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Naked Insights

Auteur(s): Adele Theron and Sam McSorley
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The Naked Insights podcast delves deeper into how intertwined our brain and body are when navigating trauma, health and relationships. Each episode studies our perceptions and behaviours, focused on how our mental health interconnects with our relationships with others as well as the delicate balance with our health.

From managing trauma, health, workplace stress, life transitions and lifestyle habits through to building healthy and nourishing relationships, we are all about providing tools, tips and personal stories to support you and your loved ones to be become more resilient and adaptable to change and transformation. Through a holistic and medical lens of education and interventions you are sure to learn how to maintain balance and well-being in today’s increasingly chaotic environment.

Adele Theron (Certified clinical trauma practitioner, CCTP, CFTP, CFFTP, PGDipTraumaticStudies and MPsych) is a trauma therapist and specialist in trauma and transition recovery. She is the founder of Naked Recovery, which offers structured programmes for transforming trauma and together with her team, they support clients through bereavement, redundancy, birth trauma, separation, divorce, marriage crises, infidelity, midlife crisis, family estrangement, and health-related crises. Her recovery programmes have been completed by thousands of clients across 90 countries. Adele is currently completing her doctorate in Health Psychology at the University of Auckland, where her research focuses on developing trauma recovery interventions for chronic illness. Her integrative, science-based methods draw from somatic psychology, coaching psychology, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and trauma-informed practice. Her clinical work is responsible for supporting thousands of professionals and couples transition out of trauma through her global programs.


Sam McSorley (MHealSc, PGHlthSci, DipClinHerbMed, BHSc (Complementary Medicine) is a naturopath and functional medicine practitioner with a passion for choice in healthcare. She is the founder of Sam McSorley Connecting Wellness, a holistic clinic that concentrates on the recovery from complex health conditions best supported through holistic programmes which address both a healthy mind and body. Sam provides a raft of tools to provision her clinical work, including lifestyle hacks, nutritional and herbal medicine, DNA, genetic and functional testing, nutritional psychiatry and somatic psychotherapy. With a special interest in psychoneuroimmunology which studies the intricate interactions between psychological processes, the nervous system, and the immune system, she is focused on uncovering the root cause of mental and emotional conflict that impacts health. Underpinned by scientific research, Sam’s combined approach using lifestyle, diet, herbal & nutritional medicine, stress management and somatic psychotherapy are some of the tools employed to advance the care of her patients and treating people as the whole humans that they are.

Join us for transformative conversations that bridge the gap between holistic health and personal resilience and success, guiding you towards a more balanced, healthy, and successful life journey.

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  • Episode 5 - PTSD Isn’t What You Think
    Jul 16 2025

    Episode 5: PTSD Isn’t What You Think

    PTSD isn’t just “mental health” — it’s your brain’s survival system on overdrive.

    In this raw and real episode, Adele and Sam unpack:
    🧠 The difference between PTSD and PTS — and why it matters
    ⚠️ What trauma actually does to your brain (think amygdala hijack & hippocampus shutdown)
    🔥 Why PTSD symptoms feel like you're stuck in a loop
    👩‍🔬 Why women are twice as likely to develop PTSD
    💥 Fight, flight, freeze, fawn — survival reactions that linger long after the threat is gone

    You’ll also hear:
    🛠️ What actually works — from Enhanced CBT, EMDR to IFS to Hakomi
    💡 How trauma-informed therapy gently rewires the nervous system

    Whether you’re living with PTSD or supporting someone who is — this episode brings compassion, clarity, and real hope.

    Listen now. This one could change everything.

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    43 min
  • Episode 4 - Triaging Stress & Reclaiming Your Health
    Jul 2 2025

    Episode 4: Triaging Stress & Reclaiming Your Health

    Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or like your body’s screaming at you? This one’s for you.

    Adele and Sam break down:
    🧠 How chronic stress hijacks your brain, body, and even your genes
    📊 The Five Pillars of Health: biochemistry, nutrition, emotional health, environment & epigenetics
    💥 Cortisol belly, memory crashes, mood swings — what they’re really telling you
    🧘‍♀️ The power of HRV (Heart Rate Variability) to track stress in real time
    🥦 Food, habits, and hacks to build real resilience

    This episode isn’t just about coping — it’s about taking control.

    Listen now and learn to triage your stress like a pro.

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    38 min
  • Episode 3 - Perfectionism, Shame & Stress — The Toxic Trio
    Jun 25 2025

    Episode 3: Perfectionism, Shame & Stress — The Toxic Trio

    Think perfectionism is about high standards? Think again.

    In this episode, Adele and Sam expose the real drivers behind perfectionism:
    🔁 The shame cycle keeping you stuck
    🧠 Cognitive distortions that fuel stress
    😣 How perfectionism can become an addiction
    💥 The cost: burnout, anxiety, and disconnection
    🌱 The antidotes: self-compassion, mindfulness & the “sensitivity cycle”

    If you’re always pushing, never resting, and feel like it’s still not enough — this one’s for you.

    Break the cycle. Start healing. Listen now.

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    40 min

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