Empowered Connection Podcast

Themes : Sex, Partnership, Relationships, ADHD, Neurodiversity, Self Empowerment, Intimacy, Love Charmaine Ensinger LMFT (she/her) - Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider, Certified Sex Therapist with AASECT and IBOSP, AAMFT Approved Supervisor As a certified sex therapist and a marriage and family therapist, Charmaine Ensinger is uniquely suited to un...

Themes: Relationships, Partnership, Love, Conflict, Healthy Relationships, Interdependence, Doing the Work, Conscious Relationships, Self Understanding, Differentiation Have you ever felt stuck in your partnership because you feel like your loved one is too different from you? Are certain differences in relationship incompatible? How alike do my partner & I need to be for this relationship to...

Themes: Astrology, Relationships, Self Awareness, Partnership, Love, Dating, Spirituality, Yoga, Jyotish, Ayurveda Christine Rodriguez is a Vedic Astrologer, coach, and host of the Astrology Now Podcast.  She has been studying Jyotish, or Vedic Astrology, for over 10 years.  Her mission is to combine coaching, Vedic astrology, and other Vedantic studies to support others in living in alignment wit...

Themes: Codependency, Relationships Problems, Healthy Relationships, Partnership, Interdependence This word is often thrown around a lot, but what does “codependency” actually mean?  And… how do we know if we are in a codependent pattern or relationship? Join Empowered Connection Podcast host Daniel Cordua for a special episode that defines, researches, and explores the nuances of co-dependency. L...

Themes: Relationships, Partnership, Power, Interdependence, Co-dependence, Unhealthy Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Mutuality, Conscious Couples In this solo episode, Empowered Connection Podcast host Daniel Cordua helps the listener navigate the tricky relational terrain of power dynamics in our most important relationships - namely, partnership. To help give more awareness, tools, and emp...

Themes: Self Empowerment, Victimhood, Authenticity, Healthy Relationships, Nervous System Work, Boundaries, Healing, Trauma, Attachment Styles Amanda Freed is a bodyworker, anatomist, yoga, meditation, and mindfulness teacher,  speaker, and presenter. Her career spans more than three decades serving humans of all ability levels including collegiate, Olympic, and pro athletes, special needs groups...

Themes: Self Love, Relationships, Partnership, Self Awareness, Conscious Relationships, Shadow Work, Parts Work, How To Love, Relationship Problems In this shorter podcast episode, Empowered Connection host Daniel Cordua discusses a popular topic: SELF LOVE. What, exactly, is self love? Why is it more important - and much less superficial - than we realize? Why do we need to develop it? And why is...

Themes: Burnout, Life Balance, Self Empowerment, Relationships, Healing, Ayurveda, Yoga, Self Care, Self Love Lauren Baptiste is enhancing today’s work culture with a simple strategy: prioritize well-being as the "hardest-working" professionals climb the corporate ladder. As a burnout coach, life coach, and consultant on a mission to help women level-up at work and at home, Lauren brings...

Themes: Self Empowerment, Hurt, Wounds, Self Awareness, Family of Origin, Healing, Wholeness, Transformation In this solo podcast episode, Empowered Connection Podcast host Daniel Cordua directs our attention and intention towards our own unique gifts... specifically, the fact that those gifts had their origin story in our early wounding. In this episode, Daniel explores this challenging, yet beau...

Themes: Receiving Support, Overfunctioning, Self Empowerment, Intimacy, Self Love, Relationships, Relational Growth, Needs, Emotional Intelligence In this solo podcast episode, Empowered Connection Podcast host Daniel Cordua explores the tendency in many of us to neither receive nor bid for the care and support of others. Breaking down the reasons why we might push away being cared for, Daniel div...

Themes: Shame, Guilt, Self Compassion, Self Empowerment, Self Love, Self Awareness, Self Exploration What exactly is "shame" and how does it differ from "guilt?" How do I move through shame and not become disempowered by it? How does guilt help me grow and when does it hinder my self growth? In this solo podcast episode, Empowered Connection podcast host Daniel Damodar Cordua e...

Themes: Healing, Spirituality, Spiritual Bypassing, Shame, Self Empowerment, Shadow Work, Self Growth, Guilt  In this solo podcast episode, Empowered Connection podcast host Daniel Cordua rounds out the last month's themes of spirituality, self empowerment, spiritual bypassing, and religious trauma with a talk on the tension between being inherently already whole and taking on a practices to...

Themes: Spirituality, Yoga, Religion, Psychology, Social Activism, Personal Empowerment, Religious Trauma, Karma, Connection Attention yoga teachers, yoga students, spiritual enthusiasts, those wounded by religious experience and those would like to reconceptualize their relationship with god, and fans of human psychology, spiritual leadership and activism: Hari-kirtana das is an author, yoga teac...

Themes : Religious Trauma, Spiritual Abuse, Spirituality, Religion, Trauma, Healing, Relationships, Self Empowerment, Inner Wisdom, Patriarchy, Kayla Felten, MSW, LICSW  has been an advocate for religious trauma and spiritual abuse survivors throughout her career, as the co-founder of the Reclamation Collective and as a Psychedelic Therapist in her clinical work.  Kayla has been able to support th...

Themes: Conscious Communication, Conflict, Relationship Tips, Self Regulation, Emotional Intelligence,  Compassion, Relationship Problems - Looking to empower your relationships? - Looking to connect more deeply and compassionately to others? - Ready to do conflict with more success, potential, and growth? - Tired of compromising both yourself and your relationships to others? In this solo podcast...

Themes: Spirituality, Self Empowerment, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bypassing, Spiritual Connection, Religious Trauma, Spiritual Community, Healing Journey, Yoga If you are interested in healing, self empowerment, spiritual paths, and spiritual connection, this episode is a must listen! In this solo podcast episode, Daniel Damodar Cordua brings the listener into important reflections he gained spen...

Themes: Relationships, Partnership, Couples, Conflict, Triggers, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence,  Connection, Self Regulation, Co-regulation, Healthy Relationships, Love In this solo episode - part 2 of a series on navigating conflict in relationship - Damodar focuses on how we can be with & navigate another's triggers when in conflict...  AND throughout other moments of our relational...

Themes : Relationships, Partnership, Couples, Conflict, Triggers, Self Regulation, Healthy Relationships, Love, Emotional Intelligence, In this solo podcast episode, Damodar dives into part one of a two part (or possibly 3 part!) series on conflict in our relationships.  Difficulty navigating conflict can be one of the major roadblocks in the health & connection within our relationships. But,...

Themes: Self Empowerment, Leadership, Pivoting, Mentorship, Yoga, Consciousness, Abundance, Manifestation Marissa   Rose Nash fell in love with the practices of self-discovery & yoga 11 years ago after taking one yoga class in college. She’s since completed two 200 hour yoga teacher trainings, her 300 hour YTT in Yoga Psychology with Ashley Turner , has studied Jon Kabat Zinn’s mindfulness bas...

Themes: Relationship Problems, Conflict, Intimacy, Partnership, How to Improve Your Relationships, Love, Marriage, Healthy Relationships, Conscious Partners Are you looking to do conflict better in your most important relationships? Is the cycle of conflict, rupture, and fights creating too much stress in your partnership? Do you have a hard time navigating rupture or disconnect with your most lov...

Themes: Self Empowerment, Relationships, Self Compassion, Presence, Self Awareness, Gratitude In this shorter, solo episode, Empowered Connection podcast host Daniel Cordua explains, explores, and gives inspiring examples of a simple, yet deeply empowering practice: holding two truths in our awareness at the same time. This practice will allow you to find more depth and gratitude within your life,...

Themes : Integrative Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Healing, Self Empowerment, Jyotish, Vastu, Medical Models, Self Advocacy, Spirituality, Vedic Arts Josh Whiteley is a Registered ER Nurse, Licensed Acupuncturist, Vedic astrologer, and Ayurvedic practitioner in the Tucson, Arizona area.  Founder of Common Roots Acupuncture clinic, josh has practiced acupuncture for over 10 years and is also a gr...

Themes: Relationship Problems, Emotional Abuse, Conscious Communication, Relational Safety, Relationship Tools, Boundaries, Abusive Relationships In this shorter, solo podcast episode Empowered Connection Podcast host Daniel Damodar Cordua shares a pivotal story from his own journey of relationship that explores how "conscious communication" can be used to perpetuate abusive and harmful...

Themes : Intimacy, Relationships, Sex, Boundaries, Partnership, Pleasure, Presence, Connection, Spirituality, Tantra Yoga, Love Jami Lynn Bula is a relationship and sex therapist in Austin, TX. Jami Lynn's passion is to help people define and create the romantic relationships they crave. For over 10 years, they have been working with individuals and couples who want deeper connections, loving...

Themes: Self Empowerment, Positive Psychology, Optimism, Pessimism, Self Criticism, Self Compassion In this solo podcast episode, Empowered Connection Podcast host Daniel Damodar Cordua explores the researched concept of "learned optimism" and how optimism can shift the course of your life, your happiness, your relationships, and your resilience. Daniel gives researched tips from positiv...