Beyond The Surface Podcast

Belinda Anderson
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Beyond The Surface unravels the layers with thought-provoking conversations and uncomfortable truths, covering topics like inner child healing, breaking generational patterns, trauma, nervous system regulation, limiting beliefs, conscious parenting, relationships, healthy living, and more. Hosted by internationally recognized retreat leader Belinda Anderson, who has run retreats in Australia, Bali, and Fiji for over a decade, this podcast inspires you to heal, grow, and thrive.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 65: Stop Letting the News Control Your Nervous System

    In this solo episode, Belinda explores how constant exposure to news, global events, and fear-based messaging is impacting your nervous system, and often without you even realising it. We’re living in a time where we’re not just informed… we’re immersed. And when your attention is constantly on chaos, uncertainty, and division, your body starts to feel like it’s living in it. This episode isn’t about ignoring the world. It’s about learning how to observe without absorbing and becoming overwhelmed. We explore: Why the world has always felt uncertain, but our consumption has changedHow constant exposure to news keeps your nervous system in a stress responseThe difference between being aware vs being emotionally consumedWhy fear-based messaging is so powerful on a dysregulated systemHow collective trauma shows up in real timeThe impact of what you focus on (and your brain’s filtering system)Why “what you consume, consumes you”Simple, practical ways to stay informed without staying in fearHow to come back to your body, your environment, and what you can actually control If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, on edge, or mentally drained after scrolling or watching the news… this episode will help you understand why, and how to control the controllables so the world doesn’t feel so heavy. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau

    18 min

  2. 29 MAR

    Episode 64: Small T, Big T & Everything In Between: What Trauma Really Is

    In this solo episode, Belinda explores what trauma really is, and why it’s often misunderstood. When most people hear the word trauma, they think of something extreme or obvious. But trauma isn’t defined by the event itself, it’s defined by how it was experienced in your body. This episode invites you to look beyond labels like “big” or “small” trauma, and instead understand how your nervous system has adapted to what you’ve lived through. Because sometimes… it’s not about what happened. It’s about what didn’t. We explore: Why trauma is about your internal experience, not just the external eventThe difference between explicit (remembered) and implicit (felt) memoryWhy many people believe “nothing happened to me”… but still feel anxious or on edgeHow trauma isn’t always about what happened, but what was missingDevelopmental, acute (shock), pre-verbal, complex, intergenerational, and collective traumaHow your nervous system adapts through fight, flight, freeze, and fawnWhy trauma is stored in the body, not always as a clear storyHow unprocessed survival responses continue to show up in adult lifeThe connection between trauma, patterns, relationships, and physical symptomsWhy awareness—not blame—is where healing beginsHow to shift from “What’s wrong with me?” to “What happened to me?” This episode explores trauma, nervous system regulation, emotional patterns, and how your past experiences continue to shape your present—often in ways you don’t consciously realise. If you’ve ever felt like “nothing bad happened” but still find yourself feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns you can’t explain… this episode will help you understand why. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau

    22 min

  3. 22 MAR

    Episode 63: Burnout, Breakthroughs & Saying Yes to Yourself: A Retreat Guest’s Journey with Gemma Hudson

    In this episode of Beyond The Surface, Belinda is joined by Gemma Hudson, a past retreat guest who shares her journey from burnout to breakthrough. Gemma opens up about her mum leaving when she was just three, how that unconsciously shaped her independence, identity, and the way she moved through life. In her early 30s, she made the decision to become estranged from her. Eight years later, when her mum was dying, Gemma chose not to reconnect. On the outside, Gemma had built the “perfect” life - a successful corporate career and the version of success she had always been shown. But underneath, her body was sending signals she continued to ignore… until burnout forced her to stop and question it all. Through coaching, personal growth, and attending Belinda’s women’s retreat and couples retreat with her husband, Gemma began reconnecting with her intuition, her emotions, her feminine energy, and her body, and with that, a deeper sense of who she truly is. By learning to listen to herself, embracing vulnerability, and choosing to live in alignment, Gemma went on to retrain as a counsellor and coach, now supporting women in meaningful and purposeful ways. This conversation explores burnout, childhood experiences, estrangement, boundaries, unconscious patterns, and the power of coming back to yourself. If your life looks right on the outside but doesn’t feel right on the inside, this episode will resonate deeply. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau Connect with Gemma: Website: https://www.qualialife.au/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/qualia_life/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Qualia-Life/61578514086434/

    58 min

  4. 15 MAR

    Episode 62: Understanding Human Design: Living Aligned with Emma Dunwoody

    In this episode, Belinda sits down with Emma Dunwoody,  Human Design expert, master coach, behaviour specialist and host of one of the most listened-to Human Design podcasts in the world. Together they explore how understanding your unique energetic blueprint can transform the way you live, work, parent and make decisions. Emma breaks down what Human Design actually is and how learning to live in alignment can help you stop forcing life and start trusting your own inner authority. Emma also shares her personal journey from corporate success and burnout to discovering Human Design, how it completely shifted the way she lives and works today, and why she believes focus, frequency and emotional mastery will become one of the most valuable currencies in the future. She believes the future won’t belong to the loudest voice, but the most aligned one. In this episode we explore: What Human Design is and how it reveals your unique energetic blueprintHow to make decisions by trusting your body instead of overthinking with the mindEmma’s journey from corporate success and burnout to finding alignmentWhy hustle, achievement and external validation don’t lead to true fulfilmentHow emotional mastery and alignment are shaping the future of success and personal growth If you’ve ever felt like you’re pushing against life instead of flowing with it, this conversation will open your mind to a different way of living, working and making decisions. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau Connect with Emma: Website: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_human_design_coach/

    55 min

  5. 8 MAR

    Episode 61: Why You Can’t Make a Decision (And What It’s Really About)

    In this solo episode, Belinda shares why decision making can feel so difficult, and why indecision is often less about logic and more about what’s happening in the nervous system. If you’ve ever felt stuck between two choices, overthinking every outcome or constantly asking others for advice, this episode will help you understand what’s really going on beneath the surface. We explore: Why indecision is often a nervous system protection responseDecision fatigue and why choices feel harder when you’re overwhelmedThe fear of regret and how it keeps people stuckHow perfectionism can show up as decision paralysisWhy clarity often comes after action, not before itHow small decisions help rebuild self-trust This episode explores decision making, nervous system regulation, overcoming indecision, building self-trust, and understanding the psychology behind why making decisions can feel so hard. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/ and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau

    20 min

  6. 1 MAR

    Episode 60: From Lawyer to 8-Figure Entrepreneur: Georgie Stevenson on Manifestation, Money & Motherhood

    In this powerful conversation, Belinda sits down with Georgie Stevenson, founder of Naked Harvest and Rise & Conquer, to explore how she followed an internal “nudge” to walk away from a safe career as a lawyer and build multiple seven and eight-figure businesses. Georgie shares what life looked like before the success…feeling lost in her early 20s, choosing law without true alignment, and having the courage to leave security behind to follow a creative pull. What began as documenting her fitness journey online eventually evolved into launching Naked Harvest with her brother, building a female-focused supplement brand rooted in integrity, and creating a global personal development platform through Rise & Conquer. In this episode, we explore: Leaving law to follow intuition and build from scratchCreating an 8-figure wellness brand with no investorsManifestation beyond vision boards and affirmations — identity, inner work, and nervous system regulationRewriting money stories and expanding your wealth capacityHow she balances entrepreneurship, family, and motherhoodHow motherhood has shifted the way she sees lifeNavigating judgment, visibility, online growth and being one of the first “influencers”Why investing in yourself delivers the greatest return ROI If you’ve ever felt the pull for more but questioned whether it’s possible for you, this episode will remind you that growth starts internally, and the nudges you feel are there for a reason. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/ and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Goergia: Website: https://www.riseandconquer.com.au Website: https://www.nakedharvestsupplements.com Instagram: @georgiestevenson Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau

    59 min

  7. 22 FEB

    Episode 59: If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes: Why You Stay Stuck

    In this solo episode, Belinda explores the powerful truth behind the phrase “If nothing changes, nothing changes. You say you want change, but find yourself repeating the same patterns, reactions, and choices. Belinda explains why change feels hard and not from a motivation or “just think positive” lens, but from a nervous system and subconscious perspective. Because change isn’t just a mindset shift. It’s a body shift. A pattern shift. An identity shift. You’ll learn how familiarity, survival mode, and subconscious programming keep you stuck in cycles,  even when you truly want different. Belinda shares personal stories, real-life examples, and practical reflections to help you understand how safety, capacity, and small repeated actions retrain your system for growth. In this episode, we explore: Why the subconscious chooses familiar over healthyHow the nervous system resists unfamiliar changeThe role of identity in lasting transformationWhy change is a practice, not a decisionHow building capacity helps you tolerate discomfortThe link between regulation and perceptionSelf-reflection questions to interrupt old patternsA simple embodiment exercise to reconnect with yourself This episode is for anyone who feels stuck between wanting more and staying where it feels safe, and is ready to understand why. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/ and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau

    21 min

  8. 15 FEB

    Episode 58: Healing Beyond Childhood Sexual Abuse: Caroline Brunne’s Story of Survival, Estrangement & Purpose with Therapy Dog Louie

    Trigger warning: This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, incest, trauma, and healing which may be confronting or activating for some listeners. Please listen with care. In this deeply vulnerable and powerful conversation, Belinda sits down with trauma survivor, author, advocate, and breathwork facilitator Caroline Brunne, alongside her award-winning therapy Border Collie Louie, recently named Australia Dog of the Year. Caroline shares her lived experience of childhood sexual abuse, family estrangement, and the long, layered road to healing. This episode is both confronting and inspiring, offering hope, insight, and practical perspective for survivors and those supporting them. Caroline reflects on her upbringing, from a vibrant Mauritian family life to migrating to Australia as a child, and how her experience of sexual abuse began at age ten and continued for several years. She shares the complexity of living a “normal” life externally while navigating trauma internally, and how abuse reshaped her sense of safety, childhood innocence, and ability to access joy later in life. Caroline is the author of More Than One Thing Can Be True and now dedicates her work to supporting survivors, opening conversations around trauma and replacing shame with understanding. Podcast Sponsor: Evolution Botanicals specialises in functional mushrooms, tonic herbs, and superfoods to support energy, immunity, focus, strength, gut health and wellness. Visit: https://evolutionbotanicals.com.au/and add BTS10 for 10% off your first order. Connect with Belinda: Website: www.belindaanderson.com.au (sign up to her Newsletter to receive updates on retreats, podcast episodes, and insights to help you heal, grow & thrive). Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda.anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindaandersonau Connect with Caroline: Website: https://carolinebrunne.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caroline_brunne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgb.mgmt Deep Breaths with Louie: https://cbrunne.setmore.com/

    56 min
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Beyond The Surface unravels the layers with thought-provoking conversations and uncomfortable truths, covering topics like inner child healing, breaking generational patterns, trauma, nervous system regulation, limiting beliefs, conscious parenting, relationships, healthy living, and more. Hosted by internationally recognized retreat leader Belinda Anderson, who has run retreats in Australia, Bali, and Fiji for over a decade, this podcast inspires you to heal, grow, and thrive.

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  • Creator
    Belinda Anderson
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    66
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Belinda Anderson
  • Show Website
    Beyond The Surface Podcast

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