The Loving Challenger
by Megan Bhatia
Step into the transformative world of "The Loving Challenger" podcast with host Megan Bhatia, where paradigm-shifting conversations unfold. As a beacon for those deeply connected to their inner wisdom, Megan invites you on a journey to challenge the status quo and embrace a new way of existence. Join Megan and her guests as they navigate the terrain of personal growth, societal transformation, and spiritual evolution, inspiring listeners to become agents of change in their own lives and beyond.
Episodes
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The Matriarch: Remembering What a Linear World Forgot | Adriana Forte
***Note - this is a NEW podcast series The Matriarchal Collective. Please follow the new channel for more episodes like this! What does it mean to become a Matriarch in a culture that has largely forgotten how to initiate women through the stages of their lives? In this first conversation of The...
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TLC 18 - Unlocking Personal Transformation with Custom Music(with Mercedes Kostucki)
In this episode, Megan and Mercy Kostucki explore the revolutionary potential of personalized music created through AI, designed to support emotional healing, self-discovery, and new identities. Discover how sound and metaphors can bypass the mental mind to connect deeply with your emotional and...
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TLC 17 - Letting Desire Lead the Process of Self-Love
Tuning into your desires, wants and needs is the path to self-love. In this episode you'll hear the 4 step process to follow these desires to a more loving relationship with yourself! - Self-Awareness - Self-Acceptance - Self-Worth - Self-Care Want to continue this conversation and learn how to...
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TLC 16 - From Day Dreams to Daily Living - A practical tool for transformation
In this episode, Megan invites you to turn your daydreams into daily reality. Learn how to identify the feelings behind your dreams—like freedom, rest, or joy—and start generating them right now, even in small ways. Discover how to become a better partner to yourself, set healthy boundaries, and...
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TLC 15: Beyond the Binary: Context, Contrast & Continuum
Through the lens of Context, Contrast, and Continuum, I introduce a new mental model—one that honors nuance, invites integration, and transcends the binary habits that shape much of our perception. I like to call it the evolution of yin and yang symbol and it's very useful in everyday life. What…
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TLC 14 - Metamorphosis and Exploring Interdependence
Changes are coming in fast now!!! Are you feeling it too? There are a lot of examples in nature that I lean on in this episode...maybe you can relate? - Metamorphosis- Cell walls/boundaries- Paradox of sovereign beings that are also dependent on the world around themIf any of this helps YOU to…
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TLC 13 - Emotional Intelligence and Your "Knowing" (the must-have skill in this new world)
This is one of my FAVORITE topics these days because the skill-set of emotional intelligence, and trusting your "knowing" is going to be your internal guidance system in a world that is changing incredibly fast!!! Your body knows what you need...and what you don't need...and that's going to guide...
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TLC 12 - 5 Ways to Love Yourself Through the Holidays
Yep - it's that time of year again! Even if you're excited and enjoy the Holiday season, it can definitely be more stressful than your usual schedule. I will personally be heading back to the States for the Holidays and will be following my own advice, lol! 5 Ways to support yourself through the...
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TLC 11- Mission, Mushrooms & Menopause
Hello loves! Sharing some reflections just after my 45th bday... Mission: My purpose is to support more people to connect with their inner truth, and live a life aligned with their inner knowing (if this resonates with you, there's a truth that your body recognizes...it's already IN you!)...
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TLC 10 - An Exploration of Boundaries
What are personal boundaries? How do you actually use boundaries? What is the risk of NOT understanding/using boundaries? Interested in going deeper into the topic of Boundaires? Join Megan for a FREE group call on Thursday, October 10th. DM @lovingchallegers on IG for the call link or use this...
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TLC 10 - Navigating Life's Transitions (a vulnerable video diary)
Full transparency, I am lovingly challenging myself to share this one. It's super raw and emotional, as I was processing my life in real-time. The Loving Challenger podcast is a record of my life, and I'm proud of even the tough moments. And, sharing myself as I am, is my medicine. At the time of...
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TLC 9 - Awakening your inner Buddha...No Guru Needed! (w/ Anita Dickinson)
Anita Dickinson is a lifelong Meditation/Yoga/Primal Movement Practicer and Teacher as well as a Criminal Justice and Family Law Attorney. She's interested in nothing less than systemic, wondrous world-wide change, currently focusing on guiding safe and immersive Nature-Meditation retreats for...
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TLC 8 - Mastering Your Nervous System for Healthy Relationships (Guest Lea Dawn)
Lea Dawn is an attachment and relationship "thera-coach", international speaker, writer, and workshop facilitator, who specializes in anxious attachment relationship issues, attachment theory, relational trauma, and complex PTSD. She is certified in Neuro-Fit and a graduate of the IFS Circle…
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TLC 7 - From Drama to Power: Leveraging Karpman's Triangle
Learn how to step out of drama, and truly empower yourself, using Karpman's Drama Triangle Framework. From victim to creator, persecutor to challenger and hero to coach...there is always a way to transform powerlessness into empowerment. I have used this tool almost every day since I learned it,...
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TLC 6 - Harnessing Your Cycle: Empowerment Through Menstrual Wisdom (with Tonya Webster)
Tonya Webster (www.establishingher.com) shares her wisdom about the 4 archetypes of the menstrual cycle: Maiden, Mother, Enchantress & Crone...and how to go with your flow, literally! Some of the topics we cover are: - The Crone: Grounded in Body, Connected in Spirit - The Maiden: Empowered and...
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TLC 5 - Honoring Your Sacred "No"
If you do not make room in yourself or your relationships for "no", you can't trust the "yes" to be authentic. Are you listening to your "no" or are you running over it? How can you make room and listen to your "no"...and then speak it? ******************************** The Loving Challengers...
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TLC 4 - Overcoming Religious Indoctrination with Niki Corocan
Hello Loving Challengers! I'm so excited to introduce you to Niki Corocan...a true phoenix, uncaged! Niki shares so openly and authentically from her own personal experiences, and has bravely walked her own path. Some of the topics we cover: - Religious Indoctrination - Learning to grieve &…
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TLC 3 - Are You Resourced? (and why it matters!)
Every living thing needs resources to survive...and even more to thrive. In this episode, Megan share what it means to be resourced, why it matters, and how to identify the unique resources YOU need to thrive! If you have been feeling alone and depleted by living outside of the status...
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TLC 2 - What's Your Relationship to Fear & Doubt?
Fear - we all feel it. It's a human experience. The biggest factor around fear is how you relate to it. This TLC short, I share a bit of my own experience around fear and self-doubt. What is YOUR relationship to fear? The Loving Challengers Community is for women who are disrupting the status quo...
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TLC 1 - The Loving Challenger - Origin Story
Loving Challenger (definition): Someone who is deeply connected to their inner knowing, who challenges the status quo by embodying a new way of living, loving, relating, working, parenting & being in the the world. Synonym: System Changer, Paradigm Breaker Step 1: Align your mind, body, heart and...
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Amory 87 | The Last Amory Podcast, and the Beginning of...
Yes, this is the last Amory podcast. But...there's something new coming too! Marty, Kyle and I started this podcast in August of 2019. That was almost 4 years ago. A lot has changed in those four years. I am beyond grateful for what we created here, and for all of you who have connected with us...
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Amory 86 | Leveled Up Love with Shai & Lea
Hello friends! There is going to be SO MUCH to take from this conversation with Shai Fishman and Lea Dawn from Leveled Up Love. They not only share their own personal experience in non-monogamy, they have amazing frameworks to support you in your journey no matter where you are at. They have a...
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Amory 85 | Seeking Equal Parental Rights in Polyamorous Family Structures
Jackie Titus shares her polyamorous journey over the last few years, with the main focus of how she and her 2 partners sought 3-way legal custody of their baby boy. Jackie also shares about her challenging coming out process as both bi-sexual and polyamorous, coming from a religious background…
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Amory 84 | Polywise Reflections with Jessica Fern & David Cooley
Jessica Fern's first book, PolySecure, rocked my world and started me down my path of Self-Love. Her 2nd book, Polywise, authored with David Cooley is just as revolutionary - right in the sweet spot of polyamory and personal growth. I appreciate both Jessica and David's candid honesty regarding...
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Amory 83 | Advocating for the NEW Modern Family with Dr. Heath Schechinger
As more and more of us share our stories and begin to normalize polyamory, we need people like Heath Schechinger to work systemically to shift policies, laws and societal structures to support the NEW modern family. I was lit up after this conversation with Heath, and share the vision he…
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Amory 82 | The Heart/C0ck Matrix with Melanie Curtin
OMG, I LOVED this conversation with Melanie Curtin...and for men who have sex with women, this will be paradigm shifting for you! Ladies - you're also going to be soooooo validated listening to Melanie's sex research findings! In this podcast you'll hear Melanie share about: - The important...
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Amory 81 | How to Use Boundaries for a More Loving Relationship (Megan's update)
In this solo episode, I not only give you a relationship update, but I also go deep into how to use boundaries to create a MORE loving relationship. If you resonate with this episode and want to work together: - Schedule a FREE 20 minute consultation call - click here. - Join the 6 month…
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Amory 80 | Plant Medicines & Relational Healing with Melissa Stangl
Melissa Stangl is a Founding Partner and COO for Soltara, a healing center in Costa Rica. She is passionate about using her technical, managerial, and problem-solving skills to help bridge the gap between the Western world and the incredible healing potential of plant medicines and holistic…
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Amory 79 | Exploring the Essence of Kink with Sunny Megatron
"Everything you think you know about kink, throw it out the window!" - Sunny Megatron I am LOVING the conversation I had with Sunny Megatron, host of American Sex podcast, where we dig deep into the essence of kink. There are many overlaps with open relating as it relates to creating mutual...
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Amory 78 | Crazy Love - Kyle Moves to Oregon
Kyle and I (Megan) share about the transformation of our relationship as Kyle moves to Oregon. Instead of closing our hearts, we are focusing consciously on building more secure attachment practices and new relationship agreements. For anyone in a long-distance relationship, or currently...
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Amory 77 | Creating Safety in Mind & Body (messages with @bustout_dojo)
This episode of Amory is very different! It's actually an exchange of WhatsApp messaging with a friend who was sharing a major breakthrough in his healing journey. He describes the moment he realized the pattern between his emotions, and his thoughts...not getting overly identified with them, nor...
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Amory 76 | Compersion and Mindful Dating with Dr. Marie Thouin
Dr. Marie Thouin is the founder of Love InSight, a mindful dating & relationship coaching practice where she supports people of all backgrounds and relationship styles in creating a vibrant love life. Marie is also a leading scholar and researcher on the topic of compersion in consensually...
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Self-Love - The Flowing River of Emotions
Do you know what you are feeling? Do you avoid feelings or get flooded by them? How do you relate to the different emotions that arise? This is a short excerpt from the Self-Love online course which is created to support you to become more aware of your body, heart, mind and spirit. Only when we...
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Amory 75 | Anger is Change Energy!
In this episode I share my own limiting beliefs that I'm working through, how to use anger as "change energy", what it means to "do the work" and why it's so important. I'll be hosting a FREE Self-Love workshop on Tuesday February 7th - please join me! Or, if you know you want to dig into your…
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emBody Love with Lisa Chaves!!!! (limited episode through Jan 17th!)
Self-expression is not only what we say, but how we are able to move our bodies. When you are cut off from moving your body in certain ways, parts of you are not being accessed. Confidence radiates as you feel strong, flexible and integrated in your body and mind. Lisa Chaves radiates confidence...
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Amory 74 | Into the Void with Open Hearts - Kyle & Megan
Wow, how long has it been since Kyle and I shared openly about our relationship? Too long! We catch you up on all of the recent learning we've had together, and where we are headed (spoiler alert, it's the title of this podcast!). We share this with special gratitude for our Amory Patrons - thank...
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Amory 73 | Polyamorous Identity with Kristian Einstman (Polyam Proud)
Do you consider yourself to have a polyamorous identity? How important is it to you to have a visual representation (flag) of polyamory? Kristian Einstman and I dig into so many amazing topics - identity, truth, the nature of reality, the limitations (and connection) through language, and of...
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Amory 72 | Revolutionizing Workplace Relating with Amber Gordon
As a 2nd time guest on Amory, Amber Gordon and I dive into one of the biggest parts of our lives - our work. Amber looks at relationships systemtically - not only our romatic relationships, but also and especially the relationships we have in the workplace. She gives incredible insight around how...
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Amory 71 | Leah Marshall on Solo Poly, Couples Privilege, and Relating
Leah Marshall is the founder and leader of the Esther Perel Discussion Group on Facebook, a community of approximately 15,000 members from across the globe who regularly discuss relationships, intimacy, sex, desire, and infidelity. Leah practices solo polyamory and shares some of what she has...
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Amory 70 | Death of an Ego, Birthing New Possibilities, and Plant Medicine
Opppppsss! I didn't intentionally mean to go MIA there for 2+ months! There was a lot happening and I share some of it...an ego death, stepping into a new spirituality through Amory, plant medicine and more! Also, there are still a few spaces left for the retreat in Costa Rica in November...check...
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Amory 69 | The Power of Partnership with Riane Eisler
Riane Eisler is a systems thinking, author and speaker who is passionate about construct a more equitable, sustainable, and less violent world based on Partnership rather than Domination. She is internationally known for her bestseller The Chalice and The Blade: Our History, Our Future. Dr.…
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Amory 68 | Joli & Ken Hamilton: Stepping out of enmeshment and into a growth partnership
Dr. Joli Hamiliton is a research psychologist, certified sex educator, she and her partner Ken are the hosts of Project Relationship. They have a combined total of 40 years of open relationship experience between the two of them so they have so much wisdom to share! We were featured in the same...
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Amory 66 | Jessica Fern's Insights on Polywise (coming 2023!)
You probably already know Jessica Fern. She is the author of Polysecure, where she shares her take on Attachment Theory from the lens of polyamory. In this episode of Amory, gives us a sneak peek into her upcoming book called Polywise. Her focus is on the deeper root issues in engaging in open...
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Amory 64 | Open Deeply with Kate Loree, LMFT
Kate Loree author of Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships. I hope you take the time to read her book and learn more about her EPIC communication model. This conversation is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the wisdom she can share to support...
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Amory 61 | Shamanism and Polyamory: Parallel Paths of Wisdom with Ciel Grove
What do Shamanism and Polyamory have in common? Perhaps more than you think! In this episode of Amory, Ciel Grove shares her beautiful wisdom gained on her personal path as a wounded healer. Ciel has studied with many different Shamans over the last decade, and combines their teachings, along…
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Amory 60 | What is a Self-Love Practice?
What is a self-love practice, and why should you consider having one? In this episode, you'll hear about the framework and many resources that are included in the newly released "Self-Love Journey" online experience. Spoiler alert - a self-love practice is a necessity if you practice polyamory…
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Amory Practice: Partnership from the Inside Out
Noticing how we dominate ourselves and others is the first place to start if we're going to create a Partnership Paradigm in this world. We can also create healthy boundaries so that other people and institutions don't take our power through domination tactics. Kyle and I will discuss Riane...
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Amory Practice: Releasing Fear
Megan shares a practice she has been using to identify and release fear, and replace it with gratitude. This practice can be helpful as you step into uncertainty in life...and there's a lot of that these days, regardless of your relationship structure! Want to continue this conversation with us?...
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Amory 52 | Amanda Wilson - Polyam Dating Apps, Sex, Censorship & more!
Amanda Wilson is the co-founder of #open, and on this episode we discuss dating apps, sex, censoship on big platforms, and more. This conversation brings to light the process of creating and standing by something that is feared by the dominant culture. Plus...it was so fun to learn more about...
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Amory 51 | Brittany Taylor - The Learning Curve of Love
Brittany and Megan talk about it all...Polyamory, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and the constant learning curve of true love. An Amory Patron shared her thoughts about this episode "We often think in order to be candid or open we have to adopt a serious or fragile tone, but there's so much power...
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Step into the transformative world of "The Loving Challenger" podcast with host Megan Bhatia, where paradigm-shifting conversations unfold. As a beacon for those deeply connected to their inner wisdom, Megan invites you on a journey to challenge the status quo and embrace a new way of existence. Join Megan and her guests as they navigate the terrain of personal growth, societal transformation, and spiritual evolution, inspiring listeners to become agents of change in their own lives and beyond.
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