In this pocket-sized episode, Gwen and Kate talk about the current buzz about the power of green tea for our brain health, and Kate guides Gwen through a full-body Energy Bath (which you can join in too). Gwen also shares her top tips as she goes down a rabbit hole of Channel 4's award winning documentaries about juries, which leads to a uncharacteristically high-brow discussion on the flaws in the UK's legal system and the beauty of true crime podcasts. Enjoy!

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It's the short n' tiny one! This week Gwen & Kate share some top tricks for activating your quantum field! We explore some unusual and sometimes uncomfortable hacks to rewire your brain and boost neuroplasticity. We also spill some details about our next episode, all about changing our mindset. And Kate talks about the importance of rest and bucking against the busy culture.

Want to know about how to activate your quantum field? Check it out for yourself on Instagram shared by @manifestingtribes

Episodes mentioned in this RUMPette:

Ep.17 – Why We Need Adventure: The importance of pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones | Belinda Kirk

Ep.53 – The Importance of Rest: Why our brains need it | Claudia Hammond

Ep.61 – Quantum Touch Energy Healing: Bringing together breathwork and awareness | Karina Grant

Ep. 68 – Boundaries: What healthy limits mean and why they matter | Ann Weiser Cornell

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Another star of the back catalogue on the theme of getting sh*t done! We talked to Alicia Navarro about the enormous benefits of Deep Work and how to achieve it. She also discusses why it's becoming increasingly hard for people to focus, sharing a number of psychological hacks to avoid distraction and get into a state of deep work and flow.

Alicia Navarro is the CEO and founder of FLOWN, an online platform that supports people in accessing deep work, achieving better focus and feeling good about it.

She also sets Gwen and Kate a challenge to help them clear their minds in preparation for a deep work session.

To find out more about Alicia and FLOWN (plus info on their 30 day free trial)

Books mentioned in this episode are:
– Deep Work by Cal Newport
– Stolen Focus, and Lost Connections, both by Johann Hari

You might also want to check out these other Right Up My Podcast episodes that link in with the theme of Deep Work:
– RUMP Rewind: Forest Bathing
– RUMP Rewind: Getting Sh*t Done
– RUMP Rewind: Changing Habits

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In this episode, we step into the world of boundaries — what they are, why they matter, and how they can transform our relationships with ourselves and others.

We’re joined by the brilliant Ann Weiser Cornell — American author, educator, and worldwide authority on Focusing, the self‑inquiry psychotherapeutic technique developed by Eugene Gendlin — for a conversation that deeply moved us (it even brought Gwen to tears!)

If you’ve ever said ‘yes’ when you meant ‘no’, struggled to speak up for your needs, or wondered how boundaries and healing are connected — this episode is for you.

We explore:

• How to actually feel what we want and need (and use that to make better decisions)
• Why our inner child — desperate to belong — still influences our people‑pleasing
• Why Ann believes there’s no such thing as being selfish
• Why she chooses not to do what’s merely convenient, but instead what truly matters
• How to say ‘no’ without guilt (and still honour the other person)
• How setting healthy boundaries can be a huge part of trauma healing

Ann has been teaching Focusing all over the world since 1980 and is one of its leading voices. She has written several definitive books and created transformative courses — including 21 Days to Better Boundaries and The Power of Focusing — and developed Inner Relationship Focusing, expanding on Gendlin’s original work.

More about Ann:

Website: Focusing Resources - Inner Relationship Focusing

Book & courses:

21 days to better boundaries 21 Days to Better Boundaries

And here’s a link to the Get Bigger Than What’s Bugging You course

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Here's another early goldie for you to enjoy! Ever had a task to do that for some reason you can never quite get round to? Or felt that uneasy feeling when you're chilling out, because deep down you know that there are other things that you really should be doing? Yup, us too! In this episode we talk to Change Coach, Fiona Powley, about procrastination and what's behind this frustrating but very common behaviour. She walks us through a series of techniques that we can use to overcome... and we're not talking timers and lists here.

If you'd like to receive Fiona's procrastination toolkit, put together especially for Right Up My Podcast listeners, head here.

To find out more about Fiona Powley and her work,

Watch Tim Urban's TED Talk, Inside the mind of a master procrastinator.

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Gwen and Kate chat about paddle-boarding with dolphins at sunset, play a fun guessing game re: how much the top jocks are getting paid over at the BBC, touch on sexting and the joys of having one foot in a bucket, and discuss whether we should believe social media posts that claim peri-menopause is actually a time of 'levelling-up', as we emerge out of a chrysalis more powerful than ever before... have we got it all wrong?!

Episodes mentioned:

Ep.67 – Somatic Sex Therapy: How to build intimacy and connection | Susan Taylor

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We talk to somatic sex therapist, Susan Taylor, about how to build intimacy and connection with our partners, and for it to feel easy, fun and mutually fulfilling.

Susan has a background in counselling and is a clinical trauma professional. She also brings experience in holistic healing, somatic embodiment practices, spiritual teaching and intuitive healing into her practise.

To find out more about Susan's work, both online and in person, head to her website Pathway to Pleasure.

Don't miss her free masterclass here.

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We’re digging up another listener favourite! Behavioural Change Specialist Shahroo Izadi joined us for a brilliant conversation on how to break unhelpful habits—and build sparkly new ones that actually stick.

Shahroo Izadi is a Behavioural Change Specialist whose compassionate approach is shaped by her work with people overcoming addiction. Named Thought Leader of the Year at the House of Lords’ Baton Awards, she’s also been hailed by Women’s Health magazine as “Britain’s answer to Brené Brown.”

Learn more about Shahroo, her coaching and workshops: shahrooizadi.co.uk

Her books include The Last Diet and the No.1 bestseller The Kindness Method: Browse her books

You can also find Shahroo’s ‘Try It Out’ challenge, created especially for our listeners, over on our Patreon page.

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