Nobody ever said that being a parent is easy, especially the parent of a neurodivergent child… These children have challenges with emotional regulation, executive function skills, sensory processing, communication, social interactions, impulse control, and balance and coordination to name a few. This is a lot to contend with as a little one and as the parent of the little one because these make managing every day routines, interactions, and achieving milestones and other accomplishments more challenging. Parenting in general and parenting a neurodivergent child specially, take a lot of love and dedication to doing right for the specific child. In today’s episode I’m excited to share the remainder of the conversation with Polina Shkadron, a Play Therapist, about parenting neurodivergent children. In today’s part we cover how using specific language gets better outcomes with your child, how to set good boundaries without overusing the “no”, what to do with attention seeking behavior, how to coparent, and how to smoothly do transitions… It’s packed with information on how to succeed at your parenting and create a harmonious and joyful home.   …………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST: Polina Shkadron is a trauma-informed speech-language pathologist, family communication and feeding expert specializing in families living with Autism, ADHD, language and literacy difficulties. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from CUNY Queens College where she has held the position of Adjunct Lecturer for 7 years. She also has a Master of Science degree in Nutrition Education from American University. Polina helps parents of neurodivergent kids to "Raise Differently" and let go of the shame and deficit-focus that often comes with traditional parenting, and some therapeutic models. You can find her at PlayToLearnConsulting.com.Gift from Polina:E-Book - 7 Reasons you & your neurodivergent kids experience anxiety & overwhelmFind her also here: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram …………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Is there chaos in your home because of tantrums, meltdowns, acting out, or disobedience from your child? Is your child neurodivergent? Have they been diagnosed with ADHD, autism, or other diagnoses on the spectrum? Being a parent is one of the most rewarding roles in this human experience, and one of the most challenging ones. It is a huge responsibility to create and raise another human being… The role brings with it inherent challenges and demands, and it does even more so when we have children with special needs of some sort.  But because the role is demanding and because our child might have demanding needs, it doesn’t mean we have to struggle with it and that our family life has to suffer as a result. We can learn parenting and relationship skills, and we can totally learn how to parent children with special needs in a way that supports them and the whole family. In today’s episode I’m excited to have a super-rich conversation with Polina Shkadron, a Play Therapist, about parenting neurodivergent children. Our conversation was so good, it became a 2-part episode. In today’s part, we cover the importance of play for the child’s growth, development and wellbeing and utilizing play dynamics in the parent-child relationship. We also cover why children have tantrums and how to manage them, and the importance of self-regulation.  …………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Polina Shkadron is a trauma-informed speech-language pathologist, family communication and feeding expert specializing in families living with Autism, ADHD, language and literacy difficulties. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from CUNY Queens College where she has held the position of Adjunct Lecturer for 7 years, and her Master of Science degree in Nutrition Education from American University.  Polina's helps parents of neurodivergent kids to "Raise Differently" and let go of the shame and deficit-focus that often comes with traditional parenting and some therapeutic models. You can find her at:  PlayToLearnConsulting.com.Find her also here:  LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram E-Book - 7 Reasons you & your neurodivergent kids experience anxiety & overwhelm…………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Do you find that one of you wants more sexual intimacy in your relationship? Differences in libido and desire levels are common in a relationship because of how penis and vagina owners are wired differently and because of the differences in how their sexual organs work. This is especially true for heterosexual couples, but still true for all couples in that individuals bring their uniqueness to their interactions and sex life…   Partners come to their intimacy with a rich background of mental, physical, emotional, and energetic conditioning that influence their experience and desires… And that inform what style of sexual beings they are…  In today’s episode I’m excited to have a very informative and reassuring conversation with Deborah Fox, Sex Therapist, about how conditioning and other factors affect libido and desire, how partners are usually also opposite in sexuality styles and what to do about it, reasons for difficulties with female orgasms and male erectile dysfunction and how to address them, the truth about sexual satisfaction when couples have been together a long time and in older couples, and how to maintain a healthy sexual relationship to ensure a mutually satisfying sex life… This is an episode not to be missed!     …………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Deborah Fox, MSW, LICSW, is a clinical social worker with over thirty-five years of experience in private practice in Washington, DC. She is a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist and a Certified Sex therapist, providing individual, couples and group psychotherapy, as well as clinical consultation. Deborah lectures on the integration of mind-body strategies into couples therapy, sex therapy, and the treatment of sexual trauma, as well as conducting small group seminars and consultation groups.  You can find her at DebFox.com.Find her also here: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram…………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE / RESOURCES: Book – Come as You AreArticle – Tuning Into The Body …………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE: Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Have you ever experiences stretches where you feel like nothing you do is working? That you just can’t seem to get ahead? You might feel stuck in your relationship, can’t seem to lose the weight, your income or revenue is not increasing, your kids are getting on your nerves, and so on? I have found that when this happens, we are in need of a refresh and reset. We might be going at things the old way that no longer give us the results and outcomes we seek. What might have worked once, no longer does. We are in need of a new approach… So, after refreshing and resetting, we can go at our new beginnings and fresh start differently!  In today’s episode I’m excited to have an energizing conversation with Francois Lupien on just what it takes to change things around. We talk about the power of our internal dialogue and how to have impactful interactions with others, how to go from victim of circumstances to creator of our own reality, how to reframe situations for more happiness and joy in our relationship and our life, and he offered a golden tactic to take things to the next level.   …………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Francois Lupien is a dynamic coach, speaker, and presenter whose experience includes working with Tony Robbins, Stephen Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) and as a consultant with Bob Proctor (Movie: The Secret). Achieving excellence in everything he puts his mind to, Francois has been a TaeKwon Do Canadian champion, a Top Real Estate agent for 11 years with Remax, and a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful 6-figure businesses. He is a living example of the success he teaches. Francois is an expert at helping people uncover hidden beliefs that slow them down or stop them on their quest for success. Energetic, passionate and dedicated, he shows you how to get real results that stick and he’s here to teach you how to become more. Find him at HowToBecomeMore.com.Gifts from Francois:Over 600 videos on YouTubeGet on The Fast Track Find him also here:  LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterX | YouTube ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Rituals are a significant facet of our human experience. They enrich and give meaning to our life, and they make everything more fun- if done right! If we didn’t have rituals, our days would just meld into each other as would our weeks, months and years… Our life would not have distinctive segments to focus on for personal care, productivity, creativity, connection, fun and enjoyment… It would be a string of passing time without it being acknowledged and properly experienced… Rituals help us delineate time as in our daily routine, life transitions and celebrations. They facilitate the rites of passage and mark  milestones. They give meaning to our experience.  But they are even more impactful than this – they connect us, they give us identify, they give our relationships cohesiveness, they transmit legacy, they deepen our experiences. And most importantly they can serve as a mechanism for creating change… In today’s episode I’m honored to share time with the wonderful Dr. Evan Imber-Black a prominent contributor to the Marriage and Family Therapy profession. We have a lovely conversation about the significance of rituals, their purpose, what makes a great ritual, and how they are impactful in our relationships and in special circumstances like step-families and multicultural families.………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Dr. Evan Imber-Black is the Program Director of the MFT Program at Mercy University, and she founded and directed the Center for Families and Health at the Ackerman Institute in NYC, where she is affiliated as senior faculty. She was also a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she founded and directed the Urban Institute for Families and Family Therapy Training. Dr. Imber-Black was the editor of Family Process, a major scholarly journal in family systems research and family therapy, and also the author of over 80 original papers and several books. She has made major contributions to the MFT profession in Families and Larger Systems, Family Rituals and Family Secrets. Learn more about her here. …………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE / RESOURCES:Book – Ritual for Our Times: Celebrating, Healing and Changing Our Lives and Our RelationshipsArticle – Rituals in the Time of COVID‐19: Imagination, Responsiveness, and the Human Spirit…………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page.  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Doing the same old will continue to generate the same old. As Spring is just around the corner, it is that time of year to do our refresh for newness… When we refresh our environments, situations, and even our approach to our relationship and our life, we create the relationship and life we desire… We are already familiar with spring cleaning, cleanses and detoxes, and possibly even clearing our spaces, our body, and our energy. But we might not be so familiar with the idea that we can apply these concepts to our relationship… That’s right, we can spring clean our connection habits and lifestyle, clean up toxic interactions, detox from blaming, controlling, interrupting, yelling, and so many other negative relationship habits, clear up grudges, misunderstandings, resentment and so much more… In today’s episode, I have a wonderful conversation with Cinthia Hiett, also a relationship expert, who so delightfully shares how to address really being who we are, how properly adulting ensures more harmony in our relationship, how to deal with codependency, boundary issues, spouse immaturity and conflict in our relationship. And how self-reparenting is a breath of fresh air for the relationship, and the world at large… ………………………………………………… 🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST: Cinthia Hiett is a life coach, relationship expert, author, and motivational speaker with over 30 years of experience. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and has taught the Psychology of Religion at Arizona Christian University among other courses. Cinthia is widely recognized as an international speaker who shares inspirational and relevant teachings, conducts biblically-based seminars and lectures on relationships, gender and conflict resolution. You can find her at CinthiaHiett.com. Find her also here: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | X | Radio…………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video!  More about the podcast on our Podcast Page  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

As we awaken to the reality that everything is interconnected and that we are all interconnected, we can relax in knowing that everything can be easier including our relationship… Why? Because then it’s much easier to feel our connection, to relate to each other in more positive ways, to collaborate, to have compassion and SO much more… When we embrace the idea of interconnectedness, and see how everything relates to everything else, how everything is in relationship with everything else, then we can realize that we are part of something bigger. We are all part of the same thing, Life. We are all part of the same Consciousness. We are One. Through this interconnectedness:When we are generous or greedy with one, we are so in all. When we are kind or mean with one, we are so in all. When we love or hate one, we do so in all…And so on… This has massive implications for self-love, partner-love, and other-love…  In today’s episode, I have an enlightening and informative conversation about the concept of interconnectedness, unity consciousness, and implications for a more harmonious and loving relationship and a more sustainable future……………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Dr. Jeffrey Dunne is President of the International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL), an organization established in 1997 to continue the research of the effects of consciousness on physical systems carried out at Princeton University from 1979-2007.  In addition to his own explorations into the nature of consciousness through ICRL, and several decades of research at the Johns Hopkins University in fields that ranged from acoustics to data science and artificial intelligence, Dr. Dunne is an award-winning playwright and author.  You can find him at ICRL.org.…………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE / RESOURCES:Events: Weekly Share Your Light virtual gatheringsBook: Syntropy - The Spirit of LoveBook: Nexus…………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video!More about the podcast on our Podcast Page ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Happy Valentine’s Day, and happy Loving today and all year around! I think we all know that if we don’t nurture our relationship that it withers and dies… This is why I love Valentine’s Day so much. ~ It serves as a reminder to step up our loving game ~ It helps us make a deposit in our love account~ It helps us reset and recommit to our Love… Love is always there but can become very elusive if we are not in touch with it… ✨All the commercial aspects of the holiday aside, this is a wonderful time to refocus on our couple goals, relationship nurturing, and connection habits. And, depending on the status of our relationship this might be a great time to invest in taking our loving to new heights – to rekindle the spark, spice things up, and enhance passion… In today’s episode, I fly solo for a robust episode on addressing culprits to low desire, upleveling relationship dynamics, and meeting targeted relationship needs – for connection and passion...  …………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE / RESOURCES:~ Do you want to have out of this world deeply connecting, engaging and super fun dates with your partner? Date Your Partner Protocol (Free Downloadable)~ Do you want to create a stronger, deeper, more meaningful, and nourishing connection with your partner? Valentine’s Experience~ Do you want to experience less conflict and more love in your relationship? Play with our Relationship Enrichment 2.0 retreat - pre-recorded for your convenience and FREE with our Radiance Membership… ~BLOG:  Stay Connected~ YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: Successful Relationship Strategy™ …………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video!More about the podcast on our Podcast Page ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

We are all aware the importance of food to our health and wellbeing… But I find it fascinating how there is so much intricacy to eating well and getting the proper nutrition for our body. And, how food impacts so many aspects of our life ranging from our energy level, vitality, immunity, recovery, sleep, female cycle, beauty, even our brain function, mood, and resilience and so much more… Wow! How we engage with our environment, our habits and routines, and the relationship we have with others AND ourselves also impact our internal laboratory and how we make use of our food… Using food well for our overall health and wellness, vitality, longevity, happiness, and enjoyment of life is a key aspect of creating our best life. Putting anything in our mouths to satiate hunger and get a boost of energy just doesn’t cut it. How we go about our food and eating in and of itself is impactful as well. It’s super important to have a great relationship with food for us to get the most from our diet… In today’s episode, I have a very informative conversation with Brigitte Zeitlin about eating healthy, wellness habits, the self-care practice, and having a great relationship with food.  …………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Brigitte Zeitlin, MPH, RD, CDN is a celebrated women’s nutrition coach, registered dietitian, and media personality. She has worked with hundreds of women and has become the “go-to” nutrition expert for women who want to lose weight and feel great in their bodies. Women flock to Brigitte for her renowned expertise in creating a highly personalized and practical nutrition approach for her clients. Brigitte has her Master’s in Public Health Nutrition and is a Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist in New York City. You can find her at bznutritionny.com.Gift from Brigitte:Wellness Jumpstart: Socially FitFind her here: Instagram | LinkedIn…………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Yes, is that time of year when we are looking for our New Beginning, to start fresh. We transition into a new chunk of time with the expectation that things will be different. That we’ll make all the changes we want to realize everything we desire… The thing is that change and transitions can be challenging… If it was so easy to create change most people wouldn’t struggle in life and they’d go through transitions with flying colors. We all know that is hardly ever the case. If anything, transitions are times when life gets even more challenging, when we get triggered, and when we don’t feel so good. And, even when we go through transitions we desire like getting married, having a baby, moving to a new home, starting a new job, or a New Year – we can still have a bumpy road…In today’s episode, I have a lovely conversation with Deborah Donenfeld about creating change and how to have our back when going through transitions... …………………………………………………………… 🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Deborah Donenfeld is the owner of Photosynthesis Coaching, and a life coach specializing in supporting people in midlife who are starting over. She has been coaching for over 12 years, and moved into this niche when her own life was turned upside down and she found herself in the position of navigating several big and painful changes all at once. Deborah coaches from the heart and compassionately helps her clients to work their edge and move through tough changes with grace. You can find her at PhotosynthesisCoaching.com.Gift from Deborah:30-45 min Complimentary ConsultFind her here: IG | LinkedIn……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

The concept of self-care might feel super played out, but now more than ever how we view and treat ourselves has a profound effect on our life and the life of others… Self-care is actually a simplistic notion when what we require to realize our highest wellness and levels of self-realization, our most harmonious and loving relationship/s, and our most radiant human experience, is embracing self-love… Self-love transcends all our foibles, defenses, and patterns… It transcends hopelessness, anger, and fear, our ego… It transcends judgment… It is the way to our better existence…  As we start the new year, and we are excited for a new beginning and a new me, #ME2.0, I want to offer a simple framework for shifting our mindset, and our consciousness, around how to go about being ourselves and doing our lives… Let’s kick off the new year right, this shift will usher in your grandest life adventure… In today’s episode, I debunk limiting ideas about self-care and how to go about it for the upshifting self-love practice and how to easily make it a part of your life…  ……………………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE / RESOURCES:~ Radiance Membership – featuring a related Masterclass for embracing self-love:A Self-Love Strategy for Creating Your Best Life~ Embrace a Self-Love Practice~ Practicing Core Values ……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE: Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page   ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

How you manage the finances in your relationship is a good barometer of your relationship health… Yes, a bold statement. The thing is that finances equal the relationship’s resources and ability to realize the couples’ Best Life… Now, I’m not claiming that you need a ton of money to have your Best Life, nor that if you have a ton of money that you are realizing your Best Life… It’s not about the amount… What I am claiming is that how you manage the finances in your relationship is an indicator of the strength of your partnership and what kind of life you are able to realize… When there is lack of transparency, collaboration, and partnership in money management the same can potentially be found in other areas of the relationship… In today’s episode, I have a compelling and resourceful conversation about how to manage finances in our relationship with our partner and how to create a secure and wealthy future. And, who knew, almost anyone can become a millionaire!……………………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Stacy Francis, CFP, CDFA, CES, is the President and CEO of Francis Financial, a fee-only boutique wealth management, financial planning and divorce financial planning firm dedicated to providing ongoing comprehensive advice for successful individuals, couples, and women in transitions such as divorce or widowhood. With over 20 years of experience in the financial industry and great leadership, Stacy has led Francis Financial to receive numerous recognitions and awards annually. She is also the founder of the non-profit, Savvy Ladies™ and the host of the Financially Ever After podcast. You can find her at www.francisfinancial.com.Gift from Stacy:~ Free Financial Help for Widows Resource Guide~ Free Divorce Financial Help for Women Resource GuideFind her here: Facebook | Linkedin | YouTube ……………………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE / RESOURCES:SavvyLadies Apps - PocketExpense, GoodBudget, YNAB (You Need a Budget)…………………………………………………………… 🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Do you find the Holiday Season stressful and overwhelming, wonderful and magical, or all of the above? You are not alone in feeling ambivalent about the holidays. There is so much that takes place and that we experience in a short amount of time. And yes, I know- first world problems… None-the-less this is part of our experience and to deny it or minimize doesn’t serve us. The opposite is true. In having awareness of how we are operating and feeling we can have our own back, address what’s not serving us, and create the magic we seek… The holidays, just as anything else in our life, are what we make of them. Do we make them more challenging than they have to be? Do we create bondage we are approach? Do we trigger ourselves? Do we give our power away? Do we create misery? All this can be avoided and the opposite created. We can have a smooth end-of-year, magical holidays and exciting new year only if we are intentional and proactive about what we create… In today’s episode, I fly solo to help you have your own back. I cover the things that make the holidays challenging and offer ways to manage, anticipate and get ahead of them so a smoother and more enjoyable, joyful and magical season…  ……………………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE / RESOURCES:End-of-Year & New-Year Planning (ENP) ProcessNumbing for coping with stress specially during the holidays…Holidays thoughts stressing you out?Having a letting go practice for lightness and joy……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Do your holiday plans and activities get derailed? Have you ever wondered about the impact of the feminist movement on the romantic relationship and on men? I have, a lot, as a part of the work I do with couples… Because we not only have all the emotional and psychological aspects at play in our relationship dynamics, but we have all sorts of other influences affecting how we get along… And gender and our own individual energies play a huge role in how we experience the relationship and each other. The key is always to bring awareness to all we do and to all our contexts, especially in the relationship with our life Partner. For bringing more awareness, and higher levels of consciousness, to our interactions helps us more easily understand each other and connect more deeply. In today’s episode, we have a very special guest, Richard Heller, and we discuss the masculine experience in relationship and what this means for them, for the feminine, and the relationship as a whole. We tried our best to be as inclusive as possible in our conversation and ask that you tailor the pronouns and other relevant gender aspects to fit your situation and relationship constitution. The intention is to address and help navigate the differences between partners, and not necessarily the social constructs around gender,  to inspire successful relationships.  ……………………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Rich Heller, MSW, is a trained mediator and parent coordinator, Professional Certified Coach, and an ELI Master Practitioner.  He helps parents transform a negative relationship with conflict into one in which they resolve differences creatively and build their relationship. He helps them learn the tools and techniques needed to increase joy and resilience for themselves and their children. He works with individuals and couples married and divorced. You can find him as www.RichInRelationship.com. Gift from Rich:~ Unbreakable Husband ProgramFind him here: Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok | Pinterest ……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video! More about the podcast on our Podcast Page. ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Whoever said that budgeting, crunching numbers and money management is dry and boring? Finances and money management can be a source of conflicts in many relationships. Partners bring their own backgrounds, experiences, and habits to their relationship when it comes to finances, and they have their own relationship with money.  Top this with their own programming around abundance, worth, value and so on, and their relationship dynamics to make things more complicated, and not for nothing money is a hot topic for many couples. Usually, one of partners is savvier or more interested in crunching the numbers, tracking the money, and managing the finances. Which leaves the other at odds with the whole process and money matters. This is not their strength and find the whole thing tedious, which frustrates their partner even more. In today’s episode, we have a very special guest, Christine Luken, and we discuss how money is emotional, how our unconscious programming plays a role in our money management, how the partners can create a money management system that’s mutually satisfying and actually fun and sexy! We also covered the importance of being generous for creating more abundance and for its own sake. A fabulous mindset around the holidays but in life in general. ……………………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST: Christine Luken is the Founder of the Financial Dignity® Movement, Christine has coached hundreds of high-earning professionals, business owners, and divorcing women to pay off staggering amounts of debt and massively increase their net worth. She is the author of three books and the host of the Money is Emotional Podcast. You can find her at www.ChristineLuken.com. Gifts from Christine:~ Master Your Spending Mini Course~ First 3 Chapters of Money is Emotional: Prevent Your Heart from Hijacking Your WalletFind her here: Facebook | Facebook Group | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Podcast ……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video!https://youtu.be/VNcUbLWIb1Y More about the podcast on our Podcast Page  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

If you think being in or creating a Successful Relationship is hard, you’ve got it wrong! Hey, I get it that sometimes our relationship can be really frustrating and that we might feel like we spin our wheels and can’t make the changes we desire. I get it because I’ve been there, and because I see this with many clients we’ve served over the years. It might feel impossible to create change in our relationship and to create the relationship we desire when we are struggling with our partner, but it is not. The 5 Elements of the Successful Relationship Strategy cover the targeted areas to focus on with your partner to seamlessly create a transformation in your relationship. When we intentionally focus on showing up differently, improving our skills, using better tools, changing our patterns and investing in our relationship in these areas- there is no not to create change in our relationship… In today’s episode I fly solo and share 2 tactics for each of these areas that you can implement right away for immediate results in your relationship… Element1 – Context & Mindset: Empower Yourself ~Partnership Mindset~Effective BoundariesElement2 – Communication & Alignment: Improve Understanding~Simple Powerful Skills~Speak for YourselfElement3 – Clarity & Dynamics: Change Patterns~Meet Your Needs~Give Something DifferentElement4 – Connection & Intimacy: Deepen Connection~Connection Habits~Really Date Your PartnerElement5 – Collaboration & Partnership: Become a Team~Working Life Vision~Divide and Conquer ApproachIncludes Great Practical Takeaways! ……………………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE:YouTube Successful Relationship Strategy™ Series ……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video!  More about the podcast on our Podcast Page  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Did you know that our strengths can have a huge positive impact in our relationship, as well as a negative impact? Yep. We can influence, create change, and spearhead transformation in our relationship with our strengths. But if we are not intentional about how we use them, they can also be misused and be detrimental to our relationship… It all starts with having awareness of our strengths, owning them, and understanding how to use them… For then we can capitalize on what they offer making our interactions smoother and more meaningful. When we intentionally operate from our strengths we radiate, entice, and invite others to a wonderful dance with us.  We have impact in the moment, on our partner’s experience, and on their heart. When we lead with our strengths, cultivate them, and use them to complement and align with our partner in our mindset, communication, interactions, connection and collaboration we have a huge impact on creating the relationship of our dreams… Today we have another special episode with a wonderful guest, Nermine Zakhary, speaking on how to discover and use our strengths.  We have a fabulous time delving into strengths and how they impact our relationship, and we explored mine to illustrate the power of using our strengths intentionally. ……………………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Nermine Zakhary is a Certified People Acuity Coach™ & Positive Intelligence & Metal Fitness Coach, specializing in the application of strengths to accelerate performance, energy, relationships, and results and handling life's challenges with a positive mindset. She has 15+ years of experience in the training industry and holds a master’s degree in Education, specializing in Instructional Design for Online Learning.  www.Strengths-Edge.com Gifts from Nermine: ~Book Chapter she contributed to: Hidden Potential ~Complimentary Discovery CallFind her here: Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram …………………………………………………………… 🌟MENTIONED INSIDE:Gallup CliftonStrengths Assessment……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube Video!  More on the Strengths on our Podcast Page   ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of a successful relationship? Who says being in a committed relationship is hard? Though relationships can be challenging they don’t have to be if we are intentional about how we go about creating our successful relationship. There are some key ingredients that we need to bring to our relationship for it to be gratifying and successful. Committed relationships, marriage, are special, delicate, and very important to our overall wellbeing. They are the pillar of our society as they stabilize the family unit, and are the strongest influence on our children. This is why it’s my mission to cater to the wellbeing of couples. After 20 years of working with couples and helping them create their successful relationship, I embraced a longtime dream of hosting a relationship podcast. Which I’m proud to launch today! Today’s video is special as it’s a video of my first podcast episode- I’m so excited to launch our new podcast… In this episode I interview a longtime friend and colleague, Carole Cullen who is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Together we geek out about a few secret ingredients that make for a successful relationship. Hope this information serves you and helps you get on the path to your Successful Relationship. With Love & Light from our NYC Headquarters 💗 ……………………………………………………………🌟ABOUT OUR GUEST:Carole Cullen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AAMFT Clinical Supervisor and public speaker. She is a Certified Gottman Couples Therapist and Emotionally Focused Therapist specializing in working with couples in crisis. She has a group practice in Wake Forest, NC where she helps couples learn practical tools to reconnect with their partner and create a lasting love. https://mytherapistnc.org/ Get her FREE Relationship Guide Find her on SocialFacebook | Linkedin | X | Instagram……………………………………………………………🌟MENTIONED INSIDE:John Gottman’s WorkGottman’s Card Deck……………………………………………………………🌟MORE ON THIS EPISODE:Watch the YouTube VideoMore on the Strengths on our Podcast Page  ………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.

Hello Lovelies!Welcome to my new podcast, Successful Relationship with Emma, that will launch on September 27th and air every other Wednesday on your favorite platform.If you are looking to get married or stay married, you have come to the right place.We specialize in serving committed couples who are feeling disconnected and can’t seem to get on the same page.So why a Podcast? I have always wanted to do a podcast as I love that through a podcast episode we can go deep into a topic much more easily than through any other content format available to the public. And, as I’m here to serve and help couples have the relationship they desire, and create a stable, healthy, and nurturing home for their children, I wanted to create content through this medium as well to support them in their journey.This podcast provides insights and conversations with experts to shed light and provide inspiration on how to embrace a relationship enrichment lifestyle and better connect with ourselves (including our Higher Self), our partner, our loved ones, our community, and our world at large. It provides practical takeaways to create immediate shifts in your relationship and your life.With over 20 years of working with all things relationship, we help romantic partners through our Successful Relationship Strategy™ to:1~ Empower themselves and break any impasses2~ Uplevel their communication and easily get on the same page3~ Change hurtful patterns and consistently meet their needs4~ Reignite their love and deepen their connection5~ Create a strong partnership and a harmonious, joyful, and loving homeThe approach boils down to the basic concept of embracing a Relationship Enrichment Lifestyle.It is based on my Transcendental Relationship Therapy™, which I developed over the course of working with and helping many couples transform their relationship. This is a personal-relational psychotherapy that supports romantic partners in becoming their best selves, creating their successful relationship, and living meaningful lives.And, this podcast is a precursor to other projects inspired by my mission… Stay tuned for those…See you inside, where relationship enrichment is a lifestyle!………………………………………🌟WANT MORE?Need more support? Get Started with an Initial Session!Connect with us on Social!Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This content is meant to support your Journey and not as a replacement for professional assistance. Additionally, the ideas and resources provides by our guests are their ideas and recommendations alone and not necessarily a reflection of the host’s.