Themes: Gut Health, Holistic Healing, Mental Health, Gut-Brain Connection, Parasites, Food, Nutrition, Candida Diet, Healing
Summary:
On today's episode, I’ll share my personal journey of how ongoing health issues led me to explore the depths of gut health and discover the healing power of food. You'll hear about the specific changes I made in my diet and lifestyle, and how these adjustments ended up curing my sickness and healing me from the inside out—literally! Enjoy the episode.
(00:00) Intro
(02:53) Impact of external stressors
(04:00) Holistic approach to healing
(06:36) Parasites
(09:05) Consequences of antibiotic use
(10:26) Connection between gut health and mental health
(11:39) Yeast overgrowth
(14:23) Dietary changes and candida diet
(21:29) Gut health, emotional well-being and stress
(24:10) How antibiotics affect the gut bacteria
(25:21) Nutrition and movement as a healing tool
(27:52) Nervous system's role
(29:01) Alcohol and caffeine
(30:10) Circadian rhythm and morning sun
(33:48) Fermented foods
(35:59) Probiotics and prebiotics
(38:28) Glucose management hacks
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Welcome back to Worthy of Space Podcast, Season 2! We're diving straight into a juicy topic—those butterfly feelings in your stomach when you're about to speak in front of a big audience or meet your crush. Is it normal to feel this way? What's the science behind it? Is it a sign of danger, or have you found the love of your life—or both? Let's find out!
Themes: Autonomic Nervous System, Butterfly Feeling in the Stomach, Dating, Love, Fight-or-Flight Response
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Themes: Father Wound, Self-Healing, Inner Child, Childhood Trauma, Emotional Neglect, Emotional Unavailability, Perfectionism, Boundaries, Trust Issues
Summary: This episode will cover everything you need to know about a father wound, including what is a father wound, how to recognize if you have one and how to start healing it. I will discuss the origins of this wound and share my own personal experiences, as usual. This wound can significantly affect our romantic partnerships and how we attach to others, so it is crucial to understand it better. Feel free to show your love and share this episode with anyone who might benefit from this information!
(00:00) Introduction to the father wound
(03:07) Manifestations of the father wound
(05:54) Recognizing childhood dynamics
(09:18) Signs: boundaries & trust issues
(13:03) Self-sabotage
(16:49) Attachment styles
(18:05) Hyper-independence
(19:11) Self-worth + self-esteem issues and need for control
(21:33) Perfectionism and people-pleasing
(23:58) Connection between empathy and trauma
(25:11) Attraction to unavailable partners
(29:06) Healing through writing & community
(32:54) Inner child work
(35:30) Nervous system
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Themes: Hyper-Independence Hypervigilance, Interdependency, Trauma, Childhood Wounds, Parentification, Emotional Neglect, Abandonment, Relationships, Inner Child, Healing. Summary: Were you described as the 'easy daughter'? Our 'independent child'? The one who 'always just takes care of herself so well'? Yup, I've heard all of that hundreds of times too—and so may you! In today's episode, you and I will discuss how needing to grow up and become an adult way too early in your childhood can cause unwanted suffering in our lives—in other words, what hyper-independence is all about. We will explore where it originates, what it means, how it can negatively affect your life and how to release it. You will hear examples from my own life how it showed up for me, and my best tips on how to become healthily independent while also knowing how to count on others when needed.
(00:00) Intro
(01:22) What is hyper-independence
(02:51) The origins: emotional neglect and parentification
(05:25) The origins: abandonment wounds
(13:29) The connection between trauma, coping mechanisms & nervous system
(16:34) Challenges of hyper independence
(26:18) Negative effects of hyper independence
(30:49) The importance of learning to ask for help
(32:10) Inner child healing, play and reparenting
(37:03) Practicing vulnerability and self-compassion
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Themes: Happiness, Human Connection, Relationships, Love, Mindfulness
Summary: I'm so happy you found your way to this episode because this is something everyone needs to hear and know about. Today I will go through the key findings from the longest study of happiness ever been done. You will learn what are the key components to live more happy and healthy life, how to increase happiness in your own life and also what to avoid. I will of course bring up my own examples from my life, how I've experienced these findings to be true and how I've integrated them in my own life—Some of them before even knowing about this research and its findings! Such an exciting and powerful topic, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did researching about it! References: Good genes are nice, but joy is better https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/ What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jnEizYzQl0
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Themes: Self-reflection, Self-awareness, Codependency, Dating, Self-love, Attachment Styles, Inner Child Wounds, Fear of Abandonment, Healing.
Summary: On this episode I truly get close up and personal! I'm reflecting on how non-linear healing is, how easy it is to slide back to old codependent patterns and how to avoid that—and make sure you stay YOU while dating new people! I will share my own tools that I created to keep you in check that you don't start to lose parts of ourselves when relating romantically to a new person! We all know dating can be challenging and I hope this episode will help you (and me!) to navigate through it with a bit more awareness and compassion towards ourselves.
Ps. I will practise vulnerability myself and share a very personal letter of mine at the end of the episode!
(00:00) Intro
(01:17) Summary of learnings so far
(02:28) Slipping into old codependent habits
(03:58) Losing parts of self
(06:33) Fear of abandonment and codependency
(10:12) Tools to overcome fear
(11:34) Moving forward with compassion
(14:16) Creating a self-accountability list
(20:14) Self-reflection and personal letter
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Themes: Attachment Theory, Attachment Styles, Insecure Attachment, Secure Attachment, Avoidant Attachment, Anxious Attachment, Disorganized Attachment, Childhood Trauma, Human Connection, Nervous System Regulation, Self-love, Relationships, Dating, Self-belief, Vulnerability, Trust, Healing Summary: Are you often worried your partner will leave you? Feeling anxious if they take longer to text back to you? Having a hard time opening up and sharing your vulnerable side with your friends? Does asking help feel extremely hard for you? Sounds familiar? Then you're in the right place and it all makes sense. Trust me. Today I'll share my recent learnings about the newest research of attachment theory and 4 different attachment styles. I will explore how the styles are developed and how they affect your way of connecting to other people, and finally, how to recognize your own style. I will reflect on my own experience and challenges and discuss the ways how to heal from insecure attachment and learn to become more securely attached - the goal being able to relate to other people with more ease and comfort. Link to Mel Robbins podcast BONUS Meditation – Listen for 21 Days to Reprogram Your Subconscious: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iuQPR8NmdzWonuvHwsFA2?si=gxLKazZqRwWDcDOW-ZGvcA
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Themes: Relationships, Healing, Autonomic Nervous System, Regulation, Dysregulation, Polyvagal Theory, Neural Exercise, Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System, Fight or Flight, Freeze, Dorsal, Ventral, Self-awareness, Triggers, Trauma, Disconfirming Experiences, Inner Co-Regulation, Regulating Tools Summary: On today's episode I share my recent learnings about the autonomic nervous system, how it affects our daily life and how to regulate your own nervous system. I will discuss some practical tools I've been using for a while + some new tools how to self-regulate and the potential benefits that come from spending more time in a regulated state. I will share my own life's examples of being in a dysregulated state, the struggles that arises and how to start learning to come back to regulation.
(00:00) Intro
(01:19) Understanding the autonomic nervous system
(03:07) Nervous system's role in behavioural patterns
(04:59) Sensory techniques to manage panic attacks
(06:06) How past experiences influence current reactions
(08:25) Different nervous system states
(10:45) Tools for regulating the nervous system
(13:35) Importance of being aware of different states
(16:16) Practical examples of regulation
(20:10) The importance of visualization
(22:10) Comprehensive list of regulation techniques
(37:15) Building capacity for positive experiences
(44:27) Conclusion and resources
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Themes: Healing, Self-work, Partnership, Dating, Codependency, Healthy Relationship, Self-awareness, Insecurities, Triggers, Trauma, Nervous System, Disconfirming Experiences Summary: On today's episode, I'll be discussing what healing can look like in solitude and while dating another person. I'll explore the significant potential that a healthy relationship can bring to your healing journey and the importance of continuous self-discovery and mutual growth with the partner. Additionally, I'll discuss important considerations for choosing a partner to share your healing journey with. (00:00) Intro (01:15) How can healing look like when dating (02:17) Triggers and reacting to them (09:38) Powerful potential of healing together (12:16) Challenges in dating (13:23) Working on self & recognizing your triggers (17:40) Codependency and insecurities (21:35) Choosing the right partner
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Themes: Codependency, Recovering, Relationship Dynamics, People Pleasing, Fear of Abandonment, Self-Betrayal, Personal Growth, Learning, Love, Personal Wins, Self-reflection, Healing, Self-discovery, Breaking Patterns
Summary: In this episode, I delve into what it's like to live as a recovering codependent. I share my own healing process, emphasizing its non-linear nature and the resilience required to bounce back. Throughout the episode, I reflect on personal red flags, highlighting moments of self-awareness, and celebrate my own victories on this transformative journey.
(00:00) Intro
(03:58) Becoming aware of codependency
(06:39) Learning to set boundaries
(09:12) Recognizing personal red flags
(10:34) The journey of self-healing
(13:05) Progress and setbacks in dating
(18:55) Fears and challenges
(20:34) importance of self-accountability
(21:56) Practicing grounding and self-care
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Themes: Codependency, Relationship Dynamics, People Pleasing, Fear of Abandonment, Self-Betrayal, Personal Growth, Childhood Patterns, Love, Addiction, Self-reflection, Healing, Self-discovery, Breaking Patterns Summary: Feeling caught in the push and pull dynamic in your relationships? Maybe you've realized that, you've unintentionally neglected your own needs? It's a scenario that many of us can relate to, and I want to share my personal experience with codependency. In this episode you will learn what codependency is and how it shows up in one's life—using my own experiences as an example. How it is rooted in childhood and persists into adulthood, influencing how we approach all relationships.
(00:00) Intro
(1:23) Codependency affects all relationships
(2:20) What is codependency
(4:50) Codependency rooted in dysfunctional family dynamics
(6:00) Self-abandonment & need to fix other person
(8:00) My own codependent childhood dynamics
(11:20) Codependency signs and symptoms
(15:18) Learned behaviour from family/caretaker in childhood
(16:40) Fear of abandonment
(17:30) Toxic 'push and pull' dynamic
(18:43) Self-compassion & taking responsibility is the key
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Themes: Self-healing, Self-love, Conscious Dating, Relationships, Trauma, Triggers, Personal Growth, Self-respect, Self-worth, Secure Attachment, Anxious Attachment, Boundaries, Inner Child, Solitude Summary:
Today I'm honoured to have one of my Bali besties here to tell about her new mindful approach to dating and why she chose to stop dating all together for a while. You will learn what are the surprising benefits of taking a break from dating and embracing solitude, and how to start dating again with more awareness and newly gained deeper self-knowledge. Tune in to explore the world of conscious dating, up close and personal as usual.
(00:00) Intro
(01:43) Conscious dating
(07:13) Taking a break from dating
(08:18) Rediscovering childhood passions
(11:47) Partner as a teacher
(17:25) Healing past traumas while dating
(19:30) Choosing a securely attached partner
(24:00) Feeling hopeful and excited
(27:03) Spending time in solitude
(31:19) Reconnecting with a family member
(37:32) Building a home within you
(39:26) Unhealthy dating patterns
(43:23) Setting boundaries in relationships
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Themes: Self-betrayal, Fear of Rejection, Abandonment Wound, Finding Your Voice, Speaking Truth, Healing Wounds, Personal Growth, Self-respect, Self-development, Self-worth, Liberation, Authenticity
Summary:
Today I'm bringing up a topic that I'm sure everyone can relate to at some level and what is crucial for all of our well-being—speaking your truth. I will discuss topics such as staying small, betraying oneself, starting to speak your truth, fear of rejection, healing those wounds and finally taking up space!
(00:00) Intro
(04:37) Hiding parts of yourself
(05:29) Liberation & positive ripple effect
(06:18) Filtering out people that are not aligned
(07:03) First time speaking my truth and setting boundaries
(09:16) Speaking my truth during globally challenging times
(10:22) Shame & division: powerful tools
(11:35) Fear of rejection
(12:59) Abandonment wound & healing
(14:30) Facing the fear & having hard conversations
(16:40) Building your self-worth
(17:16) Pain of betraying yourself & not being authentic
(18:06) The challenges of speaking your truth in a modern world
(20:00) Starting small is the key
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Themes: Self-Worth, Self-Trust, Self-Respect, Self-Esteem, Codependency, Emotional Unavailability, Self-Love, Codependency. Summary: Get cozy, grab your hot drink and spend the next few moments with me exploring how to rebuild your self-worth, self-respect and eventually deep, unconditional love for yourself. And as a bonus, to finally cleanse your space from emotionally unavailable romantical partners (or friends!) who are not worthy of your time or space. (00:00) Intro (02:42) Losing yourself in dating (05:00) Subconsciously choosing unavailable partners (06:23) Childhood trauma & what love means (10:03) Drawn to what feels normal to the nervous system (11:27) Breaking cycles of repetitive unhealthy relationships (12:57) Getting to know yourself (15:33) Expanding yourself through trying new things (19:00) Becoming sick & rebuilding self-worth (22:40) Keeping small promises (25:12) Tuning in with your body (27:17) Power of journaling (30:47) Eliminating alcohol and sugar (33:45) Social media detox & healthy boundaries Find me on Instagram: @katikumpul https://www.instagram.com/katikumpul
Themes: Personal Growth, Self-reflection, Self-worth, Dating, Self-awareness, Romantical Relationship, Friendship, Rock Bottom, Trauma Bond, Co-depencency, Self-help, Psychology, Awakening, Intuition, Purpose
Summary: On this episode, you get to know me a bit better while I share my story of how I ended up 'drifting' in the current of life, crashing into rock bottom, and eventually creating the Worthy of Space Podcast. And, of course, there are plenty of lessons I don't want to keep just for myself. If this resonates, I recommend listening!
(00:00) Intro
(01:23) Deep interest to psychology and human mind
(02:50) Drifting through life
(05:41) Mirroring your behaviours through a romantical partner
(06:31) Self-discovery in a toxic relationship
(07:46) Trauma bond
(08:54) Rock-bottom & awakening
(10:15) Learning about Co-dependency & taking control
(15:04) Helping friends with similar experiences
(19:41) Finding purpose
(21:36) Listening to your intuition
(22:34) What Worthy of Space means to me
(27:52) Future themes to discuss
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Themes: Self-doubt, Self-worth, Self-love, Dating, Love, Career, Boundaries, Imposter Syndrome, Perfectionism, People Pleasing, Procrastinating, Fear of Failure
Summary: In this episode I share my own personal journey on how perfectionism and fear of failure can stop me from achieving my dreams. I also discuss my journey of personal growth and self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries, expressing oneself openly, and learning from past relationships.
(00:06) Fear of failure and perfectionism (03:08) Self-worth and work/romantic relationships (13:57) Setting boundaries in business and prioritizing well-being (15:06) Setting boundaries in romantical relationships and learning to express feelings (16:21) Lessons learned from past relationships (22:45) Overcoming perfectionism and fear of failure
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