Soulful Insights

Rebecca and Ruth grapple with the complexities of self-narratives in this new episode. They discuss how the stories we tell ourselves, and the ones we absorb and attach to from various external voices in our lives, impact how we relate to ourselves and our world. They chat about what it might mean to have a cohesive self-narrative, and explore the impact of having either fixed or flexible narratives, and how we know when we may need to reframe or let go of the narratives we’re currently holding.

In this dialogue, Rebecca and Ruth chat about the distinction between disordered eating and eating disorders, and also touch on 'fussy eating'. They discuss the main eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder, and explore some of the symptoms and reasons behind why individuals may develop such complex, and potentially life threatening relationships with sustenance.

Rebecca and Ruth speak in this episode about recognising the patterns which can have a huge impact on the ways in which we relate. They chat about the origin of patterns, and why they can be problematic in both interpersonal and intrapersonal contexts. Ruth and Rebecca also discuss how we might make unconscious patterns conscious, and therefore be able to move beyond them.

Ruth and Rebecca chat about power in this episode. They explore what power is, and the difference between 'power over' and inhabiting a sense of true power. They discuss states that might lead to feeling empowered, and also some of the barriers we face, especially within a scoiety or structures which seem to work to disempower some, while increasing the power of others.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about pleasure. What's our relationship to pleasure? Why is it important? What gets in the way? They discuss some of the things that shape our relationship to pleasure, and explore some of the boundaries between pleasure and addictive behaviours.

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca inspect some of the components that make up our identity. What is our identity? How does it form? They chat about the interplay between image and identity, and explore some of the challenges that arise when we want to attach too strongly to identities that don't allow for expansion.

In this episode Rebecca and Ruth respond to a listener request and delve into the topic of adult friendships. Why are they important and how do they impact our sense of self? Their conversation covers some of difficulties that can occur in friendship, how friendships can reflect habitual patterns of relating, and explores some of the different ways in which people 'do' friendship.

In this episode Ruth and Rebecca discuss factors that relate to the states of submission and of surrender. They identify some of the differences, how these states might feel and in what situations we might be called to either submit, or to surrender. They also explore certain conditions that might enable us to surrender, and what this can mean for our personal growth.