Conversations from the Heart
By Yvette Erasmus
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Episodes: 150
Description
A weekly, soul-nourishing podcast offering psychologically grounded, heart-centered reflections on human relationships, inner healing, and compassion-based communication.
Focused on live mini-coaching moments to help callers shift from reactive, domination-based communication to collaborative, heart-centered connection. Listen for new scripts for stuck situations, new ways of responding to old relationship dynamics and guidance on how to approach these situations with empathy, self-awareness, and effective communication strategies. Here, we emphasize understanding both one's own needs and the needs of others, creating safe spaces for vulnerable conversations, and finding ways to express ourselves authentically while respecting others' boundaries.
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#148 - From Triggered to Sovereign: Learning to Stay With Yourself in a Harsh World
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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#147 - The "Hidden Trap" in Being Supportive
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May 25, 2026 |
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#146 - How to Stay Kind Without Draining Yourself
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May 18, 2026 |
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#145 - Trying to Be A Better Parent...But Still Sounding Critical?
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May 11, 2026 |
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#144 - Why We Become Guarded, and How We Might Soften
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May 04, 2026 |
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#143 - Healing in a Fix-It Culture
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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#142 - Why We Get Defensive, and What to Do Instead
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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#141 - Is it Possible to Stay Friends With My Ex?
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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#140 - What Matters When the Rules Fall Away
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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#139 - Living With Grief That Doesn't Go Away
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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#138 - The Relational Leadership Field Guide
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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#137 - Loving Someone in Crisis Without Losing Yourself
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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#136 - How to Stay Grounded When Someone Criticizes You
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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#135 - Caretaking vs. Compassion
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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#134 - How to Let Go When You Still Love Them
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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#133 - How to Help Kids (And Ourselves) Do Hard Things
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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#132 - Reconnecting After Years of Conflict, Criticism, and Emotional Withdrawal
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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#131 - When Anger Drives
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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#130 - Understanding Stigma: How Judgment Replaces Empathy
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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#129 - How to Stay Grounded When Someone’s Coming in Hot
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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#128 - How to Interrupt When They Talk Too Much
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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#127 - What to Say When Fear is Reading Rejection (that may not be there)
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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#126 - Want Someone to Be More Emotionally Available to You?
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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#125 - When Saying "No" Brings Up Old Fears
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#124 - When You’re Doing All The Emotional Labor
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#123 - They Took Out the Line About Me
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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#122 - When Correction Feels Like Criticism
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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#121- How to love a parent who rejects your help
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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#120 - It’s Not About the Chocolate: How to Stay Whole When You Feel Talked Down To
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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#119 - How to Talk to Your Emotionally Unsafe Parent
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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#118 - How to Talk About Your Partner’s Driving (Without Starting a Fight)
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#117 - How to Cope When Your Partner Isn’t Emotionally Supportive
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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#116 - How to Vet Your Future Son-in-Law (Without Scaring Him Off)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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#115 - How to Set Boundaries with Judgmental People
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#114 - How to Say No Without Guilt
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#113 - How to Cope When Your Partner Isn’t Emotionally Supportive
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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#112 - Is it a Question or a Trap?
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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#111 - What Does it Really Mean To Meet Our Own Needs?
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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#110 - When Your Adult Child Pulls Away (and You’re Left in the Dark)
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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#109 - Should I Become a Psychologist? A Raw Conversation About Healing, Power, and the Path We Choose.
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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#108 - What Do You Do When You're Ready for Kids - And Your Partner Isn't?
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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#107 - How to Change Systems Without Shaming People
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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#106 - Six Principles for Peaceful Living: A Relational Framework for Inner and Outer Change
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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#105 - Break the Spell: Reclaiming Power After Narcissistic Fallout
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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#104 - How Can I Get My Therapist to Understand Me?
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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#103 - They Say You Lied. They Call You a Narcissist. Now What?
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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#102 - Happy, Even When You're Unhappy
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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#101 - Road Rage & Spiritual Dojos: What Your Commute Is Teaching You
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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#100 - Will the Real Me Please Step Forward?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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#99 - Turning Guilt into Growth
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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#98 - How To Stop Overfunctioning In Relationships - And Start Listening for Fit
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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#97 - Bad Girl Energy: How To Play by New Rules
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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#96 - Ghosted Your Best Friend? Here’s What to Say Now.
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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#95 - Stay in Your Lane: What’s Yours to Carry, And What Isn’t?
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May 26, 2025 |
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Living Love as Daily Resistance: The Soft Revolution Starts With You
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May 20, 2025 |
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#94 - How to Love Someone Without Letting Them Off the Hook
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May 19, 2025 |
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#93 - Too much, Too loud, Too Honest? Try Soft Power.
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May 12, 2025 |
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#92 - Boundaries, Burials, and Brothers Who Overshare
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May 05, 2025 |
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#91 - My Inner Critic Got Loud, and Then I Found My Voice
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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#90 - Cats, Dogs, and Emotional Needs: How Not to Chase Love
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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#89 - Dear Nervous System, We're Safe Now.
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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#88 - When Words Fail, Start Here
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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#87 - Feeling "Undermined"? How to Reclaim Your Power.
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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#86 - How Deep Presence Leads to Self-Discovery
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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#85 - Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria: How to Stop the Spiral and Reclaim Your Power
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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#84 - Responding With Love When Kids Act Up
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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#83 - Making Peace with Being the Villain in Someone Else's Story
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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#82 - When Relationships Disappoint Us
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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#81 - Unlearning the Things That No Longer Serve Us
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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#80 - Reclaiming Your Voice: Strategies for Navigating One-sided Conversations
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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#79 - Messy Conversations, Deeper Connections
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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#78 - Boundaries vs. Abandonment: How to Prioritize Yourself Without Guilt
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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#77 - The Power of a Moment: Small Acts of Care in a Complex World
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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#76 - How to Melt Defensiveness
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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#75 - Letting Go of Normal
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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#74 - Protecting Kids from Bullying: Tools for Immediate Safety and Lasting Change
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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#73 - How to Respond to Advice, Silence, Conflict, and Divides
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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#72 - How to Get Comfortable With People Being Upset With You
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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#71 - How to Survive Co-Parenting with a Narcissistic Ex.
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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#70 - Your Sensitivity is a Superpower.
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#69 - From Problem Solving to Emotional Presence
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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#68 - Navigating Post-Election Conversations
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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#67 - 8 Practical Insights for Setting Boundaries
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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#66 - Caring About vs Responsible For - All About Friendships
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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#65 -When to Stay, When to Let Go: Honest Conversations About Love, Family, and Friendship
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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#64 - Stop Being Polite: How to Say the Disruptive Thing
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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#63 - Setting Terms of Engagement
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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#62 - How to Build Emotional Connections with People Who Struggle to Express Feelings
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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#61 - Letting Go of What You "Should" Do
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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#60 - How to Work With People As They Are
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#59 - Transforming Cultural Norms for Healthier Relationships
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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# 58 - Can We Inspire Care from Others?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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#57 - How Can I Get You to Be Real With Me?
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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#56 - How to Get More of What You Want: Difficult Family Member Edition
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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#55 - How to Stay Engaged When You Want to Run
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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#54 - Fitting In vs. Belonging
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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#53 How To Change Other People (Nonviolently, of course)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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#52 - Addressing Racism at Work
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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#51 What Can I Do When Someone Hears Blame in Everything I Say?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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#50 - 4 Scripts for Common Situations
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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#49 - When Belief Systems Collide
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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#48 - What can I do when you get triggered?
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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#47 - Working with Anxiety
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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#46 - How can I use NVC to smooth out tension with my adult daughter?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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#45 - How Can I Listen to My Spouse When I'm Feeling So Defensive?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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#44 - The Sweet Spot Between Giving and Receiving
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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#43 - How Can Rules be in Alignment with Nonviolence?
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May 27, 2024 |
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#42 - What to Do When Your Boss Criticizes You
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May 16, 2024 |
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#41 - How to Increase Your Self-Worth
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May 13, 2024 |
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#40 - The Wisdom Behind Anger
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May 06, 2024 |
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#39 - A Roadmap for Discussing Differences
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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#38 - How to Navigate Complex Family Dynamics by Checking for Alignment
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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# 37 - When Venting Is Valuable
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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#36 - Getting Grounded in Your Goodness
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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#35 - How do I get my partner into therapy?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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#34 - Making Peace With Pain
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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#33 - How to Manage a "Bait and Switch"... and more.
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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#32 - How Do I Break My Freeze Response When I Hear A Racist Comment ... and more.
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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#31 - What's the Point of Going "No Contact" if I Feel Bad About It?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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#30 - Am I Allowed to Want What I Want?
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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#29 - A Surprising Source of Courage
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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#28 - Fostering Empathy, Setting Boundaries, and Embracing Healing
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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#27 - Intense Relationships and Personal Development
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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#26 - [Solo] 9 Steps to Prepare for Challenging Conversations
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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#25 - Staying Connected During Difficult Conversations
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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#24 - Building Communities of Support
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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#23 - The Difference Between Wanting Validation and Needing It
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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#22 - The Essential Role of Self-Connection in Successful Relationships With Others
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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#21 -What To Do When Talking Gets Tough
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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#20 - How to Apologize: Two Examples
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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#19 - But If I Tell You No, Will I Still Matter to You?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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#18 - You're Not What I Need, but I Don't Want to Let You Go
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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#17 - How Can I Share What I'm Learning Without Being Off-Putting?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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#16 - [Solo] The Protective vs. The Punitive Use of Force
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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#15 - Boundaries vs Requests; Judgments vs Discernments
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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#14 - How to Break Through Codependency
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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#13 - What Blocks Empathy?
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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#12 - Self-Acceptance vs. Self-Improvement
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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#11 - Transforming Faux Feelings
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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#10 - How to Reclaim Your Inner Truth
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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#9 - Natural Giving vs. Coercion
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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#8 - What to do when you want more--or less--than someone else
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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#7 - Fielding Judgments with Empathy
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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#6 - The Dance Between Empathy, Self-Protection, and Boundary Setting
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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#5 - Building Bridges through Empathy, Communication, and Self-Awareness
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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#4 - The Power of Presence in Navigating Relationships and Self-Care
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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#3 - Harnessing the Power of Conscious Anger
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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#2 - Healing Rifts: Building Bridges Through Communication
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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#1 - What Deep Need Are You Trying To Meet
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Welcome To Conversations From The Heart
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Aug 02, 2023 |