In this deeply personal season finale, Sam shares the raw truth behind stepping back, slowing down, and honouring her own limits. After facing a series of personal losses, she opens up about what it really means to choose yourself - even when it means disappointing others. We explore: 💔 The hidden cost of keeping promises that tip you over the edge 🌱 Why sometimes the bravest thing you can do is break your word to others to keep it with yourself 🧘‍♀️ How grief reshapes identity, ...

Are you always the one fixing, pleasing, or holding everything together, even when it hurts? In this raw and revealing episode, Adele dives into the hidden psychology of codependency and pathological accommodation - the deep, often unconscious patterns that make us sacrifice our own needs to keep the peace. We explore: 🌀 The difference between healthy empathy and self-erasure ❤️‍🩹 Why “helping” can sometimes be a trauma response 💣 How childhood survival strategies turn into ...

Your attachment style is running the show, whether you realise it or not. In this episode, Adele unpacks the powerful science of attachment theory and how early experiences wire the way you love, fight, and connect. We dive into: 💞 The three core attachment styles - anxious, avoidant, fear attached and secure - and how they play out in adult relationships 🔥 Why opposites attract… and then drive each other crazy 🧠 How trauma and childhood patterns silently shape your emotional reaction...

Should you fight for your relationship, or walk away? In this episode, Adele and Sam break down a clear, research-backed process to help you decide with data, not just feelings. We cover: 💔 The cost of skipping compatibility “due diligence” and why many couples do it too late ⚡ The Gottman Four Horsemen: criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling — early warning signs your relationship is in trouble 🧠 Four essential questions every couple must ask before deciding t...

This episode is raw, real, and deeply personal. Sam opens up about her journey of becoming a young mum: the challenges, the resilience it demanded, and how those early experiences shaped her into the health professional she is today. We explore: 👶 The struggles and lessons of navigating motherhood at a young age 💡 How those challenges sparked her passion for functional medicine 🌱 The transformation from surviving to thriving and building a career that now supports hundreds o...

What if your body isn’t failing you… but protecting you? In this episode, Adele unpacks the science of metabolomics - the study of your body’s real-time chemistry - and how it reveals why so many people with trauma, chronic illness, or burnout can’t heal. We explore: ⚡ The Cell Danger Response (CDR) - your mitochondria’s survival program that gets stuck in “war mode” 🧬 How trauma, toxins, infections, and even psychological stress hijack your biology 🧠 Why mental health issue...

This episode pulls back the curtain on something rarely shared: a real therapy session where Adele’s body diagnosed an injury before doctors did. Using Hakomi, a powerful somatic therapy, Adele’s child state of consciousness revealed exactly what was happening in her foot, long before medical tests confirmed it. We dive into: 🧠 How child states hold unspoken truths about trauma and the body ⚡ What really happens inside a somatic therapy session (the “black box” revealed) 👣 H...

Born into pain. Raised in resilience. In this deeply personal episode, Adele shares how a traumatic birth, childhood surgeries, and years of chronic pain shaped her path into trauma therapy, trauma-informed coaching psychology and health psychology. Her story takes you through: 🩺 Surviving congenital hip dysplasia and the medical system’s blind spots 🧠 How early trauma fuels lifelong patterns like people-pleasing and silence in pain 💊 Hard truths on the opioid crisis and fla...

99% of your DNA isn’t human — and it’s running the show. In this mind-bending episode, Adele and Sam uncover how the trillions of microbes in your gut influence: 🧠 Mood, anxiety & trauma recovery 💡 Neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine & GABA 🔥 Inflammation, cravings & even your body clock We bust outdated myths (goodbye serotonin hypothesis of depression) and explore how stress and trauma hijack gut health — triggering everything from anxiety to diabetes. Y...

When your stomach is talking, your mind should listen. In this eye-opening episode, Adele and Sam pull back the curtain on the powerful gut–brain axis and why IBS isn’t “just in your head,” but deeply connected to your mental health. We dive into: 🧠 Why 90% of your serotonin is made in your gut, not your brain ⚡ How trauma and chronic stress rewire your microbiome 🌸 The link between endometriosis, “cyclical IBS,” and hormonal shifts 🌀 Why your gut reacts before your br...

Still staring at the ceiling at 2am? It’s time to stop patching and start healing. In this eye-opening episode, Adele and Sam break down: 🧠 Why sleep is your brain’s detox system - and how insomnia messes with memory, mood, and long-term health 💤 The truth about REM vs. non-REM - and how your glymphatic system clears toxins overnight 🚫 Why sleep meds (like zopiclone or melatonin) may be backfiring 🔥 The hidden roots of insomnia: trauma, stress, menopause, and more 🌿 Real solutions: ...

Episode 9: How we Resource ourselves during Trauma Part 2: Growth Resources — Your Toolkit for Long-Term Resilience Ready to stop stress spirals before they start? This episode is your roadmap. Adele and Sam unpack: 🌱 What growth resources are — and why they’re different from survival coping 🧘‍♀️ How practices like breathwork, movement & meditation rewire your nervous system 🧠 The DREAM Framework: Discipline, Routine, Education, Action, Mentality 🪷 Why relaxing your pelvic f...

Episode 8: How we Resource Ourselves during Trauma Part 1: Survival Mode vs. Real Healing If you’re coping, not thriving — this one’s for you. In this episode, Adele and Sam unpack: ⚠️ What “survival resources” really are — and why they’re keeping you stuck 🧠 Polyvagal theory explained: how your nervous system drives fight, flight, freeze & fawn 🚩 Coping habits like people-pleasing, overworking, shopping, and numbing — trauma in disguise 🌱 How to build growth resou...

Episode 7: Core Beliefs — The Hidden Rules Running Your Life By age 7, your brain wrote a rulebook. The problem? You’re still living by it. In this powerful episode, Adele and Sam explore: 🧠 What core beliefs really are — and how they secretly shape your choices 👶 How childhood experiences wire deep beliefs about safety, love, and worth 📉 How trauma reshapes your beliefs without you even knowing 🪞 The mind-body link: how posture reveals what you really believe about yo...

Episode 6: Why Compassion is the Game-Changer in Trauma Therapy Forget the “tough it out” approach — real trauma healing starts with compassion. In this heartfelt episode, Adele and Sam explore: 💔 Why trauma survivors carry shame, fear, and self-blame 🧘‍♀️ How compassion-based therapy creates safety and actually works 🌱 The power of mindfulness, loving presence, and nonjudgmental care 🛠️ Tools to build self-compassion: from breathwork to compassionate letter writing 💡 How moder...

Episode 5: PTSD Isn’t What You Think PTSD isn’t just “mental health” — it’s your brain’s survival system on overdrive. In this raw and real episode, Adele and Sam unpack: 🧠 The difference between PTSD and PTS — and why it matters ⚠️ What trauma actually does to your brain (think amygdala hijack & hippocampus shutdown) 🔥 Why PTSD symptoms feel like you're stuck in a loop 👩‍🔬 Why women are twice as likely to develop PTSD 💥 Fight, flight, freeze, fawn — survival reactions...

Episode 4: Triaging Stress & Reclaiming Your Health Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or like your body’s screaming at you? This one’s for you. Adele and Sam break down: 🧠 How chronic stress hijacks your brain, body, and even your genes 📊 The Five Pillars of Health: biochemistry, nutrition, emotional health, environment & epigenetics 💥 Cortisol belly, memory crashes, mood swings — what they’re really telling you 🧘‍♀️ The power of HRV (Heart Rate Variability) to track stress in ...

Episode 3: Perfectionism, Shame & Stress — The Toxic Trio Think perfectionism is about high standards? Think again. In this episode, Adele and Sam expose the real drivers behind perfectionism: 🔁 The shame cycle keeping you stuck 🧠 Cognitive distortions that fuel stress 😣 How perfectionism can become an addiction 💥 The cost: burnout, anxiety, and disconnection 🌱 The antidotes: self-compassion, mindfulness & the “sensitivity cycle” If you’re always pushing, never resting, and feel ...

5 Things We Said in Episode 1 That Most Therapists Won’t Tell You 👀 Not your average therapist talk. Here’s what we laid down in Episode 1 of Naked Insights: Healing is a learning journey – We don’t just sit back and “hold space.” We believe you need skills, education, and a plan. You deserve to know how you're healing, not just hope that you are.Therapy shouldn't be a black box – Most therapists won’t tell you what they’re doing. We want you to understand the strategy behind your healing — n...

Episode 2: Good Stress vs. Bad Stress Not all stress is bad — but too much of the wrong kind is. In this episode, Adele and Sam unpack: ⚡ The difference between healthy stress and toxic stress 🧠 How your HPA axis and cortisol hijack your sleep, energy, and immunity 🔥 Hans Selye’s 3 stages of stress: Alarm → Resistance → Exhaustion 🌿 Practical ways to build resilience — from lifestyle tweaks to herbs you can use to beat stress 💡 Why perfectionism and pushing throu...