3 Communication Mistakes That Are Damaging Your Relationships
Release Date: 10/01/2025
Season 4 Episode 4 - Why Spirituality Alone Won’t Heal You. The Missing Piece in Lasting Change
The Authentic Self Podcast
Spirituality can guide you, but it alone won't create deep, lasting change. IN this episode, we uncover what's often missing in spiritual practices, such as practical integration, nervous system alignment, and facing the parts of yourself that you have been avoiding. If you are ready to stop circling the same patterns and finally step into irreversible transformation, this conversation is for you. Send me an email: lauriewilliamswellness@gmail.com
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Season 4 Episode 3 - The pain you blame on others is the permission you haven’t given yourself
The Authentic Self Podcast
It's easy to locate pain outside of ourselves, whether it is through people, situations, or past experiences. But often, what hurts most is tied to the boundaries we haven't set, the truth we haven't spoken, or the choices we haven't allowed ourselves to make. In this episode, we look at how unclaimed permission shows up as resentment, frustration and emotional exhaustion. We will look at the quiet ways self-denial shapes your relationships and inner dialogue, and what begins to shift when you start offering yourself honesty, agency, and self-trust. This isn't about...
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Season 4 Episode 2 - The Only Toxic Relationship You Will Ever Have Is With Yourself
The Authentic Self Podcast
We often talk about toxic relationships as something outside of us, such as partners, family members, and workplaces. But what if the most impactful relationship you will ever have is the one you have with yourself? In this episode, we explore how self-abandonment, inner criticism, emotional suppression and learned survival patterns quietly shape your daily experience. Not from a place of blame, but from understanding. Together, we look at how these internal dynamics form, how they show up in your life, and what begins to shift when you start relating to yourself...
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Season 4 Episode 1 - Reality It Only Exists The Way You See It In Your Mind
The Authentic Self Podcast
We experience life through the lens of our thoughts, beliefs, and emotional conditioning, often without realizing it. What feels like "reality" is frequently shaped by past experiences, survival patterns, and the meaningwe've learned to assign to them. In this episode, we explore how your inner world influences the way you interpret situations, relationships, and yourself. Together, we look at how perspective forms, why certain patterns feel so real and convincing, and what becomes possible when you begin to gently question the stories your mind is telling.
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Letting Go Of Your Old Identity
The Authentic Self Podcast
There comes a time in every healing and growth journey when who you've been no longer fits who you are authentically. And that in-between pace where the old identity is dissolving but your authentic self hasn't fully surfaced yet can feel uncomfortable, confusing, and even scary. In this episode, we explore what it really means to let go of an old identity. Not just roles and labels, but the survival patterns, beliefs, and versions of yourself that once kept you safe, but now feel like they are keeping you stuck.
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Are you living as your authentic self? Relationship Edition
The Authentic Self Podcast
So many relationship struggles aren't really about the "other person"; they are about the parts of ourselves we've learned to hide, silence, or abandon to feel loved, accepted, or safe. In this episode, we explore what authenticity truly looks like inside relationships. Not the performative kind, not the "people-pleasing to keep the peace" version; but the grounded, honest, self-respecting way of being that creates real connection instead of quiet resentment.
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Why Your Healing Should Always Come Back To You
The Authentic Self Podcast
Healing isn't about fixing what others did; it's about reconnecting to what you haven't been giving yourself. In this episode, we explore why the most profound transformation happens when you shift the focus inward and stop trying to heal through other people's behaviour, validation, or apologies. You will learn how externalizing your healing keeps you stuck in old wounds and discover the freedom that comes from reclaiming your emotional needs, honouring your inner truth, and making yourself the source of the safety, love, and acknowledgment you have been chasing.
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What Is Radical Responsibility
The Authentic Self Podcast
Radical responsibility isn't about blame; it's about power. In this episode, we break down what it truly means to take ownership of your thoughts, reactions, choices, and energy in a way that frees you, rather than shaming you. You will learn how radical responsibility shifts you out of victim mode, ends emotional reactivity, and puts you back in control of the life you are creating.
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The Importance Of Emotional Safety
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Emotional safety isn't a luxury; it's the foundation of every healthy relationship, every confident decision, and every version of you that's able to grow instead of simply survive. In this episode, we explore why emotional safety matters more than people realize, how the lack of it shapes your behaviour, and what happens when you finally feel safe enough to be yourself.
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Stop Speaking Your Worries and Fears
The Authentic Self Podcast
What you give your voice to, you give your power to. IN this episode, we explore how constantly speaking your worries and fears keeps you stuck in the very reality you are trying to escape. You will learn how to shift from narrating your limitations to speaking from your authentic self, so you can create clarity, confidence, and emotional freedom instead of feeding anxiety.
info_outlineCommunication can either build deeper connections or silently erode them. In this episode, we uncover the three most common communication mistakes that quietly damage relationships, whether with your partner, family, friends or colleagues. If you are ready to move past surface-level talk and start communicating in a way that heals instead of harms, this episode is for you.