S2 E2 Lets Talk About Death

This week Kathryn spoke to Stella Mahler, a coach specialising in inner child work. Using the work of Susan Anderson, Stella teaches us how to access your inner child through the act of journaling and why getting to know your little self is so important.  Find more from Stella on Instagram @stellamahler Discover more from The Isbourne at https://www.isbourne.org

This week Kathryn sat down with Julia Hawkes, Your Celebrant in the Cotswolds, to discuss all matters of the heart. Julia's job as a Celebrant is fascinating. As a non-denominational wedding and funeral celebrant, Julia is able to pull from different traditions to properly symbolise the meaning of love and life. Julia discusses the place of ceremony and rituals in our life, why we still choose to have weddings and how funerals can be full of joy. Find out more from Julia here: http://juliahawkescelebrant.co.uk/ Find out more from The Isbourne here: https://www.isbourne.org/ 

Your gut is talking to you, are you listening? In the first episode of series 3, Kathryn chats with Intuitive Advocate, Beth Forrester, all about our instinct and how we can tap into it every day. Listening to your intuition can be a lifechanging decision, let Beth show you how to do it. Find out more from beth at https://www.bethforrester.co.uk Discover more from The Isbourne at https://www.isbourne.org 

This weeks podcast is all about values. We chatted with Australian psychologist, coach and author Laura Louise Love about what it really means to have values. How can we allow our values to influence our life? Are we ignoring our core values in order to please others? When was the last time you really sat down and decided what your values were? All this and more on this weeks episode of Things You Should Care About!   Find out more from Laura here: https://lauralouiselove.com/ More from The Isbourne here: https://isbourne.org/

What do you do when you get the most devastating news of your life? Do you give up? Do you fight? Or do you turn to an ancient Roman philosophy for guidance? Amy Tindale was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in her 30s and found that the teachings of the Stoic philosophy were the perfect antidote to her toughest days. In this episode, Amy discusses her diagnosis and how she chose to take a more holistic approach to cancer recovery that ultimately helped save her life. Find out more from Amy here: https://www.carouselmentalhealth.com/  Discover more from The Isbourne here: https://www.isbourne.org/ 

*Trigger Warning: this episode discusses death and dying* The topic we try to avoid more than most; our demise. Why do we find it so difficult to discuss? In this episode, we chat with Sue Rabbich, a Soul Midwife and Death Cafe facilitator, who shares her uplifting views on this uncomfortable subject. Is there a way to reframe death so we can learn to make peace with it?  Find out more from Sue Rabbich at https://suerabbich.wordpress.com/prices/

Trigger Warning: this recording mentions the terms ob*se/ob*sity, eating disorders/disordered eating, weight and BMI. The word ‘fat’ is used as a neutral descriptor and very much in the spirit of fat positivity and fat acceptance. We're here with Season 2! Kicking it off we spoke to Jessica Cadbury who is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor & HAES Nutritional Therapist. She gave us the rundown on how harmful diets really are, what it means to be healthy at every size, and how inaccurate the BMI scale really is. Not to be missed! Contact info for Jessica; www.jessicacadburynt.co.uk [email protected] Links from the podcast; Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift - research paper Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, by Sabrina Strings The Beauty Myth (Vintage Feminism Short Edition), by Naomi Wolf

Karen Soo's personal relationship with Qigong is fascinating. From watching her grandfather as a child to being sent off to Taiwan by her mother at 18, Karen's journey into Qigong is fueled by a desire to reconnect to her Eastern roots.  In this final episode of season one, Kathryn chats with Karen about her personal story, including her grandfather's involvement in The Great War and how people turn to Qigong as a form of exercise but come away with a deeper understanding of themselves. For more information about Karen's Qigong classes, visit https://www.isbourne.org/interests/qigong

In this episode, Kathryn chats with Dance Movement Psychotherapist Kimberley Pena about our aversion to dance. Why do we find it difficult to move our body? What role does alcohol play? What role does dance play in culture? And how can movement help us to heal? All this and more is covered in this episode of Things You Should Care About! Find more from Kimberley Pena at www.movingthroughlife.co.uk Find more from The Isbourne at www.isbourne.org

In this episode, Kathryn breaks down diet culture and how it has affected our relationship with food, with Evidence-Based Nutritionist Laura Vout. Eating well and feeling good doesn't have to come at a price! Nor does it have to strip away your feelings of self-worth. A strong advocate for self-love and balance in all things, Laura Vout takes a holistic approach to nutrition that has helped both her clients and herself be more at peace with who they really are.  Disclaimer: some swearing does occur.  Find Laura Vout on Instagram @lauravoutnutrition Discover more from The Isbourne at www.isbourne.org