Compassionate Conversations
Hi Everyone! I’m Esther Kane from Compassionate Conversations where we push the boundaries of comfort to empower you to become all that you dream of being. Having been a psychotherapist for over 25 years, I am all-too-familiar with the fact that we humans prioritize comfort and that is why I believe that so many avoid counselling altogether. In my role as therapist, I have the honour and privilege to journey alongside people who have the courage to face aspects of themselves that they aren’t proud of such as addictive behaviour and unhealthy relationship patterns. Many of these people have also buried past traumas which feed their addictions and low self-worth. These are the folks who are willing to take risks and examine their inner life with a flashlight together. It is always difficult and hard work, but they are willing to do whatever it takes in order to heal and grow. If you are ready to do the same, then you’re in the right place. Compassionate Conversations is all about getting honest and real with ourselves, letting go of the past along with behaviour patterns which are no longer serving you, and growing into the person you have always wanted to be. In these podcasts, I will share incredibly powerful and life-shifting tools and practices I teach to my clients-the most important one being self-compassion - I have found that this one element is absolutely essential in order for us to heal and transform our lives.I don’t just teach these tools. I practice them myself every single day. Why? Because I cannot take my clients to any place that I have not been myself. When I look back on my life now, I can’t believe how far I have come and how much healing is possible for one person. I am living a life that I never dreamed was possible for me. I owe so much of this to the compassionate conversations that my own therapists, guides and mentors over the years have had with me. On our journeys, we need others who can pave the way for us; those brave souls who managed to overcome obstacles and difficulties and make it to the other side and are living proof that it’s possible!I will be interviewing many of these amazing people so that they can inspire and uplift you and give you the tools you need to transform your life for the better. I welcome you with open arms into these compassionate conversations. Please don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast, give it a review (hopefully 5-stars!) and share episodes with others who could also benefit from them. Thanks and enjoy!
Episodes
50 episodes since 2022
Taking the Fear out of Menopause with Susan Willson
Are you afraid of menopause because you've heard horror stories from older women? In this episode, Esther Kane, women's psychotherapist (25+yrs), interviews Susan Willson, Nurse Midwife & author of Making Sense of Menopause. The...
September 17, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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1:08:57
The Role that Nutrition Plays in Mental Health Conditions: Dr. Georgia Ede
In this episode, Esther Kane interviews Dr. Georgia Ede of Diagnosis Diet, a nutritional psychiatrist, about her new book,
June 27, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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1:07:57
How Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) Can Develop Self-Compassion
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs) become all that they dream of being. In this short talk, she points towards the fact that as HSPs, we are highly skilled at extending compassion...
May 30, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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4:32
How HSPs Can Work Through Anger and Release it Safely
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (or HSPs) become all that they dream of being. In this short talk, she discusses why and how our anger can be harmful to ourselves. She explains how high sensit...
May 29, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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11:04
HSPs and Psychotherapy: A Perfect Match
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (or HSPs) become all that they dream of being. In this short talk, she shares her reflections on why HSPs do so well in psychotherapy and are every therap...
May 29, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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6:49
How to Become 'Inwardly Outrageous'
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs) discusses the concept called 'being inwardly outrageous' by SARK and encourages HSPs everywhere to try it out for themselves.Where to find SAR...
May 28, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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3:52
HSPs and physical illness
Esther Kane, a psychotherapist who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (or HSPs) shares tips for how we can lessen anxiety around being physically sick. She talks about how she has made peace with having seasonal allergie...
May 28, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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3:35
How do I learn to trust my body as an HSP?
As a highly sensitive person, do you feel like the odd one out for being different than other people? What if you could learn to reframe your sensitivity as a superpower instead of being mean to yourself? Listen to this short talk to lear...
May 27, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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5:30
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and boundary setting
As a highly sensitive person, do you feel like the odd one out for being different than other people? What if you could learn to reframe your sensitivity as a superpower instead of being mean to yourself? Listen to this short talk to learn some...
May 27, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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8:51
How HSPs Can Feel More in Control of Their Lives
As a highly sensitive person, do you feel like you are less in charge of your life than you'd like to be? What if there was a way to learn to be the 'driver of the bus' that is your one precious life? Listen to this short talk to l...
May 27, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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6:13
Reframing Your Highly Sensitive Personality (HSP) as a Superpower
As a highly sensitive person, do you feel like the odd one out for being different than other people? What if you could learn to reframe your sensitivity as a superpower instead of being mean to yourself? Listen to this short musing...
May 27, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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3:57
How Anita Breeze (AKA "Ketogenic Woman") Healed Her Relationship With Food
Are you a fan of Ketogenic Woman (Anita Breeze)? I sure am! Here she shares her personal story which contributed to a significant weight gain before she found the ketogenic way of eating. I was touched by her story and deeply moved by the emoti...
April 23, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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55:22
Helpful Tools for Moving through Grief and Loss
Canadian Psychotherapist Esther Kane interviews Dawn Hertz, a grief and loss therapist, to provide some tools for those of you who are grieving a recent loss.Episode Contents:0:00 Compassionate Conversations Intro
March 25, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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43:42
Highly Processed Food Addiction with Dr. Joan Ifland
Dr. Ifland is considered to be the world's leading expert in processed food addiction.She is the author of the textbook, Processed Food Addiction.Dr. Ifland educates health practitioners on using food addiction recovery to put d...
June 28, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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55:52
Why do so Many Jewish Women Have Eating Disorders? Nina Manolson and Esther Kane explain why
Are you a Jewish woman who struggles with food and body image? You are not alone! One study found that the rate of eating disorders amongst Jewish women was 50 percent higher than the general U.S. population. Enjoy this fascinating discussion b...
April 26, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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46:34
How to Find Healing, Meaning and Purpose After Loss with Megan Snedden
Psychotherapist Esther Kane and Megan Snedden, founder of a of kindness movement called the Kind Effect, discuss how Megan found healing, meaning and purpose after suffering two losses of close family members. Episode Contents:...
April 19, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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50:34
How to Navigate a Major Loss: One Woman's Story of Losing her Husband at 32
Canadian Psychotherapist Esther Kane and her friend Maryanne Pope discuss how they have both grieved the losses in their lives, as well as how to help someone who is grieving and how to find meaning and purpose after a big loss.Episode ...
April 12, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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54:23
Jenn Granneman talks about her new book, SENSITIVE
In this episode, Esther Kane interviews Jenn Granneman, founder of the world’s largest online community for introverts, IntrovertDear.com, and the co-founder of HighlySensitiveRefuge.com. We discuss her new book, SENSITIVE which she co-wrote wi...
April 05, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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44:20
Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Man with William Allen
In this episode, Esther Kane speaks with author William Allen who has written two books about highly sensitive men and is an HSM himself.Episode Contents:0:00 Compassionate Conversations Intro0:24 HSP Series Intro2...
March 29, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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57:34
How to Break Free of Food Addiction: Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab of Sweet Sobriety
Are you a food addict? Do you need some simple and practical tools to break free? Watch this video where Eating Disorders Therapist, Esther Kane interviews Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab of Sweet Sobriety. They take a deep dive into...
March 22, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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55:06
How to Stop Emotional Eating: Esther Kane's Emotional Eating Diary
Do you find yourself eating when you're not physically hungry? Do you turn to food when you feel mad, sad, or glad? Watch this short video to learn some tips and tricks to stop the emotional eating habit for good.To buy a copy of my boo...
March 15, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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7:08
How One Woman Ended Toxic Relationship Patterns for Good
Esther interviews Tamara about how she used the book, “Dump That Chump: A 10- step plan for ending bad relationships and attracting the fabulous partner you deserve" to end toxic relationship patterns in her own life for good.Epis...
March 08, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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38:36
How to end Toxic Relationship Patterns and Attract the Fabulous Partner you Deserve
Are you sick and tired of being in dead-end relationships? Do you end up in ones where the another person treats you badly? Are you ready to attract your ideal partner once and for all?Esther Kane can help you do just that. In fact, she...
March 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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7:09
How to Handle Narcissists with Esther Kane
Resources mentioned in video:Dr. Ramani Durvasula- psychologist and author of "Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist" https://posthillpress.com/book/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-surviving-a-relatio...
February 15, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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10:05
Review of The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World
The book reviewed:The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World by Martin Olsen Laneyhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49322.The_Introvert_AdvantageFREE resources:To learn more about...
February 08, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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9:50