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Self-Regulation is Not Readiness: Preparing for Hard Conversations | Ep161
Jun 4, 2026
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Conflicts in Relationship, and the Assumptions Underneath | Ep160
May 28, 2026
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Weaponized Therapy-Speak & How It Harms Us All | Ep159
May 7, 2026
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Shadow Work for Hurt Feelings: Why the Sting Isn't Just About the Thing | Ep158
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| 6/4/26 | ![]() Self-Regulation is Not Readiness: Preparing for Hard Conversations | Ep161 | Self-regulation is the skill underneath every hard conversation — but most of us confuse calming down with being ready to really communicate. They're not the same, and the gap is why the same argument keeps circling back, round after round, with both people feeling unheard.Georgianna and Steph separate self-regulation from real readiness: the conscious relationship skill of staying steady when the other person sighs, pushes back, or goes quiet. The most-skipped part of readiness is holding some curiosity and care for the other person while you're still hurt. Georgianna walks through a hindsight practice — done on your own, or with someone you trust — for moving trapped fight-or-flight energy, naming what you actually feel and need, and getting curious about what the other person might be carrying. This is emotional integration work that's important to practice before the stakes are high.What you'll learn:Why feeling calmer after a fight isn't the same as being ready to talkThe eye-roll test for whether you're actually readyWhat self-regulation really involves in the moment, beyond "I'm fine"The piece most people skip: curiosity for the other person, not just yourselfA practice for moving stuck fight-or-flight energy before you talkThe "detective" move that builds curiosity when you're still shut downWhy readiness is something you track all the way through, not a one-time arrivalReadiness isn't something you summon in the heat of the moment, you build it beforehand. This means slowing-down — which is exactly what the show turns to next: Our first season, Slow Dating, launches July 8, with conversations that reach far beyond dating and apply in every area of choice-making in your life.Resources Mentioned:Somatic Integration Sessions — twice-monthly live body-based practiceConscious Relationship Training — 10-week live cohort, twice yearly; fall cohort doors open soonThe Self-Compassionate Body-Based Toolkit — self-paced practice library | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 | ![]() Conflicts in Relationship, and the Assumptions Underneath | Ep160 | Conflicts in relationship — where your assumptions are the invisible thing running every hard conversation you have.In this episode, Georgianna and Steph walk through the conscious and unconscious assumptions we bring into hard conversations — the ones that decide the outcome before the conversation starts. Georgianna shares the prompt she uses with couples to surface what's actually underneath, and walks through her four-category framework: assumptions about yourself, about your partner, about the situation, and about relationships. Steph names the patterns that show up when desperate attachment runs the room — including her own history of trying to get a therapist to fix her partner instead of getting curious about herself.They also work a live somatic practice on air: noticing an unhelpful assumption, feeling it in the body, then choosing a more helpful one and noticing what shifts. The whole practice takes under two minutes. The point is to grow the muscle before you need it — because the nervous system only reaches for what it's already practiced.What You'll Learn:Why "not actively yelling" and "regulated enough to talk" are not the same — and how to tell the differenceThe four categories of assumptions every conflict conversation carries (and prompts to surface them)How your body knows your assumptions before your mind does, and how to tap inThe difference between claiming you're curious and actually being curious — and the physical anchor that closes the gapHow to assume good intentions with discernmentA two-minute somatic practice you can use before any hard conversationResources Mentioned:Somatic Integration Sessions — twice-monthly live body-based practices, where this work happens in communityConscious Relationship Training (CRT) — our 10-week live cohort training, twice yearly. Where you practice this with real activation and real people.The Self-Compassionate Body-Based Toolkit — for self-paced, self-led practiceIf you're tired of having the same conversation over and over again, this episode is a way through the invisible layer that's causing the problem — plus what to do instead.Keywords: conscious relationship podcast, relational patterns, inner work podcast, somatic shadow work, nervous system regulation, conflict in relationships | — | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | ![]() Weaponized Therapy-Speak & How It Harms Us All | Ep159 | Weaponizing therapy-speak co-opts healing language as a way to avoid the actual work of healing. "I'm triggered." "I don't feel safe." "He's a narcissist." "You're gaslighting me." These are rarely accurate, and more often than not they're just a fancy way to say "shut up", and stifle the big uncomfortable feelings of disagreement and misunderstanding. Therapy-speak is helpful when it's a doorway, and relationally dangerous when it's the destination.In this episode, Georgianna and Steph dig into what's actually happening when we reach for diagnostic language in real time, what it costs us in relationships, and the somatic shadow work tools we can use to access what's underneath — the stuff this language is helping us avoid.Steph goes hard on the ways this unresolved shadow material scales — from your body, to your relationships, to the wider world — and Georgianna brings the somatic mechanism — what's actually happening in the body when a trigger fires, and the small, doable practices that build the capacity to be with discomfort instead of trying to legislate it out of existence.They confess their own patterns from years gone by: Georgianna's temporary relief when she discovered therapy-speak, which gave her the vocabulary to describe what she was experiencing with an avoidant ex, and Steph's past weaponizing of these terms as diagnoses to shut people up and avoid her own big feelings. Same mechanism, different use case. Both very common in society today, and all of it ultimately unhelpful for our lives and relationships.The throughline: words like "triggered" and "unsafe" should be starting points for curiosity and connection. When they're not, our relationships contract, the world shrinks, and the unresolved fight energy underneath comes out sideways in every aspect of our experience.What you'll learn:The physiology of a trigger and how to recognize one before it runs your conversationWhy naming an attachment style or a diagnosis feels like relief but still leaves you stuckWhy saying "I don't feel safe" about your (non-abusive) partner is self-defeating, confusing, and breaks trust — and what to say insteadThe "magic pill" practice for staying with discomfort one breath at a timeHow suppressed fight energy fuels weaponization — and how to transform itThe difference between real compassion and suppressed anger dressed as compassionHow your suppressed anger is present and palpable whether you admit it out loud or notResources Mentioned:Self-Compassionate Body-Based Toolkit — personal self-connection studio for self-led practice being with big feelings and growing your nervous system capacitySomatic Integration Sessions — twice-monthly live practice containerConscious Relationship Training — twice yearly live cohort for relational shadow workIf you're tired of the therapy-speak and want to know what's next, this episode opens the door.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 4/23/26 | ![]() Shadow Work for Hurt Feelings: Why the Sting Isn't Just About the Thing | Ep158 | Doing shadow work for hurt feelings starts with one uncomfortable question: if no harm was intended, why did that comment hit me so hard? This self-discovery and healing podcast episode goes straight into the messy territory of hurt feelings in relationships — the kind that has you spinning for days over something the other person may have meant as no big deal.The episode starts with a listener question, about a friend who told her she should lose weight. She communicated her hurt feelings to him, but he didn't think his comment was a big deal and now he's sort of trying to apologise without really understanding what the problem is. So where does the repair need to happen — with him, inside herself, or both? Steph and Georgianna unpack the difference between relational repair with the other person, and relational repair with yourself, aka shadow work. Which asks a harder, more freeing question: what is my reaction showing me about me?What You'll Learn:Why reactions carry history — and how to tell which part of your hurt is about right now and which part is about something olderThe difference between relational repair and ownership work, and why conflating them keeps you stuckHow "you made me feel" framing quietly hands over all of your power to the other personHow triggers are gold mines for personal growth — and what becomes possible when you stop running from activationWhy your partner shouldn't be the person you process your triggers with, and what a real container for that work looks likeThe difference between venting to a friend who co-signs your story, and someone who can hold your activation without making it mean anything about anyoneA simple practice for owning your hurt in your own body, before you take it to the other personResources Mentioned:Self-Compassionate Body-Based Toolkit — our self-led studio for body-based self-connection practiceSomatic Integration Sessions — twice-monthly live body-based practice sessionsConscious Relationship Training — where we do relational shadow work in real time with real peopleIf you're tired of your hurt feelings running the show — or of handing your wellbeing over to whoever activated you last — this spiritual growth podcast episode offers an honest, embodied way through. Hit follow so you don't miss the next one.Keywords: shadow work, hurt feelings in relationships, self-discovery and healing podcast, soul healing podcasts, self compassion podcast, somatic healing, triggers, conscious relationship, emotional reactivity, relational repair | — | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | ![]() The Hidden Cost of Emotional Suppression | Ep157 | The Hidden Cost of Emotional Suppression: Research showschronic emotional suppression increases your risk of death by 35% and cancer death by 70%, because your body keeps the receipts.Maybe you can relate to this: claiming "I'm fine. Idon't care. Nothing's wrong." Then slamming cupboards too loudly, hoping someone will notice how not-fine you are. And when they finally ask "Are you okay?", you default back to "I'm fine" anyway. Then you get to be double-mad — and double unexpressed, with compounding interest on your emotional suppression: you're resentful about the original thing AND resentful that they didn't know "fine" meant "not fine".This episode breaks down a 12-year study of 729 people:those who suppressed emotions had 35% increased mortality and 70% increased cancer death. Suppression was measured through six questions we reveal in the second half of the episode.We explore where this starts — childhood conditioning thattaught us expressing emotions wasn't safe — and how it manifests when your body doesn't delete emotions;it stores them as jaw tension, chest tightness, chronic pain, auto-immune disorders and cardiovascular disease.The way out isn't to "just express everything." It's aboutbuilding capacity to FEEL without flooding. Which is entirely what we do over here at Wholehearted Loving.What You'll Learn: • Why "I'm fine" creates compound interest onsuppression—and the cost to your body • The research: 35% mortality, 70% cancer death from emotional suppression (Chapman et al., 2013)• How childhood taught you suppression was safest—and why it made sense then• The difference between suppression and healthy regulation• A 3-breath practice for building capacity to feel without floodingResources Mentioned: Self-Compassionate Body-Based ToolkitSomatic Integration SessionsConscious Relationship Training (CRT)wholeheartedloving.comIf you're tired of saying "I'm fine" when you're not, this episode offers grounded tools for building capacity to feel what's actually there. | — | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | ![]() Deep Dating: Vulnerability or Trauma Dumping? | Ep156 | Deep dating is trending — but what it actually means might surprise you. In this episode, Steph and Georgianna break down the real reason so many of us show up to dates (and important conversations) performing instead of present — and what it takes to actually change that.Georgianna opens with a painfully relatable story: smiling and feigning approval on a date with someone she'd already decided she wanted to like. Not fake, exactly — she genuinely felt excited. But there was a difference between the real version of that excitement and the performed version. Learning to feel that difference? That's the whole thing.Steph adds her own gem: the man who said he liked to clean. And technically, he did. Just not in any way that translated to what Steph's brain had decided it meant. This is the core problem with "deep dating" as it's being practiced right now — people front-loading all of their self-awareness, their therapy insights, their dealbreaker lists, as if talking equals knowing. It doesn't. Knowing someone takes time, shared experience, and watching how they actually show up when things get hard.The episode also gets into the vulnerability vs. trauma dumping distinction — not as a rigid rule, but as a felt sense. When you've genuinely worked through something and share it, it lands differently than when you're still ashamed of it and testing whether someone will accept you anyway. Your body knows the difference. The question is whether you're slowing down enough to listen.Georgianna closes with a full somatic practice: what to do with your body before, during, and after a date — including sentence stems that will show you exactly what you're actually hoping for (which, it turns out, is often not what you thought).What You'll Learn:Why feigning excitement has a specific somatic signature — and how to tell it apart from the real thingThe stat that explains why men don't go deeper first (and why women are waiting for them to)How trauma bonding gets mistaken for deep connection — and the energy difference between the twoWhy talking about yourself isn't the same as someone knowing you, and why that distinction matters for pacingA grounded somatic practice for before, during, and after a date so you can stay connected to yourself through all of itThe sentence stems that reveal what success actually means to you on a date (spoiler: it probably isn't what you used to think)How self-acceptance changes the way you share — and why the same story lands differently depending on where you're coming fromResources Mentioned:Somatic Sessions — twice-monthly live online sessions for building nervous system capacity: wholeheartedloving.com/primingforpeaceConscious Relationship Training (CRT) — live cohort program for embodied relational change: wholeheartedloving.com/crtSelf-Compassionate Body-Based Toolkit — between-session somatic support: wholeheartedloving.com/primingforpeaceIf you're tired of performing on dates or in conversations and want to actually feel present with people — and with yourself — this one's for you. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | ![]() Repair in Relationships and How You Can Help | Ep155 | Repair in relationships isn't just about saying sorry — it's about understanding what your body needs after conflict and having the courage to ask for it.In this live episode, Georgianna shares a sweet story about waking up still feeling residue from last night's argument, even after it was "resolved." She realized she needed morning reconnection to feel complete, while her partner's system was done the moment they made up. When she named her need without shame, he set a daily 7am reminder to check in — not because she demanded it, but because he genuinely wanted to meet her there.This is what real repair looks like: noticing what's true in your body, speaking it without making yourself or your partner wrong, and trusting them to show up in their own way.We walk you through why some people need next-day repair while others don't, how to stop oscillating between "I suck" and "they suck," and how tiny body-based practices help you access clarity about what you actually need.What You'll Learn:Why resolution doesn't always mean your nervous system is done processingHow to ask for what you need without shame or blameThe difference between attacking and speaking from clarityWhy body awareness is the foundation for relational honestyHow to stop making yourself wrong for needing things your partner doesn't needResources Mentioned:Self-Compassionate Body-Based Toolkit (our self-led practice studio)Somatic Sessions (twice monthly live body connection practices)Conscious Relationship Training (next cohort starts March 14th)If you're tired of seething silently or pointing fingers, this episode offers a grounded, embodied path toward speaking your truth and experiencing real repair.Keywords: relationship repair, nervous system healing, conflict resolution, somatic practices, attachment healing, emotional needs, communication skills, body awareness, conscious relationships, relational repair | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | ![]() How to Stay Regulated When the Worlds Feels Unsafe | Ep154 | You don’t need to collapse with care.In this episode, we explore how to stay with your body — even when the world feels terrifying. From guilt and spiraling to grief and fight energy, we offer practical, embodied ways to pause, feel, and reconnect.Whether you're watching loved ones suffer or trying to hold it together from afar, this conversation gives you a way to name what’s true and return to what’s here.💛 Plus: Two simple body-based practices you can use today.#somatichealing #nervoussystemregulation #guiltandprivilege #embodiedwisdom #emotionalresilience #selfconnection | — | ||||||
| 11/30/25 | ![]() How to Trust Connection Through Absence, Change, and Endings | Ep153 | Today we close out a 3-year long season with a tender, grounded conversation about endings, pauses, and how to trust connection through all of them.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph share that the podcast will be taking a break through December and January — returning in some new and yet-to-be-determined format in February 2026 — and as usual, they bring it back to relationship, and what we make things mean. Steph reflects on her past relationship patterns around “breaks” and readiness, while Georgianna shares how this decision to rest represents her own healing and growth — honoring seasons instead of forcing constant productivity. Together, they explore what it means to shift priorities, how to trust love even when it's not visible, and how to stay open and connected to goodness even when life brings change and uncertainty.Discover how:Pausing is an act of trust, not lossAbsence doesn’t have to mean disconnectionEndings can hold their own kind of sweetness"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs: wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, helping you grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. Self-reflection prompts each week on @wholeheartedloving.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 11/23/25 | ![]() Human Design for Families: How to Raise Resilient Kids (with Kat Fong) | Ep152 | Human Design for Families continues our special two-part series with Human Design reader Kat Fong, diving deeper into how self-knowledge can heal family dynamics.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Kat shares stories of her own children and how understanding their different designs reshaped her home life. She and Georgianna discuss the tension between discipline and flow, structure and rhythm, and how to build a home where every nervous system can breathe. They talk about trusting children’s inner wisdom, finding compassion for your own limitations, and parenting without fear.Discover how:Each child thrives in their own rhythm and environmentValidation and trust build emotional security better than controlHuman Design helps you parent the soul in front of you — not the idea in your mind"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs: wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, helping you grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. Self-reflection prompts each week on @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10 a.m. PT.With love, Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
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| 11/16/25 | ![]() Parenting by Design: See Your Child for Who They Are (Human Design with Kat Fong) | Ep151 | Parenting by Design (Part 1) kicks off a special two-part series with Human Design guide Kat Fong (katfong.com), exploring how self-understanding can transform our relationships with our children.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Kat trace their 16-year friendship and share how Human Design has helped them parent with more trust and less fear. Kat reads Georgianna’s chart alongside her 15-year-old son’s and explains why understanding a child’s energy type — in this case, a Generator — can reveal how they process emotions, make decisions, and build self-confidence without parental micromanaging.Discover how:Curiosity creates connection in parent-child dynamicsUnderstanding your child’s design eases conflict and builds trustAllowing difference can strengthen your bond"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs: wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, helping you grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. Self-reflection prompts each week on @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10 a.m. PT.With love, Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 11/9/25 | ![]() Shadow Work: The Possibility Gap Between You & Your Dream Life | Ep150 | Shadow work around possibilities explores your beliefs and the optional limitations that hold you back in life — and invites you to let others hold a higher vision for you than you're currently able to hold for yourself.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph close their shadow work series by exploring the fears that keep us from stepping into our most vibrant, aligned lives. Georgianna shares how others once held impossible visions for her — from working at a dream job in the Netherlands to running her own practice — long before she believed those futures could be hers. Steph opens up about her own shadow beliefs around worth, education, and “deserving” to thrive.Together, they reveal how shame and self-protection masquerade as humility, why gratitude can sometimes become a cage, and how gentle embodiment practices create the space for possibility to grow.Discover how:Letting others hold a vision for you can change your storyFear of “not deserving” is often fear of expansionThe body teaches us how to hold new dreams with safety and trust"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 11/2/25 | ![]() Shadow Work: Numbing, Not Caring, and Self-Protection | Ep149 | Shadow work around numbing, not caring, and giving zero f*cks explores the self-protective side of emotional shutdown — and how to gently reawaken the parts of us that care an awful lot.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph unpack how avoidance, denial, and numbness often began as brilliant childhood survival strategies. Georgianna shares a deeply moving story about her son’s “I don’t care” — and how meeting his shutdown with compassion revealed a tender sensitivity beneath the surface. Steph reflects on her own years of “not caring” and how that numbness was actually proof of how deeply she cared, without tools to manage the feelings that come with caring.Together, they explore how to create inner spaciousness without shutting down, and how to reclaim the part of us that still longs for connection, safety, and care — for ourselves and others.Discover how:“I don’t care” can signal care that’s gone undergroundSpaciousness builds capacity for love, not distance from itFeeling is the bridge back to passion and aliveness"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 10/26/25 | ![]() Shadow Work: Truth-Telling and Saying the Thing | Ep148 | Shadow work around truth-telling digs into our communication blocks in relationship — and in this context, explores why speaking the obvious truths — the ones we assume people already know — can profoundly shift relationships.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph unpack why saying things out loud matters for safety, love, and connection. Georgianna shares how she teaches parents to “bridge the discipline” by reminding kids they’re loved even during conflict, and how those same principles repair adult relationships. Steph reflects on how noticing beauty, grief, and mixed emotions in her surroundings helped her reframe what truth feels like in the body — simple, honest, and regulating.Together, they explore why so many of us hesitate to express the obvious (“you matter,” “we’re still good,” “I care”) and how this hesitation roots in childhood fear of vulnerability. They show how practicing with objects, photos, or pets builds the muscle to say what’s true — and how those small moments change everything.Discover how:Saying the obvious can calm the nervous systemWords like “you matter” repair disconnection instantlySpeaking care out loud turns love into felt safety"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 10/19/25 | ![]() Shadow Work: Performing for Connection | Ep147 | Shadow work around performing for connection explores how the roles we learned to play as children — to stay safe, liked, or needed — become the performances we carry into adult relationships.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph talk about Conscious Relationship Training, and how it helped them unpack their own performing for connection. Steph shares how comfort in discomfort became her norm, and how she learned to stop creating pain as a form of control. Georgianna opens up about how “being nice” was really about avoiding her own discomfort when others felt bad — and how shadow work helped her find real freedom.Together, they explore what authenticity actually feels like in the body, how to track “just-right” sensations before things tip into overwhelm, and why performing kindness is never the same as living it.Discover how:Performances for love and safety begin as clever coping and can end as chronic disconnectionAwareness of your body’s subtle cues can prevent emotional over-stretchingReal compassion includes yourself — not just everyone else"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10 am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 10/12/25 | ![]() Shadow Work: What’s Underneath Making Yourself Palatable and Needless | Ep146 | Shadow work is a great way to explore what happens when our need to be liked keeps us from being real.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph begin with a literal light-and-shadow practice and move into the deeper truth of emotional shadow work: what we hide to stay safe. Georgianna shares a powerful story about her son saying he wanted to “saw his brother in half” — and how meeting that truth with compassion revealed what all humans need when we’re at our most raw. Steph reflects on her own learned “niceness” and how she used intellectual kindness to cover frustration and fear, creating emotional dissonance and disconnection.Together, they explore how people-pleasing and palatability develop as protective strategies, how they block intimacy, and how self-awareness turns those patterns into power. From relationships to parenting to personal growth, they show what it really means to be fully human — not just polite.Discover how:Niceness can become a mask that hides our needsShadow work reveals the light we’ve hidden to stay safeReal connection grows when we stop performing “fine”"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 10/5/25 | ![]() Fault-Finding: How Critical Energy Blocks Ease and Connection | Ep145 | Fault-finding is a typical — and unhelpful — way to bring our critical energy into relationships.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph explore the tension between seeing what’s wrong and allowing what’s right. Georgianna shares the moment she caught herself ready to correct her partner mid-kindness and realized her old habit of “quality control” was blocking closeness. Steph reflects on her childhood training to “help by fixing,” how she swung to the other extreme of never offering input, and what balance feels like now.Together they reveal how nitpicking acts as low-grade fight energy, how compassion turns critique into connection, and how letting people win with you makes relationships feel safe again — for both sides.Discover how:Awareness turns criticism into choice and trustNitpicking reveals unspoken fight energy ready to moveEase and connection grow when you practice seeing what’s working"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10 am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 9/28/25 | ![]() Boundaries Begin in the Body: How to Name Your Truth Without Apology | Ep144 | Boundaries begin in the body — it sounds simple, but when you say it out loud with your whole self, everything changes.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph share a powerful practice for clarity and boundaries. Georgianna tells the story of how she rediscovered her playful “wiggle” — a part of herself she had long shut down to seem proper — and how reclaiming it brought joy and authenticity back into her body. Steph reflects on finding mental peace in dangerous chaos (like speeding through highway traffic) and how she learned safer ways to quiet her mind through embodied focus.Together, they guide you through an easy practice to explore how declarations land differently when spoken out loud, why embodied no’s don’t need fight energy, and how this simple movement can rewire your sense of self-trust and connection.Discover how:Speaking needs and boundaries out loud clarifies them in secondsYour body reveals what’s true more reliably than your thoughtsSimple movement paired with words can shift long-held patterns"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.LIVE training & practice programs:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 9/21/25 | ![]() Your Energy is Contagious: Everyday Encounters That Change Us | Ep143 | Your Energy Is Contagious — and most of us underestimate just how much impact we have in everyday moments.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna shares the story of Bella — a grocery store clerk whose genuine warmth became a community-wide treasure, showing how even a 30-second exchange can shift someone’s whole day. Steph reflects on how a simple awareness of “frowny face” energy changed the dynamic in her past relationship, and how noticing what we transmit opens space for intentional choice.Together, they explore the spectrum of energy from “love hubs” to protective blockers, why both are human and valid, and how practices like Metta (loving kindness) let us extend care to others even when we’re alone. They also share how their own patterns — from Steph’s life-of-the-party mask to Georgianna’s childhood role as family mediator — shaped the energies they learned to embody, and how they’ve reclaimed freedom to be real, human, and intentional in what they share now.Discover how:Everyday moments ripple into big emotional impactAwareness of your “default energy” gives you back choiceLoving kindness practices expand your presence beyond the room"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 9/14/25 | ![]() Threshold Moments: A Recipe for Smoother Transitions in Your Everyday | Ep142 | The Threshold Moments Recipe is a simple, playful way to move from stress mode to presence mode — in less than a minute.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph share a body-based “recipe” for threshold moments: the times when we move from one swirl of life into another. Georgianna tells stories of running errands, picking up her kids, and walking into a chaotic house — and how skipping her reset always escalated tension. Steph reflects on her need to add sensory ingredients (like squeezing her hands and feeling her feet) to truly land in the moment, and how these micro-practices keep her from spiraling into reactivity.Together, they guide you through a sequence of seat awareness, shoulder rolls, thumping, and a simple acupressure point — and show how to adapt it for your own wiring, your family, or even your kids. This isn’t about performing calm. It’s about creating a pause so you can enter the next space with more steadiness and choice.Discover how:Threshold moments shape the energy you bring into relationshipsA one-minute “recipe” can prevent stress from escalating at homeSimple practices can be playful, adaptable, and even fun to teach others"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 9/7/25 | ![]() My Energy is Not For _____: How to Protect Your Peace Like It's Precious Gold | "My Energy Is Not For ___" isn’t just a catchy phrase — it’s a powerful practice for protecting your peace.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph reflect on Taylor Swift’s viral clip about treating your energy like gold, and how it stirred up deep insights about purpose, boundaries, and choice. Steph shares candid reflections on disappointing others, codependency, and her need to conserve energy for work that truly matters. Georgianna opens up about years spent ruminating after heartbreak — and how she learned to protect the hard-won peace she built through nervous system work and self-compassion.Together, they explore how to identify what your energy is not for, what it is for, and how to bring that awareness into the next five minutes — not just the next decade.Discover how:Naming “my energy is not for…” can clarify boundaries in secondsRumination drains precious energy — and how to shift out of itSmall energy audits help align your daily choices with your deeper purpose"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 8/31/25 | ![]() "And What Else?" – Rewiring the Habit of Fixating on Pain | Ep140 | And What Else isn’t just a question — it’s a powerful nervous system tool for shifting how we experience our world.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph share stories of using this simple practice to interrupt old patterns of compounding pain and avoiding discomfort. Georgianna tells the story of a gym session where she asked for deep pressure support to create a nervous system reset. Steph reflects on how numbing and spiraling kept her from actually feeling her feelings, and how “and what else” builds real capacity to sit with what’s hard — without being swallowed by it.Together, they explore how to notice neutral or pleasant sensations alongside the difficult ones, why this practice grows awe for what’s possible, and how to reclaim even a single breath of relief as a victory.Discover how:“And what else” interrupts spirals and creates new optionsPleasant sensations expand your capacity for the hard onesGrowing micro-moments of ease rewires your nervous system for resilience"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 8/24/25 | ![]() Rewiring the "I'm in Trouble" Response | Ep139 | The feeling that you're bad, wrong, caught out or in trouble can show up anywhere — even just from a notification popping up on your phone. In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph explore why so many of us feel instantly “in trouble” when we get a message or hear the words we need to talk.They share personal stories of how these shame-laced body memories form — from Georgianna’s childhood in a home where criticism felt like love, to her later reparative experiences that changed her entire response to messages from friends. Steph reflects on how her own patterns of only reaching out when something was wrong created a dynamic she later had to unlearn — and how even her father, in his seventies, still admitted to feeling “like a five-year-old in trouble” when criticized at work.Together, they explore how these reflexes get passed down in families, why noticing “what’s the same and what’s different” is such a powerful tool for nervous system repair, and how practicing contrast (pleasant vs. unpleasant sensations) can slowly rewire us toward safety, neutrality, and even joy.Discover how:Childhood shame patterns wire us to expect troubleReparative experiences can gently change old body memoriesFamily patterns shape what we expect in connectionSimple contrasts can open the door to freedom and choice"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 8/17/25 | ![]() The Attachment Dance: How to Navigate Connection & Separation | Ep138 | The Attachment Dance is more than a metaphor — it’s a playful practice that reveals some of the deepest patterns in how we relate.In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph share personal stories about mothers, partners, and friendships that highlight the subtle ways we each handle togetherness and separation — from long lingering goodbyes to quick “good day to you, sir” exits. They explore how childhood imprints show up in adult relationships, why hellos and goodbyes matter so much to our nervous systems, and how even the smallest rituals of connection can repair and rewire intimacy.Discover how:A simple movement practice can reveal your attachment patternsAutonomy and closeness can both be honored without blameSmall rituals of hello and goodbye can soothe old wounds and grow connection"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:wholeheartedloving.comGet our self-compassionate body-based toolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
| 8/10/25 | ![]() Crunchiness Reset: How to Stop a Bad Mood From Taking Over | In this episode of Wholehearted Loving, Georgianna and Steph explore how to stop a bad day from taking over — starting with the moment you notice yourself getting “crunchy.”Georgianna shares two stories: discovering how a simple Heart 7 acupressure point helped her recover her breath and calm her system on a hot uphill bike ride, and how asking for a hug on a noisy Vancouver sidewalk shifted an entire day from irritable to connected. Steph reflects on her own history of craving anxious caretaking and how learning to receive undramatic presence has changed her relationships.Together, they break down the skills of noticing, naming, and resetting — including how co-regulation works best when you know what’s regulating for you and your people.Discover how:Noticing early “crunchy” signals can keep them from escalatingCo-regulation can deepen connection instead of fueling dramaTiny tools like breath cycles or acupressure can shift your whole day"Like finding gold." – Alma W."The best therapy I've ever done for myself." – Sanjeev B.Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:wholeheartedloving.comGet our Self-Compassionate Body-Based ToolkitEvery episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.With love,Georgianna & Steph | — | ||||||
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