A bonus episode for those who prefer listening to reading... or enjoy both.

This is an audio version of the email going out today, in preparation for my annual August break. It includes a reflection on what this time of 'Summering' can mean and hold for each of us, a poem on holidays as holy days and a few things to explore during August...

As ever it is shared with love.

The podcast will be back in September. Speak with you soon.
Henny x

​PODCAST​

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And... if you've subscribed to the podcast (please do!), you may have already heard I've recorded this whole email as a bonus episode, just in case you prefer listening to reading.

​FLOW JOURNALING​

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​Mini-self-guided Courses​

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A bonus episode inspired by a voice note from a friend, all about... Inspiration

This is a stepping stone into a topic I find fascinating: where does inspiration come from?

I talk about...

• Inspiration as external flow, not internal genius - Touching on our potential to shift from Renaissance thinking (genius lives in the person) back to classical understanding (the muse is 'something other')
• Flow states as the channel - Writing, creating, journaling, problem-solving... how when we drop out of cognitive thinking, ideas emerge that we couldn't have accessed through effort alone.
• Inspiration as an embodied experience - Noticing how it can arrive mid-drive, drop from the sky, rise from the belly. And how it can have a physical presence that might feel like it demands action - you have to capture it, write it down... or it passes through.
• Universal love is easy (but human love can feel so complex) - The essence beneath the messages in everyday compassion. And the story of how they arrived.
• And invitation to share your inspiration - I'm inviting you to send me your questions, your challenges, your curiosities. What would you love to explore here on the podcast? I'll take the list and choose at random, live on air... and see where that takes us.

With love (and gratitude for the inspiration!)

FLOW JOURNALING PROMPTS

• When I feel the hand of inspiration...
• When I hear the voice of inspiration...

PRE-ORDER

• everyday compassion - published September 2026 https://www.hennyflynn.co.uk/everyday-compassion

REFERENCES

• Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_your_elusive_creative_genius

Today we're looking at the third and final aspect of resilience that's been running through the last few episodes of this season: the inner critic. That voice inside us that can feel like our worst enemy - and yet, like all our parts, is just trying to do the important job it believes it's here to do.

In this reflective episode, you'll hear:

• How the inner critic forms - often from experiences when we were very young - and it's role in our beliefs about how resilient we are
• Why turning toward these voices with compassion can lead to deeper resilience than trying to close them down
• The practice of "dispassionate compassion" - observing what's hard without either collapsing into it or dismissing it
• How parenting ourselves (by modelling love) teaches our Parts that there can be a different way
• When we stand rooted in the ground rather than placing ourselves on some impossible pedestal, we can see what true self-compassion looks like

This is the final episode of this season, before the summer break.

I also announce the publication of a beautiful new book... everyday compassion - available for pre-order now

Settle in and see where the episode takes you.