All Episodes

#91 Conversations That Connect: Creating Emotional & Sexual Intimacy

#90 The Grief in Growth: When Mourning the Past Comes With Moving Forward

#89 When You're So Focused on What's Next That You Miss What's Now Actually Living in Your Life

#88 You Know Better, But Can't Always Do Better: What Makes Change Possible

#87 Getting Knocked Down and Finding Your Way Back Up: What Nervous System Flexibility Looks Like

#86 Counting Every Step Along the Way: Receiving Growth Before You've Fully Arrived

#85 The Real Trajectory of Growth When It Feels Like You're Back Where You Started

#84 You Don't Have to Take My Word for It: Revising Old Stories and Building Trust

#83 Capacity Discrepancy: When "I Would" Becomes "You Should"

#82 When the Backslide Doesn't Scare You Trusting the Way Back

#81 Expanded Capacity: When Life Doesn't Feel as Hard as It Used To

#80 When Trying Harder Isn't Working: How Your Best Becomes Better

#79 When Caring Feels Like Criticism: How Fear Changes the Conversation

#78 The Road to Growth: How Relationships Change Our Expectations

#77 Prediction as Protection: When Disappointment Clouds the Bright Spots

#76 Connecting Through Struggle: Why It Felt Safe and Kept Me Stuck

#75 Staying the Course: When Disappointment Doesn't Have to Become Dysregulation

#74 Finding My People: The Connection Paradox and the Search for Belonging

#73 When Your Person Doesn't Feel Like Your Person: The Longing Beneath the Hurt

#72 The Brilliance of Blended States: Nervous System Flexibility & Creativity

#71 Clarity Rooted in the Nervous System: How Safety Helps You See Again

#70 Regulation Is Not Calm: The Truth About Nervous System Wellness

#69 The Space to Come Back: How Relational Safety Changes Family Conflict

#68 The Empathy Trap in Relationships: How Understanding Your Partner Can Keep You Both Stuck

#67 Showing Up Imperfectly: When Perfectionism Looks Like Overachieving

#66 Showing Up Imperfectly: One Way This Perfectionist Is Learning to Trust Herself

#65 The Empathy Trap: When Feeling Understood Doesn’t Create Change

#64 The Conscious Crash: How Doing the Work Changes the Struggle

#63 Relational Safety and Repair: Moving from Dysregulation to Connection

#62 Repair in Real Life: What We’ve Learned About Creating Relational Safety and Reconnecting

#61 Repair in Relationships: How to Do It (and Why It Can Feel So Hard)

#60 Rupture and Repair: Why What Happens After Conflict Matters Most

#59 “I Didn’t Mean To”: Intention, Impact, and Repair in Relationships

#58 Communication for Connection Part 3: A Real-Life Imago Dialogue

#57 Communication for Connection Part 2: How the Imago Intentional Dialogue Changed My Relationship

#56 Communication for Connection Part 1: The Imago Intentional Dialogue Process

#55 Know Your Worth, Know Your Impact: How Embracing Your Relational Power Shapes Social Change

#54 What It Means to Be Relational: Safety, Connection, and the World We Can Create Together

#53 Introducing My Husband: From Behind the Scenes to Sharing the Mic

#52 Becoming Someone I Can Trust: ADHD, Depression, and One Year of Nervous System Healing

#51 When Depression Was the Clue: ADHD Misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder

#50 This New Year, Stop Striving for a New You: Choosing the Pace That Lets the Real You Bloom

#49 A Conscious Christmas Story: Choosing Connection When the Holidays Got Me Down

#48 Let It Begin With Me: Embodying Peace Through Nervous System Regulation

#47 Writing New Stories: How My Brain Healed After Holiday Depression and Beyond

#46 Grief, Gratitude & ADHD: What’s Been Coming Up for Me This Holiday Season

#45 Ketamine Isn’t the Fix—It’s the Opening: How Intentional Integration Turned Insight Into Healing

#44 From Cautiously Curious to Confident: What I Learned Before Starting Ketamine Therapy

#43 Signals of Safety: Real Stories of Nervous System Self- and Co-Regulation

#42 My Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Journey: From Self-Hatred To Self-Care

#41 Becoming Who You Already Are: Identity, Growth, and Celebrating Along the Way

#40 Relearning Safety: Working With Your Nervous System to Create Habits of Rest

#39 Finding Safety in Stillness: How Trauma Shapes the Nervous System and Rest

#38 The Art of Slowing Down: Practical Ways to Rest and Renew

#37 The Ventral Narrator: A Grounding Voice for Nervous System Regulation

#36 Beyond Sleep: Expanding What Rest Means So We Can Have Daily Practices That Renew

#35 The Politics of Rest: Power, Privilege, and the Pause

#34 From Busy Bee to Safely Still: The Importance of Redefining Our Relationship with Rest

#33 Mosh Pit Magic: The Brilliance of Nervous System Healing

#32 From Gratitude to Growth: How Appreciation Can Transform Relationship

#31 From Car Conflict to Regulated Road Trips: A Nervous System Approach to Creating a Smooth Ride

#30 When Life Keeps "Lifing": Choosing Conscious Connection Over Chaos

#29 The Flood of Healing: A Conscious Story of Grief's Evolution

#28 When Past Behavior Doesn't Define Your Future: A Conscious Partnership Story

#27 Conscious Connected Partners In Real Life: The Mirrors That Shape Us

#26 Sex as Nervous System Co-Regulation: Depression in the Bedroom

#25 Staying Out of the Stories: Transform Relationship Conflicts Using this Top Skill

#24 Beyond Blame: Creating Partnership When You Feel Constantly Disappointed

#23 Break the Cycle: Uncover Hidden Relationship Dynamics

#22 Depression in the Bed, Partnership on the Path

#21 Conscious Partnership: Taking Steps Together Towards the Relationship You Desire and Deserve

#20 The Partnership Problem: When Your Relationship Feels Like a One-Person Job

#19 Step Towards Hope and Safety: Creating Your Path Out of Depression

#18 Step Towards Your Senses, Movement, Rest & Play: Creating Your Path Out of Depression

#17 Step Towards Connection and Breath: Creating Your Path Out of Depression

#16 Take a Step: How to Work With the Biology of Depression and Disconnection to Create Real Change

#15 When Helping Your Partner Hurts You Both: A Nervous System Approach to Support

#14 Tuning Into Your Nervous System: Relationship Guidance Through Body Wisdom

#13 Can You Love Yourself Deeply and Still Stay? The Question That Could Change Everything

#12 Your Problems Aren't The Problem: Why Understanding Your Relationship's Strengths Are Key to Change

#11 Familiar Love vs. Conscious Love: How the Unconscious Can Guide Our Relationship Choices

#10 Navigating the Hard Choice: Clearing the Path to the Next Step in Your Relationship Decision

#9 Holding Hope: When Your Relationship Feels Broken

#8 Should I Stay or Should I Go? 7 Questions for Making a Conscious Decision About Break-Up, Separation or Divorce

#7 (Depressed) Boy Meets (Depressed) Girl

#6 The Nervous System: The Missing Piece to Creating Greater Connection

#5 Understanding Depression Through the Nervous System

#4 Beyond Diagnosis, Understanding Depression

#3 What to Expect, Part 2

#2 What to Expect, Part 1

#1 Struggle is So Last Year

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