Soulful Insights

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth speak about gratitude. They explore why it's important as a state of being, and chat about ways to develop a mindset that leans towards gratitude. They chat about research conducted, some of their own experiences of gratitude and why cultivating a habit of gratitude can be an important and beneficial strategy in the living of our lives.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth explore what it can mean to be a perfectionist. They discuss why this tendency might originate, and why it can be problematic. Ruth and Rebecca chat about some of the ways in which perfectionism can manifest, and how it can impede the living of a happy and satisfying life. They also speak of ways in which one can begin to identify, and move beyond some of the traps of perfectionism.

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca discuss why intimate relationships are so important to our growth, how they are shaped by early connections and they explore ideas about how to shift patterns that are not serving us. Rebecca and Ruth chat about some of the components of, and challenges to intimacy, and discuss how our relationship with self impacts our capacity for intimacy.

Fear is a universal and important emotion, but sometimes it overwhelms and paralyses us. In this episode Rebecca and Ruth explore ideas around fear and its potential impact on mental health. They discuss why fears can be so powerful, how we might work to diminish them, and some of the reasons we can become stuck in fear. They also chat about some of the many benefits of facing our fears.

In this first episode of the second season of Soulful Insights, Rebecca and Ruth speculate on different aspects of self-care from physical pampering and taking breaks, to spending time with friends or seeking solitude. They explore the significance of self-care as a precursor to caring for others, and chat about the difference between self-care and habitual responses that might masquerade as care. They also discuss the importance of making choices that ultimately serve us, and explore how these might be determined.

In their 22nd episode, Rebecca and Ruth chat about mindfulness. What is it? Why is it so important as a tool in managing our mental health? They discuss why it helps in being able to break automatic patterns of thought and reactivity, They also explore why noticing our responses, and shifting our focus can be so significant if we're wanting to respond in new ways to historic patterning.

People make many choices daily, but some of us agonise over them - why? In this episode Ruth and Rebecca discuss the significance of choice in our lives, its relationship to change, and why people sometimes experience decision fatigue. They discuss the relationship between the beliefs we hold, and how this impacts the range of choices we might perceive, and why we sometimes don't recognise the choices available to us. Rebecca and Ruth also chat about some of the factors that influence or impede our choices, and our ability to choose authentically.

Why is interrogating our beliefs so significant to our relationship with self and the world around us? In this episode Ruth and Rebecca discuss the importance of beliefs; how they arise, how they impact our attitudes, our feelings and thoughts. They chat about how to know when your beliefs aren't working for you, explore the relationship between beliefs and identity. Rebecca and Ruth discuss why having beliefs challenged can feel confronting, but why it's also integral to growth.

Are science and spirituality diametrically opposed, or are their ways in which certain elements of science can be seen to support some spiritual principles. In this episode, Rebecca and Ruth explore this question, and chat about some of the ways in which spirituality is significant in their lives. They chat about trust, about congruence and some spiritual practices that can be helpful to increase knowledge of Self, and to reduce symptoms of anxiety and distress.