Back To Self

The Soulshine Therapist (Sian)
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Back To Self is a psycho-spiritual podcast for those who are self-aware, spiritually curious, and seeking deeper alignment within. If you feel quietly disconnected or unfulfilled, this space is for you. Blending therapeutic insight, accessible spirituality, real conversation and seasonal astrology, each episode invites you to slow down, reconnect, and return to yourself with more compassion, clarity, and self-trust.

  1. 4d ago

    Back To Self Through Creativity with Amy Thomas-Owen

    Do you believe you’re “just not a creative person”? Or has perfectionism, self-doubt or the pressure to be productive made creativity feel uncomfortable, indulgent or out of reach? In this warm and thoughtful conversation, I’m joined by creative therapist Amy Thomas-Owen to explore creativity as a powerful route back to yourself. Together, we unpack how childhood experiences, comparison and cultural messages can disconnect us from our creativity—and why being creative is about far more than being able to paint, draw or produce something impressive. We explore how reconnecting with creativity can help you: Soften your inner critic and perfectionismBuild self-trust through small, low-stakes choicesFeel more present, grounded and connected to yourselfRediscover your preferences after people-pleasingBecome more comfortable with mistakes and uncertaintyMake space for play, curiosity and self-expression Amy also shares accessible creative practices for beginners, including intentionally making “bad” art, using your non-dominant hand, taking a colour walk and noticing one to three ways you have already been creative each day. If you’ve lost touch with your creative side—or never believed you had one—this episode offers a gentle invitation to become curious about what creativity could look like for you. Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷  🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation   🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.soulshine.therapist👩🏽‍💻Website: www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk⁠📧 Email: ⁠⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk🛎️InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist  🩷Connect with Amy 📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/therapyinyourthirties 👩🏽‍💻Website:⁠⁠ www.seasonschangetherapy.com Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or a replacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    Back To Self Through Creativity with Amy Thomas-Owen

  2. Oct 8

    From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: 6 Ways Back to Yourself

    Do you struggle to trust your decisions—even when part of you already knows what you want? Perhaps you make a choice, feel settled for a moment and then begin second-guessing yourself. You seek reassurance, worry about disappointing someone or absorb so many outside opinions that you lose touch with your own voice. In this episode of Back To Self, Sian explores why self-trust can feel so difficult and how it may have been shaped by conditioning, people-pleasing, fear of making mistakes and the need for approval. You’ll discover why self-trust doesn’t require complete certainty—and why trusting yourself isn’t about always making the “right” decision. It can mean listening to your feelings, needs and values, seeking support without surrendering your autonomy, and responding to yourself with compassion when life doesn’t unfold as expected. Sian shares six grounded pathways for rebuilding self-trust, and the episode concludes with a gentle guided reflection to help you explore a decision you may be facing and identify one small step that keeps you connected to yourself. Because self-trust isn’t built through one perfect decision. It grows through the quiet moments in which you listen, respond and return to yourself.   Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷 🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation   🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.soulshine.therapist👩🏽‍💻Website: ⁠⁠www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk 📧Email: ⁠⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk 🛎️InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist  Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or a replacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: 6 Ways Back to Yourself

  3. Oct 1

    The Spiritual Law of Balance

    What does balance really mean when modern life often rewards overworking, over-giving and pushing beyond our capacity? In this episode of Back To Self, Sian explores the spiritual law of balance and its connection with Libra season. Rather than treating balance as a perfect 50/50 split—or another standard to judge ourselves against—she considers it an ongoing dance between work and rest, giving and receiving, connection and solitude, doing and being. Together, we explore masculine and feminine energy, light and shadow, the relationship between mind and body, and the ways imbalance can show up as burnout, overthinking, emotional overwhelm or disconnection from ourselves. You’ll also be invited to consider whether imbalance might be valuable information: a sign that a need has been neglected, the pendulum has swung too far, or something within you is asking to be restored. The episode closes with reflective questions to help you explore your current relationship with balance—gently, honestly and without expecting yourself to have it all together. Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷 🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation   🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.soulshine.therapist 👩🏽‍💻Website: ⁠⁠www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk ⁠⁠ 📧 Email: ⁠⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk 🛎️InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or a replacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    The Spiritual Law of Balance

  4. Sep 24

    Back To Self in Libra Season

    Libra season invites us to explore the balance between “me” and “we”—between staying connected to ourselves and creating meaningful relationships with others. In this episode of Back To Self, we explore the essence of Libra as an astrological archetype and how its energy can support personal growth, whether or not you have strong Libra placements in your birth chart. We’ll look at Libra’s connection with relationships, beauty, fairness, harmony and balance, alongside some of its more challenging expressions, including people-pleasing, indecision, conflict avoidance and losing ourselves in the needs or expectations of others. This is a grounded exploration of Libra season astrology for self-discovery rather than prediction— inviting you to consider where greater honesty, reciprocity and balance may be needed in your life. Whether you are a Libra yourself or simply want to work more intentionally with the energy of the season, this episode offers space to reflect on how you relate to others without losing your relationship with yourself. Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷   🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation 🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.soulshine.therapist 👩🏽‍💻Website: www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk ⁠⁠ 📧 Email: ⁠⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk 🛎️InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or a replacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    Back To Self in Libra Season

  5. Sep 17

    The Astrological Halfway Point: What Are You Carrying Forward?

    As we approach the halfway point of the astrological year, thisepisode offers a gentle pause to reflect on the journey from Aries to Virgo — and everything that may have shifted within you along the way. Sian explores the first six signs of the zodiac as differentparts of our human experience: the courage to begin, the need to create stability, the curiosity to learn, the safety to feel, the confidence to express ourselves, and the discernment to recognise what is truly supportive. Through honest reflections on creating Back To Self,Sian shares what this journey has taught her about trusting her voice, becoming more visible, honouring her emotions, building a sustainable creative rhythm and loosening perfectionism’s grip. You’ll also be guided through a collection of journal promptsinspired by Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo, helping you reflect on the energies you've moved through so far this astrological year. You don’t need to have followed every astrological season orcompleted every suggested practice. This isn’t a progress review. It’s an invitation to look back with curiosity and compassion, honour what has shaped you, release what no longer fits and consciously choose what you want to carryinto the second half of the astrological year. Bring your journal, take what resonates and leave the rest. Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷   🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation   🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: @the.soulshine.therapist 👩🏽‍💻Website: ⁠www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk⁠ 📧 Email: ⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk⁠🛎️ InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist    Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or areplacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    The Astrological Halfway Point: What Are You Carrying Forward?

  6. Sep 10

    Coming Back To Self: What Are We Really Returning To?

    Have you ever felt disconnected from yourself—as though you’re performing your life rather than fully living it? Perhaps you’re caught in people pleasing, overthinking,perfectionism or constantly trying to become a “better” version of yourself, while quietly wondering who you really are beneath it all. In this episode of Back To Self, Sian explores what it means to reconnect with your authentic self. Drawing on parts work, inner child healing, Jungian psychology, and astrology, she offers a grounded understanding of the Self as the compassionate, wise and steady centre within us.  Together, we explore: How disconnection from yourself can appear in everyday lifeHow shame and early experiences can shape the version of ourselves we present to the worldThe difference between rejecting protective parts and helping them feel safe enough to softenGentle ways to recognise when you feel most connected to your true self You’ll also be guided through reflective questions to help you notice where you feel free to be yourself, where you may be performing or hiding, and what your deeper wisdom might already be asking you to acknowledge. Coming back to yourself is not another self-improvement project to perfect. It is an ongoing relationship—one built through curiosity, self-compassion, awareness and thechoice to keep returning to who you truly are. If this episode resonates, please consider rating orreviewing Back To Self to help more spiritually curious listeners discover the show.   Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷   🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation   🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: @the.soulshine.therapist 👩🏽‍💻Website: ⁠www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk⁠ 📧 Email: ⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk⁠ 🛎️InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or areplacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    Coming Back To Self: What Are We Really Returning To?

  7. Sep 3

    How to Work With Your Inner Critic (Without Letting It Take Over)

    What if your inner critic isn’t your enemy, but a protective part of you trying to prevent judgement, failure or rejection? In this episode of Back To Self, Sian shares a compassionate, therapy-informed approach to working with your inner critic—without arguing with it, believing everything it says or trying to silence it completely. Drawing on her own very real experience of recording this episode three times, Sian explores how to create distance from harsh self-criticism, uncover the fear beneath it and reconnect with your present-day values, evidence and inner authority. In this episode, you’ll explore: How to recognise your inner critic as one part of you—not all of youWhy self-criticism can serve a protective functionHow to identify the old beliefs and fears beneath its voiceA practical process for responding with curiosity and self-compassionHow to stay connected to yourself when self-doubt appears If perfectionism, fear of judgement or the feeling that you’re “not good enough” often shapes your choices, this episode offers a gentler way forward—one where your inner critic can be heard without being given the final say. This conversation builds on last week’s episode about understanding the inner critic. You’ll also find Sian’s guided meditation for meeting your inner critic linked in the show notes. 🎁 FREE MEET THE INNER CRITIC GUIDED MEDITATION:Meet Your Inner Critic | The Soulshine Therapist Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷  🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation   🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.soulshine.therapist👩🏽‍💻Website: www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk⁠⁠📧 Email: ⁠⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk🛎️InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist  Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or areplacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    How to Work With Your Inner Critic (Without Letting It Take Over)

  8. Aug 27

    The Inner Critic: Where It Comes From and Why It’s Never Satisfied

    Why is your inner critic never satisfied, even when you do exactly what it asks? In this episode of Back To Self, Sian explores what the inner critic is, where it may come from and the protective role hidden beneath its harsh, shaming voice. Through a compassionate therapeutic lens, you’ll learn how critical self-talk can be shaped by childhood experiences, relationships, school, work and wider cultural expectations. Sian unpacks how the inner critic can fuel perfectionism, people-pleasing, overthinking, overachievement, self-consciousness and emotional withdrawal — gradually disconnecting you from your needs, values, intuition and sense of self. You’ll also be invited into gentle reflection to help you recognise when your inner critic becomes loudest, the language and tactics it uses, how it shows up in your body and what it may be trying to protect you from. This is part one of a two-part conversation. In part two, Sian will share practical ways to work with your inner critic with greater curiosity, self-compassion and choice. Thanks for listening 🙏🏽🩷  🗓️New episodes every Thursday 🎙️Follow now to join the conversation   🩷Connect with me 📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.soulshine.therapist👩🏽‍💻Website: ⁠⁠www.thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk📧 Email: ⁠⁠sian@thesoulshinetherapist.co.uk 🛎️InsightTimer: https://insighttimer.com/thesoulshinetherapist Disclaimer: Just to say, this podcast isn’t therapy or a replacement for professional support. Although I am a therapist, I show up here as myself- sharing ideas and experiences. If you are struggling, I’d encourage you to seek support with a registered mental health professional.

    The Inner Critic: Where It Comes From and Why It’s Never Satisfied
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Back To Self is a psycho-spiritual podcast for those who are self-aware, spiritually curious, and seeking deeper alignment within. If you feel quietly disconnected or unfulfilled, this space is for you. Blending therapeutic insight, accessible spirituality, real conversation and seasonal astrology, each episode invites you to slow down, reconnect, and return to yourself with more compassion, clarity, and self-trust.

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  • Creator
    The Soulshine Therapist (Sian)
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Soulshine Therapist (Sian)
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