Naked Insights Podcast - musing all things health, relationships and trauma

Adele Theron and Sam McSorley
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The Naked Insights Podcast explores the powerful connection between mind and body in navigating trauma, health, and relationships. Each episode examines how our perceptions and behaviours shape mental health, our relationships with others, and the delicate balance with physical well-being. From managing trauma, workplace stress, and major life transitions to cultivating healthy, nourishing relationships, Naked Insights offers tools, tips, and real stories to help you and your loved ones become more resilient and adaptable to change. Through an integrative and evidence-based lens, you’ll learn how to maintain balance and well-being in today’s increasingly chaotic world. Hosted by Adele Theron, each season features a different expert as she deep-dives into the intersections between trauma, health, and relationships. Season 1 features Sam McSorley, a functional medicine specialist, exploring the biology of stress, the role of the nervous system in healing, and how emotional regulation impacts the body. About the Host: Adele Theron (CCTP, CFTP, CFFTP, PGDipTraumaticStudies, MPsych) is a trauma therapist and specialist in trauma and transition recovery. She is the founder of Naked Recovery, which offers structured programmes to help clients transform trauma related to bereavement, redundancy, birth trauma, separation, divorce, infidelity, midlife crises, family estrangement, and health-related challenges. Her evidence-based recovery programmes have supported thousands of clients across more than 90 countries. Adele is currently completing her doctorate in Health Psychology at the University of Auckland, where her research focuses on developing trauma recovery interventions for chronic illness. Her integrative, science-based methods draw from somatic psychology, coaching psychology, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and trauma-informed practice. About the Season 1 Expert: Sam McSorley (MHealSc, PGHlthSci, DipClinHerbMed, BHSc (Complementary Medicine)) is a naturopath and functional medicine practitioner passionate about empowering people with choice in healthcare. As the founder of Sam McSorley Connecting Wellness, she helps clients recover from complex health conditions through holistic programmes that unite body and mind. Sam’s approach integrates nutrition, herbal medicine, genetic testing, nutritional psychiatry, and somatic psychotherapy, guided by the emerging science of psychoneuroimmunology - the study of how psychological processes influence immune and nervous system function. In season 1, Adele and Sam bridge the gap between holistic health and psychological resilience, guiding you towards a more balanced, empowered, and successful life.

  1. 10/29/2025

    Episode 20 - Season Finale - The Courage to Break Your Word (and Keep It to Yourself)

    In this deeply personal season finale, Sam shares the raw truth behind stepping back, slowing down, and honouring her own limits. After facing a series of personal losses, she opens up about what it really means to choose yourself - even when it means disappointing others. We explore:  💔 The hidden cost of keeping promises that tip you over the edge  🌱 Why sometimes the bravest thing you can do is break your word to others to keep it with yourself 🧘‍♀️ How grief reshapes identity, purpose, and self-trust 💡 The art of conscious pause - knowing when to rest instead of push ❤️ What endings can teach us about courage, compassion, and renewal This episode is raw, reflective, and profoundly human - a reminder that integrity isn’t about never breaking promises; it’s about knowing which ones to keep. 🎧 Tune in for Sam’s final reflection of Season 1 — a tender closing to a season of growth, honesty, and healing.

    18 min

  2. 10/22/2025

    Episode 19 - Rescuer or Disappearing Act - Untangling Codependency and Pathological Accommodation

    Are you always the one fixing, pleasing, or holding everything together, even when it hurts? In this raw and revealing episode, Adele dives into the hidden psychology of codependency and pathological accommodation - the deep, often unconscious patterns that make us sacrifice our own needs to keep the peace. We explore:  🌀 The difference between healthy empathy and self-erasure  ❤️‍🩹 Why “helping” can sometimes be a trauma response  💣 How childhood survival strategies turn into adult relationship traps  🧠 The inner drivers behind rescuing, over-giving, and emotional burnout  💬 Steps to break free — reclaiming your boundaries, voice, and authentic self This isn’t about blaming yourself, it’s about seeing yourself. Because you can’t heal what you can’t name. 🎧 Tune in for a powerful deep dive into how to stop rescuing, start receiving, and finally learn that you don’t have to disappear to be loved.

    28 min

  3. 10/15/2025

    Episode 18 - Are You Anxious, Avoidant, Fear Attached or Secure - Why Attachment Shapes Every Relationship

    Your attachment style is running the show, whether you realise it or not. In this episode, Adele unpacks the powerful science of attachment theory and how early experiences wire the way you love, fight, and connect. We dive into:  💞 The three core attachment styles - anxious, avoidant, fear attached and secure - and how they play out in adult relationships 🔥 Why opposites attract… and then drive each other crazy 🧠 How trauma and childhood patterns silently shape your emotional reactions ❤️‍🩹 What healing looks like - and how to move toward secure attachment, no matter your history 💬 Practical ways to recognise triggers, communicate better, and build real emotional safety Whether you’re dating, married, or healing from heartbreak, this episode will help you finally understand why your relationships feel the way they do and how to change the script for good. 🎧 Tune in to uncover your attachment blueprint — and start loving from a place of security, not survival.

    30 min

  4. 10/08/2025

    Episode 17 - Stay or Go: How to Know If Your Relationship is Worth Saving

    Should you fight for your relationship, or walk away? In this episode, Adele and Sam break down a clear, research-backed process to help you decide with data, not just feelings. We cover:  💔 The cost of skipping compatibility “due diligence” and why many couples do it too late  ⚡ The Gottman Four Horsemen: criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling — early warning signs your relationship is in trouble  🧠 Four essential questions every couple must ask before deciding to stay or leave  🌱 How love languages, personality traits, and character strategies shape compatibility  🔍 Two powerful case studies: one couple who rebuilt, one who left with clarity and peace This isn’t about pushing you to stay or go, it’s about giving you a roadmap to know for sure. Tune in to learn how to evaluate your relationship with honesty, compassion, and evidence.

    45 min

  5. 10/01/2025

    Episode 16 - From Young Mum to Medicine Maven: Sam’s Origin Story

    This episode is raw, real, and deeply personal. Sam opens up about her journey of becoming a young mum: the challenges, the resilience it demanded, and how those early experiences shaped her into the health professional she is today. We explore:  👶 The struggles and lessons of navigating motherhood at a young age  💡 How those challenges sparked her passion for functional medicine  🌱 The transformation from surviving to thriving and building a career that now supports hundreds of people every month ❤️ The power of vulnerability, grit, and purpose in turning life’s toughest moments into a calling It’s not just Sam’s story — it’s a testament to how adversity can carve out passion, direction, and a life devoted to healing others. Tune in for an inspiring, eye-opening journey from motherhood to medicine.

    30 min

  6. 09/24/2025

    Episode 15 - Why You’re Not Healing: The Missing Link Between Trauma, Metabolomics, Cell Danger Response & Chronic Illness

    What if your body isn’t failing you… but protecting you? In this episode, Adele, Sam are joined by Dr. Karen Baikie as they unpack the science of metabolomics - the study of your body’s real-time chemistry - and how it reveals why so many people with trauma, chronic illness, or burnout can’t heal. Dr Karen Baikie (PhD, MClinPsych, MAPS, FCCLP, CHT, SEP) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Certified Hakomi Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with over 25 years experience working with individuals and couples, and providing supervision, in private practice in Sydney, Australia. Karen is the Director and Founder of Grow Mindfully: Centre for Psychology, Psychotherapy and Health, a group practice of like-minded therapists working with mindful, somatic, compassion-based and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches.  Karen is a Certified Hakomi Trainer with the Hakomi Institute Pacifica Team, Lead Trainer on the Sydney Comprehensive Training, Organiser for Hakomi trainings in Sydney, and co-facilitator in the Hakomi Embodied and Aware Relationships Training (H.E.A.R.T.). She runs workshops on aspects of Hakomi and H.E.A.R.T. throughout Australia. Karen holds a PhD in psychology on the use of expressive writing as a therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma. She has worked extensively with adult survivors of child abuse and is also trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 and Somatic Experiencing.  Karen supports people with difficulties in the areas of attachment, trauma, childhood abuse, emotional health, relationships, parenting, fertility, eating, and gut health. She is passionate about assisting individuals, couples and other therapists in using mindfulness-based approaches to support healing as well as deepening awareness and connection with themselves and others. We explore:  ⚡ The Cell Danger Response (CDR) - your mitochondria’s survival program that gets stuck in “war mode” 🧬 How trauma, toxins, infections, and even psychological stress hijack your biology 🧠 Why mental health issues like anxiety, PTSD, and depression leave measurable chemical footprints 🌱 The new model of metabolomics and salugenesis which is healing through restoring safety, connection, and cellular cooperation 💡 Why somatic therapy, rest, and nervous system regulation aren’t “nice extras” - they’re biologically essential for recovery This is a move from pure psychology, linking to trauma and providing a roadmap to move from survival → healing. 🎧 Tune in and discover why you’re not broken — your cells just think you’re still in danger. #CellDangerResponse #TraumaHealing #Metabolomics #ChronicIllness #MindBodyConnection #SomaticTherapy #PodcastDrop

    37 min

  7. 09/17/2025

    Episode 14 - The Healing Block: How My Body Predicted My Diagnosis Before the Doctors Did

    This episode pulls back the curtain on something rarely shared: a real therapy session where Adele’s body diagnosed an injury before doctors did. Featuring our guest Dr. Karen Baikie on this episode, she talks about using Hakomi, a powerful somatic therapy, where Adele’s child state of consciousness revealed exactly what was happening in her foot, long before medical tests confirmed it. Dr Karen Baikie (PhD, MClinPsych, MAPS, FCCLP, CHT, SEP) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Certified Hakomi Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with over 25 years experience working with individuals and couples, and providing supervision, in private practice in Sydney, Australia. Karen is the Director and Founder of Grow Mindfully: Centre for Psychology, Psychotherapy and Health, a group practice of like-minded therapists working with mindful, somatic, compassion-based and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches.  Karen is a Certified Hakomi Trainer with the Hakomi Institute Pacifica Team, Lead Trainer on the Sydney Comprehensive Training, Organiser for Hakomi trainings in Sydney, and co-facilitator in the Hakomi Embodied and Aware Relationships Training (H.E.A.R.T.). She runs workshops on aspects of Hakomi and H.E.A.R.T. throughout Australia. Karen holds a PhD in psychology on the use of expressive writing as a therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma. She has worked extensively with adult survivors of child abuse and is also trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 and Somatic Experiencing.  Karen supports people with difficulties in the areas of attachment, trauma, childhood abuse, emotional health, relationships, parenting, fertility, eating, and gut health. She is passionate about assisting individuals, couples and other therapists in using mindfulness-based approaches to support healing as well as deepening awareness and connection with themselves and others. We dive into:  🧠 How child states hold unspoken truths about trauma and the body  ⚡ What really happens inside a somatic therapy session (the “black box” revealed)  👣 How the body’s wisdom can outpace even medical professionals  💡 Why Hakomi changes the way we understand healing and diagnosis This one is raw, controversial, and eye-opening and a rare look at the intersection of psychology, somatics, and the body’s intelligence. Listen now to hear how therapy can uncover truths hidden deep in the body.

    51 min

  8. 09/10/2025

    Episode 13 - From Trauma to Treatment - Adele’s Path to Becoming a Trauma Coach

    Born into pain. Raised in resilience. In this deeply personal episode, Adele shares how a traumatic birth, childhood surgeries, and years of chronic pain shaped her path into trauma therapy, trauma-informed coaching psychology and health psychology. Her story takes you through:  🩺 Surviving congenital hip dysplasia and the medical system’s blind spots  🧠 How early trauma fuels lifelong patterns like people-pleasing and silence in pain  💊 Hard truths on the opioid crisis and flaws in modern healthcare  💡 Why self-advocacy is a non-negotiable in healing - both physically and emotionally From hospital wards to a doctorate in health psychology, Adele reveals how curiosity, grit, and a refusal to be defined by her pain transformed her life and career. Listen now for a raw, inspiring look at how to turn trauma into purpose and reclaim your power.

    29 min
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The Naked Insights Podcast explores the powerful connection between mind and body in navigating trauma, health, and relationships. Each episode examines how our perceptions and behaviours shape mental health, our relationships with others, and the delicate balance with physical well-being. From managing trauma, workplace stress, and major life transitions to cultivating healthy, nourishing relationships, Naked Insights offers tools, tips, and real stories to help you and your loved ones become more resilient and adaptable to change. Through an integrative and evidence-based lens, you’ll learn how to maintain balance and well-being in today’s increasingly chaotic world. Hosted by Adele Theron, each season features a different expert as she deep-dives into the intersections between trauma, health, and relationships. Season 1 features Sam McSorley, a functional medicine specialist, exploring the biology of stress, the role of the nervous system in healing, and how emotional regulation impacts the body. About the Host: Adele Theron (CCTP, CFTP, CFFTP, PGDipTraumaticStudies, MPsych) is a trauma therapist and specialist in trauma and transition recovery. She is the founder of Naked Recovery, which offers structured programmes to help clients transform trauma related to bereavement, redundancy, birth trauma, separation, divorce, infidelity, midlife crises, family estrangement, and health-related challenges. Her evidence-based recovery programmes have supported thousands of clients across more than 90 countries. Adele is currently completing her doctorate in Health Psychology at the University of Auckland, where her research focuses on developing trauma recovery interventions for chronic illness. Her integrative, science-based methods draw from somatic psychology, coaching psychology, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and trauma-informed practice. About the Season 1 Expert: Sam McSorley (MHealSc, PGHlthSci, DipClinHerbMed, BHSc (Complementary Medicine)) is a naturopath and functional medicine practitioner passionate about empowering people with choice in healthcare. As the founder of Sam McSorley Connecting Wellness, she helps clients recover from complex health conditions through holistic programmes that unite body and mind. Sam’s approach integrates nutrition, herbal medicine, genetic testing, nutritional psychiatry, and somatic psychotherapy, guided by the emerging science of psychoneuroimmunology - the study of how psychological processes influence immune and nervous system function. In season 1, Adele and Sam bridge the gap between holistic health and psychological resilience, guiding you towards a more balanced, empowered, and successful life.

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