My Inner Knowing

Week One — Softening the Habit of Holding It All TogetherWhen Being Strong Becomes Too Much — A Guided Meditation Series with Theresa HubbardMany of us learned how to be strong because we had to. Over time, that strength can become something the body carries automatically — showing up as tension, effort, over-responsibility, or the feeling that we always need to stay “on.”In this first meditation of the series, Theresa gently guides listeners into noticing where holding and effort may be living in the body. Through grounding, guided awareness, and compassionate inquiry, this practice invites you to slow down, soften unnecessary tension, and begin listening to yourself in a different way.This is not about forcing relaxation or “letting everything go.” It’s about becoming aware of the quiet ways the body may still be working hard — even when it no longer needs to.This meditation includes:Gentle grounding and nervous system supportGuided body awarenessExploration of effort, vigilance, and over-holdingCompassionate reflection around the “strong” parts of selfSpace for softening, integration, and self-connectionThis episode is especially supportive for those who:Often feel responsible for othersStruggle to fully relax or restFeel emotionally or physically fatiguedTend to stay strong, composed, or “together” for everyone elseAre longing for more ease, softness, and self-awarenessNo meditation experience is needed.Find a quiet, comfortable space where you can settle without needing to rush.Breathe deeply… release completely.

Join Theresa and her guest Peter McLaughlin of BlueSky Hypnosis, for an exploration of self-trust and a guided hypnosis with an invitation to slow down and reconnect with yourself.So often, we move through our lives overriding what we feel—looking outside of ourselves for clarity, direction, or reassurance.This practice gently creates space to turn inward. You don’t need to figure anything out. Just allow yourself to notice what’s already there.Find a quiet place where you can be comfortable and present with the experience. The hypnosis begins at 54:00 if you want to come back to that place again to reinforce your experience.Peter McLaughlin is a certified hypnotherapist and life coach whose path into this work began after a critical leukemia diagnosis in 2003. That experience led him to deeply explore the role of the mind and inner experience in healing.His work focuses on helping individuals move through unresolved trauma and shift long-standing subconscious patterns. He trained at the American Academy of Hypnotherapy and studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming in New York City.Peter is also the creator of the BlueSky Hypnosis YouTube channel, reaching over 127,000 subscribers and 17 million views, and is the author of Becoming the Customer, with a new book currently in progress.www.blueskyhypnosis.com

In this episode of My Inner Knowing, host Theresa Hubbard guides you through a gentle exploration of the question, "How do I know when something is enough?" With calm intention, she invites you to set aside the urge to analyze or solve, and instead notice what happens within as you listen. Through relatable personal stories and thought-provoking observations, Theresa Hubbard reveals how our bodies often sense completion before our minds can let go, and why pushing past that point is sometimes rooted in discomfort rather than the need for improvement.If you've ever found yourself second-guessing when to end a conversation, when your effort is sufficient, or what signals you might be missing inside, this episode is designed for you. In under 15 minutes, you'll be encouraged to trust your subtle internal signals, honoring the moment when things naturally reach enough—and ultimately, to trust yourself a little more.Press play and allow yourself to pause, reflect, and discover your inner knowing.

In just under 15 minutes, Theresa Hubbard invites you to pause, breathe, and enter a unique space of self-inquiry. This episode gently explores the uncomfortable moments when you cannot change what’s happening—those times when solutions and fixes are out of reach, and presence becomes the only response.Through personal storytelling and thoughtful questions, Theresa Hubbard guides you to notice what rises within you in the face of uncertainty and powerlessness. Are you pulled toward action, reassurance, or explanation? Or can you sit with the moment, listening to what it asks of you?This episode isn’t about solving problems; it’s about noticing your inner reactions and learning to trust yourself, even when answers aren’t clear. If you’re ready to deepen your self-awareness and cultivate the courage to stay present, tune in and discover the quiet power of simply being with what is.Listen in, and let the questions linger—your inner knowing is waiting.

Step into a gentle space of self-inquiry and inner listening with "My Inner Knowing." In this episode, host Theresa Hubbard invites you to slow down and release the pressure to analyze or remember—simply notice what surfaces within you as you listen.Through reflective questions and personal stories, Theresa Hubbard explores the subtle signals of the body and the art of staying curious with sensations, rather than rushing to interpret or judge them. This episode is less than 15 minutes, yet it offers a powerful prompt: How do you know what your body is actually telling you?Whether you feel recognition, resistance, or nothing at all, you’re guided to meet those feelings with openness. Discover how your body often senses change before your mind finds the meaning, and learn why true understanding takes time and patience.Tune in to cultivate your ability to listen deeply to yourself and, over time, strengthen your trust in your own inner knowing. If you’re drawn to mindfulness, self-discovery, and gentle wisdom, this episode will inspire you to approach your inner world with more curiosity and compassion.

What does your body know that your mind keeps explaining away? In this episode of My Inner Knowing, host Theresa Hubbard invites you to slow down, tune inward, and discover the quiet signals within yourself.In less than 15 minutes, you'll explore how subtle bodily cues—like a tightening in your chest or a quieter breath—can reveal truths that your mind might try to rationalize or dismiss. Theresa Hubbard shares her own experience and lays out three insightful observations about the interplay between body and mind, encouraging you to notice what happens inside as you listen. No need to analyze or solve—just be curious.Perfect for anyone seeking a gentle, powerful way to deepen self-trust, this episode offers space for inquiry rather than answers. You’ll come away with a question to return to again and again: What does your body know that you keep explaining away?Join us and let your inner knowing take shape—one quiet signal at a time.

Step into a space of gentle inquiry with My Inner Knowing. In this episode, host Theresa Hubbard invites you to turn inward—not to analyze or fix, but to simply notice. What happens inside you when your steadiness disappears? Who shows up when you feel unsettled or misunderstood?Through relatable moments and thoughtful reflection, Theresa Hubbard explores how we shift when our sense of balance falters. Are you more defensive, more alert, or quietly withdrawn? Rather than judging these responses, the conversation encourages curiosity and compassion toward the parts of ourselves that arise under pressure.My Inner Knowing is an approachable companion for deeper self-trust. You don’t need to remember everything that’s said or strive for change right away—just listen and notice what surfaces. Come away with new questions and gentle self-acceptance, ready to return whenever you need a moment of calm and perspective.

What happens when the wisdom we share with others doesn’t quite match what we live ourselves? In this episode of "My Inner Knowing," host Theresa Hubbard guides you into a gentle pause—a space where you don’t need to listen closely or take notes, but simply notice what arises within as you listen.Through a powerful story and three deeply resonant observations, Theresa Hubbard invites you to explore the moments where your words stretch further than your actions, and where the advice you easily offer feels harder to embrace in your own life. This episode isn’t about fixing or resolving; it’s about sitting with an open question: What do I teach others that I struggle to live myself?If you’re ready for a fresh approach to self-inquiry that honors learning as a winding path—not a straight line—tune in. Each episode of "My Inner Knowing" is crafted to help you trust your own wisdom just a little more, guiding you not only to insight, but to the grace of patience as you grow.Listen, reflect, and notice what stays with you. That’s enough—for now.

Trusting ourselves is complex.It’s often shaped by timing, consequence, and the cost of listening when clarity arrives quietly and early.In this season-closing episode, Theresa Hubbard sits with a grounded, honest question: What would change if I trusted myself sooner? Rather than framing trust as confidence or certainty, this reflection stays with the subtle, early moments of knowing—the ones that arrive before evidence, agreement, or permission.Through a single lived moment, the episode explores how the body often knows first, and how waiting for clarity, consensus, or reassurance can slowly turn trust inward into doubt. Not because we were wrong, but because we delayed listening.This is not an episode about pushing yourself to decide or taking reckless risks. It’s an invitation to notice where you’ve already sensed what’s true, what it cost to wait, and what might soften if you stopped negotiating with what you already know.There’s no resolution offered here. This season wasn’t meant to give answers—it was meant to interrupt momentum long enough for something honest to surface.You don’t need to carry every question forward.Even one is enough.

We often call waiting “patience.”Wisdom.Good timing.But sometimes, the body tells a different story.In this episode, Theresa Hubbard sits with the question: What am I calling patience that might actually be fear? Through a quiet, embodied moment, she explores the subtle ways waiting can become a form of suspension—where nothing looks wrong on the outside, but internally something stays braced, holding its breath.This reflection isn’t about impulsivity or rushing clarity. It’s about noticing when patience stops being chosen and starts being used to delay what is already known. When hope quietly replaces honesty. When attachment is protected at the cost of our own timing.Listeners are invited to notice what they’re waiting for, whose readiness matters more than their own, and what happens in the body during the wait. There’s no instruction here, and no resolution offered—only space to sense what’s been postponed, and how long it’s been waiting.You don’t need to decide anything as you listen.Just notice. That’s enough for today.

Many of us learn to carry what isn’t ours long before we realize we’re doing it.In this episode, Theresa Hubbard slows down with a single question: When did I start carrying what wasn’t mine to hold? Through a quiet, embodied moment, she explores how empathy can subtly turn into responsibility—and how managing others’ emotions can begin to feel like love, maturity, or being “good” in relationships.Rather than focusing on dramatic boundaries or overt conflict, this episode stays with the quieter ways we take on emotional weight automatically, often without choosing it. Over time, that carrying can lead to a specific kind of fatigue—one that comes not from effort, but from holding.Listeners are invited to notice where they track others before themselves, what sensations they override, and what might happen if that weight were set down, even briefly. There is no solution offered here. Only space to notice what you’re holding, and how long you’ve been holding it.You don’t need to change anything as you listen.Just notice. That’s enough for today.

Clarity is often praised as honesty, maturity, or integrity.And yet, in some moments, it lands as something else entirely.In this episode, Theresa Hubbard slows down and sits with a single question: Why does clarity feel like cruelty to some people? Rather than offering answers or advice, she stays with a lived moment—one where a calm, settled knowing was named and unexpectedly received as abrupt, cold, or unkind.Through quiet reflection, this episode explores how clarity can feel injuring not because it is harsh, but because it ends something ambiguity was keeping alive. When connection or hope depend on things staying open, even gentle honesty can feel like abandonment.Listeners are invited to notice where they soften truths, delay clarity, or remain unclear—not because they don’t know, but because naming what they know might disrupt someone else’s story. There is no resolution offered here. Only space to notice what happens in your body when clarity is imagined, withheld, or finally named.Just notice what shifts—or doesn’t—and let the question stay active in its own time.

"I realized I had been tracking the other person very carefully, but I had stopped tracking myself. Nothing went wrong externally, But internally, something had been overridden. And that's the part we rarely talk about."Welcome to "My Inner Knowing," hosted by Theresa Hubbard. In this episode, Theresa Hubbard invites listeners to slow down and tune into their own inner compass. The conversation centers around a thought-provoking question: When does regulation—our ability to stay calm and steady—become self-abandonment? Through personal reflection and gentle inquiry, Theresa Hubbard explores the subtle difference between remaining grounded and quietly stepping away from our own needs in the process of supporting others. With honest storytelling and compassionate guidance, this episode encourages you to notice what arises within and to examine the stories you carry about being calm, safe, or mature. Whether you choose to let these questions linger or set them aside, "My Inner Knowing" offers a space for gentle self-discovery and authentic presence.

"What if part of the problem isn't that you feel the shift, but that you don't trust it? I think your body already knows where you stay too long."Welcome to a new season of My Inner Knowing, hosted by Theresa Hubbard. In this episode, Theresa Hubbard introduces us to a thoughtful shift in the podcast’s direction—beginning the “One Question, One Disruption” format. Each concise episode invites listeners to sit with a single, powerful question designed not to solve, but to gently disrupt our ingrained habits and encourage deeper self-trust.This week’s question asks why we often stay longer than our bodies tell us to—be it in relationships, jobs, or even conversations. Through personal reflection, Theresa Hubbard explores the subtle signals our bodies send and the stories we use to justify overriding them. You’ll be encouraged to notice your own physical responses and consider what it means to trust these signals, without the pressure to fix or fully understand them right away.Join Theresa Hubbard as she guides you through internal inquiry, offering space for curiosity, honesty, and compassion—reminding us all that whatever we notice in ourselves is enough.

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.There were so many things you didn’t talk about — money, emotions, your body. Everything was wrapped in secrecy.In this episode, Theresa and Walker unpack a listener’s submission titled “Santa, s3x, and secret ledgers” — a reflection on growing up in silence around topics like money, intimacy, and truth. They explore how secrecy shapes shame, why curiosity is a form of healing, and what happens when families start to talk about the things once considered off-limits.They discuss how breaking generational patterns of silence helps restore connection, trust, and self-understanding — from conversations about the body to beliefs about worth and safety. Theresa shares how parents can reframe “privacy” versus “secrecy,” while Walker reflects on vulnerability, curiosity, and the power of creating space for hard conversations.They remind us that silence breeds shame, but conversation builds connection — and that even uncomfortable truths can become openings for healing.🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.—Walker & Theresa✨ If this series speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.Explore more from My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter and receive a free meditation🔗 Visit our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to the My Inner Knowing podcast on Apple Podcasts

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.Healthy relationships are often modeled long before they’re ever taught, and for many of us, that modeling was complicated. What happens when our parents couldn’t show what safety, respect, or repair looked like because no one showed them?In this episode, Theresa and Walker talk about the gap between intention and example — why it’s easy to tell kids what to do but harder to live it ourselves. They explore how shame and avoidance shape family dynamics, how nervous system regulation helps rebuild connection, and why modeling imperfection with honesty is often the most powerful teaching of all.Theresa shares how parents can still teach through vulnerability, even if they’re still learning themselves, while Walker reflects on his own experiences raising his daughter and repairing through conversation. They remind us that healthy relationships aren’t built on perfection, but on presence, safety, and willingness to keep trying.🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.—Walker & Theresa✨ If this series speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.Explore more from My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter and receive a free meditation🔗 Visit our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to the My Inner Knowing podcast on Apple Podcasts

This episode isn’t just a conversation about breathwork — it includes the full 40-minute breathwork meditation itself.Theresa Hubbard is joined by Rhiannon Heins for a grounded, thoughtful conversation and a guided breathwork experience designed to support nervous system regulation, presence, and embodiment.Rhiannon shares the process behind creating this meditation, then gently guides listeners through the practice in real time — allowing you to experience the pacing, tone, and intentional design that make this breathwork different from more forceful or performance-based approaches.This breathwork meditation was created to:Support regulation without pushing or overwhelmingWork with the body rather than trying to control itCreate internal safety, permission, and choiceAllow breath to become a relational and embodied experienceIn this episode, you’ll experience:A 20-minute guided breathwork meditationA trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware approach to breathGentle pacing, silence, and attunementA practice suitable even if traditional meditation has felt difficult or inaccessibleThis episode is especially supportive for:Therapists, clinicians, and healersPeople interested in nervous system regulation and somatic healingAnyone who struggles with meditation, breath control, or “doing it right”Those seeking a softer, more embodied approach to presenceYou’re invited to listen, breathe, and notice — without forcing anything.Keywords / SEO Tags:breathwork meditation, guided breathwork, nervous system regulation, trauma-informed breathwork, embodied healing, somatic meditation, gentle breathwork, mindfulness meditation, emotional regulation, My Inner Knowing, Theresa Hubbard, Rhiannon Heins

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.Generational trauma is one of those invisible threads that quietly shapes families — how we speak, react, connect, and protect. Most of us never realize we’re carrying what began long before us.In this conversation, Theresa and Walker explore what happens when unhealed trauma passes from one generation to the next—how fear, defensiveness, or silence can replace presence and safety. They talk about the nervous system’s role in survival, why facing trauma can feel life-threatening, and how courage, therapy, and honest connection can begin to rewrite those patterns.Theresa shares stories from her work with parents learning to face their past without collapsing into it, while Walker reflects on his own journey toward healing and how that transformed his relationship with his daughter. They remind us that doing the work, no matter our age, changes more than our story; it changes the lineage that follows.🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.—Walker & Theresa✨ If this series speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.Explore more from My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter and receive a free meditation🔗 Visit our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to the My Inner Knowing podcast on Apple Podcasts

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.Money is one of the most powerful forces shaping our lives, yet in many families, it’s the one topic never discussed out loud.In this conversation, we explore what happens when kids grow up without real guidance around money: the shame, secrecy, and fear that can follow into adulthood. Walker shares personal stories of judgment and silence, while Theresa reflects on what she carried from her own upbringing and what her kids later wished she had taught them.We talk about why money conversations feel so fraught, how silence creates confusion and pressure, and what it means to offer age-appropriate guidance without burdening children. The heart of this episode is simple. Money doesn’t have to be a source of shame. Honest, shame-free communication opens the door to confidence, resourcefulness, and even abundance.🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.—Walker & Theresa✨ If this series speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.Explore more from My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter and receive a free meditation🔗 Visit our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to the My Inner Knowing podcast on Apple Podcasts

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.So many of us grew up knowing our parents as “Mom” or “Dad,” but not as full human beings with dreams, flaws, and stories of their own.In this conversation, we reflect on what’s lost when children only see their parents through the lens of authority, and what’s possible when parents share their humanity. Walker and Theresa explore why some parents avoid vulnerability, how silence can leave kids to fill in painful gaps, and the freedom that comes when truth replaces perfection.We also talk about practical ways to invite these conversations—whether your parents are still here or you’re reflecting back—so that relationships can deepen through honesty, curiosity, and shared humanity.🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.—Walker & Theresa✨ If this series speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.Explore more from My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter and receive a free meditation🔗 Visit our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to the My Inner Knowing podcast on Apple Podcasts

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.Divorce can reshape a child’s world in ways they can’t always put into words.In this conversation, we sit with the reality many children face: the belief that a parent’s leaving must somehow be their fault. Walker shares from his own childhood experience, and we talk about what happens when silence takes the place of honesty—how kids make up painful stories to fill the gaps and how those stories can follow them for years.We also explore what children need most during this transition: reassurance, clarity, and simple rituals of safety that remind them they are loved. These conversations aren’t easy, but avoiding them leaves deeper wounds. Our hope is to encourage honesty, even when it’s imperfect, so kids can carry truth instead of blame."🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.—Walker & Theresa✨ If this series speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.Explore more from My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter and receive a free meditation🔗 Visit our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to the My Inner Knowing podcast on Apple Podcasts

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.What happens when the hardest parts of family life go unspoken?In this first conversation of our Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up, we explore what it’s like to grow up in silence about mental health—the confusion, shame, and self-blame that often follow, and the longing for honesty that could have made all the difference.We talk about why parents may have avoided these conversations, what children make up in the absence of clarity, and how we can begin to shift the cycle now by creating more openness, language, and emotional safety for ourselves and our families.These are tender topics, and they won’t all fit into 10 or 15 minutes, but we hope this gives you a place to start—and permission to keep going.🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.—Walker & Theresa✨ If this series speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.Explore more from My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter and receive a free meditation🔗 Visit our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe to the My Inner Knowing podcast on Apple Podcasts

“Your life matters. Sometimes it only takes one voice to help you remember.”In this conversation, Theresa and Walker sit down with educator and author Hal Eisenberg to explore what it means to wake up to your own life after years of survival, fragmentation, or feeling disconnected from who you are. Hal shares the moments that reshaped him, including a near-fatal accident at 17, and how those experiences opened a lifelong path of service, awareness, and higher consciousness education.They talk about growing up without safety, the patterns we create to protect ourselves, the shift from “villains and victims” to seeing life as a teacher, and the practices that help us reconnect with presence, compassion, and inner knowing. Hal reflects on music, nature, breath, community, and the slow process of learning to love yourself without needing external validation.This episode offers a grounded and hopeful reminder that every experience carries wisdom and that your story still has places to unfold.What you’ll learn→ Why moments of contrast can spark deeper self-awareness→ How shifting out of blame opens space for healing→ Why presence matters more than perfection in relationships→ How creative expression and nature support grounding→ What it looks like to move from survival patterns into conscious livingAbout Hal EisenbergHal Eisenberg is a Licensed Master Social Worker, author, and global youth leadership educator with more than 25 years of experience creating programs that support self-expression, mental wellness, and social-emotional development. His work spans Haiti, Nigeria, Guyana, Kenya, the UK, and Canada, and he has been recognized as NYC School Social Worker of the Year for his impact.Hal currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Passion Centre in Toronto and is the author of the Beautiful Souls series and Whispers in the Rain.Explore Hal’s workConnect with Hal on Instagram🎓 Special Holiday OfferGet 25% off 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships. 💙 Start the course today!Episode Links & Resources📚 The Becoming: Beautiful Souls Part One📚 The Reckoning: Beautiful Souls Part Two📚 The Rebirth: Beautiful Souls Part Three📚 The Awakening: Beautiful Souls Part Four📚 Whispers in the Rain📚 101 SEL Things To Do With Your StudentsConnect with My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter + get a free meditation🔗 Explore our website📱 Follow us on Instagram📘 Find us on Facebook💼 Connect on LinkedIn🎧 Listen on Apple PodcastsEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + meeting Hal01:40 Early life, trauma, and searching for safety07:30 The accident that changed everything11:30 Villains, victims, and a new way of seeing17:00 Patterns, validation, and choosing presence22:30 Heartbreak, healing, and higher consciousness29:00 Nature, music, writing, and grounding practices35:00 Finding purpose in education and youth leadership44:00 Global work + transforming consciousness in schools55:00 Books, creativity, and the courage to be seen59:00 Closing reflections + remembering your life mattersTopics we explore in this episode include:inner knowing, trauma and awakening, emotional patterns, belonging, self-compassion, nervous system awareness, higher consciousness education, grounding practices, resilience, personal growth

“It’s become my little buddy — so I’m not ever alone.”In this conversation, Theresa and Walker explore what happened when they chose to take their phones out of the bedroom — a small shift that opened a much deeper look at rest, presence, intimacy, and the ways technology quietly becomes a stand-in for connection.They share the early discomfort of letting go, the anxiety that surfaced, and the habits they hadn’t fully noticed until the phone wasn’t beside them anymore. What began as a short experiment became an invitation to slow down, feel their bodies again, and notice how quickly distraction fills the space where vulnerability, curiosity, and closeness want to live.They talk about sleep, nervous system patterns, nighttime rituals, and the moments of tenderness that reappeared when their phones were no longer the last thing they reached for. This episode offers a warm, grounded reflection on how everyday choices shape our inner world, our relationships, and the way we show up for ourselves.What you’ll learn→ Why reducing phone use before bed shifted their sleep and sense of calm→ How distraction becomes a substitute for connection and comfort→ Why awareness matters more than willpower when changing habits→ How small experiments create space for rest, presence, and intimacy→ What this shift revealed about their nervous systems, patterns, and needsSpecial Holiday Offer 💙Get 25% off the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course. Discount automatically applied at checkout.Connect with My Inner KnowingWatch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📨 Join our newsletter + receive a free meditation🔗 Explore our website📱 Follow us on Instagram📘 Connect with us on Facebook💼 Join our community on LinkedIn🎧 Listen on Apple PodcastsEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + revisiting the phone experiment01:10 What prompted the change02:30 Early resistance + noticing attachment04:00 Sleep, rest, and the nervous system06:00 Intimacy, presence, and nighttime rituals09:00 Distraction vs. connection12:00 Awareness, choice, and new habits15:30 Curiosity, honesty, and what shifted18:00 Holiday stress + setting boundaries with family24:00 Closing reflections + what they’re choosing nowTopics we explore in this episode include:phone habits and nervous system awareness, intimacy and presence, self-awareness, slowing down, emotional patterns, grounding practices, connection vs. distraction, curiosity in relationships, personal growth, everyday rituals

"When we slow down enough to listen, we often realize the truth we’ve been searching for was already inside us.”In this conversation, Theresa and Walker are joined by therapist and writer Mirella Stoyanova to explore what it means to reconnect with your inner knowing — especially after experiences that ask you to fragment, mask, or move through the world in ways that aren’t fully your own.Mirella shares pieces of her story as an international adoptee, the early losses that shaped her inner world, and the long path of learning to trust herself again. She reflects on trauma, belonging, intuition, identity, and what it means to find self-connection after surviving circumstances that demanded adaptation over authenticity.They talk about practicing presence, noticing the body, honoring nuance, and allowing everyday life — even folding the laundry — to become a place of devotion, grounding, and remembering. This episode offers a gentle, steady invitation to slow down, feel what’s truly there, and choose how you want to show up for yourself with more clarity and compassion.What you’ll learn→ Why slowing down opens space for inner knowing to surface→ How trauma shapes identity and the stories we tell about ourselves→ Why nuance is essential for emotional maturity and deeper relationships→ How everyday rituals can become practices of devotion and grounding→ The difference between surviving your past and learning to truly liveAbout Mirella StoyanovaMirella Stoyanova is a therapist, writer, and international adoptee from Bulgaria of both Bulgarian and Iraqi origin. Her writing has appeared in HuffPost Personal, Business Insider, and Write Or Die Magazine, among other places. She is currently revising a memoir exploring how trauma fractures identity, the lifelong effects of unresolved grief, and the possibilities and limits of self-healing.Connect with her on Instagram @mirellastoyanova or visit mirellastoyanova.com.🎓 Special Holiday OfferGet 25% off the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course! Discount automatically applied at checkout.Episode Links & ResourcesWatch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📘 Jack Kornfield — The Wise Heart📘 Miriam Greenspan — Healing Through the Dark Emotions📘 Pete Walker — Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving🌿 Explore Mirella’s website📱 Follow Mirella on InstagramConnect with My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter + get a free meditation🔗 Explore our website📱 Connect with us on Instagram📘 Connect with us on Facebook💼 Connect with us on LinkedIn🎧 Listen on Apple PodcastsEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + meeting Mirella02:00 Identity, upbringing, and early losses09:00 Trauma, intuition, and the beginning of inner knowing15:00 Music, nature, and the practices that reconnect us20:00 Slowing down + listening to discomfort26:00 Nuance, boundaries, and emotional honesty33:00 Adoption, belonging, and cognitive dissonance44:00 Grace, growth, and choosing how we show up55:00 Writing, memoir, and the courage to be seen59:00 Closing reflections + what devotion looks likeTopics we explore in this episode include:inner knowing, trauma and identity, emotional nuance, self-awareness, belonging, adoption and loss, nervous system awareness, devotion in everyday life, slowing down, personal growth, resilience, grounding practices

“Even the smallest moment can open a much bigger story—one we didn’t see coming until we’re already in it.”In this intimate, unfiltered conversation, Theresa and Walker explore what happens when a simple exchange becomes something deeper, touching the tender places we don’t always speak aloud. What begins as a moment of misunderstanding unfolds into a vulnerable dialogue about reactivity, emotional safety, family dynamics, and the quiet fears we carry beneath the surface.They trace the path from a passing look to a much larger conversation about past hurt, holiday expectations, the pain of estrangement, and the longing to feel understood. It’s a real-time example of how quickly our nervous systems can shift and how compassion, curiosity, and honesty can guide us back to connection when everything feels charged.This episode is an invitation to slow down, notice your internal reactions, and stay present when conversations turn in directions you didn’t expect. There is wisdom in the pause, clarity in the reflection, and possibility in the choice to listen inward.What you’ll learn:→ Why seemingly small moments can hold deeper emotional meaning→ How fear, grief, and past experiences shape our reactions→ Why clarity helps us name what’s underneath defensiveness→ How to stay grounded when conversations feel charged→ What repair looks like when both people feel vulnerableSpecial Holiday Offer 💙Get 25% off the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course. Discount automatically applied at checkout.Episode Links & ResourcesWatch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🌿 Explore all courses📝 Read the blog🎙️ Listen to more episodesConnect with My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter + get a free meditation🔗 Explore our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Connect on Facebook💼 Follow on LinkedIn🎧 Listen on Apple PodcastsEpisode Chapters00:00 Holiday stress + the moment everything shifted02:00 A look that meant more than it seemed06:00 Feeling on edge and trying to name it11:00 Boundaries, holidays, and old wounds16:00 Abandonment, perfectionism, and inner stories22:00 What repair asks of us28:00 Fear, tenderness, and choosing compassion33:00 How to support someone you love44:00 Unexpected openings + emotional honesty45:30 Closing reflectionsTopics we explore in this episode include:emotional reactivity, unexpected conversations, nervous system awareness, abandonment wounds, relationship repair, holiday stress, compassionate communication, curiosity, vulnerability, inner knowing

“Facts are facts. Some things happened or didn’t happen, and when we’re willing to see clearly, we give ourselves the possibility to choose differently.”In this conversation, Theresa and Walker sit down with Dr. Brent E. Metz, a sociocultural anthropologist at the University of Kansas, to explore what it truly means to learn, reflect, and view the world—and ourselves—with greater compassion and clarity.Dr. Metz shares stories from his early life, his years of fieldwork in Latin America, and the teachers who quietly shaped the course of his life. They talk about the courage it takes to question what you’ve been taught, the power of curiosity, and the unexpected places where wisdom shows up.They explore how culture shapes our understanding of intelligence and emotion, why discomfort is often a doorway to growth, and how the next generation is carrying a remarkable sense of ethics, awareness, and possibility. This episode is an invitation to slow down, listen inward, and notice the places where your own knowing is asking for space.What you’ll learn:→ Why reflection helps us make wiser, more grounded decisions→ How culture shapes our understanding of intelligence, emotion, and success→ Why humility and curiosity create space for deeper insight→ How mentors influence our lives in ways we don’t always see→ Why younger generations offer real hope for the futureAbout Dr. Brent MetzOur guest is Dr. Brent E. Metz, a sociocultural anthropologist at the University of Kansas and Director of the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies. His work bridges long-term field research with the heart of a teacher—guiding first-year students, mentoring study-abroad groups (including Fulbright fieldwork in Guatemala), and helping people see from perspectives beyond their own.He shows up for students as whole people, naming what they carry, encouraging curiosity, and modeling reflection, steadiness, and emotional honesty.🎓 Special Holiday Offer: Get 25% off The 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course! Discount automatically applied at checkout.Episode Links & ResourcesWatch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🌿 Learn more about Dr. Brent E. Metz📚 Explore KU AnthropologyConnect with My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter + get a free meditation🔗 Explore our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Connect on Facebook💼 Follow on LinkedIn🎧 Listen on Apple PodcastsEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + introducing Dr. Brent Metz02:00 Early life, learning, and cultural identity11:00 Mentors, teachers, and unexpected wisdom18:00 Reflection, emotion, and becoming aware26:00 Choosing a path + the cost of commitment33:00 Curiosity, worldview shifts, and inner knowing44:00 Hope for the next generation58:00 Closing reflections + gratitudeTopics we explore in this episode include:wisdom and self-awareness, cultural identity, emotional reflection, learning and curiosity, mentorship, growth across generations, compassion, clarity, inner knowing

“Watching everybody find a little bit more freedom—it’s powerful to see people willing to step in and see themselves more clearly so they can see others more clearly.”In this episode, Theresa and Walker revisit Unfolding into the Forest—their first My Inner Knowing retreat held on the Oregon Coast. What began with a sprained ankle, heavy rain, and last-minute construction became a sacred unfolding of trust, transformation, and connection.They share stories of grounding meditations in moss, energy release practices that brought deep emotional breakthroughs, and the magic of witnessing strangers become family. They explore how nature mirrors healing, how safety invites courage, and how surrender creates space for joy, laughter, and release.What you’ll learn:→ How community, safety, and curiosity create the foundation for healing work→ Why embodiment and energy release are vital tools for emotional freedom→ How nature amplifies self-awareness, trust, and integration→ Why authenticity and compassion guide every My Inner Knowing retreatAbout this episodeTheresa Hubbard and Walker Bird, co-founders of My Inner Knowing, reflect on their first Oregon retreat at C4 Sanctuary, a lakeside property nestled between forest and ocean. Through stories of healing, laughter, and transformation, they reveal the heart behind creating spaces where people can reconnect with their bodies, their breath, and their inner knowing.🎓 Special Holiday Offer: Get 25% off The 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course! The discount is automatically applied at checkout.Episode Links & ResourcesWatch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🌿 Explore upcoming retreats🧘 Read the latest blog✨ Mentioned in this episode:💆‍♀️ Wren Quinn | In The Teahouse🪶 Styx, Stones and Bones 🏜️ Sandland Adventures | Florence, Oregon | More than the Oregon DunesConnect with My Inner Knowing📨 Join our newsletter + get a free meditation🔗 Explore our website📱 Follow on Instagram📘 Connect on Facebook💼 Follow on LinkedIn🎧 Listen on Apple PodcastsEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + reflections from Oregon02:00 Preparing the retreat space + unexpected challenges07:00 Healing through a sprained ankle + lessons in slowing down11:30 C4 Sanctuary + the magic of the Oregon Coast15:00 Arrival, community, and the first night gathering17:30 Conversations on perfectionism by the fire20:00 Grounding meditations in moss + connecting with nature24:00 Energy release practice + emotional breakthroughs30:00 Holding space for trauma and collective healing33:00 Music, laughter, and spontaneous connection36:00 Closing circle + gratitude for transformation40:00 Looking ahead to future retreats and lessons learnedTopics we explore in this episode include:healing retreats, emotional release, safety in community, embodiment and awareness, nature and spirituality, personal growth, curiosity, compassion, vulnerability, inner knowing

“You can’t just pray about it, you have to be about it.”In this episode, Theresa and Walker sit down with Linda Howard, attorney, compliance leader, and author of From Vision to Divine Provision: The Islamic Art of Sacred Manifestation. Linda shares the seven-step framework that has guided her through decades of professional and personal transformation—rooted in visioning, belief, action, patience, and gratitude.They explore what it means to align ambition with faith, how to trust the timing of your life, and why clarity and intention matter more than hustle. From law and ethics to spirituality and self-discovery, this conversation bridges the practical and the divine, reminding us that integrity and curiosity are inseparable parts of growth.What you’ll learn:→ How Linda’s seven-step manifestation process blends vision, belief, and action→ Why trusting divine timing changes how we approach goals→ How clarity and integrity create alignment between values and outcomesAbout Linda HowardLinda Howard, JD, is a multi-faceted leader with over 35 years of experience spanning law, compliance, diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and multicultural competency. She earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and went on to serve as Senior In-House Counsel for Ernst & Young and as Chief Compliance and Impact Officer for major organizations.She currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the National Wellness Institute (NWI) and Co-Founder of its Multicultural Competency Committee. A respected consultant, author, and speaker, Linda has led organizations through transformational change, advised globally on ethics and equity, and designed NWI’s groundbreaking High-Level Wellness Through Multicultural Competency Certificate program.Through her company, With Linda Howard, she provides advisory services in multicultural competency, DEI, anti-racism, and business ethics—helping organizations build cultures of true inclusion and accountability.Episode Links & ResourcesFrom Vision to Divine Provision by Linda HowardCrescent Over Crossroads by Linda HowardVisit Linda’s websiteExplore the 30-Day Relationship LifelineConnect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Welcome + conversation with Linda Howard02:15 The inspiration behind From Vision to Divine Provision06:10 The seven-step process of sacred manifestation12:48 Visioning, prayer, and taking aligned action18:30 Trust, patience, and receiving with gratitude25:10 The power of intention behind a vision board32:00 Balancing personal desire with divine alignment40:00 Lessons from faith, ethics, and humility49:00 Integrating spirituality and leadership56:45 Living your truth without abandoning your soul01:02:10 Final reflections + invitation to trust your process

"Growth is hard, and not growing is hard. Choose your hard."In this special 100th-episode celebration, the tables turn as Theresa and Walker become the guests. Their very first guest, Mandy Froehlich, returns to interview them about what a hundred conversations have revealed—about healing, curiosity, and the courage it takes to stay on the path of self-discovery.They talk about the power of rest, the wisdom in pain, and why staying curious is the foundation of real growth. From personal reflections and therapy breakthroughs to behind-the-scenes lessons from the podcast, this episode is a look at what it means to live, and keep learning, with awareness.What you’ll learn:→ What 100 episodes have taught Theresa and Walker about growth and vulnerability→ How pain and rest shape the process of healing→ Why curiosity remains at the center of transformationAbout Mandy FroehlichMandy Froehlich is an educator, author, and advocate for emotional wellness in leadership. A returning guest and longtime supporter of My Inner Knowing, she joins this milestone conversation to reflect, celebrate, and remind us that self-discovery is never finished—it’s a lifelong experiment in curiosity and courage. Learn more about Mandy.Episode Links & Resources📘 The Unshaming Way by Dr. David Bedrick📘 The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer📘 The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk📘 When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté🌿 Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program🎓 Explore the 30-Day Relationship LifelineConnect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Welcome + 100th episode introduction03:01 Favorite episodes and moments of growth06:30 Lessons from two years of conversation13:38 Taking breaks and honoring rest19:50 Pain as a catalyst for change24:39 Walker’s health journey and self-discovery36:25 Theresa on parenting and self-compassion44:58 Books that changed their perspective48:00 Most uncomfortable episode moments52:12 Biggest lessons and blind spots01:05:09 What’s ahead for 2026 + closing gratitudeTopics we explore in this episode include:personal growth, self-compassion, emotional healing, vulnerability, nervous system awareness, rest and resilience, inner knowing, relationships and healing, curiosity in growth, purpose and change

“Maybe our symptoms aren’t mistakes to fix, but messages waiting to be heard.”What if the parts of us we’ve labeled as broken were never problems at all?In this conversation, Dr. David Bedrick joins Theresa and Walker to explore how shame, resistance, and even pain can be invitations into deeper awareness. They talk about the courage it takes to listen to our body’s “no,” the power of staying curious instead of corrective, and how presence becomes a path to healing.Dr. Bedrick shares stories from decades of therapeutic work, including one woman’s profound relationship with her body’s refusal to eat, and how honoring what’s true, rather than forcing change, opens us to compassion, self-trust, and insight. The conversation touches on trauma, embodiment, and the intelligence within our symptoms—and what it really means to unshame the human experience.What you’ll learn:→ Why our symptoms often carry wisdom, not pathology→ How shame disconnects us from our inner knowing→ Practices to listen to the body’s “no” with compassionAbout Dr. David BedrickDr. David Bedrick is the founder of the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies, where he teaches therapists, coaches, and healers to approach human struggle through curiosity and compassion. A counselor, teacher, and attorney, he writes for Psychology Today and is the author of The Unshaming Way, praised by Gabor Maté as “a workable, practice-based, and accessible path to divesting ourselves from shame.”Subscribe, share, and leave a review to support the show.📨 ⁠⁠Join our free mini-course on healthy relationships⁠⁠Start the 30-Day Relationship LifelineIf you’re ready to strengthen the way you listen, communicate, and connect in your relationships, start the 30-Day Relationship Lifeline today — a self-paced course designed to help you calm reactivity, deepen listening, and build everyday connection.💛 ⁠Start the course⁠Episode Links & Resources📘 Order The Unshaming Way🌐 Learn more about Dr. Bedrick📖 Read Dr. Bedrick’s articles on Psychology Today📱 Follow Dr. Bedrick on Instagram📘 Connect with Dr. Bedrick on FacebookConnect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Welcome + introduction to Dr. Bedrick02:20 The story of “no” and inner resistance07:44 How shame hides inside the body12:30 Listening ethically in somatic work18:40 Firewalking, courage, and trust25:15 The body’s wisdom and emotional safety33:10 Learning to hear the intelligence in symptoms41:14 When pain becomes a teacher46:56 Addiction, trauma, and the culture of fixing50:17 Comfort, compassion, and being held53:05 Healing through presence and story01:20:57 Closing reflections + gratitudeTopics we explore in this episode include:shame healing, trauma-informed therapy, somatic awareness, nervous system wisdom, body intelligence, self-trust, emotional healing, presence and compassion, boundaries, unshaming process, curiosity and awareness

“Scrolling on your phone in the morning or at night sounds like a horrible idea. Horrible.”We live in a world that makes almost everything easy—meals delivered, problems solved with a click, answers at our fingertips. But that ease comes with a cost. Our brains are built for creativity, problem-solving, and connection, yet convenience often keeps them on autopilot.In this conversation, Theresa and Walker talk about how convenience culture shapes our attention, energy, and even our emotional health. They share what happens when our minds stop being challenged, why scrolling feels comforting but leaves us dull, and how they’re experimenting with simple changes—like keeping their phones outside the bedroom—to bring back curiosity and real rest.It’s a thoughtful look at what we trade when we trade effort for ease and how reclaiming small, intentional habits can wake us up again.What you’ll learn:→ Why bedtime scrolling can disrupt sleep and mood→ How convenience culture weakens curiosity and creativity→ Ways to bring more presence and imagination back into daily life→ Why awareness matters more than discipline when changing habitsSubscribe, share, and leave a review to support the show.📨 ⁠Join our free mini-course on healthy relationships⁠Start the 30-Day Relationship LifelineIf you’re ready to strengthen the way you listen, communicate, and connect in your relationships, start the 30-Day Relationship Lifeline today — a self-paced course designed to help you calm reactivity, deepen listening, and build everyday connection.💛 Start the courseEpisode Links & Resources📺 Watch our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 The question: Is convenience good for us?05:00 How our brains learn through practice and effort08:40 Imagination vs consumption16:30 Why scrolling feels soothing—but isn’t19:40 Restoring your brain before bed22:10 The experiment: Phones outside the bedroom26:00 Recognizing subtle dopamine patterns33:40 Curating your feed with awareness36:30 Reclaiming attention and community42:30 Learning your body’s needs again46:00 What convenience costs—and what it givesTopics we explore in this episode include: attention and awareness, convenience culture, digital mindfulness, nervous system regulation, sleep and technology, curiosity and creativity, conscious habits, community connection, mindful living

“There is freedom in being able to be disliked, but I put effort into not being careless with it.”Most of us long to be liked, but that desire sometimes keeps us quiet, reactive, or people-pleasing. What if the path to freedom lies in speaking with integrity, even when it means being disliked?In this conversation, Theresa and Walker explore the tension between people-pleasing and presence, why abandonment fears often fuel silence, and how practicing honesty with kindness can reshape our relationships. They share vulnerable personal stories—from navigating client feedback to family disagreements, and even the moment of saying goodbye to their beloved dog—that reveal how self-trust, curiosity, and compassion guide us through the discomfort of not being liked.What you’ll learn:→ Why the fear of being disliked is often rooted in abandonment and nervous system patterns→ How to distinguish between reactivity and integrity in communication→ Ways to practice having a voice with kindness, responsibility, and careWalker and Theresa bring decades of professional and personal experience into this conversation, offering insight into how presence, maturity, and self-love help us reclaim our voices without falling into aggression or avoidance.Subscribe, share, and leave a review to support the show.📨 Join our free mini-course on healthy relationshipsEpisode Links & Resources💌 Start the ⁠⁠⁠⁠free mini-course⁠⁠⁠⁠📺 Watch our ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube series⁠⁠⁠⁠→ The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read The Depression Cure by Dr. Stephen Ilardi⁠⁠Connect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 What freedom in being disliked really means03:20 Speaking truth as a lawyer and beyond07:00 Integrity, hesitation, and finding your voice14:59 Online comments and “what about me” reactions23:38 When clients or friends don’t like you33:00 Walker’s story of Hughie and protecting a loved one42:00 Practicing honesty in vulnerable spaces50:00 Choosing responsibility over people-pleasingTopics we explore in this episode include: freedom of being disliked, people-pleasing and abandonment, nervous system patterns, compassionate boundaries, integrity in communication, practicing honesty, curiosity in conflict, resilience in relationships

“If presence is the antidote to rumination, then every moment of awareness becomes an opening into healing.”Rumination can feel heavy, circular, and unresolved. But what if presence is the key to breaking that cycle?In this conversation, Theresa is joined by licensed marriage and family therapist Nancy Yen Cosseron as Walker prepares for trial. They explore how rumination shows up in everyday life, why it can feel protective, and how presence—whether in the form of another person, nature, or simple grounding practices—helps shift us toward healing reflection.What you’ll learn:→ How rumination differs from reflection→ Why the nervous system often fuels repetitive thought cycles→ Simple ways to bring yourself back into presence and safetyNancy Yen Cosseron, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings decades of clinical experience and a compassionate lens to conversations about healing, presence, and relational support.Episode Links & Resources💌 Start the ⁠⁠⁠free mini-course⁠⁠⁠📺 Watch our ⁠⁠⁠YouTube series⁠⁠⁠→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about Nancy Yen Cosseron, LMFT→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read The Depression Cure by Dr. Stephen Ilardi⁠→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read Waking the Tiger by Peter LevineConnect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Rumination and presence02:02 Nancy joins Theresa for today’s conversation03:23 Rumination as heavy and unresolved06:39 Shifting rumination into reflection14:59 A triggering moment and looping thoughts23:38 Awareness practices and the Mind Bell app29:55 The tiger story and nervous system healing38:53 The power of presence in surgery45:29 Final reflections and hopeTopics we explore in this episode include: rumination and presence, nervous system healing, self-awareness practices, mindfulness in daily life, nervous system protection, breaking thought cycles, therapeutic lifestyle change, compassionate presence

“An intelligent person takes in the facts, but a wise person listens to themselves and finds what truly fits.”What does it mean to be intelligent, and what does it mean to be wise? In this episode, Theresa is joined by her son Luke for a heartfelt conversation about the differences between intelligence and wisdom, and how each one shapes the way we live, learn, and relate to others.You’ll hear Luke reflect on his time as a student, the professors who modeled wisdom, and why learning to tune into our inner world and the people around us matters as much as any set of facts. They explore how being present, curious, and willing to integrate learning into daily life can move us closer to wisdom.What you’ll learn:→ How intelligence and wisdom show up differently in daily choices→ Why self-awareness and reciprocity are signs of wisdom→ The role of lifelong learning in becoming both informed and compassionateEpisode Links & Resources💌 Start the ⁠⁠free mini-course⁠⁠📺 Watch our ⁠⁠YouTube series⁠⁠→ ⁠Read The Depression Cure by Dr. Stephen Ilardi⁠→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore Dr. Majid Hannoum’s faculty profile⁠⁠→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore Dr. Brent Metz’s faculty profile⁠⁠→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-ZinnConnect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Welcome + today’s conversation03:07 Intelligence vs wisdom04:41 Defining wisdom through presence10:25 Processing vs integrating information14:48 Professors who modeled wisdom20:49 Could they join the podcast?25:05 Why outliers in research matter38:47 The gorilla video and perception40:26 Focus and awareness in daily life41:42 Closing reflectionsTopics we explore in this episode include: intelligence vs wisdom, lifelong learning, personal growth and self-awareness, mindfulness in relationships, reciprocity in communication, compassionate teaching, curiosity and exploration

"You’re supported. You already have what you need in you."What do you do when life strips away what you thought defined you? For Laura Dungan, losing her hearing as a lifelong musician forced her into a different kind of listening — one that opened doors to guidance, resilience, and a new way of holding power.Laura is a community organizer and author whose work bridges ancient wisdom with grassroots change, planting seeds for humanity’s next chapter. Her debut novel, The Archer, and her forthcoming book, The Seed, weave personal transformation with collective liberation.In this conversation, Laura shares her journey from community organizing in Wichita to discovering the helpers, practices, and spiritual insights that shaped her path. We explore how loss can become transformation, and what it means to keep showing up with courage when the old ways stop working.We explore:→ How anger fueled her early activism — and why she had to shift to guidance→ What hearing loss taught her about inner listening and resilience→ Simple practices to stoke your inner fire and trust your compassExplore Laura’s work:🌐 Website📱 Instagram📘 Facebook📖 The ArcherEpisode Links & Resources💌 Start the ⁠free mini-course⁠📺 Watch our ⁠YouTube series⁠→ Neutrino Astrology→ Gene Keys (Richard Rudd)→ Ilchi Lee→ Julia Cameron→ Dr. Joe Dispenza→ Insight Timer app→ Ferguson unrestConnect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Free mini-course on healthy relationships00:40 Laura’s opening reflection on guidance06:19 Community organizing and early challenges13:52 Shifting from anger to inner guidance19:12 Hearing loss and learning to listen differently27:42 A vision of healing and divine helpers35:45 Practices that keep her grounded46:25 Living to 120: divine assignment and new path50:59 Transformation, 2027, and the dragonfly59:26 Laura’s invitation for listenersTopics we explore in this episode include:inner guidance practices, spiritual awakening through loss, community organizing and spirituality, personal power and agency, co-creation with the divine, meditation and journaling, shifting from anger to compassion, hearing loss and resilience

"I’m gonna live before I’m gone."It’s easy to dismiss a comment or label — until it hits something tender inside. In this conversation, Walker shares what happened when someone called him a “thrill seeker” and the reactive words that tumbled out. Theresa and Walker explore the difference between reacting from an old wound and responding from an intentional place of clarity.They discuss what it means to protect your dreams, how labels like “reckless” or “thrill seeker” can feel like judgment, and why integrity sometimes means pausing before we speak.We explore:→ Why certain comments feel like they take something from us→ The difference between little-boy dreams and adult plans→ Practical ways to stand in your truth without defensiveness✨ Subscribe, comment, or share with someone who’d connect with this conversation. We’re so grateful you’re here. And if you’d like more ways to keep exploring, we’ve linked our free mini-course and YouTube series below.Episode Links & ResourcesFree Mini-Course – ⁠⁠⁠5 Foundations for Healthier Relationships⁠⁠⁠YouTube Series – ⁠⁠⁠Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Free mini-course on healthy relationships00:41 When a comment feels like judgment02:22 “I’m gonna live before I’m gone”05:40 Little-boy dreams vs adult plans11:15 Reckless or resilient13:29 Standing your ground with intention18:02 Choosing curiosity over defensiveness24:26 Setting boundaries without justifying32:19 Integrity and self-reflection38:45 The Tom Cruise example43:54 Playing the moment back again47:31 Integrity with ourselvesTopics we explore in this episode include:reactive communication, reclaiming personal power, integrity in relationships, handling judgment, authority and inner child dynamics, healthy boundaries, choosing curiosity, emotional self-awareness, responding vs reacting, standing in your truth

"We’re all little, aren’t we? Our little bitty selves looking for the experience of being seen, heard, valued, loved, appreciated."Sibling rivalry doesn’t stay in childhood. The roles we grow up playing — the golden child, the baby, the black sheep, the caretaker — often follow us into adulthood, shaping our sense of worth and how we connect with family.In this conversation, Walker and Theresa share their personal stories of sibling rivalry and favoritism, reflecting on what happens when old patterns resurface later in life. They talk about how family roles can weigh us down, what it means to step out of them, and how compassion and honesty can open the door to healing with siblings.We explore:→ How birth order and favoritism influence sibling dynamics→ Why rivalry often continues long after childhood→ A simple practice for softening sibling relationships with love✨ Subscribe, comment, or share with someone who’d connect with this conversation. We’re so grateful you’re here. And if you’d like more ways to keep exploring, we’ve linked our free mini-course and YouTube series below.Episode Links & ResourcesThe Brady BunchEight Is Enough⁠⁠The Depression Cure by Dr. Stephen Ilardi⁠⁠Free Mini-Course – ⁠⁠5 Foundations for Healthier Relationships⁠⁠YouTube Series – ⁠⁠Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30-minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Free mini-course on healthy relationships00:41 A Christmas gift and birth order roles02:00 Sibling rivalry as a lifelong theme03:56 Family gatherings and pecking order07:40 Competing for approval and attention13:36 The flower song story18:23 Money, favoritism, and family roles29:58 Letting go of old family roles38:40 Overt and covert favoritism48:26 Loving siblings with authenticity56:01 Can we meet our own needs?01:07:04 Choosing intentional connectionTopics we explore in this episode include:sibling rivalry in adulthood, family dynamics and self-worth, healing sibling relationships, birth order psychology, favoritism in families, navigating family roles, trauma and family healing, compassionate communication, letting go of childhood roles, cultivating healthy adult sibling connections

"We know what the human brain needs to thrive."In Part One, Dr. Stephen Ilardi helped us understand why depression has become so common in modern life and what it means to meet it with presence and grounded hope. In Part Two, we go deeper into the practical, lifestyle-based steps that can help lift depression and protect mental health over the long haul.Dr. Ilardi walks us through the six components of his Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) protocol: omega-3 fatty acids, engaging activity to combat rumination, physical exercise, exposure to sunlight or bright light, social support, and healthy sleep habits. We also talk about why habit change is hard, what makes it easier, and how small shifts in daily life can create measurable changes in the brain.We explore:→ The six evidence-based TLC components and how to start using them→ Why our ancestors’ environment matters for mental health today→ How inflammation, the gut–brain axis, and modern habits impact mood→ Ways to make lifestyle changes sustainable and realisticAbout Dr. Stephen IlardiStephen S. Ilardi, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, and associate professor at the University of Kansas. He’s best known for creating the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) protocol—a six-part, drug-free treatment for depression grounded in evolutionary psychology and supported by clinical trials showing 70–75% of participants experience significant symptom reduction. His bestselling book The Depression Cure has been translated into multiple languages and updated for 2025, and his TEDx talks have been viewed more than five million times.If you missed Part One of our conversation with Dr. Stephen Ilardi, you can listen here: The Depression Cure: Why Modern Life Fuels Depression (Part One)✨ Subscribe, comment, or share with someone who’d connect with this conversation. We’re so grateful you’re here. And if you’d like more ways to keep exploring, we’ve linked our free mini-course and YouTube series below.Episode Links & Resources⁠The Depression Cure by Dr. Stephen Ilardi⁠Free Mini-Course – ⁠5 Foundations for Healthier Relationships⁠YouTube Series – ⁠Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Welcome back + recap of Part One02:18 Why lifestyle changes matter for depression06:10 Omega-3 fats and brain health14:27 Bright light exposure and mood regulation21:56 The role of restorative sleep27:45 Anti-rumination strategies36:18 Exercise and the brain43:09 Social connection as medicine50:22 The challenge of habit change56:30 Making lifestyle shifts sustainable01:02:41 Closing thoughts and what’s next

"We’re playing for keeps here."When you sit down with Dr. Stephen Ilardi, you realize quickly this is someone who’s spent a lifetime not only studying depression, but also sitting in the room with it, teaching about it, and working to change how we understand it.In Part One of our conversation, Dr. Ilardi shares why depression has become so common in the modern world, how it fits into the broader pattern of “diseases of civilization,” and why the way we live today is often at odds with the brain and body we evolved to have. We talk about the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) protocol he developed, what it means to truly be present for someone in pain, and how grounded hope can become a lifeline.We also explore:→ How lifestyle changes can be as powerful as medication for many people→ Why human connection, light exposure, and movement matter for mental health→ The role of optimism, curiosity, and presence in the healing processAbout Dr. Stephen IlardiStephen S. Ilardi, Ph.D., is an American clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kansas. After earning his doctorate in clinical psychology from Duke University in 1995, Stephen launched a career devoted to uncovering the neurobiological roots of major depressive disorder and translating that science into practical, everyday interventions.His signature contribution is the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) protocol—a six-part, drug-free treatment for depression grounded in evolutionary psychology and supported by clinical trials showing 70–75% of participants experience significant symptom reduction. TLC focuses on anti-rumination engagement, regular aerobic exercise, increased omega-3 intake, bright-light exposure, restorative sleep, and sustained social connection.Dr. Ilardi distilled this work into his bestselling book The Depression Cure, which has been translated into multiple languages and updated for 2025. His two TEDx talks—“Depression Is a Disease of Civilization” and “Brain Chemistry Lifehacks”—have been viewed more than five million times, extending his reach far beyond the classroom and clinic.Episode Links & ResourcesThe Depression Cure by Dr. Stephen IlardiFree Mini-Course – 5 Foundations for Healthier RelationshipsYouTube Series – Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing UpJoin us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with My Inner Knowing!Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Welcome + feeling the urgency of depression02:19 Introducing Dr. Stephen Ilardi04:30 Why presence matters in healing11:58 The training that shaped Dr. Ilardi’s approach20:47 Depression as a “disease of civilization”29:41 What protects the Kaluli people from depression37:22 Lifestyle changes that rival medication45:38 The Therapeutic Lifestyle Change protocol55:14 Hope as a lifeline in depression treatment

“I think I was trained to be uncomfortable unintentionally.”Theresa’s words open the door to a conversation about how we cope with discomfort, avoid pain, and sometimes stay stuck without realizing we had a choice. This episode explores the inner shifts that happen when we stop avoiding and start choosing the kind of pain that leads to healing.We talk about: → Why we often stay in discomfort instead of facing pain→ The role of avoidance, self-worth, and survival in relationships→ How choosing pain can be a gateway to healing and transformationThere are two powerful ways to keep going after this episode—one for your relationships, and one for your inner child.Start with our free mini-courseIf you’ve ever struggled with boundaries, felt misunderstood, or wished your relationships felt more grounded and honest, our 5 Foundations for Healthier Relationships mini-course is for you. It’s free, it’s gentle, and it’s packed with the skills we wish we learned earlier.Follow our new YouTube seriesConversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up is live now on YouTube. These short, heartfelt episodes explore the questions we all carry—about love, safety, identity, and being truly seen.✨ Subscribe, comment, or share with someone who’s doing the work too. We’re so grateful you’re here.Episode Links & Resources→ Exploration & Discovery JournalConnect with My Inner Knowing!NEW! Reconnecting with Your Inner Child Meditation – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠5 Foundations for Healthier Relationships⁠ FREE Mini-CourseTake the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Feeling tired before recording02:04 The mini course and relationship skills03:01 “I’d rather be in pain than uncomfortable”06:53 Emotional discomfort in relationships11:09 Chronic pain vs. temporary pain14:13 Avoidance through substances23:37 The courage to choose pain29:06 Speaking the truth without shame36:00 Advocating for yourself in healthcare40:35 Final reflections on discomfort and choiceTopics we explore in this episode include:emotional discomfort, nervous system awareness, chronic avoidance, healing in relationships, pain vs. uncomfortableness, emotional regulation, substance use and suppression, relationship boundaries, self-worth, choosing change

What if the truth about adoption wasn’t what you thought it was?In this eye-opening conversation, international adoptee advocate Lynelle Long joins us to share the untarnished truth about inter-country adoption—what’s lost, what’s hidden, and what so many adoptees are still fighting to reclaim.We talk about everything from falsified records to the trauma of identity erasure, the global systems that profit off children, and what happens when those most impacted finally find their voice.“Who could resist such easy money?”What You'll Learn→ How falsified paperwork, identity loss, and systemic failures shape the lives of adoptees→ Why access to truth—records, names, roots—matters more than you think→ What it means to hold space for stories that disrupt the ‘rescue’ narrativeSubscribe, review, or share the show with someone you love⁠Download the ⁠5 Foundations for Healthier Relationships⁠ FREE Mini-CourseSubscribe to ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ to get notified about the upcoming 'Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up' that launches in AugustEpisode Links & ResourcesGuest + OrganizationLynelle Long on LinkedInInterCountry Adoptee VoicesArticles + Essays by ICAVWhat rights should intercountry adoptees have?Lifelong impacts of identity lossThe importance of including those most impacted in policy discussionsIntercountry adoptees as transracial immigrants in the USAFinding myself and a purposeWhat happens after an adoption investigation?Inner tension for adopteesWhat I’ve missed out on in being adopted internationallyPolicy & Legal ResourcesHCCH Convention on Intercountry AdoptionConvention on the Rights of the Child | OHCHRGregory Luce – Adoptee Rights LawDawn J. Post – Legal ServicesConnect with My Inner Knowing!NEW! Reconnecting with Your Inner Child Meditation – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the 5 Foundations for Healthier Relationships FREE Mini-CourseTake the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!Episode Chapters00:00 Welcome and guest introduction02:05 How records are falsified07:11 Realities of abuse and identity loss10:27 “The untarnished truth” of adoption14:49 Colonial systems and the adoption industry20:23 Legal erasure and rights that don’t exist25:31 Soft diplomacy and the politics of adoption30:36 How children are removed from their families40:55 The fight for citizenship and documentation48:59 What finding your voice actually looks like57:59 Closing reflections on healing and advocacyTopics we explore in this episode include:inter-country adoption, identity loss, adoptee rights, systemic injustice, family separation, international policy, birth record access, emotional healing, truth-telling, personal advocacy

⚠️ Sensitive Content: Sexual Assault and TraumaThis episode includes real, personal stories about sexual assault and trauma. If that feels tender or overwhelming right now, we invite you to listen with care or come back when the timing feels right. And if anything we share brings something up for you, please know you're not alone. It’s okay to reach out for support. You deserve to feel safe, held, and supported on your journey.What would make a woman choose a bear over a man in the woods? This honest, emotional conversation explores why that question resonates for so many and what it reveals about our internal stories and lived experiences."I don’t ever think that a woman is going to come running out of the woods to harm me."What You'll Learn→ How fear lives in the body even after healing→ Why intention doesn't always equal safety→ What it means to hold space when we don't fully understand✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Links & ResourcesJoin our FREE Mini-CourseSubscribe to YouTube to get notified about the upcoming 'Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up' that launches in AugustNEW! The Wisdom of Your Hands Meditation – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Website1-800-656-HOPE (4673)Confidential support via phone or live chat, 24/7Crisis Text Line WebsiteText HOME to 741741For any emotional crisis, including sexual traumaEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome and setting the scene01:14 Why some listeners prefer watching02:41 New YouTube series announcement04:53 Free mini course details05:25 Man vs bear concept explained07:19 Walker’s initial reaction08:49 Exploring what fear really feels like12:40 Theresa reflects on real experiences15:52 Story of early trauma and confusion19:20 When people cross invisible lines24:04 Assumptions, power, and safety30:12 Walker asks about flirting vs assault33:53 What made Theresa feel safe in their relationship36:53 Mowing alone and the weight of hypervigilance40:49 Holding space and raising boys differently44:08 Closing thoughts and what helps us healTopics we explore in this episode include:nervous system awareness, fear and safety, trauma-informed healing, gendered experiences, relational power, survivor stories, embodied trauma, emotional honesty, boundaries, holding space

"What if the biggest growth happens in the quietest places?"Theresa didn’t expect a family trip to stir so much reflection, but from the heights of the Eiffel Tower to a tiny medieval church no one planned to visit, the journey offered more than beautiful views. It became a chance to notice where her body felt safe, where it didn’t, and what it means to honor your edges without pushing past them.This episode is full of honest, funny, and moving moments, from rental car mishaps to quiet realizations in the Dolomites. It’s a conversation about presence, courage, and the kind of travel that gently changes you.“There’s always in me a desire to create places of refuge for people.”What You’ll Learn→ How to tell when you’re expanding vs. overriding yourself→ Why the smallest, quietest spaces often leave the biggest mark→ What family travel can teach us about emotional flexibility→ Why honoring your body’s cues matters more than the itineraryIf you’ve ever wondered what “enough” looks like—enough growth, enough bravery, enough presence—this episode is for you. Share it with someone navigating a season of change, or listen again the next time life surprises you.Episode Links & ResourcesWander Far, Come Home to Yourself BlogSaint-Pierre de MontmartreGuide: Carlo VitiGuide: Anja Messner (Dolomites)Guide: François (Paris & Beyond Tours)NEW! The Wisdom of Your Hands Meditation – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Chapters00:00 Discovering quiet gifts in a thousand-year-old church06:30 Facing fear inside the Eiffel Tower12:40 Almost missing the airport19:10 What broke on the rental car27:50 Noticing the energy in different places35:30 Letting small moments shape the trip45:00 Conversations that feel like home51:40 Reflections on the impact of travelTopics We Explore in This Episode Include:family travel reflections, nervous system awareness, emotional growth on the road, parenting while exploring, healing in small moments, honoring your edges, mindful adventure, creating inner refuge, trusting your body, meaningful presence

What does it take to truly trust yourself?In this powerful conversation, Motherhood Wellness Coach Jess Arachchi joins us to share her journey of healing, nervous system regulation, and the deep inner work that allows us to return to ourselves—especially when life feels overwhelming. From navigating anxiety and panic to parenting with presence, Jess offers insight into what it means to come home to your body and your truth.You’ll learn how to differentiate between survival responses and inner knowing, why befriending your sensations changes everything, and how to stay connected to yourself in the most challenging moments.When in doubt, come back to self.”What You’ll Learn→ How to recognize survival patterns in the body→ The role of parenting in personal healing→ Why meditation and silence can be transformational→ What it means to follow the path of expansion over fearAbout the GuestJess Arachchi is a Motherhood Wellness Coach, nervous system guide, and founder of The Happy Home Movement. With over 12 years of experience as a Social Worker, Family Therapist & Meditation Teacher, Jess helps mothers move from burnout and self-abandonment to alignment, joy, and freedom. She’s also the host of Let Her Speak, a podcast for women ready to come home to themselves.If this conversation moved something in you, share it with someone on their own journey of healing and reconnection. These moments of truth are meant to be shared.Episode Links & ResourcesJess Arachchi WebsiteJess Arachchi on InstagramVipassana Centre Queensland | Dhamma RasmiJoseph Campbell – The Hero with a Thousand FacesE-Motion – DocumentaryThe Chimp ParadoxDr. Joe DispenzaNEW! Breakup Meditation – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on YouTube⁠⁠⁠Take the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome & Jess’s backstory04:30 From burnout to nervous system awareness09:00 Parenting and the power of repair13:00 Anxiety, panic, and choosing the unknown18:00 Discovering Vipassana and finding calm25:00 Befriending the body’s sensations30:00 Two inner paths: fear or expansion36:00 Walking away from what’s misaligned47:00 Final reflection: When in doubt, return to selfTopics We Explore in This Episode IncludeJess Arachchi, nervous system healing, parenting and self-awareness, meditation practices, Vipassana retreats, breaking survival patterns, self-trust and embodiment, healing anxiety, emotional regulation, motherhood wellness, honoring your inner knowing, somatic insight, choosing expansion over fear

Some of the most powerful lessons show up when we least expect them. In this episode, Walker shares reflections from a recent hiking trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains—and how it turned into a journey of insight, judgment, and rediscovery. From wild rhododendrons and quartz outcrops to surprising trail companions, this story is full of unexpected beauty and honest self-awareness.“I love it when the label is not accurate, because it’s just another gift from the universe.”What You’ll Learn→ Why adventure brings out your true inner knowing→ How stereotypes can quietly shape our expectations→ What it means to stay open—to others, and to yourselfIf this episode spoke to you, we invite you to take the ⁠⁠10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course⁠⁠. It’s self-paced, practical, and filled with reflection tools to help you heal, reconnect, and grow stronger—within yourself and in every relationship you care about.Episode Links & ResourcesThe Wildland Trekking Company with Guide Francisco MillerNEW! Breakup Meditation – ⁠⁠⁠Listen on YouTube⁠⁠Take the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + Grounding02:35 Why Hiking Feeds the Soul06:48 Traveling with His Brother-in-Law11:32 Meeting Their Unconventional Guide17:59 The Unexpected Hiker Who Stole the Show23:29 Cold Mountain + Pushing Through30:45 Moments of Beauty and Judgment36:00 Quartz, Rhododendron, and Nature’s Gifts45:24 What This Trip Taught Me50:01 Upcoming Parenting Series AnnouncementTopics We Explore in This Episode Include:Blue Ridge hiking experiences, Appalachian Trail reflections, personal growth through nature, letting go of judgment, group hiking dynamics, reconnecting with inner strength, facing discomfort, travel as a tool for healing, minimalist living, learning from strangers

What happens when perfectionism stands in the way of progress? In this heartfelt episode, Walker opens up about the pressure he’s feeling under a looming deadline and how perfectionism is getting in the way of completion. Together, Theresa and Walker explore personal empowerment—not as a performance, but as a process of returning to ourselves.What You’ll Learn→ Why perfectionism often disguises itself as care or responsibility→ How to ground yourself when you're overwhelmed or in a spiral→ What it really means to be kind to yourself in moments of pressureThis conversation is a powerful reminder that improvement can be enough—and that sometimes the most empowering thing we can do is simply come back to ourselves.If this episode spoke to you, we invite you to take the ⁠10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course⁠. It’s self-paced, practical, and filled with reflection tools to help you heal, reconnect, and grow stronger—within yourself and in every relationship you care about.Episode Links & ResourcesGetting to Know the ADD TypesNEW! Breakup Meditation – ⁠⁠Listen on YouTube⁠Take the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Chapters00:00 – What Growth Really Looks Like00:09 – When Perfectionism Kicks In01:44 – Pressure, Fear, and Timelines03:49 – Grounding in the Middle of It04:55 – Why the Words Feel So Hard06:41 – Rethinking How Our Brains Work08:47 – What’s Perfectionism Really About?11:26 – Self-Kindness as Empowerment16:01 – Can Improvement Be Enough?24:01 – Love, Humor, and Moving Forward[perfectionism, personal empowerment, self-kindness, grounding techniques, emotional regulation, nervous system support, trauma-informed healing, self-compassion, inner child work, high performer stress, healing through awareness]

Heartbreak hurts—but it doesn’t have to mean you’ve lost who you are.In this vulnerable and reflective episode, Theresa and Walker sit down to talk through the heartbreaks that left a mark—and the healing that followed. From high school breakups to the unraveling of long-term relationships, this conversation explores how we process emotional pain, what helps us grow through it, and why finding your way back to your own sense of self is one of the most important parts of the journey.You’ll hear real stories, honest reflections, and personal practices for staying grounded—even when it feels like everything’s falling apart.🎧 Plus, don’t miss the new meditation on heartbreak now available on YouTube.What You’ll Learn→ Why heartbreak can feel so different at various life stages→ The difference between honoring your pain and staying stuck in it→ How self-worth and healing go hand in hand→ Practices to support your nervous system when grief is overwhelmingIf this episode spoke to you, we invite you to take the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships course. It’s self-paced, practical, and filled with reflection tools to help you heal, reconnect, and grow stronger—within yourself and in every relationship you care about.Episode Links & ResourcesNEW! Breakup Meditation – ⁠Listen on YouTubeBattle Scars by Guy Sebastian & Lupe Fiasco – Watch on YouTubeThe Princess Bride – View on AmazonThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein – View on AmazonI Would Do Anything For Love by Meatloaf – Watch on YouTubeTake the ⁠⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Chapters00:00 — Love Doesn’t Die With a Scream00:02 — Adjusting to Change and Finding Rhythm00:04 — Why We’re Talking About Heartbreak00:06 — How Heartbreak Hits Differently Over Time00:10 — Theresa’s First Experience of Real Heartbreak00:16 — Feeling It All Without Getting Stuck00:22 — The Line Between Honoring and Holding On00:26 — Reclaiming Yourself After a Breakup00:31 — When Love Becomes Self-Sacrifice00:36 — What We Learned About Love from Our Childhoods00:45 — The Power of Naming Your Non-Negotiables00:51 — Deep-Rooted Willow: Staying Grounded00:54 — What We Wish Someone Had Said00:57 — Final Reflections + A Course to Support YouKeywords: heartbreak recovery, emotional healing, relationship self-worth, how to move on, healing from breakup, emotional resilience, navigating heartbreak

Ever feel like you’re doing everything right and still struggling? In this honest, soul-level conversation, Theresa and Walker open up about navigating pain, burnout, and healing, without bypassing the hard parts.What You’ll Learn→ Why meditation isn’t about perfection—and how to meet yourself where you are→ The surprising link between self-trust and stillness→ How small daily choices can become your most powerful medicineEpisode Links & ResourcesGetting Into the Vortex Meditations (Abraham-Hicks)Get Sleepy - The Coziest Bedtime StoriesJoe Dispenza MeditationsTake the ⁠⁠Relationship Assessment⁠⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEW! Softening Into Courage ⁠⁠⁠⁠Meditation⁠⁠⁠⁠NEW! Release & Integration ⁠⁠⁠⁠Meditation⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free 30 minute meditation!✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + Life Updates03:00 When Brain Fog Hits Hard06:45 Living with Daily Pain and Pushing Through10:38 Choosing Your Response When Life Gets Hard15:04 Meditation as a Daily Reset22:22 Theresa’s Evening Routine and Self-Soothing25:05 Writing It Down to Build Self-Trust28:20 Learning to Be Still (Without Falling Asleep)30:47 The Myth of Big Breakthroughs33:51 Food, Shame, and Empowered Decisions41:28 How to See Your Own Growth (When It’s Hard to)44:50 A Question That Might Change Your LifeKeywords: nervous system healing, self-compassion, meditation routine, emotional resilience, chronic illness support, trauma recovery, conscious self-care, inner knowing, burnout recovery

What if your inner whisper—the one you’ve been ignoring—is actually the way home? In this powerful episode, Brad Hill shares the emotional journey of healing generational wounds, honoring anger, and learning to love himself and others well.What You’ll LearnWhy cynicism and sarcasm might be clues to deeper healingThe cost of not facing emotional pain—and how it shows up in relationshipsHow to access your “inner tuning fork” when clarity feels hard to findAbout Brad HillBrad Hill is a transformational coach, speaker, and founder of The Way Home, a consulting and immersive experience platform that helps people move beyond emotional survival and into deep alignment.Episode Links & ResourcesEmail BradListen to 'Brad Hill on Keeping the Peace, Maintaining Relationships, and The Art of Vulnerability' podcast episodeListen to 'The Dotcast with Brad Hill' podcast episodeTake the ⁠Relationship Assessment⁠Join us in the 10 Essential Skills to Build Stronger and Healthier Relationships ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Softening Into Courage ⁠⁠⁠Meditation⁠⁠⁠Release & Integration ⁠⁠⁠Meditation⁠⁠⁠Watch the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Inner Knowing LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the My Inner Knowing ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠✨ Subscribe and share the episode with someone ready to remember who they areEpisode Chapters00:00 Welcome + Brad’s Early Life in Louisiana03:45 Preaching at 16 + Performing for Love10:30 Abuse, Anger, and How It Shaped Him18:05 His First Immersive Experience (Breakthrough)25:40 Leaving the Church + Creating His Own Path32:00 The Birth of The Way Home36:59 A Drive, A Podcast, and Forgiveness44:15 Letting Go of the Hook and Self-Judgment52:10 Redefining Family, Games We Play, and Freedom58:33 Practicing Self-Trust and Listening for the Next WhisperKeywords: emotional healing, inner knowing, self-worth, forgiveness, immersive experiences, coaching, transformation, nervous system healing, parenting, spiritual growth