You Are Infinitely Loved - A podcast about self-love and self-compassion. What would your life be like if you believed that you are infinitely loved? How would your world change if you had true self-love and self-compassion? How can you build these practices into your everyday life? This podcast is the co-creation of Sam Thomas, Lindsay Bong and Koes Bong and is an exploration into different individual's journeys with self-love, tools that everyone can use to build their self-love and all of ...
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45. Exploring your identity part 3 - Self-betrayal versus self-leadership and giving yourself space to grow
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In this episode we look at the ways we might be betraying ourselves by not exploring certain parts of our personality or by not giving ourselves the space to experiment and try on new ways of being. We talk about the very real and human need to belong and how sometimes in order to belong to a community, we feel like we need to set aside or deny a p…
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In this week’s episode we dive deep into Lindsay’s personal journey over the past year and the biggest shift she’s experienced in her identity. This is such a vulnerable episode and we’re so grateful to the courage Lindsay showed in sharing her story. We explore the way that Lindsay’s relationship to faith has completely changed and how she’s moved…
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43. Exploring your identity part 1 - What have you lost? What do you want to let go of? What’s becoming more important to you?
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In part 1 of this short series of episodes about identity we reflect on a few different questions to start exploring how you may have changed since the pandemic began. Take a moment and have a think about these questions... Do you feel you’ve changed over the past 15 months? Have you noticed certain expectations have been lowered during this time? …
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We’ve decided to change things up a little on our podcast over the next few weeks. Today’s episode is an introduction to themes we’re going to explore over the coming episodes. Questions of identity. As anyone who’s been through a transition knows, big changes often lead to changes in our identity and make us reflect on who we are and who we want t…
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This week’s episode is all about procrastination. That annoying habit so many of us are familiar with where we put things off that we know we have to do and then beat ourselves up for procrastinating. We talk about the work of Adam Grant and a new way of looking at procrastination that focuses on the emotional side of things. Because when you reall…
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Can you believe it’s been a year of this? A year has passed since covid came along and shook up everything about our lives. In today’s episode we reflect on how we’re feeling a year later and the importance of re-setting our expectations during this time. We talk about the resilience of humans, the very real struggles that people are facing, how to…
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Our episode today is all about energy. It goes without saying that a lot of people have been feeling very drained and tired over the past 12 months and struggling to know how to feel more energised and motivated. We totally get it. Which is why we wanted to talk about it more in this episode. Sam goes through a more holistic approach to energy and …
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In this week’s episode of the podcast we’re talking about feedback. How to give feedback effectively, how to receive feedback well and how to love yourself through the whole process. Koes takes us through Kim Scott’s Radical Candor framework and how that’s helped him and his team have honest and helpful conversations. Lindsay talks about how we can…
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After an 8-month break, we’re excited to be back with a new episode of the podcast. In this week’s episode we look at a concept called self-attunement and how we can tune in to ourselves, to the people we are today and who we want to become, and make those changes and adjustments so that we’re living in alignment with our new values and priorities.…
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For all the parents out there who are finding lockdown challenging, this week’s episode is for you. Sam talks to Lindsay and Koes about their personal experience and how they’ve had to adjust their parenting and give themselves more grace during this unprecedented time. We talk about how challenging it is to feel your own roller coaster of emotions…
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Do you find yourself turning to coping mechanisms to get through this difficult time? Do these coping mechanisms feel nurturing and healthy or are you starting to wonder whether they’re having a negative impact? In this week’s episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, Lindsay, Koes and Sam share the different coping mechanisms they’ve been turning to du…
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This week we’re talking about the importance of resetting expectations, lowering the bar and being more gentle with yourself during these difficult times. Lindsay, Koes and Sam share their personal experiences over the past couple of weeks and how they’ve each been affected by the crisis and the different ways they’re coping. We talk about why this…
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In this week’s episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, we’re talking about practical tools you can use to help you during these chaotic and uncertain times. We talk about the different responses people are having to the virus, and why it’s important not to judge yourself or anyone else’s response during this time. We look at the best ways you can take…
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This week’s episode of You Are Infinitely Loved is an important one because we’re discussing the key differences between narcissism and self-love. What’s interesting is that these two things are so completely different and yet many people fear that if they become “too self-loving” or they spend too much time focused on themselves, they will become …
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We’re back this week with Part 2 of our series on how therapy and coaching can help you on your self-love journey. In this week’s episode we’re exploring coaching in more detail and discussing when a person would benefit from seeing a coach and what they might expect from the experience. Lindsay and Koes interview Sam about her personal experience …
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In this episode we take a look at the key differences between therapy and coaching, and explore when a person might need the support of a therapist or coach. This is part 1 of a 2-part series, and in this episode we explore therapy in more detail, and how it can help you in your life and on your self-love journey. We talk about the different types …
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Welcome back to the You Are Infinitely Loved podcast for 2020. We’re super excited to be back and we’re looking forward to another year full of lots of juicy conversations about all things self-love. We start this week’s episode with a discussion about the year ahead and the words that Sam, Lindsay and Koes have each chosen to help guide them in 20…
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A quick message to wish you happy holidays and let you know we'll be taking a short break over Christmas and New Years. We hope you have a wonderful break and that you're able to spend some time with loved ones and recharge your batteries. We can't wait for 2020 and plenty more episodes coming your way. See you back here on the 21st of January. Hap…
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It’s that time of year again! The holidays can be a tricky season to navigate - emotions run high, social and family commitments appear left, right and centre and this creates a perfect storm for a lot of us to be triggered. So what can you do to ensure you’re not only surviving the holiday season, you’re actually thriving? And how can you resentme…
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In this week’s episode, we’re talking about how to reset your expectations for the rest of the year so you can finish 2019 in a self-loving way. For so many of us, the holidays can be an overwhelming time when we feel pressured to fit in multiple commitments and our to-do list seems to be growing by the second. So how can you take that to-do list o…
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In today’s episode we’re reflecting on our first year of podcasting and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. We discuss how the podcast got started a year ago, what we were hoping we could create and what our original metrics were for this project. Lindsay, Koes and Sam each talk about their biggest takeaways and what this experience has meant …
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In this week’s episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, we’re talking about what it’s like when you’re constantly surrounded by messages of self-love and you feel like you’re not doing it ‘right’, that you’re not being self-loving enough, that you should be doing things to improve the relationship you have with yourself, but you’re not and then you bea…
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Friendships 101: How To Nurture Close Connections And Let Go Of Friendships That Have Run Their Course
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In this week’s episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, we’re talking about the ins and outs of friendship. How to create new friends as an adult, what to do when you realize certain friendships are no longer serving you, how to set boundaries with your friends and getting to know your own friendship needs and expectations. We discuss the different tie…
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Are you a perfectionist? Do you have impossibly high standards for yourself or are you often comparing yourself to others? In this week’s episode, we talk to the incredible Robyn Conley Downs about the problems of perfectionist thinking and how you can develop a kinder approach and mindset that helps you get results and feel good in the process. Ro…
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How do you deal with your negative emotions? Are you able to sit with your sadness, anger, frustration, grief, loneliness, overwhelm, disappointment, or any other difficult emotion and really accept it and process it? Or do you tend to ignore these feelings? Try to overpower them? Numb them with food? Alcohol? Netflix? Work? Busyness? For many of u…
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Do you ever look in the mirror and not like what you see? Do you have a self-critical voice that kicks into gear and starts saying unkind things to your reflection? “You’re fat, you’re ugly, you have dark circles under your eyes, you look old, your hair looks terrible today etc. etc.” If you can relate to this type of negative self-talk or if you’v…
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Kurt Kroon: On the intersection of self-love and Christian spirituality
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Do you believe that you’re fundamentally good at your core? That underneath it all you’re a perfectly worthy, deserving and loveable human being? Or do you believe that you’re flawed in some way? That your goodness has been masked by certain actions, behaviors, thoughts or mistakes you’ve made and you rely on God’s love to save you? In this week’s …
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Are you living your life with intention and making decisions that align with your deepest values every day? Or do you feel like your life is running on autopilot and you don’t have time to stop and think about your values, let alone whether you’re living in alignment with them? In this week’s episode, we speak to the wonderful Sarah Von Bargen and …
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In this episode we talk about the recent break that we took on our podcast and the different ways we each felt about it. We discuss how important it is to take breaks and get the rest we need, but equally how it’s important to honor the commitments we make to ourselves and others, and the difficulty in finding the right balance between the two. We …
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In this episode we chat to the incredible Katie Coyle about the essential role that self-love and self-compassion play in the parenting journey and how to role model these tools to children.Katie is a pediatric nurse, a writer, an advocate for early intervention, a mother of 3 beautiful children, and a wonderful friend to Lindsay, Koes and Sam.We d…
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In this episode we chat to the amazing Susan Piver about her latest book The 4 Noble Truths of Love and understanding meditation as a path to love. Susan is a New York Times Best-Selling author of 9 books, a meditation teacher, a speaker and a long-time Buddhist practitioner. She runs the largest virtual mindfulness community in the world, the Open…
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Jonathan Fields: On self-awareness and finding work that lights you up as an act of self-love
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In this episode we chat to the amazing Jonathan Fields about self-awareness, creating communities of belonging and uncovering your unique source code so you can find meaningful work that lights you up. Jonathan is an award-winning author, serial entrepreneur, community-builder, speaker and teacher. He’s been featured everywhere from The New York Ti…
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On this week’s episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, we’re talking about creating space in your life and what that can do for you. In today’s modern world, we’ve become so used to packing our schedules with all sorts of tasks and events, that there are very few moments where we stop, take a breath and really ask ourselves what we need. We speak to S…
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In this episode we chat to the incredible Jeffrey Davis about his own experiences with self-love and what it’s come to mean to him in his life. Jeffrey is an author, a branding consultant, a speaker, a workshop facilitator, a father of 2 girls and one of the kindest and most genuine people we’ve met. He’s full of wisdom and insight and generously s…
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On this week’s episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, we’re talking about one of the most important questions you can ever ask yourself - what would you do if you loved yourself? It’s a question you may never have asked, and it’s one that can have a profound impact on your life. It’s a question we encourage you to use as a filter for your decision-ma…
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For many people the term self-love can be quite confronting. It’s easy to confuse self-love with being arrogant, egotistical or narcissistic, which is the complete opposite of what self-love is all about. Essentially self-love is about treating yourself with kindness and compassion no matter what is happening in your life, because after all, this i…
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With Valentine’s Day in the air, we wanted to explore what self-love looks like in and out of relationships. Whether you’re happily single, unhappily single, happily coupled, unhappily coupled, what does self-love look like when we practice it in our relationships?Sam talks about how self-love plays out in her life as a single woman and how she is …
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What if there was a simple tool you could use to literally undo negative self-beliefs and rewire your brain? What if there was a way to quickly realise that the negative thoughts you hold about yourself are just stories that you’re making up and that you have the power to create a more helpful, positive story? The good news is, there is such a tool…
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In this episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, we speak to Gayla Gower about her journey to self-compassion and trusting herself. This is a deep dive into Gayla’s personal story, how she ended up in an unhappy marriage, with 3 children, trying to mask the daily pain that she was experiencing, and how ultimately she was able to move through the pain a…
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Do you ever set goals and fail to achieve them? Or have you ever set yourself a goal and achieved it, only to feel underwhelmed and strangely apathetic about it all? Do you like setting New Year’s resolutions? Or does the very thought of them make you cringe? In this episode of You Are Infinitely Loved, we talk about our relationship to goal settin…
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Kristoffer “KC” Carter: On The Power Of Meditation To Cultivate A Loving Relationship With Yourself
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In this episode we chat to the amazing Kristoffer “KC” Carter, a meditation teacher, retreat leader, workplace culture consultant and transformational coach, who we believe is a great role model of self-love. For anyone who’s had the pleasure of meeting KC, you’ll know he’s someone who is completely himself, totally unique and authentic in his expr…
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The holidays can be a time of year when it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and stretched for time. There are so many different social activities, demands on your time and often family politics to navigate. Whilst it can be a time that is full of gratitude, happiness and joy, there can also be a lot of really difficult emotions that come to the surface a…
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In the world we live in, self-love and self-compassion are topics that are slowly becoming more popular and are being talked about amongst women, but it’s rare to find men that discuss these ideas. In this episode we interview one of our co-founders, Koes, and get an insight into the world of self-love and self-compassion from a man’s perspective. …
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Do you feel as though you need to please everyone? Do you ever do things for other people because you want them to like and accept you? Do you put other people’s needs before your own and fear that if you start to put your own needs first and practice self-love that you’ll become selfish? Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and in this episode you’ll he…
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In this intro episode, the 3 co-founders of the project, Sam, Lindsay, and Koes talk about why they started this podcast and what their hopes and dreams are for the podcast going forward.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/you-are-infinitely-loved/message
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