Hi and welcome to SelfKind with me, Erica Webb (formerly The Movement and Mindfulness Podcast). This is a podcast about what it means to be, live and move through a lens of self-kindness. We’ll look at the way self-kindness can underpin our practices in movement, mindfulness, and mindset to support us to be and do the things we so desire in the world. It is my firm belief that self-kindness underpins any true self-acceptance, and one of the greatest pursuits we can ever engage in is that of ...
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Ep 283: When you feel like an emotional sponge
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Hey there, and welcome to this episode of SelfKind with me, Erica Webb. In today's episode I'm talking about something many of us highly sensitive folk face: dealing with others' emotions. You will hear about: - why empathy can lead to emotional distress - the importance of knowing what's yours and what's theirs - how to navigate emotional interact…
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Hey friends, and welcome to this episode of SelfKind with me, Erica Webb. This is a podcast for Highly Sensitive People. Your sensitivity is a super power, yes? And ... it can be tricky too. Let's navigate those tricky bits, together. In this episode I'm sharing a helpful analogy comparing self-care practices to mountain bike suspension. Yes, you r…
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Ep 281: Finding Strength in Sensitivity with Kate Zanoni
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Strength and sensitivity don’t often go hand in hand in one’s mind. We relate sensitive to soft, yielding, delicate. And yet, there is great strength to be found in acknowledging and embracing our sensitivity as Highly Sensitive People. In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) I’m chatting with strength coach and Highly Sensitive Pe…
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Ep 280: Who Sank the Boat (on being highly sensitive and stressed)
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Hello, and welcome to Episode 280 of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!). This is a podcast for my fellow Highly Sensitive People! In today’s episode, I’m using the classic book ‘Who Sank the Boat’ by Pamela Allen to talk about overwhelm and self care. I think this analogy is going to get stuck in your head, in the best possible way. In this epis…
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Do you struggle with perfectionism as a Highly Sensitive Person? Or perhaps you simply know that you hold yourself to VERY high standards that often have you scrambling to keep up and achieve at the level you most desire. It can be exhausting running on this treadmill … In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) I’m exploring this cha…
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Ep 278: Understanding Grief and Loss with Ali Mills
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Grief and loss - we all experience it, but sometimes you might not recognise that’s what’s going on. Grief and loss show up in life over and over again - not just with the death of a loved one, but with any kind of change that impacts our lives. Join me for this this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) as I chat with grief, loss, and b…
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Ep 277: Is Self Care Making You Selfish?
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But what if I get too selfish? Do you ever worry about that? I’ve heard this worry enough times to believe it’s a big concern for us Highly Sensitive folk. So let’s dive into why this isn’t going to happen. Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) where we’re talking about this worry of becoming too selfish when you commit t…
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Ep 276: The Highly Sensitive Person's (HSP) Guide to Intuition
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Highly sensitive? How do you feel about your 'intuition'? Does it feel like something you have easy access to? Or is it drowned in the noise of your thinking? Join me, Erica Webb, for this episode of the Podcast SelfKind, as I dive into the topic of intuition for Highly Sensitive People (HSP). And, for those of you who wonder if intuition might be …
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Ep 275: You too? Sharing HSP stories with Addie deHilster
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What happens when two highly sensitive people (HSP) sit down for a chat? They make you a 90 minute podcast - lol! I'm joined today by my friend and fellow mindful movement teacher, Addie deHilster. Addie has her own podcast - the Moved to Meditate Podcast - and we thought it would be fun to do a shared episode that airs on both of our shows. This i…
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Ep 274: From too sensitive to embracing being an HSP with Tina Bramley
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Ever heard that you're just 'too sensitive'? Yep ... same. And so has my guest on this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!). In fact, my guest Tina heard that message so much that she actually resisted the idea of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) for a long time. But something changed, and Tina is here to share with us what shifted…
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Ep 273: I was fixed and then I wasn’t?
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Are you familiar with the feeling of coming so far, only to land (usually metaphorically on your butt) back where you felt you started? It can leave you feeling like all the progress you made around managing anxiety, overwhelm, anger or whatever other emotion, were for naught. But … what if that’s part of the human experience and you’re not failing…
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Ep 272: How can you honour your sensitivity?
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There’s one particular question that can be hugely helpful for us Highly Sensitive types … and in this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!), I’m sharing that question and what the responses to it might look like. This question - what would honouring my sensitivity look like right now - helps to frame your sensitivity as something that c…
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Ep 271: How to say no as a Highly Sensitive Person
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Saying no when you mean no isn’t always easy … especially if you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). But ‘not easy’ isn’t synonymous with ‘impossible’ so let’s talk about things you can do to make that ‘no’ feel a little easier. In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me) I share: 🌟 Practical tips for learning to say no with less guilt …
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Ep 270: Why Self-Compassion can feel SO hard
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In this episode of the podcast, SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm exploring why self-compassion can be challenging, especially for highly sensitive people. First, we start with a breakdown of what self-compassion is - the three elements of mindful awareness, shared humanity and kindness. Then we talk about why that mindful awareness bit can…
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Ep 269: Overstimulation: Self-Awareness to the rescue?
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We’ve come to the last episode in our mini series around the overstimulated Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)! This week is all about the role of Self-Awareness in identifying and navigating overstimulation. You will hear: 🤗 The various forms of self-awareness 👯 Why, as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) it’s so important to differentiate between your own…
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Ep 268: Overstimulation: Self-Compassion to the rescue?
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This week, we’re carrying on our mini series about tools for overstimulation. If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), you know all about overstimulation … it’s par for the course. But … you absolutely do not have to be a slave to it. So, what can you do? This week I’m sharing all about Self-Compassion as a tool for navigating overstimulation. It…
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Ep 267: Overstimulation: Mindful Movement to the Rescue?
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In our last episode we talked about the Highly Sensitive Person’s kryptonite - overwhelm and overstimulation. In this episode we’re diving down the rabbit hole of how mindful movement can be a tool that helps you both navigate overwhelm and overstimulation as well as identify the early stages of them. You will hear: 🏃🏽♀️➡️ How mindful movement is…
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Ep 266: Overstimulation: the HSP Kryptonite
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Overstimulated? This is like kryptonite for us Highly Sensitive People. Very familiar kryptonite … So, what is overstimulation? What contributes to it? And why does understanding it matter? That’s what we’re diving into in this episode of the podcast - SelfKind with Erica Webb. You’ll hear: ⛈️ The sources of stimulation that contribute to overstimu…
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Ep 265: When your body and mind are at a stand-off
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Body and mind not seeing eye to eye? It can be tricky to navigate that scenario, but it for sure isn’t uncommon. In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) I’m exploring what to do when your mind and body are not on the same page. Picture this: your mind is reminding you of all the things you have to do, NOW. It’s pressing you to get …
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Ep 264: Reclaiming emotions and self-care with Rosalie Woods
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Why might we need to ‘reclaim’ certain emotional qualities? And how would we even do that? I’ve invited today’s guest to share exactly that with us! Today I’m chatting with Life Coach Rosalie Woods. Rosalie - a flawsome human! - shares from her diverse life experiences. emphasising the importance of acknowledging and integrating our shadow parts fo…
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Ep 263: Setting Boundaries as a Highly Sensitive Person
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Boundaries. My teeth clench a little when I hear that word. How about you? And yet, boundaries are VITAL. So we are diving in! Boundaries as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) are a *thing*. Why set boundaries when you can skilfully navigate everyone’s emotions and keep errrryone happy?! That’s obviously a joke … but if you’re an HSP too, I know you g…
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Ep 262: Highly Sensitive or Highly Stressed?
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Ok, so how do you *really* know if you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) I’m sharing some thoughts around how to make this call. This episode follows on from last week’s episode where we started this conversation, and is inspired by listener questions over on Instagram. As well as talking a…
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Ep 261: Are you a Highly Sensitive Person?
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Ready to dive into what it really means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? Join me, Erica Webb, for this episode of SelfKind, where we’re starting our deep-dive into this remarkable trait. In this episode I’m introducing what being an HSP might look and feel like, including: 🌿 the core characteristics of being an HSP 💪 why being an HSP can feel…
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Ep 260: Speaking with Impact and Authenticity with Cat Matson
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I’m thrilled to be joined today by Cat Matson, founder and CEO of Impactful Presenters. But just hang on one sec! If you read the word ‘presenters’ and thought ‘this might not be for me’, think again. In our chat, Cat shares with us the importance of authentic self-expression in various contexts - including our personal interactions with partners, …
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Ep 259: 8 questions when self-care feels hard
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Feeling unmotivated? Self-care just keeps falling off the bottom of your to-do list? This episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) invites you to get curious by asking 8 questions that go beyond the surface. These questions are intended to support you in overcoming the common feeling of self-care being too demanding or falling off your prio…
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Books! I loooove them. And they really can have a profound impact on your life. In this week's episode of the podcast, SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm sharing five of my favourite non-fiction books that can support you with navigating what it is to be human. From making you feel less alone, to illuminating the dark path of persistent pain…
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Ep 257: Shedding Shame: Rules and self-care beyond the good and bad
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Welcome to this episode of Self Kind with me, Erica Webb. Today I’m sharing some personal stories around the impact of rules-driven thinking on self-care. I’m tying this topic into last week’s episode with guest Sam Sellers, who joined us to talk about religious trauma. I’m sharing: - my own experiences of guilt and shame that stemmed, at least in …
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Ep 256: Religious Trauma with Sam Sellers
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Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) where I’m chatting with guest Sam Sellers about religious trauma. Sam, a queer religious trauma therapist and clinical supervisor, shares with us her personal story around experiencing religious trauma and how she has navigated the impact of that on her life and identity. Within this …
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Ep 255: When you want self-kindness for others
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Another listener’s question in this week’s episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!). This one’s all about how to support the adults in your life to practice self-kindness without coming across as righteous. You’ll hear: the importance of not leading with ‘should’ The role of being a self-kind voice for others Why engaging in self-kindness t…
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Ep 254: 15 self-care ideas that take 15 minutes or less
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Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!). Today I’m responding to a listener's question about self-care activities that can happen in small windows of time - namely, 15 minutes or less. So, I’ve got 15 things for you to consider (and I reckon we’d easily come up with dozens more than that!). Tune in to hear them all and then…
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Ep 253: Orient yourself toward support
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In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm sharing a little analogy from the world of plants. You know how plants orient themselves toward the sun? Well, I think we can learn a whole lot about self-care by considering the question: how do I orient myself toward support? You'll hear: - why it's often easy to orient towards sufferin…
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Ep 252: Unplugging from Social Media with Misty Johnson
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In this episode of SelfKind, Erica Webb sits down with social media self-care coach Misty Johnson to talk all things social media self-care. Misty shares her experiences of taking consistent and intentional breaks from social media, highlighting the benefits and importance of taking 'JOLO' (joy of living offline) moments for personal well-being. Sh…
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Ep 251: Six things you need to know about somatics
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Hello! Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!). In this episode I'm discussing the recent rise in Somatics in all the places and providing some clarity on what it truly means. You will hear: - The origins of the word Somatics - What the SOMA actually is - The difference between somatic practices and somatic exercise - The r…
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Ep 250: The realities of perfectionism
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Perfectionism. We end up in the perfectionist loop easily enough ... but what is the true cost? In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm delving into this subject and talking about how this constant striving for perfection can leave us feeling like we're never enough (and never will be). You will hear: - The impact of cultural e…
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In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm sharing a personal story about a mistake I made just last week, that illustrates the power of the mind and the narratives that we tell ourselves. While none of us want to make mistakes (it feels yuck, right?) the unavoidable truth is that we will continue to make mistakes until our final …
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Ep 248: Shed the guilt, embrace self-care
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Feel guilty engaging in self-care? Feel bad about having needs, like, at all? Worried that you have more self-care needs than other people? If so, this episode is for you. In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm exploring those feelings of guilt and shame that arise around self-care and having needs in the first place. The kick…
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Ep 247: Moving towards what you want
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Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!). In this episode I'm talking about the power of moving towards what you want rather than always moving away from what you don't want. You'll hear: - how your habits and goals can be supported by an acknowlegment of how you want to feel. - why guilt is a poor motivator. - why alleviati…
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Ep 246: The thing that slow movement does best
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In the first episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) for 2024, we're exploring the number one benefit of a slow and mindful movement practice. Moving slowly is not lazy, ineffective or pointless. Far from it! Tune in to hear: - why enhancing your capacity for interoception is as a key advantage of slow movement - how this skill leads to be…
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Ep 245: Comparison chews up your joy and spits it out (except when it doesn’t)
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Comparison - the thief of joy? It sure can be. And who wants that? The thing is, these human brains of ours are very good at judgment and comparison is judgment wearing a different outfit. So ... what's a human to do? Join me for this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) to hear my thoughts on comparison as a thief of joy (except when i…
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Ep 244: Stop shrinking to avoid judgment
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Fear the judgment of others? That's understandable - it's deeply uncomfortable to be openly or quietly judged. But we potentially do ourselves a disservice if our strategy for remedying that is to shrink or alter ourselves to avoid others' judgments and make them like us. This is what we're exploring today on SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!). …
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Ep 243: BE-ing self-caring vs DO-ing self-care
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DO-ing self-care is the common approach to incorporating self-care into your life. But I'm proposing that BE-ing self-caring is actual the more useful approach. To DO self-care, we have to carve out time to do things that we love. That's not a bad thing at all. But what happens when we don't have the time? What happens when life gets busy or life-y…
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Ep 242: Tuesday Tidbit: Joyful Rebellion for the People Pleasers
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A quick little follow-on from Episode 241 all about JOYFUL REBELLION. Haven't listened that episode yet? I recommend checking it out. Because today I'm talking about what joyful rebellion has to do with people pleasing behaviour. In this episode you'll hear: The well-meaning instruction I overheard that points to why listening to your own body/desi…
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Joyful Rebellion. I love the feel of those words. Joyful Rebellion. Let's dive into exploring what this is in this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!). Joyful rebellion is my current favourite way of describing the joy that can come with recognising your capacity for choice, stepping away from reflexive guilt and allowing yourself to c…
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Ep 240: Tuesday Tidbit: Is always and never thinking getting in your way?
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In this Tuesday Tidbit episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm sharing why always and never thinking could be getting in the way of a kind, compassionate relationship with yourself and with self-care. This certainly isn't the first time we've talked about all or nothing thinking here on the Podcast, but I think this particular way of f…
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Ep 239: Is your perfectionism hiding in plain view?
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Perfectionism. That's just dotting all the i's, crossing all the t's ... order and tidiness, right? Maybe not. In this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!) I'm talking about some of the ways perfectionism can hide in plain view. Why does this matter? Because a relentless pursuit of perfection is also a way of consistently making yoursel…
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Ep 238: Tuesday Tidbit: Expect to fail
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What if you expected to fail? At self-care; at getting it right (whatever it is)? How could this change your relationship with yourself? In this Tuesday Tidbit episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!), I'm talking about how expecting to fail can be rather free-ing. You'll hear: - how expecting to fail is not the same as not trying - how fai…
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Ep 237: Strength and Hypermobility with Trina Altman
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Welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that’s me!) and my very special guest, Movement Educator and Author, Trina Altman. In this episode Trina is sharing her evolution as both a mover and a movement professional. In particular, we talk about the central role strength training now plays for her as a mover and a teacher. Tune in to hea…
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Ep 236: Tuesday Tidbit: A simple tool to interrupt your inner critic
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The inner critic can be incessant. Nothing you do is ever quite right. But here's the thing about your inner critic: left to its own devices, it can create an internal environment that is adding to your experience of stress. The aches, the pains, the overwhelm - all of these things can be impacted by changing the way you relate to your inner critic…
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Ep 235: Let's talk about feeling GUILTY.
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Guilt. It's a heavy feeling. But ... if you've ever considered yourself quick to people-please or prone to perfectionist tendencies, it might be a very familiar feeling indeed. You might be using guilt as a way to motivate yourself to do things you think you *should* be doing or finding yourself feeling guilty for prioritising any of your own needs…
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Ep 234: Tuesday Tidbit: Self-compassion as nervous system regulation
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Hey friend! Welcome to episode 234 of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!). Nervous system regulation: why is it important and what does it mean? Self compassion: why is it such an effective nervous system regulation tool? That's what I'm talking about in today's Tuesday Tidbit episode - enjoy! Share your thoughts with me over on Instagram or via …
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