If you’ve missed previous days, here they are

Day 1 of SOAR

Day 2 of SOAR

Day 3 of SOAR

Day 4 of SOAR

Today is a podcast of two halves.

The final principle to SOAR

Today we talk about one final piece of the puzzle to switch off and relax - the thing that keeps you working EVEN when you know you shouldn’t, and how to deal with it.

If you find the previous strategies hard, this episode will explain why, and give you a strategy to help with that.

As for previously, when you’ve listened, come back here and share

1. What is your biggest lesson from today?

2. What will you do differently as a result?

3. One question I can help with 🙏

4. AND one last question for today: what’s been your biggest all week?

If I had to share just one lesson, it would that you can CHANGE, that it is possible to train your brain to think differently.

10 years ago, I was someone who thought “meditation wasn’t for me” and hated how restless it made me feel.

Last weekend, I spent 48 hours at a silent retreat. And I enjoyed it 🤯

Honestly, if I can change, you can 🥰

What now?

If you’ve loved the podcast, you’re inspired to start living mindfully, and want to know how I can support you to do that, the second half of today’s podcast shares exactly that.

For more info on these, please listen to the podcast or check out the links below.

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12-week, one-to-one MINDSET coaching

For the people that are serious about changing the way they approach life, that want to create a whole new MINDSET and remove those filters. Past clients call this “life-changing” and describe feeling like a whole new person. If you know you live a “good life” but find it hard to enjoy a lot of it, this can change that.

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I’m proposing a monthly membership, with 4-5 podcast episodes a month, covering a different subject each month - just like this podcast.

We’ll trial it for 3 months starting 1st August and then re-assess.

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No sales page because it’s brand new - if you like the idea, listen to the pod for more info and/or send me an email - then let me know if you want to join!

That’s it!

Lovely people I have LOVED doing this, and I hope you’ve enjoyed listening as much as I’ve enjoyed recording it.

THANK YOU for being here with me. I sometimes have to pinch myself that this is my life - I don’t take it for granted that so many of you chose to tune in and listen to what I have to say.

Sending you all lots of love

Lucy x

If you’ve not listened to days 1-3 yet, I’d suggest to listening to them first, as each principle builds on the last.

Day 1 of SOAR here

Day 2 of SOAR here

Day 3 of SOAR here

I LOVE the principle we’re talking about today.

If you’ve been listening to days 1, 2 and 3 and thinking “this sounds great but how do I actually trust myself to do that?!” - this is 100% for you.

It’s a part of mindfulness I don’t see other coaches talking about, and it’s an aspect of mindfulness I wish more people understood.

As for days 1-3, when you’ve listened, come back here and share

1. What is your biggest lesson from today?

2. What will you do differently as a result?

3. One question I can help with 🙏

You can hear my excitement about this subject in the podcast so please do come and let me know how you’ve found it!

Sending lots of love,
Lucy

If you’ve missed them, here’s the previous episodes.

Day 1 of SOAR

Day 2 of SOAR

After listening to day 3, you’ll know how to start creating more time to relax, every single day - even if you’re currently so busy you utilise every spare minute to tick things off your to-do list.

These principles underpin being more productive as well as enjoying your evenings - I mention a short blog post on creating more time - you can read it here.

As for days 1 and 2, come back here after you’ve listened and let me know

1. What is your biggest lesson from today?

2. What will you do differently as a result?

3. What do you need to know to make that happen?

And then we can all learn from each other and secondly I can support you in making it happen.

Before I sign off, a note about self-confidence.

On Monday night, I shared a post in a private Facebook group for veterinary professionals, and I’ve been blown away by the response.

As in, I had a little cry this morning at the feedback from people 🥲

In that post, I shared how I left veterinary practice with burnout in 2017.

How I wish I’d known then what I know now about meditation and mindfulness.

But that even if I had, I still would have left veterinary practice.

And it’s that fact, that has stopped me sharing what I do in large veterinary forums in the past.

Even though

• I KNOW I’m good at coaching

• My clients talk about how life-changing it is working with me

• I REALLY want to support more vets, and other hard-working professionals, to see how powerful meditation and mindfulness is…

I felt like a fraud.

How could I sit here from my comfy little life and say “mindfulness will fix everything!” when it would never be enough to make me enjoy life as a practising vet?

But here’s the thing.

Mindfulness gives me the confidence to own that story.

To say “actually, regardless of how mindful I am, being a practising vet isn’t for me”.

And while I felt a tinge of nerves at posting that story in the vet facebook group, I honestly barely thought about it.

My mindfulness practise is still growing, and finally, 3 years after starting coaching, I have the confidence to own that story in public.

To get out of my own way and actually support a profession I care about.

And be the coach I want to be - the one that is honest and realistic about mindfulness, while also shouting from the rooftops about how damn life-changing it is.

So whether you’re new here, or you’ve been with me since the start, a massive thank you for being here.

And a reminder that mindfulness is about so much more than “relaxing” and “managing stress”.

If you commit to making mindfulness a way of life, you will

• Be confident to go after your dreams, even if they feel scary

• Be confident to say no to things you don’t want, ESPECIALLY when that feels scary

• Stop worrying so much what other people think of you

• Trust yourself, whether that’s about making decisions, sharing a personal story, or apologising for an IT error that stopped people getting what they signed up for (sorry again for that - hope you’re all receiving this one 🤞)

The podcast this week is focusing on switching off and enjoying your time away from work, because that’s so important, but honestly, this is just the beginning.

Sending lots of love, Lucy x

If you missed yesterday’s episode, you can catch it here ⬇️

Day 1 episode here

And if you’ve already listened to yesterday, how are you feeling?!

I know it was massive for me when I realised that I could train my brain to focus on one thing at a time AND that I could make this a way of life all day, every day.

Today we’re looking at the second principle of SOAR, which builds on our first principle from yesterday. If you don’t know this principle already, it’s another big “ah-ha” moment for you!

And I’m sharing my 60-second technique to help you switch-off at the end of the day; my clients love this one and I can’t wait to hear how you find it.

As for yesterday, when you’ve had a listen, come back here and share in comments

1. What is your biggest lesson from today?

2. What will you do differently as a result?

3. What do you need to know to make that happen?

And then I’ll help give the guidance you need to start seeing the changes 🥰

Sending lots of love, Lucy x

Today I share

• What it actually means to switch off

• How I can help you do that this week

• Our first principle to Switch-Off And Relax.

To get the most from the week, when you’ve finished, come back here and share in the comments;

1. What is your biggest lesson from today?

2. What will you do differently as a result?

3. What do you need to know to make that happen?

And then I’ll help give the guidance you need to start seeing the changes 🥰

I can’t wait to see what you all say x

✍️ The technique my clients LOVE to recharge your mind in just 60 seconds, and how doing that will make you more productive

✍️ The big difference between you and “That Colleague” who doesn’t check her inbox once she leaves work at 5pm, and yet still gets everything done

✍️ The 5 SOAR principles that will get you enjoying an evening with your partner without thinking about work

You won’t find this anywhere else.

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You’re a hard-working professional who keeps waiting for work to “get quieter next month”.

You know something’s got to give, but keeping on top of your emails in the evening is the only thing keeping the work day manageable.

You think you’re good at your job, hard-working and productive, so it’s starting to affect your self-esteem when you can’t keep on top of the work within normal hours.

You start to wonder if you’re the problem, if you should be better focused at work.

You know you’d probably get more done if you spent more time focusing on just one thing at a time, rather than bouncing between blood results, repeat prescriptions and writing the rota…

But it’s so hard to do that when you’re already exhausted from being pulled in so many different directions 😫

You end up feeling guilty that you didn’t achieve more.

And it’s turning a job you used to love into something you now dread.

Let’s do something about it

What if the colleague that seems to effortlessly float through the work day and take on new tasks with a simple “yeah sure I can do that”, wasn’t naturally like that?

You see her smile when she arrives every morning, leave promptly at 5pm and STILL seems to get everything done on time.

And she loves being given a new client to work with, something to get her teeth stuck into - the way you did when you started this job, before you got too busy.

Fact check coming in for you: people aren’t born super productive, calm and with a positive but healthy mindset.

They learn to be that way.

And even if they’re doing it subconsciously, they’re applying some or all of my 5 SOAR (Switch-Off And Relax) principles.

If you want to be like them, you need to learn how.

I’ve created a free podcast event for subscribers to The Mindful Living Academy.

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And if we haven’t met before, I’m Lucy 👋

I’m a vet turned university lecturer and mindfulness coach.
But before I knew how to actually switch off, I was ALWAYS ON.

I didn’t know how to stop thinking about work when work ended.
Even when I was off the clock, my brain wasn’t.

I worried I’d miss something.
That I’d let someone down.
That switching off meant I didn’t care enough.

I tried meditating, but it didn’t seem to “work” because no one was explaining how mindfulness fits into real life.

The kind where the rota’s changed again, the notes aren’t done, and your brain’s replaying a consult from four hours ago.

I now teach mindfulness the way I wish someone had taught me: for ambitious, thoughtful professionals who want more calm without losing their edge.

I don’t believe in hour-long morning routines or pretending stress doesn’t exist.

I believe in practical tools that make your life feel how you’d thought it would when you imagined the job of your dreams as a kid.

If that’s something you want too, welcome 🙌

SOAR is one of the free podcast-based resources I create for subscribers throughout the year, alongside mini-courses, retreats and one-to-one coaching.

So if this is your starting point, I’m SO glad you’re here. I can’t wait to dive in with you.

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