Unbreak My Heart

Ashley choose marriage at a young age to a man who was focused on work, not connection. After 11 years of living together, moving multiple times and a vacuum of loneliness - she builds up the courage to say "no more"!

She tried hard to make something work with a bipolar man and her efforts were never met with success. As she was figuring out what to do, she also realized her attraction to women was more prominent than she had acknowledged before.

Listen to find out how she navigates coming out and finding freedom from a lifeless marriage.

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What if we get what we ask for? We find a partner where the boxes are checked and then time passes only to expose a faded version of what used to be so fulfilling. It's as if the sun has created so much damage the original color is no longer recognizable. That's my metaphor for some of the confusion that sets in during a long-term relationship. Passion, novelty and desire don't have to fade!

Listen as Esther Perel, a relationship therapist gives insight on connecting some of these common challenges.

Ari and Rachel were together for 3 years. Their relationship worked well on the surface and suffered from a superficial foundation.

In this episode we discover that Ari's mindset to control and protect himself hasn't really allowed opportunity for trust and true connection.

Listen as he discovers a new perspective on what it means to feel safe and come out of hiding!

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Loneliness, emotional pain and invisible injuries to our psyche and feelings can impact us for a lifetime. Dr. Guy Winch paints a picture for us to address treating, caring for and healing the wounds that go "unseen".

Why do we emphasize taking care not to get sick, or covering a cut to avoid infection or see a doctor for a broken bone without question? Yet, when it comes to our feelings we resist the hygiene necessary to be our best selves?

Listen as Dr. Winch offers ideas and tools to help us feel better!

In hindsight, we can learn so much about ourselves. Camille knew better than to date Badger. Their hearts deeply longed for love like dry land longs for fresh rain.

Yet when they started dating, the longing for love became a crutch. It only exaggerated the areas their souls were crippled... the hold over one another became dangerous. Maybe you've found yourself here before? Camille and I find our way through those old sticky spots to a place of relief!

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Have you ever thought about the phrase we so commonly say "well, that's just how I am"? Have you thought about addiction and associated it with some type of habit measured in different levels of "badness"? What if addiction is defined as anything that is a life-controlling problem? I'm sure it levels the playing field for us when we acknowledge all of us have at least one thing about us that seems to not go away and doesn't yield the best results in our lives.

On this episode, Johann, addresses the idea of addiction in a compelling and inspiring light. I trust you'll be both challenged and encouraged!

Do you explore dating apps hoping for something special or short term fun? Is it a just a digital pen pal or a foundation for something more? Keilee thought she connected with someone special.

She was naive and he was cowardly. This combination led to a four year tug of war on heart strings that were meant to be played for love, not play her.

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Ever think about lying? Is it human nature? Does lying make you a bad person? I'm excited to share Pamela Meyer's Ted talk with you.

Lies take two people to happen. Lies have tells. Sometimes we lie to ourselves, sometimes we're lied to and sometimes we lie to others.

Lies have a strong impact on relationships of all kinds! Enjoy listening to Pamela breakdown some key knowledge to understand yourself and others better!

Do you know there's a difference between guilt and shame? Shame is thinking something is wrong with you at your core - "I am a mistake". Guilt is about a behavior, something you did or didn't do - "I made a mistake".

Healing a broken heart takes time to sort through guilt and shame. Dr. Brené Brown addresses the topic of shame in this Ted talk. Vulnerability is not weakness, vulnerability is courageous.

Thank you for being courageous!

This weeks episode, I share Brene Brown's Ted talk called the Power of Vulnerability.

Choosing to expand your perspective, find ways to connect and be vulnerable will shape all the relationships in your life - including how well you love yourself.

I believe in you and in case you haven't heard this recently - you are worthy of love!

Photo: James Duncan Davidson