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The Sacred We
by Michael Elliott and Courtney Wren
A conscious relationship podcast for couples and individuals exploring intimacy, somatic healing, sacred love, and conscious parenting. Hosted by Somatic Therapist & Mystic, Courtney Wren and Relationship Coach, Mike Elliott, The Sacred We blends real-life vulnerability with expert tools for growth, connection, and devotion. Deepen trust, navigate parenting, and experience the relationship you’ve always dreamed of.
Episodes
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Why Can't You Hold Space for Your Partner (Yet)
If you have a hard time holding space for your partner's emotions, it's because somebody didn't hold space for yours. 💛 In this solo episode of The Sacred We, Mike gets really honest about the road from a sensitive boy who was told to cheer up, to a man who coped with porn, pot, cigarettes, the...
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Why Love Alone Isn't Enough: Stan & Tracey Tatkin
Free gift from Stan & Tracey: get an excerpt of Stan's book In Each Other's Care, including the introduction and the full "Fighting Dos and Don'ts" chapter: https://www.thepactinstitute.com/ieoc-giveaway "If your driving guiding force in a relationship is love only, you're not going to make it."...
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End the War in Your Relationship: Harville Hendrix & Helen Hunt
Join Harville & Helen's online Getting the Love You Want weekend workshop for couples, Oct 23-25, 2026: https://harvilleandhelen.com/calendar/ What if there were a tool to end war in your relationship? Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt, the founders of Imago Relationship Therapy, say the answer is...
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Why Money Fights Are Really About Avoidance
Most couples don’t fight about money. They avoid it until it leaks into resentment, sex, and every little decision. Jenn Pike and Chris Borsellino were in overdraft as a lifestyle — two kids, two businesses, ships passing — until they put every receipt in a basket and made money neutral. This is...
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Why You Sabotage Love Right When It Gets Good | Gay & Katie Hendricks
You know that place where love, pleasure, or success just leveled up — and then some sneaky sabotage pops the bubble? That's upper limiting. Nothing is wrong with you. It's a human condition. Mike Elliott and Courtney Wren-Mabbutt sit down with Gay and Katie Hendricks — pioneers of conscious…
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It's Not Him, It's You — You're Designed to Draw Him In
Trigger alert: it's not him — it's you. (Well… not entirely you.). If you're aching for him to do the work and finally meet you emotionally — and you know what you've been doing isn't helping — Courtney and Mike go into the feminine's role in sacred relating. They name the "if he changes,...
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The Disconnection In Your Relationship Is Your Disconnection From God
3 Somatic Practices for Deeper Connection 👉Sign up for a FREE guide here: https://www.sacredrelating.com/deeperconnection When you feel disconnected from your partner, it’s rarely just about them. In this episode of The Sacred We, Mike and Courtney share why the disconnection so many couples…
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Too Much, Not Enough: Healing the Polarity Wound in Relationships
Every couple knows this dance: she reaches for more and he braces, or he tries to fix what was never broken and she feels unseen. In this episode, Mike and Courtney unpack two of the most common wounds in relationships — the "too much" wound in the feminine and the "not enough" wound in the...
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The #1 Secret to Lasting Love And How Secure Functioning Fixes Broken Relationships with Dayna Mullen
What if your relationship didn’t need one more insight — just a better dance? On this episode of The Sacred We, Mike and Courtney sit down with licensed marriage and family therapist Dayna Mullen, who has spent 18 years studying under Stan Tatkin and building a marriage of her own around the same...
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Avoidance Is the Enemy, Not the Person With It
You already know something needs to change. The Initiated Man Program is where it starts. Join The Initiated Man Program today →https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/TIM Do you have a partner who avoids hard conversations, avoids taking responsibility, and seems to get farther away the more you reach…
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How I Unwound My Childhood Mental Health Through Healing My Nervous System
To the mamas holding it all together while still longing to feel like you — Courtney's Holy Mama community is opening its doors soon. Join the waitlist to be the first to know:https://www.courtneywren.com/holy-mama-waitlist Before she was ten, Courtney had been diagnosed with panic disorder,...
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Unlocking Inherent Vitality: A Radical Approach to Conscious Parenting with Beth Sutton of Enki Education
Stay tuned for 2 upcoming offers! To the mamas holding it all together while still longing to feel like you — Courtney's Holy Mama community is opening its doors soon. Join the waitlist to be the first to know:https://www.courtneywren.com/holy-mama-waitlist There's a two-year-old standing at a...
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Sacred Sexuality: Alchemy of Desire with Justin Patrick Pierce & Londin Angel Winters
🔥Dive deep with Mike and Courtney and learn about their 2:2 Work: https://www.thesacredwe.com/2-2-container-details What if the desire you've been taught to suppress is actually your fastest path to awakening? This week, Mike and Courtney sit down with Justin Patrick Pierce and Londin Angel...
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Why Couples Lose Their Spark in Midlife And How to Bring It Back with Kimberly & Roberto of Phoenix Rising Retreats
🔥Turn your worst fights into connection! Listening before July 20th? Mike and Courtney are teaching their Rupture & Repair framework live: https://www.thesacredwe.com/rupture-and-repair Can midlife be the most alive, connected season of your relationship — not the one where the spark fades?...
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Radical Self-Love When Things Get Hard with Allana Pratt
Join our new Masterclass offering for couples wanting to reopen their hearts after conflict. 👉Sign up HERE: https://www.thesacredwe.com/rupture-and-repair What does radical self-love actually look like when life refuses to cooperate? When you're in the middle of a custody battle that drags on…
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How to Love Your Partner in Their Shadows While Setting Boundaries
Join our new Masterclass offering for individuals and couples wanting to reopen their hearts after conflict. 👉Sign up HERE: https://www.thesacredwe.com/rupture-and-repair In this episode of The Sacred We, Mike and Courtney go into some of the most honest, vulnerable territory they've shared yet....
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Your Relationship Is Your Child's First Love Story - How Your Relationship Affects Your Children
Want to turn moments of conflict into opportunities for intimacy? 👉Sign up for our couples list HERE: https://www.thesacredwe.com Your children are not just watching you. They are becoming you. This is not a conversation about perfect parenting. It's a conversation about the invisible field that...
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Cracking The Male Code - How To Get Your Husband To Open His Heart
Want to turn moments of conflict into opportunities for intimacy? 👉Sign up for a FREE guide to 3 Somatic Practices for Deeper Connection HERE: https://www.thesacredwe.com/deeperconnection You want him to open up. He wants to open up. So why isn't it working? In this episode of The Sacred We…
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From Dismissed and Invisible to Heard and Seen
Curious about our new Masterclass? 👉Sign up for Seen & Heard a Sacred We deep dive: https://www.thesacredwe.com/Heard&Seen If something's pulling you toward this work, let's talk. Book a free, no-pressure call to explore whether it's the right fit for you and your partner - Book Your Call…
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Why Your Partner Doesn't Really See You
Ready to go deeper? Join Mike and Courtney on June 8th for a 90-minute live deep dive on the To Be Seen and Heard Framework. 👉Sign up for Seen & Heard a Sacred We deep dive: https://www.thesacredwe.com/Heard&Seen If you clicked this, some part of you doesn't feel seen. This episode starts by...
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Why One-on-One Support Is Ruining Your Relationship
Ready to do the relational work — not just the individual work? Mike and Courtney's 2:2 couples container holds both of you, tracks the patterns in real time, and wires you toward connection. 💛 Work with Mike & Courtney 2:2 →https://www.thesacredwe.com What if the most well-intentioned support...
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Mapping Your Relational Imprint: How to Heal Relationship Patterns
Curious about Mapping your Imprinting with Courtney? If something's pulling you toward this work, let's talk. Book a free, no-pressure call to explore whether it's the right fit for you and your partner - Book Your Call →Tune-in Call with Courtney What if the relationship patterns you keep...
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Reclaiming the Mother Village: From Isolation to Support
If something's pulling you toward this work, let's talk. Book a free, no-pressure call to explore whether it's the right fit for you and your partner - Book Your Call → Schedule Here You long for it. You might not even have words for it yet. But something in your body knows — motherhood was never...
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From Then to Now: A Real Couple's Journey Through Grief, Growth & Sacred Love
Curious about Evolutionary Relationship — The Initiation? If something's pulling you toward this program, let's talk. Book a free, no-pressure call to explore whether it's the right fit for you and your partner - Book Your Call → Schedule Here What does it actually look like to go from stuck,...
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Why Couples Wait Too Long To Get Support
Curious about Evolutionary Relationship — The Initiation? If something's pulling you toward this program, let's talk. Book a free, no-pressure call to explore whether it's the right fit for you and your partner - Book Your Call → Schedule Here Most couples don't ask for help until the…
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The Attachment Truth Every Parent Needs to Know
If you are feeling the pull to join our couples program Evolutionary Relationship- the Initiation, but also have some specific questions please connect with us. Book Your Call → https://calendly.com/transform-rxg/evolutionary-relationship-discovery-call The Attachment Truth Every Parent Needs…
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The Great Change - Navigating the Chaos with Grace
If you are feeling the pull to join our couples program Evolutionary Relationship- the Initiation, but have some questions, let's hop on a no- pressure call to feel into it together so that you and your partner can get clear on what the program is and whether it's a good fit for you. Book Your…
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Jealousy, Partnership, and the ‘Not Enough’ Wound — Healing Side by Side
If you are feeling the pull to join our couples program Evolutionary Relationship- the Initiation, but also have some specific questions, or want to know more, let's hop on a no- pressure call to feel into it together so that you and your partner can get clear on what the program is and whether...
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Frustrated By A Partner Who Is Angry and Demanding — Understand Anxious Attachment So You Can Invite Real Connection
Are you in a relationship where your partner feels angry, demanding, or never satisfied — yet underneath it all, you know they just want connection? In this episode, we unpack anxious attachment in relationships — and why it often doesn’t look like anxiety at all. Instead, it shows up as rage,...
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Masculine Shame: The Part of You That Pushes Love Away
What if the part of you that feels weak is actually the key to emotional maturity, intimacy, and relational freedom? In this deeply personal solo episode, Mike explores how avoiding weakness, shame, and shadow parts of ourselves creates projection, defensiveness, and disconnection in…
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Why Mature Love is Actually Conditional (And Why That's Safer)
Most of us have been told that unconditional love is the highest expression of a spiritual relationship. But what if that belief is actually killing your chance at true intimacy? In this episode, Mike and Courtney challenge the cultural narrative around unconditional love and propose something...
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Why Self Regulation Is Killing Your Intimacy
🌱 If you’re feeling called to practice this work in real time, our flagship offering Evolutionary Relationship - The Initiation, price is increasing in two weeks—join at the current rate here. → If you’ve been told to take space, go into another room, and self-regulate before reconnecting with...
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Loving vs Fixing: The Fine Line That Breaks Relationships
Do you find yourself constantly trying to help, coach, or fix your partner — and still feeling disconnected, resentful, or exhausted?In this powerful episode of the Together Podcast, Mike & Courtney explore the subtle but destructive line between loving someone and trying to fix them. While…
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Parenting the Nervous System: The Regulation Myth That May Surprise You
If you’ve been trying to “calm” your child in the name of nervous system regulation, this episode may completely change how you parent. In today’s parenting culture, regulation is often mistaken for calmness — but true nervous system regulation has nothing to do with suppressing energy, emotions,...
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Our Story of Polarity: A Day in the Life Look at Embracing Masculine and Feminine Energies
If you want more passion, polarity, and “juiciness” in your relationship, this episode is a real behind-the-scenes look at how masculine and feminine energies actually work in daily life. Many couples lose sexual charge not because something is “wrong,” but because their connection becomes...
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Beyond the Ordinary: How Sacred Relationships Redefine Modern Love
If you’ve outgrown conventional relationship advice and are craving a deeper, more conscious way of loving, this episode is for you.In a world that emphasizes hyper-independence, self-healing, and “doing your own work,” many couples feel confused about how to actually grow together. Sacred...
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Frustrated with an avoidant partner who pulls away? Understand why and how to invite real connection
Are you frustrated with an avoidant partner who pulls away just when you’re trying to connect?In this deeply personal solo episode, Courtney Wren explores avoidant attachment, emotional withdrawal, and why pushing for connection often creates more distance instead of intimacy. Many people in...
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Why So Many Women Are Exhausted And What They Actually Need
Burnout, mental load, resentment, feminine essence, masculine presence—why so many women feel unseen (and how couples reconnect fast). There are so many women and mothers today who are wrung out—tired, irritable, overburdened, underappreciated, and quietly nearing the point of giving up. And…
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Conscious Cock: Soft, Slow, Sacred
This is not a conversation about sex — it’s a conversation about awakening. In this episode, we sit down with Emily and Rob for one of the most honest, soul-rattling explorations of sexuality, shame, intimacy, and true erotic awakening. We uncover: What parasympathetic / yin sex really is How to...
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How to Know When to Leave Your Relationship
If you’ve been feeling confused, disconnected, or stuck in the “should I stay or should I go?” loop, this is one of the most important relationship episodes you’ll ever hear. Millions of people search for clarity around leaving a relationship because unresolved uncertainty creates emotional...
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How Your Day-to-Day Is Chipping Away at Your Connection: From Feeling Taken for Granted to Tackling Life Together
If you’ve been craving deeper connection, emotional intimacy, or more support in your relationship, this episode is for you. Most couples don’t disconnect because of big fights—they drift because of the everyday, unconscious habits that slowly erode closeness. From frustrations about chores to...
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When Your Partner Won't Change - From Confusion to Clarity
What do you do when your partner just won’t change?You’ve done the work, communicated your needs, practiced patience—and it’s still not shifting. In this heart-opening episode, Mike & Courtney dive into one of the most common questions couples face: “What if I’m evolving and my partner isn’t?”…
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Why It’s Hard to Receive Love: The Art of Reconnecting When We Can’t Feel Each Other
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.thesacredwe.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…
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More Than Just Doing the Actions: Motherhood as Medicine — Rewiring the Lineage, Restoring the World
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.thesacredwe.com/ 💎 Join the Waitlist for The Holy Mama Membership →https://www.courtneywren.com/holymamawaitlist What if motherhood is sacred work…
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From Reactive to Ritual: Creating Agreements for Fighting Well
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.thesacredwe.com/ 🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist Most couples think fighting is a sign...
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Finding Balance Between Togetherness and Space
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.thesacredwe.com/ 🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist Are you craving connection—or clinging to…
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When He Isn't Holding Your Feelings: The Feminine Journey from Unmet To Fully Expressed
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.thesacredwe.com/ 🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist In this solo episode, Courtney takes us deep...
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Why Your Kids Don’t Need a Hero — They Need You
🎁Free Gift: Download The Emotional Edge — a grounding tool to help you regulate your nervous system and show up with presence → https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/opt-in ⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community…
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The Shift Every Man Must Make for Deeper Love and Lasting Connection
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.thesacredwe.com/ 🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist Most men live in their heads.…
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Unlocking the Feminine Oracle: Navigating Defensiveness, Complaints, and the 'Never Good Enough' Trap.
⭐️Claim your free activation for a 5 star review → https://www.thesacredwe.com/together-podcast-gift 🌿Join our Together Community → https://www.thesacredwe.com/ 🏹Join the Initiated Man Waitlist→ https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/initiated-man-waitlist In this raw, illuminating episode, Mike and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A conscious relationship podcast for couples and individuals exploring intimacy, somatic healing, sacred love, and conscious parenting. Hosted by Somatic Therapist & Mystic, Courtney Wren and Relationship Coach, Mike Elliott, The Sacred We blends real-life vulnerability with expert tools for growth, connection, and devotion. Deepen trust, navigate parenting, and experience the relationship you’ve always dreamed of.
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