Filled to Flourish

May 26 2024 71 ep. 55 mins 19

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Join partners Lauren + Luke Smallcomb, founders of Flourish Therapy, as they have honest conversations about finding healing + wholeness from the effects of chronic stress and trauma on the brain + body.

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18. Triggers, Young Parts and How to Get Unstuck with Bethany Randolph

May 26 2024 67 mins

Join us for this episode as Flourish Therapy practitioner Bethany Randolph walks us through how the way we address our triggers and young parts can actually be keeping us stuck. Bethany guides Lauren through an impromptu therapy session, gently showing how to allow the wounded parts of us EXPERIENCE our strong and compassion Self. It's a powerful practice that can open you up t

17. Guest Interview with Natalie Hoffman of Flying Free | Author of All the Scary Little Gods

Apr 08 2024 71 mins

We so enjoyed this guest interview with Natalie Hoffman of Flying Free. We quickly connected and had such an engaging conversation about her new memoir where she shares about her exit from her marriage, her church and the toxic theology and shame that had trapped her for so long. She found a lot of help with her healing process through IFS, and actually writes part of her book from

16. 11 Brilliant, Accessible Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System

Feb 29 2024 35 mins

We all want more regulated nervous systems, but HOW do we get from information and knowledge about the nervous system, to actually experiencing a wider window of tolerance and deeper regulation capacity? 💭🎙🧠 In this episode we offer you 11 effective ways to cultivate a more regulated nervous system over time, and help you recover from the effects of trauma and chronic str

15. Displaced Shame + Misogyny

Jan 31 2024 24 mins

Join us as we explore what we propose could possibly be the root behind misogyny.

14. Boundaries with Family and Partners

Nov 29 2023 43 mins

In this episode of the Filled to Flourish podcast we examine the topic of boundaries with more detail and nuance than a lot of boundaries conversations. We explore this topic a lot with each other and clients, and wanted to bring some of that more complicated conversation to the podcast. We discuss: -Boundary basics -Power, autonomy and systems -When defensiveness is normal, when

13. When Freedom Means Leaving Your Family with Jessica Willis Fisher

Oct 22 2023 84 mins

Jessica Willis Fisher was the oldest daughter in a high-control family system, that just so happened to also be famous (TLC, AGT...ect) Behind the gorgeous smiles and stunning talent of this 14 person family- fear, control and every kind of abuse reigned. When Jessica became able to really face the horrors of what was happening to her, and her family members, she was faced with a

12. Grieving a Past You Didn't Choose with Hannah Brents

Aug 07 2023 56 mins

So much of our lives involve managing life in the aftermath of other peoples choices. This is particularly true when it comes to your childhood. Join us as we chat with a therapy Hannah Brents about the repercussions, challenges and heartaches surrounding pasts that were chosen for you. examples of having "a past you didn't choose" how grief and acceptance are in

11. Symptoms as Parts with Katie LaCelle

Jun 20 2023 58 mins

So many of you enjoy our content on IFS, and we’re glad to share another podcast episode with you about how our bodily symptoms can be coming from specific parts of our internal world. We interviewed Katie LaCelle from @‌cressanallc, and looked at IFS (parts work) through a somatic lens. -quick overview of the Self, exiles, protectors -how to tell if you are “in Self” -how

10. Regulation 201- Mixed Nervous System States

Jun 07 2023 43 mins

We promised we would do some teaching on the mixed states of the nervous system- so here is an entire episode on it! 🌿we review the 3 primary states of the nervous system🌿introduce the 3 mixed states (play, stillness and freeze)🌿differentiate between freeze and shut down🌿the goal of nervous system regulation🌿touch on the importance and role of the vagal break🌿expl

9. Restrictive Masculinity with Dr. Brendan Kwiatkowski

May 09 2023 64 mins

Is “masculinity” a bad thing? Our teenage son asked once when he was trying to make sense of all the things.I think his question is something we are asking as a collective as well. Join us for this engaging conversation about masculinity with Dr. Brendan Kwiatkowski from @‌re.masculine. We explore: -What restrictive masculinity is -What is missing from the idea of “toxic