The Soul Mirror Sessions

One Year Anniversary of The Soul Mirror Sessions: What Changed When I Started Showing Up for My Life Episode 161

On this one-year anniversary episode the host honors her late mother and reflects on how grief, a cancer diagnosis, and starting the podcast became an anchor for healing and self-discovery.
She shares moments of nervous-system work, setting clearer boundaries, and following feelings that make her feel alive—illustrated by unexpected hockey synchronicities—and invites listeners to stop waiting and begin participating in their own lives. 

From the Back of the Pack: The Golden Tempo & Life's Pace episode 160

In this episode Kim reflects on a remarkable horse race — the Golden Tempo — as a metaphor for moving at your own pace, letting go of comparison, and trusting the timing of your life. She explores the "gamma state" of sudden insight, the power of presence, and the importance of conserving energy and choosing when to move.
Kim also shares personal updates about her cancer journey in a non-performative, authentic way, teases hockey and synchronicity stories, and encourages listeners to speak kindly to themselves and stay true to their preferred state.

The Power of Not Knowing: Therapy, Reset & Choosing you Episode 159

In this episode Kim shares an unplanned reflection on being present, the freedom of not knowing the future, and the importance of boundaries and self-care. She reflects on a client conversation that mirrored her own lessons about staying centered, taking breaks, and letting life surprise you.
Kim also touches on the need for therapy, the healing power of simple resets like reading and walking, and encourages listeners to breathe, stay in the now, and trust that things will work out.

Everything Happens for a Reason… Or We Decide One: Turning Experience Into Perspective Episode 158

Kim explores her belief that everything happens for a reason — or that we can create reasons — and how childhood experiences shaped her empathy and ability to emotionally detach as a survival skill. She shares personal stories about grief, coping, and the value of perspective, encouraging listeners to seek meaning or accept ambiguity in difficult times.

Choose You: Finding Joy in Small Moments Episode 157

Host Kim reflects on nearly a year of podcasting in a candid, unscripted episode about choosing joy and being present. She explores disconnecting from heavy news and social media, embracing small moments of light, and honoring personal boundaries when social situations drain your energy.Kim ties the practice to neuroscience—noticing positive moments strengthens neural pathways—and encourages listeners to prioritize self-chosen joy, create balance between shadow work and positivity, and surround themselves with people who share their presence.

What I Found in the Stories I Was Drawn To: Power, Healing & Closure Episode 156

Kim reflects on an audiobook, and how dark romance helped her recognize childhood patterns of blame and defensiveness. She talks about how structured, resolved stories allow her nervous system to process unfinished trauma and reclaim power.
She invites listeners to notice what they’re drawn to, to ask what unresolved loop might be seeking completion, and to bring that clarity into real life so emotion becomes alchemy rather than identity.

MRI, Biopsy & Breath: Rebuilding Trust in Your Body Episode 155

Kim recounts a difficult day of MRI and biopsy, exploring how medical procedures can create trauma in the body and the need to feel safe again. She shares raw moments from the experience and the importance of allowing the body to finish its stress response.Through simple somatic tools—breathing exercises, gentle movement, grounding rituals, EMDR, and small repeated practices—Kim offers clear, practical steps to calm the nervous system and rebuild trust in your body after invasive or unpredictable medical experiences.

Trust Your Quiet Knowing: Building Intuition in Everyday Life Episode 154

Host Kim shares personal moments — receiving a negative BRCA test result and a memorable Habs game — as a lead into a clear, grounded exploration of intuition. She explains how intuition is pattern recognition and somatic feeling, not panic, and how fear can be mistaken for inner knowing.Kim offers practical tips to develop intuition: track your feelings and outcomes, create silence, make small quick decisions, keep promises to yourself, and protect your energy so your inner guidance can be heard and trusted.

Breathwork: Making Calm Your Default, Not Just a Reaction Episode 153

Kim explores why breathwork should be practiced not only in moments of stress but also in moments of calm, teaching how to make calmness your baseline.She shares practical techniques—physiological sigh, extended exhales, and box breathing—and explains how breath supports metacognition and nervous system regulation.The episode encourages using breath to feel safe and grounded without needing to earn it, and offers a simple five-breath practice to begin normalizing calm.

Break the Loop: Shift Your Attention, Shift Your Reality Episode 152

Host Kim welcomes new listeners and reflects on growth, authenticity, and the idea that the version of your desired life already exists — you’re stabilizing into it rather than creating it.She explains how shifting your attention and interrupting old mental loops, along with nervous-system stabilization and breathwork (to be explored in the next episode), helps you notice new opportunities and gradually live a different reality.