This is Episode 2472 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.

I'm Mary Mechley and welcome to Day 6 of our series this week.

The theme we're exploring is improve your confidence.

And this is such an important theme that many of you have reached out to me about to let me know that these days you're feeling a little more unsure of yourself.

And that may be because events happening around the world, especially as we continue through a pandemic, our life is more uncertain.

So it makes sense that you may be feeling more uncertain about yourself all week long, you have been guided in meditations to help you calm your mind and body.

Let go of negative thought patterns. You also this week have a challenge.

You are on a compassion quest to allow others a little more grace when they may lash out at you or when you feel really moody or someone else is really moody to be gentle with others.

To feel a little more compassion. This is so important, especially these days.

We've launched into this series with an interview from one of your fellow meditators who listens to the meditations right along with you.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Royale who owns her own dance studio in Liverpool in the UK.

And one of her passions and goals in life is to motivate and inspire young people to feel more confident about themselves.

Sarah is so fortunate that her mom is one of her, if not her biggest supporter, who has boosted her confidence throughout her life.

This has helped Sarah tremendously and it's also been a gift for her as she shares confidence with others who may not have someone cheering them on believing in them and helping them believe in themselves.

If you find that this is you or maybe you do have someone who believes in you but you might need a little more support, maybe you'd like to confide in someone about your goals and your passions or something that's heavy on your heart, something that's really weighing you down.

The support is available. It's actually right at your fingertips with the better help app. This is an app where you can reach out to a highly vetted, professionally trained counselor from anywhere in the world.

You can receive help right on your phone or via zoom or texting or email whatever feels best for you.

What I like about the better help app is that maybe you'd like to get a second opinion from someone or maybe your counselor just isn't a great match for you.

You can easily and seamlessly change counselors as often as you want, especially with the holidays coming up.

There's a little extra festivity as well as stress in the air. So this might be a great time to connect with a counselor or someone to support you.

And you can do this very easily when you go to www.betterhelp.com. That's B-E-T-T-E-R-H-E-L-P.

So now I invite you to settle yourself down and get ready to meditate as you sit up straight and close your eyes.

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