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#148 - From Triggered to Sovereign: Learning to Stay With Yourself in a Harsh World
Jun 1, 2026
31m 24s
#147 - The "Hidden Trap" in Being Supportive
May 25, 2026
42m 48s
#146 - How to Stay Kind Without Draining Yourself
May 18, 2026
30m 11s
#145 - Trying to Be A Better Parent...But Still Sounding Critical?
May 11, 2026
38m 07s
#144 - Why We Become Guarded, and How We Might Soften
May 4, 2026
31m 48s
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| 6/1/26 |  #148 - From Triggered to Sovereign: Learning to Stay With Yourself in a Harsh World | Why can one small moment completely derail our emotional state? In this episode of Conversations from the Heart, a caller navigates intense emotional reactions to everyday interactions by exploring how a single tone of voice can trigger deep nervous system activation. Together, we unpack the difference between being “triggered” and experiencing activation, and what it really takes to stay grounded, self-led, and emotionally regulated in a world that isn’t always gentle. This episode offers a ... | 31m 24s | ||||||
| 5/25/26 | #147 - The "Hidden Trap" in Being Supportive | There's a difference between sympathy and compassion, and that distinction matters more than we might think. Many of us were taught that caring means feeling with others, taking on their pain, or trying to fix what’s hard. But over time, that way of relating can leave us overwhelmed, entangled, or quietly exhausted. In this conversation with Wendy, we begin with a simple question about sympathy and compassion, and uncover something much deeper. We explore the parts of us that long to be held ... | 42m 48s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | #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 negativity, emotional overwhelm, and difficult dynamics in ways that are both compassionate and self-honoring. Conversations with Daisy and Ellie help us explore the difference between empathy and self-abandonment, how to set boundaries without controlling oth... | 30m 11s | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | #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 awareness arrives after the moment, and you can finally see the impact of how you’ve been showing up, but don’t yet know how to consistently do it differently. We talk about the heartbreak of hearing your child say, All I remember is you yelling. The tension... | 38m 07s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | #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 painful feeling of being the less-loved child. Together, we unpack what guardedness really is, why it forms, and how resentment, longing, and the need to feel loved can all live just beneath the surface. This conversation is an invitation to move beyond trying to ... | 31m 48s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | #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 settings. Her inner critic tells her this means something is wrong with her. Together we explore a different possibility: that tears may be the nervous system’s way of releasing pain and restoring balance. Shelly’s story reveals another layer of the same dyn... | 45m 27s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | #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 and over, or trying to control the situation so we don’t feel uncomfortable. In this episode, I explore two common relational moments: one where someone freezes when a request is made, and another where a couple gets caught in defensiveness and subtle power st... | 31m 55s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | #141 - Is it Possible to Stay Friends With My Ex? | Sometimes the most compassionate thing we can do after a breakup is not to force a friendship too quickly. Because friendship requires emotional neutrality… and if our nervous system still recognizes the other person as home, we have a mismatch. In this episode of Conversations from the Heart, a listener named Dave asks a thoughtful question: Is it possible to stay friends with an ex—and if so, what makes it work? Dave and his former partner went through a conscious uncoupling process a... | 46m 42s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | #140 - What Matters When the Rules Fall Away | Listen as I sit down with Michaela and Carol for a spacious, grounded conversation about what matters most when certainty falls away. Rather than rushing toward answers, our dialogue unfolds slowly. You’ll hear me modeling deep listening, encouraging more relational maturity, and drawing on our courage to stay present with complexity. Together, we explore how our values are often clarified not through rules or scripts, but instead through our attention, integrity, and lived experience. ... | 58m 43s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | #139 - Living With Grief That Doesn't Go Away | This week's episode is a conversation about grief as an ongoing, relational experience rather than something to “get over.” In this episode, we explore ambiguous loss, nervous system capacity, and what actually helps when grief doesn’t resolve neatly. Together, we reflect on: •Why some forms of grief don’t have clear endings—and why that’s not a failure •How grief lives in the nervous system and shapes our capacity for connection •The difference between presence and fixing when someone is gri... | 44m 58s | ||||||
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| 3/23/26 | #138 - The Relational Leadership Field Guide | Relational leadership isn’t people-pleasing and it isn’t weakness. In this episode, we explore how to lead with empathy and clarity in high-stakes professional settings. Through two real leadership scenarios involving negotiation and supervision, we unpack how to stay relational without over-giving, avoid power struggles, and focus conversations on impact, responsibility, and shared outcomes. This is a grounded, practical look at empathy as a leadership skill, not a personality trait. In this... | 32m 35s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | #137 - Loving Someone in Crisis Without Losing Yourself | What do you do when caring for someone in crisis starts to cost you your health, your sleep, and your sense of self? Today we explore one of the most painful and complex relational dilemmas: how to stay loving and connected with a family member who is suffering, without becoming the container for their pain or sacrificing our own wellbeing. A listener brings a raw and deeply human question about boundaries with a grieving, traumatized family member who refuses professional help. Together, we ... | 38m 43s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | #136 - How to Stay Grounded When Someone Criticizes You | Does your body tighter when someone criticizes you? Do you start apologizing or over-explaining before you’ve even thought it through? In this insightful episode, Jaya brings two powerful stories that reveal how early experiences of contempt and correction still live in her nervous system today. Together, we unpack what happens inside when criticism feels dangerous, and how to work with the shame, fear, and self-blame that so often follow. We explore the difference between criticism and... | 26m 40s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | #135 - Caretaking vs. Compassion | What’s the line between loving someone and losing yourself in the process? This week, we explore the subtle differences between caretaking and compassion. Khanyilanga wrestles with how to set loving boundaries with a friend struggling with addiction, while Kate faces the fear of hurting others when she speaks her truth. Together, their stories reveal how easily our empathy can become entanglement, and how to reclaim grounded compassion rooted in honesty, respect, and self-trust. ... | 38m 38s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | #134 - How to Let Go When You Still Love Them | In this episode of Conversations from the Heart, we explore one of the most bewildering dynamics in adult relationships: when we find ourselves deeply attached to someone who simply cannot meet us where we are. Even when our minds know the relationship isn’t mutual or nourishing, parts of us keep circling back: longing, hoping, checking the “well” for water that isn’t there. Through a heartfelt exchange with Judith, we trace how these patterns often have their roots in early attachment ... | 40m 06s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | #133 - How to Help Kids (And Ourselves) Do Hard Things | This conversation invites us to explore one of the deepest lessons in emotional maturity: learning to be in relationship with our feelings without being ruled by them. Through a heartfelt dialogue about parenting, school anxiety, and our own patterns of overwhelm, we discover that the path to growing up isn’t about avoiding what’s hard, but about developing a loving and steady relationship with the “vehicle” we live in: our body, our emotions, and our lived experience. We walk through t... | 39m 22s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | #132 - Reconnecting After Years of Conflict, Criticism, and Emotional Withdrawal | When life has hurt us enough times, our hearts learn to protect themselves. We grow cautious. Controlled. We tell ourselves we’re being “realistic,” when really, we’re just afraid to be hurt again. In this week’s episode, I talk with Cody, a woman learning how to reconnect with her husband after years of criticism, conflict, and silence. Together, we explore what it truly takes to soften the walls that once kept them each safe, but now keep love out. Listen to learn: •How self-protectio... | 38m 50s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | #131 - When Anger Drives | What if anger didn’t have to be a threat to love, and vulnerability didn’t mean weakness? This week we begin with a moment many of us recognize: a flash of road rage, a surge of intensity, a body flooded with energy. Beneath moments like these, something deeper is often asking for care and understanding. Colleen joins me to explore her concern for her husband, whose driving behavior has become frightening amid health stress and unspoken emotional strain. Together, we slow the moment down and... | 37m 30s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | #130 - Understanding Stigma: How Judgment Replaces Empathy | We all carry invisible stories about what it means to be a “good person,” a “hard worker,” or someone who has truly earned what they have. But what happens when we meet someone who doesn’t fit those stories? Someone living on disability income, or needing more support than we think they should? This week, we explore the quiet judgments and discomfort that can arise when we encounter difference. We look at how domination culture trains us to equate worth with productivity, independence w... | 1h 00m 04s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | #129 - How to Stay Grounded When Someone’s Coming in Hot | What happens in you when someone comes at you with intensity? Do you freeze, go blank, lose your words, or start doubting yourself? We explore what it means to stay grounded when another person’s energy feels too hot to handle by talking with Kate, who finds herself going into freeze mode when someone else’s intensity rises and tone sharpens. Together, we explore how to meet our shutdown responses with awareness instead of judgment, seeing them as wisdom, not weakness. Afterwards, Josie bring... | 35m 09s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | #128 - How to Interrupt When They Talk Too Much | Ever find yourself trapped in a conversation that feels endless, feeling your energy draining as someone keeps talking and talking? Today we explore how to stay kind, connected, and honest while trying to interrupt. We unpack the hidden fears that keep us quiet (fear of rejection, fear of being rude) and the old “be a good person” conditioning that often silences our truth. You’ll learn how to interrupt without guilt, speak from authenticity instead of irritation, and transform dr... | 34m 14s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | #127 - What to Say When Fear is Reading Rejection (that may not be there) | Fear loves to make up stories, especially about rejection. In this episode, Jodi and Jen bring us into real moments of reaching out, risking love, and meeting old anxieties with new courage. We explore how fear distorts reality, how feedback loops restore truth, and how connection deepens when we stop believing every story our mind tells. If you’ve ever hesitated to reach out because you were afraid of being unwanted, this episode will help you pause, soften, and see with clearer eyes. ... | 43m 38s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | #126 - Want Someone to Be More Emotionally Available to You? | If you’ve ever found yourself wishing your partner would just open up, this conversation will speak directly to your heart. In this intimate episode, Nina brings forward a question many of us quietly wrestle with: What do I do when I crave emotional connection and my partner keeps pulling away? Together, we explore the anxious–avoidant cycle: that painful push-and-pull dynamic where one nervous system reaches for closeness while the other needs distance to feel safe. I will unpack why t... | 49m 44s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | #125 - When Saying "No" Brings Up Old Fears | Why does saying no make your heart race? Why can honesty feel like risk? This episode explores what happens when boundaries stir up the old fear of losing love. Paul learns how a simple process check can bring kindness to endings, while Jereme discovers how early lessons about punishment and approval still shape her adult relationships. If self-advocacy makes you anxious, this conversation will help you find truth and tenderness in the same breath. For ongoing practice and deeper learning, I ... | 23m 50s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | #124 - When You’re Doing All The Emotional Labor | In this week's conversation, Vanessa brings forward the pain of a friendship that feels increasingly one-sided. Together, we explore the difference between situational limits and structural limits in relationships, how to trust the “data” we receive when others shut down, and the grief that comes with realizing we may be doing too much emotional labor. We explore how to discern when to keep engaging, when to step back, and how to communicate desires for mutuality without blame. We also look a... | 45m 16s | ||||||
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3 placements across 3 markets.