Rise Together

Science - Understanding Your Emotions: Self-Compassion, Flexibility & Healing

In this episode of Rise Together, Dr. Inma explores the science behind self-compassion, emotional regulation, and resilience following Valentina’s conversation with Sofia. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), she explains why emotions are not the problem — our fear of feeling them often is. The episode unpacks experiential avoidance, overthinking, body awareness, trauma responses, and psychological flexibility, showing how emotions carry important information when we learn to listen safely and compassionately. Dr. Inma also explores the connection between the body and emotions, the role of self-soothing, and how self-compassion can shift both our nervous system and our relationship with ourselves. Through reflective questions and practical insights, this conversation invites you to slow down, reconnect with your inner world, and explore what it truly means to become your own best friend. Topics include: * Emotional regulation & experiential avoidance * The neuroscience of emotions and trauma * Overthinking, rumination & self-awareness * Body awareness and nervous system regulation * Internal Family Systems (IFS) & inner parts * Psychological flexibility & resilience * Self-compassion as a daily practice A thoughtful and grounding episode for anyone wanting to understand themselves more deeply and build a kinder relationship with their mind, body, and emotions.

Feeling and Trusting Ourselves, a Journey of Courage

In this episode, Valentina sits down with clinical psychologist Sofía Rumié to explore what resilience actually means beyond the pressure to “stay strong.” Together, they unpack self-compassion, trauma, emotional awareness, the inner critic, and the relationship between our light and shadow parts. Through conversations on Internal Family Systems, emotion-focused therapy, attachment theory, and the fear of feeling itself, this episode challenges the idea that resilience is becoming unbreakable. Instead, it becomes something softer, deeper, and more human: the ability to hold ourselves through discomfort without disconnecting from who we are. This conversation is for anyone learning to trust themselves.

Coming Home to Yourself - A personal reflection

Positivity isn’t the answer to everything—and in this episode, we unpack why. We explore the difference between “just being positive” and truly finding meaning in adversity. From understanding your inner voice to building self-trust and community, this is a grounded conversation on doing the real work of resilience.

Science - Resilience in Relationship: Finding Beauty, Belonging & Strength in Adversity

What if resilience isn’t something you build alone—but something that emerges through how you relate to life? In this episode, we reflect on the conversation with Marisa Valle and explore the science behind gratitude, awe, connection, and adversity. Through five key relationships—life, challenge, others, the inner voice, and the body—we uncover how resilience is shaped not just by mindset, but by biology, emotion, and connection. From the neuroscience of gratitude to the role of oxytocin in bonding, this episode bridges science and lived experience to reveal a powerful truth: even in difficulty, there is space for beauty, growth, and belonging.

Returning to yourself - An interview about the strength of finding beauty in challenge

In this deeply moving episode of Rise, Valentina sits down with educator and social-emotional learning expert Isabel Perez to explore a more honest, human definition of resilience. Through Isabel’s powerful personal story—navigating a life-altering diagnosis, multiple surgeries, and visible change—this conversation reframes resilience not as pushing through or “being strong,” but as the ability to return to yourself, again and again. Together, they unpack how resilience is built through connection, vulnerability, and community—not isolation. They reflect on the wisdom of children, the role of our inner voice, and how we lose (and can reclaim) our natural capacity to be open, present, and self-compassionate. This episode is an invitation to: * Rethink what resilience really means * Reconnect with your inner child * Find beauty in unexpected places * And become a kinder companion to yourself Because resilience isn’t about becoming who you once were—it’s about embracing who you are now.