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Hi, I’m Eve Menezes Cunningham, and welcome to the Feel Better Every Day Podcast.
This week we’re talking about why it’s often easier to hold space for others than to let ourselves be held.
I’m joined by Elizabeth Potts, one of my favourite yoga teachers from The Yoga Root in Westport.
We explore what it means to create authentic, nourishing spaces—and how to give ourselves grace when we’re struggling to receive care, even when we desperately need it.
If you’ve ever found yourself crying with gratitude in a yoga class, or wondering why self-care feels so hard when caring for others comes naturally, this conversation is for you.
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CHAPTERS
(2:40–3:45) Why it’s easier to hold space for others than to be held ourselves
(6:56–8:37) Teaching with authenticity and not performing on the mat
(9:00–10:53) Creativity as self-care through art, pottery, and connection with her daughter
(11:14–13:29) Finding calm and grounding through breath when there’s no bandwidth
(13:38–15:52) The mindful morning coffee ritual as an anchor through transition
(17:35–19:24) The practice of returning to yourself and allowing imperfection
(21:06–24:57) The need for community support and rebuilding the metaphorical village
LINKS
Peace Begins at Home (with Gina Miltiadou): Episode 81 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast
FULL TRANSCRIPT
And I was delighted when you did. I remember you made amazing, was it vegan lemon poppy seed cake when I did a workshop there for you? Oh yeah, yeah. And it’s just that I didn’t know you but it just made me feel so again held and welcome, but I think that’s partly why I felt a bit tearful, now I can drive, now I can be there, like enjoy and just the vision, like how integral it is to Westport, how like it’s just so lovely that it’s taken root and it’s really gorgeous.
Yeah, it really is special, it really is special and I think you can really feel, you know, the intention and the love and the work that’s gone into us, you know, and to make you a really authentic space is what it is, you know, if you come to my class or Derrick’s or, you know, our other teachers, all very unique classes, very different styles of teaching, but yeah, all very authentic, very much us, you know, so you would never catch me floating off the mat.
Hi, you’re listening to episode 83 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. I’m your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, and I’m here to help people with trauma, ADHD, AuDHD, take better care of yourselves, create a life you don’t need to retreat from, and help build a world in which everyone feels safe, welcome, and loved, able to thrive.
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