You’ll discover:

• Why so many families are surviving instead of thriving, and what shifts when a mother’s nervous system becomes regulated
• How daily somatic practices like breath, and gentle movement help you access supressed emotions
• A framework for embodied decision-making through the four centres - head, heart, gut, and sex centre
• Why “your pain becomes your purpose” and “your void becomes your values” can reveal what you’re actually here to do
• How play, pleasure, and even sober celebration can become gateways to more connection, creativity, and aliveness

This episode gets real about shame, healing, intuition, motherhood, and the pressure to be “serious” in adult life. It also offers something surprisingly practical: permission to loosen your grip, listen inward, and let joy matter again.

Essential listening if you’re craving a more embodied way to lead, parent, work, and live. One that feels good in your system, not just impressive on paper.

Daniela Cooper is the founder of The Gather Project, a heart-led community devoted to slowing down, reconnecting, and creating safe spaces for real, present connection. Her work focuses on transitions, rites of passage, embodiment, and helping mothers and families thrive.

Website: https://thegatherproject.com.au/about-us

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegatherproject.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegatherproject.au

I couldn't think of a better person to kick off The Reconnection Room than Sejin Gunaridis. Sejin's work has inspired my own journey for years, so I was genuinely excited to finally sit down and have this conversation.

Together, we explore what it really means to live authentically in a world that constantly tells us who we should be. We talk about growing up with certain ideas of success, how our upbringing shapes the stories we carry, the unexpected ways yoga and embodiment can reconnect us with ourselves, and why self-leadership begins with curiosity rather than certainty.

We also dive into the power of community, questioning inherited beliefs, and learning to create a life that feels aligned with who we are, rather than who we think we're supposed to be.

Whether you're navigating change, questioning the path you're on, or simply curious about what it means to live more intentionally, I hope this conversation leaves you with a few questions worth sitting with.

Chapters:

00:27 Purpose of Living

02:55 Origin Story: Awakening and Self-Discovery

07:20 Transitioning from Physical to Inner Work

16:01 Understanding and Befriending the Ego

24:08 Cultivating Curiosity and Presence

27:56 Confronting the Fear of Time and Space

30:20 The Courageous Journey of Awakening

32:10 Embracing the Grit of Growth

33:51 Humility and the Spiritual Path

36:17 Dynamic Purpose and Alignment

39:24 Pleasure and Aliveness in Everyday Life

43:34 The Importance of Questioning

43:50 Defining and Aligning with Purpose

46:38 The Seasons of Life and Growth

49:39 Sacrifice and Opportunity Cost

51:04 Embracing the Inner Elder

53:03 Fostering Community and Connection

A bit about Sejin Gunaridis

Sejin Gunaridis is a self-leadership mentor and embodied expression facilitator working at the intersection of body, psyche and creative expression.

For more than a decade, she has worked across health, movement and personal development, helping people move beyond insight and understand the patterns shaping their choices, relationships and lives.

Her work combines psychological literacy, embodiment and practical self-leadership, helping insight become something people can actually live.

She is also the founder of STORYTELLERS, a 12-week school of self-expression, and host of The Barefoot Hustler Podcast.

Find Sejin Gunaridis here:

·       Insta: @i.am.sejin.g

·       Podcast: The Barefoot Hustler

·       Website: https://www.sejingunaridis.com/about

This podcast is an exploration of what it means to be human, reconnect with ourselves and stay curious about the many different ways we can live, work and move through the world.

In this short episode, I share the intention behind the room, why I believe you can’t be what you can’t see, and my hope that these conversations might expand what feels possible for you too.

Welcome to The Reconnection Room.