The Shared Road Podcast

Suzy Reading is a leading Chartered Psychologist and Author based in the UK, with a specialisation in wellbeing, stress management, and facilitating healthy lifestyle changes. In addition to her psychology practice, Suzy is an accredited yoga teacher and personal trainer. With nine books to her name, she offers self-care tools to help people navigate and recover from periods of stress, grief, loss, and change, while also building resilience for future challenges.

Suzy also happens to be Carly’s childhood figure-skating friend. They grew up together on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, spending early mornings training at Narrabeen Ice Skating Rink before school. The two competed in State and National Championships and even trained overseas in America, creating many cherished memories along the way. Remarkably, they reconnected some 30 years later through Instagram, only to discover that both had pursued careers as Yoga Teachers and now work in the world of wellbeing.

In this conversation, we explore the journey of processing grief, as Suzy offers compassionate and tender guidance while Carly openly shares her ongoing grief surrounding her relationship with her mother. We also delve into the importance of boundaries, discussing how they vary for each individual. If you're struggling to communicate healthy boundaries within your family or friendships, you may discover valuable insights in this conversation.

Alexa shares her story of a relationship she never thought would happen to her. In 2020, during the Covid lockdown in Los Angeles, she joined dating apps, looking to connect with new people. She recounts how her first abusive relationship took her completely by surprise. Her partner became extremely jealous, a behavior she initially confused with being protective. This jealousy escalated into extreme emotional outbursts followed by periods of love-bombing, creating a toxic cycle. Alexa describes how she learned to de-escalate frightening situations, including instances of physical harm.

Throughout this complex time, I admire how Alexa holds herself with such strength and grace. Her intuitive wisdom played a crucial role in ensuring her safety and developing an exit strategy. Alexa shares important insights during our conversation, and I hope her story helps you or someone you know navigate similar challenges.

Carly offers online & in-person private Mentoring, for those seeking clarity, support or guidance around these complex topics. See contact details below:

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Heart Coach, Yoga Teacher, Facilitator of transformation and highly regarded for his compassionate and conscious communication approach. This conversation was beautiful & vulnerable in many ways, so I invite you to stay open and consider how Fish’s wisdom, depth and expansive awareness may support relationships in your life where desired mutual boundary setting leads to understanding, resolution, validation and compassion for all.

Fish is based in Western Australia, yet also holds retreats in Bali (upcoming May 2023) and other locations, along with teacher training and other wonderful online group programs to support you throughout the year. He is about to embark on his first book this year so be sure to follow him via IG @james_fish_gill or www.leadbyheart.com

Amber is a leading multi-modality Holistic Healing Therapist, Mother and Carly’s friend, and integral in the support of ‘The Shared Road’ Podcast and Carly’s Mentoring. Amber dives into the many historical facets of intergenerational trauma including the dominance of the patriarchy. We discuss the importance of illuminating this subject in relation to family and our children; our independent healing, including unresolved emotions, triggers and our emotional / psychological wounds stored in our nervous system and how to find genuine & informed right support for you. We bring awareness to this topic for our children, family and generations to come. Amber is the author of the best selling book - ‘The Unfu*kwithable Life’ and hosts ‘The Amber Hawken Podcast’. Her transformational programs and retreats are next level for both women and men.