It feels good to receive an apology, and it can be such a tempting relief to leave it at that — especially when asking for what we needed or sharing what hurt us was already so hard to do. But it's actions that make the real impact and demonstrate meaningful care. You've heard the idea that we teach people how to treat us? In part, this is what that means: we teach people if apologies are sufficient, or if changed behaviour is also needed. In today's episode, we talk about integrity between words and action — in our relationships and in ourselves.

More of what we talked about:

01:17 Self-Connection Practice

03:11 Healing ourselves through welcoming our big feelings and offering ourselves gentle holding

04:36 Honouring our own feelings and needs by changing the dance with our loved ones

10:00 Word apologies are useless without aligned actions 

17:44 How are you teaching people to treat you

24:32 Having the courage to honor what you actually want and the value of letting others see your authentic experience

29:49 Honoring someone else’s no and being delighted for others that they value their own needs

34:30 Self-Connection Practice

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