Conversations from the Heart
A weekly, soul-nourishing podcast offering psychologically grounded, heart-centered reflections on human relationships, inner healing, and compassion-based communication.
Focused on live mini-coaching moments to help callers shift from reactive, domination-based communication to collaborative, heart-centered connection. Listen for new scripts for stuck situations, new ways of responding to old relationship dynamics and guidance on how to approach these situations with empathy, self-awareness, and effective communication strategies. Here, we emphasize understanding both one's own needs and the needs of others, creating safe spaces for vulnerable conversations, and finding ways to express ourselves authentically while respecting others' boundaries.
Conversations from the Heart
Latest Episodes
#146 - How to Stay Kind Without Draining Yourself
Figuring out how to stay kind, present, and connected, without over-extending ourselves or taking responsibility for other people’s emotional worlds can be a tall order.In this week's episode, we unpack what it looks like to respond to n...
#145 - Trying to Be A Better Parent...But Still Sounding Critical?
In this episode, I speak with a mother who wants to be a more loving, present, and supportive parent… but keeps noticing that what she intends as help is often experienced by her family as criticism.Together, we explore what happens when...
#144 - Why We Become Guarded, and How We Might Soften
How do you respond when someone you love says they feel guarded around you?Carol’s question about how to start a difficult conversation quickly reveals something deeper: a long history of sibling dynamics, childhood wounds, and the painf...
#143 - Healing in a Fix-It Culture
In this episode, I speak with two callers whose stories reveal a powerful tension many of us live inside: trying to heal in a culture that wants to fix us.Kate struggles with crying that shows up quickly in conversations and professional...
#142 - Why We Get Defensive, and What to Do Instead
Why do we get defensive in conversations with the people we care about?Sometimes defensiveness looks like arguing or pushing back. But it can also show up in quieter ways—freezing when someone makes a request, explaining ourselves over a...