When we learn new things, there is a process that we go through. Often we get to a point where we want to give up. However, if we understand the learning pit, we can see where we are in the process and lessen the chances of giving up and reaching the breakthrough that we are aiming for.

I have received many emails from students concerned about feeling overwhelmed as their country begins to open up. And today's podcast, I talk about how to cope as many of us re-enter the world.

I listened to a podcast from a well-loved author yesterday and finished it a little despairing about her conversation on anxiety. Here are my thoughts on why it troubled me. 

If we are working with our minds and shifting our habits, what do we do when other people's conversations drag us back into our old ways? This is what I am discussing today.

I received a message today from one of my students questioning the importance of releasing our negative emotions. Working with our negative emotions is important - how we work with them can be the difference between releasing them and solidifying them. 

There are two types of ways that we struggle in the world. One of them is part of being human. The other is optional. By understanding that our mental suffering is optional, we can start to relieve ourselves from the hold that it has on us.

I love reading. When I was a kid, I read three books at a time. In our modern world, we can find that we are reading many articles, but is it essential to also read books? I am speaking with Dr Danny Brassel, who has the wonderful title of being America's leading Reading Ambassador in today's podcast. 

The role of corporations is to leave us feeling as though we are not enough in order to buy their products. Their job is to sell us unhappiness. We don’t realise how inundated we are with their messaging and its toll on our mental health.

When I was 17, I thought I had a reasonable handle on how the world worked. I realise now I had no idea. 

We miss out on so much. This is due to us not being able to stay in the present moment.

There are four reminders that we can regularly remember to make a massive difference in our lives. In today’s podcast, I discuss what they are and how to work with them. 

As we rush through our lives, it can be easy for us to forget the difference that we can make to the world. In today’s podcast, I discuss the difference that you can make. 

We are hurtling towards an epidemic of stress, anxiety and depression. It is vital to thrive and be happy that we address the imbalance that is causing this. 

One of my students wrote to me expressing her feelings of helplessness when she reads the news. It can be easy for us to feel overwhelmed by it. However, we can make a difference. 

I received an email from one of my students struggling to understand the idea that another person does not necessarily cause us to hurt. In today’s podcast, I help clarify this for her. 

There is so much pressure on us to be winners, to succeed. It can be exhausting. It creates so much pressure on us. However, there is only one strategy that we need to have a big and exciting life…if that’s what we want. 

One of my students is originally from India. I received an email from her where she writes about her concern for her family over this time. What I tell her has lessons for us all. 

It isn’t easy when people we love pass away. However, today I answer a question from one of my students who has a huge loss and is struggling. 

I am so excited about tonight. I am hosting an Aunty Party. This means that two of my nieces and one of my nephews are coming over to stay. Yes - we are about to have a party! What a reminder this is of what is important. 

Sometimes we put a lot of pressure on the people closest to us to love us. This is learned behaviour. It can make a huge difference in our lives if we can become conscious of where we are looking for love. 

For the last few days, I have disappeared on a coastal walk in New Zealand. As well as finding it wonderful to be out in nature that same relationship with the earth concerned me. This is what I discuss in today’s podcast. 

Today is my birthday. I always make it an important day. And the best news is that whenever I am in New Zealand, it is always a holiday!

Even the most extraordinary sporting stars have bad days. But what happens when those become bad years? Is it possible to turn things around? Absolutely it is, and it is a lesson to us all about powerful ways of being in the world.

One of my students wrote with a great question. She seems to do well with her self-care when everything is going OK. However, when a crisis hits, it all falls apart. She needs help in stopping this cycle. 

A friend came to me a few days ago unhappy about her work. She felt dissatisfied with it. When I asked her what she wanted to be doing, she said she wished she was doing something to change the world. In today’s podcast, I explain how you can do precisely that.