Hi wonderful humans.

I took some time off podcasting this year (tbh, work was very busy, and I had lots of planning and to-dos, so creating content fell off). But – after an eventful week – and now WAY more time on my hands, I have decided to use my voice. Surprisingly, with recent life changes and unexpected news RE: health and work, I've felt more inspired...

It's story time! It feels like a reinvention period, and unlike during last year's unfortunate events in the SAME season, I AM HERE FOR IT.

Themes in This Episode:

• Why I am not having a Hot Girl Summer
• "When it rains it pours"
• Dealing with last year’s layoff and lack of stability VS. 2025
• Handling uncertainty
• Identity and work
• Work industry changes – marketing/creative/advertising
• Navigating the future of work
• Life change management tools 
• Living abroad/away from home
• My mindset around a sudden injury 
• The role of spirituality, mindfulness, and self-talk 

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Related Episodes

1. S7: Hacks For Handling Hard Times - Layoff, Love Life, Moving Locations - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Akfw6fV2Jcs7xego1r5yF?si=PVIBA-0VTpyuYAYcUCobXA
2. S6: From Existing to Living–Therapy, Health & The Benefits of Being Alone - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JXFLYWCXmcvLon8akxJrD?si=Tby_bVU_RUGKhVPdJxEtKQ

As always, I hope you’re doing as best as you can. Here for chats, sharing ideas, and support in my DMs on ⁠⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@a_blanx. ⁠

If you prefer a read, check out my resurrected blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://themobilementor.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠  (lol, let's appreciate the 90s-core website energy!).

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RESOURCES - Recent Podcasts & Meditations:

• Begin Again with Davina McCall and Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K491-s7g5Kg&list=PLjywRxGs7mqovKjfnFuzlvQ9Crio_EfJU&ab_channel=BeginAgainwithDavinaMcCall

• The Resilient Mind podcast with Sadhguru: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jSgxi5tO5LPx1mkmj43A6?si=ULxsNbb1QvW_uyEbA1jKsQ 
• Mooji: You Are Life Itself: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vMEoPgg-PE&ab_channel=Moojiji⁠ 
• DOAC x Buddhist Gelong Thubten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIbLQQ1i56Y&ab_channel=TheDiaryOfACEO
• Chantress Seba's sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOSWJTu5Prw&ab_channel=ChantressSeba 

Welcome to another episode in season 7 of The Mobile Mentor pod, and an episode on a topic that's SUPER important to me: Empathy. This was brought about by some family friction this recent Christmas (because, duh!).

I chat about said family friction, how it affected me, and what I realised about myself and my defaults as a result of other people's situations and emotions. And tbh, I wasn't totally happy about it. Moving forward, I'm considering how to adapt my empathy. You'll find out why...

Themes in the episode:

-Empathy in relationships of all kinds

-The different types of empathy (there are 3!)

-Why too much empathy isn't a good thing

-Toggling empathy for the right relationships and moments

-Extending empathy to oneself

-Compassion vs. Empathy

-Childhood trauma, coping strategies, and why I am how I am

-People pleasing

-Emotional management

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If you prefer a read, check out my resurrected blog: ⁠⁠https://themobilementor.blogspot.com/⁠⁠  (Lol, let's appreciate the 90s-core website energy!).

As always, I hope you’re doing as best as you can. Wishing you a healthy, happy, and safe new year. Here for chats, moans, and giggles in my DMs on ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@a_blanx. ⁠ Thanks for listening–and subscribe or follow if you marginally liked it. ;)

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Related Episodes:

-S7: Living Against the ‘Norms’ – Abroad, 34, No Kids, With a Housemate - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EOvIEfjaBeH6kTur88hi8?si=4QDpHSWNSfiUff1c1avzKQ

-S6: How to Listen to Your Intuition & Trust Yourself - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZGuSZ6OERWYxe5rOXaBMW?si=6SlKDiVqRkG33WyvxoV-6w

NEWS FLASH: I’m living back in Vancouver. With a housemate. I’m a freelance Creative. I’m turning 34 this month. And I feel BACK in my vibe, baby! I haven’t felt this content, aligned, and on-the-up for a while! Emerging from a dusty and down period, I know and accept myself more than ever. So today, I’ma share my views on ‘adulting’ and societal expectations at this age, and what my situation is. I’m now a SOFT GIRL.

Themes in this Ep:

-Value-centred living

-Building a life in Vancouver

-Choosing a place to be that suits me

-Living authentically within the ‘norms’ of Western culture 

-Experimenting with how I want to live/who I want to be

-NOT climbing the corporate ladder and choosing against it

-My work identity and shaping work around my life (not letting it rule!)

-Types of relationship and ethical non-monogamy 

-Accepting myself

-Ignoring ‘shoulds’

-Life choices

-Fulfilment 

-More flowing, less forcing

-Marriage? Kids? Living together as a couple or living apart?

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If you prefer a read, check out my resurrected blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://themobilementor.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠  (lol, let's appreciate the 90s-core website energy!).

As always, I hope you’re doing as best as you can. Here for sh*tz, tears, and giggles in my DMs on ⁠⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@a_blanx. ⁠⁠

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Related Episodes:

• S7: NOT New Year's Resolutions 2025 - An Alternative Approach - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S7-NOT-New-Years-Resolutions-2025---An-Alternative-Approach-e2ssltq
• S7: Hacks For Handling Hard Times - Layoff, Love Life, Moving Locations - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Akfw6fV2Jcs7xego1r5yF?si=2-DaCjp2TEeVxZiQ8r9d-Q
• S6: From Existing to Living–Therapy, Health & The Benefits of Being Alone - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-From-Existing-to-LivingTherapy--Health--The-Benefits-of-Being-Alone-e2lmp3f

Been through some tough times lately? Life feel a bit out of control and you're finding it hard to cope? Settle in to this episode, I've got you.

This is part 2 to the episode, 'Handling Change is Harder in My 30s.' Here are my learnings in hindsight on getting through lots of life sectors being in flux and uncertain simultaneously – work, love life, and constantly moving around living out of a suitcase. I felt I was about to implode. However, I didn't (phew! Because I like eating peanut butter too much), thanks to these 7 golden nuggets. Take what you need – coping isn't one size fits all. x

Themes in this episode:

-Coping strategies

-Managing anxiety

-Experiencing a work layoff

-Dealing with uncertainty

-The concept of 'home'

-Long-distance relationships

-Asking for help/support when you need it

-Being forced to grow in new ways

-How change affects people – we all have different capacities

-Judging yourself for feeling certain ways, and why you shouldn't!!

-Gratitude

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If you prefer a read, check out my resurrected blog: ⁠⁠https://themobilementor.blogspot.com/⁠⁠  (lol, let's appreciate the 90s-core website energy!).

As always, I hope you’re doing as best as you can. Here for chats, ideas, and giggles in my DMs on ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@a_blanx. ⁠

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Related Episodes:

- PART 1 to this episode, S6: Handling Change is Harder in My 30s - A Series of Unfortunate Events *AUDIOVLOG* -
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Handling-Change-is-Harder-in-My-30s---A-Series-of-Unfortunate-Events-AUDIOVLOG-e2rqs05

- S6: What is Life atm?! Anyone Else Feeling Lost? AUDIOVLOG
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-What-is-Life-atm---Anyone-Else-Feeling-Lost--AUDIOVLOG-e2iuhnf

-S7: NOT New Year's Resolutions 2025 - An Alternative Approach - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S7-NOT-New-Years-Resolutions-2025---An-Alternative-Approach-e2ssltq

Welcome to season 7 of The Mobile Mentor pod!! I thought I'd mark 2025 with a brand-new season. Thank god 2024 is over... It was a tumultuous and very fast-moving year. I am happy to move on to more pleasant, stable, and peaceful pastures.

This episode, I share how I start every new year in a softer, self-compassionate, and less strict way (I am not a fan of the old 'new year's resolutions' lark and its connotations – you'll find out why). I 'theme' every year! We've all gotta find what works for us, right? Have a listen and see what comes up for you with this approach.

Themes in this Ep:

-Words to live by (as opposed to vision boards)

-Living in your heart and body vs. living in your head

-Following your intuition

-Staying flexible as opposed to fixing goals

-Use personal reflections to inform what's ahead

-When to do this exercise

-Knowing and living by your values

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If you prefer a cheeky read, check out my resurrected blog: ⁠⁠https://themobilementor.blogspot.com/⁠⁠  (lol, let's appreciate the 90s-core website energy!).

As always, I hope you’re doing as best as you can. Sending you big love for 2025. Here for chats, memes, and giggles in my DMs on ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@a_blanx. ⁠

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Related Episodes:

- S6: Handling Change is Harder in My 30s - A Series of Unfortunate Events *AUDIOVLOG* - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Handling-Change-is-Harder-in-My-30s---A-Series-of-Unfortunate-Events-AUDIOVLOG-e2rqs05

- S5: New season (not new me), turning 31 & life after Canada - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S5-New-season-not-new-me--turning-31--life-after-Canada-e1c1tke

- S4: Learnings for 2021 [2020 EP UPDATED] - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S4-Learnings-for-2021-2020-EP-UPDATED-eohp96

I AM BACK after 4 months out! I missed being here, but tbh I just wasn't ready. 2024 may have knocked me a lot harder than ’23 (!!?)–because boy was it full of change and uncertainty–so much so, I took time off podcasting to refocus on getting well and clear. So here's my life update. The theme is: Rejection + Reflection = Redirection.

The end of the year is usually the time for taking stock of impactful events, so here are mine, my self-observations along the way, and what I’m taking into 2025.

Themes in this episode:

-Being laid off work

-When it rains it pours (a series of unfortunate events)

-Having an unexpected healing period and starting again in my early thirties 

-Living in alignment with my values

-Life choices... What did this period teach me?

-Knowing yourself, your limits and capacity – and when to ask for help!

-Doing what feels authentic, not doing what you “should” do

-Reframing periods of ‘not achieving’ to something that's kinder to yourself

-Living from a place fear vs. from a place of love

-Taking a new work direction and considering a career change

-Change hits harder the older I get…

-Self-compassion

Expect a Part 2 – the 6 key learnings and tools that got me through. Hit subscribe or follow wherever you listen to be notified about the latest drop. <3 

If you prefer a read, check out my resurrected blog: ⁠https://themobilementor.blogspot.com/⁠  (lol, let's appreciate the 90s-core website energy!).

As always, I hope you’re doing as best as you can. Wishing you a loving and safe end to this year. Here for chats and giggles in my DMs on ⁠Insta⁠ ⁠@a_blanx. ⁠

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Related Episodes:

- ⁠S6: From Existing to Living–Therapy, Health & The Benefits of Being Alone⁠ - ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JXFLYWCXmcvLon8akxJrD⁠

- ⁠⁠S6: Turning 33, Feeling SEXY & Landing on Life Choices⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Turning-33--Feeling-SEXY--Landing-on-Life-Choices-e2f9tnj⁠⁠

- ⁠⁠⁠⁠S6: What is Life atm?! Anyone Else Feeling Lost? AUDIOVLOG⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-What-is-Life-atm---Anyone-Else-Feeling-Lost--AUDIOVLOG-e2iuhnf⁠⁠⁠

Hi Hi! Here's your July episode. This is a VERY personal one...

If you feel a bit lost, are going through change in yourself or are seeking some advice on how to feel better about who you are, this episode is for you.

I've had a decent stint diving into 'Self' lately, relearning who I am now. The end of 2023/first half of 2024 saw me going through a lot of change and uncertainty; in life, moving, relationships, work and visiting back home. I felt overwhelmed and pessimistic. So, after a fair but of personal work, here are my 3 'AHA!" moments that have brought me back to VIBRANCY.

In this episode:

-What being alone has taught me

-The benefits of being alone

-Meeting myself again at 33

-Resurfacing from a low period into optimism

-I started therapy AND coaching...and boy, is it connecting the dots!

-My holistic view on health and self-care

-Acknowledging my boundaries

-A new mantra I now live by (great for any recovering people-pleasers!)

-Shifting my philosophy from thinking ahead (worrying) to being present (feeling)

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Thanks for listening, everyone! If you have any feedback or wanna chat about stuff, hit me up via ⁠⁠⁠IG: @a_blanx⁠⁠.⁠ Or, shoot an email to: [email protected]. Big love x

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Related episodes: 

- S6: Turning 33, Feeling SEXY & Landing on Life Choices - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Turning-33--Feeling-SEXY--Landing-on-Life-Choices-e2f9tnj

- ⁠⁠S6: What is Life atm?! Anyone Else Feeling Lost? AUDIOVLOG⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-What-is-Life-atm---Anyone-Else-Feeling-Lost--AUDIOVLOG-e2iuhnf⁠⁠

- ⁠⁠S6: How to Listen to Your Intuition & Trust Yourself ⁠⁠- ⁠⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/O7rZTVC17Ib⁠

I AM BACK, as always, in late fashion. This one's a juicy one and deserved some time aging in the barrel.

Here are my reflections on how different–and the same–uprooting life and moving to Canada for a second has been–but this time in my thirties...

For anyone who is thinking of moving abroad, wants to understand what you might learn, is curious about Canada, or who has moved abroad and wants to feel a bit seen, this one's for you. It's like a vlog (with no 'v'), plus 4 major learnings.

In this episode:

-Why I moved countries...again!

-How my low period of 2023 and the world changing informed my decisions

-Expectations vs. reality

-The differences between Vancouver, CAN and London, UK–and there are some!

-Tips for making the most out of a new place

-What 'diversity' and 'culture' means here

-How I feel NOW and. what's next for the rest of 2024

-Becoming more at peace (WIP!) with where I am as a woman who is still questioning what she wants, when everyone else 'seems' to have things figured out...

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Thanks for listening, cuties! Let me know if you liked this or wanna chat via my ⁠⁠IG: @a_blanx⁠⁠. If you prefer, shoot an email to: [email protected]. Peace and love

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Related episodes: 

- S6: Goodbye, UK; Moving Abroad to Vancouver, Starting Again at 32 - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Goodbye--UK-Moving-Abroad-to-Vancouver--Starting-Again-at-32-e2d1n05

-S2: What I've Learnt Since Moving to Canada (2019) - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S2-What-Ive-Learnt-Since-Moving-to-Canada-e921fs

- S6: What is Life atm?! Anyone Else Feeling Lost? AUDIOVLOG - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-What-is-Life-atm---Anyone-Else-Feeling-Lost--AUDIOVLOG-e2iuhnf

- ⁠S6: How to Listen to Your Intuition & Trust Yourself ⁠- ⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/O7rZTVC17Ib⁠

Hi! Gosh, missed you all. First up: BIG SHOUT-OUT TO YOU. We hit 10k, all-time listens of The Mobile Mentor and I am JAZZED. <3 <3 Here's to 10 more in half the time, haha!

This week, a little diary entry for you (not a big life update 'cos I'm saving a juicy one for a cruise lowdown episode!). Here's what's been up lately; something feels off and I am tryna work out what it is...I'm at a crossroads feeling a bit direction-less. Anyone else?

In this episode:

-Judging how I feel as a I feel it–my unhealthy habit!!

-All the conflicting messages online we're absorbing everyday... *sighs*

-How the world is changing at a speed we've never experienced before (this is DEFO NOT good for us)

-Time ticking as a 33-year-old woman, and not being sure about what my priorities are...

-Where am I heading? And is how I'm spending my time rooted in what's meaningful to me?

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Thanks for listening! Let me know if you liked this episode style via my ⁠IG: @a_blanx⁠ + share your thoughts or experiences–always open to a chit chat. If you prefer, shoot an email to: [email protected]. Peace x

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Related episodes: 

- ⁠S5: Alcohol shame, freezing eggs & why 31 feels weird, here⁠ - https://anchor.fm/themobilementor/episodes/S5-Alcohol-shame--freezing-eggs--why-31-feels-weird-e1djf7u

- S6: How to Listen to Your Intuition & Trust Yourself - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/O7rZTVC17Ib

- S6: The Millennial Dream ISN'T REAL, 2023 Uncertainty & Coping Strategies - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/IPnegCL17Ib

Intuition. It is SO important. And the older I get, the more I realise this. In the Western world, we aren't taught how to connect with it aka listen to ourselves. So, when I was younger I kinda went around 'thinking' a lot; doing what 'I should' do and what is 'valuable' (in society's terms). I guess I was ruled by the dominant culture and the 'norm' like many of us. BUT, here's what I have been doing for the last decade to LISTEN TO MY INTUITION, connect to myself, and decide what I want for my life! Happy listening.

In This Episode:

• What is intuition? How to feel it
• How I got better at listening to it, by...
• Spending time alone
• Walking
• Journaling
• Talking out loud to myself
• Acknowledging the importance of sleep
• Gathering 'data'/insights to help my process
• Seeing how I respond to types of news (listen to find out what!)
• Deciphering who NOT to listen to...

I hope you feel like you can align with yourself a lot more after this episode.

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-S5: Intuitive or Planner? Dealing With Indecision

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S5-Intuitive-or-planner--Dealing-with-indecision--better-remote-working-e1fg23p

-S6: Goodbye UK, Moving to Canada & Starting Again at 32 ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Goodbye--UK-Moving-Abroad-to-Vancouver--Starting-Again-at-32-e2d1n05/a-a1b4rju⁠⁠

- S6: I Quit My Job & Changed My Life - NEW SEASON, NEW FORMAT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-I-Quit-My-Job--Changed-My-Life---NEW-SEASON--NEW-FORMAT-e236tve⁠⁠⁠ _______________ Hit me up on ⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: @a_blanx⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you fancy a chat! Shoot emails to [email protected]. SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW wherever you listen to get the latest episodes. Thanks for being here :)

This January baby is 33. And loves it! Tune in to hear why...

In This Episode:

• What I did to celebrate my birthday
• My philosophy on life right now
• Society's expectations of people and WOMEN 30+
• What I think about marriage, kids, and 'settling down'
• Being more intuitive, less of the 'should's
• How fear can drive our decisions–and how not to let them!

Remember peeps: do what's right for you, within your means and try not to compare yourself (hard, I know). Listen to that voice inside and take the pressure off, will ya!?

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Want to craft your biz's messaging, improve your brand storytelling, or learn how to communicate so people LISTEN? Get my eBook, ⁠⁠⁠6 Steps to Killer Copy;⁠⁠⁠ Boost Your Brand or Business. Know what resonates with your audience and don't just pump out generic, AI-generated stuff. Grab it ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://alixblanx.bigcartel.com/products⁠⁠⁠

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-S6: Anti-New Year's Resolutions; Working on Insecurities & Anxieties: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Anti-New-Years-Resolutions-Working-on-Insecurities--Anxieties-for-2024-e2dr4uu -S6: Goodbye UK, Moving to Canada & Starting Again at 32 ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-Goodbye--UK-Moving-Abroad-to-Vancouver--Starting-Again-at-32-e2d1n05/a-a1b4rju⁠

- S6: I Quit My Job & Changed My Life - NEW SEASON, NEW FORMAT: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themobilementor/episodes/S6-I-Quit-My-Job--Changed-My-Life---NEW-SEASON--NEW-FORMAT-e236tve⁠⁠ _______________ Hit me up on ⁠⁠⁠IG: @a_blanx⁠⁠⁠ if you fancy a chat! Shoot emails to [email protected]. SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW wherever you listen to get the latest episode drops! Thank you for being here.