Episodes
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We all have experienced periods or waves in our lives where we don't feel enough in our relationships, our work, our passions and how we present to the world. This is the episode in the form of a warm hug. Our environment and connections play a huge role in how we perceive ourselves. As always, it comes back to you and your relationship with yourself. You ready to do some work and look inward?
2:49 : Affirmations
4:49: Where are these feelings coming from!?
10:10: What fuels these feelings and gets us spiralling?
15:23: Working toward feeling better
25:40: 3 Self-reflection questions for you
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Life's ebbs and flows can challenge us to reignite our spark when it dims. Situations, losses and relationships can drain our energy and redirect us to space that does not align with the highest version of ourselves. Let's start off with meeting you where you are at. Check out this episodes 3 self-reflection questions at the end!
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Emotional availability is vital for healthy relationships but many of us find ourselves in relationships where this piece is missing. Let's get into what it is and how it's possible to change from being unavailable to available. Three self-reflection questions for you at the end of the episode, as always!
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It can feel upsetting when a partner, friend or family member struggling with mental health, addiction and unhealthy lifestyle choices does not want to receive help. From a trauma lens, this episode uncovers how this predicament can impact us. There are multiple ways we can continue to show up for our loved ones and also make choices that honour our boundaries.
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Have you ever found yourself paralyzed with fear or being complacent when it comes to making changes in your career and relationships and ultimately asking for what you want?
Let's get into why it can be so difficult to ask for what you want in your relationships in workplace. I'll give you some tips along the way!
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If you don't feel like you're where you want to be or where you think you should be, don't worry, many millennials experience these waves. Lets ditch the goals by 30 lists and negatively comparing ourselves to others! Time to embrace a new era. I unpack what to look forward to in your 30s and how relationships change in this stage of life.
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What is non-attachment and how does it benefit our relationships? When it comes to relationships, it's easy to get lost and entangled in the attachment. Isn't attaching a part of connecting with someone though? We might become too attached when conflict is arising from being too hung up on an end goal or have when we have placed too much expectation and weight on relationships. It usually takes rupture in the relationship or stepping back to gain perspective.
The three questions I leave you with will get you SO reflective, you might have to call your bestie.
*I do use the terms detachment and non-attachment quite interchangeably but when referring to relationships and healthy boundaries, non-attachment is the correct term.*
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Trauma has an impact on the mind and body and does it ever impact our daily functioning. Gut feelings can feel unclear. I leave you with 3 reflection prompts and give you my top 4 tips on how to work on rebuilding trust within yourself and connection back to yourself including leaning on therapeutic supports.
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The healing in between relationships is essential. Moving from one connection to the next can push down feelings of guilt or shame from past heartbreak. We often talk about needing closure when addressing relationship endings. Forgiving ourselves for missing signs , overlooking red flags and giving ourselves to someone who couldn't sustain the connection is also a large part of the healing process.
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Our feelings aren't facts but they sure can drive the direction of our connections and experiences (especially the new and exciting ones or the one's that are coming to an end). Why do we self-sabotage? What is imposter syndrome anyways? Take a deeper look into why you may be engaging in self-sabotaging and how that presents in your life as I go through some of the reasoning behind it. You're not alone, we've all been there!
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Pitching yourself to an employer or any new opportunity can be daunting but it's so needed! In this episode, I cover why it might be hard for you to pitch yourself in new situations, spaces and opportunities and reasons why it's so important to practice your elevator pitch!
Of course we can fake it until we make it but nothing compares to always being as authentic and intentional as possible. Get out of your head, you deserve this! -
Have you experienced burnout in the last year? I get into proactive and preventative tips as well as having a closer look at the difficult decisions we have to make once we gain awareness that we are in fact going through burnout. I share about about my recent experience with burnout and how it impacted my health. The signs of burnout aren't always visible to us but our body will tend to set off some internal alarms to warn us.
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Reflecting on a decade of lessons, heartbreak and self love. No regrets just lessons learned. Maybe could've done without all of the hair bleach! We keep learning more about ourselves each year and it's SO key for us to be able to reflect on what worked well for us, what shaped us and what needs our attention going forward. Stay tuned for some of my favourite self reflection questions that I've created for you at the end.
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There is always choice in how we show up for our friends. We might fully understand what they're going through or relate to it but we can continue to communicate through it. Girls Gotta Heal Presents Connecting Through Grief card deck. In this episode I share how to best use this deck as someone holding space for a friend. Our 3 reflection questions in this episode are 3 question prompts from the card deck. Go to the GGH website shop to order yours for you or your friend.
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Part 2 of this seasons ask me anything! Friendships ending can be as painful as romantic relationships ending in their own way. Why is it so hard to let go? And why does fear have such a power over us? Our relationships with others and the one we have with ourself all come back to connection. Connection plays a huge part at the various stages of a relationship whether one is forming, growing or ending.
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I'm answering your relationship related questions in this episode. Grief extends to loss of romantic relationships. Why is it so hard to move forward? When is the right time to get back on dating apps? How can we heal from a codependent relationship?
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Let's take a look inward and reflect on our past and current relationships. Have you ever been loyal to a fault? What has that looked like for you? It takes courage in letting go of certain relationships and knowing that that wasn’t for you and that did not best serve you. In order reach that place there is a bit of work that has to be done with how you view your self and placing higher value on what you deserve.
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We can get fixated on the notion of feeling 'chosen' when building and maintaining relationships. We might not even realize how wrapped up we are in this idea until we experience loss, rejection and/or abandonment. Should we always choose ourselves first and view relationships in that regard? How can we work toward balancing a love for ourselves and others? Let's get into it!
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Are you challenging certain perceptions within your home and relationships? Do you find it incredibly pressing to better yourself with the tools you have? Are you aware and feeling tired of the some dysfunctional and harmful issues repeating themselves within your social and family circles? Change is something that is uncomfortable in family’s where this is generational trauma. To stay stuck or to make change for you and future generations while you deal with the impacts of disrupting the cycle? We look at some key factors of a cycle breaker and all that comes with beginning to make those changes.
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Have you found yourself unsatisfied after reaching certain milestones and constantly chasing success? Success is subjective including through the lens of a trauma survivor. I touch on some of the realities of the discomfort of comparing success, finding the balance between success and happiness and losing yourself at times in striving for success.
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