Wholehearted Loving

It’s easy to judge ourselves against others when it comes to how we keep our homes — why can’t I keep my place as clean as so-and-so, when we’re both equally busy? (Or vice versa.) We’re quick to fin…

Gentle use of pressure points can provide relief, comfort, and useful information about how you feel. Taking this time with yourself and the sensations in your body also helps you grow the pause — ex…

When crisis strikes and we’re startled or scared, it’s a very natural human response to forget everything we’ve learned to do in such scenarios, and to freeze instead. Then, in the aftermath, we can …

Noticing moments of love and care when times are (or were) hard, is a powerful tool for expansion and self-soothing. With that aim, it’s a gift to ourselves to feel the sensations of loving care in t…

We’re mostly wired (aka conditioned or programmed) to retain, rehash and focus on the hard and painful aspects of life events, both past and present. What might happen if we paid some attention to th…

Rewiring our systems and rewriting our patterns takes conscious, compassionate attention, and this is one easy tool you can use. Whatever pattern you find yourself wanting to shift — painful ruminati…

Life inventories can be overwhelming and tend to focus on the negatives: things that aren’t feeling good, with the pressure of needing to change them. Instead of asking what’s going wrong, we explore…

Coming off of autopilot and stepping into deeper agency in your life & relationships presents many amazing opportunities. Among our favs is the opportunity to enjoy pleasant sensations you might have…

There are so many baby steps on a healing journey — and so many lessons we have to learn over and over again. It’s worth looking back and appreciating what we couldn’t appreciate then, and the impact…

Today's episode is in conversation with Jordan Gray, a relationship coach who's helped us and millions of others step up in our lives and shine for all the world to see. We talk about the body nudges…

In the first chunk of life, we learn how to get by based on worldviews and patterns of people around us — and we come to assume their ways are our ways too. But often, they aren’t, and we need to fin…

We’re here to grow self-connection and -compassion — deconditioning painful old patterns, overdubbing our inner critics with loving, supportive dialogue. Byproducts include clearer boundaries, easier…

Trying to force a fit is a natural response to our human need for love and connection — it’s also an integral part of learning what fits. As we hone our self-awareness over time and discover our pref…

The new year is a common time to resolve to be different, or do different things — hoping it will stick, with much room for disappointment. This year we invite you to ditch the shoulds and the fear-b…

The holidays (and any special occasions dedicated to loved ones) are prime times to gather data — about ourselves, our needs, and our preferences — through sensory experience. Today we talk about exp…

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with shoulds, needs, wants and want-to-wants. It’s easy too, to respond with action overdrive, or total shutdown. Learning to be with your body in these times is invaluab…

Longing can be a source of depression or excitement — it can inspire or debilitate, depending on your story (i.e. your past, your present, and how you experience sensations in your body). With practi…