Cake for Breakfast
Knowing yourself well enough to understand what you truly want. Loving yourself enough to give it to yourself. How much of your life is truly yours, and how much is performance?
Drawing on over 25 years of experience working in psychology and psychotherapy, this podcast with Marli is a psychological exploration of the roles we play, the expectations that shape us, and the journey back to who we really are. Together we explore anxiety, relationships, meaning, self-worth, authenticity, and the stories we live by.
Awareness first. Authenticity next. Finally, the freedom to simply be.
From time to time, I’ll also be joined by Gillian, a journalist with an inquisitive mind and a love of asking meaningful questions. Together we explore ideas, challenge assumptions, and unpack the stories we live by.
Disclaimer: This is not intended as a substitute for psychotherapy.
Cake for Breakfast
The Gladiator Ring
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Why is anxiety so high? Why do so many of us feel exhausted, disconnected, or caught in the monotony of simply getting through life?
This is not another to-do list. It is not another message telling you to do more, be more, or fix yourself.
Drawing from over 25 years of working with people and understanding the stories we live by, this episode explores life as an arena — a gladiator ring, if you will — where many of us are simply surviving. Playing the roles we were cast in, and sometimes the ones we chose ourselves.
Pleasing others. Excusing their behaviour while being relentlessly hard on ourselves. Feeling responsible for everyone. Never allowing ourselves to truly rest.
What do you need? What do you want? Who are you beneath all the roles?
You may not remember right now, but you can remember again. Beneath the expectations, the roles, and the survival, you are still there — and in remembering, you can begin living the life that is truly yours.
Unmask. Awaken. Live.