Unravel with Elaine Clark

Unravel, hosted by Elaine Clark, explores the intersection of mental health and physical health. Through expert interviews and insightful conversations, we uncover science-backed tools and practices for well-being and personal growth. Whether you’re seeking to cultivate resilience, challenge misconceptions, or reconnect with your innate wisdom, Unravel offers the insights and guidance to support your journey. Science meets embodiment. Let’s explore what it means to unravel the layers—together.

Unravel with Elaine Clark is a health podcast hosted by Elaine Clark, with 35 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Elaine Clark hosts Unravel with Elaine Clark, a health show with 35 episodes published.

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  Episode #36

  Why Saying No Can Feel So Hard | Self-Worth, Part 2

  Sep 28, 202610 minS2

  Do you find yourself saying yes before you’ve had a chance to ask what you want? When connection has felt tied to being agreeable or taking care of others, disappointing someone can feel like more than a small discomfort. In part two of our conversation about self-worth, I explore how early relationships can shape the way we respond to uncertainty, express our needs, and experience our own value. In this episode I unravel: • The difference between self-esteem and self-worth • How our early relationships can shape what we expect when we need something from someone • Erik Erikson’s first three developmental stages and what they can help us understand about trust, autonomy, and expressing ourselves • Why a distant response or unanswered text can quickly become a judgment about ourselves • How people pleasing can make it difficult to say what we need or disagree with someone we care about • Why we don’t need to remember our earliest experiences to notice their possible effects today • How implicit memory can show up as tension, guilt, or fear when we think about saying no • How Dr. Dan Siegel’s SIFT practice can help us pause before automatically agreeing • A simple way to give yourself time to find out what your answer actually is Stay Connected: Follow the show: @elaineclark_ Email: info@elaineclark.ca Explore therapy or book a free consultation: unravelcare.ca

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  Episode #35

  Why Reassurance Doesn’t Always Make You Feel Better — Part 1

  Sep 8, 202614 minS2

  Think you just need more confidence? Not necessarily. Research on self-esteem shows something surprisingly counterintuitive: compliments, reassurance, and even positive relationships don’t always make us feel better about ourselves. Sometimes, they can actually create more discomfort. In this episode, I explore what may be happening underneath that reaction — how the stories we carry about ourselves shape what we expect from other people, why past experiences can continue influencing the present, and the difference between looking confident on the outside and having a solid foundation underneath. We Unravel: • Why compliments and reassurance don’t always make us feel better • How low self-esteem can become protective by keeping us anchored to a familiar story • Why our past experiences can shape what we expect from relationships • The idea that “memories are the database of self-esteem” • The difference between looking confident and having a solid foundation underneath • Esther Perel’s definition of confidence • Why confidence may have more to do with trust than certainty • Dr. Dan Siegel’s SIFT practice • How neuroplasticity helps explain why our learned reactions don’t have to stay fixed forever This episode is for anyone who wants to better understand what really shapes the way we feel about ourselves. Stay Connected: Follow the show: @elaineclark_ Email: info@elaineclark.ca

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  Episode #34

  34- How We Learn to Feel Safe: Attachment, Play & Repair with Daphna Lender

  Aug 18, 202632 minS2

  What helps someone feel safe enough to express who they really are—and what happens when that sense of safety is disrupted? In this episode, I’m joined by Daphna Lender, a licensed clinical social worker, international trainer, and supervisor specializing in attachment-focused work with children and families. Daphna is a certified trainer and supervisor in both Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and is the co-author of Theraplay , an attachment-based intervention focused on strengthening connection, trust, and joy between children and caregivers. We explore how secure attachment is shaped through everyday moments between children and caregivers—from how we respond to difficult behaviour to how we reconnect after conflict. In this episode, we unravel: • How children communicate emotional needs through behaviour • Why feeling understood helps children develop a stronger sense of self • How early attachment experiences can continue to show up in adulthood • Why rupture is a normal part of relationships—and why repair matters • What genuine repair looks like beyond simply talking about what went wrong • How playfulness creates safety, connection, and emotional regulation • The PACE approach: playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, and empathy • Why parents sometimes need to explore their own attachment histories too • How small moments of connection can shape a child’s experience of being loved and understood Stay Connected Follow the show: @elaineclark_ Email: info@elaineclark.ca Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeartRadio Explore more at www.elaineclark.ca

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  Episode #33

  33- AI, Overthinking, and the Search for Human Connection with Dr. Romith Naug

  Jul 21, 202648 minS2

  As artificial intelligence becomes part of how we seek advice, reassurance, and emotional support, what happens to our ability to tolerate uncertainty and trust ourselves? In this episode, I’m joined by family physician and psychotherapist Dr. Romith Naug for a thought-provoking conversation about AI, overthinking, human connection, and what it means to remain deeply human in an increasingly digital world. Together, we explore why understanding a pattern does not always change it, how staying in the mind can create a perceived sense of safety, and whether our growing reliance on AI is helping us understand ourselves more deeply—or making it easier to avoid uncertainty, vulnerability, and feeling. We also discuss consciousness, spirituality, attachment, masculine and feminine energies, and why embodied connection, imagination, and human presence cannot be fully replicated by technology. In this episode, we unravel: • Why understanding a pattern does not always change it • How overthinking can create a perceived sense of safety • Whether AI is strengthening or weakening our self-trust • Why reassurance is not the same as genuine human connection • How AI could begin to function as an attachment figure • The relationship between consciousness, spirituality, and technology • Why slowing down and returning to the body matter more than ever Stay Connected Follow the show: @elaineclark_ Email: info@elaineclark.ca Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeartRadio Explore more at www.elaineclark.ca

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  Episode #32

  32- How Somatic Work Helps Rewire Emotional Responses

  Jul 9, 202611 minS2

  Sometimes you can understand something intellectually, but your body still reacts as if nothing has changed. Your chest tightens, your breath gets shallow, your stomach drops, or you shut down before your mind has had a chance to catch up. In this episode of Unravel, I explore Neuro-Associative Conditioning (NAC) from a somatic perspective — how the brain and body begin to link certain experiences with safety, danger, rejection, belonging, grief, intimacy, rest, and protection. I also share reflections from returning home from Greece after leading a somatic retreat and training, where I was reminded that so much of healing happens in the small moments. We explore: • Why insight alone isn’t always enough to change a pattern • How the body learns emotional associations through lived experience • Why rest, visibility, boundaries, intimacy, or calm can feel unsafe • How reproductive loss can create layered associations in the body • The role of memory reconsolidation and how old emotional patterns can be updated • Why your body is not trying to sabotage you — it may be trying to protect you • A simple somatic tool: Pause, Place, Prove This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered, “Why am I reacting this way when I know I’m safe?” or “Why does my body shut down when I want to stay present?” Stay Connected: 🌿 Follow the show: @elaineclark_ 📩 Email: info@elaineclark.ca 🎧 Listen + Subscribe to Unravel with Elaine Clark on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 💫 Visit www.elaineclark.ca for more resources and offerings

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