Broccolo & Kafka
Broccolo & Kafka
Hadi Elshafie
Conversations about vulnerability and what it can teach us about the ups and downs of life, others, self-discovery and our potential to move from A to B.
Are you curious?
In this opening episode of Season 2, curiosity is the theme of this week. How curious are you about yourself? As Broccolo and Kafka prepare for meeting this season's guests, we open up with cultivating the sense of curiosity about ourselves, especially when we do not always have access to definite answers. Allocating five minutes a week to discover a new side about yourself can lead you to unexpected and intriguing discoveries. Tune in for more! 
Aug 31, 2021
8 min
Borrowing from your future self
As we learn from our past, we can also learn from our future self. What can you learn from your future self and how can you create this kind of encounter between who you are today and who you would like to be tomorrow? 
Feb 28, 2021
6 min
Acceptance: Part Three
Walking with Kafka again inspires the final episode on acceptance. Recorded from the outdoors, this episode focuses on how acceptance helps us move forward and move on, thus capturing more of life as we go.
Feb 21, 2021
6 min
Acceptance: Part Two
In this second episode of a three-part series, today we focus on freeing-up spaces within us to invite new energies that replace old ones. Resentment, being one of the most common blocks of a healthy energy flow, can be approached using small steps on weekly basis. You are invited to train the muscle of energy renewal which helps you receive with power and act with power.
Feb 14, 2021
6 min
Acceptance: Part One
What is the difference between acceptance, apathy and being in denial? How do we use the power of boundaries to inform our actions? Join me to discuss how we can tap into acceptance to inform our decisions and to empower our own agency. 
Feb 7, 2021
7 min
The 5-Minute Visualisation: Letting go!
Sometimes we need to free some space in our system so that we release old energies and invite new, vital ones that serve us better. In this episode, I walk you through a short visualisation exercise that you can do as many times as you prefer. You could also accompany it with a journal to record your reflections and observations. Are there repeated elements which you constantly release? Are there new blooming energies that you want to see more of? Self-agency can be found in the simple acts of gentle and honest self-reflection. Why not give yourself this chance today? 
Jan 31, 2021
6 min
Do you hesitate? Part Three
Conditioning our decisions to desired, known, and certain outcomes could trap us in endless loops of hesitation. Trusting your own capacity to negotiate the newly arising situation, no matter how challenging it might be, empowers your trust in yourself. Join me in this episode to hear more about the magic of creating weekly small steps that train our muscle of self-trust. 
Jan 22, 2021
5 min
Do you hesitate? Part Two
What if? Is this a familiar question which you entertain in your moments of hesitation? Are your 'what ifs' flooded with (hypothetically) negative possibilities? Do these scenarios freeze your decision-making? Thibaut Meurissee and others invite us to revisit the meanings which we attach to our storylines as a way to inspire empowering decision-making processes.  Perhaps if we revisit those moments of automatic negative 'what ifs' and generate alternative more empowering narratives, we could remove some of the heaviness that comes with hesitation. 
Jan 16, 2021
7 min
Do you hesitate? Part One
Hesitation is an energy leak. It is also one expression of moments of vulnerability. How do we train our muscle of 'deciding' to act in such a way that neither gets stuck in the so-called 'analysis paralysis' nor reacts too fast and become 'impulsive'? In between both ends of the spectrum exists a space that is more connected to ourselves. In today's busy daily routine, what simple steps can we take in order to awaken this muscle of a 'self-connected' decision? In this three-part series on hesitation, I will discuss the most common causes of hesitation and present simple steps that could help us enjoy a smoother act of decision-making.
Jan 10, 2021
7 min
Kafka's morning walk
Taking my dog for her daily morning walk, I observe the difference between my constricted energy and her nonchalant vibes. How a moment of closer observation inspired the making of this podcast and why vulnerability can teach us the difference between the convenience of being 'good enough' and our given (but undiscovered) 'completeness'. Is it time to forget about 'good enough' altogether because we are already complete? 
Jan 1, 2021
7 min