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Grow Yourself Up

by Catherine Counihan

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Ep 177: The Messy Imperfection of Rupture and Repair (Re-release)

October 27, 2026 · 14 min

In this episode Cath speaks about the process of rupture and repair with our children. We may imagine that this is a neat, easy process (and sometimes it is) and often it is more complex and messy. Cath shares a recent example from her…
Ep 176: Somatic Maternal Healing and Maternal Bodyfulness with Dr Helena Vissing

October 19, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

In episode 176 Cath was joined by Dr Helena Vissing. Helena shared her path to motherhood, healing from birth and her perinatal specialisation. We talked about her book ‘Somatic Maternal Healing’, some of the concepts from it, sensory…
Ep 175: Family History, Generational Trauma and What You Carry

October 12, 2026 · 40 min

In this episode Cath talks about getting to know and understand our own family history to get more of a picture of what we are dealing with and carrying. She shares some of her maternal and paternal family history talking about premature…
Ep 174: Maternal Mental Health, Running and Growing Up in Motherhood with Dr Chloe Bedford

October 5, 2026 · 49 min

Cath was joined by Dr Chloe Bedford this week and they talked about Chloe's path to motherhood, how much pregnancy can bring up, how Chloe tends to herself in motherhood, running and how her relationship with running has changed as she has…
Ep 173: Shame, Softness, Chronic Stress and ADHD

September 28, 2026 · 26 min

In our first episode after the summer holidays, Cath speaks to the complexities of recovering from chronic stress, how we need to approach it (and ourselves) in a different way, how our own shame may exacerbate stress and how ADHD can make…

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Ep 172: Giving Up on Being Good, Fawning, Shame and Discomfort

June 1, 2026 · 38 min

In this episode Cath talks about her concept 'Giving Up on Being Good' and the 'Good Girl Grid'. The experience of emotional neglect produces a set of coping strategies based on our stress responses and unwinding these as we grow and…
Ep 171: Anxiety, Somatics and Growing Up in Motherhood with Colleen Adrian. Re-release

May 18, 2026 · 56 min

In the episode this week, Cath is joined by Colleen Adrian. Colleen is an author and a connected parenting coach for parents of sensitive spirited children. She’s a Mom, a Stepmom, and a Grandma and lives on a small island on the west…
Ep 170: Longing, Adult Love Relationships and Feeling Seen and Heard

May 11, 2026 · 38 min

In this episode Cath answers two listener questions. The first question is a short question related to attachment and trauma in our younger years. Have a listen to episode 14 which gives a broad overview of trauma and helps provide context…
Ep 169: Ambivalence, Love and Hate in Motherhood and Parenting

April 20, 2026 · 44 min

In this episode Cath speaks about the expression of mixed feelings in motherhood and how we may move between two positions. With childhood trauma we may have more intense swings and not have much access to a ‘middle ground’. Cath looks at…
Ep 168: Sensory Systems, Integration, Trauma and Family Considerations

April 13, 2026 · 31 min

In this episode Cath talks about our 8 sensory systems, about the importance of sensory integration, how trauma can impact this and shares some specific sensory systems and a couple of anecdotes from her own life to give you an idea about…
Ep167: Rage, Vitality, Agency and Growing up in Motherhood with Lisa Marchiano. Re-release

April 6, 2026 · 54 min

Lisa Marchiano is an award-winning author, podcast host, and certified Jungian analyst. She is the author of three books published by Sounds True, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself, The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and…
Ep 166: Overfunctioning, Emotional Neglect and the Circle of Care

March 30, 2026 · 16 min

In this episode Cath speaks to over-functioning, how this traps many of us, breaking cycles, noticing and including ourselves in care and to stop operating like a hologram in our own lives. This is long term work with small shifts, Cath…

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About the show

Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives. Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in childhood. The devastating legacy of childhood trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions. Which in turn impacts the way we turn up to our lives in many ways. We are going to unpack all of this on Grow Yourself Up. This podcast will be a companion as you travel on your own road of healing and recovery. You will learn you are not alone. Someone has been where you are. There is hope. We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion. There is always the possibility for change. And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our children. If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com or @cathcounihan on Instagram. Follow Cath on social media here: Instagram: @cathcounihan Substack: Nurture.Heal.Grow Facebook: Cath Counihan The podcast is produced each week by the wonderful Audio Café. Thanks for listening. Cath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.