#15: Healing with Helen Marie: A Compassionate Guide to Self-Discovery and Personal Growth

Hello Therapy: Mental Health Tips For Personal Growth

A heartfelt and enriching conversation with Helen Marie, a London-based registered psychotherapist with almost 400k followers across her social media accounts. In this episode, we discuss Helen's new and widely anticipated book, Choose You: Gentle Words To Help You Heal And Grow. Highlights of the episode include:
- Impactful Chapters in 'Choose You': Learn about the structured guidance offered in 'Choose You,' especially the profound insights in the 'Healing' chapter.
- Attachment Theory and Relationships: We unpack the influence of attachment theory on our relationships and personal growth.
- Generational Trauma: The impact this can have, the grief and sadness it can cause, and what it means to let go of this pain.
- Learning to notice: Discover the role of observing the internal world and the fact that mindfulness exercises can enhance your self-care regimen.
- Personal Stories: Listen to Helen share her victory over a long-standing fear of thunderstorms and what this means for self-healing and personal transformation.
Whether you’re a long-time therapy goer or just starting to explore your inner world, this episode is packed with gentle wisdom, personal stories, and professional insights that will inspire and empower you.

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Chapter

1. #15: Healing with Helen Marie: A Compassionate Guide to Self-Discovery and Personal Growth (00:00:00)

2. 'Choose You' - much more than a self help book (00:02:30)

3. What is 'self-work' (00:03:15)

4. How the book came to be (00:04:33)

5. What it means to 'Choose You' (00:06:39)

6. Somatic practices to connect to self (00:09:49)

7. The book 'Choose You' as a journey (00:13:40)

8. Attachment as a lens to see ourselves through (00:14:11)

9. The gift of reparenting (00:17:00)

10. Healing isn't linear (00:17:45)

11. How to use the book (00:20:51)

12. Healing from a difficult childhood (00:23:15)

13. On understanding others (00:26:00)

14. Emotions as messengers (00:27:30)

15. Change is a process (00:29:23)

16. Noticing (00:32:00)

17. On meditation (00:34:00)

18. Everyone deserves to heal (00:36:10)

19. Unhealthy self soothing tools (00:41:40)