Spaces Between

Gina shares a personal episode on the cycles of feeling connected and disconnected to herself. Questioning the 10,000 online courses that promise all of us - that we will become whole and deeply self loving - ALL OF THE TIME. What Gina has learned from years of therapy, meditation, online courses, and books... is that life cycles and so does our connection to ourselves. There is no "ultimate solution" - just daily choices, habits, and aligning with our authentic truth. That we ebb and flow. It is the nature of being a human and in this episode, Gina focuses on the nature of being a woman in a patriarchal society, but also how the patriarchy is a toxic system for men. The messages we have received from our family systems, media, and society at large. How there is a common thread of women needing to seek out external validation, approval, and praise. Gina weaves in elements of Dr. Shefali's book, "A Radical Awakening", which challenges women to turn their pain into power and living from your authentic truth.

Gina sits down to talk with Bonnie Wright who is a director, environmental activist, author, and former actress who played "Ginny" in the Harry Potter movies. She has a deep soul - filled with kindness, humility, and a lot of wisdom.

The conversation covered:

• There is no wrong way to do the right thing.
• The interconnectedness of all things.
• Understanding what you need for your mental health versus comparing to others.
• The environment and mental health are deeply connected.
• The importance of language and narratives and how we talk to ourselves and the climate crisis.
• Accountability because we often feel the only place we are accountable is online, but that should actually be the last place we look for validation and accountability.
• Noticing when it's time to rest and when it's a privilege to rest and pushing through discomfort to take action.
• Dismantling the idea of being a "Perfect Activist."
• The damaging side of the wellness community.
• The balance of input and output.
• The balance of listening and taking action.
• Cycles of life

Follow Bonnie and get updates on her new book @thisisbwright

Alicia "ACE" Easter is a yoga and meditation instructor, and master Reiki practitioner on a mission to empower others by helping them work through emotions physically. It's a journey that began when she discovered the emotionally healing powers of yoga while grieving the loss of her mother, who died of pancreatic cancer when ACE was 19.

With national bestselling author Jennifer Pastiloff, ACE co-hosts the podcast What Are You Bringing? and has interviewed experts in social justice, sex and love, spirituality, and more—including Elizabeth Gilbert and Erin Brokovich.

Ace and Gina sit down to talk about what it means to be Motherless daughters, the non-linear journey of grief, the wisdom they have gained, while stepping into their power and voices as women, learning that they can heal themselves, the gift of humanizing our mothers, and their mutual love of Beyonce.

Gina sits down with Lisa Tahir - psychotherapist, author, and podcast host of "All Things Therapy."

They discuss her book, The Chiron Effect, and how to heal your core emotional wounding through self forgiveness and empathy. Lisa shares practical wisdom about how to work through stuck relationship patterns - she says that it all starts with yourself.

Eva Clay is an acclaimed sexologist, psychotherapist and former professor of neuropsychology. Gina and Eva sit down to talk about how sexuality is not fixed. You are not going to like the same things for the rest of your life. Sex is an ever evolving universe - always shifting. As Eva says, "Sex CAN become a wild grand adventure. It is so complex and wild. We have to begin with that mindset. You have to stop looking to your partner to please you. What I see when the spark goes out in a couple - is they are writing a novel together. You are getting the thrill off of your partner in the beginning and that has a shelf life."

Continuing on this statement Eva states, "Disconnect the sense of routine. I do this to you. You do this to me and then we have sex. We have this sense of tit for tat. Did you get off yet? Well now I'm going to get off." Gina and Eva talk about dismantling this routine, engaging the breath to connect, the phenomonological space between, and healing through skillful sex.

Gina Minardi, LMFT and psychotherapist Ciuin Doherty, LMFT sit down to discuss the power of therapy, inner child work, mirror neurons, and how humans don't come into the world knowing how to self soothe. That we all need support in holding big experiences and emotions. They talk about the importance of men learning how to be vulnerable. That's it's not even in the male's "frame of reference" to turn to someone when they are in pain or struggling. The two therapists also talk about pursuer and withdrawal dynamics within couples. And how to disrupt the cycle of disconnection and connection in relationships.

Want more from Ciuin? Find him on Instagram @ciuin and check out his website www.ciuindoherty.com.

Note: Spaces Between will be on a brief hiatus and return on March 17th. See you then!

Gina does a personal episode on her experience of intuition expanding in her life. She breaks down scientific research on helping you learn how to listen to your intuitive voice.

Gina sits down with Janis R. Cohen, who is a licensed psychotherapist, clairvoyant, and empath. Janis works with spiritually conscious people who struggle with making decisions and taking actions in their life. She has a successful podcast aptly titled, "The Intuitive Therapist." Gina and Janis sit down to discuss everything related to intuition. How everyone has it, how to tap into it, and listen to it. Gina and Janis talk about her direct approach with clients and how to shift people from spaces of indecision into taking clear action in their lives. Janis talks about how everyone knows their answers and when "push comes to shove", people know what they want and what they don't want...even if their default is "I don't know." We all have a deep knowing within us.