When anxious thoughts mess up your day…

A voice note from me all about how anxious thoughts can mess up your day and what you can do about it! Have a listen.

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How to rid yourself of overwhelm and empty your stress bucket

Check out this video extract from my online course, all about how to get rid of overwhelm and empty your stress bucket. Stay tuned to the end for the exercises to help you feel calmer.

The Anxiety Escape Plan session 2

How to tame your anxiety monster…

Mindset Tip for Midlifers…

Instead of telling yourself you feel anxious give those feelings a name.

❓Why? Because naming it helps your 🧠 brain to disassociate from that feeling so it doesn’t feel like part of you... (Remember it’s not who you are it’s just a stress response.)

This will lower the intensity of the feelings.

Here’s how it works:

I recently did this with a young person I’m working with in school. She named her anxiety monster Bernard.

We visualised Bernard as a green troll that is always saying negative things. 🧌

We imagined shrinking him down to the size of a pea.

We then gave him a silly squeaky voice and imagined turning that voice down.

Lastly, we imagined flicking Bernard away.

✨This took away Bernard’s power 🙌🏻

Now every time those thoughts & feelings come up she is now able to tell Bernard to go away.

What would you call yours ?? Comment below.

#mindsethacks #busybrains #takecontrol #highfunctioninganxiety #anxietymonster #mondsetcoach #mindsetexpert

Social media in your 40s…

Honest share -I’m not sure why I fit on social media anymore. 

Call me old-fashioned but I preferred the old days of sharing photos and wordy blog posts.

It all seems a bit fast-paced on here these days. 

 It's crazy to think that used to jump on facebook live all the time chat away for a good 30 mins and people used to stay on and watch.

You now have about 3 seconds to catch someone's attention. I fact- nobody will probably read this!

 But yet here I am because I refuse to give up. 

So here's a reminder of who I am and what I do in case you have no clue who I am..... 

I'm Josie, Hypnotherapist,  Mindset Coach and mum of 3 boys.

I am addicted to personal development and I also love to read tarot cards for friends and open minded clients.

  I have been Coaching people using Brief Therpy since I was in my early 20s which gives me  ( omg)  20 years of experience working with women, children and families! 

What I do: 

I help women in their 30's & 40s to take charge of stress and get their positive pants back on!

Because lets face it... nobody works harder than women in this phase of life! ( Just  look around you and notice all the women in this age group hard at work creating Christmas magic. ) 

Our stress buckets are full and we need to stop them over flowing if we want to stay healthy and actually enjoy life. We also have our changing hormones to battle with!  

How do I do this: 

I do this via one-to-one coaching and hypnotherapy sessions in person and online. 

But if you are too busy for that I also have my online course

The Positivity Bootcamp. 

What to expect from me on Insta: 

I always aim to share stories, tips, and tools to genuinely help you. 

I only post when I have something to share that is worth your time. If I don't post it's because I don't feel inspired. I won't share any old shizz. 

Sometimes I will share freebie tools and sometimes offer you sessions, courses and other tools you can purchase.

I'm currently working on a resource to help women who are dealing with Perimenopause. ( I'll keep you posted on that.)

️2 Ways can help you with your stress today for free: 

If you have read to end of this post - thank you - I love you. You deserve a little treat, so pop along to my Insta Bio @mindsetby_josielouise and....

1- Download my free relaxation hypnotherapy audio This link will sign you up to my email list so you can read more wordy rants from me. 

Or 

2 - Check out my course the Positivity Bootcamp - session 1 is free and all about the 3 things you need to ditch anxiety. 

Thanks for reading - you're ace. 

Josie xx

The Magic of Downtime…

This September my 3rd and final baby went to school. This has been a big deal for me as I’ve been parenting little boys for 12 years now. ( Feels like longer!)

So I now have Monday's free every week! (Sorry if that annoys anyone still in the thick of it. It’s been worth the wait.)

The other 4 days a week I am busy working in my day job as a Deputy Safeguarding Lead in a large secondary school.

I’ve been doing this for 18 months and I love it.

It’s an amazing job, but it is all consuming and requires a lot of energy. 
 

When my mum asked me what I would do with my Mondays from September my instinct was to instantly feel guilty for not working a 5 day week.

I felt as I should be spending that free time doing something sensible like catching up on house work or do the food shop. 

Like many women my age, I have been trained by society that my self worth is measured by my productivity…

Life has also taught me how easy it is to burn yourself out trying to meet these ridiculous standards. I’ve been down that road too many times.

So I’ve decided to dedicate my Mondays to….

 -Meeting up with friends

- Quiet time

- Play & fun!

Here are some pics of things I’ve been up to!!

Making time to do fun things has made me feel like me again.

It’s unlocked that child like excitement I used to get when I took part in hobbies and activities.

This has been really important recently as I’ve been going through so big hormonal imbalances.

It is vital for my mental health that I prioritise time for: 

Positive activities

Time with positive people

Positive thinking

You can find out more about how this helps to curb low mood by checking out my Positivity Bootcamp course.

The first session is free- Click below to watch video 1: 

www.josielouise.com/pbc

If you have been struggling with mood fluctuations I highly recommend making time to try something new.

ACTION STEPS:

1.Write a list of activities you’d like to try or restart. 

( If you struggle with this, try thinking back to the things you used to enjoy when you were younger.)

How many things can you think of? 

2.How could you make time to fit this into your life? 

 3. Want some accountability to make this happen?

Pop me a reply and tell me about your plans.