Seriouslyourself: Recent Episodes
Ingrid Y Helander
Don't you love it when you talk with a trusted friend and they help you get clearer about who you are and what you believe? Seriouslyourself is a podcast that invites you to delve a little deeper into those stuck and confused places in life. Ingrid Helander brings her decades of experience as a family therapist and author to your everyday questions, problems, and wonderings. With humor & genuine conversation, Ingrid's lighthearted and dedicated style invites her guests and listeners to question and wonder with genuine curiosity. By uniting what she knows about therapy, psychology & human experience with inspiration and encouragement, you leave feeling refreshed and ready to find yourself in this life. Why waste life's precious moments when you can be seriously yourself?
How can you let go of a feeling you've never really held? Have you ever thought to yourself, "I've heard so many people say this but I don't know how to do it"? In this week's podcast we go over how to do just that.
When most of us think of relationships, we automatically think of romantic partners. We are in so many relationships that go way beyond that as well. We're all engaged in a whole bundle of relationships, from romance and family to our relationship with our finances. So it’s super important to take note of… how am I relating to this person/place/ or thing? In this podcast we go through 4 ways to avoid miscommunication and enhance your relationships.
Disappointment is a tough thing to manage, but you can do it. This week we explore how to view your disappointment through a lens of care and how to befriend it.
How can we experience and integrate our emotional parts if we're constantly second-guessing their right to exist? This is a very sneaky self sabotaging habit of denying, minimizing, or invalidating our strong or tender feelings. In this episode we bring into light how that part of you is just trying to help - but sadly is making things worse.
Sometimes, small parts of us rebel when we're trying to embrace the positive. What are those parts trying to tell us? Sometimes when we feel two polarizing truths (happiness & depression/panic) we can feel inauthentic. In this podcast, we learn how to fully feel our positive moments without avoiding the voice of anxiety that can knock on the door when we are feeling good.
Do you think of yourself as wise? I do, and I think you should, too! We often confuse wisdom with related words like knowledge, intelligence, or understanding. But wisdom is making sense of and using the knowledge and understanding.
Feeling busy is a message from your body and heart. What are they trying to tell you? We are discussing 4 possible reasons why "I'm so busy" keeps showing up for you, and they are usually under the surface and hidden. Let's excavate!
Let's think about the things we need - or THINK we need - to help us avoid discomfort. Sometimes we avoid discomfort at all costs and pursue comfort to our own detriment. How do we compassionately move towards comfort and safety without reaching for something damaging?
This week, an invitation to experience the surprising joys of our surroundings. What have you learned from your time when you're not really trying to make anything happen. I find that often that creative open spaces where the best ideas inspirations comforts come from.
Our hearts are a sophisticated and magnificent part of our minds. They hold so much information if we are quiet enough, and brave enough, to listen.
The things that make you feel most vulnerable, that you consider to be shortcomings, can be an enormous source of power.
We're often told to trust our thoughts more than our emotions. But emotions are a rich source of information about how the world is affecting us.
It can take a lot of unlearning to remember that we have choices, even in a world that seems determined to undermine our agency.
Do you notice, sometimes, parts within you that are out of control? Let's get really curious about those parts.
The ability to look at ourselves with humor lets us see our lives from a greater perspective. We can gain ease, we can find joy. We can delight!
Aging is a natural part of life. Why do we spend such enormous time, energy, and money fighting it?
It can be tough to examine our long-held assumptions and beliefs, but the benefits are enormous!
It's natural to regret times spent struggling with sadness or depression. How do you handle that now?
Lots of parts of us have been trying really hard recently. What can you learn about yourself when those parts draw a line?
The embrace of depression can seem overwhelming, but your other parts need attention, too.
What are the familiar stories your mind tells itself about stress, and what are they trying to do for you?
Anyone who limits us from being our full selves does a wrong, not just to an individual, but to all of us.
Sometimes, when we have a strong feeling, we just need to get it out! Let's talk about how to do it productively.
In a world that's predictably unpredictable, trust in anything starts with trusting yourself.
We all compare ourselves to others, and it starts earlier than you might realize. But does it do anything to help us?
Sometimes, the routines and rules we make to help us solve problems can turn into problems of their own!
Boundaries are necessary and helpful, but there are some vital things to think about when you're setting them.
What to do when your younger parts keep you from speaking up because they're worried about getting in trouble.
In this episode, we'll spend less than 15 minutes giving "overthinking" some genuine curiosity. You might say we'll overthink it! But no worries, it'll be brief and calming.
Thank you for tuning in to Seriouslyourself, the podcast! Meet your host, Ingrid Helander, who brings her decades of experience as a family therapist and author to your everyday questions, problems, and wonderings. Learn more about her approach, which encourages you to question and wonder with genuine curiosity. Subscribe to Seriouslyourself, and start your personal journey toward living seriously yourself!