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Any workout can end mindfully — even if your workout is more Crossfit than Buddhist. Just as rolling out your muscles is good for post-workout recovery, we want you to give your mind some recovery time too. You can thank us later! LINKS Read ‘Lactic acid: Role in the body and impact on exercise’ written by Tom Rush and Amanda Barrell, medical reviewed by Gregory Minnis, DPT, for Medical News Today Try Balanced Breathing – ‘How Do Deep Breathing Exercises Help Recovery?’ NorthStar Transitions Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Editor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What you post online on a Monday morning can impact your mood for the entire day – and even set the tone for the rest of the week! We’ve got 3 tips to help you nail your start of the week IG posts and Slack messages. LINKS Read ‘How Your Morning Mood Affects Your Whole Workday’ by Nancy Rothbard for Harvard Business Review Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Editor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last 3 years has changed how we work; remotely, flexibly, maybe even shorter weeks. And with that flexibility comes a side serving of guilt; are you doing enough? Are colleagues judging you for leaving at lunch time? Chill bb, we’re going to help you reap all the benefits of WFH and short work weeks without the shame or guilt-trips. LINKS Read ‘Four-day week: trial finds lower stress and increased productivity’ from Robert Booth for The Guardian Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Editor: Adrian Walton  Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the best news EVER, research shows napping is great for your mind and body; it improves our mood and memory for starters. There's a way to do it more mindfully so you don’t wake up feeling like a crusty husk of a human. LINKS Read ‘Napping: Health Benefits & Tips for Your Best Nap’ from The Sleep Foundation Listen to the ‘4-7-8’ breathing meditation episode from us Read ‘This breathing technique will get you to sleep in just one minute’ from Metro News Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Editor: Adrian WaltonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does a certain place give you the ick? A building you avoid on your morning walk? A restaurant where you broke up? That feeling is called “Place Attachment” and there’s research explaining why our brains tie a memory to a specific time and place. We’re going to explore how to overwrite those bad vibes LINKS   Read ‘In the Brain, Memories Are Inextricably Tied to Place’ by Robinson Meyer for The Atlantic Read ‘There’s an art to happy memories: You can make more by experiencing more “first”s’ Meik Wiking for Ideas.Ted.Com 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.

The last 3 years has changed how we work; remotely, flexibly, maybe even shorter weeks. That flexibility comes a side serving of guilt; are you doing enough? Are colleagues judging you for leaving at lunch time? Chill bb, we’re going to help you reap all the benefits of WFH and short work weeks without the shame or guilt-trips. LINKS Read ‘Four-day week: trial finds lower stress and increased productivity’ from Robert Booth for The Guardian Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Editor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you're trying to start a family, suddenly EVERYONE around you seems to be falling pregnant with ease. You'd be forgiven for thinking you’re the only one struggling with fertility challenges – but about one in nine Aussie couples of reproductive age experience fertility issues. Research has find that mindfulness can ease the stress of infertility, so we’re going to teach you how to use it.   LINKS   Read ‘Effect of mindfulness-based cognitive infertility stress therapy on psychological well-being of women with infertility' Middle East Fertility Society Journal, Volume 3, Issue 24, 2018   Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram     Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok    Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   CREDITS  Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88   Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy   Executive Producer: Elise Cooper    Editor: Adrian Walton  Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Living through a pandemic is a pretty good reason to have some anxiety around your general health. Even if your health anxiety is justified, obsessing over it can really mess with your happiness, relationships, and your actual health! We're going to explore some tips from the NFP organisation This Way Up to help you feeling overwhelmed by health anxiety.   LINKS   Look into the ‘Health Anxiety Course’ from not-for-profit organisation This Way Up   Read into ‘The Nocebo Effect’ from Medsafe New Zealand 2019  Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram    Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok   Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   CREDITS  Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  Executive Producer: Elise Cooper   Editor: Adrian Walton  Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You know those arguments that turn over and over in your head? The ones where days later you think of the PERFECT comeback? Mindfulness ain't about being a pushover, so using advice from author Michelle Dempsey we're going to teach you how to win an argument – mindfully of course.   LINKS Read Michelle’s post about mindful arguing here https://bit.ly/3LfUQMe  . Follow @themichelledempsey on Instagram Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Editor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever feel surrounded by problems? Work starts to get tricky and suddenly your relationship hits a rut? Maybe you've taken take on a new project and then you hurt your back?  We’re going to teach you how to stop lumping your problems together – because seeing them as one big struggle can make them worse!  LINKS Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram   Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Elise Cooper   Editor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.