Teens are starting with a blank slate when it comes to right and wrong, good and bad, honest and dishonest. What if you could help your teen find their own inner compass? 

Your teen is going to question everything and challenge every rule. This is normal teenage behavior. They have to throw out every lesson we taught them and try them back on to see what fits. Let's stop fighting their natural, normal developmental process and while adding a few helpful characteristics. 

Integrity teaches teens to follow their own sense of right and wrong AND to take responsibility for the consequences. Gentle guidance and setting a real life example can help them see the benefits of learning to live life by their own compass of honesty and consistency. 

I'm not claiming it's easy but it is possible and it might just save you from many future battles with your teen.

We hear this all the time - negative and positive emotions, get rid of your negative emotions. I am here to dispel this myth and defend these poor emotions that are being blamed for immaturity and bad behavior. 

There are no negative emotions - only negative behavior. 

Your emotions are not the problem, its your lack of emotional intelligence and training that allows you to blame your emotion for your bad behavior. We ned our emotions, all of our emotions. We simply need to shift the way we think about, relate to and react to the messages that are coming from these so called negative emotions. 

It's time to grow up, show up and become responsible for the way in which we allow ourselves to behave. Have you upgraded your emotional behavior since you were a kid? Do you blame reactivity and emotions for your continued problems? Perhaps it's not the emotions but it's the lack of responsibility ( your ability to respond ~ thank you Thomas Hubl). Let's reframe our beliefs around negative and positive emotions and claim our emotional maturity together.

I am trying something new with these wonderful conversations with my good friend Jonathan Bonceck - artist, photographer, yoga teacher, men's coach and hypnotherapist. Jonathan is an amazing father and husband, thoughtful human and excellent example of divine masculine. 

Jonathan and I share our struggles and victories with parenting, mindfulness and attempting to live a conscious life as a parent, human and entrepreneur. Jonathan provides a helpful and practical voice of reason in a time when the world does nto feel very reasonable. 

If you like these episodes with Jonathan, please leave a comment below and let us know. 

Are you easily triggered, nervous, anxious, afraid to speak out and overly pleasing to others? These behavior could be a sign that you are operating in your sympathetic nervous system; aka fight, fight flight freeze and fawn / appease.

Most of of us think of the parasympathetic and sympathetic response as an extreme reaction to a threat or perceived threat but this nervous system state can be going on under the surface in everyday regular activities. 

Living constantly in the 4F's could be the reason that you have difficulty connecting, creating, loving and living. This podcast is a quick introduction into what these look like in everyday life and how to reclaim your right to live in rest, digest and enjoy.

When is the last time you noticed if you feel safe? Do you have a sense of physical safety, emotional and mental safety?

We live in a culture that is designed to continue a culture of unsafe behavior. It can be really hard as a woman, person of the global majority, a gender non-conforming person and person of the LGBTQIA+ community to find and feel safe in todays world. 

This lack of safety affects everything from your digestion to your sleep, your pleasure and passion to your creativity and health. in this podcast, I address this systemic and collective lack of safety while also providing tips and methods for reclaiming your own sense of safety. 

Big change brings big confusion but this can also be a time to lean into the truth of groundlessness. This first lesson in Buddhism teaches us how to find peace and love within ourselves. How do we overcome the feelings of loss, grief, fear, anger, overwhelm and confusion? 

It is normal to want life to be predictable and controlled. We like to find comfort in knowing. What do we do in times that throw all our knowing out the window? Can you lean into the discomfort of not-knowing? Come home to the truth of not-knowing and the love with yourself. 

Single parenting is tough and one of the most difficult things can be helping you kids through conflict with their other parent. It can be really hard to stay supportive and grounded and not get lost in your own feeling of validation, vindication, rage, fear, and grief.

This could be a huge fail or a huge opportunity for connection and healing. In this episode I walk you through the importance of keeping this interaction about your kid, not you and how to do this. Remember that I am always here if you need extra support.

My guest today is Iris Bakllamaja. She grew up in both Albania and NYC, was educated in Paris and built a wildly successful career in the corporate world. A career built on logic and critical thinking. About five years ago, Iris had a radical spiritual awakening that totally shifted her life. She left her career, family, friends and relationship to embark on a world tour of self-discovery and spirituality.

Her lessons in bravery and self awareness are beautifully communicated through her own words. She is a pillar of strength and honesty, thoughtful, careful and kind. Iris' ability to pivot and learn to listen to this new voice, a new calling is remarkable and inspiring.

The world is set up to distract, shame, blame and generally keep women disembodied and removed from our power. Don't be fooled. Your power did not go anywhere, you did not give it away and it's not lost. You have simply forgotten how to relate, check-in and feel it. 

You are a Divine Feminine Goddess, with enough power to destroy or create anything you want. This podcast will help you dig into and remember the innate power that has been waiting for you to come home.

Jonathan Boncek is an RTT Hypnotherapist, Photographer and Yoga instructor. He coaches high level men and woman through anxiety and addiction. Today he is sharing his own journey with addiction and recovery. He is open, honest and vulnerable about the truth and struggles that come with the day to day recovery from substance abuse and the choice to finally transition into a more sober and honest life path.

If you are struggling with addiction or recovery, this podcast is for you. Jonathan offers practical advice for transitioning into recovery. He shares his own methods on how to get through the daily stress and social pressure of substance abuse, how to transition into self love and how to tackle shame.

You can work with Jonathan by finding him on instagram at The Transition Source.