Description
Using natureâs landscapes as metaphors for your life to help you see the wood for the trees.
Episodes
- 2024 / 5 / 23Special series for Chelsea â how to get your mojo back â part 5What can you learn from having a garden buzzing with life and apply to your own life and buzz with life âinsights that are especially useful when youâve lost your mojo or life is feeling very flat or even...
- 2024 / 5 / 22Special series for Chelsea â how to get your mojo back â part 4What can you learn from having a garden buzzing with life and apply to your own life and buzz with life âinsights that are especially useful when youâve lost your mojo or life is feeling very flat or even...
- 2024 / 5 / 21Special series for Chelsea â how to get your mojo back â part 3What can you learn from having a garden buzzing with life and apply to your own life and buzz with life âinsights that are especially useful when youâve lost your mojo or life is feeling very flat or even...
- 2024 / 5 / 20Special series for Chelsea â how to get your mojo back â part 2What can you learn from having a garden buzzing with life and apply to your own life and buzz with life âinsights that are especially useful when youâve lost your mojo or life is feeling very flat or even...
- 2024 / 5 / 19Special series for Chelsea â how to get your mojo back â part 1What can you learn from having a garden buzzing with life and apply to your own life and buzz with life âinsights that are especially useful when youâve lost your mojo or life is feeling very flat or even...
- 2024 / 4 / 21Special episode for Earth DayIn an episode from the archives (#46)Â todayâs episode shares two poems Iâve written about our relationship with the Earth and then turn that inwards and explore how that relationship is a mirror for our...
- 2024 / 2 / 2Special episode: How to stop life feeling like groundhog dayItâs Groundhog Day and if youâre using the idiom to describe how youâre feeling then why not try this 5-minute technique to release the feeling and help you get you back on track. If after listening you would...
- 2023 / 11 / 1Please join me for a online live event!Join us at 6pm UK time on Monday, 13th November for an evening with Alison Smith. If you feel like you're talking to a brick wall in an area of your life, why not come along for this live, virtual event on...
- 2023 / 10 / 1#64 Drawing a line in the sandTo conclude series three weâre exploring âHow do you draw a line in the sand and stop yourself from going back to your old way of behaving or relating to someone as you have on previous drawings of the...
- 2023 / 9 / 17#63 How to stop the circlingAs a postscript to episode 36 Alison shares some additional insights to help stop you going round in circles in your life. Sheâs also written a poem on the subject which youâll hear at the end of this very...
- 2023 / 9 / 10#62 How to come out of the shadowsIf you know you need to come out of the shadows in an area in your life you may it helpful to join Alison in nature and explore being in the shadows and non-shadows to get a sense as she does about your...
- 2023 / 9 / 3#61 What to do when youâre at a deadend in your lifeIf you wanted evidence that words have power then the use of deadend for this episode provided evidence of distractions, disruptions and avoidance at every turn â something I think we do when heading for a...
- 2023 / 8 / 27#60 How to influence others then you feel like you're talking to a brick wallAfter a very successful workshop entitled âTalk to the brick wall â how to influence those youâre struggling withâ I wanted to add a few postscripts to an earlier episode of the podcast and share a poem Iâve...
- 2023 / 8 / 21#59 Happy 5th Birthday Canât see the wood for the treesItâs 5 years this month since Canât See the wood for the Trees â landscaping your life to get back on track was first published. Its content has helped inform the structure of all of the podcast episodes. Do...
- 2023 / 8 / 13#58 If your problem was a landscape what sort of landscape would it beRather than venture outside into nature and the rainy weather for this episode Alison uses drawing as another means of using nature as a metaphor for a problem youâre grappling with. So, get your pens and...
- 2023 / 8 / 6#57 How to go for a walk and find solutions to a problem youâre grappling withIn the majority of episodes Alison invites us to join her to find solutions in a landscape that represents how weâre feeling whether thatâs when we canât see the wood for the trees #28, are treading water...
- 2023 / 7 / 30#56 What not to do when testing the water about a situation in your lifeIf youâre thinking about testing the water about something youâd like to do in your life you may want to have a listen and see what insight you can get as you hear me testing the water at St Andrews beach,...
- 2023 / 7 / 23#55 Stop planting more trees in your lifeWhy it is when we canât see the wood for the trees, are overwhelmed and already too busy with too much to think about we keep planting more trees. In this episode we explore why we wouldnât do this in nature...
- 2023 / 7 / 16#54 How to get beyond the story youâre telling and see the situation from a higher vantage point?When weâre caught up in the story weâre telling it can be hard to see the wood for the trees and identify a strategy or action plan for getting unstuck and back on track. Thatâs when taking to a higher...
- 2023 / 7 / 9#53 Do you need to let the mud settle before taking action?Itâs perhaps a little too easy to get frustrated when things arenât happening as quickly as weâd like â however nature teaches us that patience and timing are everything â sometimes we just need to let the...
- 2023 / 7 / 3#52 Stop walking half a path and commit to the whole pathAn exploration in nature of my belief that âIt doesnât matter how long or short a path we walk as long as we commit to walking the whole of it.â An episode that provides the insight needed to commit to a goal...
- 2023 / 6 / 25#51 From not knowing to knowing what to doNot knowing what to do can be frustrating â not least if youâve circled around not knowing what to do for some time. Thatâs where the Landscaping Your Life toolkit can really help. Todayâs episode shares...
- 2023 / 6 / 18#50 Using nature as our coach - where it all startedThe podcast is two years old this week and to celebrate I thought Iâd share more about where the idea came from to use nature as a metaphor for our lives, and also a few of my favourite examples of the sorts...
- 2023 / 5 / 7#49 What to do when you donât know what to doShort and sweet again this week. Due to unexpected family issues todayâs episode simply shares two poems that have helped me in recent weeks to sit with the ambiguity when I havenât known what to do. Do let...
- 2023 / 4 / 30#48 What to do when youâre beating yourself upShort and sweet today. Due to unexpected family issues todayâs episode revisits the I reclaim all my parts poem shared in more detail in episode #45 with reference to episode #29 where youâre asked to put the...
- 2023 / 4 / 23#47 What to do when youâre disappointed with lack of progressTodayâs episode helps you when youâre feeling disappointed with the progress youâre making â you may even feel like giving up because all the effort is seemingly getting you nowhere. Iâll be sharing 2 poems...
- 2023 / 4 / 16#46 Earth Day: the day the Earth criedTodayâs episode shares two poems Iâve written about our relationship with the Earth and then turn that inwards and explore how that relationship is a mirror for our relationship with ourselves. A reminder of...
- 2023 / 4 / 9#45 An uprooting & lack of confidence in myselfTodayâs episode provides insight when youâre feeling ungrounded, out of sorts and lacking confidence in yourself. Where that ungroundedness is providing a disconnect between you and your life. Or you may...
- 2023 / 4 / 2#44 Paths or destination that is the questionTodayâs episode uses the premise that when youâre stuck and donât know what to do itâs often about the paths and destinations â you may not be clear about the destination or goal, or youâre not on the right...
- 2023 / 3 / 27#43 Stand in nature and hear your inner wisdomâs whispersToday we dive straight into the heart of Landscaping Your Life â using nature as a means of hearing your own inner wisdom. Youâre asked to consider âif your life was a landscape what type of landscape would...
- 2023 / 3 / 20#42 Grappling with the known and unknown, certain and uncertainTodayâs episode explores the real reason you might not be able to see the wood for the trees and invites you to face your fears and accept the âknown and unknown, certain and uncertainâ. To stop allowing the...
- 2022 / 8 / 7#41 Highlights from series 2 to help you get unstuckToday Alison shares highlights from this second series of the podcast where she went into nature to discover insight when youâre stuck and off track. Because putting distance between you & a problem is a...
- 2022 / 7 / 31#40 What to do when youâre feeling ungroundedToday Alison shares insights from nature about different perspectives available when youâre feeling ungrounded. Because putting distance between you & a problem is a great means of finding solutions currently...
- 2022 / 7 / 24#39 How to get back on trackToday Alison shares insights from nature about different perspectives available when youâre off track and want to get back on it. Because putting distance between you & a problem is a great means of finding...
- 2022 / 7 / 17#38 How to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to beToday Alison shares insights from nature about different perspectives available when thereâs a gap between where you are and where you want to be. Because putting distance between you & a problem is a great...
- 2022 / 7 / 10#37 What to do when youâre lostToday Alison shares insights from nature about different perspectives available when youâre lost & explores the difference between being physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually lost. Because putting...
- 2022 / 7 / 3#36 What to do when youâre going round in circlesToday Alison shares insights from nature about the options & different perspectives available when you want to stop going round in circles. Because putting distance between you & a problem is a great means of...
- 2022 / 6 / 26#35 What to do when you want to turn a corner in your lifeToday Alison shares insights from nature about the options & different perspectives available when want to turn a corner in your life and are resisting doing just that. Because putting distance between you &...
- 2022 / 6 / 19#34 What to do when you feel like youâve missed the tideToday Alison shares insights from nature about the options & different perspectives available when youâre feeling like youâve missed the tide â that one perfect moment to take action. Because putting distance...
- 2022 / 6 / 12#33 Happy First Podcast Birthday â 7 of the highlightsCelebrating its 1st birthday Alison shares 7 highlights from the last year including 2 poems & 5 idioms we use when weâre stuck. You can sign up for Alisonâs free webinar on 20th June @ 1900 UK time ...
- 2022 / 6 / 5#32 How to stop feeling like youâre talking to the brick wallToday Alison shares insights from nature about the options and different perspectives available to you when youâre feeling like youâre talking to a brick wall and would prefer to be listened or paid attention...
- 2022 / 5 / 29#31 How to put your head above the parapetToday Alison shares insights from nature about the options and different perspectives available to you when youâre afraid to put your head above the parapet. Because putting distance between you & a...
- 2022 / 5 / 22#30 What to do when you feel like youâve been pulled through a hedge backwardsToday Alison shares insights from nature about the options and different perspectives available to you when you feel like youâve been pulled through a hedge backwards. Because putting distance between you & a...
- 2022 / 5 / 15#29 What to do with the stick youâre beating yourself up withToday Alison shares insights from nature about the options and different perspectives available to you want to put the stick down youâre beating yourself up with. Because putting distance between you & a...
- 2022 / 5 / 8#28 How to see the wood for the treesPutting distance between you and a problem is a great means of finding solutions currently hidden from view. Today Alison goes back to a topic she first shared in her book, Canât see the wood for the trees...
- 2022 / 5 / 1#27 What to do when youâre at a crossroads in your lifePutting distance between you & a problem is a great means of finding solutions currently hidden from view. Today Alison shares insights from nature about the options and different perspectives available to...
- 2022 / 4 / 24#26 How to build a bridge with anotherPutting distance between you & a problem is a great means of finding solutions currently hidden from view. Today Alison shares insights from several bridges from recent walks to help find metaphorical insight...
- 2022 / 4 / 17#25 What to do when life feels like an uphill strugglePutting distance between you and a problem is a great means of finding solutions currently hidden from view. Today Alison walks up a hill to find metaphorical insight you can apply to a situation you feel is...
- 2022 / 4 / 10#24 What to do when you want to see the light at the end of the tunnelPutting distance between you and a problem is a great means of finding solutions currently hidden from view. Today Alison goes back and forth with eyes open and closed through a tunnel obtaining metaphorical...
- 2022 / 4 / 3#23 How to stop treading water in a situation in your lifePutting distance between you and the situation you donât know what to do in is a great means of finding solutions currently hidden from view. Today Alison goes swimming in the sea in Fife, Scotland to...