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The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareKat Shaw Artist - Body Acceptance, Empowerment & Goddess EnergyIn today's episode I am joined by the vibrant Kat Shaw - Artist, Activist, Priestess of Avalon, Feminist, Mum & Reiki Master.After spending most of her life dieting and following rigid exercise routines, an unexpected life event meant Kat had to let go of control of all of this which led to significant changes to her body that led to self disgust. Kat shares her powerful journey of self love, transforming her relationship with her body through painting to find acceptance with who she is in every moment, breaking free of the Diet culture...2025-04-281h 03The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareLeanne Kift aka LK Reiki - Sober Ravin, Holistic Healing and TransformingIn today's episode I am joined by the sincere, open Leanne Kift aka LK Reiki, DJ, Reiki Practioner, Tarot Reader, Boxer and Event Organiser. Leanne is also Co creator of Get Om It (Sober Ravin') plus Operations Manager at The Healing House Leeds. *Headphones recommended for listening**Leanne has totally transformed her life after having a nervous breakdown in her 20's after years of partying, djing, drugs and overworking caught up with her, bringing her life to a grinding halt for year. Leanne's life began to shift after being encouraged by a...2025-04-2545 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareCollective Empowerment, Financial Freedom, Success & Fulfilment AffirmationsJoin the movement for collective empowerment, financial freedom, success, and fulfilment. This track is a daily invitation to unlock personal power and transform mindset as we inspire ourselves and others towards a world of shared abundance together. For many of us that have grown up in a world that encourages us to work harder and harder, while having less and less quality time, let us discover that there is a different way to be and do things.This track represents the faith that we can all find a path t...2025-03-1403 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareAli Tabrizi - Family Constellations, Trauma & MiraclesIn today's episode I am joined by the inspiring Ali Tabrizi, Family Constellation Facilitator, Interior Architect, Holistic Therapist & Counsellor.
Join us as we explore Ali's wild journey from leaving Iran as a Civil Engineer and coming to the UK to becoming an established Interior Architect. Ali shares how during a very dark depression, despite being at the peak of his career, he found his way back in India and had a chance encounter that completely pivoted his direction in life to become a Family Constellation Facilitator.
We explore what Family Constellation is and how doing...2024-12-251h 12The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareLaura La-Rocque: Being Brave, Yoga, Brazilian Jujitsu & Believing in OurselvesIn todays episode I am joined by the inspiring fire starter Laura LaRocque - Hatha Yoga Facilitator, Creator of The Mind, Body, Soul Hub and Holistic Facilitator.
Join us as we explore Laura's journey from stepping away from a marriage, being a single mum and how she found personal freedom by connecting to Yoga which completely changed her life.
Laura shares her experiences with how yoga has impacted her and what helps to ground her plus self-care practices that regulate emotions through chaos of every day life.
2024-10-2842 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareEmily Turvey - Human Design, Dancing Through Life & Reconnecting To SelfIn today's episode I am joined by the delightful Emily Turvey aka The Empowered Woman, Human Design Coach, Flow Dance Facilitator, Yoga Instructor & Festival Steward Manager.
In 2017 Emily went through a dark challenging time which the Universe shifted her direction in life, guiding Emily to study Human Design for the past 7 years, expanding her connection to self through her learnings.
Join us as we explore the world of Human Design, getting to know some of the fundamentals of this fascinating synthesis of ancient and modern sciences that reveals your...2024-06-101h 01
The Pain and Performance PodcastDr. Hines on Amy Mercado ShowIn this episode, I was hosted by Amy Mercado on the The Journey of Self Love Through Self Care Podcast. I talked about my journey into healthcare and my frustrations with traditional healthcare systems. I emphasize the importance of taking ownership of my own health and making small, consistent changes to improve my overall well-being. I highlight the power of watching sunrise and sunset, implementing daily practices such as body scan meditation, and the role of exercise in maintaining good health. I also discuss the significance of sleep and the benefits of glutathione in promoting deep sleep. Overall, the...2024-03-271h 23The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareDr Derrick Hines - The Power Of Simple Steps for Health & Well-BeingIn today's episode I am joined by the upbeat passionate Dr Derrick Hines who specialises in helping people get out of pain and improve their overall health, quality of life and increase life expectancy.
At 19 Derrick was at college as an Athlete and his life took a sudden turn around where he was diagnosed with a heart condition that baffled doctors. Derrick shares how he found his own way back to health that has now become his mission to help others take control back of their physical, mental and emotional health. We dive into simple steps th...2024-02-191h 23The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareLauren Wright (nee Kennedy)-Taking A Leap, Adrenal Fatigue & EndometriosisIn today's episode I am joined by free spirit Lauren Wright (nee Kennedy), Gymnast, Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, Only Fans Content Creator and Rescue Animal Trainer. Lauren has transformed her life over these past 4 years from being desperately unhappy to now living her best life on the Gold Coast Australia. Lauren's world changed when she took a chance on following a connection through instagram that has opened her world to finding love plus creating financial freedom through social media, vulnerability and confidence. Lauren experienced total energy loss, experiencing adrenal fatigue and having to slow down...2023-11-211h 09The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareAyla Nova: Yoga Nidra, Exploring Death & Self AcceptanceIn today's episode I am joined by the uplifting wise Ayla Nova, Yoga Instructor, Yoga Nidra Practitioner, Utuber and Mentor.
Ayla shares her vulnerable journey with being suddenly diagnosed with terminal cancer and how the practice of Yoga Nidra supported her back to a full recovery. From being barely able to move her body and learning to walk again, Yoga Nidra became the practice that helped Ayla shift her entire mindset around self acceptance, death and being present. We explore how Yoga Nidra helped Ayla learn to explore her emotions, express herself and gain...2023-10-311h 01The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareBreathplay & Mini Yoga Nidra (This is an activity based session)Get comfy, lay down and come join this breathplay with a yoga nidra. Not to be done when driving or operating machinery! Not suitable for epilepsy or pregnancy. Breathplay and Yoga Nidra has completely transformed my life. They have transformed my relationship to myself and others, tools that have created freedom around anxiety, sleep and over thinking.
This session was inspired after our last episode Sleep, Melatonin and Boundaries where I share how pre 2020 I was heavily reliant on medication, weed and supplements to aid my sleep. I would struggle to fall asleep, wake...2023-10-3035 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareCarlos Mundalah - Music, Sound & MovementIn today's episode I am joined by the inspiring playful Carlos Mundalah - Music Writer, Music Producer, Ceremonial Facilitator and Ecstatic Dancer. Music and sound is Carlos' main focus on life, bridging self growth, respect to indigenous cultures, personal processes and respect to life through music, movement and sound creations. Carlos has incredibly self taught himself to play instruments from his early teens. Despite coming from a non-musical family and originally studying Bio-Medical Engineering, Carlos pursued his passion of music and sound which in time has led him to writing, producing and publishing over 100 songs! These songs allowed supressed...2023-10-1954 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self Care - Carlos Mundalah - Music, Sound & MovementIn today's episode I am joined by the inspiring playful Carlos Mundalah - Music Writer, Music Producer, Ceremonial Facilitator and Ecstatic Dancer. Music and sound is Carlos' main focus on life, bridging self growth, respect to indigenous cultures, personal processes and respect to life through music, movement and sound creations. Carlos has incredibly self taught himself to play instruments from his early teens. Despite coming from a non-musical family and originally studying Bio-Medical Engineering, Carlos pursued his passion of music and sound which in time has led him to writing, producing and publishing over 100 songs! These songs allowed supressed...2023-10-1954 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care: Sleep, Boundaries and MelatoninIn todays episode I share my journey of sleep with tips and ideas to get a deeper more blissful sleep plus ways to support our bodies to produce sleep hormones and happy hormones naturally. Even if we fall asleep quickly, trying some of these ideas may help you get into a deeper cycle, create more joy around sleep and boost our happy hormones. This is a mixture of science and holistic approaches that you may like to explore. Perhaps grab a pen and paper to jot down some tips and reflect on your sleep hygiene. Sleep helps with our...2023-09-221h 00The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareKayley Colligan - Motherhood, Spirituality and Finding Balance.In today's episode I am joined by the wise & bold Kayley Colligan - Angelic Reiki Master, Women's Circle Facilitator, wife and mum of 2 plus co-running Simply Spiritual Healing Business and event organising in Wakefield.Kayley's spiritual journey began as she entered motherhood to her 1st daughter Eleanor which had its own challenges navigating new parenthood yet overall was a smooth and comfortable journey, however after the birth of their 2nd child, Kayley went through 8 months of undiagnosed postnatal depression, Kayley shares her experiences around this time and how past generations of womb trauma came...2023-08-041h 11The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareDanny aka Bongo Boy - Drumming for Health & WellbeingIn today's episode I am joined by the witty talented Danny Lestuzzi aka Bongo Boy who shares his heart warming transformational journey with drumming his way back to health and wellbeing his sharing his magical drumming to others all over the UK. Danny was stuck and feeling alone in a bubble of grief, depression and anxiety after the passing of his Grandma and his Dad which led to spiralling patterns of alcohol, drugs, food binges, isolating himself which led to a nervous breakdown in 2018. Realising that something needed to...2023-07-1144 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareSam Cleaver - Men (& Women's) Health & Performance Coach - Health, Hormones & LifestyleIn today's episode I am joined by Sam Cleaver, Men (& Women's) Health & Performance Coach, an expert on health, hormones and lifestyle. Sam has been coaching for over 8 years, travelling globally educating himself to help others optimise their physical, cognitive & leadership performance to achieve all-encompassing success. We dive into the harsh truths that many of us have been chronically undereating for decades, which has in turn taken a toll on our metabolisms and affecting our health and performance. Sam shares his knowledge and experience with ways to restore optimum health, balance hormones and connect intuitively...2023-06-261h 00The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self Care - Panna Vekaria - Intuitive ArtistIn today's episode I am joined by the fiesty, fun, passionate Panna Vekaria, an Intuitive Artist & Facilitator that works intuitively with her work and clients to co-create with divine to produce pieces of artwork as an expression of their soul's blueprint as well also creating safe spaces for group sessions where clients can create their own intuitive spiritual artwork.
Her spiritual experiences began from around 7 years old, experiencing a lonely scary childhood that supressed her creativity and uniqueness until her late teens/ early 20s, feeling that she did not quite belong despite having a loving home, something...2023-06-1659 min
The Journey Of Self Love Through Self Care10 min BreathFlow #breathwork #ritual #yoga #themercadomethod #raiseyourvibration #detoxExplore this intermediate playful breathflow to invite some curiosity, play and joy into you. By connecting to the breath, mixing conscious breathing with conscious thinking and conscious connection to our inner world, we can have profound experiences from within to without and our life to go in any direction that we would like.
*Please do not participate in this practice when driving or operating heavy machinery
Interested in trying a longer session? https://youtube.com/live/3OXLPaNiSNM?feature=share
Want to deepen your practice? Come join us for a variety...2023-05-1111 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareRach Cox aka Om & Bass - Self Respect and Spiritual ShizzleToday's flavoursome guest is Rach Cox - yoga instructor, stand up comedian and Om & Bass Creator. Rach has transformed her life from once being a lawyer at one of the largest law firms in the world to birthing the UK's first wellness festival. After many years of self harming, party drugs, medication, mental health challenges and a breakdown, Rach's mum encouraged Rach to go to India to explore Yoga to become less 'fighty' which began her journey of self respect and self love through Yoga, Pranayama and Yoga Philosophies.
Rach has practised martial arts most of her life...2023-05-0942 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareJote-Prakash Singh - The Big Trip, Kundalini Yoga and DevotionIn todays episode I am joined by the inspiring Jote-Prakash Singh, Kundalini Yoga Teacher/Facilitator, Podcaster, Author, Festival and Course Creator. At 18 Jote-Prakash began a Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Course, fully immersing himself into the process which led him to shed all his old coping mechanisms (weed, sugar, alcohol, porn) leading him to break away from his once familiar life to connect him to conscious sober communities and totally transform his life. Jote-Prakash shares his experiences and how this has now led to him creating his own conscious festivals, space holding courses and developing practices to bring a grounded appr...2023-04-2057 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareFahrah Gulamhusein - Coaching On Purpose, Finding Your Why & The Power Of Listening.In today's episode I am joined by the attentive Fahrah Gulamhusein, a Heart Led Coach aka Professional Listener who's gifts include holding and opening space to see the unseen in us, and hear the unheard in us so we can navigate the BIG questions in life & love. Fahrah’s Purpose is to be a ‘powerhouse of light and love for herself and those around her’, her Vision is for everyone to have the opportunity to live a life that is filled with meaning, inspiration and joy.
Fahrah took up an opportunity to head up work around Purpose shortly...2023-04-141h 10The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareShakti Tracy - Shamanic Practitioner, Breathwork Facilitator & Energy Healer.In today's episode I am joined with the fabulous Shakti Tracy who is a Breathwork Facilitator, Shamanic Practitioner and Energy Healer. Shakti Tracy experienced deep trauma from a young age and found her way to energy healing after briefly trying medication and counselling, waking up to realising we have choices with holistic therapies rather than one shoe fits all approach in the medical world.Shakti Tracy later experienced a big life shift after a 15 year relationship suddenly broke down, exploring being a single parent and learning to look after herself, leading her to finding breathwork which led...2023-04-0645 min
The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareSpring Equinox Gentle Breathwork, Meditation & Sound Bath - The Mercado MethodSomething for you to enjoy to celebrate our Spring Equinox & Aries New Moon. From my heart to yours, love and light, Amy
Get cosy and come join me as I take you through a gentle breathwork with a guided a meditation to welcome our Spring Equinox & Aries New Moon. We finish with a beautiful sound bath to relax in our own energy.
Head over to @themercadomethod to connect more
Join our latest online course here: https://www.themercadomethod.co.uk/challenge-page/e586bdd8-bd70-4227-a122-186...2023-03-2234 min
The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareAdam Slawson, Personal Freedom Coach, Anxiety, Relationships & Emotional LiberationIn todays episode I am joined with Adam Slawson, Personal Freedom Coach, Entrepreneur and Creator of Plight Club. Plight Club's mission is to change the attitude towards vulnerability to increase real human connection.In Jan 2019 after going through a tough breakup, Adam was living with his version of hell with months of severe anxiety, sleeping barely 2 hours a night and even turning a weird shade of grey! Adam decided it was time to make a change and took a leap of faith, leaving the UK exploring many different practices to free himself of control and fear of...2023-03-211h 00The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareTallulah Rendall, Songstress, Creative Facilitator, Qi Gong and Voice ActivatorToday's guest is the wonderful Tallulah Rendall - Songstress (6 albums), Creative Facilitator, Qi Gong and Sound Bath Meditation Therapist. Tallulah has been crowd funding and touring all over the globe since the 2000's, creating and producing songs, books and more. Tallulah's 6 albums have ranged from rock n roll, electronia, acoustic guitar, harp and mantra whilst her journey to health unravelled over her journey of wellbeing.Back in 2010 Tallulah had completely burnt out, riddled with anxiety, constantly on antibiotics and experiencing suicidal thoughts when she began to explore how to look after her health through nutrition, acupuncture, qi...2023-03-1347 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareEllen Rose - Fitness, Mindset & ConnectionTodays guest is Ellen Rose Online Fitness and Mindset Coach. Ellen grew up having a rough ride at school, feeling insecure at school and can reflect back now that she was looking to outsource love and fill that void. With the support of a partner Ellen joined a gym which gave her the confidence to step out of her comfort zone which then radiated out in other areas of her life to embrace change. Post lockdown Ellen made a huge shift, letting go of her hospitality job of 8 years to decide to study and share her passion for training...2023-03-071h 03The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareJames Tremain, Transformational Coach, Lucid Dreaming & Intuitive Leaps of Faith.In today's episode I am joined by James Tremain, Transformational Coach who Retrains False beliefs through: Lucid Dreaming, Yoga & Breathwork. James has totally transformed his life from working a variety of societal 'norm' jobs to taking a risk, flying to Ibiza, attending his first ecstatic dance and having the confidence to try plant medicine. James had already undergone a physical transformation changing his drinking, drug and eating habits back in 2019, shedding friends which led him to want to shift his mindset and open his heart.James had been emotionally disconnected from himself for many years, relying on...2023-03-0257 min
The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareHow Exploring My Creativity Has Changed My Life On So Many Levels, Me Days & Letting Go Of Control.In today's episode I share my journey of how I have been connecting to my creativity since beginning my journey of The Mercado Method which has given me the space to break patterns of behaviours and limiting beliefs around myself, perfectionism, boundaries, working, finances, abundance, peace, rest, solitude, freedom, courage and manifesting. How we can allow our minds to control what we "see" and "believe." Creativity has given me the confidence to continue to evolve my working habits, take risks, be flexible with my needs and release resentment. How what can catch our attention can lead us to so...2023-01-301h 18
The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareHealing & Empowering Your Mind, Body and Soul with Nat van Zee - Hypnotherapist & CoachToday's guest is Nat van Zee, a hypnotherapist and coach. She helps creatives and sensitives reclaim their power and clarity by releasing blocks, limiting beliefs, phobias and pain. She coaches them to trust their intuition, self heal, align with their purpose, feel more confident, loved, earn more and fulfil their dreams. We met online on the Prosperity Game hosted by Nat. This money mindset quest uses the creative power of visualisation and woke me up to my own blocks around money. It helped me heal mini money traumas and unleash my creative flow.Helping people f...2023-01-201h 01The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareImma DaLleshi - Motherhood, the World of Fitness, Adaptation and Finding Your FeetToday's guest is the empowering Imma Dalleshi. We have been friends for a while and our friendship blossomed when I reached out to Imma when I was going through a very tough time which helped me on so many levels and I am forever grateful for this time in my life which helped me piece myself back together again.Imma is a mum of 2 with 17 years age gap between each daughter. We speak about Imma’s journey through two incredibly different pregnancies, the 1st being with chronic sickness compared to breezing her 2nd pregnancy in lockdown. We ch...2022-12-231h 27The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareBeth Gawthorne - Power Lifting, Motherhood, Yoga and AcceptanceToday's journey is with the wonderful Beth who shares her vulnerable journey with her body, her confidence, motherhood, yoga & breathwork. From a young age Beth was challenged with her health and body image and from 18 Beth stepped into the world of the gym to then move into Power Lifting world with the support of her friend and also her now husband. Around 21 years old Beth began competing and fell in love with the lifestyle. 15 years down the road, Beth had her 1st child and her world changed overnight topped with a complicated labour, with a shock that her body...2022-12-1557 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care: Burnout, Dopamine, Human Needs & Vulnerability.Welcome to todays where I explore my experience of burnout mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. My old habits to handle life was to pop a pill, avoid, numb and just "get on with it."
I explore symptoms of burnout which can be presenting itself to you as feeling drained, wired, hypersensitive, anxiety, numbness and/or overwhelmed. In todays society we are constantly living in a quick fix, fast paced masculine driven and rewarded world of hyper doing, yo-yoing and juggling our many roles of trying to survive and chase results. Things may be feeling like they are w...2022-12-021h 57The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Ep 52 An interview with Skye - Holistic CoachWelcome to today's episode with Skye who I connected recently through from the MEUS App. We share our experiences of being lonely children, party girls, break ups, binges, how we now look after ourselves, finding balance and releasing shame.
Skye is currently a Holistic Life Coach, mum of 3 children and who has had a huge transformation from running her own freelance hairdresser & beautician business for 18 years to now being a Holistic Coach and Rahanni Practioner. Skye decided to become a hairdresser from the age of 8 after being constantly told at school she was 'struggling' with her education w...2022-11-211h 01The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Ep 51 Hanna Jade - RewildingTodays guest is Hanna Jade, a life long connection that is a huge piece of my heart. It has been over a decade since we saw each and so much has shifted. Hanna shares her profound journey of stepping into womanhood, walking away from the societal educational systems and following her intuition, embracing ayahuasca, awakening a deep remembering from inside and the cosmos. Shortly after, Hanna packed up her life to fly to Australia then on Rishikesh India to study Yoga & Meditation before continuing to study a multitude of Breathwork courses over the years until she found what truly...2022-11-161h 22The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Ep 50 - Grief, Fear and Faith.In todays episode I share my journey with grief and how it has impacted my life the past few years and beginning my awakening. After being medicated for depression and anxiety since 16, I have spent the past 2 years learning to connect to my emotions and express them through trying different methods such as breathwork, yin yoga, EFT (emotional freedom techniques), plant medicine and more.
I have spent years numbing myself with binge eating, medication, over working, smashing my body in the gym, mentally abusing myself and just staying so busy that it has been a big shift t...2022-11-071h 09
Queer MercadoGoddess of East L.A.¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this season one finale episode, you will hear from Diana Diaz the...2022-11-0735 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey Of Self Love through Self Care with Afshan Sheikh - Mind Your FrequencyToday's guest is the vibing real talk Afshan Sheikh, a powerful business woman that shares her heritage and history of growing up in a business minded family that created success from supply and demand, to then continue to evolve, breaking society norms and conditioning of the "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts" in this world. Coming from a childhood of pure unconditional love, Afs shares her experiences of leaving the UK to living in Kenya to then coming back to the UK and being exposed to bullying and racism and how this was navigated and labelled by society.
We cover t...2022-11-021h 10The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care ep 48 Mark White MEUS Practice – It's A Way Of LifeTodays guest is Mark White, the Founder of MEUS which is a membership platform that features lots of opportunities to move your body and mind, with over a million combinations of unique five-minute sessions built around our method of moving, connecting and reflecting specifically for Men. There are many contradictions in this very noisy world we live in, where we are often pushed and pulled in so many directions. How do we relate to the world? Who do we want to be? Do we even know?
Mark has been sober since 18 after going through rehab after going t...2022-10-2546 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Zoe Whitehead aka Lunar Light WorkerToday's guest is the wonderful Zoe Whitehead a Light Worker, spiritual teacher & healer of light. She guides & supports Light Workers to raise their vibration and align to the cosmic, lunar & earth cycles. Zoe's awakening journey began 15 years ago as she became a mum, moving away from teaching and energy healing in schools after having a breakdown to now creating her entrepreneurial business that has developed from in person circles to evolving with her online business around light working and moon cycles, helping people to ignite their soul purpose.
Zoe grew up in the 70's, hugely empathic developing...2022-10-2057 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Katie O'BrienKatie O’Brien is a Writer Performer, Creativity Coach & Artistic Director living and working in London & Ireland. Katie makes work about the unsaid or about revealing another aspect of a known subject, calling out society’s hypocrisy through humour, improvisation and autobiographical material. No matter which issue Katie is taking aim at; she will always make you laugh and think.
Katie’s current work uses her own experience with addiction and 12-step "recovery" to question stereotypes and assumptions about alcohol and substance dependency, pathology identity and mental health. Katie has had a big journey over the past 24 years...2022-10-081h 04The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Self WorthIn today's episode I speak on the topic of self-worth, how we show up for ourselves, how do we value ourselves, how do nurture ourselves and how do we talk to ourselves. Until the pandemic I had a shit opinion of myself and was constantly bullying myself and never making myself a priority and just pushing myself in gruelling ways and be constantly stressed and anxious. I used to base my worth on external achievements and how much I was doing others, neglecting my needs and having zero boundaries.
This past year particularly I have shifted in...2022-09-3053 minQueer MercadoQueer Adults Thriving¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet Paul, founder of Inti Thr...2022-09-1239 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Gary Albert - Music Transformation Coach & TherapistIn today's episode I am joined by Gary Albert, a multi-award-winning composer and performer who creates immersive music and sonic experiences to transport and transform. His training includes The Purcell School, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music. He has performed alongside Judi Dench at the Royal Albert Hall for Stephen Sondheim's 80 Birthday Prom, performed solo with Queens’ Brian May at the same venue, and composed the score for the E4 TV series ‘Playing It Straight’.
Gary and I connected originally through a therapy session I took with him where he creates music f...2022-09-051h 13The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey Of Self Love through Self Care - Sakina aka The Facial Cupping ExpertIn todays episode I am joined by Sakina aka The Facial Cupping Expert who has been doing facial acupuncture the past 11 years, which led her to specialising in working with clients with facial paralysis and many other conditions. Sakina then began bringing facial cupping into her treatments which had profound results as well as clients with painful inflammation of nerves on the face, helping muscles come back to life after being told they were paralysed. This led her to merge facial cupping with acupuncture which was had very successful results.
In March 2020 when the pandemic hit, Sakina...2022-08-291h 01The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self Care - How To Create More FreedomIn todays episode I chat about how to create more freedom, mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Exploring what freedom means to us as individuals, whether it is financial freedom, freedom in our health, freedom from limiting beliefs, patterns and traumas, freedom from anxiety, freedom from victim mentality, freedom from overthinking, freedom from sabotaging behaviours, freedom from karmic cycles, freedom from addictions, freedom from self abandonment, freedom from diet mentality and more. I cover tips and ideas of ways to navigate through the obstacles and challenges of life to create more freedom in our lives.
Feeling ungrounded and lim...2022-08-201h 09Queer MercadoIn My Wildest Dreams¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet Sol, who is an activist, jeweler, and...2022-08-1531 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Juliette Bryant - Juliette's Kitchen, Superfood Alchemist, Wild Woman and Mother.Today's guest is Juliette Bryant a superfood alchemist, mentor, wild woman and mother. As a child Juliette was always making potions and perfumes and now the essence of Juliette's work is to empower people with simple tools to help them thrive. Juliette's mum was diagnosed with a terminal illness when Juliette was 8 years old which changed her world overnight.
As a teen, Juliette rebelled, was living on junk food, falling into depression with an attempted suicide. Juliette bravely signed into a hospital to navigate through this time despite her parents objections.
In her mid 20's J...2022-08-111h 13The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care Ep40 - Thomas Westenholz - Zensensa - Love is a SkillIn todays episode I am joined by Thomas who has created Zensensa and coaches people with having empowered and authentic relationships, healing through toxic relationships. We delve into our behaviours and patterns that we can be playing out in our adult relationships that we have learnt from our childhood and environments which can lead to survival mechanisms of coping forming attachment styles such as secure, anxious and avoidant attachment styles. Recognising our physical and emotional needs and how these can be affected by trauma and experiences, addictions, responses and how we can be affected by our parents/caregivers relationships...2022-08-011h 40The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care Ep 39 - Pussy Power with Kate LambertWelcoming Kate Lambert in today's episode where we discuss all things Pussy, tantra, dominatrix, orgasms, non-ejaculation and more! Kate is a sex love and relationship coach working to sexual empower women everywhere, helping them to reconnect to their pussy and reclaim their inner power source - their pussy energy! Kate is also a couples coach helping couple rediscover their connection to one another and a path to more conscious relating.
Kate is the founder of Sister Circle Inner Temple, where she hosts circles, training and workshops for women and couples She has trained with the The Tantric...2022-07-251h 15Queer MercadoIt's Never Too Late¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.This episode was recorded on June 9, 2022. In this episode, you will meet desi...2022-07-2526 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Ep 38 Rob Leiby aka Modern Day Warrior CoachToday's guest is Rob Leiby aka Modern Day Warrior Coach who has been on a roller coaster journey with his relationship with his physical body, moving up the ranks of gyms for Body Transformations as a Personal Trainer before beginning his entrepreneurial company Modern Day Warriors. He began training around the age of 14 with a hatred towards his body, a feeling of weakness and a lack of love for himself. Training because of a detest to his body to change it giving him an identity. Rob was meticulous with training, measuring and tracking every detail to get results. Rob...2022-07-211h 21The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Matt Hillier aka The Humble BearToday's guest is Matt Hillier aka The Humble Bear. Matt has been on a rapid journey the past year. Back in 2018, Matt narrowly escaped a suicide event where he was masking who he was, dimming his light and trying to hide his low self esteem, trying to fit in with others. Binge drinking, obsessive training, suffering from psychosis and a raging cocaine habit. Living a chaotic life approaching rock bottom, never feeling enough as a person or even as a father to his daughter. Being signed off work with anxiety and depression, prescribed Valium and his mental health was...2022-07-151h 45Queer MercadoFeliz Aniversário Queer Mercado¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.Happy 1st Birthday to the Queer Mercado Vendor Community. After 11 events and 12 months, cofounders Rya...2022-07-1141 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care Ep 36 - Bambi Rose Tornberg, Body Image, Food & Sound Healing.🌹Today's guest is a wonderful friend of mine Bambi Rose Tornberg. Bambi is an intuitive Sound healer Sound alchemist, Retreat facilitator, singer/songwriter, artist, rose priestess, Facilitator at Rise and shine parties, and end of life doula. With a passion for using sound and voice as a healing technique. We met back in our raving days when Bambi was heavily into body building, boxing, drinking and taking exercise to the extreme of punishing the body. Join us in this episode as we explore our relationships with our bodies, food, exercise and our voices.
🌹From a young age Bambi b...2022-07-0858 min
The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self Care - How To Be More Open To ReceiveIn this episode I chat about how I feel we can be more open to receive money, love, joy, abundancy, energy. My old ways before the pandemic meant I was working crazy hours, burning myself out and always feeling like nothing was ever enough, feeling like I had to struggle on my own to get anything down or achieve anything, it was a lonely and almost robotic life for many many years.
So if you are interested in being more open to receive and stepping into that feminine energy to trust that all is working out in...2022-06-2839 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care Ep 34 - Kirtan Paul aka Paul Keith MakinsonJoin me and Paul Keith Makinson as we explore Paul's Journey of Spiritual Awakening the past year. Paul was tired of being a 'pisshead' and getting high and went to his first Cacao Ceremony last year thinking it was going to be a spiritual experience on Cocaine Ceremony however he shortly realised it was Cacao (chocolate) but still attended, riddled with anxiety, having the most powerful profound experience, releasing anger, resentment, entities, family trauma which then led him to begin this path of healing, connecting to Mantra, Kirtan, cold water therapy, reiki, meditation and changing his path forever. Paul...2022-06-131h 17Queer MercadoShe Would Be Happy¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet non-binary trans femme artist and designer, Randy Gomez2022-06-1320 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care Ep33 - Craig Seaton, Consciousness, Self-Acceptance & Making ChangesJoin me as I have an epic chat with Craig Seaton who I have had the pleasure of meeting in late 2021. Craig has been teaching, facilitating, holding retreats and sharing various methods of breathwork, mind expansion and balance, consciousness raising, spiritual gatherings, psychology, dream work, lucid dreaming, energy work, plant medicine, yoga, mantra, workshops, online programs, sound healing & philosophical entertainment. His spiritual awakening was rapidly accelerated in his early 20's and had a smooth transition in this process.
Craig was looking to go into the Fire Services and undertook a 3 year process to try and be accepted i...2022-06-061h 14The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self Care Ep32 What is Masculine & Feminine Energy? Are we overly Masculine?In this episode I give an introduction to what is Feminine and Masculine energy and my experience growing up being mostly in Masculine energy of always DOING which has actually gotten me to where I am today, getting things done and building discipline in myself, becoming fiercely independent and the woman I am today. Since the pandemic I have been surrendering into my feminine energy as part of my healing journey, connecting to my feelings and surrendering to the flow of life and letting go of control, trusting and just knowing that everything will fall into place as it...2022-05-2541 minQueer MercadoStill Standing¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet Angie Vizcaya, Founder of Diosa Glam, and...2022-05-2320 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care Ep 31 - Jen aka Vegan Queen V Freedom WarriorIn this episode I am joined by Jen aka Vegan Queen V, Animal Activist, Musician, Song Writer, Performer, Well-Being Facilitator & a F#cking Unicorn. Jen is a free spirit that travels all over the UK & Globe performing in person at festivals, events, gigs, weddings and more. Jen has just released her album Freedom Warrior and will be touring and performing over the summer months. Jen has had her own journey with Bulimia, perfectionism and finding her voice. Join us as we chat about Jen's story of music, life and experiences. Jen aka Vegan Queen V also facilitates day retreats...2022-05-2051 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care - Liam Browne - Dealer to Healer author, Yoga Teacher, Cacao God & Sober Events OrganiserToday's guest is the super talented & inspiring Liam Browne. Liam is a man of many talents and creations from his book 'Dealer to Healer,' Actor, Yoga Instructor, Life Coach, Podcaster plus Liam is the co-founder of Stone Cold Sober with Joanna Barnes. Together they have been putting on Sober Conscious events, retreats and experiences for the past 2 years. Formed in 2020 they let nothing hold them back and kept providing the life blood that people needed, connection, community, accountability and positive growth. Over the past 10 years he has become renowned for his spectacular Cacao Ceremonies and his depth of...2022-05-1255 minQueer MercadoDemanding Space¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet Tina Arroyos, founder of Tina Latina. Tina...2022-05-0922 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self Care Ep 29 Claire Bloom aka Claire's Fitness JourneyTodays guest is Claire Bloom who has been a friend/guru of mine for over 15 years now. Claire has been teaching fitness for over 22 years inspiring so many of us to move into the fitness worlds, helping me then mentor others into the fitness world. Claire has been into fitness from a young age, and is so passionate about helping keep others moving their bodies and back in 2009 Claire fell into the world of Triathlon Training which has led her to travelling all over the world competing in Great Britains Age Group Triathlon (Age Group 45-49). Claires first time...2022-05-0455 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep28 Connecting to our AIR element, balancing & grounding AIRIn this episode I begin to explore what our elements represent in our internal world that then can mirror in our outer worlds. For harmony in ourselves it is important to work with ALL the elements (Earth, Air, Fire & Water) to produce our ETHER (Balanced expression of all the elements). Pre-lockdown was aware that I am an Earth Sign (Virgo), however my environment had meant I mirrored a stuck AIR molecule that had just gotten burnt out and my life had gotten repetitive and predictable. My energy was low and always feeling heavy. This all flipped to the polar...2022-04-2546 minQueer MercadoFood for the Soul¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet DeMarkus & Ko, cofo...2022-04-2525 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareJourney of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep27 Shadow Work, Essential Oils & Releasing EmotionsJoin me and Sally as we explore our experiences of exploring our shadow selves. What triggers you in another person? What could that be mirroring that you may be rejecting in who you are? How could we integrate that part into us with forgiveness, compassion and kindness? We discuss how to work through the deep enquiry work whilst using the wonders of essential oils that can help with our healing. Since meeting Sally I have been adding essential oils into my daily practices which have truly changed my world and at first I was stumbling through using them more...2022-04-221h 04The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self Love through Self-Care Ep 26 Crystals, hormones, menopause, healing, moon magic and moreJoin me and Beccy as we dive into the world of working with crystals. Beccy has a vast knowledge on crystals, how to care for them, how to work with them, which crystals work for different purposes. The world of crystals is still very new to me still so I ask plenty of questions around which crystals are great to start with, where to source them, what their properties are, how to use them, how to cleanse them, charge them and much more. Beccy is a Reiki Master, reflexologist and crystal healer and also has her own Etsy store...2022-04-1548 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep25 What is Strength? Stepping into a new mindset of strength.In todays episode I speak about what I once thought strength was from ignoring my emotions, pushing my body with gruelling exercise, never stopping to rest and just being a warrior always on the go to nowadays where STRENGTH to me is being vulnerable, sitting in stillness, resting, trusting in the unknown, trying new things, doing things for me, reconnections and new connections and so much more. Strength I realise now doesn't have to be me on my own fighting always, it is about letting others in, having open honest communication, allowing yourself to be seen and heard and...2022-04-1149 minQueer MercadoAdorning The Spirit¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet Amado Muñoz, Founder of Ethical Punk...2022-04-1134 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep 24 - Toxic Feminine Energy, Excessive Exercising, Comfort Eating & Connecting to our Divine FeminineJoin me and Hollie as we discuss our old patterns of excessive exercising, comfort eating and giving our power away. Do you have a habit of over-giving? Do you get frustrated or over-whelmed day to day? When we have learnt in our younger years to abandon ourselves as there may have been times when our care givers were unable to give us the love we needed, we learn to seek love from people pleasing, putting others needs before ours and then can resent others for not appreciating us. It is time to recognise what traits we have developed as...2022-04-051h 02
Queer MercadoBee-Coming¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM). In this episode, you will learn the sweat story of Annay Serrano Lara and Abbie Robles from A’s Bees & Honey. They are Queer Mercado vendors that have been with us from the beginning. A’s Bees...2022-03-2831 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep 23 - Letting Go Of Guilt & Shame Around Abortion, Forgiveness, Womb Healing & Tantra***This is a deep subject so please be aware***
This episode is my journey of working through guilt and shame around my abortion. This has felt like a shameful secret that I have been carrying around and am ready to share. Before my marriage broke down, having a baby was next on our path as it just was the societal norm, married then kids, however overnight my world changed and the marriage ended which led me to beginning to try and find who i was whilst relying on anxiety medication, working longer hours and blocking out any...2022-03-2339 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep 22 Getting Sober, High Energy & Finding OurselvesToday I was joined by the wonderful Jo who has now been 5 years sober. Jo is a high energy woman, mum of 2 who shares her journey of giving up alcohol, the ups, the downs and her story and how different life is now. We met 15 years ago when we did our Aerobics teacher training and we just clicked. We lost touch over the years but Jo reached out last year when I began my podcast and shared her battles which I had no idea at the time when we met, ironically I was struggling with bulimia at the time...2022-03-211h 05The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care - Working through addictions, eating disorders & traumas with Carly BJoin me and Carly as we explore our journey of working through anxiety, eating disorders, gruelling ways of training, searching for happiness externally, addictions and body shaming. The lockdown really began both our healing journeys of taking responsibility for our behaviours, changing our mindsets and moving our bodies in a much more loving way, slowing down and allowing ourselves to feel our feelings rather than eat them, drink them away, medicate them away and smoke them away. Carly was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at 17 and shortly after developed bulimia and a drinking problem and it was since last...2022-03-181h 10The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self Care - Episode 20 Things I Feel We Need To Normalise & Integrate Part 1In this episode I cover some of the things that have come up on my journey that I feel we should be comfortable around discussing & exploring, becoming more familiar with and also taking into consideration how we can perhaps trigger others by putting pressure on what we have been conditioned to believe is "society norms." I cover topics of plant medicine, grounding, nipples, body hair, tree hugging, society pressures/beliefs and more. There will be a part 2 for this episode as much more has come up since this was recorded and I feel needs to be also brought to...2022-03-1247 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self Care Ep19 - Sound Healing, Reiki & Intuitive Healing with Dr Energy FlowJoin me and Dr Energy Flow aka Sarah as we discuss about Sarah and my journey from how we first encountered each other to now working as a collaboration for online workshops. Sarah aka Dr Energy Flow is an Intuitive Healer, Reiki Master, Clairsentient and Sound Therapist and helps people release stagnant energy that has resulted in anxiety, depression, back pain, sleep issues, smoking addiction, heartache, and so on. Sarah has been on an inspiring path and is now starting to really step into her true power of who am I and what is my purpose (one I can...2022-03-041h 03The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self Care Ep 18 Tips & Ideas to SHIFT your Energy & SHIFT your LifeIn this episode I cover some tips and ideas to begin to create shifts in your energy to help shift your life. Pre-pandemic my life was incredibly chaotic and I was working myself into the ground. I was always exhausted and at burn-out but was stuck in a cycle of doing, doing, doing. The lockdown forced me to slow down and entirely shift my energy and my life. It all starts with one step at a time. From new habits, to new rituals, trying new things....step outside of your comfort zone and watch the magic happen.
I...2022-03-0146 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep 17 - How our relationship with our body mirrors our livesIn this episode I speak about how our relationship with our bodies mirror our relationship with other areas of our lives such as work life, family life, love life etc. How we nourish our bodies will reflect in our every day life, how we move our bodies, how stuck we may feel in areas of our lives will be showing as symptoms in our bodies such as stiffness so lets investigate where we can make simple changes to enhance our lives. This podcast will bring self-enquiry and curiosity, you may want to grab a pen and paper to answer...2022-02-2247 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Episode 16 Finding Inner Trust & Strengthening our ConfidenceIn this episode in preparation for the Full Moon in Leo next week, I discuss how we can find an inner trust for our connecting our bodies & minds, to develop more confidence & happiness from within. In today's society I found that I used to seek comfort from my outside world and rarely trust my own gut feelings, making me indecisive & fearful to step outside my comfort zone. In this episode I give some suggestions to grow a trusting relationship with YOU from your inside world, ideas to develop a more loving confident relationship with YOU & how to integrate them...2022-02-1136 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care - Episode 15 Tammi's experience with me for the past 12 yearsJoin me and Tammi on this episode as we just chat about how we met and Tammi's experience with me the past 12 years since doing my classes. Both of us were not interested in yoga back then either however it has changed our lives and it is now part of our daily/weekly practice. Tam joined me online too since march 2020 and it has been a wonderful experience for us both making changes to our lives since the pandemic arrived. I cannot thank Tammi enough for sharing so many memories with me on this adventure of teaching classes. From...2022-02-0239 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care - Episode 14 Fitness Fanatic to Yin Yoga LoverPre pandemic I was a 100 miles an hour, never shutting my mind off, hammering myself working endless hours and pushing myself at all angles. During 2021 I fell in love with Yin Yoga which I had tried previously and couldn't stand it! Now it is part of my weekly rituals and I am head over heels in love with yin, from the science to the spiritual, it blows my mind every time. Here's my journey with yin and some more information around the practice. It astounds me that Yin is now part of my movement that I incorporate or even...2022-01-2141 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love through Self-Care Ep 13 Metaphysical Science with Reverend Paul WebbJoin me as I chat with Reverend Paul Webb who has a huge background in coaching in the sport arena and over the decades has worked with a huge variety of athletes and now helps clients with mindset coaching working with Metaphysical/quantum coaching, learning to integrate our outer world (environment, senses etc) to our inner world of who we are and what aligns with what/where they are heading on their path. We cover the foundations of Paul's principles for his coaching programmes. Interested in finding out who you are & what you want from your time here on...2022-01-1840 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of self-love through self-care - Ep 12 Breathwork with Breathe to HealJoin me and Joby as we discuss all about how breathwork transformed both of our lives. Joby has had 7 near death experiences and a great sense of humour with his stories of his escapades since his healing journey began. We dive into a variety of topics including mental health, physical health, healing the body, DMT release, shamanic healing, trauma release, kundalini energy, tantra and much more. Breathwork back in sept 2020 seriously changed my life and began my spiritual awakening, helping me move away from being dependent on anxiety meditation, diazapan and weed which I was dependent on to sleep...2022-01-111h 09The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of self-love through self-care - Episode 11 Winter & Fat LossTodays episode is about Fat Loss over the winter season. Ways to connect to our bodies in this season and the emotions that sometimes food can bring in for us. Today I speak about how we can nourish and care for our bodies for boosting immunity, having healthy bodies and mindsets. Ways to balance ourselves and how to move our bodies in a kind loving way rather than pushing our bodies from old ways of conditioning we have perhaps put ourselves through in the past as I used to take on the attack and punish myself mindset and ignoring...2022-01-0346 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareEpisode 10 - Reiki infused Self-Care Candles & Bath Salts with the intention of cleansing the aura and bringing in Self Love, raising your Vibration and healing. 🙏In this episode I invited Laura to join me as we discuss Laura's bespoke products of 🌟Reiki infused self love candles & 🌟Reiki Infused self love bath salts that Laura has created with her expertise. We discuss our own journey of self-care, anxiety relief, hormone balancing in men and women, connecting to our spirituality as we have both had a huge shift in what aligns with us, who we are and where we are heading. Laura works with Reiki which is currently a new part of my world and also crystals. Laura's bath salts are a powerful practice and tool to cle...2021-12-301h 00The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey of Self-Love Through Self- Care Episode 9 - Living With Small Boobies Again, Explanted, Implant RemovalIn this episode I talk about my journey of having breast implants (I went from a small A/B cup to E/F cup). Growing up I was always wanting to have large boobies, perhaps marketing and seeing women around me with bigger boobies prompted me, plus having an eating disorder meant my breasts got heavily affected by my yo-yo dieting and calorie restricting as the tissue was left sagging and gave me huge body shame. I LOVED them once I had my initial operation and they really helped me feel more womanly at the time, however in 2016 I...2021-12-1636 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey To Self Love Through Self Care Episode 8 - Effects of stress, fat loss & training smarterIn this episode I go through some of the effects stress has on our bodies and also how it affects fat loss and our metabolism. Stress is the most common condition known to humanity so it is time to bring awareness to how we handle and cope with stress, whether it is coming from stressful environments to stress we create in our minds, it all creates the same 'stress' response which leads us to Fight, Flight or Freeze. In this episode I cover ways to counter stress and also remove it from our bodies. Are you perhaps training really...2021-11-2057 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey To Self Love Through Self Care Episode 7 - Grounding Through A Break-Up, My Tips & ExperiencesOver the past 12 months I have been working on connecting more to who I am as an individual after coming out of a marriage and also another serious relationship. I wanted to share my experiences from how I used to handle things before I began my healing journey. I discuss different coping mechanisms (old patterns), tips and ideas on how to shift old energy, and explore different ideas, thoughts and work through what can feel like a challenging painful transition. From where to spend your time, how to look after your body and your mind and more.
...2021-11-0453 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey To Self Love Through Self Care Episode 6 - How To Become A Happier Healthier Version Of YouIn this episode I cover what I class to be the basic needs of a human to bring us into more happiness and better health, starting with how we fuel ourselves, our water intake, sleep and a healthier mindset. Our bodies create our energy so the better the we look after our bodies from the inside, the better our moods and general well-being can be overall. It can be very easy to keep ourselves very busy and get caught up in living in a fast paced world, and when we begin to slow down it can be quite frightening...2021-09-2832 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey To Self Love Through Self Care Episode 5 - Food Anxiety, Triggers, Eating Disorders and How To ResetIn this episode I talk about food anxiety and triggers that would normally lead me to calorie restrict, binge and laxative abuse. Over the past year I have learnt a variety of tools to help me cope with my anxiety alongside understanding how to reset myself in a self-care, self-love approach so that I do not revert back to bulimic tendencies. Tonight was a massive shift and I recognised that I took healthy action and instantly changed my approach to how I was feeling. I cannot thank those enough that have been supporting and guiding me through these times...2021-08-2930 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey To Self Love Through Self Care Episode 4 - How To Make A Commitment To Yourself Health & Wellness WiseTired of starting a new health routine or diet and then falling off the wagon? Repeating old patterns and want to make a change? In this episode I give hints, tips and ideas on how to keep yourself on track and making new habits to create longterm changes. Let go of old systems that haven't worked for you in the past and try something new. Make a commitment to you and take responsibility for yourself to make the difference to your health and wellness.xxx 2021-08-1642 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareEpisode 3 - Working on confidence and finding your inner warriorIn this episode I talk about how to bring more confidence into your life by looking at our gut health, our solar plexus and the fire within us. Most of the times a lack of confidence can lead to people pleasing, a lack of respect and trust of ourselves or perhaps our ego can step in to a bullying mentality to force others to do what we want. Without taking time for ourselves we can be left feeling overwhelmed and not take any action on making changes despite feeling unhappy and stuck which can create a 'victim' mentality as...2021-07-1250 minThe Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey To Self Love Through Self Care Episode 2 - Overcoming LonelinessWelcome to the 2nd episode through this journey. After my marriage broke down, medicating and not dealing with my emotions, I finally woke up and began to take responsibility for my anxiety through self care. Working through recognising old patterns through self reflection, holistic treatments, making new connections and healing family relationships, I share my exploration of working through loneliness and learning self love. Always a work in progress, I am falling in love with the journey of life rather than worrying about the future and society pressures.
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The Journey Of Self Love Through Self CareThe Journey To Self Love Through Self Care Episode 1Welcome to episode 1 of the Mercado Method Journey To Self Love Through Self Care. Sharing my journey of breaking free from old habits, medication and reprogramming myself through self care, creating new beliefs, working through old repressed emotions and exploring plant medicine to change my life.
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