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Short talks on meaning, mental health, and what it actually takes to live a more examined life.

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Cultivate A Daily Meditation Practice | Ep 278

In this episode I share the first session of the 30 Day course ‘Cultivate A Daily Meditation Practice’.

It introduces the basic practice of mindfulness meditation as well as highlights the importance of continuing your practice ongoing; it is okay to miss a day of practice, provided you get back on board and continue the next day. In this way you will guarantee yourself success.

You can access the entire course for free inside the Art Of Self-Connection community.

Bonus!
For the month of March (2026) we are offering daily live meditation sessions, 7am AEST.

See you there.

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Join the 30-Day Meditation Challenge - Starting 1st March! | Ep 277

Want to establish a daily meditation practice and learn how to build and maintain a positive habit? Join the 30-day challenge :)

Join the free Art Of Self-Connection community and click Cultivate a Daily Meditation Practice. There you’ll find 30 sessions ready to go, one for each day.

This course has been taken by 1,000+ students on Insight Timer and is rated 4.88/5. A lot of people credit it as the thing that finally helped them practice daily…

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Can You Love Yourself Whilst Fixing Yourself? | Ep 275

You don’t have to choose between the journey and the destination.

Most self-improvement and inner peace approaches lean hard in one direction, acceptance without growth, or growth without self-love. But real, sustainable, purpose-aligned change needs both.

Inspired by Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), this short talk offers a simple framework for holding acceptance and improvement at the same time.

What if you were able to love yourself whilst fixing yourself?

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The Beauty Of The Sea | Ep 274

'I closed my eyes to the beauty of the sea, shielding the fragile part of my soul that still believed in an untainted moment. As I walked away I couldn't help but feel...'

In this episode share a story of healing and self-acceptance through poetry.

Using the symbolism of water, nature, and floating, I’ll guide you inward, into the parts that learned to brace, shut down, and survive.

You will leave hopeful for your own process of returning back to the self.

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A Gentle Return To Self - Guided Meditation

In today’s session I share with you a guided meditation that weaves together mindfulness, breathwork, healing visualization, and mantra, inviting you to soften, slow down, and reconnect to the self and the moment.

You can follow each cue or simply sit and listen. This space is here for you. Let the words, breath, and stillness meet you as you are.

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