Conversations from the Heart
A weekly, soul-nourishing podcast offering psychologically grounded, heart-centered reflections on human relationships, inner healing, and compassion-based communication.
Focused on live mini-coaching moments to help callers shift from reactive, domination-based communication to collaborative, heart-centered connection. Listen for new scripts for stuck situations, new ways of responding to old relationship dynamics and guidance on how to approach these situations with empathy, self-awareness, and effective communication strategies. Here, we emphasize understanding both one's own needs and the needs of others, creating safe spaces for vulnerable conversations, and finding ways to express ourselves authentically while respecting others' boundaries.
Conversations from the Heart
#67 - 8 Practical Insights for Setting Boundaries
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This week's podcast features one of my favorite discussions: Boundaries. It can be hard to set boundaries with life-long friends, and this week's discussion explores the complications concerning caring for ourselves, and helping others.
In this episode we explore:
- 1:00 Looking for an in-person opportunity to work with me? Consider attending my retreat!
- 4:01 A follow up conversation - "I had that hard conversation with my friend..."
- 8:59 What needs of yours did you meet by changing your plan?
- 10:57 A part of me wants to make her "wrong"
- 16:13 We can't do the hard work of waking up for someone else.
- 22:42 A script for disconnecting non-violently
- 26:58 The practice of somatic healing
- 29:00 The polarity between self-improvement and self-acceptance
- 31:55 Closing thoughts: including 8 Practical Insights for Setting Boundaries.
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