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Integrative Therapy combining various forms of experiential modalities such as hypnotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, EFT, Theta Healing, and Spirituality Helping others dissipate self sabotaging behaviour & unconscious patterns to live with more ease and joy. My goal with this podcast is to do my best to assist you in attaining a state of being where you are full of energy for life and vigour to thrive and flourish in both physical and mental aspects of life.

  1. May 26

    Parts Work for Couples: Turn Conflict into Connection

    Conflict in relationships is rarely just about what’s happening on the surface. Often, deeper emotional wounds, protective patterns, and nervous system responses are shaping how we react to each other.In this video, I share how parts work can help transform relationship conflict into deeper connection. You’ll learn how to stop speaking from triggered protective parts, understand what’s underneath emotional reactions, and communicate in a way that creates more safety, closeness, and healing.I also explore why couples repeat the same patterns, how attachment dynamics play out in conflict, and why even one partner doing inner work can begin to shift the entire relationship dynamic.In this video:• How to speak for your parts instead of from them• Why protectors create tension in relationships• How to see the pain underneath reactions• Turning “you vs me” into “us vs the pattern”• Attachment styles, nervous system responses & conflict• How one person’s healing can change the relationshipIf you’re interested in IFS, parts work, emotional healing, attachment healing, or conscious relationships, this video is for you.Let me know in the comments what stood out most for you.➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/first💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!#relationships #ifs #partswork #healing #attachmentstyles #coupleshealing⬇️ Timestamps:00:00 How conflict starts beneath the surface00:24 Example: stress at work becomes relationship tension01:07 Speaking for parts instead of from them01:47 What frustration was really protecting02:28 How vulnerability changes connection03:05 His side: feeling not enough & needing to fix04:11 How parts work changed my own relationship05:24 What if only one partner does the inner work?06:20 Build relationship with your own parts first06:42 Seeing your partner’s pain beneath reactions07:35 Why relationships trigger us so deeply08:19 Repeating patterns in couples09:11 Fight, flight, freeze, fawn in relationships09:43 Break up or grow through the pattern?10:01 From “you vs me” to “us vs the dynamic”10:34 Why I love IFS for relationships11:34 Speak for your anger, don’t lash out from it11:57 What it really means to hold space12:34 How couples can work with patterns together12:57 Final recap: turn conflict into connection

    14 min

  2. May 20

    How to feel your feelings without getting lost, overwhelmed or bypass

    A lot of people are told to “just feel your emotions” or to regulate and calm themselves down. Both approaches can be helpful — but both can also go wrong when important nuances are missing.In this video, I break down the common mistakes I see clients make when trying to process emotions, and how to work with feelings in a way that creates real healing instead of getting stuck, overwhelmed, or spiritually bypassing.We explore:• Why “feeling your feelings” can sometimes turn into emotional looping• The difference between being consumed by an emotion vs holding space for it• How to work with emotions through the body (somatic pathway)• How to work with emotions through journaling and inquiry (cognitive pathway)• What emotions are often protecting underneath the surface• When nervous system regulation is helpful — and when it becomes avoidance• How to know when to process and when to resource yourself first• Why support, safe connection, and borrowing regulation can matter deeplyIf you’ve ever felt confused about whether to feel it, soothe it, express it, or move through it — this video will help you understand a more nuanced path.If this resonates, let me know in the comments what landed for you or what you'd like me to explore next.How to feel your feelings without getting lost, overwhelmed or bypass#partswork #emotionalhealing #nervoussystem #IFS #somatichealing #selfregulation➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/first💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!⬇️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro: Why common emotional advice often fails00:07 The two common approaches: feel it or regulate it00:23 Missing nuances in emotional healing00:38 Common mistakes people make with feelings00:46 Why “just feel your emotions” can go wrong01:00 Example: frustration in relationship after being forgotten01:46 Being blended with the emotion / part02:19 Why suppression isn’t the answer either02:35 A better way to sit with emotions02:42 Holding space instead of being consumed02:56 Emotions like an inner child needing space03:42 Why validation alone is not the full journey04:16 Somatic pathway: working through the body04:33 Using private space to release emotion04:48 Feel the emotion without the story05:07 Punching, silent screaming, movement release05:41 Shame, hiding, letting body responses happen05:57 Bringing curiosity into sensations06:23 Fight, flight, freeze, fawn responses06:44 When dissociation needs grounding instead07:15 Curiosity creates distance and clarity07:33 What anger often protects underneath08:00 Cognitive pathway: journaling and writing08:43 How deeper parts work helps in therapy09:01 Recognizing recurring parts in real life09:42 Letting the part speak through writing10:05 Asking deeper questions with compassion10:41 Finding what’s underneath the reaction11:04 Completing the emotional cycle11:24 When quick discharge is enough in real life11:56 When regulation becomes avoidance12:26 Meditation and spirituality as escape13:22 How soothing can become suppression14:23 How not to use regulation as bypassing14:37 When emotions are too intense to process15:10 When regulation is actually needed15:39 Soothing touch, rocking, bilateral stimulation16:05 Breath, nature, mentors, guides, support16:52 Borrowing regulation from a safe person17:31 Asking someone to hold space for you17:56 Knowing when to step back from emotions18:14 Pendulation: moving between feeling and resourcing18:39 Outro + share what helped most

    19 min

  3. May 13

    Doing IFS work: Why Some Parts Feel Massive and Overwhelming

    If you’ve ever done IFS or deep inner work and met a part that felt huge, dark, overwhelming, or impossible to face — this video is for you.I talk about why some parts can appear so massive in the healing process, what is often really happening underneath, and how fear can make certain inner experiences feel bigger than they are.We’ll also explore how to meet intense parts more safely through grounding, resourcing, support, and reconnecting to Self energy rather than forcing your way through.Sometimes what looks the scariest inside us is not something dangerous — but something that needs a different kind of relationship.Let me know in the comments what resonated with you.➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/first💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!⬇️ Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:17 Why some parts feel massive and overwhelming00:42 Big scary imagery in parts work is common01:37 The bigger it feels, the more fear is present02:03 Self energy is never afraid03:04 What to do when a part feels enormous04:02 Regulation, resourcing, and pendulation04:36 Understanding the fear behind the part05:49 Safety comes first05:58 Calling in support and something bigger06:45 Why support helps parts shrink07:42 Don’t force it alone08:21 The core takeaway09:31 You can step back and return to leadership10:05 Closing thoughts

    10 min

  4. May 4

    Cost of hidden shame: perfectionism, tension, performing, isolation, judgement, never enough...

    Why can't you ever fully relax, truly connect with people and feel like you belong. Why do you carry so much inner judgement and never feeling enough? Feeling guilty and too much for others... In this video I explore all of these and how to end this cycle to feel like you belong, you're good as you are and you are worthy for others to hold space for you. The cost of hidden shame: perfectionism, tension, performing, isolation, judgement, never being enough... ➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/first💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!

    25 min

  5. May 1

    Different Ways to Map Your Parts in IFS Therapy — Gain Clarity and Insight

    ➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/firstIn this video, I share different ways to create a parts map in Internal Family Systems therapy, drawn from my experience working as an IFS therapist. These approaches are designed to bring greater clarity and insight into the dynamics of your inner system. They can also serve as powerful tools to deepen your personal practice and support integration after IFS therapy sessions.💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!

    16 min

  6. Apr 30

    You Either Believe Your Inner Critic… or Fight It (Both Keep You Stuck)

    In this video, I share why trying to silence your inner critic doesn’t actually work — and how both believing it and fighting it create more layers of shame, control, and pressure.If you’ve done therapy, self-development, or spiritual work and still find yourself stuck in self-criticism, perfectionism, or the need to control… this will help you understand why.From an Internal Family Systems (IFS) and nervous system perspective, your inner critic is not the problem — it’s a protective part of you that learned how to keep you safe, accepted, and loved.But the strategies that once helped you survive can start limiting your life.In this video, we explore:why the inner critic forms in the first placethe loop of believing vs fighting ithow shame layers build in high-achieving peoplewhy control and perfectionism are linked to safetywhat it actually means to “welcome” your inner experiencehow real change happens through your nervous system — not just mindsetThis is not about getting rid of your inner critic.It’s about relating to it in a completely different way — so you can experience more freedom, self-acceptance, and ease.If this resonates, you might also want to watch my video on shame and self-worth: https://youtu.be/qo7T8DoQhrs—I’m an integrative therapist specializing in Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic work, and nervous system regulation. I help people move beyond self-criticism and survival patterns into a deeper sense of inner safety, clarity, and authentic expression.➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/firstVideo on the hidden cost of shame: https://youtu.be/qo7T8DoQhrs💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!00:00 Introduction: The Inner Critic We All Have00:10 The Real Problem: Believing It vs Fighting It00:32 Why High Achievers Have More Self-Criticism01:02 When Success Stops Feeling Like Enough01:32 Adding More “Self-Help” Creates More Pressure02:05 Is There Another Way Beyond Fighting or Believing?02:22 Understanding the Inner Critic Through IFS02:52 Control as a Strategy for Safety03:24 Why “Just Stop Comparing Yourself” Doesn’t Work04:05 Inner Critic, Shame, and Protection04:39 The Trap of Trying to Get Rid of the Inner Critic05:08 Nervous System Safety & the Four Fs05:39 Why the Inner Critic Begins to Soften06:08 Fear of Being Seen & Imperfection06:44 Why “Acceptance” Can Become Another Trap07:09 What It Really Means to Welcome Your Experience07:44 Life Will Still Challenge You08:07 Triggers as Doorways to More Freedom08:25 The Fear: “If I Let Go, Nothing Will Get Done”08:44 My Personal Experience With This Fear09:20 Relearning Love Beyond Achievement09:42 Connecting to Unconditional Presence (Nature & Being)10:33 Expanding Capacity to Hold Yourself11:12 You Are Not a Problem to Fix12:04 Why These Patterns Are Universal13:05 Success Doesn’t Resolve Inner Worth13:58 The Shift: Love Is Already Here14:32 Letting Go Can Feel Disorienting14:55 Learning to Follow Inner Guidance15:20 From Control to Curiosity15:45 Why Discipline Without Shame Matters16:01 Achievement Doesn’t Bring Fulfillment16:21 The Real Shift: Stop Fighting, Start Welcoming

    17 min

  7. Apr 30

    You Feel Ready for Your Next Level… So Why Can’t You Step Into It?

    If you feel ready for your next level… but something keeps holding you back, this video is for you.There are moments in life where you can feel that a new version of you is ready to emerge. You know you’re meant for more — more ease, more alignment, more truth. And yet, no matter how much you try, push, or “work on yourself”… you can’t fully step into it.In this video, I share why this happens — and why doing more, fixing yourself, or trying harder is not what will get you there.We explore:• Why your old patterns (control, perfectionism, overthinking, striving) stop working at this stage• How your nervous system and protective parts keep you in the “old version”• Why feeling lost, confused, or stuck is actually part of the transition• How to move into your next level through safety, self-connection, and inner work (IFS)This is not about becoming someone new.It’s about creating the capacity to be who you already feel you are.If you’re in that in-between space — where the old way no longer works, but the new way isn’t fully here yet — you’re not doing it wrong.This is the work.➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/first—I’m Elena Kundro, an integrative therapist specializing in IFS (Internal Family Systems), somatic work, and nervous system regulation. I help people move out of survival patterns and into a deeper sense of ease, self-trust, and inner freedom.💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!You Feel Ready for Your Next Level… So Why Can’t You Step Into It?00:00 You feel called to a new version of yourself00:31 Why so many people feel stuck in this transition01:32 The pain of knowing there’s more but not living it02:06 Why “doing more” and self-help stops working03:25 When striving, control, and perfectionism no longer work04:07 A new way: your worth is not tied to your output04:48 Why your system needs a full recalibration05:03 Honoring the parts that got you here (IFS perspective)05:43 The real work: meeting fear instead of fixing yourself06:27 Why true change comes from capacity, not force07:16 The problem with having an agenda to “fix” yourself07:48 Letting go of proving your worth (personal insight)08:27 What real freedom and transformation feels like09:15 Safety and trust: the foundation of change10:02 The “recalibration phase” (why you may feel less productive)10:40 “Was it all a waste?” — understanding your past efforts11:03 The staircase vs elevator metaphor11:57 Why you can’t rush becoming your next version12:43 Letting your system slowly learn a new way of being13:20 Why old patterns don’t fully disappear (and that’s okay)13:46 Building self-trust by not abandoning yourself14:18 Feeling lost as part of the process14:48 Reframing confusion, fear, and uncertainty15:22 Why difficult emotions mean you’re moving forward15:56 Learning to welcome discomfort instead of fearing it16:31 Creating from joy, truth, and self-connection17:01 Redefining success from within17:44 Final reflections + invitation to share

    18 min

  8. Apr 7

    Here's What's missing in the Law of Attraction (A Therapist Explains)

    A therapist’s perspective on why the Law of Attraction and manifesting often don’t work — and what most self-help and spiritual teachings leave out. In this video, I explore manifestation through Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic and nervous-system-informed work, trauma-aware healing, and practical spirituality. We look at manifesting blocks, toxic positivity, shadow work, and why inner safety and nervous system alignment matter more than positive thinking.➡️ Various ways to connect with me: https://linktr.ee/elenakundro➡️ If you want to explore working with me 1:1 book a clarity call: https://zcal.co/elenakundro/first💝 If you know who might find this video helpful, why not share it with them?A zero-cost way to support my work is to subscribe and like this video. Thank you!

    21 min
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Integrative Therapy combining various forms of experiential modalities such as hypnotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, EFT, Theta Healing, and Spirituality Helping others dissipate self sabotaging behaviour & unconscious patterns to live with more ease and joy. My goal with this podcast is to do my best to assist you in attaining a state of being where you are full of energy for life and vigour to thrive and flourish in both physical and mental aspects of life.

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  • Creator
    ElenaKundro
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © ElenaKundro
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    Vitality Hub