Return to Devotion

In this episode of Return to Devotion , we explore emotional triggers, projection, and the difference between causing harm and activating something unresolved in another person. We examine how easily discomfort becomes blame, why authenticity can create friction, and how to discern what is yours to take responsibility for and what belongs to someone else. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me...

In this conversation, I sit down with Jonita D’Souza, Feminine Lifestylist and Self-Leadership Mentor, to explore what becomes possible when a woman stops relating to her feminine as something to perform and begins listening to the intelligence already living within her body. We move through feminine embodiment, emotional intelligence, sensuality, self-leadership, and the ancient somatic wisdom Jo...

In this conversation with Sari Cowsert, we explore how fear can quietly shape our choices, what recurring patterns may be asking us to notice, and what it means to return to ourselves with compassion. Sari also shares about The Self-Love Chamber , her live two-day workshop on October 3–4, 2026 . The small-group experience includes hot-seat work, integration, group hypnosis, and replays. Seats are...

What if the feeling is real, but your first explanation isn’t the whole truth? In this episode of Return to Devotion, we explore emotions, feelings, and the meaning we make around them. Through everyday relationship moments and a gentle guided practice, discover how to honor what you feel while making room for curiosity, clearer communication, and self-trust. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining...

In this episode of Return to Devotion , we explore what lives beneath indecision: the search for certainty, the discomfort of closing a door, and the difference between discernment and delaying what we may already know. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If something in today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to spend a few moments in re...

What if decisiveness is one of the most stabilizing things a woman can bring into a relationship? In this episode, I explore a revelation from ten years of marriage: the difference between being receptive and abandoning your own knowing, and why devotion isn’t a strategy   Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If something in today’s conversation resonat...

Some experiences leave us with more questions than answers. In this episode, we explore what it means to sit with what has happened without rushing to explain it, define it, or decide what it means. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If something in today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to spend a few moments in reflection. Notice what...

What happens when life asks us to stop carrying everything alone? In this episode, Lisa explores the devotion of being carried. It’s a quiet version of trust. Use this link to register for Return to Devotion: The Virtual Experience August 8-9, 2026.  https://rtd.magicinrelationships.com/?am_id=lisaholt5254 Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If somethi...

In this episode, Lisa explores a different understanding of devotion. One that isn’t about striving harder, but about returning to yourself with honesty, presence, and compassion. Through personal reflection and a guided experiential practice, you’ll discover how the quiet act of returning, again and again, may be the very thing that transforms your life. If you enjoyed this conversation, register...

The Faces of Fear In this episode, Lisa explores the subtle ways fear shapes our choices and offers a simple experiential practice to help you recognize what has been leading your life. This is an invitation to move beyond self-protection and return to the quiet, steady guidance of devotion. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If something in today’s c...

How do you know you’ve changed? In this episode, I explore the subtle evidence of lasting change and why the deepest transformation is often recognized not by what happens around us, but by who we become within it. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If something in today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to spend a few moments in reflect...

In this episode, I explore what becomes possible when we are no longer using all of our energy to protect the person we had to become. Old identities begin to loosen. Long-held ways of surviving become visible. And we may discover that some things cannot leave us until they trust that we can live without them. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If som...

In this episode of Return to Devotion , Dr. Lisa Holt explores safety not as something we find outside ourselves, but as a relationship we build within. What happens when your mind knows you are safe, but your body is still bracing? When another person is kind, yet something in you remains guarded? When the search for safety has quietly become a search for someone else to make your body feel at ho...

What if the voice that keeps defending your limitations isn't your enemy, but a protector? In this episode, I introduce the "Big Brother/Big Sister," the part of us that works tirelessly to protect the beliefs we've formed about ourselves. Even when those beliefs no longer serve us, this inner protector often steps in to keep them intact because familiar feels safer than unknow...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me for this episode of Return to Devotion. If something in today’s conversation resonated with you, I invite you to spend a few moments in reflection. Notice what is asking for your attention, your presence, or your next choice. Until next time, may you return to yourself, return to what matters, and return to devotion. www.magicinrelationships.com IG: effort...

In this first episode of Return to Devotion, Dr. Lisa Holt shares a presentation originally given at an event hosted by Andro Auro Alamar. At the heart of transformation lies a simple but profound sequence: awareness, needs, and choices. In this conversation, Lisa explores how awareness creates the possibility for change, why unmet needs often drive our behaviors beneath conscious awareness, and h...