Mind the Body Podcast
Mind the Body is a podcast about the space between how we think, feel, and live in our bodies — and how trauma, culture, and relationships shape the way we experience the world.
Hosted by psychodynamic psychotherapist and EMDR therapist Yvette Vuaran, the show unpacks how the body remembers, how the mind protects, and how understanding that connection can change the way we live and love.
Episodes
22 episodes
Glass Skin - Cosmeticorexia, Looksmaxxing and the Face We're Really Looking For : Episode 21
🎧 Episode 21: Glass Skin - Cosmeticorexia, Looksmaxxing, and the Face We're Really Looking ForWhy are children as young as eight becoming obsessed with perfect skin? And what are we really looking for when we can't stop trying to improve...
Loving What Can't Leave You - AI Companions, Attachment Hunger, and the Body We Are Forgetting : Episode 20
🎧 Episode 20: Loving What Can't Leave You - AI Companions, Attachment Hunger, and the Body We Are ForgettingWhat happens when the thing that understands you best has no body of its own?In this episode of Mind the Body, I ...
Limerence, Attachment and the Other We Create : Episode 19
🎧 Episode 19: Limerence, Attachment, and the Other We CreateWhat happens when longing becomes more real than the person it is attached to?In this episode of Mind the Body, I explore the psychology of limerence - the intense, consu...
The Body We Are Leaving Behind - AI, the Machine Gaze, and the Foreclosure of Mourning : Episode 18
🎧 Episode 18: The Body We Are Leaving Behind - AI, the Machine Gaze, and the Foreclosure of MourningWhat happens when technology begins to shape not only how we think, but how we experience our bodies?In this episode of Mind t...
Invited In - AI, Attachment, and Emotional Truth : Episode 17
🎧 Episode 17: Invited In - AI, Attachment, and Emotional TruthWhat happens when we begin turning to AI for emotional reassurance, certainty, and answers that once belonged to human relationships?In this episode of Mind the Bod...
Body Image in Survival Mode - The Impact of Insecure Attachment on How You See Your Body : Episode 16
🎧 Episode 16: Body Image in Survival Mode - The Impact of Insecure Attachment on How You See Your BodyWhy can a difficult moment in a relationship suddenly leave you feeling intensely critical of your body?In this episode of M...
The Body at the Edge of Love - Body Image Disturbance in the Space Between Us : Episode 15
🎧 Episode 15: The Body at the Edge of Love – Body Image Disturbance in the Space Between UsWhy does body image disturbance often get louder just as closeness becomes possible?In this episode of Mind the Body, I explore th...
Coming Home to Your Body - Healing After Complex Trauma : Episode 14
🎧 Episode 14: Coming Home to Your Body – Healing After Complex TraumaWhat happens when the body no longer feels like home?In this episode of Mind The Body, I explore how complex trauma shapes the nervous system, disconnec...
The Constructed Self, The Disconnected Self - On feeling lost, hidden, and finding your way back : Episode 13
🎧 Episode 13: The Constructed Self, The Disconnected Self - On feeling lost, hidden, and finding your way backSomething feels off, but it’s hard to name.In this episode of Mind the Body, I explore two experiences I hear o...
The Changing Body - Perimenopause, Identity and What We're Really Carrying : Episode 12
🎧 Episode 12: The Changing Body - Perimenopause, Identity and What We're Really CarryingSomething is happening that remains largely unspoken, yet deeply felt.In this episode of Mind The Body, I explore the psychological a...
The Hunger That Isn't Just Hunger - On “Skinny Jabs” and What Goes Quiet Within : Episode 11
🎧 Episode 11: The Hunger That Isn't Just Hunger - On “Skinny Jabs” and What Goes Quiet WithinWhat happens when hunger disappears, and what else might go quiet alongside it?In this episode of Mind The Body, I explore the p...
Pretty Hurts - What Cosmetic Surgery Tells Us About Childhood Trauma : Episode 10
🎧 Episode 10: Pretty Hurts – What Cosmetic Surgery Tells Us About Childhood TraumaWhat drives the desire to change the body, and why can it feel so urgent?In this episode of Mind The Body, I explore the link between cosme...
The Virtual Body - Gaming, Chronic Illness & Escape : Episode 9
🎧 Episode 9: The Virtual Body: Gaming, Chronic Illness & EscapeWhen the body becomes a source of pain, unpredictability, or shame - where does the self go?In this episode of Mind The Body, I explore gaming, chronic il...
The Body as Stage - Chronic Illness, Body Image & Body Grief : Episode 8
🎧 Episode 8: The Body as Stage - Chronic Illness, Body Image & Body GriefWhat happens when your body changes in ways you didn’t choose, and you no longer recognise yourself within it?Over the past seven episodes, we’ve explore...
Why Your Body Feels Different - Neurodiversity, Sensory Overload & Belonging: Episode 7
🎧 Episode 7: Why Your Body Feels Different: Neurodiversity, Sensory Overload & BelongingOver the past six episodes, we’ve explored how body image is shaped by culture, trauma, and attachment.In this episode, we explore the mis...
Bridget Jones - Attachment, Body Image, and the Anxious-Avoidant Pattern : Episode 6
🎧 Episode 6: Bridget Jones - Attachment, Body Image, and the Anxious–Avoidant PatternOver the past five episodes, we’ve explored how body image is shaped by culture, early relationships, trauma, and attachment.In this episode, we ...
"The Revenge Body" - What We're Really Trying to Fix After Heartbreak : Episode 5
🎧 Episode 5: The “Revenge Body” - What We’re Really Trying to Fix After HeartbreakOver the past four episodes, we’ve explored body image as shaped by culture, attachment, and trauma.In this episode, we bring those threads together...
Building Secure Attachments - How Attachment Styles Shape Body Image and Relationships : Episode 4
🎧 Episode 4: Building Secure Attachments - How Attachment Styles Shape Body Image and RelationshipsOver the past three episodes, we’ve explored body image as something shaped by culture, early experiences, and trauma.In this episo...
Understanding Trauma and Its Impact on Body Image : Episode 3
🎧 Episode 3: Understanding Trauma and Its Impact on Body ImageOver the past two episodes, we’ve explored body image as a language - shaped by culture, attachment, and relationship.In this episode, we turn directly toward trauma.
Where Body Image Begins - And Why It Shows Up in Your Relationships: Episode 2
🎧 Episode 2: Body Image in LoveWhere does body image really begin - and why does it show up so powerfully in our intimate relationships?In this episode of Mind the Body, I examine how body image struggles ar...
Beyond Body Image: The Hidden Forces Behind How You See Yourself : Episode 1
🎧 Episode 1: Your Body Image Isn’t About Your Body - It’s a LanguageWelcome to the first episode of Mind The Body.I’m your host, Yvette Vuaran, psychodynamic psychotherapist and EMDR therapist specialising in body im...
