Raw Conversations with Corinne Blum
a podcast to accept, embrace and fall in love with who you truly are...Welcome to Raw Conversations with Corinne Blum
a podcast to accept, embrace and fall in love with who you truly are…
Raw Conversations is an off the cuff podcast, a stream of consciousness, a raw and vulnerable chat about being human, especially as we move through these evolutionary times.
It’s a safe place to put down any masks you might wear, drop the shame of being human and know, instead, that you are not alone and that it’s ok to be you, just as you are right now in this moment.
We dive below who we think we should be and into who we truly are as our Authentic Self, embracing both our humanity and our divinity; coming into wholeness. It’s a gentle space to be in both our messy humanness and our playful free-spiritedness!
what listeners are saying...
“Listening to Raw Conversations has been a transformative experience. Each episode resonates deeply, helping me uncover layers of my true self.” – Jamie L.
A bit about why I created this podcast
hey there, i'm your host, Corinne Blum...
I began this podcast very spontaneously, recording off my phone with just my apple earphones. It always began as (and continues to be) a stream of consciousness. An in-the-moment, spontaneous, channeled conversation between myself and whomever chooses to listen in.
The thought had originally come to me before podcasts were even a thing. It was 2013 and I thought, ‘I want to do an online radio show.’ It was funnily enough even in my astrological chart at the time to do some kind of a talk show. But I was running my coaching practice and a yoga wellness centre in the heart of London, and I was pregnant. Suffice it to stay, I didn’t have the time.
It would take nearly ten years before I’d answer the call again and in the meantime podcasts became a proper ‘thing’ and though I felt I could’ve started ahead of the curve, thankfully the ship hadn’t sailed, so I caught the wave and dived into the podcasting world. However, I didn’t know who to interview and honestly, I just didn’t want to wait. So I grabbed my phone and started recording just me, myself and I. Hoping that maybe someone would listen and gain something from my sharings.
Skip ahead several years and I now at least have a proper microphone! I continue to just jump on every week (it’s probably been one of the things I’ve been most dedicated to, recording even when sick) as it really brings me joy and I always feel/receive that nudge from above that cues me to speak and share.
I never really knew who was listening but over the years I have been moved and touched by listeners who have messaged me saying how much my podcast has resonated, positively affected, and supported them in diving deeper into themselves, helping them to feel better about who they are. I’ve even heard from former clients who feel they’ve still been working with me over the years because they tune in every week. I’m so grateful for these dedicated listeners but more so, I’m humbled that these spontaneous, real, raw conversations are having a profound influence on people.
My intention has always been to create a safe space to just be real. To share my own stories and make being human and our humanity something to embrace vs being so ashamed of. I want to normalise our emotions, the ebbs and flows of life, how to cultivate an unwavering trust in ourselves and truly embrace and embody who we authentically are. I want to hopefully inspire but equally encourage those listening that you get to just be you and that’s good enough. That actually, the world needs you to be beautifully you. And that through our full acceptance of both our humanity and divinity, we will change this world, together.
So, welcome. Thank you for joining me in this conversation, even…if from afar.
Loving you from afar,
Corinne
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Episodes
Raw Conversations is an off the cuff podcast, a stream of consciousness, a raw & vulnerable chat about being human, especially as we move through these evolutionary times.
It’s a safe place to put down any masks you might wear, drop the shame of being human & know, instead, that you’re not alone & that it’s ok to be you just as you are in this moment.
We dive below who we think we should be & into who we truly are as our Authentic Self, embracing both our humanity & our divinity; coming into wholeness. It’s a gentle space to be in both our messy humanness and our playful free-spiritedness!
A lot of people might say they're seeking happiness, peace, success, comfort…but there is one thing that lies underneath all of these which I believe is the one thing we're really, truly seeking. It might even give us the answers to why we're here and what the meaning of life is.
Join me in the conversation and contemplation of what we're really seeking in life. Let's talk about soul. Let's get into what this all means. And let's look at why so many of us are burnt out.
Tune in for more…
Loving you from afar,
Corinne
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Show Notes:
What Are We Really Seeking?
Summary
Corinne Blum has just finished three days of silence, and she uses it to ask what people are really seeking. Her answer is that it isn't happiness or peace on their own. People are seeking themselves, a feeling of ”home” within. She explains why burnout isn't a personal defect, why shame and judgment keep us from that inner home, and how to start walking back to it.
Key Topics and Takeaways
- Silence as recharging. Corinne spends a day without talking, phone or stimulation. For her it's bliss and a way to refill.
- Burnout and the seasons. In the cooler, darker months our energy naturally turns inward. Society still expects the same pace, so burnout follows.
- ”Nothing is wrong with your nervous system.” Your body is wise and is flagging an unhealthy environment. The defect is society, not you.
- What we're really seeking. Happiness, peace and love all depend on a healthy relationship with ourselves. We're seeking the truth of who we are.
- Home is within. Home is the feeling of relief, of not needing to try. External ”homes” only get us so close.
- Life as experience. Corinne's view is that the soul comes to Earth to gather experience, like traveling away from your hometown. Seeing events as neutral experiences, not good or bad, lets us weave a richer ”tapestry.”
- Shame and judgment create the distance. Childhood beliefs like ”I'm not good enough” keep us from turning inward.
- The hero's and heroine's journeys. We over-index on proving ourselves externally. We also need the inward journey of integrating what we learned and returning to ourselves.
- How to start:
- Make time to be still and listen.
- Look at your shame, fear and judgment with compassion and patience.
- Aim to judge yourself less and less.
- Keep returning to love: ”Just be love.”
- Closing invitation. You can still play the game of life, but awake, ”like lucid dreaming.” The obstacle is the way.
Timestamps
- 0:00 Intro: what are people really seeking?
- 1:11 Three days of silence and why it's bliss
- 3:01 Overwhelm, Vata season and seasonal burnout
- 4:21 ”Nothing is wrong with your nervous system”
- 8:29 The point: we're seeking ourselves
- 10:42 Soul, source and unconditional love
- 12:00 Home isn't outside of us
- 15:12 What ”home” feels like
- 16:45 Why it's hard to find ourselves
- 17:27 Why the soul comes to Earth, and the hometown/travel analogy
- 24:08 The point of life is to remember who you are
- 25:05 How shame and judgment create the disconnect
- 27:44 The hero's journey vs. the heroine's journey
- 30:47 Outward-facing culture and the fear of looking within
- 32:37 Facing shame and judgment with compassion
- 35:20 Self-forgiveness and ”just be love”
- 37:35 Returning home through stillness
- 38:33 Invitation: walk back home, awake like lucid dreaming
- 40:11 Where to go next, and the sign-off
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