Breaking Free: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Rediscovering Your Inner Strength with Rod Boothroyd

Man: A Quest to Find Meaning

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This episode explores the deep connection between childhood experiences and the beliefs that shape adult relationships and self-perception. The guest opens up about their struggles with self-worth and how early dependency on caregivers formed subconscious beliefs about their value and role in relationships. These unresolved beliefs, such as "I’m not worthy" and "I must be good to exist," often manifest as codependency, fear, and self-sabotage in adult life.

Through practical tools like inner child work and shadow work, the conversation unpacks how to identify and heal these limiting beliefs. Listeners are guided to revisit childhood moments and connect with their inner child to uncover hidden emotional wounds. The episode highlights the importance of self-love and releasing stored anger in healthy, constructive ways, such as through physical outlets or reimagined scenarios that allow the inner child to express suppressed emotions.

The discussion also introduces the framework of four archetypes—Warrior, King, Magician, and Lover—to help listeners understand the roles these energies play in personal growth. The Warrior represents action and boundary-setting, the King embodies leadership and care, while the Magician and Lover reflect creativity and emotional connection. Embracing these archetypes enables individuals to balance their emotional needs and reclaim their inner power.

This episode is a profound exploration of self-healing and growth, encouraging listeners to take actionable steps toward building healthier relationships, rediscovering their true selves, and breaking free from past limitations. Whether through shadow work, emotional expression, or embracing archetypal energies, this conversation offers transformative insights for anyone seeking to move forward with confidence and clarity.

Rod Boothroyd brings more than two decades' experience of working with men and women to his current work as a Healing The Shadow practitioner. His career in the area of human potential started with his training in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy at the Manchester Institute For Psychotherapy in 1999. Since then he has taken further training in Integrative Psychotherapy, worked with the ManKind Project UK and Ireland (where he was a Primary Integration Training leader), and researched in depth the art of working with, and reintegrating, the human shadow. He is now working as a one-to-one coach and therapist, and is also a supervisor with Healing The Shadow, an organisation devoted to emotional healing and the development of human potential.