You are a being of light and love. And you are experiencing a human experience. Part of your human experience is to ha e a brain and a body. Your thoughts have no moral value. They aren’t good and they aren’t bad. They are options. When you identify with a thought or opinion then you avoid looking at your thoughts because if you discover that you have “bad” thoughts then you will feel like a bad person. Or you will feel better than others if you think you have good thoughts. Identifying with your thoughts makes it hard to progress and keeps you stuck.

There is YOU. And then there is everything and everyone that is happening in the world. Bringing awareness to this for yourself in a daily basis makes your life so much easier to manage. Which in turn strengthens all your relationships.

When I’m teaching about masculine and feminine energies I’m not necessarily talking about genders. I’m talking about the different kinds of energy that we all have inside of us. We each have access to masculine and feminine energies and it’s not about embracing one over the other. It’s deciding which energy will serve us best in any given circumstance. And it’s also about finding a balance in ourselves, our families, and our communities. Because we are conditioned to give priority to masculine energy that it’s not uncommon for us to prioritize masculine energy and experience over feminine energy and experience. We start with an awareness of how this happens before we can make some very beautiful shifts.

I define a patriarchal society as a set of belief systems that are centered around a masculine energy and masculine bodies. This lead to a society that builds everything from a way of eating to relationship dynamics that are not serving everyone (make and female) as a whole. The harmful effects of this are women don’t understand their own bodies and believe they are broken in some way. I have a goal to teach as many women as possible about their beautiful feminine bodies and empower them to live in a way that supports their own souls so they can have the best health of their lives. More energy! More peace! More love! Deeper intimate connections with other women and deeper intimate connections with themselves and their spouses!! Yes please. In this episode I’m sharing a couple patriarchal beliefs that are harmful to both men and women. The patriarchal beliefs are misunderstood to only serve men and not women but the truth is that everyone is harmed by these beliefs- I’ll show you how. My greatest motivation is I want women to know that they are not broken and nothing is wrong with them.

People pleasing, self sacrificing and seeking for others approval are cheap versions of the real deep & fulfilling love you’re actually searching for. You’re doing these things for the right reasons, but it’s not going to produce the results you’re really searching for.

Buck and Angie Swaney have developed a unique philosophical framework on modesty to support positive body image and healthy sexuality for their daughters and their son. Today Buck is here to share this unique way of teaching modesty with us. Get ready because Buck vulnerably shares personal stories from his own life so that we can see how he was able to come up with this fantastic outlook and way of teaching his children. Your mind is about to be blown away and you will have a completely fresh outlook on modesty and parenting after this episode.

Staying committed to a thriving marriage (as opposed to an average marriage) takes the same commitment you have to paying your bills. People who are in thriving marriages aren’t perfect. But they are committed to a few nonnegotiable things and they aren’t perfect at it but they are aware and willing to keep trying. It never takes perfection to succeed, it only takes willingness.

Resistance is hard for everyone. Not understanding resistance keeps us from strengthening relationships and also reaching goals we’ve had for years. When you understand resistance then your life gets so much easier and you reap all the rewards.

If you are not experiencing what you imagined for yourself in your marriage, then it’s mostly likely because your spouse doesn’t feel loved by you. This may be subconscious. They may not be aware of this but you can tell they don’t feel loved when they have certain behaviors (which we talk about in this episode) and if they aren’t giving to you what you need for your marriage to thrive. There are 3 areas in which you can start focusing on so your spouse can feel loved by you. They will naturally turn to you and give you want you desire without you needing to make sure they give you what you need. And you’ll be free of resentment- which opens the door for intimate connection.

Boundaries are essential in a thriving marriage. Especially when your spouse has any kind of mental illness. A lot of people don’t set boundaries in a marriage because they think that it feels like putting up a fence or a wall and it feels unwelcome. And on the surface this makes sense but if you take a deeper look at this you will see that boundaries simply mean, “I’m going to tell you the truth.” And when you are honest this equals an uncomfortable conversation. Uncomfortable Conversations equal vulnerability. Vulnerability equals intimacy. Intimacy equals a thriving marriage. This is part 2 of my interview with Jessica Farmer. Connect with her in IG @jessicafarmercoaching Life Coach for women married to spouses who suffer with their mental health in any way.