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Emotions Matter. Really!

Chantal Dawtrey and Matthew Green, founders of 5th Place, explore everything about emotions, feelings, and what it is to become and remain mentally healthy and emotionally fit.

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Emotions Matter. Really!

Why do emotions matter? We are Chantal Dawtrey and Matthew Green, founders of 5th Place, where our mission is to make the world a better place by enabling the “how”. In this podcast we explore everything about emotions, feelings, and what it is to become and remain emotionally fit.  

We believe that, although our emotions have been made the underdog to our analytical, rational minds, our emotions underpin everything we do and are.  Emotions do matter.  Emotions separate and connect us, they drive our behaviour and decision making, they allow us to thrive or barely survive. 

We want to bring people back to the intelligence of their bodies, to connect to their feelings and, working with the information they offer, take steps to build their emotional fitness and make the world a better place. We want to change the narrative about mental health and emotional wellbeing. By advocating for increased awareness and understanding, we are determined to blow the lid off the taboo, misunderstanding and downright incorrect information about what makes us truly human. 

Together we have combined decades of personal journeying, studying, working, research and guidance into our approach and process that we will share with you. 

We interrogate the taboo around expressing and talking about emotions and feelings. We talk about all those things we want less of like stress, anxiety and burnout and the things we want more of, like sleep, calm, and self care.

We explore tools, tips and techniques for managing your emotions, including “Shape of Emotion”, the pioneering mind/body model, process and tool that we developed to regulate how you feel. We will examine what it means to be emotionally fit and why this equals a better quality of life.

We also cover stories from society through meaningful conversations with a wide range of people from all walks of life, about their work, their emotional challenges and their strategies to cope. We explore books, movies, stories, research and experiences that tap into what our emotions do for us, and how they could support us better rather than trip us up. And we also have a bit of fun. 

Episodes

Choose love, always

5 days ago

Choose love, always

5 days ago

For this the twelfth and final episode of the first season of Emotions Matter. Really! Chantal and Matthew explore the C of their ABC of life teachings. Choose love, always. In line with their theme for the year - It starts with me - they delve deeper into what it means to love yourself.  Music credit:  Olexy from Pixabay, Morning garden acoustic chill Pay it forward If you got value from this episode, we invite you to match this value by making a donation or paying what you want.  Episode links To stay connected and up to date about our work, join the 5th Place mailing list: https://5th.place/ To experience a recorded Emotional Fitness Class: https://courses.5th.place/courses/emotional-fitness-class Learn more about Shape of Emotion on our Master your Emotions mini audio-course: https://courses.5th.place/courses/how-to-master-your-emotions

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Bring the light

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Bring the light

Tuesday May 17, 2022

During a visit to the Big Tree in Hoekwil, South Africa, Chantal and Matthew drew inspiration to develop the Act like a Tree principles and the ABC of life teachings that grew out of that. This week they explore the B of the ABC - Bring the light. What they mean by bringing the light, why it is important and how everyone can do it. Music credit: Lesfm, Pixabay Pay it forward If you got value from this episode, we invite you to match this value by making a donation or paying what you want.  Episode links To stay connected and up to date about our work, join the 5th Place mailing list: https://5th.place/ To experience a recorded Emotional Fitness Class: https://courses.5th.place/courses/emotional-fitness-class Learn more about Shape of Emotion on our Master your Emotions mini audio-course: https://courses.5th.place/

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Act like a tree

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Act like a tree

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Last year we (Chantal and Matthew) went on a road trip to George, a town, in the Southern Coast of South Africa, to visit Tristan, Matthew’s son who he had not seen for over a year. The trip was full of learning and discovery and reconnection. On the last day they met the Big Tree. This meeting was important and impactful. It led to the Act like a Tree principles as well as the ABC’s of Life. A year later, Matthew is back in George with Tristan.  Chantal and Matthew use this opportunity to reflect on that trip, the learning and growing that has happened over this time in relation to the Act like a Tree principles and the ABC of Life. Tristan joins them for this episode. Music credit: CeeaDidIt, Pixabay Act like a tree principles Pay it forward If you got value from this episode, we invite you to match this value by making a donation or paying what you want.  Episode links To stay connected and up to date about our work, join the 5th Place mailing list: https://5th.place/ To experience a recorded Emotional Fitness Class: https://courses.5th.place/courses/emotional-fitness-class Learn more about Shape of Emotion on our Master your Emotions mini audio-course: https://courses.5th.place/

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Battling burnout in an always-on work life

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Battling burnout in an always-on work life

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Burnout has seen an alarming increase and although it may appear that burnout is a 21st century ailment, it actually has ancient roots. Chantal and Matthew look at where the concept of burnout has originated from, what the symptoms of burnout are and what causes it. Some essential strategies to avoid as well as recover from burnout are discussed.  Music credit: John Kensy Music, Pixabay Pay it forward If you got value from this episode, we invite you to match this value b y making a donation or paying what you want.  Links of interest The End of Burnout - a book by Jonathan Malesic. Episode links To stay connected and up to date about our work, join the 5th Place mailing list: https://5th.place/ To experience an online Emotional Fitness Class: https://courses.5th.place/courses/emotional-fitness-class Learn more about Shape of Emotion on our Master your Emotions mini audio-course: https://courses.5th.place/

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Freedom and emotional fitness

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022

Freedom and emotional fitness

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022

It is Freedom Day in South Africa, a public holiday that commemorates the first democratic elections held in 1994. Matthew and Chantal consider what freedom means to them and what not having freedom can do to one’s mental and emotional wellbeing. They look at different freedoms and the responsibilities they come with. Finally they address how one can be free from one’s own self imposed limitations and beliefs.  Music credit: Liborio Conti - Inspire Links of interest And Still I Rise - A Book of Poems by Maya Angelou Episode links To experience a live Emotional Fitness Class visit https://5th.place/5th-place-offerings/emotional-fitness-class/emotional-fitness-class-on-insight-timer/ To purchase a video version of an Emotional Fitness Class visit https://courses.5th.place/courses/emotional-fitness-class. Stay connected with Matthew & Chantal by visiting https://5th.place/.

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Poetry, creativity and emotional fitness

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022

Poetry, creativity and emotional fitness

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022

Here at 5th Place we do love poetry and being creative. In this podcast Chantal and Matthew look at what poets themselves have said about poetry, how poetry and poems can support emotional fitness, creativity and the concept of flow. They discuss how poetry has impacted them as people and they share a few of their favourite poems. Links of interest Book: Poetry Rx: How Fifty Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy to Your Life Episode links To experience an Emotional Fitness Class: https://5th.place/5th-place-offerings/emotional-fitness-class/emotional-fitness-class-on-insight-timer/ To stay connected with Matthew & Chantal join the 5th Place mailing list. Go to: https://5th.place/ to do so.  

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Our planet, our emotional health

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022

Our planet, our emotional health

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022

World Health Day was last week. The theme for 2022 is Our World, Our Health. We are all part of the environment, nature is key to our emotional wellbeing. In this episode Chantal and Matthew explore why looking after our planet is key to our emotional health. They look at how climate change and environmental concerns are fueling our mental health concerns and share what small things can be done to make ourselves feel better about this apparently huge and overwhelming problem that faces humanity.  Links of interest "The Parting of the Plastic Sea" - An installation made from 168,000 used plastic straws. What is an eco-brick?  Want to try worm composting or bokashi? 4-Tray Worm Compost Kit Countertop Compost Bin with Lid Bokashi starter kit with bucket and bran Replacement bokashi bran for food waste disposal Episode links To experience Shape of Emotion or to let go of your eco-anxiety feelings, find out more about an Emotional Fitness Class, what it is and when the next one is being held. We also invite you to stay to stay connected with us, Matthew & Chantal from 5th Place.

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Let’s talk about stress, baby

Tuesday Apr 05, 2022

Let’s talk about stress, baby

Tuesday Apr 05, 2022

April is International Stress Awareness Month. We are all so stressed out but do we actually register that fact or has this thing called stress become such a part of who we are we don’t even notice it any more? Chantal and Matthew explore just what stress actually is, how it affects us and some strategies to attend to our stress, especially if we have perfectionist, over-achieving, superwoman, rescuer or boundary challenges. The episode is once again closed out with the reciting of a poem by Chantal.  Episode links For more ways to manage your stress try out our mini audio-course called How to Master your Emotions and develop your emotional fitness. To let go of anything stressing you out, find out more about an Emotional Fitness Class, what it is and when the next one is being held. And we invite you to stay to stay connected with Matthew & Chantal from 5th Place.  

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Come back to your body

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022

Come back to your body

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022

Although we all have a body, we tend to either take it for granted, see it as a vehicle for our superior brains or denigrate it as not being up to some societal or self imposed standard. In this episode Chantal and Matthew explore why bodyfulness and coming back and reconnecting to the intelligence of your body is so necessary to feel better, live better and make the world a better place. Find out more about how to experience an Emotional Fitness Class, what it is and when the next one is being held. To stay connected with Matthew & Chantal from 5th Place. If you want to learn How to Master your Emotions and develop your emotional fitness, take our mini audio-course. It comprises 10 modules where you will learn about the science of how emotions are made, the importance of being able to regulate how you feel and a way to work with emotions that is both easy to learn and easy to use called Shape of Emotion. References This podcast episode references the following research papers(s) and or books(s). Books about coming back to your body Bodyfulness: Somatic Practices for Presence, Empowerment, and Waking Up in This Life by Christine Caldwell The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine by Candace Pert Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett  

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Do you BAN?

Tuesday Mar 22, 2022

Do you BAN?

Tuesday Mar 22, 2022

In this episode of Emotions Matter. Really! we are going to look at what we mean by the acronym BAN, and what it has to do with emotions. We explore the multitude of ways we BAN as well as some of the more resourceful ways we deal with the way we feel.  If you want to learn How to Master your Emotions and develop your emotional fitness, take our mini audio-course. It comprises 10 modules where you will learn about the science of how emotions are made, the importance of being able to regulate how you feel and a way to work with emotions that is both easy to learn and easy to use called Shape of Emotion. Find out more about how to experience an Emotional Fitness Class, what it is and when the next one is being held. To stay connected with Matthew & Chantal from 5th Place.

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Build your Emotional Fitness

Low levels of emotional fitness costs us in all areas of our life. It costs us in our relationships, it costs us in our health. It costs us in our ability to earn money. Low levels of emotional fitness costs your business because your employees are not present, productive or engaged.

Matthew & Chantal are emotional fitness experts, coaches and trainers. Their organisation, 5th Place, trains people, individuals, groups and organisations on how to become and remain emotionally fit.

Their Emotional Fitness training is based on the most recent developments in Neuroscience and utilises a pioneering body / mind process called Shape of Emotion.

Find out more at the 5th Place website - www.5th.place

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