Welcome to the aural pleasurezone: I Feel For You also known as a podcast, where we ponder and chew the cud of life and all its wonder and delicious weirdness. A thing you can, or might listen to, perhaps whilst somewhere tedious. Or on the move going about your day with elegant and regal splendour. Your host is me, Dionne, a human being interested in supporting other people to feel better in real, accessible and sustainable ways. I'm a creative coach, yoga + movement + meditation teacher, d ...
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🎟 Join my free online interactive and participatory walk in nature Sunday 12 May at 4pm BST. The event is part of Jane’s Walk London, and you can book tickets here →https://www.eventbrite.com/e/participatory-sound-walk-in-nature-online-tickets-899224814627Find all links and resources mentioned over in the shownotes → https://dionne.space/podcastepi…
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Letting 'mistakes' lead to miracles 📀 // Ep 96
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12:28🎨🦇✨🔧📝📷🌈🔮🦋🖌🎥🥥🎞🌺♬📀REMINDER::::: I’m holding space to Be together for some soft space and ‘still-processing’ time in our Art Club zoom meetup Wednesday 6 September5-6pm BST. Free for my paid space to land substack subscribers but if you don’t have the means and want to be in gentle community for a space to land, please reach out and i will send you th…
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What living on a superyacht in Monaco taught me about failure, freedom + trust ⚓️ // Ep 95
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56:44Have you ever felt it’s time to get up and out of a job, relationship or situation? But then start questioning or doubting yourself? Worrying that quitting somehow makes you a failure?I feel you.I’ve been there too.So in today’s podcast i wanted to share a personal story, from my time of living and working onboard a superyacht in Monaco… Yeah, i kn…
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Learning how to Be 🐝✨ // Ep 94 (from the archives)
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16:17In today’s podcast, a rebroadcast of an episode i originally made in 2017 (BABY ME!) but it still feels relevant, for this moment. We're exploring how to "be".Things i spoke about:The magic in BEING (or pausing/loafing/liming/creating space)The "busy" neurosisBody wisdomHow do we make being sustainable and realistic for us?Check in explorationBeing…
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How you can take a holiday when you can't “take a holiday” 💦// Ep 93 (from the archives)
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26:20In today’s podcast, we’re exploring how to take a holiday when you can’t take a holiday, with lots of low to no cost ideas to rejuvenate your cells, wherever you are.I’m sharing something i wrote in 2018 which feels….apt at this time we’re in, global pandemic and being at home… if you, like me, are yearning for a different perspective, i hope there…
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You can always begin again(+ again)🦋 // Ep 92 (from the archives)
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27:34Todays podcast episode is a rebroadcast of a rebroadcast called ‘new year, new meh’, which, at this moment still, wildly resonates with me, and wonder if it might do the same for you. Whatever time of year, and whatever season you're in, I hope this meets you where you are, and offers you encouragement, care and support.Whenever you 'celebrate', ho…
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Autumn and the mind-body connection - how did we get here? 🍃 🤔// Ep 91
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9:19In today’s episode I’m setting the scene for transitions; Transitioning the season, transitioning something in life, you can apply in whatever way that feels good to you. This is a chapter preview from the audio book of my online programme ‘Take care of you: Autumn’, an interactive and immersive journey to nurture your creativity and well being and…
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From the archives: Self care tips + rituals for the autumn equinox + beyond! 🍂🍁🍃🌗 // Ep 90
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1:26:28hello my friends, equinox greetings! 🌗thank you for being here. An oldie but hopefully a goldie from 2018 as today, tonight, 23 September 2022, at 02:03 BST it’s the autumn equinox! so i’m sharing heaps of ideas and tools with you to support you in this potent transition!Before we jump in, i’d like to give you a heads up that the Take Care of You: …
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Some words of encouragement for artists + creative humans living with limitations 🦋 // Ep 89
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21:46In today's podcast, some words of encouragement for those of you on the road with your creative journeys. Perhaps you're an artist, perhaps you are someone who is working multiple full time jobs and doing your creative stuff on the side. Maybe you are living and working with limitations. Perhaps you are someone who is in this world and feeling a li…
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Re-emergence. a balcony in the south of France 🌴 // Ep 88
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21:15In today’s episode, I’m taking you with me to a balcony in the South of France. Outside - at last!I’m sharing some ideas about wonder and describing leaving home for the first time since March 2020 to return to this old homeland of mine (featuring James Baldwin) and the inevitable interconnected experience of being a working class artist…There’s an…
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I originally wrote part of this podcast for my blog in January 2019, which bubbled up following conversations in more ‘mainstream’ platforms about the abuse of minors. I hate this is ‘relevant’ again, cause for Survivors, it’s never been a trend. Last night, i attended a community twitterspace discussing recent (but decades old) conversations aroun…
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How can we make "wellness" and "self care" less snooty? 🍵 // Ep 86
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23:00in today’s episode, if you make it to the end, apologies in advance for the Celine Dion interlude! It’s- it’s all…it’s HAPPENING! It stayed in the edit! HERE WE ARE! Episode 86 and we’re letting it all hang out and it’s ok, we’re friends, right? Or maybe not, we’re just getting to know each other. Consensually. Always. Very important. Ok. this is o…
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In today’s podcast episode…we’re going on an artist date!Well…kind of. I’m talking about this tool as a potential portal for your own wonder and delight. A way to ignite or restore your soul, perhaps charge your creative spirt, as well as nurture your yearnings and desires. We’re in the pleasurezone, baybeee! 💦 Sorry i can’t not say it that way, th…
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Burnout, neurodivergence + what's been going on lately 💜// Ep 84
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31:58In this podcast i’m sharing some storytime moments on what’s been going on lately. Acknowledging the deep wisdom that can come from the darkest moments. Closing the ports and bringing things back to your centre.It’s really been a practice in trust, (unlearning) hyper independence and (unlearning) masking. also practicing not hiding and taking up sp…
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From the archives: Dealing with darker days 🌌 // Ep 83
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32:22This episode is for those of you struggling with the darkness of the winter months, who might be low on energy, motivation, struggling to keep up, or just generally have a case of the winter blues. - For those of you who suspect its something more that the winter blues, I recommend you reach out for help to feel better. Head to your doctor, speak t…
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You can always begin again(+ again)🦋 // Ep 82
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27:43Todays podcast episode is a rebroadcast of a rebroadcast called new year, new meh, which, at this moment, 31 December 2021, still, wildly resonates with me, and wonder if it might do the same for you. I hope this meets you where you are, and offers you encouragement, care and support. Whether or not you celebrate new year now, just wanted to share …
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Who lights the way for us? (90s storytime on: culture, race, identity + being yourself) 💫// Ep 81
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40:39In today's podcast I’m taking you to the beach for some reflections 🌊✨Honouring bell hooks 🕯✨✨Honouring those who light the way for us and who help us remember who we are.✨I’m getting into a personal storytime, when is it not personal my friends, life is personal, everything is personal but also universal cause this is a conversation and a reminder…
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in today’s podcast i’m taking you out on a walk with me again, this time early morning nature wander in the park in gale force winds...why not eh? 🌳🍃✨…i’ll be honest with you, i’ve been going thru it these months….well, years, you know, but particularly these recent months have “challenged” me…and i know many of you out there have been going thro…
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We can be afraid...but we can also still be here 👻// Episode 79
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16:56In today’s podcast i thought i’d share something i wrote in the Digest this week. if you’re new here, welcome, and if you didn’t already know, the digest is my newsletter which is 11 years and counting years old, and it’s where i write love notes, share inspiration, explore ideas, and offer heaps of tools, resources and presents. a multimedia empor…
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Self care tips + rituals for the autumn equinox + beyond! 🍂🍁🍃🌗 // Episode 78
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1:26:28hello my friendsthank you for being here. An oldie but hopefully a goldie from 2018 as today, tonight, 22 September 2021, at 20:20 BST it’s the autumn equinox! so i’m sharing heaps of ideas and tools with you to support you in this potent transition!Before we jump in, i’d like to give you a heads up that the autumn take care of you programme went l…
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darling, lol we have to laugh…Or sometimes cry...But alsoRemember. So that's what this minisode is.Turning it around.Cause today is not over yet.This one’s for anyone else crawling through the week. A pep talk for difficult days or moments when you need to remember who the hell you are.Hope it lands.Love dionne x*********************Thank you to my…
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How you can take a holiday when you can't “take a holiday” 💦// Episode 76
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22:04In today’s podcast, we’re exploring how to take a holiday when you can’t take a holiday, with lots of low to no cost ideas to rejuvenate your cells, wherever you are.I’m sharing something i wrote in 2018 which feels….apt at this time we’re in, global pandemic and being at home… maybe you like me have been in a small flat with no garden for the last…
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Re-emergence, negotiating boundaries and body wisdom - an embodiment chew 🥭 // Episode 75
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13:00As we traverse these wild times, we’re talking about re-emergence, negotiating boundaries and body wisdom - aren’t we always?How do we stay centered as we negotiate boundaries when the news is constantly changing? What staves off the spiral?How do we feel safe and free?I have some ideas! So in today's podcast we are regulating our nervous system ba…
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no more hiding (ideas about how we get free) 🐝 // Episode 74
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49:45i spent so long wondering what i could possibly to say to you, as i’ve been putting off sharing this podcast with you for so long. The reason? Well, some life stuff but really, truly, i think i was scared of sharing it. i’ve been scared of making any public moves lately. a lot behind curtains, camera off, hidden places. in that process of processin…
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BLOOM: self care + wellness for spring 🌸 // Episode 73
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46:30In today’s episode we’re revisiting the archives - self care and wellness for spring. It’s a deep dive my friends with what i hope is a feast for you to explore. We cover topics including: → the seasons and their impact on us → Ayurveda and how it can support us to find balance → we explore how we can sync up with the seasons - especially useful du…
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Reflecting on my 40th year! Explorations in ageing 🌺// Episode 72
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20:27Today’s episode is based on a piece i wrote 16th February 2021 and was reflecting on my 40th year, pondering why i get energised around my birthday, and wondering whether fear was motivating me. So we talk about ageing. And societal pressures as we grow older, and i share some insights gained from trauma-i mean “learning moments and experiences” i’…
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Rest in unrest: Things i’m doing to protect my energy in 2020/21 🌙 // Episode 71
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22:57Hi my loves, i hope this finds you as well as can be. Today i’m sharing ideas about surviving these times with joy, rest, ease and tenderness.First off, thank you so much for listening to and supporting this podcast, special shoutout to my Patreon Fam who help make this possible. And if anything resonates with you in this episode, please feel welco…
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Swirling around through the lens of 2020 🐚// Episode 70
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31:43Recorded on the beach, 1st December 2020.2020 has forced us to reexamine our relationship with a lot of thingsso expect swirls on topics includingworkworth + valueproductivityrestfeeling enough guilt consumerism freedominequalitysocial mediahow we're in relationship with people + thingsetc.+ questions like:how are we in relationship with work?how a…
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Despatch from 3 November: despair but make it hopeful. // Episode 69
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13:12It’s hard and it’s real and we can’t ignore the hard sh✨t. But staying with ourselves and acknowledging (if possible what’s there. What hurts? What can we do about it?An offering:Stay with yourself.Find ways of being with yourself in a tender, loving way.Don’t feel you have to do something about things immediately and take on every single thing cau…
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Let's review our relationship with rest 🐑 // Episode 68
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22:01“ (…) when you're working on repatterning something or unlearning or learning something new or learning a new way of being in relationship with yourself, which is everything to do with sleep and rest, right? It's about allowing, it's about enabling yourself or giving yourself permission to step into this new place, this new relationship, this new w…
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In today’s episode, we are going on another walk! Yes i’m taking you with me again! Outside! This time at night! And i’ll be sharing some reflections, some meanderings down memory lane circa 2002/3 and my adventures in Greece and we will be exploring ideas around travel and technology and connectivity and freedom and effort and thinking about the c…
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Being here, now (comfort for difficult moments) ☎️ // Episode 66
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27:07I’d like to thank my Patreon supporters, 90s r&b and tea for enabling me to make this episode.Expect an update from lockdown via a longass voicemail.We’ll take a check in….although i realise it’s such a loaded question these days. We’ll explore landing in space and time and dig into “time”, expectations, energy, the waves, dealing with difficult mo…
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Practice touching feelings of freedom 🌺// Episode 65
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14:18In this episode I’m taking you outside with me for my first walk since self isolating. I’m sharing nostalgic musings, stories moving from a council estate to the countryside and ideas about we can practice touching feelings of freedom. Expect wanderings around topics like our inner child, cultivating your own safe spaces, memories and feelings. Hop…
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Inspiration from my bookshelf 📚 // Episode 64
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19:30Hello friends, i hope you and your loved ones are well. Sending you much love.Thought i'd record a podcast (Which is also an upcoming igtv video) cause i was looking for anchors to support me at this time. So i went to my bookshelf to seek some encouragement and wisdom.I hope these notes from a couple of my fave books give you hope and love.dionne …
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Exploring the mindfulness practice, RAIN ☔️ // Episode 63
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45:09By special request, in this episode, we are exploring the mindfulness practice, RAIN, which I really hope will support you in these times. Hope you enjoy the show. Thank you for being here.Link to my livestream classes: https://dionne.space/online🎨✨🎺📷🐚🎻🎬🎪Find all links and resources mentioned in the shownotes → https://dionne.space/podcastepisode/6…
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Creative resilience, hope + action - a practice 👏🏽// Episode 62
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31:23It goes without saying but i’ll say it anyway, we’re living through some challenging and unprecedented times amidst a global pandemic. Which is certainly scary. The anxiety and fear is real for so many of us, and if this is you, please know you’re not alone. I really hope there’s going to be a lot of stuff here in this episode that holds space for …
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This podcast is an audio adaptation taken from my Digest 💌 newsletter sent Friday 13th March 2020. It took me 12 hours to put together…cause a lot has been going down and i wanted to gather together resources for you. And now, i’ve recorded it for the podcast because…first of all i promised and second, because i thought it might be a useful way to …
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Honour your own season (we move, regardless!) 🌱// Episode 60
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Using creativity to overcome a setback 🎨// Episode 59
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On: turning 40, Pisces season, mercury retrograde and all those delightful things 💦// Episode 58
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Everything is connected - Behind the scenes of our art installation 🌲// Episode 57
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This episode is for those of you struggling with the darkness of the winter months, who might be low on energy, motivation, struggling to keep up, or just generally have a case of the winter blues. - For those of you who suspect its something more that the winter blues, I recommend you reach out for help to feel better. Head to your doctor, speak t…
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Do you hold open the door? 🚪// Episode 54
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21:38I’m back! This week I'm sharing a little bit of story time, a little bit of real talk…some highlights and insights from my life in the Caribbean and Norway which i hope will be interesting, insightful and hopefully useful for you!Thank you for listening! Love, Dionne xxx***********I love to hear from you, requests for show topics, thoughts, etc, so…
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Compromise? For what?!! ⚡️(bonus unhinged update) // Episode 53
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50:32A bonus unhinged episode filling you in on what’s been going down lately - expect tea (!)Plus i’m sharing some tips to do with boundaries in this busy season.You have time, my friends!Take care of you. Love, Dionne xxx***********Some links mentioned in the podcast: Behind the scenes of my life in Norway 🇳🇴https://dionne.space/blog/2019/behindthesce…
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Take this personally - my approach to yoga + tips for your journey ☕️// Episode 52
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25:21want to start your own yoga practice but feel intimidated?thinking it has to be a certain way?overdoing it? overworking?in this episode i’m talking about my journey and approach to my practice and how you can create your own.no pressure. no expectations.your practice can be anywhere. And take so many forms.Yoga is vast. there’s room for it all.and …
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Reconnect with yourself: a meditation 🍂// Episode 51
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14:41In today’s episode, I’m sharing a meditation with you, which is taken from Take Care of You: Autumn, a self paced online creative coaching programme exploring autumn, self care and creativity. The programme is running over the next couple of months, and features:* Exclusive yoga, movement and meditation videos.* Downloadable/streamable meditations.…
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Should I? Shouldn’t I? 🤷🏽♀️// Episode 50
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20:21This is for those of you who might feel overwhelmed as to whether you should do something or not.ahh, it can be so time consuming can’t it, when we’re not sure whether to hold our horses or go for something.but don’t worryive got you!BEFORE WE JUMP IN THOUGH:it’s my duty as your confidant and present maker to let you know that i am reopening the do…
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feeling out of place? the odd one out? craving connection and community but feel like you don’t belong?i wrote this early this year…. when i was feeling particularly lonely. it’s for anyone seeking community, friendship and good people.i share my experience of seeking community in relation to life online and irl and the struggle to make friends, re…
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Are you ready to be inspired by someone great?Someone who is out here on these streets living their life, being free by being completely and utterly themselves?Well, you are in the right place my darlings!And it’s one from the road, literally! I was lucky enough to catch the frank bowling exhibition at the tate britain last week, in its last days.F…
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