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This Get Merry podcast episode is about the power of your mind and the infinite potential you have right NOW. The power that we give away to our egos, to the obsession with external validation, obsession with losing weight, obsessions with earning more money, promotions, achieving and forever comparing your life to someone else's.Did you know that by the time we are about 35 years old 95% of our decisions and actions come from unconscious thoughts? They are fully programmed.If you wish to introduce a new habit you have 5% of your brain to create your conscious thoughts, the NEW thoughts that create the NEW actions. It's kind of like we are swimming upstream when we want to make a change.But once we are aware of this... we can better understand and accept ourselves when we might struggle or 'fail'. Especially when attempting to change a habit, like talking about JOY instead of problems or maybe a new exercise habit.“When you become the master of your mind, you are master of everything.” Swami SatchidanandaDo y

We had a blast during this episode. The vibes were high because we are just so excited about this subject. The idea that you can use your mind to get closer to your goals.“When you become the master of your mind, you are the master of everything.” - Swami SatchidanandaStuff we talked about…To reach a goal, what you really need is consistency, then you form a habit. Then you get closer to the goal. But how do we create consistency?How to hack the Dopamine system by setting small milestones towards bigger goals.In order to reach a new goal AKA create a different reality, you must first BELIEVE that you can.If you loved this episode let us know! We’d love to hear from you on social media or email us.This Get Merry podcast episode is brought to you by our 21 Day Yoga and Pilates Move Every Day Challenge. We start today, Tuesday 6 August. Now is the perfect time to join if you've been wanting to create a new exercise habit.MerryBody Yoga, Pilates and Meditation classes will help you create a consistent exercise pr

We heard Jameela Jamila say these words on a Feminists Don't Wear Pink podcast episode and we were like OMG YES Instagram will 100% make you feel poor, fat and unloved (aka not enough) if you let it.The good thing is that we can CHOOSE who we follow. The not so good thing is that it's so easy to forget this and find yourself following all the accounts that make you feel bloody crap about your life.And let's remember most Instagram feeds are carefully curated. They are not showing a whole story, especially the accounts that make you feel poor, fat and unloved... those accounts are most certainly NOT showing you the full story.Give us the depth, the real, give us the magic in the mess over perfect, shiney, fake, surface-level any day!If you're missing some depth and realness in your Instagram feed or your life in general... tune in to this Get Merry Podcast episode!And if you love the episode let us know and share it with someone who needs to listen. You can also subscribe so you never miss an episode.Stuff we

At some point, you got the idea that your body is wrong. You didn't come into the world thinking this but somewhere along the way you got this idea. At some point, you were told you had to change to be accepted, to be beautiful, to fit in, to be enough.How long have you had 'lose weight' on your goals list? How long have you felt that you'll be happy with your body after you lose those 5 extra kgs? How many times a month, week or maybe day do you look at your body and find something you dislike? How often do you feel self-conscious about your body and say NO to things because you feel this body shame?Lose 5kg was on our to-do list for at least 15 years, if not more. And every now and then it comes back.During this episode, we tell you exactly how we deal with these times. How we help each other see the truth. How we don't allow ourselves to spiral down the comparison and shame black hole of emptiness.Stuff we talked about…Can we remove shame all together?What creates this shame? The materialistic ego-driven w

This was an unplanned podcast episode and sometimes these are the actual best. We chat all things guilt. It was a super interesting topic and we feel like we only just scraped the surface and will do more episodes on it down the track!Stuff we talked about…Why do we feel guilty?We're not responsible for other peoples happiness.It's time to honour yourself and what your heart truly desires. It's ok to put yourself first.Expectations... why it's ok to change your mind!If you loved this episode let us know! We'd love to hear from you on social media or email us.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you find yourself forever procrastinating and making excuses? Has something been on your goals list for what seems forever and you just can't seem to make any progress?You see we are both great at getting results and great at procrastinating so we have a high level of experience (hehe).If you're completely over your excuses and you're ready to see and feel results, tune in to this Get Merry podcast episode.“You can have results or excuses. Not both.” Stuff we talked about…How it's natural for humans to make excuses and procrastinate. But it doesn't mean it's a good thing!The most common things we all make excuses for: exercise, work and career success, relationships, social life, eating healthy, family time, learning and development... oh wait. Everything.How we do one thing is how we do everything!How to stop procrastinating and stop making excuses.What are the most common excuses? No time, too tired, not educated enough, I have to look after the kids, born in the wrong era, not enough money, there's too

Far out, 200 podcast episodes, boom! And we reckon after 6+ years it's the perfect episode to reflect on our business journey so far.If you have a biz or if you're inspired to start one, this episode is perfect for you. It's a personal reflection, free-flowing and filled with tangents but interwoven you'll hear some of our most favourite business lessons. We chat wins, failures and struggles.Stuff we talked about…How our unhappiness and general discontent led us to create a blog and business.Why we do what we do.All the things we've tried from eBooks, to challenges, to health coaching, to multi-level marketing, to building an app and creating a membership.Working through the mindset of selling and making money... this was hard for us!The importance of purpose.Why the best thing we ever did was STOP and make space for the next idea and the biz pivot.We get our gratitude on. We are so lucky we have each other.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How often do you find yourself comparing your life to someone else's life? You compare your beauty to their beauty, their career success to yours, their relationship to yours (or lack of).Right now, we are living in a time where it's the easiest it has ever been to compare our lives to someone else's. All we have to do is pick up our phones, scroll on Instagram and boom you instantly see 'perfection'.But we can not blame social media, we must take responsibility for our actions and HOW we use social media. Because comparison, jealousy and envy have been a part of human existence for much longer than Instagram!Stuff we talked about…Comparison, jealousy and envy have been a part of life since human existence... well since Greek Myths anyway (haha).How to not be jealous.Check your self-worth and self-esteem.Celebrate other people's success! Why make everything about you?!Get your gratitude on! Count your blessings instead of focusing on what you don't have."Comparison is the thief of joy" Theodore Roosevelt

During this episode, we chat relationships and breakups. We share lots of personal stories experiences, with some very actionable advice. If you're going through heartbreak right now, TUNE IN and know you're not alone and that some times a break up can lead to the most amazing breakthrough.“Someday you're gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You'll see that you were in mourning and your heart was broken, but your life was changing...” Elizabeth GilbertStuff we talked about…The different ways we have dealt with our break ups.How after each break up we learn SO MUCH about ourselves and what we want and need from a relationship.Women Who Run with the Wolves (the book that forever changed our lives).Reminder to check in with yourself, recover, rediscover and remember you are pure love.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During this episode, we chat STRESS! We go through a bunch of mindset shifts, daily action steps and techniques that help us be less stressed. If you just bring in one of these things we know you will benefit.Stuff we talked about…Impermanence. The realisation that life is not forever, that everything will end one day and should we really be this stressed?Yoga... ahhh it is all yoga! Yoga was life-changing for us and it's a great action step to take to become less stressed. You can even try MerryBody Yoga for free HERE.Planning and reflecting on what actually brings the most stress. Example, if you're stressed organising weekday dinners, what can you do on a Sunday to help you?The power and magic of being present. Presence is everything.It's more about HOW you do something and not WHAT you do.Detachment, do the work for the sake and the magic of the work. Not the results.This episode is actual Merry gold, we loved this topic so much. If you tune in and take action any on the stuff we chat about, let us know!

Does the idea of networking make you sick? Tune into this episode to get our top networking tips and learn how to get better at networking! Also, hear some of our personal networking stories.Networking and building relationships have been game changer for our business and personal lives! This episode is filled with actionable advice and upon reflection, we realise without our networking building our lives would be completely different! We are so grateful we took the time to build solid networks and relationships.Stuff we talked about…We chat about a bunch of personal stories that will inspire you to direct more energy to the magical skill of networking.The importance of networking without an end goal in mind.Look sideways! We are all the same, don't put people on pedestals, don't think people are below you.What is reciprocity - the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit.Ways you can be more memorable.Let go of the fear around networking, the fear of judgment from others and of rejection.

During this episode, we chat about the pressures and dangers of body trends. It's a great episode if you've been on a mission to get a thigh gap or if you're obsessed with booty gains or desperate to get flat as rock hard abs. Maybe you've heard of this thing called the toblerone tunnel, apparently, this is the current trend.Stuff we talked about…We walk down memory lane of all the trends. From teeny wastes to no waists. From flat butts to big butts. From big busts, to no cleavage, to some cleavage, to none again. OMG how ridiculous is this?We chat about women's body ideals compared to men's body ideals. Are they the same pressures?How we must focus on embracing and accepting who we are. This is the only way things will change. It's time to celebrate our differences.Focus on more than our physical bodies.Someone to follow, iWeigh and Jameela Jamil. Her IG is here. We also chat action steps on ACCEPTANCE!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've always been super goal orientated... not obsessive but conscious that if we don't set goals the likelihood of achieving anything is limited. This episode is filled with actionable advice that will help you get closer to your personal goals.Stuff we talked about…The 3 easy steps you can take to help set and actually stick to goals.Using the 'if, when, then' implementation plan.Why sharing your goals makes you stay on track. Even just writing it down!Sharing your goals on social media is scientifically proven to help you succeed.Why your mindset is super important.Detachment from the goals so you still enjoy the process.Who you hang out with will help or hinder your goals.We chat about the 21 day MerryBody Yoga Challenge (you can join us here)Always merrymaking,Emma + Carla  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Right now we’re living in a world where us humans are the most stressed out we’ve ever been.Life is busy. Frantic. Overwhelming. Which means it’s even more important to create moments of joy in your everyday life. After all, it’s in the small everyday moments that we create the life.Soul words of the week…"Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.” - Wess Stafford  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Right now Carla is reading a book called Ikigai, so naturally 'how to live longer' has been a topic of our conversation ever since she started.The Japanese island of Okinawa (one of the Blue Zones), where ikigai began, is said to be home to the largest population of people who live to 100 in the world.Ikigai (pronounced Ick-ee-guy) meaning... a reason to jump out of bed each morning is like how we'd say Follow Your Bliss (words thanks to Joseph Campbell). It's finding something in life that brings you joy and purpose.Stuff we talked about…What are the Blue Zones: the Italian island of Sardinia, Okinawa, Japan, Loma Linda in California, Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula and the Greek island Ikaria.How to live longer according to the blue zones... diet, community, movement, more outside time, slower living and less stress.What actually is ikigai? It is the cross-section of the following... what you love (your passion), what the world needs (your mission), what you are good at (your vocation), what you can get paid

This months theme in the MerryBody Online Studio is Presence, so of course, the words come from Eckhart Tolle.How much time do you spend living in your thoughts? Dwelling in the past, feeling anxiety about the future. When you live in your head... you're simply not living, just creating unnecessary suffering.It's time to get out of your head!Soul words of the week…“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” - Eckhart Tolle.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We love chatting on this topic! This episode will give you ideas on how to build your self-confidence. It's brought to you by our FREE 5 Day Challenge: learn how to strengthen your core (which actually helps you build your self-confidence). You can join HERE. It's FREE!Stuff we talked about…How we used to be, Emma super shy and Carla very outgoing but used this as a mask for her sadness about being bullied.We chat about all the ways that have helped us build our confidence.When you step outside your comfort zone, this proves you are so much more capable than you think.Your physiology relates to your psychology. So build a strong core and this will build inner strength and confidence.What makes you feel good about yourself? We must try to not rely on external validation.Question your thoughts, are you judging yourself?Yoga and confidence. Yoga helps build body love and appreciation and confidence.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The fact is work plays a huge role in our lives, it takes up so much of our time and our energy. So it's time to check in, do you love your work? If you don't love it... do you at least try and bring joy to the workplace?Here's your reminder, this life is a one-time thing.Soul words of the week…"This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play.” – Alan Watts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We don't talk about money often on the Get Merry podcast but it sure is an important life topic! We've changed our mindsets around money in huge ways, we've really focused on it during these last 2 years especially.Stuff we talked about…We chat about our old money mindsets, super scarcity mode, then we went to head in sand mode with money, now we are smart and focus on an abundant mindset around money.Your childhood and how your parents or carers talked about money has a huge impact on your money mindset.Ways to be smarter with your money and expenses.The importance of figuring out what you actually want to do in life so you don't end up wasting money on random stuff.Chat about minimalism. Do you really need ALL the things to lead a happy life?Does money even make you happy? There's a study that says once you make the first $100k, money has no direct impact on happiness levels.How you make money is important. Do you like your job or business?Should we save our money? Or spend it? Or invest it?This episode is

Self-doubt holds us back, from adventures, from new relationships, from new careers, it stops growth, stops magic.Self-doubt stops life.So it's time to let go of your self-doubt. And what if it could be easier than you thought?What if all you had to do was take one little stop forwards. What if you simply changed your mindset and took action.Every time you hear your self-doubt creep in, take note of it. What is your doubt saying?Soul words of the week…“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.