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  • Liesel Rigsby and I met 10+ years ago at a workshop in Joshua Tree, California, and I was instantly drawn to her wisdom, soulfulness, depth, intuitive spirit, and luminous presence.

    She is also founder of the internationally renowned Soulmate School, which instantly lit up my heart when we met. 😍 And she is known and beloved for her unique ability to energetically ‘see’ what women need to shift in order to build a life of deeply fulfilling and lasting love.

    Join us for this episode as Liesel shares her beautiful wisdom and answers these questions...

    ❤️ What's the main purpose of relationships?

    ❤️ What are some common relationship myths that cause us harm?

    ❤️ How do we best approach the inevitable triggers in relationships so they are a source of healing, rather than conflict?

    ❤️ What's a powerful question we can ask our partner when we see them triggered?

    ❤️ What is a "soulmate?"

    ❤️ How does not feeling good enough impact us in relationships?

    ❤️ Why is wholeness so important in our relationships?

    ❤️ How is our relationship with ourselves mirrored in our relationship with others?

    ❤️ How do we become energetically magnetic to our potential or current partner?

    ❤️ & lots more!

    For the past 15 years, Liesel has helped women from all walks of life (CEO's, therapists, homemakers, lawyers, life coaches, healers, divorced moms, elders and more) from all over the world fall in love with themselves, clear their energetic blocks to divine partnership, and create lasting love. You can learn lots more about her online courses, group and private coaching, live events and public speaking at ​https://lieselrigsby.com/​ and ​https://worthyinlove.com/​

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    ❤️ THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage? Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling/

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?! Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat/

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

  • ❤️ IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

    1:53 A traumatic event at 19 became the catalyst for Dr. Willow’s life work around sexuality

    4:22 Piper’s reconciliation of sexuality and spirituality

    8:46 Shining a light on what’s not working for people’s sexuality in their relationships

    13:33 How we can look at love and sexuality as an art form

    16:45 Rather than revisiting past closed mindsets and pain, focus on infusing more pleasure and bliss into our bodies

    21:52 The important role of trust in a great sex life and how to overcome the breakdown in a relationship that happens when sex feels scary and triggers deep-seated fears

    24:30 A bit of advice about sex goals and practical tips you can apply to your relationship

    37:03 Words of wisdom for couples falling out of love and who have lost their passion

    42:51 When one partner is more interested in trying new things than the other

    47:39 The impact of stress on your sexuality and how to flush it out of your system

    56:27 Dr. Willow and Leah define what a Thriving Relationship is to them

    ❤️ MORE INFO ABOUT OUR GUESTS

    Dr. Willow Brown is a Chinese Medicine doctor, Functional Medicine expert & internationally recognized teacher of Taoist Sexology. She bridges sexuality, spirituality and medicine so that her students and patients truly understand how to use their sexual energy to create the life they desire.

    Over the last 20 years Leah Piper has taught thousands of couples and individuals all over the world through her school More Love Works® She is an intimacy expert with multiple advanced certifications in Tantra Yoga, Positive Psychology, and Somatic Therapies. Through her journey with tantra, she learned to understand sexual healing and overcame her own sexual challenges, and its now her mission to help others do the same.

    moreloveworks.com

    drwillowbrown.com

    sexreimagined.com

    King & Queen of Hearts

    Podcast episodes mentioned Are you Chasing the wrong kind of love Dirty Talk Pillow Talk and Love Languages

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    ❤️ THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage?

    Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling/

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?!

    Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat/

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    🎁 LEAVE A REVIEW & GET A FREE GIFT!

    Simply take a screenshot of your review, and email us at [email protected]. We'll then send you our 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop for FREE, and you'll get to learn the 6 essential pillars for what it takes to transform conflict, heal from the past, navigate your differences to create win-win solutions, effectively communicate, create secure attachment, and keep the passion alive!

  • ❤️ IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

    2:25 What Dr. Sue witnessed wasn't working in people’s relationships and how that inspired her to dive into more research around attachment and develop Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples

    11:42 Why it's not enough to be a great communicator and why emotional connection is paramount

    21:05 The impact of feeling safe and secure with your partner

    23:51 Dr. Sue’s favorite part of couples counseling

    25:25 How we are not wired to be emotionally alone and need community and the science that backs it up

    32:39 The #1 indicator of resilience and happiness

    34:55 How to be there for your partner by talking to their amygdala (emotional part of the brain) vs their prefrontal cortex

    40:36 What not to do when someone has experienced trauma

    44:27 How to crack the code of love so you can heal and build a loving and passionate relationship that lasts

    50:10 Dr. Sue’s take on the role of boundaries and the dance between closeness and space

    56:02 What a Thriving Relationship is to Dr. Sue Johnson

    ❤️ MORE INFO ABOUT OUR GUEST

    Dr. Sue Johnson is a renowned and pioneering researcher, clinical Psychologist, and developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy, a tested, proven, and evidence-based intervention for couples. She has received many awards for her research and was named "Psychologist of the Year” by the American Psychological Association. She is the bestselling author of Hold Me Tight and Love Sense: the Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships.

    https://drsuejohnson.com/

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    ❤️ THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage?

    Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling/

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?!

    Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat/

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    🎁 LEAVE A REVIEW & GET A FREE GIFT!

    Simply take a screenshot of your review, and email us at [email protected]. We'll then send you our 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop for FREE, and you'll get to learn the 6 essential pillars for what it takes to transform conflict, heal from the past, navigate your differences to create win-win solutions, effectively communicate, create secure attachment, and keep the passion alive!

  • ❤️ TIMESTAMPS ❤️

    2:38 - The inspiration behind Dawn’s work in relationships with Millennials and Gen X

    11:59 - How different generations view relationships, security, success and the need to maintain the full expression of ourselves and not lose ourselves in partnership

    15:15 - The important foundation we must build before we search for partnership

    20:58 - Untangling the mistakes we make when looking for love

    30:10 - Tips to preserve our true selves when we are in a relationship

    35:45 - The importance of doing regular check-ins to ask your partner how they want to be seen

    41:35 - Different generational views on relationships and the big difference between Millennials and Gen Z

    48:51 - A healing message for those in mid life who are single or wanting to improve their relationships

    51:45 - Dawn’s definition of a thriving relationship

    ❤️ GUEST INFO ❤️

    Dawn is holding a free info session on November 1 for her 8-week Creating Authentic Relationships Program, which begins in December.

    https://flourish-in-love.cohere.live/contribution-view/652ae5356e65d96ffa03e974/b64afcac-052a-4ff5-851c-b6212ca234c0/about

    "Creating Authentic Relationships: A Love Playbook for the Next Generation"

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCCKRJFR

    https://www.instagram.com/dawnkutza/

    www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-kutza

    https://www.flourish-in-love.com/

    [email protected]

    ❤️ THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW ❤️

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Featured on TEDx, Marriage.com, Happify, NBC, Fox, Psychology Today, ABC, CBS, and Thrive Global, the Center for Thriving Relationships has become a globally renowned place to get support on all things love and relating, including their Thriving Relationships Coach Certification program to train other aspiring coaches to help couples around the world experience the greatest version of their love — for the greater good of all.

    Find all episodes here:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show/

    ❤️ CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS ❤️

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships


    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage?

    Work with a personal Relationship Coach anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling/

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?!

    Join us for a romantic weekend getaway:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat/

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

  • ❤️ IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN… ❤️

    2:59 - As a past people-pleaser, hear about the journey that inspired Juna to get into living authentically and embracing her anger

    6:11 - What it looks and feels like to have an unhealthy relationship with anger and the difference between "erupting" and "stuffing"

    8:40 - A closer look at why anger is healthy in reasonable doses and how to keep it in perspective

    11:35 - 3 ways to start using anger as the gateway to getting clear about living our truest lives

    14:58 - The damage to our closest relationships when we are erupting or stuffing our anger

    21:05 - The cycle that occurs when you withhold your truth→ then you start to withdrawal→ and then you project→ and then you begin to exit the relationship

    28:18 - The positive impact that living authentically and not holding onto anger can have on your relationships

    33:50 - How to create a safe container in your relationship to explore anger and messy feelings

    39:35 - The many ways boundaries are needed and can show up in a relationship and some examples of how how this can look

    46:53 - Consequences of not having boundaries in a relationship and cues to look out for

    50:43 - The importance of combining boundaries with also softening and leaning in to our partner's needs and feelings in order to have a thriving relationship

    55:10 - What is a thriving relationship is to to Juna

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW ❤️

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Featured on TEDx, Marriage.com, Happify, NBC, Fox, Psychology Today, ABC, CBS, and Thrive Global, the Center for Thriving Relationships has become a globally renowned place to get support on all things love and relating, including their Thriving Relationships Coach Certification program to train other aspiring coaches to help couples around the world experience the greatest version of their love — for the greater good of all.

    Find all episodes here: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show/

    ✨ SUBSCRIBE for more wonderful relationship, dating, and marriage advice, tips, and inspiration.

    ❤️ THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS ❤️

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/ https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/ https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    ❤️ ABOUT THE GUEST ❤️

    Juna Mustad is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, coach, intuitive, and educator. Over the last 15 years, Juna has supported her clients and students to develop greater emotional awareness, create healthier relationships, and increase resilience and overall well-being. She has a deep passion for helping people listen to their body's wisdom and grow healthier boundaries so that they can experience their fullest potential and has a brilliant TEDx talk.

    www.JunaMustad.com

    www.facebook.com/juna.mustad

    www.instagram.com/juna.mustad/

    Juna's TEDx Talk

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage?

    Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling/

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?!

    Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat/

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach?

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

  • ❤️ IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN… ❤️

    6:35 - What happens in the brain when we fall in love and why we are attracted to certain people

    17:50 - What happens in the brain when long term love loses its allure and we start to get pulled to other people

    26:18 - Whether or not we can change who we feel attracted to

    34:20 - What to do if you aren't sure if you are attracted to your partner (there's hopeful news for you here!)

    39:17 - The blueprints of relationships that become imprinted

    46:35 - The most helpful thing to strengthen our relationships

    52:33 - What a thriving relationship is to Alex

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW ❤️

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Featured on TEDx, Marriage.com, Happify, NBC, Fox, Psychology Today, ABC, CBS, and Thrive Global, the Center for Thriving Relationships has become a globally renowned place to get support on all things love and relating, including their Thriving Relationships Coach Certification program to train other aspiring coaches to help couples around the world experience the greatest version of their love — for the greater good of all.

    Find all episodes here: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show/

    ✨ SUBSCRIBE for more wonderful relationship, dating, and marriage advice, tips, and inspiration.

    ❤️ THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS ❤️

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/ https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/ https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    ❤️ ABOUT THE GUEST ❤️

    Alex Nashton, an incredible coach who specializes in using neuroscience and mindfulness. Alex has spent the last 10 years teaching the highly ambitious how to master their own minds. Six of those years were spent formally studying neuroscience at UCLA. Alex's favorite part of coaching is supporting her clients in overcoming relationship anxiety, codependency, insecure attachment styles, and increasing confidence in dating. In addition to her one-on-one coaching practice, Alex acts a mentor and teacher trainer for other coaches, psychotherapists, counselors, and mindfulness teachers looking to cultivate their skillset in supporting individuals with anxiety and other fear-based patterns of behavior.

    Learn more about Alex here: https://alexnashton.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/alex_nashton/

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage?

    Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling/

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?!

    Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat/

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach?

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

  • In this interview, we talk about...

    2:38 - Hear the lens through which Nikki approaches her work with addictions to create a sense of wholeness with herself and others

    7:33 - Nikki defines addiction as the disease of the “lost self”

    10:15 - A closer look at addictions, from Amazon purchases to alcohol, and how we are culturally conditioned to continually look *outside* of ourselves for happiness and peace

    13:40 - We are all addicted to the way we process reality. Once we recognize our blind spots, only then can we heal.

    17:35 - Some common misunderstandings about addictions

    21:03 - The impact addiction has on relationships and the many ways it can look

    31:57 - The fine line between codependence and compassion

    40:05 - Nikki’s unique version of the 12-step recovery process

    48:00 - The impact “Step 10” has made on Nikki’s life

    51:30 - The 1st step someone can take if addictions are impacting your life or relationship

    58:44 - What a "thriving relationship" is to Nikki

    ❤️ ABOUT THE GUEST

    Nikki Myers is an internationally beloved speaker and teacher and Founder of the Yoga of 12-Step Recovery, an addictions relapse prevention program that weaves the art and science of yoga with the practical tools of 12-step programs and that has rapidly become a feature of addiction recovery treatment centers. Nikki’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Black Enterprise, The Huffington Post, Origin Magazine, CBS news, and countless other places. She was named a Yoga Journal Game Changer and has been a keynote speaker at prominent places like the International Conference on Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

    Learn more about the Yoga of 12-Step Recovery here: https://y12sr.com/

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Find all episodes here:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show

    SUBSCRIBE for more wonderful relationship, dating, and marriage advice, tips, and inspiration.

    ❤️ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage? Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?! Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? Get a sneak peek into our life-changing 6 month training:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    🎁 FREE Communication Guide

    Want to know the #1 thing you're NOT doing that's preventing you from thriving in your relationship? Get the free guide here, and see a powerful overnight shift in your communication and connection: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/guide/

    🎁 FREE 3-Day Thriving Relationship Workshop

    If you loved this episode, we would be so grateful if you could leave a review, as it helps us reach and serve more people. Once you do, just take a screenshot, and send it over to us at [email protected], and we'll give you instant access to our 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop (currently $97 on our website ~ but you get it for FREE as our way of saying THANK YOU!). You will learn the 6 essential pillars to getting the kind of love you've always wanted, complete with powerful exercises and tools that will make an instant shift in your relationship. This workshop makes for 3 perfect and life-changing date nights of breakthroughs, a-ha’s, deeper love and connection, and reigniting the spark between you! Thanks so much!



  • Join us for this soulful conversation with Neale Donald Walsch, 7x NY Times Bestselling author of the "Conversations with God" series -- which has been translated into 37 languages around the world and read by millions of people looking to gain universal spiritual principles for everyday life.

    If you are looking to grow spiritually in your relationship (no matter your beliefs or religion), or if differing views about religion/spirituality is a point of conflict in your relationship, you may find this episode especially meaningful.


    We talk about...​

    3:30 - How Neale "lost it all” and became homeless in the span of 2 weeks and how that was the catalyst for his work

    10:00 - A peek into Neale’s intimate Q&A sessions with God and a universal message for all religions

    17:19 - How Neale describes God in 2 powerful words that he believes can apply to all faith and spiritual traditions around the world

    19:45 - The connection between how we perceive God and how we treat one another

    20:50 - How to apply his principle of "Pure Love" to our relationship challenges and disconnect

    37:45 - "Life’s Magic Question"

    40:15 - What a thriving relationship is to Neale

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Find all episodes here:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show

    SUBSCRIBE for more wonderful relationship, dating, and marriage advice, tips, and inspiration.

    ❤️ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage? Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?! Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? Get a sneak peek into our life-changing 6 month training:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    🎁 FREE Communication Guide

    Want to know the #1 thing you're NOT doing that's preventing you from thriving in your relationship? Get the free guide here, and see a powerful overnight shift in your communication and connection! >> https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/guide/

  • I had the absolute delight of sitting down with Dr. Amelia Nagoski, NY Times Bestselling book of "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle."

    Anyone in a relationship has undeniably discovered the negative impacts of stress, not only on our individual health (in mind, body, heart, and spirit) but also on the health of our connection (particularly if not managed well between us).

    This is a must-listen to understand stress in a whole new way (that's backed by science) -- and how we can work together to counteract it.

    In this episode, we talk about...

    1:23 - The inspiration and personal story behind writing "Burnout"

    6:30 - How to detect warning signs that stress is negatively impacting your health

    11:12 - How to unlearn what we've been told stress looks like

    12:00 - How stress appears in a romantic relationship

    13:56 - Revelatory insights about the beginning, middle, and end of the stress cycle and how we often get stuck in the middle without completing it

    18:59 - The keys to completing the stress cycle

    28:38 - The pitfalls of trying to manage your stress externally

    35:11 - Unachievable “reasonable expectations” and the layers of stress and stressors

    44:55 - Amelia sings a little tune about unspoken agreements and expectations that contribute to burnout in a relationship

    50:00 - How self care is not a solo practice and how to support your partner from experiencing burnout

    55:00 - What a "thriving relationship" means to Amelia

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Find all episodes here:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show

    SUBSCRIBE for more wonderful relationship, dating, and marriage advice, tips, and inspiration.

    ❤️ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage? Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?! Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? Get a sneak peek into our life-changing 6 month training:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    🎁 FREE Communication Guide

    Want to know the #1 thing you're NOT doing that's preventing you from thriving in your relationship? Get the free guide here, and see a powerful overnight shift in your communication and connection! >> https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/guide/

  • "I'm passionate about personal growth, but my partner isn't, and I feel like they're holding me back." If you've ever had that thought, this episode is 100% for you!

    YOU’LL LEARN…

    4:07 - Hear how Jonathan, despite being a "modern man," fell into traditional gender roles behind closed doors

    7:35 - Encouragement for women to be really honest about what’s not working and the levels of hurt they feel when their partners haven’t done their inner work

    11:38 - How Jonathan shifted his life priorities in a profound way

    17:53 - Signs your partner needs to do some inner work

    21:03 - Two things women need to remember when your partner starts healing and growing

    25:30 - Why acknowledging the pain actually helps you move forward

    28:09 - Advice on how to create a safe container for your partner to openly share

    34:55 - Words of wisdom to their younger selves

    39:26 - Rituals Sarah and Jonathan use to keep their marriage strong

    45:20 - What a "thriving relationship" means to Sarah and Jonathan

    ABOUT THE GUESTS

    Sarah Jenks is an incredible coach and leader in the personal and spiritual development industry who is passionate about supporting women in forgetting who the world wants them to be, remembering who they are meant to be and giving them permission to act on it. She has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, Martha Stewart, Glamour magazine, Health magazine, Parents magazine and has a large online following of women she inspires around the world daily. ​

    Learn more about Sarah here: https://sarahjenks.com/​ and https://www.instagram.com/sarahjenks/

    Dr. Jonathan Brajtbord helps professional men and fathers do the inner work required to have an intentional life, healthy body, and a great relationship. He's also a Urologist. ​

    Learn more about Jonathan here: https://www.jonathanbrajtbord.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/jonathanbrajtbord/​

    And learn about their work together ​here: https://modernmarriage.us/

    ❤️ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW ❤️

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships. Each episode will open your heart and give you incredible a-ha’s, concrete takeaways, revelatory ways of seeing yourself and others, and an opportunity to experience a more joyful, ease-filled, and loving connection to those around you (and to yourself), something we all inherently crave in this human experience. Featured on TEDx, Marriage.com, Happify, NBC, Fox, Psychology Today, ABC, CBS, and Thrive Global, the Center for Thriving Relationships has become a globally renowned place to get support on all things love and relating.

    Find all episodes here: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show/

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  • I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Katherine Woodward Thomas, NY Times Bestselling author of the famous "Calling in the One" and "Conscious Uncoupling" books.

    In this interview, we talk about...

    11:00 ❤️ Reframing societal norms on how we view divorce and long-term relationships

    14:30❤️ How our attachment style impacts our ability to be in a loving and happy long-term relationship

    16:45 ❤️ A different approach on how to create secure attachment in your relationship and the important role your needs play

    25:45 ❤️ The 4 Healthy Habits of the Happily Attached

    41:00 ❤️ What Katherine wishes every couple knew to help prevent unnecessary breakups

    ✨ ABOUT THE GUEST

    Katherine Woodward Thomas is as an award-winning licensed marriage and family psychotherapist and has, over the past two decades, taught hundreds of thousands of people from all corners of the globe to create conscious, loving relationships.

    https://katherinewoodwardthomas.com/

    Facebook and Instagram: @KatherineWoodwardThomas

    https://callingintheone.com/starterkit/

    https://www.consciousuncoupling.com/starterkit/

    ✨ THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Join Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, as she interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Find all episodes here:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show

    SUBSCRIBE for more wonderful relationship, dating, and marriage advice, tips, and inspiration.

    ✨ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    https://www.facebook.com/ThrivingRelationships

    👉 Want support in your relationship or marriage? Work with a personal Relationship Coach from anywhere in the world: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/counseling

    👉 Want to experience a transformational couples retreat?! Join us for a romantic weekend getaway at our transformational Thrive in Love weekend: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/couplesretreat

    👉 Want to become a Certified Relationship Coach? Get a sneak peek into our life-changing 6 month training:

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    🎁 FREE 3-Day Thriving Relationship Workshop

    If you loved this episode, we would be so grateful if you could leave a review, as it helps us reach and serve more people. Once you do, just take a screenshot, and send it over to us at [email protected], and we'll give you instant access to our 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop (currently $97 on our website ~ but you get it for FREE as our way of saying THANK YOU!). You will learn the 6 essential pillars to getting the kind of love you've always wanted, complete with powerful exercises and tools that will make an instant shift in your relationship. This workshop makes for 3 perfect and life-changing date nights of breakthroughs, a-ha’s, deeper love and connection, and reigniting the spark between you! Thanks so much!

  • Join Emily Fletcher and Christine Eartheart to learn all about

    ⚡sacred sexuality

    ⚡how sexual energy can be channeled into powerful, manifesting energy to fuel your dreams

    ⚡meditation and sexuality for high achievers and people stressed about their to-do lists

    EMILY FLETCHER BIO

    Emily is the founder of Ziva meditation and has taught the Ziva Technique to over 40,000 people. Her bestselling book, Stress Less, Accomplish More, debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon and has been translated into 12 languages. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Vogue and ABC. She’s been named one of the top 100 women in wellness to watch and has taught at Apple, Google and Harvard Business School. A formerly stressed Broadway performer who was going gray at 27, Emily discovered a powerful practice that cured her insomnia and improved her health on the first day. The Ziva Technique is a powerful combination of mindfulness, meditation and manifesting designed to help you get better at life, not meditation. Ziva graduates include Oscar, Grammy, & Emmy award winners, Navy SEALS & NBA players.

    You can find Emily here: https://zivameditation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/emilystellafletcher/

    🎁 FREE GIFT! 🎁

    We would LOVE to hear from you if you have been tuning in -- by leaving a review. It keeps us inspired to continue creating episodes when we know it's of service to you -- and it also helps us reach more people and keep the love flowing and growing ~ which is what it's all about 🥰 As a special thank you gift, we would love to send you our inspiration-packed 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop (usually $97). Simply email us a screenshot of your review at [email protected], and we'll send it your way! Deepest thanks and so much love!

    ❤️ HELPFUL LINKS ❤️

    Center for Thriving Relationships: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    FREE Communication Guide: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/guide/

    Become a Certified Relationship Coach: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    FREE 20-minute consultation about your relationship: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/consultation/

    Thriving Relationships Show: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show

    May this inspire you, uplift you, and open up new possibilities for your relationship and life! Sending an abundance of loving blessings into your week,

  • This episode of the Thriving Relationships Show will be like medicine for anyone who finds themselves continually asking themselves things like...

    I love them, but am I "in love" with them?

    Am I attracted to my partner enough?

    Do I love my partner enough?

    Is there someone better out there for me?

    Are we too incompatible?

    Are they the right one for me?

    Am I settling?

    What if we're not meant to be?

    Of course, all of these questions can be completely valid ones.

    For others of you, however, these questions will primarily be symptoms of...

    ...relationship anxiety.

    Wondering what "relationship anxiety" is, whether or not you have it, and what to do with it if you do?

    This episode will be perfect for you, and I had the absolute delight of sitting down to interview Sarah Yudkin.

    Sarah is a Relationship Anxiety Coach whose mission is to help you feel confident to go all-in on your loving, healthy relationship. After feeling anxious in her own relationship for years and finally going on a quest to understand why that was, she now feels more confident and fulfilled in her relationship than ever before.

    She has supported hundreds of thousands of people on their journey to heal relationship anxiety.

    May it serve you deeply!

    🎁 FREE GIFT! 🎁

    We would LOVE to hear from you if you have been tuning in -- by leaving a review. It keeps us inspired to continue creating episodes when we know it's of service to you -- and it also helps us reach more people and keep the love flowing and growing ~ which is what it's all about 🥰 As a special thank you gift, we would love to send you our inspiration-packed 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop (usually $97). Simply email us a screenshot of your review at [email protected], and we'll send it your way! Deepest thanks and so much love!

    ❤️ HELPFUL LINKS ❤️

    Learn about Sarah at https://www.youloveandyoulearn.com

    https://www.instagram.com/youloveandyoulearn/

    and https://www.tiktok.com/@youloveandyoulearn

    Center for Thriving Relationships: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    FREE Communication Guide: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/guide/

    Become a Certified Relationship Coach: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    FREE 20-minute consultation about your relationship: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/consultation/

    Thriving Relationships Show: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show/

  • I was so touched getting to connect with Mark Nepo that I literally wept with tears of gratitude as soon as we signed off. ​

    You know how it just feels different when you are around someone who has devoted much of their life to journeying into the spiritual depths of Life, love, purpose, and meaning? ​ Sharing this hour with him, I could viscerally feel it. ​

    If you are looking for a big dose of heart and soul in your relationship, this episode of the Thriving Relationships Show is a special one and features New York Times best-selling author of the Book of Awakening and beloved spiritual teacher and poet, who traveled and taught with Oprah: Mark Nepo. ​

    And be assured -- this is honoring of all spiritual paths and not connected to any particular one. Mark aims to teach about spiritual principles that apply to the universality of the human experience. ❤️ ​

    ​Join us to hear reflections on:​

    ​ ✨ Why it's so important for the mind to serve the heart and not the other way around

    ​ ✨ How Mark’s cancer journey awakened him to what's most important in Life and love ​

    ✨ The unique role our first loves play on our spiritual journeys ​

    ✨ A spiritual perspective on what it means to "honor" someone and to be fully present ​

    ✨ A beautiful way to understand what it means to listen with soul ​

    ✨ The unrealistic and romanticized expectations of relationships in the modern world ​

    ✨ How to stay deeply connected to yourself and your partner ​

    ✨ The important role of staying current in a relationship ​

    ✨ A poetic and profound shift in how we view relationships ​

    I loved every second of this conversation and hope it truly serves you too. ❤️ I would adore hearing how it touches you! ​

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    We would LOVE to hear from you if you have been tuning in -- by leaving a review. It keeps us inspired to continue creating episodes when we know it's of service to you -- and it also helps us reach more people and keep the love flowing and growing ~ which is what it's all about 🥰 As a special thank you gift, we would love to send you our inspiration-packed 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop (usually $97). Simply email us a screenshot of your review at [email protected], and we'll send it your way! Deepest thanks and so much love!

    ❤️ HELPFUL LINKS ❤️

    Mark Nepo: https://marknepo.com/

    Center for Thriving Relationships: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    FREE Communication Guide: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/guide/

    Become a Certified Relationship Coach: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    FREE 20-minute consultation about your relationship: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/consultation/

    Thriving Relationships Show: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show/

    ❤️ Guest, Mark Nepo, Bio ❤️

    Mark is author of the cherished #1 New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening, as well as more than twenty other beloved books, including his most recent: Surviving Storms, finding the strength to Meet Adversity. Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work has been translated into more than twenty languages, and he’s been recognized and featured countless places, such as on Good Morning America and as one of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.

  • If you and/or your partner has ADHD (or think you may), this episode of the Thriving Relationships Show is made for you and is going to be so, so helpful and powerful!

    I had the great honor and delight of interviewing Melissa Orlov, one of the foremost authorities on the topic of how ADHD impacts adult relationships.

    In this episode, we cover:

    ✨ How 80-90% of adults with ADHD don’t realize they have it

    ✨ The most common symptoms of ADHD -- beyond the hyperactivity most people think of

    ✨ Common patterns couples fall into when one partner has ADHD

    ✨ What the non-ADHD partner does that causes more pain and exacerbates the challenges

    ✨ How you can be very successful with ADHD

    ✨ Why, in 60 % of relationships when ADHD is present, it contributes to challenges in the relationship

    ✨ What to do if ADHD is resulting is a parent/child dynamic in your relationship

    ✨ How Gottman’s "Trust Equation" plays an important role in the ADHD shame cycle

    ✨ Why boundaries are a challenge and the importance of aligning our choices and actions to our deeply held values

    ✨ Negotiating the big issues in your relationship

    ✨ If you recognize signs of ADHD in your partner, how to lovingly and effectively talk with them about a possible diagnosis

    And so much more!

    Thank you so much for being here and for your commitment to lifelong learning and growth -- for the greater good of all!

    🎁 FREE GIFT! 🎁

    We would LOVE to hear from you if you have been tuning in -- by leaving a review. It keeps us inspired to continue creating episodes when we know it's of service to you -- and it also helps us reach more people and keep the love flowing and growing ~ which is what it's all about 🥰 As a special thank you gift, we would love to send you our inspiration-packed 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop (usually $97). Simply email us a screenshot of your review at [email protected], and we'll send it your way! Deepest thanks and so much love!

    ❤️ HELPFUL LINKS ❤️

    Center for Thriving Relationships: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    FREE Communication Guide: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/guide/

    Become a Certified Relationship Coach: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

    FREE 20-minute consultation about your relationship: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/consultation/

    Melissa Orlov's amazing blog and website: https://www.adhdmarriage.com/

    ❤️ Guest, Melissa Orlov, Bio ❤️

    She is the author of two award-winning books on the impact of ADHD in relationships and has helped ADHD-affected couples from around the world rebalance their relationships and learn to thrive. She also teaches marriage counselors, coaches, and other professionals about effective marriage therapy for couples who are specifically impacted by ADHD. She has been featured far too many places to name, including the New York Times, CNN, Today, and US News and World Report. She also runs a beloved blog on her website at ADHDmarriage.com.

  • TIMESTAMPS

    2:01 - What is energy/chi and how does it look when someone has a lot of energy flowing?

    10:26 - The unique meaning of “relax” in TaiChi and what it means for relationships

    15:18 - Learn how softness overcomes hardness and transforms how we show up in moments of stress and what this means for our relationships

    17:01 - Practical ways to soften in moments of tension

    19:45 - Examples of when hardness is ineffective – even though we think it’s the best response

    24:23 - Energetic softness and how it allows us to co-create

    27:23 - How to use the Tai Chi principle of “intention”

    31:52 - What does having a Thriving Relationship mean to Jamie Alonge?

    33:05 - Words of wisdom to make the shift away from growing apart – and come back to growing together

    ✨ HELPFUL LINKS ✨

    Learn more about Jamie Alonge at https://www.regenerationtaichi.com/

    Tai Chi Morning Warmup (Free gift from Jamie!) https://regentaichi.samcart.com/products/1-warm-up

    Find Jamie on IG at @regenerationtaichi

    Learn more about the Center for Thriving Relationships at https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com

    Follow the Center for Thriving Relationships for daily relationship tips and inspiration at https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships

    Subscribe for more inspiring episodes to help you thrive in your love! https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/thriving-relationships-show/

    🎉 FREE GIFT! 🎉

    We would LOVE to hear from you if you have been tuning in — by leaving a comment on YouTube or leaving a review on Apple or Spotify.

    It keeps us inspired to continue creating episodes when we know it’s of service to you — and it also helps us reach more people and keep the love flowing and growing ~ which is what it’s all about 🥰

    As a special thank you gift, we would love to send you our inspiration-packed 3-day Thriving Relationship Workshop (usually $97). Simply email us a screenshot of your comment or review at [email protected], and we’ll send it your way!

  • Over 18 years ago, I was a substitute teacher, and I found a relationship book on the teacher’s desk in the classroom I was in for the day. While the students focused on their work, I started reading it and was instantly enamored. I went home that night and ordered my own copy, realizing there was so much more to understand about relationships than I ever imagined.

    It was the first book on relationships I had ever read, and even people who aren't necessarily into personal development have likely heard of this one particular book: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by Dr. John Gray.

    In fact, USA Today listed it as one of the top 10 most influential books of the last quarter-century and, in hardcover, it was the #1 best-selling book of the 1990s. It has been translated into approximately 45 languages and sold in more than 100 countries. Still today, it continues to be a bestseller.

    Dr. Gray has appeared repeatedly on Oprah, as well as on The Dr. Oz Show, TODAY, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, and others. He has been profiled in Time, Forbes, USA Today, and People. He was also the subject of a three-hour special hosted by Barbara Walters. Dr. Gray has now written over 20 books, including his most recent: Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills for Our Complex Modern World.

    His passion is helping men and women understand one another better, and we dive into just that in this insight-filled conversation.

    Some of what we cover...

    - How how John Gray went from a celibate monk to being a best selling author on relationships

    - What causes a breakdown in communication

    - The role of male and female hormones in creating a harmonious sexual relationship

    - How good communication can bring out the best in your partner

    - Learn how Dr. John structures his therapy sessions very differently for men vs. women

    - The unique needs of men and women in love and why selfishness is sometimes good

    - Steps to shift from being in a power struggle to being connected and open

    - How biology helps sustain love and grow it over a lifetime

    - Strategies to get more of what you want in your relationship

    - Learn what a Thriving Relationship means to Dr. John Gray


    ✨ HELPFUL LINKS ✨
    Learn more about Dr. John Gray at https://www.marsvenus.com/
    Learn more about the Center for Thriving Relationships at

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships

  • This episode is so important for women -- and for those who love them.

    I had the absolute honor and delight of sitting down with the famously beloved Regena Thomashauer, endearingly known as “Mama Gena” and celebrated as an icon, legend, media personality, and revolutionary – and the vivacious author of the NY Times Bestseller called Pussy: A Reclamation.

    If you are (or care about) a woman who has ever…

    …felt shame about your body or sexuality,

    …dimmed your power or light,

    …and/or denied, ignored, dismissed, or overrode your own pleasure and desires because you didn’t think they were important…

    …oh my goooodness, you are in for such a treat this episode.

    Mama Gena’s mission is all about helping women reclaim what it means to be fully expressed and embodied. She believes that women are the greatest untapped natural resource on the planet, and she has taught countless women to turn on their innate feminine power to create a life they love.

    Regena’s approach stems from decades of research in the social, cultural, and economic history of women, and she has been recognized widely as a leading expert in modern feminism. She has been featured on Elle, Glamour magazine, Newsweek, TEDx, 2020, and countless other media outlets.

    In her classroom and through her books, she shifts the way women hold their sexuality and identities, both individually and culturally. On her website it reads: “She creates communities of women who are so outrageously and wildly expressed that they are loving the world back to itself.” Big yes to that!

    After hearing the buzz and excitement about this book a few years ago, Bret I got the audio version and listened to it together on a long road trip. We both enthusiastically recommend it and have since shared it with countless clients and friends.

    May you – and anyone you love – be served and inspired by this juicy episode and by getting a glimpse into what it looks like to reclaim what it means to be a woman – and to be fully turned on from being alive.

    ❤️ HELPFUL LINKS

    https://www.instagram.com/mamagena/

    https://mamagenas.com/

    https://www.amazon.com/Pussy-Reclamation-Regena-Thomashauer/dp/1401950248

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    ✨ MORE ABOUT THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships. Each episode will open your heart and give you incredible a-ha’s, concrete takeaways, revelatory ways of seeing yourself and others, and an opportunity to experience a more joyful, ease-filled, and loving connection to those around you (and to yourself), something we all inherently crave in this human experience. Featured on TEDx, Marriage.com, Happify, NBC, Fox, Psychology Today, ABC, CBS, and Thrive Global, the Center for Thriving Relationships has become a globally renowned place to get support on all things love and relating, including their Thriving Relationships Coach Certification program to train other aspiring coaches to help couples around the world experience the greatest version of their love — for the greater good of all.

    ❤️ MORE ABOUT THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships

    ✨ WANT TO BECOME A CERTIFIED RELATIONSHIP COACH?

    Learn more at https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/relationship-coach-certification/

  • Danielle LaPorte has a new book out with a title that makes my heart swoon… “How to Be Loving: when your heart is breaking open and the world is waking up”

    In this inspiring interview, we talk about what to do with the inevitable fears that arise in relationships, why forgiveness is so essential, the brilliant intelligence of the heart, a reminder of just how vast our capacity for love truly is, what "un-selfing is" and why it matters, the power of loving kindness, how to be loving when we don't feel like it, her own story of falling in love while writing the book, and so much more.

    ❤️ DANIELLE LAPORTE BIO

    Danielle is a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 — a group who, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” The former director of a future studies think tank in Washington, DC, where she managed a team creating global scenarios, she now speaks about the intelligence of the heart. In addition to her most recent book, How To Be Loving, Danielle is also the author of The Fire Starter Sessions, The Desire Map, White Hot Truth, and the producer of dozens of meditation kits and online programs for spiritual support.

    Her podcast, With Love, Danielle, often ranks in iTunes’ top 10 for wellness, and her website has been named one of the Top 100 Websites for Women by Forbes, with millions of visitors each month. May this episode nourish your heart and connect you to the presence of love that is always here and available 💕

    ✨ SUBSCRIBE for more wonderful relationship, dating, and marriage advice, tips, and inspiration.

    ❤️ HELPFUL LINKS

    https://www.instagram.com/daniellelaporte/

    https://daniellelaporte.com/

    https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Loving-Breaking-Waking/dp/1683647629/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1669746427&sr=8-1

    https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/centerforthrivingrelationships/

    ❤️ ABOUT THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships. Each episode will open your heart and give you incredible a-ha’s, concrete takeaways, revelatory ways of seeing yourself and others, and an opportunity to experience a more joyful, ease-filled, and loving connection to those around you (and to yourself), something we all inherently crave in this human experience. Featured on TEDx, Marriage . com, Happify, NBC, Fox, Psychology Today, ABC, CBS, and Thrive Global, the Center for Thriving Relationships has become a globally renowned place to get support on all things love and relating, including their Thriving Relationships Coach Certification program to train other aspiring coaches to help couples around the world experience the greatest version of their love — for the greater good of all. Learn more at https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    🎉 FREE 3-Day Thriving Relationship Workshop

    If you loved this episode, we would be so grateful if you could share about it on social media. Just tag us @centerforthrivingrelationships and let us know. Just take a screenshot, and send it over to us at [email protected], and we'll give you instant access. It is currently $97 on our website ~ but you get it for FREE as our way of saying THANK YOU! You will learn the 6 essential pillars to getting the kind of love you've always wanted, complete with powerful exercises and tools that will make an instant shift in your relationship and move you from conflict back into connection. This workshop makes for 3 perfect and life-changing date nights of breakthroughs, a-ha’s, deeper love and connection, and reigniting the spark between you!

  • If you are into personal growth, you may be wondering what all the buzz is about the nervous system these days.

    It's for good reason and is a personal passion of ours and woven deeply into the work we do with couples, especially when it comes to helping partners develop secure attachment with one another.

    Today, we are so excited to invite you to join expert Sarah Baldwin, training staff at the Polyvagal Institute, to receive revelatory insights into your own nervous system, and learn how regulating it can bring about profound shifts in your ability to relate to yourself, others, and the world.

    This particular podcast episode is a bit more like a mini-training, rather than simply an interview, because Sarah is just so gifted as a trainer and is a beloved shining star in the world of understanding polyvagal theory and the nervous system. I adore how clearly and compassionately she explains things and how she speaks openly of her own harrowing journey of an entire childhood filled with abuse and neglect and the impact it had on her -- and her way out of trauma and into healing.

    There are two things I continually hear Sarah say in the work she does:

    - "You make sense."

    - "If my nervous system can do it, so can yours."

    So beautiful.

    Below are the timestamps to see all of the goodness we cover....

    2:15 - How Sarah's complex childhood trauma inspired her work in somatic healing

    4:30 - Why going to talk therapy for complex trauma is like going to the ophthalmologist for a hip injury

    6:30 - How to discharge traumatic energy from our bodies

    11:15 - A good place to begin your healing journey

    13:00 - Dysregulation and learning how to drive the vehicle that is your body

    18:25 - How our very own "Special Ops Team" keeps us safe

    38:27 - You make sense, and you are not alone

    40:30 - Words of wisdom for when we see our partner in a dysregulated state

    44:55 - How our childhood creates the blueprint for our adult relationships and how to see your partner differently in challenging times

    53:55 - Helpful ideas to regulate and come to the safety of the present moment, and the role of Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers in Sarah’s life

    1:02:48 - What having a thriving relationship means to Sarah Sarah has a huge heart, a deeply empathetic and grounded presence, and is an inspiration for countless people longing to find their way out of pain and towards the love, inner freedom, peace, and connection we all long to feel.

    😍 Who is Sarah Baldwin?

    Sarah Baldwin is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Trauma Coach who is trained in Polyvagal interventions and is on the training team at the Polyvagal Institute. She specializes in somatic trauma healing, attachment work, parts and inner child work, and nervous system regulation. Find her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/and on her website https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/.

    🌈 MORE ABOUT THE THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS SHOW

    Christine Eartheart, Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, interviews some of the most inspiring luminaries, thought leaders, and researchers of our time to gain their unique insights on every imaginable aspect of how to experience more love, healing, and understanding in all our relationships.

    Each episode will open your heart and give you incredible a-ha’s, concrete takeaways, revelatory ways of seeing yourself and others, and an opportunity to experience a more joyful, ease-filled, and loving connection to those around you (and to yourself), something we all inherently crave in this human experience.

    LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CENTER FOR THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS: https://centerforthrivingrelationships.com/

    ~~~~ Sarah and I would adore hearing what inspired you from this special episode. We would be so grateful if you could kindly leave a review, a comment, and/or share about the episode on Instagram and tag us in it @centerforthrivingrelationships and @sarahbcoaching.

    It warms and delights our hearts to learn and grow by your sides. Happy listening! May it serve you deeply.