I came across this fascinating study recently, where they took two groups of people and gave them both a sugary drink with 15g of sugar in it. In the first group, they knew they were consuming a drink with high sugar content and the other group were told the drink had zero sugar in it. The results showed the group who knew they were consuming the sugary drink had a greater increase in blood sugar levels than those in the other group. Our mind and beliefs have such enormous ca

Feelings of anxiety & worry are a brilliant feedback mechanism of the body to let us know how fast our thinking is going. We aren’t aware of the vast majority of our thought, it happens at an unconscious level. So it is incredibly useful that we have feelings in our body to reflect what is going on in our heads. Rather than a feeling to be avoided at all costs, what if anxiety is there to wake us up to all the conscious and unconscious noise in our heads? Waking us up to the

“The kindest thing you can do for yourself is not to believe your own thinking” ~ Lindsey Elliott I know that this may seem like a crazy thing to say. What do we believe if we don’t believe our own minds? However… - Our thinking or perception is fluid and changes all the time. It’s very nature is such that we can’t see it or grab hold of it; it isn’t solid or real or fixed. It’s an energy that constantly flows. - Minds love to make s**t up!! I don’t about your mind, but mine

I heard a statistic the other day that 95% of the thoughts we had yesterday, we will have today!! I’m not sure how this has been measured but it certainly feels true to me. No wonder that we all struggle with habits, addictions, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, stress, anxiety etc, if the same ‘ole thoughts keep on showing up. The good news is that it makes even more sense NOT to believe those thoughts about ourselves and others that we have literally heard a million time

Here is my interview on the Precarious Parenting podcast with my friend and colleague Marie Arymar about my experience during the initial stages of lockdown (click on the link here and scroll down to podcast 6). This is a very honest and open interview where you'll hear me talking about: - The initial intense anxiety I experienced and how this affected my parenting - How 'what if-ing' is what minds like to do but why we can ignore this - How I saw through what my mind was doi

A fair few of my clients come to me because they want to lose weight and feel better in their bodies. Even though they may not have the overt thought “I’ll be happy when I lose weight, or when I weigh a certain amount”, the underlying belief is there. It looks very real that weighing less or having a certain size body will make them happy. For many women struggles with their weight has plagued there whole life, with yo-yo dieting a constant companion. Let’s face it, the condi

Are you longing to get to the end of your to-do list? Do you dream about the (imaginary) day when you have NOTHING to do?! I have been working with a client who is a busy working mum. She feels so much pressure about her to-do list and all the things she has to get done in the day. Her mind would constantly talk to her about all the things she ‘must’ get done today, what she has to do AFTER this task is over, and the next 3 things on her list, and how she is running out of ti

My son and I went for a walk recently, and he asked if he could wear his new headphones his Dad has given him, to listen to some music. Whilst I wanted to say no…it felt far too much like he is a teenager and not 7 (!!)… I ended up saying yes. Anyway, as we walked I could feel my son’s feelings of pride at feeling ‘cool’ and ‘grown up’. It was rather cute to see. However it got me thinking about how when we are young it can really look like it’s the clothes we wear, the thing

Hello! I am offering this short guided meditation today to help with anxiety, worry and insecurity. Whether you are feeling anxious about Coronavirus, or something else, take a short time out to reset back to calm and peace xx #lindseyelliottwellbeingcoach #resiliencecoach #wellbeingcoach #brightonlifecoach #threeprinciplescoach #insideoutcoaching #coronavirus #clovid19 #meditation #guidedmeditation #onlinemeditation #onlinemeditationgroup #peace #peaceiswithin #peacewithin #

Who we think we are is always changing, ebbing and flowing. And as such, we don't have to take this seriously or try to fix/change ourselves. When we see where our experience of ourselves is coming from, we can gently look towards that which is constant about us; that which is already whole and OK. #clarity #consciousness #higherconsciousness #stress #stressrelease #stressmanagement #anxiety #anxietyrelief #busymind #thoughts #thinking #youarenotyourthoughts #mindfulness #wel

I recently heard the brilliant Michael Neill (www.michaelneill.org) using this metaphor. It made me laugh, thinking back to my teenage years when I used to be glued each Sunday to listening to the Top 40 on the radio (aarrgghh showing my age here!! ) Much as I used to be ‘glued’ to the Top 40 every Sunday, we can become ‘glued’ to listening to the same old repetitive thoughts, soundtracks and Top 40 of our own mind. Yours might go something like this: “I’m too tired” “I’m too

I'm talking here about the nature of the human experience, where our feelings and low moods really come from, and if we can be OK with not feeling good. Hope it helps if you are in a low mood or are feeling rubbish. Or helps you to see how our experience is really created. Any comments, do let me know! xx #lindseyelliottwellbeingcoach #resiliencecoach #wellbeingcoach #brightonlifecoach #threeprinciplescoach #insideoutcoaching #insideoutcoaching #threeprinciples #insideoutund

In this video I talk about how to discern between listening to our wisdom, and listening to our 'personal' thinking. I give examples from my own life and ask you some reflection questions. Please do contact me with any questions or comments x . . . . #clarity #consciousness #higherconsciousness #busymind #thoughts #thinking #youarenotyourthoughts #mindfulness #wellbeing #wellness #holistichealth #holistic #healing #health #selfcare #support #mentalhealth #lindseyelliottwellbe

In this video I talk about emotions and feelings: where they really come from, and what to do (or not!) about them. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comment! x #lindseyelliottwellbeingcoach #emotions #emotionalfreedom #helpwithemotions #clarity #thehumanexperience #beinghuman #threeprinciples #resiliencecoach #wellbeingcoach #brightonlifecoach #threeprinciplescoach #insideoutcoaching #insideoutunderstanding #insideout #anxiety #anxietyhelp #thoughts #think

In this video I discuss where our experience of feeling busy, rushed and overwhelmed with what we have to do really comes from. Please do let me know if this is useful, and if you have any questions or comments. #lindseyelliottwellbeingcoach #resiliencecoach #wellbeingcoach #brightonlifecoach #threeprinciplescoach #insideoutcoaching #peace #peaceiswithin #peacewithin #clarity #consciousness #higherconsciousness #stress #stressrelease #stressmanagement #anxiety #anxietyrelief

In this 35 minute meditation we relax the body and mind. I guide you to let go of the thinking mind and connect to the universal life-force within us all, and within all of nature. Enjoy! xx #meditation #guidedmeditation #onlinemeditation #onlinemeditationgroup #peace #peaceiswithin #peacewithin #clarity #consciousness #higherconsciousness #stress #stressrelease #stressmanagement #anxiety #anxietyrelief #busymind #thoughts #thinking #youarenotyourthoughts #mindfulness #mindf

In this this 35 minute meditation I guide you to a place of peace and love that is always within you We release stress and that which may be blocking our feelings of peace along the way. Hope you enjoy it! x #meditation #guidedmeditation #onlinemeditation #onlinemeditationgroup #peace #peaceiswithin #peacewithin #clarity #consciousness #higherconsciousness #stress #stressrelease #stressmanagement #anxiety #anxietyrelief #busymind #thoughts #thinking #youarenotyourthoughts #

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This 35 minute guided meditation looks at the 'river of thought' we all live in. Use it to centre back to yourself during a busy day, and return to the place of peace that is always within you. Join this online group each week at 1pm (GMT) Wednesdays. For more info and to book in, visit: www.lindseyelliott.co.uk/meditation. #meditation #guidedmeditation #onlinemeditation #onlinemeditationgroup #peace #peaceiswithin #peacewithin #clarity #consciousness #higherconsciousness #st

I’m going to say something potentially controversial, but also potentially liberating. What if what you think, the thoughts that pass through your mind don’t belong to you? I think most of us would agree that we humans are more than the body we inhabit; that there is something larger than ourselves at play here in our lives. We aren’t responsible for making our hearts beat, our lungs breathe, our legs walk. The life-force within us takes care of this. So why do we get so caug