The Balance Theory

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Struggling to find balance in your life and achieve your goals? Join Erika De Pellegrin on The Balance Theory, a self development podcast packed with actionable strategies to build confidence, crush your goals, unlock the life you want and transform your mindset in the process. As a lawyer who’s conquered burnout, she shares powerful tips on self-growth, productivity, and unlocking your true potential—without the guilt, overwhelm & stress that comes from trying to juggle different areas of life. The Balance Theory is a powerful approach to reframing life balance, so you can build the life you are dreaming of without compromising what matters most. Join us weekly for practical and personal tools and insights to help find your unique balance, to be inspired by guests like Kayla Itsines, Kelsey Wells, Steph Claire Smith, Laura Henshaw, KIC Founders, Sarah Davidson, Chontel Duncan, Georgie Stevenson and more. Tune in to break through barriers and start living the life you deserve! Spotify Playlists: Mindset Playlist Self Awareness Playlist Health + Fitness Playlist Head on over and connect with us on our TikTok, YouTube & Instagram!

  1. 4 days ago

    Being the "Independent Woman" Is Costing You THIS | Ghizlan Guenez

    She has built the life. The career. The reputation for having it together. And somewhere along the way, doing it all herself stopped being a choice and became the only way she knew how to operate. This episode is not about learning to be less independent. It is about what that independence has quietly been costing her and the one shift that changes everything about what she is able to receive. Ghizlan Guenez, founder of F.Force, joins Erika for a second conversation that goes somewhere their first episode did not. If you have ever caught yourself thinking: "It is just easier if I do it myself" "I want more but something keeps stopping me" "I know I want to be taken care of sometimes but admitting that feels wrong" "I have been so focused on achieving that I do not recognise myself anymore" "I feel like there is a block but I cannot work out if it is real or something I created" Then this episode is for you. In this conversation, Erika and Ghizlan cover: - Why the most independent, hardworking women are actually the ones who most want to be taken care of and why that is not a contradiction - The real reason asking for help feels like jumping off a cliff and what is actually underneath it - What your independence might be quietly costing you in love, abundance, and receiving - Whether going through big life changes is about finding yourself again or removing the parts that are no longer you and why that distinction changes everything - How to come home to who you already are versus discovering a version of yourself you have never met yet - How your relationship with certainty and control changes after hard seasons - The parts of yourself you leave behind when you are always in doing mode and how to find your way back - Decision sequencing: how to move forward when you do not have the full picture yet - Why most of the blocks you think you have do not actually exist and what you are really doing when you create them - The one question that reframes every decision you will ever make about your future - Why absolute advice does not work and how to take what is right for you and leave the rest - Movement creates clarity: how to start trusting yourself to move in a direction even when you cannot see the full path The woman who does it all is allowed to want more. And this conversation is her permission slip. SPONSORS: ⚪ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HUEL ⁠- Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code BALANCE at huel.com/BALANCE. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! 💧⁠⁠AQUATRU⁠ -⁠ Use the code 'ERIKA' at ⁠www.aquatru.com⁠ for a 20% off CONNECT 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 F.Force ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎥 First conversation with Ghizlan TIMESTAMP (0:00) Introduction (03:57) Journey of Evolution (05:46) I had to unlearn this (11:50) How does the 'independent woman' fair in a marriage? (16:23) Having feminine outlets (20:12) What did your marriage teach you? (25:50) Domino effect of hard experiences (27:40) How do you actually sit with your emotions? (30:40) Decision Sequencing (33:34) How do you get clear with manifesting when you don't know what's next? (37:67) Most harmful advice online right now (42:46) You don't need permission... (43:51) What's your next big dream? WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 26 Jul

    Mo Gawdat: The 30 Minute Saturday Practice That COMPLETELY Empties Your Mind

    If your brain won't stop, if you lie awake at night, spiral through the same thoughts, and feel like you can never fully switch off, this is going to change the way you think about that completely. Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X and one of the most compelling minds on human happiness, doesn't just talk about training the brain. He's been doing it for decades. In this 11-minute clip he shares the three unconventional techniques he's developed to become the architect of his own mind, including the 30-minute Saturday practice that drains every thought until his brain has literally nothing left to say. This isn't meditation as you know it. There's no breathing, no mantras, no trying to clear your mind. You do the opposite, you listen to every single thought until there are no more left. And what's on the other side of that, Mo says, is the closest thing to paradise he's ever felt. If you've tried meditation and it hasn't worked, start here. 🎙️ From The Balance Theory Podcast - Full episode with Mo Gawdat available now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzLFPwVep00&list=PLfGbYDi4CkLa9s6XV2Rn2HbDi_khC9HOT SPONSORS: 💵 CASH APP: Download Cash App Today #CashAppPod #CashAppPartner Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement, for the Sutton debit flex card at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/debit-flex-card-agreement-sutton and for the Bancorp debit flex card at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/debit-flex-card-agreement-bancorp. Savings and Offers provided by Cash App, a Block Inc. brand. Offers may not be affiliated with third party merchants. Parents and legal guardians can open a managed account for kids 6-12. Cash App will pass through a portion of the interest paid on your savings balance held in an account for the benefit of Cash App customers at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Member FDIC. To earn interest on your Cash App savings balance, you need to have sponsor approval. Exceptions may apply. Savings yield rate is subject to change. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 19 Jul

    Not Everyone Is Supposed to Like You (Here's the Rule That Explains It)

    If you ever find yourself holding back in conversations, softening your opinions, or leaving an interaction feeling like you didn't quite show up as yourself, this is for you. Most people don't realise they're doing it. But the desire to be liked is quietly running the show in almost every conversation you have. It's shaping what you say, how you say it, and how much of yourself you actually let people see. In this 5-minute clip, communication expert Shereen Mitwali introduces the rule of thirds: the framework that will immediately change the way you show up. Once you understand it, the anxiety of not being liked loses its grip. You stop shrinking. You stop performing. And you start communicating from a place of confidence instead of approval-seeking. This is the shift that makes you a better communicator without changing a single thing about who you are. 🎙️ From The Balance Theory Podcast - Full episode with Shereen Mitwali available now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PPygsJqlqvMH7Io6iYbDH?si=698cbb1619004744 WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 12 Jul

    MANIFESTATION EXPERT: The 20 Second Exercise That Changes Your Reality

    If you've tried vision boards, affirmations, and positive thinking and nothing has changed, this clip is why. Regan Hillyer, one of the world's leading manifestation experts, breaks down the real reason your reality isn't shifting: you're unconsciously copy pasting your past into your future and calling it life. In this insight clip (from our full podcast with Regan), she explains why wishful thinking alone will never work, what's actually happening at a quantum level when you try to manifest, and the simple 20-second practice (SNEAK PEEK: manifestation alarms) that conditions your energy to match the reality you want before it shows up. This isn't spiritual bypassing. This is the practical mechanics of how to actually change your life. 🎙️ From The Balance Theory Podcast: Full episode with Regan Hillyer available now - watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP8O0ocW80M&list=PLfGbYDi4CkLa9s6XV2Rn2HbDi_khC9HOT&index=9 WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 5 Jul

    #1 HYPNOTHERAPIST: Reclaim the Confidence You Were Born With in 9 Minutes

    You weren't born with low self-esteem, you were actually born really confident. You learned low self-esteem. And the confidence you've been waiting to feel? You were born with that too - life just made you forget it. In this clip, therapist and bestselling author Marisa Peer breaks down exactly where low self-esteem comes from, why it isn't who you are, and why chasing other people's approval is the thing keeping you most stuck. She explains how other people's fears, stories, and limitations quietly become ours without us even realising it and what it actually looks like to reclaim your self-belief on a daily basis. If you've ever felt like confidence is something other people have and you don't, or you've found yourself twisting into someone you're not just to be chosen, this is the 10-minute conversation that will change the way you see that. 🎙️ From The Balance Theory Podcast — Full episode with Marisa Peer available now here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O05Wr7PG9-U&list=PLfGbYDi4CkLa9s6XV2Rn2HbDi_khC9HOT&index=13 SPONSORS: 💧⁠AQUATRU -⁠ Use the code 'ERIKA' at https://aquatru.com for a 20% off WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 28 Jun

    Aimee Smale Was Shy, Had No Plan and Built a Million Dollar Brand. The Reason Will Surprise You.

    You do not need to be the obvious person to build something real. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Aimee Smale, founder of Odd Muse and 29 year old millionaire, to unpack the story nobody tells about building something from nothing. Not the strategy, not the business plan, not the perfect moment. The quiet, unassuming journey of someone who was never supposed to do this and did it anyway. If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "I don't think I'm the right type of person for this" "I don't have a clear path or a blueprint to follow" "I've been waiting to feel ready but that moment never comes" "I look at successful people and assume they had something I don't" "I have an idea but I don't know where to start" Then this episode is for you. In this conversation, Erika and Aimee cover: - Why being shy and timid did not stop her and why it does not have to stop you either - The mindset to go all in on yourself even if you cannot quit your job tomorrow - How to reframe sacrifice so it stops feeling like something you are losing - The version of yourself you have to let go of to build something new - What to do when you have everything you worked for and still do not feel happy - How she handled negativity online and why the people leaving comments do not actually exist in her world - Why she stopped sharing the things she actually cared about and what changed - The moment she nearly walked away from everything she built - What she would say to day one Aimee knowing everything she knows now - How to know when something needs to change even if you are not ready to admit it You do not need the path, the blueprint or the confidence. You just need to start. SPONSORS: ✨ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JONES ROAD⁠ BEAUTY ⁠- Use the code 'BALANCE' at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Gift with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad 💧⁠AQUATRU -⁠ Use the code 'SHERIKA' at www.aquatru.com for a 20% off ✨ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JONES ROAD ⁠- Use the code 'BALANCE' at www.jonesroad.com for a free gift. 💧AQUATRU - Use the code 'SHERIKA' at www.aquatru.com for a 20% off CONNECT 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMP (0:00) Introduction (05:26) You need time to stretch out an idea (07:51) I didn't wake up that day thinking I was going to quit (13:39) Mindset to go all in on yourself (without quitting your job) (15:46) Is sacrifice always a bad thing? (24:04) How to reach the Promise Land? (30:35) What version of you did you have to let go of? (33:53) Hiring is like dating (36:15) Negative people online don't exist in my mind (40:25) How have your friendships been impacted by your success? (42:13) I refrain from sharing this online for some reason (49:51) How did you get into investing? (52:29) When would it no longer be worth it for you to have the business? (56:41) Who is Aimee becoming? WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 21 Jun

    STOP Introducing Yourself With Your Job Title (Say THIS Instead)

    You already know what you do. But do you know who you are? In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Rahaf Kobeissi, mental health and mindset expert, published author, and keynote speaker, to unpack one of the most quietly common experiences of high achieving people, building a life that looks right on paper and still feeling like something essential is missing. This isn't another conversation about doing more or optimising your routine. It is about stripping back everything you have built to find the person underneath it all. If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "I have everything I worked for, so why do I still feel empty?" "I don't know who I am outside of what I do" "I keep achieving things and none of it feels like enough" "Something feels off but I genuinely cannot explain what" "I feel like I am just going through the motions of a life I built on autopilot" Then this episode is for you. In this conversation, Erika and Rahaf cover: - Why high achievers still feel like something is missing even after reaching their goals - How to find your real identity when your whole life has been built around what you do - The signs you are disconnected from yourself and do not even know it - Why you have been introducing yourself by your job title and what to say instead - The fine line between doing things to achieve versus doing things for yourself - How to know whose goals you are actually chasing - What to remove from your life before you even think about adding more - How Human Design can help you understand yourself in a practical way - Whether a relationship can survive when one person is growing faster than the other - How to know if you are lost or just in a transition, and the one question that tells you The real you is not lost. They are just waiting to be found. CONNECT 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 Website TIME STAMPS (00:00) Introduction (06:05) How do we find our real identity (behind our title) (10:23) Use this icebreaker at work (11:43) Watch out for these signs that show you're disconnected (16:06) Fine line between doing to achieve versus for yourself (22:42) Detach from the outcome (28:07) Who's goal is your goal? (30:04) Human Design: how it can explain you in a useful way (44:48) Can relationships survive couples independently changing? (49:49) A healthy relationship will trigger you, watch for THIS (57:40) Marriage isn't hard, life is (1:00:20) Learning through my trigger (1:03:36) How do you know if you're lost or just in a transition? WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 14 Jun

    The Conversation Your Parents Never Had With Themselves (And Yours Is Overdue) | Dr Shefali

    Today Dr Shefali, a NYT bestselling author and the world's leading conscious parenting psychologist, joins Erika to unpack the childhood patterns running your adult life, and how to stop them here. This isn't another conversation about how to be a better parent. It's about understanding the difference between who you became by default and who you actually want to be. If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "Why does this keep happening to me no matter what I do?" "I know my past affected me but I don't know how much" "I keep reacting in ways I don't understand and I don't know why" "I've been waiting for someone to say sorry so I can finally move on" "I don't want to repeat what was done to me but I don't know how to stop" Then this episode is for you. In this conversation, Erika and Dr Shefali cover: - Why we absorb our parents' patterns without ever choosing to, and how to recognise them in yourself - At what point your childhood stops being an explanation and starts being a choice The illusion of closure and why you don't need anyone else to give it to you - How to give yourself what your parents never did - What conscious parenting actually means and why it starts with you, not your child - The live coaching moment where Dr Shefali unpacks Erika's own trigger in real time - Why the critical voice in your head has your parent's voice, and what to do about it - How to talk to a parent who isn't conscious without losing yourself - Why boys and girls need to be raised differently in a world of algorithms and social media - Where the line is between sharing your child online and using them for content The patterns stop here. And this conversation is where it starts. Some things stay with you long after a conversation ends. This is one of them. CONNECT 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIME STAMPS (00:00) Introduction (04:26) Finding yourself after becoming a mother (08:50) Dr Shefali on when she became a mother (11:57) When does our childhood stop becoming insight and start becoming an excuse? (14:45) How to get closure from your parents (if you can't speak to them) (16:37) What is Conscious Parenting? (20:07) Can you speak to your parents about being more conscious? (24:14) Dr Shefali gives Erika parenting advice on a trigger (34:04) What do we say and do when we are triggered? (37:49) Don't recruit your child in your own movie (39:06) Why do we need to raise sons and daughters differently? (42:56) The line between sharing your child online and using your child for content WHO AM I? My name is Erika and I am an Australian living in Dubai. I have my own business as a strategic legal consultant and run this podcast to explore my passion + curiosity for all things health, wellness, self growth & mindset. A big focus of mine is how to sustainably navigate a busy schedule and live my best life in the process. Welcome to my Channel! 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RESOURCES ▶︎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 25 Day Self Development Marathon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21 Day Self Growth Challenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶︎ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goal Setting System E-Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LET’S BE FRIENDS 📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧡 This description may contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Struggling to find balance in your life and achieve your goals? Join Erika De Pellegrin on The Balance Theory, a self development podcast packed with actionable strategies to build confidence, crush your goals, unlock the life you want and transform your mindset in the process. As a lawyer who’s conquered burnout, she shares powerful tips on self-growth, productivity, and unlocking your true potential—without the guilt, overwhelm & stress that comes from trying to juggle different areas of life. The Balance Theory is a powerful approach to reframing life balance, so you can build the life you are dreaming of without compromising what matters most. Join us weekly for practical and personal tools and insights to help find your unique balance, to be inspired by guests like Kayla Itsines, Kelsey Wells, Steph Claire Smith, Laura Henshaw, KIC Founders, Sarah Davidson, Chontel Duncan, Georgie Stevenson and more. Tune in to break through barriers and start living the life you deserve! Spotify Playlists: Mindset Playlist Self Awareness Playlist Health + Fitness Playlist Head on over and connect with us on our TikTok, YouTube & Instagram!

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  • Channel
    Pursuit Network
  • Creator
    Erika De Pellegrin
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    375
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    ℗ & © 2020 The Balance Theory 909642
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    Pursuit Network

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