In this week's episode, guest expert Erica Feldmann of HausWitch joins us to talk about using your office space as a tool for mental clarity, finding ways to cultivate focus, developing community as an introvert, and getting back into your body through dance, yoga, and power naps.
We wrap up with our best tips and advice for developing a practice of balance in your life and for creating space in your home or office that supports mental clarity and at the end we'll have an assignment for our listeners- in honor of witches and Halloween, do something for yourself and share your story on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook and tag us @university_of_venus on IG and @UVenus on Twitter or post it on our Facebook page at
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http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Learn more about how your home or office space can be an effective tool for mental clarity.
- Reclaiming the title of witch as a way to re-center and stay grounded.
- Creating a business instead of doing a PhD.
- Using your blog and Instagram community as a launchpad for a brick and mortar store.
- Radical feminism and anti-capitalism as a form of community building post-2016 election.
- The advantage of getting political with your business.
- Embracing your office as a second home and making it feel as good as you can.
- Cultivating focus by identifying what is taking away from your ability to concentrate.
- Using scent in your office as a way to take a break, clear your mind, and refocus.
- The importance of setting boundaries.
- Tips for introverts on developing community.
- Tips for academics on creating mental clarity including getting back into your body through dance, yoga, meditation and 20-minute power naps and getting outside and taking a walk.
- Hanging out with people who make you feel energized and intentionally including "pink" meetings that in your day.
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Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas