A Compassionate Approach to Ending Relationships Understanding the Concept of Conscious Uncoupling Ending a relationship is never easy. The pain, the heartbreak, the uncertainty – it can all feel overwhelming. But what if there was a way to approach relationship...
Rediscover the Thrill of Falling in Love That heart-pounding, all-encompassing experience that sweeps you off your feet and makes you believe in the power of connection? Embarking on a journey of love with someone from a completely different culture is a unique...
Simple Steps To Embrace Love by Overcoming Fear Ever found yourself apprehensive about love? It’s a sentiment I encounter frequently in my practice—fear of love. Let’s have an open conversation about choosing love. At the core of our emotions lie two...
Have you ever wondered why some marriages stand the test of time while others crumble under the weight of challenges? If you find yourself at a crossroads in your relationship, it’s essential to recognize that you’re not alone. Marriage, like any other...
Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads in life, facing a decision that feels overwhelmingly challenging, and wondering how to navigate the uncertain path ahead? Perhaps it’s a decision that affects not only your own life but also the lives of your loved...
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re facing one of the most challenging decisions of your life—whether to stay in your marriage or pursue a divorce. Emotions are running high, and the uncertainty of it all can feel overwhelming. Questions like...
This episode is part 1 of a 2 part series from The Selfkind Podcast. As a guest on the show I had a lot of fun talking about all manner of things.In this interview I talk about the difference between relationships at work and those you have with an intimate other.I...
In this episode Michael talks about how he rose out of an addiction to weed by finding creative fulfilment in a hobby and surrounding himself with a community of great relationships. Michael explains how a movie “Euphoria” was one of the turning points for his...
This episode is about how fear sets in when you’ve had experiences of rejection in love. This episode is for you if you’re scared of taking the next step towards love. When fear sets in, it can stop you from taking action towards the love that you want. You...
This episode is for the highly sensitive person who tends to overthink situations and have a hard time setting boundaries. If you don’t already know what is bugging you, one of the fastest ways to notice what’s lying in your subconscious it is to catch yourself...
You can stop the outburst. You can calm yourself. You can soothe the moment. Many people say they smoke because it calms them down. In this episode we explore another way to self-soothe and create harmony before or during the wobbly moments of tension. If you want...
Brad Goodchild is the founder of Bikram Yoga Five Dock. In this episode, Brad drills into how yoga principles are such a powerful tool to tap into the power of the mind. Brad equates yoga to a body spring clean and shows us how a yoga practice can help you...
We fight a lot. Is that bad? Is conflict bad?This episode is about conflict, disagreements, fights, mishaps, and all the things that happen when two people are just are not agreeing the conversation heads south.Conflict is not the enemy. It’s what we do with...
Have you ever been suspicious of your partner’s activities? Have you ever been accused of cheating? In this episode, we define cheating and how to know if you have a trust issue in your relationship. Flirty texts, deleted emails, a prolonged look at someone attractive...
Is conflict bad.? Let’s talk about conflict, disagreements, fights, mishaps, all these things where two people living together are just are not agreeing and the conversation is not flowing. Often conflict emerges quickly when we disagree. Things might escalate....
Have you ever been suspicious of your partner’s activities? Have you ever been accused of cheating? Is your partner the jealous type and shows signs of being suspicious of your friendships when you swear that there is nothing there! Perhaps your partner spouse is...
What is love? It’s being desired and wanted, being understood and being known. Where you are known, understood and seen, with all your wobbles and woes and all your problems, imperfections and even your failures and find that special someone, is still there loving...
Barbe Chambliss is a professional mediator of 40 years and a couples therapist in Colorado USA. In her book Women Peace Makers. What We Have To Learn From Them, she walks us through 24 lessons from women peacemakers doing their work as well as everyday practices...
This episode is all about how love starts strong and then negativity may set in. If you’re not careful, a concept called Negative Sentiment Override may take hold and before you know it, you can override the whole positive story of your relationship with...
It’s very natural to have disagreements with your spouse at times. But if you’re not careful like many couples you could fall into a bad habit of only seeing your partner and the whole relationship in a negative light. Have you stopped seeing the good? Work...
Have you ever wondered how love relationships can improve by injecting mindful awareness? As a matter of fact, all relationships improve with mindfulness. It’s a necessary inner resource that each individual can cultivate so they can intentionally choose how to show...
When couples here the term – siding with the enemy, they usually respond with “we don’t have any enemies”. But an enemy can be anybody that your partner is venting about. It may be someone they’ve been offended by, or someone that they complain about. What...
An enemy is anybody that your partner is complaining about. Sally’s boss challenged her and publicly questioned the quality of her work. When she returned home, she downloaded to her partner. He heard all about her bad experience with the boss. How did he respond ?...
This is a guest interview with Jason. It’s about the relationship you have with your job and the work you do. Work can and often does, form part of our identity. For my guest Jason, he realised that his identity was associated with the people and the workplace. He...
This episode is all about how blow-ups happen between couples. Differences between people in relationship are normal. When you want your partner or anyone at all, to attend, come closer and listen, there are important rules that you must be aware of. If you are set...
The work of couples therapy is about understanding how you can do things differently to create a better relationship. It’s about understanding yourself first then your partner and the relationship life patterns between you. It benefits you to prepare for couples...
We all want more than functional relationships, but our intimate partner relationships evolve and change. In this episode, we explore the natural progression of intimate partner relationships from being “in love” to a mature safe connection. There are 4 stages...
It’s been a tough year! Over the last year, many places have been locked down and borders have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Even now as I write, in Sydney we are in the midst of another Covid lockdown. Hopefully, it’s short this time! It’s no surprise if...
This episode is a guest interview with Beverly Bescher, a life coach from the US. Beverly discusses how finding love online has changed and she gives us tips for how you should show up with an attitude of authenticity that’s important to find the right mate. We...
If you’ve ever had the thought “relationships shouldn’t be this hard” it might be because you’ve got yourself in a transactional relationship. It functions well and the two of you transact, but it’s empty. In this solo episode, I discuss 3 reasons why people end up...
This episode is about your relationship with yourself. I talk about being busy, rushing and stress especially at this time of year when there’s a buzz and busyness around Christmas. If things aren’t perfect between you and your partner now may not be the time to...
The Peace and Passion Podcast Loving kindness Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new...
It can be incredibly frustrating when you’re feeling flat, sad or worried and you don’t even know why. All you want is to feel joy, excitement and happiness. Your mind tells you that your feelings rule and you can’t possibly reign them in. So you resign yourself to a...
Ma is the term for a specific Japanese concept of negative space. … it means “gap”, “space”, “pause”) . Ma means emptiness and it also describes a certain kind of noticing. Noticing with awareness is often taught in...
A holiday with your new partner can be exciting, but it can also be anxiety provoking. -Travelling with you someone new in your life can reveal their true nature. The longer the holiday, the more you get to learn about each other and reveal your own true colours. How...
When you fight and call each other names you tear your love apart. It may be a simple trigger or a long-lasting dispute, either way, you’ll need to stop the fighting and do some and healing between the two of you. This method is based on an exercise from Gottman...
Many people believe marriage counselling doesn’t work. And I agree. It won’t matter if it’s a 50-minute marriage counselling session or a full day intensive. If you can see yourself in more than one statement below, then stop…don’t go to marriage or relationship...
Emotional connection is the feel-good-feelings between you that keep your marriage alive so your relationship can thrive. But what do you say when your partner says NO to your requests for emotional connection? You don’t see eye to eye. You want more emotional...
Lonely marriage? Are you lonely? Do you feel the emptiness of your lonely days flow on one by one? Do you wish your lonely marriage was different? Do you long for your partner’s arms or attention? Do you want more union and bonding? Do you have a lonely marriage, and...
Have you noticed that you and your partner fight about the same things over and over again? Are you tired of thinking it’s resolved only to have that same old issue rear it’s ugly head again, and again and again? Are you at a loss as to what to do to get a glimpse of...
You want a happy fulfilling, relationship that enables you to thrive. But sometimes the path to happiness is blocked by unwanted internal junk. Your internal world is made up of thoughts and feelings. Is you inner world a lush garden of fruitful thoughts that inspire...
A holiday with your new partner can be exciting, but it can also be anxiety-provoking.- Travelling with you someone new in your life can reveal their true nature. The longer the holiday, the more you get to learn about each other and reveal your own true colours. How...
The Peace and Passion Podcast Focus On Feelings Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new...
Ever had that feeling of REALLY knowing someone? You know them so well you can reach inside them and predict their actions from a simple conversations. If you answered yes to that question, I’m willing to bet you‘re a good communicator. Communication is your access...
What work-life balance? Why do we have such a hard time saying no? I was asked to help a friend write a report. I said Yes. I was asked to attend a committee meeting. I said Yes. I was asked to fill in at short notice for a trainer who was sick. I said yes. I was...
How do you deal with difficult people? Customers? Staff? Siblings or Spouse? Do some people make you growl with anger? Underneath the pretences, the civility, the social etiquette and the mask, there is more. There is YOU, your feelings, emotions and that nagging...
Our brains like consistency. What you tell yourself about your circumstance, life, who you are, and what’s happening to you, is a story. The story in your mind about you, your capabilities and traits follow well-worn neural paths and these paths are reinforced every...
I ran a marathon and it was gruelling. Every step of huff ‘n’ puff filled me with energy…until the last 5 k. Just one step I had no more to give but that white line that signalled the end was nowhere in sight. As I pushed my legs to carry on for one more step...
When you get stressed do you respond by yelling and shouting or do you retreat in your inside world and hope the stress goes away? Often your body will give you the first sign that you are uncomfortable and on the way to that slippery slide we call stress. You may...
The gift of giving doesn’t come naturally to everyone and I was reminded of this only recently. Wolves in business I’ve had a longstanding painful work interaction, with a business. I have values and found myself purposefully playing with wolves … I knew I...
If you want to make long-lasting changes in your life, then go ahead and change your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. To change your life change your brain The field of brain science and cognitive neuropsychology has advanced tremendously in recent years and we now...
