Intentional Living
The Podcast
Humans are wired for connection but our primitive, protective brain often sabotages intimacy, making marriage hard. Each partner brings a personal “story” (adaptive behaviors from childhood) that feel...
Never let a problem to be solved be more important than a person to be loved.”  Problems and familiar processes trigger our primitive brain to rush for quick fixes, but those dopamine hits often cost ...
I believe most of us are living far below our capacity for joy and fulfillment and wholeness. The fear of failure, of the unknown, of being uncertain holds us back from being willing to take a risk an...
Sometimes it can feel difficult to validate the people we are in relationship with. Validation is an effective way to support others and let them know we see their struggle and that we love them, so h...
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...