Being Well With Lauren

  Episode 114 Being well with Lauren The art & practice of noticing happiness Do you feel happy every day? Do you notice truly notice where your thoughts are pointing and how your thoughts effect your happiness? In other words, what you think about reflects how you feel. Today we talk about The ability to quieten your thoughts and to practice the art of noticing what is going on around you and how this directly affects your ability to feel happy. Go and make yourself a nice cup of tea and let's have a lovely chat. You can also Watch and listen on You Tube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMsKm00Xu6A&feature=youtu.be Today I read from my book 'Daily Rituals For Happiness' available on Amazon The art of noticing 'Another important concept, which follows on from ways of seeing, is ‘the art of noticing’. This is about paying attention, observing and witnessing every detail of your life in order that is more fully experienced. I have personally found that the more I practice the art of noticing, the

Episode 113 Being well with Lauren   Life source breathing a simple exercise in happiness   Hello, Lauren here. I am a mum of four incredibly awesome, amazing children including twins. I am a passionate blogger, podcaster, writer, personal trainer, and You Tuber. My podcast is about spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being. Welcome to my podcast Today I read from my book 'Daily Rituals For Happiness' a simple exercise I call 'life source breathing.... "This idea of space is a really important to me because for much of my life, I simply did not allow myself any room for happiness. I was too busy rushing around, keeping fit for my next triathlon, trying to find or keep a relationship, seeking approval from others, gaining another qualification, holding onto the past, and worrying obsessively about the future. Does this sound like you? So many of us have lives like this. We are busy, distracted and bouncing around without any true focus or clarity. We keep looking towards a brighter future that never seems

  Podcast Being well with Lauren Episode 112 Where we choose to look illustrates who we are as individuals, as a community & as a world. Where do you decide to look? Hello, Lauren here. I am a mum of four incredibly awesome, amazing children including twins. I am a passionate blogger, podcaster, writer, personal trainer, and You Tuber. My podcast is about spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being. Welcome to my podcast Being well with Lauren. How do you spend your time? Where do your thoughts wander? What are you searching for on the internet? After all, we are where we choose to look, search, think and direct our attention. Our bodies eventually age, but it is our thoughts and our perceptions which give us meaning and make us who we are. Today I look at the top trending search topics on Google and discuss What this says about us as individuals, as a community, and as a world. In the top, Google searches the trending topics today are Sports, Cosmetics, Social media, terrorism, politics, and celebriti

Episode 111 If you find yourself saying ‘I want to… ‘but’… STOP the excuses! Just make it happen.  JULY 26, 2016 LAUREN OSTROWSKI FENTON Hellow Lauren here. I am a mum of four amazing children including twins. I am an avid blogger, podcaster, writer, personal trainer, and You Tuber. Welcome to my podcast Being well with Lauren. Do you find yourself setting goals and not achieving them? Do you ‘wish’ and ‘want’ to achieve goals? Do find yourself dreaming about change? Do you fear what others might say? Do you find that life is just rushing past? Let’s get rid of words such as ‘wish’ and ‘want’. Lets stop giving others control over how we see ourselves. Let’s stop reacting to the moment and start being in the moment. And let’s make our goals happen. Go and make yourself a nice cup of tea and let’s have a lovely chat. Today I have my oils burning( lavender). I am looking out to the street and have a cup of tea in hand. There are amazing patterns in the clouds, the dogs are barking, people are walking, prams are

Episode 110  of podcast Being well with Lauren True strength comes NOT from fighting or flighting  BUT from sitting in the silence As a single Mum, age 51, with four kids, life can be challenging. One of the challenges I continue to face is the precarious ever-changing balance between mothering and maintaining my sense of self. How do you keep a sense of calm in the mayhem of your life? It is Sunday morning. I have just got back from basketball practice, and I have tried( emphasis on the word tried) to clean the house. I have picked up banana peels and apple cores. I have cleaned out the garage. I have washed dishes, put a wash on, Put washing away, cooked food for the next three days( I hope the food lasts that long)cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed and somehow the house still looks pretty terrible. Yes, my life with four kids life can be quite challenging. One of the issues which keep coming back to test me is how to be a Mum( I love being a Mum) without it becoming my only label. After all, Mothering is one o

Episode 109 Of Podcast Being well with Lauren Enjoy the Simple Pleasures & moment by moment you enjoy life Hello, Lauren here, mother of four amazing children, blogger, writer YouTuber, and personal trainer, today we talk about the simple pleasures of life. Yesterday I had a challenging day, and then I received a beautiful hand written letter from my son. Suddenly my day had perspective, and my negative experiences didn't seem so bad anymore. Today we are going to talk about the beautiful experiences of life. Do you have a hectic life? Do you feel that sometimes life just rushes by without giving you a moment to appreciate the moment fully? Ah, I hear you, my friend. Well go and get yourself a cup of tea and let's have a lovely chat. Love Lauren aka the whispering mother Topics touched upon Parenting single parenting happiness appreciating the moment self esteem Listen to... My podcast  on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http:

Episode 108 The fires of Fear can only fuel fear -Choose the waters of forgiveness & put the fire out   Hi there, Today let's have a candid chat about forgiveness & fear. Let's explore how these emotions affect us. And what they bring to our lives... After all, we are social animals and part of a global flock. Putting all our values, attitudes, and beliefs to one side for a moment...I ask you 'what unites us?' What unites us as all people? Would your answer be 'forgiveness'? I know mine is. If you had the megaphone to the world and you could say anything at all, what would you say to change the world? Waleed Aly(Australian much loved new presenter) said last night: 'Instead of sending hatred viral, let's send forgiveness viral.' http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/07/19/waleed-sonia-kruger-is-not-evil-shes-scared-im-terrified/ What do you think? Get yourself a cup of tea and let's have a friendly chat. Topics touched upon: veganism bullying racism fear forgiveness   Listen to... My podcast  on Itu

Episode 107 Being well with Lauren Wellness: the state of balance between the physical, mindful & spiritual self.   What state is your body in? Do you feel fit? If you're healthy? Do you feel truly well? Today we explore the intricate balance between our physical mindful and spiritual self and how this affects our state of happiness right now. Go and get yourself a beautiful cup of tea and let's have a friendly chat as friends. Warm regards Lauren a.k.a. the whispering mother Wellness: the state of balance between the physical, mindful & spiritual self.   What state is your body in? Listen to... My podcast  on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren Or here  http://beingwellwithlauren.libsyn.com/ BUY MY BOOK ‘Daily Rituals For Happiness’ and learn step by step how to be happy https://www.amazon.com/author/laurenostrowskifenton   My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, me

Episode 106 Compassion - Does action speak louder than words? Hi there. It's Lauren here and I'm seated at my favourite comfy chair, cup of tea in hand. Today we discuss compassion. Just as there is no love without compassion so there is no compassion without practicing  kindness...every single day. What do you think? Do you agree or do you feel differently? Are our very feelings of compassion definitively compassionate if there is no ensuring compassionate action? Is the feeling of compassion enough in itself?...or is more required? And what is the purpose fo feelings if we are not going to act on the virtuous ones? Let's explore compassion over a cup of tea. xx Lauren ( the whispering mother)    Listen to... My podcast  on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren Or here  http://beingwellwithlauren.libsyn.com/ BUY MY BOOK ‘Daily Rituals For Happiness’ and learn step by step how to be

Episode 105 If you judge someone you lose the ability to see them & understand their experiences Hello Lauren here, do you have your cup of tea ready? Today were gonna talk about judgement, love, perception, and compassion. This one is very close to my heart so wriggle down into your chair comfortably, have your cup of tea in hand, and let's have a lovely chat as friends. Listen to... My podcast  on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren Or here  http://beingwellwithlauren.libsyn.com/   BUY MY BOOK ‘Daily Rituals For Happiness’ and learn step by step how to be happy https://www.amazon.com/author/laurenostrowskifenton   My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & ASMRtist. I make ASMR videos and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. SUBSCRIBE to my channels: Lauren Ostrowski Fenton https://www.youtube.com/user/laure

Episode 104 'When you focus on what truly has value in life ultimately you will feel valued'    Welcome everyone, do you have your cup of tea ready? Today we're going to talk about one of my formulas to happiness. The acronym for this formula is I V D; a way to remember this is with the words 'I value decisions'. I stands for 'identify', V stands for value, and D stands for declutter and decide. So get yourself comfortable and  let's have a nice chat and a cup of tea. Listen to... My podcast  on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren Or here  http://beingwellwithlauren.libsyn.com/ BUY MY BOOK ‘Daily Rituals For Happiness’ and learn step by step how to be happy https://www.amazon.com/author/laurenostrowskifenton   My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & ASMRtist. I make ASMR videos and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & w

Episode 103 Turn on the tap to feeling happy   "HAPPINESS IS RUNNING WATER, A LIGHT SWITCH, & A MOMENT OF STILLNESS" Lauren Ostrowski Fenton   Today I talk about the miracle of turning on a tap to flowing water. I talk about the gift of light and I talk about gaining perspective over our lives. There is never going to be a perfect time to feel happy as all we have is now. So go and get a cup of tea. It's time to have a lovely chat between friends. BUY MY BOOK ‘Daily Rituals For Happiness’ and learn step by step how to be happy https://www.amazon.com/author/laurenostrowskifenton   My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & ASMRtist. I make ASMR videos and write books about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. SUBSCRIBE to my channels: Lauren Ostrowski Fenton https://www.youtube.com/user/laurenlouisefenton WEBSITE http://www.beingwellwithlauren.com EMAIL / PayPal account-  laurenostrowskifenton@gmail.com BUY MY ITUNES AUDIO How to meditate https://itunes.a

Episode 102 Plans, goals, parenting & happy mayhem 'Planning to fail is failing to plan' Listen to this podcast   on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 On Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren Today I have a mishmash of thoughts to chat about. Have you heard that quote 'planning to fail is failing to plan' ?  Today we chat about the importance of planning each and every day in order to feel happy. We talk about balancing roles, multitasking and fulfilling responsibilities. We also explore planning, journaling, and practicing your core values. And of course, we also chat about finding happiness every single day.  It is the school holidays here and as you know I have for beautiful ( and young)children home from school. My gratitude for my four beautiful children is one amazing story in my life. However, four beautiful children also bring with it many stories; stories which need to be heard each day. Each day I listen to and process

Episode 101 THE MYTH OF HAPPINESS THROUGH BEAUTY, YOUTH & WEALTH Listen to podcast here: My podcast  on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren Hello Lauren here, Thank you so much for joining me today for my 101st episode of my podcast “Being well with Lauren”. I have a cup of tea here in my favorite cup and I am looking forward to sitting down with you and having a nice chat. Today I talk about my upcoming free course about how to be happy every single day( I can’t wait to start please do join me). Email me if you would like to be part of this course on laurenostrowskifenton@gmail.com. Today I also talk about THE MYTH OF HAPPINESS THROUGH BEAUTY, YOUTH & WEALTH. So, without further ado let's have a lovely chat about how to be happy every single day...It has been a few days since we have spoken...too long...too long I feel...I start with a quote today from one of my favourites Le

Episode 100 Podcast ‘Being well with Lauren’ Listen here : https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-100-being-well-lauren/id1030685050?i=1000371155766&mt=2 Or Listen here:My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren Hello, Lauren here, today I chat about my upcoming free happiness course. And I welcome you to my 100th episode. Yay yippee. So why don't you get yourself a nice cup of tea and let's have a chat. I have mine already in hand. How are you? How are you feeling?...I mean how are you really feeling at this moment? It is the morning here and people are busily going to work, driving this way and that, harem scarem, and I have just dropped off the kids at school( the boys that is..the girls are SUPPOSED to catch the bus). It is very busy in the streets around my home. There are dogs barking and there is a lot of life happening here....a lot of morning noise. Do you have a lot of noise in your life? Do you have a lot of responsibilities? Do you ever feel like you are

Episode 99 Turning each pebble over and learning to feel happy   Hi everyone, it's just pouring down outside in buckets and the magpies are singing in joy. I think that God has heard me and knows that I love the rain. The rain makes the most beautiful sounds against my tin roof and my windowpane. I love the pitter patter or rain I find it to be so calming. Don't you? Today we're going to talk about turning each pebble of life over and Learning to feel happy. Happiness is not just about a state of euphoria, bliss or giddy high. Happiness is about courage, resilience, taking responsibility, and adjusting to each issue that life throws us. We choose what and how to feel. Today I talk about creating your own happiness survival kit. So go and pour your self a beautiful cup of tea in your favourite cup and let's have a chat. By the way, its only 14 hours to the release of my book 'daily rituals for happiness'. IT HAS ALREADY RELEASED IN AUSTRALIA. The kids and I are so excited. Do you have your copy? Over the comin

Episode 98 You can achieve your dreams Just decide   Do you have a dream? Is there an idea or a goal or creation you have always wanted to make real? A dream which would reflect who you truly are? Is there a yearning deep inside you to make something happen? Well, you can... Simply decide. ... in the light of cold hard reality, it is not that easy is it? Or is it? I believe that you can do it. It is a process, a belief system, and a decision and I am going to teach you how. Go get yourself a nice hot cup of tea in your favorite cup and let's have a chat today about making your dreams come true. BUY MY BOOK ‘Daily Rituals For Happiness’ https://www.amazon.com/author/laurenostrowskifenton   My podcast  on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren   SUPPORT ME https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton   My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & ASMRtist.

Heh Lauren here today we talk about falling asleep... Today I would like to ask you a question.Do you have trouble falling asleep? Do you have difficulty having restful sleep? I know I do...today we talk about the sleep train and preparing to draw our train gently into the sleep platform for restful sleep.  I talk about my secret to falling asleep. And it is a step by step clear formula which really works....And there are also goodies and ideas here for everyone parents, children, students and more....So go and get yourself a cup of comforting tea and let's have a lovely chat. Warm Regards Lauren aka the whispering mother BUY MY BOOK ‘Daily Rituals For Happiness’ https://www.amazon.com/author/laurenostrowskifenton My podcast on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/being-well-with-lauren/id1030685050?mt=2 My Podcast on Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/being-well-with-lauren SUPPORT ME https://www.patreon.com/laurenostrowskifenton My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga te

Episode 96 - An awareness exercise to increase happiness & reduce stress     Today we are going to do a fun exercise in awareness to help you feel happier every single day...Would you like to try that? Now this is a really simple exercise you can do at any time to help your mind learn to focus, deliberate, and essentially think more clearly ...so it is really super useful and has a range of benefits. I ask you at the beginning of this episode to bring an item or a thing which gives you comfort. We use this for the awareness practice. And yes by practice I mean this is an exercise you repeat regularly. I recommend daily. The more you practice the better you get at it. And the more you practice the happier you get. Sound good doesn't it? Now with your chosen item in your hand I want you to explore, enjoy, and immerse yourself in that item. Today I use a cup of tea( Because I just love tea and find it comforting). Throughout the episode today we notice our chosen item, we touch it, listen to it, look at it..

Episode 95 Are you just being too nice?   Hi everyone Lauren here... How have you been? I have a lovely cup of English Breakfast tea here and I am looking forward to having a nice chat with you. Today I respond to a business letter addressing self-esteem, negative self-talk,  internal dialogue, and maintaining a sense of self. Interspersed with these interesting topics we look at setting boundaries. Ah What a lovely mix! So seat yourself down -pour yourself a hot cuppa and  let's get chatting. Here is the letter I'm responding to... What would you say if you respond to this letter? And...What would you say if I asked you to respond to this letter? Why don't you respond below?   "Well I've had some problems at work. I've started a new job and there's some girls there who are talking bad about me and I usually don't have low self esteem I usually feel pretty good about myself. But I'm starting to feel like a weakling, I feel like I can't stand up for my self in a positive way. I feel like I'm losing my self in