want to make sure that weare also nurturing and
supporting ourselves in that waythat is supportive.
So a thing that you can startto do as we wrap up this short
podcast session is to reallyjust identify, write down as a
journal prompt what brings youcomfort, what brings you joy and
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what brings you peace, and byactually understanding that is
going to just help you identifya little bit further into what
can help you feel regulated inyour body, what can regulate you
back to peace, what canregulate you back to that
feeling of like, oh great.
So by understanding what bringsyou comfort, what brings you joy
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, what brings you peace, startto identify those things and
start to place them in yourcalendar, around your schedule,
so that you can don't have towait until the burnout.
You don't have to wait to theexhaustion to then.
Oh remember, that was thepattern I was having.
I was feeling so good that Ijust forgot about all the things
I was doing.
Well, until it got too late andI got sick or I got injured,
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and then I had to spend so manyweeks to just like get the ball
rolling again.
So you don't have to be thatway.
By identifying early on whatbrings you joy, what those
things actually make you feelgood, you could even go as far
as like doing a food diary andlike, when you eat certain foods
, what brings you energy, whatbrings you vitality, and feels
like, oh cool, I feel like greatafter that.
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And start to eat more of thosethings, start to drink more of
those things.
Start to drink more of thosethings instead of just selecting
what's easy or going ahead andjust selecting, you know, things
that give you momentarilypleasure.
Of course, there is time andperiod for that.
But a lot of the things we'redoing are that instant
gratification, and what I urgeto support you in is to go ahead
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and support yourself in makingdecisions that are going to
benefit you long term and notjust giving you that instant
gratification of that food orthat tv series or whatever.
And I don't want to be like theno fun police, but I just want
to ensure that you're lookingafter yourself in a way that is
supporting you in the long game,in the longevity of the bigger
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picture of you as a professionalartist.
And by doing that we can justdo a little audit, do a little
audit of yourself and do alittle audit of like, okay,
what's working, what needs somereadjusting and what can we do
to position ourselves to that2.0 version of you, that 2.0
version of you that is showingup, that 2.0 version of you that
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is really just setting yourselfapart and really that number
one supporter of yourself.
So by doing that you're able to, yeah, not only enjoy the
process, but you're actuallygoing into it with a bit more
vitality, because you're notonly understanding who you are,
but you're understanding thethings that are going to help
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you feel your best when you arethere.
So that's the end of thispodcast.
I believe that's all I want tosay.
I'm starting to share with youall, actually, some Spotify
playlists that I have beencreating, so if you're on
Spotify, I'll add it into theshow notes.
These are just playlists that Ihave been creating, so if
you're on Spotify, I'll add itinto the show notes.
These are just playlists thatI've actually been using when
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things get too much, so you cango ahead and listen to them.
They've been really, reallyhelpful.
I just play them in the morningas I'm getting up, just to make
sure that the sounds and thethings that are coming into my
ears and my body are supportive.
And I'll also share with you areally wonderful woman who I
listen to.
She has short spokenmeditations that you can
actually do on walks and you cando in the morning or even
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before bed, and they're reallyjust really insightful, motherly
playlists that you can go aheadand listen to at any point of
your day that I believe thatwill benefit you, as that's what
I've been listening tocurrently, as I want to start
sharing things like that.
I want to share with you whatI'm doing in my day that make me
feel the way I feel that makeme learn and that make me feel
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creative and that make me feelpassionate and that make me feel
really excited to be a part ofthis awesome industry that I
really do love so much and thisamazing community that I love so
much.
So go ahead, check it out inthe show notes.
Know that we have our privateFacebook group, which is all
about developing thatprofessional mindset, but a
mindset that supports you andempowers you.
It's completely free.
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We have a five-day mindsetchallenge that we ran on there
that you can go and check out,which has five in-depth mindset
classes from me that are nearlyhalf an hour each that are
completely free you can go checkout.
And we also have five industryguest master classes that talk
on topics like what it actuallytakes to be a professional in
the arts and networking in a waythat's authentic and things
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like that from five differentindustry professionals.
So if you're not in that, goahead into the show notes and
join us, as that's where thatall will be ready for you to go
and digest.
And that's it.
Have a wonderful rest of yourday.
I'm excited to bring you morepodcast episodes and more
professionals in the industrythat are coming up and just know
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that this is your one-stop shop.
This is your one-stop shop tofeel supported, to feel
connected, and please share withme your insights, your top
highlights of this episode, as Ilove connecting with you.
I hope you've found value in itand I'll see you on future
episodes.
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