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

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Connect with Turiya

Instagram: @‌turiyahanover

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

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Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

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

What if the wholeness you’ve been searching for is already right in front of you; “you” have simply been standing in the way…?

In this deeply reflective conversation, Anthea is joined by renowned meditation teacher and spiritual guide Mutribo; who explores the nature of awareness, surrender and the illusion of the separate self. Together, they dive into the heart of meditation practice, the root of inner suffering and its salve - the capacity to truly rest, in the present moment.

Mutribo shares insights from decades of spiritual self-inquiry, including time spent in silent retreats and years devoted to exploring consciousness and awareness. We explore themes of non-duality, the illusion of the ego, and how suffering often arises from the belief that we are separate individuals responsible for controlling our lives. Through stories, philosophy and gentle wisdom, this conversation invites you into a deeper relationship with silence and stillness practice.

The episode touches on fear, resistance and the paradox of letting go of control. Mutribo explains how spiritual awakening is less about achieving something new and more about recognising what has always been present. From observing the mind to discovering the simplicity of awareness of being, this conversation offers a thoughtful doorway into mindfulness and meditation and the path of awakening.

If you have ever wondered about the nature of consciousness, the purpose of your spiritual practice or how surrender and acceptance can lead to inner peace and freedom, this episode offers a powerful perspective.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Mutribo

02:32 Beginning with a moment of silence and meditation

05:46 How meditation traditions began and why they faded from everyday life

10:42 Resistance, suffering and returning to present moment awareness

16:39 Surrendering to life and finding an inner sense of home

24:06 Deep sleep, awareness and the experience of simply being

28:41 The paradox of the doer and the illusion of control

36:59 Fear, trust and approaching spiritual practice with playfulness

43:25 Why only some people feel called to the path of awakening

53:21 Freedom, daily stillness and nurturing your inner world

57:27 Final reflections and closing words

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Find more of Mutribo’s work

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@advaitaexplained-letlifeflow

Book “Signposts Back Home” https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Signposts_Back_Home.html?id=7MDNzwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

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

What if what distinguished elite athletes from others wasn't purely talent - but rigorous mindset, self-trust and the ability to stay steady under pressure..?

In this episode, Anthea sits down with Elite Athletics Coach Hadrian Stiff, exploring what truly creates high performance - not just in sport, but in life.

From squash prodigy to world class coach, Hadrian shares the evolution of his journey and how his philosophy around coaching, leadership in sport and athlete development has transformed over time.

The conversation dives into elite athlete mindset, sports psychology and the reality of navigating competitive environments where performance pressure is constant. Hadrian speaks openly about overcoming fear, reshaping belief systems and building real mental resilience - garnered from decades working with some of the leading names in sport. We explore resilience training, emotional regulation and the power of self trust - even and especially when everything is on the line.

Through powerful case studies including World No. 1 Mohammed El Shorbagy and World No. 4 Joelle King, we unpack transformational coaching techniques, success mindset principles and how growth through discomfort becomes the foundation for long-term wellbeing and performance. 

This conversation is about confidence building, vision and belief, and why acceptance is often the missing piece in personal growth. If you’ve been struggling to stick to take action toward your goals, follow through a health resolution or build deep, innate self-esteem - this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Timestamps

00:40 Introduction to Hadrian Stiff and his early days as a squash prodigy

02:17 The shift from elite athlete to high performance coaching

04:23 His philosophy on coaching, life and leadership in sport

06:20 Redefining success and learning to overcome fear

11:06 Vision and belief as the foundation of confidence building

16:35 Navigating competitive environments and performance pressure

23:02 Personal growth, wellbeing and performance behind the scenes

30:59 Case study on Joelle King and athlete development in action

39:33 Building the right team around high performers

41:24 Growth through discomfort and working with resistance

44:02 A personal story of resilience under pressure

47:28 The power of acceptance and emotional regulation

57:01 Effort, self trust and long term success mindset

58:36 Transformational coaching techniques that create mental resilience

01:06:18 Final wisdom on loving yourself and sustaining elite performance

If this episode resonated, make sure you hit subscribe so that you don’t miss future conversations on performance, mindset and growth. Share this with an athlete, coach or leader in your world. And if you found value here, leaving a rating or review helps more people discover the show.

Connect with Hadrian

Instagram: @‌elitesquash

Website: http://elitesquash.com

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

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

What if healthy masculinity wasn't about dominance or control, but presence, initiation and the courage to face the unknown?

In this episode, Anthea is joined by Samora Yeboah, a men’s-work facilitator, musician and sacred space holder - join them for a deep conversation about healthy masculinity, men’s work and the importance of ritual in both growth and wider life.

Samora shares through his extensive personal and professional experience. He speaks on the criticality of creating intentions environments and lifestyles; how this ritualistic practice fosters ones connection with inner knowing, spirituality and a deeper sense of self beyond our conditioning. He shares how this work, through its transformative impact on the individual, re-shapes our ways of relating to others - romantically, familially and even societally.

Anthea and Samora talk initiation rituals, rites of passage and the healthy embrace of fight & challenge - discussing how the cultural absence of these experiences has impacted the development of boys into men. Samora speaks openly about brotherhood, tribal connection, masculinity-in-partnership and the role of the father archetype in male development and the father~son bond. You’ll learn his definition of masculine “embodiment”; what conscious fatherhood is; and how facing & embracing difficulty stimulates emotional maturity, leadership and resilience.

And finally, from one to two - we explore the role of the “masculine” in romantic relationship. How critical it is for men to cultivate their own feminine interiority; the balance we can find in a two-partner pairing; and how as a couple, and within community, we can learn to navigate the uncertainty of life with greater skill and respect.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Samora

01:27 Sacred spaces and reconnecting with yourself

04:02 Community healing and spiritual connection

09:23 Information overload versus inner knowing

17:35 Parenting as a path of personal growth

22:42 Masculinity and initiation rites

27:31 Brotherhood and tribal connection

28:00 Father son relationships and hierarchy

29:27 The role of the father archetype

30:38 Core aspects of the masculine experience

31:34 Initiation rites and modern rites of passage

34:06 Healthy masculinity in relationships

37:56 Embracing feminine rage and balance

41:00 The role of deliberate challenge

45:55 Facing the unknown and death awareness

49:49 How to connect with Samora’s work

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Connect with Samora

Instagram: @‌samorah_yeboah

Website: http://www.pillarbrotherhood.com

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

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

How do we move into deepest Being, and deepest Becoming? An integrity, wholeness, truth-seeing & telling that changes not just lives - but the cultures in which we live? Far more than personal, surface-level shifts - this form of self-actualisation is a practice of going inward; companioning and confronting what you find; and courageously choosing the person and values you wish to live by. It’s stripping away, in order to rebuild, and takes both radical bravery and radical responsibility. As today’s speaker would know…

In this episode, Anthea is joined by integrative transpersonal psychotherapist Abigail Iquo Isuo - a renowned 1:1 coach, retreat leader, facilitator and guide. Together, they share an inspiring conversation about coming to know yourself truly - in a way that irrefutably points the way forward. It’s a conversation illuminating psychological structures and safety-seeking; the nature of authenticity; deep embodiment; and what real personal transformation involves beyond the surface level work.

Abigail shares her own journey through integrative psychotherapy, along with her experience as Facilitator of the somewhat revered experience, Path of Love - an immersive and transformative 7-day retreat bringing people home to their innate capacity for connection. Abigail shares how these avenues shaped her understanding of somatic healing, emotional legacy and the body~mind connection - and how we can slowly but surely work our way back to integration.

We explore how nervous system regulation plays a central role in healing, empowered leadership, relational dynamics and working with discomfort. You’ll learn Abigail’s insights into self-leadership, sovereignty and building relational health - particularly in romantic dynamic where old patterns easily surface. It’s an episode rich in insight and guidance - centering on psychospiritual growth, emotional intelligence and learning to trust the wisdom of the body as a guide for living with purpose.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Abigail

00:18 Abigail’s personal journey and how Path of Love shaped her work

02:34 What authenticity really looks like in practice

04:34 Why discomfort is essential for personal transformation

10:15 Embodiment, somatic healing and the body mind connection

24:05  Self leadership, sovereignty and taking radical responsibility

39:37 Relational healing and navigating inner conflict in relationships

55:54 Final reflections and closing thoughts

If this episode resonated with you, make sure to hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss future conversations. Share it with someone who’s on their own healing path, and if you feel called, leave a rating or review - every single click helps this podcast reach the people who need it.

Connect with Abigail

Instagram: @‌abigailiq

Website: https://www.abigailiq.com/

Connect with Anthea

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

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

What happens when a life-altering trauma meets radical self-responsibility? Who could you become - if you used your trauma as the most powerful pivot you could ever take…?

In this deeply moving and expansive conversation, Anthea is joined by Brody Lee; global strategist, event architect and transformational leader, to explore what it really means to wake up to your life and choose impact over fear.

Brody shares his extraordinary personal story; from childhood trauma and addiction to a near-fatal overdose, and the moment that changed everything. What followed was not just healing, but a complete reclamation of purpose, agency and joy. We now meet him as an 8-figure entrepreneur working with some of the most purpose-led visionaries in the world - all from his core belief in the human capacity for growth beyond pain.

Together, Anthea and Brody dive into the deeper layers of trauma healing, fear, personal responsibility and self-belief - unpacking why so many people stay stuck in hesitation and how one clear decision can radically alter the trajectory of your life.

This episode also challenges the way we think about sales, money and service, offering a powerful reframe.

You’ll hear reflections on:

• Healing trauma without shame or labels - what needs releasing to liberate your potential
• Addiction, compassion and reclaiming personal agency
• Why fear isn’t the problem
• Sales as service and money as a force for good
• Events, community and the power of collective transformation
• What it really means to build “legacy-level” impact

This conversation is for the dreamers, the self-developers, the leaders and the ones who know there’s more available to them, even if they don’t quite know how to reach it yet.

If you’ve ever felt called to a bigger life but held back by fear, doubt or old stories, this episode is an invitation to choose again.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Brody

02:48 Brody’s journey and what shaped him

08:34 Moving through personal challenges

10:16 The moment everything changed

18:15 Choosing forgiveness and finding joy

20:18  Living with intention and creating impact

36:03 Why sales can actually be a service

39:23 How sales shows up in everyday life

40:44 Rethinking money, capitalism, and wealth

42:26 Three powerful questions to live by

43:11 Philanthropy and the ripple effect of micro giving

53:34 The magic of events and shared experiences

57:23 Brody’s bigger mission and what’s coming next

01:00:05 A bold vision for a global event beyond earth

01:11:54 Closing reflections and Brody’s message to you

If you’ve loved this conversation, follow or subscribe to Embodied so you never miss an episode, leave us a rating and share it with a friend. Your support continually expands our reach, allowing us to support more listeners around the world who need to hear these conversations. And, Anthea always loves hearing from you; so feel free to contact her on Instagram or via email.

Connect with Brody:

Instagram: @‌eventswithbrody

Website: https://brodylee.com/

Connect with Anthea:

Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: [email protected]

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

Welcome dear ones to the latest Solo Episode of Finding Your Way Home; the Podcast dedicated to supporting your journey inward, and into a life that's profoundly conscious, connected and deeply alive.

Today, we're diving into a special topic requested by one of our listeners: how to cultivate deeper happiness as we move into the year to come. What are the measures of true personal joy, contentment and peace? And once identified in a way that feels authentically intimate to you, how do we begin to build this in our lives - emotionally and experientially? 

After a decade working with hundreds of clients, I would argue that this question lies at the heart of most others. Behind the yearning for success, a healthier body, greater income or a deeper sense of self, is a foundational desire to be "happy" in that realisation - to come to a place within yourself and your life where you can finally rest still for a moment, satisfied & satiated by all that you've created. So, in this week's episode we dive in - exploring the nuances of building your own "happiness" blueprint, and what might unconsciously stand in the way. 

So my loves; sit back and soak it in - from our heart to yours. Let us know what lands...

If you've appreciated the episode, remember to hit the subscribe or follow buttons, and consider sharing it with a friend. That simple act helps us to reach the minds and hearts of those who need us. And for more on Finding Your Way Home, including 1:1 opportunities, exclusive retreats and trainings: 

 - Simply visit @ab_embodiment on Instagram, or our website at www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org

Sending love, wherever you're listening,

A x

Dissolving Your Imposter Syndrome - Part 2

Welcome dear ones to your latest Solo Episode of Finding Your Way Home - the Podcast dedicated to supporting your journey inward, your journey through, into a life so conscious, so connected and alive that it truly enriches you and those around you. It's beautiful to have you with us. 

Today, we're diving into Part 2 of one of our most consistently requested topics - how to navigate and find our way beyond Imposter Syndrome. Tune into Part 1 to learn the psychological & emotional roots of this particular form of social anxiety and self-questioning. Our adult form of "Am I enough to belong". As you listen in, see if you can identify your own Imposter Syndrome blueprint - the narratives, physical safety / threat signals and emotional responses that arise for you specifically, when you find yourself in an environment that feels "stretchy". Spaces or relationships in which you desire to be seen, chosen, esteemed, included... 

And as you tune into Part 2, prepare to take a deeper look at what this pattern reveals - about your view of yourself, and the parts within you longing to be embraced, loved, integrated and released. Together, through practical tools and a powerful guided meditation practice, we're going to work through your specific issues and create a baseline of calm, self-worth and non-attachment to the opinions of others. They were never really the issue, as you will discover... 

So my loves; sit back, absorb, nourish - taking this sacred time for you, with you. You, in fact, were always the point. 

If you've appreciated the episode, remember to hit the subscribe or follow buttons, and consider sharing it with a friend. That simple act helps us to reach the minds and hearts of those who need us. And for more on Finding Your Way Home, including 1:1 opportunities, exclusive retreats and trainings: 

 - Simply visit @ab_embodiment on Instagram, or our website at www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org

Sending love, wherever you're listening,

A x

Dissolving Your Imposter Syndrome - Part 1

Welcome my loves, to your latest Solo Episode of Finding Your Way Home - the Podcast dedicated to supporting your journey inward, your journey through, into a life so conscious, so connected and alive that it truly enriches you and those around you. It's beautiful to have you with us. 

Today, we're exploring one of the most heavily requested topics we receive: how to navigate and find our way beyond Imposter Syndrome, that wonderfully adult manifestation of the fear of being "less than", rejected or excluded. 

As a Coach who works exclusively with high-achieving, high-functioning clients - from Executives to leading Actors and Directors - I can promise you that this particular tendency doesn't discriminate. Irrespective of your level of success, qualification, network or finance; the fear of being "discovered" in you inadequacy can persist. It isn't until you truly make peace with your own mixture of light and dark that you find yourself no longer vulnerable to the perception you believe that others hold. 

And so, while you journey - sit back and soak it in... An episode dedicated to understanding and making friends with your particular form of impostering, and lighting the pathway to mental and emotional freedom. Stay tuned for Part 2, where I'll guide you through a dedicated practice in coming home, and offer practical tools to dissolve anxiety in the moments it arises.

Remember to hit the subscribe or follow buttons if you've found this episode supportive, and consider sharing it with a friend. That simple act helps us to reach the minds and hearts of those who need us. And for more on Finding Your Way Home, including 1:1 opportunities, exclusive retreats and trainings: 

 - Simply visit @ab_embodiment or www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org

Sending love, wherever you're listening,

A x

The Blueprint for Emotional Health at Christmas

It's been a moment since we last connected my loves - and as we prepare a stunning Spring Season of interviews for you, it's time for a little Solo. On a theme that fills my inbox and client calls at this time of year: how to successfully navigate Christmas. 

Somehow, we're here - at the tail end of an incredibly full year, on the cusp of deep transition for many, and in the days running up to family, socialising, rest (theoretical & practical) and reflection. It is for many an important and sometimes confronting season, where much is expected, tested, raised. So, we're diving into the challenge themes that are most pertinent; the parts of you / others that you may find activated; and how to find your way to balance, quiet & deeper self-compassion. For anyone feeling a flutter of anxiety in anticipation of the weeks to come - listen in. Let this be your blueprint on how to carve out your own needs, priorities and equilibrium in the bustle and busyness. While, lovingly and with detachment, allowing others to do the same. 

Remember to share this with a friend if you have found it supportive, re-listen as you need to, and reach out to the team here with any specific questions we can support you with. 

Sending love,

A x

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From my heart to yours listeners, 

A x