SelfKind: Conversations in self-care, kindness and compassion for highly sensitive people

Welcome to episode 160 of SelfKind! Today I'm answering a question that came through on Instagram from a listener (that sounds so 90s talkback radio and I love it). The question was this: How do you feel about seeing yourself/your body on screen? Has this changed over time? Do you feel present when you look at yourself? In answering this question, I've put together some tips for you for...

Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb. Today, I'm thrilled to be speaking with writer and member of the SelfKind Hub, Emma O'Sullivan. We discuss our self-image, physical health, and relationships to ourselves and how societal structures have impacted that. Emma shares her story about how she rejected the ideas from these institutions, and how she's stepped into more s...

That might be a hard idea to swallow. I mean, you've been sold the idea that your body is a problem quite literally your whole life. It's on the front of every magazine, in the content of every ad, and so deeply enmeshed in our culture that we'd be forgiven for not realising there's any other option. But how would you treat your body if you didn't view it as a problem? Wha...

Welcome to the SelfKind podcast with Erica Webb. Today, I'm thrilled to be talking with Michelle Farrell (she/her). Michelle is a certified personal trainer and certified nutrition coach. Her work is focused on helping her clients discover their strength through strength training, breaking up with years of dieting and diet culture, and unpacking internalised beliefs about bodies. We dive into...

Hey friends! On today's episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm talking about how I answered a question recently when I was a guest on another podcast. The question? What would I say to someone who said they don't have enough time for exercise, movement or self care? And my answer might surprise you ... It's definitely NOT the 'find the time like your lif...

Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb. Today I'm thrilled to share this fascinating conversation with guest Tina Bramley. Tina is a member of the SelfKind Hub. She is a Holistic Counsellor and Psychotherapist based in Brisbane. Her holistic approach looks at the whole person—mind, body, and soul—and how all those things work together. She explores with her clients going beyond t...

Hey there, friends! A bit of a different episode coming to you today, courtesy of a question that I received over on Instagram about my teacher training journey.  I know some of you are fellow movement teachers and some of you are not, but I hope that you will find some nuggets in this episode regardless.  I'm sharing: > why I started teaching yoga > why I added somatic exercise and the...

Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb. Today, I'm chatting with the lovely Amanda Fryer. Amanda is originally from New Zealand, and has lived all over Australia since the 1980s. Diabetes work is where she was meant to be, and has worked as a nurse in the community for 25 years. Her company is called Driving Diabetes, where she helps her clients step into the driver’s seat of the...

I know, I know, you've been told not to judge and to drop your judgements FOREVER. Especially in the context of yoga and movement. But I have a slightly different perspective which I'd love to share with you today. What if judgement could be a springboard for curiosity? In this episode you'll hear: - why feeling like you shouldn't have judgements can often lead you to harshly j...

Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb! Today, I'm thrilled to be talking with Surabhi Veitch. Surabhi is a Physiotherapist and Pregnancy & Postpartum Coach. She has two of her own little ones, and works to inspire birthing people to learn to trust their own bodies again. We chat about pregnancy and postpartum, and the societal messaging we receive that leads to distrust and...

Welcome to episode 150 of SelfKind with me, Erica Webb! First off, I have to say, happy two year anniversary to us AND a HUGE thank you for being here. When I first started this podcast in April 2020, I had no idea what I was doing. That may or may not remain true, but I get such a great amount of joy from this little project of mine and I want to thank you x1000 for being here and for listening....

Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb. Today I’m thrilled to be talking with Angela Counsel, a Naturopath and Menopause Coach. Angela has studied women’s health for many years, guiding her clients through various life transitions. In this episode, we discuss what actually is menopause and how women can prepare themselves for this transitional period. Angela shares a bit about what me...

Discomfort. We don't love it, do we? And it's fair enough that when we feel it, we try to get away from it as rapidly as possible. But when it comes to creating sustainable movement and self-care practices that support us to feel good, how can getting CLOSER to our discomfort actually help? That's exactly what we're talking about today on SelfKind with me, Erica Webb. When it c...

Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb. Today, I’m thrilled to be talking with Kosal (Kos) Lee. Kos is a Pilates instructor, mum of two, and advocate of self-respect & self-kindness. Kos shares how Pilates and journaling has shaped her self-view which impacts her work, her parenting, and the way she treats herself. In this episode, you’ll hear: —How movement and exercise isn’t abo...

There's no doubt about it: sometimes self-kindness feels like swimming upstream. It's not in your head, you're not wrong - it's a thing. So that's what we're talking about in this episode of SelfKind. Join me, Erica, to hear about: > Why self-kindness can feel like going against the grain (hint: there's a cultural soup we're all swimming in that has a hug...

Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb, where I'm thrilled to introduce you to my guest, Kerry Solomon. Kerry is a Confidence and Mindset Coach, a Yoga Teacher and Circle Facilitator, who believes all women deserve to live in a way that brings them fulfilment and joy. She helps her clients uncover what lights them up, embrace their wonderful uniqueness, transform their self-belie...

Friends! Welcome to episode 144 of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!). Today I'm pulling out some lessons I learned from putting a puzzle together and drawing parallels with movement, self-care and self-kindness. Why? Because sometimes seeing things through the lens of a familiar but different pursuit can shed light in a new way.  Join me to explore these seven ideas: Understanding wh...

I'm thrilled to introduce my guest today - Dr Lara Zibarras! Lara is a psychologist and food freedom coach who helps women develop a healthy and happy relationship with food, without guilt or emotional eating. In our chat today, we're diving deep into what food freedom looks and feels like, as well as sharing in Lara's story about her own struggles with food and the pursuit of &apos...

On today's episode of SelfKind we're chatting about change. Maybe you want to make a change to your movement habits or how your body feels. Maybe, like me, you want to meditate more often. Whatever it is, one thing is for sure: what got you here won't get you there. Change, by its very nature, requires us to do something differently. The thing is, we often get lured into thinking th...

Today on SelfKind, I'm chatting with Susanne Gerstmyer all about being BUSY. I mean ... you feel that, right? Susanne is a Coach and Mentor for busy mums with school aged kids who want to get out of overwhelm, and enjoy life without the stress, striving and exhaustion. And she knows a thing or two about that as a mum of four, trained lawyer and entrepreneur. In our conversation, Susanne talks...

Self-trust. This is a wide and deep topic that we're going to explore a little bit of today on SelfKind. In this episode join me, Erica, as I talk about the distinction between trusting your body and trusting in your capacity to be in relationship with your body (i.e. to listen and be in response to what you notice). There's a subtle but, I believe, important distinction between these id...

Today I’m thrilled to introduce you to Emilie Reid, a yoga, wellness, and Instinctive Meditation coach who empowers women to discover a healthier and more fulfilling life by exercising, eating and living in sync with their natural rhythms. In our chat today we’re diving deep into a conversation of what it means to live with the seasons - not just the weather-related seasons, but also seasons of li...

The dilemma is one we're all familiar with. We said we'd show up for that thing (let's call it a yoga class, but it could be anything) and now we don't feel like it. We're torn up by guilt but also, don't know how to differentiate between resistance that could be pushed through for a positive impact on ourselves vs resistance that truly serves us to listen to. So, tod...

Today I'm thrilled to welcome Addie deHilster to SelfKind! Addie is a Yoga Therapist, a Yoga teacher trainer, and a Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator who has a wonderful way of bridging the gap between a 'formal' practice and the ways this can inform our everyday lives.  In our conversation we talk about: - How Addie's movement and meditation practices were borne from the need...

You know the feeling: you set out to finally nail that mindful movement habit or treat yourself with more kindness at last. But then ... you land back where you started and wonder 'how did I get here AGAIN?' It's easy to simply assume we're not cut out for that new habit and throw it all out, only to lament 'I can never do xyz, it's just not who I am.' Today, I w...