Imagine if you could follow your ambition without drowning in it – how much more fulfilling life would be? That’s what Pause Purpose Play is all about – finding balance over burnout by setting you free from needing to be perfect, so that you can take action and get started with what matters to you, instead of getting stuck in procrastination and holding yourself back with self-limiting beliefs your inner critic tells you. In this podcast, Michaela Thomas, Clinical Psychologist, Couples Therapist and founder of The Thomas Connection, shares bite-sized learning around psychology of performance, habits, self-confidence, stress, anxiety, perfectionism, parenthood and couples relationships. The podcast will mix solo episodes with guest interviews; diving deep into their professional zone of genius and learning about how they have found pause, purpose and play in their life and in their work. My new book, The Lasting Connection, is available now from all good bookshops.
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Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Can a little pause really make a big difference? What does pausing add to our lives - and why don’t you want to do it? I’ll be discussing this and more with my guest today, Chris Johnson.
Chris Johnson, PsyD., is the founder of Q4 Consulting, Inc. and the Core Presence Institute™. Her passion is cultivating exemplary leaders, collaborative teams, healthy workplaces, and thriving communities.
In this episode we talk about -
- Making peace with pausing, accepting that you need to rest
- Why pausing is important for us in our work
- The double-edge sword of pausing, feeling both calming and scary
- When pausing, we notice thoughts and feelings we want to avoid
- Mindfulness and pausing is not a panacea for feeling good
- The benefits of pausing - in our work, relationships and wider life
- Permission to allow yourself to pause and take a break
- Pausing helps us move into flow and productivity
- Passion, pleasure, potential and purpose being linked with pausing
- Why pausing matters for leaders
- ‘Permacrisis’ – permanently being in crisis from pandemic, political unrest and cost of living crisis
- Ways to pause and the power of being here now
- The resistance to stop being linked from rushing, urgency, impatience, busyness
- Martial arts, yoga, dance and other body based activities into mindfulness and pausing
You can find out more about Chris at www.q4-consulting.com or email her at DrChris@Q4-consulting.com
To watch my free masterclass for ambitious female entrepreneurs, How to Burn Bright Without Burning Out, go to: https://thethomasconnection.lpages.co/burnbright
Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_thomas_connection
This podcast is produced by Emily Crosby Media.
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