What About Me? Putting Yourself First with Author Omon Norén
In this episode of Every Mind Matters, Mark Morley is joined by author Omon Norén to talk about her book What About Me, a short and easy to dip into book for anyone who spends their life helping everybody else and has put themselves on the back burner.
Omon reads from several chapters and explains the thinking behind them. Together they explore why asking "what about me?" is not selfish, how a small pause can change how we respond, and why we do not have to be ready before we start making changes.
What you will hear in this episode
The two forewords to the book, from Lori Hammond and Linda Joelson
Who the book is for, and why caring people end up with nothing left to give
Viktor Frankl and the space between what happens to us and how we respond
"When did I become the one who stayed behind?" and the moment you realise you matter
When life stops fitting: the coat analogy for change
Why you do not have to be ready, and why we are always ready for others but not for ourselves
Choosing where your energy goes
How, when you change, the people around you change too
Life happens for you, not to you
How writing the book showed Omon how much she already knew, and why you may have a book in you too
Key moments
0:53 The two forewords
5:08 Who the book is for
7:38 Viktor Frankl and the space between
10:45 Chapter 1: What about me?
12:54 Chapter 2: When life stops fitting
16:41 Chapter 4: You do not have to be ready
23:02 Chapter 7: Choosing where your energy goes
27:11 Chapter 10: When you change, others feel it
32:15 Chapter 14: You are not done
39:55 Writing the book
43:50 Reader feedback
48:05 What is next and where to find Omon
"It's not selfish. It's the discovery that you matter." Omon Norén
About Omon Norén
Omon Norén is the author of What About Me. To learn more about Omon and her book, visit omonnoren.com.
About the podcast
Every Mind Matters is hosted by Mark Morley, clinical hypnotherapist and owner of Newcastle Hypnotherapy, a specialist anxiety clinic in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Each episode features a conversation with a practitioner or author about mental wellbeing.
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