Meditation for Activists

Alice Edy is a lifelong doodler, professional listener, and the illustrator behind her business, Live Drawing. She transforms complex conversations, workshops and events into hand-drawn visuals. Her work may look like drawing, but really it's about listening. Alice has an incredible ability to tune in to what matters - in her work and also (I can attest) in her daily life. In today's episode we hear about how Alice moved from almost resenting her business to absolutely loving it. And I press her for the secret to pro-level listening. Turns out, it's something we can ALL do. Alice is one of those people who's just really good at converation (we chat about that too!). I'm sure you're going to enjoy this episode. Connect with Alice EdyLinkedIn: Alice EdyWebsite: www.LiveDrawing.com.auInstagram: @graphicrecording  Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

When you're consistently showing up and standing up for people and causes that matter, it can take a toll.  When you're driven by a purpose or attuned to the suffering of others, it can be easy to neglect to care for yourself.  But, regardless of the form of activism you participate in, you want to be in it for the long haul.So it's important that you don't burn yourself out in the process of showing up for others.Today's guided meditation is for you. It's not about selfishness or ignoring the need outside yourself. It's about tending to yourself as well as the people and causes that you're passionate about. This meditation can be done seated, lying down or walking. It's okay to do while driving - just don't close your eyes!  Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

There's just under three months left of 2025. Yes, you could just write off the rest of the year, or... you could take a moment to consider how you'd like to feel at the end of the year. Whether you had specific goals for the year or not, this episode will help you to finish the year strong... or soft... or in whatever way aligns with what matters to you. From the episode (some prompts for your reflection and journalling)If you had explicit goals for the year...Review your goals. Adjust, defer or delete them, keeping only what still feels right for you at this time.Imagine you're at the end of the year and you've achieved your goal/s. What does that look and feel like?What are the steps between where you are now and where you want to be by the end of the year?What's the first step you will take this week?If you had no specific goals...Imagine yourself at the end of the year. How do you want to feel? Is there something you want to have done? Imagining this to be true, consider the following...What did it take to arrive at the end of the year feeling this way?What did you overcome?What did you say no to in order to reach this point?What's the first step you will take this week toward this end of year reality?If goals are the LAST thing you need right now, and you're just trying to survive the end of the year. You don't need to set goals as such. But it could be worthwhile reflecting on what ending the year 'well' would look like for you. Imagine yourself at the end of the year. How do you want to feel? Energised? Relaxed? Grateful? With this in mind, ask yourself the following...What would it take for you to reach the end of the year feeling the way you want to?What might be standing in the way of you feeling like this at the end of the year?Will you create the conditions in your life to close the year out in this way? Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

Today I'm bringing you the first 'mini mentoring' episode, where I respond to a question or challenge that I've received from business owners or aspiring ones. I'm asked this one a lot: how do you manage working with your friends?  It's a biggie!My entire working life has involved navigating dual relationships in work and business. I'm so grateful to get to work with people I consider friends, but it's not without its challenges and I've learned to be thoughtful and deliberate in how I navigate this.  In today's episode I'm sharing some of my considerations and practices that have served me (and my personal and professional relationships) well.Let me know how this lands for you, and I'd love to hear about your own experience and lessons learned in this area. Would you like me to address your question or challenge?You can email or DM me with something you're challenged by in your own business (or business dream). It may be around values, operations, leadership, working with a team, cyclical business or anything else... I'd love to hear from you, and to share some thoughts in a future episode.  Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

This week I had the privilege of speaking with Kirby Bentley, a proud Noongar Yamatji woman whose life and work spans professional netball, AFLW, art, business, playing on Australian Survivor (twice!) and powerful advocacy as an ambassador for Djirra Victoria. Kirby is the essence of a natural leader.Kirby shares her story with honesty and generosity. We talk about her childhood, her journey from netball into football, and her experience on Survivor. She also speaks about the loss of her Aunty Andrea to family violence, and how that tragedy continues to fuel her voice and advocacy. ⚠️ CW: As we do discuss family violence, parts of Kirby's story are confronting and may be distressing. Please take care of yourself and only listen if this feels okay to you. Kirby’s perspective on leadership, resilience, allyship, and living fully is both grounded and inspiring. I walked away from this conversation feeling moved and energised, and I know you will too.  Djirra VictoriaDjirra provides culturally safe and accessible services for Aboriginal people. The core of their work is preventing and addressing family violence. Djirra is a place where culture is shared and celebrated and where practical support is available to all Aboriginal women and particularly to Aboriginal people who are currently experiencing family violence or who have experienced family violence in the past.Access their services, find out more or get involved at: djirra.org.auFollow Djirra Victoria on instagram: @djirravicFollow Kirby Bentley on instagram: @kirbybentley  Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

I'm ba-aack! As we enter the new season of Yes You, I'm taking you into this season in my life and business. Having taken a break, it could be tempting to launch back into full-scale activity, but I'm tuning into a whisper that's asking for something different. It's not about staying in break mode. It's about being in the transition between rest and action.  This is a time of tending the soil of my life and business for what will grow next.You may like to ponder where the transition spaces are in your own life, and how you might inhabit them a little more fully. I invite you to reflect (or journal) on this question:What would it mean for me to tend the soil in my life and/or business?And as always, I'd love you to share your reflections with me. Maybe we can help each other explore in a deeper way. :)* * * *From this episode:I'm introducing a new episode format: Mini Mentoring sessions.If you have question to ask, or a challenge you're facing in your business, I'd love to hear from you. In these mini mentoring sessions, I'll take 1 - 3 questions or challenges, and offer my reflections, share my own experience and some advice to help you navigate your way. Send me your business question by email or as a DM (text or voicenote) on instagram.Running 50km for Sara in GazaMy sister, Louisa and I are running our first 50km ultramarathon on 13th September, and we'd love you to sponsor us to support Sara and her family in Gaza.Sara has just turned 18 and is in her final year of school. Somehow, amidst the genocide, she has kept up her studies and hopes to take her exams in October.She's living with her family in Nusierat refugee camp, and relies on donations for rent, food and survival.When we're (inevitably) struggling to keep going in the 50km, we'll be buoyed by your support and the idea of making a difference in the lives of Sara and her family.Please help us raise funds to send to Sara. Every bit counts.You can donate here:https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/9hZI51Y0ra Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

In today's episode I share a change in my plans - one that includes a pause for reflection and inner work. While I had intended to launch straight into a new round of my mentoring program, this week it's become clear that this pause is needed.  Listen in as I share more. I am also pausing the podcast for a few weeks, in line with my seasonal approach. While I take a break, you may like to go back and listen to some previous episodes you enjoyed, or ones you missed. I'll be back with you in August.If you're interested in joining the waitlist for The Orchard, to be first to know when I re-open its doors, you can do that here: https://anniecarter.com.au/the-orchard I'll be sharing Sunday emails with some of my reflections and prompts for your reflection too. You can subscribe to receive these notes from me through my website: http://anniecarter.com.auI'll also be easing up but sharing lightly on instagram stories in the coming weeks, so please join me there https://instagram.com/_anniecarter Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

In today's episode I share four personal stories (featuring an untied shoelace, a misguided makeup attempt, a very stuck truck, and a near-miss in the Himalayas) that all point to a simple truth: sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is stop.If you’ve been pushing, striving, switching strategies, spinning your wheels and not getting traction, this is your invitation to pause.I hope this episode feels like a deep breath and a gentle call to a better way.You’ll also hear a little about The Orchard, my 12-month mentoring program for women and nonbinary business owners who are ready to move beyond overwhelm, into clarity, focus and flow. The doors to The Orchard are now open. We start on 14 August. If you feel drawn to be part of it, or you're curious to learn more, I'd love to hear from you. Get in touch through my website or DM me on InstagramLinks from this episode:For more on NAIDOC head to: https://www.naidoc.org.au/Learn more about The Orchard: anniecarter.com.au/the-orchard Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

This episode is a personal share from me. I've been noticing some beliefs I’ve picked up in recent years. While they do make sense, I've realised that they might actually be holding me back. These thoughts seemed wise and protective… but they also quietly undermine who I am and how I want to be.So in this episode, I take you behind the scenes into my reflections - how I’m turning down the volume on some unhelpful thoughts, and amplifying some more helpful ones instead. It's a thought upgrade. Are you due for one too? Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗

In this episode, I guide you through a simple but powerful exercise inspired by the 'she doesn't know it yet, but...' socials trend, with a meaningful twist. It's about helping you tune into what you really want, creating more clarity, alignment and momentum. You might call it manifesting (I share some thoughts on that too).Have a listen, try the exercise. And see what unfolds.* * * * *If you'd like to share what you came up with in this exercise, I've LOVE to hear from you. I'd be honoured to believe in your vision with and for you. You can email me at [email protected] DM me on instagram Let's Connect! Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. You can find out more about my business, Eve Studio at evestudio.com.au or follow us on instagram: @_evestudio_ I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much! 🙏💗