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Power Within with The EastwoodsThe 4 Attachment Styles That Shape Every Relationship | Ep 25In this episode, we're diving deep into one of Amy's all-time favorite topics: attachment styles. If you've ever wondered why you react the way you do in relationships—or why certain patterns keep repeating - this is the conversation that could shift EVERYTHING.We break down the four main attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant/dismissive, and fearful/avoidant. We talk about how these styles develop in childhood, how they show up in adult relationships, and why understanding them can completely transform how you connect with others.We talk real-life stories, from rel...2025-07-2431 minPower Within with The EastwoodsHow ADHD Nearly Derailed Her Boxing Career with Pro Boxer, April Hunter | Ep 24In this episode of Power Within, we sit down with pro boxer April Hunter to talk openly about her fresh ADHD diagnosis as an adult, the rollercoaster journey to getting it, and how it's shaped her mental health, relationships, and career inside and outside the ring. April gets real about growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, the impulsive choices that landed her in prison, and how boxing became her life-saving outlet. We dive into the struggle to focus, the chaos of 30+ mental tabs open at once, and how the UK’s long ADHD waitlists are leaving so many in...2025-07-1731 minPower Within with The EastwoodsAre You Spending Time Like You’ll Never Run Out? | Ep 23Ever feel like there’s never enough time, yet somehow you’re always giving it away? In this episode, we get real about how we treat time like it’s unlimited - until it’s not!We’re diving into what it actually costs when you say yes to the wrong things, how boundaries play a massive role in time management (even when they’re hard to hold), and why the “myth of later” is keeping you stuck. We're sharing personal stories from clients, motherhood, and the messy middle of trying to do it all. It's time...2025-07-1025 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWhat If Your Kid Is the Bully? | Ep 22Bullying isn’t just a school playground problem - it follows people into adulthood, workplaces, relationships, and even our own inner dialogue.In this raw episode of Power Within, we open up about our own experiences of being bullied, reflecting on how it shaped us, toughened us, and still impacts how we move through the world today. We also explore a powerful twist most parents overlook: What if your child is the one doing the bullying?From playground punch-ups to verbal attacks in the workplace, we talk about how to tell the difference between banter an...2025-07-0334 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWhy You Feel Like Crap (Even When Nothing’s Wrong) | Ep 21Ever wonder why you feel low even when life should feel fine? In this episode of Power Within, we’re unpacking the science and soul behind what really makes us feel good - your happy hormones.We break down the “dream team” of mood and motivation: oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins. These little chemicals are responsible for how connected, motivated, and balanced you feel - and when they’re off? So is everything else.From comfort eating to chasing a version of your younger self in the mirror, we talk honestly about what triggers our own low...2025-06-2631 minPower Within with The EastwoodsThe Sneaky Ways You’re Self-Sabotaging (Without Realising It) | Ep 20Ever feel like you’re stuck in your own way? This episode of Power Within dives deep into the real talk around self-sabotage - what it looks like, where it hides in your everyday choices, and why it’s often rooted in fear, self-worth, and old stories.We open up about how self-sabotage has shown up for us, our clients, and people we love - from procrastinating on dreams to chasing validation, overloading invisible to-do lists, and shrinking ourselves in the name of staying safe. Whether it's putting off going back to school, stepping away from...2025-06-1931 minPower Within with The EastwoodsHow to Calm Anxiety Without Meds or Therapy | Ep 19Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks.Sometimes it’s breathlessness before a work meeting.Or gripping the steering wheel too tightly on the motorway.Or feeling sick before school - even if you’re not really ill.In this episode of Power Within, we get real about what anxiety feels like, why it spirals, and how you can actually interrupt the cycle - even if therapy or hypnotherapy aren’t an option yet.Inside, we talk about:What anxiety is really trying to doGrounding techniques you can use anywhere...2025-06-1226 minPower Within with The EastwoodsCan Hypnotherapy REALLY Work Faster Than Therapy? | Ep 18This week on Power Within, we dive deep into the real differences between hypnotherapy and talking therapy - not to pit them against each other, but to show you how they can work together to create real change.As both therapists and hypnotherapists, qw share what actually happens in a hypnotherapy session, and why some clients experience breakthroughs in just two sessions - even when therapy alone wasn’t moving the needle. We dive into:When talking therapy works best — and when hypnotherapy might work fasterWhy hypnotherapy isn’t recognised by the NHS (yet)How we’...2025-06-0526 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWhat Grief Feels Like From the Inside - and Why Some Losses Hurt More Than Others | Ep 17Grief isn’t one-size-fits-all. In this raw and vulnerable episode, we open up about the complex, messy reality of loss — not just death, but the grief of relationships, routines, jobs, and even parts of ourselves we didn’t realise we were mourning.From personal stories to therapeutic insights, we explore the grief cycle (yes, there’s more than one!), the unexpected ways it shows up, and why it's okay if your grief doesn’t look like anyone else’s. Whether you've experienced loss recently or you're still carrying it years later, this episode is a reminder...2025-05-2929 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWhy You Keep Choosing Red Flags Over Real Love | Ep 16In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about red flags - not the fluffy social media kind, but the real ones that mess with your self-worth, isolate you from your people, and keep you stuck in relationships you know deep down aren’t good for you.We talk about why so many of us keep choosing red flags over real love, even when we say we want different. We also share stories from our therapy work (with full permission), including what it looks like when someone’s self-esteem is so low, they’ll give up e...2025-05-2232 minPower Within with The EastwoodsFrom Mood Swings to HRT, Debbie's Story Through Her first 10 years of the Menopause | Ep 15This week, we’re getting real about something that affects so many women but STILL doesn’t get talked about enough: the menopause.In this episode, we sit down with Debbie (yes, our debbie, one of the family) as she shares her honest and emotional journey through perimenopause, menopause, and everything in between.We cover: 🌀 The moment she snapped at her daughter and realised something wasn’t right 🌀 The experience of being put on antidepressants instead of HRT 🌀 How things snowballed through her 40s, and why she’s now been on HRT for 8 years...2025-05-1528 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWhy Identity Theft Still Isn’t a Crime in the UK - Even When It Ruins Your Life | Ep 14This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most infuriating chapters of our lives - and the UK system that lets it happen.Amy shares the devastating reality of having her identity stolen by someone she once trusted - bank accounts, credit cards, catalog debt, mobile phones... even car insurance. And despite the damage to her credit, finances, and future? The police called it a domestic and walked away.We’re breaking down:The terrifying loopholes that let someone legally steal your identityHow this kind of fraud quietly wreck...2025-05-0828 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWhy You Feel Bad Holding Boundaries (And Why It’s Normal) | Ep 13Setting boundaries sounds simple on paper... but when you’re actually face-to-face with people pushing them? Whole different story. And here's the kicker: even when you hold the line, it can feel awful. Cue the guilt, the second-guessing, and the little voice wondering...Was I too harsh? Am I being selfish? Should I have just said yes?In today’s episode, we’re diving into the real work of boundaries: not just setting them, but holding them, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when people don’t like it, even when you feel like the bad guy.2025-05-0130 minPower Within with The EastwoodsAre You Parenting Your Partner Without Realising It? | Ep 12Ever found yourself nagging your partner like they're your child?Or maybe you’ve been on the receiving end - feeling like a teenager being told off?In this episode of The Power Within Podcast, we’re diving into Transactional Analysis and how the three ego states, Parent, Adult, and Child, show up in our relationships (yes, even in the healthy ones).We chat about: 🔹 How easy it is to slip into “parenting” mode without realising 🔹 When a tone of voice can trigger a child-like reaction before anything’s even said 🔹 W...2025-04-2431 minPower Within with The EastwoodsHow We Learned to Be Grateful and Still Say No | Ep 11In this episode of The Power Within Podcast, we’re talking about gratitude - but not just in the fluffy, “write three things down every morning” kind of way!We’re diving into how gratitude shows up in your friendships, your time, and your energy… and why it might be time to reassess who’s getting the best of you.Today, we're chatting about: Why your friendship circle gets smaller as you get wiser Seeing through the BS and asking yourself, “Would this person really pick me up if I was on the floor?”You d...2025-04-1726 minPower Within with The EastwoodsCan Hypnotherapy REALLY Help You? | Ep 10When people hear “hypnotherapy,” they either picture a swinging pocket watch or worry they’ll lose control of their mind. But here’s the truth...Hypnotherapy isn’t mind control, and you’re always in charge!For many, it’s a powerful alternative to medication, helping with fears, phobias, trauma, and even addiction. But not enough people take it seriously - including the NHS.In this episode, we’re diving into: 🌀 How hypnotherapy actually works (spoiler: you won’t wake up clucking like a chicken) 🌀 Why addiction - whether it...2025-04-1030 minPower Within with The EastwoodsHow I'm Still Navigating 25 Years in Recovery After Addicition in My Teens with Ian Hines | Ep 9Trigger Warning: SuicideAddiction’s never just about the substance - it runs deeper. For Ian, it started long before the drugs, and lead to two years spent in prison.But now, he's been in recovery for 25 years, actively working to tackle his addiciton - and it's not been without its bumps in the road. And he's here to share his story and journey with the world, even if it helps just one person.In this episode, we discuss with Ian:🔹 How childhood trauma can lead to addiction🔹 Why quitting isn’t just a f...2025-04-0335 minPower Within with The EastwoodsThe Problem With Special Guardianship in the Childcare System | Ep 8This is a big one that gets on our nerves... and this week, we're continuing with our second episode of fostering/adoption and heading into the complexities of special guardianship. It's a system designed to provide stability for children in care, but one that comes with its own set of challenges.Today, we discuss: 🔹 What special guardianship really means - because it's not as simple or obvious as you think! 🔹 The mad reality that the local authority has more say than the birth parents AND foster carers 👀 and the struggles that comes with 🔹 H...2025-03-2729 minPower Within with The EastwoodsThe Chaos of Raising Two Secondary School Boys (and the slang we still don't get!) | Ep 7In this episode, we’re diving into the beautiful chaos of raising two secondary school boys - Evan and Kye. Going from a family of three to four overnight wasn’t exactly smooth sailing, but it’s been an adventure, that’s for sure.Kye came into our lives as a foster child and is now on the way to being officially adopted, which has brought its own set of challenges and blessings. Raising two boys - one biological and one fostered - has been a wild ride, and let’s just say we’ve learned a lot...2025-03-2030 minPower Within with The EastwoodsManifestation Brought Us Together When We Were Never Supposed to Meet | Ep 6In this episode, we’re getting real and diving into the emotional side of manifestation - the highs, the lows, and why the chase for that next big milestone doesn’t always look like we expect it to.We share some of our personal experiences, especially when it comes to climbing that metaphorical mountain, and why the journey sometimes doesn’t quite match the picture we had in our heads.But here’s the key - when you get super clear about what you want, that’s when the magic happens.(And, trust us, this i...2025-03-1329 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWhy You Keep Clashing in Arguments (And How To Fix It!) | Ep 5Ever feel like you and your partner are speaking completely different languages when you argue? One of you wants to talk things through, while the other just walks away, leaving you feeling unheard and abandoned. It’s frustrating, isn’t it?But there’s a reason this keeps happening - and a way to fix it.In this episode, we’re diving into understanding how you and your partner process disagreements differently can completely change the way you communicate, helping you to resolve issues without it turning into another exhausting row.We also t...2025-03-0624 minPower Within with The EastwoodsHow We Cope With Our Anxiety + Overthinking | Ep 4Anxiety isn’t a one-size-fits-all experience... We both struggle with it, but in completely different ways!Whether it’s social anxiety, the fear of public speaking, or that overwhelming spiral of overthinking, we know how exhausting it can be.(And yes - even as therapists and hypnotherapists, we can struggle with anxiety too!)In this episode, we’re opening up about how anxiety has shown up in our lives, the ways it’s held us back, and the moments we’ve had to push through - like Vicky staying in a job where s...2025-02-2724 minPower Within with The EastwoodsThe Truth About Adoption + Why It's Taken Us Over Three Years | Ep 3After three years of waiting, we’ve *finally* reached the first step in officially adopting our nephew, Kai. It’s been a long and emotional road, but we always knew this was the right path for our family.In this episode, we’re sharing the reality of navigating the adoption system - why it’s taken so long, the challenges we’ve faced, and how people can unfortunately manipulate the process. We’ll also dive into the differences between being Connected Carers and mainstream foster carers and what that’s meant for our journey.J...2025-02-2018 minPower Within with The EastwoodsPower, Purpose + Paying it Forwards with The Eastwoods | Ep 1Welcome to the Power Within Podcast with us, The Eastwoods. This podcast is the culmination of 16 years of life experiences, including our journey through fostering to adoption of our nephew and growing a family of four with our two boys, setting up a Sports Bar in Garrett's Green, Birmingham, and moving into the therapy and hypnotherapy space. We'll be sharing the good, the bad and the ugly (and all the s*** in between) to give you the realities of a modern-day couple who have trusted the process to get where we are today. The...2025-02-2029 minPower Within with The EastwoodsHow To Make or Break Your Self-Esteem | Ep 2Self-esteem isn’t something you’re just born with - it’s something you build over time. The good news? It can grow, and confidence isn’t a one-size-fits-all thing. You might feel unstoppable in one area of your life while doubting yourself in another, and that’s completely normal.In this episode, we’re talking about what it really takes to build unshakable self-esteem. From staying positive to surrounding yourself with the right kind of people, we’re breaking down the habits and mindset shifts that make all the difference.And let’s be rea...2025-02-2035 minPower Within with The EastwoodsWelcome to Power Within Podcast with The EastwoodsJOIN US ON THURSDAY 20TH FEBRUARY WHEN OUR FIRST EPISODES WILL BE AVAILABLE! The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of any organisation or entity associated with the show. This podcast is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. 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