Shows
Wild Soul PsychologyLonelinessThis episode explores the elements that make up loneliness and the developmental stages that correspond with one's sense of separation, shame and fear. Fostering community and the loneliness experienced in WEIRD cultures is examined. And how to cultivate more connection within oneself and with others is also outlined.Resources: "Anatomy of loneliness" By Teal Swan"Belonging" By Toko-pa Turner2025-07-1038 min
Wild Soul PsychologyPleasureThis episode explores pleasure and joy, and differentiates it from immediate gratification and desire. Hedonism, discipline and safety are outlined in connection with cultivating more pleasure and joy. Exercises are offered to foster a greater sense of pleasure and joy.Resources:"The joy diet" By Martha Beck"Come Together" By Emily Nagoski 2025-06-0730 min
Wild Soul PsychologyMeditationThis episode explores the benefits of meditation, and outlines two of my favourite meditation practices. I offer a 20min meditation practice that incorporates somatic meditation and inner child work, for personal growth. 2025-05-2129 min
Wild Soul PsychologyMotivationThis episode explores how to cultivate greater motivation, and outlines what kills motivation. Desire vs pleasure are differentiated, and how to build or break habits is explored. Executive function and dopamine are explained in connection to motivation and the brain's reward system. Resources:"Atomic habits" By James Clear "Awaken the giant within" By Tony Robbins 2025-05-1843 min
Wild Soul PsychologyDeceptionThis episode explores deception, honesty and building trust. The motivations for lying and the cost of lying are also discussed. Surrendering and bringing compassion to the process as well as letting go of the morality and ego attached to deception are emphasized. A perspective on truth and practical steps for building self-worth are also outlined. Resources: "Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism" By Chogyam Trungpa"Braving the Wilderness" By Brene Brown 2025-03-3048 min
Wild Soul PsychologyShutdownThis episode explores the freeze or shutdown survival mechanism of the nervous system. Depression, shame, dissociation and feeling stuck are discussed in connection to our survival shutdown response. And several strategies are outlined to help bring our nervous system back into our window of tolerance through somatic, cognitive and spiritual practices.Resources:“Atlas of the heart” By Brene Brown “Poly-vagal exercises for safety and connection” By Deb Dana2025-01-2722 min
Wild Soul PsychologyAngerThis episode explores the somatic, cognitive and behavioural ways of identifying anger, understanding its function, differentiating present moment anger from triggered anger, understanding what internalized anger really is and the impact on our health, as well as a step-by-step outline of how to move through our anger productively with the healthy expression of boundaries, needs and values.Resources: "The heart of the soul: Emotional Awareness" By Gary Zukav"Introduction to internal family systems" By Richard Schwartz2025-01-1238 min
Wild Soul PsychologyAnxietyThis episode explores the emotional, somatic, cognitive, behavioural, relational and spiritual aspects of anxiety. The differences between anxiety, fear and panic are also explored. Practices and reflection questions for letting go of anxiety are provided.Resources:“The power of now” By Eckhart Tolle “When the body says no: The cost of hidden stress” By Gabor Mate2024-11-1133 min
Wild Soul PsychologyJealousyThis episode explores the emotional, somatic, cognitive and relational experience of jealousy, how it differs from envy and the functionality of jealousy in relationships. The triangulation of jealousy, the victim role, creativity and moving through jealousy towards compersion are also explored.Resources: Dr. Joli Hamilton: www.jolihamilton.com“Why we love” by Dr. Helen Fisher2024-10-1422 min
Wild Soul PsychologyCore WoundsThis episode explores 3 common core wounds (abandonment, betrayal and rejection), the trauma they stem from, the psychological and relational impact into adulthood, control tactics that are used for coping, negative core beliefs and steps for healing core wounding. Resources: "No bad parts: Healing trauma and restoring wholeness with the Internal Family Systems model" By Richard SchwartzEMDR Canada: emdrcanada.ca2024-09-3026 min
Wild Soul PsychologyGriefThis episode explores grief after death, disenfranchised grief, ambiguous loss and life transitional grief. Strategies for healthy grief are explored in connection to the cyclical nature of change.Resources:"When things fall apart" By Pema Chodron"Man’s search for meaning" By Viktor Frankl2024-08-2527 min
Wild Soul PsychologyPeople-PleasingThis episode explores People-Pleasing, it's causes, costs and recovery!Resources:"How to do the work" By Dr. Nicole Lepara "The mindful self-compassion workbook" By Kirstin Neff 2024-07-2938 min
Wild Soul PsychologyIntuitionThis episode explores cultivating greater intuition and decision making!Resources:"The way of integrity: the path to your true self" By Martha Beck"Untamed" By Glennon Doyle2024-07-0131 min
Wild Soul PsychologyBurnoutThis episode explores the burnout experience - it's causes and it's recovery!Resources:“Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle” By Emily & Amelia Nagoski“Wintering” By Katherine May2024-05-2030 min