215 // How to Let Go of Regrets

The Mindful Kind

Rachael Kable

Mindfulness, Mindful, Health & Fitness, Self-help, Inspiration

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Hello and welcome to episode 215 of The Mindful Kind podcast.

In this episode, I've answered a lovely listener's question about how to let go of regrets - specifically how to let go of the regret about not being mindful earlier in life.

Here are my three steps for overcoming regrets:

1: Acknowledge your regrets and the accompanying feelings without judgement. Try to notice any unhelpful thoughts and modify them so they become more neutral or positive.

2: Appreciate what you've learned from the experiences that you regret.

3: Take action to stop making the same mistakes over and over again. Find new ways to learn, grow and move forward from the things you regret.

Are you ready to create a personalised and effective mindfulness practice that actually works for you? Be sure to check out The Mindful Kind Coaching at www.rachaelkable.com/mindfulnesscoaching

Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Mindfulkind podcast.
0:06.4	I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at Rachelcable.com.
0:13.8	Each week this podcast will bring meaningful tips, tools and strategies so you can manage stress and live more mindfully in the modern world.
0:24.7	Hello and welcome to episode 215 of the Mindful Kind podcast. I hope you're having a great day
0:32.1	or night so far. I thought before I dive into this episode, I might share a short and simple mindful breathing
0:39.5	practice you can do with me now if you would like to. You don't need to do anything special.
0:45.4	You can be standing up, lying down, sitting, you can have your eyes open or closed. What I love
0:52.7	about techniques like this is that you can do them anywhere,
0:56.0	any time. When you're ready, bring your attention to your breath, not needing to change it
1:03.2	in any way. Just observing it and letting it continue to flow naturally.
1:16.8	As you breathe in, say the word inhale in your mind.
1:22.3	As you breathe out, say the word exhale in your mind.
1:25.6	Repeat this for a few breaths.
1:31.1	Noticing each inhale and exhale.
1:41.5	I hope you enjoyed that simple mindfulness breathing technique and that you can try it out as your day unfolds whenever you need a moment of mindfulness.
1:46.6	The topic for this episode is how to let go of regrets and specifically how to let go of regretting that you haven't been more mindful earlier in life. This episode was
1:52.9	inspired by the incredibly lovely Melissa who emailed me and shared her story. She kindly gave me
1:59.2	permission to share her words with you. She wrote,
2:03.5	I used to live more in the present moment, but ever since my dad unexpectedly passed away three years
2:09.4	ago, I've been unable to get out of my head. We were super close and it really changed me.
2:16.6	My first son was born six months after my dad died and I feel sad that my son never got to
2:21.9	have the carefree me that I was.
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