Big Love Hug
Best Friends and Love Warriors Amy Palatnick and Jess Donohue have been stockpiling self-love wisdom for decades. Amy is a therapist, coach, author, Nia instructor, meditation teacher, and professional potter. Jess is a yoga (and SUP yoga) teacher, massage therapist, photographer, group leader, and weight lifter. Together, they strive towards their best possible lives, and hope to inspire others to do the same.
Episodes
17 episodes
Wonder Twin Powers: Activate!
Amy and Jess discuss the importance of maintaining hope and positivity in challenging times, the need to cultivate ways to feel connected and hopeful, and the importance of self-care. They explore the possibility of making consciou...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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37:49
Aging
In this Episode, Amy and Jess talk about Aging, examining our internal and culturally inherited biases against aging. We would love to hear your own thoughts and feelings about aging and ageism, beauty and vibrancy, health and vita...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:58
Talking about Gaza
Jess and Amy talk about being Jewish and our associated complex feelings about Gaza, Israel, power, separation, how to be, how to help, what to do. We had a great, challenging, heartfelt discussion about many of our thoughts and fee...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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45:14
Love Everyone; Trust No One
In this episode, Jess and Amy explore the question "What is trust?"Some of the areas they cover are: * Love everyone (even Putin?!) * See everyone as a child of the universe/spiritual being/related to us* The masks...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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44:37
Pleasure and the Inner Critic
Pleasure and the Inner (Internalized) CriticIn this Episode, Amy and Jess explore the concept of the Internalized Critic: a voice and energy in society that we internalize to our own detriment. Is it necessary? Are there ways to get it o...
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47:26
Personal Seasons, Passing Weather
This was a special episode in that—for the first time ever—we recorded the podcast together in person, sitting side-by-side...post-covid and pre-Amy's move to California!Jess and Amy talk about the Weather and the Seasons: not outside, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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44:02
Attuning to the Vertical Channel
In this episode, Amy and Jess explore the difference between locating ourselves on the vertical line versus the horizontal line, where we form attachments to others. This is a relationship game changer, a hack for a better, much happier...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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35:49
Supporting Depression
In this episode, Amy and Jess talk about the process of depression: how people can re-frame or understand depression more deeply, the beautiful and challenging power of emotions, and how we can support ourselves through depressive phases ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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45:12
The Power of Choice
Where do we have agency in our lives? What is in our power? How can we re-orient to a position of empowered choice? Join Amy and Jess for a dynamic exploration of the Power of Choice.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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41:45
Let's talk about Fear!
In this episode, Amy and Jess explore the ubiquitous conundrum with fear: it is wired in our biology, yet we reject it in ourselves (but, interestingly, embrace it in others). What can we do about fear? There's a pretty simple hack...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:40
Vaginas, Menopause, and Sex
Amy and Jess discuss their personal opinions (sprinkled with a few theories) about menopause. We are curious about other womens' experiences and would love to hear from you in our facebook group, Big Love Hug Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/g...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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46:30
What if more people identified as spiritual beings?
What would the world be like if more people identified as spiritual beings? Amy and Jess explore this question, including the core culprit that keeps us from living our spiritual natures: FEAR. You'll laugh along with these love wa...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:24
Our Favorite Question
"Have you thought about talking to them?" We have noticed (and laughed endlessly about) our own tendencies to avoid anything that might feel like confrontation, but these edgy conversations are almost always medicinal.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:03
What is True Romantic Chemistry?
Amy's empowering theory: think of romantic chemistry in terms of scientific chemistry. True romantic chemistry is objective, not subjective: it's always mutual on both sides, matter-of-fact, and can't be faked or forced. Seeing chemistry ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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33:31
Being over Trying
Exploring concepts: being versus trying, gifts from buddhism, the stories that help and limit us, going with the flow, pain versus suffering, and internalized oppression. We'd love to hear your feedback and requests!Each of...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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33:02
