Sensitivity - a blessing or a curse? In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about the diversity with which we meet our respective worlds, and the difference between sensitivity and reactivity. They explore what it might be like to move through t

Seeking self-compassion

15 days ago 41m 44s

Self-compassion - why is it important? In this episode Rebecca and Ruth discuss the components of self compassion and why its impact is significant. They explore how we might identify when it's not in play, and what some of the barriers to bein

Considering compassion

29 days ago 27m 45s

Compassion. What is it? What gets in the way? In this episode Ruth and Rebecca explore ideas around compassion: the defining of it, some of the barriers to feeling it, and how the world is impacted by the lack of it. They chat about how compass

Generating growth

May 16th, 2024 49m 46s

In this episode, Rebecca and Ruth explore ideas around personal growth. What is it? Why do we do it? Their converrsation explores some of the components of growth, why some individuals might be more drawn to such exploration than others, and wh

Analysing addiction

May 1st, 2024 36m 41s

What is it that determines if a behaviour or a pattern is an addiction or just habitual? In this episode, Ruth and Rebecca explore ideas around addiction. They chat about some of the defining features of addictive behaviour, some of the causes

Grapple with grief

Apr 17th, 2024 40m 52s

Grief is a universal human emotion, but not an easy one to traverse. In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about the nature of grief and some of its theoretical stages, and they discuss factors which may impact how we move through a passage of

Investigating intimacy

Apr 3rd, 2024 34m 50s

In this, the tenth Soulful Insights episode, Ruth and Rebecca investigate intimacy. They offer their take on what intimacy is, and discuss the idea that levels of intimacy exist upon a continuum. Rebecca and Ruth chat about the components they

People pleasing

Mar 20th, 2024 31m 26s

People pleasing - is it something you do? A pattern you're trying to shift? In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about people pleasing and how and why it may develop as a protective mechanism. They chat about what some of the behaviours look l

Focus on family of origin 2

Mar 6th, 2024 36m 24s

In this second episode on the Family of Origin, Rebecca and Ruth chat about familial expectations, the assumption that we always feel a close bond with other family members, and the idea of 'chosen family'. They speak about conscious parenting,

Focus on family of origin 1

Feb 21st, 2024 33m 51s

Why is our Family of Origin so significant in shaping who we are and how we relate? In this episode Ruth and Bec chat about the ideal environment for the developing small person and how patterns of relating in our early years impact our future

Looking at love

Feb 7th, 2024 41m 3s

Love. Is it essential? Easy? How do we learn to love, and what can help us love more? In this eisode Rebecca and Ruth explore some of these questions, and chat about where we learn the ways in which we love and what some of the elements of love

About anxiety

Jan 24th, 2024 36m 8s

In their fifth episode Bec and Ruth speak about Anxiety and its prevalence in many peoples' day to day lives. They explore some of the many causes, chat about how people "do" their anxiety, and suggest that appraisal of a situation can shift th

Exploring emotions 2

Jan 10th, 2024 39m 24s

In this episode, Ruth and Rebecca return to the conversation about emotions, chatting about the ways in which we're conditioned out of our feelings and so learn to please others as a way of maintaining connection. They explore issues related to

Exploring emotions

Jan 10th, 2024 31m 22s

Why are emotions so difficult for most of us to navigate? In this episode Rebecca and Ruth chat about how our relationship with emotions is shaped when we're young, and the difficulties with seeing emotions as "good" and "bad". They discuss the

Therapy. Doing the work.

Jan 10th, 2024 38m 44s

In this episode, Ruth and Rebecca's conversation ranges from potholes and freedom, to therapeutic presence, boundaries, and the importance of the therapeutic alliance. They chat about their own experiences of being clients and discuss some of t

Who we are, and why we're here.

Jan 10th, 2024 34m 51s

Get to know Rebecca Harris (Author, Psychotherapist) and Ruth Katerelos (Psychologist) in this introductory episode, as they chat about what led each of them to therapeutic work and where they're at currently. They explore what the Synergy of P

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