Do you ever wake up feeling anxious for absolutely no reason?

I had one of those mornings this week.

Instead of trying to push the feeling away, I started asking myself a different question...

What if anxiety isn't the enemy? What if it's actually trying to tell us something?

In this episode I talk about:

• Why I've stopped trying to fight anxiety and started listening to it.
• The questions I ask myself when anxiety shows up.
• A simple breathing exercise that helps me get back into my body.
• Automatic writing and why it's become one of my favourite ways to untangle what's really going on.

I don't believe anxiety is always something to get rid of.

Sometimes it's just trying to point us towards the thing we've been avoiding.

Enjoy.

Tommy

This week I share a lesson that smacked me right in the face during my yoga practice.

For nearly 20 years I've avoided one pose. Every time it came up I'd find a way around it because it felt awkward, uncomfortable and honestly... pretty shit about how much I couldn't do it.

Six months ago I made a deal with myself.

Just do one.

One wheel pose every class.

Nothing heroic. Just one.

Fast forward to today, and for the first time I actually enjoyed it. It got me thinking...

How many other things in life have I avoided simply because I wasn't good at them yet?

In this episode I chat about:

• Why avoidance quietly runs so much of our lives.
• The awkward stage that comes before getting good at anything.
• Podcasting, coaching, conflict and the things I've wanted to run away from.
• A simple exercise you can do today to work out what you're avoiding the most.

Maybe the thing you've been putting off isn't the problem.

Maybe you just haven't stayed with it long enough for your relationship with it to change.

Enjoy.

Would love to hear your feedback.

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This week I'm joined by my best mate Steve.

We've known each other for 42 years.

We sat down in Bali with no real plan, hit record, and ended up talking about life, friendship, getting older and some of the things we were completely wrong about.

We chat about:

• Why money doesn't solve as many problems as we thought it would
• Relationships and the myth of "finding the right person"
• The strange realisation that turning 50 doesn't mean you've got life figured out
• Why the simple things seem to matter more than ever
• Chasing happiness versus experiencing it
• What happens when all the big firsts in life are behind you
• Friendship, purpose and what really matters

One thing that kept coming up throughout the conversation was this:

No matter how old you get, there doesn't seem to be a magical moment where everything is sorted.

Most of us are still figuring it out.

Just with a few more wrinkles and a few more stories.

A relaxed conversation between two mates who've spent more than four decades watching each other stumble, learn, grow and occasionally get things right.

Enjoy.