The Big Yearning podcast

28/06/2021

After a year on air, Alexander and Neil are going to be taking a short summer break. Today we talk about why, and what we're looking forward to over the summer. Alexander: Alexander Butler CoachingNeil: Coaching For Life website

14/06/2021

Alexander and Neil interview Frome-based Shadow Work Practitioner, Marianne Hill. Hear what she has to say about the human shadow, how to recognize it and how to work with it. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

31/05/2021

Do you wish you believed in yourself more, or would you like to help somebody develop more self-belief? Alexander and Neil talk about what it means to believe in yourself, how to develop more self-belief and what gets in the way. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

17/05/2021

Neil and Alexander interview Brighton-based Sports Therapist, Jamie Webb. Jamie brings decades of experience and all sorts of training. Hear what he has to say about mind-body connection, pain and injury. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

03/05/2021

When we say "love" we mean so many things. Alexander and Neil explore this complex and essential word to try to get to the deepest, most healing meaning of love. Find Alexander's "beasting week" video here Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

19/04/2021

So many of us yearn to feel like we belong, but how do we find belonging? What is it? What gets in the way? Neil and Alexander chat about their experiences of belonging, and explore how we all build more belonging in our lives. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

05/04/2021

Few topics are as difficult or as important as death and the experience of dying. How do we support those who are dying? How do we prepare for our own death? How can we let older, unhelpful parts of ourselves die in a positive and healing way? Alexander and Neil discuss this and a lot more besides.....

22/03/2021

Sometimes we need to do things that are uncomfortable, boring, frightening or where we have blocks or limiting beliefs. Neil and Alexander talk about the essential component of willpower: how to develop the ability to stay focused and keep moving when things get tough. Alexander: Deep Coaching websi...

08/03/2021

Toxic Positivity is the darker side of the self-help world. It's the belief that you should be happy, up-beat and cheerful at all times. This week, Alexander and Neil talk about Toxic Positivity: what's wrong with it, how to escape it and what to do instead. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coa...

22/02/2021

Getting a good night's sleep is so important. In this episode, Alexander and Neil talk about good sleep habits, cures for insomnia and what dreams are all about. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

18/02/2021

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What do you most deeply long for? How can you get there? What gets in the way? Alexander and Neil talk about the deeper questions in life. In each episode, we explore a question about living, thriving, and meeting our big yearnings. Episodes released fortn...

18/02/2021

Getting a good night's sleep is so important. Alexander and Neil talk about good sleep habits, cures for insomnia and what dreams are all about.

08/02/2021

How would it change your life if you could confidently say: this is what I'm good at. Today, Alexander and Neil talk about what stops us recognising our strengths, and how to go about finding them. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

25/01/2021

A gratitude practice can really change our experience of the moment, especially in challenging times. It can open our hearts, make us feel warm and connect us with other people. Neil and Alexander explore how to find our sense of gratitude, and what problems we might meet along the way. Alexander: D...

23/01/2021

On Monday 25th Jan, you can listen to Neil and Alexander chat about Gratitude and Appreciation. How can we find gratitude in difficult times? Is gratitude always a good thing? Where to get started...

11/01/2021

Listen to Alexander and Neil talk all about visioning: what is it, what's the benefit of having one, what gets in the way of making one, and how to keep it fresh and relevant.

11/01/2021

Do you know where you're heading in your life? Alexander and Neil talk about the value of a personal vision, how to get started on one, what gets in the way and how to keep it fresh and alive. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life website

08/01/2021

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21/12/2020

In today's episode, we talk about a simple but helpful way to spot the gaps in our awareness, and the challenges that we need to face. It's a fresh way to look at our lives and ourselves, to examine what we need to learn, and perhaps what we're avoiding.

21/12/2020

Neil and Alexander talk about a simple but helpful way to identify gaps in ourselves and challenges that we need to face. It's a fresh way to look at our lives and ourselves, and to examine what we need to learn and perhaps what we're avoiding. Alexander: Deep Coaching websiteNeil: Coaching For Life...

18/12/2020

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Neil here... Mary Oliver reading her poem 'Wild Geese' with accompanied animation. "You do not have to be good...you only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.", she says...

Mary Oliver reads her poem "Wild Geese" for the poetry radio project "Listening to the World," a program of On Being with Krista Tippett. Audio from the arch...

16/12/2020

16/12/2020

Alexander here, just sharing a beautiful stormy morning in

14/12/2020

14/12/2020

Our podcast is here to help you get clear about what you yearn for, and how to get there. We exist for you guys, our loyal listeners. What would you like us to talk about in 2021?
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