If there’s one thing that gets in the way of people actively engaging in self-love, it’s time. Or a lack there of. It’s very common for people to use ‘not having enough time’ as a reason to NOT do the things they want or need, to live happy and fulfilling lives. We get so caught up in the hustle and … Read More
Imagine your mind, for a moment, as a busy street… with thoughts zooming by like cars on a 6-lane highway. Some cars drive past multiple times a day, maybe even multiple times per minute… while others run into us at full speed, knocking us into a state of emotional turmoil, reactivity and anxiety. These cars represent our thoughts, emotions and … Read More
We all feel fear. It’s a primal emotion, that’s deeply ingrained in human evolution, essential for our survival in the face of danger. But what happens when we experience prolonged states of fear? When we let fear invade our lives multiple times per day? Today on I Love Me The Podcast, we learn how to love away our fear, so … Read More
Fear has this remarkable ability to immobilise us. To make us second-guess our decisions, our actions… And to keep us rooted in the familiar. But what if we could have a different relationship with fear? What if, instead of seeing fear as scary – a reason to run away and hide – we saw fear as a guiding force, nudging … Read More
I love this quote from the Dalai Lama: ‘Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible’. Always possible, but not always practiced. Hence why I invite you to consider for a moment… Are you being kind? Kind to yourself? Kind to the people around you? Do you move through your day with the intention of being kind? Kindness is a … Read More
What if every bite you took was an act of self-love? Well… it can be, when we bring awareness to what we put in our body and consciously choose the foods that will nourish, not only our body, but our mind. Today on I Love Me the Podcast, we’ll explore the best foods for long-term mental and physical health, and … Read More
Imagine you have an internal guide – what we might call your True Self – always there to help you feel good about yourself, make wise decisions and steer you into a more loving relationship with yourself. It’s your inner compass, helping you stay grounded and positive. If you missed it, we explored this divine part of ourselves in Episode … Read More
If you’ve been on this journey with me for a while now, you’ll know we all have a True Self; a guiding light within us – a place of inner wisdom – that’s free from the negative chatter of the mind. Well, we also have what Sigmund Freud coined back in the 19th century, as an ‘Ego’. Ahhh, the Ego. … Read More
Ok, so I know there are a LOT of coffee lovers out there. You may be one of them. I was one of them. I had my first cappuccino when I was 15. And I quickly took a liking to my weekly cuppa coffee, which then became a morning cuppa coffee or two, once I began working in radio, writing … Read More
Hahaha…. hehehehe heeee heeeee heeee… hahahaha…. (laughter) That’s the sound of me pumping happy chemicals round my body… That’s the sound of me feeling good… That’s the sound of me giving myself a daily dose of self-love! Yes, laughing daily really is a gift to our body, our mind and our very dear soul. So if you’re ready to embrace … Read More
Depression is no walk in the park. I’ve been there, done that. And decided it wasn’t for me! Yes, in my 20s I was experiencing severe clinical depression, and was on the verge of being put in a mental home, after continual attempts to take my own life. What changed? I changed. I decided to start loving myself, instead of … Read More
If you experience anxiety, I feel you. In my 20s I had my fair share of anxiety attacks. It was awful. And really impacted my life and my relationships in quite devastating ways. That was before I learnt what I’m about to share with you in today’s episode on I Love Me The Podcast. Yes today, I’ll teach to a … Read More
We are always in conversation with ourselves. Telling ourselves things about ourself and the world around us. Yet, for most people, this inner dialogue is of a somewhat negative nature. Our inner critic sure does like to make us feel bad about ourself, if we let it… In today’s episode of I Love Me The Podcast I’ll share a beautiful … Read More
I invite you to contemplate this question for a moment: What is the biggest cause of unhappiness? Maybe you say a lack of money, a lack of a loving partner, a lack of a body you can feel proud of when you look in the mirror, a lack of some other thing you so desperately want… In my experience, the … Read More
Contentment can feel like a warm, juicy hug on a chilly winter’s day. Wrapped up in a hug of contentment is a feeling of safety, ease, a calm sense of happiness, and a deep inner knowing that all is as it should be. All, is well. Unfortunately, in our fast-paced, goal-driven world, this feeling of ‘contentment’ often gets bypassed. Which … Read More
Ever wondered what makes a pelvic floor weak or strong? If so… you’re not alone. As you learnt last week our pelvic floor is essential for everyday living – it’s what keeps us balanced and aligned both physically and emotionally. It allows us to pee and poop and enjoy deeper pleasure in the bedroom… That is… if it’s in a … Read More
If there’s one area of the body that’s cloaked in mystery, it’s the pelvic floor. Well, we all have one. And thank goodness for that, because it’s responsible for everything from bladder control to sexual pleasure… Yes, the pelvic floor is a necessary web of muscles responsible for a whole pelvis full of functions that affect every day life… From … Read More
Self-love isn’t just a new fad or some trendy catchphrase. When we dive under the surface of self-love, we discover that self-love is in fact the foundation of a happy, healthy and fulfilling life. So if you’ve been thinking there’s not much substance to self-love, and that perhaps it’s not relevant to you… OR you simply want to understand more … Read More
We’ve all heard the expression ‘Follow Your Heart’, but what does that really mean? How do we tell the difference between what our heart is guiding us to do and what our brain thinks we should do? Our heart speaks to us every moment of every day, but most of us have stopped listening to its signal; it’s like we’ve … Read More
How often to you find yourself caught in the trap of measuring your worth, based on some external standard? Maybe it’s through social media likes, a job title, your looks or material possessions… Whatever it is, there’s a tendency for us human beings to seek validation from the world around us. But what if I told you that your worth … Read More
Manifesting isn’t just some woo woo concept conjured up by a group of sky-clad women dancing round a cauldron, ok? Manifesting, in my opinion, is a way of life. For we are all manifesting, all the time. We may not always like what we’re inviting into our life… But that’s ok. Because all we need to do to change the … Read More
How full is your self-love tank? Is it running on empty, where you feel like you’re constantly on the verge of breaking down? Or do you know how to say Yes to YOU – how to make yourself a priority? When we’re willing to give to ourself first, our love tank overflows, and only then can we truely give to … Read More
Journaling is a beautiful, and ridiculously cheap way of processing challenges and traumas and simply making sense of life. I consider journaling like emptying out the mind-trash that drains our energy, keeps us in an anxious state and stops us from being able to sleep at night. Because that’s essentially what it is. You get a pen and blank journal … Read More
Ok, so I kinda gave away the whole teaching of this episode in my podcast title – Your purpose is being you – so you have that gold now. But let’s explore what this actually means. Let’s turn words into inner knowing. Let’s go on a journey of understanding how to embrace your purpose and embrace being you. Welcome, to … Read More
What if you knew you couldn’t fail? How would that change the way you behave, the decisions you make, the way of you treat people, and how you show up in life? Today on I Love Me The Podcast, we learn how failing is a myth, and how our so-called ‘mistakes’ are actually learning experiences in disguise. AppleYouTubeSpotify Do … Read More
We all like to feel comfy, right? It can give us a sense of safety and predictability. But what happens if the place we feel comfy – the place of our ‘comfort zone’ – isn’t serving us? What if that comfortable feeling we get from doing the same things we’ve always done, is actually holding us back? Getting in the … Read More
Did you know that prior to menopause a woman’s womb cleanses itself once a month? You may know this as a woman’s ‘period’. Problem is, most of us ladies have learnt to adopt habits and behaviours that get in the way of this all-important ‘womb cleanse’. And when a womb doesn’t get the chance to cleanse itself regularly, we create … Read More
Vulnerability, for most of us, is scary. It can quite literally petrify the knickers off us, for fear of being attacked or ridiculed. But the truth is, without being vulnerable, we limit the depth of our relationships. Our relationship with others, as well as our relationship with ourself. Being willing to sit with ourself and love ourself in our most … Read More
In order to heal ourself, we need to feel ourself. And when I say feel ourself, I mean actually be with ourself long enough to feel our feelings and emotions. Because we all have them. Feelings and emotions are part of the human experience. And when we make friends with how we truely feel, when we let ourself feel our … Read More
You know those pesky thoughts (what I call ‘self-talk’) that make you feel bad about yourself… The ones that bring down your self-love, self-worth and self-respect… Well… you don’t have to have those thoughts playing on repeat anymore. In fact, you can become a self-talk editor. Yes, you can edit out your negative self-talk, and today on I Love Me … Read More
OK, so I have a confession to make: I am a total romantic. I am in love with love stories. Real life love stories. So it’ll come as no surprise that in my 20s, one of the big things on my mind, was meeting my Prince, and living happily ever after. But let’s just say by the time I hit … Read More
You know what it’s like to be in a relationship where the other person is hot one minute, cold the next. It doesn’t feel that warm or fuzzy, does it? When they’re not ‘committing’ to you… Well, this is often how people are with themselves. They have this on-again off-again relationship. One minute they’re supporting themselves full out – doing … Read More
If you’ve ever tried to create change in your life, even just a small change such as learning something new… then chances are you’ve probably experienced at least a little self-sabotage. Self-sabotage is where we either consciously or more commonly, unconsciously, act and behave in a way that prevents us from reaching our goals or achieving the results we want. … Read More
Nagging never works. In fact, if you do it enough, you’ll simply be met with a fire-works display of disdain and negativity or maybe a cold shoulder. So how do you get people to pick up their game? How do you lovingly encourage them to actually do what you’re asking of them? To take your advice on board? You offer … Read More
Relationships can be tricky at times, especially when the other person isn’t treating us the way we wish to be treated. When they act and behave in ways that make us feel ‘less than’ or undervalued, this feels just plain awful. But what if you could teach people how to treat you? In today’s episode on I Love Me The … Read More
For a long time relationships confused and baffled me, upset and hurt me, left me and abandoned me… and then one day… I learnt what I’m going to share with you today. The following teaching is what completely transformed my experience with relationships. My relationship as a wife, as a mother, as a daughter, as a friend and as a … Read More
The emotion of anger often receives a bad rap, especially when it’s expressed outwardly in a very fiery, and often explosive kinda way. But what if we could use anger to support our growth? What if anger had a very clear purpose, and when understood, could be expressed in a really ‘healthy’ way? A way that helps us deepen our … Read More
We all have mixed relationships and feelings about menstruation. But what if we treated our monthly flow as a time where we got to retreat from the world, so we can rest, restore and replenish? What if having our period became a time we looked forward to; a mini-monthly vacation to drop the load and relax into our own feminine … Read More
Today I’d like to introduce you to the most inspiring person in the world. I actually entered into a conscious relationship with this person 15 years ago, and… This person has completely transformed my life. And I know this person will do the same for you. Who is this mysterious person I speak of, on today’s episode of I Love … Read More
If you had a tool (the Love Wrap) that could help you rise above anxiety, fear, and all sorts of negative emotions… If you had a tool that created an inner state of calm… If you had a tool that could help you listen more easily to that inner voice of love… Would you use it? If all it took … Read More
Ever wondered why some people find life easy, and others struggle? Or why some people just exude confidence? While others, well… they’d rather hide behind a great big elephant than walk into a room of strangers? How a person acts and feels about themselves doesn’t happen by accident. As a child we are quite literally programmed for a certain experience … Read More
What is TRUE self-love? Self-Love is the act of making friends with oneself. Showing oneself kindness and compassion, listening to that inner voice of wisdom over the loud noise of the mind. It’s a minute-by-minute, day-by-day practice of accepting ourself – showing ourself unconditional love – regardless of our actions or behaviours or current life circumstances. That, is TRUE self-love. … Read More
Welcome to I Love Me The Podcast. A place where you’ll receive simple, inspiring lessons, practices and teachings in self-love, so you can fall in love with you, and in doing so, fall in love with life. Listen to the podcast trailer here… AppleYouTubeSpotify Hello gorgeous. I’m Tamra Mercieca and I’ll be the one holding your hand, as we … Read More
Are you ready to say Yes to you? And you ready to make yourself a priority? If you’re in a habit of putting other people’s needs before your own, saying Yes to you, can feel, well… a little foreign. Perhaps even selfish. But here’s the thing… We need to be full – our love tank needs to be overflowing – … Read More
When we think of healthy digestion, the natural inclination is to first look to what we’re eating. Hippocrates did say: ‘Let food be thy medicine,’ after-all! And it’s absolutely true that we need to choose our foods wisely, for what we eat, we become. Think about it… Our body takes food and transforms the best bits of that food into … Read More
I’d like to explore the very common struggle of ‘being enough’ today. Because if you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that I’m all about helping people identify their limiting beliefs. You know, the unhealthy ideas and thoughts we believe about ourselves. The ones that make us feel down on ourself or ‘less than’, and essentially trip us … Read More
Have you ever had a time in your life when you’ve felt the odds are against you? I know I have, especially this year. Let me share my story, and offer some tools I used, so next time you feel the odds are against you, you know what to do, ok? Great! Here we go… Moving back to Australia was … Read More
Nothing works for me! Ever thought this thought, or said these words out loud? If there’s one thing that people say to me it’s this: I’ve done stacks of self-development, but nothing works for me. Now, while there are certainly courses out there that aren’t so great, many of the courses out there do work, at least to some degree. … Read More
What if you could have an orgasm without any physical stimulation at all? What if you could experience orgasmic pleasure pulsing through your entire body for minutes, even hours at a time? What if you could feel totally at one with yourself, with the world, and all that is? What if you could experience the true joy of being alive? … Read More
If there’s one health complaint I hear from women regularly, it’s that they’ve been diagnosed as having fibroids. Some women might only have one or two, while others might have literally dozens of them. And for the women who do have invasive procedures to clear them out of the uterus, the fibroids usually return within months, often more severely. Shockingly, … Read More
