Be Light, Shine Bright

This episode explores some tools and ways of thinking that may help you to adjust and readjust. Support the show

Welcome to 2022! With the new year, comes the new year resolutions. Pokarlla talks about some of the different ways you can hone your goal setting process.  Support the show

In this episode Pokarlla talks about some of the reasons why this time of year can be stressful. She discusses some things to keep in mind that may help. Support the show

A podcast episode exploring the definition and connotations of words like revenge and pettiness. Do we conceptualise emotions and words the same way as others do? Support the show

What is love? Are there different kinds of love? Why is love important? Support the show

This episode explores honesty. What does it mean to be honest? Why is honesty important? How does honesty relate to accountability and authenticity? How can honesty help our relationships and interactions with other individuals? How can we be honest when it might feel hard (or scary)? How does honesty foster feelings of trust and safety?  Support the show

What does it mean to be selfish? What does selfishness look like? Is selfishness wholly bad?  What can I do if selfishness is something that affects me? Support the show

What is respect? What does it encompass? Why is it important? How can we show and display respect? Support the show

This episode explores jealousy. What is jealousy? What are the different emotions associated with jealousy? What causes jealousy? What does jealousy feel like? How can jealousy affect me? How can we combat or work with jealousy? Support the show

What is integrity? How does integrity help us? How can we embrace integrity? Support the show

This episode explores the different times when we may need to say no, why we might find this difficult and how to say no.  Support the show

Opening up Communication is about being ok with communicating wants and needs, and listening to the wants and needs of others. It is about being vulnerable, having difficult conversations, communicating assertively, setting boundaries, holding space, practising the pause and introspecting on your own role in interactions. Having open communication can help our relationships, increase personal happ...

This episode talks about holding space. What does it mean to hold space?  Why is it important? It discusses how holding space allows vulnerability, creates safety, validates others and allows healing and growth. This episode will also talk about how you can hold space for someone else. Support the show

In this episode we talk about what is meant by the term "Practising the Pause". We look at moments and circumstances when you might need to take a pause. I discuss how taking some time out can help you. Pausing can help you to avoid saying something you may regret, it assists you in being the best version of yourself and can reduce stress and anxiety. This episode explores the different...

Mind Your Own Business. In this podcast episode we will talk about staying in your own lane, not taking things personally, taking personal responsibility and accountability, developing yourself and looking for areas of improvement, using your triggers for positive purposes, not minding the opinions of others and brushing yourself off and trying again. Remember we cannot change others, only ourselv...

In this episode Pokarlla explores triggers. What is a trigger? Why can it be useful to identify them? How can we positively utilise them for our personal growth? What are some of the positive aspects of triggers? How can we respond to the triggers of others? Support the show

An episode about Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, something that that may be experienced by individuals living with a neurodivergence like ADHD or ASD. RSD is intense, overwhelming and sometimes debilitating emotional pain that is caused by perceived  rejection or criticism. While RSD is a "neurologically hardwired" response, there are a number of things that may help. Support the show

This episode covers the green flags you can look out for in your relationships with others. Green flags are aspects of relationships that contribute to your life and you sense of being in positive ways. Aspects covered in this episode include: empathy, accountability, cooperation, safety, respect and boundaries. Support the show

This podcast episode is about communication, and the differences between submissive, aggressive and assertive communication. It discusses the importance of integrity, authenticity and honesty, and why communicating in this way can help you to reduce feelings of anxiety or instances of miscommunication. Support the show

This episode discusses reactions to trauma that occur on the anniversary that the original trauma occurred. It talks about some of the common reactions and somatic sensations that you may experience during your anniversary reaction and some things you can do that might help. Support the show

This episode looks at some of the things that make a good friend, and how you can encompass these things to touch and uplift the lives of others. Support the show

This episode looks at why we should consider the types of people that we surround ourselves with and how they can influence us for better or for worse.  Support the show

This episode looks at this phrase and what it means in the sense of being a role model for younger people, but also in giving yourself the things that you may have needed as a child now that you are an adult. Support the show

In this episode Pokarlla talks about knowing yourself in such a way that the projections of others do not contribute to the way you feel about yourself. You are the one who tells yourself who you are. You are the writer of your personal story; not others. Support the show

We are all of us different, and yet that makes us the same. A brief discourse born from a passing thought, on differences, sameness, personal boundaries and limits. Support the show