Episode Summary

What are you holding onto that you no longer truly need?This is a question we can all ask ourselves - it's one I'm facing into right now, in a practical way, as we prepare to move home. And there's a powerful metaphor here of what are we holding within us that's no longer serving us?In this wide-ranging episode of the podcast, I explore...How in the past we would have cleared out the RAM in our computers, but now we simply buy more digital spaceHow holding onto stuff has become normalised with the huge increase in people using storage units How the stories we carry, the limiting beliefs we cling to, the emotional history we hold onto all take up space in our heads (and our hearts)How physical & emotional pain also take up spaceHow meditation helps create white spaceHow the practice of freeing up our physical and emotional environments helps us think and breathe more freelyREFERENCESHow Pleasure Works, Paul Bloom https://uk.bookshop.org/books/how-pleasure-works-why-we-like-what-we-like/9780099548768?aid=8926 The Psychology of Stuff & Thingshttps://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-26/edition-8/psychology-stuff-and-thingsRecommended Reading on Bookshop.org Books I love - psychology, neuroscience & mindfulness to make & manage deep & lasting changeDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Join the mailing list & receive the mini-course '3 little acts of self-compassion', completely free https://hennyflynn.ck.page/6e83d0227eExplore Henny's coaching, books, retreats, courses & events https://www.hennyflynn.co.uk/
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