You Are Enough: Embracing Self-Compassion Through Internal Family Systems and Polyvagal Theory with Soulla Demetriou
Description
In this episode, I sit down with self-compassion teacher, somatic coach, IFS practitioner, and soon-to-be author Soulla Demetriou.
We explore what it really means to come home to yourself, befriend your inner world, and move through life with more ease, compassion, and truth.
In this conversation, we talk about:
• Soulla’s story
How her early experiences with anxiety and panic opened the door to yoga, mindfulness, somatics, and eventually Internal Family Systems (IFS).
• What self-compassion truly is
Not clichés or forced positivity — but a daily practice of inner friendship, boundaries, honesty, and care.
• The nervous system’s role in healing
Why so many of our patterns come from old protective responses, and how safety changes everything.
• A simple, grounded explanation of IFS
How our “parts” develop, what they’re trying to protect, and how self-energy (the clear sky beneath the weather) helps bring them into balance.
• The wound of “not enoughness”
Why so many of us carry it, and how we begin healing it gently.
• Returning to who we really are
The beautiful overlap between IFS self-energy and the Ayurvedic idea of living from sattva, clarity, and inner steadiness.
About Soulla Demetriou
Soulla is a somatic and transformational coach, IFS practitioner, mindfulness teacher, and author of the upcoming book You Have Always Been Enough. She supports people around the world in reconnecting with their inner truth and emotional sovereignty.
Connect with Soulla
→ Explore Soulshine Retreats in Spain
→ Curious about working 1:1 with Soulla — simply email her to have a chat and find out more: soulla@soulshinewithsoulla.com
Resources:
Ayurvedic Dosha Quick Reference Guide
Nourished For Resilience Workbook
Find me at www.nourishednervoussystem.com
and @nourishednervoussytem on Instagram
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