What if the blueprint for a life you love wasn't more strength, more effort, or more grit, but a deeper capacity to love and forgive?

In this Season 9 opening episode, Anthea Bell sits down with world-renowned Enneagram expert, psychotherapist and author Dr. Deborah Egerton for an honest conversation about the transformative power of love as a force for healing our own wounds, and those of a fractured, often divided world.

You'll hear why seeing the good in others (and yourself) is anything but naïve, and how connection is the antidote to isolation and survival mode. Deborah shares how suffering can be the wake-up call that cracks open our narrow perspectives and moves us toward compassion and unity. 

Together they explore healing generational trauma, the tension between nurture and dominion, the pivotal importance of the female voice, and what it means to lead from the divine feminine in our own lives and in the wider work of global healing.

It's an invitation to let your light shine, to move from resentment to gratitude, and to remember that real change starts one person at a time.

Timestamps
 00:00 Intro: Meet Deborah Egerton
 02:09 Seeing the good in everyone
 06:19 Why suffering wakes us up to change
 13:00 Women's voices and the divine feminine
 14:35 Nurture over dominion: why the world needs a softer hand
 18:28 Working with "the bad parts" of ourselves
 19:45 How women are conditioned to self-silence
 24:02 Finding your core purpose to move through fear
 26:03 Using the Enneagram to face your core fear
 29:09 How the "I am not loved" story blocks abundance
 39:23 Why lack of self-love sits at the root of giving and receiving
 48:54 Compulsive giving, and "doing more with less"
 55:10 Daily gratitude and shifting your attention
 01:05:50 Closing prayer 

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About Dr. Deborah Threadgill Egerton
Affectionately known as Dr. E, Deborah is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, respected psychotherapist, and an advocate for unity and belonging in the healing of humanity. A former President of the International Enneagram Association, she holds IEA Certification with Distinction for her groundbreaking use of the Enneagram to bridge historical divides and dismantle the practice of "othering." As a consultant, coach, mentor and spiritual teacher, she guides people from all walks of life toward harmonious unification. Her books include the #1 Amazon New Release "Know Justice Know Peace," "Enneagram Made Easy," and the nine-part "Enneagram Inner Work Journals."

Connect with Deborah:

Website: https://www.deborahegerton.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramjedi/

Working together, beyond the podcast

If something in this episode landed in your body, there are a few doors open to you.

For 1:1 coaching, this is a bespoke and intimate partnership, curated by you and who you know you can become. If you're a woman of unmistakable talent who has hit a ceiling, in confidence, in bandwidth, in the career you're building, this is deep, targeted work. Together we locate the blocks in body, mind and context, and cultivate what it takes to move beyond them.

For a compact immersion, the Embodiment Coach Training runs each year. Applications for the September 2026 cohort are now closed, but you're welcome to join the waitlist for the next intake at [email protected].

And if you'd like a taste of the work first, sign up to the newsletter and you'll receive the full recording of our Visibility Masterclass, a 2 hour session on the unconscious patterns that keep us from our fullest expression, and the body-mind tools to move beyond them. 

Connect with Anthea:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ab_embodiment/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@embodied_anthea/videos

Substack: https://antheabell1.substack.com/

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

What if the life you're working so tirelessly to create is actually taking you further and further away from the truth of who you are?

This is Embodied with Anthea Bell, and we are excited to share that Season 9 arrives on September 21st.

Each week, we share raw, real, intimate stories from leaders across the creative, healing, and entrepreneurial worlds. Profound journeys of transformation. Conversations that move into body-mind connection, real healing, and the courage it takes to step beyond challenge and into a truly aligned life.

This season, you'll sit with extraordinary guests who have crossed thresholds most of us only read about. You'll be hearing from guests like Dr. Deborah Threadgill Egerton, bestselling author and former President of the International Enneagram Association, whose life's work is healing the divides between us; the wonderful Echo, a guide of embodied transformation working at the crossroads of sound, movement, shadow, and spirit; from the inspirational Dylan Moscovitch, Canadian Olympic silver medalist and founder of Threshold, who lost the identity he'd built over decades when a 200-pound mirror fell on his face; from Shen Tong, activist, scientist, and impact investor with roots in the 1989 Tiananmen democracy movement; and from Kisser Paludan, psychologist, spiritual teacher, and host of Soultalk. Plus many more amazing souls making a difference in the world.

Get ready for deep, honest conversations and real tools that you can bring into your everyday. You’ll be joining a community of like-minded people to get all the inspiration you need to let yourself dream bigger and change lives.

Season 9 is out September 21st. Follow Embodied wherever you listen to podcasts, so it lands the moment the first episode drops, and together let's find our way home.

I'll see you inside.

Working together, beyond the podcast

If something in the following episodes land with you, there are a few doors open:

For 1:1 coaching, I provide a bespoke and intimate partnership, curated by you and who you know you can become. If you're a woman of unmistakable talent who has hit a ceiling, in confidence, in bandwidth, in the career you're building, this is deep, targeted work. Together we locate the blocks in body, mind and context, and cultivate what it takes to move beyond them.

For a compact immersion, the Embodiment Coach Training runs each year. Applications for the September 2026 cohort are now closed, but you're welcome to join the waitlist for the next intake at [email protected].

And if you'd like a taste of the work first, sign up to the newsletter and you'll receive the full recording of our Visibility Masterclass, a 2 hour session on the unconscious patterns that keep us from our fullest expression, and the body-mind tools to move beyond them. 

Connect with Anthea:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ab_embodiment/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@embodied_anthea/videos

Substack: https://antheabell1.substack.com/

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

You sweet humans,

Last night, you found me curled up on my sofa leaving you a little podcast love-note... The first solo episode in an entire season of heart-expanding interviews. And, dedicated to a theme that all of you have been asking for:

"What does it take to let myself be truly, deeply, seen?"

Our yearning for visibility is palpable - as a society consistently disconnected from self, body and true connection, we long for it like nothing else. To be witnessed in all our beauty and bumpy humanity; to be held in the moments we feel most tender; to be celebrated for our incredible strides, our "biggest moments"; to become a part of something rooted in love and togetherness. 

We crave it: and by the same token, we ricochet away from it. Fearful, protective, imprinted on a body and mind level to stay wary. 

So, for all of you who have been longing to let loose into being seen - listen in. This is an episode dedicated to your wanting, to understanding your own patterns / preventatives, and to working beyond them. I've offered insight from my own life as well as swathes of clients - sink in with me and see what resonates. Let us know...

And if this deep-dive speaks to you, send it to someone who you think would love to hear it too. Make sure you’re following the show so you don’t miss what’s coming next, and if you’ve been loving the podcast this season, leaving a quick rating or review makes a bigger difference than you think.

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

Ax

This episode is a special one.

As our final episode of the season, we’re turning the spotlight inward. For the first time, your host Anthea Bell steps into the guest seat, and shares her own deeply personal story with Coach and Entrepreneur, Annabel Lane.

In this honest and powerful conversation, Anthea opens up about the journey from self doubt and not enoughness - to embodiment, healing and stepping fully into her voice. From early childhood patterns and people pleasing to navigating fear, visibility, anger and identity, this episode explores what it really takes to grow beyond the versions of ourselves we’ve out-stripped.

You’ll learn about the important role of crisis in transformation, the reality of fear when stepping into your potential, and why so many of us stay stuck in compromise instead of choosing authenticity. Anthea shares how somatic healing and reconnecting with the body became a turning point in her life, and why true change is not about perfection, but about willingness to face what feels uncomfortable.

If you’ve ever questioned your worth, held yourself back, or waited for permission to take up space, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are and gently challenge you to step forward into your own beautiful light.

We hope you’ll love it: let us know what lands.

Timestamps
00:00 Meet Anthea
01:05 That familiar voice of who am I to
03:21 From not enough to the beginning of healing
07:20 Do we really need to hit rock bottom to change
10:06 Learning how to work with fear instead of against it
15:10 Visibility, purpose and being of service
23:30 The tension between potential and staying comfortable
26:12 What surrender actually looks like in real life
34:19 Safety, belonging and choosing authenticity
37:15 A life changing trip and stepping into independence
41:07 Annabel shares her own turning points
45:51 What Anthea would say to her younger self
49:00 Closing reflections and gratitude

If this conversation spoke to you, send it to someone who you think would love to hear it too. Make sure you’re following the show so you don’t miss what’s coming next, and if you’ve been loving the podcast this season, leaving a quick rating or review makes a bigger difference than you think.

A heartfelt thank you for being a part of this season - more to come soon!

Connect with Annabel

Instagram: @‌iamannabellane

Website: https://www.annabellane.com/

Red Dress Energy: https://www.reddressenergy.com/

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

What if your niggling self doubt was actually pointing you straight toward your purpose?

In this episode, Anthea sits down with internationally-acclaimed abstract artist Simon Kenny - opening up a deeply honest conversation about creative expression, vulnerability and identity. What in fact it really takes to grow into and show up as an artist in the world.

You’ll learn about the persistent reality of imposter syndrome, even at peak fame; the struggle with confidence and self worth; how creating heals our older and more implicit wounds; and the ongoing journey towards a sense of enoughness. Simon shares how his relationship with art has evolved over time, from using it as both a shield and a form of escape, to embracing it as a space for emotional expression, self-exploration and core healing. This conversation explores how art and trauma are often intertwined, and how the creative process itself can be a powerful pathway for personal transformation.

We’ll also dive into the messy middle of the artist journey, including overcoming creative blocks, learning to live with uncertainty and redefining success beyond external validation. Simon opens up about building a business, experiencing failure and finding his way back to an authentic artistic identity through abstract art process and experimentation.

This episode is a reminder that self expression is not about perfection, but about courage. It is about showing up, creating anyway and allowing your work to evolve as you do. In the process, who you are, what you believe and the inspiration you offer completely re-shapes.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Simon Kenny
04:27 When imposter syndrome hits hard in the spotlight
08:37 Building confidence and redefining what “enough” means
09:45 The unexpected path into becoming an artist
15:01 The childhood urge to constantly create
17:40 Using creativity as an escape from reality
22:04 The connection between creativity and trauma
27:55 Finding the way back to making art again
30:02 Building and losing a furniture business
32:35 Why anyone can be creative
34:15 Learning to sit with uncertainty
41:06 Seeing your work through other people’s eyes
42:54 Legacy, meaning, and what we leave behind
44:10 Balancing creativity with personal life
47:15 Creating connection through vulnerability
50:11 A final reminder to play, experiment and let go

If this episode got you thinking, share it with someone who needs a little creative spark right now.
And if you loved it, make sure you’re following the show and leave a quick rating or review. It helps more people like yourself find these conversations.

Connect with Simon

Instagram: @‌simonkennyart

Website: https://simonkennyart.com/

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

Have you or someone you know ever struggled with an eating disorder?

In this heart-felt and insightful episode, Anthea is joined by Renee McGregor, a leading voice in sports nutrition and eating disorder recovery. Together, they share a deeply honest conversation about the realities behind health, performance and the systems that often fail people in the greatest need of care. If this is a theme you’ve wondered about, today’s episode is a critical listen.

Renee shares her own ED recovery journey, and how it shaped her work supporting high-performing individuals struggling with disordered eating, exercise addiction and complex relationships with the body. We’ll explore how trauma and eating disorders are closely linked, and why many behaviours are actually emotional coping mechanisms rather than issues of discipline or control. This foundation becomes critical in knowing how to create truly lasting change.

The conversation also highlights the importance of nervous system regulation, rest and learning to rebuild a healthy food relationship beyond rigid rules.

Together, we’ll unpack the impact of wellness culture in today’s world, the role of social media and body image, and the growing conversation around GLP1 medications and Ozempic. Renee speaks openly about weight stigma, gaps in treatment systems and the need for more compassionate, inclusive approaches to care.

From intuitive eating to autonomy in recovery, this episode challenges common narratives and invites you to form a more nuanced, human approach to health and healing.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Renee McGregor and her work in eating disorders recovery
07:35 Transitioning from NHS work into sports nutrition
17:08 Why eating disorders are so often misunderstood
19:24 Understanding eating disorders as coping and trauma responses
23:40 Gaps in treatment and the limitations within the NHS
27:33 Regulation, addiction patterns, and emotional numbness
34:43 Caffeine, control, and returning to old habits
36:21 How overexercise becomes normalised
41:22 The role of the nervous system and the importance of rest
42:23 Using coffee and other tools for regulation
46:46 Influencers, wellness culture, and harmful messaging
53:18 Social media responsibility and impact
57:13 Living without constant online exposure
58:45 The reality of Ozempic and GLP1 medications
01:00:43 Weight stigma and its link to trauma
01:07:29 Bias, mindfulness, and anti racism in healthcare

If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need a more compassionate perspective on health and recovery.

Make sure you’re following the podcast so you don’t miss future conversations like this.

And if you found this valuable, leaving a rating or review helps more beautiful people like yourself find the show.

Connect with Renee

Instagram: @‌r_mcgregor

Website: https://reneemcgregor.com/

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

The armour that once protected you might now be the very thing keeping you from not only real connection - but a life path and purpose that are truly meant for you. The question is: can we wake up to a different way, one that lives just underneath our shielding and control..?

In this episode, Anthea is joined by a deeply present and grounded voice, to explore what it means to live with emotional presence and integrity in your everyday life - Miriam Binder, Master Coach with Integral Coaching Canada, and former Corporate Executive.

You’ll learn about the subtle ways we disconnect through dissociation, control and self protection, and how these patterns impact our ability to experience authentic connection and conscious relationships. You’ll also learn about the loneliness that can sit behind the armour, and the courage it takes to soften into vulnerability and connection. These facets ultimately become the re-building of a sense of self that redirects the life you build thereafter.

A big part of this conversation is relational healing - and how transformation happens through real life interactions, not just solo inner work. Together, we explore healing through love, the role of self awareness, and what it actually looks like to move from control into surrender and flow in your life.

We also touch on inner child healing, parenting and healing, and the power of forgiveness practice, especially when it comes to how we show up for ourselves and our children. This episode invites you into compassion practice, non judgment awareness and a deeper sense of embodied love that allows you to meet life with openness instead of protection.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Miriam and her background

03:03 What true presence really feels like in your body

05:30 The courage it takes to stay emotionally present

09:02 The loneliness that sits behind the armour

12:21 Finding a sense of home through connection and community

15:29 The tension between control and learning to flow

18:52 Stepping out of old patterns and ways of living

21:52 Becoming aware of other people’s pain

29:29 What healing really means beyond fixing yourself

34:55 Why love can feel risky and unsafe

39:41 Resistance and survival responses in the body

42:38 Practices that help shift beliefs and patterns

49:02 Forgiving yourself as a parent and human

53:29 Letting go of control in parenting

58:55 Loving without creating separation

If this episode resonated, share it with someone who is navigating their own healing or relationship journey.

Make sure you’re following the podcast so you don’t miss future conversations like this.

And if you felt something shift while listening, leaving a rating or review helps more people find the show.

Connect with Miriam

Website: https://miriamthecoach.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-binder-lang-the-coach/

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

Being seen - fully and in your true authenticity - can completely reshape your identity, your leadership, and the relationships you hold most dear. We know it, sense it, and yet we hover at the starting line; shy, timid, uncertain of our value or permission to launch. Until, something or someone comes along to change the game.

In this episode, Anthea is joined by renowned Publicist Jessica Huie MBE - diving into a heartfelt conversation about authenticity, courage and the quiet power of unshakeable presence. Jessica shares her personal journey and the early influences that shaped her values, leadership and deep commitment to advocacy and integrity. A mission she carries forward with every single client she works with. We explore what it really means to be “seen”, that deepest of human yearnings, and why that experience can become a turning point for personal growth, self trust and profound external strides.

The conversation moves into love, fear and unity, and how choosing presence over habit or convenience transforms relationships, leadership and parenting. Jessica speaks openly about motherhood, conscious, collaborative parenting and navigating success while honouring what truly matters. This episode is a reflection on feminine leadership, embodied wisdom and living a purpose driven life rooted in courage and compassion. The melting pot where spirituality, humanity and entrepreneurship meet…

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Jessica

02:22 Jessica’s journey and the early roots of courageous leadership

04:31 The power of being seen and why it changes everything

08:16 Advocacy and supporting others to rise

09:58 Integrity courage and personal growth in real life

19:34 Love fear and choosing unity and connection

24:05 Parenting with emotional presence

25:11 Why conscious parenting starts with being present

26:56 The evolving motherhood journey

30:43 Balancing success sacrifice and values led living

34:07 Authenticity as a daily practice

35:59 Life lessons that shape embodied wisdom

40:47 Potential courage and trusting yourself

45:51 Final reflections and parting wisdom

If this episode resonated with you, make sure you hit subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes, and more from our insightful guests. Share it with someone navigating leadership, parenting or personal growth - who needs a gentle nudge into their own courage. And if you have a moment, leaving a rating or review helps this podcast reach all of those who need these deeper conversations.

Connect with Jessica

Instagram: @‌jessica_huie_

Website: http://www.jessicahuie.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicahuie/

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

I wonder if you relate to this? The sense of something missing in your life; like a whisper underneath the surface of your conscious life.

What if this echoing feeling wasn’t a problem to fix - but a sign to go deeper? An opportunity to connect to a level of wholeness that your body~mind has just forgotten.

In this episode, Anthea sits down with Spiritual Guide, Teacher and Body~Worker Shamir Singh - offering a powerful insight on embodied wholeness, cultivating belonging and what it really means to feel connected in a world that constantly pulls us outward. From the outset, Shamir shares how his journey has been rooted in reconnecting to oneness consciousness - and that healing is not about becoming something new, but returning to what has always been there.

Together, they explore the layers of conditioned patterning that shape identity; and how de-conditioning these acquired layers / selves allow us to reconnect with personal truth, and deeper spiritual connection. Shamir speaks about the profound systemic role of healing modalities like sound healing, breathwork practice and meditation and movement - non-verbal methods that guide the body back into stillness and inner peace.

This conversation also offers powerful insight on how we relate to others - navigating codependency, the journey of self love and how our earliest relationships shape the way we seek connection and belonging in adulthood. Through the themes of shadow work, intuitive healing and conscious living, Shamir shares a grounded perspective on spiritual growth that is not about escaping life, but engaging with it more fully.

Ultimately, they explore what it means to live in the “eye of the storm” and how practices like nervous system regulation and breath awareness can support you in navigating uncertainty with more trust, presence and ease.

Timestamps

00:00 Meeting Shamir and exploring purpose and wholeness

02:40 What wholeness really means and how it creates belonging

04:18 Roots, identity and the impact of conditioning

09:33 Sound, stillness and returning to your essence

12:01 An overview of healing modalities and how they support growth

17:40 Shamir’s personal journey and how it shaped his path

22:14 Consumption, lifestyle and supporting your inner state

28:32 Devotion, service and living with intention

35:39 Breathwork practice and nervous system regulation

40:54 Meditation, movement and finding stillness in modern life

46:59 Love, codependency and returning to self

54:48 Living in the eye of the storm and trusting life

58:48 Final reflections and closing thoughts

If this episode resonated, share it with someone who is on their own journey back to wholeness. Make sure you follow the podcast so you don’t miss future conversations like this. And if you loved this episode, leaving a rating or review helps more people find it.

Connect with Shamir

Instagram: @‌shamirsingh.c

Website: www.gridactivations.com

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org

What if your disconnection had less to do with you - and more to do with what you have absorbed? Unconsciously, developmentally and through the generational line?

This episode is one of the most profoundly honest, touching explorations we’ve ever shared - with global retreat leader, psychotherapist & developmental coach Turiya Hanover. Together, we explore the legacies of generational, cultural and early childhood trauma - and the impact they have on who we know ourselves to be in the present.

Turiya shares her own experience: of growing up in post-war Germany, surrounded by unspoken pain, shame and emotional disconnection. Together we dive into what it means to be shaped like a soft stone by a trauma field; how that influences patterns like dissociation, nervous system disruption, hyper-vigilance, and a deep psychological sense of not belonging. There is a powerful reflection on how early instability and separation influence identity, relationships and the body - as well as how we walk ourselves beyond them.

A central theme is that real trauma healing does not happen in isolation. Together we explore the relational space and why healing through connection is essential when trust has been broken early in life. Turiya speaks openly about codependency patterns, dynamics of victimhood, feminine healing and the journey of learning to feel your own emotions rather than abandoning yourself for others.

We also touch on grief and loss; the role of death as a teacher and how facing life honestly can bring you back to what truly matters to you. This episode weaves together spiritual growth, self awareness and personal transformation - all grounded in the work of the Path of Love, an international retreat movement founded by Turiya, which roots people back into their essential connection to the heart. The Path journey, as well as this dialogue, are your avenue to deeper embodiment, self-embrace and safety in the world - take a listen.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Turiya

02:56 Growing up in post war Germany and being surrounded by unspoken trauma

04:55 Not feeling like you belong and the urge to escape early on

08:14 The search for fearlessness and trying to find inner safety

09:12 Living in hyper vigilance and what safety actually feels like in the body

12:17 Early experiences of grief and the impact of loss in childhood

13:27 Feeling alone versus truly being connected to others

18:06 Why healing happens through relationships and not in isolation

25:17 The challenge for women to truly feel their emotions

28:49 Love, codependency and losing yourself in relationships

30:30 Death as a teacher and what it reveals about life

36:36 Living simply and finding meaning in ordinary life

37:52 Movement, solitude and being in service to others

42:48 Owning your shadow and stepping out of victimhood

45:40 Working with not enoughness and the inner critic

50:07 Trusting your intuition even when nothing feels certain

56:04 Finding purpose and what truly lights you up

59:44 Closing reflections and the Path of Love

If this episode resonated, send it to someone who is navigating their own healing journey. Make sure you follow the podcast so you don’t miss future conversations like this. And if you felt something shift while listening, take a moment to leave a rating or review. It helps more people like you find these conversations.

Connect with Turiya

Instagram: @‌turiyahanover

Website: https://www.turiyahanover.net/

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

Website:https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/