Love Notes From a Soul Coach

The poet David Whyte once said: 'You know you’re on your path because it disappears. You are going into the unknown which is called growth and sometimes the only single source of strength you can rely on is your faith.' I have felt pulled deeper toward this kind of faith-based growth very strongly lately and as a result, I've decided to pause the Love Notes show for now while I focus on other ende...

Paradoxically, emptiness is not a void within us. It's the space that can give rise to our most profound experiences. When we let go and create room in our lives, new and deeply meaningful connections can take shape. Spring in New York has been a reminder of this and an inspiration for today's show. Winter cleared the slate for the overwhelming natural beauty that's been blooming here lately. We c...

What happens when we buy into the idea: Why bother? We begin to lose our connection with Life. We must bother - with the big and little things - working through resistance to make sure our collaboration with Life is something we protect, nurture and insist on. On today's show we're talking about all of this and also sharing the words we all long most to hear. I hope you'll join us! Find more tools...

Working with difficult emotions requires skillful tools. Meditation is one of the most powerful ones we can use. On today's episode, we're exploring this idea more deeply and discussing how meditation helps us grow our threshold to tolerate the parts of ourselves and our lives which are not easy to embrace. I hope you'll join us! And remember: you can find more support for your healing journey at:...

I'm answering an Ask Me Anything question on the show today re: the difference between chasing after something we want for ourselves vs letting it come - and the role of self esteem and positive vibration in this style of energetic work. Do YOU have a question for a coach? Find the Ask Me Anything form on the homepage of my site: marywelch.com ! This is just one of many services I offer to support...

In order to meaningfully change, we must be compelled to meaningfully change.  Many people think this is what the world of self help and motivation are all about - giving people the tools to change. But giving people tools doesn’t always compel them. The real ingredient that moves the needle for us is inspiration. Join the conversation today as we explore the role of inspiration in meeting the cri...

On today's Love Notes podcast, we're talking about what it means to be our own best resource during times of trouble or hardship. Taking refuge means taking comfort in the deeper truths of our experience and coming home to ourselves. We'll look at this through a Buddhist lens with nuances from modern day teachers who remind us how powerful we are when we remember where we come from and the greater...

It takes strength to say: I don’t know. And it also takes strength to admit the answer when we do know. To be self honest enough to say: I’m failing to try. I’m letting myself off the hook too easily at the cost of my deeper growth. I’m using delusion as a form of protection. When something really matters to us, our desire to actualize it is bigger than our fear of changing. It’s bigger than our u...

Dark and difficult times can throttle us into survival mode and once there, we tend to consider things like happiness as non-essential nice-to-have's. But as the research shows, happy people are critically important to moving the needle in a positive, constructive direction for humanity. What can we learn from the common traits of self identified 'happy people' - and how can we incorporate these c...

Anger itself is not a problem. It’s not un-spiritual. It’s not something we need to try to avoid in our lives. The issue is how we work with it. We can choose to use anger as an agent for transformation. We can engage it, leverage its intensity and passion, so that the energy of anger serves us instead of drains us. Let's talk more about this on today's show and explore the ways in which working w...

Joan Didion once described Los Angeles's weather as 'apocalyptic' and last week, tragically, that proved true. On today's Love Notes show we're talking about what it means to live through devastating experiences, the teachings of loss and impermanence and also: the power of love. I hope you'll tune in and find something to resonate with. Remember: you can find FREE tools to support your healing jo...

Winter is not the time to begin - it's the time to prepare to begin. Knowing the difference helps us set ourselves up for success and avoid frustration or self defeating tendencies. The closer we live to nature, the better we feel. Each season teaches us how to be. Winter is for pulling inward and taking stock. So let's explore how the new year can be a time of recalibration and appreciation more...

Learning the difference between self blame vs taking responsibility for our lives + choices sets us free and enables us to heal for real. As long as we're stuck in the habit of making things our fault, we are relating to ourselves as victims. This is one of the most painful and limiting ways to live. Let's talk today about how to shift out of this mindset and embrace a deeper empowerment + sense o...

"Being lost and recognizing that we’re lost are two different things.  After realizing that I haven’t been noticing the mountains on my daily commute, I felt compelled to ask: What else am I not noticing? What other miracles are scattered around my life, waiting to be seen?" Join me for an intimate conversation about getting older, paying attention and giving up the hustle for peace (at last) - on...

Ram Dass said: Faith is not a belief. Faith is what is left when your beliefs have all been blown to hell. If this is the time you find yourself in, call upon your capacity for faith. As Louise Hay used to say: you don’t have to know how — you just have to be willing.  Let your willingness to trust Life guide you now. Make a mantra out of it: I am willing to trust in the deeper process of Life. Ev...

On today's Love Notes show, we're sharing spiritual wisdom for difficult times and considering what it means to: "Demonstrate resilience through art, joy, trust and love." I hope you'll join me for this very special episode - especially if you're in need of a little extra support or inspiration right now. Find more tools for your healing journey at: marywelch.com

Someone recently shared something beautiful online: When caught between a rock and a hard place: let me be water. Being in-between things is one of the most difficult positions for us to bear as humans. But it's also fertile, sacred ground. Something is over but what's next hasn't come through yet. How we wait, relate and contextualize this time in our lives is EVERYTHING. Today I'm sharing a very...

Being unaware of our beliefs is how we lose alignment with the goals and aspirations we carry for ourselves in our hearts. When we feel disenfranchised or lost it means we’re believing something negative, something discouraging.  Our beliefs are the first place we can go to make the kinds of course corrections that will profoundly improve the experience we’re having inside our lives. Working with...

Some exciting new research in the field of healing depression has emerged and we're digging into it on today's Love Notes show. Have you ever thought about the connection between what you SAY + how you FEEL on a daily basis? Turns out replacing a few simple phrases can be life changing - maybe even life saving. Join us for this important discussion today and find more tools to support your healing...

One of the hardest parts about being human is our tendency to judge our own progress. Sometimes when things aren't working and the needle isn't budging it's a sign that we're meant to pause and reassess our situation - not just push through. This is the theme of today's show - which is also a response to an Ask Me Anything question. I hope you'll tune in and find some resonance. Do you have a ques...

When it's genuinely impossible to feel joyful, we can still be meaningful. We find meaning by finding the present moment. The irony is that we're never actually in any other moment! But our minds would have us believing otherwise. Let's untangle this tangle together today and learn some sacred tools for opening our hearts and planting our attention right here, right now. It's where the magic is. Y...

One of the big epiphanies that's surfaced for me, on the verge of turning 50, is that I'm a lot less resilient than I used to be. Which means I don't have the ability to fake how I'm feeling, what I can handle or how fast I can push myself. Instead, I've been experimenting with what it means to embrace slowing down. I'm not rushing anymore to transform the negative. Even when it hurts, it's meanin...

On today's show, I'm sharing some personal writing about attending a back to school event during one of the most difficult times of my life... and how some hidden graces and epiphanies appeared (when least expected). I hope you'll tune in and find something here to resonate with. I'm teaching an IRL mindfulness meditation class in NY's beautiful Hudson Valley right now. Learn more + find FREE reso...

We have to keep an eye on the Ego when it comes to healing. If we're not careful, the quest to feel better becomes the quest to BE better. Better than another. Better than the Self we're constantly trying to strong arm into some kind of perfection. All in the name of "healing" or self improvement. It's a relief to remember that we don't have to make "work" out of healing. It can be easeful. We can...

A "bad mood" isn't something that manifests randomly in us. Bad moods are always connected to emotional pain. We create them by reinforcing specific, negative thoughts and feelings until that painful state is entrenched. Imagine if we walked around saying: "I'm in pain right now" instead of "I'm in a bad mood."?! The Ego wouldn't allow for this - it's too vulnerable. Too honest. A bad mood is hard...