The Perfectly Imperfect Duo

Fear of being triggered?

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0100

In this episode Lily & Sarie talk about fear of being triggered by external factors and what this actually means and how we don't need to be!

We are back - let's start with a catch up!

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0100

Sarie & Lily share what they have been up to and also share a couple pf recent insights along the way!

Dizziness and anxiety

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0100

Sarie & Lily took about the physical symptom of dizziness and how some can find this so uncomfortable when it's not understood.

Setbacks - do they exist?

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0100

Sarie & Lily talk all about setbacks and their own experiences of feeling like they have gone backwards BUT how they now see that so differently!

Listeners question! My daughter is off to college and is anxious about it!

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0100

We discuss anxiety and nerves being a very normal experience and how we can potentially create a vicious cycle of overthinking and unrealistic expectations.

Negative self talk!

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0100

Lily & Sarie talk about how we can so easily fall into talking negatively about ourselves and the impact this can have on how we feel. The good news is that it doesn't define us!

How do I stop problem solving all the time when it's not useful!

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0100

Sarie & Lily share their first bitesize podcast series. This first episode is all about how we can stop problem solving and over analysing when we know it's not serving us!

Do you have a fear of anything medical?

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Sarie & Lily talk about fears and phobias and specifically a fear of anything medical. We know this can be challenging for people when they need to gets checked or have tests done as they fear the very thing that they need to help them.

OCD - lets talk about it?

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A listeners question about seasons changing and winter blues!

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A lot of people will talk about their mood changing when the dark nights set in. Does this mean we are doomed and sure to get the winter blues?

When we become obsessed with trying to fix/heal ourselves

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Sarie & Lily have both come a long way over the years in their healing but they can both remember a time when they felt obsessed with finding the answer to fixing themselves.

Things we have said and done when anxious - a lighthearted perspective!

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100

Love & Compassion

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100

Putting yourself first!

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Lily & Sarie talk about how important it is to put yourself first. We also talk about how we often don't do this in part because of what others think or us or maybe we just don't see the value in it. Its the most essential part of being a human!

Health Anxiety - With live audience

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +0000

We talked all about health anxiety on this podcast and also answered questions from those of you that joined us live!

Phobias

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Sarie & Lily talk about how they now see phobias covering all sorts of phobias such as sickness, driving and fear of needles. The way you see a phobia can change it completely!

Setbacks - I thought I had cracked it!

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Sarie & Lily talk about setbacks and how they used to set them versus how they would now describe a setback. If you find yourself getting upset or frustrated when you feel that you have gone backwards then this is for you!

Worries & anxieties about the holiday season!

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Sarie & Lily talk about the way we can often look forward to or dread certain times of year.

Panic Attacks

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Sarie & Lily talk about their experience of panic attacks and how they see it so differently now!

Resentment

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100

Sarie & Lily talk about resentment. What even is it? Is it the other person's fault? How do we get past it?

Body Image

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0100

Sarie & Lily share their thoughts on body image!

Imposter Syndrome

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0100

What is Imposter Syndrome? Sarie thinks we all have it! What do you think?

Insights around labour & pregnancy

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0100

This is Sarie sharing some insights around being in labour - it may be useful if you are pregnant but its also linked to human nature when we are not pregnant too!

Social Anxiety

Thu, 05 May 2022 21:00:00 +0100

Sarie & Lily discuss their own experiences personally as well as working with others and what social anxiety means for them.

Sarie & Lily talk about money and worry!

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:00:00 +0100

We talk about our own personal internal experience of money in the hope it may help you reflect on your own...

Intrusive thoughts...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Lily & Sarie have a very open conversation about intrusive thoughts, what they may mean and how they fit in to the human experience!

Physical symptoms!

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:00:00 +0000

In this episode Sais & Lily talk about their experience of physical symptoms that can often cause distress & suffering and how they then learnt to see them from a whole other perspective!

Driving Anxiety

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Sarie & Lily both share their experiences on driving anxiety over the years and some of the isights they had along the way!

Am I having a setback?

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

In this episode Lily talks to us about setbacks!

Should we ignore our physical anxiety symptoms?

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

In this episode Sarie & Lily talk about physical symptoms of anxiety and what they mean and how to deal with them...

Fear of insanity!

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0100

We talk about what is a fear of insanity is, and what it may mean?

Are there certain times of the year/events that we get more anxious?

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:00:00 +0100

Here we talk about the stories we often attach to our anxiety and how we can really set ourselves up to feel overwhelmed. Sarie used to fear Christmas every year until she realised it wasn't true!

Self Love & Compassion

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100

In this episode the duo talk about their experience of treating themselves with hatred and loathing at the times they needed love & compassion the most. Sarie & Lily have found this to also be very common amongst their clients.

If you feel that you could love yourself a bit more, then this is definitely for you!

With Love
Sarie & Lily

Intro to the duo & what our biggest resistance to feeling better was!

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0100

Sarie Taylor & Lily Sais have joined forces to bring you a brand new podcast series. Sarie & Lily have both suffered for many years with their mental health, as well as trying lots of personal ways to 'fix' themselves, they both also work as professionals in the mental health field.

In this episode you will find out a bit more about the duo and what to expect from future episodes and they ask themselves the question...
'What was our biggest resistance or thing that kept us stuck for so long?"

You can find Sarie @sarietayorcoaching and Lily @_peacefromwithin

If you enjoy this episode we would love you to give us a review!

Love Sarie & Lily

Sleep!

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Here I talk about sleep and how we have so many stories about ourselves and our sleep that can then as a result make things worse!

Sarie x

Panic - A chapter from my book

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0100

In this episode I read a chapter from my book all about panic.

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Are you getting in your own way?

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:00:00 +0100

Here I talk briefly about how we can really get in our own way when we don't actually need to!

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Guilt

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:00:00 +0100

In this podcast I talk about grief, maybe it's not what you think?

Sarie x

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We are not broken

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0100

For years I spent every waking hour trying to fix myself! I read another chapter of my book all about anxiety. You can find a link to my book on my website below...

http://www.sarietaylor.com

A message about grief

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0100

I get asked all the time, am I doing it properly. In this episode I will tell you all about my response to that as well as my own experience of grief.

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Moods - Relationships

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:00:00 +0100

This is an extract from my one week course exploring relationships. I just wanted to share this with you all as I get asked about it ALL the time!

With Love
Sarie x

The full course can be found with all the others on my website www.sarietaylor.com

Anxiety is F*#!@? or is it - Chapter 1

Fri, 15 May 2020 21:00:00 +0100

So that you could get a better understanding of my journey from severe anxiety to now, I thought I would read the first chapter from my book. Where it all started! See full details of the book in the below!

With Love
Sarie x
https://www.sarietaylor.com/anxiety-is-a-f-or-is-it/

Parenting from the inside out

Thu, 14 May 2020 22:00:00 +0100

Talking Parenting from the inside out with Dr Bill Pettit (https://thedrspettit.com/about-bill)
Bill Pettit has shared the Three Principles within his psychiatric practice for more than 35 years. Bill was mentored personally for over 26 years by Sydney Banks, and his direct experience with Syd’s teaching closely informs his work. His most recent speaking and coaching work has focused on overcoming trauma, and the understanding that there is just one cause—and one cure—for mental illness. Bill is board-certified in psychiatry and holds an M.D. from University of Illinois College of Medicine and a B.A. from Creighton University, and has been previously board-certified in mind-body medicine, and twice certified in addiction medicine. He presently holds an appointment as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine. Bill also served as a physician in the United States Navy for more than 9 years, including 3 years as a Navy Flight Surgeon and 3 years as Chief of Psychiatry of the Navy Nuclear Submarine base at Groton, Connecticut.

Those pesky hormones!

Thu, 14 May 2020 21:00:00 +0100

I had the pleasure of talking to Tania from the Wiser Woman (www.thewiserwoman.com) about our hormones! Tania has also explored the same principles that I did for my crippling anxiety. Maybe having hormones is not as bad as we sometimes think it is?