Into the Woods with Holly Worton

Today, I want to talk a little bit about how I've gotten to where I am, and what you can do to better know yourself. Most importantly, I'm going to share practical steps you can take today to take action toward knowing yourself better.

This week, I'm talking about self love: how to love yourself and how to practice self love. This is a topic that's very much related to last week's episode on self care, but it goes a lot deeper. This is a topic that I'll be working on with myself over the next few months, so you may be seeing more topics that are related to this.

Today I'm talking about self care, which is a super important topic that I haven't covered in ages: the only episode that specifically covered self care was number 12, with Jayne Ifeacho. I feel like I've skirted around the topic from time to time, like with my two episodes on burnout (episode 22 with Jayne Morris and solo episode 293), but I think it's high time that I did a full show on this. It's been on my mind lately because, as you might have guessed, I'm feeling like I need a bit of self care myself.

What is animism, you may be wondering? It's the concept that everything has a spirit. Everything: humans, animals, plants, minerals, and even things that we consider to be inanimate objects, like computers and cars. Once a mainstream concept in the belief systems of ancient pagan communities, it's now seen as a bit unusual. I know I've come across plenty of people who think I'm crazy for believing in tree spirits.

I've been thinking a lot lately about personal responsibility. Making the conscious decision to take responsibility for our own lives is incredibly empowering, and yet I see so many people online who are stuck in a downward spiral of victimhood. Fortunately, it's easy to turn around. We just need to be willing to take a good look at ourselves and what changes we need to make.

I've been thinking a lot about security lately, especially financial security. But I've also realized that feeling safe and secure in the world is really important – not just in terms of money and finance, and not just in terms of personal safety. So I thought I'd talk about ways we can feel more safe and secure in the world – in all areas of our lives.

Joanna Hennon and I are back with another co-hosted episode! Today, we talk about why it’s okay to openly be the weirdo, and how expressing our unique weirdness can change our lives. Both of us have been opening up about the weird stuff we do and believe lately, and that was the inspiration for today’s topic.

I'm back again, with another solo episode! Today's episode is inspired by both recent events in my life and a survey response. Massive thanks to everyone who has already responded to the survey! If you haven't yet replied, you can find the link below.

Cara Wilde is back on the podcast, and she's joining me for a co-hosted episode! Cara has been on the show three times before, on episodes 13, 116, and 302, but you've probably heard me talk about her many times, as I tend to bring up her name whenever I mention channeling. Today, we talk about how to connect with Nature spirits.

This week's episode was inspired by a listener, who asked me to speak about how to create habits that last. I think this is something that I'm pretty good at...when the new habit is something that's really important to me. In this episode, I share tips on creating habits, but most importantly I share questions you need to ask yourself BEFORE committing to a new habit.

Joanna Hennon and I are back with another co-hosted episode! Today, we talk about forgiveness: why it’s important and how it can help us in our lives. This is a topic that one of us was a bit resistant to explore, but it came out great in the end, and I think you’ll find it very useful.

I've been thinking a lot about prioritizing lately, especially since my calendar was crammed with things to do prior to the launch of my recent book, If Trees Could Talk: Life Lessons from the Wisdom of the Woods. And it didn't stop once the book was launched: I've been very busy ever since. I wanted to share my reflections with you, since time management and prioritizing tasks and activities can be a big challenge for many people.

303 Holly Worton ~ How to Open Up to New Ways of Connecting with the World

302 Cara Wilde + Holly ~ How to Increase the Joy in Your Life by Connecting with Nature

Joanna Hennon and I are back with another co-hosted episode! Today, we talk about stepping into the next version of ourselves and all that entails. We share some personal stories of recent situations where we say we want something new, but we’re not 100% ready to step into it. We explore what to do when we think we want something, yet we’re not taking the action to get there.