Episode #6: An Interesting Week
From Circling Back - Stories From The Soul by Breaking Barriers, Sharing Raw Emotions, And Celebrating The Journey To Growth.
November 13, 2025 · 11 min
About this episode
The episode explores personal growth through self-trust, emotional healing, and the impact of routine and alcohol on well-being.
This week was… interesting.Not chaotic, not catastrophic—just quietly revealing. It started off shaky. That kind of inner wobble where you can’t quite put a finger on the “why,” you just know something feels off. In the past, a week like that would have sent me spiralling—over-analysing, second-guessing, reaching for distraction. But this time felt different. I stayed with it. I trusted that even in the discomfort, I was okay. I realised that’s what all this work—the meditation, the journalling, the IFS sessions—has been quietly building towards: self-trust. Not the loud, performative kind, but the grounded, internal knowing that says, I’ve got this. Recently, my IFS therapy has been circling back to the father wound. It’s tender work. Some days it feels like the scab gets picked, and others it feels like it’s healing. What I’ve learnt is that healing doesn’t mean never hurting again; it means knowing how to hold yourself when you do, and observing rather than immersing. Alongside that emotional work came another realisation—how even small choices ripple into my state of being. For me, that includes alcohol. I’ve noticed the contrast: the fog, the drop in energy, the subtle…
People in this episode
Host: Tariro Mundawarara
Topics covered
- self-trust
- IFS therapy
- father wound
- routine
- alcohol awareness
Keywords
- meditation
- journalling
- healing
- emotional work
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