Feminist Wellness

Launching a business, asking for that raise, starting to exercise, going on dates. Why bother doing these things when you could fail? This is something I often see my clients experiencing, all because of the fear that exists inside of us. Today, I’m showing you how you can actually celebrate your failures and see them as the greatest gift you can give yourself to make yourself stronger. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/39

Today, I’m defining what courageous action means, why it’s challenging for anyone to do it, and how you can start living your life from empowerment instead of letting fear run the show. We all have old stories that keep us stuck in the past, so please don’t worry if you’re having a hard time moving through it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/38

Join me today as I show you how you can stop being subject to your feelings or the old stories and beliefs you think are facts. Creating cognitive distance in your mind can result in astounding changes, so today I’m showing you how to practice the think-feel-act cycle to change your life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/37

If you’re feeling stuck, you might be caught - as many people are - in confusing your thoughts with your feelings, or seeing your thoughts as objective facts. It’s important to go forth lovingly to start understanding a process I call the three A’s to build up your self-confidence and self-love. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/36

Tune in today to discover how your monkey mind provides you with thoughts, and why it’s up to you whether you believe them or not. I’m sharing how to create cognitive distance between your monkey mind and your consciousness and bring your old habitual thoughts to the surface, so you can analyze them, start choosing the ones that actually serve you, and changing the ones that don’t. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/35

On this episode, I’m addressing what I consider to be the ultimate self-care practice, and how you can start to learn this skill to drop all the cyclical stories of feeling stressed or overwhelmed, and in turn taking actions that you might call self-care, but aren’t actually serving you in the long-run. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/34

In this week's episode we'll dive into the key differences between indirect and direct communication and talk about why the latter feels so much better for everyone involved. We'll explore why direct communication often feels so strange, how you can start to identify when you're communicating indirectly, and how to make sure you're still communicating with kindness and respect. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/33

I'm breaking down what communication is more generally and talking about some of the common ways our communication can get confused, complicated, or difficult. I'll give you some tools for handling situations where your words hurt someone else, and share how some of our well-worn patterns of (mis)communication can perpetuate more confusion for ourselves and others. And we'll also talk about where we learn these habits and how to gently steer ourselves away from them into something better. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/31

Tips for moving yourself compassionately out of the pattern of codependent thinking and back into autonomous interdependence. We’ll talk about why so many of us pick up codependent thinking and behavior in childhood and how we can reparent ourselves out of these habits. And we’ll explore the role of self-care and discomfort in helping us become more autonomous adults. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/30

In this episode, we'll talk about what codependence is, some of the classic signs of a codependent relationship, and how to move toward thoughtful interdependence instead. We'll also discuss the topic of autonomy and why it's different from independence, and why the messages society sends us about independence can be so confusing. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/29

In this episode, I'm talking about emotional consent, setting boundaries when you're sharing, and why these practices can make our connections even deeper and more supportive. I'll share some tips for communicating your wants & needs with conversational partners and what to do if people don't respond the way you're hoping they will. And, I'll touch on how thought work and breath work can help you in these conversations, no matter how they pan out.  Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/28

Today we'll explore the concept of emotional consent and how it can help you build deeper connections with everyone you come in contact with. We'll talk about why asking for emotional consent before offering your perspective is one of the best ways to honor someone's autonomy and why this is an important thing to do. We'll also dig into why emotional consent will help you build a better relationship with yourself and learn to set healthy boundaries with others.  Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/27

In this episode, I'll walk you through my top twelve tips for reparenting yourself and what you should know about this process as you're getting started. I'll encourage you to be patient and kind with yourself as you learn how to parent yourself (which is a huge undertaking!) and as you get in touch with all the inner children that you carry with you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/26

In today's episode, I'll tell you exactly what reparenting is and what it looks and feels like. We'll explore how you can get in touch with your inner child, find out what they need and want from you as an adult, and how you can begin to support your inner child in important ways. We'll also talk about some of the physiological impacts of reparenting work, including the calming effect it can have on your central nervous system. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/25

In this episode, we'll talk about emotional adulthood and why it's a great antidote to those moments where our inner child considers having a tantrum. We'll explore what emotional adulthood looks and feels like, why it's so empowering, and how to start building up your emotional adulthood toolbox. And we'll discuss the importance of taking responsibility for your own emotional and physical wellbeing while resisting the temptation to take on other people's wellbeing, too.  Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/24

In this week's episode, we're diving into the concept of emotional childhood and why so many adults are still driven by the impulses, fears, and desires of their inner child. We'll talk about how adults take responsibility for their choices, feelings, and actions, and explore the ways emotional childhood can show up in our lives. I'll also share some tips for bringing awareness to this pattern when it happens, and tell you about some experiences I've had when I've unwittingly allowed my inner child to take the wheel.  Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/23

In this episode, I'm giving you an introduction to inner child work and what the concept of the inner child can do for your healing. We'll talk about how you can reparent yourself in small but important ways, the things your inner child might have learned, and how your relationship with your inner child is affecting your work, health, and relationships as an adult. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/22

In this week's episode, we're diving into the interconnected topics of self-care and busyness. I talk about why so many of us conflate our value with how much we get done and how our society plays into this unconscious association. And we'll chat about how you can build some more relaxation, stillness, and introspection into your day, so you can press pause on the busyness machine and get in touch with what you really want and need. Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/21

On this week’s episode, I talk about identifying and deconstructing the expectations we place on others so we can learn to not put so much emotional weight on them. I share some personal experiences with how we overthink how friends, family, significant others, or even medical professionals should act and how this affects not only our emotional health but also physic Get full show notes and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/20