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
#55 - How to Stay Engaged When You Want to Run
Changing our default patterns in relationships takes intention and effort. Whether we're wanting to act differently with loved ones at home or with strangers in public, relational transformation starts by turning inward and working with ourselves, first.
In this week's conversation we discuss:
- 1.01 Find information on my upcoming offerings: Deep Dive into Narcissism and Shame and winter retreat Getting Grounded in Your Goodness
- 3:16 "My usual MO would be to run .." I want to experience myself in a new way, what can I do?
- 5:56 How do we establish shared reality with others?
- 9:47 The quickest way to kill generosity.
- 11:53 Finding courage to ask the hard questions I usually avoid asking.
- 14:49 A tip when dealing with avoidant attachment patterns.
- 19:36 Why demands don't work.
- 22:13 Meeting needs vs caring about needs.
- 25:25 The biggest gift we can give one another.
- 26:24 Responding to a child's unpleasant behavior with nonviolence.
- 33:33 Connecting with a parent to discuss their child's behavior
- 38:20 How to approach "feeling dismissed and invalidated"
If you're looking for a high caliber small group where you can deepen your practice and really live into the principles of compassion, non-violence and relational presence, apply for The Mentorship Circle, which will begin November 2nd. It will be three hours every month of advanced teaching, deep discussion, and practical integration. Learn more here.
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