RECLAIM with Thais Sky

As we enter the new year, we may have recommitted to our gratitude practices. It makes sense that if we want to cultivate more gratitude, then it starts with making more time to get in touch with what we are grateful for. But I have different thoughts on ways to cultivate more gratitude in our lives that goes beyond lists. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/204 .   If...

Hello everyone and welcome to the new year! In this episode of RECLAIM I share three big takeaways that I am carrying with me into the new year and some thoughts for how to think about new years resolutions. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to  www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/203 .   If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast...

Inner child work is a popular self-help tool that is often touted as the end all be all tool for healing. As someone who has personally benefitted from inner child work, I wanted to record an episode where I break down what it is, what is useful about it, and why it is a very limited tool. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/202 .   If you like what you heard, it would...

With therapy speak on the rise, I wanted to bring my thoughts on what is happening both culturally and personally that may be lending itself to this phenomenon. I explore the role of language in our healing, what therapy speak and other jargon ideas may be doing to our relationships, and how it all ties to what happens in psychotherapy. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to  www. ThaisSky.com/podc...

Borderline personality disorder is a commonly misunderstood diagnosis that has historically been used to devalue a women's emotional life. In this episode I am delighted to have Meredith Redding back on the podcast to explore this complicated topic including its origins, the psychoanalytic perspective of borderline traits, and how we can use this diagnosis to better understand the human experience...

Let's talk about grief. The kind that stays with you. The kind that doesn't seem to move no matter how much time it has been. The kind that feels like it changed something that is too difficult to bear. When does grief turn into a different type of despair? And what can we do about it?   To grab the show notes go to  www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/199.   If you like what you heard, it would mean the wo...

The world is full of information on how to make whatever specific changes we want to make in our lives. And yet sometimes we find ourselves knowing what to do, but not doing it. In this episode I want to break down various reasons for why change may be hard and how we can relate to change differently. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/198 .   If you like what you hear...

Let's talk about what it means to become better at receiving. This is a topic that is popular in the manifestation world, and I want to bring a more relational lens to helping us understand why we have a hard time letting good things in, and what we can do about it. If you struggle with letting in compliments or feeling abundant, this episode may be supportive for you!   To grab the show notes go...

Our society is currently grappling with an intense fascination with narcissism. It feels like in some ways it is everywhere, with thousands if not millions of articles, social media posts, and books being written about the topic. The word is used so much that we have in many ways lost sight of its original purpose. If everything is narcissism, is anything narcissism? In this episode I bring psycho...

In this rich conversation with comedian and coach, Rachel LaForce, we dive into various topics including what it means to be seen, the wellness industrial complex, how to be authentic in the coaching industry, and what it means to take ourselves seriously and not seriously as we navigate the complexities of being human.   To grab the show notes including all the information on today's guest, go to...

In this episode I explore the ways in which we all grapple on some level to the deep fear that we are broken, monstrous and inherently bad, and how we can hold our goodness while being overwhelmed with shame. I answer a listener question this topic and share my own journey with my badness. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/194 .   If you like what you heard, it would...

In this engaging conversation with Dr. Crystal Menzies, we explore a variety of topics including food and body struggles, self-reliance, breaking old patterns, and more. Dr. Crystal's vulnerability and strengths show through as she shares the passion behind her work and the ways we can become more free. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes including all the information on today's guest, go to www. Thai...

I am honored to have Jordan Dann, trauma-informed psychoanalytic, somatic therapist, author, and teacher, on the podcast where we explore how to navigate relational stuckness, the importance of frustration in our healing, why we are addicted to having the answer, and the potency of individuation.   To grab the show notes including all the information on today's guest, go to www. ThaisSky.com/podca...

Happy 2023! In this episode I break down some of my major thoughts about setting new year's resolutions including why many of them fail and what we can do about it. I also share some of my biggest learnings of 2022 and how it has shaped my understanding of myself and of life. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to  www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/191 .   If you like what you heard, it would mean the worl...

In this episode I am answering two questions I have received from RECLAIM listeners. One of them is why do we feel we want more than others want us? And the other is why is it that I have a hard time seeing my own patterns? I also explore my understanding of human psychology and how to heal from the worthiness wound. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to  www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/190 .   If you l...

I have received many questions over the years about my signature group program Worthy Women Rise. As we near the doors closing for this cohort of the program, I thought I would do an instagram live where I answer all of your questions. This is a recording of that live.   To learn more about the program and apply go to www.worthywomenrise.com .   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky.com/podca...

I think many of us identify with the language of co-dependency as a useful way to understand how the worthiness wound plays out in relationships. In this episode I want to break down how I understand the connection, why I struggle with the label "co-dependency" and how I understand the healing of relational dynamics.   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/188 .   If you like what...

There is a lot of, often conflicting, information out there about worthiness, and how to tend to feelings of inadequacy or too much-ness. It can be hard to parse out. In this episode I break down some of the common ideas we hear about worth and offer my opinions on what is useful and what may not be when it comes to healing the worthiness wound. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky....

When we feel we are "too much" for the people in our lives, we often feel this debilitating sense that we are not allowed to be all of who we are. This painful, constricting feeling can be difficult to navigate. In this episode I break down what it really means when we say we feel we are "too much" and how we can begin to think about this internal experience so it no longer overwhelms our inner li...

I haven't offered a podcast episode strictly on the worthiness wound® since 2019 so I thought I would take some time to break down this concept as well as how I envision healing taking place. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes go to www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/185 .   If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your commun...

In this dynamic conversation with Hailey Magee, we explore what it means to not lose ourselves in relationships, how to navigate hurting people when we set boundaries, and the key to breaking relational patterns. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes including all the information on today's guest, go to www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/184 .   If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you to...

While it can be understandable why we may feel unsafe in certain relationships, it can be much harder to understand why we feel unsafe in relationships that are safe, loving and supportive. In this episode I want to explore some reasons for this as well as how to think about safety in relationships so you can start to feel comfortable in the relationships that matter.   To grab the show notes go t...

In this season premiere, I am honored to have Emily Anhalt, psychologist and co-founder of Coa, a gym for mental health. Together we explore mental health, how therapy works, the impact of technology on our mental health, and the ways we can take care of ourselves now so we can prevent more mental pain later.   To grab the show notes including all the information on today's guest, go to www. Thais...

For the season finale of season four, I explore some thoughts on how we can hold the despair that may arise for us during these trying times. I will be back with season five in a couple months!   To grab the show notes go to  www. ThaisSky.com/podcast/181 .   If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community....

In this podcast interview with psychotherapist and yoga teacher, Elisabeth Lilja, we get into the complexities of embodiment healing, including its limitations. In this episode we also explore safety in relationships and trauma work. In the end, we are gifted with Elisabeth's lovely guided meditation as she walks us into ourselves. Enjoy!   To grab the show notes including all the information on t...