I recently submitted a personal essay, The Wrong Man, The Right Country, to an anthology exploring intuition, inevitability and the strange clarity of knowing — and I wanted to share the audio version with you here.

At 20 years old, after spending just 10 days in Australia, I knew with absolute certainty: I’m going to live here one day.

What I didn't know was the heartbreak, loss, wrong turns and one very wrong man it would take to eventually get me here.

This is a story about learning that intuition isn't always a map. Sometimes, it's a compass.

Sometimes you can be completely wrong about the destination… and still be heading in exactly the right direction.

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Sound familiar?

In this I’m talking about how quickly our nervous system can turn uncertainty into an entire story — and why your first emotional response isn’t always reality.

Sometimes, it’s survival.

I share a recent experience of being blocked by a friend and how I learned to separate what actually happened from the story my nervous system created.

We talk boundaries, rejection, over-apologising, emotional maturity and one powerful question:

What else could be true?z

Because confidence isn’t believing nothing difficult will happen.

It’s trusting yourself to handle it when it does.

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Today, she says she feels healthier, happier and more alive than she did before her diagnosis.

Now a speaker and advocate, Cassie is on a mission to help people get off the hamster wheel of chronic stress and burnout and move from autopilot to truly ALIVE—before it takes a life-changing diagnosis to wake them up.

In this powerful conversation, Cassie shares how she embraces what she calls medicine AND magic.

Medicine is the doctors, treatment and science supporting her body.

Magic is the harder-to-explain stuff: spirituality, intuition, awe, connection to the divine and trusting in something bigger than ourselves.

She talks about the book: The Awakened Brain by Dr. Lisa Miller that opened her eyes to the Neuroscience of Spirituality.

Can we heal even when we can't be cured?

This isn't about choosing spirituality over modern medicine. It's about what becomes possible when we make room for both.

Connect with Cassie:
https://www.instagram.com/iamcassmiller/

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My website:
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🧠 Nervous System Reboot:
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"I got through it."

The divorce.
The cancer diagnosis.
The financial stress.
The loss.
The childhood trauma.

But what if getting through isn't the same as healing?

In this episode, I share one of the biggest mindset shifts that's transformed my life: the difference between surviving a difficult experience and regulating through it.

I open up about how I consciously regulated through my husband's stroke, discovering at 38 that the man who raised me wasn't my biological father, and why slowing down, asking for help, resting, and staying connected changed everything.

If you've ever wondered why you're still anxious, exhausted, reactive, or feel like your body never "moved on" from something that happened years ago, this episode is for you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

✨ The difference between getting through and regulating through

✨ Why your nervous system needs to know the danger has passed

✨ How chronic stress keeps your body stuck in survival mode

✨ Practical ways to regulate through life's hardest moments without abandoning yourself

Confidence isn't built by surviving hard things.

It's built by teaching your nervous system...

"We're safe now and I can handle anything."

Doors are now open for my brand-new group coaching program:

90 Days to Inner Self-Confidence

Over 12 weeks we'll build the nervous system capacity, clarity, and confidence to help you stop people-pleasing, speak up with respect and honesty, and trust yourself.

🎄 Ready to Be Confident by Christmas? Find out more

https://www.katiedelimon.com/confidence

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You genuinely want to start the business, go to the gym, launch the podcast, apply for the promotion or finally speak up in your relationship…

But every time you try to move forward, something inside you hits the brakes. 🛑

In this episode, we explore how procrastination can be connected to the freeze response—and why forcing yourself to “just be more disciplined” can sometimes keep you even more stuck.

I also share how I returned to the gym after avoiding it for seven years—not by pushing harder or creating an overwhelming plan, but by making one small promise to myself and keeping it for an entire year. 💪

🎧 IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER:

🧠 Why you can feel anxious, restless and overwhelmed—but still do nothing
🧊 How childhood experiences can teach your nervous system that action, mistakes or speaking up aren’t safe
🗣️ Why difficult conversations can trigger a freeze response
🌱 How to begin moving out of freeze gently
🔥 Why confidence is built through gentle, consistent and uncomfortable movements—not massive action

You’re not lazy.

Your nervous system may have simply learned that stillness was safer than movement. 🤍

You don’t need to bully yourself into changing. You need to help your body feel safe enough to begin.

✨ Confidence is built one kept promise at a time.

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In this episode I’m breaking down one of the biggest misconceptions I see in the nervous system and healing space:

Safety and capacity are not the same thing.

If every time anxiety, discomfort or conflict shows up you leave, avoid, distract yourself or shut down, your nervous system may never get the opportunity to learn that discomfort doesn’t always mean danger.

Real nervous system regulation isn’t about eliminating discomfort. It’s about gently building your capacity to stay present with it — when you are actually safe.

In this episode, we talk about:

✨ Why feeling “safe” isn’t always the same as being regulated
✨ How avoidance can accidentally reinforce fight, flight, freeze and fawn
✨ Why difficult conversations can feel dangerous even when they aren’t
✨ How to expand your nervous system capacity through tiny, manageable steps
✨ Why your ability to tolerate discomfort can change your confidence, relationships, career and life

Because your goal isn’t to never feel uncomfortable.

Your goal is to build the capacity to stay present through discomfort without abandoning yourself.

CONNECT + WORK WITH ME

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🧠 Nervous System Reboot: Start your reboot

We live in a world that glorifies urgency, productivity and doing it all. But constantly rushing can leave us reactive, overwhelmed and disconnected from what we actually want.

In this short episode, I share why slowing down has helped me accomplish more, not less — from the way I walk, drive and do everyday chores to the way I communicate, make decisions and build my business.

We’ll explore why slowing down isn’t about doing less — it’s about becoming more present and intentional with what you’re already doing.

Plus, I’ll give you a simple (and intentionally uncomfortable) challenge to try this week.And if you want to build real inner confidence, this is exactly what we practise inside Confident by Christmas: 90 Days to Inner Self-Confidence — building capacity first, then clarity, then consistency.

Because sometimes the fastest way forward is to stop rushing your way there.

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🧠 Nervous System Reboot — practical tools to move from stress and survival mode into greater calm, regulation and resilience.  ⁠Join Nervous System Reboot⁠

🔥 My Memoir — Trust the Flames ⁠Get Trust the Flames⁠

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In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist Mosiah Castrejon to explore the three invisible wounds men carry — emotional disconnection, childhood neglect, and avoidant attachment — and how these often go unnoticed beneath the mask of “I’m fine.”

We unpack why emotional pain in men is so frequently dismissed, how societal conditioning shapes masculine identity, and what real healing looks like when men finally reconnect to their emotions and bodies.

💭 Expect powerful insights like:

• Why the calmest man in the room might be the most disconnected.
• How neglect can echo louder than abuse.
• Why avoidance isn’t fear of love.
• The first small steps men can take to begin healing.

This conversation is for everyone — because when men heal, families heal, communities heal, and the world heals. 🌍

Follow Mosiah on Instagram:
👉 https://www.instagram.com/mentalhealthmosiah/

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In today’s episode, I’m diving into the mysterious (and magical) language the universe uses to get our attention.

You’ll learn:
🌌 The difference between coincidence and synchronicity
👁️ How to actually notice the signs being sent to you
🧭 A simple way to interpret them without overthinking
💫 Why the universe whispers more when you’re in alignment

Whether you’re new to this or already seeing signs everywhere, this episode will help you tune in, trust your intuition, and respond to the nudges guiding you forward. Life isn’t random. You’re being supported more than you know.💜

If this resonates, share it with someone who’s been seeing feathers, angel numbers, or wild little winks from the cosmos lately.

🌐 Connect with Me Online
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With a Master’s degree in Psychology, Bree shares how boundaries go far deeper than just saying “no.” We unpack the beliefs, conditioning, and nervous system patterns that shape how we show up in relationships — and how to break free from people-pleasing... finally.

✨ Connect with Bree
Explore her 1:1 coaching, monthly membership, or take her FREE Boundary Blind Spot Quiz: @boundarieswithbree

💛 Download my FREE Boundary-Setting Script: katiedelimon.com/boundary-setting-script

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We dive into the internal habits that drain your energy long before the family gatherings even begin: saying yes out of obligation, lowering your standards for temporary peace, abandoning your needs to “keep the vibe,” and expecting others to change while you stay the same. When you shift your internal boundaries, your external world shifts with you.

As you listen, consider these reflective questions:
• Where am I abandoning myself in small, everyday ways?
• What expectations am I carrying into the holidays that create stress or resentment?
• What would this season feel like if I protected my peace the way I protect my to-do list?

If you’re craving a calmer, clearer, more grounded holiday — one rooted in emotional maturity, nervous system awareness, and self-respect — this episode will meet you right where you are and guide you toward a new way of being.

🌐 Connect with me + work with me below.

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📘 Book: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

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Together, we explore why eating disorders are not about food, weight, or willpower — but about safety, survival, and a nervous system doing its best to cope. Lexi speaks openly about the realities of recovery, the myths that keep people stuck, and what true nourishment actually means for the body and brain.

This episode is for anyone who has struggled silently, supported someone with an eating disorder, or wants to understand healing through a trauma-informed, compassionate lens.

Connect with Lexi:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexi.crouch/
🌿 Website: https://lexicrouch.com.au

Connect with Katie:
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📘 Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames
🔗 Book a Free Discovery Call:
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In this solo episode, I explore why friendship breakups can be just as painful—if not more—than romantic ones. Why they feel so confusing when “nothing bad happened.” And why grief isn’t only about death, but about the loss of what was, what could have been, and what no longer fits.

We talk about:
• why friendship breakups hurt so deeply
• grief without death (and why it’s still valid)
• choosing alignment over history
• the two common ways friendships end
• why not every ending needs a villain
• how to let go with grace—without guilt

If you’re quietly grieving a friendship you never thought you’d lose, this episode is for you. You’re not dramatic. You’re not weak. You’re human. 

🌐 Connect with Me Online:
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📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 90 Days to Inner Self-Confidence
Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
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In this episode, I’m joined by Sarah Robb, Mindset Coach & Speaker , for a conversation about high-functioning as a survival strategy, not a personality trait. Together, we explore why so many women don’t realise they’re struggling until they hit a wall — and why mindset and willpower eventually stop working.

We talk about grief, loss, and the “strong one” identity, how unprocessed emotions live in the nervous system, and why slowing down can feel unsafe even when the body is desperate for rest. This episode reframes what a true breakthrough actually is — and why healing isn’t about doing more, fixing yourself, or pushing harder, but about learning how to feel safe in your body again.

If you’re successful on the outside but tired on the inside, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

✨ In this episode, we cover:

• The hidden cost of being high-functioning

• Why burnout often follows success

• How grief and loss show up in “strong” women

• The nervous system’s role in performance and exhaustion

• Moving from survival-based success to sustainable success

🌿 Connect with Sarah:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/springwithsarah/

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📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self Confidence Discovery Call
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

Three years ago, Trust the Flames was released into the world — a raw, honest memoir about unraveling, rebuilding, and remembering who I truly was.

In this special anniversary episode, I revisit Chapters 1–3 — the beginning of the fire.

This is where the story starts:
The anxiety.
The chaos.
The patterns I couldn’t yet see.
The woman who thought survival was strength.

These opening chapters capture who I was before boundaries.
Before nervous system awareness.
Before inner self-confidence.

Before I understood that what we don’t speak… we store.

If you’re new here, this is where my healing journey began.
If you’ve been here for a while, this is proof of what’s possible when you stop abandoning yourself and start respecting yourself.

Three years later, the flames still teach.

And the fire still refines. 🔥

📘 Get your copy of Trust the Flames:
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In this powerful conversation, Katie sits down with poet Alicia Cook, bestselling author of Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately and the viral poem Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back, to unpack why so many women go silent when life gets overwhelming.

This isn't about avoidance or laziness. It's about freeze and fawn—survival responses women learn early to stay safe, likable, and low-maintenance.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why women disappear when they're struggling (and why it's not weakness—it's disconnection from the body)
• How freeze and fawn show up in relationships, work, and everyday life
• The turning point when Alicia realized: "I don't owe everyone access to me"
• What regulation looks like in real life (not theory)
• Alicia's sobriety journey and the benefits of getting honest with herself
• What inner self-confidence actually means—and how it changes everything

This conversation will validate every woman who's ever gone quiet, apologized for existing, or stayed "nice" when she wanted to scream.

If you've ever felt safer disappearing than disappointing someone, this episode is for you.

Connect with Alicia Cook:

📷 Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thealiciacook/
📖 Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately — available everywhere books are sold

Connect with Katie:
📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
📖 Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames
💬 90 Days to Inner Self-Confidence: https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

Leaving is rarely about simply walking away. Sometimes it’s leaving relationships, places, old identities, family patterns, or versions of ourselves that no longer fit. In this deeply personal piece, I share my journey of leaving America for Australia, leaving familiarity, and learning the difference between running from your life and running toward it.

Because sometimes leaving isn't abandonment.

Sometimes leaving is becoming.

📰 Recent Articles:

HuffPost Article
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ancestry-dna-test-mom-secret-silence_n_6a026446e4b0b1a48de8b1a1

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https://www.mamamia.com.au/ancestry-dna-secret-father/

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📞 Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
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In this episode, I’m unpacking generational trauma—how experiences that were never spoken about can still live in your body, shape your nervous system, and influence your relationships today.

Because here’s the truth:
What we don’t speak… we store.

We dive into:
• The 4 ways trauma gets passed down through generations
• Why your nervous system may feel unsafe… even when your life looks “fine”
• The science behind epigenetics and inherited stress responses
• How family silence creates shame, people-pleasing, and emotional suppression
• And most importantly—how to break the cycle

This episode is for you if you’ve ever thought:
“Why do I feel this way when nothing ‘bad’ is happening?”

Because your body might be holding stories that were never yours to begin with.

And healing?
It starts with the ABC's - Awareness, Boundaries, Compassion

✨ FREE GUIDE: 10 Hidden Traumas That Are Shaping Your Life
https://www.katiedelimon.com/10-hidden-traumas

🎧 Listen to Episode 5: Trauma Is Not Drama
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wSHv1eQP6USIcLMZlAPwT?si=g-g6ImccQyuJmBVzWYndlg

📘 Get my book – Trust the Flames
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Not just sleep.

Real rest.

Because you can sleep 8 hours and still wake up exhausted.

In this episode I break down:
✨ The 7 types of rest your nervous system actually needs
✨ Why so many high-performing people still feel depleted
✨ The difference between rest and escape
✨ Emotional suppression, nervous system dysregulation & burnout
✨ Why “doing nothing” can feel uncomfortable
✨ How what we don’t speak… we store

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, emotionally reactive, exhausted, disconnected, unmotivated or like your body just can’t keep up anymore… this episode is for you.

💛 Want my FREE Rest Wheel?
Email me at Katie@katiedelimon.com or send me a message on Instagram.

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📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self-Confidence Program:
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📞 Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

✨ Nervous System Reboot – Self-Paced Digital Program:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/nervous-system-reboot

Most people avoid the conversation: 92% of Americans say end-of-life talks are important, yet only 32% have had one.

You’ll learn:

• Gentle, real-world ways to begin death conversations at your pace. 

• How fear of death quietly shapes daily choices—and how to reclaim agency. 

• Where plant medicine may (and may not) help in grief and integration. 

• The biggest regret of the dying and how can we walk towards life's super elixir

  
  

Myrthe Peters — fullcircledoula.org | IG @myrthe.peters

Die-logue Starters

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If this episode moved you, share it with someone you love and start one small conversation today.

In many ways, this podcast has become one of my babies. My book, my business, this community... they are all things I've intentionally created and deeply nurtured. So it felt fitting to finally record an episode I've wanted to make for a very long time.

Why I'm childfree by choice.

This isn't an episode about convincing anyone not to have children, nor is it about saying one path is better than another.

It's about honesty.

It's about having the courage to listen to your own inner voice, even when it tells you something different from what society expects.

In this episode, I share:
✨ Why I've never wanted children—and why that answer has never changed.
✨ The pressure women face to follow the "life script."
✨ Why I believe inner self-confidence is about trusting yourself more than public opinion.
✨ The history of choice, motherhood and why having genuine freedom is a relatively recent privilege for many women.
✨ Why your life doesn't have to make sense to anyone else to be deeply meaningful.

Whether you're a parent, childfree by choice, undecided, navigating infertility, or simply curious, I hope this conversation reminds you that there isn't one "right" way to live a fulfilling life.

Because your life is yours.

Not your family's.
Not society's.
Not anyone else's.

Thank you for being here and for supporting this podcast over the past year. Here's to many more honest conversations.

🌐 Connect with Me Online:

📸 Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/katiedelimon⁠

📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: ⁠https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames⁠

🔗 Inner Self Confidence
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

💬 Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

🧠 Nervous System Reboot – Self-paced digital program
https://www.katiedelimon.com/nervous-system-reboot

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Brandon Nappi, a teacher at Yale Divinity School, for a grounded, refreshing conversation that bridges spirituality, mysticism, psychology, and self-trust—without bypassing reality or common sense.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Dr. Nappi’s journey and what led him to teaching at Yale Divinity

• Why spirituality, religion, and mysticism feel threatening to so many people

• How to explore the divine without losing discernment or grounding

• The difference between spirituality, intuition, and inner self-confidence

• Why intuition is not emotion—and how to tell the difference

• The five lies that block intuition

• Simple reframes for perfectionism and imposter syndrome

• What to remember when you’re struggling to believe in yourself

• How inner self-confidence differs from external confidence

• Where to find Dr. Nappi and continue learning from his work

This episode is for you if you’re craving depth without dogma, spirituality without bypassing, and confidence that comes from self-trust—not performance.

Connect with Dr. Brandon Nappi

📸 Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/brandon.nappi/⁠

Connect with Me

📸 Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/katiedelimon⁠

📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: ⁠https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames⁠

🔗 Inner Self-Confidence Discovery Call 

 ⁠https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min⁠

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Marlee Liss — author, speaker, survivor advocate, and founder of Survivors 4 Justice Reform — to discuss trauma, healing, and her groundbreaking experience with restorative justice following sexual assault.

Restorative justice is an alternative approach that brings together those harmed and those responsible in a structured, trauma-informed process focused on accountability, healing, and repair rather than punishment alone.

Marlee shares her personal story, why the traditional justice system failed to meet her needs as a survivor, and how restorative justice became a pivotal part of her healing journey.

We explore shame, post-traumatic growth, self-trust, advocacy, nervous system healing, and the conversations we're still not having around sexual violence and survivor support.

Whether you're a survivor, supporting someone you love, or simply curious about new approaches to justice and healing, this conversation will leave you thinking differently about what recovery can look like.

Connect with Marlee

📸 Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/marleeliss/

🎁 Free Resources
https://www.marleeliss.com/resource

📖 Join the Pre-Order List for The First Wave (Penguin, February 2027)
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💜 Survivors 4 Justice Reform
https://www.instagram.com/survivors4justicereform/

Connect with Katie Delimon

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📘 Get my memoir Trust the Flames
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💫 Inner Self Confidence Coaching
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📞 Book a Free Strategy Call
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🧠 Nervous System Reboot (Self-Paced Program)
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In this deeply personal episode, I share a truth I only discovered later in life: the man who raised me is not my biological father. From that revelation, we explore what the Father Wound really is, how it forms, and how it quietly shapes your career, money patterns, relationships, boundaries, and sense of safety.

An unhealed Father Wound can show up as overworking, self-sabotage, fear of authority, imposter syndrome, emotionally unavailable partners, difficulty asking for help, or feeling like you don’t truly belong (especially in professional spaces) — even when you “should” feel confident.

This episode isn’t about blaming parents. It’s about awareness, responsibility, grief, and healing. We talk about re-parenting yourself, rewriting internal narratives, and choosing differently — even when familiar patterns feel like home.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re still trying to prove your worth, waiting to feel chosen, or carrying a weight that was never yours to hold — this episode is for you.

You are not broken.
You are not too much.
You’re carrying a wound — and it’s time to put it down.

👇👇👇👇

Episode 3 - The Mother Wound (most listened to episode)

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In this deeply personal episode of Honest Healing, Katie Delimon shares her story of discovering, at age 39, that the man who raised her is not her biological father — and the lineage of unspoken trauma that surrounded it.

This conversation explores a family system shaped by silence, including the murder of Katie’s aunt, the secret adoption of her brother, and being named after the aunt who was never spoken about. Together, these untold stories reveal how secrets don’t disappear — they live on in the body, shaping our nervous system, relationships, health, and sense of identity.

Originally recorded as a guest episode on That Voice Podcast, hosted by Sally Prosser — voice coach and author of Voiceprint — this episode is now shared here as part of the Honest Healing journey.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How family secrets impact us psychologically, emotionally, and physically

• Why silence can show up as anxiety, over-functioning, people-pleasing, or chronic stress

• What it takes to break cycles of secrecy without blowing up your life

• Gentle, grounded first steps to begin healing if you’re holding a secret of your own

This episode is for anyone who grew up sensing something was “off,” anyone carrying stories that were never theirs to hold, and anyone ready to choose truth, safety, and healing — at their own pace.

Sally Prosser is a voice coach and author of Voiceprint, helping people find and express their true voice with clarity and confidence.
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sallyprosservoice/

Connect with Katie Delimon

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📘 Get Katie’s best-selling memoir Trust the Flames:
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1:1 Coaching — Book a free strategy call:
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What if the pressure you feel as a parent isn’t actually about your child… but about you?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with empowerment coach and “More Than a Mum” mentor Jody Ruston to explore the concept of the unlived life—and how the parts of ourselves we suppress don’t disappear… they get passed down.

We talk about:
✨ How parents unknowingly project their unfulfilled dreams onto their children
✨ The emotional and nervous system impact of living through your child
✨ Why your child doesn’t need a perfect parent—they need a fully expressed one
✨ How to reconnect to yourself while raising a family
✨ The courage it takes to live your life in front of your children, not just for them

This episode is a powerful reminder:
Your child is not your second chance… they are their first.

Connect with Jody Ruston:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jody_r66/

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📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self Confidence:
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✨ Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
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💻 Nervous System Reboot (Self-Paced Program):
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No phone. No talking. No eye contact. No distractions. Just you, your breath, and every part of yourself you've been avoiding.

I just got back from my seventh Vipassana meditation retreat. My first in six years. And I want to tell you everything.

Vipassana means insight meditation — it's the exact technique the Buddha practiced under the Bodhi tree 2,500 years ago. It's not religious. There's nothing to believe in or recite. All you do is observe your breath and the sensations in your body.

Simple. Brutally hard. And more life-changing than anything I've ever done.

In this episode I share:

🧘 The four reasons I keep going back — including why I do it specifically BECAUSE it's hard
🧠 Why nervous system capacity doesn't grow through comfort — it grows through safely experiencing discomfort
🔇 What 10 days of zero stimulation actually does to an overstimulated brain
😮 Why this retreat — after six years away and more going on in my life than ever — produced the deepest states of bliss I've ever experienced
🦵 The extraordinary thing that happened with physical pain — and why the times I resisted hurt the most
⏱️ Why 10 days won't change your life — but 36,000 seconds a day of choosing to come back instead of escape will change you from the inside out
🌿 What Vipassana confirms about the mind, the body, and where ALL suffering actually begins

The most radical act of self-confidence is sitting with yourself. Quietly. Without running.

This episode is for anyone who feels overstimulated, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves — and is ready to understand what their mind is truly capable of.

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https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence
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In this episode, I break down the truth about inner self-confidence—and why so many women are chasing something that will never actually give them what they’re looking for.

You can be successful, admired, and “confident” on the outside…and still struggle to speak up, set boundaries, or trust yourself when it matters most.

This episode dives into the gap between how you show up in the world—and how you show up for yourself. 

Inner self-confidence isn’t about being fearless, loud, or perfect…
It’s about self-trust, faith, and showing up for yourself in the quiet moments nobody sees.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn:
– What inner self-confidence is NOT (and what most people get wrong)
– Why fear doesn’t mean you’re not confident
– How self-trust is built through daily, unglamorous moments
– The 3 pillars of true inner self-confidence: Capacity, Clarity & Consistency
– How to stop abandoning yourself and start backing yourself

This is for the woman who looks like she has it all together…
but knows there’s a deeper level of confidence waiting for her.

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We go beyond the surface and break down what shadow work actually is (without the fluff), how it shows up in everyday life, and why the parts of you you’ve been trying to hide… might be the very parts running your life.

If you’ve ever found yourself people-pleasing, overreacting, shutting down, judging others, or feeling stuck in patterns you know aren’t serving you — this episode will hit.

Because the truth is…
✨ You don’t need fixing — you need integration.

🔥 In this episode, we cover:

• What the shadow self really is (in simple, relatable terms) 
• How your shadow shows up: triggers, control, perfectionism & emotional reactions
• Why avoiding your shadow keeps you stuck (and stressed)
• The link between shadow work & your nervous system
• Practical ways to start doing shadow work without spiralling
• How owning your shadow leads to real confidence, self-trust & freedom

🌿 Follow Anita here:

📸 https://www.instagram.com/anitatomecki/

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✨ Inner Self Confidence Program:
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📞 Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

We cover:

• What perimenopause really is and the common misconceptions around it.
• The complications that come with this stage of life—and why it’s often misunderstood.
• The hidden downsides of Ozempic, supplements, and hormone replacement drugs.
• Why gut health is central to energy, mood, and body composition.
• The importance of boosting protein intake and building muscle mass as we age.
• What to look for when reading ingredient labels to truly support your health.
• How cortisol and stress play into fat storage, recovery, and wellbeing.

This conversation is packed with evidence-based insights, myth-busting truths, and practical strategies you can start applying today.

About Ange Clark
Ange Clark is Australia’s Leading Perimenopause Dietitian. She holds dual degrees in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition & Dietetics, with the title of Advanced Physique Sports Dietitian. With two decades of experience, she has helped countless women transform their health, waistlines, and confidence. Her approach blends evidence-based nutrition and exercise science to target the unique changes that precede menopause, enhancing women’s figures, wellbeing, and longevity.

👉 Connect with Ange:

• Instagram: ⁠@angeliqueclark_nutrition⁠
• Website: ⁠angeliqueclark.com.au⁠

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📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: ⁠https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames⁠

In this unforgettable episode, trauma-informed coach Vevian Voz shares her raw journey of growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, being shunned at 32 after divorce, and facing the weight of secrecy, shame, and dysfunction. From surviving domestic chaos and substance abuse in her family home, to leaving two marriages behind, Vevian’s story is one of courage, healing, and transformation.

Her first Ayahuasca ceremony cracked open her healing, leading her to study under Dr. Gabor Maté, become IFS certified, and host 15 plant medicine retreats in Costa Rica. Today, she helps women break free from emotionally unavailable parenting, cultural and religious conditioning, and cycles of self-abandonment — guiding them back to their authentic selves with clarity, compassion, and inner peace.

✨ In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• What it’s really like to grow up in a high-control religious cult

• How psychedelics like Ayahuasca can support deep trauma healing

• The impact of childhood trauma on adult relationships and self-worth

• Breaking cycles of silence, shame, and dysfunction

• Finding authentic love after two divorces at the age of 44

This isn’t just a story of survival — it’s a roadmap of hope, resilience, and the truth that it’s never too late to heal or find love.

Follow Vevian on Instagram 👉 @vevianvoz

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In this powerful conversation, I sit down with breathwork facilitator, somatic coach, and Spinal Energetics practitioner Sinéad Quinn to explore what resilience really looks like—not the kind that pushes through at all costs, but the kind that gently brings you back to yourself.

Sinéad's story is one of profound adversity. She shares her experience of becoming a mother to a son with Down syndrome, welcoming a second baby almost 12 weeks prematurely, navigating her husband's vaccine injury, losing her mother, and facing seasons of uncertainty that would leave many feeling completely overwhelmed.

Yet through it all, she didn't find healing in a magic pill or a quick fix.

She found it in the simple things.

Her breath.

Gentle movement.

Meditation.

Learning to regulate her nervous system instead of constantly overriding it.

Healing isn't always glamorous. It isn't always exciting. More often than not, it's simple. Repetitive. Sometimes even a little boring.

But simple doesn't mean easy.

And simple doesn't mean it isn't life-changing.

If you've been searching for the next breakthrough, this episode is a beautiful reminder that the most powerful tools are often the ones we already carry with us.

• Why breath is one of the most powerful tools we have for nervous system regulation.
• How yoga, meditation and gentle movement supported Sinéad through grief and adversity.
• What somatic healing really is—and why the body matters in healing.
• The difference between surviving and truly feeling safe again.
• Why healing isn't about doing more—it's about coming back to yourself.

Whether you're navigating grief, chronic stress, trauma, burnout, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life, this conversation offers hope, practical tools, and a gentle reminder that healing doesn't have to be complicated to be effective.

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sineadquinnofficial/

🌐 Website: https://www.sineadquinn.com/

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📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

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📅 Book a free strategy call:
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We unpack:

• How emotionally unavailable or controlling caregivers shape self-abandonment

• The adult signs of chronic people-pleasing, hyper-independence, and perfectionism

• How nervous system dysregulation reinforces the “good” performance

• Gabor Maté’s research on autoimmune illness and repressed emotion

• Why “niceness” isn’t the same as compassion

• What it really means to become whole, not just good

I also share a powerful message from someone in my audience who said:

“I love being the good girl. Being empowered feels too masculine. I’ve had to be strong for too long.”

If you’ve ever felt that way — this episode is for you.
We’re unlearning "good" to make space for truth, softness, and self-trust.

🔗 Connect with Me:

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🎥 Watch the LIVE [Good Girls Gone Bad] with Psychotherapist Yelna here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMhtrQIsVO9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

In this powerful episode, Katie Delimon reveals the profound truth that silence doesn't protect us—it destroys us from the inside out.

Born out of infidelity and kept a secret for 38 years, Katie shares her deeply personal journey of discovering her biological father's identity and the generational trauma of emotional suppression that nearly cost her everything.

From her mother's battle with ovarian cancer to her own struggles with IBS, anxiety, chronic fatigue, and toxic relationships, Katie unpacks the science behind what happens when we swallow our truth. Studies show that emotional suppression increases cancer risk by 70% and that women who silence themselves in conflict are 4x more likely to die.

This isn't just about one family's secrets—it's about a culture that rewards women for staying quiet. Katie also addresses the uncomfortable silence in the wellness industry around the Epstein files and Deepak Chopra's involvement.

If you've ever felt a knot in your stomach from words you've never spoken, this episode will give you permission to finally speak up—even when your voice shakes.

Katie is delivering 5 keynotes in March on this topic, including speaking at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Brisbane and Sydney.

🎤 Get tickets

Connect with Katie:
📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
📖 Get the book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames
💬 Inner Self Confidence Program: https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence
📅 Free strategy call: https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

Find Kath Essing
Website: bespeak.au
Book: The Courage to Speak Your Truth — available via her website and major booksellers

If this brings up anything for you, please reach out to trusted support in your area or a qualified mental health professional. You’re not alone.

Ten years later, we’re still here.

This episode isn’t about “forever love,” fairytales, or proving anything.
It’s about emotional maturity, nervous system safety, and conscious choice — because longevity does not equal health, in relationships or in bodies.

I share:

• Why inner self-confidence matters more than time

• How nervous system regulation shapes love and conflict

• The difference between attachment and intimacy

• Why conflict isn’t the problem — avoidance is

• How repair, presence, and responsibility build real safety

• The truth about staying vs. leaving

• And why endurance is not the same as love

I also speak openly about my background — being born out of infidelity, not wanting marriage or kids, never seeing emotionally intimate relationships modeled — and why that shaped how I love today.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever wondered:

• “Am I staying because I’m healthy… or because I’m afraid?”

• “What actually makes a relationship work long-term?”

• “Is something wrong with me if love feels hard?”

Marriage didn’t make me better.
It forced me to become more regulated, honest, and responsible for how I show up — especially in the uncomfortable moments.

This isn’t about staying forever.
It’s about staying awake.
And leaving when it costs you your peace.

🎧 Press play if you care more about emotional health than appearances.

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📖 Get my book — Trust the Flames: My Wild Ride from Mindlessness to Mindfulness
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✨ 1:1 Coaching
If this episode resonated and you’re ready to build inner self-confidence, emotional regulation, and stronger boundaries, let’s talk.

Book a free 30-minute strategy call here:
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This episode isn’t just about that one secret — it’s about the ripple effect of avoidance, the legacy of emotional disconnection, and how we begin to heal what’s been passed down.

We’ll explore:

💔 What the mother wound really is (and why it affects more of us than we realize)
🧠 How it shows up in adulthood — from people-pleasing to self-abandonment
🌿 Why healing doesn’t require a relationship with your mom — it’s about your relationship with yourself
🧘‍♀️ What my journey looked like, and how you can begin your own
🗣️ A listener Q&A: How do I heal from a narcissistic mother I still have to care for?

If you’ve ever felt unseen, unheard, or emotionally responsible for your own mother, this episode is for you.

🔗 Mentioned in this Episode:
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🎧 LIVE - Healing the Mother Wound:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFxNbYov6Xc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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In this episode, I'm joined by hypnotherapist and RTT Practitioner Madison to explore the incredible power of the subconscious mind and why confidence isn't just built through positive thinking.

We dive into why so many high-achieving women still struggle with self-doubt, people-pleasing, overthinking and feeling "not enough," despite years of personal development.

We discuss:
✨ What hypnotherapy actually is (and what it isn't!)
✨ Why willpower alone isn't enough to create lasting change.
✨ How childhood experiences shape our confidence and self-worth.
✨ Why you can be incredibly self-aware yet still feel stuck.
✨ The subconscious beliefs keeping you small.
✨ How to begin rewiring your mind for greater confidence, peace and freedom.

If you've ever thought, "Why do I keep doing this?" or "Why can't I just move on?"—this conversation will help you understand what's really happening beneath the surface.

🌸 Connect with Madison

📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bloominwithin_/

🤍 Work 1:1 with Madison:
https://maddison-everist.mykajabi.com/offers/3TRoHwDt/checkout

🇬🇷 Greece Retreat – May 2027:
https://maddison-everist.mykajabi.com/opt-in-b4f86726-ce09-4648-b946-78aea8be58c0

🌐 Connect with Me Online:

📸 Instagram:
https://instagram.com/katiedelimon

📘 Get my book Trust the Flames:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self Confidence
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

💬 Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

🧠 Nervous System Reboot – Self-paced digital program
https://www.katiedelimon.com/nervous-system-reboot

Bubble baths. Affirmations. “Accept yourself as you are.”

But what if self-love is keeping you stuck?

In this bold Valentine’s Day episode, Katie breaks down the uncomfortable truth: loving yourself isn’t enough. You can love yourself and still tolerate disrespect. You can love yourself and still abandon your goals. You can love yourself and still poison your body, overgive in relationships, and betray your own standards.

Self-respect is different.

Self-respect asks:

• Are your actions aligned with your future?

• Are you keeping the promises you make to yourself?

• Does your calendar reflect what you say matters?

Katie shares raw personal stories from her 20s — functional alcoholism, toxic relationships, chronic anxiety — and the turning point where she realized she didn’t lack self-love… she lacked self-respect.

She also breaks down:
• Why most women fail their goals (hint: it’s not discipline)
• The difference between compassion and self-betrayal
• Why asking for help is self-respect
• How inner self-confidence is built through alignment, not affirmation
• Why your time tells the truth about what you actually respect

If you’ve ever said “I love myself” while still tolerating less than you deserve — this episode will hit.

This isn’t about being harder on yourself.

It’s about honoring yourself.

And that changes everything.

🌐 Connect with Me Online:
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 90 Days to Inner Self-Confidence
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

Hayley is the co-founder of Cancer Dancer, a heart-led platform supporting carers, families, and those affected by cancer through emotional, mental, and physical challenges. A mum of three, her journey began when her youngest was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at just 22 months old—after already losing her father and supporting her mother through the disease.

With little emotional support available, Hayley turned to breathwork, movement, chanting, and meditation to heal her nervous system. Now, with over 20 years as a massage therapist, kinesiologist, and Kundalini yoga teacher, she blends bodywork with emotional healing to help others move from survival to strength.

She opens up about:
✨ How she went into shock in the hospital when she found out her daughter had cancer.
✨ The birth of Cancer Dancer, a space for families navigating cancer to find healing, support, and hope
✨ The emotional and energetic impact of illness on loved ones — and how to support without trying to fix
✨ The spiritual practices and insights that helped her surrender, trust, and rediscover joy even in the hardest moments

Through their work together, Hayley and Severin are creating a new approach to cancer support & healing.

🩷 Learn more and join their free upcoming webinar (December 8, 2025) at www.cancerdancer.co
🩷 Follow Cancer Dancer on Instagram & Facebook: @cancerdancer.co

🌿 Connect with Me Online

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@katiedelimon
📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/katiedelimon
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katiedelimon3323
📖 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Work with Me:
🌱 1:1 Coaching — Let’s jump on a free strategy call → Book here
🧘‍♀️ Nervous System Reboot — My self-paced digital program → Explore here

“How did your healing journey begin? What do you do when old pain feels overwhelming?”

At 26, I was living in NYC, wearing the mask of “success” while silently drowning in exhaustion, detachment, and the physical symptoms of burnout. I didn’t have the language for it back then—but my body did. And eventually, it forced me to listen.

So I did what I always did when I didn’t know what else to do… I ran.

A one-way ticket to Hawaii led me to a remote beach in Southeast Asia, where I was robbed of everything—wallet, phone, identity—and left standing in nothing but a bikini.

That rock-bottom moment?
It became the starting point of my healing.

In this episode, I share:

• The 4 signs of burnout I wish I knew back then

• How “escape mode” cracked me open to grace

• The exact moment my healing journey truly began

• Every healing modality I tried (and which ones actually worked)

• Why somatic healing changed everything for me

• And the 3-step ABC Method I still use today when pain resurfaces

This story is for anyone who feels lost, numb, burnt out, or on the edge of something big.
You are not broken. You are breaking open.

✨ Let this episode be your moment of grace.

🌐 Learn more about my work and offerings: www.katiedelimon.com
📲 Follow me on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook: @katidelimon

In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with author and cycle breaker Cari Fund to talk about the reality of family estrangement, grieving people who are still alive, breaking generational patterns, and learning to choose yourself without carrying a lifetime of guilt.

We also explore my own experience of family estrangement from a different perspective. I was separated from my biological father by a family secret that wasn't mine to choose. Together, we unpack how silence, secrets and unresolved pain shape generations—and what healing can look like on the other side. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Why family estrangement is often misunderstood
• The grief of losing someone who's still alive
• Breaking cycles of guilt, shame and people-pleasing
• Whether reconciliation is always the goal
• Navigating Mother's Day, birthdays and family milestones
• Why "blood is thicker than water" isn't always helpful
• When walking away becomes an act of self-respect

Whether you're estranged from a parent, sibling or another family member—or you're supporting someone who is—this conversation is a reminder that choosing peace isn't selfish.

Connect with Cari Fund
Instagram: @cari.fund

Website: www.cari.fund.com

Connect with Katie Delimon

🌐 Website: https://www.katiedelimon.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiedelimon

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiedelimon

🎙️ Listen to the Inner Self-Confidence Podcast: https://www.katiedelimon.com/podcast

📖 Order my bestselling memoir, Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/book

🎁 Download my FREE guide: 10 Hidden Traumas That Keep Smart, Capable Women Stuck in Survival Mode
https://www.katiedelimon.com/10-hidden-traumas

💛 Work with me 1:1: https://www.katiedelimon.com/coaching

It could be:

• Your partner.
• Your child.
• Your best friend.
• Your dog.
• The podcast host you listen to every morning.
• The influencer you watch every night.
• The news you consume.
• The audiobook that's constantly in your ears.

In this solo episode, I share one of my favourite exercises that I learned from neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart—the People Tree Exercise.

Here's how it works:

Write down the five people you spend the most time with in life right now. Not who you are "closest" to

Then, honestly list five qualities that come to mind for each one.

Not the qualities you wish they had...

The qualities you experience most often.

Supportive.
Anxious.
Optimistic.
Negative.
Curious.
Judgmental.
Calm.
Reactive.

This exercise isn't about blaming the people around you.

It's about becoming aware of the environment you're immersed in every single day—and asking yourself whether it's helping you become the person you want to be.

Sometimes the biggest shift in your confidence, mindset and nervous system isn't changing yourself.

It's changing what—and who—you repeatedly expose yourself to.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How to do the People Tree Exercise
• Why your environment shapes your thoughts and behaviours
• The surprising influences you may be overlooking
• How to audit your emotional environment
• Practical questions to help you create healthier relationships

Connect with Katie

🌐 Website: https://www.katiedelimon.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiedelimon

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiedelimon

🎙️ Listen to the Inner Self-Confidence Podcast: https://www.katiedelimon.com/podcast

📖 Order my bestselling memoir, Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/book

🎁 Download my FREE guide: 10 Hidden Traumas That Keep Smart, Capable Women Stuck in Survival Mode
https://www.katiedelimon.com/10-hidden-traumas

💛 Work with me 1:1: https://www.katiedelimon.com/coaching

After surviving horrific childhood abuse, being diagnosed with anxiety, depression, dissociative disorders, Stockholm Syndrome, and Lyme disease, Jessica could have stayed trapped in survival mode forever.

Instead… she healed.

Not overnight.
Not perfectly.
But powerfully.

In this episode, we explore:
✨ How trauma impacts the nervous system
✨ What healing actually looks like (spoiler: it’s not linear)
✨ Rebuilding trust in yourself after betrayal
✨ Why so many women stay stuck in unfulfilling relationships
✨ The emotional roots of chronic illness & Lyme disease
✨ Motherhood, resilience, and breaking generational cycles
✨ The first steps someone can take if they’re carrying silent pain

This isn’t an episode focused on the graphic details of trauma.
It’s about what happens AFTER survival.
It’s about possibility.
It’s about healing.

✨ Connect with Jessica Ella
🌐 Website: https://www.jessicaella.com.au
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamjessicaella

🌐 Connect with Me Online
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self Confidence
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

✨ Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

🧠 Nervous System Reboot — Self-Paced Digital Program
https://www.katiedelimon.com/nervous-system-reboot

In this episode, I sit down with Anthony Abbagnano—author of Outer Chaos, Inner Calm and founder of Alchemy of Breath—who has trained thousands of facilitators worldwide and spent over 40 years in the wellness space.

We dive into something deeper than the “breathwork” you might be thinking of.

This isn’t about forcing, pushing, or intense techniques.

This is about conscious connected breathing—a simple, grounded, and powerful practice that helps you move out of your head… and back into your body.

Because the truth is:
You can’t think your way into confidence.
You have to feel safe enough in your body to become it.

In this conversation, we explore:
– How your breath is directly linked to inner self-confidence
– Why most people are disconnected from their breath (and what it’s costing them)
– The difference between suppressing emotions vs actually processing them
– How to find calm when your external world feels chaotic
– A simple, practical breathing technique you can use immediately
– The biggest misconception about breathwork (and why it doesn’t need to be “hard” or extreme to be effective)

Anthony shares how conscious connected breathing allows you to move from:
self-doubt → self-trust
overwhelm → clarity
chaos → calm

And most importantly—how to start, even if you’ve never done anything like this before.

Follow Anthony & Explore His Work:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alchemyofbreath/
🌐 Website: https://alchemyofbreath.com/anthony-abbagnano/
📖 Get the book Outer Chaos, Inner Calm: https://www.amazon.com.au/Outer-Chaos-Inner-Calm-practical/dp/1916966756

🌐 Connect with Me Online:
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self Confidence:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

📞 Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

We need to talk about something nobody in the wellness space is saying out loud.

We have more licensed psychologists than ever before in history. More therapy apps, more mental health awareness, more diagnoses, more labels, more validation than any generation before us.

And yet we have more depressed, anxious, stressed and medicated humans than ever.

So is validation alone actually healing us?

In this episode, I'm talking about:

🔥 Why we've swung too far from suppression into a validation trap that's keeping women stuck
🔥 The labels we hide behind — ADHD, anxiety, narcissistic abuse, perimenopause, attachment styles — and the question nobody is asking: what are we actually DOING about it?
🔥 Why most psychologists are validating pain without moving people forward
🔥 Why social media is great for validation but NOT the place people actually get better
🔥 The difference between explanation and transformation
🔥 What TRUE compassion actually looks like
🔥 Why inner capacity doesn't come through comfort — and what 20 minutes a day can actually do for your life
🔥 Why the first four weeks of my 90 Days to Inner Self-Confidence program are dedicated entirely to building inner capacity through discomfort

Your diagnosis is not your destiny.
Your past is not your prison.
Your hormones are not your identity.

Your past informs you, it doesn't define you.

You are a human with an extraordinary capacity to heal — and all it takes is the courage to do the uncomfortable work.

Connect with Me Online:

📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
📖 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self Confidence
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence
Let's jump on a free strategy call (Link)
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

In this fascinating episode, I sit down with Jessica Lynne, one of Australia’s most in-demand psychic mediums, known for her extraordinary ability to — in her own words — “talk to dead people.”

Jess shares how she went from working in the fast-paced corporate world as an Executive Assistant to answering her spiritual calling and becoming a globally recognised medium, connecting people with loved ones who have passed.

In this conversation we explore:
• When Jess first realised she had this gift
• The signs loved ones send from the spirit world
• Whether spirits can show up anywhere (even at the grocery store)
• What skeptics get wrong about mediumship
• How she protects her energy from grief and trauma
• And the famous “Lime Hack” she uses to clear energy and reset her space

Jess has read for celebrities, athletes, musicians and business leaders, and has been featured on The Morning Show, 7News, Vogue, Marie Claire, Mamamia, Body+Soul and The Australian.

Whether you're curious, skeptical, or simply fascinated by what happens beyond this life, this conversation will leave you thinking differently about the unseen world around us.

📱 Instagram & TikTok: @jessicalynnemediumship
🌐 Website: https://www.jessicalynnemediumship.com
🎙 Podcast: Talk Spirit To Me (Ranked #2 on the Apple Charts for Spirituality)

🔗 Inner Self Confidence Program
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

📅 Book a free strategy call
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

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https://instagram.com/katiedelimon

📘 Get my book – Trust the Flames
https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

In this powerful episode, Certified Parenting Coach Amelia Reed (known for going viral every single week to nearly 1M parents) breaks down the 4 common phrases that instantly trigger shutdown in kids — and the EXACT scripts you can use instead to rebuild connection, cooperation, and emotional safety.

But that’s not all…

Amelia also shares the viral fix to messy mornings — the surprising reason kids melt down the second you say, “Shoes on!” and the simple regulation trick that turns morning chaos into calm connection.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn:
✨ The neuroscience behind why kids “tune out”
✨ Why some phrases hit a child’s nervous system like a threat
✨ The “3-Second Pause” that creates instant cooperation
✨ How to model regulation even when YOU’RE overwhelmed
✨ Why sibling rivalry isn’t the problem (and what actually is)
✨ The Help Trap — and why helping too much keeps kids stuck
✨ The morning ritual every parent needs to change the entire day

If you’ve ever thought:
“I’m exhausted. Why won’t they listen?”
“Why is every morning a nightmare?”
“I don’t want to yell, but it keeps happening.”
“I want to parent differently than I was parented.”

…this episode is going to shift everything.

This isn’t about perfect parenting — it’s about regulated parenting.
And once YOU change, your whole home changes.

Share this with every parent you know.
This is one of those episodes people replay again and again.

✨ Connect with Amelia

📸 Instagram: @that.intentionalmama
https://www.instagram.com/that.intentionalmama/

🌐 Connect with Me Online:

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@katiedelimon
📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/katiedelimon
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katiedelimon3323
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Work With Me

🔥 1:1 Coaching – Let’s jump on a free strategy call
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In this personal essay, Katie Delimon explores trauma, nonlinear memory, nervous-system protection, family secrets, and the strange way certain truths keep returning over a lifetime until we are finally ready to face them.

From a childhood moment in New Jersey… to a late-night conversation with her brother at eighteen… to a silent Vipassana retreat in Australia… to an AncestryDNA result that changed everything at thirty-eight — this is a story about time, identity, intuition, and the quiet intelligence of the body.

Healing isn’t forgetting.

Healing is finally becoming safe enough to remember.

—

Katie has been featured in HuffPost, Mamamia, Daily Mail Australia, Women’s Agenda and more.

📸 Instagram: ⁠@katiedelimon

📘 Grab Trust the Flames:
Trust the Flames

🎙️ Listen to my last BONUS EPISODE Personal Essay — How I Learned to Leave:
How I Learned to Leave (Spotify)

📰 Media Features:⁠ Media Features⁠

🔗 Inner Self Confidence:
Inner Self Confidence Program

🤍 Let’s jump on a free strategy call:
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🧠 Nervous System Reboot – Self-Paced Digital Program:
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In this first episode, I share the origin story that shaped everything — how I was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, a metaphor I now see as my soul’s assignment: to heal my throat chakra and help others find their voice, too.

This episode dives into the unspoken truths, emotional confusion, and generational patterns that shaped my childhood — and how silence became its own kind of trauma.

I was named after my aunt… who was murdered.
My mom adopted her son. Moved us across state lines. Left my dad for her dead sister’s husband. Then, at 38, I found out the man who raised me is not my biological father. And no one ever talked about any of this!

This is not about blame — it’s about truth.
Because secrets aren’t safe. But your truth is.

📘 Read my story in my memoir Trust the Flames:
www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🌐 Learn more or work with me: www.katiedelimon.com

💛 Connect with me on all platforms:
Instagram | Facebook | TikTok → @katiedelimon

In this episode of Honest Healing, Katie shares how, at 18, she was told that the man who raised her might not be her biological father — and how her mind buried the truth for decades until an Ancestry test finally confirmed it.

You’ll learn the five scientific reasons your brain hides trauma — and how your body keeps the score until it feels safe enough to remember.
We’ll explore:
🧠 Dissociation & Compartmentalization
⚖️ Cognitive Dissonance
💔 Loyalty & Attachment Protection
🚫 Family Systems & Unspoken Rules
🕊️ Freeze & Fawn Responses

This episode is for anyone who’s ever said,

“My parents were fine — they just weren’t emotional.”
or
“I don’t remember much of my childhood… is that bad?”

You’ll walk away understanding that forgetting isn’t failure — it’s protection.
And healing doesn’t start with remembering; it starts with safety in the body.

🌐 Connect with Me Online:
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@katiedelimon
📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/katiedelimon
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katiedelimon3323
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Work with Me:
💬 1:1 Coaching – Book a free strategy call
🌿 Nervous System Reboot – Join the self-paced digital program

For years, I believed speaking up made my life worse. I lost friendships, created conflict, and even spent months not speaking to my mother after a confrontation weeks before she was diagnosed with cancer.

In this episode, I share the powerful realization that changed everything:

Speaking up wasn't the problem.

It was revealing the problem.

We explore why honesty can cost us approval, certainty, and the illusion that a relationship is healthier than it actually is. We also dive into emotional maturity, people-pleasing, boundaries, and why true confidence isn't getting everyone to agree with you—it's trusting yourself enough to speak anyway.

Because the truth never damages a healthy relationship. It reveals an unhealthy one.

🌐 Connect with Me Online:

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon

📘 Trust the Flames:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

🔗 Inner Self Confidence:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence

📞 Free Strategy Call:
https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min

🧠 Nervous System Reboot:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/nervous-system-reboot

🎵 TikTok:
https://tiktok.com/@katiedelimon

📘 Facebook:
https://facebook.com/katiedelimon

What if the real issue isn’t in your mind — it’s in your breath?

In this powerful episode, I sit down with breath expert and physiotherapist Campbell to unpack the missing link in healing your stress response and regulating your nervous system.

We dive into:

We answer questions like:

🧠 What do ICU patients, elite athletes, and everyday people all have in common?
😰 How can your breathing patterns be the reason you still feel anxious or overwhelmed — even after doing all the “right” things?
🫁 What is your diaphragm really doing — and how is it connected to trauma, emotion, and healing?
📉 How can you spot the signs of a dysregulated breath (before it turns into burnout or panic)?
🌬️ What’s the difference between upregulated and downregulated breathing ?
🤔 Skeptical about breathwork? Campbell shares simple ways to start, even if you feel stuck or shut down.
🧘‍♀️ What do most professionals get wrong about the breath?

This episode will change how you breathe — and how you heal.

—

👤 Connect with Campbell: @breathbodytherapy

🌐 Connect with me + explore resources: www.katiedelimon.com
📱 Follow me on Instagram: @katiedelimon
🎵 Join me on TikTok: @katiedelimon

What if the pain you've dismissed as "not a big deal" is actually trauma stored in your nervous system?

In this episode, Katie sets the record straight on what trauma really is—and what it’s not. She explores why so many of us minimize our experiences, how childhood shaped your nervous system, and why emotional overwhelm, people-pleasing, or reactivity aren't signs of weakness—they’re signs of survival.

Whether you’ve faced a “Big T” trauma or you’re still questioning if your pain is even valid, this conversation will help you connect the dots between your past and your present patterns.

✨ Ready to find out if you’re carrying trauma you didn’t even realize?
Download Katie’s free guide: 10 Hidden Traumas

🌐 Connect with Katie:
Website: www.katiedelimon.com
Instagram: @katiedelimon
TikTok: @katiedelimon
Facebook: facebook.com/katiedelimon

I open this episode with 3 powerful questions that will either trigger you or empower you:
1️⃣ How are you contributing to your stress?
2️⃣ How are you asking for help?
3️⃣ How much are you spending to alleviate this stress?

Then, we dive into the science:
🧠 The 4 nervous system states silently shaping your daily life
🌬 The role of the vagus nerve in regulation
🔬 How neuroscience explains your reactions to stress
💡 And why awareness—not avoidance—is the first step toward healing

Stress may be common, but it doesn’t have to be your default. Your body is trying to communicate with you—are you listening?

✨ Ready to go deeper?
Explore my Nervous System Reboot program:
https://www.katiedelimon.com/nervous-system-reboot

🔗 Connect with me:
Website: https://www.katiedelimon.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiedelimon
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katiedelimon

📥 Download the FREE guide: 10 Hidden Traumas That Could Be Running Your Life
https://www.katiedelimon.com/10-hidden-traumas

In this episode, I sit down with Jim Bostock — Osteopath, Physiotherapist, and creator of the Bostock Method.With over 20 years of study, more than 100,000 patients treated, and half a million followers on social media, Jim has uncovered a groundbreaking approach to pain relief: nerve locks.

We talk about:

• What nerve locks are and why traditional therapies often miss them

• How the Bostock Method was developed and why it’s helping people who’ve “tried everything”

• The surprising role of stress, trauma, and the nervous system in chronic pain

• Practical steps you can take today to begin releasing hidden patterns in your body

If you’ve been struggling with lower back pain, tight traps, foot pain, or flare-ups that never seem to go away — this conversation may change the way you think about healing.

🎧 Tune in and discover why Jim is known as “The Needle Guy” and how his method is redefining the future of integrated pain management.

Connect with Jim:
📸 Instagram: @jim_bostock
🌐 Website: Bostock Institute

 Connect with Me Online:
📸 Instagram: @katiedelimon
🎵 TikTok: @katiedelimon
📘 Facebook: @katiedelimon
▶️ YouTube: @katiedelimon3323
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

In this raw and relatable episode of Honest Healing, Katie Delimon shares a real-life meltdown moment that turned into a metaphor for love, repair, and emotional maturity — the day she and her partner Kenny locked their keys inside their RV after Burning Man.

Through laughter, exhaustion, and broken glass (literally), Katie explores what happens when childhood wounds collide with adult relationships — and how learning to repair, not just react, can change everything.

You’ll hear:
✨ A story that proves every fight is an opportunity for healing.
🧠 The psychology behind why we get triggered.
💬 The meaning behind our matching tattoos "U>P"
💓 Simple tools to reconnect after rupture — without shame or shutdown.

If you’ve ever wondered how to come back together when you’re tired, triggered, or just human, this episode is your open window.

🎧 Because it’s not about avoiding conflict — it’s about remembering love when it gets hard.

🌐 Connect with Me Online:
📸 Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/katiedelimon⁠
🎵 TikTok: ⁠https://tiktok.com/@katiedelimon⁠
📘 Facebook: ⁠https://facebook.com/katiedelimon⁠
▶️ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@katiedelimon3323⁠
📘 Get my book Trust the Flames: ⁠https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames⁠

Together they unpack:
✨ What CPTSD really is and how it shapes your adult life
✨ How “protector parts” show up through perfectionism, people-pleasing, or burnout
✨ The difference between being stuck in the past and healing the past
✨ Gentle, daily ways to begin reparenting yourself with compassion
✨ Why it’s never too late to build the safety, love, and connection you’ve always needed

This conversation is both deeply human and profoundly hopeful — a reminder that healing doesn’t mean erasing your story, it means becoming the loving parent your inner child always deserved.

Connect with Yelna:
🌿 Website: https://www.tomydearself.com
💞 Self-Love Mastery Program: https://www.tomydearself.com/selflovemastery
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/to_mydearself/

Connect with Katie:
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon
🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@katiedelimon
📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/katiedelimon
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katiedelimon3323
📖 Get Katie’s book Trust the Flames: https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames

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