Intentional Living
The Podcast
Judging others seems to be as easy for us as breathing air, and yet, when we judge we create an inner turmoil that exacts energy from us and leaves us feeling drained and exhausted. When we can learn ...
A decades-long research project has learned that the quality of our lives depends on the quality of our relationships. And what a tragedy that so many of us do not have the tools to create deep, intim...
How the world views Mother Eve is how the world views women. Doctrine from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that Eve was intelligent and courageous, that she understood that par...
How the world views Mother Eve is how the world views women. Doctrine from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that Eve was intelligent and courageous, that she understood that par...
What does it take to create a beautiful and safe relationship? In this episode I am revisiting combining two analogies I’ve used before, the bucket analogy and the relationship circle, and I’m calling...
Many of us were taught the idea that relationships are hard. But I have a secret for you. Relationships aren’t hard. Keeping your ego in check and behaving kindly rather than harshly is the hard part....
Whether it’s a spouse, our children, our parents, siblings, friends, or coworkers, we don’t have a say in whether or not they choose to love us. And whether they love us or not, it says nothing about ...
For many of us complaining is just second-nature. It’s what we do when we want things to be different or when we want someone to see our struggle. And yet, complaining has a natural byproduct of shutt...
Perfectionism can seem like a worthy thing to work towards, but the truth is, it actually keeps us from creating and becoming our true selves. It holds us back from true connection and intimacy and du...
Vulnerability and validation work together in our relationships to create intimacy and connection. When both people in a partnership are willing to step into both, we can create something magical. Whe...
Sometimes we get these expectations around the holidays, and we think that this should be such a magical time that no one should get grumpy or annoyed, and that we should feel the joy and peace of Chr...
Many of us grew up hearing about the bucket analogy, an we were taught to believe that we could fill other people’s buckets by complimenting them or telling them great things about themselves. In this...