Episode 39: Community (with Michelle O'Dwyer)

Episode 40: Listener Questions

Welcome to our final episode of season 2! We are taking a break over Christmas and we'll be back fresh and raring to go with season 3 in the new year. To round us off for 2024 we are answering some questions from our lovely listeners about sobriety, habit change and more. If you would like submit a question for us to discuss next year please do contact us - we'd love to hear from you! Liz: https://www.instagram.com/sunrise.psychology/ [https://www.instagram.com/sunrise.psychology/] Julia: https://www.instagram.com/soberpositive/ [https://www.instagram.com/soberpositive/] Thank you so much for listening and supporting us - we appreciate you very much. Happy holidays! Resources mentioned: Whole30: https://whole30.com/ [https://whole30.com/] Urge surfing: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/urge-surfing-handout [https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/urge-surfing-handout] Calm app: https://www.calm.com/ [https://www.calm.com/] Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/ [https://insighttimer.com/] The Craving Mind by Judson Brewer: https://drjud.com/read-the-craving-mind-book/ [https://drjud.com/read-the-craving-mind-book/] This Naked Mind by Annie Grace: https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/ [https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/] The Sober Butterfly Collective: https://soberbutterfly.com/home [https://soberbutterfly.com/home] Soberistas: https://soberistas.com/home [https://soberistas.com/home] ParkRun: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ [https://www.parkrun.org.uk/] Fading Affect Bias: https://www.thebehavioralscientist.com/glossary/fading-affect-bias [https://www.thebehavioralscientist.com/glossary/fading-affect-bias] Befriending meditation (Mark Williams): https://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/ [https://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/] Internal Family Systems therapy: https://ifs-institute.com/ [https://ifs-institute.com/] Everything you know about addiction is wrong ITED talk by Johann Hari): https://youtu.be/PY9DcIMGxMs [https://youtu.be/PY9DcIMGxMs] Morning pages: https://juliacameronlive.com/ [https://juliacameronlive.com/] The RAIN of self-compassion (Tara Brach): https://www.tarabrach.com/the-rain-of-self-compassion/ [https://www.tarabrach.com/the-rain-of-self-compassion/] Kristen Neff (self-compassion resources): https://self-compassion.org/ [https://self-compassion.org/] 10% Happier with Dan Harris: https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast [https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast] Mindfulness: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/mindfulness/about-mindfulness/ [https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/mindfulness/about-mindfulness/] 'Drowning Man' graphic (from transactional analysis therapy): https://howdidyoubecomeyou.com/2018/01/30/beliefs-we-may-learn-early-in-life/ [https://howdidyoubecomeyou.com/2018/01/30/beliefs-we-may-learn-early-in-life/] Happy Place: https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/ [https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/] Ellie Middleton (Unmasked): https://www.weareunmasked.com/ellie [https://www.weareunmasked.com/ellie] Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!

Episode 39: Community (with Michelle O'Dwyer)

Today on Rise we are thrilled to welcome the lovely Michelle O'Dwyer. Michelle is a business owner and CIC founder who provides healthy cooking classes to a wide community of people in need of support across Liverpool and organises a free annual Christmas dinner which last year was attended by over 200 people. She was the perfect person for us to explore the positive power of local communities with, and a total inspiration. Michelle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bay_tree_cookery_academy_cic/ [https://www.instagram.com/bay_tree_cookery_academy_cic/] Donation page for Michelle's Community Christmas Dinner 2024: Community Christmas Dinner 2024 | Give as you Live Donate [https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/community-christmas-dinner-2024?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAab6t3ad4z5MZwPS4JjHnq0ki1DNgJyeUJrVPbErGfPbgIv_XsJdPIoXaGE_aem_6_mVC5SO06ol5pHWxo4enw] Other resources mentioned: Claritee Alcohol Free Events: https://www.clariteegroup.co.uk/ [https://www.clariteegroup.co.uk/] Zoe's Place Hospice Campaign: https://www.zoes-place.org.uk/save-our-liverpool-hospice/ [https://www.zoes-place.org.uk/save-our-liverpool-hospice/] We Can Do Hard Things Podcast: https://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/ [https://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/] Kindred (support for socially-trading organisations): https://kindred-lcr.co.uk/about-kindred/about-us/ [https://kindred-lcr.co.uk/about-kindred/about-us/] The Women's Organisation: https://www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk/about-us/our-history/ [https://www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk/about-us/our-history/] Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!

Episode 38: Awe

Welcome back to Rise! Today we are chatting about the science and psychology of awe and how accessing more of it in our lives can enhance our happiness and wellbeing. It is a unique emotion which we all recognise immediately when we feel it, but can be surprisingly hard to define and categorise. Resources mentioned: Liz's website featuring her Awe-tumn (see what she did there?) challenge: https://lizfolan.com/f/liz-folans-rise-resilience-programme-setting-to-soar [https://lizfolan.com/f/liz-folans-rise-resilience-programme-setting-to-soar] Liz's LinkedIn page: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/liz-folan-380a88a [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/liz-folan-380a88a] Liz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunrise.psychology/ [https://www.instagram.com/sunrise.psychology/] Science of Happiness course: https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/online_courses_tools/the_science_of_happiness [https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/online_courses_tools/the_science_of_happiness] Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner: https://www.dacherkeltner.com/ [https://www.dacherkeltner.com/] Glimmers: https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/glimmers [https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/glimmers] The Huberman Lab: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-charan-ranganath-how-to-improve-memory-focus-using-science-protocols [https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-charan-ranganath-how-to-improve-memory-focus-using-science-protocols] VIA Character Strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/ [https://www.viacharacter.org/] Roy Basnett on Liverpool Live Radio (featuring Liz for Feel Good Fridays): https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/roy-basnett/ [https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/roy-basnett/] Mindfulness: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/mindfulness/ [https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/mindfulness/] The Outrun by Amy Liptrot: https://canongate.co.uk/books/2264-the-outrun/ [https://canongate.co.uk/books/2264-the-outrun/] Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ [https://www.youngminds.org.uk/] Dr Julie: https://www.drjulie.uk/ [https://www.drjulie.uk/] PERMA model of wellbeing: https://positivepsychology.com/perma-model/ [https://positivepsychology.com/perma-model/] Kate Baily: https://www.katebaily.com/ [https://www.katebaily.com/] Raisin Meditation: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/raisin_meditation [https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/raisin_meditation] Mel Robbins - looking for hearts: https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-7 [https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-7] Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!

Episode 37: Transitions

Today on Rise we are chatting about the impact transitional periods can have on our mental health and wellbeing and how we have been impacted by this in different ways through parenting challenges, career changes and of course our sobriety journeys. Resources mentioned: The Outrun by Amy Liptrot: https://www.jameslockhartagency.com/agency-author/amy-liptrot/ [https://www.jameslockhartagency.com/agency-author/amy-liptrot/] A Million Little Pieces by James Frey: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/56429/a-million-little-pieces-by-james-frey/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/56429/a-million-little-pieces-by-james-frey/] Jazmine and Mandy's open water swimming episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2055773/episodes/12093012-episode-8-water-with-jazmine-seddon-and-mandy-parker [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2055773/episodes/12093012-episode-8-water-with-jazmine-seddon-and-mandy-parker] Mindfulness: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/mindfulness/ [https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/mindfulness/] Elaine's breathwork episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2055773/episodes/15446243-episode-35-breathwork-with-elaine-bonfrer [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2055773/episodes/15446243-episode-35-breathwork-with-elaine-bonfrer] Polyvagal theory: https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/whatispolyvagaltheory [https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/whatispolyvagaltheory] Whole30: https://whole30.com/ [https://whole30.com/] Diary of a CEO: https://stevenbartlett.com/doac/ [https://stevenbartlett.com/doac/] Andrew Huberman: https://www.hubermanlab.com/ [https://www.hubermanlab.com/] Positively Teenage by Nicola Morgan: https://nicolamorgan.com/my-books/positively-teenage/ [https://nicolamorgan.com/my-books/positively-teenage/] James Hollis: https://jameshollis.net/ [https://jameshollis.net/] Morning Pages: https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/ [https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/] Will and Harper: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/will-and-harper-release-date-trailer-news [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/will-and-harper-release-date-trailer-news] Scattered Minds by Dr Gabor Maté: https://drgabormate.com/book/scattered-minds/ [https://drgabormate.com/book/scattered-minds/] Glennon Doyle: https://momastery.com/ [https://momastery.com/] Liverpool Live Radio (featuring Liz for Feel Good Fridays): https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/roy-basnett/ [https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/roy-basnett/] DBT: https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/ [https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/] Meditations for Mortals for Oliver Burkeman: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/ [https://www.oliverburkeman.com/] Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!

Episode 36: Thriving in Adversity

Today's episode of Rise was recorded in early August 2024, in the midst of the far right riots in the UK so we are chatting about how we self-support when the world feels overwhelming - is it possible to thrive at all in the modern world and, if so, how do we strike the balance between self-protection and keeping our hearts open and compassionate towards the suffering of others? Resources mentioned: Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/ [https://brenebrown.com/] Collective effervescence: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9473704/ [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9473704/] https://brenebrown.com/about/Dr Rangan Chatterjee: https://drchatterjee.com/ [https://drchatterjee.com/] Happy Place: https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/ [https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/] Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/ [https://soberistas.com/] Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder by Dacher Keltner: https://www.dacherkeltner.com/ [https://www.dacherkeltner.com/] DBT Opposite to Emotion Action skill: https://dbt.tools/emotional_regulation/opposite-action.php [https://dbt.tools/emotional_regulation/opposite-action.php] Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits [https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits] Sober Positive by Julia Carson: https://soberpositive.com/order-the-book/ [https://soberpositive.com/order-the-book/] Gabby Bernstein: https://gabbybernstein.com/ [https://gabbybernstein.com/] Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff: https://self-compassion.org/ [https://self-compassion.org/] Elizabeth Gilbert: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ [https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/] Gratitude journaling: https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-journal/ [https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-journal/] Mel Robbins: https://www.melrobbins.com/ [https://www.melrobbins.com/] Tara Swart: https://www.taraswart.com/ [https://www.taraswart.com/] The Sober Revolution by Lucy Rocca and Sarah Turner: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lucy-rocca/the-sober-revolution/9781783752089/ [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lucy-rocca/the-sober-revolution/9781783752089/] Blackout by Sarah Hepola: https://sarahhepola.com/ [https://sarahhepola.com/] This Naked Mind by Annie Grace: https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/ [https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/] Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Pelman: https://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/ [https://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/] Calm app: https://www.calm.com/ [https://www.calm.com/] The Sober Butterfly Collective: https://soberbutterflycollective.com/ [https://soberbutterflycollective.com/] Love Sober: https://www.lovesober.com/ [https://www.lovesober.com/] Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!