The Shadow Diaries
Real women - slightly unhinged - get real about the daily chaos of motherhood, business, relationships and everything that comes from life. From airing out the dirty laundry to actually washing it, we dive into the messy, beautiful, and hilarious reality of navigating life.
Episodes
67 episodes
Year-End Shadow Work:Our Goodbye to 2025
What if growth isn’t about fixing yourself, but about finally letting yourself be seen—mess and all? We close out a turbulent year with a grounded reflection on health, impact, authenticity, and the quiet power of permission. Along the way, we ...
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How To Make/Break Your Shitty Habits And Take Control Of Your Life With Tayla Bubeck
Change gets easier when it stops being punishment and starts being honest. We sit down with business coach Tayla Bubeck to unpack why willpower fails, how shadow work reveals the hidden needs behind our habits, and the values first approach tha...
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How To Manage Grief In The Holidays
The lights go up, the invites roll in, and suddenly the quiet aches feel louder. We sit down for an honest, compassionate look at grief during the holidays—how it shows up after death, through estrangement, in separations that split Christmas m...
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Why You Feel Like You're Drowning Every December (And It's Not About Christmas)
This week we're getting real about why December makes us want to curl up in a ball and disappear - and spoiler alert, it's not actually about having too much to do.We dive into the uncomfortable truth: most of our holiday overwhelm is se...
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How Being 'Too Busy' Is Actually Your Biggest Block to Getting What You Want - With Cinda Brandham
Ever feel like you're constantly exhausted but somehow never getting ahead? This week, Cinder shares how she went from killing herself in corporate (literally first in, last out every day) to working 15 hours a week - and somehow doing better t...
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We Nearly Broke Up - Friendship Edition
We unpack the near breakup that almost ended our friendship and how we found our way back. From anxious and avoidant attachment styles to business comparison, unmet needs, and emotional repair, this conversation explores the messy, human side o...
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Boundaries, Business, and Being Seen With Guest Steph Dickson
Lurinda sits down with her sister-in-law Steph to trace a raw path from over-giving and anxiety to boundaries, receiving, and award-winning service.Steph shares how hypnotherapy, somatic work, and shadow work reshaped her l...
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Your Obsession with Shortcuts Is Sabotaging You: Why Real Change Takes Time
What if the fastest way to real change is the slow and steady path no one celebrates?In this episode, we explore why shortcuts feel so seductive, how they quietly sabotage long term growth, and what it really takes to build system...
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What if “no abuse” still isn’t safe? With Guest Coach Caitlin
In this episode of The Shadow Diaries, shadow work coaches Lurinda sits down with Caitlin—mum, counsellor, and mentor—to explore the quiet kind of relationship misalignment that looks fine from the outside but leaves the bo...
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Episode 59
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Introducing: The Shadow Diaries
Welcome to The Shadow Diaries—a podcast by shadow work coaches Lurinda and Steph, where real women share real stories about healing, self-discovery, and emotional growth.After a year as Unhinged and Unfiltered, we’...
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#57 - Why "I Just Need To Get Through This" Is A Recipe For Burn Out
The dangerous game of constantly pushing through emotions eventually backfires - just like a pressure cooker that can't contain its contents forever. In this raw conversation, Steph and Lurinda explore why our "I'll deal with it later" mentalit...
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#55 - Unlearning The Need To Give To Receive
Ever caught yourself creating chaos when everything's going smoothly? Or felt like you need to give, give, give until there's nothing left just to be worthy? You're not alone.After a year of consistent weekly episodes, we've made the de...
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#54 - You're Not Broken, You're Human: Why Personal Development Never Ends
That moment when you're years into your healing journey and suddenly realize you're still a hot mess? We've all been there, and it's actually a sign you're doing the work right.In this raw conversation, we dive into the uncomfortable tr...
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#53 - Lurinda's Mid Year Reflection
When was the last time you questioned what success really looks like? In this raw, vulnerable mid-year check-in, Lurinda reveals how her carefully mapped business plans took an unexpected detour after her daughter's serious car accident thrust ...
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#52 - What IS Shadow Work And How Can In Actually Help You?
What happens when we shine light on the parts of ourselves we've been taught to hide? Shadow work invites us to reconnect with our whole selves, beyond the conditioning that has labeled certain traits as "good" or "bad."In this mileston...
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#51 - Midyear Recalibration: Steph's Honest Journey
The turning point came when Steph's dog died because she was rushing. Then an ectopic pregnancy requiring surgery showed how disconnected she'd become from her own body. These wake-up calls forced a hard look at the hustle mentality she'd embra...
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#50 - Nervous System Regulation vs. Processing: Finding the Balance
The nervous system revolution has swept through wellness spaces, with "regulation" becoming the ultimate goal. But have we swung too far in one direction? In this thought-provoking episode, we pull back the curtain on what happens when regulati...
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#48 - From Glass Slippers to Broken Hearts: How Disney Shaped Our Love Lives
Remember all those Disney movies you loved as a kid? Turns out they've been secretly messing with your relationships ever since. From Cinderella teaching us to be martyrs who do everything for everyone, to Ariel literally trading her voice just...
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#47 - Unmasking Our Projections: Why We Push Our Feelings Onto Others
"Whose baggage is it anyway?" That's the question at the heart of today's deep dive into projections—those moments when we unconsciously push our feelings, fears, and past wounds onto others.We explore the fascinating psychology behind ...
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#46 - What ACTUALLY Happens On A Retreat? - Lurinda's Surrender Retreat
In this episode Lurinda shares all about her "Surrender" retreat - we get an insight on the backend of what goes into this and how it is all painstakingly considered.For busy women juggling countless roles and responsibilities, the idea...
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#45 - From Victim to Voice: Cat Dunn's Journey Through Domestic Violence
Cat Dunn shares her powerful journey as a domestic violence survivor and how she transformed her 20-year experience of abuse into advocacy for women's voices and stories.• Surviving domestic violence for 20 years, learning it was a beha...
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#44 - Can AI REALLY Replace Therapy?
The digital age has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, but can artificial intelligence truly replicate the depth and nuance of human connection in therapeutic relationships? Steph and Lurinda tackle this provocative ques...
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#43 - Slow Down to Feel More: How Body Connection Creates Better Sex
What if the key to unlocking pleasure isn't something external, but simply learning to reconnect with your own body? This intimate conversation with embodiment therapist Jazz reveals how many women struggle with pleasure because they're fundame...
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Episode 43
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