Inside the episode
When the body starts to speak
Sasha's work starts with a simple idea. Physical symptoms are often signals we've ignored for a long time, until the body finds a louder way to be heard.
One client had been on thyroid medication for around 30 years. After two sessions, working through anger she had never been allowed to express as a child, her consultant first halved her medication and then took her off it. Sasha is clear that anyone should keep talking to their doctor, but the body often has something to tell us.
Survival mode switches off creativity
Sasha describes sexual energy as our life force. It's the energy that helps us create, grow and thrive, and it's the first thing to switch off when we're stuck in fight or flight.
For business owners, the signs are familiar. Ideas dry up. You stop knowing what you want. Every project takes everything you've got, and you need ages to recover. That's the hamster wheel, and it's a sign you're creating from your own reserves rather than from flow.
Permission to shine
The episode was sponsored by the Diamond Setter in Tunbridge Wells, and Sasha loves the link. Diamonds have spent millions of years in the ground before they get to shine.
Her tip is to anchor confidence in something physical. A piece of jewellery, or her own "power boots", can become a reminder that you're worthy and ready to be seen.
Whose cup is getting filled?
In relationships, Sasha asks whether two people are walking side by side as grown-ups, or propping each other up. When one person is always pouring into the other, both end up levelling out, and one is usually left depleted.
Helping someone can also meet a need in us, like feeling the hero. That's fine, as long as it's a choice. If it starts draining your own life, you can choose again and create some distance.
