In this live coaching session, we talk with Rachelle about the power of trusting our inner wisdom during times of uncertainty. We explore our tendency to use productivity as a defense mechanism, and the ways we can use stillness to identify the experience of trust.

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“The trauma response is born of strength.” - Mary Catherine McDonald, PhD

Dr. Mary Catherine McDonald (MC) PhD, is an expert in trauma with a passion for changing the way we think about, define, and treat trauma.

In this episode, Vanessa and Dené talk with MC about what exactly constitutes trauma, the importance of bringing awareness to the narratives we are holding about traumatic events, and how connection is the key ingredient required for healing. She unpacks the science behind how we all experience trauma in such an accessible way.

You can find MC on Instagram @emseyphd and also experience her classes on trauma first hand in @thetatlab.

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In this live session, we explore how understanding our attachment styles can help us to learn about, grow through, and ultimately unapologetically identify our needs in partnership. We also discuss with Allie the challenges of dating / navigating new relationships during covid-19. *These live coaching sessions are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not to replace therapy. If you love the conversations we’re bringing you (as much as we do) please subscribe and review the pod so we can get it out to even more people!

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Buddy Wakefield is an American spoken word artist, a three-time poetry slam world champion, and the most toured performance poet in history. In this unbelievably powerful conversation, Vanessa and Dené talk to Buddy about the dangers of tranquil states of existence, how we can benefit from exploring our “scary thoughts,” and the victim, villain, and hero archetypes we’re being asked to question in our current climate.

You can find Buddy on Instagram @buddywakefield and you can find his newest book of prose and poetry “A Choir of Honest Killers,” at writebloody.com.

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So often we can feel frustrated by the fact that we haven’t “conquered” whatever struggle drove us to doing our own healing work to begin with. In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené sit down with Kristyn to explore recurring activations that come up as a child of divorce, juggling two different family systems. We discuss coming into an awareness that even as we’ve accumulated lots of tools for navigating tough emotions as they come up, they may continue to arise for a lifetime - but our relationship to the emotions may change.

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Ashley Torrent is a Psycho-spiritual Counselor, an Intuitive Medium, and someone who played a pivotal part in Vanessa’s journey. Dené and Vanessa talk with Ashley about how learning to embrace our challenges can be the pathway to finding hidden treasures, being “good enough” parents, and the intuitive gifts we all possess if we allow ourselves to be still and tap into them. Ashley embodies so much wisdom, and we know you’ll find this conversation with her as valuable as we did.

You can find Ashley on Instagram @ouisie1

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Ram Dass famously said, “If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené talk with Elle about this very relatable struggle. Elle moved home during Covid-19 and is finding it challenging to stay centered in her sense of self. We strategize ways to set boundaries that honor our own needs while also attempting to keep the peace with parents we respect and love.

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In this episode Vanessa and Dené discuss some taboo topics of parenthood: the importance of normalizing conversations around the extent to which we are struggling, how hard it is to bring up children without the support of extended community, and tools that can be useful for parents when we feel like we're at our whitts end. This episode was taped at the height of the covid-19 quarantine, so it really acknowledges the additional stressors families were (and are) facing during this time.

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In this live coaching session, Vanessa and Dené talk with Murphy about the empowerment that comes when we start to define our own version of a successful life. This episode explores the societally imposed pressures around dating and career, how to identify what we want to prioritize for ourselves, and how we start to practice standing in our own truth.

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Rene Wiley is a running coach, a group fitness instructor, and someone creating a major impact by challenging his community to show up in a more conscious way.

Vanessa and Dené talk with Rene about the magic that happens when we finally find our authentic voice, the importance of being of service, and how he’s inspiring people on a global level to show up for themselves through his 101 mile running challenge.

Through his social media Rene also contributes to eliminating the stigma by discussing our mental health and is such an inspirational voice at a time when we all need it most.

You can find Rene on Instagram @itsrenewiley

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