This episode title couldn’t more self explanatory. We’re catching up. Life happens and we fell off our routine to settle in our new roles and/or life circumstances. We’re sure you can relate. Join us as we share what we’ve been up to. Sending love! Hope you’ve been doing well.

Coping mechanisms can be healthy or unhealthy. Can you identify yours? We are sometimes unaware of strategies that we use to cope with uncomfortable or difficult situations in our lives. Doom scrolling, drinking, excessive exercise… you get the picture. Join us as we discuss coping mechanisms and delve into how we’ve been able to identify when these become more harmful than beneficial. It’s important that we know when it’s time to let go of behaviors or practices that are not in alignment with our highest good.

Bringing joy to the forefront of our mind takes some effort due to negativity bias- a tendency to identify negative emotions/stimuli more easily. How do we overcome it? Join us as we discuss how we intentionally experience joy. We invite you to explore this on a day to day basis.

Insecurities are obstacles that keep us from experiencing connection with others. Join Cynthia and I, as we discuss the ways insecurities show up in different relationships.

We often hear it takes a village… and in many cultures “the village” does provide support. Becoming a mother can feel like instant isolation. As we know, parenting does not come with an instruction manual, as each child is unique. How would it be if we actively supported mothers as a community? Join Andrea Vargas, LMFT (our first podcast guest), Cynthia and I as we discuss parenting with community support. Let us know your experiences parenting with or without support.

“Let go if it doesn’t serve you.” We hear that a lot in the healing community. As we protect our energy and space in order to support our healing journey, sometimes this means putting a lot of space between you and others. During this process of isolation, a connection to self is being nourished, but often at the expense of connecting with others who are not on a similar path. Join us as we take a deep dive into our experiences. What do we do if and when we want to reconnect? Is it possible to reintegrate our new selves into spaces that we once walked away from?

We are here to forge our own path. Times are changing and many people are not seeking to be in relationships for the sake of being in relationships. More and more, people are challenging the status quo. Listen in as we talk about how redefining relationships is disrupting relationship templates and paradigms.

We’re back with some food for thought. If you’re on a dating app… are you being honest? The truth is, many people are throwing out a hook to see who will bite. This leads many down the “situationship” path. Situationships are inherently confusing and frustrating, masquerading as a “flexible, go with the flow” dynamic. We wonder: What are people in the dating scene striving for? And are relationships unsuccessful because people are afraid to claim what they really want? Join us as Cynthia sits on the interrogation chair and I ask her some questions about her dating journey. She shares insight as to the role she played in unsuccessful relationships, taking responsibility and sharing how she has grown from her experiences. Let us know if this resonates.

Every interaction has the potential to teach us something we didn’t know about how we choose to show up in the world. It is no surprise that for us, relationships present us with opportunities to learn more about ourselves and opportunities to refine what we are willing to compromise in the name of love. On the last episode of this season, Cynthia and I address the following prompt: What did your past relationships teach you about love and partnerships?

Grief is a part of life. On this episode, join us as we share our experiences with grief. By befriending grief, we open ourselves up to self-understanding. It’s no surprise that cultivating a relationship with grief, brings balance into our lives. We can’t release what we are unwilling to acknowledge. How do you manage grief? Do you acknowledge grief when it comes up in your life?