Welcome to the pod, besties! You’ll find us chatting about all things Self-Leadership, parts, self-compassion, nonviolent communication & so much more.
Self-Led Besties!
Claim This Podcastby Christine Dixon, Hallie Shapiro & David Hilton
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Welcome to the pod, besties! You’ll find us chatting about all things Self-Leadership, parts, self-compassion, nonviolent communication & so much more.
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June 7, 2026
S1 E10 | Three Babbling Brooks
<p>As a special treat for the Season One Finale of The Self Led Besties Podcast...we decided to be on camera (on the YouTube version at least)!!!</p> <p>Whenever Hallie and Christine would have "babbling parts," David would graciously call them "babbling brooks," so we decided to call this episode "Three Babbling Brooks."</p> <p>David begins by telling about what has been alive in him lately - pondering the nature of vulnerable, wounded parts and the various layers around them. From there, we talk about how wounding happens from the inside out and healing occurs as Self brings loving attention to all the layers from the outside in.</p> <p>As Hallie says, "We've been on the Needs Bus lately," so of course we also bring in how unmet needs relate to wounds and burdened parts. Join us in this silly and serious discussion, and as always, please share any questions or resonance in the comments section below.</p> <p>0:02 Introduction and Season Finale Announcement<br>0:42 Theme Song and Lip Sync<br>2:51 Discussion on Authenticity and Voice Messages<br>4:10 David's Introduction to Wounding and Healing<br>5:20 Emotional Beliefs and Protective Parts<br>7:44 Healing Process and Self-Energy<br>10:26 Visual and Somatic Components in Healing<br>13:41 Christine and Hallie's Observations on Protective Parts<br>16:32 Self-Energy and Integration<br>34:38 Exploring Needs and Burdening<br>39:18 Healing and Meeting Needs<br>54:28 Personal Reflections on the Season<br>61:29 Upcoming Projects and Workshops</p> <p>Follow us on IG!</p> <ul> <li>the pod: @selfledbestiespod</li> <li>Christine: @the_ordinary_sacred</li> <li>David: @ifs_awakening</li> <li>Hallie: @wiseinside.coaching</li> </ul>
May 24, 2026
S1 E9 | Activity: Wheel of Needs
<p>In this episode, Hallie leads David and Christine through a beautiful exercise piggy backing off of the needs exercise from last episode (though this can also be used as a stand alone exercise).</p> <p>Hallie explains why it so important to connect to our needs and how the world might be a more supportive place to live if we all valued needs.</p> <p>Then, after a short "coming into presence" moment, Hallie guides us (and you) through rating each of the needs based first on our body compass then letting parts express whatever comes up for them.</p> <p>After getting an overall rating for how well our nine universal needs are met in this chapter of our lives, Hallie guides us in exploring how our highest and lowest rated needs could be met by Self, Support (from another person), and the Strategies our parts use to get Supply.</p> <p>This exercise has the potential to bring so much clarity, compassion, and creativity into our systems. Please feel free to follow along or just listen, and we'd love to hear how the exercise was for you in the comment section below.</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br>0:10 Theme Song<br>0:36 Exercise Introduction<br>1:48 Exercise Overview<br>3:58 Coming Into Presence<br>7:28 The 9 Universal Human Needs<br>15:35 The Wheel Of Needs<br>20:11 Rating Our Needs<br>22:02 The Need for Safety<br>24:59 The Need for Sustenance<br>26:50 The Need For Rest<br>29:22 The Need For Love<br>30:49 The Need For Understanding<br>32:32 The Need For Belonging<br>35:03 The Need For Purpose<br>36:46 The Need For Creativity<br>39:19 The Need For Freedom<br>41:36 Calculating Our Needs Percentage<br>44:00 Percentage Indicators<br>46:38 Strategy Overview<br>52:40 The Importance Of Authenticity<br>57:24 Lowest & Highest Scores<br>58:41 Highest Scoring Need<br>59:53 Highest Score Strategies<br>1:01:31 Lowest Scoring Need<br>1:02:16 Lowest Score Strategies<br>1:04:21 New Strategies For Lowest Score?<br>1:08:13 Invitation To Further Exploration<br>1:11:02 Christine's Experience<br>1:23:52 David's Experience<br>1:30:21 Closing & Goodbyes<br>1:32:00 Theme Song<br>1:33:03 Like & Subscribe</p>
May 10, 2026
S1 E8 | Activity: Are My Needs Met?
<p>In this episode, Christine shares a Needs-Based Protocol she's been working on. David and Hallie experiment with what emotions feel like in their bodies and how their emotions can be valuable messengers pointing to unmet needs.</p> <p>Then, Christine leads Hallie and David in an exercise to assess a relationship, environment, or activity by scoring how well they support each of the 9 Universal Human Needs. Then we discuss brainstorming creative strategies to meet those needs ourselves as well as specific requests to make of others.</p> <p>We welcome you to follow along in these experiments and offer feedback or questions in the comments. As we develop this protocol, your input is highly valuable.</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br>0:10 Theme Song<br>0:37 Exercise Overview<br>4:45 Noticing Emotions<br>9:06 The Level Of Suffering<br>12:30 David's Emotions<br>15:21 Hallie's Emotions<br>18:47 The Nine Human Needs<br>23:29 David's Unmet Needs<br>25:04 Hallie's Unmet Needs<br>26:30 Meeting Our Needs<br>30:29 How Emotions Relate To Needs<br>35:34 Partner, Place Or Profession?<br>40:40 Rating Needs Being Met<br>44:50 High, Medium & Low Scores<br>50:05 Personally Meeting Our Needs<br>50:45 Specific Request Of Another Person<br>52:08 Creating Distance<br>53:30 Strategy Examples<br>1:02:34 Outro & Goodbyes<br>1:04:12 Theme Song<br>1:05:16 Like & Subscribe</p>
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