SEEDS OF SELF

JOIN: ANCESTRAL HEALING CIRCLE - JULY 7TH - AMSTERDAM Today's episode is an exploration of WHAT Ancestral Healing actually is, HOW it's related to generational trauma and WHAT it means to 'really' break cycles. We're joined by Bianca Winter-Mallari Complex Childhood Trauma Therapist and together we deep dive into why it's important to consider ancestral healing as part of o...

JOIN: WOMXN'S WORKOUT - SWEAT IN SOLIDARITY - JUNE 9TH - BERLIN⁠ 🍉 ⁠⁠⁠DONATE TO GAZA RELIEF ⁠⁠ Today’s episode features a special guest interview from my appearance on the Healing Complex Childhood Trauma podcast, hosted by somatic therapist, trauma counsellor, and dear friend Bianca Winter-Mallari. This episode is particularly relevant given the current global context, where we are witnessin...

JOIN: WOMXN'S RUN FOR RECLAMATION COMMUNITY EVENT. JUNE 9TH - BERLIN 🍉 ⁠⁠DONATE TO GAZA RELIEF ⁠⁠ Mixed race women who were born and raised in cultures different from their family of origin often have complex and challenging relationships with their sense of self and ability to feel a true sense of belonging within the world around them. We speak with Huda Dawes , London based Palestinian/Ind...

Patriarchal culture conditions women to see one another as competition, to feel threatened by the success, beauty, status and wealth, of one another. Today's episode explores how to rewrite these feelings and transform them into more empowering beliefs. Topics explored: Envy vs inspiration Patriarchal conditioning Subconscious limiting beliefs Curious about working together? ✷ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B...

How do you know when the healing work you're doing is actually working?! Today's episode explores some key indicators of progress one may experience along their healing journey. Topics explored: People pleasing Multiple realities Societal constructs Holistic wellbeing Conscious community Embracing emotions Curious about working together? ✷ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Business Mentoring for BIWOC* Wellne...

Have you ever wondered why you perceive the world the way you do and make decisions the way you do? Have you ever found yourself curious as to the driving force behind your thoughts, feelings and actions? Uncovering your core set of values is a crucial starting point in supporting you with better understanding these big questions, as well as attracting opportunities and experiences that resonate w...

Cyclical living, attachment theory and how trauma manifests in the body - this week's episode is an exploration of three profound books that shaped my approach to healing and self-development work. Topics explored: Menstrual cycle awareness and seasonal living Attachment theory and how our childhood attachments influence our adult ones Trauma, somatics and mind vs body Book recommendations: 1....

What does home mean to you? Have you ever contemplated the concept of home? What does the WORD evoke within you? "Home" is a deeply personal concept that can carry various meanings depending on cultural, societal, and individual perspectives. Topics explored: The concept of home on a cultural, societal and individual level Home experienced through a diasporic lens Ways to create a sense...

Shame, pain and societal programming has us disowning and repressing parts of our authentic selves in-order to be loved and accepted. Part of deconditioning and embracing our fully integrated whole and worthy selves involves getting curious about these shadow aspects, and doing the work to integrate them. Topics explored: The concept of 'shadow' + the role of conditioning Identifying shado...

JOIN WORKSHOP: SIP & PLAY - CELEBRATING ALL THINGS WOMANHOOD, MARCH 8TH - BERLIN⁠ As hyper-responsible eldest daughters, many of us learn to self-soothe and regulate on our own from an early age. Reason being? Our parents simply did not have the capacity to co-regulate with us. This results in difficulties learning how to soothe our nervous systems in relation to others. This week's episod...

JOIN WORKSHOP: SIP & PLAY - CELEBRATING ALL THINGS WOMANHOOD, MARCH 8TH - BERLIN Women have an incredibly strong intuition. Our bodies have generations and generations of wisdom and intelligence that through conditioning have become watered down, leaving many of us living in our heads. Resonate at all? This week's episode explores a micro-ritual to support creating more equilibrium between...

JOIN: SIP AND PLAY WORKSHOP CELEBRATING WOMXNHOOD MARCH 8TH, BERLIN As hyper-responsible eldest daughters navigating busy lives, allowing space to connect with our inner-child through playfulness isn't always a top priority. We speak with Victoria Ng, Chinese Australian Play Coach and founder of the Extra Pinata community about her relationship with play and how it supported her healing journe...

We as womxn experience many systems and structures that hold us back from being our most authentic versions of self, but sometimes - we can be our own biggest limitations. Particularly when we're allowing self-doubt to dictate and run our lives. This episode explores HOW you can explore your doubt from a place of curiosity, befriend it, shed beliefs that aren't serving you and move toward...

We all know how to set goals and visions for ourselves, but following through is where we often fall off track. This episode explores HOW to tangibly manifest our visions into reality. We explore the power of breaking down our dreams and visions for the year ahead into micro aligned actions, and steps that ensure the decisions we make in our day to day feed into our overall vision. Are you ready t...

The boss babe era is dead. You know it, I know it - but why is it still so hard for us to slow down? This episode explores the challenges women experience in unapologetically claiming guilt free rest, and how we can go about deconditioning this. We talk about how being an eldest daughter, growing up in an immigrant family and being conditioned to believe women can and should do it all is actually...

Patriarchal, colonial and capitalist conditioning makes it hard for women to feel an innate sense of self-acceptance. We speak with Linh Phan, founder of Bona Fide Life Coaching and Body Acceptance Coach to unpack why. Growing up as an immigrant in a small town in Canada, Linh experienced multiple layers of “not enoughness,” of wanting to change everything about herself in order to fit in. She&#39...

Growing up in predominantly western spaces as a person of colour often creates confusing and complex ways of how one is able to relate to themselves. Relate at all? We speak with Kim Gerlach, Filipina x German breathwork and scent practitioner, and founder of the sun&rise community about her journey with finding a sense of belonging in predominantly white spaces. Kim shares her journey with na...

Our triggers are treasures that lead us to discovering which core childhood wounds are still active and carrying emotional charge. Learning to approach these from a place of curiosity allows us to extract insights about what is still needing healing. Themes explored: Childhood wounds + limiting beliefs Navigating triggering moments Nervous system responses Leveraging triggers for more integrated h...

As the year draws to a close and we soon transition into 2025, we are called into a period of contemplation. This episode explores key lessons, reflections and my personal hopes for the community into the new year. Themes explored: Taking chances and stepping through fear Non-linear nature of healing The importance of community + connection and how to cultivate an aligned one Leveraging privilege...

Children of immigrant parents often imprint conditioning that teaches us to disown parts of our cultural identity in a bid to assimilate into western society. We speak with Bianca Winter-Mallari , Filipina x German trauma informed counsellor, somatic therapist and the founder of Embodied Self Therapy, about her personal experiences in navigating identity complexities, her journey toward reclaiming...

The Cycle Breaking Brag Book | A personalised monthly digital ritual to support you in unapologetically celebrating everything you are proud of, no matter how big or small. We as women, are conditioned thanks to patriarchal culture to stay small in many ways. To not take up too much space and to remain modest and humble, often leading to low self-esteem and a fear of being seen. Well ladies, it&#3...

Not white enough, not brown enough, not black enough. Too black, too brown, too racially ambiguous, too white. Finding a sense of feeling at home within ourselves for people with non-European roots is an often complex and confusing journey. Especially as we navigate a post colonial world that subtly mirrors to us undercurrents of ‘not belonging’. This episode deep dives on the vital role cultural...

Inner-child and shadow work often focuses on our unmet childhood needs and how we can, now — as adults learn to meet these ourselves and through our community. A super important part of the journey no doubt, but… it also kinda influences a hyper fixation on the deficits of care received from our parents or primary caregivers. The trauma if you will. There is a time and place for this and everyone’...

Welcome to SEEDS OF SELF! A podcast exploring intersections between identity, culture and wellbeing. I'm Chelsea, your host, mentor, coach and founder of the SEED SPACE community — a space for generational healing and inclusive wellness. In this first debut episode, I share our origin story, how this space came to be, and all the exciting things to expect moving forward! Topics explored: Navig...

Hello and welcome to SEEDS OF SELF! A podcast for daughters disrupting generational cycles. I’m your host, Chelsea, women's empowerment coach - business mentor for BIWOC* wellness practitioners and founder of the SEED SPACE community a space that explores the intersections between, identity, culture and wellbeing. With a focus on empowering a more inclusive approach to contemporary wellness, o...