Are you sensitive in nature? Perhaps you're drawn to nature itself? or maybe you can really feel others pain and get upset and other's misfortune. If some of these ring true, perhaps you are an empath.

This episode examines how empathy and sensitivity are a gift to the human character. Learn about the healing qualities of empaths and the physical pitfalls they must watch out for.

Understand why empaths are vulnerable to controllers, energy vampires and narcissists and how to protect yourself. The episode goes into extensive detail on narcissistic individuals especially in the context of romantic relationships with empaths.

Watch out and learn to utilise this great gift!

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What is authenticity? Is is superficially being 'real' or is it something much more primal and deeper?

Join Paddy McCurdie for this special episode on finding your true self and why it is an innate human survival need.

This episode explores the Jungian shadow and what really lurks deeper inside our shadow. Perhaps there is a little piece of treasure hidden inside us that we can tap into in order to become truly authentic.

Learn more about projection and how it is used widely by ourselves and on a bigger scale in concepts such as the 'culture war'.

For anyone learning about the shadow and shadow work, this is a must listen episode

Intro music courtesy of John Bartmann - Gameshow Brazz.

Are you helpful and willing?
Are you a super agreeable person?
Do you not like conflict situations or being assertive?
Do you feel like you're walking on eggshells around certain people?

Perhaps then you are a people pleaser or exhibit an unhealthy level of people pleasing behaviours.

This episode of Authentic SOAP explores people pleasing; how people pleasers are vulnerable to narcissists, their sense of duty, putting their own needs aside and how they equate decisiveness with hurting others.

Do you have difficulty setting limits or do you people please to gain control? This episode should provide the necessary insight to recognise your own people pleasing behaviours and how they are detrimental to your well being.

Learn about how our developmental programming along with the emotions of fear, guilt and shame can cause a lack of self-worth that will openly lead to people pleasing.

Learn how to be assertive and set and enforce BOUNDARIES...

In this episode of Authentic SOAP, Paddy McCurdie attempts to look into the mind and our thoughts, is it the case that we are not our thoughts? I know it is a difficult to comprehend so why don't you listen further?

The episode examine human consciousness without thought, how meditation can help up fearlessly observe and be aware of our thoughts and being able to rise above thought, experience something deeper.

I will also offer some advice on obsessional thoughts, practical tips to weaken the besiegement. What role can CBT play in all of this and how spirituality and wisdom can assist medicine?

Uncertainty is a fact of life, how do we embrace and ultimately accept it?

In this episode of Authentic SOAP, Paddy McCurdie looks into uncertainty and tips and techniques for dealing with the negative manifestations that arise with it.

In this episode Authentic SOAP podcast host Paddy McCurdie attempts to shed some light on why people are so disconnected.

Given the rise in mental health issues, addictions and the general turbulence in individuals and populations, a sense of some sort of disconnection seems to prevail.

Are we disconnected from our higher true self or is displacement from our home communities causing problems?

Is the media both social and conventional feeding a diet of non-soul nourishing information?

Tune in for more insight.

Paddy McCurdie explores attachment in this powerful episode of Authentic SOAP.

How do attachments negatively affect our lives and how can we recognise them?

It's likely the majority of us will have attachments to a certain degree and the podcast should offer some insight into the negativity that arises with attachment.

Video launch audio of Authentic SOAP Podcast with host Paddy McCurdie.

Authentic SOAP examines the seeming familiarity of each day under lockdown.

Gain insight into how host Paddy McCurdie is adapting as days literally appear to subsume each other.

Maybe you will be like Bill Murray's character in Groundhog Day and eventually submit.