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It's pretty normal to have shit from your past impact your present – the stuff you were afraid of growing up sneaking into your choices. Dr Amy Silver says we all have “Fear Automatic Thoughts”; where our fears are fed by our backgrounds, memories and stories, and they can be reaaaallly loud sometimes. Using some of Dr Silver's tips we're going to teach you how to deal with those loud fears – and maybe even overcome some of them LINKS Read ‘The Loudest Guest: How to change and control your relationship with fear’ Dr Amy Silver Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram    Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever feel like you're at the centre of an emotional storm? When something happens and you immediately feel unstable or uncertain, we can blame ourselves or obsess over things outside our control. This is the perfect "emotional storm". Difficult thoughts can blow wildly around our heads. We're going to use advice from Dr Russ Harris to help us cope a little better when the storm clouds roll in. LINKS Read ‘The Reality Slap: How to survive and thrive when life hits hard’ by Dr Russ Harris Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know our gadgets can affect our sleep if we don’t have boundaries. There’s a tonne of research showing it’s a bad idea to sleep with your smartphone by your bed. But we still won’t banish your devices from our bedrooms. So let’s be realistic. We’ve got some dead easy tips to stop any nocturnal notifications from fucking with your sleep. LINKS Read '1 in 3 People Check Smartphones at Night: Deloitte Study' Rob Price for Insider.com Listen to the episode ‘Ease Your Night-Time Loneliness’ from us! Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journaling is a key part of mindfulness and can boost the shit out of your gratitude and mood, but honestly it sounds like a LOT of work. We’ve got a trick used by author James Clear that will have even the most unmotivated people dipping their toes in the journaling pool. LINKS Read James Clear’s thoughts on Journaling Buy James Clear’s book Atomic Habits   Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You survived Monday. You're feeling pretty good about it. Then you walk in the front door and straight into an argument. We’re going to teach you 4 steps to help put a pin in that end-of-day fight, and maybe even show you how to argue positively and without the shit-talking. LINKS Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know the first Monday of February is National Sickie Day? Naturally it’s the perfect time to teach you how to chuck a sickie without feeling crippled by the guilt. What’s the point of chucking a sickie if you spend all day feeling shit about it!  LINKS   Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One deep, controlled breath can take your stress from a 10 to a 5; This is a tip from psychologist Doctor Greg Smith, author of the book Purposeful Breathing. The best single way to help rapidly calm yourself is to take a long exhalation, he says, and we’re going to guide you through it. LINKS Read ‘Purposeful Breathing: Improve Your Energy, Enhance Your Health’ Dr Greg Smith Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re not good at trying things, you’re not alone!  We want to be great even before we begin. Who wants to wait to be great? Not us! The brutal truth is there’s a learning curve to literally everything in life. So how can mindfulness help us to accept that some things will be new, and we might not succeed at them straight away? LINKS Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being nervous is a completely normal part of preparing for something big. You don’t need to run or hide from that feeling. We can use that time and energy worrying about nervousness to lessen its impact. According to Doctor Cate Howell, it’s all about keeping our nervous system in a medium state of arousal. The secret is finding the sweet spot, and we’re going to teach you how. LINKS Read ‘The Changing Man’ by Dr Cate Howell  Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instead of criticising yourself or forcing away your feelings of anger, remind yourself it’s human to be imperfect (duh). The message you should tell yourself is "I made a mistake" – and we're going to take some tips from Kate James, author of the book ‘Change Your Thinking To Change Your Life’. LINKS Read Kate’s book ‘Change Your Thinking To Change Your Life’. Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloyExecutive Producer: Elise CooperEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.