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This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian divulges the most important habit to incorporate to improve your relationships. She tells a story of some recent conflict she had, and how she used that situation to do deeper digging & healing within herself. She also talks about invisible work, astrology, Astrocartography, juicing, name pronunciations, anger, and more. As always, if you enjoy this episode,...

Host Hiwa Alaghebandian is back answering more of YOUR questions! This week, she addresses the single most common question you guys have: how to know if your intuition is flaring up, or if it's just your attachment system being activated. She also answers questions about voicing needs, women dating professional athletes & men in a position of power, whether you can be in love with two people a...

Host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers YOUR questions this week! She dives into societal pressures on settling down, fertility, communication tips, defensiveness, and online dating vs. meeting people in the wild. She also discusses condoms, parsley supplement updates, BO, and a cute Nigerian folktale about a lion and an elephant. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed t...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian talks about fighting in relationships. She recounts a massive fight that she picked in her past, and how her anxious/fearful avoidant attachment style prompted it to happen. She explains why anxious patterning can lead to blow ups. She also explains how people with anxious attachment tend to react to conflict in relationships, and what you can do to have more pea...

THE 100TH EPISODE!!! This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian reflects back on where she was exactly 4 years ago at this time. She tells stories about times she used other people to make the guy she really liked jealous, how she always used to keep a roster, and how both of these things trace back to anxious attachment. She explains the childhood wounds that cause this, why this behavior happens, and wh...

This week, Blush's former single correspondent, Stella, joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast to share some BIG news with the class!! They also do a deep dive into manifestation, different types of manifestation, and share their own experiences with manifestation. They discuss whether they think it's possible to manifest love & partnership, and alternative ways to get yourself ready for...

Host Hiwa Alaghebandian explains how your attachment style affects your communication style & asking for people to meet your needs. She breaks down how each attachment style communicates; and spends a long time on how people with anxious patterning will communicate before, during, and after conflict. She also gives actionable advice on what to do about it, and how to effectively voice your nee...

This week, Alissa Alter joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast. Alissa is a former Broadway performer, a personal trainer, coach, women's health expert and advocate, and host of the Alter Your Life podcast, where she discusses the intersection of physical fitness and emotional fitness. She is an expert in the mind-body connection and empowers women to step into the best version of themselves...

Have you ever threatened to break up with someone when you actually had zero interest in breaking up? Have you ever acted hostile when you felt neglected, rather than voicing your feelings? Have you ever based how long you wait to respond to a text on how long they took to text you? Have you ever called or texted excessively when someone wasn't responding? If you answered yes to any of the above q...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian outlines seven different reasons why your relationships or situationships seem to fail. She explains the reasons, and gives signs and symptoms to look out for. She also gives you the best remedies for each possible reason. If you are someone who finds yourself thinking "why do my relationships never work out?" "why can I never seem to hang onto people?" "why do p...

Host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers YOUR questions this week. She addresses breakups, fight-picking, dating while healing, lack mentality, trust issues, and more. She also touches on skincare tips, hormone balancing, and other factors that affect the wellness of your relationships. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian talks about the importance of facing your demons & not numbing from pain. She shares examples from people in her own life; comparing & contrasting how their lives evolved. She shows how the people who are able to face the pain & not numb from it ended up in a much better place in the long-term; whereas the people who avoided the short-term pain have b...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian takes you on a step-by-step journey of uncovering unresolved trauma, and explains how she heals it. She gives concrete examples from her own life, and explains 3 different tools that you can use to discover where you have trauma in your life. She also talks about aging & attractiveness, laser hair removal, confirming plans, flaking on plans, Bama rush, the Jo...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian breaks down fight picking. She shares stories from her past, including a few ridiculous fights she has picked in the past, and psychoanalyzes her own behavior. She breaks down the five most common reasons why people pick fights in relationships, and shares the signs & symptoms you should look out for. She also addresses gaslighting & it's role in fight pi...

Courtney Clifford joins Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast today to talk about equine therapy. Courtney explains how equine therapy can help heal trauma, help move towards secure attachment style, help you connect with your intuition, and improve your relationships. They also discuss cancel culture, kundalini yoga, the ethics of horse riding, natural horsemanship, and why dogs bark at some people....

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian breaks down exactly what helped her go from spiraling in Anxious Attachment land, to being in a SECURE relationship. She breaks down the step-by-step process, the subconscious work, the conscious action steps, how to set boundaries, and more. She also tells some crazy heat stories, does a deep dive into the history of pubic hair removal, talks about healthy bowel...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers YOUR questions. She addresses unfollowing vs. muting people, having compassion for people who hurt you, immediate attraction & attachment styles, getting deeper in meditation, fear of putting yourself out there, finances & dating, and having sex for the first time in a long time. She also does a very deep dive on various flavors of chips, has her...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian shares actionable advice for dealing with *that person* in your life who gives you that punch-in-the-gut, gasp out loud, kind of feeling. Whether it’s an ex-lover, a former friend, a family member, or an online troll, we all have someone who gets the heart racing in a less-than-ideal way. Hiwa opens up about a former friend who has been cyber bullying her, and ho...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian shares her best tips for preventing & treating colds, addressing the physical side of irritability, and gut health. She also does a deep dive on the colonial history of the 4th of July, speculates on how the future of the holiday will look, and talks about the timing of sexual initiation. She addresses the importance of community, and suggests something fun f...

In response to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision, Blush brought on Carolina Focella, Certified Health Education Specialist & Public Health Expert, to shed some light on abortion from a public health perspective, and to give advice on what we can do now. They discuss views on abortion over time and throughout the world, the many medical situations that requ...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian continues reading the best, worst, funniest, and most ridiculous sex & dating tips from Cosmopolitan magazine. She comments on them, shares her own views, and discusses the bigger implications. She also comments on the recent SCOTUS ruling to turn over Roe v. Wade, her thoughts on the Harry Potter movies, and a deep discussion about how we are all ruled by ou...

Host Hiwa Alaghebandian reads & shares her views on some of Cosmopolitan Magazine's wildest, most out-there, sex tips throughout the years. Along the way, she shares her views on misogyny, gender & heteronormativity, various sex acts, and more. She also gives updates on her personal life, including her dog's health, her own personal health, relationship updates, and more. As always, if you...

Host Hiwa Alaghebandian is back with a mini episode explaining some major changes in her personal life. She explains why this is a shorter episode, how she is coping, and how hard times can help do the best kind of inner work. She also addresses Pride month, the true meaning of partnership, and gives the BEST tip for curing hiccups that you will ever hear. As always, if you enjoy this episode, ple...

Biohacking isn't just for the rich of famous. We all hear about hyperbaric oxygen chambers, cryotherapy, NAD+ IVs, red light therapy, peptides, and all of these other expensive, time-intensive, and often inaccessible treatments. But there are free and near-free biohacks that are accessible to everyone. In this episode, host Hiwa Alaghebandian lists 6 free or cheap biohacking tools that she uses in...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian and friend of the pod, Lara, discuss games in dating. They discuss ways they have played games in dating, bad dating advice they have gotten in the past, what has "worked," and what hasn't worked. They discuss everything from dating apps, texting, read receipts, and so much more. They also do a deep dive of shadow work, attachment styles, people pleasing, and mor...