The Strange Files https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com Where reflection becomes something more...

The Strange Files is a space where everyday thoughts unravel into deeper perspectives, through analogy, curiosity, and a slightly unconventional lens...

This isn't about telling you what to think. It's about showing you how to see differently...

Because once you see it.... You can't unsee it...

]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 11:49:37 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Education 1440 episodic The Strange Files The Strange Files No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22284669/The_strange_files_logo_spotify99lz1.jpg The Strange Files https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com 144 144 Snow White - So what do the dwarves actually represent? Snow White - So what do the dwarves actually represent? https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/snow-white/ https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/snow-white/#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 11:49:37 +0100 thestrangefiles.podbean.com/ea2442b8-50b2-307e-9a77-3565d821595b Okay.... Time to psychologically analyse another fairy tale, because apparently this has become areas of my life that I didn't even register at the time... But! I see it clearly now.

This episode of The Strange Files spirals Snow White through the lens of unconscious patterns, false comfort, intuition, awakening and the strange ways humans can remain emotionally asleep inside situations they no longer truly recognise themselves within.

 

Because maybe Snow White was never really about being rescued. Maybe it was about awakening.

About recognising what no longer aligns, about seeing clearly after long periods of emotional unconsciousness. About understanding how survival, conditioning and comfort can sometimes disconnect us from ourselves without even noticing.

 

And honestly? The deeper I reflected on this fairy tale.... the more human it became.

]]> Okay.... Time to psychologically analyse another fairy tale, because apparently this has become areas of my life that I didn't even register at the time... But! I see it clearly now.

This episode of The Strange Files spirals Snow White through the lens of unconscious patterns, false comfort, intuition, awakening and the strange ways humans can remain emotionally asleep inside situations they no longer truly recognise themselves within.

 

Because maybe Snow White was never really about being rescued. Maybe it was about awakening.

About recognising what no longer aligns, about seeing clearly after long periods of emotional unconsciousness. About understanding how survival, conditioning and comfort can sometimes disconnect us from ourselves without even noticing.

 

And honestly? The deeper I reflected on this fairy tale.... the more human it became.

]]> A reflective spiral through Snow White, unconscious patterns, emotional awakening and the strange moment humans finally begin seeing themselves clearly. The Strange Files false No 507 6 full Train tracks - Arriving differently at the same emotional station Train tracks - Arriving differently at the same emotional station https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/traintracks/ https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/traintracks/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 19:09:16 +0100 thestrangefiles.podbean.com/7180a799-7de1-3621-b010-15fb4034d851 Choo-choo... Welcome back to The Strange Files

 

This episode spirals train tracks, revisiting thoughts, recurring emotional patterns and the strange possibility that returning to something doesn't always mean regression.

Because maybe we don't revisit old emotional stations because we're stuck...

Maybe we arrive there differently each time.

Train track becomes a reflection on awareness, repetition, healing, recognition and the difference between revisiting something... and reliving it.

Also apparently trains are psychologically profound now, which honestly feels like a concerning development for everyone involved.

]]> Choo-choo... Welcome back to The Strange Files

 

This episode spirals train tracks, revisiting thoughts, recurring emotional patterns and the strange possibility that returning to something doesn't always mean regression.

Because maybe we don't revisit old emotional stations because we're stuck...

Maybe we arrive there differently each time.

Train track becomes a reflection on awareness, repetition, healing, recognition and the difference between revisiting something... and reliving it.

Also apparently trains are psychologically profound now, which honestly feels like a concerning development for everyone involved.

]]> A reflective spiral through train tracks, recurring thoughts and the possibility that revisiting something doesn’t always mean you’re moving backwards. The Strange Files false No 416 5 full Paperclip vs Staple - Psychological analogy of office supplies Paperclip vs Staple - Psychological analogy of office supplies https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/paperclip-vs-staple-psychological-analogy-of-office-supplies/ https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/paperclip-vs-staple-psychological-analogy-of-office-supplies/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 12:07:19 +0100 thestrangefiles.podbean.com/12210152-ebac-3720-8557-4b5c3bdfb591 The strange files has entered the office supplies dimension. This episode spirals through attachment, flexibility, emotional pressure and the strange ways we try to hold things together in life and our journey.

]]> The strange files has entered the office supplies dimension. This episode spirals through attachment, flexibility, emotional pressure and the strange ways we try to hold things together in life and our journey.

]]> A psychologically reflective spiral into attachment, flexibility and our tendency to force permanence - somehow explained though office supplies The Strange Files false No 401 4 full Mudskipper - Adaption without abandoning yourself Mudskipper - Adaption without abandoning yourself https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/mudskipper/ https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/mudskipper/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 11:59:28 +0100 thestrangefiles.podbean.com/9b3c0195-feff-321c-82e1-f7c3982439d6 Apparently today we're psychologically analysing a fish that walks on land. But underneath the weird little amphibious goblin energy, this episode explores adaption, survival, belonging and the strange ways we shape-shift emotionally to fit different environments. 

Maybe adaption was never supposed to mean completely abandoning yourself.

Maybe it was about learning how to survive in more than one world

]]> Apparently today we're psychologically analysing a fish that walks on land. But underneath the weird little amphibious goblin energy, this episode explores adaption, survival, belonging and the strange ways we shape-shift emotionally to fit different environments. 

Maybe adaption was never supposed to mean completely abandoning yourself.

Maybe it was about learning how to survive in more than one world

]]> A reflective spiral into adaption, survival and the strange ways we shape-shift emotionally to survive different environments - told through the existential goblin symbolism of a mudskipper. The Strange Files false No 407 3 full Cinderella - No... It wasn't about the prince Cinderella - No... It wasn't about the prince https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/fairytalesdecoded-cinderella/ https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/fairytalesdecoded-cinderella/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 13:54:42 +0100 thestrangefiles.podbean.com/4428820a-26dc-381c-a11d-06a963a2443a What if Cinderella was never about the transformation... But about being chosen?

In this episode of Fairy Tales decoded, we explore how familiar stories shape the way we see ourselves, and what shifts when you stop waiting to be seen.

]]> What if Cinderella was never about the transformation... But about being chosen?

In this episode of Fairy Tales decoded, we explore how familiar stories shape the way we see ourselves, and what shifts when you stop waiting to be seen.

]]> What if the story wasn’t about becoming... but about being seen? The Strange Files false No 418 2 full Planting the Seed Planting the Seed https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/planting-the-seed/ https://thestrangefiles.podbean.com/e/planting-the-seed/#comments Tue, 05 May 2026 13:47:53 +0100 thestrangefiles.podbean.com/894412b4-8957-336c-af64-750f89bc0e2f This isn't about giving you answer. It's about seeing what's already there differently. In this first episode of The Strange Files, we explore how the way you see things isn't the thing itself - it's your version of it. Through simple reflection, we begin to notice what we've been overlooking... and what might be possible when we look again.

]]> This isn't about giving you answer. It's about seeing what's already there differently. In this first episode of The Strange Files, we explore how the way you see things isn't the thing itself - it's your version of it. Through simple reflection, we begin to notice what we've been overlooking... and what might be possible when we look again.

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