Mini Meditation: Weekly Reflection Exercise

In this vulnerable episode, M.E.C. recounts her dealings with the biggest failure she's ever experienced and its aftermath. From maintaining appearances despite difficulties to the rude awakening of a huge setback. M.E.C. talks about how identity makes the experience of failure different, her new diagnosis of ADHD, and navigating disclosure. If you're a human who has been navigating a path back from a failure, with all the mental weight it creates, this episode is for you. And as always, you've got this. 🫶🏾Check out the website: ⁠⁠⁠www.thewellofbeingpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠Substack Blog: ⁠https://thewellofbeingpodcast.substack.com/ ⁠Connect with M.E.C. here:⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠

In this vulnerable episode, M.E.C. dives into how she's been feeling overwhelmed and small as the media continues to broadcast how our world seems to be falling apart. If you're feeling eco-anxiety, fear and anger over humanitarian crises, or buried under all the negative news, this episode is for you. M.E.C. talks about our never-ending access to media, processing our responses to communal grief, and how to stay motivated to take action during these difficult times. As always, you've got this. Check out the website: ⁠⁠www.thewellofbeingpodcast.com⁠⁠ Substack Blog: https://thewellofbeingpodcast.substack.com/ Connect with M.E.C. here:⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠Music by Lohfi - Ginger - https://thmatc.co/?l=CBB860EA

In this 6 minute mini meditation, M.E.C. validates the experience of feeling dread, how to reframe the feeling, and how she overcomes its overwhelming nature. Each cognitive exercise is gently spaced by a grounding moment to help ease anxious feelings during the practice. As always, you've got this. Check out the website: ⁠www.thewellofbeingpodcast.com⁠ Connect with M.E.C. here: ⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram Background usic by PiNRECORDS - Stargaze Serenity - https://thmatc.co/?l=2003B962

Navigating anxious and paralyzing feelings of dread is incredibly difficult. In this episode, MEC walks you through how she recognizes when the feeling of dread is affecting her life, how to reframe those overwhelming emotions, and most importantly, tips on how to tackle them and live your life. As always, you've got this. Check out the website! www.thewellofbeingpodcast.com Link: Join the Geneva group chat for the ⁠podcast⁠ here. Connect with M.E.C. here: ⁠Pinterest⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Instagram Music by Lohfi - Ginger - https://thmatc.co/?l=CBB860EA

It's so good to be back. After a few months revisiting my own mental health and clarifying what I want this incredible space to become, I now bring you Season 2 of The Well of Being Podcast. Stay tuned for more musings, mini meditations, ASMR moments, special guests, gratitude journals, and much more. I read every single message, tag, review, and comment this community leaves. Thank you for checking in and finding this space. Feel free to leave feedback, episode requests, and little messages using this google form: https://forms.gle/4RZnkeHxTn5YkgYq5 As always, you've got this. Music by Damien Sebe - a walk in the park - https://thmatc.co/?l=6D3A656A

Manifest and meditate with M.E.C. as she leads you through a visualization exercise in her garden. It's hard to set aside mental space to daydream and imagine what we want out of life in the near future. This 7 minute exercise gives you the grounded space to do so. This meditation features outdoor ASMR elements to create a calming atmosphere regardless of where you are (TW: bird chirps for those with phobias). This episode was designed to be listened to multiple times, so feel free to listen any time you need some help setting aside time to figure out what you want from the future, whether it be 15 minutes from now or 5 years away. As always, you've got this. Link to the video version of this episode Link: Join the Geneva group chat for the podcast here. Connect with M.E.C. here: Pinterest YouTube Instagram Music by Mighty Meditation - Is This Real - https://thmatc.co/?l=F76DA73B

How do you manifest the things you want in life? M.E.C. talks about the popular process of "manifesting" aka declaring what you want, so you can to get what you want. From her personal success with vision boards, to the power of admitting the things you want from life, this episode dives into how to mentally approach going after your goals. This practice helps you to define your hopes and change your perspective to make them a reality. Wishing you all a lovely week ahead, and as always, you've got this. Link to video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/gp2GZ7Xszi8 Episode Chapters/Timestamps: 0:00: What is manifesting 4:49: Admitting what we want is powerful 10:10: Believing in ourselves feels weird  16:10: How to manifest Link: Join the Geneva group chat for the podcast here. Connect with M.E.C. here: Pinterest YouTube Instagram

M.E.C. shares some words of self-compassion she tells herself when her imposter syndrome makes life more difficult. These statements are all about learning to treat ourselves with more kindness and grace. This episode was designed to be listened to multiple times, so feel free to listen any time you need to be more gentle with yourself and make self-compassion a more familiar habit. It may be hard to believe these statements at first, but it becomes easier to speak to yourself kindly with practice. As always, you've got this. Link to video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/uqk3n8cnvvs Link: Join the Geneva group chat for the podcast here. Connect with M.E.C. here: Pinterest YouTube Instagram

Imposter syndrome AKA feelings of self-doubt, like you don't deserve opportunities, or don't belong in a particular space. These feelings often lead us to struggle in environments where we're being evaluated, like school or work. Today M.E.C. dives into her own ongoing journey in confronting her imposter syndrome, what helps her in times of doubt, and exploring how intersectionality plays a role. Here's to believing in ourselves, even when our inner critic and unwelcoming spaces make it more difficult. As always, you've got this. 🧡 Link: Watch the video version of this episode here Link: Join the Geneva group chat for the podcast here. Connect with M.E.C. here: Pinterest YouTube Instagram

A mini meditation teaching you to reflect on both the good and not-so-great parts of your week. By learning to acknowledge your emotions in different moments, and how situations continue to affect us, we can learn to process our week in a reflective and non-intimidating way.  Try out our new community space to interact/ask questions/vibe with M.E.C. and other listeners. Let me know what topics you want to hear about, chat about your week, and more. Join the Geneva group here. As always, you've got this. Connect with M.E.C. here: Pinterest YouTube Instagram