The Fertile Mind with Russell Davis

How to find your purpose

In my mid thirties, I felt very lost in life. We were struggling with infertility. I was in a job that didn’t fulfil me. All I wanted was to wake up and feel I had a sense of purpose that inspired me.  In this episode, we explore how do you find a sense of purpose, particularly when life seems to be against you.

Thinking rehab

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!

5 keys to more fulfilling relationships

The relationship with a partner can be the greatest source of love, intimacy, connection and joy. It can also be the biggest source of unhappiness, frustration and the feeling of loneliness. No-one teaches us how to do relationships! Our parents are often not the greatest role model and media bombards us with unrealistic expectations. In this episode I am look at five things I’ve learned in 25 years of marriage, working with relationship coaches and 15 years of therapy and coaching.

Why me?

Life can feel so unfair, particularly when you are experiencing challenging circumstances in life. Is it possible to let go of this anger and resentment of the injustice? In this episode, we look at whether it is possible to feel like life is not unfair when it looks and feels like it is.

Let’s talk about feelings.

The emotional rollercoaster of fertility challenges can mean it’s a very emotional journey. We worry about feeling anxious or negative and think we need to feel positive. In this episode we take a step back and look at what a feeling really is. In my experience it’s looking further upstream from the content our feelings that we find what we are looking for.

Let’s talk about thought.

Fertility challenges (and other challenges in life) can spiral us into over-thinking as navigate the contact sport of life and get the outcomes we desire. We judge our thinking as ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ and try and manage our state of mind. In this episode I want to explore what a thought it as help you find a deeper sense of peace, clarity and flow in life in a space beyond thought.

It’s not fair.

The fertility journey can feel very unjust and unfair. Why us? What have we done to deserve it? Holding on to anger and resentment doesn’t help our fertility so it can end up being a catch-22. In this episode we look at how we can let go of that injustice and find more peace of mind which is the space where you are more likely to get pregnant.

Hearing your inner wisdom

Why can be so hard to hear our inner wisdom and to know what is right for us? Why can be hard to connect to our innate wellbeing that knows we will be OK whatever happens in life? In this episode we explore how to listen to our deeper selves, and others to hear beyond words and thoughts.

Bringing flow back to life

We often feel stuck in life due our circumstances or our limiting thoughts and beliefs. In this episode we look at how we get unstuck and bring more life and flow back into life despite circumstances.

Let’s talk about jealousy

Jealousy is not only an unpleasant experience we also often feel bad for feeling it or judge ourselves for feeling it. In this episode we look at what’s behind the feeling of jealousy and why we are not bad or wrong for feeling it.