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'Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.' - Maya Angelou.
Join Lisa Pircher-Reid as she explores all 14 interconnected areas of health and wellbeing to create a healthier future. Lisa is an Information Scientist, podcaster, writer, entrepreneur and a mum of two.
She's here to challenge the status quo through thought-provoking and perception-shifting research and meaningful conversations. She's a neurodivergent polymath, who has been referred to as 'compassionately confrontational', and she's here to share everything needed to empower societal transformation through personal growth.
If you'd like to know more about her books, courses, online platforms, speaking engagements and other offerings, check out her website processingmind.com
Introduction & Areas of Health | Episode 1

My name is Lisa and I'm writing a book about health. This podcast is how I share what I've written so far to share my learnings to date and to receive feedback on areas where there may be more information that I need to investigate to challenge or extend my current learnings.
In this episode I introduce the podcast, my book and myself. We discuss the different areas of health to be covered throughout our journey together, and begin the initial discussion of our exploration of the interconnected foundational steps to level up to our healthiest selves as individuals, in relation to each other and collectively as a society.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Getting started in personal growth: Take responsibility | Episode 2

In this episode I begin sharing the steps from personal growth (also known as the core skills for getting the most out of the book and life in general). I make a start on Step One: Take responsibility.
Topics covered include:
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Take Responsibility Part Two | Episode 3

In this episode I pick up where we left off from the steps from personal growth (also known as the core skills for getting the most out of the book and life in general). We're still in Step One: Take responsibility, and topics covered include:
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Challenge yourself to make change | Episode 4

In this episode we make a start on step two of Personal Growth - Challenge yourself to make change. Chapters covered today include:
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Keep challenging yourself to make change | Episode 5

In this episode we will continue with step two of Personal Growth - Challenge yourself to make change. Chapters covered today include:
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Use your circumstances to your advantage | Episode 6

In this episode we will cover step 3 and 4 of Personal Growth - Use your circumstances to your advantage and Track progress. Chapters covered today include:
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Strike a balance and aim for continuous improvement | Episode 7

In this episode we will cover step 5 and 6 of Personal Growth - Strike a balance and Aim for continuous improvement. Chapters covered today include:
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Getting started in Emotional and Mental Health | Episode 8

In this episode we begin Part Two Individual Health. Starting first with Emotional and Mental Health. Step One - build broader understanding for self-awareness. Chapters covered today include:
- Emotional and Mental Health Introduction
- Understand the basic mechanics of the brain and nervous system
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Understanding Emotions, Needs and Rights | Episode 9

In this episode we continue Step One in Emotional and Mental Health - discussing emotions, needs and rights. Chapters covered today include:
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Understand the source and role of your inner critic | Episode 10

In this episode we finish Step One in Emotional and Mental Health. Chapters covered today include:
- Understand the source and role of your inner critic
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Protect your energy balance *birthday special bonus super episode* | Episode 11

In this episode we begin working through Step Two in Emotional and Mental Health: Protect your energy balance. Chapters covered today include:
- Seek help
- Build up your support network / Find your people
- Be present and practice mindfulness
- Set your personal boundaries and learn to say no
Trigger warning: Please note that today's episode includes references to suicide
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Challenge your automatic thoughts and respond consciously | Episode 12

In this episode we continue working through Step Two in Emotional and Mental Health: Protect your energy balance. Chapters covered today include:
- Challenge automatic thoughts and self-criticism
- Consciously choose how you respond
- Avoid toxic empathy or being the 'fixer'
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier Book 1 - Personal Growth: Available on Amazon
Reduce your stress and create your own space | Episode 13

In this episode we continue working through Step Two in Emotional and Mental Health: Protect your energy balance. Chapters covered today include:
- Avoid creating your own stress
- Minimise your mental load
- Destabilise / reject urgency culture
- Be selective about your media consumption
- Create your own space
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier Book 1 - Personal Growth: Available on Amazon
Restore and maintain your energy balance (fill your cup) | Episode 14

In this episode we begin working through Step Three in Emotional and Mental Health: Restore and maintain your energy balance (fill your cup). Chapters covered today include:
- Learn ways to ground yourself and return to the present
- Learn to self-regulate and complete the stress cycle
- Identify your glimmers and practice daily gratitude
- Enjoy creativity
- Practice positive self-talk
- Practice self-compassion and forgiveness
- Journal regularly
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier Book 1 - Personal Growth: Available on Amazon
Process, meditate and practice regular self-care | Episode 15

In this episode we continue working through Step Three in Emotional and Mental Health: Restore and maintain your energy balance (fill your cup). Chapters covered today include:
- Schedule time every day for processing
- Meditate daily
- Spend at least two hours in nature every week
- Spend time on hobbies, rest and general activities you enjoy
- Practice regular self-care not just ‘after-care’
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier Book 1 - Personal Growth: Available on Amazon
Permission to enjoy life and beginning to heal | Episode 16

In this episode we finish up with Step Three in Emotional and Mental Health: Restore and maintain your energy balance (fill your cup) and make a start on Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered today include:
- Sprinkle magic throughout your life
- Learn how to transform your mood
- Give yourself permission and opportunity to enjoy your life
- Introduction to Step Four: Heal
- Take responsibility for your mental health
References from today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier Book 1 - Personal Growth: Available on Amazon
Creating a safe space to feel your feelings | Episode 17

In this episode we continue Step Four: Heal, and then we just chat for a while on broader topics. Chapters covered today include:
- Create a safe space for processing and healing
- Practice asking whether you are safe or unsafe and responding accordingly (instead of reacting)
- Feel your feelings
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
References from the rest of the episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier Book 1 - Personal Growth: Available on Amazon
Owning your feelings and processing past trauma | Episode 18

In this episode we continue Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered today include:
- Own your feelings (take responsibility for your feelings)
- Identify and process past traumas and unhelpful learned behaviours
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier book series: Personal Growth now available on Amazon
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowmoredobetter
Music by: The Processing Mind
Healing your inner child | Episode 19

In this episode we continue Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered today include:
- Reparent yourself / heal your inner child
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier book series: Personal Growth now available on Amazon
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowmoredobetter
Music by: The Processing Mind
Identify and challenge unhealthy core beliefs and triggers | Episode 20

In this episode we continue Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Identify and challenge your unhealthy core beliefs
- Identify and unlearn your triggers
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier book series: Personal Growth now available on Amazon
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowmoredobetter
Music by: The Processing Mind
Rewiring your brain and reassessing risk | Episode 21

In this episode we continue Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Rewire your brain
- Practice assessing liklihood and probability to assess risk
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier book series: Personal Growth now available on Amazon
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowmoredobetter
Music by: The Processing Mind
Distress tolerance and confronting the hard stuff | Episode 22

In this episode we continue Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Increase your distress tolerance
- Confront fears and phobias
- Confront and challenge your guilt and shame
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier book series available so far: 1. Personal Growth 2. Infinite Intellect 3. Beyond Reactions
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowmoredobetter
Music by: The Processing Mind
Reprioritising, reframing and conscious reflection | Episode 23

In this episode we continue Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Reprioritise your internal rules and requirements for success
- Practice conscious reflection
- Trust your intuition / listen to what your body is trying to tell you
- Reframe unhelpful thoughts by speaking kindly to yourself
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier book series available so far: 1. Personal Growth 2. Infinite Intellect 3. Beyond Reactions
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowmoredobetter
Music by: The Processing Mind
Rethink chronic pain and chronic illness | Episode 24

In this episode we are finally at the end of Step Four: Heal. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Rethink chronic pain
- Rethink chronic illness
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Healthier book series available so far: 1. Personal Growth 2. Infinite Intellect 3. Beyond Reactions
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowmoredobetter
Music by: The Processing Mind
Focus & Presence Guided Meditation | Episode 25

In this episode are taking a break from our usual approach to do a guided meditation. The skills we are practicing in today's meditation are:
- Focus, and
- Presence
We're also feeling extremely excited to announce the launch of our website ProcessingMind.com
AND
Our very first Online Course Refine Yourself: How to Identify and Rewrite Your Base Programming
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Music by: The Processing Mind
Let Go (Part 1) | Episode 26

In this episode we begin Step Five of Mental and Emotional Health: Let Go. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Let go of 'should's'
- Let go of grudges
- Let go of behaviours that no longer serve you
- Let go of expectations
- Let go of self-judgement and judgement of others
- Let go of maladaptive coping mechanisms
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Just a reminder that we recently released our website ProcessingMind.com
AND
Our very first Online Course Refine Yourself: How to Identify and Rewrite Your Base Programming
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Music by: The Processing Mind
Let Go (Part 2) | Episode 27

In this episode we continue Step Five of Mental and Emotional Health: Let Go. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Let go of maladaptive coping mechanisms
- Let go of control
- Let go of fear of failure
- Let go of toxic positivity
- Let go of pessimism
- Let go of the need to over explain yourself
- Let go of comparison (except to your previous self)
- Let go of self righteousness and hubris
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Just a reminder that we recently released our website ProcessingMind.com
AND
Online Course: Redefine Yourself: How to Identify and Rewrite Your Base Programming
CopyTweaker: CopyTweaker
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pircherreid
Music by: The Processing Mind
Become Your Best Self | Episode 28

In this episode we cover Step Six of Mental and Emotional Health: Be Yourself. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Love and accept yourself
- Be authentic and unapologetically you
- Find comfort in emotional vulnerability
- Ditch your labels
- Be your best self
- Be your own support person
- Find or create your optimal environment
- Practice regular self-examination
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Our website at ProcessingMind.com
Our Online Courses (includes both FREE mini courses and paid premium courses)
CopyTweaker (our tech start-up where you start free and pay only as you grow - to launch any side hustle or idea, from start-ups to scale-ups)
Music by: The Processing Mind
My Interview on Kris Uy's podcast | Episode 29

This episode is actually my interview on Kris Uy's podcast 'Warrior Kings'. Some of the topics we discuss include:
- Authentic Self
- How to have your best day everyday
- What you can learn from sport
- Conscious Language Shifts
- Comfort Zones
- Homeschooling (including 'unschooling')
- Learning at your own pace
- Impact of kids shows on our children
- How to learn empathy
- How I create shopping lists for my toddlers
Useful links / references for more:
Our website at ProcessingMind.com
Our Online Courses (includes both FREE mini courses and paid premium courses)
CopyTweaker (our tech start-up where you start free and pay only as you grow - to launch any side hustle or idea, from start-ups to scale-ups)
Music by: The Processing Mind
Respecting and Caring for Physical Health Holistically | Episode 30

In this episode we begin Step One in Physical Health: Listen to and care for your body holistically. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Understand the link between physical and mental health
- Attune to your body holistuically, as an interconnected whole
- Treat your body with respect
- Practice good hygeiene and physical care with intention and understanding
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Our website at ProcessingMind.com
Our Online Courses (includes both FREE mini courses and paid premium courses)
CopyTweaker (our tech start-up where you start free and pay only as you grow - to launch any side hustle or business idea, from start-ups to scale-ups)
Music by: The Processing Mind
Re-enabling Self-Healing Capabilities | Episode 31

In this episode we cover Step Two in Physical Health: Focus on re-enabling your body’s self-healing capability. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Understand the body’s self-healing capability
- Understand the biology, physiology and psychology of ‘belief effects’
- Focus on prevention of poor health and wellbeing rather than treatment of it
- Reduce dependence on prescribed medication and pharmaceuticals
- Relabel ‘alternate therapies’ as ‘preventative therapies’ for overall wellbeing
- Practice prevention and reduce risks of known and proven causes of cancer and disease
- Challenge yourself to make change
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Our Online Courses (includes both FREE mini courses and paid premium courses)
CopyTweaker (our tech start-up where you start free and pay only as you grow - to launch any side hustle or business idea, from start-ups to scale-ups)
Music by: The Processing Mind
Understanding Interconnections of Systems, Neurotransmitters and Hormones | Episode 32

In this episode we cover Step Three in Physical Health: Understand your biology and physiology. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Understand the basic body systems and how they interrelate
- Learn how neurotransmitters, neuromodulators and hormones affect you and how you affect them
- Gather baseline measurements of your physical health
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Our Online Courses (includes both FREE mini courses and paid premium courses)
CopyTweaker (our tech start-up where you start free and pay only as you grow - to launch any side hustle or business idea, from start-ups to scale-ups)
Music by: The Processing Mind
Rebuild Your Understanding of Nutrition, Health and Body Weight | Episode 33

In this episode we begin Step Four in Physical Health: Restore Your Healthy Body Composition. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Rebuild your understanding of nutrition, a healthy diet and body weight
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Our Online Courses (includes both FREE mini courses and paid premium courses)
CopyTweaker (our tech start-up where you start free and pay only as you grow - to launch any side hustle or business idea, from start-ups to scale-ups)
Music by: The Processing Mind
Creating deficits, surplus and maintenance in calorie consumption | Episode 34

In this episode we continue Step Four in Physical Health: Restore Your Healthy Body Composition. Chapters covered in this episode include:
- Keep yourself honest by tracking
- Calculate your TDEE
- Manage calorie / kilojoule intake to create a deficit, surplus or maintenance
- Find the right balance of macronutrients
References from the chapters covered in today's episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Anthony Field: Diversity, Inclusion & Childhood Learning | Episode 35

In this episode I have a conversation with the genuinely lovely Anthony Field. We discuss:
- The decision and impact of expanding The Wiggles group
- Childhood education and entertainment
- The Wiggles values and legacy
- Anthony's personal experiences in parenthood
As discussed in the episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Dim Hapa: Personal Growth, Presence & Love | Episode 36

In this episode I have a conversation with an dear old school friend of mine, Dim Hapa. We discuss:
- Personal Growth
- Finding Your Purpose
- Finding Alignment and Presence
- Dim's personal experiences in entrepreneurship and love
As discussed in the episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Tony Berardo: Podcasting, Health & Awareness | Episode 37

In this episode I have a conversation with Tony Berardo. We discuss:
- The power of learning through podcasting and meaningful conversations
- Physical Health and wellbeing
- Awareness and objectivity
As discussed in the episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Tyler Wagner: Business, Growth & Alternate Paths | Episode 38

In this episode I have a conversation with Tyler Wagner, founder of Authors Unite. We discuss:
- Business and Entrepreneurship
- Networking and creating connections
- Alternate life paths
As discussed in the episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Santana Vega Yturralde: Questions, Stories & Meaningful Conversations | Episode 39

In this episode I have a conversation with Santana Vega Yturralde, communications coach. We discuss:
- Asking good questions
- Talking to strangers
- Story-telling
- Meaningful Conversations
As discussed in the episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Harsh Darji: Mindfulness, Mindset & Journaling | Episode 40

In this episode I have a conversation with Harsh Darji, the visual_minimalist creator. We discuss:
- Mindfulness
- Mindset
- Journaling
As discussed in the episode:
Useful links / references for more from us:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Kirsten Chan: Perspective, Authenticity & Diversity | Episode 41

In this episode I have a conversation with Kirsten Chan, a dear friend of mine from my corporate days. We discuss:
- Perspective
- Authenticity
- Diversity
- Growing up post Apartheid in South Africa
As discussed in the episode:
Music by: The Processing Mind
Alex Korb PhD: Rewiring Anxiety & Depression | Episode 42

In this episode I have a conversation with Alex Korb, Neuroscientist and Personal Development Coach. We discuss:
- Rewiring Anxiety and Depression
- Neuroplastocity
- Finding Meaning and Purpose
As discussed in the episode:
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- How To Make It Happen: Creating Lifelong Growth, Success, and Overall Wellbeing
Music by my very talented husband: The Processing Mind
Desiree Fraser: Rare Cancers & Hope | Episode 43

In this episode I have a conversation with Desiree Fraser, Founder of rare cancers charity 'Without a Ribbon'. We discuss her story, including:
- Cancer diagnosis
- Founding 'Without a Ribbon'
- Mindset
As discussed in the episode:
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Looking for my books on Amazon? Here they are:
- Beyond Reactions: Nurturing an Emotionally Intelligent, Limitless Generation through Conscious Parenting
- How To Make It Happen: Creating Lifelong Growth, Success, and Overall Wellbeing
Music by my very talented husband: The Processing Mind