Love Notes From a Soul Coach

Your Ego will ruin your life if you’re not mindful.  One of the most effective ways to hold it in check, and break free from its tyranny, is to recognize that our inner, unconscious commentary ABOUT what is happening is not the same thing as what’s ACTUALLY happening. It’s interpretation - and interpretation is not the same as capital T truth. When we’re able to bring some spaciousness, some quiet...

For many of us, hope feels dangerous, despair feels (tragically) familiar and we try to manage the rollercoaster of them both by avoiding disappointment. But chronically downshifting our hope in order to manage disappointment leads to a dead life. Louise Hay used to famously say: "You don’t have to know how, you just have to be willing." That's all I'm asking of you today - the willingness to let...

One of the reasons we struggle in our relationships is because we settle for broad strokes and foggy understandings of what we're actually feeling or needing from one another. Precise language changes everything. It empowers us. It arms us with the tools to heal what's not working and affirm new ways forward. Join us for a deep chat and a fresh perspective on some common pain points in our most im...

Ram Dass taught: when you fall from the path, that's still the path. There's tremendous wisdom and truth in this - which is lost on us too often - because we're tangled up in our own Egos, judging our lives/choices as good or bad, right or wrong. When we feel good, we're on our path. When we feel bad, we're off it. But what if ALL of our experiences, good and bad, are part of our path? What if it'...

What we avoid inside our relationships, we avoid within ourselves. And yet, growing up unseen or misunderstood can make the intimacy of adult relationships complicated for us. On today's Love Notes podcast, we're taking a deeper dive into this topic, sharing reflections and insights and leaving room for your own personal wisdom to surface, as always. Hope you'll join the conversation! Find more su...

One of the most prominent ways the wounded Divine Masculine shows up in our lives is through a lack of structure. Structure is, energetically speaking, a very masculine quality - it counterbalances the soft, receptiveness of the Divine Feminine. Each of us has both - the masc and the femme - as humans. But many of us struggle to get the balance right. Or to realize these energies are out of balanc...

We have more choices to exercise, moment to moment, than we often consciously realize. But as we become more aware of this truth, we also become more empowered inside our own lives. On today's Love Notes episode we're taking a closer look at the power of choosing wisely and also the subtle difference between seeking to solve our perceived problems vs seeking to witness them. I hope you'll join us!...

We are here to evolve. To continuously learn, integrate, change. Fear will always be a part of this process because it requires us to let go of one trapeze bar in order to reach for the next one. When we try to manage our fears through hyper-vigilance or by limiting the risks we're willing to take in our lives, we wind up betraying our destiny. Surrendering to the fear means respecting it, acknowl...

When we're able to recognize cynicism as heartbreak, we can engage with our pain and begin the mourning process in earnest. We can open our hearts instead of hardening them. This is the only way out of our suffering. On today's Love Notes podcast, we're taking a closer look at how to heal the shutdown parts of us and why courage plays such an important part in the process. I hope you'll join us! F...

On today's Love Notes podcast episode we're answering a listener's question: How to know when it's time to start dating again after a break up? Of course the only one who can answer this question is the person asking it. Everyone's timing and path of healing is individual to them. But there are many important points for consideration and we're digging into them! Please join the conversation and fi...

Codependency is actually not about the other person. It's about YOU. It's about your tolerance, your history, your standards for your life, your wounds - and also, your capacity to heal them. Please join this deeper dive into a topic widely misunderstood and share your feedback with me - I'd love to hear from you! At: marywelch.com Thanks for listening

Sharing reflection on the experience of my first earthquake in New York and how it feels when something that's "not supposed to happen" happens. Hope you'll join me for the special Love Notes episode and find me at marywelch.com for more tools + support for your spiritual journey

One negative thought is painful enough. But a whole string of them can be immobilizing. The good news is: positive thoughts stack up too, and create tipping points in powerful directions in our lives. Thoughts, like energy, can create momentum in our lives. The more we understand how this works, the more empowered we feel. We're talking about all of this and much more on today's show. Hope you'll...

Growing up with neglect can make it difficult to know what our own needs are, as adults, and how to communicate them to others. Through self awareness and self love, we come to understand the difference between having needs vs being "needy" and we learn to demonstrate the kind of integrity and respect for ourselves in our daily lives that informs others around us about our standard for ourselves....

We tend to focus on what we want for our lives without investigating if we have the capacity to receive it. Grace is the prerequisite to receptivity. It primes the pump and makes all things possible. Please join the conversation today as we dig in deeper to this very important theme in every spiritual journey. Find more resources and support at: marywelch.com Thank you for listening!

Sometimes our feelings are mysterious; not connected to any obvious source. But we're still tasked with the challenge of skillfully processing them. An especially tricky one is ANGER. Awareness of our feelings matters. So does the decision of HOW to relate to the feelings as they arise (and pass away). Overtime, this experience profoundly shapes our sense of self. We're taking a creative approach...

What matters most to you, in your life? Have you ever taken the time to consciously ask + answer this question? The answer holds the blueprint for your best life. When we live according to what matters most to us, it's easy to prioritize what we give our time to and also to let go of what is not in alignment. I hope you'll join the conversation today and find something meaningful to incorporate in...

I had a wild experience the other day. I suddenly felt like myself again. Which made me realize that I hadn't been feeling like myself. Maybe for quite some time. The contrast sparked the epiphany. Moments like these are miracles and we can use them as springboards toward deeper self understanding, forgiveness and love. Please join me for this very special Nove notes episode! And find my latest fr...

We heal loneliness through CONNECTION, not by finding someone to love us. There are key traits happily single people have in common and they are worth highlighting because there's a lot to learn about the benefits of prizing our relationship with ourselves above all else in our lives. I hope you'll tune in and enjoy this Love Notes episode today! Wanna learn more and join the deeper convo? Come fi...

This is an exceptionally powerful episode of the Love Notes show today. We're talking about optimizing our lives through contemplating the reflections of those who are on the verge of letting their's go. We're digging in to Dr. Joe Whittington's list: 5 Wishes of the Dying. You won't want to miss this one. Learn more about my work at: marywelch.com and find FREE resources to support your healing j...

On today's Love Notes episode, we're talking about how to get the balance right between holding ourselves accountable and letting ourselves hang loose to let the magic in. We need both as humans, not just one or the other. We're also diving deep into an Ask Me Anything question that will speak to the hearts of many! So join us - and don't forget to check out marywelch.com for the latest free offer...

Happy New Year everyone! Today, in honor of the Love Notes podcast's one year anniversary, we're reflecting on what it means to test drive a vision. Because before we can actualize a dream, we have to make sure it fits.  Tests deepen our faith and force us to reconcile the difference between our intellectual philosophies vs reality. And new years are auspicious times to marinate with all of this....

Emotional maturity is the backbone of healthy relationships. But how do we develop it in ourselves? This is what we're exploring on today's Love Notes episode. I hope you'll tune in to join the convo! Also: I'm sharing a very special reading of Francis Ward Weller's work on grief and gratitude. Looking for extra support as you navigate the holiday season? Try my FREE guided meditation at: marywelc...

In honor of the one year anniversary of my book: Love Notes From a Soul Coach, (which inspired this podcast by the same name!), I'm sharing an excerpt from the book and also talking about the concept of seeing something all the way through. Not half way. Not almost. All the way. This is how we experience our destiny - inside the kind of growth that lives beyond the confines of our comfort zone.  I...

Are you a winter soul? Do you prefer the quiet to the noise? Going inward? Hiding under layers? Winter can be a time for incubating and self-nourishing. It can be a time of hatching new visions, repairing our weariness. Recalibrating. We're celebrating winter being on its way today and also talking about something new I just learned: the spectrum of consent! What it means to shift out of "tolerati...