🎙️ New Podcast Episode: “Grace in the Gaps: Self-Compassion for Leaders, Caregivers & Change-Makers”
In this episode of the Embodied Change Podcast, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Bloodine Barthelus and Dr. Ally Skoog-Hoffman as we dig deeper into a powerful question:
👉 Where do we struggle most to offer ourselves grace, and why?
Together, we explore:
✨ How leaders, educators, and caregivers often equate worth with productivity
✨ The “martyrdom” trap in service-oriented professions
✨ Why asking for help can feel like failure
✨ Somatic cues that signal we’ve moved into self-judgment
✨ The fear that being gentle with ourselves might make us “soft” or less effective
We talk about the tightening in the gut.
The closing of the throat.
The heat across the heart.
The reflex to fix, dull, or do our way out of discomfort.
And we name something many of us feel but rarely say aloud:
When you are constantly extending compassion outward, it becomes harder to offer it inward.
🎧 Tune in and join us as we continue exploring how to stay compassionate with ourselves.
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What is Embodied Change Podcast?
Change isn’t just an idea. It’s an embodied practice. It’s something we live and breathe. Each episode of the Embodied Change Podcast explores how tuning in to the body can transform the way we move through the world. Through conversations with mind–body experts, psychEd discussions, personal stories, and practical somatic techniques, we’ll uncover what it takes to create change that begins from within — change that’s grounded, sustainable, and deeply human.