Trying to force a fit is a natural response to our human need for love and connection — it’s also an integral part of learning what fits. As we hone our self-awareness over time and discover our preferences, it’s worthwhile to feel into what’s fitting well in our lives and relationships, and what could fit better.

In today's episode we use Georgianna's experience with a broken snowboarding boot and her search for new ones as an analogy for relationship, and we talk about how to source your body to find what feels like a fit and what doesn't.

"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself." - Sanjeev B.

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Every episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.

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The new year is a common time to resolve to be different, or do different things — hoping it will stick, with much room for disappointment. This year we invite you to ditch the shoulds and the fear-based promises, and instead explore how you can create more of the feelings you want in your life and relationships.

In today's episode we go over some compassionate methods for making (or not making) change and choosing where you want to focus your time and energy.

"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself." - Sanjeev B.

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Every episode begins and ends with a body-based self-connection practice, so you can grow your capacity to be with all that life brings. We also include self-reflection and journaling prompts each week, posted on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. New episodes every Sunday at 10am PT.

Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at wholeheartedloving.com.

The holidays (and any special occasions dedicated to loved ones) are prime times to gather data — about ourselves, our needs, and our preferences — through sensory experience. Today we talk about exploring your body’s responses before, during, and after the holidays — and how this gives you all the info you need to get closer to how you want to feel in life and love.

"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself." - Sanjeev B.

Join our monthly membership for LIVE calls & practice:

⁠http://bit.ly/4eF86re⁠

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Every episode comes with prompts for journaling and reflection, posted Sundays at 10am PT on our Instagram ⁠@wholeheartedloving⁠. Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at ⁠wholeheartedloving.com⁠.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with shoulds, needs, wants and want-to-wants. It’s easy too, to respond with action overdrive, or total shutdown. Learning to be with your body in these times is invaluable — body reminds you how you want to feel in life and love, and provides direction on the next doable step to get there. In today's episode we offer some perspective about busyness, and moving toward goals with self-compassion.

"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself." - Sanjeev B.

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Every episode comes with prompts for journaling and reflection, posted Sundays at 10am PT on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at wholeheartedloving.com.

Longing can be a source of depression or excitement — it can inspire or debilitate, depending on your story (i.e. your past, your present, and how you experience sensations in your body). With practice, you can find tremendous energy your longings, and harness it in helpful ways.

In today's episode, we talk about our old feelings about longing — informed heavily by unrequited love and not being chosen — and the new, nicer-feeling feelings we've grown into with simple practice.

Mentioned in this episode: Jordan Gray, Relationship Coach (jordangrayconsulting.com)

"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself." - Sanjeev B.

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Every episode comes with prompts for journaling and reflection, posted Sundays at 10am PT on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at wholeheartedloving.com.

At some point in our lives, most of us learn to say yes when we mean no, and vice versa. In learning not to over- or under-give, we discover how to honour our needs, and how to show up for what moves us even when it seems like a good day to stay in bed. Clarity comes from being with the sensations in your body. In today's episode we talk about our experience finding this out for ourselves, and how to find your own answers within.

"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself." - Sanjeev B.

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Every episode comes with prompts for journaling and reflection, posted Sundays at 10am PT on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at wholeheartedloving.com.

Growing up, we learn “how things are”; getting older, we learn there a million ways other than the ones we know. This holds true for most of our unexamined beliefs about the world — and when we feel overwhelmed, lost, or restricted in our lives and relationships, that can be a sign it’s time to turn on the curiosity and open up to new possibilities.

In today's episode, we walk through reframing a concept that had Steph stymied, and how she came to think of it in a way that felt less overwhelming and immobilizing, and more empowering and true.

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"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself" - Sanjeev B.

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Every episode comes with prompts for journaling and reflection, posted Sundays at 10am PT on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at wholeheartedloving.com.

These days we all know about limiting beliefs: those stories we carry that hold us back, keep us from speaking or acting our purpose, and block our potential and our deepest desires. But which are true, and which are just stories or old family lore? Exploring this is key when it comes to unlimiting yourself in life and love. In today's episode, we celebrate 100 episodes and talk about all the stories, ego hurdles, and shoulds we had to work through to get here.

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"Like finding gold." - Alma W.

"The best therapy I've ever done for myself" - Sanjeev B.

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Every episode comes with prompts for journaling and reflection, posted Sundays at 10am PT on our Instagram @wholeheartedloving. Learn more about us and how you can practice with us LIVE at wholeheartedloving.com.