The Healing Insight Podcast

Reframing Challenges

In this episode, Sarah and Jez discuss the importance of reframing a challenge as an opportunity for learning/growth. They discuss how when something feels challenging it can push you into fight or flight physically and so stress levels go up, pushing you into your head. They remind us that the universe sends us more of what we are focusing on so if we see things as a challenge we will find more things coming to us that we see as a challenge until we shift the mindset.
Sarah and Jez look at how, if you go into a state of panic, you can't feel into the situation as you have moved into your head, and that a problem is only a problem if we make it one, and this then comes back to our perception of the situation and whether we are in our head or our heart. They remind us of the importance of letting go of the outcome and trusting that it will be what it needs to be.
They also remind us that we have all the resources within us to help us to deal with any challenge, but we have been programmed to look outside of ourselves. When we break the cycle of stress that a challenge creates and drop back into our hearts and so reconnect with ourselves, we gain clarity and our perception changes so that we can see the situation for what it is, an opportunity for change, for growth, to be able to move forward. 

The Role Of Creativity In Healing

In this session, Sarah and Jez explore the importance of being creative and how it helps you to be in your heart, and so, in the moment. They explore how easy it is to get caught up in 'doing' rather than 'being' and how preschool children can show us how to be creative and 'be' the majority of the time.
They look at how playing with young children and letting them take the lead can help you to be in the moment. They discuss how exploring our creative side can help our healing journey as it allows self-expression. They also discuss how we can be creative without ever showing our drawings, paintings, creative writing etc to anyone else. They remind us that looking after ourselves is very important and that the most important thing is love. 

The Learning Cycle

In this session, Sarah and Jez look at the learning cycle and discuss their perception of it and how learning is a continuous cycle which allows us to grow on many levels. They discuss how for some things we need external knowledge but that we need to go within to take us to that external knowledge that we need for our journey.
As we are presented with information, they suggest the importance of absorbing it with the heart and feeling into it, to see if it resonates with us. What is our truth will be affected by our experiences, beliefs and values and that is ok, as it is part of our journey. They explore the importance of being curious and questioning things, as this shows we are engaged and not just accepting that something is truth, just because we are told it is.
They look at how when we are learning it expands our comfort zone as well as our knowledge and how we cycle through learning something new, feeling a bit uncomfortable as we are pushed out of our comfort zone, then becoming comfortable with the knowledge/skill and so expanding our comfort zone before going on to learn something else that's new and repeating the cycle.

Self-Belief

In this session, Sarah and Jez explore self-belief and where it originates. They look at the learning cycle and how that can affect self-belief. They suggest that we will have all experienced a lack of self-belief at some point in our lives. They remind us of the importance of focusing on positive changes and observing how far we have come during our journey. They remind us that we are exactly where we need to be.
When we are doing what we love and are happy then we build our self-belief and self-confidence. The learnings that we experience can also help to build our self-belief as well. When we find ourselves being moved out of our comfort zone then it can affect our self-belief but if we are to grow then we need to be willing to allow ourselves to be pushed out of our comfort zone.
Sarah and Jez also look at how sometimes we are offered so many choices that decision-making can be difficult and soo this then has a knock-on effect with self-belief and we can find ourselves in a position of if we do nothing then there is no risk, but of course, then there is no learning either.

Success & Failure

In this session, Sarah and Jez look at success and failure and how they go hand in hand. They discuss how failing is not failing but providing us with a way of learning and so moving to success. They remind us that an outcome is just an outcome and when it isn't the outcome we expect then it becomes a learning for us.
They remind us how important it is to focus on the positive and what we have achieved rather than what we feel is negative. We need to learn from our experiences to be able to grow. Everyone's perception of what is success and what is failure is different and is filtered by our experiences and reference points. They also remind us that we are being given opportunities to learn about ourselves and who we truly are from all the experiences that we have.

Everything Happens As It Should

In this session, Sarah and Jez look at how everything happens when it should and may not be the outcome we were looking for but will be what is needed. They discuss the importance of having dreams and objectives and how it is important to let go of the time frame for it to happen so that we can allow the universe to bring the opportunities and experiences we need to achieve our dream/goal. 
They also explore how, when we allow things to come when they are meant to, they will come in ways that we may not expect. They also look at the importance of being more self-aware and learning to notice whether you are in your heart or your head so that everything flows. They remind us that everything that has happened in our lifetime has been to bring us to where we are now, in this moment. 

Cause & Effect

In this episode, Sarah and Jez look at cause and effect, starting by looking back at how schools used to teach children about consequences and coming to the understanding that we are the cause of any outcome, because how we react/respond affects that outcome. They remind us that all experiences are neither good nor bad they are just an experience and an opportunity to learn and grow. They also look at how our own view of the world, which is created by our own journeys, influences how we react and respond and so whatever is going on outside of us is a reflection of what is within.

Cognitive Dissonance

In this session, Sarah and Jez discuss cognitive dissonance and look at how where you hold conflicting beliefs or where something happens which is the complete opposite of your beliefs, you are unable to process and make sense of what has happened/is happening. 
They discuss how this can affect our ability to make decisions and how when things are really uncomfortable it is easier to bury our head in the sand rather than face and deal with whatever is turning our world upside down. Where other people's behaviour causes cognitive dissonance we often end up making excuses for it as we can't believe that they would behave in such a way. They look at when you go inward and listen to your heart more it is easier to see which of your beliefs are no longer your truth and aren't serving you so that you can change/let go of them. 
They also discuss how cognitive dissonance is a coping mechanism and that when anything happens outside of what we believe it leads to disease/discomfort within us. Having conflicting views on something is usually an indication that we need to go inward to discover what it is that is making us feel uncomfortable so that we can then address it. 

Generosity

In this session, Sarah and Jez look at the importance of generosity and how when you are generous/kind to others it always comes back to you in some way. They discuss how generosity isn't about needing to spend a lot of money doing something but often it’s the simplest acts of kindness and generosity that can change someone else’s day for the better.
They look at how sometimes it’s good to ‘pay it forward’ and help someone else in need rather than do something for the person that helped you. They also discuss how important it is that there is no attachment and no expectation when being generous/kind as this way it comes from the heart. They remind us how going inward and connecting with ourselves will guide us with what is right to do in the moment and how allowing generosity into your life as well as sending it out helps to create flow.

Self Reliance

In this session, Sarah and Jez explore self-reliance and how all the answers we need come from within. They look at the importance of learning to trust how we feel about things and to be careful that we don't give responsibility away for ourselves. They look at how we need to be in alignment with ourselves on all levels and that all decisions that we make lead us to an experience that we need to have and so a greater understanding of ourselves.