The Fertile Mind with Russell Davis

Thinking rehab

One from the archive (Sept 23) this week. We spend more time thinking than is useful. A lot of my clients agree they are ‘over-thinkers’ and can benefit from a calmer mind. When we have a calmer mind we get clarity, perspective and our innate wisdom can kick in. This brings more ease and flow as we navigate life. In this episode we explore how you can do that by recognising the two types of thought and spending more time in the more useful one! 

Infinity Meditation

Some time ago, I shared my favourite meditation, so I thought it was about time I shared it again. This is a meditation I recorded myself based on meditations I found powerful in helping me connect to a feeling of peace, well-being, and love—a feeling of being HOME. Enjoy coming home where you are safe, loved, and welcome, and not alone.

Beyond Affirmations

I have spoken in the past about why I am not a fan of affirmations. In this episode, I explore why that is the case and how you can go beyond affirmations and connect to your innate worth, confidence and well-being without trying to persuade yourself of anything.  

The Three States of Relationship

Having an engineering background, I find models can be a helpful way of understanding things that appear to be complex. Relationships can be very complex! In this episode, I share a simple model that I and my clients have found incredibly helpful. It helps understand what creates disconnected relationships and how to foster more moments of connection. 

 

I am actually describing a very visual model, which you can see here: https://youtu.be/lSGDtDq6ODQ

 

The 7 Secrets to Magic

I recently read William Whitecloud’s The Magician’s Way. It loved it. It explores our innate capability to create a magical life. In this episode, we explore William’s 7 secrets to magic to see what we can learn about getting out of our own way and tap into our innate power to create magic in our lives -  creating more happiness and success with more ease and wellbeing. 

Be free of judgements

I tried so hard to be a good boy so I wouldn’t be in trouble. I always saw myself as a kind man. It was an eye-opener to realise I could be judgemental. Then it all made sense. I feared others judgements of me. I judged myself. Judgements played such a big part of my life, why wouldn’t I judge others?  Judgements constrict us. They paralyse us from being happy and creating the life we want. In this episode, we explore how we can be free of judgements.

Let go of fear of the unknown

Fear of the unknown can be paralysing. It stops us from being in a creative flow, being expansive and living a life of possibility. In this episode, we explore what is behind it and how we can stop it from contaminating our ability to create a life of possibility.

Follow Your Heart

A Steve Jobs quote came back into my life recently and it really struck a chord. My fear of rejection has been projecting my heart, creating tension in life (and my body) and it stopped me from following my heart. It was the cause of my worry and even my infertility. I unpack this quote and explore how we can follow our hearts more fully and create a life of possibility and purpose.

There is nowhere to get to

If, like me, you find yourself often in a rush and striving to achieve a goal, you may benefit from hearing in your heart that there is nowhere to get to. In this episode, I explain how this idea has impacted me and why I need reminding from time to time and how it allows me to be the best version of me to create my goals with more ease and wellbeing. 

You can be right or in a relationship

When I first heard the idea that you can be right or in a relationship it was very sobering. I like to be right! In this episode, we explore how we can create deeper connection in relationships by letting go of the need to be right.