In this week's episode, Chloe and Steph share their experiences with alternative healing treatments, emotional intelligence, gender roles, grief, adulthood, and relationships. They emphasise the importance of understanding feminine and masculine energies, receiving support, and setting boundaries in personal growth and healing. They also discuss the challenges of making friends as adults and prioritizing self-care.

With our special guest, Lauren Kelly, they deep dive into sharing experience supporting children with special needs through therapy and education, and share personal strategies for managing mental load and avoiding burnout as mothers.

Time Stamps for Episode Themes:

- Chloe & Steph Chats: Self-care practices The girls dive into all things Astrology, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, blood donation, and setting new moon intentions

Our guest, Lauren Kelly intimately shares (28:00):

- Lauren’s journey with her son's diagnosis of delays and ADHD and Navigating speech therapy during COVID-19

- Parenting a child with special needs. Navigating isolation, advocacy, managing therapies and schools

- Lauren’s new venture supporting families with birthing Therapy Parents

- Balancing work, parenting, personal growth. Lauren shares how she fills her own cup through self-care like exercise and the importance of communication, flexibility, navigating single parenting.

To connect with Lauren:

@itsyourlifestyle_

@therapyparents

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Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

It's our birthday (both the pod & Chloe)! The girls spend the episode reflecting on their first year of the podcast. They cover many topics including:

• Reframing the word Selfish & the evolution of the podcast
• Reflection on their personal healing journeys. Steph shared her process of rebuilding after trauma and Chloe discussed recognising patterns in her family. Steph emphasized the importance of transforming trauma rather than transferring it.
• Emo wiggle: Steph expressed feeling starstruck meeting the Wiggles but also overwhelmed with grief and sadness walking in, feeling their family experience should include Arthur.
• Vulnerability: Chloe and Steph reflected on the sacred safe space their podcast provides for vulnerability. They've found feeling safe sharing deeply personal experiences, though sometimes feeling exposed after publishing.
• Active listening & pausing in conversations and the power of this
• The discussion then covered takeaways from podcast guests, such as clumping hair and feng shui practices. They've implemented guest insights in daily life.
• Steph shared the winning lotto numbers from her dream
• Other topics included meal planning versus services like HelloFresh, supermarket swaps, and mental loads versus household responsibilities.
• The conversation concluded with an astrology and tarot reading
• Chloe discussed the energies of the last quarter moon in Aquarius and told us about the Yang phase of the moon

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

This week Steph shares her experience with a Soul Retrieval (20:28) (which she compared to finding he-who-cannot-be-named horcruxes) included a cacao ceremony, channeling Pachamama and was a deeply transformative experience.

Before digging into the what, where and how of the soul retrieval, the girls discuss:

- daily rituals for glowing skin and self-care (including Chloe's Arbonne days & her face vibrator)
- the benefits of having your own space in an intimate relationship (seperate bedrooms please)
- the upcoming Wiggles concert (move over Taylor Swift)
- provide an astrological breakdown of the Full Moon in Scorpio and how to release negative emotions.

Tune in for self-care tips, intuitive astrology and a behind-the-scenes look at holistic trauma healing modalities. You'll feel uplifted and gain insights on prioritising wellbeing through spiritual practices. Put yourself first with The Selfish Podcast.

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph