Take A Breath
A podcast for creating practical calm in the messy middle of midlife.
This is your space to pause.
Because life in midlife is full-on. Between work, family, menopause, and the mental load, your nervous system can easily end up in constant overdrive — leaving you feeling exhausted, reactive, and overwhelmed by even the smallest things.
Each week, I’ll share my own tools, alongside honest conversations and practical nervous system support — to help you create more calm, peace, joy, and inner steadiness. Not by escaping your life, because that’s totally unrealistic, but by meeting it differently.
So when you're ready, let’s take a breath together…
Podcasting since 2022 • 306 episodes
Take A Breath
Latest Episodes
Thursday Thoughts - Physical & Mental Decluttering
This week on Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about decluttering…and not just the cupboards and drawers.Because clutter isn’t always physical. Sometimes it’s the mental tabs we keep open, the emotional baggage we’re still carry...
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When Your Tests Are Normal… But Your Symptoms Aren’t with Miguel Bautista
This week’s episode is for anyone who has been dealing with symptoms that feel very real, very limiting, and yet every test, scan or specialist appointment seems to come back with the same answer: “You’re fine.”I’m joined by Miguel Bauti...
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Thursday Thoughts - Starting Small with Movement
On today's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about moving your body, and more specifically, starting small when you’ve been injured or you’ve got out of the habit of taking exercise.Lucy and I talk about what our exercise routin...
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Step Two to a Regulated Nervous System: How to Come Back to Calm
I’m continuing our series on how to build a more regulated nervous system. We've already explored Stage One: Awareness — learning to notice when your nervous system is calm, when stress is creeping in, and when you’ve tipped into that mo...
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Thursday Thoughts - The Amount of Good Things in Your Life Depends on Your Ability to Notice Them
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about how the amount of good things in your life depends on your ability to notice them.With so much fear and negativity in the news right now, it’s easy for your attention to be ...
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