Today on Rise we are chatting about the impact transitional periods can have on our mental health and wellbeing and how we have been impacted by this in different ways through parenting challenges, career changes and of course our sobriety journeys.

Resources mentioned:

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot: https://www.jameslockhartagency.com/agency-author/amy-liptrot/

A Million Little Pieces by James Frey: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/56429/a-million-little-pieces-by-james-frey/

Jazmine and Mandy's open water swimming episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2055773/episodes/12093012-episode-8-water-with-jazmine-seddon-and-mandy-parker

Mindfulness: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/mindfulness/

Elaine's breathwork episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2055773/episodes/15446243-episode-35-breathwork-with-elaine-bonfrer

Polyvagal theory: https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/whatispolyvagaltheory

Whole30: https://whole30.com/

Diary of a CEO: https://stevenbartlett.com/doac/

Andrew Huberman: https://www.hubermanlab.com/

Positively Teenage by Nicola Morgan: https://nicolamorgan.com/my-books/positively-teenage/

James Hollis: https://jameshollis.net/

Morning Pages: https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/

Will and Harper: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/will-and-harper-release-date-trailer-news

Scattered Minds by Dr Gabor Maté: https://drgabormate.com/book/scattered-minds/

Glennon Doyle: https://momastery.com/

Liverpool Live Radio (featuring Liz for Feel Good Fridays): https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/roy-basnett/

DBT: https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/

Meditations for Mortals for Oliver Burkeman: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/

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Today's episode of Rise was recorded in early August 2024, in the midst of the far right riots in the UK so we are chatting about how we self-support when the world feels overwhelming - is it possible to thrive at all in the modern world and, if so, how do we strike the balance between self-protection and keeping our hearts open and compassionate towards the suffering of others?

Resources mentioned:

Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/

Collective effervescence:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9473704/

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: https://drchatterjee.com/

Happy Place: https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/

Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/

Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder by Dacher Keltner: https://www.dacherkeltner.com/

DBT Opposite to Emotion Action skill: https://dbt.tools/emotional_regulation/opposite-action.php

Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Sober Positive by Julia Carson: https://soberpositive.com/order-the-book/

Gabby Bernstein: https://gabbybernstein.com/

Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff: https://self-compassion.org/

Elizabeth Gilbert: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/

Gratitude journaling: https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-journal/

Mel Robbins: https://www.melrobbins.com/

Tara Swart: https://www.taraswart.com/

The Sober Revolution by Lucy Rocca and Sarah Turner: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lucy-rocca/the-sober-revolution/9781783752089/

Blackout by Sarah Hepola: https://sarahhepola.com/

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace: https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/

Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Pelman: https://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/

Calm app: https://www.calm.com/

The Sober Butterfly Collective: https://soberbutterflycollective.com/

Love Sober: https://www.lovesober.com/

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Following on from last episode's chat with Sarah we are delighted to welcome Elaine Bonfrer to Rise, to talk with us in more detail about the power of breathwork. Elaine is a therapeutic coach and Owaken Breathwork practitioner, whose passion is empowering the people she works with to heal and let go of whatever is holding them back, to help them connect to their heart wisdom and intuition and so to create ripples of love and impact in the world. As well as sharing her personal story with us, this episode is full of so much practical wisdom and Elaine even generously guides us through a simple yet beautifully powerful breathing exercise.

Elaine's website: https://elainebonfrer.com/

Elaine's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainebonfrer_arise/

Resources mentioned:

Aubrey Marcus: https://www.aubreymarcus.com/

Owaken breathwork: https://www.owaken.com/

Box breathing: https://www.verywellhealth.com/box-breathing-8423967

3-4-5 breath: https://drchatterjee.com/the-3-4-5-breath/

Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/

Elizabeth Gilbert: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/bio/

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