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The Stone in My Shoe is a podcast for women who find themselves questioning, shifting, or sensing that something more is calling.
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Why We Say Yes When We Really Mean No | Kirsty Tait on People Pleasing & Boundaries (opens the original)
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Why do we keep saying yes to things we don't want to do, even when it leaves us feeling resentful and exhausted? Have you ever agreed to something before you'd even decided if you wanted to? Said yes to a hug, a favour, a plan not because you wanted to, but because saying no felt harder than just going along with it? In this episode of The Stone in My Shoe , Debbie Thompson sits down with Kirsty Tait , founder of Confidence in Connection, to talk about the quiet, everyday ways we abandon ourselv
Choosing Herself Over Staying Fine | Amala on Self-Abandonment, People Pleasing & Finding Her Voice (opens the original)
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Self-abandonment rarely feels dramatic. It looks like calling something fine, long after part of you already knows it isn't. Have you ever stayed somewhere — a job, a relationship, a version of yourself — long after you first felt it wasn't right? You knew something wasn't working, yet naming it out loud felt harder than simply enduring it. In this episode of The Stone in My Shoe, Debbie Thompson sits down with Amala, a former medical scientist and humanitarian worker who spent over a decade wit
Why We Repeat the Same Relationship Patterns | Dr Judith Swack on Unconscious Beliefs & Self-Worth (opens the original)
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Why do we keep repeating the same painful relationship patterns, even when we desperately want things to change? Have you ever found yourself attracting the same kind of relationship, making the same decisions or feeling trapped in patterns you can't explain? You know something isn't working, yet understanding it with your mind doesn't seem to be enough to change it. In this episode of The Stone in My Shoe , Debbie Thompson sits down with Dr Judith Swack , biochemist, immunologist and creator of
I Had to Stop Abandoning Myself | Claira J on Mother Wounds, Self-Worth & Finding Your Voice (opens the original)
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Some of our deepest wounds don't come from dramatic moments—they come from the quiet absence of feeling truly seen. In this deeply honest conversation, Claira J shares how growing up longing for emotional connection with her mother shaped the way she viewed herself, her relationships, and her worth. For years she searched for validation outside herself, believing she had to earn love by becoming who everyone else needed her to be. As a performer, singer, and vocal coach, Jay eventually discovere
Choosing Yourself Over Belonging | Ramona Kossowan on Identity, People Pleasing & Finding Yourself (opens the original)
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Have you ever realised you've been working so hard to belong that you've slowly lost connection with yourself? In this heartfelt conversation, Debbie Thompson sits down with Ramona Kossowan to explore the quiet moments that often become life's biggest turning points. For many midlife women , an identity change doesn't begin with a crisis. It begins with a quiet feeling that something no longer fits. Ramona shares how years of striving, saying yes, and fearing she might miss out eventually led he
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