In this episode I talk about intimacy with Self, what does it entail, how can we implement it and what makes us avoid deeper intimacy with ourselves. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, d...
Jan 27, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of meeting our edges to build neuroplasticity and for neurological wiring, self-discovery, healing and transformation. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional...
Dec 03, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode Sarah will talk personal power, what is personal power, how we give our power away and what it looks like to own your personal power. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, d...
Sep 08, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode I will briefly talk about recovery and awakening, what that looks like and how we can get there. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek ...
Jun 24, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In this episode I talk about recurring pain, how pain becomes chronic, why it returns and what to do about it. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek th...
May 06, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this episode I talk about the importance of joy. Why joy is such a crucial component to nervous system repair, how we can let go of our resistance to joy and embrace more joy in our lives. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a su...
Mar 01, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode Sarah talks about the impact of emotional overwhelm; the reasons to why we can feel overwhelmed, what happens to us and how we can support it from within, for our overall health and wellbeing. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not in...
Feb 02, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode Sarah talks about the power of embracing our vulnerability. Why we do everything we can to avoid it and how it can hold the key to our physical, mental and emotional freedom. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a sub...
Dec 10, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of befriending our emotions; how to build a healthier relationship with our feelings and emotions and in turn find safety from within. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute...
Nov 17, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of building a trusting relationship with yourself and with life and how committing to this practice can have a significant impact on our health, well-being and how we experience life as a whole. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https : // www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational pu...
Aug 08, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode Sarah talks about the inner child and its role within our emotional psyche as well as how it is connected to thoughts, behaviour and stress responses, including our nervous system. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be ...
Jun 09, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode Sarah talks about the importance of following our heart and strengthening our heart Chi (energy). Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek ...
Dec 04, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode Sarah speaks about rejection and how it can impact our health and well-being and why we try so hard to avoid feeling and being rejected. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice...
Aug 16, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode Sarah speaks about patient acceptance and its importance to our health and well-being. She elaborates on how we can incorporate patient acceptance into our lives, what it means and why it's important. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is...
Jul 08, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode Sarah speaks about emotional resistance and how it can impact our health and well-being. She elaborates on some of the ways, in which we try to control life while remaining stuck in resistance, and what we can do to reduce and release our resistance towards the present moment and the various ways that life is being presented to us. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebo...
Jun 06, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode Sarah speaks about the happiness trap, highlighting some of the ways in which we try to seek and hold on to happiness, while avoiding feelings of unhappiness. Furthermore she explore the addict within all of us and the addictive behaviors and coping mechanisms that we get tangled up in, as we chase "happiness". Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakenin...
Apr 28, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode Sarah talks about anger and its impact on our health when remained suppressed and stuck in the body. Furthermore, she highlights the important role that boundaries play in understanding our anger and the various ways that we can process and use anger as fuel for change. Also check out this blog post, written by Sarah on dealing with anger: https://mentalawakening.com.au/dealing-with-anger/ Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk htt...
Apr 02, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode Sarah will talk about neuroplasticity and how it can be used for our healing. She will discuss how the brain has an amazing ability to change and heal itself in response to mental experiences. This phenomenon, known as neuroplasticity, is considered to be one of the most important developments in modern science for our understanding of the brain. Furthermore, she will talk about the role that authentic power plays in our health and healing. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalaw...
Feb 26, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode Sarah will talk about grief as a natural response to loss. It's the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. Also exploring the impact and consequences of COVID-19 pandemic grief. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only...
Jan 27, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode Sarah talks about how we can better meet our COVID fears and anxiety with compassion. She also elaborates on the gift of mindfulness in uncertain times. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professiona...
Jan 12, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode Sarah explores the concept of the authentic self and the meaning of essence, while highlighting the importance of authenticity and its strong link to our well-being. Sarah will also briefly talk about the energy system (chakras) and its impact has on our physiology. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided o...
Dec 11, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode Sarah speaks about boundaries and why they matter, the different types of boundaries and how to set healthier boundaries. She explores boundaries as an important part of establishing one’s identity and a crucial aspect of mental health and well-being. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for informational purposes onl...
Nov 22, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode Sarah offers an insight into her own personal experience with trauma and also shares some of the lessons learned and the gifts she gained from these life challenges, in the hopes that it will help listeners gain a newfound perspective on their own traumatic experiences. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provid...
Oct 21, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode Sarah explores the topic of chronic pain and TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome) which is a mind body condition. She talks briefly about the connection between chronic pain and emotional pain, including the effects of trauma. She also elaborates on the importance of self curiosity and self love. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaim...
Oct 06, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this longer episode Sarah continues with her elaboration into the nature of survival archetypes. She further explores the victim archetype and also introduces the empath, the rebel and the prostitute archetypes as models for self-awareness and as a ladder towards personal growth and healing. Since first reading Carl Jung's Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious and by focusing on the archetypes which emerged during her journey towards wholeness, Sarah has been amazed at the insight gained a...
Sep 22, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode Sarah offers listeners an insight into the nature survival archetypes. She explores the victim and the martyr archetypes as models for self-awareness and as a ladder towards personal growth. Since first reading Carl Jung's Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious and by focusing on the archetypes which emerged during her journey towards wholeness, Sarah has been amazed at the insight gained about herself and others.
Sep 08, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode Sarah offers listeners an insight into the nature of shame and guilt. She explores how the foundation of these emotions are often laid during difficult or traumatic events in childhood and why they can grow to have such a controlling influence on our perception of ourselves and life in general. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Discl...
Aug 25, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode Sarah further elaborates on the topic of childhood emotional neglect (CEN) and its impact on our wellbeing as adults. She will discuss the ins and out of emotional neglect, offering listeners an insight into the work of Dr Jonice Webb on CEN. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www.facebook.com/mentalawakeningaustralia/ Disclaimer: The Content provided on this podcast is for in...
Aug 18, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode Sarah offers an introduction into childhood emotional neglect (CEN) and its impact on our well-being as adults. She will discuss the ins and out of emotional neglect and offers listeners an insight into how emotional neglect is connected to childhood trauma and its powerful influence on the quality of our mental health and relationships. Connect with Sarah on: https://mentalawakening.com.au/ https://insighttimer.com/sarahdk https://www.instagram.com/mentalawakeningau https://www....
Aug 16, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1
