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Take A Breath

Take A Breath

By: Polly Warren
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Summary

A podcast for creating practical calm in the messy middle of midlife.


This is your space to pause.

Because life in midlife is full-on. Between work, family, menopause, and the mental load, your nervous system can easily end up in constant overdrive — leaving you feeling exhausted, reactive, and overwhelmed by even the smallest things.


Each week, I’ll share my own tools, alongside honest conversations and practical nervous system support — to help you create more calm, peace, joy, and inner steadiness. Not by escaping your life, because that’s totally unrealistic, but by meeting it differently.


So when you're ready, let’s take a breath together…

© 2026 Take A Breath
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Episodes
  • Thursday Thoughts - Small Steps When Noone's Watching
    May 7 2026

    On this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about the small, unglamorous steps that we take when nobody’s watching, that ultimately get us to where we want to go.

    For example, I talks about the tiny, seemingly insignificant physio exercises I'm doing every day to help heal from my knee operation - it would be easy to feel like they weren’t doing anything, but I'm trusting the process, showing up every day, knowing that they will pay off eventually.

    So if there’s something you’d like to do, remember that it’s those baby steps you take that nobody else sees that are actually having the biggest impact of all.

    We hope you’ll find something useful in here.

    Love,
    Polly & Lucy x

    Download 15 Breaths to Calm Anxiety - a FREE 5 minute audio to calm you down in real time.

    Download The Breath Check-Up - your FREE guide to understanding how well you're breathing right now.

    Download my energising 5 Minute Morning Practice to get your day started in the best way possible.

    To find out more about my membership The Inner Space go to: https://www.pollywarren.com/theinnerspace

    Email me at: info@pollywarren.com
    https://www.pollywarren.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/pollywarrencoaching/

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    30 mins
  • You Keep Saying You’ll Do Something for You… But You Keep Choosing Everything Else First
    May 5 2026

    You know the phrases…
    “You can’t pour from an empty cup.”
    “Put your oxygen mask on first.”

    But here’s the real question…

    Are you actually doing it?

    Or are you still giving your time, energy, and attention to everyone else…
    and hoping you’ll get a moment for yourself somewhere down the line?

    In this episode, I’m sharing a very honest reflection, one that’s come from being forced to slow down after surgery, and what it’s helped me realise about what I thought was self-care… versus what actually supports your nervous system.

    In this episode, I also explore:

    • Why knowing you should prioritise yourself isn’t the same as actually doing it
    • The hidden ways you might be “pushing” under the guise of self-care
    • What your nervous system really needs to feel calm and supported
    • Why one-off self-care (like holidays or occasional treats) isn’t enough
    • The power of small, consistent moments to reset and reconnect
    • A simple 3-step approach to start showing up for yourself daily

    To claim your FREE month's membership for The Inner Space (offer ends at end of May 2026) email INNER SPACE to info@pollywarren.com


    Download 15 Breaths to Calm Anxiety - a FREE 5 minute audio to calm you down in real time.

    Download The Breath Check-Up - your FREE guide to understanding how well you're breathing right now.

    Download my energising 5 Minute Morning Practice to get your day started in the best way possible.

    To find out more about my membership The Inner Space go to: https://www.pollywarren.com/theinnerspace

    Email me at: info@pollywarren.com
    https://www.pollywarren.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/pollywarrencoaching/

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    26 mins
  • Thursday Thoughts - It's All an Inside Job
    Apr 30 2026

    On today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are exploring the idea that ‘it’s all an inside job.’

    Your inner world shapes how you experience everything around you, and your outer world becomes a reflection of what’s happening within.

    When you start to notice your thoughts, and how you’re really feeling, something shifts. You respond to life differently with more awareness and often more calm and compassion.

    In this episode, we share some of the simple tools that have helped us navigate our own inner worlds.

    We hope you find something useful in here.

    Love Polly & Lucy xx

    Download 15 Breaths to Calm Anxiety - a FREE 5 minute audio to calm you down in real time.

    Download The Breath Check-Up - your FREE guide to understanding how well you're breathing right now.

    Download my energising 5 Minute Morning Practice to get your day started in the best way possible.

    To find out more about my membership The Inner Space go to: https://www.pollywarren.com/theinnerspace

    Email me at: info@pollywarren.com
    https://www.pollywarren.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/pollywarrencoaching/

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    29 mins
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Love listening to Polly and her interesting guests. I needed to learn more about my body changing and this podcast gave me a lot of useful information from guests with such different backgrounds as well as approaches to women's health. Listening to Polly with her sweet voice and wise choice of questions feels like such an uplifting way to spend my drive home. Putting up her podcast makes me even more motivated to get outside for a walk, feeling like I brought a friend along.

Great supportive and informative podcast

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