Soul & Soma Talk
Connect with your true self.
Welcome to Soul & Soma Talk. A podcast about healing, self discovery and the beautiful (and messy) journey of being human. I’m Barbara, a therapist based in Australia. My path into this work wasn’t straight or simple, it was shaped by my own experiences of feeling unseen, misunderstood, and out of place. The pain became my purpose and today I hold space for others to transform, reconnect, and step into who they truly are.
Why Soul and Soma? Because healing is never just in the mind. Soul speaks to your essence, your true self beneath the noise. Soma is the body, the vessel that remembers, feels and carries you. Together, they remind us that real change comes when we honour the whole of who we are: mind, body and soul.
On this podcast you’ll hear real talk, practical tools and honest stories from trauma, grief and relationships, to people pleasing, inner critics, hormones, and midlife shifts. Some episodes will be short reflections, others deeper conversations, always with honesty, compassion and the belief that even small steps can transform your life. This space is for you if you’ve ever felt tired of living for others, if you’re ready to stop settling and if you’re ready to reconnect with yourself.
Soul & Soma Talk
Are you choosing love… or avoiding being alone?
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It’s Valentine’s Day.
Love is everywhere. But, beneath the surface so many people are carrying a quiet fear: the fear of being alone.
In this first episode for 2026, I explore the deep human need for connection and the difference between choosing love from wholeness versus choosing someone to avoid loneliness.
I talk about:
✨ why we are wired for connection
✨ why so many people settle in relationships
✨ the importance of spending time alone
✨ how attachment styles shape who we choose and how we love
✨ breaking patterns and choosing conscious relationships
✨ learning to feel safe within yourself
This episode is compassionate, honest and grounding whether you are single, partnered, healing or questioning your relationship patterns.
This is the work I do with my clients. If you would like to find out more or to book an appointment with me, please head over to my website for more information: www.selfcarebybarbarathompson.com.au
