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One deep, controlled breath can take your stress from a 10 to a 5; This is a tip from psychologist Doctor Greg Smith, author of the book Purposeful Breathing. The best single way to help rapidly calm yourself is to take a long exhalation, he says, and we’re going to guide you through it. LINKS Read ‘Purposeful Breathing: Improve Your Energy, Enhance Your Health’ Dr Greg Smith 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.

Even if our jobs are super interesting, we can still be bored shitless. We get busy but bored, according to author Mark de Rond, when we have more than enough to do, but nothing that gives us meaning. So how can mindfulness help us to break the cycle? LINKS Read ‘Are you Busy at Work, But Still Bored?’ by Mark de Rond for Harvard Business Review Buy 'There Is an I in Team: What Elite Athletes and Coaches Really Know About High Performance' by Mark de Rond 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.

It's hard to stay positive when you're woken up constantly. Be it by a baby, a pet, a toddler, or a nocturnal/early rising neighbour. Every time you close your eyes you're up again. How can mindfulness help us in those moments? You'll have to listen to find out silly!  LINKS 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.

Real talk: mindfulness can only get you so far. We can all breathe deeply and learn to control our triggers, but there's also a time to get extra help. From mental health to pain relief, prescribed medications are a totally normal part of life.  So how can we turn taking our daily doses into a mini meditation? LINKS Read ‘Increased dispensing of prescription medications in Australia early in the COVID‐19 pandemic’ from The Medical Journal of Australia 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.

Have you ever felt lonely even when you're lying next to your partner at bed-time? According to experts it's not always a sign of a bad relationship. You can be in love and still feel this way. So how can mindfulness help us? LINKS ‘Love Means Never Having to Say Goodnight’ Rubin Naiman PhD for HuffPost Life 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 WaltonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’re in good company if you find yourself procrastinating more than ever. There’s now a tonne of research into how COVID-19 has impacted our intrinsic motivation. The author of 'Atomic Habits', James Clear, has the SIMPLEST strategy for beating procrastination – and we’re going to teach you how to do it… LINKS Read ‘Research: How to find motivation for work, exercise and other goals’ from Cory Stieg for CNBC.com Read ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear 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.

We accept that bad habits can quickly have a negative effect on us. So why don’t we see that good habits can help us as quickly? Using a tip from Dr Rangan Chatterjee, we’re going to blow your MIND… well, at least help you commit to doing something good for yourself every day - and it just takes three minutes. LINKS Read ‘Feel Better in 5’ by Dr Rangan Chatterjee 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.

Are you still working from home? Do you find it easy to switch off at the end of the day? When our days don’t have the buffer time of commuting, our productivity and preparedness can be messed around. There’s a thing called a "buffer behaviour" that can help, and we're going to teach you how to do it.LINKS Read ‘Why you're probably procrastinating more during COVID-19’ by Diana Shi Find more from psychotherapist Sarah Greenberg 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.

Habit stacking is where you attach a new habit to an old one. A habit we could all benefit from is boosting our gratitude. The problem is gratitude practices can feel like a chooore – and then you won’t do it. We’ve got a dead simple trick for squeezing some gratitude into your day, and you can do it when you brush your teeth! LINKS ‘Habit Stacking: How to Build New Habits by Taking Advantage of Old Ones’ from James Clear 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.

When we feel bored we're trying to process the discomfort of moving from overstimulation to stillness; according to human connection scientist Dr Ali Walker. Think of boredom as the nothingness between stimulation and contentment. So how can mindfulness help us to cope with it the change between stimulation and stillness? LINKS Follow @draliwalker on Instagram  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.