Soul-Shaking Love

If you follow me, you probably want to improve your love life. No one plans to get a divorce. But what do you do if you’re at the end of your rope, you’ve tried everything to make your marriage work, and you think divorce might be your best option but you don’t want to upend your life and family? Thankfully, just as there are good relationship coaches to help improve your marriage, there are also...

If you've been following me for a while, you might have heard of my own journey to overcome emotional repression. Growing up disconnected from my feelings, I felt confused, disconnected from others, and unsure about what I even wanted. Thankfully, I've healed and now it's my mission to help others hear the message underneath their feelings so we can all thrive together. That's why I was excited to...

No matter how much we grow or achieve, sometimes just one little thing can spark feelings of insecurity or anger toward our partner. It happens to all of us because we carry those old childhood patterns that sneak up on us now and then. The good news is there are so many ways to heal our inner child. When we work on that healing, we find ourselves getting triggered less often. We can stay present...

Meredith and Craig Bennett like to say they went from powerpoint to power couple: they left the 9-5 corporate grind to become full time entrepreneurs together, which wasn't easy, to say the least! Their journey is inspiring, which is why I decided to interview them. Through the ups and downs of discovering how to create a business together, their marriage has been the foundation for everything the...

It's the time of the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, the darkest time of the year. It's also that celebration of Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, and the celebration of our spiritual nature. Whatever your beliefs, this can be an opportunity to bring an element of the sacred into your relationships! In the latest episode of The Soul-Shaking Love Podcast, I interview Woman-...

I talk a lot about building secure attachment to keep your love strong but how do we actually do that? I decided to interview Kristal DeSantis, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, because she wanted to simplify the complex dynamics of making love last so she created a paradigm called STRONG: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man, which is also appropriate for all genders. In our interv...

We've all heard that we need to love ourselves before we can love another person, but how do we do that? I read Dating and Relationship Coach Jonathon Aslay's book called "What The Heck Is Self-Love, Anyway?" and I thought that the concepts are simple but not easy...and the modern dating landscape is so fraught with challenges that it can seem like a pipe dream to maintain dignity in it. Jonathon...

Ever felt like invisible walls are blocking your path to love? It's very common to feel frustrated when dating these days which is why I decided to interview relationship reinvention coach Sanaiyah Gurnaml, who specializes in uncovering and healing what she calls 'love blocks'—those sneaky barriers that keep you from finding and keeping your soulmate. In our interview, Sanaiyah shares simple ways...

There's often a fear that strong, assertive women might intimidate men, especially when we're used to being in control. How can women embrace both their strength and femininity actually to enhance your allure and attract the right kind of man for you? Those are exactly the kinds of questions that Dating and Love Coach Kate Houston tackles in her coaching so I knew I needed to bring her onto the So...

I hear from so many smart, successful women that the men they meet are not as ambitious, smart, or successful as they are. Do you have to settle or is there a better way? Fortunately, Dr. Diana Kirschner has cracked the code and has discovered four must-know keys for successful women who want to find a top-tier guy. She has helped tens of thousands of women of all ages to find high-caliber men to...

Dating can be challenging enough without worrying if you're being love bombed, only to feel betrayed later. We’re not looking to diagnose anyone; but I've seen too many people get won over and then once they're attached, they realize that the other person lacks empathy and integrity. How can we identify these qualities in the beginning?  In the latest episode of The Soul-Shaking Love Podcast,...

Anxious attachment can make navigating the modern dating landscape really challenging: how to tell if someone is attracted; how to read their signals if they run hot and cold; it's enough to turn anyone into an anxious mess. Fortunately, dating and relationship coach Claire Grigson specialises in supporting women to feel more secure as they navigate the dating world. Having navigated infidelity, d...

You've probably heard the adage that until you love yourself, you can't fully love someone else either. I don't believe that fully, especially if, because of childhood programming, we find it easier to love others. But if that's the case, we usually feel insecure because there's no guarantee that others will give back to us what we offer to them. So it's important that we learn to love ourselves s...

Secure attachment is a buzz word in the relationship coaching world, but how do we create it? Why do some relationships fizzle out while others last a lifetime?  In the latest episode of the SSLP Podcast, I interview transformational relationship mentor Dr. Gary Salyer. For the last decade, Dr. Salyer has helped singles and couples release old pain and learn the skills to create secure love....

If you're doing everything you know to do to attract love and still feeling unsatisfied, you might have blind spots that are unknowingly pushing away the love you want. In this eye-opening episode I interview Mayan Tran and Angus Scott, who are both a real-life couple and relationship experts/coaches that specialize in helping people remove these blind spots and attract fulfilling love. In our int...