Sarah Dakhili

Mental Awakening Podcast

Health EN ↓ 30 episodes

A podcast hosted by Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist Sarah Dakhili, exploring topics related to trauma recovery, chronic pain (TMS) and healing. Sarah is also a speaker, author and an artist, who is a a huge advocate for health and healing. She has been working within the mind body sector for over a decade and currently runs a private practice in Brisbane, Australia where she supports people through chronic pain, trauma recovery and various mental, physical and emotional challenges. Furthermore, Sarah has over 30 years of personal experience with TMS and trauma and believes that...

Author

Sarah Dakhili

Category

Health

Podcast website

rss.com

Latest episode

Feb 9, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Integration & Fragmentation 09.02.2026

In this episode, we explore integration versus fragmentation: living in pieces, or learning to stay with what you feel until it integrates and offers you the gift of your own insight. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided...

Intimacy With Self 27.01.2025

In this episode I talk about intimacy with Self, what does it entail, how can we implement it and what makes us avoid deeper intimacy with ourselves. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for information...

Finding Your Edges 03.12.2024

In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of meeting our edges to build neuroplasticity and for neurological wiring, self-discovery, healing and transformation. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast...

Personal Power 08.09.2024

In this episode Sarah will talk personal power, what is personal power, how we give our power away and what it looks like to own your personal power. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for information...

Recovery & Awakening 24.06.2024

In this episode I will briefly talk about recovery and awakening, what that looks like and how we can get there. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is no...

Recurring Pain 06.05.2024

In this episode I talk about recurring pain, how pain becomes chronic, why it returns and what to do about it. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not...

Why Joy Matters 01.03.2024

In this episode I talk about the importance of joy. Why joy is such a crucial component to nervous system repair, how we can let go of our resistance to joy and embrace more joy in our lives. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia...

Emotional Overwhelm 02.02.2024

In this episode Sarah talks about the impact of emotional overwhelm; the reasons to why we can feel overwhelmed, what happens to us and how we can support it from within, for our overall health and wellbeing. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclai...

Embracing Vulnerability 10.12.2023

In this episode Sarah talks about the power of embracing our vulnerability. Why we do everything we can to avoid it and how it can hold the key to our physical, mental and emotional freedom. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content p...

Befriending Our Emotions 17.11.2023

In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of befriending our emotions; how to build a healthier relationship with our feelings and emotions and in turn find safety from within. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided...

Building Self-Trust 08.08.2023

In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of building a trusting relationship with yourself and with life and how committing to this practice can have a significant impact on our health, well-being and how we experience life as a whole. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.c...

Inner Child Wounds 09.06.2023

In this episode Sarah talks about the inner child and its role within our emotional psyche as well as how it is connected to thoughts, behaviour and stress responses, including our nervous system. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Cont...

Following Your Heart 04.12.2022

In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of following our heart and strengthening our heart Chi (energy). Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is no...

Rejection 16.08.2022

In this episode Sarah speaks about rejection and how it can impact our health and well-being and why we try so hard to avoid feeling and being rejected. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informat...

Patient Acceptance 08.07.2022

In this episode Sarah speaks about patient acceptance and its importance to our health and well-being. She elaborates on how we can incorporate patient acceptance into our lives, what it means and why it's important. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/...

Resistance (and its impact on health & healing) 06.06.2022

In this episode Sarah speaks about emotional resistance and how it can impact our health and well-being. She elaborates on some of the ways, in which we try to control life while remaining stuck in resistance, and what we can do to reduce and release our resistance towards the present moment and the various ways that life is being presented to us. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com...

Happiness Trap 28.04.2022

In this episode Sarah speaks about the happiness trap, highlighting some of the ways in which we try to seek and hold on to happiness, while avoiding feelings of unhappiness. Furthermore she explore the addict within all of us and the addictive behaviors and coping mechanisms that we get tangled up in, as we chase "happiness". Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insightt...

The Gift of Anger 02.04.2022

In this episode Sarah talks about anger and its impact on our health when remained suppressed and stuck in the body. Furthermore, she highlights the important role that boundaries play in understanding our anger and the various ways that we can process and use anger as fuel for change. Also check out this blog post, written by Sarah on dealing with anger: https://mentalawakening.com.au/dealing-wit...

Nuroplasticity & Healing 26.02.2022

In this episode Sarah will talk about neuroplasticity and how it can be used for our healing. She will discuss how the brain has an amazing ability to change and heal itself in response to mental experiences. This phenomenon, known as neuroplasticity, is considered to be one of the most important developments in modern science for our understanding of the brain. Furthermore, she will talk about th...

Grief & Loss 27.01.2022

In this episode Sarah will talk about grief as a natural response to loss. It's the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. Also exploring the impact and consequences of COVID-19 pandemic grief. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawa...

COVID Anxiety, Uncertainty & Mindfulness 12.01.2022

In this episode Sarah talks about how we can better meet our COVID fears and anxiety with compassion. She also elaborates on the gift of mindfulness in uncertain times. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast...

Authentic Self & The Meaning Of Essence 11.12.2021

In this episode Sarah explores the concept of the authentic self and the meaning of essence, while highlighting the importance of authenticity and its strong link to our well-being. Sarah will also briefly talk about the energy system (chakras) and its impact has on our physiology. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/men...

Boundaries & Why They Matter 22.11.2021

In this episode Sarah speaks about boundaries and why they matter, the different types of boundaries and how to set healthier boundaries. She explores boundaries as an important part of establishing one’s identity and a crucial aspect of mental health and well-being. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalaw...

The Gift Of Trauma 21.10.2021

In this episode Sarah offers an insight into her own personal experience with trauma and also shares some of the lessons learned and the gifts she gained from these life challenges, in the hopes that it will help listeners gain a newfound perspective on their own traumatic experiences. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com...

Chronic Pain (TMS) & Self Curiosity 06.10.2021

In this episode Sarah explores the topic of chronic pain and TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome) which is a mind body condition. She talks briefly about the connection between chronic pain and emotional pain, including the effects of trauma. She also elaborates on the importance of self curiosity and self love. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk htt...

Listen to the Mental Awakening Podcast podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.