Today's episode of Rise was recorded in early August 2024, in the midst of the far right riots in the UK so we are chatting about how we self-support when the world feels overwhelming - is it possible to thrive at all in the modern world and, if so, how do we strike the balance between self-protection and keeping our hearts open and compassionate towards the suffering of others?

Resources mentioned:

Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/

Collective effervescence:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9473704/

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: https://drchatterjee.com/

Happy Place: https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/

Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/

Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder by Dacher Keltner: https://www.dacherkeltner.com/

DBT Opposite to Emotion Action skill: https://dbt.tools/emotional_regulation/opposite-action.php

Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Sober Positive by Julia Carson: https://soberpositive.com/order-the-book/

Gabby Bernstein: https://gabbybernstein.com/

Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff: https://self-compassion.org/

Elizabeth Gilbert: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/

Gratitude journaling: https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-journal/

Mel Robbins: https://www.melrobbins.com/

Tara Swart: https://www.taraswart.com/

The Sober Revolution by Lucy Rocca and Sarah Turner: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lucy-rocca/the-sober-revolution/9781783752089/

Blackout by Sarah Hepola: https://sarahhepola.com/

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace: https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/

Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Pelman: https://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/

Calm app: https://www.calm.com/

The Sober Butterfly Collective: https://soberbutterflycollective.com/

Love Sober: https://www.lovesober.com/

Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!