What if your body is already telling you everything you need to know?

In this powerful episode of Alt Life, I sit down with Colin Matthews, a medical intuitive who helps people decode the messages stored in their bodies. Colin explains why most people confuse trauma responses with intuition, how your body reflects your inner beliefs, and why entrepreneurs burn out when they don’t listen to their spiritual will.
This conversation is for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or spiritually disconnected — and ready to understand their pain from a whole new dimension.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

01. How to know if your intuition is real
02. The difference between thoughts vs inner knowing
03. Why emotional pain manifests in the body
04. Why sensitive people struggle — and how to thrive
05. How trauma blocks clarity and energy
06. What your shoulder, jaw, or stomach pain might mean
07. Why entrepreneurship is actually a spiritual journey
08. The purpose of the Dark Night of the Soul
09. How to make soul-aligned decisions (even in chaos)

About the Guest:
Colin Matthews is an Intuitive Counsellor, certified Medical Intuitive, and mentor to empaths and highly intuitive beings. He founded and ran a community of yoga studios in the Toronto area, where he immersed himself in studying embodied awareness—observing how people hold energetic patterns in their bodies and how these can be transformed. A former kindergarten teacher, Colin also had the rare privilege of supporting humans at the very start of their life journey.
Blending grounded presence with spiritual insight, Colin bridges the worlds of embodied wisdom and practical transformation. His path has been shaped by early trauma, a near-fatal car accident, and an ongoing journey of physical and emotional healing, which led him to study integrative trauma treatment and energy anatomy.
Colin is currently completing his Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology with the aim of integrating intuitive counsel into the framework of psychotherapy. He is an experienced Nonviolent Communicator, a devoted homesteader, and a skilled woodworker.
Whether guiding someone through a dark night of the soul or helping entrepreneurs discern authenticity and spirituality in their journey, Colin brings deep listening, humility, and a commitment to inner truth. His work resonates with those navigating the edge between healing and awakening, structure and spirit.
Learn more: https://colinmatthews.ca/

Who Should Watch This Podcast Video:
01. Anyone who wants to understand the emotional root cause of their physical condition
02. Anyone looking to access their inner voice and intuition
03. Anyone struggling through a Dark Night of the Soul
04. Anyone who wants to harness their sensitivity to serve them
05. Anyone who wants to understand how their body is speaking to them
06. Anyone going through a spiritual awakening
07. Entrepreneurs who want to understand the spiritual side of entrepreneurship
08. Anyone who is skeptical of intuitive arts and spirituality

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Are you struggling with loneliness or feeling disconnected from yourself and others? In this transformative episode, we sit down with Dr. Shiv Dawson, South Africa's first integrative psychiatrist, to explore the neurobiology of loneliness, the power of shadow work, and the role of the root chakra in grounding us to the earth.

Discover how self-connection and emotional healing can help you move from isolation to empowerment. Dr. Dawson shares practical grounding practices, insights into holistic healing, and spiritual perspectives to help you reconnect with yourself and others.

Join us as we unpack the difference between loneliness and solitude, the importance of inner work, and why meaningful human connection is key to mental and spiritual well-being.

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (02:01) - Exploring the Epidemic of Loneliness
• (03:00) - The Toxicity of Loneliness
• (05:14) - Loneliness, Social Isolation & Solitude
• (08:54) - Understanding Loneliness from a Nuerobiological Perspective
• (11:37) - Loneliness is Contagious
• (13:11) - Loneliness and Disconnection
• (14:51) - The Role of Self-Connection and Spirituality
• (18:59) - Loneliness and Depression
• (26:06) - Spiritual Perspective on Loneliness
• (31:41) - Navigating Relationships and Personal Boundaries
• (38:10) - Loneliness, Addiction and Rejection
• (41:29) - Embracing Solitude and Shadow Work
• (46:21) - Exploring Shadow-Work
• (52:15) - Exploring Self Rejection
• (54:31) - Embracing Solitude and Inner Dialogue
• (59:55) - Loneliness and Negative Thoughts
• (01:08:34) - Shiv's Journey to Holistic Practice
• (01:16:54) - Acknowledging Loneliness
• (01:19:56) - Shiv's Current Work
• (01:25:13) - Spiritual Bypassing
• (01:29:51) - David Whyte's Poem

Dr. Shiv Dawson's bio:
Name: Dr. Shiv Dawson
Transformational Psychiatrist

About: Siobhan, or Dr Shiv, is a Transformational Psychiatrist who inspires leaders, communities of influence and impact-driven individuals.
She supports them to heal gracefully and evolve into their next level of success through functional medicine, biohacking optimisation, and spiritual evolution.
With 20 years of experience, Dr Shiv pursues mental wellness and vitality for her clients, bridging the gap between science and mysticism.
Her vision is for humanity to achieve a purposeful and enlightened way of living.

Credentials:
MBChB (Medical Degree UCT)
MRCPsych (Psychiatry Specialisation London)
Internship Training Oxford Deanery
Integrative Medicine Diploma (Cape Town 2014)
Functional Medicine AFMCP ( Cape Town 2014)
Functional Medicine (Institute Functional Medicine USA);
Personal Performance Certificate in Life Coaching (Coaching Academy London 2008)
Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy Austin Technique London 2003
Member of IMMH www.immh.org
Member of SASIM www.integrativemedicine.co.za
Member of Inategy Ascension Business school www.leighjane.woodgate.com
Entheogenic (psychedelic) facilitation. Initiation with Cathy Coyle.
Breathwork & sound healing

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