The Feminist Wellness podcast offers empowering holistic medicine, psychology and life coaching advice for smart women who believe they can live powerful, fulfilling lives with more self-worth, self-love, and true self-care. Equal parts nervous system science and witchy woo, Victoria brings it all together to help you see how your socialization, conditioning, and family blueprint are keeping you feeling stuck in life. If you’re ready to shake the codependent, perfectionist, and people-pleasi ...
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From the author of The Wellness Project, comes a podcast for those recently diagnosed or chronically fighting Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. Hungry for solutions and wondering WTF to do next? Each week, Phoebe Lapine sits down with a different #SIBOAmigo—medical experts at the forefront of SIBO research and treatment—to discuss the various steps to rebalance your gut for good. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by dietary changes or at your wits end with all the remedies for this complex g ...
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Dr. Karen Wolfe is an Australian physician with a mission. She is the leading voice to discern how to use the massive amounts information in the field of nutrition, mind/body medicine and functional medicine. Dr Karen will offer you strategies and plans to take your health to the next level. With scientifically sound principles, she will offer tips, motivation and inspiration to support your total health and wellness.Learn more about her work at http://drkarenwolfe.org/
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Ep #301: Stronger Together - Post-Election Musings
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#301: Feeling the weight of this post-election moment? Me too. In this episode, I explore how to keep moving forward without falling prey to the swirling chaos designed to leave us exhausted and isolated. I share nine key practices to stay grounded, connected, and committed to creating change, from trusting your inner wisdom to understanding how to…
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Ep #300: 10 Keys to a Fully Embodied Life: Lessons from 300 Episodes
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#300: What if healing isn't a perfectly straight road, but a journey of continuous growth and self-discovery? In this special milestone episode, I'm sharing the 10 most profound lessons I've learned from our conversations together. From embracing non-linear healing to claiming joy as your birthright, these insights have the power to shift your pers…
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Ep #299: Sneaky Codependent, People-Pleasing, and Perfectionist Thoughts
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#299: Do you ever catch yourself saying things like "I don't want to be a burden" or "I should be able to handle this on my own?" These sneaky emotional outsourcing thoughts can keep us trapped in codependent, people-pleasing, and perfectionist patterns. The good news is that I have practical remedies that will help you break free. From the 2% perm…
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Ep #298: The Difference Between Being Considerate and Codependent
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#298: Are you tired of feeling like a doormat in your relationships? But are you also scared of being perceived as a jerk if you stop people-pleasing and start setting boundaries? What’s the secret to being loving and supportive without abandoning yourself in the process? This week, I dive deep into the difference between being considerate and code…
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#297: Have you heard of the "nervous system reset"? It's a popular idea these days, but is it really possible to erase the impact of trauma with the push of an imaginary button? In this episode, I dive deep into the science of trauma and the nervous system to explain why the notion of a reset is not only inaccurate, but potentially harmful. I explo…
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Ep #296: All About Anchored with Ali Zamora
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#296: Are you ready to radically change your life through self-love and healing? In this week's episode, Ali Zamora shares her transformative journey of overcoming codependency and depression by trusting her intuition and embracing embodiment practices. Ali discusses how the foundational tools she learned in my Anchored program equipped her to navi…
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Ep #295: Ultimatums vs. Boundaries & Challenging Conversations: Listener Q&A
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#295: Have you ever wondered what the differences between an ultimatum and a boundary are, and which might be the better choice? What do you do when you’re having a challenging conversation with someone and they go quiet, leaving you feeling freaked out and anxious? In this episode of Feminist Wellness, I offer my answers to these questions and sho…
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Stop Overfunctioning Webinar October 15th, 2024 @ 8pm ET
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Are you done doing too much for everyone else (then resenting them), and putting yourself last? It’s time to step into a life where you’re no longer overriding your needs, on the verge of burnout, and feeling completely disconnected from your own self. If you’re ready to start building relationships with more authenticity and less one sided overfun…
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#294: I am so thrilled to be joined this week by my Anchored alum Hedy, a full-time job-haver, a full-time mom, and a dog mom. After joining Anchored, she describes the growth she has seen in her life since as profound. Hedy took a chance on herself, said yes, and learning how her life has changed on the other side of Anchored is the medicine we al…
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Ep #293: Bracing Tolerance vs. Intentional Tolerance
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#293: Do you find yourself constantly accommodating others at the expense of your own needs and desires? In this episode of Feminist Wellness, we explore the profound shift from bracing tolerance to intentional tolerance in the healing journey out of emotional outsourcing. Tune in to discover how you can cultivate a grounded presence and emotional …
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Ep #292: How to Break the Self-Abandonment Cycle
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#292: Most people think that if they’ve been living at one extreme of always saying yes, they need to swing to the other extreme of always saying no and become wildly independent. But that’s no way to be in a loving, caring relationship. The magic lies somewhere in the middle, and it starts by making the choice to no longer self-abandon, which take…
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Ep #291: Break the Self-Abandonment Cycle and Reclaim Your Authentic Self
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#291: Many of us have received messages from society that our authentic, most real, and embodied selves are simply not okay. What’s logical is for us to step away from being that person out in the world. In this episode, I dive deep into the self-abandonment cycle that many of us find ourselves trapped in. Join me this week to learn why you might b…
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Ep #290: Getting Anchored with Mary Angione
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#290: Mary is a high school teacher with a passion for mind-body science who joined my program, Anchored, looking for a greater sense of ease and confidence, especially as she contemplated a big career transition. This week, Mary is sharing how the inner work she did in Anchored is helping her navigate uncertainty with grace and dream bigger for he…
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Ep #289: Embracing the Grey Area: Breaking Free from the All-or-Nothing Trap
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#289: Why does it feel so cozy to think in extremes? All-or-nothing thinking limits the possibilities available to us and is a habit we can fall into without ever realizing it. That’s why this week, I challenge you to step out of your own unintentional thinking and start seeing the glorious, grey middle ground that will help you create a life you l…
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#288: We can’t heal hurt with more hurt, so when life feels way too life-y and you’re spiraling in your shame stories, this is the tool you can lean on to introduce a little gray into those negative thoughts. Join me on this episode to hear what my GRACE protocol entails, and how it will shift you out of the story that says shame is who you are, in…
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Ep #287: Shame, the Nervous System, and Emotional Outsourcing: Exploring the Interconnections
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#287: Understanding how shame embeds itself in our emotional outsourcing tendencies is super important if we are to shake free of it and step into interdependence. That's why this week I'm exploring how shame takes root in our formative years and becomes intertwined with our sense of self-worth and identity. Join me as I outline the complex and oft…
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Ep #286: How to Optimize Your Genes to Transform Your Health with Dr. Tyler Panzner
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#286: One of the biggest themes we talk about on Feminist Wellness is living an intentional life where you’re tuned into what’s happening in your body, mind, spirit, and world. The vital next layer to this is slowing down enough to pay attention to the minutia of your life, and that includes your genes. Dr. Tyler Panzner is a Ph.D. scientist turned…
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My tender ravioli! It’s my birthday!! We are celebrating Leo Season on the Feminist Wellness Podcast and we’re doing a giveaway to mark the occasion! Help other folks find this free resource by leaving a rating and review! In turn—and because Leo's love giving gifts—I would like to thank you for taking the time! All you have to do to receive your f…
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Ep #285: How to Overcome the Habit of Catastrophizing
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#285: Does life feel like a series of urgent problems that must be solved immediately? When stress, chaos, worry, and drama are your norm, it feels cozy to stay in this place. But the truth is staying in this belief only creates more stress and drama in your life. Tune in this week to learn why you might be in the habit of creating problems in your…
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Ep #284: The Relationship Between Conflict Avoidance and Emotional Outsourcing
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#284: When we say we hate and avoid conflict, what we really mean is that we fear direct and honest conversations. If having what could be a loving disagreement feels like a pit of despair in your body, you’re not alone, and I’m sharing my favorite remedies with you this week. Discover how emotional outsourcing habits can make conflict aversion wor…
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Ep #283: A Protocol for Becoming Securely Attached with Thais Gibson
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#283: Does becoming someone with a secure attachment style seem like a pipe dream? What if I told you that it’s totally feasible? This week, I’m joined by a leading expert in attachment theory, Thais Gibson, who is sharing the five major components that will help you recondition your attachment style. Learn where our attachment style comes from, ho…
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Ep #282: Stepping Out of the Rescuer Role
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#282: The rescuer mentality is a fascinating byproduct of codependency. It’s a habit many of us learned in childhood. For some of us, rescuing was a smart way to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe, but the truly loving choice in our relationships is to foster an interdependent way of living. Tune in this week to learn why we fall into the rescu…
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Ep #281: Interdependence with Billey Albina
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#281: The bedrock of interdependence is mutuality and reciprocity, which, when put together, allow us to be our fullest selves. Practicing interdependence with my wife, Billey, has been one of the greatest learning experiences of my life, so who better to discuss it with this week than her? Join Billey and me as we explore the differences between c…
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Ep #280: Can Somatic Practices Help If I Don’t Have Trauma?
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#280: It’s easy to talk about somatics solely within the context of stress, distress, and trauma, but the applications of this practice extend far beyond trauma. In fact, healing trauma wasn't my goal at all when I started doing somatics work! In this episode, I'm showing you how this somatics can help you, even if you haven’t identified some big b…
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Ep #279: The Somatic Studio: Coming Home to Yourself with Kyra Sutherland
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#279: For the longest time, I thought I was the only one rolling around in my emotional outsourcing, completely disconnected from my body. The truth is we often disconnect from our bodies as a way to get through life, and I designed The Somatic Studio to show folks how to use body-based practices to establish stronger connections to their magical s…
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#278: Losing touch with the ability to tune into and trust your bodily signals, especially in the context of emotional outsourcing, is super common. In parts one and two of this mini-series, we’ve defined embodiment and some reasons for struggling to cultivate it. This week, as always, it’s time for the remedies. By engaging in practices that nurtu…
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#277: We can have different levels of embodiment and self-attunement at different times and in different settings, but how do you know when you are disembodied? In this episode, I share some subtle signs that you may not be as embodied as you could be, and what can happen when you truly start paying attention to your body. Discover some reasons you…
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#276: I love talking about embodiment because it’s truly the most life-changing thing in my practice. It's a multifaceted concept that integrates psychological, physiological, and social dimensions that shape the way we inhabit and experience our bodies. It behooves us to recognize and understand what it means to be embodied, and we’re starting tod…
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#275: Emotional outsourcing develops as a survival skill in response to a felt or experienced lack of belonging and safety during our developmental years. If you have a cellular understanding of the world as a dangerous place, you might experience intense moments of stress, distress, and trauma. The antidote? Cultivating a sense of safety from with…
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#274: Defensiveness is a protective mechanism embedded in our evolutionary history that we can be grateful for, but it can also be painful to you and those you’re in relationship with. What can you do to step out of this deeply ingrained habit? Tune in this week to learn where defensiveness stems from and how to cultivate patience and compassion to…
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Ep #273: The Regret Trap: Why You Dwell on the Past and How to Stop
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#273: How often do you find yourself mired in stories filled with past regrets? Thinking about "what could have been" may feel constructive, but on the podcast this week, I'm exploring why these thought patterns don't serve you the way you think they do. Tune in this week to learn why regret doesn’t change a darn thing, and how living in regret is …
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#272: If you find yourself exhausted from overextending yourself, stuck in relationships that feel one-sided, or even helping others in an attempt to ease your own discomfort, it might be time to rethink how you express compassion. This week, I'm offering a new lens through which to examine your actions, which I like to call "misguided compassion."…
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#271: If you relate to my definition of emotional outsourcing tendencies, the thought of giving yourself true rest likely hasn’t crossed your mind in a hot minute. But have you ever wondered what it would be like to just call it and decide you’re not going to push through when your internal world is screaming for a break? Tune in this week to hear …
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Ep #270: Interdependence: The Healthy Power of Needing Each Other
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#270: In a world where codependence and independence are posited as the only two options for how we can show up, you’re not alone if you feel a sense of tension in either way of being. Interdependence offers a healthy middle ground to these extremes, but what does interdependence actually look like, and how do we practice it? Tune in to this episod…
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Ep #269: Support Your Nervous System During Worrying Times
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#269: There are a lot of things in the world right now that we could tell worried stories around, and our nervous systems jump to worry because they’re here to protect us. But the truth is, worry never accomplishes anything. Taking action, on the other hand, does. If you want to get out of the habit of worrying and release your nervous system from …
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Ep #268: When Thought Work Becomes Self-Criticism: How to Escape the Spiral
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#268: If you’ve been doing thought work for a while and have noticed yourself ruminating, or your thoughts moving into the land of self-criticism, you’re not alone. I've been there and so have many of my clients. Today, I want to offer a gentle reminder about the power of reconnecting to our physical bodies in our self development work. In this epi…
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Ep #267: The False Protective Mechanism of Taking Things Personally
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#267: Whether you find yourself moving through the world chronically offended, or know someone who does, taking things personally is super exhausting. Feeling criticized hurts, it keeps us out of presence, and it sows discord in all of our relationships. So why then do we do it? And how can we step out of this habit? Join me this week to hear why y…
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EP 54 | This is Your Body on Carbs: Tips to Build Carb “Tolerance” with IBS
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The podcast is back for a very special two-part bonus episode series dedicated to the subject of carbs and IBS. Which also just so happens to be the subject of my new cookbook! On the last episode, I explained the role of carbohydrates in our digestive process and their impact on metabolic health. We also discussed how our blood sugar is very much …
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Ep #266: Real-Life Coaching from Anchored: Overcoming Codependency
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#266: This week, I’m bringing you a live coaching call with one of my amazing clients inside my six-month program, Anchored: Overcoming Codependency. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on inside Anchored and what the coaching in this program looks like, this episode is for you. I’m taking my wonderful client Kelly through the thought work protocol a…
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EP 53 | Blood Sugar & Digestion: How Your Gut Affects Your Metabolism and Vice Versa
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The podcast is back for a very special two-part bonus episode series dedicated to the subject of carbs and IBS. Which also just so happens to be the subject of my new cookbook! Since the SIBO Made Simple book came out, one big set of questions I keep getting asked from SIBO Amigos and members of the Hashi Posse, along with other followers on Instag…
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Ep #265: When Emotional Outsourcing Becomes a Habit in Relationship
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#265: Something I hear quite often from folks is that while they feel really solid in their independence when they’re alone, their emotional outsourcing tendencies seem to suddenly get amplified as soon as they're in relationship, especially romantic relationship. Why does this happen? Join me this week as I explore the crossfire between our indepe…
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Ep #264: Coregulation and the Keys to Relating Well in Love and Life with Maggie Reyes
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#264: Did you know that the health of some of your most important bodily systems – from your nervous system to your reproductive function – is impacted by how loved, safe, and secure you feel in the world? Relating is one of the most vital parts of being a human, and this week, I'm joined by Master Life Coach and self-proclaimed relationship nerd M…
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Ep #263: The Role of Platonic Love in Our Wellness with My Friends Suneye, Jules, and Juana
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#263: We can’t end this month of love without touching on one of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves: platonic love. This week, I’m introducing you to several of my closest friends – Suneye, Jules, and Juana – and we're exploring why our friendships are the perfect playground to practice healthy relating. Join us as we discuss why you should c…
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Ep #262: The First Step in Healing: Choosing Self-Love with Lashonda Payne
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#262: My guest this week has a story that is truly emblematic of what’s possible when you choose you. Like so many people in helping professions, Lashonda Payne was noticing some emotional outsourcing patterns in her life until she decided she needed support. By joining our Anchored community, almost-doctor Lashonda showed herself the power of self…
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Ep #261: The 6 Rules of Fair Fighting with Billey Albina
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#261: I have the most special treat for you this week! I am finally and with so much pride introducing you to my wife, Billey Albina. There is so much in how Billey and I interact that demonstrates the full embodiment of living in interdependence, and I know that sharing about our relationship will be helpful for all of you who want to free yoursel…
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Ep #260: Receiving Compliments, Giving Consent, and Being Seen with Danielle Savory
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#260: For many of us folks raised as women with people-pleasing tendencies, receiving compliments can feel like danger in the body. Even when the person’s intention is good, it can still leave us feeling exposed and uncomfortable. To discuss why this happens and what we can do about it, I’m joined by my friend, Master-Certified Sex and Pleasure Coa…
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Ep #259: How to Create an Epic, Settle-Proof Love Life with Lily Womble
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#259: The modern dating experience can be incredibly isolating, but you’re definitely not alone if you feel like you’re struggling. My guest today, Lily Womble, is an intersectional feminist dating coach who’s here to break down the seemingly endless list of dumb dating rules we're fed today so we can actually create the epic, healthy love life we …
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#258: How often do you catch yourself acting selflessly in an attempt to feel valued? You're not alone. Lots of us build our identity around the ways we're needed by others, sometimes without realizing it. Unfortunately, while feeling needed can temporarily satisfy a longing for connection or validation, this dependency creates a cycle of negativit…
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Ep #257: Unearthing the Buried: Understanding and Healing from a ‘Sweep-It-Under-The-Rug’ Upbringing
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#257: Do you find yourself feeling confused or frustrated in situations that demand an emotional response? How did it come to be this way, and what can we do to reconnect with our feelings? Avoidance of emotions in adulthood tends to overlap with an upbringing in which a "sweep-it-under-the-rug" philosophy was modeled, and this emotional silence le…
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Ep #256: Somatics, Sex, and Embodiment with Honeydew Me
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#256: I’ve had the honor of being a regular contributor to the Honeydew Me Podcast, hosted by Emma Norman and Cass Anderson. I was recently on the show to dive deep into somatics, sex, and feeling our feelings, and it was such a great conversation that I’m sharing that episode with you here. At Honeydew Me, Emma and Cass’s mission is to have conver…
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