Seedling
Seedling is a podcast for creatives who want to build confidence so they can live a life of freedom and fulfilment. Seeds have everything they need inside to push above the ground and flourish, and just like seeds, we have our own resources to build confidence and grow towards our dreams.
Hosted by confidence mentor for creatives Kat Nicholls, Seedling gives you the tools you need to discover these resources and nurture them. Each bite-sized episode will offer practical steps to help you recognise your worth, build confidence and go for what you truly want in life. If you’re looking for gentle support and a safe space to explore your inner power, you’re in the right place.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
How to tell someone you're struggling with your mental health
This week I want to talk about the tricky subject of bringing up your mental health to someone when you’re starting to struggle. I’m sure a lot of us can relate to this, whether you have a mental hea…
It's OK to go slow
This week we’re talking about treacle - but no, I don’t mean the delicious sugary kind, I mean the metaphorical kind, the kind that slows you down and stops you from getting where you want to go. I w…
How to get out of a negative thought cycle
If you’ve ever found yourself staring into space with negative thoughts spiralling and feeding off each other in your mind - you’re so not alone and this episode is for you. I’ll be sharing an experi…
Building emotional resilience
This week I wanted to talk about how we can build our emotional resilience and essentially be better at handling stress and rolling with the punches.
How to be OK with not being the best
This week I want to talk about perfectionism and being comfortable with not being the best at something, which is something I definitely struggle with! I'll share my own story and some tips for being…
How to get out of a funk
This week I want to talk about what we can do to pull ourselves out of a funk, when we’re feeling low in motivation, when we’re stuck in a rut and like we just want to stay under a duvet. So if you c…
How to build self-belief
This week is all about building self-belief and confidence. I’m going to share some of my own self-belief journey and some tools and techniques I’ve found really helpful over the years.
How to start a podcast
In the season finale I'm reflecting on some lessons I've learnt, how I've felt the first season has gone and I'm sharing some tips for you if you're thinking about launching your own podcast.
Coaching - a year in business
This week I’m taking you behind the scenes of my business over the last year. I talk about why I decided to become a coach in the first place, what happened after I launched, where I am a year in (in…
Pancakes
I was planning to take a week off the podcast this week, but then I had an idea to share something a little different - a short story.
I write short stories on my blog every month. The one I’m going …
How to cope with overwhelm
As we're getting closer and closer to Christmas I really wanted to dive into the topic of overwhelm. So, this week I'm talking about a recent experience of overwhelm I had, some steps you can use to …
Creativity as an act of self-care
This week I want to talk about creativity – how it benefits our mental health and how it can become part of our self-care routine. I share some science behind why creativity is good for us and how to…
Self-acceptance - how to like yourself more
This week I wanted to talk about the radical act of liking yourself and self-acceptance. It can be incredibly hard to find self-acceptance, and in this episode I talk about why it’s so hard, but it’s…
Wellness, self-care and everyday joy with Tamu Thomas
Today we have the very first conversation on Seedling! My aim with these conversations is to shed light on subjects that as a society we *need* to talk about in order to grow. My first conversation i…
Mental wellness - how to take care of your mental health
This week I’m talking about mental wellness and how we can take a more proactive approach to our mental health. I don’t feel like this subject gets enough air time, for many of us the term ‘mental he…
The difference between counsellors, coaches and mentors
This week I'm wading through the murky waters of the coaching and counselling industry... I'm sharing an analogy and some questions to help you understand the difference between the professions. Fina…
Understanding the negativity bias
This week I cover the topic of negativity and specifically our brain's negativity bias because there are so many unhelpful articles out in the world that enter #positivevibesonly territory.
I believe…
Finding your motivation for self-care
This week I'm looking at how we can find our motivation to practice self-care. I break down what self-care really is and talk about the way self-care impacts those around us and our work-life.
I shar…
Building self-awareness
In this week’s episode I’m telling you about an experience I had when I lost touch with my sense of self-awareness and how that impacted my mental health.
I’m also sharing some of the self-awareness …
Understanding self-worth and its impact
This week's episode is a deep dive into self-worth. Obviously as I'm a self-worth coach, I have a lot of thoughts on this topic! I've also experienced first hand the incredible impact being aware of …