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
#90 - Cats, Dogs, and Emotional Needs: How Not to Chase Love
In this epsiode, we speak with Cathy and Paul. Cathy is untangling her intentions around gift giving and her desire to be closer to her daughter. Paul is working to understand an intense emotional reaction after he had a difficult conversation with his partner.
We discuss:
- 3:10 Opening thoughts on the current political climate
- 10:26 How do I discern between my reaction and the reality of a thing?
- 17:46 The sweet spot we're longing for when giving a gift
- 21:30 Finally I feel like an adult!
- 30:18 I am right on time.
- 35:30 Dogs vs. cats
- 41:02 Are you stressed about telling someone a truth?
- 42:13 I had a hard conversation and an intense emotional reaction and I'm not sure why.
- 51:30 Setting an intention to cry
- 55:50 Practical Do's and Don'ts
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