The Head Trash + Healing Show with Alexia Leachman Alexia Leachman

In this episode of the Head Trash & Healing Show, I delve into the topic of trauma therapy and why common approaches often fall short. Join me as I share insights and a powerful metaphor to help you better understand the true approach to healing trauma.
Key Discussion Points:
- The limitations of traditional methods for healing trauma and the prevalence of unresolved trauma in many individuals.
- A powerful metaphor of being struck by an arrow to illustrate the ineffective approach to trauma healing, highlighting the focus on superficial details rather than addressing the root cause.
- The impact of unhealed trauma on one's behaviour, relationships, and self-perception, and the tendency to form alliances with others who share similar experiences.
- The importance of addressing emotional baggage, blame, shame, and pain as part of the trauma healing process, emphasising the role of forgiveness and self-awareness.
- Overlooking areas such as ancestral trauma and subconscious influences in the healing process, and the need to widen the scope of trauma exploration beyond the conscious mind.
Who Is This Episode For:
This episode is for people who have experienced trauma and are seeking a deeper understanding of why traditional trauma healing methods may not have been effective for them. Listeners struggling with unhealed trauma, behavioural adaptations due to trauma, and emotional challenges stemming from past wounds will find valuable insights in this episode. Those looking for a fresh perspective on trauma healing and the importance of addressing underlying emotional barriers will benefit from the discussion.

In this enlightening episode of 'Head Trash & Healing Show', host Alexia Leachman sits down with the profound Amanda Blau. Together, they delve into the enigmatic world of higher consciousness, human and soul perspectives, the power of acceptance and allowing oneself to feel, tracking change, and spiritual energy transchanneling. They also candidly touch on personal stories and explore the concept of past lives, bringing in a fresh and potent perspective to healing, acceptance, and power.
Key Discussions:
- Definition of consciousness and the exploration of Dr. David R Hawkins' "map of consciousness".
- Distinction between the human and soul perspective.
- The idea of learning lessons and soul contracts in life.
- Embracing "darker" emotions and understanding the fear around opening up Pandora's box.
- Amanda's perspective on releasing inner power and visualising to bring things into existence.
- Tracking shifts in consciousness and Amanda's personal approach on the matter.
- Alexia sharing her healing journey around fear of loss.
- Amanda explaining acceptance and resistance in the context of personal healing.
- The importance of acceptance, curiosity, and self-awareness in personal growth.
- Discussion on "witch wound", particularly pertaining to women.
- The concept of past lives and trauma in different lifetimes.
This episode is particularly eye-opening for those struggling with recurring emotional patterns, difficulty in awareness, acceptance, and change. If you've ever felt stuck in your growth and healing journey, are battling fear of your inner power, or feel the urge to understand consciousness and its role in your life better, then this episode is a must-listen. It invites you to challenge your belief systems, feel your emotions, visualise your existence, and lean into acceptance, hence guiding you towards a more profound, empathetic, and empowered self.

Join me, Alexia Leachman, in an energising conversation with Melissa as we comb through the uncomfortable snarls of people-pleasing, all in this episode of the Head Trash & Healing Show.
In this episode, we go deep into understanding the roots and repercussions of being a people-pleaser. If you're finding yourself always saying yes when you mean no, feel burdened with an unnecessary sense of obligation, or struggle with setting personal boundaries, this conversation is especially for you.
We share informative and impactful insights about:
- The relationship between boundaries, self-care, and people-pleasing
- Strategies on dealing with workplace pressures and work-life balance
- Mindful strategies to handle reactions from superiors and colleagues when setting boundaries
- The systematic transformation process from being a people-pleaser to a self-assured personality
- The role of much-needed 'selfishness' and comparison of treatment towards self and others
- The paramount importance of self-awareness and authenticity
- Facing resistance to change and fear of the unknown
- The negative impact of people-pleasing habits on personal relationships
Bright-eyed listeners, willingly caught in the people-pleasing trap, will benefit significantly from this episode.
If you're looking to replace transactional interactions with real connections and revamp your work-life dynamics, then you've landed on the right episode.
This episode will elicit a change, urging you to break free from the chains of over-accommodation and help you embark on a journey of self-discovery.
Let's reinforce your identity, gear up your self-confidence and more importantly, learn to say 'no.'

Today, we delve into the impact of clutter, both physical and emotional, on our lives and feelings of inner peace. I'm thrilled to have with us professional declutter coach Susie, who shares insights from her work helping clients tackle their emotional, mental, and even physical clutter. We discuss the pitfalls of retail therapy, the potential emotional impact of clutter in different areas at home, and the connection between clutter and unmet needs, often labelled lazily. We chat about reframing laziness as self-compassion and self-care and touch on spiritual decluttering, the importance of recalibrating values, and making conscious choices. This episode also explores the emotions tied to clothing and why letting go can be so difficult. Whether you're hanging onto physical items, or battling emotional baggage, today's chat with Susie is sure to shed light on the path to decluttering and alignment. Do stick around for this enlightening episode - there's a lot to unpack, quite literally!