In this episode, we explore the concept of pausing time to support the body’s natural healing rhythms, particularly in response to trauma, chronic symptoms, or overwhelm. We consider how stepping outside the usual pace of life—both metaphorically and physiologically—can create space for integration, resolution, and a return to clarity. Topics include the somatic language of stillness, the difference between collapse and rest, how “the pause” intersects with survival strategies, and the role of body-led timing in therapeutic or homeopathic interventions. Through real-world examples and lived experience, we reflect on what it means to pause intentionally, and how recognising the need for a “halt” can be a crucial part of navigating long-term healing.

1. The Pause as a Survival Strategy: The conversation opens with a discussion on the body’s instinct to pause—biologically and emotionally—when overwhelmed. Grant reflects on personal experiences of needing to “stop time” and how this urge might signal more than exhaustion.
2. Stillness, Safety, and Somatic Wisdom: Louise explains how stillness can be both a protective response and a healing tool. The pair discuss the difference between choosing stillness vs. being frozen, and how recognising that distinction helps guide therapeutic direction.
3. When Forward Momentum Feels Unsafe: we dive into the tension between survival-based drive (pushing forward) and the body’s deeper need to stop. They unpack how urgency, restlessness, or guilt often arise when the body attempts to hit pause.
4. Reframing Healing Timelines: we explore how healing often happens outside of linear time. They challenge the notion that pausing means “not progressing” and instead propose that stepping out of forward movement can itself be profound progress.
5. Navigating the Discomfort of Slowing Down: we conclude with a discussion of why stopping can feel intolerable, how modern life conditions us to equate stillness with failure, and the importance of cultivating a deeper trust in body-led timing.

In this episode, we speak with Elizabeth Balcar, a practitioner of HFA from the United States, about her journey into homeopathy and how HFA has reshaped her practice. Elizabeth shares how she came to homeopathy later in life after working extensively with PTSD, and how discovering Burnett’s work and later Grant’s books opened new perspectives. She explains how HFA’s focus on colour groups and miasms as forces gave her the structure she had been missing, allowing her to prescribe with greater clarity and confidence. We also explore the importance of Aphorism 27, the philosophy behind Soul & Survival, and how understanding miasms through HFA not only changes clinical outcomes but also enriches how we see relationships and human behaviour.

1. Elizabeth’s Journey into Homeopathy: Elizabeth shares her background working with PTSD and how this eventually led her into homeopathy later in life. She describes her early influences, including Burnett and combination remedies, and reflects on the limitations she encountered before discovering HFA.
2. Discovering HFA and Soul & Survival: We explore how Elizabeth found Grant’s books and later the online HFA course, which provided the structure she had been seeking. She explains how HFA transformed her prescribing, making it more consistent and giving her confidence in identifying dominant miasms.
3. Miasms, Colours, and Forces in Practice: The conversation turns to the philosophical foundations of HFA, including miasms as forces of motion rather than diseases, and the role of colour groups as neutral descriptors. Elizabeth reflects on how this perspective not only enhances clinical practice but also deepens understanding of human behaviour and relationships.
4. Practical Application and Aphorism 27: Elizabeth discusses how she applies HFA in her work with clients, particularly those dealing with trauma and PTSD. We also reflect on the importance of Aphorism 27 for guiding modern homeopathic practice, and how Soul & Survival has helped integrate these principles into accessible tools for practitioners.
5. Teaching, Learning, and Reflection: The episode closes with a discussion about the complementary teaching styles of Louise and Grant, the ongoing value of HFA for both students and experienced practitioners, and Elizabeth’s gratitude for how the system has transformed her work and outlook.

Is this really the way life is now—built around scrolling and phones? Not just social media as a distraction, or the private little worlds we create in our heads, but something deeper. How we use our phone reshapes how memory works. And when memory turns into fragments, personality loses its depth. Who you today come from the memories of yesterday. Without that thread, life risks becoming one-dimensional, disconnected. If you can’t create a memory of self, you can’t create a sense of self.