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Rise Up – Riding Life Like You Stole It – Rise Up Story with Nicky Herringshaw
An amazing podcast session between two of our awesome Alchemist Vicky Ross and Ben Barnett where they discuss Ben’s Rise Up Story.
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Learning to speak with your body isn’t something you do once. It’s a skill that develops over time — a process of noticing more, understanding more, and gradually building the self-expertise needed to make decisions with greater confidence and clarity.
The Speak With Your Body newsletter is designed to help you:
✔ Recognise patterns affecting your wellbeing
✔ Better understand the signals your body and mind are sending
✔ Build confidence in your own decisions
✔ Discover practical tools and perspectives that may support you
✔ Continue developing your Toolbelt for Life
Not more information.
Not more noise.
More clarity
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Not More Noise. More Clarity.
The Speak With Your Body newsletter isn’t designed to tell you what to think.
It’s designed to help you think more clearly about what you’re experiencing.
Some editions introduce a new perspective.
Some explore a practical tool.
Others share real-world examples, challenge assumptions, or highlight patterns that are easy to miss.
The goal is never to provide all the answers.
It’s to help you continue developing your own.
The Conversations We Keep Coming Back To
Every edition explores ideas, observations, and real-world experiences designed to
help you better understand yourself and the signals you experience.
While the topics vary, they often return to a handful of themes that sit at the heart of
The Alchemy of Being.
Some of the conversations we keep coming back to include:
SOMETHING FEELS OFF…
Recognising the subtle patterns, shifts, and signals we often dismiss, ignore, or struggle to explain
YOUR BODY IS TALKING…
Exploring symptoms as communication and learning how to move from frustration
and confusion towards curiosity and understanding.
START WITH ONE SYMPTOM
Real-world examples of how noticing a single signal can uncover wider patterns and create meaningful change
TOOLS DON'T FIX YOU
Building discernment around wellbeing advice, support tools, products, practitioners, and their role in a broader journey.
WHY QUICK FIXES KEEP YOU STUCK
Moving beyond reactive cycles and one-size-fits-all solutions towards a more
sustainable and personalised approach to wellbeing.
THE ART OF CURATION
Learning how to build and refine your Toolbelt for Life through observation,
experimentation, reflection, and lived experience.
AND MUCH MORE…
From identity, habits, boundaries, and behaviour change to nervous system
awareness, resilience, purpose, joy, and personal transformation
The goal isn’t to provide all the answers. It’s to help you ask better questions, think more clearly, and continue developing the self-expertise needed to navigate life in your own way.
The best way to understand the newsletter is to experience it. Below is a recent example from the ongoing conversation we share with subscribers
A Glimpse Into the Conversation
Every edition is an invitation to pause, reflect, and deepen your understanding of
yourself.
Because self-expertise isn’t built in a single moment.
It’s built through small insights, thoughtful questions, and a willingness to keep
paying attention.
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