EPISODE · Oct 30, 2025 · 50 MIN
Why It’s Hard to Receive Love: The Art of Reconnecting When We Can’t Feel Each Other
from Together- The Sacred We · host Michael Elliott and Courtney Wren
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.sacredrelating.com/We’ve all been there—your partner is right beside you, saying all the right things, but somehow… you can’t feel them.In this deep and tender episode, Mike and Courtney explore why it’s hard to receive love, even when it’s right in front of us. They reveal the hidden forces—like our negativity bias and survival wiring—that keep us stuck in complaint, disconnection, and old stories, and share how to move back into felt connection.🌿 You’ll learn:Why your brain resists receiving love (and how to rewire it)The “ANTs” that crawl through every relationship: Automatic Negative ThoughtsHow to spot when your inner child is running the showA nervous-system-based way to reconnect when you can’t feel each otherThe simple trick that transforms disconnection into intimacy📍 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Sacred Relationships 01:00 Why It’s Hard to Receive Love 03:00 The Negativity Bias & “Automatic Negative Thoughts” 07:00 How the Brain Gets Addicted to Complaining 11:00 Common Triggers that Block Connection 14:00 The Inner Child vs. the Healthy Adult 19:00 Relearning How to Receive Love 23:00 Receiving as a Felt Sense in the Body 27:00 How Presence Changes Everything 32:00 Guiding Connection Through Curiosity 36:00 The Art of Staying in Your Seat 39:00 Daily Practices for Receiving 45:00 The 90% Rule: Seeing What’s Here 47:00 Bonus Practice + Together Community Invitation 💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlistFREE!- Emotional Mastery with these simple steps: https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/opt-inDonation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4Email:[email protected][email protected]Website:www.itsmikeelliott.comwww.sacredrelaring.comwww.courtneywren.comInstagram:@[email protected] SKIN DEEP CARDS: https://shop.theskindeep.com/collections/allPromo Code: Together15
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⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.sacredrelating.com/together-podcast-gift🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.sacredrelating.com/We’ve all been there—your partner is right beside you, saying all the right things, but somehow… you can’t feel them.In this deep and tender episode, Mike and Courtney explore why it’s hard to receive love, even when it’s right in front of us. They reveal the hidden forces—like our negativity bias and survival wiring—that keep us stuck in complaint, disconnection, and old stories, and share how to move back into felt connection.🌿 You’ll learn:Why your brain resists receiving love (and how to rewire it)The “ANTs” that crawl through every relationship: Automatic Negative ThoughtsHow to spot when your inner child is running the showA nervous-system-based way to reconnect when you can’t feel each otherThe simple trick that transforms disconnection into intimacy📍 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Sacred Relationships 01:00 Why It’s Hard to Receive Love 03:00 The Negativity Bias & “Automatic Negative Thoughts” 07:00 How the Brain Gets Addicted to Complaining 11:00 Common Triggers that Block Connection 14:00 The Inner Child vs. the Healthy Adult 19:00 Relearning How to Receive Love 23:00 Receiving as a Felt Sense in the Body 27:00 How Presence Changes Everything 32:00 Guiding Connection Through Curiosity 36:00 The Art of Staying in Your Seat 39:00 Daily Practices for Receiving 45:00 The 90% Rule: Seeing What’s Here 47:00 Bonus Practice + Together Community Invitation 💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlistFREE!- Emotional Mastery with these simple steps: https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/opt-inDonation link 👇🙏🏼❤️🌏https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VWHABJWZ749X4Email:[email protected][email protected]Website:www.itsmikeelliott.comwww.sacredrelaring.comwww.courtneywren.comInstagram:@[email protected] SKIN DEEP CARDS: https://shop.theskindeep.com/collections/allPromo Code: Together15
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