Chaos to Connection: Boundaries and Breakthroughs for Cycle-Breaking Women

By Diane Sorensen

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Chaos to Connection is for cycle-breaking women ready to heal generational patterns and lead their families with authenticity, not approval. Hosted by Diane Sorensen, Boundary & Empowerment Coach, each episode explores motherhood, self-worth, and emotional healing—where boundaries become bridges and connection, not control, is the path to transformation. This isn’t behavior management—it’s liberation. Learn to listen to yourself and create the calm, connected relationships you crave. ✨ Reclaim your calm. ✨ Speak your truth. ✨ Live free

Episode Date
291. Why Parenting Feels So Hard
Jun 08, 2026
290. CONNECTION
Jun 01, 2026
289. What We’ve Been Calling Responsibility
May 25, 2026
288. The Stories We Believe About Ourselves (And How They Shape Our Lives) With Reese Brown
May 18, 2026
287. What Self-Respect Really Looks Like (And Why it Matters)
May 13, 2026
286. The Hidden Cost of Being Liked
May 06, 2026
285. The First Step to Better Communication
Apr 27, 2026
284. You Don’t Have to Lose Yourself in Motherhood with Scottie Durrett
Apr 20, 2026
283. The S.T.O.P. Method: A Simple Practice for When You’re Triggered
Apr 13, 2026
281. Triggers Are Invitations (And What They’re Inviting You Into)
Apr 06, 2026
281. Approval Addiction: Why We Abandon Ourselves to Keep the Peace
Mar 30, 2026
280. From Outer Space to Inner Safety: How Your Home’s Energy Impacts Connection
Mar 23, 2026
279. The Hidden Drama Triangle Running Your Relationships
Mar 16, 2026
278. Why Life Feels Chaotic Even When You’re Doing Everything Right
Mar 09, 2026
277. From Co-Dependent Perfectionism to Empowered Parenting with Alana Carvalho
Mar 02, 2026
276. Boundaries: What They Are (And What They’re Not)
Feb 23, 2026
275. Need More Patience? This One’s for You.
Feb 16, 2026
274. When Your To-Do List Is Running Your Life with Courtney Cecil
Feb 09, 2026
273. Relationship Over Compliance — What Does That Even Mean?
Feb 02, 2026
272. From Control to Curiosity: Understanding Resistance in Parenting
Jan 26, 2026
271. The Power of Boundaries: From All-or-Nothing to Empowered Action w/ Cortney Hackett
Jan 19, 2026
270. Why Chores Don’t Teach Responsibility (And What Actually Does)
Jan 12, 2026
269. New Year, New Meaning: Choosing Integration Over Performance
Jan 05, 2026
268. Waking Up from the Lie of Not-Enough with Crystal Haitsma
Dec 29, 2025
267. “Santa’s Watching” and the Approval Trap
Dec 22, 2025
266. Stop Fitting in and Start Belonging: Coming Home to Yourself with Claudia Herasme
Dec 16, 2025
265. The Cycle Breaker’s Guide to Connection (It’s Not What You Think)
Dec 08, 2025
264. Unwrapping the Hard Stuff: A Holiday Story
Dec 01, 2025
263. Trying Not to Trigger Others: What the Holidays Reveal
Nov 24, 2025
262. How a Single Moment Can Change Everything: The Unperfected Path with Brooke Jean
Nov 17, 2025
261. Worry Isn’t Love — It’s Fear in Disguise
Nov 10, 2025
260. The Name That Found Me
Nov 03, 2025
259. (THROWBACK) Wouldn’t It Be Nice If My Kids Would Actually Get Along and Treat One Another With Respect?
Oct 20, 2025
258. (THROWBACK) "I'm Not Good Enough"
Oct 13, 2025
257. Healing People Pleasing and Perfectionism with Kamini Wood
Oct 06, 2025
256. Saying What You Mean: Breaking Free from Martyrdom
Sep 29, 2025
255. Rewriting the Rules: Motherhood, Self-Trust & Building a Life That Fits with Lindsey Wagnon
Sep 22, 2025
254. What That Eye Roll Might Really Mean
Sep 15, 2025
253. From Meal Stress to Soulful Connection: Redefining Family Dinnertime with Whitney Cardosi
Sep 08, 2025
252. Back-to-School Stress: Connection Over Perfection
Sep 01, 2025
251. Boundaries Are Unconditional Love (And Other Truths That Will Change Your Life)
Aug 25, 2025
250. Understanding Sensory Processing: A New Lens for Parents
Aug 18, 2025
#249. The Return to Love: Releasing Shame and Remembering Who We Are
Aug 11, 2025
248. A Mother-Daughter Conversation (Part 2): Food, Shame, and Finding Our Way Back
Aug 04, 2025
247. Healing Generational Patterns - Mother & Daughter
Jul 28, 2025
246. Rediscovering Your Spark in Midlife with Noelle Kustas
Jul 21, 2025
245. Solo Retreat – The Ripple Effect of Self-Connection
Jul 15, 2025
244. The Power of Presence: Parenting Through a Diagnosis with Megan Hopp
Jul 04, 2025
243. The Swinging of the Pendulum in Parenting: Finding the Middle Path
Jun 30, 2025
242. Summer Struggles: When Reality Doesn’t Match the Fantasy
Jun 23, 2025
241. You Don’t Have to Settle: A Conversation About Women’s Health with Megan Hopp
Jun 16, 2025
240. The Insatiable Thirst for Approval: And How You’ve Been Outsourcing Your Safety
Jun 09, 2025
239. The Myth of Control: Why Focusing on Yourself First Creates Change
Jun 02, 2025
238. Redefining Leadership: From Classroom to Confidence with Lorraine Connell
May 26, 2025
237. When “Good Enough” Feels Like a Moving Target
May 19, 2025
236. From Cringe to Confidence: Talking to Your Kids About Sex with Alisha Lunsford, the sEXpert
May 05, 2025
235. Proving Ourselves Empty: The Link Between Approval, Control, and Disordered Eating
Apr 28, 2025
234. Why Is Asking for Help So Hard?
Apr 21, 2025
233. Worry Doesn’t Make You a Better Parent—It Just Makes You Tired
Apr 14, 2025
132. Breaking Patterns, Building Connection with Alyssa Scarano, LPC
Apr 07, 2025
131. Parenting Is Here to GROW Us, Not to DEFINE Us
Mar 31, 2025
130. Reclaiming Your Voice – A Return to the Truth Within
Mar 25, 2025
229. The Truth About Self-Care for Mothers
Mar 17, 2025
228. Breaking Free from Burnout & Anxiety Through Functional Nutrition – with Colleen Kurtz
Mar 10, 2025
227. Breaking the Cycle: Why Relationship Matters More Than Behavior
Mar 04, 2025
226. "Why We Hide—Reclaiming the Parts of Ourselves We've Rejected
Feb 27, 2025
225. Aren’t We Just Letting Them Off the Hook?
Feb 17, 2025
224. Mastering Mom Life with Whitney Browning
Feb 10, 2025
223. The Pendulum of Health: How I Found Freedom and Got Lost Again
Feb 03, 2025
222. Empowering Mother’s Through Storytelling with Kim Roy
Jan 27, 2025
221. A Moment of Compassion
Jan 21, 2025
220. Un-conditioning: Decrease Stress to Increase Connection
Jan 13, 2025
219. Words Matter
Jan 06, 2025
218. Feeling ALIVE in 2025
Dec 30, 2024
217. Exploring Boundaries with Elizabeth Stranzl
Dec 23, 2024
216. The Art of Change
Dec 16, 2024
215. Creating A Meaningful Holiday
Dec 09, 2024
214.[Connection] Weekend Reflections
Dec 02, 2024
213. The #1 Tool You Need in Your Parenting Toolbox That Can Change Everything
Nov 25, 2024
212. Are You a Yeller? This Episode is for You
Nov 17, 2024
211. Want to Get Your Partner on Board? Here’s What You Need to Know...
Nov 11, 2024
210. [Connection] Regulate Your Nervous System with Ashlee Livingstone
Nov 04, 2024
209.[Parenting] Wouldn’t It Be Nice If My Kids Would Actually Get Along and Treat One Another With Respect?
Oct 28, 2024
208. The Transformation Equation
Oct 21, 2024
207. Breaking Generational Patterns and Healing Childhood Wounds Through Emotional Intelligence
Oct 21, 2024
206. Beautiful Behavior
Oct 21, 2024
Season 4 Trailer
Oct 21, 2024
205. Feeling Energized and Empowered in an Anxiety Driven World w/ Heather Harding
Oct 14, 2024
(Throwback) Am I Good Enough? Part 2
Oct 07, 2024
(Throwback) Am I Good Enough?
Sep 30, 2024
204. The Confident Teen Blue Print with Karleen Savage
Sep 16, 2024
203. How To Be Okay (Even if Others Don’t Change)
Sep 10, 2024
202. Chaos to Calm with Jenna Hermans
Sep 02, 2024
201. The Gift and the Power of Deep Self-Trust
Aug 26, 2024
200. Health, Wellness, & Self-Acceptance w/ Lori Cunningham
Aug 19, 2024
#199 Cultivating Responsibility in Children
Aug 12, 2024
198. How Do You Walk Through the World?
Aug 05, 2024
#195 How NOT to Get Triggered
Jul 29, 2024
#195. Find Time, Energy & Focus w/Kristin Swanson
Jul 22, 2024
(Throwback) Managing Energy Rather Than Controlling Behaviors
Jul 15, 2024
193. Take The Pressure Off to Experience More Freedom
Jul 08, 2024
#192. Why Aren’t They Listening?
Jul 01, 2024
191. Emotional Wellness with Andrea Anderson
Jun 24, 2024
190. Becoming the Best Parent
Jun 17, 2024
189. The Power of Messing Up
Jun 10, 2024
188. From Being Good To Creating Connection
Jun 03, 2024
187. Becoming a Happier You [interview with Bona Normandeau]
May 27, 2024
186. It’s Possible to Mess Up My Kids. Is It True?
May 20, 2024
185. A tribute to Mothers
May 13, 2024
184. “I’m Bored”
May 06, 2024
183. Listening to Connect w/ Deb Porter
Apr 29, 2024
182. Part 3 - Boundaries
Apr 22, 2024
#181 Part 2 – Effective Consequences
Apr 15, 2024
179. Punishment, Consequences, Boundaries OH MY! What’s the Difference?
Apr 08, 2024
178. Adult Child of Dysfunction: [interview with Tammy Vincet]
Mar 25, 2024
#177 How do I deal with a negative attitude?
Mar 18, 2024
176. Break Free From The Hidden Relationship Patterns That Keep You Stuck
Mar 11, 2024
175. Parenting and Productivity by Design w/ Christina and Kimberlyn
Mar 04, 2024
174. The Journey to Creating Intimately, Connected Relationships
Feb 26, 2024
173. Defining Self-Love
Feb 19, 2024
172. Building Confidence w/ Kristi Simon
Feb 12, 2024
171. The Disconnect in Connections
Feb 05, 2024
170. Am I in Trouble?
Jan 29, 2024
169. Mistakes – On Accident or On Purpose
Jan 22, 2024
168. Taking Ownership of Your Health & Fitness w/Adrianna Mastronardi
Jan 15, 2024
167. The Most Important Relationship You Will Ever Have
Jan 08, 2024
#166 Welcoming in the New Year with Non-Negotiables
Jan 01, 2024
165. Emotional Intelligence & Parenting [conversation w/ Heather Chauvin & Kristi Simons]
Dec 25, 2023
164. The Best Gift
Dec 18, 2023
163. Creating Your Holiday Experience
Dec 11, 2023
162. Co-Parenting w/Mikki Gardner
Dec 04, 2023
161. Becoming the Change w/ Megan Rempel
Nov 27, 2023
160. A Different Version of Motherhood
Nov 20, 2023
The Need to Be Right
Nov 13, 2023
158. Time Freedom w/K. Margaret Solorio
Nov 06, 2023
157. Welcome to Season 3
Oct 30, 2023
156. The Missing Link That Took Me From Being the Mother I Thought I Was Supposed To Be, To Becoming the Mother I Really Wanted to Be
Oct 23, 2023
155. Perfection & The Power of Noticing
Oct 16, 2023
154. Working With Emotions In The Body
Oct 09, 2023
153. Discovering Boundaries through Reinvention
Oct 02, 2023
152. I Have This New Awareness Now What?
Sep 25, 2023
151. "CHORES"
Sep 19, 2023
150. Worry as a Means of Control
Sep 11, 2023
149. Understanding Grief with Alison Marshall
Sep 04, 2023
148. Daring to Step Out of the Performance
Aug 28, 2023
147. Dating Boundaries
Aug 21, 2023
#146 Breaking Up with Busy
Aug 14, 2023
#145. Two Key Ingredients for Solving Any Problem
Aug 07, 2023
#144 How Do I Help My Child Be More Confident?
Jul 31, 2023
#143. 3 Gifts We All Have
Jul 24, 2023
#143 Becoming the Parent You Want to BE
Jul 17, 2023
Healthy Boundaries Are the Path to Respect and Responsibility
Jul 10, 2023
141. The Fantasy of Should, Shouldn't and Supposed To
Jul 03, 2023
#140 “Breaking Up With Diet Culture and Finding a new Soulmate” w/ Leah Hortin
Jun 26, 2023
Boundaries Pave the Path to Compassion
Jun 19, 2023
Who is Regulating You?
Jun 12, 2023
137. Triggers as Teachers
Jun 05, 2023
How to Not Mess Up Your Kids
May 29, 2023
135. "They Need to Learn Right from Wrong" (Is it true?)
May 22, 2023
The Power of Vulnerability (A personally vulnerable episode)
May 15, 2023
Bridging the Gap Between Anger & Compassion
May 08, 2023
132. The Bridge
May 01, 2023
131. Reclaiming My Voice
Apr 17, 2023
130. Parenting is an Inside Job
Apr 10, 2023
129. What I learned from "pop"
Apr 03, 2023
128. Leading Your Life with Confidence
Mar 27, 2023
127. Get out of the Drama
Mar 20, 2023
Body Confidence with Krysti Beckett
Mar 13, 2023
Making Friends with Fear
Mar 06, 2023
Creating Safe Environments
Feb 27, 2023
From Failure to Freedom
Feb 20, 2023
Choosing Joy [interview w/ Connie Monroe]
Feb 13, 2023
The Power of Love
Feb 06, 2023
120. Navigation Sibling Relationships part 2
Jan 30, 2023
119.Navigating Sibling Relationships (Part 1)
Jan 23, 2023
Infidelity [Interview with Shannon Brown]
Jan 16, 2023
117. Am I Good Enough? Part 2
Jan 09, 2023
116. Am I Good Enough?
Jan 02, 2023
115. Self Talk
Dec 19, 2022
Kids and the Holidays
Dec 12, 2022
113. De-stressing the Holidays
Dec 05, 2022
112. FREEDOM
Nov 28, 2022
Awareness, Triggers & Beating Myself Up
Nov 21, 2022
110. The Need to Feel Safe
Nov 14, 2022
109. What is Beautiful Behavior?
Nov 07, 2022
108. It’s Not WHO You Are That Holds You Back......
Oct 31, 2022
107. What We Seek on the Outside, Needs to be Resolved from the Inside.
Oct 24, 2022
Rewards & Consequences
Oct 17, 2022
Something New
Oct 10, 2022
103. Why Are They Always Pushing My Buttons?
Oct 03, 2022
102. Learning New Skills
Sep 26, 2022
Perfect vs. Human [Interview with Dussty Scott]
Sep 19, 2022
REINVENTION
Sep 12, 2022
Not having to choose between your dream career and parenthood
Sep 05, 2022
The Roles We Play
Aug 29, 2022
Investing in ourselves for a fulfilled life.
Aug 22, 2022
96. "I'm Not Good Enough"
Aug 15, 2022
My Child Got Kicked Out of Daycare. Now What?
Aug 08, 2022
Quick Tips
Aug 01, 2022
Raising Confident, Optimistic & Happy Kids with Dr. Kate
Jul 25, 2022
92. Creating Connections
Jul 18, 2022
91. Could They Please Just Stop Saying “MOM!”
Jul 04, 2022
Are You Aware of Your Communication Style?
Jun 27, 2022
89. Why Don't They Listen?
Jun 20, 2022
Responding to Tattling and Teaching New Skills
Jun 13, 2022
87. The Art of Noticing
Jun 06, 2022
86. Boundaries - It's not a dirty word [Interview with Ashlee Livingstone]
May 31, 2022
What are They Going to Think?
May 23, 2022
84. Bringing Meaning to Life
May 09, 2022
How Creating a Lifestyle in Alignment with Your Values Can Help You Show Up More in Your Parenting [Interview with Christina Slaback]
May 02, 2022
82. All or Nothing
Apr 18, 2022
81. The Gold Star Club
Apr 11, 2022
80. I Have to Yell in Order for them to Listen
Apr 04, 2022
Curiosity and Creativity
Mar 28, 2022
Redefining Relationships
Mar 21, 2022
77. Change versus Create and Seeing Possibility
Mar 14, 2022
Understanding Anger
Mar 07, 2022
How to Get Your Partner on Board with Your Parenting Style
Feb 28, 2022
74. Productivity and Parenting [Interview with Kristin Swanson]
Feb 21, 2022
How SELF-LOVE Can Change Your Life
Feb 14, 2022
72. They Just Don't Care
Feb 07, 2022
71. Parenting from the Inside, Out with Jennifer Schlueter
Jan 31, 2022
Managing Energy Rather Than Controlling Behaviors
Jan 24, 2022
There is Another Way with Carrie Ann Killeen
Jan 17, 2022
I Got Triggered
Jan 10, 2022
A Good Mother
Jan 03, 2022
Using TRIGGERS as a Tool for Discovery
Dec 27, 2021
65. BIG emotion = BIG Behavior
Dec 20, 2021
64. Ending the never-ending power struggles
Dec 13, 2021
I Don't Want To Mess Up My Children
Nov 15, 2021
62. SHAME - My story
Nov 08, 2021
Growth through Parenting with Melissa Giller
Nov 01, 2021
60. How to Handle Aggression
Oct 18, 2021
59. Motherhood Mentor [Interview with Erin Miller]
Oct 11, 2021
An Outdated System
Oct 04, 2021
57. What's Trying to Get Your Attention?
Sep 27, 2021
56. My Child Doesn't Take No for an Answer
Sep 23, 2021
55. Building Meaningful Connections
Sep 13, 2021
54. What do you value?
Sep 06, 2021
53. Living or Performing?
Aug 30, 2021
52. How do I help my child to be on board with chores?
Aug 23, 2021
BRAVE
Aug 16, 2021
Co-Parenting with Ashlee Livingston
Aug 11, 2021
#49 What does being "good" really mean?
Aug 02, 2021
# 48 Navigating Motherhood [interview with Amber Frauenholtz]
Jul 26, 2021
#47 Teaching the Value of Respect
Jul 19, 2021
Cycle Syncing with Megan Rempal and How it Can Improve Your Parenting Practice
Jul 15, 2021
Settting Boundaries Around Screens (without the guilt)
Jul 12, 2021
Overcoming Challenging Behaviors with Kellie Syfan
Jul 07, 2021
Emotional Safety
Jul 05, 2021
42. Personal Style w/ Katie Allen
Jun 30, 2021
Finding Freedom Through Failure
Jun 28, 2021
40. New Skills for a New Way
Jun 21, 2021
39. Are you procrastinating?
Jun 14, 2021
38. A New Perspective for a New Way!
Jun 07, 2021
A conscious approach to being in relationships
Jun 01, 2021
36. Two Emotions
May 24, 2021
35. A Journey Back to Authenticity
May 17, 2021
34. How Does Silliness Affect Your Mood?
May 10, 2021
33. How Do I Stop this Unwanted Behavior?
May 03, 2021
32. Creating Connections w/Amanda Walker
Apr 26, 2021
31. Are your kids draining your energy?
Apr 19, 2021
30. Light at the Other Side of Divorce w/ Dr. Elizabeth Cohen
Apr 12, 2021
Picky Eaters
Apr 05, 2021
28. Investing in Yourself: The Gift That Keeps on Giving with Justine Clarke
Mar 29, 2021
27. Feeling discouraged trying to deal with acting out behaviors?
Mar 24, 2021
26. Why Can't They Just Be Happy?
Mar 15, 2021
25. What will they think?
Mar 08, 2021
24. Is it Punishment or Consequences?
Mar 01, 2021
Is it Responsibility, Accountability or Blame?
Feb 22, 2021
Letting Go
Feb 15, 2021
In the Heat of the Moment
Feb 08, 2021
What We Need to Raise Our Kids in Today's World
Feb 03, 2021
Life as a Game w/ Eric Sui
Feb 01, 2021
Anger, Love & Healing
Jan 25, 2021
Emotional Freedom with Morgan Ruff
Jan 20, 2021
Parent Shaming
Jan 18, 2021
Turn Life's Challenges into Opportunities with Dr. Elizabeth Cohen
Jan 13, 2021
Where does fear show up in your life?
Jan 11, 2021
How to get kids to cooperate
Jan 06, 2021
What is Your Truth with Jessi Shuraleff
Dec 30, 2020
Physical and Emotional Safety
Dec 23, 2020
Conscious Discipline with Jenny Bigelow
Dec 16, 2020
Building Healthy Relationships
Dec 11, 2020
Reclaiming our Power
Dec 09, 2020
Transforming how we think about food and our bodies {interview with Jordan Wavra}
Dec 06, 2020
Are you willing to speak your truth?
Nov 30, 2020
Where is the Beauty in the Behavior?
Nov 23, 2020
Does Your Child Always Have to Win?
Nov 16, 2020
From Yelling to Communicating
Nov 09, 2020
Being Brave
Nov 02, 2020
There is another way
Oct 26, 2020