Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Joyful Love
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Joyful Love
Joyful Love episodes
- Ep 27: How To Process Difficult EmotionsAs we become more familiar with Thought Work, we realize that our feelings are caused by the thoughts we think. This is a powerful realization for most people. And it makes people want to change their thinking immediately. "Oh, this thought is making me feel bad! I need to choose a better thought!" Now, this may work occasionally, but it's not really that simple. We must first start with awareness. Bringing attention to the feeling itself and then to the thought causing it. If we brush past the emotion too quickly and ignore it just to get to a better thought, we risk the habit of toxic positivity.
Toxic positivity is when you think your entire life is supposed to be happy and positive, so you avoid negative emotions. You rush through them. This is a problem because if you ignore your negative emotions, they fester and keep coming back. You also might find yourself over-eating or over-drinking to numb the pain of negative emotions, because you don't trust yourself to handle them. In today's episode, you'll learn how to bring awareness to all of your emotions, even the difficult ones, and process your feelings in a way in which you will learn from them and allow them to move out of your body. Listen to Episode 27 to learn how processing your emotions can help you to know yourself more and make it possible to tap into your unique inner wisdom.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/podcast/podcast
What You'll Learn From This Episode
- How avoiding your emotions leads to more anger and arguments
- Why you need to process your emotions if you're going to make consistent change
- How to calm your nervous system when you feel intense emotions
- Three steps to process your emotions that will help you feel calmer, more in control, and more in tune with your wiser self.
- Sign up for the Free Facebook Membership HERE.
- Listen to episode 18 The Discomfort of Human Growth Here.
- If you'd like to ask questions or tell me what you think, send an email to hello@rachaelcunningham.com
- Go to https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/ for free classes.
- Book a free consultation and learn more about 1:1 coaching HERE.
24 min - Ep 26: Surviving Holiday Get-TogethersThis time of year can be pretty special for most of us. It's a time to be grateful and reflect on the beauty of family. And it can also be challenging. Family get-togethers are not always sunshine and rainbows. In fact, they rarely are! With so many different opinions and personalities, what should be a time to come together and spread joy, can end in tense arguments across the dinner table, past wounds being re-opened, and difficult conversations that lead nowhere. So how do we navigate the holidays with in-laws and extended family? How do we have a day of peace and joy without leaving exhausted by our loved ones? Is it possible to get along with people we share as a family, but don't have much else in common? Is it possible to enjoy it even?The good news is, yes it is possible - Especially when we start with compassion, first for ourselves and then for our family. Listen to Episode 26 to prepare yourself for the best Holiday get-together yet!
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/category/podcast/
24 min - Ep. 25: A Discussion On Abuse: Netflix's MAID
Cris and I just finished binge-watching MAID on Netflix. It's a show based on the book by Stephanie Land. MAID follows one woman's story of leaving an abusive relationship. In today's episode, Cris joins me as we open a dialogue about abuse. We talk about our experiences of abuse as children and how we're healing together. How do you make that first step to seek help if you're in an abusive relationship? How do you heal as a married couple from past abuse and trauma? Join us as we scratch the surface on these issues.
39 min - Ep. 24 How To Make Love FunLove is not a burden. It is not something that should feel exhausting. Loving someone else doesn't have to leave us feeling like a martyr by the end of every night. So why are so many women feeling this way about their marriage? It's time for a shake-up! It's time to flip the script on Love and start seeing it for what it is - a whole lot of fun!Yes, there are times when Love requires us to dig deep and see what we're made of. It requires strength and intention. But what if even those moments can be easier by knowing how to bring more fun and joy to our relationships? Listen to Episode 24 and be inspired to be the one … the one to bring the fun back to your relationship! Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/category/podcast/31 min
- Ep. 23 The Love You Need Now
Without love, we will suffer. It's a basic human need. But what does that mean?
We all want a partner who shows up for us, cares for us, and loves us in their own special, unique way. We deserve that.
However, if we are not loving ourselves and caring for our own mind and body on our own terms, our mental, emotional, and physical health will suffer. So even when our partners care and love for us a ton - it can not replace the love we need to give ourselves.
It is our responsibility to nurture a relationship with ourselves. And when we do, our relationship with our partner will flourish. But you first. Love starts with you first. Every time.
26 min - Ep 22: Challenging RelationshipsWhen two people decide to live together as a unit, there are often times when the relationship gets challenging. Maybe it's been challenging since the beginning or maybe a difficult circumstance in your life sent you into a downward spiral of fighting, arguing or avoiding each other. Either way, there are things you can do to care for yourself and your relationship while rebuilding trust and connection again. Listen to today's episode to find out what to stop doing and what to start doing to end the challenge in your love life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/category/podcast58 min
- Ep 21: Feeling Content Now, Not Later
Can you feel contentment before your life is where you want it to be? How about in your relationship? Your health? Your finances? Is it possible to reach for big goals in these areas, yet feel the peace and joy you're longing for before you get there? Yes. And not only is it possible, it's the fastest way to get to your goals. Listen to episode 21 to hear why cultivating contentment before you reach your goals is the only way to achieve them. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/category/podcast/
29 min - Ep 20: Forgiving Yourself As Part Of Your Journey
One of the hardest parts of being human is forgiving yourself for past mistakes. It's a process to own up to what you did wrong, move out of shame and into wisdom. However, most of us stay in the muck of guilt and shame way too long. And that guilt and shame does nothing for us. It hinders us from connecting with our loved ones and it stops us from personal growth. In today's episode, you will learn a 4 step process to practice self-forgiveness. We've all messed up. Every one of us. And grace and forgiveness are part of our healing journey.
18 min - 19: Parenting Children With Autism: An Interview With Becky Fry
In this episode of Joyful Love, I am joined by my friend and colleage, Becky Fry. Becky is a Certified Life Coach for moms of kids with autism. In her work, she helps moms stop feeling so overwhelmed by the unique challenges they face, raising their children. We discuss how Becky learned to embrace her parenting journey and how parenting a child with autism affects her world. Join us to hear more. Show notes, transcripts, and links here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/category/podcast/
39 min - 18: The Discomfort of Human Growth
Committing to change and growth will inevitably bring uncomfortable feelings. But we tend to avoid discomfort in our human experience. So we give up on our goals over and over.... because growth is uncomfortable AF! And then we beat ourselves up and heap piles of judgment on ourselves for … being human. We all do it. But there's a better way. What if we started getting comfortable with discomfort? What if we embraced it instead of running from it? This is the way to finally accomplish those big goals. Listen on to hear how. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/category/podcast/
18 min
About Joyful Love
From the publisher's feed
Do you love your partner and want to stay married, but you know it could be better? Do you find yourself feeling annoyed and irritated?
Is your communication and intimacy dwindling? Are you just too tired and exhausted to work on your relationship anymore?
If so, you need an easier way to stop the frustration and exhaustion.
It's possible to create more joy and connection in your marriage again, but it starts with you. It starts with you seeing your own worth and value. When you learn to give yourself what you truly need, giving love to others becomes easier.
In Joyful Love, Rachael gives you the tools to simplify love. She'll help you drop criticism, stop people-pleasing, create true connection, and bring back fun and passion to your marriage again.
Visit https://www.rachaelcunningham.com to learn more.
More shows like Joyful Love
Married to Addiction
109 Listeners