222. Heartshare: My Experience with Hurricane Helene and the Importance of Community Relationships
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In this solocast I talk about my recent experience and observations during Hurricane Helene’s devastation that hit Western North Carolina and the Southeast. For those of you not local, Hurricane Helene swept through the Appalachian mountains, bringing two days of relentless rain (32 inches at my house) and strong winds. The storm saturated the earth, causing historic flooding and leaving unimaginable damage and devastation in its wake. Since September 29th, the destruction of our community has left many devasted with unimaginable loss. In the wake of this tragedy, there was and is beauty....
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221. Blended Families
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Dawn Dominguez a licensed marriage and family therapist. She is the founder, supervisor, and director of Windows of Hope Counseling Centers, offering services online worldwide, and in person in both Palm Desert and Long Beach, California. With a background as an instructor at Chapman University, Brandman University, and UMASS Global University, Dawn is currently teaching through Windows Of Hope as a Continuing Education Provider and Imago Couples Workshop Presenter. She is certified in Imago Relationship Therapy and Encountered Couples Therapy. Dawn is currently training with Dr. Gabor Mate...
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220. 6yr Podcast Anniversary Celebration with My Wife
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Thank you all for listening and journeying with me these past six years! In this episode my wife, Rainbow and I talk about how doing this podcast has affected our relationship over the last six years. We discuss ways that we have grown, been challenged and worked together in this project. We also talk about how compatibility is navigated in our relationship. Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky is the founder of Artsy Goddess Studio, where she actively carries out her role in helping others and the planet heal. Rainbow is passionate about art, as seen in the upcycled clothing she creates from second-hand...
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219. Men, Emotions and Relationships
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Jared Hinton M.A, M.A.T, LCMHC is a psychotherapist in private practice in Asheville, NC. Jared is a husband, father, and a person in long-term recovery. His work focuses on helping individuals and couples heal from patterns of ancestral, familial, and relational trauma. Jared is a graduate of Naropa University's Contemplative and Buddhist Psychology program and a student of the Appalachian Gestalt Institute in Asheville. In this episode, Jared and I have a conversation about the challenges men face in having healthy relationships. We talk about how men can save relationships by learning...
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218. Managing Expectations in Relationships
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Brandon Greenstein is a partner and father and long-time member and resident of Earthaven Ecovillage (Black Mountain, NC). He is currently practicing Somatic Experiencing therapy and will be entering the final year of the SE professional training program. Brandon is also the owner of Integrated Ecological Solutions; consulting and coaching on sustainable land use and development and all aspects of building, growing and personal efficiency. In this conversation Brandon and I talk about expectations in relationships and how we manage them. Effective relationships are built on realistic and...
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217. Healthy Boundaries
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Mana Vermeulen-McLeod has been an Earthaven Ecovillage (Black Mountain, NC) resident and member since 2007. She believes in the potential of transformation in each present moment. She is a Tantric Life Coach, mother, natural builder, hair-dresser and conflict mediator at her village. A social activist committed to anti-oppression work in areas of race, gender and class differences. She enjoys supporting herself and others in embodied resilience and everyday courage. In this episode, Mana and I have a conversation about healthy boundaries. The importance to know our selves in order to...
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216: HeartShare: The Benefits of Talking to Strangers
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In this solocast I talk about the benefits of approaching and taking with strangers. We have been programmed to believe taking to strangers is dangerous. My experience though tells me that the wide majority of my interactions with strangers are positive and growth orientating. I believe it builds trust, intuition, communication skills as well a feeling of belonging to the greater community of humans. Related Content: Other Podcast Episodes Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful...
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215. HeartShare: Communicate Better By Focusing on Your Responses
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In this solocast I talk about the importance of focusing on how you want to respond instead of focusing on other people’s reactions, responses, or behaviors. We have no control over changing others'; we only have control and choice over how we respond to others. Our relationship with ourselves is reflected in this “discipline”. Related Content: Other Podcast Episodes Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this...
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214. Bringing Up Issues
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Corey Costanzo is the Co-Owner of Asheville’s Still Point Wellness Spa, a licensed addiction counselor, trauma specialist, licensed massage therapist, master didgeridoo player, colleague, and my good friend. In this episode, Corey and I have a conversation about healthy ways to bring up issues. Many people bring up issues in dysfunctional ways with harsh start-ups, criticisms, accusations and demands, or just bad timing. There are better ways to bring up issues. Related podcasts: Connect with Corey Costanzo: Email: Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s...
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213. Shedding People Pleasing Into Authentic Relationships
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Beth Bluth has been living a life of spiritual seeking and holistic wellness in the sacred Appalachian mountains for over 20 years. Through curiosity & the exploration of various modalities including meditation, mindfulness and daily spiritual practices Beth has learned to support herself, family members and the community through her intuitive reflection and guidance. Her passion is working with plant medicine in the forms of essential oils, flower essences and nourishing herbal remedies. Beth has deep appreciation for all the teachers she’s learned from on her path. In this...
info_outlineAl Bailey has been a student of the healing arts for over 30 years. Al uses his wisdom on the relationship between mind and body to help his clients return to their authentic breathing and facilitate healing and self-awareness. In addition to being a licensed massage and bodywork therapist, Al is the owner of BreatheAboutLife, a center for inner healing. Through BreatheAboutLife, he provides NOWON Bodywork, life-coaching, and Mind/Foot Circle Walking sessions to his clients to bring them to the ultimate healing.
In today’s episode, Al and I discuss how body awareness can help us relate and gain more insight into ourselves and the world. We explain how the body can speak through inflammation and disease. We describe the effects of craniosacral work and self-awareness on relationships and health. We also illustrate how a lack of self-awareness can create addictions as well as underscore the importance of self-care in improving compassion for others.
“Understanding comes from practicing the awareness that we’ve gained. Watching the breath is an awareness. When you practice that awareness, you gain more insight.” - Al Bailey
This week on Relationships! Let’s Talk About It:
- The importance of understanding our body
- How the body stores insight, wisdom, and information
- How the ego and suppressing emotions can create disease
- How couples create a “single body” and how they can make it healthy
- What is Mind/Foot Circle Walking and how it helps bring awareness
- The effects of regular craniosacral bodywork sessions and how it changes relationships
- How to take control of emotional pain
- How I managed pain while meditating for the first time
- Why Al encourages people to find work that they love
- The importance of self-care in enriching compassion for others
- How a lack of self-awareness can cause addiction
- Morning and night routines to help you reconnect with your physical and mental alignment
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