The Beautifully Balanced Podcast

Why does creating healthy habits feel so hard, even when you know they’re good for you? The answer might lie in your nervous system. In this episode of The Beautifully Balanced Podcast, we explore how chronic stress and an overactive “fight-or-flight” mode can sabotage your health goals—and what you can do about it.What You’ll Learn:Why your nervous system resists change and how to overcome it..Practical strategies to feel safe and supported while creating new habits.Ayurvedic tips for calming the nervous system and promoting balance.How small, manageable steps can lead to big transformations.Walk away with actionable tools to calm your body, feel safe, and build the healthy, balanced life you deserve.Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

In this inspiring New Year’s episode, we dive into actionable steps to help you create meaningful, lasting change in 2025. Change can be challenging, but with the right approach, you can achieve your goals while staying balanced and motivated.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Define Your Why: Discover the importance of knowing your deeper motivation behind the changes you want to make.Take Small Steps: Learn how small, consistent actions, inspired by The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson and The 1% Diary by Steven Bartlett, lead to massive transformation over time.Build Accountability: Explore ways to stay committed by enlisting the support of friends, coaches, or communities.Embrace Flexibility: Find out how maintaining balance through Ayurvedic practices and mindset shifts can help you adapt when life doesn’t go as planned.Celebrate Milestones: Learn the power of celebrating wins big and small and using mindful rewards to stay motivated.Ready to make 2025 your best year yet? If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth, joy and transformation!Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Are you juggling career demands, endless to-do lists, and the constant pressure to perform—at the cost of your health? In this episode, we explore how you can thrive in your career while staying energized, resilient, and healthy.Discover the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and learn how its personalised approach to health can transform your energy, productivity, and stress management. Whether you're new to Ayurveda or already curious, you’ll walk away with actionable steps to elevate your career without sacrificing your health.Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

In this episode we dive into the concept of decision fatigue — the exhaustion and overwhelm caused by the countless choices we make daily. Whether it’s big life decisions or small everyday ones, the cumulative mental effort can leave us feeling drained and indecisive.We take a holistic approach to managing decision fatigue, addressing not just the mind, but also the body, emotions, and spirit. By nurturing all aspects of ourselves, we can regain clarity, restore balance, and make decisions with greater ease and confidence. This episode offers practical strategies and mindful insights, for those in decision making roles and executives, to help you navigate decision fatigue and create more space for intentional living.Listen and discover:What Decision fatigue is, how it manifests in daily life, and why it impacts clarity and energy.A Holistic Framework for Managing Decision Fatigue:The Body: How sleep, hydration, and nutrition play a key role in maintaining decision-making capacity.The Mind: Tips for decluttering mental space, practicing mindfulness, and prioritising tasks to reduce cognitive overload.The Emotions: Recognising emotional strain and building self-compassion to handle overwhelming choices.The Spirit: Reconnecting with purpose and values to make decisions with greater intention.Let me know your decision making challenges and your take-aways from this episode, I'd love to hear from you over on Instagram.Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

In this episode of The Beautifully Balanced Podcast, we dive into the phenomenon of overplanning—why we do it, how it holds us back, and how to overcome it. From fear of failure to perfectionism and societal pressures, we explore the causes that drive us to overplan. But there’s hope! Learn practical strategies to strike a balance between planning and living, so you can embrace life’s unpredictability and make meaningful progress toward your goals.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:What overplanning is and how it differs from productive planning.The main reasons why we overplan, including fear of failure, perfectionism, and avoidance.The hidden costs of overplanning, like burnout, analysis paralysis, and loss of joy.Actionable strategies to break free from overplanning, such as setting flexible goals, taking imperfect action, and trusting your intuition.Who This Episode is For:People who feel stuck in endless planning mode and struggle to take action.Perfectionists seeking ways to loosen their grip on rigid structures.Anyone feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to “get everything right.”Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review The Beautifully Balanced Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Your feedback helps us create more valuable content for you. 🎙️Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

In this episode, we dive deep into the hidden world of people-pleasing—what it looks like, how it impacts your life, and its surprising connection to your nervous system. We explore why people-pleasing is more than just being overly nice or helpful; it's a coping mechanism deeply tied to the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses of your autonomic nervous system. Learn to recognize the signs of people-pleasing, understand how it affects your mental and emotional well-being, and discover ways to start to break free from the cycle by rewiring your nervous system for healthier, more balanced relationships.Key Takeaways:What people-pleasing really is and how it manifests in daily life.The common signs and behaviours associated with people-pleasing, like difficulty saying no, fear of conflict, and seeking external validation.How the nervous system, drives people-pleasing as a survival mechanism.The impact of chronic people-pleasing on mental health, leading to emotional exhaustion.Ways to begin to change old habits and break free from people pleasing. Press play now and let's dive in.Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Join Sam, as she unmasks the perfectionists trap and discusses the toll it can take on your mind, body and career. Perfectionism may seem like a motivator, but the flips side is that in reality, it can be a barrier to creating a good work-life balance.Listen in and discover:~ The impact on stress & anxiety~ What can cause you to push hard at work~ The effect on self-esteem~ The impact on productivity & teams~ How to begin to overcome perfectionism & still thriveGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Join Sam to explore the powerful intersection between the nervous system, Ayurveda, and high-functioning anxiety. While high-functioning anxiety may not be an official medical diagnosis, it describes those who seem calm and successful on the outside but struggle internally with constant worry, restlessness and racing thoughts. An overactive nervous system plays a central role in this form of anxiety - and Ayurveda, an ancient holistic healing system, offers practical solutions to restore balance.Listen and discover: ~ The Role of the Nervous System~ The Ayurvedic Perspective on Anxiety and the Nervous System~ Ayurvedic Solutions for High-Functioning Anxiety~ How Modern Science Meets Ancient WisdomGet instant access to my FREE 15 minute training Beat High Functioning Anxiety:3 Steps to Reclaim Your Life From Worry, Overwork & Self-Doubt(And Finally Feel Limitless) here.Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Anxiety—it's a word many of us are familiar with, but not all anxiety looks the same. Some people struggle with what's known as high-functioning anxiety. On the surface, everything seems fine—successful ambitious careers, active social lives, and seemingly well-organised daily routines. But underneath this mask lies a constant, often overwhelming, sense of unease.Sam dives into 6 often overlooked symptoms of high functioning anxiety - take a listen now.Join Sam in this FREE 15 minute training - Beat High Functioning Anxiety:3 Steps to Reclaim Your Life From Worry, Overwork & Self-Doubt (And Finally Feeling Limitless). Get the training here.Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Do you or anyone you know experience pain? If so, this episode offers a new perspective on pain recovery. After experiencing nerve damage and pain from birth, Julia Blackwell has re-written her own pain story, and specialises in fascia release - and is the creator of The Fascia Remedy.Listen in and discover:~ Julia's turning point for pain recovery~ What healthy fascia is (and what causes it to become unhealthy)~ Why where we feel pain is almost never the root of the problem~ The link between fascia, stress and trauma~ Ways you can support your fascia~ Why ageing doesn't need to be painfulGet your FREE Unlock Your Hips 3 day video series here.Follow Julia on Instagram. Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

In conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Gross, a sought after expert, transforming thousands of lives by transitioning from traditional surgical methods to the innovative use of stem cells. With a career dedicated to treating a myriad of chronic health problems, Dr. Gross is a pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine and is the founder of ReCELLebrate.Listen and find out:~ The gap between failure of non-surgical treatment and surgery~ The science behind harnessing one's own stem cells for prolonged health~ How cells can be changed to support youthful metabolism~ Examples of people who can walk or dance again~ What neuropathic pain is and how it links to stress~ The impact of stress on our cells~ The importance of the turnover of cells~ A message to any skepticsVisit the ReCELLebrate website hereFollow ReCELLebrate on InstagramGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

I loved recording this episode with my partner, Gianni - to share with you, my lovely listeners. We grabbed this opportunity to reminisce over finding out we were pregnant, the pregnancy experience - to the birth of our gorgeous son, Leo.Listen in as we chat about:~ What we enjoyed about the pregnancy~ What we didn't expect!~ Our experience of going into labour and the birthWe enjoyed sharing this, hope you enjoy listening.We are looking forward to another joint episode about the first 6 months soon!Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

In this episode, discover the profound wisdom and innovation that have made Gail and Gregory Hoag, esteemed leaders in the world of Sacred Geometry. Through their lifelong dedication, they continue to inspire and guide countless individuals towards a path of higher consciousness, well-being, and profound connection.Listen and find out:~ What sacred geometry is~ The universal principles within sacred geometry~ Ways sacred geometry tools can improve health~ How sacred geometry links to our environments~ Steps to greater divine alignment and spiritualityWatch this engaging conversation on YouTube.Enjoy the FREE Chapter 1 About Consciousness from their book, Sacred Geometry: The Universal Language of Divine Alignment here Follow The Hoag's on InstagramGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

With a passion spanning over two decades, Jeffrey Williams, is a transformation artist deeply immersed in unravelling the human body's potential. He has become a guide for diverse individuals, employing a spectrum of high-impact teachings in bodywork, sound, breath, values, and movement. Listen in and discover:~ When Jeffrey's transformative journey began~ How nerves impact stress management~ Ways movement, breath and sound helps sculpt the brain~ How to access the body's innate healing ability~ The role values play in our health~ Ways to find balance in challenging timesAccess the Free Neurohack Stress to Restore Vitality Workshop hereJeffrey's coaching and training programs such as the Autonomic Nervous System Reset empower individuals and other practitioners alike to seize control of their health journey, fostering vitality and a life lived to its fullest potential.Website: www.vitalistproject.comInstagram:  @vitalistlifeGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Our fascinating guest, Tom Paladino, is a researcher and humanitarian seeking to make a difference in the world by providing people with the education and tools to restore optimal health, and in turn enhance their quality of life. One of these tools is  “Scalar Light” which utilises free energy from the stars.Listen and find out:~ Why scalar energy is to human enhancement as photosynthesis is to plants~ How scalar light turns on the ability to form our own nutrients~ The impact scalar light can have on the chakras~ The unique experiences Tom has witnessed working with people~ How it's possible to enhance your energetic state of being by photograph~ What could help put the end to the energy crisisGet your 15 Day Free Trial of the Scalar Light Standard Program hereThe Scalar Light WebsiteFollow Tom on InstagramGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Many of us are impacted by cancer directly or indirectly. Our amazing guest, Rachel C-K, is an Integrative Breast Cancer Guide and Empowerment Mentor. Rachel shares with us her inspiring story and integrative approach to support people naturally in their breast cancer journeys. Listen to this warm and open conversation and discover:~ How Rachel used natural tools to support herself in her breast cancer journey~ What challenges Rachel sees & understands in people diagnosed with breast cancer~ The importance of having choices & feeling empowered~ Ways stress & anxiety link to this journey~ Who Rachel works with & the support she offers~ The 3 things Rachel wishes someone without a  breast cancer diagnosis knewPress play and dive into this episode now.Rachel C-K ,  of The Breast Cancer Conversations,  is a transformation and empowerment mentor, circle space holder and an Integrative Cancer Support Guide.She is an accredited training provider, for women who have just received a diagnosis looking to support themselves naturally, those on the other side of treatment and holistic therapists wanting to continue to support their clients through a cancer journey.Rachel does this through the programmes “7 Columns of Cancer Care. An integrative guide for patients and therapists” and “Heal and Thrive”Directly email Rachel to find out more rachel@rachelck.comFollow Rachel on InstagramRachels new website launching this summer, rachelck.comGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Welcome to our 100th episode! I am so grateful to all of our worldwide listeners, thank you! Not only did I become a mum in 2023, there were numerous big life changes that took place. Just one of those life events would be a big enough change in itself but thrown all together at times it was immensely stressful and I felt anxious - but I knew it would pass.In this episode I talk about the 7 Steps that helped me to navigate them, so that I could come out the other side feeling as centred as possible.Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

If your child struggles with attention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, or other symptoms of ADHD, it can be challenging to know how to help them. Increasing meltdowns and defiance, having a hard time at school, difficulty with organisation and following through on tasks, or remembering what to do are a signal that something could be wrong and it may or may not be ADHD. Either way, you need to hear what Dr. Connie McReynolds has to say! Listen in to find out:~ Why this work is so important to Dr Connie~ What ADHD is and why it's 'spreading'~ Whether labels such as ADHD are always helpful~ Signs of audio & visual processing problems~ Why Neurofeedback can help the root cause~ What parents and teachers can do to support processing challengesDr. Connie’s whole-hearted mission is to bring hope and resolution to those who are struggling with the  symptoms of ADHD, their parents, and teachers. www.conniemcreynolds.comSolving the ADHD Riddle: The Real Cause and Lasting Solutions to Your Child’s Struggle to Learn,  a #1 Amazon bestseller in eight categories, is available on: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.ukGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

The conversation surrounding hormonal imbalances has been largely dominated by female-centric narratives, leaving men and other genders in the dark. Yet, people other than women, also experience imbalances triggering any number of health challenges, which cast a ripple effect on family dynamics and professional engagements.Listen to this conversation with a leading authority in the field of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), Sean Fitzpatrick, from Matrix Hormones.~ What HRT is and entails~ The physical problems associated with hormone imbalances~ How testosterone levels modulate depressive and anxious states~ Why fluctuating hormone levels impact overall health~ The knock on effects of hormone imbalance in people's lives ~ Solutions available to support those with imbalanced hormonesSean helps individuals optimise their hormone levels to improve overall wellbeing. Find out more and work with Sean at Matrix Hormones Get instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!

Weight loss can be such a challenging topic for many! In this episode with special guest, Louise Digby, a registered nutritional therapist, weight loss expert and the creator of the Nourish Method helps you to understand how to lose weight even when you feel stuck! Listen in and discover:~ Factors that can lead to weight gain, especially when over 40~ Signs that stress may be a causing factor~ Why counting calories doesn't matter~ What to try when diets have failed~ Why there's more to health than a number of a scale ~ From self-sabotaging to easier weight-loss~ Benefits of a holistic approachJoin Louise's 5 Day Metabolism Reset hereLouise is running  a special, live and free, online masterclass on Wednesday 7th Feb at 8pm. Want in? Save your space hereFollow Louise on InstagramGet instant access to my FREE Training - How to Sustainably Succeed inYour High Pressure Career - Without Sacrificing Your HealthIn this FREE training, you'll uncover the 3 simple, highly-effective steps used by high performing professionals to de-compress from their demanding workload - whilst enhancing their energy, stress capacity and success!Get instant access here.Connect with SamFollow and message Sam on InstagramVisit www.samanthaholland.coIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on Instagram. Your support helps grow our community!