Michelle Strain, RSW | The Soul Spot

Soul Spot Mindful Moments Podcast

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Soul Spot Mindful Moments is a gentle space to pause, breathe, and come back to yourself. Hosted by Michelle Strain, RSW, each episode blends grounding meditations and soft reflection to support your nervous system and help you feel less alone. No pressure to do it perfectly — just an invitation to arrive, one mindful moment at a time. This podcast offers mindfulness and emotional wellness support for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, mental health treatment, or professional advice.

Author

Michelle Strain, RSW | The Soul Spot

Category

Health

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Latest episode

May 17, 2026

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Episodes

🌻When life feels heavy 17.05.2026

🌻 Today’s episode is for anyone who feels emotionally overwhelmed, exhausted, burnt out, or simply heavy from life lately. After taking a short break from creating content while navigating some personal health challenges, I’m sharing a very honest conversation about what it means to continue showing up for yourself during difficult seasons — not perfectly, but gently and intentionally. In this ep...

🌻 When It Feels Like You’re Going Backwards (But You’re Not) 09.04.2026

🌻 This episode is a little more real… a little less polished… and rooted in something I’ve been sitting with lately. There’s this moment that can happen in growth—where things feel aligned, steady, even lighter… and then something shifts. A trigger, a reaction, a hard night… and suddenly it feels like you’ve gone backwards. I experienced that recently. After weeks of feeling more grounded, less s...

🌻 Project Reset (Part 2): Slowing Down, Letting Go, and Coming Back to Yourself 07.04.2026

🌻 This episode is a continuation of Project Reset… but not in the way you might expect. A couple weeks in, I’m starting to notice something I didn’t anticipate — this isn’t really about changing what I’m doing… it’s about changing how I’m being. In this episode, I share what it’s been like to slow down, to listen more closely to myself, and to step out of survival mode in small, meaningful ways....

🌻 Project Reset: A Season of Change 30.03.2026

🌻 This episode is a little different. It’s not as structured. Not as scripted. It’s real, reflective, and straight from the heart. In this episode, I share what I’ve been personally navigating—a season of change that I’ve come to call Project Reset. A space where I’m reconnecting with myself, leaning back into what matters, and intentionally choosing how I want to show up in my life. We talk abou...

🌻 The Strengths We Mistake for Weaknesses 14.03.2026

🌻 In this episode of Soul Spot Mindful Moments, Michelle explores a quiet but powerful belief many of us carry: that parts of who we are are somehow weaknesses. Maybe you’ve been told you’re too sensitive. Too emotional. Too intense. Too thoughtful. Too much. But what if those qualities aren’t flaws at all? In this Real Talk episode, Michelle reflects on how many of the traits we try to hide are...

🌻 The Quiet Power of Your Habits: Small Shifts That Change Everything 14.03.2026

🌻 In this episode of Soul Spot Mindful Moments, Michelle explores the quiet but powerful role that habits play in shaping our lives. So often we wait for motivation or dramatic turning points to create change. But in reality, the direction of our lives is often influenced by the small patterns we repeat every day. In this reflective episode, Michelle shares why our mindset acts as a lens through...

🌻 The 5% Rule: Small Shifts That Change Everything 11.03.2026

🌻 What if you didn’t have to change your whole life to feel better? In this episode of Soulful Mindful Moments, Michelle explores the idea of the 5% rule — the small shifts that can quietly transform the way we move through our days. Instead of overwhelming ourselves with impossible expectations, what if we simply allowed ourselves to give five percent more care, attention, and presence to our ow...

🌻Mental Strength and the Courage not to shrink 06.03.2026

🌻 What if mental strength isn’t about pushing through or toughening up — but about staying rooted in who you are? In this extended episode, we explore the connection between real psychological resilience and the quiet courage it takes not to shrink in spaces that feel uncomfortable, ambiguous, or uncertain. This is a reflective, TED-style conversation about nervous system regulation, integrity, b...

🌻 When Disappointment Triggers the Nervous System 06.03.2026

🌻 Sometimes disappointment doesn’t just hurt — it activates the nervous system. When something meaningful doesn’t unfold the way we hoped, our minds can begin racing. We analyze, replay conversations, search for answers, and try to fix everything all at once in an effort to restore certainty. This episode is a reminder that understanding the nervous system doesn’t make us immune to being human —...

🌻Because It Matters 28.02.2026

🌻 In Part Two of this conversation on change, I’m sharing a more personal layer of my recent decision to resign — not just what I chose, but what I had to recognize within myself. Sometimes we tell ourselves we’re being loyal. Resilient. Committed. But sometimes what we call commitment is simply discomfort we’ve learned to normalize. This episode explores the quiet patterns that keep us in famili...

🌻A Personal Conversation About Change 28.02.2026

🌻 In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing something I haven’t spoken about publicly before — my recent decision to resign from a position that once meant a great deal to me. Change is rarely black and white. It can be both heartbreaking and liberating. Secure and misaligned. Comfortable and costly. Today I’m talking about the internal negotiation that led me to choose my wellbeing, my alignm...

🌻Turning Toward the Light: Lessons from the Sunflower 26.02.2026

In this gentle and reflective episode, we explore the quiet resilience of the sunflower — a symbol of growth, hope, and the natural pull toward light even after difficult seasons. Through storytelling and soulful reflection, this conversation invites you to consider how we, too, can turn toward warmth, healing, and possibility while honouring the experiences that shaped us. A soft reminder that re...

🌻You Are Not Your Pain: A Gentle Return to Yourself 26.02.2026

In this intimate and reflective episode, we explore the quiet truth that our past may shape us — but it does not define who we are becoming. Through soft storytelling and grounded reflection, this conversation invites you to release old identities rooted in survival and reconnect with the parts of yourself that continue to grow beneath the surface. A gentle reminder that healing is not about erasi...

🌻 Connecting Authentically 24.02.2026

Connecting Authentically: Gently Removing the Masks Description: Many of us move through the world wearing masks — the strong one, the helper, the one who says “I’m fine” even when we’re not. In this episode, we explore how to recognize those protective layers and begin reconnecting with our true selves in small, meaningful ways. Authentic connection doesn’t require perfection or oversharing — it...

🌻Nurturing Compassion 24.02.2026

Nurturing Compassion: Starting Within Description: A gentle reflection on what it truly means to lead with compassion — beginning with ourselves. In this episode, we explore how self-compassion softens reactivity, helps us step outside of personalization, and creates space to see others through a more grounded and understanding lens. When we learn to speak to ourselves with kindness, our relations...

🌻Rest Is Not Something You Have to Earn 22.02.2026

Part of the Soul Spot Mindful Moments journey — a gentle space for slowing down, softening expectations, and reconnecting with yourself. In a world that often asks us to keep going, rest can feel like something we have to justify. This episode is a quiet invitation to pause — not because everything is finished, but because you are allowed to breathe in the middle of your life. Through gentle refle...

🌻 Soul Spot Mindfulness Series | Part 3 — Holding Space for Big Emotions 22.02.2026

Part of the Soul Spot Mindfulness Series — a gentle three-episode journey into presence, nervous system awareness, and compassionate self-connection. Mindfulness becomes especially powerful when we are navigating strong emotions like anxiety, anger, or overwhelm. In this episode, Michelle offers a grounded exploration of how to stay connected to yourself during emotional waves without judgment or...

🌻 Soul Spot Mindfulness Series | Part 2 — When Your Mind Won’t Slow Down 22.02.2026

Part of the Soul Spot Mindfulness Series — a gentle three-episode journey into presence, nervous system awareness, and compassionate self-connection. If mindfulness has ever felt difficult because your thoughts feel busy, anxious, or overwhelming, this episode meets you exactly there. Michelle explores how an active nervous system can make stillness feel challenging and offers supportive ways to p...

🌻 Soul Spot Mindfulness Series | Part 1 — Coming Back to the Present Moment 22.02.2026

Part of the Soul Spot Mindfulness Series — a gentle three-episode journey into presence, nervous system awareness, and compassionate self-connection. In this gentle introduction to mindfulness, Michelle invites you to slow down and reconnect with the present moment without pressure or perfection. This episode explores what mindfulness is and what it isn’t. offering grounded reflections and simple...

🌻Boundaries 19.02.2026

Soul Spot Mindful Moments — Episode: Boundaries Without Guilt What if boundaries weren’t walls, but bridges back to yourself? In this episode, Michelle explores the deeper meaning of boundaries — not as rejection, but as self-respect. We talk about people-pleasing, emotional exhaustion, and the quiet fear of disappointing others, while learning how to communicate limits with clarity, compassion, a...

🌻Meeting Yourself Where You Are 15.02.2026

In this episode of Soul Spot Mindful Moments, we slow down and explore what it truly means to meet yourself where you are — without pressure, without perfection, and without needing to be “fixed.” Through gentle reflection and grounded conversation, Michelle shares a reminder that growth isn’t about becoming someone new, but about returning to yourself with compassion and honesty. This is a space...

🌻Listening to Your Nervous System 14.02.2026

Welcome back to Soul Spot Mindful Moments 🤍 In this episode, we explore anxiety not as something to fear or fix, but as your nervous system’s response to uncertainty. Through gentle reflection and conversation, Michelle invites you to walk alongside yourself with compassion — even speaking to your younger self as “girlfriend,” a grounding reminder that you don’t have to navigate hard moments alon...

🌻Arriving 14.02.2026

Welcome to Soul Spot Mindful Moments 🤍 This first episode is a gentle invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and arrive exactly as you are. Through soft reflection and grounding presence, this mindful wellness talk explores what it means to pause without pressure and meet yourself with compassion. If life has felt heavy, uncertain, or overwhelming, this space is here to remind you that...

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