Love Life Connection

Welcome to episode 221 of the Love Live Connection podcast. It’s been a while since I’ve done a heart to heart episode, but with everything going on in the world right now, this is a good time because it absolutely impacts you.   I’ve been receiving some feedback from my audience about resistance to feeling your feelings around anger or sadness or not wanting to dwell on these feelings.  So, I want to address where this resistance is coming from.  And if you know me, you won’t be surprised to hear me say, it’s in a large part because of the patriarchy. I’m also addressing how patriarchy has a role in racism and how we contribute to racist structures in our society. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you!   1:50 - Why what’s going on in the world is related to the work I encourage you to do on the show 8:37 - How the patriarchy is keeping us from doing the deep uncomfortable, emotional work 13:24 - How patriarchy intersec

Welcome to episode 220 of the Love Live Connection podcast. I’m really excited about today’s episode because I will be debunking the myth that love is unconditional.  I’ll be talking with Carrie who is struggling with a pattern of running from relationships at the first sign of struggle.  We trace back to her childhood and find out where this pattern came from.  But the biggest takeaway from our conversation is the realization of the difference between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you!   2:20 - Debunking the myth that love is unconditional 4:45 - Carrie describes the pattern she’s seeing in herself 6:09 - The fear Carrie has that creates the pattern and where that fear stems from 10:30 - Carrie talks about how it felt to be the 6 or 7-year-old who didn’t feel unconditional love 12:30 - The difference between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance 15:15 - I a

Welcome to episode 219 of the Love Live Connection podcast. Anger and forgiveness are important emotions that I think are widely misused and misunderstood.  In today’s episode, I’m addressing these misconceptions and explaining why they’re important to your growth.  I’ll also explain how to work through these emotions in a way that encourages healing rather than bypassing or gaslighting yourself.  I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you!   7:50 - Why I’m Addressing anger and forgiveness 9:25 -  What anger is and the misconceptions associated with it 11:49 - Definition of forgiveness 14:05 -  Why anger and forgiveness are so important to your growth 18:05 - How to work with both anger and forgiveness in a healthy way   After you listen to this episode, here are your next steps: If you are interested in my two-week course to help you quickly discover your love blocks so that you can clear them and find love, without having

Welcome to episode 218 of the Love Live Connection podcast. I think this is one of the more powerful episodes I’ve ever done.  I do some deep work with Baraba, revealing some pain and anger she’s been holding on to for most of her life.  Barbara was aware of her patterns and where they originated but wasn’t sure how to change them.   Facing the pain at the core of your issue and feeling it is uncomfortable but necessary to heal.  The discomfort you feel in the moment will result in a meaningful long term relationship. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 3:39 - My thought for the week about emotional processing work I still need to do 8:53 - Barba presents her question: She knows she has an anxious attachment style but wants to know how to change her mindset  13:45 - We dig into why Barabara stayed in a bad relationship for 12 years  19:10- I ask Barbara what she would say to her abuser, her step-father 25:08 - I enco

Welcome to episode 217 of the Love Live Connection podcast. In today’s episode, I’m going to go over three of the most common limiting beliefs I get from my clients about online dating.  I’ll break them down and then discuss how to move past each block. If you find yourself struggling with online dating, I’m also presenting an opportunity to sign up for a workshop that addresses this.  Online dating doesn’t have to drain your energy.  You can actually meet someone and not hate the process! I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 1:54 - My experience with online dating 3:45 - The number one limiting belief about online dating I hear from my clients 9:00 - The second limiting belief I hear all the time 13:47 - The third limiting belief I hear 17:18 - An opportunity to join a workshop I’m holding about conscious online dating.    After you listen to this episode, here are your next steps: If you are interested in my two-we

Welcome to episode 216 of the Love Live Connection podcast. In this episode, we are talking with Bridgette who is struggling with a pattern of running from relationships when things get rocky.  But as you might have guessed, Bridgette’s pattern isn’t really the problem.  As the discussion progresses, we get to the core of the issue by digging deeper into her childhood.  In Bridgette’s case, an unstable childhood prompted her to create a very stable life where she has complete control.  This control plays into Bridgette’s pattern as wanting something to feel a certain way in her relationships so that she feels secure.  I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 3:39 - Introduction to Bridgette who struggles with the pattern of running when things get rocky in a relationship  6:16 - Bridgette presents her struggle with her recurring pattern 9:10 - Bridgette describes her childhood 11:23 - We do some inner child work and disco

Welcome to episode 215 of the Love Live Connection podcast. Believe it or not, this is actually a really exciting time to date.  It’s easy to feel like you are missing out on finding that special person during this quarantine.  But in today’s episode, I go over five tips to make dating during this pandemic easier.  This is an opportunity to try something different, so why not embrace it? I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 2:04 - An update on my life 5:55 - Why focusing on inner work is the first thing to focus on during this pandemic 10:48 - How to get excited about having fewer distractions 13:59 - Why this is a good opportunity to develop emotional attraction before physical attraction 17:12 - Why it is so important to use discernment when it comes to online dating 21:40 - How to make dating intentional, and nothing something to do to fill some time 25:39 - Why this is an opportunity After you listen to this episo

Welcome to episode 214 of the Love Live Connection podcast. In this episode, I am coaching Sherry who has a pattern of always wanting to be somewhere she’s not.  Together, we do some inner child work to find out why she feels this way.  But knowing the why is just the start of working through her triggers and emotional blocks.  Learning to manage them as they come up is an ongoing process.  Tune in to find out what the four layers of sustainable transformation are and how to put them to practice.  I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 4:40  - I introduce Sherry who has a pattern of always wanting to be somewhere she’s not  7:00 - Sherry joins us and presents her block  10:30 - Sherry digs deep and reveals where this all may be coming from 13:00 - Self-worthiness is not the root issue - we work through what IS 17:12 - Why it’s so important to have a good relationship with yourself and how to nurture that relationship 26

Welcome to April’s bonus episode of the Love Live Connection podcast. Today, I’m sharing a special announcement with you:  Tomorrow, I am releasing a brand new course, Crappy to Happy.  In this two week course, you learn what your love blocks are, and how to clear them and find love.  I am really excited to share a sample of this course with you.  I hope you find this helpful and it turns on some light bulbs for you.  It will also give you an idea of my style of coaching and what you can expect from the course if you decide to sign up. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 1:28 - Special Announcement about my new course on inner child work, Crappy to Happy 5:41 - Start of Lesson 1, Part 1 of my new 2-week course 7:33 - What you will learn in Part one 8:16 - Why time does not heal all wounds 10:21 - Why we attract people or situations similar to our parents or experiences from childhood 15:01 - Why everyone has inner ch

Welcome to episode 213 of the Love Live Connection podcast. With so much going on in the world right now, it’s really interesting to note that Venus is getting ready to go into retrograde.  So today we are talking to Veronica Perretti from The Essential Astrocast about how this affects our love lives, relationships, and business partnerships.  I also couldn’t resist asking Veronica about how Pluto’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 4:15 - Why Venus  going into retrograde ties in so well with this show 5:20 - Questions we should ask ourselves about what we want life to look like once the pandemic is over 13:30 - Veronica Perretti explains who Venus is, what she rules, and what parts of our lives she influences 19:30 - What it means for Venus to be in Gemini 23:22 - What happens once Venus goes retrograde 30:11 - How we can do inner child work while Venus is in retrograd

Welcome to episode 212 of the Love Live Connection podcast. In this episode, I’m talking with Saskia.  Saskia recently went through my free workshop and has questions about what to do now that she’s started to connect the dots on her dating patterns.  We do some inner child work to find out why Saskia feels the way she does and I give her steps to take to work through those feelings. I also give her some inner child homework to do while she is on a dating break.   I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! 1:00 - How to work through WHATEVER you’re feeling during this pandemic 4:00 - Why this could be a great time to do some inner child work 6:16 - Once you have awareness, how do you change your pattern? 10:55 - Saskia presents her realization of her own patterns 13:56 - How Saskia’s pattern is played out by her relationship with her dad 15:55 - I guide Saskia through a meditation putting herself into her 13-year-old self’s

Welcome to episode 211 of the Love Live Connection podcast. If you struggle with love, odds, are you are also struggling with money and or food.  In today’s episode I go over how these three things play off each other, affecting our well being.  I’m also giving you an inner work project to do help you dig into the root cause of your issues with money, love and food. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I can’t wait to hear from you! 2:00 - Corona Virus update and tips to help you get through the quarantine  6:56 - Why this could be a good time to do some inner child work 11:05 - How money, love and food play off each other in the way we feel about ourselves 11:57 - The effect money can have on how we value ourselves 13:22 - The tendency to judge ourselves based on our success with love 14:43 - How society’s view on body image can have an impact on our self-worth 18:20  - The big secret about the coaching service I provide, and the results seen after doi

Welcome to episode 210 of the Love Live Connection podcast. Today, I’m excited to be sharing some big news of my own! Be sure to check out today’s episode to find out what it is and how it will affect the Love Incubator program. I am also following up with a client I started coaching around a year ago, Joann.  Four years ago, Joann decided to end a 10-year toxic relationship and dedicate herself to her own growth.  She explains how asking for help in the form of coaching and therapy aided her transformation giving her the confidence she needed to build a new meaningful, healthy relationship. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I can’t wait to hear from you! 1:55 - Veronica shares some big news! 4:27 - How this news affects the format of the Love Incubator program 9:27 - Veronica introduces Joann 12:49 - Joann describes her toxic relationship and what she ultimately did about it 14:50 - Joann talks about what life was like between ending her relationshi

Welcome to episode 209 of the Love Live Connection podcast. When it comes to your dating life are you feeling exhausted, triggered constantly, or attracting the same kind of person over and over?  In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Kacie Main, author of I Gave Up Men For Lent - The Story Of A Jaded, Hopelessly Romantic, Health-conscious Party Girl's Search For Meaning. Kacie was struggling with these very issues and as a result, put herself on a dating break.  We discuss the issues leading up to the break, her inner child work during the break and life after those first 40 days.  I’d love to hear what you thought of this episode. Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I can’t wait to hear from you! 2:25 -Why a dating break may be a good idea 3:30 - A list of indicators that would suggest taking a break from dating is a good course of action 7:54 - Our guest, Kacie Main explains what lent is and why she decided to take on this challenge 12:07 - How Kacie’s inner child affected her need

Welcome to a special episode of the Love Live Connection podcast. In today’s episode, I’m talking about what is on everyone’s mind, the Coronavirus.  With all of the anxiety and uncertainty flying around social media and the news, I’m giving you some tools to surrender, trust, and be present.  I’ll talk to you about dating and personal growth, how to stay physically healthy, be a good member of the community, and put some focus on spiritual growth.  I’ll wrap this episode up with a meditation you can come back to and use throughout this crisis. Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I can’t wait to hear from you! 1:28 -  STAY HOME! This is hard for all of us, but it’s so very important to stay isolated.  I explain why. #flattenthecurve 4:13 - What to do about dating during isolation 6:00 - How to continue dating during isolation 9:28 - A free tool to do some inner work: The 5-Step Strategy To Banish Anxiety and Overwhelm in Your Love Life 13:35 - Ideas for staying physically healthy whil

Welcome to episode 208 of the Love Live Connection podcast. In today’s episode, I speak with my client, Aila.  Our discussion touches on discerning the difference between being triggered or someone just being unkind,  how an unhealthy relationship with your parents as a child has long-term effects, and how learning to be vulnerable can help us heal.   I’d love to hear what you thought of this episode. Find me on Instagram or send me an email with your feedback. I can’t wait to hear from you! 3:33 – Aila asks how to identify a reaction as a trigger. 6:15 – Is receiving unsolicited advice a trigger or a validated reason to be upset? 8:44 – Aila and I discuss her core wound origination and how that affects her life when she receives unsolicited advice. 15:38 – My advice to Aila on healing from her damaged relationship with her mother.  20:18 – Broaching the topic of independence and how it can be a hindrance to building meaningful relationships. 27:22 – How to discern when a reaction is a result of rudeness vs.

Welcome to episode 207 of the Love Live Connection podcast. Today’s episode covers some topics that aren’t necessarily as fun as analyzing the latest Bachelor happenings (we still see you Pete!), but it’s vital for anyone seeking a truly fulfilling and healthy relationship. Sometimes love can make us accept things we really shouldn’t and I want to go over the red flags with you. Please pop over to Instagram or send me an email with your feedback about this podcast, I can’t wait to hear from you.    3:50 - Just because you haven’t seen a healthy relationship doesn’t mean you can’t have a healthy relationship.  10:00 - The first sign you may be in an unhealthy relationship, feeling uncomfortable speaking up.  14:05 - Another thing to watch out for, physical intimacy without emotional safety.  16:30 - Attraction to deprivation, a term coined by Ken Page, is another sign we want to be aware of.  19:55 - A few rapid-fire signs that are also important to notice and address, including a couple absolute dealbreakers

Welcome to episode 206 of the Love Live Connection podcast. I am delighted to welcome my client Rachael to the show today. We talk about idealizing being in a relationship, being happy when we’re single, plus the difference between being okay alone and giving up on love. Have you ever felt like you were settling for singleness? I would love to know your experiences and what you think about this week’s conversation. Come on over to Instagram or drop me an email, I can’t wait to hear from you.    3:05 - Learn about Moon Tracking, I’m a big fan.  8:35 - Introducing the lovely Rachael, she’s wondering how to be content without a partner in her life.  11:30 - I ask Rachael to think back and tell me where some of her beliefs about being “forever single” may have originated.  16:25 - We take a moment to reconnect with Rachael’s 2nd grade self and offer her some comfort she didn’t receive back then.  19:10 - I pledge to give Rachael the support she deserves as she moves forward, not in giving up on love, but in ident

Welcome to episode 205 of the Love Live Connection podcast. This is a very special episode, I am so happy to introduce Lisa Hendrickson-Jack. We get down and dirty on the topic of birth control, your options, and the impact on your fertility. Enjoy this incredibly informative conversation then reach out to me! I would love it if you let me know what you thought about our discussion, what you learned, and what you would like to hear in the future.  2:35 - My experience with different forms of birth control and how I found the amazing Lisa Hendrickson-Jack.  10:10 - Welcome Lisa, author of The Fifth Vital Sign and fertility cycle educator.  13:35 - Going back to basics, Lisa talks about what your menstrual cycle is and identifies other parts of your cycle, beyond the period.  17:45 - The question almost everyone has asked at one point: How does birth control work?    19:45 - The societal impact of birth control, its history in the feminist movement, and our cultural feelings towards it.  25:20 - We talk about

Welcome to episode 204 of the Love Live Connection podcast. I am so excited to welcome Cassie to the show. I hope you enjoy this episode, if you have ideas for future episodes or thoughts on what we talked about today, reach out to me and let me know what you think.  3:10 - I will randomly see flashes of my dad in my husband!  6:45 - Introducing today’s guest, Cassie.     8:20 - We start by identifying the dynamic between Cassie and her dad that she may be repeating in her romantic relationships.  11:50 - Having a narcissist parent can set us up for roller coaster relationships later in life.   16:30 - We go back into Cassie’s memories to find a situation that exemplifies her relationship with her dad.  21:00 - We discuss what we would want to say to that little girl from her memory if we could go back in time.  26:10 - Our urge to find partners like our parents comes from our subconscious, not our logical brains.  30:00 - Cassie’s tangible actions going forward include a “5 things” grounding exercise.  35:05