web02.fireside.fm Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:20:40 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Inner Journey with Dr. Saliha Afridi - Episodes Tagged with “Psychology” https://dr-saliha-afridi.fireside.fm/tags/psychology Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0400 Speaking about topics that include mental health, emotional wellbeing, how to be productive, how to not procrastinate… But, also having content that is deeper, such as, ‘How do I heal my childhood traumas or my inner child?’ And, ‘How do I figure out who I am and what my core values are?...and that are not the values that society gave me?’ en-us episodic Supporting your inner journey to mental health and emotional wellbeing The LightHouse Arabia Speaking about topics that include mental health, emotional wellbeing, how to be productive, how to not procrastinate… But, also having content that is deeper, such as, ‘How do I heal my childhood traumas or my inner child?’ And, ‘How do I figure out who I am and what my core values are?...and that are not the values that society gave me?’ no The LightHouse Arabia corporate@lighthousearabia.com Episode 32: Holding Space for Pain and Heartbreak https://dr-saliha-afridi.fireside.fm/32 6d2a0524-b73d-478c-8f11-0087a75c66ff Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0400 The LightHouse Arabia full The LightHouse Arabia 48:05 no You are feeling painful, difficult, and scary feelings. I want you to close your eyes and see the emotion inside you and then take a deep breath and I want you to expand all the space around it. Breathe in through nose and out through the mouth. Imagine that space growing with every breath. So the emotion stays the same but you expand. Make room for the emotion(s). Expand. You are not your emotions. You have emotions. You are vast. Your spirit indestructible. I know you don’t like these feelings, I don’t like these feelings too. They feel so painful and they feel they are breaking you, but if your heart is capable of feeling them, then you are strong enough to bear them. Soften into the feeling. You can cry… sob… just keep softening with your breath…stay soft.. It’s ok… let your heart break. I promise, it won’t break down. That’s the thing with hearts… the more the break… the bigger and stronger they get… the only way to a resilient heart is to let it feel and let it break. pain, healing, heartbreak, psychology, psychologist You are feeling painful, difficult, and scary feelings.

I want you to close your eyes and see the emotion inside you and then take a deep breath and I want you to expand all the space around it.

Breathe in through nose and out through the mouth.
Imagine that space growing with every breath.

So the emotion stays the same but you expand.

Make room for the emotion(s).
Expand.

You are not your emotions. You have emotions.
You are vast.
Your spirit indestructible.

I know you don’t like these feelings, I don’t like these feelings too.

They feel so painful and they feel they are breaking you, but if your heart is capable of feeling them, then you are strong enough to bear them.

Soften into the feeling.

You can cry… sob… just keep softening with your breath…stay soft..

It’s ok… let your heart break. I promise, it won’t break down.

That’s the thing with hearts… the more the break… the bigger and stronger they get… the only way to a resilient heart is to let it feel and let it break.

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I want you to close your eyes and see the emotion inside you and then take a deep breath and I want you to expand all the space around it.

Breathe in through nose and out through the mouth.
Imagine that space growing with every breath.

So the emotion stays the same but you expand.

Make room for the emotion(s).
Expand.

You are not your emotions. You have emotions.
You are vast.
Your spirit indestructible.

I know you don’t like these feelings, I don’t like these feelings too.

They feel so painful and they feel they are breaking you, but if your heart is capable of feeling them, then you are strong enough to bear them.

Soften into the feeling.

You can cry… sob… just keep softening with your breath…stay soft..

It’s ok… let your heart break. I promise, it won’t break down.

That’s the thing with hearts… the more the break… the bigger and stronger they get… the only way to a resilient heart is to let it feel and let it break.

]]> Episode 3: Befriending your nervous system part 2 https://dr-saliha-afridi.fireside.fm/3 2452c1a4-3cdd-4587-8ab3-a88d9f883c4d Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0400 The LightHouse Arabia full The LightHouse Arabia Listen to part 1 to know why it’s important 3 pathways to creating safety for your nervous system 1. Embodied (through the body) 2. Environmental (what is around you) 3. Relational (to activate the social engagement system) Body practices 1. Breath (nasal, 4 in and 4 out for 11 mins)- 4-7-8 breathing 2. Touch- hand on heart, hand on knees, hand on back of head/forehead, fingers on ear lobes, hand on abdomen/heart 3. Movement- shaking or dancing 4. Stretching- assisted stretching or yoga (hold stretches for 60 seconds or longer) 5. Other body healing practices - horse riding, massage, endurance training, interval training, cold baths, cupping, needling, LED beds Environmental 1. Sounds 2. Nature - blue mind, green mind not red mind 3. Fractals Relational 1 eyelids open and looking at the person 2. Facial muscles relaxed 3, middle ear muscles activated (human voice) 4. Chewing / swallowing 5. Head turning muscles, social gestures 6. Humming and singing / larynx pharynx muscles vocalization 59:19 no psychology, mental health, nervous system, health, wellbeing Episode 2: Befriending your nervous system part 1 https://dr-saliha-afridi.fireside.fm/2 83c50542-cd90-40ed-8551-9f5b4960cce5 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0400 The LightHouse Arabia full The LightHouse Arabia 1:00:30 no Widening the Window of Tolerance and healing the mindbody (Part 1 of 2) psychology, mind, body, window of tolerance, nervous system Widening the Window of Tolerance and healing the mindbody (Part 1 of 2)

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