Take A Breath
Polly Warren
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A podcast for creating practical calm in the messy middle of midlife.
This is your space to pause.
Because life in midlife is full-on. Between work, family, menopause, and the mental load, your nervous system can easily end up in constant overdrive — leaving you feeling exhausted, reactive, and overwhelmed by even the smallest things.
Each week, I’ll share my own tools, alongside honest conversations and practical nervous system support — to help you create more calm, peace, joy, and inner steadiness. Not by escaping your life, because that’s totally unrealistic, but by meeting it differently.
So when you're ready, let’s take a breath together…
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Thursday Thoughts - What Radio Station Are You Tuning Into?
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about radio stations. More specifically, what metaphorical radio station you are tuning into.Before you tune into a specific radio station,…
My Secret Weapon for Anxiety, ADHD and Life's Biggest Challenges with Lisa Clarke
In this week's episode of Take a Breath, I'm joined by chef and chocolatier Lisa Clarke, a member of my breathwork community, who shares her honest and inspiring story of how breathwork helped her…
Thursday Thoughts - How Well Do You Know Yourself?
On this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are asking the question ‘How well do you know yourself?So many of us spend our lives reacting to what’s happening around us that we lose touch with what…
Feeling Off Balance? A 20-Minute Reset for Calm and Clarity
Have you been feeling a little out of balance lately?In this special episode of Take a Breath, I'm sharing one of the guided breathwork sessions from my REWIRE programme—a course designed to help you…
Thursday Thoughts - Mind, Mouth, Mood
On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about three little words…mind, mouth, and mood.Ultimately, those three things - our thoughts, our words, and our emotions - are the building…
How To Breathe Better So You Feel Calmer, Clearer & Less Overwhelmed
You breathe more than 20,000 times a day.But if your breathing is shallow, fast, noisy, or stuck high in your chest, your nervous system may be receiving a constant signal that you’re not safe…
Thursday Thoughts - Complaining
This week on Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about complaining.We all love a good vent now and again, and sometimes it’s healthy to let those emotions out. But when we stay stuck there,…
The Missing Piece in the Perimenopause Conversation
In this episode, I’m sharing a big realisation I’ve had recently, one that feels like a real full-circle moment for me. Nearly 10 years ago, I left my teaching career feeling exhausted, overwhelmed,…
Thursday Thoughts - Self Doubt
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about something every single one of us experiences at some point…self-doubt.We discuss why it’s so common and why it stops us speaking up,…
Healing, Grief & Trusting Yourself: Carly’s Story
In this episode of Take a Breath, I’m joined by my lovely friend Carly for a deeply honest conversation about her journey through breast cancer and everything that came with it. Nearly three years…
Thursday Thoughts - Small Steps When Noone's Watching
On this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about the small, unglamorous steps that we take when nobody’s watching, that ultimately get us to where we want to go.For example, I talks…
You Keep Saying You’ll Do Something for You… But You Keep Choosing Everything Else First
You know the phrases… “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” “Put your oxygen mask on first.”But here’s the real question…Are you actually doing it?Or are you still giving your time, energy, and…
Thursday Thoughts - It's All an Inside Job
On today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are exploring the idea that ‘it’s all an inside job.’Your inner world shapes how you experience everything around you, and your outer world becomes a…
It's Ok to Not Be OK
In this episode, I open up about how I’ve been navigating the emotional ups and downs of recovery after knee surgery.I share a recent wobble I experienced, and why learning to feel your emotions,…
Thursday Thoughts - Not Living in the Past
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about not living in the past.We all spend time thinking about the past — whether it's reminiscing about a lovely memory, cringing about…
Thursday Thoughts - Brainwash Yourself
On today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about brainwashing ourselves with beliefs that are actually going to serve us.Whether we know it or not, our lives are quietly being run by the…
Thursday Thoughts - Trusting the Process
On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about trusting the process. I talk about my recent knee operation and how trusting the process has been has been and will be such an important…
Thursday Thoughts - Patience
In today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are diving into something we all need a little more of… patience.In a world where almost everything is available at the click of a button, waiting can feel…
How Light Is Affecting Your Sleep, Stress & Long-Term Health with Dr Martin Moore-Ede
In this week’s episode of Take a Breath, I’m joined by Dr Martin Moore-Ede — one of the world’s leading experts in circadian science and the health impacts of light. After more than 40 years of…
Thursday Thoughts - Victimhood
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about victimhood.We all know that person who tells the same story over and over again, blaming everything that’s wrong with their life on…
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Take A Breath has published 327 episodes since April 2022, covering topics in Alternative Health, Education.
Take A Breath is currently highly active with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 40m.
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