Soulful Insights

What are the things in life that matter? In this episode Ruth and Rebecca discuss personal narratives around what's important and why. They chat about inherited, and protective narratives that develop, and why sometimes exploring, and living our mattering can be challenging. They also explore how such interrogations can lead towards deeper self-understanding, and greater authenticity. Hosted on Ac...

In this episode, Rebecca and Ruth chat about personality. They explore the notions of nature versus nurture, and why some aspects of personality, sometimes assumed to be enduring, are potentially changeable. They discuss certain components of personality, and the fact that sometimes what we might perceive as personality traits, are potentially adaptive mechanisms, and why these sometimes result in...

In this episode, Ruth and Rebecca explore facets of freedom. What does it mean to be free from? Or free to? What factors can impede our freedom? They chat about the connections between freedom and choice, freedom and responsibility, and why freedom can be such a subjective experience. What does freedom mean to you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth continue their conversation on trust, focusing on intimate relationships. They discuss some of the factors which can impede trust in intimacy, and what some of the conditions to facilitating trust might be. They also chat about the relationship between self-trust, and trusting others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth explore trust. They look at why trust is both so significant in our lives, and yet, so complex. They discuss how early trust can be impacted, about why it's never wise to trust blindly, and they discuss the importance and challenges of self trust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca speak about human needs. They discuss some of the needs identified in Maslow's Hierarchy, and the interplay between them. They explore why sometimes people are disconnected from their needs, or are perhaps reluctant to identify them, and about the importance of being able to sometimes meet our own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth discuss conflict. What is it, and why is it such a significant issue for us psychologically? They explore how our patterns of conflict engagement occur, discuss some of the factors present within conflict, and offer some strategies about understanding conflict and managing our reactions to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is inner child work, and how is it employed therapeutically? In this episode Rebecca and Ruth explore the benefits of inner child therapy. They discuss why it is a powerful tool that is frequently used by therapists, and how it can support integration and the living of an authentic life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about self-talk. What are the internal voices that speak to us, and how do we know if they're working well for us? They discuss potential origins of our self-talk, and how we might go about cultivating an internal dialogue that is less critical, and more soothing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth speak about Somatic Sensing. They discuss why the dialogue between mind, body and emotions is so important, and how we sometimes lose the innate connection between them. They explore how the body can work as a guide in accessing stuck or suppressed emotions, and how focusing can be used therapeutically in integrating these essential aspects of self. Hosted on Acast...

Happiness is something many of us seek, but sometimes struggle to grasp, and to hold. In this episode Ruth and Rebecca explore some potential keys to attaining personal happiness. They chat about why these keys are significant, how they interrelate, and also discuss some of the barriers to happiness that some of us experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca discuss responsibility. What does it mean to take responsibility? Why is it significant? They chat about the intricacies of responsibility, and of boundaries, and explore some of the hurdles that might impact our willingness and ability to be responsible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At a time in the world where conflict is raging, and people are demanding change, in this episode, Rebecca and Ruth's conversation is on chaos. How do we experience it? Why and when does it arrive? They discuss dark and light chaos, why we generally find chaotic states uncomfortable, and they explore some potential ways to navigate periods of chaos while minimising its impact. Hosted on Acast. See...

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about emotional and psychological safety. They discuss how our sense of safety develops, and pose questions around what safety might look like, and who holds our safety. They also explore factors which can impact our perception of emotional safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Ruth grapple with the complexities of self-narratives in this new episode. They discuss how the stories we tell ourselves, and the ones we absorb and attach to from various external voices in our lives, impact how we relate to ourselves and our world. They chat about what it might mean to have a cohesive self-narrative, and explore the impact of having either fixed or flexible narrativ...

In this dialogue, Rebecca and Ruth chat about the distinction between disordered eating and eating disorders, and also touch on 'fussy eating'. They discuss the main eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder, and explore some of the symptoms and reasons behind why individuals may develop such complex, and potentially life threatening relationships with sustenance. Hosted on Aca...

Rebecca and Ruth speak in this episode about recognising the patterns which can have a huge impact on the ways in which we relate. They chat about the origin of patterns, and why they can be problematic in both interpersonal and intrapersonal contexts. Ruth and Rebecca also discuss how we might make unconscious patterns conscious, and therefore be able to move beyond them. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Ruth and Rebecca chat about power in this episode. They explore what power is, and the difference between 'power over' and inhabiting a sense of true power. They discuss states that might lead to feeling empowered, and also some of the barriers we face, especially within a scoiety or structures which seem to work to disempower some, while increasing the power of others. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about pleasure. What's our relationship to pleasure? Why is it important? What gets in the way? They discuss some of the things that shape our relationship to pleasure, and explore some of the boundaries between pleasure and addictive behaviours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca inspect some of the components that make up our identity. What is our identity? How does it form? They chat about the interplay between image and identity, and explore some of the challenges that arise when we want to attach too strongly to identities that don't allow for expansion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth respond to a listener request and delve into the topic of adult friendships. Why are they important and how do they impact our sense of self? Their conversation covers some of difficulties that can occur in friendship, how friendships can reflect habitual patterns of relating, and explores some of the different ways in which people 'do' friendship. Hosted on Acast....

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca discuss factors that relate to the states of submission and of surrender. They identify some of the differences, how these states might feel and in what situations we might be called to either submit, or to surrender. They also explore certain conditions that might enable us to surrender, and what this can mean for our personal growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca explore the steps that are instrumental in valuing the self. They chat about self-awarenss, self-worth, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-love and self-realisation. They discuss their unnderstanding of these concepts, and explore what can lead us to embrace these various states, as well as the hurdles that might be encountered on the quest for the development of a...

Sound communication is often a critical component of good relationships. In this episode, Rebecca and Ruth explore some of the components, and patterns of communication that we develop. They discuss why good communication is important in fostering healthy relationships, and chat about barriers to effective communication, and why taking responsibility for what we're communicating is sometimes a cha...

Rebecca and Ruth chat about boundaries in this episode of Soulful Insights. How do we learn them? How do we uphold them? They discuss boundaries that are both internal and external, and speak of some of the things that can lead to having boundaries transgressed. They also explore some of the steps to identifying, and then affirming your boundaries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...