Soft Strength
Conversations about humanity, mental health and overall holistic wellbeing, because we believe meaningful conversations can transform the world.⠀Shifting and expanding our perception of what it means to be human and how we experience the world we live in.
Episodes
21 episodes
Ep 17 Improv and Playful Wisdom with Andrew Cain
What if the benefits of mindfulness could be accessed in a fun, playful and relational way? What happens when we work with what is right here and dare to drop the planning, lean into vulnerability, and embody joy? A conversation about acting im...
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Ep 16 Donuts and Feeling Good with Maryam Sharaf
What makes donuts important for our health and what are some of the main components that enable us to truly feel good? A conversation with an emphasis on a life of balance and training that empowers you to get to do more of what you enjoy doing...
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Ep 15 Children as Teachers with Zoe Jarvis
What goes on in a child's internal world and how do we support children to be able to communicate, thrive and flourish? A reflective journey into the many ways children guide us back into ourselves and the deepest aspects of our own humanity
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Ep 14 Breaking Limitations with Ahmed AlAnzoor
(This episode is in Arabic)A whole new mindset of looking at the body, understanding pain, exploring the power of language and subtlety and the role of the nervous system in the health of our bodies. This conversation seeks to celebrate the...
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Ep 13 Courage to Connect with Lena Slachmuijlder
Reflections around bridging divides and coming together to honor our shared humanity and the inherent goodness that can be rekindled in each and every one of us. This conversation reflects on insights from the world of peace-building and confli...
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Ep 12 Mindful Motherhood with Penny White
Peeling away the guilt and shame narratives as we examine how being a great mother is all about doing the best you can and that being more than good enough. This episode examines maternal mental health through validating reminders for parents a...
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Ep 11 A Return to Love with Waleed Hashim
What if love had a much broader purpose to it than we've often been taught? How can the way we relate to the people we love become the ultimate spiritual practice, and what are the ways in which we often give our power away in love? A refreshin...
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Welcome back to Soft Strength Season 2
Yaay we're back! Sharing a few reflections from my time off and my personal experience as a podcast listener on mindsets that enable us to find more resonance and value in what we listen to
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Ep 10 Stepping into our Potential with Mohsin Falee
An exploration of how movement disciplines shape our character, mindset and motivation. Looking into the power of simplicity, the value of connecting to a larger purpose, how joy and trauma can coexist, and the importance of trying different th...
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Ep 9 Body Mapping with Caitlin Casella
A fun (and highly informative!) exploration of how we can reconnect to the inherent wisdom and movement intelligence in our bodies, so we can thrive as we move through our lives. A multidisciplinary dive into empowered, pain-free movement addre...
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Ep 8 Anatomy of the Self with Vincent Cubitt
A journey into the power of choice and the formation of our sense of self. How do we break free from the control of our thoughts, feelings and external circumstances? How do we develop a healthier relationship with our triggers and patterns, an...
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Rekindling Resilience - Cultivating Vitality and Connection in the Face of Collective Trauma
What aspects of ourselves are vital to nurture at a time when the world as we knew it is shifting completely and all illusions we had of control are up in the air? This episode contains reflections and practical explorations of some of the area...
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Ep 7 Nature As Scripture with Tariq Al-Olaimy
What have we lost by turning away from the natural world, and what do we stand to gain back by reestablishing lost connections? A reflective, spiritual and philosophical dive into our inextricable connection with this wisdom-filled teacher, the...
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Ep 6 Slowing Down Time with Teodor Ardeleanu
What does it mean to have internal strength? An inquiry into internal martial arts that takes us on a reflective journey into the power of imagination, slowing down the mind’s storms to find harmony, how we can break out of habits and beliefs, ...
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Ep 5 Training that Empowers with Esraa Janahi
What influences our inner dialogue and our coping mechanisms when we're being challenged? How do we tackle the ever-growing challenges around body image? How does dieting end up being counterproductive? Examining how training empowers us to shi...
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Ep 4 When Buildings Speak with Sara Abdulla
What stories do buildings have to tell? How can we connect to aliveness in what may seem lifeless? How can we use this life within spaces to transcend social barriers and connect more deeply? An illuminating story that connects archite...
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Ep 3 Adventure Surrender with Amal Jaffar
What happens when we allow ourselves to trust life's unfolding instead of resisting the unpredictable? And how on earth do we even get there?A delightful conversation on creativity, courage, resilience, fear, grief, healing and a romance wi...
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Ep 2 Embracing Our Humanity with Eman Nooruddin
Are finding your purpose and positive thinking overrated? Why are we always chasing more and how can we find satisfaction? In this episode we dive into the ways we shape our own experiences and explore finding peace with emotions in order ...
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The Paradox of "Caring" Less to Care More Deeply
This one's for the empaths.How can we show up fearlessly for the people we care about?Exploring potential narratives underlying our sense of "caring too much" and the importance of removing ourselves from the story to more productiv...
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