The Heart Is A Muscle Podcast

Welcome to "The Heart is a Muscle" podcast, where we dive deep into the complexities of relationships and explore the profound nature of the human heart. In this podcast, we're discussing Healing Shutdown in Relationships: Real-Life Solutions Revealed. Healing shutdown is a term used to describe when people become emotionally frozen in their relationships. This can lead to decreased...

Welcome to "The Heart is a Muscle" podcast, where we dive deep into the complexities of relationships and explore the profound nature of the human heart. Explore the fascinating realm of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, delve into the concept of Parts Work, and discover the profound impact these approaches can have on healing mental health within relationships. In this transformati...

Welcome to "The Heart is a Muscle" podcast, where we dive deep into the complexities of relationships and explore the profound nature of the human heart. In this insightful installment, Jordin and Josef explore the mesmerizing world of 'Non-Verbal Communication in Relationships' – a compelling topic that unravels the hidden language of the heart. Join us as we unravel the mysteri...

We asked Chat GPT to give us a list of the most challenging questions about relationships, and in this episode we riff off the 7 most common questions – which include things like: What are some common misconceptions about relationships? How do you know you’re ready for a committed relationship? How can you keep intimacy alive even if you’ve been together for a while? Lots of great discussion in th...

We’ve been traveling and living life separately for a couple weeks. In this episode, we give an update of our relationship & what it’s like be apart. AND ALSO - have an interesting discussion about Jordin giving her number away to someone else. It’s a juicy one you don’t wanna miss. Enjoy :)

What does “success” actually mean in a relationship? Well, there are sure as hell a lot of MYTHS around what success looks like – for instance, duration or simply just not breaking up. But the thing is, a relationship can absolutely be a success even if it only lasts a short time. In this episode, Josef and I share our thoughts on what ACTUALLY makes a relationship “successful.”

It’s official, ya’ll. Josef and I are selling all our shit and going full nomad. Obvi, this is a big life change worthy of some big conversations and negotiations. We get into the vulnerabilities of how we are adjusting, the things we’re learning, and what ground rules we’ve had to set together to navigate this adventure.

Why tf should we even care about relationships? They’re hard. They’re a headache. Hell is other people. Why are we doing this again? Josef & I cover this topic from all KINDS of different angles. And we also cover what your options are when you are evolving and your partner decidedly *isn’t* Lots of cutting edge thought in this episode!

Josef & I get into how energy work can combine with seggs to create an *off-the-charts* experience. ‘Nuff said. Enjoy 😉

Everybody knows boundaries are important in relationships, nobody knows how to set them properly 😂☠️ Na – ya’ll are doing great out there, it’s just Jordin who doesn’t know how to set them properly 💁🏻‍♀️ In this episode, we talk about a boundary-setting fumble in our relationship, and how it could have been communicated with a little more tact and precision.  Most of ya’ll are going to find thi...

If you are a masculine creature or if you love a masculine creature, LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. Josef lays down the mfing LAW when it comes to the 5 Sacred Masculine Oaths that will invoke the healthy masculine (which our world needs SO much more of, by the way). We also dip our toes in the 5 Divine Feminine Oaths as well. You don’t wanna miss this one.

Welcome to SEASON FOUR, ya’ll!! We kick this season off by talking about something that isn’t talked about enough: loneliness in relationships. Because just because you are in a relationship DOES NOT mean you don’t feel lonely. We’ll cover the signs of loneliness as well as talk about our (recent) vulnerable experience with loneliness in OUR relationship and how that played out. Lot’s of good stuf...

The tension of everythingggggg, right? Fuuuuck me. Why do relationships have to be so TENSE sometimes? Why does LIFE have to be so tense sometimes? Sometimes life just gets tense. Especially right before a big uplevel. This episode is all about helping you navigate the tension of your relationship, of your life, and of your healing journey in a way that actually CONNECTS you deeper to yourself + o...

What an EPISODE WE HAVE HERE FOLKS. We start off by talking about The Divine Feminine Mirror and how that can get some relationships in trouble when they don’t know how to work with it. AND THEN we just go OFF on masc/fem polarity – our vulnerable experience with it, how we see it playing out in the world, and the controversial opinions we both have about it. You honestly might want to grab a pen...

Snuggle up and get ready because in this episode we talk about sexytimes. This is a very vulnerable episode where Jordin shares some experiences she’s been having with her sexuality for the first time with Josef. Yup. This is one of those episodes where it’s a real-life conversation we are having in real-time. You’re going to laugh, you’re going to cry, and you might even get turned on. Enjoy :)

It’s hard when one partner is in a go-getter part of their cycle and the other is in a resting part of their cycle, because when you’re out of sync with one another it is easy for resentments and judgements to build. But being out of sync is normal – a relationship is between two individuals after all, and it’s unrealistic to expect both of you to be in the same phase of life at all times. In this...

Just like every person has a psychological shadow, every relationship has a shadow as well. It’s all the dynamics happening in the unconscious that we either don’t want to be or haven’t learned how to be aware of yet. And it is JUICY. In this episode we give an example of how our shadow plays out in our relationship, as well as give tips on how to identify and navigate the shadow of your own relat...

Josef is going to lay down some WISDOM about the sacred masculine. He’s doing some massive work around helping men embody more of their healthy masculinity and this episode lays the foundation of what you need to know to bring your own healthy masculinity to life. Towards the end we also talk about the role the feminine plays in this as well. Enjoy :)

Today we are going to be talking about some groundbreaking new philosophical work that we are putting together (mostly Jordin hehe) that will help you understand yourself and your parts on a whole new level. Once you and your partner can understand the dynamics at play in your unique inner kingdoms, it will be so much easier to get on the same page even on the hardest topics to discuss. Lots of pu...

Josef and I get into the specifics and details of some of the hard conversations we’ve had - letting you in to our inner sanctum to witness what our relationship is REALLY like. We also talk about how to have hard conversations in general with your partner. Hard conversations are messy. They just are. But there is a way to navigate that mess in a way that leads both of you closer together. Enjoy :...

Josef & I interrupt our regularly scheduled program to pop in and talk about our reflections of 2022 and our projections for 2023. Basically: 2022 = a whole fucking lot 2023 = Josef is getting huge and Jordin is dancing life as it comes Enjoy :)

Get ready to get tender! In a world (inner and outer) full of judgement...where can we find the tenderness our heart needs the most? How can we find our way out of the maze of our own judgement? TONS of good gems in this one! Enjoy :)

This episode is way more entertaining than it's title, I promise ;) We've both been operating under the false belief that every relationship reaches a peak, and then it begins to steadily decline. Turns out, nope. Turns out a reality exists where a relationship can just keep getting better and better and BETTER. It feels like Josef and I have unlocked something super special here, and we talk alll...

Josef started the next leg of his hero's journey in a BIG WAY! He went to a magical place (not telling where!) and came back a new person. Rather, he came back more of HIMSELF--more himself that I have ever seen him. In this episode, Josef and I recount his journey and explore what adventures might be next ;) Enjoy! - Jordin + Josef

We've left you hanging in anticipation for what this big move down to California will mean for our relationship. Jordin was concerned about losing her grounding in her power. Josef was worried Jordin wasn't going to like CA. And that was back in August! Well. It's time to continue the story. Even though we've dropped the ball on sharing new episodes with you, we have still been recording them! So...