Hello beautiful people, welcome back. My guest today is me, kind of. Charlotte Foxweber is a psychotherapist, past modern wisdom guest.

And she's been talking to me for a little while about turning the mic around and asking me some questions about my own internal state, what my strengths and flaws are, why I am the way I am, why I do what I do.

And I thought given that the end of the year tends to be an interesting time for us all to reflect on where we're at, that this could be quite a interesting and timely insight into someone that you listen to.

Speaking in your ears, a couple of hours a week. It was definitely a change of pace for me and there was sections of the podcast where I really had to kind of open up a lot more than I have done previously.

But it felt, it felt really nice. I'm more than happy to be the person who does this and opens up about vulnerabilities and flaws and strengths and all the internal monologue stuff because I think that it's very important for all of us to hear something on the internet that isn't just someone saying, look at how cool I am, look at how good and resilient and robust and indestructible and progressed from last year I am.

So hopefully you'll take a lot away from today. I really enjoyed the process, Charlottes, like phenomenal at what she does. And we talk a lot about turning mental flaws into strengths, about overcoming past traumas from our childhood.

Yeah, it's a very different conversation to the one that I'm used to having on the show, but I really, really enjoyed it and I hope that you do too.

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And also before we get into this episode, thank you. It's the end of the year. 2020 has been ups and downs globally, but an absolute success for what I care about most, which is this show.

So if you've shared an episode rated subscribe sent it to a friend or done anything else, that means an awful lot to me. Happy New Year everyone.

Welcome back you are so much less super pregnant than the last time we spoke.

It's a pleasure to be here and I'm happy to not be pregnant, although I have a beautiful baby from it.

You got a baby out of it. Yeah, but you just like now half the size. Thank you.

So what we doing today you wanted to do this thing you said I have an idea for an episode I want to come on and talk to you. Absolutely. I I have a real interest in understanding the life of a podcaster.

And you're particularly good one I shouldn't just generalize it as a life of a podcaster because there are so many and that that doesn't narrow it down enough you ask exceptional questions you are constantly curious.

And say curiosity must be a driving force for you. What is it like to be a question asker a seeker a constant conversation list I want to get into your mind I'm I'm curious for what it says about you psychologically.

I think that there are certain similarities between how you approach things and and my work as a psychotherapist trying to understand inquiring probing looking at what's underneath engaging intensely wholeheartedly.

But it can also be a way of avoiding and not disclosing so I'm here to challenge you in a way because we've we've had some very interesting exchanges and conversations. And I just want to turn it around because that's what I do.

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