Naked Insights
Naked Insights
Podcast Description
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 p...
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers on trauma, mental health, and the body-mind connection, with specific episodes exploring topics like the impact of chronic stress on health, understanding good versus bad stress, and the interplay of perfectionism and shame. Episodes such as 'Triaging Stress & Reclaiming Your Health' offer practical tools for stress management while highlighting the importance of emotional health and resilience.

The Naked Insights Podcast explores the powerful connection between mind and body in navigating trauma, health, and relationships. Each episode examines how our perceptions and behaviours shape mental health, our relationships with others, and the delicate balance with physical well-being.
From managing trauma, workplace stress, and major life transitions to cultivating healthy, nourishing relationships, Naked Insights offers tools, tips, and real stories to help you and your loved ones become more resilient and adaptable to change. Through an integrative and evidence-based lens, you’ll learn how to maintain balance and well-being in today’s increasingly chaotic world.
Hosted by Adele Theron, each season features a different expert as she deep-dives into the intersections between trauma, health, and relationships.
Season 1 features Sam McSorley, a functional medicine specialist, exploring the biology of stress, the role of the nervous system in healing, and how emotional regulation impacts the body.
About the Host:
Adele Theron (CCTP, CFTP, CFFTP, PGDipTraumaticStudies, MPsych) is a trauma therapist and specialist in trauma and transition recovery. She is the founder of Naked Recovery, which offers structured programmes to help clients transform trauma related to bereavement, redundancy, birth trauma, separation, divorce, infidelity, midlife crises, family estrangement, and health-related challenges. Her evidence-based recovery programmes have supported thousands of clients across more than 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.
About the Season 1 Expert:
Sam McSorley (MHealSc, PGHlthSci, DipClinHerbMed, BHSc (Complementary Medicine)) is a naturopath and functional medicine practitioner passionate about empowering people with choice in healthcare. As the founder of Sam McSorley Connecting Wellness, she helps clients recover from complex health conditions through holistic programmes that unite body and mind. Sam’s approach integrates nutrition, herbal medicine, genetic testing, nutritional psychiatry, and somatic psychotherapy, guided by the emerging science of psychoneuroimmunology – the study of how psychological processes influence immune and nervous system function.
In season 1, Adele and Sam bridge the gap between holistic health and psychological resilience, guiding you towards a more balanced, empowered, and successful life.
In this deeply personal season finale, Sam shares the raw truth behind stepping back, slowing down, and honouring her own limits. After facing a series of personal losses, she opens up about what it really means to choose yourself – even when it means disappointing others.
We explore:
💔 The hidden cost of keeping promises that tip you over the edge
🌱 Why sometimes the bravest thing you can do is break your word to others to keep it with yourself
🧘♀️ How grief reshapes identity, purpose, and self-trust
💡 The art of conscious pause – knowing when to rest instead of push
❤️ What endings can teach us about courage, compassion, and renewal
This episode is raw, reflective, and profoundly human – a reminder that integrity isn’t about never breaking promises; it’s about knowing which ones to keep.
🎧 Tune in for Sam’s final reflection of Season 1 — a tender closing to a season of growth, honesty, and healing.

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